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A Meiji period ivory carved netsuke of an elderly man carrying a bag and hammer, 3.6cm tall, unsigned

A Colt Model 1855 Revolving Carbine dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA Round barrel, octagonal at the base, with address, adjustable rear-sight and foresight; grooved, five-shot cylinder; side-hammer, serial number "50x"; wooden full stock with iron mounts.dimensions: length 92 cm. Starting Price: €4500 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A Colt Model 1855 Revolving Carbine dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: USA Round barrel, octagonal at the base, with foresight, adjustable rear-sight and foresight (in brass); grooved, five-shot cylinder; side-hammer, serial number "93xx", frame marked "COLT'S PATENT Nov. 24th 1857", brass trigger guard marked "56 cal"; wooden stock with brass mounts, iron ramrod.dimensions: length 108 cm. Starting Price: €4900 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A Hopkins & Allen XL-5 Double Action revolver dating: 1875-1890 provenance: USA Octagonal, cal. 38 barrel with foresight; grooved, five-shot cylinder; frame with marks of the manufacture and patents from 1871 to 1874, mark of the model and the caliber "38 Cal. CENTRE FIRE", serial number "8xxx". Interesting, folding hammer. Grip with checkered grip scales and a ring for the strap. Keeping 80% of nickelling.dimensions: length 25 cm. Starting Price: €280 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A pair of navy axes dating: early 19th Century provenance: France Iron head with round edge, beak-shaped hammer, ribbed and double-edged cusp; quillon-block engraved with anchor; wooden hafts.dimensions: length 68 cm. Starting Price: €500 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A silver decorated war-hammer dating: 17th Century provenance: Eastern Europe Iron head with long beak strongly curved toward the haft, almost square and thickened hammer (a crack at the quillon-block); finely decorated with floral motifs in silver. Wooden haft of octagonal section, at the centre the original, burgundy velvet covering (very worn), decorated with tassels. Scarce.dimensions: height 78.7 cm. Starting Price: €1500 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A war hammer dating: late 16th Century provenance: Germany Iron hammer; head with strong beak slightly bent toward the bottom, disc-shaped hammer with vase-shaped vase; grooved block; cylindrical haft, the handle covered with leather, divided by two discs and provided with a ring at the pommel.dimensions: length 59.5 cm. Starting Price: €2000 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A Colt type revolver dating: 1875-1890 provenance: Spain Round, rifled, cal. 44 barrel, with foresight, marked "COLTS SYSTEM Manufacturens ANIT & CHAR E.G.E"; six-shot cylinder with finishing, the extractor en suite; barrel and frame with 90% of nickelling. Trigger guard and hammer with finishing (hammer with stamps). Serial number "1xxx". Grip with hard rubber grip scales featuring the American eagle and Colt emblem, a ring for the strap.dimensions: length 32 cm. Starting Price: €600 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A cased percussion pepperbox revolver by Charles James Smith dating: mid-19th Century provenance: London Grooved, six-shot barrel group, keeping 80% of finishing, provided with stamps of London test bench, cal. 12 mm; oval, silver frame, finely engraved with floral motifs, signed "CHA. J. SMITH 61 KING WILLIAM S.T CTTY LONDON" and marked "IMPROVED REVOLVING PISTOL"; upper hammer with safety lock; briarwood grip scales; iron trigger guard engraved en suite. Non pertinent case, complete with various tools.dimensions: length 22 cm. Starting Price: €700 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A military wheel-lock pistol dating: 20th Century provenance: Europe Smooth, octagonal, 11 mm cal. barrel with frame at the base. Lock with external wheel, held by a cover chiselled with racemes, smooth plate, hammer and spring both chiselled with foliage. Wooden full stock, smooth, with iron mounts, trigger guard and barrel-bracket chiselled with foliage. Iron-tipped wooden ramrod. Perfectly manufactured according to the Brescia, original typology of the late 17th Century. Fine mechanic and artistic work.dimensions: length 48,5 cm. Starting Price: €1000 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A wheel-lock pistol with external spring dating: 20th Century provenance: Europe Smooth, round, 15 mm cal. barrel, with a thick ring 5 cm far from the nozzle; lock with external wheel held by a small hilt with three prongs, smooth hammer and spring; half stock of dark wood, with a large iron spring at the lower part, linked to the inside mechanic by a chain; smooth, iron mounts. Belt hook. Short butt with flat butt-plate. Perfectly manufactured according to the original typology of the 17th Century. Fine mechanic and artistic work.dimensions: length 37 cm. Starting Price: €1000 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A short wheel-lock pistol with iron stock dating: 20th Century provenance: Europe Two-stage, iron barrel, octagonal and round, stamped at the base, featuring floral engravings, slightly bell-mouthed nozzle. Lock with external wheel held by a cover pierced with a heart at the centre, the plate engraved with floral motifs, at the centre a stamp depicting a shield and another with crossed keys, chiselled hammer and springs. Iron full stock, richly engraved with floral pattern, and the effigy of a dog chasing a hare; trigger and trigger guard, belt hook, spherical pommel, iron ramrod. Perfectly manufactured according to the German, original typology of the late 16th Century. Fine mechanic and artistic work.dimensions: length 21 cm. Starting Price: €1200 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A short wheel-lock pistol with iron stock dating: 20th Century provenance: Europe Two-stage, iron barrel, octagonal and round, stamped at the base, featuring floral engravings, slightly bell-mouthed nozzle, 11 mm cal. Lock with external wheel held by a pierced sheath, engraved with foliage, the plate engraved with floral motifs, with a stamp depicting a shield and another with crossed keys, engraved hammer and chiselled springs. Iron full stock, richly engraved with floral pattern, and the effigy of twohounds chasing the prey; trigger and trigger guard, belt hook, spherical pommel, iron ramrod with cartridge extractor. Perfectly manufactured according to the German, original typology of the late 16th Century. Fine mechanic and artistic work.dimensions: length 24 cm. Starting Price: €1200 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A flintlock pocket pistol dating: circa 1800 provenance: England Smooth, turn-off, two stage, both round, 10 mm cal. barrel, a ring at the girdle, moulded nozzle; box-lock frame with the marks "LONDON" and "WHEELER" along the sides, within ovals, English stamps at the lower part, hammer and batterie on the back, trigger and trigger guard. Wooden grip (a small part missing) with remains of inlaid spirals.dimensions: length 13,2 cm. Starting Price: €180 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A flintlock pocket pistol by Cousin dating: circa 1800 provenance: France Round, turn-off, 10 mm cal. barrel; box-lock frame with hammer and batterie at the back, engraved and outlined at the sides, featuring the signature "COUSIN / A MAUBEUGE"; the safety locks can be activated by sliding the trigger guard; drop-shaped wooden butt.dimensions: length 18,5 cm. Starting Price: €250 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A Richard's flintlock pocket pistol dating: early 19th Century provenance: England Smooth, turn-off, two-stage, octagonal and round, 12 mm cal. barrel, with rings at the girdle and moulded muzzle; box-lock frame engraved with floral motifs, signed "Richards" and "London", with hammer and batterie at the back; external safety lock on the back, foldaway trigger; smooth, wooden grip.dimensions: length 19,5 cm. Starting Price: €250 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A flintlock pistol dating: mid-18th Century provenance: Spain Smooth, two-stage, 15 mm cal. barrel, engraved at the base and the girdle; miquelt lock, the base of the hammer framed with wood; wooden full stock with brass mounts, iron counter-plate. Horn-tipped wooden ramrod with iron cartridge extractor.dimensions: length 37 cm. Starting Price: €400 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A flintlock pistol by C. Nicolino dating: first quarter of the 18th Century provenance: North Italy Smooth, two-stage, 15 mm cal. barrel, the first part octagonal and decorated with a silver bust and engraved, brass mounts, the second part round; engraved tang, lock signed "C. NICOLINO", decorated en suite, the screw of the hammer with a bust; full stock (restorations at the neck) slightly sculpted, with iron and brass mounts, counter-plate with silver bust. Horn-tipped wooden ramrod. Scarce signature. For C. Nicolino see "Repertorio storico degli archibugiari italiani dal XIV al XX secolo" by B. Barbiroli, page 395.dimensions: length 48.5 cm. Starting Price: €1200 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A scarce door key combined with a barrel dating: 18th Century provenance: Europe Entirely made of iron, with cylindrical, 9 mm cal. barrel; box-lock frame with hammer on the right side (blocked), the pan integrated within the barrel, on the right side too, batterie with external spring; trigger on the lower part, of straight shape, without trigger guard. Trilobed, fretwork grip; the bit of the key placed under the nozzle.dimensions: length 24,5 cm. Starting Price: €900 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A knife and a fork with flintlock pistol dating: 20th Century provenance: Germany In the style of 18th Century; iron blades, gilt brass grips engraved with floral motifs, signed "W. M. IN WINHORING"; iron hammers, springs and triggers, hammer with screwing lock. Fine execution; a good replacement for antique cutlery hard to find on the international market.dimensions: length 24 cm. Starting Price: €1800 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A percussion pocket pistol dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Europe Smooth, cylindrical, twisted, turn-off, 12 mm cal. barrel; box-lock type frame with rear hammer slightly off-centre (piston missing), the sides engraved with racemes and outlined; foldaway trigger; grooved, wooden grip chiselled with palmette.dimensions: length 15 cm. Starting Price: €150 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A percussion pistol dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Belgium Short, octagonal, rifled, 17 mm cal. barrel, with foresight, and stamp of Liège; breech and tang featuring engraved racemes and sight notch; backward spring lock engraved with racemes, the hammer en suite (with a restoration); wooden full stock with checkered butt; iron mounts engraved with racemes, butt-plate with primer case.dimensions: length 27 cm. Starting Price: €450 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A cased fine pair of Devisme percussion pistols dating: mid-19th Century provenance: France Octagonal, rifled, 11 mm cal. barrels, keeping 40% of the antique finishing, provided with foresight, signed "DEVISME A PARIS", featuring floral engravings at the base; the breeches finely engraved with flowers and rocaille, the tangs engraved with floral motifs and net, also provided with sight notch. Forward spring locks, the plate engraved with rocaille, flowers and net at the centre, and shell at the edge, the hammers engraved en suite (one of the hammers features a small restoration on the lever); ebony full stocks chiselled at the nozzle, at the back and along the sides with floral pattern, and grooved, both numbered "10534". Iron mounts, trigger guards with finger support, butt-plates with long, moulded button, floral engravings. In their case of dark wood with brass mounts, lined with dark green velvet, on the cover the writing "36 BOULEVART DES ITALIENS / DEVISME / ARQUEBUSIER BREVETE / A PARIS" imprinted in gold; complete with all tools: hammer, screwdriver, ramrod, bullet mould, two boxes and key.dimensions: length 40,5 cm. Starting Price: €4000 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A beautiful wheel-lock rifle by Michael Wagner dating: circa 1700 provenance: Germany Octagonal, rifled, 15 mm cal. barrel, provided with adjustable rear-sight and brass foresight, signed "MICHAEL WAGNER IN CRONACH", dated "1696" and stamped, at the base remains of engravings depicting floral motifs and frames. Flat plate lock, partly recessed wheel entirely covered, the plate engraved with the effigy of a dog, a hare and two deers between trees and a city on the ground, the cover of the wheel decorated with floral pattern; pan with spark arrester and pan cover, fine hammer partly chiselled and pierced, engraved with the effigy of a dragon on all jaws. Wooden full stock (a restoration at the fore-end), with elegant chiselling depicting racemes in front of the lock, near the tang, at the back of the butt and on the cheek-piece. The cheek-piece also decorated with a large plaque finely chiselled with relieved figures, including four mastiffs chasing wild boars in a wood. Fine, wooden patchbox with a finely carved mask, bordered with an iron ring-nut and a plaque. Iron mounts; trigger guard engraved with the effigy of a gentleman, the plaque of the butt is smooth, provided with a sphere and shell-shaped button on the patchbox. Trigger with functioning set trigger, provided with brass plaque. Horn-tipped wooden ramrod. For Michael Wagner of Cronach (Kronach), 1658 - 1718 circa, see Der Neue Stöckel, Vol. 2, page 1342. The page depicts three stamps of the gunsmith, the one on the barrel, even if slightly visible, is very similar to n. 1130.dimensions: length 90 cm. Starting Price: €7000 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A fine model of a revolving flintlock gun dating: 19th Century provenance: Europe Round, rifled, 5.5 mm cal. barrel, provided with foresight; grooved, six-shot cylinder, with blue finishing; frame with the front part of circular shape, the batterie at the top, only placed on the right; the upper part is square, of box-lock type with external hammer, on the right side; blued trigger guard. Wooden butt with iron butt-plate. Frame, hammer, butt-plate and fore-end all finely engraved with floral motifs and trophies. On the left side of the frame is a slider which release or blocks the rotation of the cylinder, which happens manually.dimensions: length 37,2 cm. Starting Price: €1800 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A percussion target rifle dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Swiss Octagonal, rifled, 11 mm cal. barrel, to be cleaned but in good condition, blued (a defect at the centre), provided with adjustable foresight on a relieved base, with a clutch for a rear-sight (now missing), and rib at the lower part; blued breech engraved with vine shoots en suite with the tang; forward spring lock, the plate engraved with vine shoots and signed "J. PETER A JENEVE", the neck of the hammer engraved too. Smooth, wooden half stock, iron mounts engraved with vine shoots, trigger and set trigger, at the neck the seat for a peep sight (not there). Missing ramrod. For J. Peter (Jean) of Geneva see "Der Neue Stoeckel", vol. 2, page 945.dimensions: length 116,5 cm. Starting Price: €540 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A scarce flintlock lighter dating: 18th Century provenance: Europe Iron stock narrowing toward the pan which is placed at the front part, provided with external mechanic on the right side, the hammer folded in order to reach the back; lever trigger. Wooden, curved grip with brass ring-nut. Four iron feet at the back. At the back the engraved initials "C G", the spring of the batterie placed forward compared to the stock. On the left a small gate which can be opened with a brass button which releases the primer case. Interesting lot.dimensions: length 28 cm. Starting Price: €350 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A rare powder-flask with tools dating: 17th Century provenance: Italy Flask consisting in a circular, iron band, the sides of the magazine are missing (probably they used to be made of bone or horn), surmounted by the fuse which is provided with spring closing system featuring chiselled decorations; the lower part provided with a small hammer, wheel-key, screwdriver and vise.dimensions: length 19 cm. Starting Price: €250 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

Barbara Windsor, Amanda Barrie, Valerie Leon, Bernard Cribbins and Wanda Ventham signed Classic Carry on and Hammer films FDC. Good condition

2008 Chateau Gachon, Montagne Saint Emilion (6 magnums). This lot will attract Vat at the standard rate on the hammer price.

2008 Chateau de Gironville, Haut-Medoc (4 magnums). This lot will attract Vat at the standard rate on the hammer price.

2009, Aglianico del Vulture, Synthesi, Paternoster (6 bottles) This lot will attract Vat at the standard rate on the hammer price.

2008 Chateau Gachon, Montagne Saint Emilion (4 magnums). This lot will attract Vat at the standard rate on the hammer price.

Of S.S. Moreton Bay, WWII & D Day interest: A brass Ship’s bell, the large bell stamped S S Moretone Bay 1924, with black painted hammer, together with research papers and a receipt dated 1983

A gilt brass striking carriage clock With a 5.5cm white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with blued moon hands and alarm ring below, with an engine turned ground with a platform leaver escapement strike repeat alarm on a gong the back plate signed JS Paris No: 5081, for J Soldano, the gorge case with large viewing aperture to the top, bevelled glass panels raised upon a shaped ogee plinth and bracket feet, 14 x 9.5 x 8cms. (illustrated) CONDITION REPORT: Lot 2225: Signed JS Paris No: 5081, for J Soldano. The case, overall scratching to the gilt metal frame, no cracks to the glass, bezel above the escapement, no cracks to glass in the the panel in front of the dial, no cracks to left or right hand panels or back door. Scratching and loss of gilding or brass in to the frame of the back door and overall in raised areas. The movement is working, does not strike repeat and the alarm mechanism does not strike, the strike mechanism when passing the hour raises the striking hammer but does not contact, repeat mechanism does not operate or alarm. No key with the clock. We are of the opinion the escapement is original to the clock but would need you to verify this and as such we will send images for you to determine whether this original. Condition of the dial - the hour dial, hairline crack running from the centre of the dial to in between twenty five and thirty, enamel flowers to the centre rubbed and faded, the hour alarm dial fading and wear to the enamel flowers in the centre, hairline crack running between nine and ten.

UNMOUNTED FANCY LIGHT GREEN DIAMOND pear cut, approximately 0.75 carats, note: VAT is payable by the buyer on the full hammer price of this lot

UNMOUNTED ROUND BLACK DIAMOND approximately 4.93 carats, note: VAT is payable by the buyer on the full hammer price of this lot

UNMOUNTED ROUND BLACK DIAMOND approximately 5.38 carats, note: VAT is payable by the buyer on the full hammer price of this lot

UNMOUNTED ROUND BLACK DIAMOND approximately 4.55 carats, please note VAT paid by buyer on full hammer price

UNMOUNTED OVAL CUT EMERALD approximately 6.0 carats, note: VAT on the full hammer price must be paid by the buyer on this item

UNMOUNTED OVAL CUT RUBY approximately 9 carats, note: VAT on the full hammer price is payable by the buyer on this lot

AN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE FITTED FISHSKIN TEA CADDY, C1765 the pear shaped sugar vase and pair of caddies and their covers chased with flowers and rococo cartouches, the caddy lined in red velvet trimmed in giltmetal thread, brass handle, lockplate and feet, with a set of six contemporary teaspoons, 32cm w Illustrated: Crosskey (G), Old Sheffield Plate, second edition, 2013, fig 266. ++In very good condition, the caddies with slight wear, the sugar vase plated on the interior and showing the hammer marks, the lining to the interior in good original condition with some slight wear, the fabric still complete. The exterior with one or two small losses to the fishskin covering and minor splits where the wood has separated slightly, lacking the lock hasp but a very good wholly genuine example

A Native American stone head war hammer club, the head decorated with circles and engravings, the shaft covered with animal fur (possibly bear skin), 78cm high

A fine and rare German Renaissance gilt metal circular horizontal table clock with separate overhead alarm mechanism Hans Gotbub, Strasbourg, circa 1590 The circular gilt brass single fusee movement with four double-baluster turned pillars pinned through the backplate, verge escapement regulated by un-sprung two-arm balance and pinned end cap for the mainspring barrel, the concentric ring engraved backplate stamped *HANS*, *GVOT*, *BVOB* over city stamp for Strasbourg (arranged as a shield surmounted by five stars) and applied with fine symmetrical scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with conforming large foot and decorative mainspring set-up ratchet, the upper surface now fitted with a later circular brass Roman numeral dial with symmetrical foliate scroll engraved centre, cruciform half hour markers and single iron hand, the circumference of the case chased and engraved in relief with continuous scene of a rabbit hunt with two figures and four hounds pursuing a hare through an Arcadian landscape towards a net tied between two trees within cast moulded borders, the underside with ring turned blanking plate, on three later winged cherub feet, the top fitted with separate overhead alarm mechanism made with circular plates united by three rectangular section pillars enclosing a spring and contrate wheel driving the verge for the hammer, housed within a moulded shallow drum-shaped case surmounted by a bell with decorative top washer, the underside with hour hand mechanism release detent set between the three down curved supports engaging with the upper rim of the clock beneath, (restoration to the movement), diameter of clock 9.5cm (3.75ins); 15cm (6ins) high overall. Provenance: From the estate of an esteemed antiquarian horologist, acquired at Christie's, London, 5th July 2002 (lot 2). Literature: Maurice, Dr. Klaus Die deutsche Raderuhr, figure 509. A related hour-striking clock with automaton figure by 'Hans Gutbub' complete with a similar relief decorated frieze depicting a hunting scene and winged cherub mask feet is illustrated in Tait, Hugh Clocks and Watches, BRITISH MUSEUM 0n page 34 (figure 39). The general form and layout of the current lot has its roots in the earliest portable spring driven 'tambour' timepieces such as those made by Peter Henlein of Nuremburg (1485-1542). The fitment of the alarm mechanism as a separate assembly above the dial (so that it can activated by the hour hand) appears to be a system preferred by German makers for their alarm timepieces although early French examples of the Blois school also often used this system (see Cardinal, Catherine and Vingtain, Dominique TRESORS d'HORLOGERIE page 60 figure 54 for a similar example by Nicholas Plantart of Abbeville from the collection of Musee International d'horologerie at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland). Latterly, for hour-striking clocks, French makers tended to incorporate the bell within a pierced dome above the movement surmounted by the dial whilst German makers preferred to house it in the base. The change from iron to brass as the principal material employed in the construction of clock movements appeared to first occur in France, with movements dating as early as 1550 being entirely made of this material. In Germany makers seem to continue to use iron for wheelwork and movement frames (particularly for the larger clocks) for longer - up until the last quarter of the 16th century. Brass was then slowly introduced, firstly for spring barrel walls, fusee's and movement plates; with the wheelwork and movement frame posts completing the transition by around 1600. The reason why the French adopted brass earlier than German makers was probably simply due to the fact that it was more accessible to them - with the principal European foundries at this time being located mainly in the Burgundian territories of the Low Countries (particularly around Dinas in modern-day Belgium). Germany on the other hand were leaders in the production of high quality iron (although they were also significant producers of copper and brass) which, combined with the strong traditions of the guild systems in centres such as Augsburg and Nuremburg, resulted in the transition to brass taking longer. The current lot being made in Strasbourg naturally demonstrates both German and French influence in its construction and detailing. The predominant use of brass for the movement (rather than a combination of steel wheelwork and movement posts with brass fusee and spring barrel walls) is typically French (as is the ring-turned decoration to the movement backplate); whilst the relief chased and engraved hunting scene to the exterior is distinctly Germanic in its design and execution. Indeed the highly decorative nature of exterior is reminiscent of that seen on the exceptional clocks from the 'Orpheus' series; these incorporate relief panels decorated with Orpheus in the Underworld after engravings by Virgil Solis (see Coole, P.G. and Neumann, E. THE ORPHEUS CLOCKS Hutchinson, London 1972).

A rare German miniature brass mounted iron chamber timepiece with alarm Unsigned, late 16th or early 17th century The single train weight-driven movement constructed with the train set within a rectangular iron strip frame and now with verge escapement regulated by short bob 'cow tail' pendulum swinging in front of the dial, the alarm mechanism positioned within the frame in front of the escapement with hammer arbor passing through the top plate for sounding on a bell mounted above the case, the front with circular brass dial centred with an adjustable alarm disc with crossed-out radial star centre within Roman numeral chapter ring incorporating concentric inner band stamped with Arabic numerals 13-24, touch pieces to circumference and single iron hand, the upper and lower margins applied with integral overlaid pierced brass decoration engraved with dolphins and foliate scrollwork, the brown and stylised leafy scroll painted iron box-form case with onion-shaped crest to front panel and landscape cartouche panel painted decoration to the side doors, the rear with hanging hoop and spurs, (with restoration), 16.5cm (6.5ins) high. Provenance: From the estate of an esteemed antiquarian horologist, acquired at Sotheby's Olympia, London, 19th June 2003 (lot 65). The current lot would have almost certainly been made as a travelling alarm timepiece designed to be quickly and easily set-up in the owner's overnight lodgings - very much in the same manner as English lantern alarm timepieces were used later in the century. The basic construction of the movement follows typical early German gothic practice with the frame formed essentially as a vertical rectangular loop around the train, however the brass dial and surrounding applied decoration demonstrates a degree of high-status sophistication rarely seen on an iron chamber clock. The use of touch pieces and inner concentric Arabic numeral chapters ( 13-24 ) has its roots in early 16th century South German practice as can be seen in Bassemann- Jordan, Ernst von THE BOOK OF OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES on page 62 (figures 38a - c) which illustrates a drum clock attributed to Henlein of Nuremburg dated 1510 with related dial layout. The stamped numerals (in particular the '2's expressed as 'Z's) is also typical of South German (Nuremburg and Augsberg) work of the second half of the 16th century, whilst the unusual dolphin or mythical boar whale decoration was almost certainly influenced by the engravings of Conrad Gesner of Zurich which appear in his 1551-8 work Historiae Animalium.

A Victorian mahogany night watchman's tell-tale bracket clock or noctuary Unsigned but probably by Smith and Sons, London, mid 19th century The four pillar single chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and passing strike, the 5.25 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral with steel hands set within recessed circular ring engraved with reversed Roman numeral chapters fitted with push-pins at every half-hour to circumference and rotating anticlockwise against a plunger positioned to the upper margin, the case of rectangular form with recessed brass carrying handle and plunger to top over hinged circular bevel glazed cast brass bezel flanked by canted angles and floral scroll carved decoration to lower corners, the sides with rectangular side windows over ogee-profile moulded rails, the rear with rectangular glazed door, on shallow skirt base with simple squab feet, 32cm (12.5cm) high excluding plunger; 37.5cm (14.75ins) high overall. An almost identical clock signed SMITH & SONS, CLERKENWELL was sold by Tennants, Leyburn on 16th March 2013 (lot 1189) for £650 hammer. The firm of John Smith and Sons was established in 1780 and became one of the largest manufacturers of both domestic and public clocks throughout the 19th century and is still trading today but as a materials stockholder and broker having made their last clock in 1938. The night watchman's clock or noctuary was developed as a 'tell-tale' method of recording a night watchman's progress throughout his shift. The dial incorporates a revolving ring to the circumference fitted with pins which are pushed-in by a manually operated plunger fitted to the exterior of the locked case. By having two such timepieces at each end of a watchman's circuit a record of his patrols throughout the night can be recorded. The pins are automatically reset to their raised position by a ramp positioned behind the ring at around the eleven o'clock position. The first basic design of 'Watchman's Noctuary' (see following lot) was subject of a patent submitted by Samuel Day in 1803 however the patent was disputed on the grounds that the Earl of Exeter had been using two such timepieces made by Boulton and Watt since 1799.

A German iron and brass hour-striking turret clock Rochlitz, Berlin, circa 1897 The movement of flatbed construction with high count lantern pinions and five-spoke crossings to the brass wheelwork, the going train with Harrison's maintaining power regulated by deadbeat escapement with seconds period wood rod pendulum with large lenticular bob, with crossed-out Arabic five minute setting dial opposing dial take-off and lifting pins for the strike locking detent, the countwheel striking train with single-arbor warning and two-arm fly with adjustable flags, on original wrought-iron stand complete with weights, crank winder, take-off and motionwork for the 31 inch circular gilt on black Roman numeral dial and mushroom-shaped bell with hammer assembly (currently mounted on a wooden frame), the flatbed frame 57cm (22.5ins) wide, 20cm (8ins) deep; the clock on frame 124cm (48.5ins) high by 99cm (39ins) wide by 58.5cm (23ins) deep overall. Provenance: The property of a private collector - purchased in Cologne 1997. Originally supplied for the Schlachthof, Neubrandenburg in around 1897. A file compiled by the current owner containing details relating to provenance and other relevant notes are included with the lot. The firm of C.F. Rochlitz, Berlin was founded in 1824 and specialised in making turret clocks. They were awarded many prizes at the various international exhibitions held throughout the second half of the 19th century including Gold medals at Paris 1900 and St. Louis 1904; Silver at Antwerp 1885 and Berlin 1896, and Bronze at Berlin 1879 and Amsterdam 1883. The firm continued within the ownership of successive generations of Rochlitz family until 1984 when it was acquired by Klaus Lumbeck. The current lot was supplied to the Schlachthof (slaughterhouse) at Neubrandenburg, North Eastern Germany on completion of the building in around 1897/8. During the Second World War the town was heavily bombed by the Allies resulting in the loss of many of its historic medieval buildings; the dial of the current lot bears testament to these dark hours in the form of repaired shrapnel holes. After the War the town became part of the Eastern Germany before reunification brought about much needed investment into the area. The old slaughterhouse was duly restored and converted into a large nightclub; the clock complete with its dial, stand and mushroom-shaped bell was removed at this time. The current clock is remarkably complete and of a manageable size making it the ideal candidate for installation into a clock tower or can be set-up and enjoyed as fine display piece.

A fine Victorian iron and brass hour-striking turret clock with four-legged gravity escapement J.B. Joyce and Company, Whitchurch, dated 1884 The movement of flatbed construction with high count lantern pinions and six-spoke crossings to the brass wheelwork, the going train with Harrison's maintaining power and regulated by four-legged gravity escapement with one-and-a-quarter seconds period compensated pendulum incorporating massive cylindrical cast iron bob, with white painted Arabic five minute setting dial signed JOYCE, WHITCHURCH and dated 1884 to centre, overhead dial take-off and cam for lifting the strike locking detent, the countwheel striking train with single-arbor warning and three-arm fly with adjustable flags, complete with crank winder, take-off and motionwork for two dials, weights and purpose-made welded oblong section steel stand fitted with a bell to left hand side, the flatbed frame 99cm (39ins) wide, 51cm (21ins) deep, the clock on frame 195cm (77ins) high by 135cm (53ins) wide by 76cm (30ins) deep overall. Provenance: The property of a private collector. Originally supplied for the church of St Paul, Kings Norton Parish, Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. A file compiled by the current owner containing details relating to provenance and other relevant notes (including a rare original trade publication) are included with the lot. The former firm of J.B. Joyce and Co. can trace its roots back to Shropshire village of Cockshutt where John Joyce is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of BRITAIN 1286-1700 as working in around 1690. His descendant, William Joyce, relocated from Cockshutt to High Street, Whitchurch in around 1790. The workshop was then passed down subsequent generations with Thomas Joyce moving into the specialist field of turret clock making from1834. In around 1849 the firm adopted Lord Grimthorpe's design of gravity escapement for their larger clocks eventually settling on a four-legged version (as used in the current lot). The business subsequently expanded to became one of the most respected maker's of turret clocks of the 19th century winning many important commissions globally including Chichester and Salisbury Cathedrals, The Sydney Post Office clock and The Customs House, Shanghai. By 1902 the firm had outgrown its High Street premises hence a new purpose-built factory in Station Road was commissioned by Arthur Joyce. The business continued trading from this site until being sold to Smith of Derby in 1964 who allowed the firm to operate as a subsidiary. The factory was eventually closed in 2012 and is now used as a fine art auction house. The current clock was commissioned as a gift to the church of St. Paul by Thomas H. Barns in 1884 as 'a memento of my late uncle Mr. Thomas Barns..'. At the time of installation the church building was already thirty years old having built by Samuel Briggs in 1852-3 to a design by James Lyndon Perry to serve the district of Kings Norton parish. The tower was supplied with a forty-inch bell cast by C. & G. Mears in 1855 and the clock was configured to drive four large dials - one on each face of the tower. Unfortunately the church and tower was demolished in the 1970's to make way for modern residential development; the bell was re-used mounted in a steel campanile outside the new church hall built on part of the site. The clock as supplied was built to the highest specification utilising Lord Grimthorpe's four-legged gravity escapement and temperature compensated pendulum made with rod composed from zinc an iron tubes configured one inside the other to counter-act expansion through heat. The pendulum bob is particularly heavy and can be very finely regulated with the addition or subtraction of small weights to obtain an accuracy of within a five seconds a month. Now mounted on a purpose built steel stand the clock has been carefully restored under instruction by the vendor with the frame repainted in its original shade of light green and strike train provided with a hammer and bell mounted to the left hand side. As such the timepiece can either be used as a fascinating display piece or restored to its original purpose in a tower utilising the original take-off and motionwork (for two dials) included with the lot.

A Regency iron and brass turret clock movement with separate hour-striking train Benjamin Russell, Norwich, circa 1810 The movement composed of two cast-iron posted strip frames secured by substantial flanged brass nuts at the junctions, the first enclosing the going train with deadbeat escapement regulated by offset seconds period wood rod pendulum with cylindrical bob impulsed by a cranked crutch, with separate arbor fitted with bevel gear for dial take-off, lifting lever for the strike train and silvered brass setting dial engraved with Arabic five minutes and signed B. Rufsell. Norwich outside the frame the second frame enclosing the strike train with traditional twin-arbor warning, external two-arm fly with adjustable flags and large countwheel mounted on the front of the frame, both now mounted side-by-side on a purpose-made angle-iron stand with bell and hammer assembly, driving weights, pendulum and winding key (no dial or take-off work), the combined frames 71cm (28ins) wide, 58cm (23ins) deep; the clock on frame 145cm (57ins) high by 71cm (28ins) wide by 58.5cm (23ins) deep overall. Provenance: The property of a private collector, a file compiled by the current owner containing details relating to provenance and other relevant notes are included with the lot. Benjamin Russell senior worked in Magdellan Street, Norwich from circa 1808 and is recorded as attempting a hoax fire call at his shop on 3rd July 1830 (see Bird, Clifford and Yvonne NORFOLK & NORWICH Clocks & Clockmakers page 152). He probably worked until his death in 1836 leaving the business to his son of the same name who is listed in the local directories as working from 128 Magdelen Street in 1845 and 1854. A related clock by Russell resides in the stable block, Spixworth Hall, Norwich. This second clock is clearly from the same workshop with the frame constructed from strips of wrought-iron secured with distinctive flanged square headed brass nuts. Both clocks feature an offset pendulums but differ in that the Spixworth clock is of more conventional layout in that the strike train is mounted within the same frame as the going train.

A rare small English iron framed hooded wall timepiece with alarm Unsigned, late 17th century The single-handed short duration movement with three-wheel train and verge escapement regulated by short side-swinging bob pendulum with pallet arbor pivoted above the frame between a transverse iron armature at the front and shaped brass cock at the rear, the alarm train set behind the going train with vertical hammer arbor fitted to the inside of the rear upright and sounding on a bell mounted on top of the case, the iron strip frame constructed with central bar riveted at the top to the horizontal full-depth top plate and bent forwards at the base to form a 'J', the front terminating with stepped tenons to take both the front movement bar and the dial, the rear with alarm mechanism set within an angled bracket secured via a tenon through to the top plate and a screw to the central movement bar just above the greatwheel pivot, the rectangular single sheet brass Roman numeral dial measuring 6.5 by 4.5 inches with alarm disc and single iron hand to centre within engraved chapter ring with stylised wheatear half hour markers, the oak wall hung 'salt box' type case with open front, removable top panel and incorporating movement mounting hook and original bell secured to the arched case backboard pierced for hanging at the top, 26.5cm (10.5ins) high overall. Provenance: From the estate of an esteemed antiquarian horologist. Literature: Illustrated in Darken, Jeff (editor) TIME & PLACE, English Country Clocks 1600-1840 as exhibit 8 pages 40-41. The current lot can be directly compared to a small hooded wall alarm timepiece (complete with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum swinging to the side) which was sold in these rooms on Tuesday 17th March 2015 (lot 64). The movement of this other example is similarly constructed to the current lot with detail differences confined to the extended rear movement bar (truncated on the current lot), the provision of a single iron armature for the pallet arbor pivots and the presence of passing strike (incomplete). A third clock of this type (but with anchor escapement) signed for George Wood of Nailsworth is also included in this sale (see following lot) suggesting that such timepieces were made in Gloucestershire. This possibility is further supported by the presence of a related but later clock by John Coates of Cirencester also illustrated in TIME & PLACE as exhibit 48 pages 164-5.

A rare George III small English iron framed hooded wall timepiece with alarm George Wood, Nailsworth, dated 1760 The single-handed short duration movement with three-wheel train and anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum swinging outside the case to the rear, the alarm train set behind the going train with vertical hammer arbor fitted to the inside of the rear upright and sounding on a bell mounted on top of the case, the iron strip frame constructed with central pivot bar riveted to the wide horizontal top and narrow bottom plates each terminating with pinned tenons to take the dial plate and movement front and back bars, the rectangular single-sheet brass dial measuring 7 by 5.5 inches with alarm disc and single iron hand to centre within engraved Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised cruciform half hour markers, the lower angles signed Geo., Wood opposing stylised engraved doves to upper margin, the rear of the dial with engraved date 1760 to lower left hand corner , the simple oak and elm wall hung box case with open front, removable top panel and incorporating movement top plate locating hooks to inside of the arched backboard, the rear with protruding iron backcock and external pendulum crutch between iron hanging hoop and spurs, 28cm (11ins) high. George Wood is recorded in Dowler, Graham GLOUCESTERSHIRE CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS as working in Nailsworth during the mid-18th century. Dowler cites two notices seeking the recovery of stolen watches bearing his name, the first dated 23rd December 1740, the second 22nd September 1766. The current lot can be closely compared to an earlier small hooded wall alarm timepiece which is also included in this sale (see previous lot). The movement of this other example is of similar construction to the present clock with significant differences confined to the truncated rear movement bar, narrow top plate and the provision of verge escapement regulated by side swinging short bob pendulum. Both timepieces also share similarly proportioned rectangular single-sheet dials and the same basic design of case. Another comparable movement and dial, dated 1707 and also with side-swinging short bob pendulum (but in later case), was sold in these rooms on Tuesday 17th March 2014 (lot 64). In addition to these an alarm timepiece featuring a similarly configured iron-framed movement by John Coates of Cirencester is also known. This example is illustrated and described in TIME & PLACE as exhibit 48, pages 164-5, however differs from the current lot in that the dial is of traditional design complete with chapter ring and spandrels. The 'saltbox' case is also more akin to the standard hooded wall clock case than that housing the current lot. Ultimately the basic design and layout of the movement of the current lot has its roots in the earliest of wall-hung alarm timepieces made by makers of the first fully developed English lantern clocks. One such timepiece, attributed to Robert Harvey, London, and dating to around 1600 is also included in the current sale (see following lot). It would seem that the presence of the current timepiece together with the example by Coates would suggest that this particularly early design of iron-framed wall timepiece movement persisted in the West Country, particularly Gloucestershire, long after other areas had adopted alternative designs.

An important James I weight-driven wall timepiece with alarm Unsigned but firmly attributed to Robert Harvey, London, circa 1600 The single-handed short duration movement with three-wheel train incorporating later anchor escapement and forged iron backcock for a seconds pendulum swinging behind the frame, the alarm mechanism applied to the rear of the movement with vertical hammer sounding on a bell suspended overhead from a curved stand secured at the back of the top plate via a mortice and tenon, the frame constructed with vertical iron bar at the rear fixed via forged joints to the strip top plate and conforming horizontal bottom bar each terminating with pinned tenons to take the dial plate and the going train front bar, the brass centre movement bar secured in the usual manner via integral locating pins at the base and a wedged tongue at the top, the rectangular single-sheet brass dial measuring 6.367 by 4.25 inches with five-petal rose decorated alarm disc and single iron hand within fine engraved starburst centre comprising alternating triangular and wavy-outline radial motifs, within narrow Roman numeral chapter ring with floating asterisk half hour markers, the upper and lower margins with symmetrical stylised scrolling floral sprays incorporating four-petal rose blooms within distinctive line-bordered hatched margins with simple leaf motifs at each angle, the bell surmounted by early first period lantern clock pattern turned ovoid vase finial, the base now fitted with drilled flange for fixing to a wall bracket, 30.5cm (12ins) high; with an oak wall bracket and two weights (lacking lines and pendulum). Robert Harvey is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born between 1580 and 1583 to John Harvey of St. Botolph without Aldersgate, London. A boy of his name is recorded as being in the household of the clockmaker Peter Medcalfe (to whom Robert's father John was apprenticed in around 1571) and received a bequest of £5 in Metcalfe's Will (proved in 1592). Robert Harvey was made free of the Clothworkers' Company by patrimony in 1604 and is recorded marrying Mary Bankes in 1606. He probably took-over his father's business after the latter's death in 1602 but was most likely not able to gain his freedom until 1604 on account of his young age. Loomes notes that Jeremy Evans has recorded a 'Robert Harvie' repairing the church clocks at Allhallows, Staining 1602-5; St, Giles 1606-8 and St. Benet, St. Paul's Wharf in 1614. Robert Harvey is recorded as taking only one apprentice; a John Bulbey from Beighton, Derbyshire in 1613. He died childless in the summer of 1615 naming his widow, Mary, in his Will and leaving his workshop (and responsibility of his apprentice) to his younger brother, Thomas. Robert Harvey is the earliest recorded maker of 'true' English lantern clocks. Of his clocks only three are known signed by him; A lantern clock signed Robert * Harue * Littell Brittain * London * Feecit (currently residing at Agecroft Hall, Virginia) illustrated in Loomes, Brian LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers page 20 (figs. 2.23-25). A lantern clock signed Robert Harue London Feecit illustrated in Loomes, Brian LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers page 21-22 (figs. 2.26-31). A weight-driven wall timepiece with alarm signed Robertus Haruie fecit illustrated in Loomes, Brian LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers page 41 (figs. 4.2-3). The current lot can be directly compared to the weight-driven wall timepiece signed by Harvey listed above, with which it shares the following significant details: Firstly the construction of the frame. Both share the same configuration of iron rear upright applied with horizontal top and bottom strip plates enclosing brass going train pivot bars and incorporating pinned tenons for attaching the dial at the front. The use of iron for the rear bar which in turn is securely forged to the top and bottom plates creates a simple frame which is both strong and rigid. The pivot bar inserts for the going train are not structural so brass has been used to negate the need to bush the pivots. This simple but effective design demonstrates a high degree of empathy with regards to the selection and use of appropriate materials and appears unique to the current lot and the example signed by Robert Harvey listed above. Secondly the mounting of the bell. Both the current timepiece and the example signed by Harvey have the same unique method for suspending the bell above the frame (via a curved support fixed via a mortice-and-tenon joint to the rear of the frame top plate). Incidentally the finial surmounting the bell on the current lot is of the same pattern as those on the Agecroft Hall clock. Thirdly the engraving to the dial. The five-petal rose to the alarm disc of the current lot can be directly compared to that decorating the centre of the subsidiary minute dial of the other wall clock signed by Harvey. Furthermore the open foliate scrolls enveloping stylised dog-rose blooms seen within the upper and lower panels of the current lot are directly comparable to the two pairs engraved towards the upper margin of the signed example. Finally both dials have line-scribed 'boxes' around the pinned tenons securing the dial to the frame. These details, coupled with the overall þel' and heavy use of line borders, leave little doubt that both were engraved by the same individual (who was probably also responsible for the dials of both of the lantern clocks signed by Robert Harvey). The current timepiece also retains its original iron hand which is essentially identical in form to that on the Avecroft Hall clock. From the above observations it would appear that the both the current lot and the wall alarm timepiece signed by Robert Harvey were made in by the same hand at around the same time. Indeed further evidence within the frame of the present timepiece would suggest that when originally made the similarities were stronger still. For example spare holes in the centre bar and the top plate would indicate that the alarm mechanism was originally in front of the rear movement bar (as per the signed example); other evidence includes a threaded hole to the top plate (indicating the original position of a balance wheel cock) and a square hole to the lower edge of the rear bar (providing evidence for a conforming back-curved yoke with spiked terminals).

A Charles II brass lantern clock John Ebsworth, London, circa 1670 The posted countwheel bell-striking movement with separately wound trains and later anchor escape wheel, the dial with central rose decorated alarm disc enveloped by stylised leafy tulip sprays issuing from a three-petal flowerhead positioned just above six o'clock and with signature John Ebsworth at y (crossed keys), Lothbury Londini fecit to upper margin, with iron hand within applied narrow Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised wheatear half hour markers and engraved leafy infill to angles, the standard London third period frame with column turned corner posts beneath dolphin inhabited foliate pierced frets, vase turned finials and domed bell bearer, the sides with hinged brass doors and the rear with iron backplate (in unrestored condition, pallets, backcock, hammer stop and spring lacking, no lines, pendulum or weights), 39.5cm (15.5ins approx) high. Provenance: The estate of a connoisseur collector of regional furniture, works of art and clocks. John Ebsworth is recorded in Loomes, Brian, LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers as apprenticed in 1657 to Richard Ames and gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1665. He is believed to have succeeded Thomas Knifton at the Cross Keys in Lothbury but later worked at 'New Cheap Side'. He served as Assistant to the court of the Clockmakers' Company in 1682, Warden in 1694 and was appointed Master in 1697. Ebsworth died in 1699 appointing Edward Stanton to oversee his Will. John Ebsworth was clearly heavily influenced by his master, Richard Ames, who was possibly the first to embrace the introduction of the verge escapement with short bob pendulum by placing the pendulum between the trains (this layout allowed the alarm mechanism to be retained at the rear of the clock). Ebsworth also adopted this system for his pendulum lantern clocks however it seems that he continued to make balance wheel regulated clocks alongside them. This was probably due to the fact that pendulum clocks were more expensive (due to the amount of additional work to build a clock with centre swinging pendulum) hence balance wheel clocks were perhaps marketed as a less expensive model whose timekeeping was probably more than adequate for most. The current lot is a textbook example of Ebsworth's work and typifies London third period practice using frame castings developed probably just prior to 1660 (see White, George English Lantern Clocks page 180 figures IV/37 - IV/39 and lot 153). The design of the dial engraving had almost become completely standardised by this time and can be directly compared with that of the previous lot as well as numerous other examples by the likes of Nicholas Coxeter, Richard Ames and Thomas Wheeler made during the 1660's-70's.

An unusual Victorian carved walnut striking drop-dial wall clock Samuel Bailey, Newcastle-on-Tyne, circa 1855 The four pillar twin chain fusee gong striking movement with shouldered plates and anchor escapement regulated by wood rod pendulum with brass cylindrical bob, the 11.5 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial inscribed S. Bailey, Newcastle to centre and with steel fleur-de-lys hands set behind hinged patinated brass glazed bezel incorporating angled fillet to inside edge within repeating stylised leaf carved surround, the case with rectangular glazed drop-trunk flanked by foliate carved uprights continuing to form the ears beneath the dial and enclosing a mirror-backed interior, the sides with rectangular glazed panels beneath pierced side doors, the cavetto moulded base with scroll carved brackets flanking pendulum access flap to underside, 77cm (30.25ins) high. Samuel Bailey is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Newcastle-on-Tyne 1852-58. An almost identical clock to the current lot bearing signature for John Ward of Kensington was sold in these rooms on Thursday 28th August 2014 (lot 78) for £850 hammer.

The remains of a fine large musical lantern clock movement Unsigned but possibly attributed to James Delaunce, Frome, late 17th century The posted two-handed movement with four-wheel going train regulated by anchor escapement for a long pendulum swinging outside of the frame of the clock to the rear, the centre formerly with musical train released prior to the hour-striking train to sound a melody on two nests of four bells each set above the top plate, the rear with hour strike train incorporating large iron countwheel mounted behind, the posted frame with one-piece pillar and finial castings featuring elongated 'spires' supporting the domed bell bearer above decorated with radial cast and pierced infill between the limbs, (unrestored, lacking all musical work except warning/locking detents, strike train fly, dial, frets, side doors, feet, pendulum and weights) 42cm (16.5ins) high. The current lot was originally made with an musical train sounding on eight bells which was activated prior to the hour strike train. Rather than using a starwheel set behind the dial for strike/musical train lifting the current movement utilised two pins fitted to a disc applied to the rear of the going train greatwheel. This disc is directly connected to the underdial motionwork but engages with the greatwheel via a friction joint alone. This system allows the hands to be set without having to release the escapement and 'run through' the going train and was often employed by Italian makers where star wheels could not be used (due to the Italian preference for each hour to be sounded twice in quick succession). The design of the one-piece frame corner post and finial castings can be compared to a standard-sized lantern clock by James Delance of Frome illustrated in Loomes, Brian LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers on page 187 (fig. 11.2). The method of retaining both the strike/musical train lifting detent arbors and the individually pivoted musical hammer bell arbors between their respective movement bars is highly unusual. Each pivot hole is formed as a slot cut in from the side of the bar allowing the arbor pivot to be inserted without having to release the bar. The pivot is then prevented from falling out of its slot by a retaining pin which driven in from above through vertical holes in the movement bar adjacent to each pivot. Although highly unusual this system for retaining a single detent arbor pivot can also be seen on a posted musical longcase movement signed James Delance Froom Fecit illustrated in Darken, Jeff and Hooper, John English 30 Hour Clocks on page 87 (fig. 2/59). James Delaunce is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Dowton, Somerset in 1655. He is believed to have been apprenticed to Laurence Debnam of Frome in around 1669 (which he would have completed in around 1676) before moving to London where he was admitted to the Clockmakers' Company as a Free Brother in 1677/8. By 1686 James Delaunce had moved back to Frome - probably to succeed his former Master, Laurence Debnam, who died in 1683. From 1687 until 1703 he was employed by Lord Weymouth to work on clocks at Longleat and by 1721 was back in the Downton where he is recorded as still being alive in 1736.

A Queen Anne ebonised longcase clock of one month duration Andrew Dunlop, London, early 18th century The five finned pillar high-position internal countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, recessed silvered subsidiary seconds ring and foliate-border engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed And'r Dunlop, London to lower margin, with foliate pierced blued steel hands and unusual winged cherub head and drapery lambrequin decorated foliate cast spandrels to angles, in an ebonised case with moulded cornice over integral three-quarter columns to the glazed hood door, the sides with rectangular windows and quarter columns applied to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with rectangular door bordered with half-round mouldings and centred with a circular brass lenticle, on plain plinth base now applied with a moulded skirt and standing on bracket feet, 219cm (86ins) high. Andrew Dunlop is recorded in Loomes Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as working in Aberdeen until around 1700 before moving to London where he worked from Spread Eagle Court, Grey's Inn. He joined the Clockmakers' Company in 1701 and took in Thomas Hague as an apprentice in 1719 followed by his son, Conyers, in 1725. He is thought to have died in 1732 and was succeeded by his son. The work of Andrew Dunlop is described in Maxwell-Irving, A.M.T ANDREW DUNLOP, C.C. 1701-32 (see ANTIQUARIAN HOROLOGY Vol. XV, No. 1 pages 36-46) where particular focus is given to his watches which are described as being of the 'finest quality'. A fine silver mounted ebony grande sonnerie striking table clock made by Andrew Dunlop for Daniel Delander was sold in these rooms on Tuesday 17th March 2015 lot 82 for a hammer price of £20,000.

A fine Charles II eight-day longcase clock movement with 10 inch dial Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1685-90 The four knopped and finned pillar movement with rectangular plates measuring approximately 7.25 by 5 inches, the going train regulated by anchor escapement for a seconds period pendulum with pallet-shaped aperture cut to backplate, the strike train with external crossed-out countwheel and detent for sounding the hours on a bell mounted above the plates, the 10 inch square gilt brass dial with winding holes and high-position calendar aperture to the finely matted centre within applied 1.75 inch wide silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer track, the angles applied with winged cherub head and foliate scroll cast spandrels with foliate engraved infill between to each side and engraved signature Ioseph Knibb Londini Fecit to lower margin, (unrestored and with faults, lacking pendulum, weights and seatboard). Provenance: The estate of a connoisseur collector of regional furniture, works of art and clocks. Purchased at auction approximately sixty years ago with a view to having it restored and housed in an appropriate case. Joseph Knibb was born the fifth son of Thomas Knibb of Claydon, Oxfordshire in 1640. He is generally thought to have been apprenticed in around 1655 to his cousin Samuel Knibb in Newport Pagnell, before moving to Oxford circa 1662 (the same year that Samuel moved to London). Joseph initially struggled to trade in Oxford due to restrictions placed by the City authorities which were only relaxed on payment of a fine in 1668. It was about at this time that Joseph Knibb would have issued his copper trade tokens (an example of which was sold in these rooms 10th February 2009, lot 104 for £1,600 hammer) as well looking to undertake work to convert the turret clocks of St. Mary the Virgin and Wadham College to anchor escapement with long pendulum. In 1670 Joseph moved to London handing over the Oxford business to his younger brother, John. The reason for this move was probably to administer the estate of Samuel who is thought to have died by the summer of 1671. Joseph Knibb presumably took on Samuel's former workshop as by 1675 he was recorded as working from 'The Dyal' near Sargeants Inn in Fleet Street. By 1693 he had moved to 'The Clock Dyal' Suffolk Street, near Charing Cross. As Joseph became established in London his work became more individual/distinctive, often demonstrating an inventive and refined approach both in the detailing and specification of the movements and choice of case design. He is perhaps best known for his experimentation with alternative striking such as Dutch, Roman and double-six grande sonnerie as well as long duration clocks. In 1697 Joseph Knibb sold up the London business (presumably to Samual Aldworth, former apprentice of John Knibb of Oxford) and retired to Hanslop in Buckinghamshire where he died in December 1711. The current lot exhibits features that one would expect to see on an eight-day longcase movement by Joseph Knibb namely the crossed-out countwheel, lack of bridge for the hour wheel to the frontplate and pallet-shaped aperture to the backplate. The dial is also typical of Knibb's work with high position calendar aperture, stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and narrow inner quarter and outer minute tracks. The signature is particularly pleasing with the upright script being directly comparable to that on an earlier small walnut eight-day longcase clock which was sold in these rooms on Tuesday 17th March 2015, lot 86 for £65,000 hammer. Stylistically the dial can be dated to around 1685-90 and compares closely to that of a marquetry cased example illustrated in Lee, Ronald A. The Knibb Family * Clockmakers on Page 46 (plate 45). Although in somewhat tired and neglected condition the current lot presents as an eminently viable restoration project and offers the enthusiast a potentially affordable route into Knibb ownership.

A fine Charles II eight-day longcase clock movement with 10 inch dial and alarm The dial signed for Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1680 The six knopped, finned and latched pillar movement with rectangular plates measuring approximately 7.5 by 5.125 inches, the going train regulated by anchor escapement for a seconds period pendulum with separately cocked escapement pallet arbor and figure-of-eight shaped pallet aperture to the backplate, the strike train with external countwheel and detent for sounding the hours on a bell mounted above the plates, the alarm train planted between the plates above the going greatwheel with spring barrel wound through the dial against a ratchet with sprung pawl mounted on the backplate, driving via an intermediate wheel with locking hoop a vertical verge crownwheel for the alarm hammer arbor with looped brass head sounding on the hour bell above, the 10 inch square gilt brass dial with three winding holes and rose engraved alarm disc to the finely matted centre within applied 1.5 inch wide silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer track, the angles applied with winged cherub head spandrels within a line scribed border interrupted with engraved script Ioseph Knibb London to lower margin and with alarm locking lever to upper margin, (lacking pendulum, weights and seatboard). Joseph Knibb was born the fifth son of Thomas Knibb of Claydon, Oxfordshire in 1640. He is generally thought to have been apprenticed in around 1655 to his cousin Samuel Knibb in Newport Pagnell, before moving to Oxford circa 1662 (the same year that Samuel moved to London). Joseph initially struggled to trade in Oxford due to restrictions placed by the City authorities which were only relaxed on payment of a fine in 1668. It was about at this time that Joseph Knibb would have issued his copper trade tokens (an example of which was sold in these rooms 10th February 2009, lot 104 for £1,600 hammer) as well looking to undertake work to convert the turret clocks of St. Mary the Virgin and Wadham College to anchor escapement with long pendulum. In 1670 Joseph moved to London handing over the Oxford business to his younger brother, John. The reason for this move was probably to administer the estate of Samuel who is thought to have died by the summer of 1671. Joseph Knibb presumably took on Samuel's former workshop as by 1675 he was recorded as working from 'The Dyal' near Sargeants Inn in Fleet Street. By 1693 he had moved to 'The Clock Dyal' Suffolk Street, near Charing Cross. As Joseph became established in London his work became more individual/distinctive, often demonstrating an inventive and refined approach both in the detailing and specification of the movements and choice of case design. He is perhaps best known for his experimentation with alternative striking such as Dutch, Roman and double-six grande sonnerie as well as long duration clocks. In 1697 Joseph Knibb sold up the London business (presumably to Samual Aldworth, former apprentice of John Knibb of Oxford) and retired to Hanslop in Buckinghamshire where he died in December 1711. The current lot can be closely compared to the movement of a miniature eight-day longcase clock by Joseph Knibb housed in an oyster olivewood and marquetry case described and illustrated in Darken, Jeff (ed.) HOROLOGICAL MASTERWORKS pages 162-5. This movement shares the same slightly unusual casting for the pallet arbor cock (complete with wedge-shaped pivot end cap), figure-of-eight pallet aperture and pendulum suspension post riveted directly into the backplate. The wheel collets also match as does the detailing to the countwheel at the centre. Both the current lot and the miniature longcase movement also exhibit details typical of Joseph Knibb namely the lack of bridge for the hour wheel to the frontplate, slender pillars and relatively thin plates. In addition to the current lot and the miniature longcase clock, a 'three-in-two' quarter striking movement featuring the same pallet arbor cock casting, figure-of-eight aperture and pendulum suspension is illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks pages 206-7 (plates 275 and 276). This third movement is described as probably being one 'bought-in' by Knibb for finishing in his workshop. It is very rare for an hour-striking eight-day longcase clock of this period to be fitted with an alarm mechanism although thirty-hour clocks were often supplied with this facility - probably reflecting their intended ºckstairs use'. The design of the mechanism installed into the current lot is also unusual in that it is positioned between the plates and is powered by a spring barrel - rather than being of the usual transverse weight-driven arrangement fitted to one side of the movement (as seen on some thirty-hour examples and later eight-day clocks). The reason why a spring-powered system was chosen for the current movement was probably simply due to the inherent lack of space for driving weights to descend within the relatively slender trunk of the case (already occupied by two relatively large weights and a pendulum). This problem of lack of available space was not shared by contemporary thirty-hour examples as they generally utilised a single weight (via Huygens's endless rope system) hence had enough space for the alarm weights to be accommodated. It is perhaps interesting to note that the design of the alarm work, in particular the ratchet for the barrel applied to the backplate, reflects those seen on a table clocks by the Knibb family including one by John Knibb illustrated in Lee, Ronald A. The Knibb Family * Clockmakers on Page 129 (plate 140). Furthermore the frontplate exhibits marking-out for the alarm train (in addition to the going and strike trains) confirming that the movement was made with this feature. The dial of the current lot has age and was clearly made for the movement with no matting behind the alarm disc and rich gilding to all areas except to those obscured by the chapter ring (normal practice for the period). Although there are a few unexplained historic filled holes to the plate none of these appear to directly indicate that the dial was ever fitted to another movement. The rear of the plate also has various repairer's marks dating back to the early 19th century, one of these inscriptions (dated 1833) encroaches one of the filled holes further indicating that these holes are historic and not 'suspicious' in nature. The front of the dial also has another faint repairer's mark dated 23rd January 1798 adjacent to the signature. The signature itself can be compared to that seen on the miniature longcase (which also incorporates London rather than Londini Fecit ) whilst the proportion of the space beyond the chapter ring up to the scribed line border echoes that seen on the dial of the three-in-two quarter striking clock. These inherent similarities would suggest that the current lot was made at the same workshop and at the same time as these other two examples.

A fine and very rare Charles II night timepiece Joseph Knibb, London circa 1670-75 The rectangular six finned and latched pillar single fusee movement with backplate measuring 7.75 by 5 inches and horizontal silent verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the sides with black japanned metal dust covers, the top with similar shutter extended at the rear to provide a platform for the light source, the frontplate with integral cast arched extension to the upper edge to carry the revolving hour disc driven by motionwork behind and incorporating two smaller revolving discs each pierced with Arabic hour numerals visible through circular apertures cut within the outer concentric band of the principal disc, the 9 inch square gilt brass dial with break-arch centre panel painted with a scene of horsemen dismounting within a pastoral landscape beneath pierced arched sector to reveal the revolving chapter hour disc painted with cherubs in flight on a sky blue ground behind, the upper margin with pierced Roman numerals I, II and III for the quarters and incorporating scalloped inner edge with each division denoting the minutes, the lower margin signed Joseph Knibb Londini fecit over an engraved perspective pavement flanked by vertical panels engraved with delicate floral trails and paired Corinthian columns, the upper angles decorated with tied foliage flanked by grotesque lion's masks, in a gilt brass mounted ebony veneered table-top case with triangular tympanum applied with square panel outline mouldings to upper surfaces and with fine gilt mount modelled as an elaborate Baroque shield flanked by cherubs to front, the lintel with generous gilt festoon swags of fruiting foliage over rectangular glazed front door applied with raised moulding to the aperture and flanked by solomonic twist Corinthian columns with finely detailed capitals and bases, the sides with rectangular blind panels and conforming quarter columns applied to bargeboards at the rear, the base with projecting plinths for the columns at the angles, the rear with flat surface applied with geometric border mouldings behind the pediment over rectangular door with conforming panel decoration (movement with restoration, case now with removable superstructure, some restoration and adaptations), 52cm (20.5ins) high. Provenance: Formerly the property of H. Alan Lloyd, sold on instruction of his widow at Sotheby's, London, 2nd December 1974 (lot 33); sold again at Antiquorum, Geneva in their sale titled THE ART OF BRITISH HOROLOGY 21st October 1995 (lot 13) for a hammer price of CHF 50,000 (approximately £32,000 including 10% buyer's premium). Literature: Illustrated in Lloyd, Alan H. OLD CLOCKS (first published 1951) Plates 46 C. and D. Joseph Knibb was born the fifth son of Thomas Knibb of Claydon, Oxfordshire in 1640. He is generally thought to have been apprenticed in around 1655 to his cousin Samuel Knibb in Newport Pagnell, before moving to Oxford circa 1662 (the same year that Samuel moved to London). Joseph initially struggled to trade in Oxford due to restrictions placed by the City authorities which were only relaxed on payment of a fine in 1668. It was about at this time that Joseph Knibb would have issued his copper trade tokens (an example of which was sold in these rooms 10th February 2009, lot 104 for £1,600 hammer) as well looking to undertake work to convert the turret clocks of St. Mary the Virgin and Wadham College to anchor escapement with long pendulum. In 1670 Joseph moved to London handing over the Oxford business to his younger brother, John. The reason for this move was probably to administer the estate of Samuel who is thought to have died by the summer of 1671. Joseph Knibb presumably took on Samuel's former workshop as by 1675 he was recorded as working from 'The Dyal' near Sargeants Inn in Fleet Street. By 1693 he had moved to 'The Clock Dyal' Suffolk Street, near Charing Cross. As Joseph became established in London his work became more individual/distinctive, often demonstrating an inventive and refined approach both in the detailing and specification of the movements and choice of case design. He is perhaps best known for his experimentation with alternative striking such as Dutch, Roman and double-six grande sonnerie as well as long duration clocks. In 1697 Joseph Knibb sold up the London business (presumably to Samual Aldworth, former apprentice of John Knibb of Oxford) and retired to Hanslop in Buckinghamshire where he died in December 1711. The current lot is one of four documented night clocks by Joseph Knibb with the other three being illustrated in Lee, Ronald A. The Knibb Family * Clockmakers pages 151-3. All of these examples are timepieces only and utilise the same ingenious system to indicate the time: The hour numeral traverses the 180 degree arched aperture in the dial plate past minute divisions denoted by small scallops cut into the upper edge and the quarters by large pierced Roman numerals above. This is enabled by having the Arabic hour numerals pierced in two secondary discs applied to the rear of the principal hour disc. As the hour disc revolves (once every two hours) these secondary discs are alternately advanced in one numeral increments via pins to the rear of each engaging with a flag attached to the lower part of the movement frontplate. This system ensures that the next hour appears to the left of the dial as the last disappears to the right (hence requires one of the secondary discs to be pierced with the odd hour-numerals and the other the even). This mechanism can also be seen on a longcase night clock, dating to around 1669, attributed to the Fromanteel workshop which is illustrated and described in Darken, Jeff (ed.) HOROLOGICAL MASTERWORKS pages 90-93. The existence of this slightly earlier clock suggests that this system was probably developed by the Fromanteels prior to Joseph's arrival in London in 1671. The advantage of this type of dial layout is that it negates the need to provide a separate chapter ring for daytime use as seen on other examples by makers such as Edward East and John Hilderson (see Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks pages 513-5, plates 759-63 for an example by John Hilderson). The engraved decoration and layout of the dial of the current lot is generally similar to the three other examples illustrated by Lee but has some detail differences - most noticeably in the design of the upper spandrel ornament. These differ in that the other three have decoration composed with a dog rose over pomegranate and other fruit whilst the current lot is engraved with foliate scrolls terminating with grotesque lions masks. The dog rose and pomegranate design is of a type seen on other standard clock dials by makers such as Edward East, as well as examples by Knibb made during his formative years in Oxford (including an ebonised architectural longcase clock which was sold in these rooms on Tuesday 11th March 2014, lot 143, for a hammer price of £230,000). From this it is perhaps appropriate to speculate that the dial of the current lot was most likely engraved by a different hand - probably the same individual responsible for an almost identical dial for a hour-striking night clock by Henry Jones illustrated in Early English Clocks on page 521 (plate 770). The case of the current clock is essentially 'of the period' and can be directly compared to one housing a standard table clock movement and dial by Edward East illustrated in Early English Clocks page 174 (plate 235). However alterations including the top being cut just below the lintel to make it removable (presumably to allow the lamp to vent when used at night) and the provision of an additional baseboard for the movement to sit-on would indicate that the case is not original to the movement and dial.

A Meissen figure of Cupid in Disguise mid 18th century, as a miner, wearing a black hat inscribed 'Glück nur' in gilt lettering, carrying a hammer in one hand, a sack slung over his other shoulder, probably later decorated, one wing restored, 10.5cm.