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Y An Edwardian small silver mounted ivory and tortoiseshell carriage timepieceThe movement by Duverdry and Blonquel, Saint-Nicholas-d'Aliermont, and the case London, 1910The eight-day frosted gilt brass movement with replaced platform lever escapement and lion trademark for Duverdry and Bloquel to backplate, with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel spade hands set behind a circular glass within flush tortoiseshell bezel, the case with hinged silver break-arch carrying handle over tortoiseshell edged front and rounded upper and lower edges to sides, the rear with conforming tortoiseshell banding and fill width ivory door incorporating silver hinges and clasp, on four tortoiseshell bun feet, Hallmarks for London 1910, makers H.A. & S., 8.5cm (3ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. The firm of Duverdry and Bloquel are recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development as being founded in Saint-Nicholas-d'Aliermont by Albert Villon in 1867 with the manufacture of movements initially being outsourced to small workshops in and around the area with materials supplied by Villon. In around 1900 the factory was updated and equipped with up to modern machinery hence production was moved fully in-house. In 1914 the factory was adapted to produce fuses for the war effort. Duverdry and Bloquel's London agent was Landenberger and Company who most likely supplied the movement of the current lot to the makers of the case.Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition retaining original frosted gilt finish to plates, the platform escapement however is a replacement. The dial appears free from visible damage. The case has a front to back crack to the underside between the left hand feet; a small indent repair to the ivory to the left hand side just above the foot and another smaller horizontal crack to the left hand side at the top edge of the hinge. Otherwise case is in fine original condition.Timepiece is complete with integral winding keyCondition Report Disclaimer

A fine Swiss porcelain inset engraved gilt brass sub-miniature carriage timepieceUnsigned, circa 1900The single train movement with cylinder escapement vertically planted to the rear of the frontplate and numbered 728 to the lower margin of the frosted backplate which incorporates a cut-away at the top right to reveal the balance wheel, the circular white enamel Arabic numeral dial with gilt rosette centre, brass hands and gilt canted bezel set within a rectangular porcelain panel finely polychrome painted with cupid preparing his arrows to lower margin, the frosted gilt case with hinged reeded baton carrying handle and stylised rosette and foliate motif engraved top over cavetto cornice and canted angles further engraved with stylised scrollwork, the sides and rear door with finely painted panels depicting full length portraits of Classical females attended by Putti, on cavetto moulded skirt base with stylised line and leafy spandrel engraved decoration to each side and integral bracket feet, 6cm (2.375ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. Miniature French carriage clocks are called Mignonettes or little darlings and come in three graded sizes with No. 1 being the smallest at only 3.25 inches high. The current lot however is even smaller hence is described as 'sub miniature'. The porcelain panels are particularly finely painted befitting a timepiece of this size and the engraving precisely executed. A comparable timepiece (almost certainly from the same workshop) is illustrated in Roberts, Derek CARRIAGE and other Travelling CLOCKS page 121, Fig. 7.9. 

An early Victorian small gilt brass mounted mahogany quarter-striking mantel clockMartin Baskett and Martin, Cheltenham, circa 1845The five tapered baluster pillar twin chain fusee 'three-in-two' movement ting-tang striking the quarters on a graduated pair of gongs and sounding the hour on the larger of the two, with half deadbeat escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum, the backplate with pendulum holdfast over finely executed engraved signature Martin, Baskett & Martin, Cheltenham to lower margin, the 4.25 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with fine foliate scroll engraved centre signed MARTIN, BASKETT & MARTIN, CHELTENHAM to upper margin and with blued steel cruciform hands within canted surround set behind hinged crisply moulded bevel-glazed bezel, the case with unusual gilt brass reeded 'chamfer' superstructure incorporating rising baton carrying handle to apex and swept ogee lower mouldings, over cavetto cornice and gilt canted angles to front, arch glazed apertures to sides and glazed door set within the frame of the case to the rear, on skirt base with cast gilt brass top moulding and disc feet, 26cm (10.25ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the estate of a private collector, Wiltshire. Martin Baskett and Martin are recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Cheltenham c.1840-56.Condition Report: Movement is in fine clean working condition having recently being cleaned and overhauled. There is no evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial is free from visible faults and has fine satin silvered finish. Case has some very slight wear around the key holes the right hand side and rear door as well as a a few extremely light bumps and scuffs to the mouldings otherwise is in fine condition with the gilding to the mounts in very fine condition.Clock is complete with pendulum, case key and winder.Condition Report Disclaimer

A William IV figured mahogany mantel timepieceWatson, London, circa 1835The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc-bob pendulum and with pendulum holdfast to the shouldered backplate, the 4.5 inch square silvered brass Roman numeral dial signed Watson, late Alderman, 41 & 42 Barbican, London to centre and with blued steel moon hands, the case with turned finial to the gadroon carved platform superstructure over fluted cavetto cornice and angled brass fillet inset glazed dial aperture and brass inset canted angles to the front door over brass line decorated waist, the rear with full-height rectangular glazed door, on gadroon moulded skirt base with bun feet, 29cm (11.5ins) high excluding finial; 34cm (13.5ins) high overall. C. Watson of 41 and 42 Barbican, London succeeded Edwin Alderman who is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as becoming a liveryman of the Clockmaker's Company in 1818 and working from 1822 until his death in 1834. 

A Victorian mahogany longcase regulator Signed for William Russell, Tunbridge Wells, mid 19th centuryThe eight-day four double-screwed pillar movement with thick plates measuring 8.25 by 6.75 inches enclosing wheel train with Harrisons maintaining power and deadbeat escapement incorporating jewelled pallets, regulated by mercury jar compensated seconds pendulum incorporating wide jaw suspension and hanging from an brass bracket screwed to the case backboard, the 12 inch circular silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds over Roman numeral hour dials and signed William Ruffell, Tunbridge Wells to centre within outer Arabic minute track, with blued steel hands and canted silvered bezel to circumference, the arched case with pendulum hanging access flap to apex of the top over arch-glazed double-locked door enclosing fine foliate scroll carved and pierced apron beneath dial and silvered beat scale to the backboard, on plinth base centred with a recessed panel to front over moulded skirt, 193cm (74ins) high. William Russell of Tunbridge Wells appears not to be recorded in the usual sources listing clock and watch makers. From this it is most likely that William Russell was a jeweller and retailer of watches with the current lot being supplied by a London (Clerkenwell) maker and signed with his name as the 'shop regulator'.Condition Report: The movement appears complete and all original and is in working order although a precautionary clean and overhaul is advised. The pendulum is in good condition with faults limited to discolouration to the lacquered and polished surfaces. The dial has some surface rubbing and scuffing around the winding hole otherwise is in good original condition with minor tarnishing to the silvering in places. The brass cased weight is in good condition with only minor surface discolouration, the silvering to the beat scale is in similar condition. One of the movement securing screws to the seatboard is lacking it's large diameter washer.The case is in good original condition with faults limited to some relatively minor shrinkage and veneer cracking to the towards the rear of the right hand side of the arched-top and a very light crack to the left hand side around at dial height. The base front panel is loose but is undamaged (simply requires gluing back in place) faults to case otherwise limited to minor bumps, scuffs and wear commensurate with age as well as a few spots of what appear to be ink spots to the front at the case. Condition Report Disclaimer

An unusual Regency balloon-shaped automata timepiece with picture dialHayter, early 19th centuryThe small five pillar back-wound single fusee short duration movement with verge escapement regulated by sprung five-arm steel flat rim balance set beneath a scroll engraved cock applied to the stylised leafy spray engraved backplate signed HAYTER to a scroll banner within geometric border, applied directly to the rear of 6 inch circular dial plate painted with a landscape scene with figures before a church with unusual belfry to the tower and incorporating the small circular gilt on black Roman numeral chapter disc with gilt spade hands, the distance with a windmill tower on top of a hill fitted with an arbor driven by an auxiliary wheel within the movement for operating a rotating windmill sail automaton, set within hinged cast brass bezel into the balloon-shaped case edged in boxwood and with shaped door incorporating circular glazed aperture to rear over cavetto moulded skirt base with bun feet, (unrestored, windmill sails for automata and bezel glass lacking) 37cm (14.5ins) high. A Samuel Hayter is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as also an organist working in Mere, Wiltshire in 1842. The current lot is an unusual timepiece which has survived in sound unrestored condition. The movement appears to have been specifically made with an additional wheel to the train to provide an arbor to operate the windmill sail automaton, however it is otherwise constructed in a similar manner as short duration movements often seen in Regency period sedan timepieces or miniature mantel clocks. As of yet the location of the landscape view to the dial is unidentified, although it may be an imaginary composition distinctive features such as the belfry cupola to the church tower would assist in identification if the scene if it was painted from life. 

A George III mahogany fusee dial wall timepieceAbel Panchaud, London, late 18th centuryThe four pillar single fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and tapered plates, the 12 inch circular brass Roman numeral dial signed Abel Panchaud, Oxford Street to centre, Arabic five minutes to outer track and pinned feet to rear for securing the movement into the case, with blued steel hands set behind hinged cast ogee-profile glazed bezel, the case with ogee-moulded surround fronting dovetail jointed mahogany box incorporating door to right hand side and pendulum access flap to underside with shaped extension to the backboard behind, diameter 38.5cm (15.25ins) approx. Abel Panchaud is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London circa 1764-84. He was a fine maker with known surviving examples of his work following in the style of Thomas Mudge and William Dutton.Condition Report: Movement appears all-original with the exception of the pendulum which has been converted from a fixed-rod with short bob to one with a lenticular-bob with suspension spring driven by a crutch. The pallets appear original but have been re-faced. The dial has lost its silvering and is generally somewhat rubbed through years of polishing however all engraving is still visible. The hands are in good condition.The case appears original to the movement and dial and is generally in sound condition. The bezel is a good heavy casting which retains its hinge. The bezel is now secured via a pinned post (secured to a copper plate) passing through a hole drilled in the frame -there is evidence to both the bezel and the wooden surround of previous lock/clasp being fitted. The wooden surround has a small indent repair at 6 o'clock. The side and bottom doors appear to retain original hinges however the veneer ovelap borders (shut faces to reduce dust ingress) appear to be replacements. Case structure is otherwise in good sound condition with a few light bumps, scuffs and shrinkage commensurate with age. At some point the finish has been cleaned back and given a light re-polish hence is now lacking original colour/patination and has some domestic paint splattering.Timepiece has a pendulum but no winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock with rolling moonphase incorporating tidal indicationJohn Baker, Hull, circa 1780The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arc h dial with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and ringed winding holes to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll-pierced blued steel hands and rococo cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with rolling moonphase signed IOHN BAKER HULL to upper margin and calibrated for age of the moon and high-water times to the circumference of the lunar disc over lunettes engraved with globe delineations flanking two adjustable blued steel pointers to centre, the case with gilt Ho-Ho bird centred oval fretwork panel to the pagoda upstand over hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by free-standing Corinthian columns, the trunk with rectangular flame-figured door with concave-cut upper angles and flanked by fluted canted angles, on figured plinth base with ogee bracket feet, 228cm (89ins) high. John Baker is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as believed working in Hull, during the late 18th century. The current lot is perhaps a little unusual in having two steel pointers within the moonphase; the first is intended for the age of the moon whilst the other can be adjusted to provide the times of high water for a given port to be read from the scale engraved to the edge of the disc. Condition Report: Movement appears to be all-original and in relatively clean working condition although a precautionary clean and overhaul is advised. The dial has some patchy discolouration to brass plate -most noticeably to the centre, otherwise is in good condition and free from alterations or noticeable faults except for a well executed patch repair to the rear of the lunar disc (probably to stabilise a casting crack).The movement rests on an old seatboard which in turn rests on uprights (cheeks) which continue down to the throat area where they terminate and are fixed with screws to the inside of the trunk sides. The fact that these 'cheek' uprights are not integral to the sides of the trunk indicate that we cannot offer any assurances that the current movement and dial are original to the case. However the mask applied to the inside of the hood appears unaltered and fits the dial perfectly which would support the possibility that all started life together. Indeed the case would seem to be a provincial interpretation of the 'London pagoda' case hence is of correct type for the movement and dial.Generally the case is in fine condition with faults limited to some shrinkage cracking to the trunk door and base fascia. For some unknown reason the backboard has been cut just above the rear of the seatboard and then re-attached via batons applied behind (probably to ease transport at some time). The colour of the door appears a little lighter than the rest of the case but this could no doubt be addressed by a good cabinet maker/surface finisher.Clock is complete with pendulum, weights, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock Unsigned, circa 1900 The substantial four pillar triple chain fusee movement with half-deadbeat escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, chiming a choice of two tunes on four or all eight of the bells within the graduated nest and striking the hour on a coiled gong, the six inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial with rosette engraved centre, CHIME/SILENT and 4 BELLS/8 BELLS selection switches to upper margin and blued steel hands set behind a hinged bevel-glazed circular bezel with canted fillet insert to interior, the case with tall domed caddy superstructure inlaid with neo-classical style symmetrical scrolling foliage over husk swag decorated upstand flanked by reeded plinths capped with brass vase finials to the corners, the front panel with wreath-border to the dial aperture beneath fan decorated upper quadrants and with further symmetrical foliate scrolls to lower section flanked by fluted canted angles, the sides with arched foliate scroll pierced sound frets and the rear with rectangular door incorporating further fretwork panel, on moulded line panel bordered skirt base centred with a rosette to front, 55cm (21.5ins) high. Condition Report: Movement is in fine original condition with no visible alterations or significant replacements. Although mechanism is fully working it is somewhat dirty/neglected hence a clean and overhaul is required. The dial is in good original condition albeit a little tarnished/discoloured. The case also is in fine original condition with faults limited to a very small loss in the right hand side fret, minor bumps, scuffs and other slight blemishes commensurate with age. Clock is complete with pendulum, winder and case key.   Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III oak eight-day longcase clock with moonphaseGeorge Baddely, Newport, circa 1785The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 13 inch single sheet silvered brass break-arch Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials to centre and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll pierced blued steel hands and rococo scroll engraved decoration to spandrels beneath arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for the age of the moon and signed GEORGE BADDELY NEWPORT to the upper margin over conforming rocaille engraved lunettes, in a case with dentil moulded open-arch break-arch pediment over hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by free-standing fluted Corinthian columns and the sides with half-round Roman Doric columns applied to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with ogee throat mounding over shaped-top caddy-moulded door flanked by Corinthian quarter-columns, on shaped raised panel fronted plinth base with canted angles and ogee bracket feet, 219cm (86ins) high. George Baddely is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Newport, Shropshire, in 1784.Condition Report: The movement appears complete and all original and is in working order although a precautionary clean and overhaul is advised. The pendulum is missing its suspension spring. The dial has overall light discoloration and tarnishing giving an overall attractive mellow hue to the finish otherwise is in good original condition. The movement rests on a replacement seatboard which in-turn sits on cheek uprights of case which shoe evidence of being restored to their current height therefore we can offer no assurances that the movement and dial are original to the case however they do appear perfectly suited to each other.The case is in good condition and of fine colour with significant faults limited to a horizontal shrinkage crack to the panel fronting the plinth and a loose rear foot; both of these could be easily rectified by a competent cabinet maker/restorer. Faults are otherwise limited to minor historic bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and wear commensurate with age and use which generally add to the 'character' of the object.Clock has pendulum, two weights, a case key but no winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A Queen Anne pine thirty-hour longcase clock with 10 inch dial James Delance, Downton, early 18th century The posted countwheel bell striking movement with thick plates and generous square section uprights enclosing anchor escapement for regulation by seconds pendulum, the 10 inch square brass dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Jam's Delance, Downton to lower margin, with pierced steel hour hand and crested male mask centred foliate scroll cast gilt spandrels to angles, in a case with generous ogee cornice over vacant moulded-edge rectangular frieze panel and conforming fixed glazed dial aperture, the sides with further rectangular windows framing the movement, the trunk with lenticle-centred slender rectangular door over applied waist mouldings and continuing down to form the integral plinth base with moulded skirt, 205cm (81ins) high.   James Delance is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Downton, Wiltshire in 1655. He is believed to have learnt the clockmaking trade from Lawrence Debnam in Frome prior to moving to London in 1677 where he was admitted as a Free Brother to the Clockmakers' Company the following year. Delance remained in London until 1685 when he left the city and returned to Frome where he set up business in Cheap Street - probably succeeding Lawrence Debnam who died in 1683 at the age of 40. Delance is recorded as undertaking work on clocks for Lord Weymouth at Longleat from at least 1694 until 1703. By 1721 Delance had moved to Downton, Wiltshire and was still working in 1736. The well-made nature of the movement of the current lot extends to the use of substantial rectangular section corner uprights which appear to have been favoured by Delance as these can be seen on other clocks by him including a fine thirty-hour musical clock by him sold at Christies, King Street THE VITALE COLLECTION OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT EUROPEAN CLOCKS on Tuesday 26th November 1996 (lot 247). Condition Report: Movement appears complete and original with no obvious evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The mechanism is currently very dirty hence will require a sensitive clean and gentle overhaul before putting to use. The dial is generally somewhat dirty/neglected but appears free from significant faults and appears to retain its original hand. The movement rests via spikes onto two wooden blocks applied to the inside of the top of the trunk of the case. These blocks are most likely not original hence no assurances can be given as to whether the movement and dial started life in this case. However the case is typical of those used by Delance hence we would be inclined to believe that movement/dial and case belong together. The case appears to have previously been scumbled to resemble walnut (finish still visible on the inside of the trunk door). The hood has replacement cornice mouldings and is lacking fret and front glass, the trunk has historic (seemingly non-active) worm damage to throat mouldings otherwise is in fine condition with no significant faults other than uneven finish. Case generally is a nice 'survivor' in structurally sound condition only really requiring cosmetic attention to bring it back. Clock does not come with pendulum or weights; in other words the lot only comprises of movement with dial, hood and trunk.   Condition Report Disclaimer

A William III ebonised thirty-hour longcase clock with 10.25 inch dial and passing strikeJohn Michell, Chardstock, circa 1695The substantial five finned and latched pillar countwheel bell striking twin-handed movement with plates measuring 7.5 by 5 inches and anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the top of the frontplate with a second smaller bell and hammer sounding a single blow on the half hour, the 10.25 inch square brass dial with concentric ring-turned decoration to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised wheatear half hour markers, Arabic five minutes within the outer minute track and signed John Michell, Chardstock Fecit to lower margin, with pierced sculpted steel hands and winged cherub head and scroll cast spandrels to angles divided by sunflower and foliate bud engraved decoration to margins between, in a case with generous ogee cornice and tulip centred fretwork frieze over Solomonic twist turned three quarter columns flanking the fized glaxed dial aperture and rectangular side windows, the trunk with convex throat over rectangular door centred with a brass-framed lenticle and applied with twin vertical rectangular raised panels, on plinth base with cavetto top mouldings and stepped skirt, (case with restoration), 208cm (82ins) high. John Michell of Chardstock is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as believed to have been born in 1669 and married Elizabeth Markes in 1687. He worked in Chardstock from at least 1687 until his death in 1733 when he was succeeded by his son-in-law Thomas Drayton. Loomes notes a number of lantern clocks by him including an unusual hybrid example similar to those by Walter Archer. The current clock is particularly well made for a provincial thirty hour longcase with generous plates, latched pillars and passing half hour strike on a second bell. The plated construction of the movement also appears to differ from Michells other known work hence may have been a special order or perhaps designed to show-off his abilities.Condition Report: Movement is in fine original condition with no evidence of alteration or significant replacements with the only notable fault appearing to be a slight casting crack to the backplate. The vendor has maintained it in working condition whilst preserving the patina hence although the mechanism may look a little neglected the clock is in good operational condition although some historic pinion wear is evident. The dial is generally dirty/patinated with old uneven wear to the finishes but appears undamged. The hands are original.The movement rests on two blocks applied to the top surface of a replacement seatboard hence we can offer no assurances that the movement and dial started life with the case. The case is basically contemporary with the movement and dial but has undergone restoration. The restoration work has been well executed and would seem to include replacement of the cornice mouldings, probably the fret also and work to the frame of the dial aperture -possibly to correct front being cut for a hood door but there is no visible evidence present to support this view. The trunk and backboard appear sound with the latter continuing down to the floor. The exterior side panels of the plinth base appear to be restorations, the front panel may possibly have original elements which have been re-attached. The internal vertical corner strengthening batons/blocks and mouldings to the skirt are replacements. The finish exhibits a pleasing degree of wear, patination and some historic bumps, scuffs and shrinkage with restored elements carefully matched hence overall the case is in good decorative order.Clock is complete with pendulum (repaired), weight and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A Queen Anne stained pine and elm thirty-hour longcase clock with 10 inch dialThomas Haden, Rowley, early 18th centuryThe four pillar countwheel bell striking twin-handed movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 11 inch square brass dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and signed Tho's Haden, Rowley to lower margin, with a pierced steel hour hand and crested male mask centred foliate scroll cast gilt spandrels to angles, in a case with generous cavetto dentil cornice over hinged glazed dial aperture to hood and fielded panelled slender rectangular door to trunk, on tall plinth base with moulded skirt, 202cm (79.5ins) high. Thomas Haden does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however he could be a relation of William Haden who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Stourbridge, Worcestershire circa 1754. Condition Report: Movement is in fundamentally in original condition with no evidence of alteration or significant replacements with the exception of the escapewheel and pallets which appear to be 19th century service replacements. The mechanism is somewhat dirty/neglected however there is nothing to suggest that the clock is not operational condition although a service/overhaul is required. The dial is generally in good original unrestored condition with some wear and discolouration. The minute hand is lacking and the chapter ring has significant rubbing/tarnishing to the silvering. The spandrels retain old gilding but with some wear.The movement rests on two blocks applied to the top surface of a replacement seatboard hence we can offer no assurances that the movement and dial started life with the case. The case is basically contemporary with the movement and is in sound condition with relatively small amount of restoration evident. The hood has a small strengthening block applied to the rear of the dial mask otherwise appears to be in good original condition with some non-problematic historic worm damage only. The trunk is in sound condition and retains its backboard. The base is in good solid condition with well executed restoration to the backboard to scarf replacement timber to ensure board continued to the floor. The exterior panels of the base are most likely replacements using well-chosen boards of old elm coloured to match the rest of the case and exhibiting historic shrinkage and worm. The moulded skirt is almost certainly a restoration. Overall the case presents well and is of pleasing colour with historic bumps, scuffs, light worm damage (seemingly non-active), and shrinkage commensurate with age.The clock does not have a pendulum, weight (and rope lines) or case key. In other words the lot only comprises of movement with dial, hood and trunk. Condition Report Disclaimer

A rare William III key-wound thirty-hour longcase clock with 10 inch dialWilliam Sturges, Bristol, circa 1700The four finned pillar countwheel bell striking key-wound movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 10 inch square brass dial with winding holes to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with foliate hour markers and signed W'm Sturges, Bristoll to lower margin, with a pierced and sculpted steel hand and winged cherub mask and scroll cast gilt spandrels to angles, in a stained elm case with stepped ogee moulded cornice over fixed glazed dial aperture and rectangular side windows to hood over convex throat moulding and rectandular door to trunk, on plinth base with moulded skirt, (movement lacking warning wheel and fly to strike train), 207cm (81.5ins) high. William Sturges is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as apprenticed to William Martin in 1695 and became a Burgess of the city on December 12th 1702.Key-wound thirty-hour longcase clocks are particularly rare in that they are invariably made with plated (rather than posted movements) and were generally phased-out with the introduction of Huygens's endless rope winding system in the 1670's (see Darken, Jeff and Hooper, John English 30hr Clocks, Origin & Development. 1600-1800 pages 43-47 and 63-70.Condition Report: Movement is in fine original condition with no evidence of alteration or significant replacements however as catalogued the strike train is now lacking its warning wheel and fly. These appear to have been lost due the plates not being pinned and becoming loose during a house move. Efforts have been made to locate them but sadly to no avail. These losses aside the vendor has maintained the movement in working condition whilst preserving the patina hence although the mechanism may look a little neglected the clock is in otherwise in good order although some light historic pinion wear is evident. The dial is generally a little dirty/patinated with old uneven wear to the finishes (most notably the chapter ring) but appears undamaged. The hand appears original.The movement rests on two blocks applied to the top surface of what appears to be an old seatboard. The presence of these blocks would cause some to doubt whether the movement and dial are original to the case hence we are unable to offer able assurances that the movement and case started life together.The case appears to be in sound condition with restoration apparently limited to refreshing of the surface finish and consolidation of some of the joints. Being elm there is evidence of some historic worm infestation and there is notable movement in some of the boards particularly to the left hand side of the trunk and right hand side of the plinth base, these details however arguably add (rather than detract) from the character of the case. The trunk door lock is a replacement.Clock has a pendulum, nut no weights, case key or winder and is also lacking its line pulleys. In other words the lot only comprises of movement with dial, pendulum, hood and trunk. Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase Thomas Willshire, Bristol, circa 1780The four pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre decorated with bright-cut insects and floral motifs within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Tho's Willshire, Bris=tol to lower margin, with scroll pierced steel hands and gilt twin bird and urn cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with rolling moonphase incorporating arched silvered scale for the lunar month and HIGH WATER AT BRISTOL KEY to the upper margin over landscape engraved lunettes beneath, the case with moulded dentil break-arch cornice and conforming veneered frieze over wavy-edged hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by free-standing spiral twist turned Corinthian hood columns with gilt caps and bases, the sides with shaped side windows and scroll-outline bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with elaborately shaped flame figured caddy moulded door flanked by Corinthian quarter columns with gilt caps and bases, on conforming raised panel fronted plinth base with ogee bracket feet, 225cm (88.5ins) high. Thomas Willshire is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as being in business with Henry Link until 1777 when the partnership was dissolved and took apprentice, William Alexander, in 1785.The current lot is an archetypical example of the fully developed Bristol style of longcase clock made during the last quarter of the 18th century. Such clocks were made with wealthy Bristol merchants in mind with the moonphase being annotated with high-water times in order to assist ship-owners with the scheduling of arrivals and departures through the Bristol Channel which is essentially unpassable during low tide. Condition Report: Movement is very dirty/neglected hence will require a full overhaul before putting to use. The strike train has been converted to sound on a gong mounted on the case backboard (would have originally sounded on a bell) reconversion back to bell strike would not prove problematic to a skilled clock restorer. The escapewheel and pallets are service replacements and there is some variance in the collet shapes to the strike train suggesting that some re-pinioning may have taken place at some point otherwise movement appears fundamentally original and is in sound condition. The dial is complete and fundamentally original with the probable exception of the hands but is in very dirty/neglected condition. The movement rests on an old seatboard onto uprights of the case which show evidence of adjustment to their levels. The right hand side has a packing piece approx. 8mm thick whilst the right hand side is cut at the correct level. Due to the clock having evidence of adjustment to the levels of the 'cheeks' we cannot provide any assurance that the movement and dial are original to the case however the case is a 'textbook' example for this type of movement.The case would have originally had a swan neck pediment and box superstructure above the current break-arch top which have been removed. The frieze would have also had fretwork which also appears to have been replaced by plain veneer. Case otherwise is in sound unrestored condition with faults limited to some shrinkage, bumps, scuffs and other faults commensurate with age.Clock has pendulum, weights, winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III fusee dial wall timepieceRichard Lawson, London, late 18th centuryThe four pillar single fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and tapered plates, the 12 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial signed Richard Lawson, LONDON to centre and with Arabic five minutes to outer track, withy blued steel spade hands set behind hinged cast ogee-profile convex glazed bezel, the case with plain mahogany surround fronting simple dovetail jointed oak box incorporating door to right hand side, diameter 34cm (13.5ins). Richard Lawson is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1778-1804.Condition Report: Movement appears all-original and has a fixed-rod short bob pendulum. Although the mechanism is in relatively clean working condition a gentle clean and service will be required before putting into service. The silvering to the dial has some spots of discolouration, the engraving is nice and clear. The hands are replacements but are in fine condition.The case appears original to the movement and dial and although it is of fairly basic form and construction it is generally in sound condition. The bezel is a good casting which retains its hinge and is secured via a replacement sprung clasp engaging with the original slot in the casting. The side door appears to retain original hinges. The upper joints of the case have been braced by inserted glued blocks to the interior and there is a crack to the front surround at 5 o'clock otherwise case structure is in good sound relatively untouched condition but with bumps, scuffs and shrinkage commensurate with age and some filled pinning to the joints. The backboard has strengthening to the hanging hole.Timepiece is complete with a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III brass mounted mahogany table clockThe dial signed for John Chance, Chepstow, circa 1800The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with half deadbeat escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, with trip-hour repeat and geometric border engraved backplate, the 8 inch single-sheet silvered brass Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary calendar dial and inscribed Joh'n Chance, Chepstow to centre, with delicate pierced blued steel hands and subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial to arch, the break-arch case with hinged brass carrying handle to the single brass-edged pad to top over conforming brass fillet inset glazed aperture to front door and rectangular brass fish scale sound frets to sides, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with brass ogee bracket feet, 43cm (17ins) high excluding handle. The dial of the current lot is inscribed for John Chance who is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Chepstow circa 1760-91.Condition Report: The movement appears essentially complete and original and is in relatively clean condition however the centre-wheel arbor is broken (snapped) at the pinion end hence will require a new centre arbor with pinion to be made before clock will run. The strike train is operational. The dial is a little dull/tarnished in appearance otherwise appears free from noticeable faults. The movement and dial appears original to the case and the case is in fine condition and of good colour exhibiting minor shrinkage to mouldings and veneers, and light historic bumps, scuffs and other minor blemishes commensurate with age.Clock has winder and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III oak eight-day longcase clockThe dial signed for Thomas Brown, Chester, late 18th centuryThe four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch square brass dial with starburst decorated subsidiary seconds dial and arched calendar aperture to the foliate engraved dial centre signed Tho's. Brown, CHESTER to lower margin, within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll pierced steel hands and rococo cast spandrels to angles, in a case with cavetto moulded cornice over free-standing columns flanking hinged glazed dial aperture to hood, the trunk with rectangular cossbanded caddy moulded door over plinth base with moulded skirt, 189cm (74.5ins) high. Thomas Brown is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Chester 1766-84 then Stockport 1795-1801.Condition Report: The movement is in relatively clean working condition and appears essentially all-original with evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The dial has been polished hence has lost silvering to the dial centre and chapter ring retaining original hands and spandrels.The movement has an old seatboard which in turn rests on cheek uprights in the case which have been applied with thin packing strips (circa 10mm) to centre the movement in the case dial aperture. The presence of these slips suggests that the movement and dial are not original to the case however they are well suited both in period and style.The case is generally in sound condition and of nice colour with the only major fault being the box of the base having lost around two inches in height. Otherwise faults are limited to shrinkage, bumps and scuffs etc. commensurate with age and use.Clock has pendulum (no suspension spring), weights, winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

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

A George III green japanned eight-day longcase clockJohn Wood, Rumford, mid 18th centuryThe five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with ringed winding holes, subsidiary seconds dial and applied shaped silvered plate engraved John & Mary Underwood to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed John Wood, Rumford to lower margin, with scroll-pierced steel hands and mask-centred rococo cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a silvered boss engraved with an eagle over banner inscribed TEMPUS FUGIT flanked by conforming dolphin cast mounts, in a dark green japanned case with pagoda upstand over leafy band decorated break-arch cavetto cornice and scroll and trellis panel bordered glazed hood door applied with fluted three-quarter columns to front angles, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with leaf painted throat over break-arch door decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with oriental figures within a stylised garden trellis landscape, the surround with gilt trellis painted upper quadrants and scroll banded borders interrupted with conforming panels, the sides with large leafy sprays, the plinth base with further naturalistic landscape within conforming surround over moulded double skirt, (case with restoration), 239cm (94ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the estate of a private collector, Wiltshire. The plate inscribed for William and Mary Underwood applied to the centre of the dial would suggest that the current clock was a supplied to commemorate their wedding. Condition Report: Movement appears to be all-original and in working condition although it is a little dirty hence a precautionary clean and overhaul is advised. The dial has some light patchy discolouration to the brass plate and the silvered surfaces, the hands are replacements -otherwise is in good condition and free from alterations or noticeable faults.The movement has an old replacement seatboard which in turn rests on uprights (cheeks) of the case which are free from packing but do have strengthening blocks applied to the inside edges. The fact that the seatboard appears to be a replacement means that we cannot offer any assurances that the movement and dial are original to the case.The case is in fine structural condition with no obvious faults of any significance and the decoration has been fully restored to the extent that none of the original decoration appears to survive (ie. decoration appears to have been entirely re-done). Faults to the current finish are limited to some minor bumps, scuffs and other faults mainly to the base.Clock has pendulum, weights, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A fine and rare George II miniature ebony table clockHenry Fish, London, mid 18th centuryThe six pillar twin chain fusee bell-striking movement now with anchor escapement regulated by disc-bob pendulum incorporating rise/fall regulation beam to suspension, the backplate finely engraved with asymmetric foliate rococo scrolls, the 4 inch gilt brass break-arch dial with blanked-off false-bob aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll pierced steel hands and unusual gilt palmette and scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with shaped recessed silvered plate signed Henry Fish, LONDON flanked by subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection and regulation dials with calendar aperture to lower margin between, the ebony veneered break-arch case with hinged brass carrying over generous single curved ogee-moulded raised pad to top, cavetto cornice and raised mouldings bordering the glazed dial aperture to the front door, the sides with conforming concave topped windows and the rear with full-width break-arch glazed door, on cavetto moulded skirt base with squab feet, (formerly with quarter-repeat work), 23cm (9ins) tall excluding handle. Henry Fish senior is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as working in London when he took his son (of the same) name as an apprentice in 1709. Henry Fish junior is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from (4 Sweetings Alley) Royal Exchange, London, 1736-74. Miniature table clocks are particularly scarce and are generally defined as being less than 12 inches in height for a break-arch dialled example. The current lot measures only 9 inches high excluding the handle.Condition Report: As catalogued the movement has been converted from verge escapement to anchor escapement hence the current third and escape wheels are replacements. The pivoted rise/fall regulation assembly is almost certainly a 19th century replacement of different design to the original, the backcock is also 19th century as is the pendulum holdfast. Again as catalogued the pull-quarter repeat mechanism that was originally fitted to the clock has been removed. The redundant holes have been filled however these are reasonably visible due to engraving to the backplate being interrupted and the brass being of different colour. Movement in its current state is clean and fully operational including the strike/silent and calendar functions and employs chains for the fusees. The dial appears to be in good original condition retaining strong gilding to the plate and spandrels, although the hands may be replacements and the pendulum false bob aperture has been blanked-off using apparently the original engraved backing plate. The silvering has some patchy oxidation.The case is generally intact and structurally sound but in dirty/neglected condition. The interior has cut-outs to the lower rear corners of the sides to allow for pendulum swing (maybe original -such details are often seen on miniature clocks) and is fitted with the original seatboard. The rear section of the baseboard has had a slot cut to allow for the current pendulum which has been blanked-off with a thin slip of timber to the underside. The front has a small loss to the arch cornice moulding and there are some shrinkage cracks to the curvature of the top around the pad which appears free from noticeable shrinkage. The rear of the case is finished flat/flush and some losses to the ebony veneers to the rear of the top mouldings and to the rear of the lower right base moulding. The rear door glass has a small chip to the upper left hand corner.Clock has pendulum, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A fine George III green japanned table clock with pull-quarter repeat on six bellsMarmaduke Storr, London, circa 1760The six pillar twin fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating rise/fall regulation to suspension, with pull-quarter repeat on a graduated nest of six bells and hour strike on a further larger bell , the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll engraved decoration around a central reserve signed Marm: Storr, London, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with curved false bob over calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Marm: Storr, London, to lower edge, with pierced steel hands and rococo scroll 'Indian mask' cast spandrels to angles incorporating offset N S strike/silent selection switch to upper left beneath arch with subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the green japanned bell-top case with brass carrying handle and generous finials to the superstructure decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with chinoiserie garden landscape panels incorporating boating figures within lattice borders, over cavetto top mouldings and break-arch glazed front door with conforming decoration to surround and scroll pierced frets to upper quadrants, the sides with circular over concave-topped glazed apertures and the rear with further break-arched glazed door set within the frame of the case, on generous cavetto moulded base incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between, 52cm (21.5ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the estate of a private collector, Wiltshire. Marmaduke Storr is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as an 'eminent' maker working in London 1724-75.The current clock is particularly rare survivor retaining its original decoration untouched and with the movement and dial reflecting the case's originality.Condition Report: Movement is in fine original condition and will run, strike and repeat. There is no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements including the escapement which appears to be original. Although fully operational the movement would probably benefit from a precautionary gentle clean/service. The dial is in fine original condition with only minor spotting and mellowing to the gilding and silvered finishes; the hands appear original. The movement and dial are original to the case and rest on the original seatboard.The case is in very fine original untouched condition having overall light to moderate wear to the original lacquered surface commensurate with age and careful use. The only notable faults are limited to the rear skirting which has an old repaired break through the cavetto moulded section and the lower portion of the vertical section beneath which is heavily rubbed hence no decoration is visible. Surface generally has very nice mellow patination with age related wear most noticeably to high spots of the more major mouldings only. Case retains original locks and hinges.Clock has a case key and winder and overall is a very fine 'survivor' in lovely country house condition! Condition Report Disclaimer

An unusual George II black japanned table clock with Dutertre`s duplex escapement Attributed to Robert Breckenrig, Edinburgh, circa 1725 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with escapement composed of two escape wheels of varying diameter mounted on the same arbor which alternately engage with cranked pallets regulated by a standard verge type short bob pendulum, the backplate finely engraved with a grotesque mask within Ho-Ho bird inhabited foliate scrolls and a narrow ropetwist border, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch now with silvered circular signature boss inscribed Robert, Breckenrigg, EDINBURGH within herringbone border within a herringbone border and flanked by conforming mounts, the inverted bell-top case with foliate cast brass carrying handle above front door with scallop shell and scroll cast brass frets to upper quadrants, the sides with ruby glazed windows above blanked break-arch apertures, the rear with conforming glazed upper quadrants over break-arch aperture, the exterior decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with chinoiserie designs within foliate borders throughout, the cavetto moulded base with later brass bun feet, (the original signature boss bearing re-engraved script Tho. Tompion, LONDINI over erased indistinct traces of original signature is present with the clock), 44cm (17.75ins) high excluding handle.   Provenence: Almost certainly the clock described by Thomas Reid of Edinburg in his 18 work A TREATISE ON CLOCK AND WATCH MAKING on page 238. Previously sold in these rooms (unattributed) on Tuesday 22nd February, 2012, lot 251.   The escapement in the current lot appears to be an early/contemporary application of the duplex arrangement as designed by the French horologist Jean Babtiste Dutertre (worked 1715-42), and was perhaps conceived as attempt to improve on the tic-tac escapement. The principle benefit is that the wear rate is greatly reduced as the pallets only engage once with each tooth for each rotation rather than twice (once from either side) for the standard tic-tac arrangement. In essence one wheel provides the entry action of a recoil arrangement and the second controls the exit. This division of the function of the escapement between two wheels allows the teeth on each wheel to be of a heavier profile than on the single escape wheel of a tic-tac escapement, further improving reliability and longevity. Dutertre`s design is illustrated in Reid, Thomas A TREATISE ON CLOCK AND WATCH MAKING plate IX/48 and is briefly described on page 238. More importantly on the following page Reid also comments: "It is more than fifty years since we saw a small spring clock having this escapement, made by a very ingenious clock-maker of this place whose name was Robert Breckenrig." When this is considered alongside the overall style, design and layout of the present movement (which is typical of English/British work and can be confidently be dated from the second quarter of the eighteenth century) it would seem highly appropriate to suggest that it is the 'spring clock' to which Reid refers above. This is further supported by the fact that when previously offered in these rooms it had been consigned from a vendor who resided near Loch Ness, Scotland. In light of the above the vendor has gone to the trouble of having a signature boss made and engraved with Breckenrigg's name to replace the previous boss from which then original signature had been erased and replaced with that of Tompion however the earlier boss is also included in the current lot. Overall the current lot has survived in original condition (including the escapement which is unaltered and has always been with the clock) and would appear to have historical significance in the context of Scottish horology and escapement development. Condition Report: Movement appears to be in fine original condition with no evidence of alteration or significant replacements including the escapement which appears to be entirely original. The only notable fault to the movement is a small loss to the upper left hand corner of the front plate (viewed from rear) around the dial foot hole. Although the mechanism appears a little dull/neglected it has been kept in good working condition by the vendor. The dial is in good original condition having nice slightly mellow appearance to the gilt and silvered surfaces. The signature boss in the arch is a replacement; another boss signed for Tompion which was previously fitted to the dial is included with the clock. The case is in good original condition with a pleasing overall mellow/rubbed appearance to the japanned decoration. Faults are very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs and include a small historic veneer patch repair to the rear door escutcheon. Unfortunately front door is locked and we don't have a key, there is a winding key with the clock.   Condition Report Disclaimer

A George II walnut eight-day longcase clockArlander Dobson, London, circa 1750The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with diamond lozenge half hour markers and Arabic numeral to outer track, with scroll pierced blued steel hands crested mask centred foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a silvered boss signed Arl'r: Dobson, LONDON flanked by dolphin cast mounts, in a case with ogee moulded break-arch cornice and conforming foliate scroll pierced frieze over hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by free-standing columns with gilt caps and bases, the sides with arched windows and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with break-arch door veneered with finely figured book-matched panels within herringbone border and moulded surround, the sides crossbanded, on herringbone border veneered panel fronted plinth base with ogee top moulding over moulded skirt, 235cm (92.5ins) high. Arlander Dobson is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as an 'eminent maker' working in Covent Garden 1744-72. The Will of 'Arlander Dobson, Watchmaker of Covent Garden , Middlesex', dated 27th January 1772, is held at The National Archives, Kew.Condition Report: Movement is in fine clean working condition with no visible signs of alteration or significant replacements. The dial has slight mellowing/tarnishing to silvered and gilt finishes otherwise is in good relatively clean condition.The movement rests on an old seatboard which has small slips applied beneath the movement plates to adjust the level of the dial in the case upwards slightly. The presence of these slips would suggest that the movement and dial are not original to the case. The mask around the dial appears original and unaltered despite the glazed aperture in hood door being slightly larger hence it would seem that the case was made for a dial with the same dimensions the present movement.The case is generally in good presentable condition and of good colour. The curved top panel of the hood has been replaced and there is some slight bowing to the sides of the trunk. The trunk door has curled slightly and the lock has been replaced but still closes relatively flush to the case. The skirting to the base is a replacement/restoration and there has been some well executed repair work/restoration to the carcass and veneers immediately above this skirt. Faults are otherwise very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and a few localised veneer patch repairs commensurate with age and use.Clock generally is very presentable and is complete with pendulum, weights, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A burr walnut cased eight-day longcase clockThe movement and dial by George Burgess, London, circa 1697, the case laterThe five finned and latched pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum and 11 inch square brass dial incorporating subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and 'triple-crown' foliate scroll border engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre, within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword-hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Geo: Burgess, London to lower margin, with scroll pierced blued steel hands and winged cherub mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles with foliate engraved infill to margins between, now in a burr walnut veneered case executed with selected figured veneers and cross-grain mouldings, the hood with shallow dome caddy upstand over ogee cornice and scroll-pierced frieze fret to entablature, the hood door with Solomonic twist turned three-quarter columns flanking the glazed dial aperture and the sides incorporating rectangular openings with conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with convex throat mouldings and 41 inch rectangular door veneered with four pairs of book-matched burr panels and centred with a lenticle within half-round moulded border, the sides with twin triple-line strung panels within crossbanded borders, on conforming quarter-veneered plinth base further crossbanded and with ogee top moulding over bun feet, 208cm (82ins) high. A George Burgis is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as the son of a plumber from Thetford in Norfolk who was apprenticed through the Blacksmiths' Company to John Higginson in 1683. Loomes notes that he appears not have gained his freedom and cites christening of children (with wife Mary) at St. Giles Cripplegate in 1721 and 1728. His will was proved on 15th July 1739 in which he was described as a watchmaker of the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields.The engraved 'triple crown' motif to calendar aperture is believed to represent the unification of the British Isles under William III and is thought to coincide with the signing of the Clockmaker's Oath of Allegiance to the Crown in 1697. Condition Report: Movement appears to be in good original condition with no obvious replacements, alterations or repairs including the escapement which may well be original with the possible exception of the pallets. Although the mechanism appears to be in working order it is due a service hence will require one before putting into long-term service. The dial is in good condition although the hands appear to be well-made replacement s and the chapter ring has some patchy discolouration/tarnishing to the silvering. As catalogued the case is later -most likely made during the latter quarter of the 20th century. It is well executed with cross-grain mouldings and is of good proportions, faults are limited to some shrinkage cracking to the mouldings (mainly to hood), two small chips to the hood top moulding (to each corner) and a small repair to the top left corner of the throat moulding. Otherwise case is in fine condition although may benefit from some further polishing/finishing work to deepen the colour of the walnut veneers.Clock is complete with pendulum, two weights, pendulum and case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A gilt brass mounted black japanned quarter-chiming table clockUnsigned, circa 1770 and laterThe four pillar triple fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight-bells and sounding the hours on a further larger bell, the backplate engraved with rococo scrolls around a pagoda, with a 7 inch brass break-arch dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, with pierced blued steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath subsidiary Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, in a bell-top case with hinged brass carrying handle, brass mouldings and ball finials to the gilt chinoiserie decorated ebonised superstructure over cavetto top mouldings and brass fillet inset break-arch glazed front door incorporating scroll cast brass upper quadrant frets and decorated with further chinoiseries infill to the frame, the sides with conforming decoration and with circular over concave-topped brass fishscale sound frets, the rear with break-arch glazed rectangular door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with cast brass ogee bracket feet, (movement originally two-train hour striking only), 47cm (18.25ins) high excluding handle. The movement of the current lot was originally made as a two-train hour striking clock but has been cleverly re-worked into a three-train quarter chiming clock with. This work appears to have been executed relatively early in the clocks life (perhaps circa 1830) and it is also most likely that the gilt japanned decoration to the case was added at that time. 

A George I/II burr walnut eight-day longcase clock with moonphaseUnsigned, probably West Country, second quarter of the 18th centuryThe four finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and leafy border engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced blued steel hands and crested mask centred foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with rolling moonphase incorporating herring border and silvered scale calibrated for the lunar month to upper margin over landscape opposing armillary engraved lunettes beneath, the case with ogee cornice and blind fretwork decorated upper quadrants over break-arch glazed door flanked by integral three-quarter columns with gilt brass caps and bases, the sides with rectangular windows, the trunk with shaped arch top quarter veneered caddy moulded door with chevron strung crossbanded, on conforming truncated plinth base with ogee top moulding and moulded double skirt, 211cm (83ins) high. Provenance: Bears an old label inscribed in ink "This clock was the property of Hannah Moore of 'Cowslip Green' Wrington, Somerset, & was purchased at a sale of her furniture, supposed date of clock, 1700."Hannah Moore was a prolific poet, playwright and writer on religion and morality. Born in Stapleton, South Gloucestershire in 1745 she was the daughter of a schoolmaster who after breaking-off her six year engagement to William Turner after he kept postponing the wedding in 1773 focussed on her writing. Her poetry gained the acclaim David Garrick and Dr. Samuel Johnson proclaimed her the most powerful of English women poets after reading her work 'Bas Bleu' (Blue Stocking) in 1784. Latterly she turned towards writing moral treatises criticising fashionable society for its selfishness and immorality as well as becoming a strong voice in the anti-slavery movement exemplified by her 1788 poem 'Slavery'. By 1785 she had moved, along with her sister Martha to thatched cottage at Cowslip Green, Wrington, North Somerset before moving again to a nearby larger house in 1801. When Hannah Moore died in 1833 she left the bulk of her estate of £27,500 (equivalent to about £2m today) to various religious and medical causes.Condition Report: Movement is basically complete and appears all-original with the exception of the escapewheel and pallets which appear to be old service replacements. A spare hole to the upper front edge of the frontplate suggests that the bellstand was once fitted to the frontplate rather than the backplate. The mechanism is generally in dirty/neglected condition hence will require a clean and overhaul prior putting to use. The upper left hand corner of the frontplate (viewed from the rear) has a break across the corner around what appears to be a disused dial foot hole, it is most likely that this was done during the fitting of the dial with the maker choosing to fit the dial foot a little lower down rather than effect what would be an unsound repair.The dial is somewhat dirty/discoloured with some patchy discolouration and light wear to the finishes otherwise is in sound original condition.The movement retains on what appears to be its original seatboard (albeit with strengthening repairs to underside) which rests on the original uprights (cheeks) of the case with no evidence of alteration or other movement being fitted hence it is our opinion that the movement and dial are original to the case.The case is generally in sound condition with the only major fault being the base which has lost perhaps around 4-5 inches in height out of the box. The hood is lacking its rear quarter column from the right hand side, the corresponding column to the left side is also missing along with its 'bargeboard' strip behind. The trunk has slight bowing to the sides as well and a slight warping to the door but not to extent where it is unsightly or problematic with regards to fit and closing. The finish to the case is somewhat muddy hence would benefit from the attention of a cabinet maker/finisher. Faults are otherwise limited to minor bumps, scuffs, shrinkage etc. commensurate with age and use.Clock has pendulum, weights, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A rare ebonised Dutch striking bracket clock with moonphase and alarmBearing a signature for Thomas Monkhouse but probably Dutch, mid to late 18th centuryThe five pillar twin fusee movement striking the hours both at the hour and again on a smaller bell at the half hour, with verge escapement regulated by small lenticular bib pendulum, alarm sounding on the larger bell and fine symmetrical foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob over calendar apertures and shaped silvered plaque engraved Tho's Monkhouse, London to the matted centre, within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fine foliate scroll engraved half hour markers and Arabic five minutes outside the Dutch style arcaded minute ring, with scroll pierced blued steel hands and foliate scroll cast spandrels incorporating Strike/Not strike switch at nine o'clock, the arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for age of the moon to the outer edge of the disc and with solar mask and armillary sphere engraved lunettes to lower margin, the inverted bell top case with hinged carrying handle above cavetto top mouldings, the front with applied raised mouldings bordering the glazed dial aperture and scroll pierched frets to the upper quadrants of the front door, the sides with circular over concave topped rectangular glazed side windows, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on shallow cavetto moulded skirt base with squab feet, 48cm (19ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the estate of a private collector, Wiltshire.Condition Report: Movement is in fine clean working condition (including the alarm) with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The striking sounds the full hour on the smaller bell and then again at the hour and the larger bell at half past the hour; normal practice is for the clock to sound on the larger on the hour and the smaller at the half hour hence, if this preference is preferred, adjustments to the strike lifting/trip mechanism will need to be made.The dial is in fine clean condition.The case is in fine condition and of nice colour having slight rubbing/wear to the ebonised finish throughout. The only notable faults with the case is a shrinkage crack to the right hand side and section of moulding is detached from one of the rear feet but is present with the clock. Clock has a winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III mahogany table clockUnsigned, circa 1770The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and plain backplate, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with curved false bob over calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll pierced blued steel hands and cast rococo scroll pierced spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the bell-top case with hinged brass carrying handle and cavetto top mouldings over front door with raised mouldings to the glazed dial aperture and upper quadrant frets, the sides with circular over concave-topped rectangular brass fishscale sound frets and the rear with break-arch glazed rectangular door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating shaped apron to lower edge, (lacking nameplate to dial), 47cm (18.5ins) high excluding handle. 

A George III brass mounted mahogany quarter-chiming table clock with concentric calendarThe dial signed for James Tregent, London, circa 1775The six pillar triple fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight-bells and sounding the hours on a further larger bell, the backplate engraved with rococo scrolls around an oval cartouche centred with a rosette beneath a basket of flowers, 8 inch brass break-arch dial inscribed James Tregent, London concentric calendar scale to the silvered centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, with pierced blued steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the bell-top case with hinged brass carrying handle and pineapple finials to superstructure over cavetto top mouldings and raised border moulded break-arch glazed front door incorporating scroll cast brass upper quadrant frets and repeating rosette cast brass mounts to angles, the sides with circular over concave-topped glazed apertures and the rear with break-arch glazed rectangular door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with cast brass ogee bracket feet, 51cm (20ins) high. James Tregent is recorded in Britten, F.J.Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers as a famous maker who worked in London from 35 Strand in 1775 and then at 29 Cranborne Street, Leicester Square by 1780. He was appointed an honorary fellow of the Clockmaker's Company in 1781 and became watchmaker to the Prince of Wales. Tregent and was intimate with Garrick, Sheridan and other notabilities of the theatre, Kelly refers to him as 'Mr. Tregent the celebrated French watch maker' and relates how Sheridan by attributing his proverbial unpunctuality to the lack of a timepiece obtained from Harris, proprietor of Covent Garden Theatre, a watch of Tregent's make. The Duke of Sussex paid him £400 for a repeater and alarm travelling watch; a bracket clock by him was in the in the Wetherfield collection, and another with Battersea enamel dial (possibly made by his brother the enameller Anthony Tregent) was in the Schreiber collection.Condition Report: Movement appears to be complete and essentially all-original with no obvious evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The verge escapement appears to be the original configuration and there is no evidence in the plate to suggest an earlier conversion to anchor. The movement is in working condition however a precautionary service is advised. The dial is in good condition with visible faults limited to repaired minute hand and slight overall mellowing/tarnishing to the silvered areas. The fact that only the dial is signed for James Tregent suggests that the current clock was supplied by another maker for retail by him rather than being made in his own workshops.The movement and dial appears original to the case and the case is in fine condition and of good colour exhibiting minor shrinkage to mouldings and veneers, and light historic bumps, scuffs and other minor blemishes commensurate with age. The mounts are a little rubbed/discoloured in places.Clock is complete with winder and case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

An unusual salmon pink japanned quarter chiming table clock originally made for the Middle Eastern marketThe dial signed for George Clarke, London, circa 1760 and laterThe substantial six pillar triple chain fusee movement with plates measuring 8 by 7.25 inches, later deadbeat escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating transverse rise/fall beam regulation to suspension, and now chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight bells with eight hammers and striking the hour on an additional larger bell, the symmetrical floral scroll engraved backplate now with external fly for the chiming train and signed George Clarke, Leaden Hall Street, LONDON to a basket of flowers surmounted oval cartouche, the 9 inch brass break-arch dial with curved false bob over calendar aperture to the matted centre within silvered 'Turkish' numeral chapter ring with crescent surmounted fleur-de-lys half hour markers and conforming five minute markers to outer track, with scroll pierced blued steel hands, obliterated mask and scroll spandrels to lower angles and with subsidiary Strike/Not Strike and Chime/Not Chime selection dials to the upper spandrel areas, the arch now with FAST/SLOW regulation sector to the upper margin over recessed shaped plate signed George Clarke, Leaden Hall Street, London and three engraved lunettes to lower edge incorporating blued steel regulation adjustment hand, the bell-top case overall decorated in polychrome and gilt with panels of foliate sprays onto a muted salmon-pink ground with brass vase finials set on plinths to the bell-top superstructure finely painted with floral trails to borders, over cavetto top moulding and front door incorporating glazed dial aperture and fan decorated upper quadrants flanked by canted angles, the sides with hinged brass carrying handles over break-arch windows within conforming borders and the rear with full-width door matching the front, on shallow cavetto moulded base with brass ball feet, (the movement formerly musical with tune selection to dial), 63.5cm (25ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the estate of a private collector, Wiltshire. George Clarke is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London from 1725; the British Museum website records his address as being 'at the Dial and Wheel, over against the Mount in White Chapel, London Leadenhall Street', where it is believed he worked until his death in 1766. George Clarke specialised in making clocks for the Middle-Eastern market in particular lantern clocks and musical clocks. The current lot was almost certainly made as a musical clock with verge escapement and tune selection in the arch of the dial but has been updated (most likely during the mid 19th century) to quarter-chiming with deadbeat escapement incorporating a rise-fall regulation function (replacing the melody selection to the dial). The decoration to the case appears to have survived in fine condition and is unusual in having a salmon pink ground (now appearing light brown due to age). The lack of figural representations in the decoration coupled with the obliterated masks to the dial spandrel ornaments, is typical of clocks made for the Middle-Eastern market which were required to adhere to Islamic principles with regards to the prohibition of figural representations in art.Condition Report: As catalogued the movement has had alterations undertaken. The quarter striking train would have originally been a musical train sounding a choice of melodies. This train from the fusee upwards has been reconfigured to now chime the quarters with one fixed melody. This modification has necessitated approx. 1.5 inch shaped sections of the plates (front and backplate) being cut out and replaced from the top left hand corner. In addition to this there are a few spare holes including a largish hole from the removal of a movement pillar. The going train has been converted from verge escapement to anchor with lenticular bob pendulum and has had rise/fall regulation added to top of the plates above the pallets. The strike train appears to have survived unaltered. The movement is in working order however the strike train sounds three additional blows every hour (hence four times at 1 and fifteen times at 12).The dial has survived in relatively good condition and is clean, however the upper margin would have originally been applied with a banner/sector listing a selection of tunes for selection by the pointer which has been converted to adjust the rise/fall regulation of the pendulum. The selection switches to the upper spandrel areas are operational as are the false bob and calendar functions.The case appears original to the movement and dial and is generally in good original condition retaining its original finish. The mask around the dial has wear and losses to the edges most significantly above the shoulders of the dial. The door locks are missing and the escutcheon holes plugged. The brass bun feet are replacements. Faults otherwise are limited to overall light to moderate wear, crazing/unevenness in places, light srinkage and relatively light localised chipping.Clock has pendulum and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A William and Mary walnut and floral marquetry longcase clock of one month durationJohn Wise, London, circa 1690The four finned pillar bell striking movement with plates measuring 7.25 by 5.125 inches, high position external countwheel, and separately cocked pallet arbor for the anchor escapement regulated by seconds period pendulum, the 11 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and folate scroll border engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed John Wise, London to lower margin, with pierced blued steel hands and mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles, the case with moulded cornice and scroll pierced frieze to lintel, over leafy trail inlaid fixed glazed dial surround, the sides with rectangular windows and bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with convex walnut veneered throat moulding over 41.5 inch rectangular door centred with an oval lenticle and with three shaped marquetry panels decorated with bird inhabited floral sprays and scrolling foliage on an ebonised ground within a figured walnut field, the sides veneered with twin panels within mitred borders, the base with stepped ogee top moulding and conforming rectangular marquetry panel over moulded skirt, 203cm (80ins) high. John Wise senior is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Banbury, Oxfordshire in 1624 and apprenticed to Peter Closon through Thomas Dawson in 1638, gaining his Freedom in October 1646. He apparently lived in Warwick 1653-68 where he repaired the clocks at St. Nicholas and St. Mary`s churches, the latter providing the venue for the baptism of three of his children. He moved back to London in 1669 where he was re-admitted to the Clockmakers` Company by redemption. He took many apprentices including no less than six of his sons; Richard (Free 1679), John (Free 1683), Thomas (Free 1686), Joseph (Free 1687), Peter (Free 1693) and Luke (Free 1694). He worked from 'neer the Popeshead in Moorfields' and was recorded as a recusant in 1682/3. John Wise senior died in 1690 and was buried at St. Andrew's, Holborn.Condition Report: The movement is complete and in relatively clean working condition although a gentle clean/service is advised and some historic pinion/wheel tooth wear is evident . There is no evidence of alteration to the mechanism and service replacements appear limited to the escape wheel and pallets. The warning wheel of the strike train has a collet differing in pattern to the others hence has probably been repinioned and both the pendulum suspension and pallet arbor cocks have also been repaired. Otherwise movement appears to be in fine original condition with the only spare holes being that for a movement securing bracket to the top edge of the backplate (there is a corresponding hole in the case backboard). The dial is also in relatively clean condition and free from major faults although the spandrels and hands appear to be 18th century replacements. The chapter ring has a light patch of tarnishing between the II and III numerals otherwise is finishes present as nice and even throughout.The movement retains its original seatboard which rests directly onto the original cheeks (uprights) in the case. Although there has been some slight historic adjustment (trimming down) of the cheeks which is most likely counter for slight shrinkage/movement in the structure of the case (rather than being evidence of the movement and dial being 'married' to the case) hence we are of the opinion that the movement and dial are original to the case. The hood is in sound condition with the front never having being cut for a door and the rear internal edges retaining the grooves for the rising action (although the corresponding tongues to the backboard are no longer present). The hood is now removed by sliding forward. The cornice top mouldings are replacements as is the fret to the frieze. There no hood columns present and there is some historic worm damage/wear to the veneers around the hood side windows. The rear left hand lower lip is also lacking a small run of half-round moulding. The trunk is generally sound with faults limited to slight shrinkage, wear and other relatively light age related faults. The trunk door hinges are replacements and there is a slip of timber inserted to the full height rear edge of the door panel at the hinge side probably to ensure later hinges had sound timber to attach to. the door key that comes with the clock does not appear to operate the trunk door lock. The marquetry and ebonised veneer to the lower edge of the trunk door have also been restored at some point in the past.The lower half of the base has been restored with replacement marquetry cut and applied broadly in the flavour of the original but not to executed to the same standard. The base side veneers are replacements and the skirting is a later addition. The backboard of the case is in sound condition and continues down to a level commensurate with the upper edge of the restored marquetry on the plinth. Clock has pendulum, two brass-cased weights, a winder and a case key (see note above). Condition Report Disclaimer

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

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

An important Charles II/James II ebonised eight-day longcase clockEdward East, London, circa 1685The six finned and latched pillar movement with plates measuring 7 by 5 inches enclosing fine delicate wheel-work, the going train with bolt-and-shutter maintaining power and anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum and the strike train with internal locking integral with the rim of the and great wheel and striking on a domed bell mounted above the plates, the 10 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial and scroll border-engraved chamfered calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the outer minute track, with fine pierced and sculpted steel hands and winged cherub head cast spandrels to angles over engraved signature Edwardus East Londini to lower margin, the ebonised case with bold projecting ogee cornice and foliate scroll pierced frieze to the finely moulded entablature over glazed dial aperture flanked by solomonic columns, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming quarter columns each set against bargeboards each rising up to the underside of the cornice projection, the trunk with convex throat over 42 inch rectangular door applied with two long and one short raised panels each bordered with fine architectural mouldings within a half-round moulded surround, the sides also veneered and applied with matching finely moulded panels, the box plinth base with stepped ogee top moulding and raised rectangular outline mouldings to fascia, on bun feet, 191cm (75ins) high. Provenance: Acquired by the vendor approximately thirty years ago from a beneficiary of the estate of Charles Smith who, by repute, was a collector of early English clocks and member of The Antiquarian Horological Society from its founding in 1953. Edward East was born in Southill Bedfordshire in 1602 and was apprenticed in 1618 to Richard Rogers until 1626, gaining his freedom of the Goldsmith's Company the following year. He was appointed as one of the first Assistants of the Clockmakers Company (a year after the charter was granted by Charles I in 1631) later becoming Master twice in 1645 and 1653. He worked first from Pall Mall, London subsequently moving to the Fleet Street/Temple Bar area by the 1640's, in November 1660 he was appointed chief clockmaker to King Charles II. Edward East certainly had the longest and perhaps one of the most distinguished careers in English clockmaking during the 'Golden Period' taking on eight apprentices between 1643 and 1676 (including Henry Jones from 1654 to 1663). East was the only original Assistant surviving when the Grant of Arms was awarded to the Clockmakers' Company in 1671. Edward East drafted his Will in 1688 and on his death in 1696 he was clearly a wealthy man leaving property to his four children including a residence in Hampton, Middlesex and a coaching Inn called 'The Swan with Two Necks' which was bequeathed to his daughter, Anne Saunders. The movement of the current lot is particularly well made with six finned and latched pillars and delicate wheelwork. The backcock is unusual in that the pendulum suspension block is cast separate and drops into a dovetail slot, a detail which is mirrored on the movement of a petite-sonnerie longcase clock illustrated in Darken, Jeff (editor) HOROLOGICAL MASTERWORKS page 129-30 which also shares the same basic casting for the backcock itself. This detail is noteworthy as it facilitates the end-float of the pallet arbor to be checked hence allowing the pivot to run more efficiently. The positioning of the backcock fairly low down in the plates is also mirrored in both the current lot and the petit-sonnerie striking movement and allows for the bracket that secures the movement in the case to be positioned in the centre of the top edge of the backplate - a detail often employed by Edward East. The dial with its scroll border engraving to the calendar aperture can be directly compared to that seen on a month clock previously offered by Ben Wright (www.benwrightclocks.co.uk/clock.php?i=138). The signature across the lower edge of the dial is confidently and finely executed in East's typically florid style.The case is particularly fine in that it is veneered throughout in ebonised pear wood and the quality of the mouldings are equal to those seen on contemporary ebony table clocks. The panelling to the trunk is reminiscent of a series of cases housing particularly fine three-month or Roman striking movements by Joseph Knibb, however differs in that the small raised panels of the latter tend not to be bordered by fine mouldings and are framed within recessed moulded surrounds to the sides (see Darken, Jeff ed. HOROLOGICAL MASTERWORKS page 114). The configuration seen on the present case can perhaps be more closely compared to a case veneered in an unknown exotic wood housing a quarter-chiming movement by John Fromanteel illustrated in Dawson, Percy G.; Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks on page 246 (Plate 329). Another even more closely related case , this time housing a movement by Edward Bird, is also illustrated in Early English Clocks on page 278 (Fig. 378). Interestingly the signature to the dial of this example (can just be made out in the image) appears to be executed in a similar florid style as that of the current lot.Overall the current lot presents as a fine example Edward East's work housed in a particularly sophisticated case with exceptional detailing. 

A William III walnut and floral marquetry eight-day longcase clockJohn Clowes, London, circa 1700The five finned pillar outside countwheel bell striking movement with tall plates measuring 7.5 inches high and anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 11 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, subsidiary seconds dial and scroll border engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers with Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed John Clowes, London to lower margin, with scroll pierced steel hands and twin cherub and crown cast spandrels to angles, in a case with crossgrain ogee moulded cornice and scroll-pierced frieze to lintel, over leafy trail inlaid glazed hood door applied with ebonised three-quarter columns to front angles and the sides with rectangular windows, the trunk with concave foliate marquetry veneered throat moulding over 42 inch rectangular door centred with a circular lenticle and decorated with bird inhabited floral sprays and scrolling foliage around an urn into an ebonised ground within repeating foliate motif border, the sides veneered with triple slender panels within strung and crossbanded borders, the base with crossgrain ogee top moulding and conforming rectangular marquetry panel with foliate border over bun feet, 196cm (77ins) high. John Clowes is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born around 1651 in Odd Rode, Cheshire and was admitted as a Free Brother to the Clockmaker's Company in 1672/3. Clowes was described as a 'Great Clockmaker' (ie. maker of turret clocks) and initially worked from the parish of St. Giles in the Fields and then St. Clement Daines, Middlesex from 1680. In 1688 he married for the second time (after the death of his first wife, Ann Nettles who he married in 1681) to Tabitha Taylor, Daughter of clockmaker Thomas Taylor of Holborn. John Clowes took on many apprentices including Frances Gregg in 1691 and his son, also named John, in 1709. In 1697 he signed the Clockmaker's oath of allegiance and in 1703 he was described as being in Covent Garden. In 1705 John Clowes married his third wife, Eleanor Caris at St. Martin in the Fields. He became an Assistant of the Clockmaker's Company in 1708 and was due to serve as Warden in 1713 but was unable to do so due to ill health, he died in 1717. John Clowes work often displays flourished of individuality such as continued use of outside countwheel and tall plates long after most makers were employing internal countwheels. The sculpted brass block at the base of the hammer spring is another detail sometimes seen on movements by Clowes demonstrating his often quirky attention to detail.Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition and appears to have been recently overhauled with some re-bushing etc. The mechanism appears all original with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The dial has some overall discolouration to the brass plate and the seconds hand is missing. The hands may be replacements otherwise is in good original condition. The movement has an old oak seatboard which rests directly onto the uprights (cheek) of the case save a small piece of packing to the front right hand edge. The seatboard however may not be original hence we cannot offer any categorical assurances that the movement and dial are original to the case however it is our view that they probably are.The case is in good original condition. The hood top board, frieze fret and columns are probably replacements and it is lacking quarter columns and bargeboards to the rear of the hood. The trunk and plinth are in fine condition with the latter apparently retaining original structure and veneers although the underside of the base now has a board applied to close it off. The backboard also appears to retain all of its original length continuing down to the base of the plinth. The bun feet are later restorations. Other aults to the case are otherwise very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and other very minor age related blemishes. The colour is generally very good.Clock is basically in 'take-home' condition and has pendulum, weights, two case keys and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A George I brass mounted ebony table clock with pull-quarter repeat on six bells Robert Markham, London, circa 1720 The five finned pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and pull-quarter repeat on a nest of six graduated bells, the backplate engraved with symmetrical foliate scrolls incorporating narcissus blooms around an unusual central figure depicting a Classical warrior waving a union flag pennant over cartouche reserve signed Robert Markham, LONDON, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob and calendar apertures to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with diamond lozenge half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and angles applied with female bust and scroll cast spandrels beneath arch centred with herringbone-bordered silvered boss signed Robert Markham, LONDON over switch labelled Silent/Strike and flanked by foliate strapwork cast mounts, the brass mounted ebony veneered inverted bell-top case with hinged carrying handle to the superstructure, brass urn finials and cavetto top mouldings over brass fillet inset glazed dial aperture and conforming foliate scroll upper quadrant frets to front door, the sides with D-ended lozenge over brass fillet-bordered break-arch scroll-pierced sound frets the rear with square brass fillet bordered window beneath arched fret and upper quadrants to a rectangular door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base, 50cm (19.75ins) high excluding handle.   The maker of the current lot was the son of a clockmaker also named Robert Markham. Brian Loomes records (on his website) that Robert Markham senior was born in Buckinghamshire the son of Richard Markham and was a member of the Curriers' Company in London from 1666 and died in 1715 leaving everything to his wife and only son, Robert junior. His bequests included plate and jewels but also any moneys owing from the government or any 'body politick', which implies he had trade with government departments. Robert junior was probably born about 1680 and was made free of the Curriers in 1700 after having served an apprenticeship. He married Catherine Markwick, the daughter of the clockmaker James Markwick senior, before entering into partnership with his brother-in-law also called James. On the death Robert in 1741 bequests were made to his wife, his only son, James, and two unmarried daughters Elizabeth and Anne. These included household goods, 'plate and jewells', but also considerable stocks in Old South Sea Annuities and Million Bank stock. The business appears to have continued under the name 'Markwick Markham' entering into subsequent often short-lived partnerships with makers such as Francis Perigal and Henry Borrell producing timepieces mainly for Export.   The current clock is unusual in that it is signed for Markham alone rather than in partnership with Markwick. Details such as the strike/silent switch above the XII numeral, sophisticated engraving to the backplate and design of the case mirrors those seen on contemporary clocks signed by Markwick alone (including a green japanned example in the Victoria and Albert Museum) which confirms that they originate from the same workshop. Condition Report: Movement appears to be in fine original condition with the only noticeable replacement being the backcock which has been replaced to facilitate silk suspension for the pendulum (rather than the pendulum being directly fixed to the pallet arbor). There is no evidence to suggest that the movement was ever converted to anchor escapement -this is further supported by the positioning of one of the movement pillars which would not allow room for an anchor escapement. The movement is running and striking however is a little dirty/neglected hence a clean and overhaul is advised. UPDATE -11/06/2020 -the hour bell is a replacement; the larger two of the quarter bells have been repaired but sound good, all quarter bells appear original. The dial has some tarnishing/discolouration to the finishes and is a little dirty otherwise is in fine original condition. The movement retains its original seatboard which has holes for bolts to secure the mechanism to case via treaded holes in the lower two movement pillars, the bolts are no longer present but all holes line-up properly. The base also has a hole for an alternative route for the repeat line and two others (at the rear left and front corner) -the purpose of these last two is not obvious but the most likely explanation is that were used to locate the clock on a wall bracket at some point (they are definitely not indicative of another movement and dial being fitted to the case at some point). From this evidence we are very confident that the movement and dial are original to the case. The case is generally in fine original condition with noticeable faults limited to some chipping to the veneer overlap of the dial mask (not visible when front door is closed) and a small veneer chip to the front door veneers at the left hand shoulder of the arch. The finials are 20th century replacements and the frets are probably restorations. The veneers have a few historic patch repairs and exhibit light shrinkage and wear in places; the finish would benefit from a polish to 'revive' the surface. Clock has winder but no case key.   Condition Report Disclaimer

An impressive Regency brass inlaid mahogany quarter chiming table clockViner, London, circa 1820The substantial six pillar triple chain fusee movement chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight bells and sounding the hour on a further larger bell, with half-deadbeat escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and signed Viner, Regent Street, LONDON to the geometric border engraved backplate, the 9 inch silvered brass Roman numeral arched dial signed Viner, Regent Street, LONDON to centre and with blued steel hands beneath subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial to arch, the substantial ogee lancet-shaped case with large gilt brass pineapple finial to the stylised foliate motif inlaid pediment within double brass-line borders flanked by further smaller conforming finials set on obelisk-shaped plinths, over front door with silvered canted fillet set within the glazed dial aperture and rosette-interrupted line decoration to frame, flanked by canted angles applied with cast standing mummiform mounts over brass decorated plinths, the sides with generous brass ring carrying handles over rectangular brass fishscale sound frets, the rear with break-arch glazed door, on complex cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating brass scroll inlaid apron panel over lozenges set within line borders and brass ball feet, 88cm (34.75ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the estate of a private collector, Wiltshire. Charles Edward Viner is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed to Thomas Savage in 1802 and gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1813. He was elevated to Liveryman in 1819. He was a fine maker who worked from Regent Street and is best known for producing fine complex giant carriage clocks and small mantel clocks. The firm of Viner and Company is further recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers & Watchmakers of the World, complete 21st century edition as working from 233 Regent Street, London 1827-50.Condition Report: Movement is in fine clean condition and is fully operational. There are no obvious signs of significant alterations or replacements however there are two sets spare holes to the backplate. The first is just to the right of the fly and appears to be an alternative location for quarter bell-stand foot with its steady pin hole beneath at one time erroneously drilled with an oil sink. The present location of the quarter bell-stand foot is preferable as it is well clear of the fly and allows easier adjustment of the bells in relation to the hammers. The second set of holed are just below the pendulum suspension and appear to be for a screw (thread not completed) and steady pin perhaps intended for some form of component to be fitted to the inside the inside of the backplate which was not required. Both of these pairs of holes are not considered 'problematic' or indicative of the movement undergoing any notable alteration. Cosmetically the movement may probably benefit from them being filled when the mechanism is next apart for a service.The dial is in good original condition with some slight 'mellowing' to silvered finish only.The case is also in fine original condition with noticeable faults limited to some very slight lifting of the brass inlay to the corners of the lower door rail at the joints and a few very minor bumps, scuffs and shrinkage commensurate with age.Clock is generally in fine original condition throughout with the only (minor) noteworthy faults being a couple of spare holes in the backplate and slight lifting to the brass inlay to the lower rail of the front door; has pendulum, two case keys and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A rare late Victorian or Edwardian electro-medical panel for electric shock therapiesKarl Friedrich Schall, London, circa 1900With heavy black marble back panel applied with an arrangement of electrical components comprising three filament lightbulbs; a Milli Amp d'Arsonval galvometer; GALVANISATION and FARADISATION switches; sledge coil; three sets of switches including two mounted on green marble pads, and an induction coil incorporating sliding outer sleeve, electromagnetic vibrating pulse generator and with drawer containing containing various silk-bound wires and electrodes to the underside of the coil, the lower edge with ivorine button inscribed K. SCHALL, 35 G'T MARYLEBONE ST., LONDON W. flanked by brass output terminals, the apparatus set within a walnut glazed front case with line incised decorative crest over full-height front door, 82cm (32.25ins) high. Karl Friedrich Schall was born in 1859 at, Ohringen, German the son of the lawyer William Schall. From 1877 to 1879, he was in Tubingen as a university mechanic and apprenticed as a precision mechanic. During 1880-1881, Schall completed the mandatory one-year volunteer service in the military, and travelled to Paris, London and Switzerland. Schall became a British citizen in 1893. Prior to this Schall, through his operations within various partnerships in Germany, had become a specialist in the production of 'physical-mechanical' apparatus and had opened a factories (albeit only for a short time) in Stuttgart and New York. During the 1890's Schall became involved in the development of X-ray technology (mainly through his operations within the Erlangen partnership of Reiniger, Gebbert & Schall) whilst building his business at 55 Wigmore Street, London. By 1905 Schall had relocated to 35 Great Marylebone Street where he was based until he retired to Switzerland in 1912 leaving the business in the management of his son, William Schall. The present lot was designed to facilitate the administration of finely calibrated electric shock treatment including electroconvulsive therapy. A very similar instrument is illustrated in Schall's 1902 catalogue of ELECTRO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS (model number 1607A) where it is claimed that such machines had been supplied to numerous named hospitals. The very fine quality manufacture of the current instrument indicates that it was a 'flagship' model, hence would have most likely been supplied to a leading facility specialising in such treatments.   

A Regency mahogany mercury cistern tube marine stick barometerJohn Augustus, Falmouth, circa 1820 With brass suspension ring above hinged rectangular door enclosing canted silvered vernier register plates annotated with the usual observations and signed John Augustus, Falmouth to lower left hand corner, the inside of the door applied with mercury centigrade thermometer, the rectangular section trunk with brass-sleeved gimbal pivot holes to the slightly bowed sides above stepped moulded cylindrical lacquered brass cistern cover with brass level adjustment screw to underside, (gimbals lacking), 95cm (33.5ins) high. John Anthony Augustus is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a mathematical instrument maker who worked from Church Street, Falmouth, circa 1815-35. 

A George III mahogany mercury stick barometerPedraglio, London, circa 1810With open triangular pediment above line-edged glazed door enclosing rectangular silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations to the right opposing Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer to the left, the upper margin signed Pedraglio Fecit, the moulded-edge trunk with visible tube flanked by figured mahogany veneers within line border over rounded base with hemispherical cistern cover inlaid with a concentric chevron parquetry band, 95cm (37.5ins) high.An M. Pedraglio is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in London circa 1810-30.Condition Report: Instrument is filled with mercury and providing reasonable reading with no apparent airlocks. The thermometer is intact and operational. Silvering to the scale has very light rubbing/discolouration to Vernier slide otherwise is in fine condition. Case is in good condition but has fairly glassy finish which has light but noticeable surface scuffs to the shellac in places.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III mahogany mercury stick barometerJonathan Illingworth, Hallifax, circa 1800With elaborate 'whales tail' crest over glazed door enclosing paper scales calibrated in barometric inches and annotated for both winter and summer within borders decorated with landscape panels and incorporating simple brass recording pointer, the arched upper margin printed Jon'n Hollingworth, fecit Hallifax, the panel veneered trunk with visible tube and moulded circular cistern cover to base, 98cm (38.5ins) high. Jonathan Illingworth is recorded in Banfield, Edwin Barometer Makers and Retailers 1660-1900 as working in Hallifax circa 1790-1810. 

A Regency mahogany mercury stick barometerWilliam Harris and Company, London, early 19th centuryWith arched glazed door enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations to the right opposing Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer to the left, the upper right signed W. Harris & Co., 50 Holborn, LONDON, the moulded-edge trunk with visible tube flanked by mahogany veneers with grain set at forty-five degree angles over rounded base with hemispherical cistern cover with moulded band to waist and level adjustment screw to underside, 97cm (38ins) high. Many makers with the surname Harris have worked in the London instrument trade since the middle of the 17th century, however this branch of the family can be traced back to Richard Harris who is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working from several addresses in London circa 1710-1810. His son, William, was apprenticed to the clockmaker Joseph Robinson and gained his freedom of the Clockmakers Company in 1796. William set up business first at 47 High Holborn, London in 1805 before moving to a couple of doors down to number 50 in 1815. The business became William Harris & Company in around 1813 before being renamed William Harris & Son in 1841 when William Harris is believed to have taken in his son, Richard Joshua, into partnership. The business is recorded working from 50 High Holborn until around 1855. 

Y A Victorian brass bound mahogany carriage clock case For a carriage clock by James McCabe, London, circa 1850 Of rectangular form with recessed brass carrying handle to top and rounded brass bound edges, the front with central panel sliding upwards to reveal the green velvet lined interior before folding back to allow the section incorporating ivory plaque inscribed JAMES McCABE, Royal Exchange, LONDON, No 2778 to form the upper margin of the aperture, the rear with door set flush within the frame of the case, 25cm (9.75ins) high.   James McCabe junior succeeded his father of the same name was one of the most successful English clock and watchmakers of the 19th century. He was apprenticed to Reid and Auld of Edinburgh and was admitted to the Clockmaker's Company as a Free Brother in 1822. Around this time McCabe entered into short lived partnership with Strahan (probably Charles who gained his freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1815). From 1826 James McCabe managed the business alone from 97 Cornhill until 1838 when he was forced to temporarily relocate to 32 Cornhill due to a major fire at the Royal Exchange. It was at this time (1825-43) that Thomas Cole worked for McCabe before setting up his own to produce distinctive and highly decorative timepieces in his own unmistakable style. The business was subsequently continued by Robert Jeremy until his retirement in 1883. The current lot would have housed a particularly fine giant carriage clock made at the height of James McCabe's career. The fittings to the inside of the case suggest that clock number 2778 would have been of one of McCabe's distinctive designs with the case incorporating scroll-outline canted angles (see Roberts, Derek CARRIAGE and Other Travelling CLOCKS page 292). Condition Report: Maximum internal dimensions: depth 14cm; width 18cm; height 22cm.   Condition Report Disclaimer

A French lacquered brass grande-sonnerie striking oval carriage clock with push-button repeat and alarmUnsigned, late 19th centuryThe eight-day two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on a graduated pair of gongs and sounding the hour every quarter hour on the larger of the two, with silvered platform lever escapement and alarm sounding on the smaller gong, the backplate with stamped serial number 881 and engraved initials P.R. to lower edge and the frontplate numbered 9495 to the inside lower margin, the rectangular white Roman numeral dial with blued steel spade hands over subsidiary alarm setting dial to lower margin, the substantial oval case with hinged scroll outline carrying handle over generous stepped ogee top mouldings, the front and sides with curved bevel glass panels and the rear with conforming pin-hinged door, on ogee profile skirt base with Gde Sonnerie/Silence/Pte Sonnerie selection lever to underside, 14cm (5,5ins) high excluding handle.Condition Report: Movement is in clean condition with no obvious evidence of alteration, repairs or significant replacements. The going and strike trains are fully operational (including the functions dictated by the selection lever to the base). The dial has a vertical hairline crack to the lower half of the panel (only visible on close examination hence is not disfiguring) otherwise appears undamaged. The case is in fine condition with only very minimal wear/discolouration to the gilt finish.Clock has a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A fine and unusual silvered and engraved gilt brass calendar carriage clock with visible escapement to dialJapy Freres, Paris, circa 1860The eight-day two train bell striking movement with vertical lever escapement planted with the recessed centre of the dial regulated by sprung bimetallic balance pivoted beneath a yoke-shaped bridge, the bachplate with regulation square and a pair of push-buttons for calendar adjustment over stamped oval trademark JAPY FRERES ET CIE, EXPOSITION, 1855 GRANDE,MED., D'HONNEUR to centre and serial number 100 to lower margin, the dial with escapement to the recessed silvered panel-backed centre within slender white Roman numeral enamel chapter ring and with blued steel moon hands set within a rectangular gilt brass mask finely engraved with extensive foliate scrolls onto a matted ground, the silvered brass corniche type bevel-glazed case with hinged carrying handle over oval top glass enclosing twin enamel subsidiary calendar dials for day-of-the-week and date-of-the-month within conforming gilt foliate scroll engraved infill, with cavetto cornice and caddy moulded angles over conforming skirt base, 14.5cm (5.75ins) high. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. The firm of Japy Freres et Cie was founded by Frederick Japy in 1774 who set-up a modest workshop in Montbeliard as a watch and machine tool maker. Japy expanded his business rapidly and by 1804, the year he was awarded the Legion d Honneur by Napoleon (in recognition for his Brevets in horological machinery), he employed 300 people at his manufactory in Beaucourt. From 1806, he took five of his sons into partnership and the firm expanded adding buildings at Badevel and La Feschotte amongst others to become one of the largest makers of clocks in Europe. The business continued into the Twentieth century but during the inter-war period went into decline and is thought to have finally wound-up in around 1840. A detailed history of Japy Freres et Cie is provided in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development chapter VI pages 133-48.  The visible vertically-planted escapement positioned to the centre of the dial of the current lot is an unusual configuration no doubt devised to allow the space above the movement to be utilised for calendar work. The design and positioning of the escapement appears to be very scarce and unique to Japy Freres, and can be directly compared to another clock (this time mounted with equinoctial sundial to the top) by them illustrated in Roberts, Derek CARRIAGE and other Travelling CLOCKS pages 235 (Fig 14.4). From the description this other example bears the same oval trademark as the current lot and is numbered 203 which suggests that this type of escapement was only used on a few examples for a relatively short period of time around 1860. Condition Report: The movement appears complete and original with no obvious evidence of alterations, significant repairs or replacements. The escapement will currently not beat and on close examination the balance wheel appears a little misaligned hence there is probably a fault with the balance staff or pivot. The strike train is operational however the hour hand catches against the escapement assembly hence is likely to become out of sync, the bellstand has been repaired and the bell itself is loose. The day-of-t he week function advances correctly however the date-of-the-month presently does not. Movement therefore requires attention although generally it appears to have survived in original condition. The enamel chapter ring as hairline cracks near the I and II numerals and both hands have been repaired otherwise dial is in good condition with fine quality engraving to the mask. Case is generally in fine condition with no visible chips to the corner glasses except for a very slight chip to the upper right corner of the rear glass and only slight edge wear to the plated finish. There is some light historic scuffing/scratching around the rear door knob probably from attempts to lever open with a key or something similar.Clock does not have a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A fine French engraved pierced fretwork panel inset gilt brass anglaise riche cased petit-sonnerie striking carriage clock with push-button repeat and alarmLe Roy and Fils, Paris, circa 1900The eight-day two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on a graduated pair of gongs and sounding the hour every quarter hour on the larger of the two, with silvered platform lever escapement, alarm sounding on the smaller gong the backplate with enamel Arabic numeral alarm setting dial to centre and stamped with serial number 7072 to the lower left hand corner of the backplate, the dial with gilt brass foliate scroll pierced centre within cream enamel Roman numeral chapter ring inscribed LE ROY & FIS, 52 NEW BOND STREET, MADE IN FRANCE, PALAIS ROYAL, PARIS and with blued steel hands within fine bright-cut engraved and pierced bird inhabited foliate strapwork rectangular mask with angled fillet outer border, the frosted gilt brass bevel-glazed anglaise riche case with spiral reeded baton to the hinged carrying handle over thick top glass, complex moulded cornice and fluted frieze, the angles with fluted three-quarter columns incorporating copper finished Corinthian capitals and the sides with fine bird inhabited foliate pierved and engraved blind frets set behind bevelled glasses, the rear with further conforming infill centred with a Classical urn to the back door, on generous cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating shallow block feet, the underside with Silence/Sonnerie selection switch, 18cm (7ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. The firm of 'Le Roy and Fils' can be traced back to 1785 when the business was founded by Basille Charles Le Roy at 60 Galerie de Pierre, Palais Royal, Paris. During the Revolutionary years the firm relocated to 88 Rue de L'Egalite before finally settling at Galerie Montpensier, 13 and 15 Palais Royal. In 1828 Basille Charles died leaving the business to his son, Charles-Louis, who continued producing clocks signed 'Le Roy & Fils' until 1845 when the firm was sold to his former employee Casimir Halley Desfontaines; who in turn was succeeded by his son M. George Halley Desfontaines in 1883. In 1888 M. George Halley died leaving the business to his brother Jules Halley who then took-in as a partner Louis Leroy (apparently no relation to the founders of the firm). In 1899 the firm left Palais Royal and moved to Boulevard de La Madeleine where it continued trading in the hands of various successors until well into the 20th century. The fine quality pierced and engraved gilt brass panels of the current lot coupled with the robust anglaise riche design result in clock very much geared to the English taste with its overall feel and quality reminiscent of examples originating from the Leading London workshops.Condition Report: The movement appears complete and all original with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The going train is currently not running however the mainspring appears sound and the escapement undamaged hence probably just requires a service (oil has probably dried/out and become a little sticky). The strike train is operating as it should including the repeat button and silence lever to underside. The alarm is currently not tripping but the barrel will wind; the setting dial to the backplate also has some very light hairline cracks to the enamel.The dial is in fine condition with no visible damage or restoration. The case is also in fine condition with no apparent wear to the gilding no visible chips to the glass, blemishes are very much limited to a few tiny light surface bruises.Clock has a winding key.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A fine engraved gilt brass oval grande-sonnerie striking calendar carriage clock with push-button repeat and alarmDrocourt, Paris for retail by Tiffany and Company, third quarter of the 19th centuryThe eight-day two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on a graduated pair of gongs and sounding the hour every quarter hour on the larger of the two, with silvered platform lever escapement, alarm sounding on the smaller gong and stamped with serial number 16444 to the lower left hand corner of the backplate beneath stamped oval DC trademark for Drocourt, the dial with fine rococo scroll engraved rectangular mask enclosing an inset white enamel Roman numeral hour disc indistinctly inscribed ..FFANY &..., PARIS to centre and with blued steel moon hands over conforming alarm setting dial flanked by further day-of-the-week and date-of-the-month subsidiaries to lower margin, the substantial engraved satin gilt oval case with hinged arched carrying handle over fine rococo scroll border engraved top and repeating hatched panel decorated top mouldings, the front and sides with thick curved bevel glass panels set into border-engraved frames and the rear with conforming pin-hinged door, on ogee profile skirt base adorned with bands of repeating leaves over linked cartouche panels on a matted ground, the underside with STRIKING/SILENT/FULL STRIKING selection lever, 15cm (6ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector, East Midlands. Pierre Drocourt is recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development with further additions and corrections from research undertaken by Leigh Extence (available online) as born in 1819 and setting up in business as a clockmaker in Paris in 1853. He initially worked from Rue Limoges (later called 28 Rue Debelleyme after the rationalisation and merger of Streets in 1865), Paris and was succeeded by his son, Alfred (born 1847), in 1872. The blancs roulants, rough movements, were made in Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont, a town outside Dieppe, where Drocourt had workshops until their sale in 1904, being premises purchased from Holingue frères in 1875 who had previously supplied Drocourt. The firm was awarded numerous international exhibition medals and mentions including Silver in Paris 1878 and Gold in 1889.The current lot is a particularly fine example of Drocourt's work having both grande-sonnerie striking and calendar work, which, coupled with being housed in a fine engraved oval case, befits a clock destined to be retailed by Tiffany.Condition Report: The movement is in clean condition with no visible signs of alteration or significant replacements. The clock is running and the quarter and hour strike will operate correctly when the repeat button is pressed but not during normal running where it only seems to currently operate grande-sonnerie on the hour and half-hour. The calendar is operational however the date-of-the-month hand appears loose on its arbor so will not advance with it; the calendar also advances at 6am. The alarm mechanism is operational however is six hours out of sync with the hand. From this the movement would appear to be in sound condition but requires relatively minor adjustment to allow all functions to operate correctly. The dial has a slight scuff/blemish to the centre (only visible on close examination hence not disfiguring in anyway) and the retail signature is rubbed otherwise is in fine condition with no other visible faults. The case is in fine condition with no apparent wear/discolouration to the gilt finish or chips to the glasses.Clock is complete with a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

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