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Click here to subscribeA late Victorian bamboo and polychrome painted hall stand, with mirrored back, over single drawer and bone inlaid door, 95cm wide x 42cm deep x 185cm high. Provenance; property from the late Sir David Tang This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale under the temporary admission scheme. Additionally Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice.
A 20th century mirrored two door low cabinet, 125cm wide x 50cm high and another smaller, 86cm wide x 50cm high. (2) Provenance; property from the late Sir David Tang This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale under the temporary admission scheme. Additionally Import VAT is payable at 20% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice.
A 20th century mirrored two door low cabinet, 93cm wide x 50cm high and another smaller, 79cm wide x 50cm high. (2) Provenance; property from the late Sir David Tang This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale under the temporary admission scheme. Additionally Import VAT is payable at 20% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice.
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND CUT BRASS INLAID 'BOULLE' BRACKET CLOCK AND BRACKETIn the Louis XV styleThe pediment, case and plinth mounted with foliate scrolls, surmounted by a cherub finial, above the case of waisted shape, with glazed door and sides, on a waisted bracket, the 8 3/4 in. gilt dial with twelve enamel chapter plaques, above a later inset engraved plaque, minutely engraved 'Presented to Charlotte Jebb by the brothers and sisters of her husband in token of their grateful appreciation of those tender attentions, by which under providence she cheered the declining years and soothed the dying hours of their beloved and lamented parent Joshua Jebb. He died 20th August 1845 aged 76.', the rectangular twin train movement signed to the backplate Aubert & Klaftenburger a Geneve, with Brocot escapement and strike on a bell, dial and case associated, movement later, on conforming bracketThe clock 76cm highOverall 98cm high
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED GREEN AND FOLIATE LACQUERED BRACKET CLOCK AND BRACKETBy Bichon A MoulinThe shaped case with foliate mounts, surmounted by a foliate spray, above a glazed door, the 8 1/2 in. thirteen-piece white enamel dial signed Bichon a Moulin, with a twin train rectangular movement, baluster-shaped pillars, large outside countwheel strike and verge escapement, on a conforming bracketThe clock 72cm high97cm high overall
A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' RELIGIEUSE CLOCKBy Gaudron, Paris, circa 1720 and laterThe arched case surmounted by a cockerel and orb finial, above four vase finials, the pediment supported by caryatid busts, with moulded bezel and glazed door above a pair of reclining figures, signed in the arch Gaudron A Paris, the twin train rectangular movement, formerly quarter-striking, signed to the backplate and striking the hour on a bell and once in passing on the half, on scrolled feet, on a later conforming base68cm highPierre Gaudron, Faubourg St-Germain, Paris, is recorded working 1690-1730 (Maitre 1695). He was appointed Clockmaker to the Regent, Philippe d'Orleans.
A mahogany Regulator By Rawsthorne, Clitheroe Circa 1845The arched pediment surmounted by three brass finials above the 12in. silvered circular dial with sweep centre minutes and subsidiaries for seconds and hour, above the trunk with glazed panel door, on plinth base, the fine quality movement with shaped plates, maintaining power, jewelled pallets and wood rod pendulum, suspended from backboard 189 cm high Another regulator by John Rawsthorne was sold Sotheby's, London 28 May 2009, lot 72.John Rawsthorne, Castle Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND OUTLINED REGULATORSigned J. Gouldar, Gloucester The case with a shallow arched pediment with glazed door between canted angles, the trunk with a crossbanded and outlined well-figured arched panel door, with outlined base and plinth foot; the 11in. arched silvered dial, possibly later signed J. Gouldar, Gloucester in an oval in the arch, above an engraved chapter ring with Arabic five-minute markers, sweep central minute hand, seconds subsidiary below the XII and hour aperture sector below the centre, engraved Regulator LONDON TIME above the VI, the movement with arched plates, five pillars, deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, with wood rod pendulum and large brass heavy bob192cm highThe signature panel appears to be a later inset, as there is a support for it behind the dial arch. Edward & John Gouldar are recorded at 95 Southgate Street, Gloucester from 1841. The business continued under John's name until 1880. See Graham Dowler, Gloucestershire Clock and Watch Makers, Chichester, 1984, pp.119-120.
A GEORGE III CHINOISERIE DECORATED 'ACT OF PARLIAMENT' TIMEPIECEBy Robert Burfield, Arundel, circa 1790The circular 21in. cream painted dial, with pierced minute hand (hour hand lacking), signed below Robt. Burfield, ARUNDEL, with Chinoiserie decorated panel door, the movement with tapering plates and anchor escapement115cm high.Robert Burfield is recorded working 1784-1795.
A GEORGE III CHINOISERIE DECORATED 'ACT OF PARLIAMENT' TIMEPIECEBy Robert Peake, Dereham, circa 1780The 23in. circular dial within a moulded surround, pierced brass hands, signed below Robt. Peake / DEREHAM, with trunk below inset with a panel door decorated with pavilions and figures, the movement with tapering plates and anchor escapement142cm high
A VICTORIAN WALNUT QUARTER-STRIKING LIBRARY CLOCKSigned William & Thomas Owen, Oswestry, circa 1870The arched-top case with foliate carved glazed door, the 8in. circular white painted dial inscribed WILLM. & THOS. OWEN, OSWESTRY, with pierced blued steel Gothic hands, above a pierced foliate apron, the twin train chain fusée movement with quarter-strike on two bells and hour-strike on a gong, with anchor escapement53cm high
A GEORGE III EBONISED BRACKET CLOCKBy Edward Howard, Kirby Street, London, circa 1785The bell-top case with brass handle surmount, above a glazed arched panel door with cast spandrels, the sides each with two fish-scale pierced panels, the 8in. arched silvered dial, with strike/silent in the arch, florally engraved spandrels, the chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic five-minute markers, signed to the centre Edw. Howard, Kirby Street, London, with calendar aperture above the VI, the twin train fusée movement with scroll and floral engraved backplate, verge escapement and striking the hours on a bell55cm highEdward Howard is recorded working in Kirby Street 1780-1804.
A GEORGE III GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY QUARTER-CHIMING MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK By Eardley Norton, London, No. 795, Circa 1770The bell-top case with five flaming vase finials, above a moulded pediment, the glazed door with pierced sound frets, flanked by fluted canted angles, with brass inlaid stop flutes, the sides each with a brass carrying handle above a glazed panel, the 7in. arched brass dial, signed in the arch Eardley Norton , London 795, flanked by a subsidiary for chime/not chime and another for the tune selector, March/Sonata/Air/Cotillion, above a silvered chapter ring, Roman chapters and Arabic five-minute markers, enclosing a matted centre with calendar aperture and pierced blued steel hands, the substantial three train fusée movement with six pillars, the profusely engraved backplate with foliate scrolls signed Eardley Norton London and numbered in the upper righthand side 795, striking the hours on a bell and with musical quarters on eight bells with fifteen hammers 53cm highCOMPARATIVE LITERATURE: Richard C. R. Barder, The Georgian Bracket Clock, 1714-1830, Woodbridge 2001, p. 110 shows a virtually identical clock, number 1087.Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume, The Musical Clock, Mayfield, 1995, p. 315, pl. XIII/13.Eardley Norton, 49 St. John Street, London, was first recorded in 1762, a Freeman of the Clockmakers' Company 1770-1794.A reknowned maker, with an international clientele, especially in Russia and Sweden. He is noted for his musical and astronomical clocks.A similar clock, number 1093, sold Christie's, London, 4 July 2007, lot 156.
FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE PROFESSOR HANS VON BERTELEA RARE AND UNRECORDED SILVER-METAL-MOUNTED EBONISED QUARTER-REPEATING AND STRIKING TABLE CLOCKThe dial and movement signed Daniel Quare, London, circa 1710, the movement attributed to the late Tompion/early Graham workshop, the replica case second half 20th CenturyThe domed-top case surmounted with a knopped baluster handle, and applied with foliate cast repoussé panels, the rectangular door, inset with a glazed panel, flanked by two shaped escutcheons and outlined with an arched beaded profile, flanked with a pair of cast and pierced spandrels, the sides each with an arched, pierced panel, with metal bead outline, with glazed back door, also with metal bead outline, on silver-metal gadrooned feet, the fire-gilt break-arched dial signed Dan. Quare LONDON in an oval cartouche amongst a design of profuse engraving, surmounted by a mask of Mercury, the messenger, wearing his winged helmet and with crossed attributes of the Caduceus and horn below, surrounded by ribbon-tied foliate scrolls, with calendar aperture above, flanked to each side by a silvered subsidiary for pendulum regulation and strike/silent, above a silvered chapter ring, blued steel hands, Roman chapters and Arabic five-minute markers, well divided with inner 15-minute divisions and outer 12-minute divisions and Gothic cross half-hour markers, with finely pierced cast spandrels, enclosing a finely matted centre, with false pendulum aperture; the twin train fusée movement, of phase two type, with profusely engraved backplate within an outlined border, signed in an oval cartouche Dan. Quare LONDON, with fruit-filled scrolls to top and base, flanked to each side by a winged female caryatid, amongst foliate scrolls, with seven knopped latched pillars, rack strike, with pull-quarter repeat on Tompion's system via double-cocked interconnected blued-steel levers, with pivoted verge escapement and scrolled-foot bell stands, the front plate with chamfered cusp feet to the cocks45cm high PROVENANCEThe late Professor Hans von Bertele (d. 1984), then by direct descent.Previously unpublished and unrecorded, this clock belongs to a group of seven table clocks, each signed and retailed by Quare, but whose movements are likely to have come from either the late Tompion/early Graham workshop, or from the workshop of one of their employees.The movement displays several features that allow this attribution - notably the robust construction, the repeating mechanism with its double-cocked arms on the back-plate, its cusped cocks, and the finishing, which is of the highest standard. The beautifully engraved back-plate, with naked winged female caryatids, is by Graver 195, who has been tentatively identified as Henry Adeane.The group of Quare Tompion clocks are illustrated, described and discussed in Richard Garnier and Jonathan Carter's The Golden Age of English Horology, Masterpieces from the Tom Scott Collection, Winchester 2015, pp. 286-295. There is variance between Tompion's known workshop practice and the group of seven: for instance, the group each have four pinned dial feet, whereas Tompion would use three feet, each latched. On this piece there are four latched dial feet. Another variance is that the dials on the group of seven all incorporate Quare's Indian mask spandrels, whereas this dial does not.These details, together with the fact that Tompion and Graham never used arched dials for their standard two-train striking clocks, all help confirm that Quare provided the dials and cases for these movements.Jeremy Evans has proposed that a possible candidate for this output was James Tunn (see Garnier and Carter, p. 295). He was bound to Ambrose Gardner in the Goldsmith's Company and would have been free around 1689. He was listed close to Quare's Exchange Alley premises in the early 1690s, and it has been suggested that he might have been working for him as a journeyman. In October 1697 he had his own business in Ely Court near Hatton Garden and it is likely he would have been one of the principal clock outworkers supplying Tompion. A clock by Tunn (Sold Christie's, New York, 23 April 1988, lot 35.) is illustrated in Richard Barder The Georgian Bracket Clock, Woodbridge 2001, colour plate 1, p. 50. The similarities between the dial illustrated by Barder, and the dial of the clock being offered here - they are almost identical with fine engraving and fire gilding - strongly suggests that they came from the same - ie Tunn's - workshop.Professor Hans Bertele von Grenadenberg (d.1984) was born in Austria. During the second half of the last century he formed a collection of clocks which comprised the best examples of work from England, France, Switzerland and Austria, amongst others. Highly respected in his field, he wrote prolifically and published learned articles in Antiquarian Horological Journal and The Horological Journal, amongst others. He was also an avid art collector, whilst professionally he was an industrial electrical engineer. His book on chronometers, first published in Munich in 1981, with an English language version published 10 years later, is a standard work. COMPARATIVE LITERATURERichard Barder, The Georgian Bracket Clock, Woodbridge 2001.Richard Garnier and Jonathan Carter, The Golden Age of English Horology, Masterpieces from the Tom Scott Collection, Winchester 2015.Antiquarian Horology, September 1982, Guy Boney, Tompion-Quare Collaboration, pp. 462 - 466.Jeremy Evans, Jonathan Carter and Ben Wright, Thomas Tompion 300 Years, Stroud 2013. Richard Garnier and Leo Hollis, Santon 2018, Innovation & Collaboration, The early development of the pendulum clock in London, No. 117, p.378. Bellmans is grateful to Jeremy Evans for his assistance with the catalogue entry.
A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCKBy John Payne, Lenham, circa 1780The case with an arched pediment and fretted cornice, above a glazed door, with a fluted upright to each side, the trunk with an arched panel door, above a stepped base with a plinth foot, the 12in. arched white painted dial, decorated with foliate spandrels, the arch with moon phase, Roman chapters and Arabic five-minute markers, signed to the centre Jno. Payne LENHAM, with subsidiaries for seconds and the date, the twin train movement with rack strike on a bell and anchor escapement211cm high
AN EBONISED AND CHINOISERIE DECORATED LONGCASE CLOCKThe movement by William Skikelthorp, LondonThe case with a domed top above moulded pediment and arched glazed door, flanked by three-quarter columns, the trunk inset with a Chinoiserie decorated door, on stepped base, the 12in. arched brass dial, signed on a convex roundel in the arch, above a silvered chapter ring, the matted centre with seconds subsidiary and calendar aperture above the VI, the twin train movement with five pillars, rack striking on a bell with anchor escapement, movement and case associated, case with restorations and replaced elements234cm high
AN UNUSUAL GEORGE III OAK 30-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCKBy William Kemp and John Holman, Lewes, circa 1790The case with a moulded cornice above a glazed panel door, flanked to each side by a tapering column, the trunk with an arched door, above a plain base with plinth, the 12in. square silvered dial, with Arabic five-minute markers with sweep minute hand, enclosing two inset subsidiaries for the date and below the hours, signed at the base Kemp & Holman, LEWES, the thirty-hour birdcage movement with countwheel strike on a bell and anchor escapement 200cm highKemp and Holman are recorded working 1787-1797.
A GEORGE I WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCKBy James Drury, London, circa 1720The case with a moulded pediment above fretted spandrels and arched glazed door with three-quarter columns, the trunk with a rectangular panel door with chequer outline, on a rectangular base with plinth foot, the 11in. arched brass dial with strike/silent above the silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre, with seconds subsidiary and signed on an oval plaque James Drury LONDON with calendar aperture below, the twin train movement with five pillars, rack strike on a bell and anchor escapement, movement and case possibly associated211cm highJames Drury is recorded apprenticed in 1687, admitted to the Clockmakers' Company in 1694 and Master in 1728. He died in 1740.
A FINE GEORGE III GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCKBy George Jamison, London, circa 1790Surmounted by a pagoda pediment with foliate scroll-cast panel between a pair of sphere finials, above stop-fluted squat uprights and an arched pediment, flanked to each side by a stop-fluted tapering column with Corinthian upright with quarter-column behind, the trunk inset with an arched door with well-veneered panel, between stop-fluted quarter-columns with Corinthian uprights, above a stepped base with panel front, on an apron plinth, the 12in. arched brass dial with strike/silent ring, above a silvered chapter ring with Roman chapters and Arabic five-minute markers, enclosing a silvered centre, signed George Jamison, London, within foliate engraving, with seconds subsidiary and a calendar aperture above the VI, the four-pillar movement with rack strike and repeat, with anchor escapement237cm highGeorge Jamison, 33 Charing Cross until 1805. An interesting maker, of high quality as evidenced here. He was employed by Mudge to complete work on his chronometers between 1797 and 1799, together with William Howells and Paul Philip Barraud. He was granted the title 'Chronometer maker to the High Commissioners of the Navy'.
A GEORGE II WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCKThe movement by George Graham, No. 709, circa 1733, the case associated and of the periodThe cushion-moulded hood with a pierced fret, flanked with gilt-brass-mounted columns, above the trunk with rectangular moulded door, above the cross-banded stepped plinth, the 12in. gilt brass dial with Indian mask spandrels, silvered chapter ring enclosing a finely matted centre with seconds subsidiary dial and date aperture, signed on a silvered oval cartouche Geo: Graham London and again to the lower edge, the substantial fully latched five-pillar movement with bolt and shutter maintaining power and dead beat escapement, with rack strike to the bell, numbered to the backplate lower centre 709233cm highPROVENANCE:Possibly F.H. Green, London, before 1945Possibly W.G.A. King, Blackheath With Partridge, New Bond Street and illustrated in their 1993 Summer catalogueSir Emanuel Kaye, C.B.E., (d.1999) Hartley Place, Hartley WitneyAcquired by the current vendor circa 2000Francis Herbert Green (1872-1936) was a collector-dealer and author of Old English Clocks: being a collector's observations on some seventeenth century clocks (London: St. Dominic's Press, 1931). His clock gallery, which was situated above his wine and tobacco shop in the Royal Exchange, would have been well known in the trade. See Jonathan Betts, 'Two Rare Books', Antiquarian Horology, December 2003, pp. 677-9, and subsequent correspondence in the March 2004 issue, pp. 118-9.A letter in the Horological Journal, December 1963, p.383, from Mr. WGA King of Blackheath, concerning three longcase movements and dials he had purchased from a scrap merchant - “... it seems that all were dumped in his yard by a demolition lorry very many months ago and almost certainly came from a house bombed during the last war”. One of the three clocks - a month-going Tompion, is known to have belonged to F.H. Green but he is not known to have owned no.709 (though he did own no.717). It is possible that all three came from his premises in the City.The original case seems likely to have been destroyed during the blitz and the present case, though perfectly correct is style, was found for it during the 1960s.George Graham (b.1673, d.1751) was apprenticed in 1688, entered the Clockmakers' Company in 1695 and was Master in 1722. One of England's greatest makers, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society. From 1696 he was assistant to Thomas Tompion. From 1711-13 he was in partnership with Tompion and succeeded him on his death in 1713. He is buried alongside him in Westminster Abbey.R. Garnier & J. Carter, The Golden Age of English Horology: The Tom Scott Collection, Winchester 2015, includes a 'checklist' of George Graham's Watches and Clocks by Jeremy Evans and Rory McEvoy, see page 203, which details this clock in the tables.Bellmans is grateful to Jeremy Evans for his assistance with the catalogue entry.
A GEORGE III AND LATER RED LACQUER CHINOISERIE DECORATED LONGCASE CLOCKThe movement signed Thomas Hemings, London, circa 1760The case with an arched pediment, above a trunk door on plinth base, decorated with figures and pavilions, the 12in. arched brass dial with strike/silent above a silvered chapter ring and seconds subsidiary, signed on a crescent Thomas Hemings, London, with date aperture below, the twin train movement with rack strike on a bell and anchor escapement, movement and case possibly associated, 231cm high
A GEORGE III PARCEL-GILT GREEN LACQUER CHINOISERIE LONGCASE CLOCKThe movement by William Rout, London, circa 1760The arched case with glazed door above an arched trunk door, decorated with Chinoiserie pavilions and figures, on a stepped plinth base, the 12in. arched brass dial signed Wm. Rout Enfield in a roundel in the arch, above silvered chapter ring and seconds subsidiary, within a matted ground and with a calendar aperture above the VI, the twin train movement with rack strike on a bell and anchor escapement217cm high
A pair of 18th century style white metal twin branch wall appliques, with relief cast figural/foliate back plates, 20.5cm high and a pair of grey painted 'door knocker' wall lights cast with a female mask, 19cm high. (4) This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale under the temporary admission scheme. Additionally Import VAT is payable at 20% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice.
A pair of late 19th century carved mahogany and hardwood display cabinets, each with extensively carved hardwood frame combining Viardot style asian motifs and blind fretwork around single glazed door, on tapering square supports, with a depository label to the back MR HOLMES/ALLENS' DEPOSITORY, 92cm wide x 198cm high x 46cm deep. (2) Provenance; property from the late Sir David TangThis lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale under the temporary admission scheme. Additionally Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice.
2005 Daimler Super Eight V8 Supercharged Registration Number: SF55 AMW Vin Number: SAJAC86RX6TH02970 Engine Number: 0509291239TG Colour: Blue MOT Expiry: 01-11-2017 V5C Present Listing: 4 Former Keepers Current Mileage Shown: 63,797 miles 4196 CC The Jaguar/Daimler Super eight/super V8 was Jaguars most expensive model sold, the range topping Lwb model was essentially a stretched X350 model fitted with luxurious Vandan Plas/Daimler interior. This car is presented in solid Westminster blue with a cream leather interior featuring Daimler embossed head-restraints with monitors fitted for rear seat passengers, rear picnic tables, cd multiplayer, DVD player, satellite navigation with 7'' touchscreen, heated seats front and rear, electrically operated memory seats front and rear, electrically operated steering adjustment and pedal adjustment, electric sunroof along with climate control front and rear. Powered by the 4.2 litre V8 supercharged engine and five speed sports automatic gear box, 18'' multi spoke alloy wheels, chrome mirror covers and door handles, front and rear parking sensors as well as others (too many to list), this really is a fully loaded top of the range Daimler. Supplied with the original service book and book pack in leather case. 3 x keys and comprehensive Jaguar main dealer service history with 12 stamps (listed within the condition report). Buyer's premium of 10% (+VAT) applies to this lot. Paintwork very good. Interior very good, very little wear. Tyre condition good with more than 50% tread. Alloy wheels very good with minimal curb wear. Starts and drives well.
Mini Mayfair Registration number: G134 LRH First Registered: 11-08-1989 Engine Size: 998cc Colour: Beige Engine Number: 99HE210102183 Chassis Number: SAXXL2S1N20435675 V5C present The Mini was a made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel drive layout allowed 80% of the area of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage influenced a generation of car makers. The vehicle is in some ways considered the British equivalent to its German contemporary the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar popularity in North America. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century. This distinctive two-door car was designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, and was manufactured at the Longbridge and Cowley plants. We are pleased to offer a stunning and late example of this iconic car showing an incredible 4830 genuine miles on the clock. This one owner Mini has had long term ownership and has spent most of its life dry stored and consequently is in remarkable original condition. With rare automatic transmission and relevant documentation this a remarkable find, described by our department as nothing less than a museum piece. This 1000cc City Model was registered on the 11-08-1989 and it sports Immaculate original bodywork finished in Oyster with grey cloth interior, grey carpets and unmarked headlining. Bodywork is excellent with no rust and excellent original panel fit. The original rear sub-frame looks to be in excellent order and the car has never been welded, It is indeed a true time warp with very low mileage! A large history file accompanies the Mini complete with handbooks, old MOTs and service receipts. Still on the original Pirelli Cinturato tyres - the spare wheel and tyre is new and unused. Buyer's premium of 10% (+VAT) applies to this lot. Paintwork very good. Interior very good with little wear. Displays incredible originality. Runs well and automatic gearbox changes smoothly. Tyres original from factory and perished though tread good.
Riley RMB 2.5 litre Registration Number: GMO 212 First Registered: 06-06-1951 Engine Size: 2443cc Colour: White Engine Number: 61S8496 Chassis Number: 61S8496 V5C present From the same home as the previous lot, we are pleased to offer a lovely example of the larger engined RM series. Riley's experimentations with a larger engine for their RM resulted in the birth of the RMB. With a top speed now touching 95mph and 0-60 slashed from 25 seconds to 16.5 seconds this really was a very powerful motorcar of its day. With all these changes in what was still a heavy car but, consumption only dropped by three miles per gallon from the smaller 1.5 Litre unit to the new 2.5 unit. Finished in pleasant cream livery, body condition upon inspection reveals no corrosion and brightwork is in fine condition. The interior benefits from professional re-trimming in good quality leather with headlining and door cards also being renewed at some stage. Again mechanically in good order and ready for gentle recommissioning. A very smart and capable post-war sports saloon with great investment potentially, the RMB is rarer, more sought after and consequently not appearing as often on the open market. Buyer's premium of 10% (+VAT) applies to this lot. Older restoration showing signs of minimal wear to paint. Chrome work good with areas of light tarnishing. Original interior with age related wear to leather seats and headlining. Minor perishing to tyres. Starts and drives well.
Sunbeam Rapier Registration Number: GHN 631D First Registered: 01-01-1966 Mileage: 94366 Engine Size: 1725cc Colour: Red Engine Number: B325000214 Chassis Number: BB250002140DHS0 V5C present Announced at the London Motor Show of 1955, the Sunbeam Rapier was the first of a new range of Rootes cars that was to include the Hillman Minx and the Singer Gazelle. A complete departure from the Sunbeam MKIII it replaced, it was a modern-looking two-door, four-seater Coupe with such standard equipment as leather trim and overdrive. The bodies were built by Pressed Steel, shipped to Thrupp & Maberly in London for painting and trimming and then moved to the Rootes plant at Ryton-on-Dunsmore for final assembly. Though initially a little underpowered, the Rapier had inherently excellent handling and was quickly adopted for rallying. Indeed the launch of the Series II version took place at the end of the 1958 Monte Carlo Rally in which Peter Harper's Works Rapier had finished fifth overall. Over its twenty-one year reign, the model progressed through five series, the swansong being the Series V derivative introduced in 1965. Though visually almost identical to its predecessor, it was notable for its larger, five-bearing engine of 1725cc capacity. Just 3,759 Series Vs were built, making it the rarest of all versions of the model. This example on offer is presented in original 'Pippin' red and has been the subject of a light restoration. The interior can only be described as delightful with recently recovered seats in correct Blenheim Black vinyl. Dash and instrumentation are correct with all dials appearing to work well, complete with period radio . The engine has been professionally restored using a replacement engine block, re-bored with new Hepolite pistons fitted, camshaft bearings, crankshaft bearings, timing chain, cam followers and core plugs. The transmission benefits from new centre clutch plate, master and slave cylinder, full oil seal kit and half shaft oil seal kit. The brake system has had a complete overhaul including wheel cylinders, shoes and servo assembly. A fine example of this rare sixties two door coupe in fabulous condition internally and externally and with its powerful 1725cc engine with overdrive performs better than most cars of its era and was subsequently used successfully Europe wide in motorsport events proving itself as an extremely competitive and robust competition entry. Buyer's premium of 10% (+VAT) applies to this lot. Recent restoration including paintwork to a good standard. Re trimmed seats in very good order. Interior clean. Comprehensive mechanical restoration and upgrades (see related paperwork). Tyres and wheels in good order. Starts and drives well.
Wolseley Model Eight Registration Number: EFU 658 First Registered: 08-12-1947 Engine Size: 918cc Colour: Black Engine Number: 3360 Chassis Number: 308/3336 V5C present Wolseley is a name synonymous with quality pre and post war, and even in their smaller models no expense was spared in luxury and performance. The model eight is a four door, light saloon car which was produced by Wolseley from 1946 to 1948. These cars were only made between 1946 and 1948 (just over 5,300 were made in Birmingham) and they don't come up for sale very often. The engine is 918cc OHV, with a 4-speed gearbox and hydraulic brakes. Apparently, at launch, the Wolseley 8 was priced at £416, £115 more than the equivalent Morris, reflecting the more luxurious nature of the car and the better engine. We are delighted to offer this charming 1947 example in gleaming black paintwork. The car is blessed with a huge amount of originality with its charming leather interior and a large history file. Mechanically sound, with all instrumentation appearing to work properly. The bodywork is in excellent order with gleaming brightwork, engine runs smoothly and brakes are in good order. A fine prewar style car with postwar upgrades making the model eight a very capable classic that will keep up with modern traffic and delight the onlooker. Buyer's premium of 10% (+VAT) applies to this lot. Mostly original. Presentable, older repaint showing signs of crazing and chips. Interior mostly original, rear seat and front seat backs and surrounds re-trimmed in brown Rexine. Light tarnishing to chrome. Tyres perished. Starts and drives well.
Rolls Royce Corniche Registration number: CX 65 First Registered: 10-07-1972 Engine Size: 6750cc Colour: Gold Engine Number: 12865 Chassis Number: DRH 12865 V5C present First introduced in 1971, the Corniche remained in production for nearly 25 years and is arguably the ultimate 1970s and 1980s status symbol of wealth and success, the Rolls-Royce Corniche was a car sought after by many but one only the fortunate few could afford. The Corniche draws its name from the French and Italian term for a Corniche, a coastal road, especially along the face of a cliff, most notably the Grande Corniche along the French Riviera above the principality of Monaco. Rolls-Royce's final coach built models were entrusted to the company's in-house coachbuilder, Mulliner Park Ward. These two-door cars were hand built in the best traditions of British coachbuilding, using only materials of the finest quality, including Wilton carpeting, Connolly hides and Burr Walnut veneers, a necessarily lengthy process that took all of 20 weeks for the saloon and slightly longer for the more complex convertible. This painstaking attention to detail resulted in a price some 50% higher than the standard Silver Shadows. Offered is an impeccable example of this fantastic motor car finished in gold metallic and unmarked chrome, in original and untouched in every respect, apart from evidence of a professional repaint sometime in its lifetime, showing a genuine 28,000 miles and has evidence of some very interesting and well known previous owners. The term 'time warp' is often misused but sitting in this wonderful vehicle is as close to revisiting 1972 as humanly possible and to make the experience even more authentic she has a working eight track audio system complete with period tapes. On close inspection every panel is as it should be, paintwork is factory standard and unblemished. The hood is in fabulous condition with its mechanism working as it should, door shut is positive and reassuringly precise. The car starts immediately and the haunting Rolls Royce 6.7 litre engine purrs silently. Offered with the car is a valuable registration number CX 65 and with short configuration looks totally correct on a car of this quality and integrity. This stunning Corniche 2 has been fastidiously looked after since it left Crewe in 1972 and remains in the most incredible preserved condition. To many these cars still seem way undervalued compared with some very overrated classics on the market, however Rolls Royce are currently one of the few marques still seeing very healthy price increases year on year. Buyer's premium of 10% (+VAT) applies to this lot. Predominantly original car. Professional older repaint to high standard. Excellent original interior. Hood and mechanism in good order. Tyres showing good tread. Starts and drives well.
Bentley Mulsanne Registration Number: B13 TMHMileage: 81,155First Registered: 01-08-1990Engine Size: 6750ccColour. Black Engine Number: 72853L4101/NELChassis Number: SBCZS00A2LCH33525V5C presentThe Mulsanne is the first flagship car to be independently designed by Bentley Motors in nearly 80 years. The last independently designed Bentley automobile was W.O. Bentley's 8 litre model in 1930, after which most Bentleys shared platforms with Rolls-Royce cars.The Mulsanne nameplate was last used by Bentley for a four-door saloon that was built between 1980 to 1992. It was resurrected as the nameplate for what would become the replacement for the Bentley Arnage, Bentley's then flagship model. In short the Mulsanne oozes class and style and powered by Bentleys wonderful 6.8 L Petrol engine with Automatic transmission, she was the height of luxury, driven by film stars and rockstars. This example is finished in imposing Black with sumptuous cream leather seats crowned with black piping. Every inch of its decedent interior finished to the highest standards only Bentley and Rolls Royce could offer. Mechanically sound and on the button she pulls well on the open road and her automatic box selects smoothly. Here is an opportunity to acquire a nice low mileage Mulsanne with room for cosmetic improvement at an extremely realistic estimate.Buyers premium of 10% inclusive of VAT @ 20%
Original vintage dealer showroom advertising poster for the 1965 Chevelle! America's most popular new-sized car! Corvette, America's sports car! Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918 and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's second ousting in 1919, Alfred Sloan, with his maxim "a car for every purse and purpose", would pick the Chevrolet brand to become the volume leader in the General Motors family, selling mainstream vehicles to compete with Henry Ford's Model T in 1919 and overtaking Ford as the best-selling car in the United States by 1929. The Chevrolet Corvette, colloquially known as the Vette or Chevy Corvette, is a front engine, rear drive, two-door, two-passenger sports car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet across more than sixty years of production and seven design generations — with GM confirming in early 2019 an eighth generation Corvette in a mid-engine configuration. With its generations noted sequentially from C1-C8, the Corvette serves as Chevrolet's halo vehicle and is widely noted for its performance and distinctive plastic — either fiberglass or composite — bodywork. Very good condition, small tears and creases in margins. County: USA, year of printing:1965, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 102x150
Propaganda original vintage poster Look Behind Before Opening Door. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is a British charity that aims to save lives and prevent life-changing injuries which occur as a result of accidents. In the past, it has successfully campaigned on issues of road safety, including playing an integral role in the introduction of drink-drive legislation, the compulsory wearing of seatbelts and the ban on handheld mobile phones while driving, as well as on issues of occupational health and safety. Leonard Cusden is one of the best known and widely respected of British poster artists of the 1940s and ‘50s. During this period he produced hundreds of designs for The Royal Society for The Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) and we have a good collection of these online now here. He was also engaged during the war to work on Propaganda posters and it is thought that he might have designed the original Keep Calm and Carry On poster. Cusden's work -with rich colour and excellent, striking graphics- has become a true icon of industrial poster design. Very good condition, small defects in left and right margins. Published by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents UK County: 1950s, year of printing:Leonard Cusden, designer: 74.5x49, size (cm): Propaganda Posters
Original vintage movie poster for a comedy film The Yellow Rolls-Royce "The screen's most exciting cast...in the year's most magnificent movie" directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, Alain Delon, George C. Scott, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif and Shirley MacLaine. Great design featuring images of the seven main actors in front of one of their scenes with a title and small description of their characters - The Dumb Blonde (kissing), The Lord (at a horse race track), The Millionairess (kissing by the car door), The Muscleman (getting off a plane), The Lady (kissing on a sofa), The Firebrand (pointing a gun), The Gigolo (taking a photo of a lady in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa) - with a yellow Rolls Royce in front of a city at night next to the title text in stylised white letters, the rest of the text above and below in red, black and blue letters. Very good condition, folded as issued, faint creases. Country:USA. Year:1965. Designer:. Size (cm):104.5x68.5
Adam Pringle Edinburgh, A Carved Oak Longcase Clock, circa 1800, Having an eagle surmount above a 12 inch silvered dial, with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the trunk is carved with masks in foliage, having a plaque about the maker of the clock to inside of door, with two brass coated weights, with pendulum and key, overall 220cm high Condition reportThe hood has old damage to top left scroll, (loose)Also the hood has further old repairs.The clock is going when pendulum was swung.Old crack to left side of trunk.No key.
A Dutch Walnut Marquetry Longcase Clock, circa 18th century, Having a gilt metal and silvered dial with date aperture, decorated with gilt metal spandrels and allover floral panels, above a bombe base, terminating on hairy paw feet, Having two lead weights and pendulum, Overall 215cm highCondition reportThe dial may not be original to case, does not fit hood. Staining to silvered chapter ring. Gut on movement loose, old age cracks to seat board. Old wall mounting holes to interior of trunk, old crack to trunk door. Apart from that the marquetry panels are in good condition.
A Mahogany Bow Front Display Cabinet, circa early 20th century, Having a glazed astragal door enclosing glass shelves, above a cupboard door, Decorated with ebony stringing, 191cm high, approximately 125cm wideCondition reportThe back is panelled. Doors are fine. The colour and polish are good. Has damage to right lower frieze. No woodworm.
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