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Lot 51
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC DAVENPORT probably by Gillows of Lancaster with brass galleried and tooled leather top, rising by a weighted pulley system to a form a music or reading stand, further fitted a concealed inkwell and two extending writing slides, the interior two drawers with brass inset handles and two, perhaps later added, a black metal ... enclosed by a moulded panelled door on bun feet, 21" wide x 23" deep x 36" high (closed), 51 1/2" high extended (see illustrations).
Lot 172
AN ANTIQUE MAHOGANY BUREAU BOOKCASE in two parts, the interior of the upper half fitted shelves enclosed by a mirrored door with dentil cornice and boxwood line inlay, the lower half with fitted interior enclosed by a fall front and with four long drawers below, brass swan neck handles on bracket feet, 32" wide.
Lot 456
OF INTERNATIONAL BALLOONING INTEREST Three “Sparrow” farthing tokens for the ascent of I.E.Farthing at Oxford in 1823 and 1825, five bronze plaques for the Aero-Club De Belique Gordon Bennett Cup for 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926, awarded to Captain C.W.Berry. contained in a walnut travelling decanter case with double sided glazed hinged door, containing three clear glass decanters and stoppers, 42 x 36cm. * The Gordon Bennett Cup is the oldest ballooning race and was first held in Paris in 1906. The event was sponsored by Gordon Bennett owner of the New York Herald newspaper. The race was held each year up until the Second World War and revived again in 1983. This year The Gordon Bennett Cup will take place at Bristol on 24th September, 2010, six countries, 13 teams have been nominated so far.
Lot 495
An Indo-Persian inlaid hardwood table top cabinet, of rectangular outline the exterior inlaid with ivory elephants, peacocks and urns of flowering shrubs, containing an arrangement of four short and one single long drawer about a central inlaid panel door, on a moulded plinth base, 45cm. wide.
Lot 518
William Gill, Maidstone A mid 18th century lacquer longcase clock, the five pillar, eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with internal rack striking, the twelve-inch arched brass dial engraved with wheatear border decoration, with the raised, silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, Arabic outer five-minute numerals and ‘fleur-de-lys’ half-hour markings, the matted dial centre having engraved floral and bird decoration, ringed winding holes and having a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with ‘female-head’ cast brass corner spandrels and blued steel hands, the silvered boss to the arch engraved with the maker’s name ‘Wm Gill, Maidstone’, the case of ‘tortoiseshell’ lacquer decorated with raised gilt chinoiserie work, with an arched trunk door, the arched hood with three-quartered columns to the front and two giltwood ball and spire finials, height: 200cm. * William Gill is recorded as working in Maidstone, Kent in the early 18th century having been apprenticed in 1704 and given his freedom in 1710. He is one of Maidstone’s most celebrated & competent clockmakers’ with a number of fine longcase clocks known by him. He supplied the clocks for a number of public buildings including both Rainham and St Nicholas of Leeds churches.
Lot 519
A mahogany moonphase longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the fourteen-inch painted arched dial having black Roman numerals, gilt floral corner spandrels and moon phase disc to arch, with decorative brass hands and subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the falseplate to the dial embossed with the dial makers’ name ‘Finnemore & Sons’ of Birmingham, the case profusely inlaid in various woods and having a short door, canted corners to the trunk, fluted hood pillars with brass capitals and a swan neck pediment, height: 250cm. * Finnemore & Son were well known Birmingham dialmakers’ with William Finnemore originally being part of the Walker & Finnemore partnership, continuing on his own account from 1812 and becoming ‘& Son’ from 1828 until 1836.
Lot 520
Wesley, Denham An oak longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking on a bell with the twelve-inch painted arched dial having black Arabic numerals, floral corner spandrels, the decoration to the arch depicting swans on a lake, with brass hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and signed ‘Wesley Denham’, the false plate stamped with the dialmakers’ name ‘Francis, Birmingham’, the case having a curved trunk door, plain base, with the hood having fluted columns with brass capitals and three ball-and-spire finials to the moulded pediment, height: 225cm. * The dialmaker William Francis is recorded as working firstly in Thorp Street, then Old Inkleys and finally 11 Smallbrook Street, Birmingham from 1810 until 1831 and was a prolific maker.
Lot 521
An Oak Longcase Clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the twelve-inch painted arched dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and blued steel hands, having a painting depicting Carew Castle within the arch and various rural scenes to the four corners, the falseplate to the dial stamped with the dialmaker’s name ‘Wilson, B/Ham’, the oak case having a plain base, arched door to the trunk, with three gilt-wood finials and turned three-quarter columns to the pagoda topped hood, height: 238cm. * James Wilson, working pre-1777 to 1809, was one of the pioneers of the Birmingham dial making industry having dissolved his partnership with the other well-known maker George Osborne in 1777. He was considered as one of it’s finest exponents as well as one of the most prolific. * Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, was originally a Norman fortification developing into a fine Elizabethan country house and was the site of the last great tournament staged in Britain in 1507.
Lot 522
John Bennett, Plymouth A late Georgian longcase clock, the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with the twelve-inch arched brass dial having a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and engraved with black Roman hour numerals, floral corner decoration, with an engraved depiction of Father Time within the arch and maker’s name ‘J. Bennett, Plymouth’ to the centre, the stained case having an arched trunk door, fluted, canted corners to the trunk, turned pillars to the hood and surmounted by three wooden ball finials, height: 214cm. * John Bennett is recorded as working in Plymouth in the mid-to-late 18th century.
Lot 551
A late George III inlaid mahogany D shaped breakfront sideboard, with tulipwood banding and boxwood lines throughout, the back with brass curtain rail, the frieze drawer flanked by a bowed cellarette drawer and similar cupboard door and on tapering square legs with spade feet, 154cm (5ft 0 1/2in) wide.
Lot 577
A late 19th Century rosewood, floral marquetry and gilt metal mounted upright display cabinet, decorated with ribbon tied sprays of flowers and foliage, the cavetto top with a pierced gilt metal three quarter gallery, enclosed by a glazed cartouche panel door, having a shaped apron on cabriole legs, headed with foliage, terminating in sabots, 62cm (2ft 0 1/2in) wide.
Lot 110
An Edwardian mahogany rosewood cross banded ebony and boxwood strung display cabinet with raised and shaped ledge back above a shallow moulded top rim, the central bowed section with single glass panelled door, flanking glass panels and side glass panels, revealing a cloth lined interior with three shelves and raised on short square tapering legs spayed feet (125cms wide x 166cms high).
Lot 692
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MAHOGANY MANTLE CLOCK of domed form with brass framed and bevelled glass door, silvered dial with Roman hours, the rear opens to reveal the Junghans striking movement, raised on a moulded base with gilt metal ball feet, sold with pendulum and winding key. 28cm(h) x 20cm(w) x 14cm(d)
Lot 693
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY VIENNA WALL CLOCK with moulded top above the long arched glazed door, the cream enamelled dial with Roman hours, winding holes and subsidiary seconds dial, the turned half columns with applied lion masks to the centre, above a gadrooned tapering base, sold with pendulum and two brass weights. 100cm(h) x 54cm(w) x 18.5cm(d)
Lot 694
A MAHOGANY CASED EIGHT DAY BRACKET CLOCK, 20th century, of arched form surmounted by three moulded panels, the arched glazed door encloses the silvered dial with Roman hours, two subsidiary dials for slow/fast and chime/silent, all surrounded by foliate engraving, raised on a moulded base. 37cm(h) x 25.5cm(w) x 18.5cm(d)
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