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Click here to subscribeA French Louis XV style gilt metal mounted tortoiseshell mantel clock late 19th century the eight-day gong-striking movement with blue on white Roman numeral enamel cartouche dial with foliate cast centre the waisted case with foliate crest above side scrolls and figural apron to the glazed door on C-scroll cast feet 45cm high
A Black Forest cuckoo mantel clock late 19th century the two-train gong-striking movement with circular wooden dial applied with gilt Roman numeral chapters on a black ground the gabled case with hinged door revealing cuckoo which appears every half hour with a two note call to pediment flanked by scroll pierced side brackets on plinth base with picket fence and pierced bracket feet 47cm high
A Swiss carved oak cuckoo clock late 19th century the skeletonised two-train movement with anchor escapement and stamped A. Fleig GES. Geschuetzt to backplate with levers operating two bellows and cuckoo bird automaton who announces the hour via a hinged door above the ivorine Roman numeral applied dial the case with bird and ivy leaf carved gabled pediment and uprights above foliate carved latticework apron and moulded base 53cm high
An RAF mahogany dial timepiece attributed to F.W. Elliott Ltd circa 1940 the four-pillar single train chain fusee movement with 14in white painted Roman numeral dial with crowned RAF insignia beneath 12 o clock within moulded bezel and with salt-box type case with side door and pendulum adjustment flap to the curved base restoration to dial 47cm diameter
An English oak small drop-dial timepiece early 20th century the four-pillar single fusee movement with 8in cream painted Roman numeral dial bearing signature Ellicott London within plain surround and with salt-box type case with side door and pendulum adjustment flap to the curved base 36cm high
An unusual mahogany month-going dial clock the French gong-striking movement with 12in circular cream painted Roman numeral dial bearing signature Bennett London within moulded bezel with cylindrical case to rear with adjustment flap to base and brass fretwork door to back dial re-touched 37cm diameter The rear of the clock is applied with a trade label for Camerer Kuss London
A Victorian mother of pearl inlaid rosewood drop-dial wall timepiece late 19th century the four-pillar single fusee movement with 12in circular cream painted Roman numeral dial signed Ingham Wakefield to centre within octagonal marquetry panel inlaid surround with oval glazed lenticle and conforming inlay flanked by bunch of grapes carved ears beneath with curved flap to base and door to right-hand side dial re-touched 73cm high
A rosewood drop-dial timepiece circa 1840 the four-pillar single fusee movement with 10in white painted Roman numeral dial signed Brugger High Holborn London within a cast bezel and veneered surround the salt-box type case with side door and pendulum adjustment flap to the curved base 37cm high. Several makers with the surname Brugger are recorded as working in London during the first half of the 19th century
An Austrian rosewood Vienna regulator mid 19th century the eight-day single train weight-driven movement with deadbeat escapement and fine beat adjustment for the wood-rod pendulum suspended from the backboard with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial in shaped-top case with full-height arch glazed front door and concave sided tapered base 95cm high
An Austrian walnut Vienna regulator wall clock mid 19th century the eight-day twin train rack and gong striking weight-driven movement with deadbeat escapement and fine beat adjustment for the wood-rod pendulum suspended from the backboard with two-piece white enamel Roman numeral dial signed ‘suchy to centre in carved walnut case with foliate pierced crest and scroll outline glazed door above inverted ogee moulded base 102cm high
An Austrian figured mahogany month-going Lanterndl-urh wall regulator circa 1820 the single train weight-driven movement with deadbeat escapement and fine beat adjustment for the wood-rod pendulum suspended from the backboard with two-piece white Roman numeral dial signed Kralik Samuel Pesten to centre in architectural waisted nine-light case with triangular pediment and arch glazed trunk door above concave sided tapered base case with some repair and restoration 97cm high The backplate of the movement is stamped Hoser Bjdan suggesting that it was made by a member of the Hoser family who were active in Vienna during the early 19th century
Conyers Dunlop London. A brass miniature lantern timepiece with alarm circa 1750 the posted movement with verge escapement and alarm sounding on a bell mounted within the domed bearer above the 5in brass break-arch dial with central alarm disc matted centre and applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles and silvered boss signed Conyers Dunlop London to arch between conforming mounts now in a later slender mahogany longcase with break-arch pediment and long trunk door on tall plinth base with moulded skirt 195cm high Conyers Dunlop is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1733-1779. He was Master of The Clockmakers Company in 1758
An oak and pine thirty-hour longcase clock the posted countwheel bell-striking movement with 11in square brass dial engraved with buildings on a coastline with sailing vessel within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles in a case with ogee cornice above blind fret frieze and integral pilasters to hood rectangular trunk door with lenticle and plain plinth base composite 199cm high
William Webster London. An eight-day longcase clock mid 18th century the five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12in brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial calendar aperture and signed W m Webster Exchange Alley London to a silvered plaque to centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes with Indian mask and scroll cast spandrel applied angles and strike/silent ring between dolphin mounts to arch now in a flat-top oak case with moulded cornice and integral pilasters to hood above break-arch trunk door and reduced plinth base 209cm high William Webster is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as an eminent maker working from Exchange Alley 1734-1776. He was Master of The Clockmakers Company in 1755. His father from whom he inherited the business was apprentice and journeyman to Thomas Tompion
A George III figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock late 18th century the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12in brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and arch calendar aperture to the rococo scroll engraved centre within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with wavy minutes divisions and Arabic five minutes with bird and urn cast spandrels to angles beneath boss signed John Fox Uppingham between dolphin cast mounts to arch in a case with swan neck pediment and double fluted pilasters to hood above shaped-top trunk door flanked by fluted quarter columns on raised panel fronted plinth base with canted angles and ogee bracket feet 232cm high
An oak thirty-hour longcase clock case late 18th century with moulded cornice and integral pilasters to the hood with aperture for 10in square dial above rectangular trunk door on plinth base with moulded skirt 190cm high now with square brass dial bearing signature Tho’s Jordon Stadhampton to chapter ring with quartz movement to rear
A George II walnut eight-day longcase clock the four finned pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12in brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and calendar aperture to the Hoho bird and scroll engraved matted centre within an applied Roman numeral silvered chapter ring with fleur de lys half hour markers Arabic five minutes and signed ‘steph Levitt Chelmsford to lower edge the angles with Indian mask and scroll pattern spandrels beneath convex boss flanked by dolphin cast mounts to arch the case with broken arch pediment and Corinthian pilasters to hood above break-arch trunk door and crossbanded plinth base on bracket feet case with some restoration 236cm high. A Stephen Levitt is recorded in Loomes Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Volume 2 as working in Chelmsford 1708-1789. Such a long period suggests that there were two makers father and son consecutively working through the 18th century
A Peninsular War commemorative figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock mid 19th century the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 14in white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial arched calendar aperture and indistinct signature ....Kidderminster to the concave centre the spandrels polychrome painted with military portraits of Blucher Moor Graham and Hill beneath cavalry scene to arch the swan neck pedimented case with turned pilasters to hood above triple Gothic arch topped short trunk door flanked by conforming columns on circular panel fronted plinth base with shaped apron and bracket supports 230cm high
A mahogany crossbanded oak eight-day longcase clock with moonphase early 19th century the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 13in white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial arch calendar aperture and signed ‘stripling Lichfield with castle and abbey ruin painted spandrels beneath moonphase to arch the swan neck pedimented case with turned columns to hood above rectangular door flanked by fluted quarter pilasters to trunk on tall panel fronted plinth base with canted angles and bracket feet lacking hands 237cm high Probably Thomas Stripling who is recorded in Loomes Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Volume 2 as working in Lichfield circa 1820
An inlaid figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase early 19th century the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 14in white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the figural painted centre with floral painted spandrels and rolling moonphase to arch the swan neck pedimented case with rectangular section pilasters to hood above triple Gothic arch topped trunk door flanked by reeded uprights on circular panel inlaid plinth base with ogee bracket feet 234cm high
A George III figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock circa 1760 the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12in brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes with bird and urn pattern spandrels to angles beneath circular plaque signed Tho’s Reynolds Oxon between dolphin cast mounts to arch in a break-arch top case with brass stop-fluted pilasters to hood above break-arch trunk door and raised panel fronted plinth base with double skirt 216cm high Thomas Reynolds is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Oxford 1758-70
An oak and mahogany thirty-hour longcase clock early 19th century the four-pillar outside countwheel bell-striking movement with 13in white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with arched calendar aperture false winding holes and signed Tho’s Humphreys Barnard Castle to centre with polychrome painted foliate spandrels and scene of a huntsman with his hounds to the arch the swan neck pedimented case with baluster turned pilasters to hood above short parquetry centred trunk door flanked by bobbin turned quarter pilasters to trunk on crossbanded plinth base 230cm high Thomas Humphreys is recorded in Loomes Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World volume 2 as working in Barnard Castle 1812-48
An oak and mahogany thirty-hour longcase clock early 19th century the countwheel bell-striking movement with 12in white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with arched calendar aperture and indistinct signature to centre with stag painted spandrels to angles and scene of a young girl with a collie dog to arch the reduced swan neck pediment case with reeded pilasters to hood above short door flanked by reeded quarter columns to trunk on conforming plinth base case distressed 196cm high
A George III figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock circa 1775 the five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12in brass break-arch dial calendar aperture and arched plaque signed ‘samuel Swain London to the matted centre within an applied Roman numeral silvered chapter ring with Arabic five minutes the angles with applied scroll cast spandrels beneath arch with strike/silent dial between conforming mounts the case with pagoda pediment above brass stop-fluted columns to hood and break-arch door flanked by conforming quarter columns to trunk on raised panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt incorporating bracket feet 225cm high
A mahogany crossbanded oak eight-day longcase clock early 19th century the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 13in white painted Arabic numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and arch calendar aperture to centre with fan painted spandrels beneath panel painted with a ruin to arch the swan neck pedimented case with reeded pilasters to hood above shaped-top trunk door and conforming panel fronted plinth base 231cm high
A George III figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase circa 1780 the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 14in brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes the angles with female mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath rolling moon to arch the upper edge signed William Barker Wigan the case with swan neck pediment and double fluted pilasters to hood above blind fret throat and shaped-top trunk door with raised parquetry banded border flanked by reeded quarter columns the panel fronted plinth base with canted angles and ogee bracket feet 233cm high William Barker is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Wigan circa 1760
Robert Allam London. A George III figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock circa 1760 the five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12in brass break-arch dial with recessed silvered seconds dial arched nameplate signed Robert Allam London and sweep calendar hand to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes the angles with finely cast foliate scroll spandrels beneath strike/silent dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch the case with pagoda pediment and panelled break-arch frieze above brass stop-fluted pilasters to hood the trunk with shaped-top door on raised panel fronted plinth base on moulded skirt incorporating bracket feet 242cm high. Robert Allam is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1742-65
A William III arabesque marquetry eight-day longcase clock circa 1700 the four finned pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with an 11in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Mat. Bunce London to lower edge the angles with winged cherub head and leafy scroll cast spandrels in a case with bird and crown inlaid caddy above blind fret frieze and leafy scroll decorated hood door with integral pilasters the 24in walnut veneered trunk door with lenticle and three shaped panels of figural and arabesque strapwork marquetry on an ebonised ground the plinth with conforming rectangular panel and moulded skirt base 228cm high This clock is illustrated in Robinson Tom The Longcase Clock Antique Collectors Club Woodbridge Suffolk 1981 p.105 figure 5/24. Matthew Bunce is recorded in Britten F.J. Old Clocks and Watches & their Makers as working in London circa 1698
A William III floral marquetry eight-day longcase clock circa 1700 the five finned pillar inside countwheel striking movement with an 11in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Tho. Bridge Londini Fecit to lower edge the angles with winged cherub head and leafy scroll cast spandrels now in a case with later ogee shaped caddy above blind fret frieze and floral trail decorated hood door with integral twist turned pilasters the 42in walnut veneered trunk door with lenticle and three shaped panels of figural bird and flower marquetry on an ebonised ground within leafy scroll inlaid surround the plinth with conforming rectangular panel and border on moulded double skirt base 226cm high. Thomas Bridge is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London circa 1700
A Swiss carved walnut cuckoo mantel clock 19th century the two-train wooden framed movement with anchor escapement and levers operating two bellows and cuckoo bird automaton who announces the hour via a hinged door above the bone Roman numeral applied rosette centred dial beneath nesting bird and oak leaf carved crest with fox within naturalistic rocky setting to base some losses to carving dirty 48cm high; and a small carved wood cuckoo mantel clock for restoration (2). From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
A rare George III miniature pine hooded wall clock case late 18th century with ogee moulded dentil cornice above break-arch door with aperture for 4.5in dial and integral pilasters with cavetto moulded throat and pierced side brackets beneath 39cm high overall. Marks on the internal surface of the backboard suggest that this case was made for a miniature lantern clock with hook and spike hanging. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
A joined oak provincial longcase clock case part late 17th century the hood with moulded cornice above 9in square glazed dial aperture and later(?) long trunk door with panelled sides and reduced integral plinth 190cm high. Evidence on the internal surface of the backboard suggests that this case housed a hook and spike clock. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
A walnut veneered longcase clock case 20th century in the early 18th century style for a 12in square dial with stepped caddy foliate pierced frieze and integral pilasters to the hood above quarter veneered trunk door with lenticle and conforming plinth base with moulded skirt 230cm high. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
A pine thirty-hour longcase clock early 19th century the posted countwheel bell-striking movement with 11in white painted Roman numeral dial with blue ground floral painted spandrels in a case with moulded cornice above integral pilaster to hood rectangular trunk door and rebuilt plinth base requires restoration throughout 208cm high. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
Luke Wise Reading. A walnut eight-day longcase clock early 18th century the five finned pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 12in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and foliate engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes fleur de lys half hour markers and signed Luke Wise Reading to lower edge the angles with cast twin cherub and crown pattern spandrels now in a herringbone banded walnut case with ogee moulded cornice and blind fret frieze to hood above integral hood pillars and rectangular trunk door on conforming plinth base with moulded skirt 198cm high. Luke Wise is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Reading 1686-1710 however Loomes records him as moving from London to Reading by 1691 and dying in 1735. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
Charles Loundes London. A walnut eight-day longcase clock early 18th century the five finned pillar inside countwheel striking movement with 12in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and foliate engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Cha. Loundes Pall-Mall London to lower edge the angles with cast twin cherub and crown pattern spandrels now in a line inlaid walnut case with moulded cornice above integral pilasters to hood quarter veneered trunk door on conforming plinth base with moulded skirt movement dirty lacking hands and bell 210cm high. Charles Loundes is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Pall Mall 1682-1724. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
Langley Bradley London. An ebonised eight-day longcase clock early 18th century the five finned pillar outside countwheel bell-striking movement with 12in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and floral engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Lang: Bradley London to lower edge the angles with twin cherub and crown cast spandrels within wheat-ear engraved border the case with domed caddy and moulded cornice above foliate fret frieze and integral pilasters to hood long trunk door with lenticle on reduced plinth base with moulded skirt case part restored 227cm high overall. Langley Bradley is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1695-1738 the author describing him as A famous maker who made clocks for St Paul’s Cathedral London and was master of The Clockmakers Company 1726-38. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
Windmills London. An arabesque marquetry eight-day longcase clock early 18th century the five finned pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 12in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied Roman numeral silvered chapter ring with stylised fleur de lys half hour markers and signed Windmills London to lower edge the angles with later Indian mask pattern spandrels within a wheat-ear engraved border now with a distressed case with moulded cornice above integral pilasters to the inlaid hood door with 43in trunk door profusely inlaid with Hoho bird inhabited stylised strapwork within repeating foliate surround the reduced base with conforming decoration 206cm high overall. As this clock is signed Windmills London it was almost certainly made after Thomas Windmills joined his father in partnership which according to Neale J.A. in his book Joseph & Thomas Windmills Clock and Watchmakers 1671-1737 was probably by 1702. Despite the case being in particularly distressed condition the marquetry is essentially intact with the exception of the lower portion of the plinth. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley
An Amolco model engineer’s bench top pillar drill #30-50. Railwayana & Railway Pictures. 237. 237. A railway dial timepeice early 20th century the four-pillar single fusee movement with 14in white painted Roman numeral dial now bearing GWR within a moulded surround in a salt-box type case with side door and pendulum adjustment flap to the curved base the right-hand side with ivorine plaque inscribed BR-WR 4729 44cm diameter
A Georgian longcase clock, the hood with half turned pilasters and scrolled broken pediment having brass eagle and ball finial and roundels, the trunk door with oval shell inlay and stringing, the whole on bracket feet, the thirty hour striking movement with a brass dial having chased spandrels and silvered chapter ring, inscribed Jno. Smallwood, Lichfield, 7 ft 31/2 inches high
An early 19th Century mahogany and inlaid longcase clock, the arched hood with rampant crest and scroll carved decoration over spiral reeded pilasters the case with a long trunk door and box base on bracket feet, the brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture supporting an eight day movement to an anchor escapement striking on a bell, signed Thomas Field, Bath
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