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Click here to subscribeA pair of well made late 19th century bronze and cast iron signalling canons. Bronze barrels, with touch hole, mounted upon a heavy cast iron carriage. No apparent makers marks. Approximately 46cm length x 13.5cm width. Condition: good overall patina and colour to each canon. The canons pivot freely, and the wheels move independently. 2 items.
A 1914 Star trio, awarded to 11267 Pte Ernest Nichol of the 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry. To include: the 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, and a bronze officer quality DLI cap badge with blades to the reverse. Notes: Pte Nichol also served with the Royal Engineers as a Sapper, using service number 79402. His medal index card confirms the trio as his full entitlement, with no apparent entitlement to the clasp for the star. Condition: a little wear to the high points through polishing. The ribbons are original, but a little soiled and worn in places. The cap badge is in good condition.
A 1915 Star trio and original period cap badge, awarded to 12576 Sjt Richard Evans of the North Staffordshire Regiment. To include: the 1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, and a bronze officers cap cap badge for the Notts & Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters), stamped J.R.Gaunt, London. Notes: according to his medal index card, Sjt Evans was commissioned into the Sherwood Foresters on April 30th 1918. He first disembarked for service with the N.Staff R in France on July 18th 1915. Condition: generally very good. Norma; age related toning to the medals, but with a good level of detail still present. The ribbons are original, but only short in length. The cap badge is also good, with a good overall colour and patina.
A WW2 era 3rd class German Mother’s Honour Cross in bronze, with an enamel infill. Awarded to mothers who raised 4 or 5 children. Complete with correct neck ribbon. Plus, a WW2 Eastern Front Medal or the ‘Ostmedaille’, also commonly referred to as the frozen meat medal. Complete with a short length of original ribbon. And a WW2 era German aluminium teaspoon, circa 1940, stamped with the German eagle and ‘H.M.Z40’. Condition: generally good. The enamels on the Mothers Cross are 99% intact, with just a very tiny chip to the end of the left arm of the swastika. The Russian Front Medal has oxidised to the surface, and is a little bubbled i places. The spoon has normal service and age related wear.
2 Royal Engineer interest WW1 campaign medals. To include: a British War Medal named to 113647 Cpl Albert S. Caddick R.E., plus a Victory Medal named to 492418 Spr Herbert H. Bullers R.E. Also, a 1906 dated bronze education prize medallion, a German white metal hockey prize medallion dated 1918, a hallmarked silver education prize medallion dated 1908, and 1900 dated Victorian penny. Notes: Cpl Caddick first disembarked for service in France on August 20th 1915. He is entitled to the 1915 star trio. Spr Bullers is entitled to the BWM and Victory pair only. Condition: generally good. Dark toning to the silver BWM, and a verdigris spot to the Victory Medal. General age related wear to the other pieces. Both medals are lacking their ribbons.
A pair of late 19th century bronze bust after jean- antoine houdon. Alexandre and louise were the children of the parisian architect Alexandre Theodore Brongniart who designed the citys old stock exchange. Alexandre the younger eventually went on to become the director of the serves factory for nearly fifty years. The original terracotta busts of the brogniart children can be found in the Louvre.44cm
FRENCH LOUIS XV STYLE PATINATED AND GILT BRONZE MANTEL TIMEPIECE 'PENDULE A L'ELEPHANT'UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1900The eight-day back-wound single going barrel movement with platform cylinder escapement regulated by sprung brass three-arm monometallic balance vertically planted on the backplate, with alarm mechanism also set between the plates sounding on a bell mounted within the right-hand margin, the circular cream Roman numeral dial with subsidiary alarm setting dial to centre and blued steel spade hands, set within a gilt ogee moulded surround fitted with a hinged bevel-glazed bezel, the case modelled in the manner of Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain or Jacques Caffieri with a gilt figure of a monkey wearing a tricorn hat surmounting the patinated bronze drum housing the movement incorporating a friction-fit rear cover and gilt foliage to sides, over support modelled as a stylised elephant with its trunk aloft fitted with a rococo scroll cradle for the movement on its back and incorporating a gilt saddle strap around its waist, standing on a naturalistically cast gilt base incorporating generous rocaille scrollwork.36cm (14ins) high, 27cm (10.5ins) wide, 19cm (7.5ins) deep. The distinctive and particularly attractive design of the current lot is based upon mid 18th century models by the Bronziers Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (1719-87) and Jacques Caffieri (1678-1755). Condition Report: The movement is complete and appears all-original the going train is wound but is not currently running as the escapement appears to be 'gummed-up' A clean/service may be all that is required to put into working condition. The alarm mechanism also requires adjustment. The dial is paper with overall browning/discolouration. The movement and dial are push-fitted into the case, although the fit is very good it is possible that the present movement and dial are not original to the case. The case is generally in very good condition with bright gilding showing little oxidation and wear. The Monkey is missing something form his left hand (an open parasol?) otherwise case appears free form notable defects,Timepiece has a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
A FINE BRONZE AND ORMOLU MOUNTED MARBLE FIGURAL CERCLE TOURNANTS 'PENDULE AUX TROIS GRACES' THE CASE CAST IN THE MANNER OF ETIENNE-MAURICE FALCONNET, PARIS, LATE 19th CENTURYThe horizontal circular eight-day two train bell striking movement with platform lever escapement regulated by sprung split bimetallic balance mounted on the movement front plate, the 7.75 inch rotating annular chapter ring applied with twelve rectangular Roman numeral cartouche panels with gilt fleur-de-lys half hour markers beneath Arabic five minute annotations and dot minute markers to upper margin, reading against a single steel arrow-shaped hand fixed to the lower rim of the annular ring aperture, the sculptural case with stylised gilt pineapple cast finial to the circular stepped ogee superstructure supported above the chapter ring via four slender uprights, over hemispherical basin decorated with cast drapery supported on a generous patinated bronze sculptural upright cast as three semi clad Classical female figures standing on a disc inscribed FALCONNET, the circular base formed as a squat fluted white marble pedestal set on a gilt band cast with Vitruvian bands supported by four rectangular rosette panel decorated projecting panel feet with cavetto skirts, the front applied with an engraved brass plaque inscribed A Monsieur Louis GODCHAUX, SOC. A'ME BELGICA, SOC. A'ME LEONARD BIERMANS, SOC. A'ME ETABLISSEMENTS BREPOLS, MESSIEURS MESMAEKERS FRERES, SOC. A'ME LA TURNHOUTOISE, SOC. A'ME ETABLISSEMENT ANTOINE VAN GENECHETEN, RECONNAISSANTS.103cm (40.5ins) high, 37cm (14.5ins) diameter at the base. Provenance:Louis Godchaux, Belgium, thence by direct family descent to the present owner. The form of the current lot was inspired by models created by Etienne-Maurice Falconnet (1716-91) which included a large white marble group created for the Comte Isaac de Comondo in around 1770, now housed at the Louvre. An anonymous small timepiece of closely related design and dated to around 1780 is illustrated in Brusa, Guiseppe L'ARTE DELL, OROLOGERIA IN EUROPA plates 614-15; whilst an essentially identical timepiece was sold at Rossini, Rue Drouot, Paris, 24th June 2021 (Lot 265) for £12,855.
A FRENCH GILT ANGLAISE RICHE CASED GRANDE-SONNERIE ALARM CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH FINE FRETWORK PANELSUNSIGNED BUT WITH SIMILARITIES TO THE WORK OF HENRI JACOT, PARIS, CIRCA 1890The eight-day two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on a graduated pair of gongs and sounding the hour every quarter hour on the larger of the two, with silvered platform lever escapement and alarm mechanism positioned to the top left sounding on the smaller gong, the dial with circular white enamel Roman numeral disc incorporating Arabic five minutes to outer track and with blued steel moon hands, set within a fine bright-cut engraved and pierced foliate scrollwork rectangular mask incorporating conforming subsidiary alarm setting dial to lower margin, the frosted gilt brass bevel-glazed variant of the Anglaise riche case with reeded baton to the hinged carrying handle over thick top glass, repeat button to front rail, complex moulded cornice and dentil frieze, the angles with fluted three-quarter columns with Corinthian capitals and the sides with fine foliate pierced and engraved frets each incorporating central urn issuing a floral spray set behind bevelled glasses, the rear with pin-hinged glazed door, on generous ogee moulded skirt base with conforming dentil frieze and stepped lower edge incorporating shallow block feet, the underside with Grande Sonnerie/Petit Sonnerie/Silence selection lever; with original tooled Morocco leather covered travelling case.The clock 17.5cm (7.5ins) high with handle down, 11.5cm (4.5ins) wide, 9.5cm (3.75ins) deep. Provenance: Previously sold at Bonhams, London sale of FINE CLOCKS 20th June 2012 (lot 7) for £2,000. Although unsigned, the present clock is of notably fine quality with distinctive silvered platform and engraved fretwork panels reminiscent of those sometimes seen on examples by LeRoy et Fils and E. Maurice and Company; indeed examples by each of these makers, incorporating similar panels, were sold in these rooms on 21st April 2021 (lot 106) and 2nd March 2022 (lot 166) respectively. The scroll-shaped handle and ogee over stepped moulded skirt base are distinctive features which set the present case aside from the standard 'anglaise riche' design which generally incorporate an angular scroll to the handle and plain plinth base. The castings for the base mouldings, however, mirror those on a 'cariatides' case by Henri Jacot illustrated in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development on page 172 (Plate VII/24). As this particular variant of 'cariatides' case was favoured by Jacot the presence of these castings on the case of the present clock would suggest a connection to the workshop of Henri Jacot. Interestingly a grande-sonnerie striking clock with an identical pattern of 'cariatides' case to that illustrated by Allix and Bonnert, but housing a movement exhibiting identical details, such as pattern of winding arrow and annotations to the backplate, to the present clock, was sold in these rooms (in partially dismantled condition) 6th October 2021 (lot 111). Henri Jacot is recorded by Allix as working from 31 Rue de Montmorency, Paris as well as possibly having a factory in Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont. The business was awarded Bronze Medals at the Paris 'Exposition' in 1855 and in London 1862; Silver in Paris 1867, 78 and 89 and Gold, again in Paris, 1890. Although Charles Allix notes that Henry Jacot senior died in 1868 and was succeeded by his nephew of the same name further research by Leigh Extence has revealed that after his death Henri's business was actually continued by his brother Julien who was essentially only 'keeping the bench warm' until his son, and Henri's nephew Albert, was able to take over and move the concern forward in 1874. The business is thought to have continued until around 1920. Condition Report: Movement is complete and appears all-original with no visible evidence of alteration or with noticeable replacements. Clock is running with the grande-sonnerie striking operating correctly including the selection lever to the base. The alarm is also in working condition. Although in full working condition the movement would probably benefit form a gentle clean and service. The dial appears free from visible damage or other faults. The case is in fine condition with minimal mellowing to the gilding. The glasses are free from visible damage/chips. The underside has a noticeable scratch through part of the strike selectin text and some slight discolouration otherwise is in fine condition. The protective case is structurally sound but has significant wear and losses to the leather covering and wear/fading to interior. The strap handle is also missing as is the slide-in shutter for the front aperture.Clock has a winding/setting key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Ian Fleming: 'The Diamond Smugglers', London, Jonathan Cape, 1957, 1st edition, original black cloth with titles to the spine in bronze, dust wrapper (by Denis Piper, 12s 6d price intact.) One of only two non-fiction books published by Fleming, The Diamond Smugglers was written in collaboration with John Collard (under the pseudonym "John Blaize"), the MI5 agent who co-ordinated the elimination of a diamond smuggling racket in West Africa during the mid-1950s, and Sir Percy Sillitoe, the former head of MI5 and founder of IDSO.
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