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Lot 746
A 19th Century mahogany cross-banded longcase clock with an eight day movement striking on a bell, the case with swan neck pediment and wrythen turned pilaster columns enclosing the 14 inch painted broken arch moonphase dial, with subsidiary seconds and date dials, signed E. Stringer, Stourbridge, height 235cm, S/D.
Lot 285
A rare George III gold open face pocket chronometer by John Arnold and Son, London 1796, numbered 509 of 810, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, numbered '509', gold hour and minute hands and blued subsidiary seconds hand with dial below, balance cock engraved with scrolling foliage and diamond endstone, blued steel hellical balance spring and two-arm monometallic `Z` balance with compensation weights, and blued steel maintaining power, plate signed 'John Arnold & Son London 509/810, Inv et Fec', case numbered '509' and makers mark 'TH' probably for Thomas Hardy, case 7.4cm high, 5cm wide, gross weight 123.7gms (lacking glass, hairlines to dial) Born in Cornwall, John Arnold (1736-1799) is one of England's most famous and important watchmakers. Initially apprenticed to his father, a clock maker from Bodmin, John Arnold almost certainly worked for a time as a gunsmith with his Uncle, William. In the mid 1750s, John Arnold travelled to Holland where he continued work as a watchmaker's assistant and it is here that he learnt German which doubtless proved a great asset in his later connections with King George III's court. In 1762 he moved to London and shortly thereafter presented a repeating watch mounted on a ring to King George III. The watch created a sensation and was widely reported upon with details included in the "Annual Register" for 1764 and the "Gentleman's Magazine" of the same year. It has been suggested by severalresearchers, including Cedric Jagger in his book Royal Clocks, that John Arnold was encouraged by King George III to "enter the 'longitude' arena" and make an accurate timekeeper for use at sea. Arnold's first attempt at a marine timepiece was completed in 1768 and presented before the Board of Longitude in 1770. Arnold realised that a detatched escapement would be highly desirable and this led him to invent his early detatched escapement in c.1770, followed by his spring detent (which bears his name) in c.1782. To overcome isochronal variation, Arnold took out a patent for a helical spring in December 1775 and used this with his 'double T' and 'double S' balances. Arnold realised that a detached escapement would be highly desirable and this led him to invent a detent escapement, circa 1781, which bears his name. In 1787 he took his son, John Roger Arnold, into partnership, changing the business name to "Arnold & Son", which was retained until his death. A detailed examination of the life and work of John Arnold is given in Vaudrey Mercer's definitive work on the maker entitled John Arnold & Son, published by the Antiquarian Horological Society in 1972. CONDITION REPORT: Ticks when wound. Lacking glass to cover. The dial is lightly grubby. Hairline crack between 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock running to the centre. There are two further curved hairline cracks between 6 and 8. The hour hand is bent upwards and kinked to the side. Very small nick to the top of dial at 12 o'clock. Hallmarks to inner cover legible but slightly rubbed. Hallmarks to back of case are heavily rubbed. Case with light age wear patina to surface throughout. Movement appears clean and bright. The watch has been running (see video). We cannot guarantee this piece is in full working order. Case exterior with some overall scratches, light denting and blemishes. Provenance: entered by a private client from a Welsh borders country house.
Lot 748
A Louis XVI style gilt metal clock garniture, with Arabic numeral dial and FHS German movement striking on a bell, 41cm H (3) CONDITION REPORT: This is a modern clock set. There is slight wear to the winding apertures. General light wear to the case. Movement running but we can not guarantee that it is in full working order. Overall appearance ok.
Lot 750
A late 19th century hour repeating brass carriage clock by Henri Jacot, Roman numeral dial with movement striking on a gong for the hours and also striking once on the half hour, back plate numbered 12715 and matches the number on the underside of the case, in gorge case,16.5cm handle up, in associated leather case, no key CONDITION REPORT: The clock strikes happily on the hour for the allotted time and also once on the half hour. Currently over-wound and not running. Case grubby throughout with some tarnishing. No key. Box with general age wear. (We can not guarantee that clocks and watches are in full working order) Repeater button does work.
Lot 753
A 19th century French Louis XV style Boulle work bracket clock, brass inlaid tortoiseshell, with enamel Roman numeral panels and movement striking on a gong, the Mougin movement stamped with overlaid initials SH, with a Boulle work wall bracket (attention needed), clock 66cm (size is the clock only) CONDITION REPORT: The clock is not in working order. Restoration needed to the case and the movement.
Lot 756
An Edwardian mahogany grandmother clock / small size longcase clock, brass dial with Roman numeral chapter ring below a silent / strike selector, and movement striking on six straight gongs, 193cm CONDITION REPORT: Case grubby - more so to the base which is also scuffed. Top of the moulded arch to the hood grazed. With pendulum. Overall fair. Not guaranteed to be in full working order.
Lot 761
An early 19th century inlaid oak eight day longcase clock, the engraved brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, all below a makers plate for 'Thomas Radford, Leeds' with movement striking on a bell, domed top with broken pediment and all on bracket feet, (later base section) 223cm H
Lot 764
A George III / mid 18th century and laterWelsh oak eight day longcase clock, Samuel Roberts, Cloc Mawr Cymreig, Roman numeral chapter ring with date aperture and centre signed 'Sam Roberts Llanfair', with movement striking on a bell, the hood initialled and dated 1779, 195cm CONDITION REPORT:THIS is likely to be a 30 hour clock converted to an eight day. The clock trunk is separate from the base. The movement is grubby. Replaced hinges to the door and the door frame is either completely restored or a replacement. With a key and pendulum. No handle to the door of the hood. Escutcheon incomplete to the trunk door and the hinges to this door also replaced. Some moulding also missing to the sides of the hood. Some rebuilding to the case and the movement may be c1900. The dial and case are likely to be original to one another. Despite faults overall appearance good. We cannot guarantee that the clock is in full working order. With pendulum and weights, the weights may not be original. It is unclear if the case and movement are original to one another. The movement may not be original to the case.
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