A fine Victorian Vulliamy ,London library clock in rosewood case, twin chain driven fusee movement signed Vulliamy,London No 1622,vertical verge escapement with loud/soft regulator, silvered 4' square dial with engraved and engine turned decoration, signed Vulliamy, London , the case with caddy top and castellated pediment.25cm highCondition report: Provenance: removed from a local prominent country house where it has been for generationsGeneral overall condition quite good, movement is clean and appears to be original but we are unable to confirm if it is in full working order. Gong mount looks clumsy. Lever escapement not pendulum driven. (No pendulum present as previously stated in the description). Backplate signed Vulliamy 1622. Dial is dirty, signed Vulliamy London, minute hand slightly bent. There is a brass threaded hole thru base. Case needs attention, some parts missing. detachable top cover has one edge off, but present. Rear door glass missing but frame is present. No keys. Strike silent lever controls the gong. Balance has an adjustment lever.The vendor has since found a good quality brass key which fits very well and is now included with the lot. It has an unusual sprung mechanism to avoid overwinding.
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Early 18th century longcase clock with 30 hour chain driven bird-cage movement, 10 inch square brass dial, with female image and floral spandrels, matted centre and brass chapter ring, signed Ralph Sayers, Lindfield, single pierced hand. In an oak case, with full length door, hood, with shaped columns and architectural pediment. 211cm overall height (weight and pendulum present)Condition report: Movement is very dirty, it appears to be free but we are unable to confirm if it is in full working order. Seat board has been replaced. Dial has been cleaned and decoration is filled with metal polish, pendulum rod is rusty and bob is somewhat battered and dirty. Case needs attention. Surface of wood is badly worn in places, both trunk side panels are damaged where pendulum swings. Door is damaged. Plinth has poor repair and may have been shortened. Hood is worn in places and glass surround beading is broken, other areas of beading are damaged. Dial surround is larger than actual dial. See photographs.
Milbro 0 Gauge LNWR and SR High Capacity Box Wagons, the early LNWR version in grey as no 720, 'Return to Sheffield' script to solebar, G, one frame strip missing, possibly over-varnished, wheels appear to be replacements, together with a later Southern Railway black version as no 32573, 'Return to Glasgow' on solebar (odd for the SR?), VG, wheels and bogies appear original, slight crazing to roof paint, one door handle missing, pencilled price 23/- to underside (2)
Milbro or Similar 0 Gauge Bogie Freight Stock, a Midland side-door open wagon in grey with heavy cast bogies, a Milbro LMS version of same with wood-planked sides no 7960, a later-style NE brick wagon no 13989 in red-brown, a GWR dark brown Siphon G van no 1270 (same length and no as the LMC version but appears to be Milbro), and a Caledonian Railway bogie flat wagon (possibly as a crane runner) in CR red, appears to have no 274 to sole bar and date(?) 12.18.2, nicely detailed by unknown maker, with heavy diamond-frame bogies, all F-G (5)
An Early Bing 0 Gauge clockwork Non-reversing 'Belpaire' 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender, the loco in lined black with no 1942 to cabsides, embossed inter-twined 'GBN' to smokebox door and 'steamroller' wheels to front bogie, the tender (possibly not original to this loco but reasonably well-matched) in similar lined black with later 'BW' embossing to base, both G-VG, mechanism tested okay, retouching to dome, some damage to front footplate/buffer beam, tender missing drawbar (2)
A Kit-built 0 Gauge 3-rail electric LMS 4P Compound Class 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender, from unknown kit, nicely assembled, with spiral-drive motor unit, semi-Finescale iron wheels and brass spoon pickups, well-finished in lined LMS crimson as no 916, smokebox door appears incorrect, otherwise VG-E, (2)
A Marescot 0 Gauge 3-rail electric Etat Railway (France) Pacific Locomotive and Reproduction Tender, in finely-lined dark green as ETAT no 231-612, with roller pick-ups and reversing switch in cab, F-G, part of front buffer beam broken away, paintwork scorched by smokebox door and very flaky to rest of boiler (some areas retouched), paint flaking to pony truck, tender complete repro, some paint loss to upper edges (2)
Vintage Tinplate Bing and Märklin 0 Gauge Coaches, a Bing/Bassett-Lowke Midland Railway Brake/3rd Coach no 2783 in lithographed crimson, G-VG, together with a Märklin GNR/LNER printed 'teak' 1st/3rd composite with opening doors as no 2875, G-VG, one door handle missing, one coupling bent, some paint damage to roof (2)
An Early Bing (GBN) O Gauge Embossed Station Building, with 'Telephon' and 'Telegraph' offices to each side, finely-printed window and door sections fitted to embossed and painted building, with candle-holders and low railings to one side, F-G, flagpole and possibly other roof fittings missing, moderate playwear and paint loss
Over-painted Bing Gauge 1 Rolling Stock, a fixed-door 2-axle coach, painted in blue with red lining, girder-jib crane wagon in silver/red, short tank wagon in yellow/black, short cement/lime wagon, in red, open wagon in dark green/black and a bogie 'high capacity' wagon with opening side doors, in grey/black, as repaints F, some minor damages to buffers and couplers (6)
An Assortment of (Mostly) clockwork O Gauge Locomotive Projects and Components, including near-complete 'coffee pot' 0-4-0T no 7230 in grey, a scratchbuilt LNWR 'George V' body possibly including some Bing parts and with a Bing mech, two Hornby Hornby No 2 special mechanisms with non-original wheels, an incomplete ex-LNWR 'Claughton' body and tender, an incomplete NER 4-4-0 body no 1927, with parts of 2 tenders, other boilers, smokebox door fittings and other parts, P-F, 4 c/w mechanisms tested ok
Four G Scale Kit-built Bogie and 4-wheeled Coaching Stock, a bogie buffet car in Vale of Rheidol-style GWR brown/cream livery, with interior detailing including Swiss roll and hot cross buns, a bogie semi-open coach with open sections to each end, match-boarded sides painted in crimson, a 4-compartment coach with detailed panelling to sides in varnished wood finish, and a 4-wheeled brake van to match the buffet car, all with 'chopper' couplings, G-VG, all appear unfinished, lacking door handles and some other detail fittings (4)
An Approx 1½in Scale Model Barrett Exall & Andrews Single-Cylinder Portable Engine, built by Tony Webster of Daventry, featured on the cover of 'Model Engineer' issue 4399 (24/03/11) and shown at the Midlands Model Engineering exhibition in 2012, a fine model of an engine by this uncommon maker based at Katesgrove Iron Works, Reading; the model stands 25in high over the hinged chimney, and features single cylinder, approx 1in x 1¼in stroke, with slide valve (appears non-reversing), locomotive-type regulator, water gauge, pressure gauge and Salter-type safety valve, 6in diameter fabricated flywheel, early-type 'half-moon' smokebox door, crank-driven water-pump (lacks some pipework and clack valve), the model painted in gloss black with red details, and engraved plaque to one side 'The Reading Iron Works Limited, Reading, England', overall VG-E, appears never steamed, motion a little stiff, complete with an aluminium carrying case with some paperwork, but no formal boiler history
Boxed Pre-War Hornby O Gauge Freight Stock, comprising hinged-door Fyffes Banana van in yellow with dark green base, Cadbury's Chocolates van in blue with off-white roof and light green base, gold 'serif' lettering, No 1 Luggage Vans in SR brown and LMS grey, an LMS refrigerator van, and an SR brown flat truck, varying F-VG, boxes F-VG (6)
Boxed Pre-War Hornby O Gauge 'OAG' Freight Stock, comprising GW Snowplough (fan detached), LMS crane truck, 2-barrel wine wagon, National Benzole, BP, and Pratts tank wagons, Hudson blue side-tipping wagon, Meccano orange rotary tipper, NE milk traffic van, and a hinged-door LNER refrigerator van, mostly G-VG, boxes P-G (10)
Hornby O Gauge 'OAG-based' Freight Stock, 1920s issues including SR and GW brake vans, GW luggage van and 2 SR open wagons, all with large gold lettering, GW gunpowder van in red/white (door lettering eroded), Rotary Tippers in early grey/green, grey/black, and all-over orange Mc Alpine's colours, and side-tippers in grey/black and blue/blue, one with poor original box, mostly G, moderate playwear, gunpowder van P, considerable retouching and loss of legends (11)
Hornby O Gauge Lineside Buildings and Accessories, a pre-war goods shed with crane, F-G, crane damaged, amateur interior light fitted, a post-war goods shed, F, lighted signal cabin with green/yellow trim, G-VG, a tinplate tunnel, F, no 1 water tower, two viaducts (F, lacking ramps, one with added 3-rail conductor), and a platelayer's hut with sprung opening door, VG (8)
A Hornby O Gauge 20V Electric No 2 Special GWR green 'County of Bedford' 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender, with 'shirtbutton' motif to tender and running number 3821, overall F, cab roof and handrails missing, several boiler handrail knobs loose, smokebox door appears to be replacement, bogie guardirons cut, some loss of nickelling to drivers, several areas of scratching/paint loss to loco body, one tender axle missing, other tender wheels fatigued (2)
Boxed and Unboxed Hornby O Gauge Pre-War Biscuit Vans, all with hinged doors, Crawford's in red with black base, red roof and 'By Appointment' , G, wrapping damage to roof paintwork, slight rusting at bottom of both door hinges and crease to truss/brake rod on one side, box F-G, a few scuffs and rusting staples, a blue Carr's with early 'Hornby series' transfers, F-G, some deterioration to paintwork especially roof, one coupling loop missing, box F, and an unboxed 'Jacob & Co' on OAG (T2) black base, P-F, one door handle missing, deterioration/flaking to varnish (2 with boxes + 1)
An Unboxed and Uncommon Hornby O Gauge Pre-War New Zealand Export Cattle Wagon, with T3 base and small droplink couplers, the body in light grey with battleship-grey base, roof and sliding doors, red-shaded gold 'NZR' transfers to right side of each door opening, (scratch to 'N' on one side), red-edged 'Hornby Series Man'f'd by Meccano Ltd L'pool' to one end (slightly scratched), otherwise G-VG, one buffer/buffer beam slightly damaged, several chips to roof and one end
Boxed and Unboxed Hornby O Gauge Pre-War NORD (French) Wagons, all Liverpool-made with two in English-language boxes, a 'Brake Van (French Type)'in 2-tone grey on OAG (T2) base with vigie and attached sliding door handles, G, one buffer detached, box F, a 'Covered Wagon' in darker grey (OAG) with hoops and plain white tilt (discoloured), G-VG, box P-F, with unboxed OAG open wagon with vigie in grey/blue-grey, G, and T3-based open wagon with hoop slots and small drop-link couplers in grey/black, F (4)
Unboxed Hornby O Gauge Early No 1 GWR/SR/LMS/LNER Coaches, on narrow 'OAG' bases, one SR passenger brake with arc-roof and high base, one GWR brake on crimped green base, 2 LMS coaches with arc-roofs and 1 clerestory, with clerestory-roofed van, together with LNER teak clerestory coach and van, arc-roof van all on high bases, and 1 arc-roof coach on black crimped base, varying F-VG, some door handles missing and other minor damages, most windows reasonably bright (10)
Railwayana - GWR Great Western Railway - A collection, comprising of GWR fire bucket with wrought iron swing handle, stamped; GWR Hotels Dept cooking pan, stamped; stamped carriage door handle; GWR leather window blind; GWR stamped cast metal gauge glass holder ?; glazed Great Western Railway ' How to use a telephone sheet; pair of unknown cast iron brackets, probably from back of tank engine, stamped; King Loco blueprint; regulations for use of capstans (unmounted); large sheet gradient profile Reading-Taunton. (quantity)
An unusual and extremely rare Victorian silver plated hip flask and coin purse combination, the round almost spherical shaped flask with hinged handle to top, the main body forming the spirit flask section with screw top cap, the face of cap, engraved with registered design diamond, dating the piece to 7th May 1880, the circumference of cap with the retailers 'Halstaff & Hannaford 228 Regent St W', the front of flask with circular 'FH' monogramed hinged door opening to reveal a twin coin purse in blue silk, the divider topped by red leather, 2¾in. (7cm.) diameter. * Condition: In excellent condition with a few tiny dents throughout, a little rubbing to plate to the back (1cm.) long.
A very unusual antique patinated bronze pen/quill stand in the form of a circular columned "folly", having original central cobalt blue glass liner, when in place can be seen through the windows and door, standing on circular red marble base, 4in. (10.2cm.) high. * Condition: One column cut off near the base, otherwise nothing to note.
A rare German silver gilt singing bird music box automation, attributed to Karl Griesbaum, having London import marks for B.C.T Co Ltd, 1929, 925, in addition having various other part hallmarks, of serpentine chest form on four foliate scroll feet, extensively repousse decorated to the sides with cherubs at play in garden settings, the front having shaped vacant ribbon swag cartouche to centre and having a bird in flight as the stop - start controller, the back having hinged door opening to reveal void for keeping key, the top chased with cherubs with musical instruments beneath flowering trees, birds and a rabbit, centred by an oval cover depicting a cherub conducting, flanked by two singing birds, it opens revealing a bird with multi-coloured feathered plumage, moving and singing, rising from a grill, having original brass key fashioned as a bird, 4¼ x 2¾ x 1 78in. high (11.5 x 7 x 4.8cm.). * Condition: The movement and bellows working, the sound very good, the oval cover a bit sticky and does jam sometimes, the gilt mostly faded with loss of brightness, some nicks to edges, overall good and working.
A late 19th century inlaid mahogany lancet mantel clock, with Roman dial, signed 'Examd. by W. A. Watkins, 59, Carey St., London', to a twin train movement striking the hour and half hour on a gong, with 'Marque Deposee' wreath mark, no. 95753, in a tulipwood and boxwood inlaid case with bras side handles and brass bracket feet, 11½in. (29.2cm.) high, with key. * Condition: Winds and runs. Chiming working correctly but hammer bent to prevent contact with gong. Two small scratches to dial and wear to 'London' lettering. Case good with nice colour and patina. Two shrinkage splits to lower edge of movement door (below grille). One hinge to movement door a little loose. Lacks key to case door.
A 19th century Dutch Delft mantel clock, the top of architectural form with fleur-de-lys surmount, over a fireplace and mantel beneath, the 4in. Roman enamel dial to a twin train French movement by P. Japy & Cie, also marked for Eugene Farcot, with outside countwheel strike and sunburst pendulum, striking the hours and half hours on a bell, 15¾in. (40cm.) high. * Condition: Winds, runs and strikes correctly. Dial good. Finial on top of both andirons in fireplace have been off and glued back. Large hairline glaze crack to back of case. Some small glaze flakes to edges and line of wear to glaze at edge just to right side of dial door.
An early 19th century Channel Islands eight day mahogany longcase clock, the bell strike movement fronted by a painted Roman arched dial, signed 'Poign and Jersey', with painted vine fruit spandrels and exotic pheasant and floral spray to the arch, a further pair of birds to the centre, the case with broken arched hood with later brass ball and eagle finials, over a trunk with broken arched door, the plain base with bracket feet and wavy apron, 95in. (241.25cm.) high.
An 18th century oak provincial longcase clock, by John Lawson (probably of Bradford or Bingley), the weight driven movement with four knopped pillars and outside countwheel bell strike, the arched Roman brass dial with outer Arabic minute track, matted centre with arched date aperture and three turned roundels, gilt brass scroll spandrels and sun mask to arch, the case with broken arched top with central brass finial over an arched door with turned fruitwood columns, the canted trunk with serpentine arched door, on a plain base with bracket feet, 91in. (231cm.) high.
A late Georgian oak and mahogany cased longcase clock by Rogers of Dudley, second quarter 19th century, the arched brass dial plate with mask and dolphin spandrels, silvered Roman chapter ring and engraved centre with winged mythical beasts, subsidiary seconds dial and arched date aperture, signed to roundel to the arch, eight day bell strike movement, the mahogany hood with swan-neck pediment over reeded columns, conforming with the half-length quarter columns flanking the shell inlaid door on the oak trunk, over a deep box base with shell inlay, on bracket feet, 96½in. (245.2cm.) high.
An early 19th century Channel Islands mahogany longcase clock by Naftel of Guernsey, the eight day bell strike movement fronted by an arched silvered dial with Roman chapter ring and Arabic outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial below 12, date aperture above 6 and strike/silent ring to the arch, signed 'Naftels Guernsey', the arched hood with two eagle and ball finials, on tapered reeded columns with brass acanthus capitals, the trunk with arched door and checker board stringing between fluted half columns to the canted corners, above a deep base with conforming inlay and quarter fans to the corners, standing on a moulded plinth, 83in. (210.75cm.) high.
Dame of Sark interest - an early 19th century inlaid mahogany North Country eight day longcase clock, by Thomas Dodson of Leeds, with bell strike movement fronted by an arched painted Roman dial signed 'Dodson Leeds', with painted floral urn spandrels and cornucopia to arch, subsidiary seconds dial at 12 and date dial at 6, the case with swan's neck pediment on turned columns, the trunk with crown-top door within kingwood and mahogany cross banding, on an inlaid roundel base with bracket feet, 92in. (234cm.) high. * Provenance: Previously owned by Dame Sybil Hathaway, the Dame of Sark and purchased at auction by the current owners in Guernsey.
A late nineteenth century painted double door cabinet fitted a drawer CONDITION REPORT: The back left foot is detached but is present within the wardrobe. The left door catches on the cornice and requires a bit of force to get it to shut. The right door works much better, the lock also works. 185cm high by 118cm wide by 59cm deep.
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