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Click here to subscribeSET OF NINE ANTIQUE CARVED STONE FIGURES, heightened in colours and raised on oblong bases, 3 1/2" (9cm) high, overall approx (damaged) TOGETHER WITH A CLAY PIPE, 9 1/2" (24.1cm) long, contained in a SMALL OBLONG MAHOGANY MURAL DISPLAY BOX with glazed door and Tunbridge banding, 16" x 6 3/4" (40.7cm x 17.2cm)
LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY KOMET DISC MUSICAL BOX, with coin in the slot operated mechanism in stained walnutwood case with moulded cornice and five columns flanking the framed door, with milestone shaped glass panel over cash drawer, 30" high x 28 3/4" wide and TWENTY 20 1/2" DIAMETER DISCS (rusty)
Early 19th Century Irish Naive School Co. Mayo: Watercolour: "Greenwood Park the Seat of John Knox Esq. July the 12th, 1813," signed, approx. 41cms x 53cms (16" x 21") with gilt and black glass mount, and gilt frame. An attractive primitive, with bird on entrance gate, stepped front door, and farm houses beyond. (1) John Knox (1786-1861), J.P., Greenwood Park, Killala, County Mayo, a major in the North Mayo regiment, was born on 3 November 1786. He was elected a member of the Dublin Society in 1809, his proposers being John Eyles Madden and General Vallancey. He married Jane Handy of Bracca Castle, County Westmeath, in 1830, and died on 10 March 1861. N.B. Estimate should read: € 400 / 600
The Francis Johnston-Speaker Clock A highly important and monumental mahogany Longcase Clock, crested with a scallop shell and flanked with figure and hound to one side, and a cherub with a medici lion, on a leaf wreath moulded arch and trellis panel, applied with the Johnston Coat of Arms and motto reading "Nunquam Non Paratus" above a later brass and steel dial, signed J. Waugh & Son, Dublin, with Roman and Arabic numerals on the chapter ring, a subsidiary dial for seconds, two key squares, date aperture and two smaller dials for chimes, the musical mechanism playing a brass pinned barrel, and fifteen graduating steel bells, flanked to either side with a cluster column, headed with ornate stylized Doric capitals, each with a hanging wreath and deep carved side trellis panels, all above a brass inlaid door with serpentine top and a centre aperture with glazed panel inside a leaf carved moulded frame with fleur-de-lis finial, flanked with canted corners and carved female caryatids, on a conforming acanthus leaf moulded canted plinth, and a stepped moulded base, 9'9" x 44" (297cms x 112cms). (1) J. Waugh & Son Dublin The Irish Houses of Parliament Speaker's Clock James Waugh was a member of a well-known family of clock makers. He worked in Armagh from 1785 until 1805 when he moved to Dublin. He produced an 'astronomical' clock for use in Armagh Observatory, circa 1793., and assisted Robert Hogg in making an astronomical quadrant with a 35 inch radius (Hogg was later an assistant astronomer at Armagh). In Dublin he produced clocks from 157 James Street under the name 'Waugh & Sons' as well as 'James Waugh' (this latter nomenclature was in operation between 1805 and 1815). From 1820 until 1824 he operated from 24 James Street and, in 1825, moved to 40 Aungier Street. In 1826 a final move took him to 42 Aungier Street. He is known to have made the works for a Longcase Clock 9 feet 8 inches high, by 3 feet 8 inches wide that was in the Irish Houses of Parliament**. Francis Johnston of Kilmore*** MRIA (1760 - 1829) was the second son of William Johnston of Armagh. On the death of his older brother, Richard Johnston of Kilmore (1759 - 1806), without issue, Francis became the head of his family and entitled to the undifferenced Arms, as displayed on the superstructure of the Clock****. The Parliament House was sold in 1803 to the Bank of Ireland for £40,000. The conversion into the Bank's headquarters was started the following year and completed in 1811. Francis Johnston was the architect of the alterations. Between 1807 and 1814 Richard Stewart executed the carvings in the Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle, which had been designed by Francis Johnston and the unusual shape of the shield for the Johnston Coat of Arms, which was added to the Speaker's Clock, is identical in form, to those for the Viceroys of Ireland which Stewart carved in the Chapel Royal, Dublin. A carillon, or musical clock. The mechanism has 15 bells and 30 hammers playing airs, self-chiming and speed control playing every three hours. The seatboard is 7 inches tall, 4-6 deep, 1/2 thick, 13 inches long and 13 inches square. The Bell 0 4 1/2 hammer spring 4 1/2 long, weights. The Gong 14lb strike 18 movement 7 x 5 2 1/2" deep. Movement dead beat escapement with maintaining power, 18" square dial movement measures 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" deep. Heavy cast metal pendulum bob in 2 parts. Secured, with 4 screws wooden pendulum rod, 5 pillar movement motion work drive wheel to carillon 0 3 1/2, 96 teeth 16 pins. The minute wheel, which has an 8 leaves movement does not sit on the seat board but hangs from it. It is secured with 4 bolts 3 weight of lead with pulley enclosed. The gong 18-20 strike 20 - 25 carillon 30. The carillon bell (sea board, 28 long 12 deep 1 1/2 thick) long: the hammer spring 10 inches largest 6- 1 1/2 Frame rough iron bushed with manganese brass, 15 bells 30 hammers driving or drum, wheel. 0 6 3/4 thick 6 spokes with 72 teeth. Wooden barrel winding arbour 3/8 in square. Bevel to great wheel. Drives cylinder wheel 1st cam wheel 72 teeth 0 3 1/2 brass pinion 14 leaves 0 3 3/4. It has a gathering pallet with no tail. The 2nd wheel 56 teeth 0 2 1/4, pinion 8 leaves 1/2 0. the 3rd warning wheel 48 teeth 0 2 1/8 pinion 8 leaves 1/2 0. The fly or governor 8 leaves 0 1/2. The distance of the great wheel between shoulders in 6 1/2 inches. All others are 4 3/4 inches except the fly pinion. The cylinder is 16 in long and the wheel is 0 3 1/4, 72 teeth, 0 5 in excluding pinion. The largest bell is 0 6 in. The smallest is 1 3/4 in. The bells are stamped R. Wells Albourne of Wiltshire, who is listed in Bells of England, by Tom Ingram, published by David Charles, 1954. * * The first Astronomer of the Observatory, Reverend Dr. J.A. Hamilton, was appointed in July 1790, and as an endowment for the Astronomer, Primate Robinson gave twenty acres of land and the estate of Derrynaught. Several instruments, including a Ramsden transit instrument and meridian circle, a Troughton equatorial telescope and three clocks, were ordered at the Primate's expense. However, owing to the Primate's death before receipt of all the instruments, the two Ramsden instruments never came to Armagh, Compensating for the non arrival of the Ramsden transit instrument an Armagh watchmaker, Mr. James Waugh, constructed one, and observations with it commenced in July 1793 (Stuart 1819). Some results with this instrument were published in the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy (Hamilton 1810). * **Watch and Clockmakers in Ireland. by William Galland Stuart, Dublin 2000 (published with a grant from the Heritage Council). * ***Kilmore House, Richhill, County Armagh (Johnston IFR) a 3 story Georgian block, given 2 curvilinear Jacobean-style gables and mullioned oriels, between which 3 bays of the original elevation remain as they always were, complete with the astragals in the sash windows; the adjoining elevation also remained Georgian. The interior was also remodelled, presumably at the same time: the hall has a screen of tapering wooden piers, incorporating the stairs, which have a handrail of carved wood panelling. The dining room has a Victorian Gothic chimney piece of marble. Seat of the Johnstons of whom Francis Johnston, the architect, was a younger son, (from page 174 of "A Guide to Irish Country Houses" by Mark Bence-Jones, published by Constable, London 1978 revised edition 1988, 2nd revised edition 1990). * ****Arms of Johnston of Kilmore, Armagh: Argent a saltire sable in base a heart ensigned with an imperial crown proper on a chief gules three cushions or: Motto: Nunquam Non Paratus ("Never Unprepared"), Crest: an arm in armour embowed, the hand grasping a sword all proper charged with a spur rowel gules.
Camerer Kuss & Co, a Black Forest mantel clock: the eight-day duration movement having wooden plates and striking on a gong with an outside countwheel, the round painted dial with black Roman numerals, blued steel moon hands and signed for the retailer Camera Kuss & Co, No.2 Broad Street, the mahogany case with glazed front door, a glazed pendulum viewing aperture to the serpentine-shaped base, brass stringing to the base and door and with wooden bun feet, height 37cm.
A small English Victorian mahogany regulator: the eight-day duration weight-driven timepiece movement having maintaining power, a dead-beat escapement, brass bound weight and a brass cylindrical bob to the steel pendulum rod, the round ten-inch painted dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel spade hands, the dome topped mahogany case with arched glazed sides, arched top front opening door, a stepped base and flat rectangular feet, height 60cm.
Vulliamy, London, a mahogany drop-dial wall clock: the eight-day duration timepiece movement having a half dead-beat escapement, the backplate engraved Vulliamy, London, 1525, and attached to a heavy seatboard, the twelve-inch round silvered brass dial having black Roman numerals, blued steel hands and engraved with the Crown & Royal Monogramme and the inscription Paymaster of Exchequer Bills, A.D. 1842, Vulliamy, London, 1525, the back of the dial scratched with the name of the room for which the clock was to be positioned, the Ash (?) Room, Paymaster General's, the chisel-foot, drop-dial mahogany case of typical Vulliamy form with a door to the trunk and sprung lock to the bezel, height 61cm. * Biography Benjamin Louis Vulliamy, born 1780, married Francis Styles 1815, died 1854, was the son of the fine clockmaker Benjamin Vulliamy and worked alongside him for a number of years. B.L. Vulliamy was keeper of the clocks in the Royal Household and would often arrange for both movements and dials to be replaced with those of his making so as to improve their efficiency. He was also, along with his brother Justin Theodore, responsible for continuing the work of Frederick Barraud in building up the magnificent library of horological books belonging to the Clockmakers Company, indeed many of the books were presented by the Vulliamy brothers themselves and he would push other clockmakers of note to donate books. At a time when many new law offices and government buildings were being constructed on the orders of William IV, Vulliamy was given the opportunity to provide clocks for these buildings and it is claimed that the business supplied 187 such clocks for the Crown, of which this example is one. Ref. David G. Vulliamy, The Vulliamy Clockmakers, The Antiquarian Horological Society 2002.
William Thompson, Wolverhampton, a mahogany longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement, striking the hours on a bell, the thirteen-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, Arabic outer five-minute numerals, raised gilt-work decoration on a blue ground to the four corners, a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture to the dial centre and signed Wm. Thompson, W: Hampton, the arch having a depiction of Britannia within an oval and further raised gilt decoration, with decorative blued steel hands, the rear of the dial embossed with the dialmaker's name Ashwin & Co, the mahogany case having a swan neck pediment with giltwood ball and spire finials, the hood with full fluted columns with cast-brass capitals, with fluted quarter-columns to the trunk with cast-brass capitals, with a shaped top to the trunk door and a raised shaped panel to the base with fluted canted corners, height 223cm (not inc. finial) * Biography William Thompson is recorded as working in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire from circa 1780 until at least 1805 having been apprenticed in 1767 to William Parkes. * Thomas Ashwin, born circa 1758 and married to Mary in 1774, was a dial maker working in Birmingham from 1777 when he is recorded as a japanner of all sorts of wares at 5, Paradise Street. He traded as Ashwin & Co from 1787 until his death in 1791. It was in this year that a mob gathered outside a hotel to protest at a meeting taking place within, which was celebrating the first anniversary of the French Revolution. Ashwin was recruited as a special constable whereupon he was hit on the head by a rock and died of his injuries. His wife continued the business alongside their fourteen year old son, but within a year they had formed a partnership with another dial maker, Thomas Byrne, who may well have also formed a personal relationship with Mary. In her book The Art of the Painted Clock Dial, Mary Tennant notes that only a few Ashwin dials are known - all of high quality, and that it is likely that Byrne continued to use the remaining stock of Ashwin falseplates on his own dials making it sometimes difficult to tell if a dial is an Ashwin or a Byrne, especially as they are of very similar styles.
W. Turner of Aston, an oak grandmother clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the associated round brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, decorative half-hour markings and the maker's name W. Turner, Aston Fecit, with engraved decoration to the centre and decorative brass hands, the flat-top oak case having a break-arch trunk door, turned hood pillars and standing on bracket feet, height 156cm.
Joshua Brace, Lydney, a moonphase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, fleur-de-lys half-hour markings and outer Arabic five-minute numerals, the matted dial centre with subsidiary seconds dial, engraved decorative surround to the date aperture, and engraved to a silvered name plate with the maker's name Joshua Brace, Lydney, the corners with cast-brass urn spandrels, the arch having a moonphase disc with date and time markings, with the silvered arched surround engraved High Water at Bristol Key, the mahogany case with typical Bristol cresting to the hood, wavy-edge moulding to the hood door, shaped inlaid stringing to the base and trunk door, canted corners, fluted wood pillars to the hood with cast-brass Corinthian capitals and surmounted by a brass eagle-and-ball finial, standing on bracket feet, height 225cm (inc. finial) * Biography Joshua Brace is first recorded as working in Chepstow from 1752 until 1763 having originally been from Martley in Worcestershire where he had been apprenticed to Richard Munkland, a gunsmith and clockmaker. He then moved along the River Severn to Lydney in Gloucestershire prior to 1780.
Quartermain, Aylesbury, an oak longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch painted break-arch dial having black Roman numerals, raised rococo giltwork decoration to the four corners and arch, a subsidiary seconds dial, decorative blued steel hands, a brass sweep date hand to the centre and signed within the arch Quartermain, Aylsbury, the oak case having a shallow pediment top with three brass ball-and -spire finials, with the fluted hood columns having giltwood capitals, with a break-arch door to the trunk and plain base, height 229cms (inc. finial) * Biography Joseph Quartermain is recorded as working as both a watch and clockmaker in Aylesbury from circa 1781 until at least 1804 with W. Quartermain working from circa 1791.
A 19th Century mahogany upright bookcase:, the upper part with a moulded cornice, enclosed by an astragal glazed panel door between reeded uprights, the lower part with pigeon holes and shelf enclosed by a crossbanded moulded panel door on bracket feet, 80cm (2ft 7 1/2in) wide, 242.5cm (7ft 11 1/2in) high.
A 19th Century walnut display cabinet in the Art Deco Manner:, with stepped pediment and a moulded cornice, having a mirrored back and two satinwood shaped shelves between two fixed rectangular tiers, enclosed by a central glazed panel door between ring turned columns on a plinth base, 131cm (4ft 3 1/2in) wide, 161cm (5ft 3 1/2in) high.
A collection of 'Lizardman' oak dining room furniture:, comprising an octagonal dining table with adzed top on crucifom base with curved uprights, 137cm (4ft 6in) across, a set of eight dining chairs with basket weave lattice panel backs, having upholstered slip in seats on chamfered legs united by stretchers, a rectangular low sideboard with adzed top and ledge back containing three central drawers flanked by a pair of enclosed panelled cupboards and with panelled sides on octagonal supports , 183cm (6ft) long and a standing corner display cabinet, enclosed by a leaded glazed panel door above a panelled door below flanked by panelled canted angles, on a plinth base, 74cm (2ft 5in) across, 193cm (6ft 4in) high. Each piece carved with a lizard.
A French carved walnut dining suite of Art Nouveau design:, decorated with vine leaves and bunches of grapes comprising a sideboard cabinet of bow front outline with cartouche shaped bevelled mirror back and peach variegated marble top, fitted with a central drawer and enclosed by a moulded panel door below, flanked by open shelves to either side, on shaped block feet, 125cm (4ft 1in) wide, a pedestal side/display cabinet with bow fronted centre surmounted by a panel of peach variegated marble and with drawer and cupboard below, flanked by a full length enclosed cupboard to either side with glazed upper sections and adjustable shelves with moulded panels below, 190cm (6ft 2 3/4in) wide, an oval extending dining table with centre leaf on moulded and splayed legs, united by curved stretchers, the top 119cm (3ft 11in) x 195cm (6ft 4 3/4in) extended and a set of six dining chairs with brass studded brown leather panel backs and bowed seats, on moulded legs and splayed feet.
Untitled (21x29cm) by P. J. Dawson – mounted & framed. Paul is a native of Liverpool, having been born & brought up in Liverpool 8 He is married with two teenagers and he use to live next door but one to Graeme Sharp, but he is a Liverpool supporter. He currently has an entry in the ‘Summer in the City’ competition at the cathedral and has been shortlisted in one of the categories. He enjoys photographing the Liverpool waterfront.
A good .40-65” Springfield Model 1873 “trap door” sporting rifle, number 25904, 49½” overall, heavy octagonal barrel 30” stamped at breech “40/65” and with folding ladder rearsight stamped “R.S. Lawrence/ Patented/ Feb 15th 1859” and folding 2 position fore sight, the hinge up breech block stamped “Model 1873” over eagle head, crossed swords and “US”, lock stamped with eagle and “U.S./ Springfield”, walnut halfstock with inset ebony fore end cap and chequered fore end panels and wrist, with plain steel mounts, butt plate tang stamped “US” and with 4 piece cleaning rod in butt compartment. Good Working Order and Clean Condition, with light age patina. Plate 32
5 King & Country. Rommel’s Staff Car (WS22 D). In the style of a 2 door open topped Mercedes Benz SS, finished in sand desert camouflage, complete with three figures, Rommel, Adjutant and driver. In early style white box with packing ends. Needs restoration to windscreen. Plus 6 figures – 2x Waffen SS German Military Policemen (WSS5). Waffen SS Feldmarschall Erwin Rommel (WSS34). 2x German Afrika Korps Military Policemen (AK3). Plus a Leibstandarte Marching Kriegsmarine Officer (LAH95). All boxed, minor wear. Contents GC-Mint. Fault to Mercedes windscreen. Plate 1
2 Durham Classics. 9th Toronto Toy Show April 12th 1992, 1941 Chevrolet Convertible 093/350 (DC10) in mid green with fawn interior. Plus a Toronto Toy Show April 16th 1989, 1938 Lincoln Zephyr 2-door coupe. 1/200 (DC4A) in dark blue with fawn interior. Both boxed with packing. Contents VGC-Mint. Plate 5
2 Durham Classics. 1938 Oldsmobile 4 door sedan (DC-27). 1/250. In dark blue with beige interior. Plus a 1941 Chevrolet Suburban Inspection Railcar (DC17B). 157/300. The 3rd Annual Toronto Toy Collectors Show, November 12th 1995. In C.N.R. (Canadian National Railways) orange and black livery, with additional lights and horns, fitted with railway use metal wheels, with a small section of track for display. Both boxed with packing/paperwork. Contents VGC-Mint. Plate 5
2 Durham Classics. 1941 Chevrolet Coupe (DC5A) Toronto Fire Dept. Toronto Toy Show 1990 1/400. In bright red fire livery with grey interior. Plus a 1934 Chrysler Airflow 2 door coupe (DC1B). 22nd Indianapolis 500 Mile race light grey livery with dark grey interior. Both boxed with packing/paperwork. Contents VGC-Mint. Plate 5
2 Corgi Toys. Chevrolet Police Car (451) in white and black, Police Patrol to front doors, Police to bonnet. Plus a Chevrolet Fire Chief (482) in red and white livery, badge to door and Fire Chief to bonnet. Both with yellow interiors and lights to roof. Aerials AF. Both boxed, some wear/marking. Contents GC-VGC some age wear. Plate 8
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