KABINETT MIT REICHEN EINLAGEN. Alpenländisch. Datierung: 18. Jh. Technik: Weichholz u.a. Eisenbeschläge. Beschreibung: Zweitüriger Kasten auf Kugelfüßen. Innen 9 Schübe, davon einer als Doppelschub, sowie einer Mitteltür. Die Schübe mit Stadtveduten die Tür mit Edelmann. Oben mit einem eigens verschlossenen Fach mit Scharnierdeckel abschließend. Maße: 59x56,5x31,5cm. Zustand B. 2 Schlüssel vorhanden. Erläuterungen zum KatalogAlpenländisch Möbel CASKET RICH WITH DIVISIONS. Alpenländisch. Date: 18th century. Technique: Softwood, amonst other pieces of iron work. Description: Casket with two doors and on ball feet. Inside 9 drawers, of which one a double drawer, as well as a middle door. The drawers with city vedute the door with knight. Top with an individual compartment that can be closed with hinge lid. Measurement: 59x56.5x31.5cm. Condition B. 2 keys exist. Explanations to the Catalogue
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BIEDERMEIER VITRINE. Datierung: Um 1830/35. Technik: Weichholzkorpus, Kirsche & Ahorn furniert. Dreiseitig verglast und die Rückwand verspiegelt. Beschreibung: Mittige Tür, 4 Böden, davon 2 konkav geschwungen, eine Sockelschublade. Maße: 155x116x42cm. Zustand C. Verspiegelung ergänzt. Erläuterungen zum KatalogMöbel BIEDERMEIER DISPLAY CABINET. Date: Around 1830/35. Technique: Softwood body, cherry & maple veneered. Glazed on three sides and the back panel mirrored. Description: Central door, 4 shelves, 2 of them concave curved, one plinth drawer. Measurement: 155x116x42cm. Condition C. Mirroring supplemented. Explanations to the Catalogue
An early 19th century mahogany longcase clock by Heywood, Wrexham, the broken swan neck pediment over acanthus carved freestanding pilasters flanking the 36cm painted break arch dial, centred with a subsidiary second dial and the makers name, the two train movement strikes on a saucer bell, the wide case with an inlaid frieze over a shaped door flanked by conforming pilasters, above a cross banded lower board raised upon bracket feet, 236cm high, two weights and pendulumCondition reportCase appears in good condition, probably re polished, left hand rear foot missing, back boards are in sound condition, dial looks clean with the numerals possibly re touched at some point, movement also appears to be in good condition, although no guarantee of working order
A late 19th century French brass carriage timepiece, by R & Co, Paris, the 5cm white dial applied with Roman numerals enclosing the single train movement, with visible escapement, stamped with the makers name, 11cm highCondition report Clock runs when wound, although no guarantee of working condition, very light tarnishing to the case only, very tiny chip to bottom RH corner of the rear glass door. No cracks or chips to the dial
An early 20th century oak cased Westminster chime longcase clock, the arched hood with barley twist pilasters flanking the 33cm gilt metal break arch dial, the silvered bezel applied with Arabic numerals and centred with a subsidiary second dial below two further subsidiary dials, chime/silent and Whittington/Westminster, the three train movement strikes on eight tubular gongs, the longest 182cm, above the case door inset with two glazed panels each with angular moulded spandrels, opening to three brass cased weights and pendulum, flanked by conforming barley twist pilasters over a carved lower panel upon a plinth base, 227cm high, three weights and pendulum
A George III oak and mahogany cross banded thirty hour longcase clock signed Thomas W M Hay, Shrewsbury, the 29cm painted dial with floral spandrels, centred with a date aperture and the makers name, enclosing the chain driven movement striking on a saucer bell, the refurbished case with freestanding reeded pilasters over the shaped and cross banded door and conforming lower panel, 227cm high, weight and pendulum
A late 19th century crema Valencia marble mantel clock, the domed case housing the 11cm white enamelled dial with applied Roman numerals and the two train movement stamped 'S.G.D.G Brevete, 25923', the movement striking on a saucer bell, raised upon an integrated plinth base, 41cm highCondition reportLacking rear door and pendulum, 7cm vertical repaired crack to rear of plinth, restoration to the front of the plinth, LH corner, other minor nibbles to clock case, working condition of movement is unknown
A mid 18th century and later oak cabinet on stand, the moulded cornice above two fielded panel doors and a shaped apron, raised upon cabriole legs with pointed pad feet, 158cm H x 124cm W x 44cm D Provenance: Ruyton Hall, ShropshireCondition report18th century and later constructed, interior shelves and lock much later, stand appears to be associated, minor joint splits to sides and doors, condition appears to be sound with no visible worm or rot, although the cabinet appears to be later assembled.Joint splits to the door are fixed rather than loose
A George III style oak and mahogany cross banded Shropshire type dresser, mid 20th century, the inverted breakfront high back with open shelves flanked by spice cupboards, above a base set with a central two door cupboard flanked by four drawers, raised on cabriole front legs and pad feet, 205cm H x 117cm W x 48cm D
A fine mid 19th century floorstanding mahogany regulator with mercury jar pendulumAttenborough, 84 Brompton Road, London. Further signed 'THIS CLOCK SHEWS GREENWICH MEAN TIME' (sic)The case with pierced dependent cresting below the dial revealed through the full length curved-top glazed door with two locks (keys present) over a recessed panel base, the 11.5 inch silvered dial signed for Attenborough with sight ring and minute track framing the large subsidiaries for running seconds and Roman hours, all with blued steel hands, the substantial plates set on a very heavy brass base via three substantial L-shaped brackets and united by five heavy tapering pillars screwed to the frontplate, with Harrison's maintaining power, wheels of six crossings, high count pinions and jewelled pallets to the deadbeat escapement, the steel crutch with fine-screw beat adjustment to the mercury jar pendulum with further regulation screw adjsutment, reading against an engraved silvered beat scale, the whole movement mounted on a massive cast iron bracket secured to the backboard of the case, with brass weight and fancy pulley of six-crossings. 1.95m (6ft 4.5ins) highFootnotes:The name 'Attenborough' and the number '84' have both been engraved over a hammered up area (as can be seen from the back of the dial), the Brompton Road and GMT proclamation appear to be original. It would be sensible to assume, therefore, that Attenborough bought this regulator for his own shop or workshop from one of his retiring neighbours on the Brompton Road. Two Attenboroughs are known to have traded in London, James in 1857 and George in 1869, George took his son into partnership in 1875.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good mid 19th century carved mahogany floorstanding regulator showing centre secondsSigned Anderson, ElginThe drum shaped hood with intricate carved floral decoration centred by a rose, a shamrock and a thistle over a glazed trunk door framed by bold scrolls on a carved base, the heavy bezel secured via a pair of lift-off bayonet fittings, the 11 inch silvered dial now signed for Anderson of Elgin, with outer Arabic seconds track enclosing subsidiaries for Arabic minutes and Roman hours, each with a trefoil-tipped blued-steel hand, the movement with substantial plates united by four heavy pillars, with Harrison's maintaining power to a jewelled deadbeat escapement, with wooden-rod pendulum and large lenticular bob, driven by a small brass-clad weight. 1.86m (6ft 1in) high. (Puller)Footnotes:In common with other 19th century regulators, evidence to the rear of the dial indicates that Anderson was not the first maker/retailer of this clock. An Anderson (no first name) is listed as working in Elgin in 1861. This clock probably served in another clock or watchmakers workshop, or perhaps a retail jewellers as a time standard for the other timekeepers on the bench or for sale.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare late 17th century French brass-inlaid ebony and tortoiseshell 'Pendule Religieuse' of two-week durationPierre Le Maire, ParisThe rectangular case (possibly from the Boulle workshop) with twin suspension eyes and bell mounted to the top, obscured by the shallow arch inlaid with flowing foliage between a pair of pedestals supporting swagged urns, the sides with tall narrow arched glazed panels, the solid rear door veneered to the inside in book-matched walnut, the front door lock opened with the winding key with an intricate inlaid border and finely moulded frame, on a moulded base, the 8 inch chapter ring with each minute hand engraved to the outer edge framing the Roman numerals, meeting arrow-head half-hour markers, and quarter hour band, set above the oval gilt brass signature cartouche supported by a pair of heralds, all on a black velvet background, the square brass 14-day movement united by five vase shaped pillars pinned through the backplate, the going train with verge escapement and short bob pendulum on silk between cycloidal cheeks, the strike train with solid outside numbered countwheel with delicate blued steel gate, sounding on the bell above via the vertical hammer with octagonal head. Ticking and striking, together with a winding key. 45cms (17.5ins) highFootnotes:While best known for the highly elaborate furniture supplied to the King and Court, Andre Charles Boulle was also known to supply numerous clock makers with the more 'standard' clock cases of the time - Reinier Plomp in 'Early French Pendulum Clocks 1658-1700' lists numerous makers known to have been clients of the Boulle workshop, including Louis Barroneau, Joseph Barroneau, Pierre du Chesne, Antoine Gaudron, Pierre Gaudron, Nicolas Gribelin, Mathieu Margeurite, Balthazar (II) Martinot, Giles (II) Martinot, Henry Martinot, and Isaac and Jacques Thuret. His workshop was centrally located and just as in other major cities of the time, artistic centres of interdependent trades soon evolved. Each craftsman relying on several neighbouring related trades such as case makers, gilders, bell founders, engravers etc. Pierre Le Maire worked in St Germain, Paris circa 1675 along with his son Jean. His clockmaking neighbours included Pierre de Baufre, Isaac-Paul Du Hamel, Jacques Gosselin, Nicolas Hanet and Nicolas Gribelin (a known Boulle client). A minor quirk of his workshop was to use the movement winding key as the case door key. The Le Maires were Protestants and following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, he and his son were imprisoned in St Germain Abbey. Their workshop material was sold in 1687, after which it is thought they settled in Amsterdam.Literature: Reinier Plomp 'Early French Pendulum Clocks 1658-1700' page 69, figures 119 and 120.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine late 17th century French 'contra-partie' brass inlaid clock of long durationDaniel Clavier, ParisThe case possibly attributable to Andre Charles Boulle and decorated allover with cut brass over tortoiseshell and silvered inlay in the 'contra-partie' technique, the arched cresting flanked by a pair of pedestals and surmounted by three swagged urn flambe finials, the long door with a beaded bezel over a shaped drapery cartouche flowing over the base between the cast ball feet, the sides set with arched windows framed by seven geometric panels of tortoiseshell within silvered line borders, the arched black velvet-covered dial with silvered Roman chapter ring with each minute hand engraved to the edge, with good pierced and engraved gilt hands, set over an applied Baroque style signature plaque centred by a female mask, the rectangular plates united by five pillars (four vase-shaped in brass and one facetted steel) pinned through the backplate, with verge escapement to a light pendulum with lenticular bob suspended on silk between cycloidal cheeks, the strike train with numbered outside countwheel, decorative steel stopwork, striking the hours and the half-hours on the bell above, signed in a flowing script to the lower edge Daniel Clavier a Paris. Ticking and striking, together with a winding key and door key. 58cms (22.5ins) high. Footnotes:Daniel Clavier is recorded as working in La Cite, Paris from 1679 until 1685. His neighbours included Pierre Du Chesne, Samuel Panier, Joseph Baronneau, Isaac-Paul Du Hamel, Pierre Gaudron, Pierre Langlois and the Martinot family - many of them clients of Andre Charles Boulle. Another clock by him is illustrated in Plomp, 'Early French Pendulum Clocks' figure 128.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A first half of the 19th century brass inlaid rosewood quarter chiming table clockJohn Palmer, Great Marylebone Street, LondonThe arched top case over fish scale side frets, side handles and mother of pearl escutcheon on brass ball feet, the 5.75 inch signed silvered arched Roman dial with Breguet style hands with strike/silent subsidiary, the twin gut fusee movement with anchor escapement rack striking the hours on a bell and the quarters on a nested rack of 8 bells and 8 hammers, the backplate with running foliate border, two labels inside the left door jamb for Hart Bros. Jewellers & Watchmakers, Muswell Hill, London. Ticking and striking, sold with a case key and winding key. 37 (14 1/2ins) high (4)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare third quarter of the 17th century brass-mounted ebony 'Pendule Religieuse'Balthazar Martinot, ParisThe rectangular case with twin suspension loops to the rear, the pierced cresting obscuring the bell behind, over a moulded cornice, shaped glazed side panels and a moulded plinth raised on turned feet, the front door with applied pierced cast border, the rear door veneered to the inside with walnut in an ebony crossbanded border, the rectangular dial hinged on the left hand side and mounted to each corner with a foliate cast 'spandrel' framing the elaborate hinged signature plaque (with pendulum slot behind) and the 7 inch chapter ring with each minute hand engraved to the periphery enclosing the Roman hours, star-shaped half-hour markers and inner quarter hour track, with good pierced fancy hands, all mounted on dark velvet, the small rectangular movement united by four ring-turned pillars pinned to the rear, both wheel trains wound via a single 'tandem winding' barrel, the going with verge escapement and short bob pendulum suspended within cylcoidal cheeks set on an elaborate cock, the verge arbor set on another separate cock, the strike train with solid outside countwheel with each hour numbered, signed along the lower edge of the plates. Ticking and striking. 43cms (17ins) highFootnotes:Balthazar Martinot (1636–1714) was born in Rouen into a family of clockmakers, and was working in Paris by 1660. He was highly regarded, becoming Valet de Chambre-Horloger Ordinaire de la Reine Anne of Austria in 1665, and clockmaker to the King Louis XIV. His clocks had beautiful cases, notably those made by Jean-Michel Ziegler and André-Charles Boulle, and were sold to royalty. He retired to Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1710, where he died a few years later.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good early 19th century mahogany table clockGeorge St John, LondonThe break arch case surmounted by a brass handle, over the brass strung door and reticulated side frets, raised on a shallow plinth base and brass bracket feet, the signed 7.75 inch silvered Roman and Arabic dial with engraved floral borders and subsidiary strike/silent dial to the arch, the two train fusee movement with anchor escapement, trip repeat and rack striking on a bell, the plates united by five knopped pillars, the backplate engraved with a vacant foliate cartouche and fitted with a pendulum lock. 48cm (19in)Footnotes:George St John is listed in Westminster in 1808.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good 19th century French miniature engraved brass oval carriage timepiece set with four shaped polychrome enamel panelsThe case surmounted by a scrolled handle over an oval bevelled glass inspection panel, polychrome foliate side panels and rear door, on an engraved stepped base, the enamelled Roman dial with blued-steel spade hands, the movement with silvered lever platform escapement with compensated bi-metallic balance. 10cms (3 1/2ins) high (1)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 17th century and later gilt brass mounted ebony and ebonised table clockChristopher Gould, London, with high quality 19th century replacement movement The case with later inverted bell top, four finials and a bold handle over rectangular side panels containing cast brass mounts, the front door with silk-backed sound fret and cast escutcheons, the 7 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with minute and quarter-hour tracks, the matted centre with curved (now filled and engraved) mock pendulum aperture, and decorated chamfered date aperture, the replacement movement of substantial construction, with thick plates united by five heavy turned pillars, twin gut fusees, the strike train with brass tear-drop shaped hammer head acting on a bell, the going train with anchor escapement. Ticking and striking, with pendulum and two case keys. 41cms (16ins) highFootnotes:Christopher Gould was a maker of great repute who was free of the Clockmakers Company in 1682. He is perhaps best known for the exquisite inlaid cases that so many of his clocks inhabit. In the 19th century it was not unheard of for clockmakers to replace entire movements rather than attempt to restore them. The movement of the current lot is better than many of the time, with good brass work and well finished trains. Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy is perhaps best known for this practice of substitution, famously exchanging the movement from a Thomas Tompion table clock reputedly presented by King Charles II to Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. He later presented the movement to the Institute of Civil Engineers where it still resides, displayed in a glass case.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A first half of the 18th century ebonised table clock with pull cord repeatRichard Peckover, LondonThe caddy top with knopped handle and moulded cornice over circular and shaped side panels on a moulded plinth base, the 7 inch arched brass Roman and Arabic dial with silvered chapter ring with blued-steel hands, the matted centre with recessed oval signature cartouche and mock pendulum aperture, with subsidiaries for date, strike/silent and rise-and-fall regulation, the twin gut fusee movement with pivotted verge escapement rack striking the hours on a bell, chiming the quarters on a nest of 6 bells and hammers, the signature within a symmetrical engraved pattern of rolling foliage. Two labels attached to the inside of the rear door from Hart Bros. Jewellers & Watchmakers, Muswell Hill, London dated 1918, 1936 and 1940. A further circular label is on the left rear door jamb for Steinmann, London no.153. Ticking and striking, sold with a case key and an associated winding key. 47cms (18 1/2ins) high (3)Footnotes:Richard Peckover may have been born in 1685 in St. Giles, Cripplegate parish, London. He was active circa 1700-1754, based in Change Alley from 1735 and the Royal Exchange from 1751. He probably took over Quare & Horseman's business in 1733. He is buried at St Helen's Bishopsgate.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A MID 19th century French brass centre seconds carriage clock made for the Chinese marketJapy FreresThe one piece case with large top inspection panel and integral repeat button over glazed sides, the solid rear door with shuttered winding and setting apertures, the white rectangular Roman dial with blued-steel Breguet style hands, over three subsidiaries for date, alarm and day of the week (in French), the signed movement with engraved platform escapement and monometallic balance to a 'crab-claw' duplex escapement, striking the hours and half hours on a bell. Ticking, striking and repeating. 18cms (7ins) high (1)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A mid 19th century French one-piece, bell-striking and repeating centre-seconds carriage clock with calendarRetailed by Barwise, ParisThe rectangular case surmounted by a fancy handle over a large bevelled inspection panel with repeat button set through the glass, over similar side panels on a plinth base, the white rectangular enamel dial with Roman numerals signed at VI within the minute track, over subsidiary dials for alarm, day and date, the movement wound through the shuttered rear door, with repeat signature and the number 220 LM, with replaced lever platform escapement striking and repeating on a bell, Sold with a brass double ended winding key. 18cms (7ins) high (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare mid 19th century English gilt brass carriage clock in original travelling caseJames McCabe, London, number 3278The case with ribbed handle over a heavy bevelled glass top panel with repeat button through the glass, over similar side panels to a plinth base, the signed and numbered silvered Roman dial with original blued steel fleur de lis hands set within an angled sight ring, the solid rear cover offering fast/slow regulation, strike/silent lever and hinged shutters for hand setting, and winding the two fusees, the going train with Harrison's maintaining power to the underslung English lever platform escapement with gilt monometallic balance, the striking train sounding on a blued steel coiled gong on the hour, the backplate signed James McCabe London, 3278. Sold together with the original baize-lined brass-banded mahogany travelling case with recessed campaign-style handle, lifting (hinged) front cover and lockable rear door (key present), together with a numbered winding key engraved 3278, mountable on an internal brass post. 19.5cms (7 1/2ins) high (4) The case 19cms (7ins) high. The travelling case 19.5cms (7.75ins) high. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE and rare mid 19th century ENGRAVED GILT brass CARRIAGE TIMEPIECEJ. F. Cole for R. & S. Garrard, Panton Street, HaymarketThe case with chased foliate handle with C-scroll terminals over concave columns, ball finials and a stepped base, the top panel, sides and rear door all engraved with scenes from the Age of Chivalry, including knights on horseback and heraldic devices, the silvered rectangular Roman dial engraved with flowers and scrolls with original blued steel fleur-de-lys hands, the movement with rectangular plates united by four screwed pillars, chain fusee to a platform with cut bimetallic balance with trapezoidal weights and under-slung lever escapement. The backplate signed 'Made by J.F.COLE, for R&S GARRARD & Co, Panton Street, Haymarket.' Together with an associated red leather case. Ticking. 5 ¼ in (13.3cm) high including handleFootnotes:Provenance: The collection of Dr Eugene Antelis. James Ferguson Cole was Thomas's elder brother. He was equally as gifted and specialised in watches and clocks, many inspired by A.L. Breguet.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE AND RARE mid 19th century ENGRAVED GILT brass CARRIAGE TIMEPIECEDent, Watch Maker to the Queen, No.374The chased handle with C-scroll terminals over an engine turned top panel framed in foliate engraving, the sides matching and the rear door centred by an elaborate floral group, set between concave pillars ball finials and a shaped base, the silvered rectangular Roman dial with original blued steel hands and engraved with flowers and scrolls, the movement united by four screwed pillars, chain fusee to a lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the back and front plates numbered 374. Ticking. 5 ½ in (14cm) high including handleFootnotes:Provenance: The collection of Dr Eugene Antelis.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A second quarter of the 19th century French ormolu grande sonnerie 'Pendule d'Officier' with pull repeat and alarm.Meuron & Comp., the case stamped Aime BillonThe classical inspired case with wreath handle over a pediment and lyre bossed sides on lion's paw feet, with two cords (one for repeat, the other for alarm winding), with lever below offering options for grande sonnerie, petite sonnerie and silence, the signed 3.75 inch Arabic dial with blued steel Breguet style hands with alarm setting hand, the hinged fretted rear door revealing the spring driven movement with lever escapement and external strike and repeat work, striking the hours, half hours and quarters on a pair of blued-steel coiled gongs on two hammers. 26.5cms (10inches) high (1)Footnotes:An example of the same style of case can be found in Robert's, Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks, p.241, Fig.15-1.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and very rare 19th century English quarter striking giant lacquered brass carriage clockJames McCabe, Royal Exchange London, 2677The case surmounted by a ribbed handle over a bevelled glass inspection panel, similar sides and a lockable solid rear door with shuttered apertures for hand setting and winding, fast-slow regulation and strike/silent, on a plinth base, the one-piece signed and silvered Roman dial with blued-steel fleur-de lys hands, signed and numbered twin chain fusee movement with large gilt lever platform escapement with cut and compensated bimetallic balance, striking the hours and quarters on a pair of blued-steel coiled gongs mounted on two substantial blocks. Ticking and striking. Sold with a double ended numbered key. 19cms (7inches) high (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A first half of the 18th century ebony table timepiece with interesting provenanceJames Snelling, LondonThe case surmounted by a knopped and foliate handle over an inverted caddy top and moulded cornice, over arched glass side panels on a raised base, with applied label to the rear door, the 5.75 inch signed arched brass dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring with matted centre and chamfered apertures for the mock pendulum and the date, with blued steel hands, framed by Indian head spandrels, the single wire fusee movement now with a later anchor escapement, the backplate signed 'J. Snelling, London' within foliate scrollwork set within a wide wheatear border. Sold with a winding key and case key. 43cms (16 1/2ins) high (4)Footnotes:James Snelling was active from 1712-1751.A printed label for Jump & Sons, 93 Mount Street, London, is applied to the inside of the rear door with the handwritten name 'Lord Elphinstone'. This presumably relates to a time when the clock was serviced in the early 20th century. It is not known how long it had been in the Elphinstone family at that time. Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone (1869-1955) was a Scottish nobleman who married Lady Mary Bowes-Lyon on 24 July 1910 in St Margaret's Westminster. She was the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the sister of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and godmother to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good late 18th century French tortoiseshell and Boulle work clock with original bracketSeugnot, A ParisSurmounted by the boldly cast figure of a young Mercury and a goat over a waisted case on scroll feet, on the original concave-sided wall bracket, inlaid all over with tortoiseshell, cut brass and ormolu foliate scrollwork mounts, the front door mount depicting a putto carrying a basket of flowers, the 8.75 inch cast gilt dial framing the Roman and Arabic enamel numerals with gilt hands, the spring driven movement with rectangular plates united by four knopped and pinned pillars, with silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on the bell set above, striking the hours and half hours. Sold with a silk suspension pendulum, large winding key and case key. 94cms (37inches) high (6)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine mid 19th century miniature carriage timepiece with lapis lazuli side panelsThomas Cole, London, retailed by R. & S. Garrard, Panton Street, HaymarketThe engraved case with garlands and scrolls, square corner columns with ball finials, surmounted by a scroll handle, the sides and top with shaped masks to frame the lapis lazuli panels, the hinged back door engraved with a bouquet, the silvered Roman numeral dial, engraved with flowers and scrolls, with blued steel hands, the movement with rectangular plates, going barrel, lever escapement vertically mounted on back plate, plain three arm balance. 3 ½ in (8.5cm) high including handleFootnotes:Provenance: The collection of Dr Eugene Antelis. For a virtually identical pre-numbered clock with malachite panels signed by Cole for R & S Garrard & Co., see Hawkins, J.B. (1975) Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking. Sydney: Macarthur Press, p 149, Item 54.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and very rare late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating table timepieceThomas Tompion, Londini Fecit, un-numbered, circa 1680-85Surmounted by a bold facetted foliate-bud handle on internal pommels set on flowerhead mounts, the caddy with four applied foliate scroll mounts set against red silk, the moulded cornice over long rectangular glazed side panels to a moulded plinth base on turned bun feet, the front door with pierced brass sound fret over twin escutcheons to the uprights. The 6 inch square gilt brass dial signed 'Tho. Tompion Londini Fecit' along the lower edge within a single line border enclosing the winged cherub's head spandrels, the silvered chapter ring with five-minute Arabic numerals, minute track and Roman hours divided by meeting arrow-head half-hour markers and inner quarter hour track, the finely matted centre with good blued steel hands, and typical three latched dial feet to the movement.The movement united by six latched, knopped and ringed pillars, the frontplate measuring 15cms x 21cms (6ins x 8.25ins) and cut to accommodate part of the elaborate brass and steel quarter striking train, the larger backplate measuring 16.5cms x 21cms (6.5ins x 8.25ins) cut with an arched aperture to accommodate the protruding hour bell, and further cut for the pivotted quarter striking levers, signed across the centre 'Tho Tompion Londini Fecit' in a rectangle, the lower third of the plate decorated with symmetrical flower heads on stalks emanating from the lower edge, the upper portion of the plate with a further six flowerheads within foliage. The verge escapement mounted on a knife edge and driven by a chain fusee and short pendulum with pear shaped bob. The hours and quarters struck at will by pulling a cord from either side of the case (each repeat cord passing through a brass ferrule), struck on two bells and hammers. 35cms (13 1/2ins) highFootnotes:Jeremy Evans lists only five un-numbered 8-day spring driven timepieces by Thomas Tompion. All are in ebony Phase One cases and all have the bell set into a cut-out aperture in the large backplate. Two emanate from two of the great 20th century collections, the first from The Wetherfield Collection, inventory number 23, which with the added complication of an alarm train sold at Christies, London, June 2011 for £289,000. The second from the Iden collection, (illustrated in Percy Dawson's overview published by the Antique Collectors Club 1987 on page 87) which is now in private hands.The cut out was necessary because at this time Tompion used a backplate that was larger than the frontplate. It is a rare feature, but others are known, the latest known to us dates to circa 1687. R.W. Symonds in his standard work illustrates three backplates with cut-outs for the bell:Figure 174 - the backplate of clock number 22, the angle of the shoulders are comparable with the current lot, however the repeat slots run all the way to the edge of the plate, the signature sits within a full pattern of flowers and foliage. Figure 176 - the backplate of clock number 66 has smaller, shallower shoulders and the repeat is activated via a Z-bar. The engraving is lighter than figure 174 and more comparable to the current lot. Figure 181 clock number 96. A similar engraved backplate with cut-out but a Z-bar repeat system was sold in these rooms and is illustrated in Dzik, 'Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800', 2019, Wild Boar Publications, p.109, Fig.7.10.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare late 17th century ebony veneered table clockHenry Jones, LondonThe caddy top with facetted handle set on internal pommels and centred by tied foliage, each of the four sides applied with repousse gilt brass mounts over a moulded cornice, the sides further set with repousse sound frets above long glazed panels, the front door with four applied mounts over a moulded base raised on brass-mounted bun feet, the 6.25 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the Roman and Arabic silvered chapter ring with outer minute band marked in 5s, and inner quarter hour track, the half-hours demarcated by elaborate meeting-arrowheads, the finely matted centre with chamfered date aperture and fettled steel hands, the twin gut fusee movement united by three square-section pillars to the lower half and two knopped pillars to the upper part with knife edge verge escapement with pear shaped bob to the pendulum, the strike train with an engraved silvered outside countwheel centred by a multi-leaved flowerhead, the plain backplate with double line border signed in a shield-shaped drapery cartouche 'Henricus Jones Londini', further mounted with outside barrel ratchets with elaborate stops supported by a shaped and pierced brass spring. 34cms (1ft 2ins) high. Footnotes:Henry Jones (1642-1695) was the son of a vicar and in 1654 he left home for London. He was originally apprenticed to Benjamin Hill but quickly turned over to Edward East. He became a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company in 1663, was an Assistant in 1676 and became Master in 1691. During his thirty year working life he took on fourteen apprentices. In October 1692 he matched Edward Easts contribution of £100 to the Clockmakers Charity for '5 poor widows having Annually the Benefitt thereof Forever'. A study of his work reveals the debt he owed to East's teachings - his early flat-topped table clocks in tall rectangular cases, clocks with engraved fruit corners and night clocks for instance. But however much his work was influenced by his Master, he managed to develop certain personal flourishes that allow his work to stand out from the crowd even today. His use of dotted half-hour markers and heavy engraved lines on movements, and the visible barrel ratchets with elaborate stops mounted on the backplates are just some of the visual cues to his work. An extensive account of the life and work of Jones 'Henry Jones - Clockmaker of London' by C.Stuart Kelley was published in four parts in Antiquarian Horology, beginning Volume 27, No.2, December 2002.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine late 17th century ebony architectural longcase clockJohn Fromanteel, LondonThe architectural case with triangular pediment supported by Composite columns and centred by a typical Fromanteel shield mount over spirally twisted turned columns, three quarter to the front and quarter to the rear, over a 42-inch long trunk door with raised moulded edge framing proud panels and a moulded octagonal lenticle over a plain rectangular base on bun feet. The ten inch square brass dial signed along the lower edge 'Johannes Fromanteel, Londini fecit' with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the narrow silvered chapter ring with outer Arabic minute track, Roman hours and inner quarter hour track divided by fleur-de-lyse half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with large Arabic subsidiary seconds dial, matted shutters and chamfered date aperture, with blued steel hands, and four latched dial feet.The weight driven movement with tall rectangular plates measuring 19cms x 12cms (7.5ins x 4.75ins) united by five knopped and ringed pillars latched to the frontplate, the going train with bolt-and-shutter maintaining power and anchor escapement, the strike train with outside countwheel sounding the hour on a bell, further mounted on the backplate with an L-shaped brass bracket to allow secure fixing to the backboard of the case. 1.95m (6ft 4.5ins) high.Footnotes:Comparable longcase clocks by John Fromanteel feature in Garnier & Hollis: 'Innovation & Collaboration' An exhibition held at Bonhams London, September 2018, Exhibit numbers 55, 60, 77 and 78. Two others are illustrated in The Iden Collection, Volume 1, Nos. 9. and 10. Ahasuerus Fromanteel's 1658 advert has ensured that his name willbe forever associated with the introduction of the pendulum clock toBritain, but one could argue that a more involved role was played byhis lesser-known son John. It was after all, John, and not Ahasuerus,who travelled to The Hague in September 1657 and worked alongsideSalomon Coster at the bench in his workshop, discussing the technologies before him. It was John who returned to London andimparted the knowledge to his father and he was surely involved inthe production and finishing of those earliest clocks such as the sublime'Cupid Fromanteel' sold in these rooms June 2011.John was the eldest of three sons. He was born in 1638 andapprenticed to his father in April 1652 at the age of fourteen. He latertransferred to his brother-in-law, Thomas Loomes from whom he wasfreed in July 1663. He died sometime before 1692.( See Loomes,'Clockmakers of Britain', Mayfield Books, 2014, p208)It has been suggested that those clocks signed by him were madebetween circa 1667 when his father left for Holland, and circa1680 when he moved with his brother (Ahasuerus II) to Vijendam,Amsterdam, giving a window of production of only 12 years or so.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good late 18th century mahogany single pad top bracket clock with alarm and pull quarter repeatRaymond, LondonThe arched top with brass carrying handle over rectangular glass side panels the four corners and door frames edged in brass, over a moulded base and brass ogee feet, the signed 5 inch white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with alarm disc to centre with gilt brass hands, and subsidiary dials above XII for strike/silent and rise-and-fall regulation, the twin gut fusee movement with pivotted verge escapement and rack strike on the bell, signed in a scroll cartouche framed by a running formal border, the engraved lenticular pendulum bob secured by a hinged engraved bracket. Ticking, striking, repeating and alarm operational. Sold with a brass winding key and two case keys. 36cms (14inches) high (4)Footnotes:Raymond of London was active around 1780.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good late 17th century walnut marquetry month-going longcase clock with ten inch dialRobert Dingley, London The case surmounted by a (later?) carved cherub and scroll cresting over a velvet-backed pierced soundfret raised on turned three-quarter Doric columns, the 41 inch long trunk door with half-round moulded edge framing six panels of bird and foliate inlay in different woods and green-stained boxwood, all within an oyster veneered ground, the base panel featuring a bird with outstretched wings, raised on bun feet, the sides inlaid with oyster-veneered panels. The ten inch square brass dial framed by well cast and finished winged-cherubs head spandrels, signed along the lower edge Robert Dingley London, the chapter ring with Arabic minute track enclosing the Roman numerals, fancy half hour markers and inner quarter hour track, the finely matted centre with Arabic subsidiary seconds ring and chamfered date aperture, the tall rectangular plates united by seven knopped and ringed pillars, with five-wheel trains, the going terminating in an anchor escapement, the strike operated via a small outside countwheel and detent. 2.02m (6ft 7ins) high.Footnotes:Robert Dingley was the son of Thomas Dingley of Ewell in Surrey . He was apprenticed to Richard Pierce from 1661 until 1668. He established his business at George Yard, Lombard Street and worked for another thirty years although surprisingly little of his work survives. He took on seven apprentices including Benjamin Willoughby and George Tyler (see lot 70 in this sale). It is noted that he experimented with the power supply to quarter repeating table clock movements. One of his later clocks, a seaweed marquetry longcase, is illustrated in Dawson, Drover, Parkes, Early English Clocks, Woodbridge 1982, plate 400. Another with similarities to the Knibb workshop is illustrated in R.A.Lee in 'The Knibb Family Clockmakers' Byfleet 1964, plate 188 described as follows:'Long case clock by Robert Dingley, London showing the influence of the Knibb family in dial design. Case also from Knibbs' casemaker.' and again as an 'Olivewood long case clock inlaid with panels of floral marquetry with green stained ivory leaves. Delicately cut skeleton dial similar to many by Joseph Knibb.' This clock was sold in these rooms 13th December 2011, lot 110.The backboard carries an 18th century (?) handwritten label 'Mr J W Stee...Chew Stoke to be left....call for....'The interior of the trunk door carries a late 17th/early 18th century printed Equation of Time chart entitled: 'A TABLE of Equation of Natural Days SHEWING How much a Clock or Watch ought to be faster or slower than a Sun Dial, and Day of the Year....Printed for Joseph and Thomas Windmill, Watchmakers at the Dial in Tower Street, London.'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good last quarter of the 18th century miniature tavern clockJohn Davis, Windsor The 17 inch painted dial with moulded edge framing the Arabic minute track and Roman numerals, with heart-shaped hands (the minute counter balanced), over a shaped section boldly signed 'John Davis. Windsor' within painted gilt scrolls, the short trunk door applied with a coloured print of two gentlemen dining at a table, the lower section with unusual ogee moulded door, hinged to the right and locking to the left, the weight driven movement wound through a shuttered aperture in the dial and with five knopped pillars, five-wheel train terminating in an anchor escapement powered by a barrel of seven turns. 88cms (2ft 11ins) high.Footnotes:John Davis is recorded as working circa 1749-1784. Provenance: Single family ownership for the last 30 years. Purchased from Strike One, Islington, London, February 1991.Literature:This clock is recorded as 'A very rare miniature white round dial.' in Gatto, M. (2010) The Tavern Clocks. Bath: Tavernicus Publishing, p119. It is the only Davis wall clock recorded and the only miniature example with a print on the door. It is also featured in 'Millers Clocks' 2000, and Clocks Magazine January 1984.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 18th century Chinoiserie decorated tavern clockWilliam Stevens, CirencesterThe 28 inch black and gilt circular dial with well moulded bezel framing the gilt Roman and Arabic numerals and minute band over a pair of ears and the two-line signature 'Willm. Stevens, CIRENCESTER', the 19 inch shaped trunk door with Chinoiserie scenes incorporating two birds flying over buildings and a pair of walking figures, the sides decorated with flower heads, the chisel-foot base with applied and decorated moulding, the weight driven movement with tapered plates united by four knopped pillars, the four-wheel train with large barrel and anchor escapement TO COMEFootnotes:Provenance:Single family ownership for 23 years. Purchased from Strike One, Islington, London, June 1998.Literature:Discussed in Gatto 'The Tavern Clock', Bath 2010, p.173. Previously housed in the Scole Inn, Norfolk.Rose, E.D. (1978) English Dial Clocks. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club. 1978, illustrated in colour page 70, and detail shots page 72.William Stevens was a working member of the Clockmakers Company between circa 1775 and 1812, first in Gloucester, later in Cirencester at The White Hart Inn.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare late 18th century satinwood bracket clock with original wall bracketGrant, Fleet Street, London, Number 321The tall arched case surmounted by an urn finial on a caddy over reeded scroll supports with foliate boss terminals, the front with recessed shaped panel, the rear solid door with silk-backed circular sound fret, on a bow fronted plinth, on the matching wall bracket with single shaped support, the signed white enamel Roman dial with dotted minute track and matching hands, the twin chain fusee movement with thick plates united by five heavy knopped pillars, with anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell mounted below the plates, the hammer activated by a brass linkage mounted on the signed and numbered backplate The clock case 34cms (13.5ins), the bracket a further 17cms (6.75ins) high. Total height 51cms (20ins) high.Footnotes:John Grant of Fleet Street was active from 1781 and died in 1810. A similar satinwood clock with enamel dial but no wall bracket is illustrated in Barder, R.C.R. (1993) The Georgian Bracket clocks 1714 – 1830. Suffolk: The Antique Collectors' Club, plate VI/17.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good early 19th century mahogany chequer-strung stick barometerJames Gatty, High Holborn, LondonSurmounted by a broken swan neck pediment centred by a brass finial over a hinged glazed door revealing the signed silvered dial marked with seven weather predictions from 28 to 31 inches, with manual vernier and mercury thermometer over a long trunk with visible tube terminating in a hemispherical cistern cover. 97cms (38ins) highFootnotes:James Gatty of Holborn, London was active c.1800-c.1810.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MINIATURE CORNER CUPBOARD. A miniature mahogany fronted corner cupboard with inlaid decoration & glazed hinged door, opening to reveal a single shelf. H21 x Max. D11cm. (A portion of cock beading on the front missing) Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
DOOR FURNITURE. A bronze letter box, a bronze door handle & back plate & one other door handle. Largest handle length, 38cm. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
CORK PRESS ETC. A Victorian cast iron cork press, a painted cast iron oil lamp bracket, a shirt display stand & a carved door knob. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
SHIPS LAMPS. A pair of masthead, metal port & starboard ship's lamps, painted black. (One door rusted & seized). Height 38cm. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Early 20th century tambour-fronted filing cabinet, the moulded cornice above the tambour front, enclosing 12 fall cupboard doors with one door under, on bracket feet, escutcheon marked 'Star Paris', 95cm x 181cmCondition ReportNumerous surface scratches, scuff and knock to the wood. Areas of fading and discolouration. Wear around handles, metal label holder is missing on one door, there is a split to across the bottom cupboard door. General wear and tear. See photos.
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