Hugh Thomas, Birmingham: a George III 8-day quarter chiming musical mahogany longcase clock with sailing ships automaton, the 14-inch painted arched dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, and date aperture, with dials for chime/silent and Cambridge chimes/Chime on 8 bells and rotating automaton set in the arch with five sailing ships and Neptune on twisted green-glass 'sea', the three-weight movement striking on a bell and chiming on a graduated nest of nine bells, the swan-neck style hood with brass-capped Corinthian columns, above a moulded trunk door, flanked by columns, raised on a box and panel base with bracket feet, 244cm high.
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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
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
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
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)
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
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
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

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