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Lot 30
A French Louis XV style gilt brass mounted tortoishell mantel clock Retailed... A French Louis XV style gilt brass mounted tortoishell mantel clock Retailed by Maple and Company Limited, Paris, circa 1900 The circular eight-day gong striking movement stamped with indistinct manufacturers roundel beneath MAPLE & Co. LTD, MADE IN FRANCE, 63776 to backplate, the simulated thirteen piece circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with repeat signature MAPLE & Co. LTD. PARIS to centre and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with blued steel trident shaped hands within cast brass bevel glazed hinged bezel, the waisted case veneered in mottled red shell and applied with naturalistic rococo scroll cast openwork surmount to the ogee upstand over conforming crest and asymmetric foliate borders to fascia and rear angles, the rear with rectangular door within an ebonised surround, on generous scroll feet with applied apron mount between, 41cm (16ins) high.
Lot 34
An Edwardian inlaid mahogany tubular bell quarter chiming eight-day longcase... An Edwardian inlaid mahogany tubular bell quarter chiming eight-day longcase regulator, William Drew, Peterborough, early 20th century The very substantial triple train movement chiming the quarters on eight tubular gongs and striking the hour on an additional gong, the going train with deadbeat escapement, Harrison's maintaining power and fine beat adjustment for the wood rod pendulum with cylindrical nickel plated bob, the 13 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the fine foliate scroll engraved centre within applied silvered chapter ring with raised gilt Arabic numerals and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with twin subsidiary Strike/Silent and Whittington/Westminster selection dials with rosette engraved centres, upper silvered infill panel signed WILLIAM DREW, MAKER, Peterboro' and flanked by conforming mounts, the swan neck pedimented case with Corinthian columns flanking dial and rectangular sound frets to sides of hood above bevel-glazed break-arch caddy moulded door flanked by Corinthian quarter columns to trunk, on fielded panel fronted plinth base with canted front angles and moulded skirt, 246cm (97ins) high.
Lot 35
A Victorian rosewood small Gothic revival bracket timepiece Smith, London A Victorian rosewood small Gothic revival bracket timepiece Smith, London, mid 19th century The four pillar single chain fusee movement with canted upper angles to plates and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the backplate signed Smith, LONDON to centre above pendulum holdfast, the 5 inch wide shaped-arch single sheet silvered brass Roman numeral dial with blued steel arrow hands and fine foliate scroll engraved infill to arch and lower margin, the gabled case with scroll carved decoration flanked by pyramid finials above canted brass fillet inset shaped-arch glazed front door, the rear with small canted arch glazed door, on cavetto moulded skirt with compressed bun feet, 34cm (13.5ins) high.
Lot 36
A Regency small brass inlaid mahogany bracket timepiece John Bunyea Sharpe A Regency small brass inlaid mahogany bracket timepiece John Bunyea Sharpe, Faversham, circa 1825 The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor esapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the arched backplate signed J. B. Sharpe, FEVERSHAM to centre above pendulum holdfast screw to lower margin, the 5 inch circular convex cream painted Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands set behind hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel, the arched case with hinged carrying handle above line-edged front with shaped brass line bordered panel enclosing scroll motif beneath dial, the rear with arch-glazed door, on gadroon moulded skirt base with brass ball feet, 31cm (12.25ins) high excluding handle. John Bunyea Sharpe is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Faversham, Kent, 1823-32.
Lot 38
A Scottish William IV satinwood crossbanded mahogany eight-day longcase... A Scottish William IV satinwood crossbanded mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for William Young, Dundee, circa 1830 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 13 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, bearing signature WILLIAM YOUNG, DUNDEE to centre and with steel moon hands, the break-arch case with moulded cornice above hinged cast brass convex glazed circular bezel within crossbanded ebony line bordered surround flanked by canted angles, the trunk with complex moulding to throat above recessed satinwood banded panel decorated short rectangular caddy moulded door set between conforming horizontal panels above and below and flanked by quarter columns to angles, the plinth base fronted with a further recessed satinwood panel, standing on bracket feet, 206cm (81ins) high. Provenance: Purchased from P A Oxley, Calne, January 1995 for £4250.
Lot 39
A Regency brass mounted ebonised bracket clock Gammon, Birmingham A Regency brass mounted ebonised bracket clock Gammon, Birmingham, early 19th century The five pillar twin fusee bell striking trip-hour repeating movement with decorative border engraved shouldered backplate with steel arrow-shaped pointer for N/S strike/silent selection and fitted with holdfast for the large lenticular bob pendulum, the eight inch circular convex white painted Roman numeral dial signed Gammon, BIRMINGHAM to centre and with blued steel hands within ogee moulded convex glazed cast brass bezel, the single pad top break-arch case with hinged brass carrying handle to the brass fillet bordered curved panel surmount above full front door with brass fishscale quadrant sound frets beneath dial and brass strung front angles, the sides with conforming rectangular brass sound frets, the rear with arch glazed door, on cavetto moulded skirt base with cast brass ogee bracket feet, 39cm (15.25ins) high excluding handle. A William Gammon is recorded in Loomes, Brian, Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Birmingham circa 1795-1816.
Lot 40
A Regency mahogany drop-dial wall timepiece The dial with spurious signature... A Regency mahogany drop-dial wall timepiece The dial with spurious signature for F. Berthound, London, circa 1825 The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and bottle shaped plates, the 12 inch white painted circular convex Roman numeral dial bearing signature F. Berthound, London to centre, with Arabic five minutes to outer track and unusual pierced steel hands set behind convex glazed cast brass bezel, the box case fitted with turned wood dial surround now with floral spray painted decoration above drop-trunk with shaped glazed lenticle within surround painted with floral festoon to upper border and scene with a cockrell and hen beneath, the rounded base with pendulum adjustment access flap to underside, the right hand side with door, 51cm (20ins) high.
Lot 41
A Regency brass inlaid mahogany bracket clock Joseph Phillips, London A Regency brass inlaid mahogany bracket clock Joseph Phillips, London, early 19th century The five pillar twin chain fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular-bob pendulum and border engraved shouldered backplate, the 8 inch circular white painted Roman numeral convex dial indistinctly signed JOS'H PHILLIPS, LONDON to centre and with pierced blued steel hands set within slender hinged cast brass convex glazed bezel, the ebony-edged arched case with brass outlined lozenge and fleur-de-lys motif decorated apron panel beneath dial, the sides with brass cornucopiae ring handles over arched fishscale sound frets, the rear with arch glazed door, on ebonised fluted band decorated skirt base with brass ball feet, 41cm (16ins) high. A Joseph Phillips is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1817-24.
Lot 42
A Regency mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for John Roberts A Regency mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for John Roberts, London, early 19th century The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial and bearing signature John Roberts, LONDON to centre and with steel moon hands, the break-arch case with scroll pierced fretwork crest and cavetto cornice above hinged cast brass convex glazed circular bezel and ebony line bordered lower quadrant infill flanked by canted angles, the trunk with convex throat moulding above shallow-arch caddy moulded flame figured door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns, on shaped panel outline fronted plinth base with moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron, 207cm (81.5ins) high excluding top finial; 220cm (86.5ins) high overall. Provenence: Purchased from P A Oxley, Calne, February 1996 for £5850.
Lot 43
A Regency mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for Andrew Bateman A Regency mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for Andrew Bateman, London, early 19th century The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch circular cream painted Roman numeral convex dial bearing signature AND'W BATEMAN, LONDON to centre and with pierced blued steel hands, the break-arch case with finial plinth blocks to the cavetto cornice above hinged cast brass convex glazed circular bezel flanked by brass stop-fluted canted angles, the trunk with convex throat moulding above shallow break-arch moulded flame figured door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns, on shaped panel outline fronted plinth base with moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron, 212cm (83.5ins) high.
Lot 45
An early Victorian weight-driven hook-and-spike wall clock housed in a rare... An early Victorian weight-driven hook-and-spike wall clock housed in a rare contemporary oak floor standing 'longcase' Attributed to Whitehurst, Derby, circa 1840 The two train four pillar plated eight-day bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by standard fifteen-inch pendulum and stamped with serial number 6557 to backplate, the 10 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial with gilt painted outer band, steel spade hands and now bearing signature signed WILLIS AND MAY abve feint inscription DERBY to centre, the movement previoulsy fitted with sheet metal dust covers, the rear with hanging hoop and spurs, 23cm (10ins) high; in a rare oak floor standing case, early 19th century, with ogee moulded triangular pediment above rectangular door with glazed 9 inch circular dial aperture within a square moulded surround to the fixed hood over shallow cavetto moulded throat and conforming triangular-top door flanked by canted angles to trunk, on plain plinth base with moulded skirt, 198cm (78ins) high, (2). John Whitehurst (I) was born in Congleton, Cheshire in 1713, he was apprenticed as a clockmaker to his father (of the same name) before setting up business in Derby in 1736 - the same year he installed a turret clock to the newly completed Guildhall. He was an accomplished maker and scientist who had a particular interest in geology. He moved to London in 1780 in order to take up position at the Royal Mint as 'Stamper of the Money Weights' as well as pursue his scientific interests. He was founder member of the Lunar Society and was elected to the Royal Society in 1783. He died in 1788 leaving the Derby clockmaking business to his nephew also called John (II) who in-turn took his son of the same name (John III) into partnership in 1809. The firm traded as 'Whitehurst & Son' until 1834 when the business reverted to just 'Whitehurst' on the death of John (II). The business continued under the Whitehurst name until the death of John (III) in 1855 when it was sold to Roskell of Liverpool who subsequently wound up operations in 1862. However a former employee, John Smith, resurrected the business which is still trading today as 'Smith of Derby'. The current lot utilises a simple but ingenious form of single-arbor countwheel warned striking which, by using pins fitted to the greatwheel (rather than slots in a countwheel) to lock the striking removes the need for the provision of overlift. This, coupled with the efficient layout of the going train (incorporating half-seconds pendulum and chain pulley wind) exemplifies Whitehurst's approach to clockmaking which, in the case of the current lot, has resulted in a timepiece perfectly engineered for backstairs use. The rare oak floor-standing case included in the lot appears to have been specifically supplied to house this type of clock. The hood has been made with the provision to either suspend the movement from a hook applied to a panel fitted to the backboard or rest on a seatboard slid into grooves cut within the side uprights of the trunk (this 'seatboard option' appears never to have been used). The utilitarian appearance of the case is also entirely commensurate with the clock's backstairs use. Furthermore details such as the shallow triangular pediment echoed in the top of the trunk door are the reminiscent of those seen on other early 19th century longcase clocks by the Whitehurst family, from this it is perhaps appropriate to speculate that the case may have been supplied as an 'option' to house such clocks by the Whitehurst family.
Lot 50
A rare small oak hooded wall clock case Anonymous A rare small oak hooded wall clock case Anonymous, mid to late 18th century The hood with cavetto moulded cornice above door with glazed aperture for a 3.75 inch wide brass break-arch dial over well executed lower lip mouldings, the bracket with backboard pierced for hanging above lower section fitted with scroll outline side supports united by shaped apron to front over conforming shaped lower edge to backboard, 38cm (15ins) high.
Lot 52
A George III inlaid mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase... A George III inlaid mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase Wasbrough and Mailard, Bristol, circa 1785 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch single sheet brass Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, arched calendar aperture and signed WASBROUGH & MAILARD, BRISTOL to the coastal island landscape and floral spray engraved centre within chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and rococo scroll engraved decoration to spandrel areas, the arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for age of the moon beneath times of HIGH WATER AT BRISTOL KEY to outer margin, in a case with arched fan inlaid motif and concentric border pierced infill to the swan neck pediment over wavy-edge glazed dial aperture flanked by Corinthian columns, the trunk with shaped-top caddy moulded door inlaid with a central conch shell within oval satinwood crossbanded border flanked by blind fret decorated canted angles, the plinth base with conforming circular crossbanding and fretwork canted angles on bracket feet, (the inlaid decoration probably later), 246cm (97ins) high. The partnership of Wasbrough and Maillard are recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as coppersmiths, brassfounders and clockmakers working from Wine Street, Bristol circa 1785. The Wasboroughs were one of the more prolific families of clockmakers and metal founders working in Bristol throughout the eighteenth century whose roots can be traced back to William Wasbrough who married Mary Rice (who may have been related to the Bristol clockmaker Roger Rice) on 12th January 1746.
Lot 53
A rare George III scarlet japanned table clock John Taylor, London A rare George III scarlet japanned table clock John Taylor, London, circa 1775 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum with holdfast to the asymmetric foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and shaped recessed panel signed John Taylor, London to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary silvered Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the bell top case with hinged brass carrying handle to the ogee shaped upstand gilt decorated with stylised basket of flowers within shaped lozenge lattice panels on a rich scarlet ground flanked by brass pineapple finials above front door with conforming foliate trail decoration interrupted by lattice panels and with pierced gilt upper quadrant frets, the sides with circular over concave-topped side windows, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded base incorporating gilt foliate scroll decorated shaped apron and bracket feet, (finish distressed), 47cm (18.5ins) high excluding handle. Several makers with the name John Taylor are recorded working throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century however the current lot was probably made by the maker of this name who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Gloucester Street circa 1780.
Lot 55
An impressive French Louis XIV style gilt brass mounted Boulle bracket clock... An impressive French Louis XIV style gilt brass mounted Boulle bracket clock Unsigned, second half of the 19th century The rectangular eight-day movement with Brocot type pendulum regulation and outside countwheel hour striking sounding on a bell within the superstructure of the case, the 7.5 inch circular twelve-piece cartouche numeral dial with griffin and squirrel inhabited symmetrical strapwork scroll engraved centre within chapter ring with enamel Roman hour numerals and rococo scroll cast borders and engraved Arabic five minutes to outer track, the engraved cut brass and brown shell marquetry decorated case with cast female mask centred cushion-topped ogee shaped upstand with pendant floral trail angle mounts flanked by two pairs of flambeau urn finials to the repeating panel cast concave-sided frieze, over cast break-arch cornice and conforming moulded glazed front door applied with mount modelled as Helios aboard his chariot drawn by a pair of horses with sunburst behind, within swept marquetry panel decorated surround flanked by projecting canted angles applied with classical male and female terms over scroll supports with female mask and foliate swag cast apron between, the sides of concave profile veneered with extensive marquetry panels centred with figural silhouettes and terminating at the rear with further figural terms over scroll supports, the integral stand of lobed form with recumbant equine mounts and rosette centred marquetry tile decorated top surface to table over conforming inlaid lambrequin panel flanked by continuous band of marquetry over drapery swag lower border to the undulating sides, on four acanthus carved toupe feet, 87.5cm (34.5ins) high.
Lot 56
A fine French Louis XV ormolu mounted 'vernis Martin A fine French Louis XV ormolu mounted 'vernis Martin' bracket clock The dial signed for Guerbois, Paris, the case stamped for Jacques Dubois, Paris, mid 18th century The two train movement with four column-turned pillars pinned through the backplate, verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with silk suspension and outside countwheel hour striking sounding on a bell mounted within the superstructure of the case, the 11 inch circular twenty-five piece enamel cartouche dial signed GUERBOIS, APARIS to the circular white enamel centre within blue on white Roman hour numerals and scroll cast gilt borders incorporating conforming Arabic five minute cartouche numerals to outer track, the waisted mid green painted case with generous scroll pierced surmount to the swept superstructure painted with sprays of roses between applied gilt scroll cast angle mounts above elaborate rococo crest and shaped glazed foliate-border cast door applied with bold leafy apron mount incorporating a recumbent Ho-Ho bird, within leafy trail painted surround applied with further scroll mounts to angles and with tall brass-edged inset arched windows within conforming painted field to sides, on four generous cast scroll feet with apron between, stamped IDUBOIS beside JME monogram to top beneath superstructure and JME twice again to rear, 97cm (38.25ins) high; with matching floral spray painted ogee-shaped wall bracket with shallow cavetto upstand to table above 'S' scroll cast frieze and rococo scroll mounts to apron and front angles over conforming cast pendant to base, 39cm (15.25ins) high; the clock and wall bracket 133.5cm (52.5ins) high overall. Guerbois of Paris appears not to be recorded as a clockmaker, Jacques Dubois on the other hand is recorded in Nicolay, Jean L'ART ET LA MANIERE DES MAITRES EBENISTES FRANCAIS AU XVIIIe SIECLE as an important ebeniste who was appointed Maitre in 1742. Jacques Dubois was born in 1694 and is believed to have trained under his half brother Noel Gerard during the 1720's-30's before qualifying as a Master at the relatively mature age of 48. Although Dubois appears not to have supplied pieces directly to the French Court he is known to have made pieces for minor Royalty such as Madame Elizabeth, Louis XV's daughter who married the Duke of Parma. Dubois is particularly well known for his contribution to the evolution of French rococo furniture as well as his striking use of marquetry veneers and lacquer finishes. He died in 1763 leaving a substantial inventory of workshop tools, furniture and clocks.
Lot 69
A rare George III red japanned table clock James Smith, London A rare George III red japanned table clock James Smith, London, circa 1775 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum with holdfast to the Ho-Ho bird inhabited oriental pagoda and asymmetric foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and shaped recessed panel signed James Smith, LONDON to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary silvered Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the bell top case with hinged brass carrying handle to the ogee shaped upstand decorated in raised gilt with figures within an Oriental garden landscape on a deep red ground above front door with conforming figural decoration within line borders and with pierced gilt upper quadrant frets, the sides with circular over concave-topped scroll-pierced gilt sound frets, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded base incorporating gilt foliate scroll decorated shaped apron and bracket feet, (movement with losses), 44.5cm (17.5ins) high excluding handle. Several makers with the name James Smith are recorded working throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century however the current lot was probably made by the maker of this name who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Fleet Street circa 1775-1800.
Lot 70
A fine George III brass mounted figured mahogany quarter chiming table clock... A fine George III brass mounted figured mahogany quarter chiming table clock made for the Spanish market James 'Diego' Evans in partnership with Robert and Peter Higgs, London, circa 1780 The seven pillar triple fusee movement chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight-bells and striking the hour on a further large bell, with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and holdfast to the fine symmetrical rococo scroll engraved backplate centred with a basket of flowers over shaped cartouche signed Higgs y, DIEGO EVANS, Bolsa Real, LONDRES , the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and shaped recessed panel signed Higgs y, DIEGO EVANS, Bolsa Real, LONDRES to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary silvered MUSICA/SILENCIO selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the bell top case with pedestal surmount capped with brass flambeau urn finial above rococo scroll cast mount to superstructure flanked by smaller urn finials above front door with brass fillet inset glazed dial aperture and scroll cast upper quadrant frets, the sides with hinged brass carrying handles over arched scroll pierced sound frets, the rear with break-arch glazed rectangular door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet, 51cm (20ins) high excluding top finial and pedestal, 63.5cm (25ins) high overall. Robert Higgs is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1743 and gaining his Freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1750. He worked from Sweetings Alley and took his brother Peter into partnership in 1770. James Evans is recorded by Baillie as also working from Sweetings Alley from 1773. In 1775 he went into partnership with Robert and Peter Higgs; the firm subsequently moved to Exchange Alley and continued in business until around 1825. The partnership of Higgs and James Evans specialised in producing clocks for the export market - particularly to Spain hence a significant proportion of surviving examples (including the current lot) being annotated and signed in Spanish.
Lot 73
A William III/Queen Anne oak thirty-hour longcase clock Joseph Windmills A William III/Queen Anne oak thirty-hour longcase clock Joseph Windmills, London, circa 1700 The four finned pillar countwheel bell striking two-handed movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 11 inch square brass dial with foliate scroll pierced blued steel hands and matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, signed J. Windmills, London to lower edge and with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with twin cherub and crown cast spandrels, in a case with cavetto moulded cornice and plain frieze above three quarter columns flanking dial, the trunk with convex throat over long 45.5 inch rectangular door, on panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 218cm (86ins) high; with a copy of Neale, J.A. Joseph and Thomas Windmills Clock and Watch Makers 1671-1737 The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 1999, dj, (2). The life and work of Joseph Windmills and his successors is comprehensively documented in Neale, J.A. Joseph and Thomas Windmills Clock and Watch Makers 1671-1737. Joseph joined the Clockmakers' Company as a free Brother in on 29th September 1671 - the same year that Joseph Knibb, Daniel Quare and Thomas Tompion also gained their freedom of the Company. He initially worked from Blow Bladder Street in St. Martins le Grand, London before moving to premises at Swan Court, Mark Lane End, next Tower Street by April 1674 where the business remained. Joseph took his son, Thomas, as an apprentice who, after gaining his freedom in 1696, is thought to have immediately gone into business with his father; by 1700 the firm had become a partnership which lasted until Joseph's death in 1724. Thirty hour longcase clocks by Joseph Windmills are relatively rare with only 10 examples recorded by Neale. The case of the current lot can be loosely compared to a similar example housing a thirty-hour movement with 12 inch dial by John Andrews, London which sold in these rooms on Tuesday 11th March 2014, lot 114.
Lot 81
A fine and rare George I brass mounted lampblack stained burr field maple A fine and rare George I brass mounted lampblack stained burr field maple 'mulberry' veneered table clock with pull quarter-repeat on six bells John Wady, London, circa 1720 The five 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 bird inhabited symmetrical foliate scrolls and strapwork around a central basket of fruit, the 7.5 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob and calendar apertures and rectangular silvered signature plate JOHN WADY, LONDON to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with lozenge half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with fine sculpted blued steel hands and angles applied with female bust and bird inhabited scroll cast spandrels beneath arch centred with subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the lampblack stained burr field maple veneered inverted bell top case with generous brass handle and shallow frieze upstand above cross grain walnut top moulding and front door with raised brass bordered break-arch glazed dial aperture, the sides with conforming slender break-arch side windows and the rear door matching the front, on conforming cross grain moulded brass bound shallow skirt base with claw and ball cast feet, 49cm (19.25ins) high excluding handle. John (Jean) Wady is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from 1724 and subsequently declared insolvent in 1729. Wady was born on the Channel Islands but is believed to have moved to London to become an apprentice clockmaker in around 1706 (presumably gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers Company in around 1713). On 30th May 1721 John Wady married Mary Davis at St. Bride, Fleet Street, London, he is also known to have taken two apprentices; his nephew, James (son of William Wady) in September 1720, and William Sparkes in 1724. When considering the relatively few known surviving clocks by Wady it is clear that he was strongly influenced by the work of French Huguenot immigrant clockmakers such as Claude Du Chesne and Simon De Charmes who were both working in London at the turn of the 18th century. Huguenot work is often highly inventive with many examples having complex dial layouts, musical movements and distinctive cases. The form and detailing of the case perhaps most demonstrates this Huguenot influence within the current lot whose slender proportions, upstand for the superstructure and raised surrounds to the glazed apertures echo features seen on a black japanned musical table clock by Simon De Charmes which sold at Sotheby's 25th April 2007 (lot 81) for £45,000 hammer. Similar details are also present on an ebonised striking table clock with complex dial by John Wady which sold at Bamfords, Bakewell 1st May 2013 (lot 1263) for £16,000 hammer. The burr figured veneers are particularly rare and impressive and were created by treating burr field maple with nitric acid and then lampblack to create the striking contrast within the natural structure of the timber. Treated veneers of this type were traditionally labelled as 'mulberry' and were almost always used alongside walnut cross grain mouldings.
Lot 82
A fine and rare George I silver mounted ebony grande sonnerie striking table clock with pull-quarter repeat and alarm Andrew Dunlop for Daniel Delander, London, circa 1720 The substantial eight large diameter knopped and finned (centre two latched) pillar triple fusee movement with plates measuring 8.5 by 7.5 inches and chiming the quarters on a nest of six graduated bells followed by full hour strike on a further larger bell every fifteen minutes, with trip quarter repeat, verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and alarm sounding on the hour bell wound via pulley mounted on the fine herringbone bordered Ho-Ho bird inhabited foliate scroll engraved backplate centred with figural scene of Daphne pursued by Apollo beneath grotesque male mask with pronounced whiskers issuing from one of the leafy scrolls, the 7.75 inch brass break-arch dial with silvered alarm setting disc, herringbone engraved calendar and shaped false bob apertures and applied scroll-bordered silver signature plate engraved Dan. Delander, London applied over engraved cartouche Andr. Dunlop, LONDON to upper margin of the matted centre within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with cast silver mask and scroll pattern spandrels beneath arch with Hours & Quarters/Silent All/Hours Alone selection dial flanked by conforming silver mounts, the inverted bell top case with generous hinged cast silver handle to the fillet edged superstructure flanked by heavy shouldered finials above front door with raised complex mouldings to the glazed dial aperture beneath conforming fine foliate scroll engraved and pierced silver upper quadrant fret apertures, the sides with further shaped silver sound frets over break-arch glazed windows, the rear with door incorporating arched scroll-pierced ebony sound fret over rectangular glazed panel, on shallow cavetto moulded skirt base with cast silver squab feet, 48cm (19ins) high excluding handle. Daniel Delander in recorded in Loomes Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in London around 1677-8 to Nathaniel and Rebecca Delander. He was apprenticed in 1692 to Charles Halstead but was later transferred to Thomas Tompion gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1699. Delander is initially thought to have worked from Devereux Court later moving to a house ¾tween the two Temple Gates', 'near Temple Bar' in 1712. Daniel Delander died in 1733 and is believed to have been succeeded by his son Nathaniel Delander, who gained his Freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1722. Daniel Delander was a fine and inventive maker who very much followed in the footsteps of his former master, Thomas Tompion. His work often demonstrates a refined approach with a great deal of consideration given to the proportions, detail finish and technical specification of the movements. Delander was never one to let fashion overtake him, always being at the cutting edge with regards to design and use of materials. He is perhaps best known for his exquisite small walnut precision longcase clocks with duplex escapements made during the 1720's as well as the silver mounted grande sonnerie table clock formerly in the Rous Lench Collection which is illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks on page 411, Plates 585-6. Andrew Dunlop is recorded by Loomes as working in Aberdeen until around 1700 before moving to London where he worked from Spread Eagle Court, Grey's Inn. He joined the Clockmakers' Company in 1701 and took in Thomas Hague as an apprentice in 1719 followed by his son, Conyers, in 1725. He is thought to have died in 1732 and was succeeded by his son. The work of Andrew Dunlop is described in Maxwell-Irving... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]
Lot 83
A William III walnut and floral marquetry eight-day longcase clock William... A William III walnut and floral marquetry eight-day longcase clock William Carter, Cambridge, circa 1695 The five finned pillar (centre latched) inside rack and bell hour striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 11 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and triple crown and scroll carved calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral Chapter ring with elaborate basket hilt engraved half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed W'm Carter, Cambridge to lower edge, the case with ogee moulded cornice, plain frieze and floral trail marquetry decorated door to the formerly rising hood, the trunk with conforming leafy trail decorated convex throat above 42 inch door centred with a circular glazed lenticle and decorated with three shaped marquetry bird inhabited flowering foliage panels into an ebonised ground within a walnut field, the surround with further continuous leafy trails, the sides veneered with two line inlaid panels within crossbanded borders, the plinth base with further conforming marquetry panel within crossbanded borders now applied with a later moulded skirt, (generally distressed but in structurally sound original unrestored condition), 206cm (81ins) high. William Carter is recorded in Loomes Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Cambridge from before 1714 until around 1721; Loomes further notes in British Clockmakers 1286-1700 that Carter's son, Hewes, was apprenticed in 1716 to Henry Camden. The engraved 'triple crown' decoration around the calendar aperture of the current lot is a feature sometimes seen on longcase clocks dating from the 1690's and is generally thought to represent the unification of the three Kingdoms of England, Ireland and Scotland which was first envisaged during the reign of James II in 1688 and was cemented by Act of Parliament in 1707.
Lot 84
A fine Charles II gilt brass mounted ebony small basket top table clock with pull-quarter repeat Charles Gretton, London, circa 1680 The five finned pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with pull-quarter repeat on a single bell, the going train with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the strike train with counting via early double-cut sprung rack gathered away from the snail via pallet engaging with teeth cut to the underside opposing locking enabled by pawl to the upper set of teeth, the fine symmetrical flowering tulip engraved backplate with foliate engraved apron to backcock over drapery lambrequin cartouche signed Charles Gretton, in Fleete Street and visible mainspring barrel set-up clicks with pawls held by elaborate scroll-cut brass spring, the 6.25 inch square brass dial with high position winding holes to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with squat stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer minute track, with pierced steel hands and winged cherub mask cast brass spandrels to angles, the ebony veneered case with hinged tied floral bud shouldered brass handle to the foliate scroll and husk swag relief decorated pierced domed ºsket' caddy surmount flanked by ball finials over smooth ovolo top moulding and plain glazed front door, the sides with conforming rectangular windows, the rear with further rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, the base with shallow ovolo moulded skirt over brass disc feet, 29cm (11.5ins) high excluding handle. Charles Gretton is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Claypole, Lincolnshire in 1648. He was apprenticed to Humphrey Downing from June 1662 until 1670 but did not gain his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company until 1672. Gretton married Mary Phillips in 1677, however by 1695 he was a widower hence his second marriage to Lucy Uffman in 1700. By 1683 Charles Gretton was working at The Ship in Fleet Street, and in 1685 he is noted as 'in Fleet Street over against Sergeants Inn Gate'. He was made Assistant of the Clockmakers' Company in 1689, Warden in 1697, and Master in 1700. He took on many apprentices including Henry Sully (Freed April 1705) and Joseph Antram (Freed October 1706) both of whom went on to become famous clockmakers in their own right. In 1701 Gretton put £50 forward to the Clockmakers' Company in order to establish a trust to assist the orphans of deceased members. He died in 1731 leaving his business to be continued by his nephew William Moore. The life and work of Charles Gretton is currently receiving detailed attention by Dennis Radage and Warner Meinen for a forthcoming publication. The current lot is a fine early example of Gretton's work and incorporates the earliest form of rack striking where the double-cut rack is gathered away from the snail by a pallet to the lower set of teeth whilst being held by a hook engaging with the upper set. This system requires separate locking of the train which is enabled by a detent raised by a flag engaging with a pin fitted to the end of the rack. Prior to striking the rack hook is released by a pin fitted to the minute wheel and is held in warning by a pair of detents lifted by another pin to a second minute wheel (fitted behind the hour wheel). This layout is essentially identical to that seen on a clock by Robert Seignior described and illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes D.W. Early English Clocks pages 352-60, plates 512-7. In addition to this unusual and particularly early form of rack striking, the current lot also has a similar shaped bent-brass escape wheel top cock to that seen the example by Robert Seignior; this would suggest that both probably originated form the same ... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]
Lot 85
A William III ebony table clock Charles Gretton, London A William III ebony table clock Charles Gretton, London, circa 1695 The five finned pillar rack and bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the symmetrical floral scroll engraved backplate with cartouche signed Charles Gretton, London to centre and visible mainspring barrel set-up clicks with decorated pawls towards lower margin, the 7.25 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, calendar aperture and herringbone border engraved false bob 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 Char. Gretton, London to lower edge, with pierced steel hands, vacant N/S strike/silent switch aperture to the edge of the plate at nine o'clock and winged cherub mask cast brass spandrels to angles, the ebony veneered case with eagle head and leafy scroll cast hinged brass carring handle to the domed caddy superstructure above complex top moundings and foliate scroll pierced elongated lozenge shaped sound fret to the upper rail of the front door, the sides with rectangular glazed apertures, the rear with rectangular glazed door fitted with lozenge sound fret to upper rail, on complex moulded shallow skirt base now fitted with brass ball feet (movement with losses), 37cm (14.5ins) high excluding handle. Charles Gretton is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Claypole, Lincolnshire in 1648. He was apprenticed to Humphrey Downing from June 1662 until 1670 but did not gain his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company until 1672. Gretton married Mary Phillips in 1677, however by 1695 he was a widower hence his second marriage to Lucy Uffman in 1700. By 1683 Charles Gretton was working at The Ship in Fleet Street, and in 1685 he is noted as 'in Fleet Street over against Sergeants Inn Gate'. He was made Assistant of the Clockmakers' Company in 1689, Warden in 1697, and Master in 1700. He took on many apprentices including Henry Sully (Freed April 1705) and Joseph Antram (Freed October 1706) both of whom went on to become famous clockmakers in their own right. In 1701 Gretton put £50 forward to the Clockmakers' Company in order to establish a trust to assist the orphans of deceased members. He died in 1731 leaving his business to be continued by his nephew William Moore. The life and work of Charles Gretton is currently receiving detailed attention by Dennis Radage and Warner Meinen for a forthcoming publication. The current lot is a recent discovery which, until now, had not been recorded by Radage and Meinen. Flourishes such as the decorative spring set-up clicks to the backplate are typical of Gretton's work which often incorporates such features to give his clocks a distinctive 'personality'.
Lot 86
An important Charles II small walnut eight-day longcase clock previously in the Iden collection Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1675 The six knopped, finned and latched pillar movement with tall rectangular plates measuring approximately 7.5 by 5.5 inches, the going train with anchor escapement regulated by two-piece seconds pendulum with brass lenticular bob and butterfly-nut regulation to the single-footed suspension block over separately cocked escapement pallet arbor and with pallet-shaped aperture to backplate, the strike train with external crossed-out countwheel and sounding on a 'pork pie' shaped bell mounted above the plates, the 9.5 inch square latched brass dial with winding holes and calendar aperture to the lower edge of the finely matted centre within applied 1.5 inch wide silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with squat fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer track, the angles applied with winged cherub head spandrels within a line scribed border interrupted with engraved signature Iofeph Knibb Londini fecit to lower margin, the movement and dial resting on full-depth oak seatboard and secured to the backboard via a bracket to the upper right hand corner of the backplate, the case veneered with walnut and applied with crossgrain mouldings onto a carcass of oak with rising hood surmounted by original carved swan-neck crest centred with a scallop shell flanked by rosettes issuing floral swags, over moulded cornice, plain lintel and twist turned three-quarter columns flanking the glazed dial aperture, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming twist-turned quarter columns applied against bargeboards to rear, the trunk with convex throat moulding over 40 inch quarter-veneered rectangular door applied with half-round moulded border and fitted with original high position iron lock, the interior with early pattern iron hinges and spoon locking mechanism for the hood, the sides veneered with grain running horizontally within crossbanded borders, on crossbanded plinth base with compressed bun feet (the plinth base rebuilt around the original side uprights), 193cm (76ins) high excluding ball finial, 199cm (78.5ins) high overall. Provenance: Purchased in Oxfordshire 1919 by Richard Arnold Esq. before passing into the collection of Walter Iden (inventory number 1913) by the late 1930's, from whom it was directly acquired by Neville Rollason shortly after the War. From before 1949 until 1963 the clock resided at Peplow Hall near Hodnet, Shropshire before being purchased by the present owner for a hammer price of £1,700 (underbid by Ronald Lee) at the on-site sale of the contents dispersed after the death of Neville Rollason in June 1963. Literature: Extensively illustrated (including a rear view of the movement complete with pendulum assembly) in Cescinsky, Herbert and Gribble, Ernest R. EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE AND WOODWORK (1922) pages 300-1, Figs. 410-14 and discussed on pages 307-8. Illustrated in Cescinsky, Herbert THE OLD ENGLISH MASTER CLOCKMAKERS AND THEIR CLOCKS 1670-1820 pages 68-9, Figs 96-7 with an enlarged detail of the crest on page 46, Fig. 96. Illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes D.W. Early English Clocks page 248, Plate 332 (detail of crest only). Illustrated and described in Dwason, Percy G. THE IDEN CLOCK COLLECTION pages 144-5 where Dawson notes that the current lot is the earliest example by Knibb in the collection. Joseph Knibb was born the fifth son of Thomas Knibb of Claydon, Oxfordshire in 1640. He is generally thought to have been apprenticed in around 1655 to his cousin Samuel Knibb in Newport Pagnell, before moving to Oxford circa 1662 (the same year that Samuel moved to London). Joseph initially struggled to trade in Oxford due to restrictions placed by the City aut... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]
Lot 88
A fine James II gilt brass mounted ebony small basket top table timepiece with silent-pull quarter-repeat on two bells Henry Jones, London, circa 1685-90 The seven finned and knopped pillar movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and silent-pull quarter-repeat sounding the hours and quarters on two bells mounted above the plates, the single line-bordered symmetrical foliate scroll and tulip bud engraved backplate signed Henry Jones, in the Temple to a leafy scroll bordered cartouche to centre, the 6.125 inch square brass dial with single winding hole to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with squat stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer minute track, with pierced steel hands and winged cherub mask cast brass spandrels to angles, the ebony veneered case with hinged tied floral bud, bird's head and dolphin cast handle to the foliate pierced domed ºsket' caddy surmount decorated with cherub masks, Ho-Ho birds and floral swags flanked by figural terms to angles over ogee cornice top moulding and glazed front door applied with gilt foliate scroll mounts to jambs, the sides with conforming rectangular windows beneath lozenge-shaped repousse brass sound frets centred with cherub mask motifs, the rear with further rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, the base with shallow ogee moulded skirt over brass disc feet, 32cm (12.5ins) high excluding handle. Henry Jones is an important maker who is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born to William Jones at Boulder, Hampshire in 1634. He was apprenticed to Edward East in August 1654 gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in July 1663. Jones is thought to have initially worked as journeyman to Edward East before setting up on his own in the Inner Temple, London by 1772. In 1775 he is recorded as 'in Inner Temple Lane' prior to being appointed as an Assistant of the Clockmakers' Company the following year. Henry Jones was subsequently made a Warden in 1687 and finally served as Master of the Company in 1691. Amongst his many apprentices were Francis Robinson (freed 1707) and two of his sons, Henry (freed April 1678) and William (not freed). In 1692 Jones gave the Clockmakers' Company £100 'for the use of the poor'; he died in 1694 leaving his workshop in the hands of his widow, Hannah, who is known to have supplied clocks signed in her name. 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 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 have to have been extremely wealthy to afford a timepiece reserved exclusively for use in the bed chamber. The design of the repeat mechanism used in the current lot is essentially based on the system used by Joseph Knibb as described and illustrated in Allix, Charles and Harvey, Laurence HOBSON'S CHOICE pages 36-7. The design and execution of the engraved decoration to the backplate of the current lot can be very closely compared to that of the only known table clock by Peter Knibb which is illustrated in Lee, Ronald A. The Knibb Family, Clockmakers page 129, plate 139. Lee also illustrates (on the preceding page, plate 138) another closely related backplate for a clock by John Knibb, Oxford and notes that both have internal rack striking, which would suggest that each date from the mid 1680's. The dial, with its distinctive relatively strong concentric engraving and squat fleur-de-lys half hour markers to the chapter ring ... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]
Lot 89
A fine and rare William III walnut veneered table clock with pull... A fine and rare William III walnut veneered table clock with pull quarter-repeat on six bells John Boucheret, London, circa 1695-1700 The five finned and knopped 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 fine symmetrical foliate scrolls around an oval herringbone bordered cartouche signed John Boucheret, Londini Fecit to centre, the 8 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes and foliate scroll border decorated calendar and false bob apertures 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 Boucheret, London to lower edge, with pierced blued steel hands and angles applied with cast winged cherub head spandrels within herringbone border interrupted by N/S strike/silent switch aperture at twelve o'clock, the figured walnut veneered case with unusual twin female term and tied foliate bud cast hinged brass carrying handle to the domed caddy superstructure flanked by vase finials above complex crossgrain top mouldings and glazed front door now applied with female mask cast mounts to uprights, the sides with brass repousse scroll pierced lozenge shaped sound frets over rectangular glazed apertures, the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on complex moulded shallow skirt base with brass disc feet, 39cm (15.25ins) high excluding handle. A maker with the name John Boucheret is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working circa 1750. Baillie also records a Jacob Boucheret as gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1728; it is most probable that these records relate to subsequent generations of the maker of the current lot. From his name it may be appropriate to speculate that John Boucheret was probably a first generation Huguenot immigrant clockmaker who could have possibly quietly worked outside the jurisdiction of the Clockmakers' Company maybe in one of the larger Huguenot workshops such as that of Claude Du Chesne. The movement of the current lot echoes the work of Daniel Quare and Thomas Windmills, in particular the layout of the repeat work with the hammer arbors pivoted between the plates (rather than fitted to a separate carriage). Such detailing is typical for clocks made during the latter years of the 1690's as is the engraving to the backplate which can be closely compared to that on an ebony table clock by Quare illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks page 373, Plate 534. The dial again is nicely detailed with the relatively refined appearance of the centre being perfectly complimented by the herringbone border to the edge of the plate. The walnut veneered case is particularly rare and attractive with well-chosen figured veneers. Due to the enduring fashion for ebony, walnut-cased table clocks from this period are very scarce. This is illustrated by the fact that only one from Tompion's numbered series (number 88) is recorded as being in a walnut case (see Barder, Richard The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830 page 49, and Evans, Jeremy THOMAS TOMPION at the Dial and Three Crowns page 88).
Lot 90
A Queen Anne walnut eight-day longcase clock Samuel Townson, London A Queen Anne walnut eight-day longcase clock Samuel Townson, London, circa 1710 The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum , the 12 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Sam. Townson, London to lower edge, with pierced blued steel hands and twin cherub and crown pattern cast brass spandrels to angles, in a fine burr walnut veneered case with removable domed caddy surmounted by box upstand above ogee moulded cornice and fine foliate scroll pierced frets to front and side friezes, generous three-quarter columns with gilt brass caps and bases to the glazed hood door, the sides with fine rectangular scroll pierced frets and rear quarter columns each set against bargeboard rising up to the underside of the cornice projection, the trunk with burr veneered convex throat above 42 inch herringone bordered rectangular trunk door centred with a brass lenticle and applied with an arrangement of three pairs of book-matched veneers within half-round moulded border, the sides crossbanded, on conforming herringbone bordered crossbanded plinth base with ogee top mouldings and tall skirt base, 226cm (89ins) high excluding caddy superstructure, 245cm (96.5ins) high overall (excluding finials). Samuel Townson is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as the son of Robert Townson born in 1692. He was apprenticed to Thomas Wheeler in 1695 and gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company by redemption in 1702. He was apparently married twice; first to Sarah Wheeler (the daughter of his Master) in 1694 and then to Martha Fellowes in 1706. Loomes also notes a record of a Samuel Townson being interred in a non-conformist burial ground in 1758.
Lot 477
A pair of ceiling sconces, adapted for electricity, formed of two fluted shaped branches leading to an acanthus leaf base with ormolu type finish, a further similar single two divisional example, a further two divisional brass wall sconce together with a quantity of brass door knobs of squat globular form, etc
Lot 487
A vintage timber letter box of tall rectangular form, raised on a stepped squared base with simple fluted border, with hinged locking door with panelled front set above a further panel aperture below the letter slot with raised brass letters above reading VR, originally stained red with later white painted finish partially intact, 48 x 23 x 22 cm approx
Lot 493
A large model of a passenger bus constructed principally in timber on six wheels across three axels, the body with painted finish in shades of cream, green and black, with clear Perspex windows enclosing passenger seats, opening door and driver seat, the interior with further red painted finish, the bus front with applied headlight and other detail with further applied plaque reading 'Richards', 75 x 25 cm approx
Lot 495
An unusual vintage dolls house constructed in tin, the triangular roof set with a window above a hinged and opening façade comprising a front door with two ground floor and one first floor window with balcony, enclosing a two floored interior with cream painted walls and further bordered decoration, with sundry furniture including a wardrobe, grandfather clock, pink toilet, comfy chair, etc, with the remnants of electrical lighting, with all-over painted finish, the roof with the remains of tile details, 40 cm tall x 30 cm deep x 51 cm long approx
Lot 518
A good quality late 19th/early 20th century miniature model of a continental armoire, raised on four squab supports, the central door with a mirror glazed panel flanked by a pair of cast metal cherub corbels with a similar winged cherub face mount above the door frame, all with ormolu type finish, below an inverted stepped plinth and further shaped pediment with symmetric cherub and garland mount, the hinged door enclosing a two divisional shelved interior containing a sundry selection of camera and photography accessories, etc, 43 cm tall x 26 cm long x 19 cm deep approx
Lot 523
A good quality scientific microscope dated circa 1935, the cylinder stamped Charles Perry 41 Northolm Road, London, N5 5849, presented within original mahogany case with hinged and locking door, the interior with green felt lined fittings, the door bearing a guarantee from Charles Perry, also numbered 5849, etc
Lot 545
Four polished serpentine pear shaped weights/door stops, each with an applied brass loop handle to the pointed top, all around the height of 23 cm together with a worked timber card box and a further smaller example, the tops with applied metallic and inset faux gemstone detail, loosely in the Arts & Crafts manner, a polished serpentine desk lamp of bulbous form, various timber boxes to include an example with sail ship decoration, a further card box in tooled leather with acorn motif decoration containing a quantity of playing cards, etc
Lot 562
A substantial contemporary dolls house in the form of a Georgian manor, the façade centred by a front door with pointed pediment with dentil border detail, flanked by two ground and three first floor windows, each with matching pediments, the hinged front revealing a four room interior containing a mixed selection of good quality dolls house furniture to include a model Aga, dining room table, dresser, bath, beds, etc, the second floor leading to an annexe with further exterior windows and faux tiled roof, etc
Lot 1414
19th Century mahogany longcase clock, the hood having broken arch pediment with painted moon phase dial with floral painted spandrels and subsidiary seconds and date dial, inscribed J.R. Saunders of Honiton above an inlaid flush panel door flanked by spiral turned pilasters and panelled base on bracket feet, 89ins high
Lot 1427
Oak longcase clock having broken arch pediment, the repainted dial inscribed Casmo Prada, High Wickham, with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds and date dial with two train weight driven movement striking on a bell above a flush panelled crossbanded door, flanked by reeded quarter pilasters with brass capitals and a conforming plinth base
Lot 1436
18th Century black lacquered chinoiserie decorated longcase clock with an arched hood above similar arched door and a plinth base, the gilded dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and calendar aperture, inscribed Daniel Tribe, Portsmouth with a two train movement striking on a bell (for restoration)
Lot 1447
Oak longcase clock, the pagoda hood with flanking pilasters above a rectangular panelled door on conforming plinth base, the whole with all-over carved decoration, the brass dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, subsidiary calendar dial, signed Hill, Totley, the single train thirty hour movement striking on a bell (the carving of later date)
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