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Lot 529
Selection of WW2 German Awards Taken from Battle of Britain Crash Site, the grouping consists of bronze grade Spanish Cross (Spanien Kreuz) with swords, Iron Cross 1st class, black grade wound badge and aluminium aircraft plaque. All housed in a glazed frame. Reverse of the frame has the following details, “4/KG55 – Heinkel He111P. Shot down during operations over Feltham area 5.15pm. Exploded over Upper Frithwold Farm, North-Chapel, near Petworth. Hptmn Sabler (Staffel Kapitan), Fw Muller, Fw Magerhans, Gefr Szymanowski and Uffz Schmidtke all killed. Aircraft G1+ LM a write off. Complete starboard wing bearing Balkan kreuz and identity letter L discovered in a wood on nearby Belchambers Farm by Wealden Aviation Archaeological Group in 1973. Crater caused by exploding aircraft excavated by them in 1979 but only minor fragments discovered”. The aircraft appears to have been shot down on the 16th August 1940. All items except the wound badge have been damaged in the crash. We have not removed the items from the frame and inspected.
Lot 3048
A 19th Century French bronze and ormolu candelabra table lamp, circa 1890, modelled as a youthful satyr holding two fruiting vines terminating in six branches with leaf-moulded nozzles, set on a fluted white marble column base applied with ormolu fruit swags above a laurel band and canted square foot, 62cm high.
Lot 95
Sculpture in bronze Padmsambhava, depicted in a sitting position holding the vajra in his right hand and the bowl with the secret long life with your left hand. All the iconographic elements of Buddhist deities are well defined and sinuous mantle in both sides enrich it further. Tibet. XIX - XX ° measures 21 x 14 x 9 cm.
Lot 18
A good early 19th century month-going, grande sonnerie striking Vienna 'Lanterndl-Uhr' regulatorA. Liszt, ViennaThe architectural case with sliding hood with triangular pediment over an ogee moulded throat to a long trunk with lift-out arched glazed door over a base with similar lift-out panel, all edged in boxwood, the base with twin levelling screws mounted to the rear; the gilt bronze bezel cast with lattice work and beading enclosing the 8 inch white enamel dial with outer minute band and slender Roman numerals, signed between VII and V 'A.LISZT IN WIEN' with blued steel hands and subsidiary seconds below XII; the weight driven movement with solid front plate and 'open-frame' back plate that carries the three slender barrels, the train wheels mounted on a U-shaped sub-plate mounted to the front plate by four pinned pillars, with deadbeat escapement, striking the hours and the quarters via brass-headed O-ring hammer heads on a pair of circular-section coiled blued steel gongs mounted on a T-shaped stand stamped 'M.Miller & Sohn, in Wien', the wood-rod pendulum with spring suspension set on a post screwed to the backplate. Running, chiming and striking. Sold with three weights and a crank winding key. 1.42m (55.5ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance: single family ownership for 30+ years. Possibly bought from Tony Woodburn. Anton Liszt worked in Vienna from circa 1825-1850. Various types of clocks by him are illustrated in several of the standard works on Austrian clockmaking including timepieces made for travel and the mantel piece; it would seem that he had a market for a broad range of products. A comparable Lanterndl-Uhr, but of only one-week duration, is illustrated in Kaltenbock 'Viennese Timepieces', Gunther, 1993, colour plate 398. The use of a sub-plate to carry the train wheels is a rare feature.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 19
A fine and very rare late 19th century mahogany eight day, spring driven wall regulator of small sizeCharles Frodsham, No.84, Strand, London, Clock Maker to the Queen, No. 1097The arched case with long glazed door framed by a D-moulded edge to a concave-shaped base, hung on a substantial suspension loop to the backboard, the lockable door opening on three brass hinges and inset with a dust rebate and baize lining, a carved and pierced foliate cresting sits below the dial and is secured from behind by four brass screws; the 6.25 inch one-piece silvered dial with Arabic minute track enclosing the large subsidiaries for running seconds (marked in Arabic 10s, with observatory marks between) and Roman hours with blued steel trefoil hand, the winding square with engraved and shaded direction arrow, secured in the case via three blued steel screws to the dial edge locating into double-screwed brass plates mounted behind the dial; the substantial movement set on a thick mahogany backboard by three long brass screws and L-shaped brackets, with arched plates united by five turned ringed pillars screwed through the backplate with heavy blued steel screws and bronze collars, with Harrison's maintaining power to the chain fusee, the wheels of five crossings and with high count pinions, the deadbeat 'scape wheel set in jewelled bearings, the pallets similarly mounted and with inset jewelled faces, to a long steel crutch with micrometer regulation to a circular section pendulum rod and mercury-filled canister bob, suspended from a heavy brass bracket mounted on the backboard, reading against the original signed boxwood beat scale with stamped scales for inches and degrees of arc. Running. Sold with a case key and the original(?) steel and brass winding key. 108cms (3ft 7ins) high Footnotes:Provenance: J.B.Hawkins Antiques, 1990. 'A fine mahogany cased hanging miniature regulator by Frodsham, London with their Patent Pendulum. English Circa 1845.'A similar regulator, number 1557, in an oak case was sold in these rooms December 2018 for a hammer price of £13,000.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 21
A good and rare early 19th century gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock in the form of a beehiveCaspar Hollermann, WurzburgRealistically modelled on a thatched hive complete with ten bees attempting to gain access, on an octagonal base raised on turned feet, the 3.5 inch signed white enamel dial with minute track and Arabic quarters enclosing Roman numerals and a pair of pierced gilt hands, the twin spring driven movement with circular plates with flattened base united by pillars pinned through the backplate, with silk suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Running and striking. Together with a later, custom-made velvet-covered circular base on a turned plinth under a (repaired) glass dome. The clock 33cms (13ins) high. Total height including base and glass dome 43cms (17ins) high.Footnotes:The bee has been revered for many reasons from ancient times - certainly not only for the sweet honey that it produces - it is industrious and works tirelessly for the good of the hive. Napoleon chose the bee as his imperial emblem and it was embroidered in gold on his coronation robe of 1805. The current clock was made at around this time. Provenance: Single family ownership for 130 years. Edmund John Pace (1840-1911) was the grandson of John Pace of Bury St Edmunds, the famous clockmaker (see lots 68-73 in this auction), but he did not follow a horological career. Instead, he led a life in business as a Director of Bryant and May match manufacturers, a booming business in the 19th century. This clock was a gift from his fellow Directors in 1890 for his services to the Company. A contemporary printed image of Pace, and a typed synopsis of personal entries in his prayer book ranging from 1861-1871 is included with this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 28
An early 19th century French ormolu and marble mantel clock representing 'Knowledge'Piolaine a ParisThe case in the form of a classically dressed woman seated in a klismos chair at a table reading a book by lamplight, the clock dial set within the drapes below, on a plinth base adorned with three cast books, raised on a variegated marble base and ormolu toupie feet, the signed 3.5 inch white enamel dial with minute band framing the Roman numerals, with matching gilt hands, the circular movement with outside countwheel strike on a bell. Ticking and striking, with pendulum and a winding key. 33cms (12 1/2ins) high (3)Footnotes:Two similar examples are illustrated by Niehüser, E. (1999) French Bronze Clocks. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, p. 86.The design was drawn by Jean-Andre Reiche in 1805 and titled 'The Reader'. The figure of the young woman represents knowledge, with the oil lap being an emblem for alertness and prudence, two important qualities that are needed for studying.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 61
A very fine late 19th century Exhibition-quality, quarter chiming skeleton clock with special escapement, remote winding and remote hand setting, with the original glass dome and walnut baseCamerer Kuss & Co, 56 New Oxford St, LondonThe elaborate Gothic-inspired frame united by twelve turned pillars and cast with spires, quatrefoils, and other architectural motifs, signed in a signature plaque mounted top centre within a Gothic-style architectural niche, on a substantial plinth base with engraved border, set to the front with a pair of cast gilt bronze figures of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria on circular bases with foliate and crown decoration, the frame further set with applied plaques 'WESTMINSTER & TEN BELLS CHIMES' the 6.75 inch gilt dial with painted Gothic Roman numerals interspersed by engraved foliage and roundels, framed to the outer edge by a pierced running border of foliate scrolls, the internal edge with arcaded trefoils, echoing the tips of the blued steel pierced hands, the unique movement with three chain fusees, (the quarter train with engine turned spring barrel cap), all three winding squares set in the base behind shutters revealed on pushing a horizontal slide, each train with heavy chains running over pulleys to the fusee arbors, the quarters announced via a choice of Westminster chimes on gongs hidden in the base, or on a run on ten bells set in two sets of five mounted front to back behind the standing Royal couple, each bell struck by a stylised brass halberd, the going train with a deadbeat 'scape wheel mounted on a three-armed bridge set on three pillars screwed into the back of the frame, the sliding detent-type escapement with two-part pendulum terminating in a cylindrical bob and suspended from an adjustable block mounted on a shaped bracket spanning the plates above, the hours struck on a heavy gong mounted in the base. The walnut base with carved arcaded decoration and sliding covers for the winding squares. The right hand side is set with two gilt engraved buttons, 'SET HANDS' and 'WESTMINSTER CHIMES/10 BELLS CHIMES'. The hands are set by pushing down on the relevant button to engage a series of rods and bevelled gears to advance the hands. Together with the original glass dome. Running, striking and chiming. To the top of the frame 80cms (31.5ins) high. With glass dome in place, 82cms (32.5ins)Footnotes:This clock was made to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 and is illustrated in Camerer Cuss & Co: The Bicentenary 1788-1988, Antique Collector's Club, 1988, p.26. The firm used an image of it on an 1897 calendar, and undoubtedly it would have taken pride of place in the shop window. The remote winding and hand-setting is a revelation - one of the main issues for all skeleton clock owners is that 52 times a year, the glass dome has to be removed safely and then put back safely, this is why so many 19th century skeleton clocks are now lacking their domes. The current clock retains its original, perfectly fitting dome. Prince Albert had died 36 years before this clock was made, but still featured strongly during Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The figures on the clock depict the young married couple, Albert is decorated with the Order of the Garter and the Golden Fleece. Victoria is dressed out of period, in a simple Medieval-style gown, the pair perhaps portraying the Age of Chivalry, in tune with the gothic decoration of the clock. Provenance: Single family ownership for the last 70+ years.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 74
An early 19th century gilt bronze Great Wheel skeleton timepiece with fusee and pinwheel escapementUnsignedThe inverted Y-shaped frame with facetted limbs united by three turned pillars, mounted on cast fancy feet to a white marble octagonal base with applied mounts on ball and claw feet, the 2.25 inch Roman enamel chapter ring held within a cast foliate bezel, the spring driven movement with skeletonised barrel cap to a short fusee driving a 4.25 inch great wheel with six tapered crossings, the centre wheel also of six crossings, the third and 'scape of five, with a star-burst pendulum. Ticking. Together with a winding key, and a 19th century ebonised wood stand (glass shade lacking) 29.5cms (11.5ins) high.Footnotes:Variants of this model have been described as both French and English in recent times, see Royer-Collard 'Skeleton Clocks', NAG Press, 1969, Figs 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3. Also Roberts, British Skeleton Clocks, ACC, 1987, Figures 1/4 and 1/5. Similar examples by Whitehurst of Derby have been sold in these rooms, see Bonhams Fine Clocks, July 2009, lot 102 and 17th June 2003, lot 89.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 26
A 20th century Chinese bronze and cloisonné enamel jardinière Of rounded form with an everted lip, the front with a mountain scape scene in a shaped cartouche, the back with two smaller cartouches with ships at sea, all joined by a central band of six colour cloisonné enamel flowers, the body decorated elsewhere with repeating geometric motif. Diameter – 33 cm / 13 inchesHeight – 25 cm / 9.75 inches
Lot 28
A 20th century Chinese bronze vase in the 19th century stylepanelled decoration of birds in foliage, two beast form handles below an everted rim, the base with a coiled dragon. Together with two Chinese carved basalt dogs of Fo / lion dogs upon stepped bases. (3)vase height – 12.9 cm / 5 inchesdogs height – 7.3 cm / 3 inches
Lot 4
A 19th century French tortoiseshell and gilt bronze mounted Boulle style bracket clock, circa 1870The caddy top surmounted by a figure of a putto, the straight sided case with scrolling feet, the locking glazed arched door with gilt scroll base with a trophy of war (key deficient). The brass and twelve piece enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed ‘Bataille a Paris’. The twin barrel movement with outside count wheel striking on a bell (deficient), pendulum deficient. Movement backplate is stamped with the Japy trademark, an oval with the wording Japy Frères & Cie, Grande Medaille d’Honneur, Exposition 1855, also with numerals 162. He door interior with old sales label for Hagen’s House of Clocks, Benicia, California 12-17-85. Height – 52 cm / 19.75 inches
Lot 7
A pair of late 19th century French gilt bronze candlesticks, circa 1900The rectangular bases on bracket feet, with a seated figure, one of a male clown with mouth open, the other with a maiden with hair high coiffure fanning herself. Each with curved scroll upright supporting a three-branch candle section with ornate scroll ornamentation. Unsigned.Height – 36.3 cm / 14.4 inches
Lot 13
Great War 18th (3rd City) Battalion Manchester Regiment Battle of Trones Wood (Somme) Casualty Memorial Plaque and Scroll, the bronze memorial plaque named to “HAROLD TRUEMAN” is housed in a period circular wooden frame with a sticker on the reverse “HILDA’S MOTHER’S BROTHER HAROLD TRUEMAN”. The accompanying memorial scroll is mounted in a more modern frame, this named to “Pte Harold Trueman Manchester Regt”. Both remain in good condition. Harold Trueman was from Ardwick in Manchester. He most probably went over the top on 1st day of the Battle of the Somme with the 18th Battalion when they attacked Montauban. He is shown as being missing presumed killed in action on the 9th July 1916, when the battalion were tasked with attacking the German positions in Trones Wood. The regimental war diary records the following information, “The battalion were ordered to follow the 17th Battalion through the shattered wood to the eastern edge. The few survivors, mostly B Company and a few men from A and C company collected ammunition from the dead and wounded, fixed bayonets and followed the men of the 17th. A hurricane bombardment rained down and the men lost touch with each other as they staggered about the smashed remnants of the wood. Less than 30 minutes later the attack was broken up. About midday, the position became impossible and the Battalion was ordered to withdraw as it was being gradually wiped out to no purpose. At 10pm, with less than 100 men remaining the battalion moved to Chimney trench where it remained for the next 28 hours. The trenches offered little cover from the constant shelling and was regularly strafed by machine gun fire resulting in many casualties.
Lot 14
WW1 Memorial Plaque 1/5th Cheshire Regiment Casualty, heavily polished bronze memorial plaque which the name can only just be seen, “STANLEY BRAZENDALE”. Reverse has the remains of a mounting fixing. 1493 Private Stanley Brazendale 1/5th Cheshire regiment died at Nottingham General Hospital on 11th February 1916, possibly from wounds received whilst overseas as he served on the Western Front from 15th February 1915. He is buried at Lymm St Mary’s Churchyard, Cheshire.
Lot 157
Selection of Officers Badges, including WW2 period bronze OSD cap badge of the Lincolnshire regiment with blade fittings to the reverse; miss-matched pair of officers silver gilt Kings regiment collar badges with lug fittings to the reverse; 4th / 7th Dragoons officers silvered and enamel collar badge with two lug fittings; gilt 13th / 18th Hussars officers collar / forage cap badge with two lug fittings to the reverse and Firmin London makers mark; gilt officers Queens Royal West Surrey regiment officers collar / forage cap badge with two lug fittings to the reverse. (6 items)
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