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Lot 108
A Burmese hardwood davenport,19th century, with ornate all-over carving depicting trailing and flowering foliage, the slope with a leather inset enclosing four short drawers, one side with a door enclosing four drawers with recessed 'military' handles, the top on supports in the form of birds standing on 'C' scrolls,64cm wide58cm deep104cm highCondition report: White residue is probably old polishing fluid. Large split to central panel. Apparent losses to each side of swan supports, which may have been some sort of metalware. Dirt, dust and patina. Knocks, rubbing and surface wear. Some loose areas including superstructure and supports. Hinges and drawers ok. One secret drawer to right hand side, although not immediately apparent as to how this operates. Small hole to interior. Generally solid and of good quality. General wear commensurate with age and use.
Lot 598
A George III mahogany longcase clock,by John Holmes, London, with a white enamelled dial and strike/silent, inscribed to the dial ‘Holmes, 156 Strand, London’, enclosing an eight-day movement, striking the hours, surmounted with a finial, with an arched top, fish scale side panels, and an arched case door with original receipt to the door,41cm wide25cm deep215cm highJohn Holmes worked from 156 Strand in London between 1761 and 1802. Holmes was regarded as one of the finest clockmakers of his time and F J Britten comments 'he seems to have been one among the leading mechanicians and when the turret clock at Greenwich Hospital was destroyed by fire in 1779, he was given the order for a new one. The Wetherfield Collection contains two long mahogany case clocks of his manufacture, one a particularly choice example of Chippendale dating from about 1770'. The Ludlum pendulum was used by Holmes and enabled the user to make very fine adjustments, and in turn, gave improved timekeeping.Condition report: Case: front has discolouration to concave surface of moulding beneath hood. Veneer on carcass around arched top of door with multiple cracks and jagged split. Veneer on door has extensive shallow cracking and small splits. Also some apparent later added colouration. Lower flame veneered panel has multiple vertical cracks which appear unslightly. Back of case has long vertical split and signs of old woodworm. Two wing pieces replaced at some stage. Moulding piece detached from one side but present. Hood - top split in two places. Both sides have splits emanating from top of brass grill 'windows', one side more pronounced.Dial: chip to right winding hole. Brass spandrels and flat plan backplate quite tarnished and original lacquer perished.Backplate: both main drum holes have been alternately rebushed (raised bush) and 'hammered'. Both weights very tarnished.
Lot 611
A golden oak glazed display cabinet, early 20th century and later, the stepped cornice above a door enclosing three shelves and a parquet base,87cm wide82cm deep220cm highCondition report: Light cosmetic wear knocks and dents to the timber, structurally sound. Shelves structurally good, slight impact chips near uprights. No apparent cracks or chips to mirror back. 'Patent 8536'. False 'ceiling' with four light cable holes. Glass panels fixed into oak frame solidly.
Lot 646
A George lll walnut bracket clock,the eight-day twin fusee movement with crown wheel escapement, striking the hours on a bell, the arched silvered dial with strike/silent dial and inscribed 'Jessop London',44cm high to top of handleCondition report: Case - door with cracked veneers to arch, loss of surface polish, glass partially re-puttied, dial surround cracked vertically by hinges, arched top with cracked veneers, piece of side moulding detached but present, other smaller pieces detached, rear door has cracks to veneer on arch and moulding above also cracked, veneer at base cracked, one side has cracks to veneer. Movement - not inspected out of case, bracket supporting pendulum projects above edge of backplate, escapement doesn't function and needs complete restoration by a clockmaker. Top of bob pendulum lost. One brass fixing bracket replaced.
Lot 68
A pair of cast iron and painted door porters,19th century, each modelled as a lion,26cm wide8cm deep38cm high (2)Provenance: Bracken Knoll, Highgate, London, N6.Condition report: General knocks, scratches and wear. Some rubbing and tarnish. Some pitting and manufacturer's imperfections. General wear.
Lot 685
A Victorian strung and inlaid walnut bookcase,with two glazed doors over two panelled doors and a plinth base, having inlaid bands of ribbon-tied flowers, the panelled doors inlaid with urns of flowers and ornate cast gilt metal mounts,133cm wide maximum43cm deep223cm highCondition report: The font faded, some colours to inlay still present.14cm strip of gilt metal beading missing to front central frieze.Escutcheon to base door missing.Some splits to veneer.Some discolouration.Overall condiition is suitable for the home.
Lot 686
An ash pedestal cupboard,19th century, the top, panelled side and door with decorative moulding and string inlay, opening to reveal shelves within, raised on a plinth base,56cm wide62cm deep135cm highCondition report: Polished in marks and scratches, small chips and losses to veneer along rear edges, faded to left hand side.Complete with key.
Lot 709
A George III musical table clock,c.1800, the mahogany case surmounted by brass urn finials, with gilt brass handles to either side and raised on short scroll cast bracket feet, enclosing the white painted dial with two subsidiary dials, one a calendar, the other a tune selector, the three-train fusee movement striking the quarters on nine bells and playing 'Bonny Lad', 'Royal Crescent', 'There's Nae Luck' and 'March in Caravan', the backplate with engraved decoration,38cm wide24cm deep69cm highCondition report: Case - good condition. Has probably had a clean and restoration in the past 20/30 years. Back door has replaced lock edge strip which in turn has a broken missing edge (pulled off by fingers trying to open). Top with convex 'bell' moulding and brass mounts is loose and needs reattaching.Dial - paint has chips to each winding hole and lower edge. Several unsightly marks, scratches, crazed areas, but not too prominent. Inside of door has later blocks and missing moulding piece by lock.Movement - ticks away quite happily, strikes and chimes on the quarters.
Lot 774
A Louis XVI-style painted and parcel-gilt armoire,first quarter of the 20th century, French, the arched ribbon-tied cornice set with a floral surmount, above a mirrored central door flanked by two smaller doors, all enclosing shelves, a drawer and a hanging rail, with all-over stop fluted and foliate detail, on a guilloché-moulded base and raised on acanthus-carved feet,218cm wide53cm deep245cm highCondition report: Inside depth 42cm overall. It does come apart for shipping.
Lot 777
A Louis XVI-style kingwood vitrine in the manner of François Linke, late 19th century, French, the serpentine marble top above a single glazed door enclosing shelves, on cabriole supports, the whole embellished with foliate gilt metal mounts, 76cm wide40cm deep166cm highCondition report: Small section of cross grain veneer missing to top left, chips to the rear of marble top. Some replaced areas of veneer. No apparent extant or historic woodworm. Some thin splits and slight lifting. Door is a little stiff at bottom left corner, indicating a little swelling of the timber. General surface wear, knocks and scratches commensurate with age and use.
Lot 790
A Victorian Gothic walnut table clock,late 19th century, by John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, the arching silvered dial with subsidiary regulator dial, with black Roman numerals, the two-chain fusee movement striking on a gong, the case with tracery decoration and fret-carved panelled sides and rear door, raised on squat bun feet, inscribed to the dial and backplate with maker's marks and numbered '14218',40cm wide26cm deep70cm highCondition report: case with replaced finials, the panelled sides loose, splits to the veneer to the rear of the case,
Lot 798
A George III mahogany longcase clock, c.1770, the dial signed 'Lassel, Park', eight-day striking movement, an arched brass and silvered dial with moon phase and date, the hood with swan neck break-arch pediment, two wood ball and spike finials and verre églomisé panels, the trunk with a shaped top long door, to a panelled and staged base, on ogee bracket feet,56cm wide28cm deep228cm highCondition report: The movement hasn't run for some time and is dusty, the moonphase has been disconnected and the feather is missing from the pendulum. The two finials are later and there is no central finial. There are cracks to one of the verre eglomise panels and an old repair to the arch of the hood door.
Lot 192
Rock / Prog LPs, fifteen albums of mainly Progressive and Classic Rock including Library music with artists comprising Hawkwind, Help Yourself, Back Door, John Cale, Baker Gurvitz Army, Ashra, Broken Glass, Pot Liquor, Jackie Lynton, Python Lee Jackson, Jon Hiseman, David Johnson, Mick Parker and Francis Monkman / Malcolm Ironton - various years and conditions
Lot 166
Albert Clark (British 1843-1928). Portrait of a bay horse standing in a stable with initials J.R. on rug. Oil on canvas. 49.5cm x 59.5cm. Indistinctly signed and dated 1886. Craquelure. Relined. may have had some touch ups to background, top right, top left near door frame, hindquarters and possibly more. Small area of paint loss. As images.
Lot 318
Small collection of metalware including: antique brass lion mask billiard table ball return, 22cm high; three others smaller of female mask head form, dragon mask form (lacking base) and foliate scroll form; small cast metal plaque of a cherub; brass pick or dowel with bird and bearded man mask heads; small incense burner of turned baluster form and a door handle. (8).
Lot 533
A very large Charles II Westmorland carved oak court cupboard, the frieze initialled IB and dated 1673, the moulded stepped canopied top over three panelled cupboard doors, carved overall with meandering foliage, the double panelled lower section carved with foliate lozenge decoration to the top panels over plain panels below and fitted with two large cupboard doors with iron hinges, also with plain panelled sides and upon stile supports, 216cm wide, 63.5cm deep, 186.75cm high CONDITION REPORT: Cornice return loose. Numerous holes to cornice return friezes. Top side panels both slipped, one holed. The top section is bowed. Reverse finials both split. Top board warped, split and sloping. Base side panels split in places. Cupboard door panels slipped and doors with gaps at surround. Central diaper holed. Right hand side badly rubbed.
Lot 550
An Edwardian corner cupboard with an inlaid panel door, 61cm wide and an oak corner cupboard with a fielded panel door, 66cm wide CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
Lot 589
An 18th Century oak cupboard, the two panelled doors enclosing drawers above two long drawers, 101.5cm wide CONDITION REPORT: The top has noticeable scratches, the top left door panel is badly scratched, dental moulding missing several segments. top left hand small drawer warped, drawer handles chewed and some geometric moulding missing, plinth and feet scuffed
Lot 674
An early 19th Century oak eight-day longcase clock, John Deacon, Leicester, with a painted dial, the door inlaid a large shell patera, 216cm high CONDITION REPORT: The case is in sound condition. Some fretwork to arch missing and left hand flowerhead loose. Archtop dial scratched, crazed and enamel chipped between 1 and 2. Numerals rubbed. Not in working order. Movement has no maintaining power
Lot 639
A 19th century Japanese marquetry and brass mounted table top cabinet on stand (ko-dansu) with a pair of black lacquered doors decorated with gilded maki-e cranes enclosing six small drawers over a single large drawers, black stand with gilded decoration and shaped legs, Meiji period (1868-1912) 28 cm w x 16 cm d x 34 cm h Brass corner mounts on the door and back left corner bruised and loose, generally good condition with light wear only to lacquer and enamels
Lot 949
Radford, Leeds, a late 18th century cross-banded oak longcase clock, the 8-day movement with polychrome painted arched dial incorporating a moon-phase, secondary seconds and date aperture, raised on ogee moulded bracket feet, 238 cm h o/all height to top of hood 238 cm (excludes brass finial), clock appears complete with matching weights, pendulum, the dial bright and subject to a good older restoration, the case good although showing a few minor veneer cracks, no lock to door, case surface good, even although a bit dull, bracket feet intact all-round
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