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A late 19th Century French gilt brass four glass mantel clock with eight day movement striking on a gong, the enamel dial with flower festoons and blue Roman and Arabic numerals, the circular foliate framed pendulum bob inset with a portrait miniature of a lady wearing a hat, signed `M. Roge`, the balloon shaped case with foliate scroll surmount and bevelled glass curved panels on a bowfront stepped base and turned feet, height approx 37cm.
A Good Large collection of loose gemstones. To include a Fire opal and other opals and doublets, carved and uncarved specimens of lapis lazuli , two miniature carved coral portrait roundels, topaz, citrine, amethyst, turquoise, various moonstones, jade, tourmaline, further synthetic & paste stones. (a lot)
Follower of John Linnell 1792-1882, Portrait Miniature- Portrait of Helen Rose O`Connell 1825-1909, (grand-daughter of Captain William Bligh) seated half-length, a cockatiel perched on her hand, in an extensive landscape; watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, with inscription verso, 12x9cm. Provenance: Helen Rose O`Connell 1825-1909, thence by decent to the present owner (the portrait of Rose) Note: The sitter holding an exotic cockatiel in her right hand, presumably a reference to her grand-father`s connection with the southern colonies: In 1787 aged 33, Captain Bligh was given command of `The Bounty`, a three year old merchant ship, his mission was to transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies. In April 1789 the famous mutiny took place, led by Fletcher Christian. An extract taken from Bligh`s logbook. Entry for 28th April - `Just before Sunrise Mr Christian and the Master at Arms… came into my cabin while I was fast asleep, and seizing me tyed my hands with a Cord & threatened instant death if I made the least noise. I however called sufficiently loud to alarm the Officers, who found themselves equally secured by centinels at their doors… Mr Christian had a Cutlass & the others were armed with Musquets & bayonets. I was now carried on deck in my Shirt in torture with a severe bandage round my wrists behind my back, where I found no man to rescue me…` In 1805, Bligh was sent to New South Wales as Governor, but his oppressive manner contributed to an uprising, in Sydney in 1808 - the Rum Rebellion - he had attempted to end the use of rum as a form of currency. .
English School, Portrait miniature, early 19th century- portrait of a a young girl, seated full length on a stool, wearing a red dress and blue sash, holding a basket of flowers; held to be Frances Anne Bligh(1820-1863) Captain William Bligh`s grand-daughter, Provenance: Frances Anne Bligh 1820-1863, by whom given to her sister Mary Jane Nutting, and thence by descent to the present owner, 19x14cm: English provincial school, early 19th century, Portrait Miniature- Portrait of Elizabeth Nutting, circa 1800, half-length, in a landscape; watercolour on ivory, provenance: by descent in the sitters family to the present owner, Note: Fifteen years after the Bounty mutiny, he was appointed governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps, resulting in the so-called Rum-Rebellion, Bligh had six children and died in Bond street, London 1817
A 19th century Naval oval portrait miniature in yellow metal mount, probably gold, the reverse with intricate hair work border containing seed pearl mounted anchor, the front with head and shoulders portrait of a Naval officer in blue tailcoat, length 6.5cm, mounted within later mahogany frame (illustrated).

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