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Lot 348
A George III mahogany chest on chest, circa 1790, moulded and dentil cornice, Chinese blind fretwork frieze, two short over two long drawers to the upper section flanked by chamfered fluted pilasters, three long drawers below with brass drop handles, shaped bracket feet, height 165cm, width 115cm, depth 55cm
Lot 358
An early 19th century gilt Japanned lacquer tilt top pedestal occasional table, circa 1830s, the octagonal top inlaid with abalone or mother of pearl Classical ruin detailing in a painted Romantic scene, on baluster stem with lobed ogee petal base and three scrolling bracket feet, highlighted with gilt foliate and floral scroll motifs, 58cm diameter, 69cm high
Lot 372a
A George III mahogany strung bureau bookcase, circa 1810, arched pediment, double astragal glazed doors opening to height adjustable shelving, pull-out writing surface with pigeon holes and till drawers, over three long drawers with brass pulls, bracket feet, height 230cm, width 115cm, depth 63cm
Lot 387
A 19th Century bracket clock, of Empire design in white, black and red veined marble, gilt metal urn finial, white convex enamel dial with Arabic numerals, flanked by fluted scrolls, the breakfront plinth with inset gilt metal frieze of cherubs, peg feet, bell chiming mechanism, height 36cm, (no key or pendulum)
Lot 56
A George VI Irish silver three handled chalice of tyg cup, West and Son, Dublin 1951, pedestal chalice form, with three Celtic horn bracket handles, the central knop cast with fruiting vine above a splayed foot, engraved presentation inscription Irish Soap and Candle Trade, 10cm high, 4.05ozt
Lot 63
A William IV silver sugar box, Edward, Edward, John and William Barnard, London 1831, rectangular section shouldered bombe form, embossed with Rococo C scrolls and naturalistic flowers, on a textured ground, on four honeysuckle and foliate scroll bracket feet, hinged lid with cast flower finial, lambs tongue border, 18cm long, 19.73ozt
Lot 638
WMF, a Jugendstil silver plated and cut glass centrepiece epergne, the central female figure holding a mirror, in the Art Nouveau style, flanked by two peacocks on knotted tendrils with poppy flower terminals, each branch supporting an etched and cut glass dish of denticulated shallow form, with strawberry motifs, on bracket base, the central bowl 32cm diameter, 46.5cm high
Lot 959
Christopher Dresser for Minton, an Aesthetic Movement vase, 1871, conical bulbous form, decorated in the Chinese Cloisonne style with butterflies and stylised foliate sprigs, below a floral fan neck, bleu celeste ground, on a relief moulded gilt knotted bracket foot, impressed marks, 19.5cm high
Lot 110
Ɵ MCGARVA, JAMESOLD CLOCKS, THORNLEIGH, VICARS CROSS 1951 AND 1952Two albums of photographs recording James McGarva's collection of clocks, the first compiled in 1950 containing bracket, mantel and lantern clocks including a Lantern and a table clock by Tompion, and a spring night clock by Johannes Fromanteel, the second dated 1952 containing longcase clocks including Tompion and Banger no. 352, each image annotated in white Gothic calligraphy and both volumes hard-bound in blue cloth with gilt titles to boards. The present lot is believed to be one of only two pairs of albums compiled by James McGarva to record his clock collection and was used by Ernest Edwardes to assist in his work 'The Grandfather Clock'. The presentation of photographs pasted along with scripted annotations in white ink very much follows (but in a much simplified manner) that used by Walter Iden in the compilation of his albums, an example of which was sold in these rooms in our sale of THE HOROLOGICAL WORKING LIBRARY OF CHARLES ALLIX Wednesday 22nd February 2012 (lot 58) for £5,500 hammer.
Lot 155
A FINE GILT BRASS EIGHT-DAY CHRONOMETER CARRIAGE TIMEPIECETHOMAS MERCER, ST, ALBANS, NO. 1210, 1974The gilt four pillar single chain fusee eight-day movement with spotted plates, Harrison's maintaining power and jewelled Earnshaw-type spring detent platform escapement regulated by split metallic balance with cylindrical timing weights and palladium helical balance spring, the tapered silvered brass Roman numeral dial measuring 4.75 inches high and 4.5 inches wide at the top with subsidiary seconds dial and WIND, UP/DOWN indicator to centre, blued steel spade hands and signed Thomas Mercer to upper margin, the tapered rectangular brushed-gilt bevel-glazed case with hinged rectilinear carrying handle over glazed escapement aperture to top, plain angled uprights and side glasses, the rear with fixed gilt panel incorporating escapement START/STOP lever, hand setting knob, winding square and inscription THOMAS MERCER, ST ALBANS, ENGLAND, ESTABLISHED 1858 over serial number 1210 to lower edge, on canted skirt base incorporating bracket feet with shallow arched recesses between; with original substantial leather protective travelling case, winder and paperwork including purchase receipt dated 25th March 1974.The clock 16cm (6.25ins) high with handle down, 14cm (5.5ins) wide, 8.5cm (3.375ins) deep. Provenance: Purchased direct from Thomas Mercer by Lawrance Hurst, 25th March 1974. Thomas Mercer was born in Saint Helen's, Lancashire in November 1822. He was apprenticed to his grandfather William Walker, a watchmaker in St. Helen's, and then went on to work for the esteemed Liverpool watch maker Thomas Russell. He travelled to London in 1851 lodging in Clerkenwell - the hub of the London horological trade. Thomas Mercer obtained employment from the chronometer maker John Fletcher before setting up on his own at Newton Street in 1858 before relocating to Spencer Street in around 1860. By 1871 Mercer had moved to St. Albans and although he retained premises in London he operated his main workshop from a building on Prospect Road. Mercer entered chronometers for numerous Greenwich trials throughout the third quarter of the 19th century (where they were often placed in the top three) as well as exhibiting at many of the international exhibitions, including Paris 1867 where he was awarded a silver medal. Thomas Mercer died in Paris 1900 whilst serving as a judge for the Grand Exhibition; his body was repatriated by the French Navy for burial at St. Stephen's Church, St. Albans.The business continued under Mercer's eldest son of the same name and evolved during the first quarter of the 20th century to become one of the most prolific makers of chronometers supplying many other makers with movements as well as selling under their own name. The First World War also required the business to maintain significant output in their production. In 1935 Thomas Mercer junior died and the business was passed to his son Frank. During the Second World War Mercers supplied 2,000 chronometers and also produced timing mechanisms for bombs and torpedoes. The business continued under the management of successive generations still producing chronometers and branching-out to create fine high precision domestic timepieces such as the current lot until 1982 when the chronometer making arm of the firm was acquired by Sinclair Harding.
Lot 184
AN EDWARDIAN INLAID MAHOGANY BALLOON-SHAPED MANTEL TIMEPIECETHE MOVEMENT BY DUVERDRY AND BLOQUEL, EARLY 20th CENTURYThe French circular eight-day movement with platform cylinder escapement regulated by sprung monometallic balance vertically panted to the upper margin of the backplate over stamped 'lion' trademark for Duverdry and Bloquel to lower left hand margin, the 3.25 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and blued steel moon hands set behind ogee moulded cast brass convex bevel-glazed bezel, the waisted case with tulip wood crossbanded borders and conch-shell inlaid oval patera to the out-swept front opposing circular brass cover for the movement to the rear, the base with line-edged shaped apron incorporating swept bracket feet.28cm (11ins) high, 15cm (6ins) wide, 10cm (4ins) deep. Provenance: Private collection, East Midlands.
Lot 186
A RARE CHINESE GILT BRASS MINIATURE TABLE CLOCK WITH ROCKING FIGURE AUTOMATONUNSIGNED, PROBABLY GUANGZHUO WORKSHOPS, EARLY TO MID 19th CENTURYThe four knopped-pillar twin chain fusee back-winding bell striking movement with plates measuring 4.25 by 3.5 inches, Knife-edge pivoted verge escapement regulated by short disc bob pendulum and fitted with foliate motif engraved backcock apron, the backplate finely engraved with a central oval panel containing Prince-of-Wales feathers issuing from a coronet onto vertically hatched background, within a field of symmetrical Neo-Classical inspired leafy scrollwork bordered a slender wavy band, the 4.25 by 6.25 inch arched gilt brass dial applied with convex fired white enamel hour disc with minute band divided into fifths and Arabic fifteen minutes to outer track, with pierced gilt brass hands and chased gilt rosette-and-scroll pierced spandrels beneath arch painted in tones of red, blue, cream and brown with a figure of Chronos rocking with the motion of the pendulum between two trees within a European inspired lakeland landscape, the arched fire-gilded brass case with lobed orb finial to the ogee-shaped canopy superstructure applied with leafy scroll-chased mounts between beaded borders, the front with bead decorated hinged arched glazed brass door beneath shell-centred crest issuing leafy trails and pendant husks continuing down the front edges to flank the dial aperture, the sides with symmetrical scroll-cast mounts over oval fretwork panels each pierced and chased with blooming foliage within surround of repeating lappet-leaves decorated with further scrolling motifs to upper and lower margins, over swollen base sections applied with delicate pierced and chased fretwork mounts, the rear matching the front and raised on four leaf cast and chased scroll feet onto a fixed brass-topped hardwood plinth base applied with acanthus cast ogee moulding and with squat bracket feet.39cm (15.5ins) high, 22cm (8.625ins) wide, 15,5cm (6.125ins) deep. The Chinese pre-occupation with mechanical timepieces can trace its roots back to the Court of the Wanli emperor who received as a gift two timepieces from the Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci in 1601. During the 18th century (from Kangxi reign onwards) exotic musical automaton timepieces became highly desirable and thus a very important commodity with regards to maintaining healthy trade relations between London and the Chinese Court. By the time of the reign of the Qianlong emperor such examples of the clockmaking art had become so fashionable that they were often traded as gifts to eminent officials and wealthy merchants as well as the Court itself.Mechanical clocks also had a symbolic purpose to the emperor signifying the ability to master the time and the calendar. As such they cemented his position as the Son of Heaven of having divine powers and the ability to control the transcendence of time in the Universe. Clocks were also valued for their practical applications and symbolised the smooth running of the emperor's administration through efficient time management. This significance is perfectly illustrated by a poem composed by the Kangxi emperor entitled 'The Chanting of the Chiming Clock' which translates as: Methods originating from the West taught us with a keen heart.Wheels circle on a quarterly basis, hands move according to minutes.Dawn needs not to ne announced, golden clock reports in advanceWork hard on government affairs in the morning, memorials are never completed in a late manner The Qianlong emperor's interest in the clockmaking art led to the expansion of the imperial workshops employing both Chinese and European clockmakers. These skilled artisans were given unrivalled access to the finest raw materials available at the time including gold, jade, ivory and gemstones. The first references to the imperial workshops making mechanical timepieces can be found during the Yongzheng period from records dating to 1723. Local workshops established in Guangzhou, Yangzhou and Beijing produced timepieces based on European (mostly English) models but with re-worked details to cater for the domestic Chinese market. Testament to the quality of Chinese clocks made in Guangzhou is represented by the fact that the Qainlong Emperor received examples as imperial tribute and went on to amass a huge collection with 3,431 timepieces on display within the imperial palace complex at one time (see Moments of Eternity: Timepieces Collection from the Palace Museum exhibition catalogue, Macao, 2004, pages 448-49).The current lot draws on European models for its form and the engraving to the backplate very closely resembles English work as illustrated in Dzik, Sunny ENGRAVING ON ENGLISH TABLE CLOCKS, Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800 on page 363 (Figure 20.7). The painting to the scene in the arch however is typical of Chinese work with details strongly delineated and executed in a bold palette of colours. The movement winding from the back also reflects Chinese preference for dials not to be interrupted by the presence of winding holes. The mounts show a high degree of hand finishing/chiselling, and the clock is particularly attractive due to its relatively small proportions.
Lot 188
Y A FRENCH LOUIS XV GILT BRASS MOUNTED SMALL BOULLE BRACKET TIMEPIECE WITH SILENT PULL QUARTER-REPEATANTOINE THIOUT, PARIS MID 18th CENTURYThe eight-day movement with tapered plates incorporating concave lower angles united by four angular baluster pillars pinned through the backplate signed Thiout AParis to lower margin, the silent pull repeat mechanism sounding on a bell mounted within the superstructure of the case, the 5.5 inch circular thirteen-piece cartouche numeral dial with convex white enamel centre within chapter ring with blue-on-white Roman hour numerals within rococo borders and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with sculpted blued steel hands the engraved cut brass and brown shell marquetry decorated case with seated putto surmount to the concave-sided superstructure veneered with leafy scroll decoration and applied with foliate mounts to angles over generous leaf cast arched cornice, the front with brass-framed arched glazed door enclosing marquetry decorated floor and back panel to interior and incorporating cast panel featuring an eagle grappling a serpent to apron, the surround decorated with leafy scrolls within line border, the sides with recessed arched windows within leaf cast surrounds over hipped swollen base sections, on feet cast as dragons with foliate apron between.49.5cm (19.5ins) high, 28.5cm (11.5ins) wide, 15cm (6ins) deep. Antoine Thiout is recorded in Baillie, G. H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as a 'very famous maker' born in 1692, appointed Jure in 1743 and dying in 1767. He is perhaps best known for his 1741 publication Traite d'horlogerie which is generally considered as one of the classic horological works of 18th century. Amongst his patrons were the duc d'Orleans and the Dowager Queen of Spain; examples of his work reside in many important European collections including a bracket clock in the Garde Meuble, Paris.Condition Report: Movement has been converted from verge escapement to anchor and the going train will run. The wheelwork of the repeat train is complete however the rack-pull lever is lacking (snail and starwheel are present). The spring box is intact and the train will run through. One of the two vertical hammer arbors are lacking as are both the hammer arms. The dial has hairline crack across the enamel disc centre and the I, IIII and VI cartouche numerals have small edge chips; the rear is lacking a securing latch otherwise dial is in good original condition albeit a little tarnished/discoloured and with finely worked hands.The case is in fine condition with faults limited to some light blooming to the shell veneers in places and some patchy tarnishing to some of the brass marquetry.Clock has a case key but no pendulum or winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 189
Y A RARE FRENCH LOUIS XV BOULLE BRACKET TIMEPIECEHENRY SULLY, SAINT GERMAIN EN LAYE, CIRCA 1725The single going barrel movement with tic-tac escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum and rectangular plates incorporating canted lower angle united by four baluster pillars pinned at the rear, the backplate engraved Sully a St. Germain en Laye above the external mainspring barrel click, the 6 inch circular gilt brass twelve-piece enamel Roman numeral cartouche dial with Ho-Ho bird and lambrequin inhabited scroll-decorated centre within blue-on-white Roman hour numerals within rococo borders and with every minute numbered to outer track, with sculpted blued steel hands the engraved cut brass and brown shell marquetry decorated case with seated martial putto surmount to the domed caddy superstructure veneered with leafy scroll decoration and applied with foliate mounts to angles over swan neck centred crest flanked by rosettes, the front with brass-framed arched glazed door enclosing marquetry decorated 'tiled; floor and contra-parti veneered back panel to interior and incorporating cast panel featuring Ho-Ho birds grappling to apron, the surround decorated with leafy scrolls within line edging, the sides with scroll inlaid outswept upper sections terminating in batons applied with gilt swags over brass-edged windows with canted upper angles and arched lower rail over further laurel cast mounts to inlaid lower margins, on feet cast as dolphins with foliate scroll decorated apron between, (the movement previously with silent-pull repeat mechanism).58.5cm (23ins) high, 28cm (11ins) wide, 16.5cm (6.5ins) wide. Henry Sully was born in 1680 and was apprenticed to Charles Gretton gaining his Freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1705. After a short period working as a journeyman for his former Master he left for Continental Europe first to Leiden 1708-11 then to Frankfurt and Vienna before settling in Paris in 1715. Whilst in Vienna he published his first book 'Regle Artificielle du Temps' in 1714 with the first French version subsequently published in Paris in 1717. It was at this time he formed a close working relationship with Pierre LeRoy and presented his first 'Montre de Mer' to the Academie des Sciences in 1716. In 1718 he established a watchmaking factory at Versailles before setting-up another in Saint Germain en Laye in around 1724. During his time in St. Germain Sully continued developing his designs for a Longitude timekeeper and in 1726 one of his timepieces (utilising his modified version of Debaufre's escapement with two diamond pallets) was trialled off Bordeaux. Henry Sully unfortunately died in 1728 bringing his efforts to further develop his Longitude timekeeper to an abrupt halt; if he had lived longer it is possible that he could have devised an appropriate timepiece well in advance of Harrison's 'H4' of 1759.Surviving clocks and watches by Henry Sully are very rare; the current lot is probably the only 'domestic' timepiece by him to survive from his time at St. Germain en Laye.PLEASE NOTE description updated to confirm that the movement has a tic-tac escapement rather than a verge escapement 25/02/2022. Condition Report: Please note that the present clock has a tic-tac escapement not verge as indicated in the printed catalogue. The going train appears all-original and is in relatively clean working condition. The backcock is now fitted with a suspension spring for the pendulum - originally it would have had a silk thread. Spare holes in the plates indicate that the movement was most likely originally fitted with pull-quarter repeat work which has now been removed. The dial is generally in good original condition with visible damage limited to hairline cracks across the X and II numerals. Many of the cartouches have now been secured to the dial plate with solder applied from behind. The hands appear original and are very nicely sculpted.The case is generally in very good original condition exhibiting rich but mellow colour to the gilt mounts and brass marquetry. The veneers are in very good original stable condition with minimal lifting and only a few very small losses to the brass. The superstructure has had the joints reglued otherwise faults to the case are generally limited to very slight bumps, scuff, shrinkage and wear commensurate with age and use. The clock has a pendulum but no case key or winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 190
A FINE BIEDERMEIER GRANDE-SONNERIE STRIKING LONGCASE REGULATOR OF ONE-MONTH DURATIONJOSEPH MATUSCHKA, IGLAU, CIRCA 1825The four pillar triple train month duration movement incorporating barrels extending through the backplate with the rear pivots facilitated by inverted arch-shaped sub plate spaced from the backplate by four pillars, the going train with Graham type deadbeat escapement incorporating tall inverted Y-shaped pallets regulated by brass lenticular bob pendulum with shaft formed from three hollow glass rods each with coloured velvet inserts and fitted with a brass clip for engaging with the crutch with cam-type beat adjustment, the quarter train sounding on one of the pair of graduated gongs positioned on a brass Y-shaped bracket behind the movement followed by the hour train sounding the last hour on the second gong, the 10.5 inch silvered brass Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial and signed JOSEPH MATUSCHKA IN IGLAU to centre, with decorative blued steel hands within fine engine-milled brass bezel, the architectural six-light boxwood edged figured birch veneered case with triangular pediment over square glazed hinged front panel and conforming fixed side glasses to hood, over trunk with small complex cornice mouldings to throat above glazed arched aperture to the removable front panel, flanked by slender architectural pilasters with Ionic inspired carved capitals and with further slender glass panels to sides, the base with concave top moulding over recessed panel to front and conforming moulded skirt.207cm (81.5ins) high, 48cm (19ins) wide, 22cm (8.75ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Joseph Matuschka was born in 1796 and died in Iglau, Czeckoslovakia in 1863. When compared with contemporary Austrian 'dachl' wall regulators the restrained simple architectural proportions of the case of the current lot would suggest that the present regulator was made around 1825. The triple glass rod pendulum shaft is highly unusual however makes sense with regards to use in a regulator as glass has a negligible temperature expansion coefficient. Another regulator by Matuschka, complete with a basically identical pendulum (apparently also incorporating coloured plush fabric cores to the rods), can currently be found in the stock of Stephen Andréewich, Vienna. Please note: Evidence in the case baseboard suggests that the movement and dial may not be original to the case
Lot 20
AN UNUSUAL MERCURY TUBE DEMONSTRATION STICK BAROMETER IN BOW-FRONTED GLAZED MAHOGANY CASECHADBURN, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1860With fully exposed tube suspended from an ornamental scroll-shaped lacquered brass bracket at the top with the base immersed in a simple cylindrical glass cistern with circular cap resting on a brass collar and supported from underneath by a disc applied to conforming bracket, the upper section with generous silvered twin Vernier scales calibrated in barometric inches and labelled Registered 8am and Registered 8pm respectively beneath signature CHADBURN, OPTICIAN &, Instrument Maker, To HRH Prince Albert, Lord St. Liverpool, to upper margin, contained in a mahogany D-shaped case with stepped inverted ogee moulded top over full height half-round glazed front door and conforming moulded base.107cm high (42ins) high, 22cm (8.5ins) wide, 18.5cm (7.25ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy collection. Chadburn Brothers are recorded in Banfield, Edwin, BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as 'notable makers' working from Albion Works, 26 Nursery Road, Sheffield and 71 Lord Street, Liverpool circa 1837-75.The current lot appears to have been designed to allow the working principles of a barometer to be clearly seen and presented in a high-quality manner. From this it would be reasonable to suggest that the instrument was perhaps made for showroom use, a thought that is backed-up by the full signature to the plates, or for a wealthy gentleman's home laboratory. The present barometer can also be fairly accurately dated as the double scales follows Admiral Fitzroy's principles which he first introduced in around 1857, hence the instrument would have been made after that date but before the death of Prince Albert in 1861.
Lot 200
A FINE AND UNUSUAL LOUIS XVI PORCELAIN INSET ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK WITH CALENDARUNSIGNED, PROBABLY SWISS, LATE 18th CENTURYThe circular twin going barrel movement flattened to lower margin and with four pillars pinned at the rear, the going train with pin-wheel escapement positioned low-down between the plates for regulation by a pendulum incorporating pivoted beam regulation adjustment to suspension, the strike train with rack, star wheel, snail cam and related detents etc. positioned on the backplate for sounding the hours, the 6 inch circular convex white enamel dial with three subsidiary dials labelled in French for Days-of-the-week, month-of-the-year and date-of-the-month to centre within puce Arabic numeral hour chapter ring and outer Arabic five minute ring, with steel 'arrow' hands for the subsidiaries set behind fine scroll pierced and engraved hour and minute hands, the break-arch case with basket of fruit surmount and pineapple finials to the engine-milled top surface over bead cast circular border enclosing concave porcelain ring bordering the dial finely polychrome painted with four oval vignettes depicting 18th century semi-erotic figural scenes separated by Neo-classical foliate scrollwork onto a deep cobalt blue ground, the lower section with further circular porcelain panel painted with Ajax performing self-martyrdom before Odysseus set within a cast foliate wreath applied to out-swept panel flanked by gilt lattice overlaid blue porcelain panel infill and pilasters also decorated with blue porcelain set into oval panels above projecting cylindrical porcelain plinths each painted with panels of floral sprays, the sides with further set of pinecone finials over panel upright projecting in a curve at the base, the rear with circular aperture set within a series of inset panels, on inverted breakfront fluted cavetto mounded skirt base with toupe feet, (unrestored and lacking pendulum, bell, bezel, mounts to the superstructure and cap for the left hand porcelain cannister).53cm (21ins) high, 47.5cm (18.75ins) wide, 15cm (6ins) deep Provenance: Broadlands, Hampshire being the property of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and thence by descent. The visible strike-work positioned on the backplate of the movement of the current lot is typical of Swiss practice and is most often seen on bracket clocks made in the Neuchatel region from the 1770's onwards. The pinwheel escapement was invented by the Parisian clock and watchmaker Jean LePaute in 1753. Being a form of deadbeat escapement it ensured good timekeeping however was difficult to make due to the precision required in forming the pallets as the tolerances required for operation are very slight. Notwithstanding this the pinwheel escapement became increasingly popular during the latter years of the 18th century reaching its zenith in the first half of the 19th century through its use in table regulators. The dial with puce numerals and bold detailing to the subsidiaries would support the clocks Swiss origins. The case although is very much in the Louis XVI Neo-classical taste is somewhat unusual in its design which would also support manufacture away from Paris, however the quality of the casting is very fine. The porcelain elements are very much in the style of Sevres with fine quality painting (most notably to the panel beneath the dial) - it may well be that these elements were bought-in from Paris. Condition Report: The movement appears essentially complete, is intact but currently not running due to neglect. The pendulum rise/fall regulation mechanism appears to be incomplete (lacking cam assembly to the back of the dial?) there are two spare threaded holes next to the hammer pivot whose purpose is not outwardly clear (nothing obvious missing from the strike) and another two at the base of the backplate possibly for a pendulum holdfast. The bell is lacking. The dial has a small chip to the left hand winding hole, very slight cracks/chips around the upper and lower fixing screws and a very light hairline through the centre. The hand for the upper right-hand subsidiary is lacking its tip, all others are intact. The minute hand has been half-replaced with plain (unengraved) brass and the hour hand is bent. The hands are not correctly secured. The case has several holes to the curved top sections indicating that further mounts were originally applied but are now missing. The top mount has some foliage detached at the apex. Both the rear and front bezels/covers are missing. The porcelain around the dial appears free from visible damage as is the plaque beneath and the blue-glazed backing panels. The left-hand drum has been broken into several pieces and repaired at some point, the left hand one is loose and apparently undamaged but is lacking its gilt bras cap. The underside of the drum has a blue double 'L' mark for Sevres. The case is generally dirty with wear and discolouration to the gilding including some Verdigris around the lower front panel.Clock does not have pendulum, bell or winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 21
A FINE OXIDISED BRASS NEWMAN-PATTERN MERCURY STATION BAROMETERJOHN FREDERICK NEWMAN, LONDON, MID 19th CENTURYConstructed with two square section uprights joined at the top with a D-shaped section inset with silvered plate engraved F. NEWMAN, 122 Regent Street, LONDON, over cavetto moulded cornice and central large-bore tube with silvered scale calibrated in millimetres to the left opposing later brass for millibars to the right with rack and pinion adjusted Vernier slide between, the throat with plate engraved with Met Office MO trademark and number 1517 over Vernier adjustment screw and further Met Office plate with calibration note to the right hand upright, the base with substantial cylindrical cistern with band of glazed apertures and incorporating mercury tube Kelvin scale thermometer with bulb immersed in the cistern to left hand side, the instrument suspended via pivoted joint from a scroll-cast bracket with conforming steady bracket to base from an arched caddy-moulded mahogany panel for wall hanging.The board 133cm (52.5ins) high, 20cm (8ins) wide. Provenance: The exhibition collection of Barometer World Museum, Merton Devon. Acquired direct from the Meteorological Office after withdrawal from use in a Caribbean station believed to be either the Bahamas or Bermuda. John Frederick Newman is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working at 7 and 8 Lisle Street, London, 1816-25 then 122 Regent Street 1827-62 when the business was taken over by Negretti and Zambra. He made standard and portable barometers for James Clark Ross's Antarctic expeditions (1839-1843) and exhibited at the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851. Newman's design of station barometer incorporates movable scales to allow calibration against the mercury level in the cistern which may vary very slightly with changes in temperature. After taking-over the business in 1862 Negretti and Zambra continued making barometers to Newman's design including an example which was sold in these rooms on 2nd October 2019 (lot 41) for £2,600.
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