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A late 17th century walnut inlaid longcase clock of one month durationJohn Cotsworth, Londonthe hood with stepped and domed ebonised caddy over an inlaid frieze supported on spirally twisted columns to the front over a decorated throat moulding and long door fully inlaid with a lavish design of flowers and foliage issuing from a classical urn, on a matching base. The 11-inch square brass dial with wide winged cherubs head spandrels between engraved foliage framing the Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with central rose engraving, ringed winding squares and decorated date aperture. The movement of one month duration with six substantial knopped and finned pillars, the small outside countwheel mounted on the top right-hand side of the backplate, now striking on a long, coiled gong mounted on the backboard. Together with a pendulum and pair of brass clad weights. The case of the same period, but probably associated. 2.26m (7ft 5ins) highFootnotes:John Cotsworth was born in 1637. He was initially apprenticed to Nicholas Coxeter, before being turned over to Jeremy Gregory. He gained his freedom of the Clockmakers on 5 July 1669. In 1698, he took out a 13-year lease on a shop in St. Dunstan's-in-the-West. The shop was described as being at the south-west end of St. Dunstan's church, next to Cliffords Inn Lane. Cotsworth and the shop clerk, John Grant, were listed as the sole occupiers of the shop. As Grant is described as being from St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, it is possible that he remained on in the shop irrespective of the owner, rather than having a specific relation with Cotsworth. Cotsworth is mentioned as having also been an engraver; as his second master, Jeremy Gregory, is believed to have gained his freedom from the Goldsmith's Company, it is possible that Cotsworth learnt engraving from him. It has been suggested that Cotsworth was a non-conformist, but this has not been proved. Throughout his career, Cotsworth would take five apprentices, three of whom were freed, perhaps the most famous being Edward Crouch. Crouch became Cotswoth's apprentice in 1682, gaining his freedom in 1691. By 1719, Crouch had become the Master of the Company, unfortunately dying four years later. Interestingly, Crouch's shop throughout his career is listed as being in St. Dunstan's-in-the-West. What relationship he maintained with Cotsworth after his apprenticeship remains unknown.John Cotsworth died in 1732; he was 95 years old, and was described as a watchmaker and the oldest living resident of St. Dunstan's-in-the-West. In his will, he left instructions that his Grandsons/Godsons, Cotworth and Robert, the sons of seemingly his only living child, Elizabeth, were each to receive £50. A Month going longcase from 1730 is also known from him, and a similar month going longcase by Crouch was sold by Bonhams in 2006.Boney, G. (1992) 'Harry Callowe: A Sequel' Antiquarian Horology Vol. 20 (2) p. 157British Horological Institute (1974) 'Clocks recently sold', Horological Journal Vol.116 (11) p. 26.Atkins, C. (1931) The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices. London: Butler & Tanner Ltd.Atkins, C. E. (1931) Register Of Apprentices Of The Worshipful Company Of Clockmakers Of The City Of London From Its Incorporation in 1631 To Its Tercentenary In1931 Compiled From The Records Of The Company By Charles Edward Atkins, Master In 1897, 1909 And 1928. Compiled by Jeremy Lancelotte Evans. London: The Company of Clockmakers.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An extremely rare late 18th century weight driven walnut-cased floor standing regulatorHenry Ward, BlandfordThe obelisk-form case with shallow pointed arched top over tapering sides to an upright rectangular base on a plinth with moulded lip, the circular dial aperture set into the front of the full-width hinged door. The 9-inch one-piece engraved silvered dial with curved aperture to show the minutes via a rotating minute ring with Arabic fives read against a tapering blued steel pointer, below the minute aperture sit two engraved subsidiaries, to the left is a 24-hour dial with Roman hours marked in three hour intervals marked to the nearest quarter of an hour (i.e. four divisions per hour) read by a simple blued steel tapering hand; to the right hand side is a twice 0-60 second subsidiary dial, marked in individual seconds and named every ten, again read via a simple blued steel tapering pointer. The weight driven movement with unique inverted truncated pyramid shaped backplate (suggestive of a parallelogon) secured directly on to the back of the dial via three 7cms (2.75ins) long turned pillars, the single going train consisting of two large (c.13cms (5ins)) finely cut wheels with screwed collets and eight-leaf pinions driving a 7.5cms (3ins) 'scape wheel with 60 pins. The steel impulse and exit pallets are set directly on the pendulum rod. The pendulum is set on a substantial brass bracket mounted on the walnut block, and is constructed in three parts - two steel arms centred by a zinc core, of octagonal section, set at the upper end with a pair of steel pallets mounted on a brass block, the lower end terminating in a very heavy spherical brass bob with additional auxiliary timing weight (the largest bob approximately 13cms (5ins) in diameter and weighing approximately 10.5kg (approx 23lbs). 1.78m (5ft 10ins) high. Footnotes:Henry Ward was born around 1776; it is unknown where he was born, though he would spend most of his working life in Blandford, Dorset. However, his brother Richard, described as a watchmaker, lived in Middlesex. The details of his early career remain unknown, though, in 1797 a Henry Ward is listed in the Charing Church warden's book as having been involved with the upkeep of the clock for that year. Unlike many of the other listed clockmakers, his place of residence is not recorded. In 1804, Henry Ward of Blandford supplied and installed a turret clock to Milton Abbey, though the actual movement appears to have been manufactured by John Thwaites in London. This, along with his brother's place of residence and the Charing Church records, suggests Ward may have at least been apprenticed in London. In 1805 he received his first of four awards from the Royal Society of Arts, in the form of 15 guineas for a new simplified striking system. This system was noticeably different from other striking systems, as it did away with a separate striking train, instead using the pendulum to power the hammer via front plate levers: The hammer and the pallets are joined together with a rack; a lever is attached to the pallets and once the clock is striking, the pallet lever moves the rack tooth by tooth. Each movement of the rack connects with the hammer tail and causes a blow to be sounded. Ward notes that he uses this system with a deadbeat escapement. Interestingly Edmund Beckett Denison, later Lord Grimthorpe, in his Rudimentary Treatise On Clocks, Watches, & Bells For Public Purposes advocated for a crutch-less escapement. He noted that an escapement which had the pallets on the pendulum would be much more effect, though he did say that this was 'hardly possible [...] to manage behind a clock of regulator size.'Less than two years later Ward had received another award from the society, this time in the form of a silver medal, for his compensation pendulum. This pendulum consisted of two hammered iron rods on either side of a zinc rod, all secured by several screws along the length of the rods. These screws acted as adjustment, according to Ward; unscrewing the screw by one thread, would result in an alteration of the clock's going by about one quarter of one second per day. Ward was quite thorough in his experimentation, making up two pendulums, one using un-hammered iron and the other with half-hammered iron, and observing the change in their respective timekeeping based on the temperature. He even installed a rudimentary heat lamp in each clock case, to be able to test increases in temperature without being dependent on the weather. He eventually refined his pendulum to have chamfered edges and hammered iron rods, both of which he claimed further stabilised the clock's rate. This same year, he also received 10 guineas from the Society, for his invention of a locking crank mechanism for telegraph machines. His final prize from the society would come in 1814, in the form of another silver medal and five guineas for a simplified equation of time complication. This manifested itself as a minute dial with two hands; one hand recorded mean time, and the other tracked solar time. Ward explained in his submission to the Society that he thought it was essential to depict solar time, as the difference between it and mean time could be as much as -14/+16 minutes depending on the day of the year. That this complication was uncommon on standard domestic clocks, Ward ascribed to the cost, expertise, and skill of manufacture necessary. He viewed his complication, which relied on a cam, quadrant rack and a few additional wheels, as simplified and easier to make, with the hope that it would be adopted by more manufacturers. Unfortunately, Ward would die less than a year later, on 23rd February 1815. He is listed in the Blandford Forum burial records for 5th March of that year. Interestingly, he is listed as 'Henry, Ward Snr' opening up the possibility that a son of the same name was still alive as of 1815, though this conjectural child has not yet been located. His brother Richard, and his friend James Ferris, the latter of whom worked from Poole, having been apprenticed to Thomas Wright of London, served as the executors of his will. Richard Ward continued to work in London, at 27 Banner St., St. Luke's until at least 1853. A possible description of his house from 1815 suggests that he had three paying lodgers in his house at that time. This same source also references Mary Ann Ward, who was the daughter of Richard Ward; it seems likely that this is the same Richard Ward, though this cannot be confirmed.Passing reference has also been made to a Henry J. Ward, who was apprenticed to a Thomas Mayne as a watch finisher in 1792 at St. Luke's, London. Assuming Henry J. Ward was 14 at the time of his apprenticeship, he would have been born two years after Henry Ward. Whether this is actually Ward's younger brother, or simply an amusing coincidence, remains unknown.An early 19th century turret clock is known by Ward; it has a pinwheel escapement, with pendulum mounted pallets and a vertical fly. He seems to have been partial to a pinwheel escapement as several of his more complicated clocks used one. Longcase clocks of 30 hour and eight-day duration, as well as silver pocket watches, including one with a duplex escapement, are all known by him as well.Kelly (1843) Post Office London Street Directory, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.University of Leicester (2022) Historical Directories of England & Wales: London 1808-1915. Available at: https://specialcoll... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A unique and extremely interesting late 18th century ebonised longcase timepiece with additional counting featureWright, PoultryThe hood with serpentine arched cresting supported on freestanding brass-mounted Doric columns, with gilt-heightened gothic-arched glazed side doors over an elaborately stepped and moulded throat section, the long arched door with gilt-heightened raised moulding over a conforming stepped moulded section to the plain base on shaped apron. The 12-inch one-piece silvered arched dial centred by a Roman chapter ring with matching pierced blued steel hands, wound at VI, surmounted by a series of four subsidiary dials - the furthest to the right-hand side set with two hands simply giving running seconds and the hour in a 24-hour day. The remaining three are directly geared and mark the passing of each individual hour, their dials marked as 100; 1000 and 20,000.The large weight driven movement with plates measuring 21.5cms x 18cms (8.25ins x 7ins) united by four substantial knopped pillars, the large diameter barrel driving a four wheel train terminating in an anchor escapement set to the top right hand side of the plates, directly behind the subsidiary seconds dial, the plain pendulum suspended from a centrally-mounted cock, thereby necessitating a pivotted right-angled linkage to the crutch. Together with the pendulum with steel rectangular-section rod terminating in a brass bob, later crank winder, case key and brass-clad weight. 2.07m (6ft 10ins) highFootnotes:Thomas Wright was born around 1744 and was made Free of the Clockmakers Company in 1770, establishing himself in the Poultry likely at number 13, and moving later to number 6. At some point between 1770 and 1781, he was appointed watch and clockmaker to the King, though how he obtained this distinction is unknown. Around 1781, Thomas Earnshaw approached Wright to finance his patent for a detached spring chronometer escapement, the former having previously had a falling out with his previous financer. After much discussion, it was decided that Wright would file the patent on Earnshaw's behalf, and Earnshaw would recompensate Wright the 100-guinea patent fee, by charging an additional guinea for each of the first 100 chronometers sold. The patent, 1354, was filed by Wright in 1783. It has been claimed, by Earnshaw, that Wright insisted these first 100 chronometers bear the stamp Wright's Patent on the movement. One such chronometer is known which carries this stamp, though the others seem to use T. W. Pt. 34, with the T.W. presumably standing for Thomas Wright. In 1784, Earnshaw developed a bimetallic compensation balance, and the first watch this was used on was signed Thomas Wright in the Poultry, London, No. 2228. Thomas Earnshaw was not the only famous colleague Wright had, as he also worked with Matthew Boulton, of Lunar Society fame, beginning around 1770. Boulton and Wright produced a clock for King George III in 1771; Boulton supplied the gilt bronze and Blue John case, while Wright supplied the movement. It is possible that this is how Wright received his Royal warrant, though why Boulton contacted Wright in the first place is not clear. Although the clock was made for the King, the design was used by Bolton to manufacture at least six other 'King's clocks'. The escapement was originally verge but was replaced with a pin wheel in the 1820's by Benjamin Vulliamy. Wright is known to have had at least one child, George William, who was apprenticed to his father in 1785. Unfortunately, Wright died in 1792 on a visit to Birmingham, possibly to meet with Boulton, and his son does not appear to have been made free. There also does not seem to be a record of a 'George William Wright clockmaker' and it is possible he pursued a different career after his father's death. There is some indication that Wright's shop was taken over by a horologist named Thorp and the shop name became 'Wright & Thorp', though this hasn't been confirmed. Watches from Wright seem to be more prolific than his clocks, though some of Wright's work can be found at the Palace Museum in Peking.There was also a Thomas Wright of Fleet Street working between 1718-1748 as a scientific instrument maker. This Thomas Wright was also Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Royal Highness, George, Prince of Wales and famed as one of the best instrument makers of the day. Whether this was a relation of Thomas', possibly his father, remains unknown.Weaving, A. H. (1991) 'Clocks for the Emperor', Antiquarian Horolgy, Vol. 19 (4), pg. 389.Randall, A. G. (1984) 'An Early Pocket Chronometer by Tomas Earnshaw, signed Robert Tomlin', Antiquarian Horolgy, Vol. 14 (6), pgs. 609-615.Crisford, A. (1976) 'Thomas Wright in the Poultry London No. 2228', Antiquarian Horolgy, Vol. 9 (7), pgs. 785-788.Science Museum Group (2022) Thomas Wright. Available at: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp38979/thomas-wrightSotheby's (2005) An important English ormolu musical and quarter chiming table clock, Thomas Wright and, Matthew Boulton, London and Birmingham, circa 1772. Available at: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/fine-clocks-watches-barometers-mechanical-music-scientific-instruments-l05881/lot.77.htmlHobbins, J. H. (1912) 'The Chronometer: Its History and Use in Navigation', The Horological Journal, Vol. 55 (4), pgs. 57-65.The British Museum (2022) Thomas Wright. Available at: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG81737Atkins, C. E. (1931) The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices 1631-1931, London: The Clockmakers Company.Royal Collection Trust (2022) Mantel Clock. Available at: https://www.rct.uk/collection/30028/mantel-clockThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LATE 17TH CENTURY BURR WALNUT VENEERED LONGCASE CLOCK WITH TEN-INCH DIAL AND BOLT-AND-SHUTTER MAINTAINING POWERJOHN EBSWORTH, LONDONThe rising hood with overhanging cornice and blind cut frieze supported on twisted columns, with long side glazed panels over a convex throat moulding and long door with oval lenticle framed by quarter-veneered panels of lively figuring within a D-moulded edge, on a crossbanded base and squat bun feet. The ten-inch square brass dial with single line border framing the winged cherubs' head spandrels and silvered chapter ring, the Arabic five-minute markers set within the minute ring and enclosing the Roman hours, fleur de lys half-hour markers and inner quarter hour track, the finely matted centre with slender subsidiary seconds dial and chamfered date aperture with boldly engraved date numerals, signed along the lower edge in copperplate script John Ebsworth, Londini Fecit. The weight driven eight-day movement with six latched knopped pillars and bolt-and-shutter maintaining power to the going train with anchor escapement, the strike train regulated via an outside countwheel acting on the bell. Ticking and striking, with case key, crank winding key, pendulum and a pair of brass-clad weights. 1.93m (6ft 4ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance:P.A. Oxley, 4 April 1997.John Ebsworth was apprenticed to Richard Aymes (also spelt Ames) in 1657, meaning he was likely born around 1643. Richard Aymes is known to have worked in Holborn, near St. Andrews Church, so it seems likely that this is where Ebsworth served his apprenticeship. A Christopher Ebsworth is also noted as being apprenticed to Aymes in 1662, and he was described as a clockmaker after his apprenticeship. It remains unknown what his relationship to John was, though he has long been assumed to be the younger brother, given his later date of apprenticeship. He was not listed in John's will, but he may simply have died before John. John gained his freedom of the Clockmakers Company in 1665, before moving into a shop 'at the Cross[ed] Keys in Lothbury'. This may have been on the same site as Knifton's former premises which were destroyed in the Great Fire, to the far south-west of Lothbury. When Lothbury was rebuilt, Ebsworth may have chosen to occupy a site well-known for clocks from Knifton's occupancy since 1646. Lothbury was a popular centre for clock workshops from the 1630s onwards; the area had long been associated with metal workers and founders. This association goes back, certainly as far as 1508, with some suggestion of going as far back as 1365, and the establishment of the Founder's Company. Given the easy access to all the raw materials, it is natural that the early clockmakers would be found here too. Interestingly, Richard Aymes was apprenticed to Peter Closon, a famed early lantern clock maker, and when Knifton died in early 1667, Aymes was one of the appraisers of his estate. Closon, Knifton, and Ebsworth all have clocks which used the 'matchstick man' casting mark. This mark has been associated primarily with Lothbury clockmakers, between the 1630's until about 1685. The mark has been variously ascribed as being the mark of the founder, the casting firm, or another specific individual. John Ebsworth is also recorded as working at 'New Cheap Side, however, the uniformity of his style makes it difficult to tell where he worked first, but any work signed from the Cross[ed] Keys is likely to date from the rebuilding of Lothbury by the early 1670s; Ebsworth had an extensive output of products which included lantern, bracket and longcase clocks, pocket watches, and even sundials.He continued to climb the ranks of the Clockmakers Company throughout his career, becoming a warden by 1695; in October of that year, he and another warden, Edward Stanton, were present when the apprentice George Graham gained his freedom of the Company. Two years later, Ebsworth was the Master of the Company. That he was financially secure at this point is seen by his investment in 1694 of £1,000 in the burgeoning Bank of England. This is the largest amount invested by any recorded clockmaker, with the exception of Thomas Tompion, who also invested £1,000. Ebsworth died in 1699, appointing his wife Susanna the sole executor of his will and Edward Stanton as the overseer, as well as instructing Stanton to provide business advice to Susanna. In total, he willed £570 to his three cousins and their children, with the promise of giving them more, should Susanna remarry within two years of his death. He was buried in St.Margaret's, Lothbury, a short walk from his home and workshop, and his memorial may still be seen there.His timepieces remain highly prized; a longcase by Ebsworth is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and one of his table clocks was presented to the Duke of York in 1923 to celebrate his marriage and is still kept running at Clarence House.Nye, J. and Doherty, C. (2020) 'Thomas Knifton, beginnings, middle, ends', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 41 (1), pgs.76-82.Lloyd, H. A. (1951) 'George Graham Horologist and Astronomer', Horological Journal, Vol 93 (11) pg. 710.Will of John Ebsworth (1699). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: PROB 11/452/249.The Worshipful Company of Founders (2022) History. Available at: https://www.foundersco.org.uk/historyRoyal Collection Trust (2022) Table clock. Available at: https://www.rct.uk/collection/3000/table-clock Victoria and Albert Museum (2008) Longcase clock. Available at: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O53199/longcase-clock-john-ebsworth/ Loomes, B. (2013) Lantern Clocks of the mid-seventeenth century - an examination of some with 'matchstick man' castings and 'matchstick' flower engraving. Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/matchstick/index.html Loomes, B. (2006) 'A Lantern Clock Showing 'Thirds'', Horological Journal, Vol. 148 (3), pg. 107-108. Robey, J. (2012) 'Moorfields And Clock-Brass Founders Part 2: The Mayor Family And Other Founders', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 148 (3), pg. 622-623.Buick, T. (2020) Orreries, Clocks, and London Society Cham: Springer.Gloag, J. (1976) A Short Dictionary Of Furniture London: Allen & Unwin.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A GOOD SIGNED AND DATED LATE 17TH CENTURY BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCKWilliam Holloway, Stroud 1685Surmounted by a strapped bell and five inverted acorn finials between pierced addorsed dolphin frets (the centre with engraved details and shading), the four corner finials cast as one with the pillars and squat ball feet, the wide Roman chapter ring with fleur de lys half hour markers and an inner quarter-hour track framing the signed and dated centre with single steel hand and decorated with a ring of flowers encircling the Arabic alarm-setting disc. The weight driven movement with anchor escapement and countwheel strike on the bell above. 40.5cms (15.5ins) high.Footnotes:William Holloway was born in 1633 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire. His father, John Holloway, was also a clockmaker and it is thought his father was apprenticed to John Snow(e); himself a member of a well-known horological family. A very early lantern clock made by John Holloway, dated to 1611, is known; the entire clock is made of iron, except for the brass chapter ring. William's brother John also pursued clockmaking, a lantern clock by him having been sold by Bonhams in June 2007.William moved to Stroud in his early life, and seems to have made mostly lantern clocks, though a blue lacquered eight-day longcase clock from around 1680 is known by him. The lion and unicorn on either side of a shield is a well-known fret on lantern clocks. Holloway is known to have achieved at least two clockmaking 'firsts'; the earliest, verifiable use of the lion and unicorn fret was by him in 1662, and just 8 years later his was the earliest confirmed date of a verge escapement and short pendulum used outside of London. He is thought to have died around 1693.Two of his sons, both remarkably named William, seemed to have moved to London. One was a cooper and the other a watchmaker. William the watchmaker, was made free of the Clockmaker's Company in 1697; a particularly stunning glazed balance cock watch is known by this William Holloway. He died in London around 1724/1725, though he maintained a freehold estate in Stroud Gloucestershire, which he passed down to one of his four children, William Holloway, the other children being Ann, Elizabeth, and Hannah.Robey, J. (2017) 'Adam, the Devil and the Supernatural: An unusual English lantern clock revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 38 (4), p. 543.Loomes, B. (1977) 'Antique Watches and Clocks for Sale', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 120 (5), p. 22.Simpson, R. J. (1985) 'Duo in Uno', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 15 (6), pp. 602-604.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A collection of eleven clock reference books Comprising: The Knibb Family Clockmakers by Ronald Lee; Thomas Tompion 300 Years by Evans, Carter, and Wright; Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns by Jeremy Evans; Thomas Tompion Your Bid by Peter H. Black; Huygens' Legacy: The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock by Hans van den Ende; Royal Clocks:The British Monarchy and Its Timekeepers 1300-1900 by Cedric Jagger; The Longcase Clock by Tom Robinson; Old Clocks & Their Makers:Fourth Edition by R. J. Britten; The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks by Eric Bruton; Thomas Tompion by R. W. Symonds; and Early English Clocks by Dawson, Drover, & Parkes.,For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE LATE 17TH CENTURY EBONY VENEERED QUARTER-REPEATING TABLE TIMEPIECELangley Bradley, LondonThe caddy top with tied bud handle and four ball finials over a well-moulded cornice and base on button feet. The 6.75-inch dial framed by well-cast winged cherubs' head spandrels framing the silvered chapter ring, the periphery of which has Arabic five-minute numerals interrupted by half-quarter marks, around a minute band and Roman hour ring with fancy half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and signature between V and VII. The single gut fusee movement with knife-edge verge escapement repeating the hours and quarters on three bells and hammers via the repeat cord to the side, the backplate framed by a stylised wheatear border with shaded corners enclosing a series of symmetrical anemones within foliate scrolls, signed in an open reserve in copperplate script Langley Bradley, London. Ticking and repeating. 38cms (14.5ins) high.Footnotes:Sir Christopher Wren was a key supporter of Bradley's and may have influenced the decision to award him the contract for the new clocks at St Pauls Cathedral, Hampton Court and another in the Admiralty Building. King William III presented a Bradley watch to Wren on completion of St Pauls.Langley Bradley was born in Stepney in 1671, the second of five children born to Martha Curtus and Thomas Bradley, a gardener. In 1688, Langley was apprenticed to Joseph Wise, a member of a well-known horological family. His brother, Thomas Wise, seems to have known Joseph Windmills in some capacity, the latter of whom served as surveyor for Thomas' will. Three months after Thomas' death in 1696, his widow Ann, married Langley Bradley, who had gained his freedom a year earlier. This meant that Bradley was able to buy out Thomas' son's entitlement to his father's tools and materials; the inventory included a number of clock and watch movements, cases and a large clock which hung above the shop in the street. This clock gave Wise's house and shop its name, the Minute Dyall, in Fenchurch Street: Bradley is recorded as working here after his marriage, having previously worked in Whitechapel. The same year, 1696, Bradley assisted William Derham in his writing of the landmark book The Artificial Clockmaker. In 1706, Benjamin Bradley was born; Benjamin was apprenticed to his father in 1721, eventually being made partner in 1728. In 1726, Bradley became a Master of the Clockmakers Company, a position he would hold until 1748. Interestingly, Aynsworth Thwaites, who would go on to establish the Thwaites clock company, was apprenticed to Benjamin Bradley in 1735. The output of the Minute Dyall under the Bradleys was quite diverse, including longcase clocks, lantern clocks, bracket clocks, and watches. The firm also supplied a large number of turret clocks, using techniques Bradley possibly learned as an apprentice from his master's father, a noted turret clock maker. Seventeen turret clocks are known to have been made by Bradley, including one at Blenheim Palace, installed in 1710, whose escapement was later modified by Vulliamy, and one at St. Magnus the Martyr church by London Bridge, installed in 1709. Both these clocks are still working, though the clock for St. Magnus the Martyr has had the striking train disabled. He also maintained several turret clocks he didn't supply, including one supplied by Edward Stanton to the Royal Exchange. His turret clock work was not confined to London, ranging as far afield as Cambridge and Oxford; he is also known to have manufactured his own specialty tools to help him with his turret clock manufacture. Perhaps his most famous project, however, was supplying the original turret clock to St. Paul's cathedral in 1707. It was a massive undertaking, especially as it was desired that the clock should strike and run for eight days on a single wind. Unfortunately, the clock was plagued with time keeping problems; Bradley himself blamed the public, who were allowed to view the clock movement and apparently couldn't resist trying to ring the bell. A contemporary account, however, suggests that the movement itself was not robust enough to deliver the necessary power to drive the very large hands. Consequently, the clock was removed in 1717, and replaced with a thirty-hour clock by Wright and Street. Despite this, Bradley was still appointed Keeper of the Clock for St. Pauls in 1738, a position he held until his death.Benjamin worked at the Minute Dyall until his untimely death in 1744. A year later, the 74-year-old Langley Bradley moved back to Stepney; he continued to maintain a variety of turret clocks, though he no longer worked from a shop. He died in 1753, and the entirety of his estate was passed to his sole living child, Margaret Renard (née Bradley). She would also receive the final payment from St. Dunstan's Church, for Langley Bradley's work on maintaining their turret clock.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part I: Historical Details & Domestic Output', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 26 (5), pgs. 477-499.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part II: Turrett Clocks', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 26 (6), pgs. 611-625.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part III: St. Paul's Cathedral', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 27 (1), pgs. 35-51.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY FINE AND RARE EARLY 18TH CENTURY 'TYPE 3 BURR WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCKTHOMAS TOMPION AND EDWARD BANGER, LONDON, NO. 463, CIRCA 1707.The stepped caddy top surmounted by three large orb finials and twin sound frets supported by 3/4 and 1/4 brass-mounted Doric columns to the front and rear, the concave throat moulding over a long quarter-veneered door with D-moulded frame, punch numbered 463 on the leading edge, the sides with a pair of rectangular herringbone cross-banded panels, on a similar panel base and moulded apron. The 11-inch square brass dial with double screwed Indian mask spandrels enclosing the silvered chapter ring with Arabic five-minute band engraved with half-quarter marks framing the minute-track, Roman hours with meeting-arrow-head half-hour markers and an inner quarter-hour track, the finely matted centre with subsidiary Arabic seconds dial and chamfered date aperture with pin-hole manual adjustment, signed in a polished reserve Tho: Tompion/EDW. BANGER/LONDON, with typical blued steel hands. The dial feet latched to the substantial weight-driven eight-day movement united by six heavy knopped pillars, the backplate cut for the anchor and punch-numbered along its lower edge 463, the going train with anchor escapement and typical long steel crutch to a brass-rod pendulum: the strike train with internal rack acting on the bell above. Ticking and striking, together with the case key, pendulum and brass-clad weights. 2.42m (7ft 11.5ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance:Christie's, London, 14 June 2000, lot 75. Literature:Evans, J., Carter, J., Wright, B. (2013) Thomas Tompion 300 Years. Kent: White Horse Press, page 480.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN 18TH CENTURY WALNUT STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK OF ONE MONTH DURATIONGeorge Graham, London, No. 590 The case with stepped caddy top flanked by twin finials over a blind cut fret, the stepped and moulded cornice over a further fret set on brass mounted Doric columns, both sides with rectangular glazed panels, the long trunk door with lively burr figuring enclosed by a D-moulded edge, the sides inlaid with two long feather-banded panels to a matching base and apron. The leading edge of the door punch numbered 590. The 12-inch square brass dial framed by Indian mask spandrels interspersed with foliate engraving, the bolt-and-shutter maintaining power lever set to the edge at IX, wide silvered chapter ring with outer Arabic five-minute numerals enclosing the bold Roman hours with typical floating lozenge half-hour marks and an inner quarter-hour track, the finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial over the applied oval signature cartouche and chamfered date aperture with pin-hole date adjustment, good blued steel hands and latched dial feet. The substantial movement set on built-up cheeks, (as is occasionally seen on Graham's work) and united by five heavy knopped and latched pillars, secured to the backboard via a brass L-shaped bracket, the five-wheel going-train terminating in an anchor escapement with long steel crutch to a pendulum with robust circular-section brass rod terminating in a brass-faced lenticular bob with engraved silvered rating nut: the rack striking train set in a partially skeletonised frontplate sounding the hours via a shaped brass-headed hammer and bell. The backplate numbered to the rear lower edge 590. Ticking and striking, together with the pendulum, brass-clad weights, crank winding key and door key. 2.31m (7ft 7ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance: Purchased Asprey, 14 May 1987.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN IMPORTANT LATE 17TH CENTURY EBONY VENEERED LONGCASE CLOCK OF THREE MONTH DURATION WITH ROMAN-STRIKING AND ONE-AND-A-QUARTER SECOND PENDULUMJoseph Knibb, LondonThe rising hood with shallow caddy top surmounted by three gilt brass flattened-ball finials over a blind fret supported by brass-mounted multi-piece Corinthian columns, centred by a cast gilt brass foliate swag terminating in tied ribbons, each side with pierced wood sound fret, the trunk with internal spoon lock and set with a mask to the centre of the upper cross-piece, the long door set with three panels, two long and one short, the sides matching, raised on a plain base and brass ball feet. The 10.5-inch square brass dial signed along the lower edge, Joseph Knibb, London between winged cherub head spandrels interspersed by engraved foliate boughs to the sides and a symmetrical foliate motif above, all framing the large expanse of very fine matting acting as the perfect foil to the silvered skeletonised Roman chapter ring with each minute engraved on the minute band. The quarter-hour track with small leaf-shaped half-hour markers, and finely fettled blued steel hands. (In typical fashion for a Roman striking clock, the numeral four is marked by IV rather than IIII.) The weight driven movement secured to the backboard with a brass L-shaped bracket, with arched and slightly shouldered plates united by substantial knopped and ringed pillars latched to the frontplate, both trains with large diameter barrels and finely shaped collets to the wheels, the going train terminating in an anchor escapement, the rear pivot of which is supported on a single-footed cock mounted on the backplate with a long crutch to the two-piece pendulum which hooks on to a spring suspension hung from a shaped bracket at the top of the backplate, with butterfly suspension. The backplate with semi-circular cut-out for the anchor pallets. The strike train using the Roman notation system of sounding the hours on a pair of hammers and bells – one large and straight-sided to represent the numeral '5' and a smaller, lighter example to represent the numeral '1', controlled via a small-diameter outside countwheel with four crossings and external detent. Ticking and striking, together with the pendulum and a pair of very large brass-covered weights. 2.135m (7ft) high.Footnotes:The foregoing is a list of the seven Roman striking, three-month going, longcase clocks by Joseph Knibb that are known to exist. It is immediately apparent that the current clock is in a very select group of Golden Age clocks. Perhaps even more telling is that of the seven listed, only one matches the current lot in benefitting from the additional refinement of a skeletonised chapter ring. The other skeletonised example is illustrated in the standard reference work 'The Knibb Family Clockmakers' by R.A. Lee, in figures 32 and 48. At that time, the images had been supplied by Messrs. F. Partridge & Sons Ltd, one of the great Antique dealing dynasties of the modern period. It has not been seen in public since its publication in 1964 and its current whereabout is not known to us. The current clock, therefore, offers a remarkable opportunity to acquire an iconic clock from one of the world's most revered makers. Garnier & Hollis (2018): Innovation and Collaboration; 'The early development of the pendulum clock in England. Catalogue of the Exhibition held at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street', London 3-14 September 2018, Exhibit number 100. (three-month duration, ebony case, 10.5-inch dial, solid chapter ring)R.A.Lee; The Knibb Family Clockmakers, The Manor House Press, 1964, plates 31 and 47 (three-month going, ebony case, un-recorded dial size, solid chapter ring)R.A.Lee; The Knibb Family Clockmakers, The Manor House Press, 1964, plates 32 and 48 (three-month going, ebony case, un-recorded dial size, skeletonised chapter ring)Roberts, D. (1990) British Longcase Clocks. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Figs. 96 A and B (three-month going, ebony case, un-known dial size, solid chapter ring). J. Darken (ed.) (2003) Horological Masterworks: English 17th Century clocks from Private Collections, AHS, Exhibit 25 (three-month going, ebony case, 10.5inch dial, solid chapter ring)H. van den Ende (ed.) (2004), Huygen's Legacy, The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock, Castletown, pp156-157 (three-month going, ebony case, 10.5inch dial, solid chapter ring)The Time Museum sale of Clocks and Watches, Sotheby's New York, 13 October 2004, lot 532 sold for $540,000. (three-month going, ebony case, 10.5-inch dial, solid chapter ring)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine late 17th century walnut and laburnum veneered marquetry longcase clock with ten inch dial and bolt-and-shutter maintaining powerJohn Ebsworth, LondonThe rising hood with stepped cornice and ebonised mouldings raised on spirally twisted 3/4 pillars to the front and 1/4s to the rear, the long trunk door with ebonised moulded edge and oyster ground framing two shaped panels depicting inlaid urns of flowers, over a base with similar oval panel, raised on bun feet. The 10 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels and single line border interrupted at the base by the signature John Ebsworth Londini fecit, silvered chapter ring with Arabic five-minute markers within the minute band enclosing the Roman hours and fleur de lys half-hour markers, with inner quarter hour track, finely matted centre with small subsidiary seconds dial over a rose-engraved centre, chamfered date aperture and matted shutters. The eight day movement with five knopped and finned pillars latched to the frontplate, anchor escapement with bolt-and-shutter maintaining power, outside countwheel strike on a bell, the hammer spring with fettled base, the whole raised on small wooden blocks on the original seatboard. Together with a trunk door key, pendulum and two period brass-clad weights 1.9m (6ft 3ins) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A mid-18th century ebonised table clock with quarter chime on ten bells and hammersBenjamin Shuckforth, DissThe inverted bell top surmounted by a shaped brass handle above four brass pineapple finials on a moulded cornice, the sides, front and back door glazed panels all set in quarter-round lacquered brass frames, with upper quarter frets to the front and back doors, on a moulded base and brass ogee feet. The eight inch arched brass dial surmounted by the engraved motto Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Thus the Glory of the World Passes) over a strike/silent subsidiary dial framed by scroll and floral spandrels, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring enclosing the finely matted centre with chamfered recessed plaque signed Benj Shuckforth Diss, over a chamfered date aperture. The triple gut (two now wire) movement with six knopped pillars and verge escapement, sounding the quarters of the hour on ten bells and hammers, the back plate engraved with acanthus vines, flower buds and a floral basket. Ticking with a case key. 58 cms (22.5 ins) highFootnotes:Comparative Literature: Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, pg. 343 (S15-1).Benjamin Shuckforth, also Shuckford, was born around 1688. It is unknown who he served his apprenticeship to, however, it has been noted that his clocks are characteristic of London manufacture. There is a possibility then, that either Shuckford or his master learnt clockmaking in London. Assuming he followed the standard apprenticeship path, he would have been able to open his own shop by about 1709, though the first formal record of him is in 1730, when he took John Frost, of Bury St. Edmunds, as an apprentice, charging Frost £21. Two years later, Shuckford had married Dulcibella Dalton, who was part of the landed gentry of Bury St. Edmunds, going back to the early 17th century. Their first child, Benjamin, died shortly after birth, but their second child, also Dulcibella, born in 1734, would survive both her parents.Dulcibella (Snr.) died in 1741 and it appears that Benjamin never remarried. He took another apprentice in 1753, Thomas Jolly. It should be noted that there was a John Shuckford working in Diss as a clockmaker around this time as well. He seems to have been born around 1684, and it is reasonable to assume that he was a relation of Benjamin's, possibly his older brother. One longcase clock is known by him, and the supposition is that he worked with Benjamin for the majority of his career. Shuckford's output seems to have been mainly lantern clocks and longcase clocks, though a wall clock, and a pair case watch are also known by him.John Shuckford died in 1759, and Benjamin followed less than a year later in 1760. The younger Shuckford, described in his will as a watchmaker and cider merchant, left all his wealth to his only surviving child, Dulcibella, who was to be assisted by his good friend William Woolley, a beer brewer from Ipswich. Shuckford's shop was continued by a clock and watch maker named William Shaw, who continued the shop under his own name. It seems likely that Shaw bought the shop outright, as there is no mention of him in Shuckford's will. Shaw had another shop in Botesdale; he would apparently split his time between the two shops. There is no record of him after about 1790, but it remains unknown what happened to him or Shuckford's old shop.Cloutman, E. and Millar, L. (2002) 'A Thirty Hour Clock by Benjamin Shuckforth of Diss, Parts 1 and 2', Horological Journal, Vol. 144 (6), p. 204.Loomes, B. (2013) Collecting Antique Clocks: Benjamin Shuckforth of Diss in Norfolk. Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/shuckforth/index.html.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 17th century lantern clock in an oak freestanding caseWilliam Raynes, YorkThe delicately strapped bell with five turned finials between three dolphin and floral frets above four slender tapered pillars and two side doors (with slots for the pendulum) on ball feet, with iron hoop to the top plate and spikes below. The 6.25 inch silvered Roman dial, with fleur de lys half-hour markers and single blued steel hand to the Yorkshire rose engraved centre, signed above VI Will Raynes in Yorke. The movement driven by a chain and weight with verge escapement, the pendulum mounted centrally between the trains and swinging through the door slots, countwheel strike on the large bell. Contained in a 17th century oak floorstanding case of pegged construction and excellent colour. Together with two lead weights. 40cms (15.5 ins) highFootnotes:William Raynes was born near Helmsley in Yorkshire in 1638. In 1653, he was sent to London as an apprentice of the clockmaking brothers William and Ralph Almond, being freed in 1660 or 1661. Raynes remained in London, establishing himself in Butcher Row, East Smithfield; all the extant clocks from this London period are lantern clocks. In 1676, he is still listed as living in London, though by 1682 or 1683 he appears to have moved to York; he was certainly there by 1687, in which year he was made a Freeman of the City. Two of his lantern clock dials are very similar, not only to each other, but also to a dial on a clock by Thomas Cruttenden, another York clockmaker, and it seems likely that both Cruttenden and Raynes used the same engraver. William Raynes died in a riding accident on 28th December 1694. There are three lantern clocks and three longcase clocks signed William Raynes in York, one of the longcase clocks having been sold by Bonhams in October 2014. This particular lantern clock has very short collets for the wheels, the collets themselves being integral to the arbor, a practice that was popular among very early London lantern clockmakers. The frets and the centre of the dial are engraved almost exactly the same as the other two lantern clocks by Raynes, and one by Cruttenden, with a York rose in the centre and ferocious looking dolphin/sea monster frets. One of these similar clocks may be seen in Lantern Clocks & Their Makers by Brian Loomes, Figure 18.9, pg. 320.For further reading, see Loomes, B. (2017) 'William Raynes of London, York and elsewhere' Part I and II, Clocks Magazine, Vol. 40 (April, May), pgs.9-13.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare late 17th Century ebony table clock by a Knibb apprenticeJohn Drew, LondonThe case with elaborate foliate handle set within floral pommels on petal bases, the domed caddy set with four pierced foliate mounts and framed by berry-and-leaf finials to a moulded cornice over silk-backed cast brass sound frets to the front and sides, on a moulded base and squat bun feet, the front door with brass escutcheons. The 6inch square brass dial enclosed by winged cherubs head spandrels between foliate engraving, the silvered Arabic and Roman chapter ring with five-minute numerals outside the minute band and set with half-quarter marks, the Roman hours interrupted by elaborate half-hour markers, signed at the base Jno. Drew London, the deep blued steel hands reading against the finely matted centre. The twin gut fusee movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, knife-edge verge escapement and solid numbered outside countwheel strike on the bell, the backplate with single line border and symmetrical pattern of richly engraved floral scrolls framing the oval signature cartouche with male mask above the name John Drew Londini Fecit. Secured in the case via a pair of turnbuckles mounted to the rear of the dial. Ticking and striking with two case keys. 37cms (14.5ins) highFootnotes:John Drew was apprenticed to Joseph Knibb for eight years between September 1676 and September 1684, meaning Drew was likely born around 1662. Over the course of his career, he would train eight apprentices, though none appear to have gained their freedom. At some point in his career, likely early on, he was working out of a shop in Johnson Court, on Fleet Street. Lantern clocks and longcase clocks are known by him, including a couple of miniature lantern clocks, one with ting-tang striking. He displayed the same delicate minimalism in his work as was seen by Knibb, and it is easy to see the influence of his master in his work. In 1712 Drew was appointed Beadle of the Company, taking over from the deceased Richard George, an engraver who had held the position for over a decade. The official description of a Livery Beadle's duties was to attend every official Livery function, maintain the peace during meetings, look after robes, etc. Unofficially, at this time, the role was usually given as a source of income to members who had fallen on hard times. Many horologists and allied trades people would see their income disappear if they were to fall ill, their poverty continuing for the duration of their illness. Some trades had a higher-than-average tendency for this, for example, many engravers were known to have short careers due to sight loss; several years of very close, detailed work in pre-electric light conditions would cause them to become partially sighted. This may explain Richard George's long tenure as the Company Beadle.It is unknown why Drew became impoverished; in 1713 he began to receive charity payments from the Company in addition to his role as Beadle. He died around August of that year, though the Company would continue to support his now widow, until her death two years later. Interestingly, Christopher Gould succeeded Drew as the Company Beadle, though again, it is unknown if this was due to ill health on Gould's part. Atkins, C. E. (1931) The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices 1631-1931, London: The Clockmakers Company.Loomes, B. (2013) Collecting Antique Clocks John Drew - a really small miniature lantern clock. Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/drew/index.html#fullThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An early 19th century mahogany eight day longcase clock, the bell strike movement fronted by a circular Roman dial with subsidiary seconds at noon, indistinctly signed, the architectural case with peaked and eared cresting on scroll carved brackets, over a plain trunk and plain plinth base, 83 ¼in. (211.5cm.) high.,

An early 19th century West Country inlaid mahogany eight day longcase clock by Thomas Honey of Launceston, Cornwall, the shaped and boxwood strung arched hood with fluted columns, enclosing an arched brass dial, with Tempus Fugit eagle to arch, engraved floral spandrels and Roman chapter ring, enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed 'Thos. Honey Launceston', 8 day bell strike movement, on a boxwood strung base with bracket feet, 82 ½in. (209.5cm.) high, in running order., * Provenance: Miscellanea (Cornwall) Ltd., Truro, 1964,

A George III mahogany 8 day longcase clock by John Distin of Guernsey, the bell strike movement with four knopped pillars, fronted by an arched brass dial with moonphase and 'High Water at Guernsey' to the arch, gilt floral and foliate spandrels and silvered Roman chapter ring, the brass centre signed and engraved with flowers and swags, with subsidiary seconds dial and date arch, the case with arched pediment on fluted tapered columns, on a later plinth base, 81in. (205.8cm.) high, glass cracked.

A George III 30 hour longcase clock by Francis Pile, Honiton, the weight driven brass birdcage movement with bell strike, fronted by a square brass dial with matted centre, engraved with two birds in flight, with gilt mask spandrels, single hand and silvered Roman chapter ring, the plain oak case with flared moulded pediment, turned half-columns and cross banded trunk door and base, 76½in. (194.5cm.) high.

An 18th century Channel Island longcase clock by Thomas Andre Naftel, Guernsey, 86in. (218cm.) high. * Thomas André Naftel was grandson of Nicolas Blondel, Guernsey's foremost clock maker of the 18th century. Born in 1759 to Blondel's daughter Elizabeth and her husband André Naftel, who died tragically young in 1762, he assisted his grandfather, alongside his mother and brother Nicholas, in his clockmaking business, the two brothers eventually succeeding him in 1775.

A partial George III oak longcase clock case; a contemporary 25cm square dial; a contemporary movement; chime rods; weight cases; pendulum

A George III oak cased swan neck pediment longcase clock with silvered dial, eight day movement, maker John Scott, Edinburgh. Height 205 cm. CONDITION REPORT: We have the two weights and pendulum. We have not had the movement operating but it does appear to be complete. The seat board is original and in our opinion the case and movement are not a marriage. The case is in generally good condition with no significant issues. The hood is in good order. The trunk door is not warped. It closes as it should and we have the key. The plinth base is in generally good condition. The bottom edge moulding looks to be a fairly old but later replacement. We can see no evidence of any woodworm.

An antique Boulle marquetry French longcase clock, with 10" circular dial with shaped case with ornate brass mounts and raised on paw feet. Height including father time 236 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: We have both weights, the winding key, door key and pendulum. The weights are currently in situ in the clock. The pendulum should have to the top a small half round end, this is missing so we have been unable to ascertain if the clock does operate. When the hands are manually advanced the movement does strike. The hood is in generally good order. There are no lifting sections of boulle marquetry to the front. There is some minor lifting of the brasswork to both sides but there do not appear to be any brasswork losses. The lacquer to the front of the case is beginning to perish in places. This would easily remove. The boulle work to the door and base appears to be in generally very good order with no significant lifting or losses. Th same comments apply to the side panels which again have very minimal brass lifting and no losses that we can see. All metalwork is present but does not have the original finish. The case is structurally very sound and we can see no evidence of any woodworm.

An early 19th century Scottish inlaid mahogany cased longcase clock, with two train striking movement and circular dial, the case with long trunk door and fluted column corners. Height including brass finial 218 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The clock case is in generally good original unrestored condition. There are some minor veneer losses in places and some scuffs around the extremities of the base but no major issues with the case. We have the pendulum and weights. The pendulum bob is however detached from the pendulum itself. The movement winds on both trains and seems to operate when weight is applied to both the going and strike trains. The dial is in generally good order with only minor marks and scratches. We can see no evidence of any woodworm. The glass to the hood door is cracked.

A George III mahogany longcase clock by John Smith Chester, with brass dial and two train striking movement, the trunk with fluted quarter column corners. Height 195 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The clock is in fairly good unrestored condition. The hood is in generally good condition, the only exception being losses to the giltwood and gesso at the top and bottoms of the capitals and some evidence of old woodworm in these areas of soft wood. The glass appears to be original. The mask around the dial fits as it should. The brass dial has clearly lost the majority of its silvering. The trunk door is not warped but does have some surface marks and scratches. The quarter columns are in good condition but generally dirty. The sides of the case again are in generally good structural order with no significant splits. The same comments apply to the sides of the base. The base front board has small sections of crossbanding missing around the edges. The original oak rear boards have some evidence of old long gone woodworm. The movement is extremely dirty but when pressure is applied to the going train the movement appears to operate. The same comment applies to the strike train. We have a key but no weights or pendulum. Having removed the hood, the top board which would sit beneath the cornice is missing which probably explains the dust and dirt on the movement. We do not think that the clock is a marriage.

An early 20th century oak longcase clock, the case with astragal glazed door and foliate carved decoration with silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals. Height 220 cm.

A late 18th century mahogany longcase clock by Barwise of Cockermouth with eight day striking movement, weight and pendulum. 223 cm high including finial (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: We have both weights and the pendulum. The movement seems fairly clean. The silvered brass dial is also in very good order. We have had the clock ticking for a short period of time. When the hands are advanced the movement does strike. The hood and case are in generally very good order. The trunk door is not warped. We have the lock and key. The plinth base is in good condition all round. We can see no evidence of any woodworm.

A Georgian walnut longcase clock, with eight day striking five pillar movement by Cornelius Herbert London Bridge, with long arched trunk door. Height 247 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The cornice has a loss to the front left-hand corner. The rear right-hand return top moulding also has small losses. The remainder of the hood is in generally good order with only minor blemishes and small nibbles to the veneers. The bottom edge moulding to the hood has a loss to the very rear against the wall and there is a stress fracture or two to the left-hand side. The trunk door is not warped, it closes correctly and locks in place. We have the pendulum and both weights. We have not had the movement ticking, however when weight is applied to the going train the movement does seem to operate. The movement is dirty but appears to be all present. The bottom of the case has some water marks. We can see no evidence of any woodworm.

An early 19th century mahogany longcase clock with brass strung case and with eight day striking movement with moonphase by Fenton Mansfield and with painted dial. Height 218 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The movement winds on both apertures. We do not have either weights or pendulum. When pressure is applied to both the going and strike trains, the movement does appear to operate however. The dial is as you see it, generally tired and rubbed. The hood door has a cracked glass and the centre to the swans neck pediment has been broken and reattached. The rest of the hood is in generally good order. The trunk door is slightly warped but closes as it should. The door is currently locked. We do not have a key. The front of the case is in generally good order with minor veneer losses around the base. The sides are in generally good condition. A section of the backboard is missing from the rear side of the left-hand cheek up to the rear of the hood. Clearly this is not visible with the hood in place.

RICHARD SYMONDS, LONDON. A QUEEN ANNE FIGURED WALNUT EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK with 12" square brass dial fitted with crown and cherub spandrels enclosing a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and matted centre, date aperture and seconds dial. Fronting an eight-day five pillar weight-driven movement with countwheel strike on a bell and anchor escapement. The case with applied pillars and long trunk door on a plinth base.215cm highThe movement and dial belong to each other, the movement is complete and has brass weights and a pendulum, it is dirty and would require a service to get function correctly, there are moulding and veneers which have become loose in the hood, these are present. the trunk door is slightly warped and has a missing piece of moulding, the base is original but has a replaced plinth.

JEREMIAH HARBLEY, NORWICH. AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY 12” BRASS DIAL LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT with wheatear border and crown and cherub spandrels enclosing a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and outer five-minute markers enclosing a matted dial centre having seconds dial and date aperture fronting an eight-day weight-driven five pillar movement striking the hours on an inner count wheel and anchor escapement30cm square

A COLLECTION OF SIX HOROLOGICAL BOOKS INCLUDING ‘THE KNIBB FAMILY’ comprising of 'The Knibb Family, no. 225', 'Dieter Riefler, Riefler-Prazisionspendeluhren', 'Klaus Erbrich, Prazisionspendeluhren', The First Twelve Years of the English Pendulum Clock', 'Tom Robinson, The Longcase Clock', and 'Percy G. Dawson, Early English Clocks' (6)

JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, LONDON. AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY SOLAR TIME LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT the 12" arched brass dial with gilt spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, the arch having a solar time dial fronting a 5 pillar eight-day weight driven movement striking the hours on a bell43.5cm high 30.6cm wideMovement is original to the dial which is complete with no missing wheels. It is lacking a pendulum, seatboard and weights. The calendar wheel is loose and the silvering is discolored to the chapter rings.

A RARE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SCRIMSHAW-WORK WATCH TOWER, in bone and hardwood modelled as a longcase clock surmounted by a carved Native American woman standing on a gallery top above a tiered case with pocket watch and feathered flowers, the base with a raccoon pelt in a glazed wood case.75cm highWe are unsure what type of bone this is. The pocket watch does not run.

REID. AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY THREE TRAIN WEIGHT DRIVEN QUARTER CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK the 10" arched brass dial with crown and cherub spandrels, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and matted dial centre fitted a name plaque and seconds dial. The arch with three tune selections for St. Michael Westminster Whittington fronting a substantial weight driven eight-day three train movement playing the tunes on graduated tubes, with anchor escapement and brass weights. The glazed trunk with applied pillars to the arched hood and plinth base.206cm high

GEORGE CLARKE, LEADEN HALL STREET, LONDON. AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY BURR WALNUT QUARTER CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK the arched moulded pediment above a pierced sound fret and moulded edge arched glazed door flanked by gilt brass-capped corinthian reeded columns on a slender trunk with moulded edge crossbanded door on a matching base raised and double plinth. The 12" arched brass dial having an engraved wheatear border and gilt spandrels with a silvered Roman chapter ring surrounding a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, Strike/Not strike lever at 3 o'clock, the large three train eight-day weight driven movement chiming the quarters on eight bells and the hour on a larger bell - comes with original brass cased weights and pendulum231.5cm highThe case has been repolished but is complete with no losses. The movement and dial are original to the case. It comes with original brass-cased weights and a pendulum. The movement is complete and does run and chime but may need a service, we do not guarantee mechanical parts or functionality. The width of the bottom plinth is 54cmThe depth of the bottom plinth is 27.5cmThe width of the trunk is 35 cm.

WILLIAM WALL, RICHMOND. A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK the 12" arched brass dial with engraved silvered spandrels and chapter ring with Roman numerals enclosing a matted centre with shaped name cartouche and seconds dial, having two corner subsidiary dials for date and strike/silent with rolling moon to the arch. Fronting an eight-day five-pillar movement with rack strike on a bell and anchor escapement. The trunk with reeded pillars and long arch-topped flame mahogany trunk door with plinth base.216cm high The base to the case is missing applied mouldings to the front panel, the bottom plinth has been replaced, the hood door is loose, the hood mask has been replaced. The left column is loose, the movement is complete and original to dial but is dirty and will require attention, comes with weights and pendulum.

AN EDWARDIAN MINIATURE THREE TRAIN MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK

PATERSON, SUNDERLAND. A MID 18TH CENTURY PINE 30HR LONGCASE CLOCK the 11" brass dial with rococo cast brass spandrels, silvered Roman chapter ring and engraved matted centre, with name cartouche and date aperture fronting a 30 hour weight driven movement with hour strike on a bell and anchor escapement. The pine case with stepped hood and applied pillars, having arched long trunk door and plinth base190cm high

HADWEN, LIVERPOOL. A GEORGE III FIGURED MAHOGANY 8 DAY MOON DIAL LONGCASE CLOCK No. 315 the 13" arched brass dial with cherub's head Rococo spandrels enclosing a signed silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minute markings, scrolled leaf engraved matted centre, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture beneath a revolving painted moon dial fronting a numbered 8-day movement with anchor escapement and bell strike. The flame veneered figured Mahogany case with swan neck pediment above a blind fretwork frieze and reeded side columns, long shaped-top trunk door with side quarter columns and Gothic blind fretwork frieze over, the canted shaped panelled base raised on ogee bracket feet.240.5cm highThe case has been re-polished in the past and is in good undamaged condition. The seatboard is original and sits nicely on the cheeks of the case, the dial is clean and original to movement, the movement is complete and looks to have been serviced in recent years, it does run and strike but we can't guarantee mechanical parts. Extra images have been uploaded.

WILLIAM WINSTANLEY, WIGAN. A GEORGE III FLAME MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY MOON ROLLER LONGCASE CLOCK the 13" brass arched dial with rococo style cast brass spandrels enclosing a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and outer minute markers, the matted and engraved centre fitted with seconds dial and date aperture beneath a rolling moon and signed arch fronting an eight-day weight driven movement with anchor escapement and striking the hours on a bell. The Chippendale style case with blind fretted panel to the base, canted corners and long shaped trunk door, the hood with swan-neck pediment fitted with glass painted panels.240cm high

A FINE REGENCY FIGURED MAHOGANY LONGCASE OBSERVATORY REGULATOR CLOCK the substantial case with a moulded pediment above a glazed door with canted corners on a slender glazed trunk and box base with sunken panel, the back board mounted with a heavy cast iron movement bracket with integral pendulum support as used on only the finest regulators, the 12" silvered dial with regulator format fronting a numbered high quality weight driven eight-day movement probably made by Dent, Morrison or Gillette & Johnson having a high count train with jewelled bearings and pallets, Harrison maintaining power and integral roller taking the brass weight to the side of the case, the glass jar pendulum has mercury compensation and roller suspension. Recently serviced and overhauled195cm high

Georgian pagoda topped longcase clock in mahogany case, the hood flanked by reeded and brass capped and inlaid columns with ball and spire finials enclosing arched painted dial decorated with peonies, calendar aperture, moonphase indicator and subsidiary seconds dial, the straight sided case with broken-arch door on pedestal base, 254cmCondition ReportDial width 33cm door not warped, not the correct screws on the hingesWe do not guarantee working order, although not set up it does appear to work when tension applied to pulleys. Movement fairly clean

Mid 19th century 30-hour longcase clock by William Spry of Hay-on-Wye, in oak case, the swan neck pediment hood enclosing 12" painted dial with Roman numerals and date aperture, 215cm 

An 18th century longcase clock, the 12” square brass & silvered dial inscribed “Jordan, Bristol”, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds & date aperture, eight-day striking movement, in satinwood crossbanded mahogany case inlaid with oval petrae, the hood with swan-neck pediment, 6’8” high.

A mid-20th century Enfield longcase clock with domed top, 10” dia. silvered dial with Arabic numerals & inscribed “James Walker, London”, three-train chiming movement, in oak case with glazed trunk door, 72¾” high.

Five various clock movements, one with dial signed Capitian & Wehrle, London, another 8 day longcase clock with painted dial signed John Parry, Tremadoc, and a painted clock dial, Deacon, Leicester, all as found.

Mahogany longcase clock, the hood with moulded cornice, (adapted), fluted columns, trunk with long door, bracket feet, 12" brass dial with cast spandrels, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed L Bradley, London, eight day movement striking on a bell, 205cm, as found.Condition report:This clock has two weights and a pendulum with it, however they may not be the originals, the longcase clocks in the property were a little unorganised and we have associated these with the clock. Image uploaded to the lot page on our website for you to view.

Oak longcase clock, as found, the case in poor condition, 12.5" brass dial with seraphim spandrels, single hand, silvered chapter ring, signed Fran. Jones, Wellingborough, thirty hour movement striking on a bell, 182cm.

Walnut longcase clock, the hood with moulded cornice, turned columns, long arched door, plinth base, arched brass dial, cast spandrels, the lunette with calendar, silvered chapter ring with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed Josephus Williamson Londini, Hora Indicatur Apparentes Involu tis Equationibus, part equation movement striking on a bell, 236cm.Condition report:There is a pendulum and weights, perhaps associated, the part of the movement that is there seems to run but no equation parts. The case has had numerous repairs and work over time but is currently sound.

Oak longcase clock, as found, the case in poor condition, incomplete, 12" silvered dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, signed R Hackett, Harringworth, eight day movement incomplete, 203cm.

Oak longcase clock, hood with moulded cornice, trunk with long door, plinth base, (adapted), 12" brass dial with cast spandrels, silvered chapter ring, date aperture, signed Roger Lee, Leicester, thirty hour timepiece movement, 204cm, as found.

Oak longcase clock, the hood with moulded cornice, engaged column, trunk with long arched door, bracket feet, (adapted), 10" brass dial with single hand, cast spandrels, silvered chapter ring, date aperture, signed Chris Holtum. Long Lawford, thirty hour movement striking on a bell, 213cm.

Oak longcase clock, the hood with moulded cornice, turned columns, long door, bracket feet, 13" painted dial with floral spandrels, subsidiary second dial and date aperture, signed Grocott, Holywell, eight day movement striking on a bell, 212cm.Condition report:There is a door key but doesnt work too well, no weights, has a pendulum.

Oak longcase clock, the hood with moulded cornice, turned columns, long door, plinth base, 12" painted dial, date aperture, unsigned, thirty hour movement incomplete, 201cm.

Oak longcase clock, the hood with moulded cornice, turned columns, trunk with long door, bracket feet, 12" brass dial with cast spandrels, silvered chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed John Williamson in Leeds fecit, eight day movement striking on a bell, 193cm.Condition report:Has a pendulum and weights, probably associated. Does not work, case is generally ok.

Oak cased Railway regulator longcase wall clock, the hood with architectural pediment, trunk with long door, 18" painted dial with Roman numerals, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, number 409, partial movement, the backplate signed Webster, Cornhill, London, 185cm.

Oak regulator longcase clock, the hood with architectural pediment, circular glass, the long door glazed, 14" circular painted dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, signed Grimshaw & Baxter, Goswell Road, London, non-striking movement, 217cm.

A 19th century mahogany cased longcase clock, the brass and silvered dial signed Edward Clark, London, with pendulum and weights.

Oak longcase clock with later quartz movement and 1930's painted grandmother clock (2).

Antique mahogany and chequer inlaid eight day longcase clock having arched painted moon phase dial, 214cm.