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Click here to subscribeMahogany longcase clock , early 19th century, painted broken arch dial with landscape spandrels, Roman hours, subsidiary seconds moon phase, signed Richardson - Huddersfield , single weight striking movement in swan neck hood with turned columns on broad trunk, short door and set out plinth, height 239cm (pendulum, weight).
Barker (Pat) Regeneration, 1991, first edition, dust wrapper; id., The Eye in the door, 1993, first edition, dust wrapper; id., The Ghost Road, 1995, first edition, dust wrapper; Lee (Laurie), Cider with Rosie, 1959, first edition, dust wrapper with Book Soc. recommendation band; Lawrence (T.E.), Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1935, first trade edition, dust wrapper; Mallinson (Allan), A Close Run Thing, 1999, first edition, dust wrapper; de Bernieres (Louis), 1990, first edition, dust wrapper; Dahl (Roald), James and the Giant Peach, 1961, first US edition, dust wrapper (8)
A RARE 17TH-CENTURY PLANE TABLE COMPASS BY WALTER HAYES, LONDONwith 4¼in. printed dial signed and inscribed Walter Hayes in Moore Fields Londini 1664, with original blued-steel needle, contained in a fruitwood glazed case (glass cracked) — 5½in. (14cm.) square Walter Hayes worked between 1648 and 1687 and from 1653-1684 at the Cross Daggers, next door to the Pope`s Head Tavern, near Bethnam Gate, Moorfields, London. Ref Clifton G.: Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851, Zwemmer 1995, Page 130, where a similar example is illustrated.
A 19th century continental silver lantern, with import marks for London 1893, importer`s mark of Samuel Landeck, cylindrical form, pierced decoration, central ring handle, with three mythical fish mounts, hinged door, with three coloured glass panels, one damaged, height 28.5cm, approx. weight 20oz.
A late 18th century japanned Corner Cupboard and a late 17th / 18th century oak Bible Box, the corner cupboard of typical bowed form with shaped gallery to the top, the door decorated with birds and figures within a pagoda landscape in gilt on a black ground and with pierced brass butterfly hinges, the bible box with iron hinged lid and lock and with carved lunette decoration to the front, the carving probably of a later date (2)" The cupboard, 91cm high x 58cm wide x 40cm deep approximately Condition: In fair condition requiring restoration with damage and losses to the upper scrolled gallery backplate, some chipped losses to the mouldings, cracks to the doors and with losses and dulling to the paintwork, the bible box in poor to fair condition with op View on auctionatrium.com
A set of seven pairs of William Tonks & Son Victorian style pierced brass Door Finger Plates, an Edwardian brass Cyclists travelling Cup and a Collection of late 19th and 20th century Brass ware, the doorplates of shaped rectangular form with pierced floral vase and scroll decoration, incised cast makers initials to the rear, the brass cyclists cup with cover embossed with a couple seated on a tandem, the brass ware comprising a Indian engraved covered jug and cover of squat globular form on circular pedestal base, with mythological beast handle and spout, a pair of facet knopped baluster candlesticks on cant cut corner bases, another larger pair, a trivet with rectangular pierced bird decoration on cabriole paw feet, a French cast model, possibly of later polished bronze, of a bird signed L. VILLEMINOT on oval base, and a leg and boot shoe horn (qty)" The brass door plates, 28cm high x 7.2cm wide, the candlesticks 23cm and 30cm high, the trivet 26cm wide, the other small tiems of various sizes Condition: Generally all in good condition, the Indian jug and cover with old wear and dents commensurate with age, the other items with typical minor scratches and a few dents View on auctionatrium.com
An early 18th century boulle watch case, with green and red tortoiseshell and gilt brass mounts, having a dome top and a moulded cornice, the hinged door with an inset arched panel with a 2 inch glazed aperture, revealing a felt lined turned wood stem cup mounted to the back with a hook above, the stepped base on an ebonised plinth, 7.75in (19.5cm) h.
An early 19th century mahogany and brass inlaid mantel dial timepiece, with a single fusee movement within shaped plates, to a repainted 14 inch convex dial inscribed Trendell Reading, above ribbed spandrels and a waisted rectangular base, 26.5in (67.5cm) h, engraved adjustable pendulum, a winding key and door key.
William Jourdain, London. An ebony veneered striking verge bracket clock, 7 inch brass dial with mock pendulum and date aperture, within the matted centre, Strike/Not lever at 3 o`clock, the mock pendulum aperture signed W. Jourdain, London, winged cherub spandrels, the movement with five ringed pillars, signed on the scrolled foliate engraved backplate, wheatear engraved border, in a case with double gilt basket top repousse with warriors in battle, the door applied with embossed mounts, some sections lacking, circa 1700, 19in (48cm) h.
Eman Harvey, Launceston. A mahogany longcase clock, with an 8 day movement striking on a bell, with a 12 inch silvered arched dial with subsidiary seconds dial and crescent date aperture signed Eman Harvey, Launceston, with engraved moths and floral sprays, the arch with an eagle clasping a banner inscribed Tempus Fugit, blued steel hands, the hood with two brass ball and spire finials above turned columns, trunk door with ogee top, flanked by fluted angles to a base moulding, 8ft 1in (246.5cm) h.
Molyneux & Sons. A George IV mahogany regulator, with an encased movement with removal plates, six substantial turned pillars and a dead beat escapement with jewelled pallets and set-on-beat arm, maintaining power, a 12.25 inch circular silvered dial with blued steel centre minute hand, subsidiary seconds and hour dials, the centre signed Molyneux & Sons, London., the brass weight running off a pulley, with a steel rod and mercury pendulum suspended from the backboard, the figured veneered case with a moulded cornice above canted corners and a glazed door to a square panel base, 72in (183cm) h. Crank winding key. Provenance - Ashurst Observatory. A hand written label to the inside of the hood states - This clock was put up new in this Observatory (Ashurst) in the Autumn of the year 1834..... with other notes regarding cleaning and the hanging of the pendulum from the frame to the case.
Victorian walnut four-piece bedroom with, comprising wardrobe with a moulded cornice, mirrored door, flanked by carved panels, drawer base and on bracket feet; a dressing table with a rectangular plate, frieze drawer and turned legs; a wash stand with a tile and marble top, frieze drawer, turned legs and a pot cupboard with a panelled door.
Scottish inlaid mahogany longcase clock, second quarter of the 19th century, the arched painted dial signed Peter Keir, Falkirk, subsidiary second dial and date dial, the refurbished painted lunette, with a named scene - "The Lady of the Lake", the spandrels emblematic of the union, eight-day movement, striking on a bell, the case with a broken swan-neck pediment and brass phoenix and sphere finial, short narrow door, parquetry banding over, bracket feet.
Oak longcase clock, signed - Edwd. Stevens, Boston, arched brass dial with subsidiary second dial and strike silent dial to the lunette, cast rococo spandrels, dummy date aperture, oak case with a broken swan-neck and dentil pediment, terminating in rosettes, long shaped door with a blind fretwork band, plinth base, bracket feet.
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