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Two pairs of brass candlesticks, along with three brass chamber sticks, nutcracker and gothic mantle clock.

Mid 20th Century mahogany and nickle plate wall plaque in the form of a ships wheel and lifebelt, a North of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation and Company chamber pot and a wall clock in the form of a ships wheel

Britten's - Old Clocks & Watches and Their Makers (9th edition) and three other Britten reference books; also Ernest L. Edwardes - Weight-driven Chamber Clocks, the Story of the Pendulum Clock, the Grandfather Clock and Weight-driven Dutch Clocks, set of four volumes (8)

A silver plate on copper tray, a chamber stick, a/f, an Elkington plate matchbox holder, a four bottle cruet and a Smiths brass clock

Rosewood tea caddy, pair of Old Sheffield plate candlesticks, chamber candlestick and a mantle clock

SHELF WITH MIXED CHINA WARE INCL: WASH TABLE BOWL & JUG, CHAMBER POT, PLATES, GLASS DECANTER, GLASS CLOCK & WOODEN NUT BOWEL

A gilt brass 'Atmos' timepiece, Jaeger-LeCoultre, 1970s, the single train movement wound via the expansion and contraction of an aneroid chamber mounted to the rear of the mechanism and regulated by torsion escapement with rotating balance suspended at the base of the movement and numbered 376451 to suspension platform, the circular gilt on white baton numeral chapter ring with Arabic quarters enclosing motionwork inscribed ATMOS, JAEGER LECOULTRE, SWISS MADE, the rectangular five-glass case with canted angles and pin-hinged front door over plinth base, 23.5cm (9.25ins) highProvenance: Private Collection, Berkshire Condition Report: Case with marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use the case with some wear and some light pittingDreweatts cannot make any guarantees it is in working order or give any comments as to accuracy of time keeping. We recommend getting the clock appraised and cleaned/overhauled by a professional restorer prior to use. The chamber is secured and released via an arm to the front of the base - this is working at time of report There is some dirt and surface deposits to the interior of the case There is no box or paperwork with this clock The timepiece is 23.5cm high, 21cm wide, 16cm deep   Condition Report Disclaimer

A gilt brass 'Atmos' timepiece, Jaeger-LeCoultre, 1970s, the single train movement wound via the expansion and contraction of an aneroid chamber mounted to the rear of the mechanism and regulated by torsion escapement with rotating balance suspended at the base of the movement and numbered 395987 to suspension platform, the circular gilt on white baton numeral chapter ring with Arabic quarters enclosing motionwork inscribed, SWISS MADE, the rectangular five-glass case with canted angles and pin-hinged front door over plinth base, the door inscribed, JAEGER LECOULTRE, 22.5cm high Provenance: Private Collection, BerkshireCondition Report: Case with marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use the case with some wear and scratches, also some polish depositsDreweatts cannot make any guarantees it is in working order or give any comments as to accuracy of time keeping. We recommend getting the clock appraised and cleaned/overhauled by a professional restorer prior to use. The chamber is released via an armature that is accessed through the hinged front door There is some dirt and surface deposits to the interior of the case - this would benefit from a cleanThere is no box or paperwork with this clock The timepiece is 22cm high, 18cm wide, 13.5cm deep  Condition Report Disclaimer

ONE SHELF OF HOMEWARE INCLUDING TABLE LAMPS, CLOTHES IRON, RADIO, CHAMBER POT AND MANTLE CLOCK

19thC silver plated tea caddy together with a pair of chamber sticks, clock key etc

A Mantle Clock for Restoration, Two Pairs of Bellows and a Chamber Pot

A 9ct gold charm bracelet  with five assorted charms to include a Grandfather clock, chamber stick, lamp, teapot all 9ct gold and an 18ct gold urn,  bracelet length approx 16cm, bolt clasp, total gross weight approx 23gms     Condition report: Good- all links present and intact, age related wear and tear, clasp working

A Sevres-style gilt-metal mounted ewer, circa 1890, probably from a clock garniture, of bottle form with high scroll handle, painted with a rustic maid in a landscape against a 'bleu celeste' ground, 31cm high, together with a gilt metal and porcelain chamber stick, of openwork form with serpent handle, inset with five small sevres plaques, 12cm wide. (2)

Works of art, to include a Mantel clock, a desk rack, Doulton pottery, minerals stone and a brass Brecknall Turner London chamber stick, (5)

A selection of miscellaneous items, gilt bookends, lamp shade, candlestick, cast teapot, biscuit tin, clock plated wares, brass chamber stick etc.

A 19th Century woolwork tapestry of a recumbent lion on a knoll, 24cm x 29.5cm, a small olive wood teacaddy, a rosewood veneered mantle clock with associated gilt stand and two brass chamber sticks. (6)

Carr's of Sheffield silver fronted mantle clock, cast brass card holder, pair 19th century copper chamber sticks, copper and brass powder flask by Sykes embossed with Hunting scenes & another copper and brass powder flask (6) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

Various mixed collectibles to include silver-topped glass jars, smoking ephemera, corkscrew with brush, button polisher, various buckles, clock winding handle, silver napkin ring, early 20th century ivory page turner, chamber sticks and a quantity of half silver coins etc.

The remnants of a rare German Renaissance small gilt brass steel-framed weight-driven chamber clockUnsigned, early 17th century The posted movement lacking all wheelwork except hour wheel and balance but retaining pivot plates (the centre gilt brass), strike-work detents and vertical hammer arbor set between steel top and bottom plates with square section uprights, the rectangular dial with starburst engraved centre and sculpted steel hand within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring beneath grotesque eagle mask and foliate scroll engraved infill centred with a naked female term over winged cherub-head and scroll decoration to lower margin, the sides with side doors centred with an open arch (formerly glazed) within architectural engraved surround decorated with winged cherub mask centred fruiting foliage to arch over Solomonic pilaster uprights and stylised tiled floor, the top with oval and C-scroll pierced and engraved 'strapwork' gallery frets flanked by ovoid spire finials set on rectangular plinths to front and sides around an arched steel bellstand surmounted by a matching finial applied to the upper brass top panel enclosing balance beneath, on repeating foliate motif engraved canted skirt base with toupe feet, 24cm (9.5ins) high; with a copy of Maurice, Klaus and Mayr, Otto THE CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE German Clocks and Automata 1550-1650 Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 1980, dj, (2). The current lot is particularly interesting in that it was made as a weight-driven chamber clock rather than a spring table clock. Whilst the overall form resembles that of a table clock, complete with arched side panels reminiscent of Nuremburg and Augsburg table clocks of the late 16th century, some of the detailing, such as the sunburst-centred narrow silvered chapter ring and the pierced frets, are more akin to chamber clocks made in Northern Europe. Indeed the frets appear to be of a form often seen in English Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture as exemplified by an over-door ornament at Aston Hall, Birmingham, illustrated in Cooper, Nicholas THE JACOBEAN COUNTRY HOUSE on page 69.Although the current lot has lost its wheel-work it is still and interesting example which would certainly warrant reinstatement of the mechanism or could just be appreciated as is for its academic and decorative qualities.Condition Report: As catalogued all wheelwork except for the hour wheel and balance wheel (later restoration) are missing. The bell, back panel, one packing sleeve (for upright between movement top plate and case top panel) and three of the case top securing nuts are also missing as well as two from the underside. Otherwise all appears present including the strike detents and hammer arbor (no hammer). The parts of the mechanism that are present appear to have survived without substantial alteration/butchering with evidence of conversion to pendulum escapement swinging at the rear being minimal.The case elements have been re-gilded but are otherwise are intact and in good condition. The chapter ring appears original, the hand is a replacement.Interestingly the front movement bar is inscribed 'FG', however we believe these initials to be much later than the movement of the clock.   Condition Report Disclaimer

An early forged iron gothic domestic chamber clock movementUnsigned, German/Swiss, early to mid 16th century The two train movement with forged wheels, solid pinions and flanged winding pulleys incorporating English style sprung clicks to the great wheels, the three-wheel going train originally with verge escapement regulated by foliot balance, the single-arbor warnless strike train with nag's head lifting, shaped cam for overlift and flail locking, the countwheel mounted to the rear for the frame and driven via teeth cut to the inside of the rim, the frame constructed with riveted lap joints except the front two corner posts which are secured by pinned tenons to allow removal of strike detent and hammer pivot arbors, the upper and lower frame bars each forged in two sections joined by rivets at the rear corners, the right hand side leading edge with vacant potances and pivots for an alarm mechanism, the three central movement pivot bars also originally attached via pinned tenons with the front and back joined by a bar high above the movement to allow space for a foliate balance, the corners with spike finials and integral outstepped feet, (incomplete and with historic repairs/updates, missing items include motionwork, escapement, alarm, lines and weights), 34cm (13.5ins) high. Although perhaps a little agricultural in its appearance, on closer examination it can be seen that the present mechanism is fairly sophisticated in its design and construction. The frame in particular is efficiently designed to allow many variations of partial disassembly in order to facilitate servicing/adjustment of isolated parts of mechanism without disturbing other elements. The design of the strike train would have also been cutting-edge at the time of manufacture with nags-head lifting via starwheel behind the dial although the flail locking mechanism is perhaps a hangover from larger turret clock manufacture. Overall the layout and operation of both trains is technically very similar to chamber clocks made by the Leitchi family of Switzerland during the middle years of the 16th century (see Tardy LA PENDULE FRANCAIS, 3me Partie: Provinces et Etranger page 454). The size and proportions of the present movement are particularly pleasing which coupled with its inherent visual qualities and academic interest as a study-piece make it a worthy addition to any collection with an interest in early horology.Condition Report: Of the going train only the great and first wheel survive with the latter having a replacement brass pinions. The vertical pivot bars show evidence of balance wheel and pendulum escapements (in the form of vacant holes, slots etc.). The strike train retains original great wheel, second wheel, countwheel and release detent. The locking wheel is also present but is a replacement (including flail locking arm) as is the fly. The central movement bar has a repair at the base otherwise frame is basically sound and appears complete. The pulley wheels have age hence may well be original. There is no dial or motionwork with the movement. Faults otherwise limited to a few historic repairs, spare holes and wear commensurate with age.There is a later bell with the clock but nothing else. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A rare North Italian padouk wood 'night and day' table timepiece with silent-pull quarter-repeatUnsigned, mid 18th centuryThe rectangular back-wound movement with four baluster turned pillars pinned through the backplate, with spring barrel and verge escapement regulated by short pendulum cranked to clear the winding square to the four-wheel going train and the silent-pull quarter-repeating train of early Knibb type sounding the hours and quarters on demand only via twin hammers, the frontplate with motionwork behind iron falseplate fitted with three radial arms for mounting the dial around the separate disc centre now fixed and pierced with an fleur-de-lys shaped pointer within pierced Roman numeral chapters to the 8.75 inch square dial plate, the front with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword-hilt half hour markers and five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and fine foliate scroll cast gilt brass spandrels to angles, the gilt brass mounted padouk case with hinged carrying handle to the domed caddy flanked by pedestals surmounted with urn finials to the front over crisp cornice mouldings and foliate scroll cast and pierced mount to frieze, the square hinged glazed dial aperture applied with urn-cast mounts to upper rail, the sides with conforming frieze mounts over blind panels, the rear finished flush with simple door cut with a circular aperture now blanked-off with fabric covered panel, on cavetto moulded skirt base dressed with rosewood to lower edge, 52cm (20.5ins) high excluding handle. Although unsigned the present clock, in particular the case, can be compared to a hour-striking clock with alarm in a 'mulberry' (lampblack stained burr field maple) veneered case by Antonia Fenici of Modena illustrated in Brusa, Giuseppe La misura del tempo, L'antico splendore dell'orlogora italiana dal XV al XVIII secolo on page 546. The Fenici clock shares strong similarities with the case of the current lot in particular both have the same handle casting and double-skirt arrangement at the base. Another related clock, this time a silent-pull quarter repeating timepiece with alarm, was offered at Hampel Auctions, Munich in their auction of CLOCKS AND WATCHES held on Wednesday 7th December 2016 (lot 975). This second comparable is notable in having strong detail similarities in the movement including the back cock casting and pillars as well as the same pattern of spandrel ornaments to the dial.  The design of 'silent-pull' repeat mechanism used in the current lot is of the earliest type which is believed to have been invented in around 1676 by Edward Barlow and/or Daniel Quare which, in practice, seems to have been first put to use by Joseph Knibb (see Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks pages 343-4). This mechanism will sound the last hour and quarter on two bells on demand only and is thought to have been devised for night-time use in the bedroom; whilst striking clocks with quarter repeat facility were generally intended to be utilised downstairs during the day and upstairs at night. The invention of pull-quarter repeat mechanisms rendered nigh clocks obsolete hence few were made in England after the mid 1670's however in Italy it seems that they persisted for longer. In addition to having a silent-pull quarter repeat mechanism the present timepiece was originally constructed with a dial which enabled time to be read both during the day and at night. This took the form of a rotating hour disc pierced with an arrow to serve as the hour hand reading against a fixed chapter Roman numerals pierced in the dial plate. It is possible that the current minute hand is original hence would allow the time to be read in tandem with the hour pointer during the day and by the hour pointer against the pierced chapter ring at night facilitated by lighting the clock from the rear by placing a light source beyond the circular aperture to the back door.What is particularly unusual with the current timepiece is that it is also provided with a silent-pull quarter-repeat mechanism which essentially acts as an alternative to a 'night dial' hence would seem to render the provision of latter redundant. The only logical reason why both systems for the telling of time at night were provided was to enable the clock to be used either within easy access or out of reach of an individual sleeping in a larger bed chamber of an Italian Palazzo.  Although the dial has been modified with the provision of a silvered chapter ring and fixing the central disc to allow the hour to be indicated via the traditional arrangement of an hour hand, all of the original elements appear to survive hence it would seem that the clock could be restored back to its original configuration without having to resort to conjectural reconstruction. 

An ebonised table timepiece with silent pull quarter repeatThe dial bearing a signature for Henry Rycroft, Liverpool, late 17th century The five finned pillar single fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and silent pull quarter repeat on two bells, the asymmetrical scrolling tulip bloom engraved backplate with pendulum holdfast hood, herringbone border and foliate scroll pierced and engraved backcock apron, the 7 inch square brass dial with single winding hole and high-position calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes within the outer track and engraved Henry Rycroft, Liverpoole fecit to lower margin, with scroll pierced sculpted steel hands and the angles applied with winged cherub head cast spandrels, the case with hinged looped cast brass carrying handle to the caddy surmount and two-tier top mouldings over glazed front door applied with mitred bolection mouldings to frame, the sides with short lozenge over long rectangular scroll-pierced sound frets and the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on stepped ogee moulded base with block feet, 30.5cm (12ins) high excluding handle.  Provenance: The beneficiaries of the estate of a private collector, Wiltshire. The current lot is designed to sound the hours and quarters on two bells only on demand. This form of quarter repeat mechanism is thought to have been devised for timepieces destined for night-time use in the bedroom; whilst striking clocks with quarter repeat facility were generally intended to be utilised downstairs during the day and upstairs at night. As a consequence silent-pull quarter repeating timepieces are rarer as the original owner would have to be very wealthy indeed to afford a timepiece reserved exclusively for use in the bed chamber. The design of the repeat mechanism used in the current lot is closely related to the system used by Joseph Knibb as described and illustrated in Allix, Charles and Harvey, Laurence HOBSON'S CHOICE pages 36-7. Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition and is presented in its original configuration however the escapement is almost certainly a reconversion to verge from and earlier anchor/recoil conversion -hence the contrate, escapewheel, pallets, backcock and apron are replacements. The reconversion work has been well executed with evidence of any previous recoil escapement being carefully addressed. The repeat-work is complete and appears fundamentally original. The backplate is in in good clean condition with visible faults limited to a small casting fault below the backcock apron. The frontplate has spare holes from repositioning of the bell-stand; the motionwork is complete although the wheel driving the calendar ring is a replacement. The dial is in clean condition. The plate has a casting crack to the lower right hand corner which has been stabilised by riveting a strengthening plate to the rear. The chapter ring is almost certainly a replacement hence we cannot offer any assurance that the engraved signature is that of the maker of the clock. Indeed the presence of linkages for the quarter-repeat hammers and perhaps the style of the engraving to the backplate suggest that the movement may have Dutch origins. The hands may be original although the hour has been repaired at its root. The spandrels appear to be modern casting hence are most likely replacements.The case carcass is mainly constructed from what appears to be ebonised poplar (or similar timber) with oak reserved for the caddy. The exterior is ebonised onto fruitwood veneers. The use of poplar-type timber for the carcass is also indicative of possible Dutch origins for the clock as English examples invariably utilised oak. The baseboard of the case has been replaced -almost certainly due to the original being cut to create room for a larger pendulum required for use with an earlier anchor/recoil escapement conversion. The seatboard is also a replacement (for the same reason) made from ebonised mahogany. The case otherwise is in fine condition having been cosmetically restored. The side frets are well executed restorations but are undamaged, faults are generally very much limited . Timepiece has a winder but no case key(s). Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A fine and rare small William III ebony table timepiece with silent pull quarter repeatSamuel Watson, London, circa 1695 The five finned pillar single fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and silent pull quarter repeat on two bells, the symmetrical foliate scroll engraved backplate signed Samuel Watson, LONDON to a central shaped cartouche beneath conforming rectangular panel backcock apron, the 5.25 inch square brass dial with single winding hole and curved false bob aperture backed with scroll engraved infill to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers and outer track unusually divided and numbered 0 to 60 twice with the motionwork geared so that the minute hand completes a revolution every two hours, the lower edge with repeat signature Sam. Watson, London, with scroll pierced sculpted steel hands and the angles applied with small winged cherub head cast spandrels, the case with hinged foliate scroll cast gilt carrying handle and fine vase centred foliate decorated repousse mount to the caddy surmount with ball finials to corners above moulded cornice and foliate scroll pierced lozenge sound fret to the upper rail of the front door and the uprights with scroll decorated cast brass escutcheon mounts, the sides with short over long rectangular scroll-pierced sound frets with the latter being glazed and with open panels to centres, the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on moulded shallow skirt base with block feet, 28cm (11ins) high excluding handle.  Samuel Watson was an important clockmaker and mathematician who is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as initially working in Coventry from around 1680 where he was Sheriff in 1686 before moving to Long Acre ('nest door to the Bagnio in the Parish), London, in around 1691; he was admitted to the Clockmakers' Company as a free Brother in 1692. He was supposedly 'Mathematician ordinary' to Charles II for whom he made an astronomical clock in 1682 followed by another clock which he did not finish until after the King's death. This clock was eventually sold to Queen Mary on its completion in 1690 and is preserved at Windsor Castle albeit in a later case. He also made two further complex astronomical clocks for Isaac Newton and invented five minute repeating for watches. In November 1712 Samuel Watson approached the Clockmaker's Company with an instrument to 'discover the houre of the day at sea and several other useful mathematical matters' but to no avail.  The current lot is designed to sound the hours and quarters on two bells only on demand. This form of quarter repeat mechanism is thought to have been devised for timepieces destined for night-time use in the bedroom; whilst striking clocks with quarter repeat facility were generally intended to be utilised downstairs during the day and upstairs at night. As a consequence silent-pull quarter repeating timepieces are rarer as the original owner would have to be very wealthy indeed to afford a timepiece reserved exclusively for use in the bed chamber. The design of the repeat mechanism used in the current lot is closely related to the system used by Joseph Knibb as described and illustrated in Allix, Charles and Harvey, Laurence HOBSON'S CHOICE pages 36-7. The present timepiece belongs to a small series of small table clocks with dials marked for 0-60 twice to minute track as described in Jagger, Cedric ROYAL CLOCKS The British Monarchy and its Timekeepers on page 44 and includes an almost identical example sold in these rooms on 4th September 2012 (lot 220). The reasoning behind the gearing of the motionwork for the minute hand to complete one revolution every two hours is unknown however it is known that Samuel Watson experimented with the development of unusual dial configurations as exemplified by his astronomical clock in the Royal collection and a longcase clock movement and dial configured with concentric lunar calendar functions which was sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London sale of Fine Clocks 15th December 2009 (lot 112) for £2,880.The current lot presents as a particularly attractive small timepiece made during the 'Golden Age' of English clockmaking by one of the most interesting and enigmatic makers of the period.Condition Report: Movement is currently presented in its original configuration and is in relatively clean working condition although a precautionary clean and overhaul is advised. The escapement appears to be a re-conversion back to verge with short bob pendulum hence the contrate and escape wheels together with respective potances are restorations. The centre wheel and second wheel also appear to have been re-pinioned. The reconversion work has been executed well with practically no visible evidence in the plates. The repeat work appears to be all-original and unaltered with the exception of the second wheel (driving the fly) which may have been re-pinioned. The frontplate has a few filled holes to the region upper right of the centre (opposite side the repeat work), the purpose of these holes is not obvious and certainly do not suggest that any significant alterations have been done to the movement. The fusee employs a chain rather than a gut line, the rear pivot for the barrel has a pronounced bush visible on the backplate.The dial is in good clean condition with the only noticeable faults being two pairs of threaded holes either side of the false bob aperture backing plate suggesting that the plate may have originally been secured with alternative fixings. The engraving chapter ring is a little rubbed hence 'London' script of the signature is now a little faint. The hands appear original however the minute has been solder repaired.The movement seatboard appears original however the rear edge has been cut away to allow space for a larger pendulum bob from when the clock was converted to anchor escapement. The inside of the lower rail of the rear door has been shaved as has the section of the case below to allow clearance. The baseboard of the case also now has corresponding filled slot towards the rear edge. Case otherwise is in good original condition with the only significant faults being losses to both frets to the left hand side. The veneers show some movement and shrinkage cracking (commensurate with age) and feet are later ebonised replacements. Case retains original locks, hinges and movement securing bolts.Timepiece is complete with a case key and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

An oak cased barograph with thermometer G. Lee and Son, Portsmouth, early 20th century The mechanism with seven segment aneroid chamber connected via a lacquered brass armature to an inked pointer for recording the change in barometric pressure on a clockwork-driven rotating paper scale lined drum, the brass baseplate also applied with mercury tube Fahrenheit and Centigrade silvered scale thermometer and with ivorine trade label inscribed G. LEE & SON, THE HARD, PORTSMOUTH, the case with five panel bevel-glazed cover above ogee moulded base incorporating apron drawer containing some spare charts over simple squab feet, 38cm (15ins) wide. George Lee and Son and recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as 'Instrument-makers to the Honourable Corporation of Trinity House and the Admiralty' working from Ordnance Row, Portsea and 3 Palmerston Road, Southsea, Portsmouth circa 1880-1900.Condition Report: Clock movement is in working condition, the aneroid mechanism appears to be in good condition and is providing an appropriate reading so also appears to be in working order. The instrument retains original lacquer finish to the brass work which has some relatively light degradation and discolouration. The thermometer is intact and working with only light tarnishing to the silvered scale. The ink bottle is present; there is a small ink stain to the base of the case but this is concealed by the frame of the cover so cannot be seen with the cover in place. Extenally the case is in good original condition with no visible damage to the glass and good tight joints to the cover. The finish appears untouched with hence would benefit from a polish however is free for any visible problematic damage. The chart drawer contains a small quantity of spare charts.Instrument has integral winder for the clockwork mechanism. Condition Report Disclaimer

TWO CARTONS CONTAINING A CHAMBER POT, TWO BRASS VASES, RED CLOCK, PEWTER MUGS, COCKTAIL SERVING SET IN BOX & OTHER BRIC-A-BRAC

Early to mid 20th Century brass-cased Plato or ticket clock, having two registers of tickets displaying the time within cylindrical chamber on waisted base, 12.5cm high excluding handle Condition: Movement not tested and sold as seen - **General condition consistent with age

Rare late 17th/early 18th Century Italian brass and iron lantern or chamber clock with six-hour dial, circa 1700, the 4.25-inch Roman dial with fleur-de-lis half hour divisions, in a quarter hour track and matted centre with iron or steel single hand, the movement with verge and crown wheel escapement, count wheel-striking on a bell, the architectural case with ring-turned spire finials and posted iron frame, sold with two small cylindrical bob weights and two larger, later wooden bracket and glass dome, the clock 22.5cm high From the Italian Renaissance, the division of the day into four six-hour sections, with day beginning at sunset, allowed for more accurate time keeping. This system was used particularly in the Papal States until the Napoleonic invasion of Italy following the French Revolution when the twelve-hour system was introduced. The Italian system also conformed to Canonical hours, with Evening Prayers commencing the day. Most bells on clocks of this type are iron and are smaller/deeper than the current example, therefore this maybe an old replacement. The mechanism appears otherwise in good order but is untested and sold as seen. Later bracket and dome as catalogued.  We do not guarantee the movement or accuracy of clocks - Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information.

Late 17th century chamber alarm clock, the iron and brass frame supporting 30-hour movement with anchor escapement, hemispherical cast alarm bell marked 'I.B.', single finger cast chapter ring with Roman numerals, inner secondary alarm dial with Arabic numerals, rope pull, later brass weights, bracket and pendulum, dial diameter 16cm (6"), overall height 28cm (11").Condition report: Clock movement and frame appear to be in original condition, face within chapter ring showing drill hole for no accountable reason, modern brass weights, incorrect pendulum, later oak wall bracket.

MIXED LOT OF CERAMICSincluding a Royal Worcester vase with floral decoration, a pair of Royal Worcester style vases with floral decoration, a Limoges plate decorated with a crab and signed Barbaring, a pair of Dunmore style pottery chamber sticks, an Old Country Roses wall clock, salt and pepper, a German pottery stein, a pottery charger and other items

Two Staffordshire flat back figures; an American mantel clock AF; a teak fruit bowl; enamel chamber stick etc.

Silver-mounted dressing table pot, small carriage clock, chamber stick, toast rack and mug, napkin rings etc.

Books - Group of books all relating to clocks including; English Lantern Clocks (W.F.J. Hana), Samuel Roberts Clockmaker, Watches 1850-1980 (M.Cutmore), Clocks (Simon Fleet), Gloucestershire Clock and Watchmakers (Graham Dowler), Weight Driven Chamber Clocks (Ernest L. Edwardes), English Style Clocks (Ronald E. Rose), Watchmaking England 1760-1820 (Leonard Weiss), Somerset Clock Makers (J.K. Bellchambers), British Clocks and Clockmakers (Kenneth Ullyett) etc

19TH CENTURY FLORAL DECORATED POTTERY CLOCK inscribed verso 'Dresden' 8 day, hour and half hour, Cathedral-bell strike, manufactured expressly for the American wringer Co. Numbered 99 Chamber Street New York, number 1064', 29cms high

A silver plated four piece tea service; a brass lantern clock battery operated; a brass chamber stick; etc

~ A Rare Year Going Mahogany Calendar and Zodiac Display Longcase Clock, signed Jno Walker, Newcastle, late 18th century, arched pediment, Corinthian capped columns, arched glazed trunk door, plinth with an inlaid panel, bracket feet, 15-inch one piece silvered brass dial with a Roman chapter, outer calendar chapter displaying date/months and signs of the zodiac and a large corresponding central calendar hand, finely engraved dial centre with an urn of flowers and signed, arch with moonphase aperture, large twin weight driven movement with an anchor escapement and striking on a bell, 242cm high, sold with a photocopy of this clock illustrated in the 1925 Archaeologia Aeliana article see illustrations It is understood that this clock was made about 1770 and was purchased by the Newcastle Corporation in 1885 and set up in the Mayor's Chamber in the Town Hall. From research, this clock is said to have been illustrated in an article first published in Archaeologia Aeliana in 1925 in a paper titled North Country Clockmakers of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries written by C.LReid, a Newcastle Goldsmith & Jeweller (Trading as Reid & Sons). The appendix which first appeared in the 1925 book states: ''Another 365 day clock, made about 1770, was purchased by the Newcastle Corporation in 1885 and set up in the Mayor's Chamber, in the Town Hall''. The article is said to include a few details of this clock and a few notes about the clockmaker John Walker. John Walker from London set up business in Newcastle Upon Tyne about 1754 and died in 1773. He is recorded as advertising himself as a clockmaker making all types of complicated mechanisms such as perpetual month going clocks and clocks with tidal dials. He is remembered for many good clocks and also an invention which he spent eight years perfecting, which was a wheel cutter that cut and rounded wheel teeth. Another feature of Walker's unusual clocks is that the strikework has a vertical worm-driven fly. 14.10.19 Case with cracks and chips in parts, trunk door with cracks, glass is cracked, plinth with inlay missing in parts, dial is discoloured and stained, movement looks complete, with pendulum and two weights.

A collection of various metalwares to include table bell, brass cased aneroid barometer, fireside companion set, brass framed magnifying glass, various other bells, chamber stick, Swiza mantel clock, Mary box and other small ornaments etc

Antique pewter chamber stick candle clock, the glass reservoir over a thumb piece handle supported upon a turned knopped stem and circular dished base, 13.25" high

A rare Swiss wooden weight-driven wall clock retaining original polychrome painted decoration Unsigned, probably Toggenburg, mid 18th century The posted wooden movement with solid wheels and lantern pinions, the going train set in front of strike train incorporating verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum swinging in front of the dial, the strike train of single arbor warnless type with overlift provided by a kidney-shaped cam and with wooden countwheel positioned within an enclosed section behind the frame sounding via a vertically pivoted hammer on a bell mounted above the top panel, the 6 inch wide dial panel with central pin-hole alarm disc and wooden hand within Roman numeral chapter ring with red concentric coach-line border over conforming quarter-hour dial with disc-shaped hand, within an olive green painted field polychrome decorated with floral spray infill beneath leaf painted fleur-de-lys centred scroll-pierced crest, the sides with break-arch pin-hinged doors and the conforming rear panel with iron hanging strap, (lacking alarm crownwheel and weights), 31.5cm (12.5ins) high. The current lot can be compared to an example dated 1757 believed to have been made in Toddenburg, Switzerland illustrated in Tardy LA PENDULE FRANCAISE, 3,me Partie: Provinces et Etranger on page 456 (lower left). Other than the verge escapement regulated by short pendulum the movement of the current lot closely follows those of iron chamber clocks made in both Switzerland and Germany during the second half of the 16th century. In particular the single-arbor warnless striking is typical of such examples and the alarm disc incorporating holes for inserting a pin to release the mechanism along with the subsidiary quarter-hour dial are features also often seen (see Bassermann-Jordan, Hans Von THE BOOK OF OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES page 106, Fig 80.).

A very rare French Louis XIII small brass lantern or chamber clock G. Estienne, Caen, first half of the 17th century The posted two train bell striking movement with fine Roman Doric turned corner posts and separately wound trains with the going now with verge escapement for regulation by short small bob pendulum, the dial with fine foliate scroll decorated hour disc applied with sculpted steel trefoil hand tip and engraved with Arabic hour numerals for the alarm to outer track, within applied silvered narrow Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers, set onto a dial plate finely engraved with tulip, poppy, narcissi and other floral blooms and trails to the upper and lower margins, beneath conforming engraved shaped front fret centred with a vacant cartouche, small acorn finials and iron-strap bell bearer surmounted with a bulbous brass finial, the base with frame securing nuts and engraved G. Estienne ACaen to underside, (unrestored, formerly verge with balance regulation, lacking countwheel, pendulum rod, alarm and alarm hand; the bell and bearer replaced), 18cm (7ins) high excluding bell and bearer. G. Estienne of Caen does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources. The engraving to the dial plate of the current is very finely executed and composed of scrolling floral trails with different blooms arranged in a symmetrical manner. This engraving can be compared to that on the dial of a chamber clock dated 1588 by Francis Nawe illustrated in Dawson, Percy G.; Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks on page 18 (Plate 5), which although incorporates grotesques and a small amount of strapwork is very similar in feel and quality. Francis Nawe was a Huguenot immigrant who is believed to have come to London from Antwerp in around 1575 and died of the plague in 1593. Other timepieces with related engraving are two very similar small table clocks by Bartholomew Newsam illustrated in Early English Clocks on pages 26 (Plate 19) and 29 (Plate 26) and another drum clock by the same maker illustrated on page 28 (Plate 22). George White in English Lantern Clocks also illustrates the side panel of Francis Nawe’s 1588 clock (on page 58, Figures II/23 & 24) and notes that the designs were after Etienne de Laune and Abraham de Bruyn. When the engraving on these late 16th century clocks are compared to those a little later in date it becomes clear that the size of the flowerheads increased and the designs became more abstracted although the symmetrical balance remained. This is well illustrated on the dial of wall alarm timepiece dating to before 1615 by Robert Harvey, London, illustrated in White, George English Lantern Clocks on page 61 (Figure II/30). Interestingly on the same page White also illustrates a possibly English unsigned steel and brass chamber clock with related dial engraving and similar arrangement of hour hand tip applied to revolving disc (this time indicating the lunar calendar) within the chapter ring. One final clock with floral engraved dial worth considering is a silver example by David Bouquet dating to around 1650 illustrated in Early English Clocks on page 61 (Plate 69). The engraved blooms on this example are much larger than the present clock although some semblance of symmetry is retained whilst the quality of execution is good but not as fine as that on the current lot. From the above observations it would seem appropriate to suggest a date of around 1625 for the current lot. The movement was originally made with verge escapement with balance wheel regulation and has separately wound trains which also suggests an early date of manufacture.

George V silver serpentine tray, maker Robert Pringle & Sons, London 1920, 9.5" x 4"; together with two small silver photo frames, a repousse frame marked 950 and a silver framed R.Carr travel strut clock, 9.75" high; also a plated repousse border chamber stick and a Sheffield plate frame

A box of assorted metal wares including cast brass winged lion, copper kettle, Estyma alarm clock, brass casket, brass chamber stick marked AD, copper measure etc.

Triangular pewter mounted mantel clock, a tasse du vin, wine funnel and modern pewter chamber stick

A collection of various metalwares to include table bell, brass cased aneroid barometer, brass alms dish decorated in the Celtic revival style, fireside companion set, brass framed magnifying glass, various other bells, chamber stick, Swiza mantel clock, Mary box and other small ornaments etc CONDITION REPORTS Diameter of Celtic knot decorated plaque 29cm

Miscellaneous china including a Royal Doulton plate a/f., three pieces of Royal Worcester The Blind Earl china, small Shelley ash tray, Masons clock, ash tray and chamber stick, Noritake cup and saucer etc.

A Royal Crown Derby Posies pattern mantel clock; others, similar, including a pair of square chamber sticks, another, a pair of mantel candlesticks, a dressing table set; a Royal Crown Derby Posies pattern paperweight, Polar Bear, gold stopper; another, similar, The Spaniel, gold stopper; etc

A collection of ceramics comprising four Beswick sheep, a pair of Royal Doulton blue and white chamber sticks, a Mason's mantle clock etc.

A group of metalware including a gold plated Gubelin Mystery Floating Turtle water clock, two ejector chamber sticks (both af), candlesticks, etc. Additional InformationTurtle worn, further general wear throughout, clock with no guarantee of working order. 

Late 19th century Art Nouveau style gilt metal mantel clock, moulded draped foliate pediment above circular enamel Arabic dial with pierced centre plate, four bevelled glass panels and brass framed body, floral moulded scrolled base, twin train movement striking the hours and half on coil, stamped 'A.D Mougin', twin mercury chamber pendulum, H36cm

A nine piece manicure set, some items with silver handles; a pair of silver candlesticks (loaded); an Indian white metal beaker; plated chamber stick; an oak cased mantel timepiece; a wristwatch; and a mantel clock case

A cut glass quartz movement president mantle clock along with multi droplet ceiling light and two chamber sticks with candles and snuffers.

XVIII Century? Silver Hallmarked Sugar Nips, with initials A.R.E, candle snuffers, Black Forest carved bear, XIX Century brass candlesticks, brass chamber candlestick, brass carriage clock (quality movement).

Edwardian slate two train mantel clock within an architectural case, 12" high; together with a Victorian copper kettle, 10" high; brass coal scuttle, twin handled copper vase, brass trivet, three brass chamber sticks and a gun shell trench art vase

Five Items of Mason's ' Mandalay ' Ceramics including Mantle Clock 19cms high, Wall Clock 27cms diameter, Chamber Stick with Snuffer and Two Fruit Bowls, 27cms and 21cms diameter

A large lot including a Simlay pattern part dinner set, jug and basin sets, prints, electroplated trays, studio pottery jug, chamber pot, mantle clock, wade dishes etc

Ship's style clock and barometer on a wooden plaque and a Price Kensington chamber pot

A novelty brass Swiza '8' clock in the form of a chamber stick, 14 cm high

A selection of brass wares and similar including mantle clock and chamber sticks

Art Deco style marble desk clock, the silvered dial with Arabic numerals, Arts and Crafts style copper chamber stick, copper pot with wrought iron handle (3)

A BESWICK POTTERY SHALLOW PLANTER, ALSO A LATE 1930's MANTEL CLOCK AND A LOSOL WARE CHAMBER POT (3)

Collectors lot comprising of pewter, metal wares, 78's, 19th Century prints, clock, chamber pot, leather bags and small cases