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Lot 1163
A pitch pine cased coin operated 'Polyphon' upright music box by Nicole Freres, Leipzig, circa 1890, with glazed domed door opening to reveal double vertical steel combs and motor housed in a glazed cover, and single drawer below, together with seventeen 19inch (48cm) diameter discs, the original label separated from case, in working order, missing pediment and feet, 68 by 40 by 92cm high. Provenance: the vendor's great uncle visited public houses in Bristol, with this Polyphon on a hand cart, providing entertainment.
Lot 1169
An early 19th century oak and mahogany crossbanded eight day longcase clock by Charles Vessey, Ramsey, the domed face painted white with Arabic numerals, floral corner spandrels and a further floral spray with perched bird the dome, subsidiary seconds and date roller, the hood with broken swan neck pediment with applied rosettes and flanking Ionic columns with cast brass capitols, the case with canted and reeded front edges, shell cartouche to the shaped door, raised on a plinth base, with pendulum and weights, 45 by 25 by 206cm high.
Lot 19
Latrobe, C.J. Dagboek Eener Reize Door Zuid-Afrika (1823) 23x13.5cm Dagboek Eener Reize Door Zuid-Afrika Benevens Eenige Berichten Over De Broedergemeente te Groenekloof en Genandendal Aan De Kaap De Goede Hoop. Hardcover, translated from English by F. Hesse `Predikant te Nienburg`. pp. 320 text (up to chapter 21), chapters 22-25 and 3 supplements missing. Simple rebind, red cloth boards, blue spine, general signs of wear, text-block edges foxed, untrimmed. First and last few pages age-toned, occassional foxing throughout. Fair Amsterdam/Pretoria Ten Brink & De Vries 1823 Click here to view further details and images and to bid
Lot 24
Clare (Israel Smith) BRITISH-BOER WAR. An Historical and Pictorial Souvenir. Large 4to (375 x 300 mm) An Historical and Pictorial Souvenir, Illustrations from special photographs and drawings by A.J. Henkce, J.P. Robertson, R.J. Wallace and others. Complete and Accurate Maps. political and Historical. Sold Only by Subscription. 190 pages, large 4to (375 x 300 mm), numerous black & white illustrations, coloured maps of the world including Southern Africa at end, elaborate pictorial covers in colour the illustration carries over from the front to the back and is of an imaginary engagement between Boer and British forces, a Boer commando and a British soldier holding standards border the front cover, the titling is in yellow, cloth over boards, edges dyed red, the most colourful and dramatic cover on a contemporary book on the Anglo-Boer War we have seen, a exceptionally good copy preserved in a red cloth solander box with red leather title labels on the upper cover and spine. A South African Bibliography, volume 1, page 552, lists two copies. Hackett: South African War Books, page 136, lists the book but does not comment on the binding. `British-Boer War` was sold by subscription only from orders taken by door-to-door salesmen which was a common way of marketing books in America at the turn of the twentieth century. A variety of bindings was available the most usual being half leather with cloth sides. This elaborate pictorial version may have been a more expensive variant as it seems to be the rarest issue.if(!NREUMQ.f){NREUMQ.f=function(){NREUMQ.push([`load`,new Date().getTime()]);var e=document.createElement(`script`);e.type=`text/javascript`;e.async=true;e.src=`https://rpm-images.newrelic.com/42/eum/rum.js`;document.body.appendChild(e);if(NREUMQ.a)NREUMQ.a();};NREUMQ.a=window.onload;window.onload=NREUMQ.f;};NREUMQ.push([`nrf2`,`beacon-1.newrelic.com`,`474709b3a6`,677492,`ZFdTZUYDW0ZZAhZeDl0dZENdTVxbXAQaGRFbQg==`,0,73,new Date().getTime()]); Very good Chicago Souvenir Publishing Company No date (1900) Click here to view further details and images and to bid
Lot 64
AN EDWARD VII MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, the eight-day three train movement striking on nine chime bars, with silvered and gilt filigree arch top dial, Arabic numerals, secondary seconds, strike/silent and chime selector dials, the glazed hood flanked by quadrant pillars and with fret pierced sound holes to the sides, below a blind carved and scrolling pediment centred by an urn vase, the astragal glazed trunk door flanked by quadrant pillars, blind-carved and moulded box base, 229cm high. See illustration
Lot 65
AN EDWARD VII MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK,the eight day three train movement striking on nine chime bars, with a brass arch top dial, Roman numerals, secondary seconds, strike/silent and chime selector dials, the hood flanked by fluted pilasters with fret pierced sound holes to the sides, below a break arch pediment, the astragal glazed trunk door flanked by fluted canted corners, panelled base on ogee bracket feet, 227 cm high. See illustration
Lot 115
A SET OF FIVE MINTONS PORCELAIN DOOR PLATES, rectangular ogee shape, painted with flower sprigs within gilt leaf borders, together with another pair, painted with rose garlands within eau de nil borders, heavily gilt with rococo scrolls, 27cm x 9cm, impressed and printed marks and date cypher for 1894 (7)
Lot 450
AN ART DECO WALNUT, COROMANDEL AND APPLIQUÉ BEDROOM SUITE, decorated with painted butterflies in relief, comprising: three-door wardrobe, 184cm x 55cm x 197cm; a cheval dressing mirror on twin arched and splayed supports, 46cm wide; a six drawer secretaire chest, 71cm wide; a caned luggage rack, 53.5cm wide; a bedroom chair; and a caned dressing stool, 53cm wide (6). See illustration
Lot 10
A fine French engraved gilt brass centre seconds carriage clock with spring detent `chronometer` escapement and push-button repeat Bollviller, Paris, circa 1845 The gilt eight-day two train bell striking movement with underslung spring detent escapement and vertical rim monometallic balance with blued steel timing screws and helical balance spring mounted via a bridge with column turned uprights onto a large linear engine-turned platform, the backplate stamped with oval BOLLVILLER, A PARIS trademark to lower margin, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with centre seconds, blued steel Breguet style moon hands and repeat signature BOLLVILLER A PARIS in a curve below, the gilt one-piece caddy moulded foliate scroll engraved bevel-glazed case with hinged carrying handle and repeat button fitted towards the front edge of the top glass, the rear door with shuttered winding holes within a rococo-scroll engraved gilt field, on cavetto moulded skirt base with recessed rounded angles, the inner base plate stamped L. LANGE 84 to underside, 14cm (5.5ins) high excluding handle. Bolviller is recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development as working from various addresses in Paris from circa 1830-70; Rue Saint-Avoye 1830, Rue Charlot 1840, Rue Vendome 1850-60 and Rue Beranger 1870. L. Lange is also recorded by Allix as a specialist carriage clock case maker whose stamp appears mainly on one-piece cases housing movements by Auguste, Jules and Japy amongst others. The current lot is unusual and rare in that it is fitted with a spring detent `chronometer` escapement and has centre seconds. The design of the bridge for the balance, as well as the engine turned detail to the platform, can be directly compared to an underslung pointed-tooth platform lever escapement fitted to a very similar but non centre seconds carriage clock signed by Jules, Paris, illustrated in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development pages 74-5 (figs II/50 and II/51). Indeed these similarities add weight to the suggestion made by Allix that these clocks originated from the same manufacturing process/workshop.
Lot 12
A Fine gilt brass carriage clock with push-button repeat in elaborate rococo chased case Jules, Paris, mid 19th century The eight-day bell striking movement with platform lever escapement incorporating plain split bimetallic balance with wedge shaped weights and helical balance spring, the backplate stamped JULES, PARIS to lower margin, the rectangular white Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands and bearing repeat signature to lower margin, the elaborate case with hinged leafy scroll handle above ogee shaped top applied with crest modelled as a pair of reclining putti flanking a globe above generous scrolling angles applied with further putti and terminating in an elaborate scallop shell centred scroll panel to apron flanked by supports finely modelled as a mermaid and her companion, the sides with conforming scrolls bordering glazed insert, the rear matching the front but with elaborated scroll cast door with hinged clasp, 19cm (7.5ins) high; with a maroon leather covered outer travelling case. An identical escapement to the one fitted to the current lot is illustrated in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS Their History and Development on page 73 (plate II/47). Allix/Bonnert do not list working dates for Jules however similarities between this escapement and those used by Bolivier are noted suggesting a working date of around 1840.
Lot 41
A Regency mahogany mercury stick barometer J. Springer, Bristol, early 19th century With arch-glazed shaped ebony and box strung door to the silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches, with the usual observations and signed J. Springer, Bristol to upper margin, the trunk with conforming ebony and double box line strung edges above circular base with ivory button-centred moulded domed cistern cover, (lacking level adjustment screw), 89cm (39ins) high. James Springer is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as working in the parish of St. Thomas, Bristol in 1797.
Lot 44
A simulated rosewood and stained walnut Vienna `regulator` wall clock Unsigned, mid 19th century The eight-day gong striking weight driven movement with deadbeat escapement and fine beat adjustment to the long crutch engaging with the wood rod pendulum with large diameter brass faced lenticular bob, the two-piece white Roman numeral enamel dial with fine pierced blued steel hands and elaborate foliate scroll cast brass bezel, the case with shallow arch cavetto cornice above waisted front door with naturalistic dished surround incorporating pierced stylised scrolls to each corner, the base formed as a generous ogee moulded inverted caddy, 73cm (28.75ins) high.
Lot 45
A Black Forest carved wood cuckoo table clock Unsigned, late 19th century The eight-day four pillar two train movement with anchor escapement, skeletonised plates and external countwheel for the hours announced by a cuckoo automaton figure appearing from behind a door set above the dial sounding a double note for each hour, the case finely carved as a Swiss mountain log-built chalet with bird of prey surmount flanked by entwined leafy foliage to gable above front with small door for the cuckoo automaton and circular dial applied with cream Roman numerals flanked by naturalistic carved open leafy branches, the base with figure of a fox stalking a cockerel within a naturalistic leafy log and rock-carved setting, 62cm (24.5ins) high.
Lot 59
A lacquered brass compound binocular microscope Smith Beck and Beck, London, late 19th century The bifurcated body tube with rack and pinion coarse focussing and eyepiece adjustment, the nosepiece with fine focus and carrier for two objectives, the circular stage with X and Y subject positioning and screw rotation against a scale divided for 40-0-180 degrees to circumference above sub-stage condensor with iris diaphragm and pivoted plano-concave mirror, the shaped upper limb pivoted via axis support on stand cast with two columnar uprights on a triform platform base issuing three horizontal supports signed Smith Beck & Beck, 31 Cornhill, London and numbered 4376 to upper surface of one, in original mahogany box with brass carrying handle above panelled front door and containing brass canisters for the two objective lenses, 50cm (19.25ins) high excluding handle; with a small rosewood box containing a quantity of unprepared glass slide plates, 23cm (9ins) wide.
Lot 87
An unusual French cast brass giant carriage clock Unsigned, circa 1900 The circular eight-day gong striking movement with platform lever escapement and numbered 459 to backplate, the circular cream enamel Arabic numeral dial with pierced gilt rosette to centre within egg-and-dart cast hinged bevel-glazed bezel, the case with substantial ribbon tied foliate cast carrying handle to the foliate scroll blind fret decorated top panel above conforming pierced decoration incorporating vacant cartouche around dial and to sides, the rear matching the front but with circular pierced brass door, on mounded base incorporating generous squab feet, 28cm (11ins) high including handle.
Lot 96
A Victorian small oak veneered four-glass library mantel timepiece William Payne and Company, London circa 1850 The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and pendulum holdfast to the backplate signed PAYNE & Co. 163 New Bond St., LONDON to lower margin, the 4 inch wide single sheet silvered brass Gothic ogee-arch shaped Roman numeral dial with fine blued steel heart pierced hands and repeat signature Payne & Co., 163 New Bond Str`t, London to lower margin, the bevel-glazed case with glass panel inset tablet upstand above ogee moulded cornice and canted silvered-brass fillet lined dial aperture flanked by moulded canted angles to front door, the sides with conforming rectangular bevel-glazed side panels, on plinth base with ogee moulded skirt and compressed bun feet, 28cm (11ins) high. William Payne is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1820-40, other sources suggest that he worked from 1811 until 1856 with the firm continuing to trade under as Payne & Co. until around 1875.
Lot 98
A Victorian rosewood four-glass table clock Dent, London, mid 19th century The five pillar bell striking twin chain fusee movement with anchor escapement and pendulum holdfast to backplate, the 8 inch square silvered brass Roman numeral dial signed DENT, London to centre, with fine scroll engraved infill to spandrels and steel Breguet style moon hands, the case with bevel-glazed rectangular aperture to the tablet upstand above cavetto cornice and silvered brass fillet bordered front door, the sides with further rectangular bevel-glass panels, on ogee outline apron base with shallow moulded skirt and squab feet, 37.5cm (14.75ins) high. Edward John Dent was a talented horologist who at the age of 17 transferred his apprenticeship from the trade of tallow chandler to watchmaking under the charge of Edward Gaudin in 1807. By 1814 he was becoming well known as a watch and clockmaker receiving commissions from the Admiralty for a `Standard Astronomical Clock` and pocket chronometers for the Colonial Office Africa Expedition. In 1830 Dent went into partnership with the renowned watch and chronometer maker John Roger Arnold which continued until 1840 when he left and set up business alone as E.J. Dent at 82 Strand, London, primarily making marine chronometers, watches and precision clocks. In 1852 Edward Dent successfully tendered to make the Great Clock to be housed in St. Stephens Tower at the New Palace of Westminster. The clock was completed in 1859, apparently at financial loss to the firm, however it ensured that the Dent name became a household name synonymous with fine clockmaking. After his death in 1853 the firm was continued by his successors and was still trading well into the latter half of the 20th century.
Lot 99
A Regency carved rosewood bracket clock James Tupman, London, circa 1830 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with rise/fall regulation, anchor escapement and foliate trail border engraved shouldered backplate with pendulum holdfast for the large lenticular bob pendulum, the 5.5 inch single sheet silvered brass Roman numeral arched dial signed Ja`s Tupman, Gr. Rufsell Street, BLOOMSBURY to centre and with fine blued steel heart pierced hands beneath subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT and regulation dials to arch, the case with ball finials to the hipped gadroon carved pediment above foliate panel decorated cavetto cornice and silvered brass fillet inset glazed door with applied relief fan motifs forming upper quadrant infill, the sides with conforming carved cornice above arched brass fishscale pierced side frets, on ogee moulded skirt base decorated with relief overlapping laurel band to front and with scroll feet, 36cm (14ins) high. James Tupman is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in London 1828-39.
Lot 103
An early Victorian brass inlaid mahogany drop-dial wall timepiece with ten inch dial Unsigned, circa 1850 The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement, the 10 inch circular white painted Roman numeral convex dial with pierced steel hands within cast brass convex glazed bezel and moulded turned wooden surround, the box case with door to right hand side above short drop-trunk with pendulum access flap to the curved base 35cm (13.75ins) high.Please note: This is not brass inlaid, as indicated in the printed catalogue
Lot 104
A mahogany fusee dial wall timepiece with fourteen inch wooden dial The dial signed for Parkinson and Frodsham, London, early 19th century and later The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and tapered plates, the 14 inch white painted wood Roman numeral convex dial bearing signature PARKINSON & FRODSHAM, LONDON to centre and with pierced steel hands within substantial cast brass cavetto moulded convex glazed bezel and a crisply turned wooden surround, now in a box case with door to right hand side and pendulum adjustment access flap to the curved underside, 42cm (16.5ins) diameter.
Lot 107
A Victorian mahogany small fusee wall timepiece with eight inch dial Unsigned, mid 19th century The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and 8 inch circular cream painted Roman numeral dial with heart pierced steel hour hand within glazed cast brass bezel and turned wood surround, the box case with side door to right hand side above pendulum access flap to the curved base, 25cm (10ins) high.
Lot 109
A Victorian mahogany small drop dial fusee wall timepiece with eight inch dial James Shoolbred and Company, London, late 19th century The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and 8 inch circular cream painted Roman numeral dial signed JA.s SHOOLBRED & Co., LONDON to centre within glazed brass bezel and turned wood surround, the box case with side door to right hand side above drop-trunk with pendulum access flap to the curved base, 41cm (16.25ins) high. James Shoolbred and Company were retailers and makers of furniture and decorations who sold their wares through their large department store type premises on the Tottenham Court Road. Illustrations of items from their 1876 catalogue of furniture and furnishings are reproduced in Joy, Edward Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century FURNITURE DESIGN.
Lot 114
A French gilt brass mounted Boulle mantel clock A. Brocot and Delettrez, Paris, mid 19th century The eight-day gong striking movement stamped A. BROCOT & DELETTREZ, PARIS, 6667 to backplate, the twenty-five piece enamel dial with repeat signature to centre within applied blue on white cartouche Roman numerals and outer Arabic five minutes on a foliate chased and hatched brass ground, with pierced steel hands and hinged bevel glazed bezel, the arched case with engraved brass foliate strapwork set into a red stained shell ground laid as a continuous design to the top and sides and to the front around and beneath the dial, the front edges applied with repeating leaf cast border, the rear door with conforming marquetry veneers, on skirt base with cast and chased repeating leaf decorated top moulding and leafy scroll lion`s paw feet, 39cm (15.25ins) high.
Lot 117
A rare Louis XV quarter striking Boulle bracket clock Gaudron, Paris, circa 1740 The eight-day triple train six tapered baluster-turned pillar movement striking the hours and quarters on two graduated bells mounted within the superstructure of the case via countwheels mounted on the backplate (hour countwheel numbered) with engraved signature Gaudron A Paris to lower margin, the 12 inch circular twenty-four piece enamel cartouche numeral dial with foliate panel cast centre within blue on white Roman hour numerals and scallop shell and rococo scroll cast gilt borders incorporating Arabic five minute cartouche numerals to outer track, the waisted cut brass and brown-stained shell marquetry veneered case with winged cherub surmount and leafy corner mounts to the foliate marquetry decorated ogee shaped superstructure above elaborate rococo cast crest and shaped glazed foliate-border cast door applied with apron mount modelled as a putto greeting a hound whilst holding a key, within leafy trail decorated surround applied with further foliate mounts to angles and with tall arched windows set within borders contra-partie panel decorated with cut brass on a rosewood ground to sides, on four generous rococo scroll cast feet with shaped apron between, 86cm (34ins) high. Pierre Gaudron is recorded in Tardy DICTIONNAIRE DES HORLOGERS FRANCAIS as Maitre working in St. Germain, Paris 1695. Other sources list him as born circa 1677, working from circa 1690 and dying 1745. He was the last of a dynasty of fine early French clockmakers and was appointed watchmaker to the Duke of Orleans (amongst others); aspects of his work were featured in Thiout`s Traite de l`horlogerie mechanique et practique published in Paris, 1741.
Lot 125
An Edwardian carved walnut quarter chiming bracket clock W. Chandler, dated 1907 The substantial six pillar triple chain fusee movement with anchor escapement and chiming a choice of two melodies on a nest of eight graduated bells or four gongs every quarter and striking the hour on a further larger gong, the backplate with pendulum holdfast and engraved W. CHANDLER, 1907, the 10.5 x 8 inch single sheet silvered brass Roman numeral shallow-arch dial with blued steel fleur-de-lys hands and foliate scroll engraved infill to spandrels and around the subsidiary CHIME/SILENT, FAST/SLOW and WHITTINGTON/WESTMINSTER selection dials to arch, the case with shallow arch pediment with fine scroll carved infill to tympanum above glazed front door inset with angled silvered brass fillet and with leafy spray carved infill to upper spandrels, flanked by fluted Corinthian columns to angles with acanthus carved baluster bases, the sides with shallow arch geometric lattice pierced sound frets, the double skirt base divided by ogee waist moulding and with symmetrical scrolling foliage to fascia of each tier and on squab feet, 58cm (23ins) high. W. Chandler was a telephone engineer who is thought to have made the current lot as a demonstration of his skill. The movement is noteworthy for being of particularly strong construction with six pillars uniting the plates rather than the usual four.
Lot 127
An Edwardian inlaid mahogany quarter chiming eight-day longcase clock Unsigned, circa 1900 The four pillar triple train movement with anchor escapement, chiming a choice of two tunes on a nest of eight graduated bells every quarter and striking the hour on a coiled gong, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary CHIME/SILENT and WHITTINGTON CHIME/WESTMINSTER CHIME selection dials within conforming cast mount infill, the pagoda pedimented case with brass grille sound fret to pediment above break-arch cornice and foliate trail inlaid door flanked by Corinthian pillars to hood, the trunk with satinwood banded break-arch door inlaid with cornucopaie above lattice cartouche and symmetrical scrollwork between foliate decorated throat and plinth mouldings, the shaped crossbanded panel fronted plinth base inlaid with conforming designs and with moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron, 235cm (92.5ins) high.
Lot 131
A George III ebonised tavern wall timepiece Unsigned, circa 1800 The four pillar single train weight-driven eight-day movement with large greatwheel for the four wheel train, anchor escapement and tapered plates, the 16 inch wooden convex gilt on black Roman numeral dial with gilt spade hands and slender moulded edge, the drop-trunk case with side doors above long concave-topped rectangular door to front and `chisel` foot, (case redecorated), 132cm (52ins) high
Lot 133
A Victorian figured mahogany table clock Unsigned, circa 1860 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with 8 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial with spade hands within a canted silvered brass bezel, in an unusual arched `table regulator` type case with hinged curved flap to top section above full height arch-glazed door applied with foliate scroll carved apron to inside beneath dial, the sides with hinged rectangular glazed panels, on deep cavetto moulded skirt base with compressed bun feet, 49.5cm (19.5ins) high.
Lot 137
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock Timothy Richardson, Darlington, late 18th century The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the fine symmetrical foliate scroll engraved centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with sweep calendar to inner track and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and unusual rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with circular boss signed Tim`y Richardson, DARLINGTON within bead cast bezel and flanked by conforming mounts, in a case with dentil cornice to the open break-arch pediment above wavy-edge outline glazed dial aperture flanked by slender fluted columns to hood, the trunk with blind fret arcaded infill above break-arch flame figured door flanked by conforming fluted quarter columns with turned caps and bases, on crossbanded plinth base with squat ogee bracket feet, 229cm (90ins) high. A T. Richardson is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Darlington circa 1783.
Lot 138
A fine George III eight-day musical longcase clock movement and dial with moonphase James Chater and Sons, London and Olney, circa 1760, the case later The five pillar triple train rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement and playing a choice of four tunes via a 3.75 inch pinned cylinder on a graduated nest of eight bells with eight hammers on the hour, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed silvered subsidiary seconds dial and arched nameplate James Chater & Sons, London & Olney to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and incorporating strike/silent selection switch at nine o`clock, the angles with gilt rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for the age of the moon to outer edge and incorporating sunburst and terrestrial globe engraved lunettes, the centre issuing blued steel pointer for selecting a choice of one of the four tunes labelled Jesu Meine Luversich; In allen Meinen Thaten; Globet Leyst du Jesu Christ and Komt ihr Schooden, Adams Kinder to a silvered plate applied to the upper border, now in a purpose made inlaid walnut case with break-arch crossgrain moulded cornice and triple line bordered frieze above conforming surround to the glazed door flanked by Corinthian columns and with hinged brass side frets to hood above crossbanded book matched veneered break-arch trunk door within herringbone and further triple line bordered crossbanded surround, on conforming panel-veneered plinth base with double skirt, 226cm (89ins) high. James Chater senior is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as being admitted to the Clockmakers` Company 1718, gaining his freedom in 1726 and died 1762, Baillie describes him as an `eminent` maker. He had two sons James junior (admitted 1746, free 1753, worked until 1785) and Eliezer (free 1751, Liveryman 1766, Master 1772, died 1777). James and Eliezer are thought to have worked with their father from 1753-62, after which the firm was continued as a partnership between the two brothers.
Lot 139
A George III oak thirty-hour longcase clock Ball, High Wycombe, mid to late 18th century The posted single-handed countwheel bell striking movement with rectangular section steel uprights and 9.75 inch square brass dial decorated with charming engraved landscape of a Thameside watermill and windmill before a sailing craft incorporating an elaborate scroll bordered cartouche signed BALL High Wycomb to centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with squat cruciform half hour markers and fine rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, in a case with dentil cornice above plain door to hood, shaped-top caddy moulded door to trunk, on plain plinth base, 186cm (73ins) high. A Samuel Ball is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in High Wycombe 1786.
Lot 147
A George III ebonised table clock John Green, London, circa 1770 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement and 7 inch brass break-arch dial with shaped false bob and calendar apertures and curved signature plaque John Green, London to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with foliate scroll cast and pierced spandrels beneath arch with subsidiary Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the inverted bell top case with brass carrying handle above front door with raised mouldings to dial aperture and sides with circular over concave-topped side windows, the rear with door matching the front set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating shaped apron, 48cm (19ins) high excluding handle. A John Green is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1737 and gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers` Company in 1747.
Lot 148
A rare ebonised bracket clock with moonphase Signed for John Wilmer, London, mid to late 18th century The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement and 7 inch gilt brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and arched silvered plaque engraved Wilmer, LONDON to the highly unusual geometric hatched and ring-turned gilt centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with foliate scroll cast and pierced spandrels beneath arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for age of the moon to the outer edge of the disc and with conforming geometric hatched decoration to lunettes, the bell top case with hinged brass carrying handle and gilt flambeau vase finials above glazed dial aperture and scroll chased brass frets to the upper quadrants of the front door with caddy moulded angles, the sides with circular over concave topped rectangular glazed side windows, the rear with conforming door within the frame of the case, on shallow skirt base with moulded brass squab feet, 47cm (18.5ins) high excluding handle.
Lot 150
A Queen Anne ebonised eight-day longcase clock William Moore, London, early 18th century The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with 12 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, herringbone border engraved calendar aperture and silvered oval signature cartouche W`m. Moore, London to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels within herringbone engraved outer border, with fine pierced blued steel hands, the case with domed caddy surmount and box upstand above moulded cornice, foliate fretwork frieze and three-quarter pilasters to the glazed hood door, the trunk with concave throat and rectangular door, on conforming plinth base with moulded double skirt (case with restoration), 226cm (89ins) high. William Moore is recorded in Loomes, Brian The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as born circa 1679. He was apprenticed through Charles Gretton to Benjamin Johnson and gained his freedom of the Clockmakers` Company in 1701. Recent research undertaken by Warner Meinen and Dennis Radage, as part of their `Gretton Project`, has identified the fact that William Moore was indeed Gretton`s nephew who, in 1712, moved into Gretton`s premises at `The Ship` and took on three apprentices of his own. Gretton subsequently left to take-up residence at Two Crane Court next door. Moore at this time was signing clocks with his own name (rather than working as journeyman to his uncle) and continued at The Ship until the early 1720`s.
Lot 152
A William and Mary style ebonised quarter striking basket top table clock F.W. Elliott, Croydon for Garrard, London, `The Golden Jubilee Clock` circa 1973 The four pillar two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on two gongs and striking the hour on the larger gong alone, with platform lever escapement set between the plates and signed F.W. Elliott London beneath Reg No. 52 to the leafy foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 6.5 inch square gilt brass dial with applied repeat signature plaque to the plain centre within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes, the angles applied with gilt winged cherub head spandrels within wheatear engraved outer border interrupted with further signature Elliott, London to lower margin, the ebonised case with hinged foliate cast carrying handle to the gilt chased and pierced winged cherub head, cornucopaie and putto decorated `basket` superstructure flanked by gilt acanthus decorated urn finials, the front door with cast lozenge-shaped fret to both rails and leaf cast dummy escutcheons to uprights, the sides with foliate pierced rectangular sound frets, on moulded shallow skirt base, 32cm (12.5ins) high excluding handle; with red velvet lined faux blue leather covered presentation box and paperwork including Certificate of Authenticity and Guarantee. The current lot is number 52 from a limited edition of 100 William and Mary style quarter striking table clocks made by F.W. Elliott of Croyden for retail by Garrard, The Crown Jewellers to commemorate the Golden Jubilee.
Lot 156
A George II small table clock James Snelling, London, circa 1735 The six pillar bell striking twin chain fusee movement with verge escapement, rise/fall regulation and pendulum holdfast to the fine symmetrical foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 6 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob and calendar apertures to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with lozenge half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with fine unusual foliate scroll cast spandrels beneath arch with twin subsidiary Strike/Silent and regulation dials with applied shaped signature plaque James Snelling, LONDON between and fine foliate scroll engraved infill, the inverted bell top case now veneered in figured walnut with brass carrying handle above raised mouldings to the glazed dial aperture and scroll-pierced frets to the upper quadrants of the front door, the sides with circular over concave-topped rectangular foliate side frets, the rear with door conforming the front set within the frame of the case, on cavetto-moulded shallow skirt base with moulded squab feet, 38cm (15ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: purchased 15th June 1937 from James Oakes of 37 Bury Street, St. James`s, London, for £75. The purchase invoice together with further correspondence and an extract from the June 1951 edition of The Antique Dealer and Collectors` Guide featuring this clock is included with the lot. James Snelling is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World as being admitted as an apprentice in 1703 and gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers` Company in 1712. He was appointed Master in 1736 and died 1751. Baillie notes him as an `eminent maker`.
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