λ A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL LANDSCAPE DIORAMA QIANLONG 1736-95 In stained ivory, paper and glass, depicting figures in a river landscape with two ladies peeping through the door of a pavilion. The foreground with a small group of figures on two sampans and a trio of musicians by a pavilion under the shade of weeping willows serenading two scholars beside a tall rock. The frame glazed with a sheet of glass painted on the inside with clouds and a skein of geese, 58cm x 45.8cm. Provenance: an English private collection, Surrey. Cf. Spink & Son Ltd, The Minor Arts of China, p.44, no.49 for a closely related panel.
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Early 19th century oak longcase clock, the hood with swan-neck pediment, eight-day striking movement, the enamel dial with moonphase, subsidiary seconds hand dial and calendar by W Herbert, Ludlow, flanked by fluted columns, the trunk door flanked by further columns, raised on a panel box base, with ogee bracket feet, height 231cm
19th century continental carved oak kneehole desk, fitted a drawer to concave kneehole, the pedestals enclosed by high relief carved fruit and foliage panelled doors and on reeded bun feet, the bureau base having fitted interior with arcaded pigeonholes, eight small drawers, cupboard enclosed by an inlaid door and two shallow drawers over two small and three graduated long drawers, with pierced brass plates, bail handles, ivory escutcheons and on ogee bracket feet, 112cm wide
A large Victorian country house low dresser base, having an unusually wide single plank top over four panelled cupboard doors, raised on stile feet, presented in unstripped distressed painted finish, 296 wide x 60 cm x 91 cm high Condition Report the structure appears original and complete, the usual multitude of minor damages and knocks commensurate with age and type of item, the paint finish heavily displaying characteristics of such use, one cupboard door requires glue/clamping to the frame, otherwise ok
John Jackson, Stafford, a 19th century mahogany cased night watchman's clock, the oversize single fusee movement with passing strike on the hour on a bell, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the case with glazed side and door panels and with winding aperture beneath the dial, flush folding brass handle, converted for domestic use - a library clock. Condition Report running when catalogued, key present, no lock to movement door but lock key present !, case in good order, glass undamaged, dial showing signs of paint fatique
A George III 8-day longcase clock, 12in. arched, silvered dial signed Plowman, Chichester, with subsidiary date and seconds dials, moon phases to arch, movement striking on a bell, unusual feature of vertically-mounted crown wheel controlling strike, mahogany case with three brass pommel finials, trunk door with ebony stringing, with weights and pendulum, 7ft. 2in.
A MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK the 13" arched brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, silvered centre with subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and foliate scroll engraving, blued steel hands and rococo spandrels, the moon phase arch signed Thomas Brown, Chester, No.690. The glass panelled swan neck hood with raised top, fluted pillars over a dentil moulded and blind fretwork throat, book matched flame veneered trunk door with shaped top flanked by fluted quarter columns upon a raised panel base with canted brick work quoins, 233cm high, complete with pendulum, two weights and key
AN OAK EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK the 14" break arch painted Roman dial with Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds dial and pointer date, signed Jackson of Frodsham, decorated with a bullfinch, the arch with rolling moon, the corners decorated with wild roses and strawberries, the hood with swan neck pediment over faux verre eglomise panels, fluted pillars, the trunk with mahogany crossbanded door flanked by fluted quarter columns upon a panelled base with ogee bracket feet, 219cm high
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