A good late 17th century ebonised table timepiece with hour and quarter repeatHenry Jones in the TempleThe case with shallow caddy top set with twin repousse panels, surmounted by a substantial knopped and foliate handle on S-scroll uprights and internal pommels, framed by four bud finials and moulded cornice over glazed side panels and silk-backed repousse sound frets, the front and rear doors further mounted, on a plinth base and brass button feet, the 6.25 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the five-minute numerals interspersed by meeting arrow-head markers, the finely matted centre with chamfered and decorated date aperture at XII, ringed winding square, with blued-steel fettled hands, the single gut fusee movement united by six slender knopped and finned latched pillars, the barrel with raised lips, knife-edge verge escapement set in a cock with sliding cover, with brass rod and bob pendulum, repeating the hours and quarters on command via a pull cord to the left via a pair of hammers (the hours struck on a horizontal bell mounted on the frontplate, the quarters on a smaller vertical bell mounted on the backplate), signed in a foliate cartouche in the centre of the backplate within a foliate pattern containing four pairs of symmetrical flowerheads. Together with a pierced and engraved brass 'Knibb style' winding key, and a case key. 36cms (14inches) high (3)Footnotes:A very similar engraved backplate can be found in Dzik, S. Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, p.401, Figure 6, right hand image. Image courtesy of Anthony Woodburn.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A George III oak longcase clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the 11-inch square brass dial with silvered chapter ring framing a foliate engraved silvered centre with subsidiary seconds and inscribed 'Thos Harben Lewes', cornered with cast and pierced gilt foliate spandrels, the hood with caddy top and ball finials above a glazed door and turned columns, the trunk with rectangular door on a plain base and plinth, height 194cm, with pendulum and two weights. Note: Thomas Harben II is a recorded clockmaker, son of Thomas Harden I, born 1739, married in 1766 and died in 1803.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A mixed lot to include postcards, loose and in an album, mixed cigarette cards, 'Snap Shot' albums of the Palace of Westminster and Southend, mixed books, 1925 Empire Exhibition at Wembley ephemera and souvenirs to include a Lipton Tea caddy, together with Elvis Fan Club ephemera and other items Location: A1B
A late Victorian silver tea caddy, cylindrical form with relief embossed hunting decoration, by George Nathan and Ridley Hayes, hallmarks Chester 1895, height 8cm, 3ozInner lip has a large split, high points quite rubbed with a few dents on body and on underside of base, lid fits well, hallmarks clear
An Art Nouveau style silver-mounted crocodile-skin evening purse, Frederick Wich (possibly), Birmingham circa 1900 (date letter rubbed), 12cm wide, to/w two engraved vesta cases, toast rack, two mother of pearl and tortoiseshell caviar spoons, Norwegian silver gilt and enamel pickle fork, caddy spoon, George IV king's pattern salt ladle and two teaspoons
A 19th century cross-banded mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, the interior with an arrangement of drawers (with turned ivory furniture) and niches, over three long graduated drawers, 99 cm w x 50 cm x 103 cm hDrawers open smoothly, chest has repairs, some losses to veneers and beading. One handle is missing, the lock to the bottom drawer is also not present. The inlay is on the secretaire drawer and caddy top only
A Victorian rosewood tea caddy with mother of pearl inlaid decoration, the hinged cover enclosing two rosewood compartments, raised on bun feet, width 24cm, height 17cm.Additional InformationThe piece is missing the loops from the handles. Two of the bun feet are misshapen/slightly loose. Small areas of loss to the inlaid decoration. The hinges are slightly loose/wobbly.
PAIRPOINT BROTHERS; an Edward VII hallmarked silver octagonal tea caddy with hinged cover, London 1907, height 9.5cm, together with a hallmarked silver ashtray with engine turned decoration and a faceted glass dressing table pot with hallmarked silver stopper, weighable approx 7.03ozt/218g. Additional InformationTarnishing to each, surface wear and scratches to the tea canister. The engine turned decoration is heavily worn on the ashtray, light nibbles to the faceted edges on the bottle.
An Anglo-Indian ivory tea caddy,c.1810-1820, Vizagapatam, of sarcophagus form and decorated with penwork foliate borders, opening to reveal two fitted canisters and a recess for a mixing bowl,30cm wide16cm deep18cm high Condition report: old splits, the interior with signs of restorations, mixing bowl lacking discolouration and loses
A Victorian silver caddy spoon,by George Unite, Birmingham 1860,with a frosted shell-shaped bowl and hollow two-ring handle applied with vine tendrils,a George III silver caddy spoon,modelled as a leaf with coiled serpent handle,maker's mark obscured, Birmingham 1806,an early 19th century unmarked silver filigree caddy spoon, with scalloped-shaped bowl, engraved with a lion standing on a coronet, anda George III silver 'hand' caddy spoon,by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1806,with bright decoration to the handle,103ozt (4)Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: The first three are in generally good order, however, the 'hand' example has a repair at the wrist section.Hallmarks generally good.
A marquetry and walnut eight-day longcase clock by Thomas Wentworth 'Junier', Sarum,mid-18th century, a marquetry and walnut eight-day longcase clock, the square dial with a silvered seconds dial, chapter ring, engraved calendar aperture and ringed winding holes, supporting the eight-day striking movement with five ringed pillars, the caddy-shaped hood with gilt finials and three-quarter columns over a trunk with a marquetry front worked with birds, flowers and arabesques around a lenticle, the sides strung and crossbanded,dial 11¼in diameter (28.5cm)case 234cm highCondition report: Complete with pendulum and two eeights.Very top of hood perhaps later.Old veneer splits to door towards top and base.Moulded plinth top with veneer split.Foot probably later.The case has been cleaned and re-polished at some point.Minor restorations.Movement not tested.
A George III mother-of-pearl octagonal tea caddy,c.1780, with tortoiseshell borders and all-over engraved decoration of trailing and stylised flowers, the front mounted with a circular miniature on ivory depicting a wistful looking lady and her spaniel seated beneath a tree with a gold border, the cover with a gold capital, the lockplate with gold mounts, the hinge and escutcheon also gold mounted,12cm high7.5cm deep10cm wideProvenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: Internal foil disintegrating, otherwise good. mounts tested at approximately 9ct gold. top cap possibly covering the lack of a handle chipped to the bottom edge, the pique work with small areas of damages
A George III inlaid mahogany tea caddy, with tin liners, 21cm; a Victorian rosewood work box with mother-of-pearl inlay, 28cm; an Edwardian inlaid bookrack; a rosewood and Tunbridge inlaid sarcophagus-shape work box; a China Trade black lacquered and gilt work box, with some ivory and bone contents, 37cm; a square box with glass sides; and three small wooden boxes.
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