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Lot 186
George III oak longcase clock, Joseph Atkinson, the stepped pediment above a square door to the hood flanked by columns above a long trunk door and panel base, the brass chapter ring having Roman hours and date aperture, single train movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, 208cm high
Lot 352
A collection of twenty-six Chevrolet model cars in varying scales and car model manufacturers. To include a 1:18 scale Sun Star Metal Die-Cast Chevrolet Impala SS 409- 1961, a 1:18 scale Auto World American Muscle Chevy Impala SS 427- 1967, a 1:18 scale Auto World American Muscle Chevy Biscayne- 1966, a 1:24/27 scale Nex Models Chevrolet Impala SS 396- 1965, a 1:43 scale Whitebox Chevrolet Camaro- 1969 (1/1000pcs), a 1:43 scale Die-Cast American Classics Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop- 1955, a 1:43 scale Kess Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan 4 Door- 1963 (1/250pcs), a 1:43 scale Norev Chevrolet Camaro Z28- 1980, a 1:43 scale BoS Chevrolet Caprice Sedan and a 1:43 scale American Excellence Chevrolet C10. Together with Spark 1:43 scale Chevrolets: Impala Coupe- 1959, Biscayne no.27- Winner Daytona 500- 1960, Camaro Z28- 1970 and a Impala Station Wagon- 1959. TSM Model 1:43 scale: Impala CoNeo Models: Caprice Classic, Camaro Rally Sport- 1978, Malibu 2-Door- 1974, Bel Air Impala 2d Hardtop Coupe- 1958, Nomad Station Wagon- 1961 and a Impala Sport Coupe- 1960. Premium X Die-Cast: Bel Air- 1973 (1/500pcs), Chevelle SS- 1970, Impala Sport Sedan- 1967 and a Camaro Z28RS- #1 24 Hours Spa- 1971. (26)
Lot 353
A collection of eleven Pontiac of varying scale and model car manufacturers. To include a 1:18 scale NEX Pontiac ‘Firebird’ Trans Am- 1972, a American Muscle Pontiac Grand Prix SJ- 1969, a 1:24/27 NEX Pontiac ‘Firebird’- 1967, a 1:43 scale American Excellence Pontiac Bonneville Convertible (1/500pcs) and a American Excellence Pontiac Bonneville HT Coupe (1/500pcs). Together with six 1:43 scale NEO Pontiac model cars; Star Chief Sedan- 1958, Bonneville HT Coupe, GTO Hardtop- 1966, GTO- 1970, GTO ‘The Judge’- 1970 and Bonneville 2 door. (11)
Lot 360
A collection of twenty-one Neo 1:43 scale model cars. To include Alvis TD 21 Saloon, Dodge Polara 2-Door Hardtop Coupe- 1960, a Honda Prelude MK1 (1/300pcs), a Audi 200 Quattro 20V, a Mitsubishi Sapporo MK1, a Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 2500i- 1985 (1/300pcs), Alfa Romeo 2300 Rio, Daimler Double Six Vanden Plas, a Datsun 200L Laurel C230, a Datsun Bluebird U910, Chrysler Imperial Sedan, Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Hardtop Coupe- 1957, Plymouth Fury Hardtop- 1958, Mercury Parklane Hardtop- 1959, Plymouth Fury Hardtop- 1958, Saab 90- 1985, Plymouth Sport Fury 2 door Hardtop, Rover P5b Coupe, Lincoln Continental Mk.III Hhardtop Coupe- 1958, Maserati Quattroporte III (1/300pcs) and a Lincoln Mark IV. (21)
Lot 354
A collection of transport and public service vehicles to include a 1:43 scale IXO Model Tatra Phoenix Euro 6 8x8 (Tipper) and a 1:43 scale Setra S215 HD. Together with a Greenlight 1:43 scale 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe for U.S Customs and Border Protection. Corgi Die-Cast 1:43 scale Ford Capri MK1 3000 GT from Lancashire County Constabulary, a 1:76 scale Wright Gemini 2, Harry Potter Warner Bros Studios Shuttle Bus and a 1:76 scale New Routemaster London United, 10 Hammersmith. Also with a Neo 1:43 scale Chevrolet Suburban orange/white ambulance, a 1:76 scale Die-Cast Leyland National Long 2 Door Bus Bristol City, a Vanguards 1:43 scale Die-Cast Police Range Rover from West Yorkshire Police, a Vanguard 1:43 scale Die-Cast Ford Sierra XR4i from Devon and Cornwall Police, a MiniChamps 1:43 scale Dodge Monaco Highway Patrol (1/1008pcs) and two unbranded taxi cabs. (13)
Lot 351
A collection of fourteen Rolls Royce model cars varying in size and model manufacturer. To include an immaculate Minichamps 1:18 scale Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II- 1960, a 1:18 scale Paragon Rolls Royce Silver Shadow MPW 2-Door Coupe and a 1:43 scale Neo Rolls Royce Phantom VI- 1968. Together with, 1:43 scale TSM Model: Rolls Royce Ghost- 2009, Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe- 2009, Rolls Royce Silver Spur II- 1991 and a Rolls Royce Phantom- 2009. Unbranded 1:43 scale: Rolls Royce Silver Shadow (1/300pcs), Rolls Royce Corniche, Rolls Royce Silver Spirit and a Rolls Royce Camargue. 1:43 scale Oxford Automobile Company: Rolls Royce Phantom V James Young, Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 1 and a Rolls Royce Corniche convertible. (14)
Lot 114
* WWI RFC. Toy Aeroplane Hangar By Lines Bros., circa 1916, a rare and large painted wooden toy model of an airfield hangar, having glazed tinplate windows and dual-fold double doors, bearing Lines Bros. printed tinplate mark frontis and with applied RFC cap-badge and stencilled squadron marking to rear panel, (one door detached & flag-pole later replacements), together with two period biplane & triplane model aeroplanes, 24 x 24 in (60 x 60 cm)Qty: (3)
Lot 103
The London Motor Show; Ex-Maharajah of Patiala1928 Aston Martin 1½-Litre Standard Sports ModelChassis no. TS10Engine no. ST18•The first 'Standard Sports Model'•Displayed at the 1928 London Motor Show•Unique specification•The third oldest Bertelli-era Aston Martin known to be running•Restored by Ecurie Bertelli LtdFootnotes:Manufactured by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, the first Aston-Martins (the hyphen is correct for the period) rapidly established a reputation for high performance and sporting prowess in the immediate post-WWI years. The company traces its history back to 1914, when Bamford & Martin Ltd built their first car - ultimately known as 'Coal Scuttle' - at their works in Henniker Place, Chelsea. The coming of war saw the two founders engaged in more important activities, and 'Coal Scuttle' remained the sole Bamford & Martin car for some years. The company later changed its name to Aston-Martin, retaining the name of founder Lionel Martin and borrowing from the Aston hill climb near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (the hyphen was later dropped). The first Astons used four-cylinder sidevalve engines, and though the firm experimented with overhead-camshaft types, it was the trusty sidevalves that did most of the winning. In 1922, the sidevalve Aston Martin enjoyed its finest hour when one nicknamed 'Rabbit', and latterly known as 'Bunny', set 25 light-car and 10 outright world speed records at Brooklands. Unfortunately, the management's concentration on motor sport, while accruing invaluable publicity, distracted it from the business of manufacturing cars for sale, the result being just 50-or-so sold by 1925 when the company underwent the first of what would be many changes of ownership. The foundations were laid for the commencement of proper series production with the formation of Aston Martin Motors Ltd in 1926 under the stewardship of Augustus 'Bert' Bertelli and William Renwick. Built at the firm's new Feltham works, the 'new generation' of 1½-litre Aston Martins was first displayed at the 1927 London Motor Show at Olympia. Like his predecessors, 'Bert' Bertelli understood the effect of competition success on Aston Martin sales and sanctioned the construction of two works racers for the 1928 season. Based on the 1½-litre, overhead-camshaft road car, the duo featured dry-sump lubrication, and this feature was carried over to the International sports model, introduced in 1929. In the meantime, Aston Martin had displayed three new models on its stand at the 1928 London Motor Show at Olympia: a four-seat open car, a four-door saloon, and an open two-seater on the short (8' 6') chassis, which was described as the 'Standard Sports Model'. The latter was chassis number 'TS10', the car offered here, which was only the tenth car completed at the firm's new Feltham workshops. Although the Standard Sports Model was described in the catalogue as having a dry sump, 'TS10' was displayed at Olympia with a wet-sump engine, as recorded by Inman Hunter in his definitive work: Aston Martin 1913-1947 (page 95). Finished in brown and boasting long black wings, 'TS10' was sold from the show stand to the Maharajah of Patiala and exported to India where the body's ash frame was replaced with either mahogany or teak to withstand attack from wood-eating insects.Little is known of the car's subsequent history in India; however, in 1967 it was offered for sale by a Mr Paraamjit of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh but did not surface again until it was found - in pieces - by the immediately preceding owner. By this time the Aston had been much modified and lost both its original wet-sump engine and its worm drive rear axle. Restoration was not thought to be possible.However, in 2006 Andy Bell of Ecurie Bertelli Ltd, the world-renowned authority on pre-war Aston Martins, located a 'T' type engine, number 'ST18', and found the last known wet sump in a bin of parts in his workshop. It was decided to restore 'TS10' using this engine and a newly made rear axle. The car was shipped from Malta to Ecurie Bertelli's workshop at Olney in the UK for restoration to exact and original specification, which took almost three years to complete. Unusually, 'TS10' has front-opening doors, which is the original design but not what was commonly found in the era. 'TS10' is the first Standard Sports Model built and a direct ancestor to today's Aston Martins; it is also the third oldest Bertelli-era Aston Martin known to be still running. Unique and magnificently presented, it represents the dawn of one of Britain's greatest sporting marques and would surely take pride of place in any collection of fine Aston Martin motor cars. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 26
A late 19th century French engraved gorge cased repeating carriage clock with alarm, original travelling case and a winding keyGrohe, Wigmore Street, London, no.2162The case with rippled handle over a bevelled glass oval inspection panel, the highly engraved rear door with shuttered winding apertures, the signed white rectangular Roman dial with blued-steel Breguet style hands over the subsidiary alarm dial. The twin train movement with silvered lever platform escapement and bimetallic compensated balance striking the hours and half hours on a coiled blued-steel gong mounted on a block stamped G.B. Ticking, striking and repeating. Sold with the original velvet lined travelling case with glass inspection panel and replaced handle, and a double ended brass winding key. 16cms (6ins) high (3)Footnotes:Purchased from Gerald Marsh in May 2014.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 30
A fine mid 19th century French gilt and engraved brass carriage clock in original case with original numbered keyPaul Garnier, Paris, No.3104The early composite case with shaped four-scroll handle on foliate pommels over bevelled glazed panels to an octagonal base with original wooden block intact below, the solid rear door hinged and set with shuttered apertures for hand setting and winding, engraved all over with foliate scrolls and cross-hatched panels, the signed white enamel rectangular dial with blue Roman numerals and minute band, each 5-minute marked with a single dot and gilt trefoil hands, the signed movement with silvered lever platform escapement and compensated bimetallic balance striking the hours and halves on a bell, in the original leather-covered, velvet lined travelling case with impressed decoration and rare heavy bevelled glass protective front panel. 15cm (6ins) high. (3)Footnotes:Paul Garnier (1801-1869) was renowned for his carriage clocks. He received silver medals in the Paris Exhibition of 1827, 1834 and 1839, as well as gold medals in 1844 and 1849.The travelling case is engraved with an heraldic device of a chained bear and the initials T.W., presumably the first owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 31
A rare mid 19th century French engraved brass repeating carriage clock with original silk-and velvet-lined travel case and keyRetailed by Payne & Co, 163 New Bond Street, London. The movement numbered 1855 and almost certainly supplied by Paul Garnier, The four-scroll handle hinged on bud pommels over a bevelled inspection panel with repeat button passing through the glass, canted corners and bevelled panels to a plinth base, engraved throughout with bold foliate scrolls, running border and lattice-work, the plinth centred by a stylised lion mask, the underside retaining its original wooden block secured by a single screw, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and typical 'Garnier style' trefoil hands over an Arabic alarm-setting dial, the rear of the case with a shuttered non-opening panel with five shuttered apertures for winding and setting of the clock and alarm, together with a regulation index, the spring driven movement striking and repeating on a bell, with gilt lever platform escapement with compensated bimetallic balance. Together with the original silk- and velvet-lined travel case, with original key (hand setting tip lacking) set in its own recessed niche in the base, the lid printed in gilt with the retailers details. Ticking, striking and repeating. 15cms (6ins) high. (3)Footnotes:The case of this clock is an interesting early variant, sitting between the earliest 'one piece' cases of the second quarter of the 19th century and the later fully formed 'multi-piece' cases of the post 1860 period. During the transition from one case style to the other, most early forms used an opening rear door, such as that found in lot 30. This example however, has a solid door thereby constantly protecting the movement from the ingress of dust and fingers. All of the functions of the clock can be activated and adjusted through the shuttered apertures, even fast and slow fine tuning.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 35
A first half of the 19th century grand sonnerie striking mahogany Vienna RegulatorSurmounted by a carved foliate scroll cresting over a long door with chamfered inner edge, over a shaped base, the 8.5 inch lattice-cast brass bezel framing the silvered Roman dial with minute track and blued steel hands, the triple weight driven movement with arched plates, deadbeat escapement rack striking the hours and quarters on a pair of coiled steel gongs. Sold with a small brass winder and three brass weights. 125cms (49ins) high (6)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 43
A late 19th century ebonised mantel clock presented by Lord ChurchillPayne & Co, 163 New Bond Street, LondonThe architectural case with pediment top decorated with the emblem of the Coldstream Guards, over bevelled glass side panels, quatrefoil fret panel rear door on a moulded plinth base bearing the presentation plaque which reads 'Presented by Lord Churchill on his leaving the regiment Septr (sic) 17th 1889.' The 5.75 inch signed and silvered Roman dial with blued steel spade hands set within engraved spandrels. The twin train movement stamped CH VCNE 37643 with anchor escapement, striking the hours and half hours on a coiled gong mounted on a block stamped G.B., with brass pendulum. Ticking and striking. Sold with a case key and associated winding key. 31.5cms (12ins) high (4)Footnotes:The proceeds from the sale this lot will go towards the Charitable Funds of the Coldstream Guards.Hon. Victor Albert Spencer later Lord Churchill (1st Viscount)(23 October 1864 - 3 January 1934) was the son of Francis Spencer, 2nd Baron Churchill. The family descended from Francis Spencer (1779-1845), younger son of the fourth Duke of Marlborough.He was a page of Honour to Queen Victoria from 1876 and 1881 and in 1886 he succeeded to his father's title. Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1884 as a Lieutenant, and stayed in the regiment until 1889 - presenting them with this clock as a parting gift. He was made a viscount in the 1902 Honours List.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 51
An early 18th century walnut longcase clock with published provenanceJeremiah Martin, LondonThe overhanging cornice over a pierced fret on turned Doric columns, the trunk with long door veneered in bookmatched veneers framed by a quarter moulding, over a restored base, the 11 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with cross half-quarter marks, the finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding squares and decorated chamfered date aperture, the movement with five knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on a bell. The case possibly associated. 2.14m (7ft) high.Footnotes:Literature: Illustrated in colour on the back cover of 'The longcase clock', by Eric Bruton (second edition, 1976). A copy of the book is included with this lot. Provenance: Single family ownership for the last 47 years, purchased from Stende Antiques in 1973. Jeremiah Martin worked at Tottenham High Cross, London from circa 1687 to 1716.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
Lot 55
A late 17th century walnut marquetry inlaid longcase clockJeremiah Johnson in Exchange AlleyThe (probably associated) case with moulded cornice over turned Doric columns and a long door inlaid with three panels of bird and flower marquetry, centred by a lenticle with giltwood bezel, the base similarly inlaid, the 11 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic dial, matted centre with ringed winding squares, decorated chamfered date aperture and subsidiary seconds dial, the movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, with anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike on a bell. 2.12m (6ft 11ins) high.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
Lot 56
A late 17th century oyster veneered and marquetry inlaid longcase clock with ten inch dialJohn Clowes, LondonThe associated case with long trunk door centred by a glazed lenticle and inlaid with three shaped panels of birds within flowers and foliage, on a laburnum oyster veneered ground, the sides of the case displaying similar oyster veneered panels, (hood and base panel altered and restored), the 10 inch square brass dial with wide winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring (the minute track unusually marked every 2.5 minutes with alternating dots and crosses), finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring and chamfered date aperture, signed along the lower edge 'John Clowes, Londini, Fecit', the weight driven movement with six knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike on a bell. 2.02m (6ft 8ins) high. Footnotes:John Clowes was born around 1651. He was made a freeman of the Clockmakers Company in January 1672 and described as a 'Great Clockmaker' (the term used to denote a maker of turret/tower clocks). In 1684 he made a clock for King Charles II for the sum of £25. He was made Assistant to the Clockmakers Company in 1708 and Warden in 1713, but he never took up the post. He died in 1717.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
Lot 57
A marquetry longcase clock, late 17th century and laterBrounker Watts, London The case with low caddy top and three gilt wood finials over a sound fret and spiral columns, the long door with four panels of marquetry over an inlaid base (the case restored and partially rebuilt, including some re-veneering), the associated 11 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels interspersed with engraved foliage, the silvered Roman and Arabic dial surrounding the finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and decorated chamfered date aperture, the movement with four knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on a bell, the backplate with evidence of a former securing bracket. 2.19m (7ft 2ins) high.Footnotes:Brounker Watts served his seven year apprenticeship under Joseph Knibb from January 1684 to February 1691. He was made Free of the Clockmakers Company in 1693 and worked in Fleet Street. In 1711 he avoided Stewardship of the Company because he was 'out of town' and died in 1719.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
Lot 58
A fine second half of the 18th century brass-mounted mahogany stick barometer with hygrometer and thermometerGeorge Adams, No.60 Fleet Street, London. Instrument Maker to his MajestyThe arched case with adjustable wheatear hygrometer set above a hinged glazed hood door over a long trunk terminating in a hemispherical cistern cover, the centre of the trunk inset with an imposing mercury thermometer behind a hinged glazed door, the flat bulb measuring 3 inches in length and registering against a scale marked from 25 to 95 degrees, the lower numerals bracketed as 'WINTER', the upper bracketed as 'SUMMER', the signed silvered dial above reading from 28-31 inches and with manual vernier scale, with three weather predictions. 108cms (42 1/2ins) high (1)Footnotes:George Adams was arguably the best known and respected maker of scientific instruments in the latter half of the 18th century. King George III appointed Adams to be his Mathematical Instrument Maker in 1760, and about 20% of the Royal Collection emanated from his Fleet Street workshop. The firm passed to George's son, George Junior and then to Dudley. Perhaps his most iconic instrument is the silver 'New Universal' microscope formed in solid silver now on display at the Science Museum, dating to about the same time as the current lot, 1763.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
Lot 63
A mid 18th century mahogany longcase clockHugh Anderson, London The pagoda top with ball and spire finials over freestanding stop-fluted Doric columns, the trunk with well figured door framed by a pair of matching quarter columns on a panelled base with applied moulding and double stepped plinth, the 12 inch arched brass dial with rocking figure of Chronos in the arch over a Roman and Arabic chapter ring with matted centre, recessed subsidiary seconds dial and applied nameplate, the weight driven movement with anchor escapement rack striking on a bell. 2.37m (7ft 9ins) high.Footnotes:Hugh Anderson was an apprentice in 1737 and was active as a clockmaker circa 1745-55.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
Lot 65
A fine and very rare mid 18th century gilt brass-mounted walnut musical and astronomical longcase clock with mirrored panelsGeorge Clarke in Leadenhall Street, LondonThe arched hood set with mirrored panels flanked by freestanding facetted glass brass-mounted Doric columns over a full width door set with five shaped mirrored glass panels, all with bevelled edges throughout and framed by beaded brass borders, on a matching base (restored), the 14 inch arched dial with silvered arc detailing 12 tunes, namelyA March No.1Poor Robins ComplaintPretty Salley (sic)This great world isTransported wth. pleasureThe grand MusquelineThe Mock to BellsizeMasquerade MinuetA MarchSpanish JiggA Rigadoon No. 4A Young Virgin of 15 over the engraved polished/blued spherical 'Halifax' moon, the main body of the dial set with a subsidiary dial to each corner offering Strike/Silent, Chime/Not Chime, Moon's age 1-29.5 and the phase i.e. 'New Moon' 'First Quarter', 'Full Moon', and 'Last Quarter', and a twice XII-XII framed by a six times 0-48 outer ring, with Roman and Arabic chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, date aperture and signature arc, the massive movement with shaped plates united by ten knopped and ringed pillars, the anchor escapement with crutch beat adjustment to the heavy pendulum, rack striking the hour on the hour on a vertical bell, and playing one of twelve tunes every three hours on 27 hammers and 15 bells via a 13 inch pinned barrel mounted transversally to the rear, with trip repeat. 2.61m (8ft 7ins) high. Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's 13 November 2014, lot 138.George Clarke worked from Leadenhall Street, London throughout the second quarter of the 18th century. As well as supplying the UK domestic market with well-made longcase, bracket and lantern clocks, he also had a strong trade with the Eastern and Ottoman markets. These export markets preferred a more ostentatious style and Clarke made strong use of lacquer, tortoiseshell, mirror and glass to appeal to the continental aesthetic. A good example of this is the red-lacquered hooded wall clock made for the Turkish market which was sold in these rooms on 14th June 2005, lot 125. Perhaps his most famous extant clock is the large musical bracket clock with glass (or 'crystal') spherical finials and cupola over facetted glass columns in the collection of The Goldsmith's Company, previously in the Wetherfield Collection. It shares the same facetted glass columns as the current lot. Another comparable clock to this lot was recorded by Lord Macartney during his visit to China 1792-1794 in the Emperor's Great Hall of the Summer Palace:'At one end I observed a musical clock that played twelve old English tunes, the 'Black Joke', 'Lillibullero', and other airs of the 'Beggars' Opera'. It was decorated in a wretched old taste, with ornaments of crystal and coloured stones but had been, I dare say, very much admired in its time. On the dial appeared in large characters, 'George Clarke, Clock and Watch Maker, in Leadenhall 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
Lot 66
A FINE AND RARE EARLY 18TH CENTURY FAUX TORTOISESHELL JAPANNED LONGCASE CLOCKBenjamin Broadhead, LondonThe caddy top with turned finials over a pierced fretwork cornice raised on brass-mounted Doric columns (the hood door opening to reveal a gilt-decorated mask) and a long trunk door with central lenticle, decorated in raised gesso and flat gilt work with chinoiserie figures, birds in flight and floral groups, to a conforming base, the 12 inch brass dial with early form of shallow arch centred by a strike/silent subsidiary dial and an engraved 'Green Man' mask flanked by foliate scrolls and Indian mask spandrels, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with half-quarter marks and good blued steel hands, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds and chamfered date aperture, signed 'B. Broadhead, Londini Fecit' to the centre within a shaped foliate cartouche, the weight driven movement with five knopped pillars (the central one latched), with anchor escapement and internal rack strike on the bell. 250cms (8ft 2.5ins) high.Footnotes:Benjamin Broadhead was apprenticed to William Speakman in 1702, Speakman having just completed his 12 month duty as Master of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. Benjamin gained his Freedom after the standard 7 year apprenticeship, in 1709. There is much merit in this clock, the case is particularly high quality, with the sides measuring 1 and 3/16ths of an inch thick and the faux-tortoiseshell and gilt japanned decoration would have looked alive in the flickering light of a fireplace or Queen Anne candlestick. The dial of the clock is also rare for London work of the period - the Green Man mask in the arch is notable, as is the waisted signature cartouche to the centre - a closely related signature can be seen on a quarter chiming longcase clock of circa 1700/05 by Jonathan Puller in the Wetherfield Collection, item number 123, another by Puller is included in this sale, lot 72.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
Lot 71
A fine late 17th century arabesque walnut marquetry inlaid longcase clock with interesting provenanceLangley Bradley, London The hood with original caddy and pair of carved urn finials over two blind frets and inlaid Doric columns framing the inlaid door, the long door with three shaped panels of Berain-esque marquetry featuring birds amid symmetrical strapwork and scrolls, set to the inside with a typed biography of Bradley on Ireton Wood Hall headed paper, on the matching base with double plinth, the 11 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with meeting-arrowhead half-quarter marks and fancy half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with ringed winding squares, decorated chamfered date aperture and a subsidiary seconds dial, with original blued steel hands, the movement with five knopped and finned pillars, anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike on a bell. With pendulum and the pair of brass weights. 2.39m (7ft 10ins) high.Footnotes:Langley Bradley was apprenticed to Joseph Wise in 1687 and was admitted to The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1695, rising to become Master in 1726. Sir Christopher Wren was a key supporter of his and may have been involved in Bradley being awarded the contract for the new clocks at St Pauls, Hampton Court and another in the Admiralty Building. King William III presented a Bradley watch to Wren on completion of St Pauls Cathedral. This lot may well have been supplied to Ireton Wood Hall from new. It was purchased more recently when the house, parts of which date back to the 17th century, was sold along with its 540 acres, in 2019.Literature: Cescinsky and Webster 'English Domestic Clocks', 1913, plate 147.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
Lot 73
A good and rare early 18th century provincial Walnut quarter repeating table timepieceW. Glover, WorcesterThe inverted caddy top surmounted by a knopped brass handle over a bold cornice, narrow glazed side apertures herring-bone inlaid door frame and a moulded base on block feet, the 7 inch square brass dial with engraved wheatear border framing the Indian mask spandrels and silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter marks, the finely matted centre with decorated date aperture and ringed winding square, with blued steel hands, the single wire fusee movement united by five knopped and pinned pillars screwed into the backplate, with knife edge verge escapement repeating the quarters on two bells and hammers on the pull of a cord from below the case. Ticking and repeating. Sold with a 19th century winding key and three case keys. 40cms (15 1/2ins) high (5)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 78
A fine and rare early 18th century gilt-metal mounted, ebony-veneered quarter-repeating and striking table clock of small sizeThomas Tompion, London, number 345The case:the tied bud handle over a caddy top and finely moulded cornice, the side panels with pierced sound frets backed in green silk, over glazed rectangular panels, on a moulded base and block feet, the rear door with rectangular glazed panel, the front with silk-backed sound fret over a pair of gilt escutcheons, numbered on the front sill '345'. The dial:the gilt rectangular dial measuring 5.5inches by 6.25 inches (14cms x 16cms), signed top centre in a flowing script 'Tho: Tompion, Londini fecit' within an engraved foliate cartouche to the top corners with a sprig of foliage over the twin subsidiary dials for rise-and-fall regulation (marked in Arabic 5s inside the engraved track) and Strike/Not Strike, both with engraved centres and blued steel hands, the latter with twin brass nibs, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with cross half-quarter marks, outer minute band and inner quarter hour track with 'sword hilt' half-hour marks, the finely matted centre with D-ended chamfered mock pendulum aperture, and blued steel hands, with three latched dial feet, the lower corners set with double-screwed ornate cherubs head spandrels, and a pair of upper half-spandrels secured with single screws.The movement:of eight day duration and with substantial plates united by seven knopped and ringed pillars latched to the frontplate with shaped brass riveted latches, both fusees with gut line, the going train terminating in a pivoted verge escapement with long steel crutch to a short pendulum with brass bob and rod mounted on a facetted brass rise and fall arm pivotted on the backplate, the mock pendulum screwed to the verge arbor in typical fashion; the strike train with rack strike on a bell mounted on a steel stand with shaped foot; the quarter repeat train sounding the quarters on a smaller, single bell, activated from either side via Tompion's double engaging cocked chamfered steel levers on the backplate. Running, striking and repeating.The backplate:fully engraved within a single line border and punch numbered along the lower edge, signed in an oval cartouche flanked by a pair of cornucopia issuing fruit and flowers within a symmetrical pattern of foliate scrolls, a stylised Green Man mask engraved above the centre, all cocks similarly engraved. 33cms (13ins) high to the top of the raised handle. (30cms (11.75ins) to the pommel of the handle) Footnotes:Provenance:This clock has been in single Dutch family ownership since at least the late 19th century. It is mentioned in the 1912 inventory of the estate of Mr J.J. van der Willigen, Rotterdam as a '..oud klokje (Engelsch), waarde 30 gulden..' 'Old English Clock'Thence by descent.This clock is one of a rare group of mid-size Phase Two table clocks by Thomas Tompion. This size of clock, measuring between 11.5 and 11.75 inches to the pommels, with dials of about 5.25 inches by 6.25 inches, was produced from circa 1691 to 1711. This example was produced at almost exactly the mid-point in production and in many respects is a text book example. It carries the special spandrel reserved for this model, the so called 'Ornate Cherubs Head' - see Evans, Carter & Wright, 'Thomas Tompion' 300 Years, Water Lane Publishing, 2013, p155.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 79
A fine and rare late 17th century ebony quarter repeating table clock with alarmJoseph Knibb, LondonThe shallow caddy top with tied bud handle over foliate mounts to the front and sides, framed by four squat urn finials, the front door with pierced sound fret and two applied escutcheon mounts (the left hand pinned to allow access to the keyhole), with a pair or rectangular glazed side panels, on a plinth base, the 6.25inch square dial signed along the lower edge Joseph Knibb, London, with two slots flanking the XII 'N-S' and 'R-N' (Not strike- Strike and Ring - Not ring), the winged cherubs head spandrels framing the silvered chapter ring with outer minute track (marked in Arabic 5s), Roman hours with fleur-de-lyse half-hour markers and an inner quarter hour track, the centre finely matted and carrying the silvered Arabic alarm-setting dial, with finely fettled blued steel hands (the hour restored, but retaining the original hexagonal centre), the twin gut fusee movement united by six baluster shaped pillars, all latched to the frontplate, the going train terminating in a knife edge verge escapement, the strike train with rack system acting on a single bell above (the alarm sounding on the same bell), probably with a quarter repeat originally taken from the strike train (part of train and bell lacking, but with original pivotted hammer intact), the backplate with single line border framing a symmetrical design of four pairs of flowers (tulips, anenomes and irises), the lowermost pair of irises on cut stalks below the curved copperplate signature Joseph Knibb Londini fecit. 34cms (13ins) highFootnotes:Literature: Illustrated and described in R.A.Lee; The Knibb Family Clockmakers, The Manor House Press, 1964, Plate 81 and page 181 'Joseph Knibb, London. Table clock with ebony veneered case with repousse gilt metal mounts on the caddy top. The lifting handle, finials and escutcheons are of a design which now becomes standard. The eight day striking movement is fitted with alarm mechanism with setting dial under the hands. Stopwork for striking and alarm above chapter ring. Circa 1680-82. In the possession of Mrs Oakes.'For a similar repeat system operated from the strike train, see Dawson, Drover & Parkes, Early English Clocks, Antiques Collectors Club, 1982, pp392. Illustrated is an example by Edward Burgis, but others are known by Richard Colston, William Herbert and Fromanteel, see plates 557 to 563.See Sunny Dzik, Engraving on English Table Clocks, 'Art on a Canvas of Brass, 1660-1800' 2019, figure 8.6 for a related cut-stalk backplate with curving signature on a Joseph Knibb table clock. Other Knibb cut stalk patterns can be seen in plates 8.7 and 8.8, and in the digital library.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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