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A FRENCH GILTWOOD AND MARBLE TOPPED CONSOLE TABLE, 19th century, with raised mirrored back surmounted by a Sevres type porcelain portraits linked by foliate boughs and swags and supported on twin pillar columns enclosing a large oval mirror plate, the base of inverted breakfront design, with fitted Carrara marble supported on leaf carved tapering legs and joined by concave stretchers. 260cm high x 180cm wide x 57cm deep
A GEM-SET BROOCH, BY MEISTERDesigned in the form of a butterfly, set throughout with oval-shaped yellow sapphires, highlighted with round brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18K gold, signed Meister, length 4.2cmMeisterMeister was founded in 1881 by Emil Meister, a bold minded goldsmith and remains a family jewellers based in Zurich, Switzerland. For more than twenty years now, it is in the capable hands of two brothers Adrian Meister and Roland Meister, the fourth generation to run the company. The tradition of style, top quality, competence and trust has been upheld in the company through the generationsFrom humble beginnings, Meister began trading jewellery and silverware in a shop in Münsterhof 16 and flourished over four generations into a powerful company, currently with 3 shops located in prestigious areas of Zurich, selling gold and diamond jewellery, watches, silver and crystal glass objects porcelain and renowned top quality brands. The company experienced tremendous growth between 1950 and 1980, with Walter Meister at the helm, taking the company from strength to strength and reinforcing his commitment to top quality goldsmiths. Meister won the coveted Diamonds International Award a total of seven times and has been a member of the Diamond International Academy since 1968.Meister is known for its large selection of precious stones and pearls. The gemologists at Meister travel far and wide, inspecting and purchasing beautiful stones which become the pillar of Meister jewellery. All jewellery is designed and made in house, they specialise in using a wide range of coloured gems in striking and unusual colour combinations, which take centre stage in the classic styles and also in the modern timeless designs. The yellow sapphire & diamond butterfly brooch is a lovely example of Meister’s style and creativity with coloured stones. The piece is in perfect harmony, with the golden yellow sapphires complimenting the yellow gold frame pave-set with diamonds.
Thomas Smith of London - an early 19th century mahogany longcase clock, the hood having stop-fluted brass pilasters, flanking 12" arch brass dial, signed and with strike/silent dial to the arch, silvered chapter ring, with Roman and Arabic numerals, matted centre, subsidiary seconds dial and rolling date dial, twin winding holes for a brass eight-day five pillar weight driven movement striking on a bell, the case having arched panelled door to a boxbase, h.212cm (excluding brass finials).Not currently running (swing of pendulum appears too short).With pendulum and brass cased weight, no key.Strike train wire is broken.Pendulum repaired.Dial with tarnishing, otherwise good.Hood missing section to top and glass to right side is cracked.Case generally good, faded to one side and with loss to bottom left corner of door.Lock to door missing.No feet to case.Brass mounts to top and bottom of back left column missing.
William Riches of Swanton Abbot - an 18th century oak longcase clock, having 12" square brass dial, signed to the silvered chapter ring, with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date dial, the twin winding holes for an eight day brass four pillar weight driven movement striking on a bell, the plain case with panelled door and boxbase, h.195cm
John Gauler of Hereford - a late 18th century oak and mahogany crossbanded longcase clock, having 12" square brass dial, cast brass spandrels, signed and silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, rolling date dial, twin winding holes for a brass eight day four pillar weight driven movement striking on a bell, the case having fluted canted corners to a boxbase, h.199cm
Thomas King of London - an 18th century longcase clock dial and movement, the 12" brass arched dial with strike/silent dial to arch, the silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, matted centre, subsidiary silvered seconds dial, and name disc, together with a rolling date dial, twin winding holes for a brass four pillar weight driven movement striking on a bell; together with a brass longcase clock dial only for George Borrett of Stowmarket, 12" (2)
An 18th Century Flintlock Tinder Lighter, the steel box lock with a spring hinged door to the left side engraved I.H., with walnut bag butt, plain bar trigger, the left side set with a candle sconce and on a ringed pillar and bipod front support, 14cm. Action works, holds at full and half cock. Brown pitted finish to metalwork. Split to left side of butt
A 1" Scale Model of a Circa 1840 ME Beam Engine, built by a Mr P.J Pickwick in 1967 from plans by G Gentry - powered by either steam or air to a 3" stroke piston, connected by overhead beam supported by a 5" pillar to a 9" flywheel, via brass gearing to a secondary 3" wheel, finished in bright metal and black with guard rails, stood on a hollow ceramic base 17 x 9 x 4" with a marble top, 15" high, build plans with model. Built to a very good standard.
A collection of six various Dunhill lighters to include one in the form of a tankard, together with a Dunhill porcelain box with floral decoration and two matching dishes and two matching calibri onyx ashtrays CONDITION REPORTS The Dunhill table lighter has wear to the metal and sides, some tarnishing and oxidisation to the copper beneath. Numerous surface scratches and scuffs and pitting, also some accretions. There appears to be an old repair to the central pillar. Unable to state whether the item works or not. General wear and tear commmensurate with age and use. See photos for more details. Tall Dunhill lighter very oxidised and with surface scratche sin places - see images. Not been engraved,, no bad plate wear to the visible eye thought with the oxidisation a little difficult to tell. The wheel moves very freely suggesting ther emay be something missing thought this may just be the flint. See images for further detail
A late George III mahogany twin pillar dining table with two rounded rectangular end sections and two leaves raised on quadruped bases CONDITION REPORTS Top basically good colour though with signs of staining and some areas of discolouration. Knocks, scrapes and crack along the grain around knotting. See images. Leaves slightly darker in coklour suggesting that they have been out of sunlight ore than main top. Cracking again around the knotting see images. Bases basically sound tought with wear to the reading conducive with age and use and foot wear otherwise sound - see images.
A George III George Washbourn of Gloucester mahogany and marquetry inlay cased eight day longcase clock, circa 1780, the hood with a shaped pediment and three brass eagle and ball finials, brass mounted turned pillar columns, the door enclosing a silvered chapter dial and gilt spandrels, eight day calendar date movement, the case inlaid with floral marquetry, 240cm high, (pendulum and two weights) Note: George Washbourn of Gloucester - recorded 1738-1811 One of a large dynasty of clock makers, thirteen in all working in the 18th/19th Century
Flint (Sir William Russell). A Catalogue Raisonné of the Unsigned Limited Edition Works of Sir William Russell Flint..., by Keith S. Gardner, Bristol: Michael Stewart Associates, 1994, limited edition unnumbered presentation copy: half-title verso with ink presentation inscription 'To John Youé with many thanks Keith S. Gardner', numerous colour and black & white illustrations, two prospectuses loosely inserted, original maroon simulated leather gilt, maroon cloth slipcase, large 4to, together with Breakfast in Périgord..., Written and Contrived by Sir William Russell Flint, Privately printed for him by Charles Skilton, 1968, numerous monochrome illustrations, top edge gilt, original black quarter morocco, lightly marked, slipcase, large 8vo, (limited edition 369/525 signed by the author), plus Shadows in Arcady..., by Sir William Russell Flint, Charles Skilton Ltd., 1965, original two-tone cloth gilt, glassine dust jacket, slipcase, 8vo, (limited edition 245/500 copies), with four other William Russell Flint limited editions: Idyllen des Klassischen Altertums..., 1921, 833/1400 copies; One Hundred and Eleven Poems by Robert Herrick, Golden Cockerel Press, 1955, 529/550 copies; Models of Propriety..., 1951, 220/500 copies signed by the author (defective), and with The Scholar Gipsy & Thyrsis by Matthew Arnold, 1910, (one of an unnumbered edition on paper) (Qty: 7)NOTESCatalogue Raisonné: usually found in the publisher's blue bindings, this is an unusual presentation copy in a maroon binding, being inscribed to Keith Gardner's designer John Youé, who Gardner mentions in his list of acknowledgements as being "a pillar of support".
* Ford (Henry Justice, 1860-1941) . Queen Elizabeth I, watercolour on artist's board, depicting Queen Elizabeth I dressed in a blue robe and cloak and a white ruff, standing in a grotto and holding a long bow, with a young woman in a green robe kneeling in supplication before her, an overturned casket on the ground, and a stone pillar and pool beside, signed in red lower right, 29 x 19.5 cm (11.5 x 7.75 ins), together with another watercolour on artist's board by Henry Ford, depicting a gentleman in doublet and hose holding a sword, leaning against a tree clasping a letter and lock of hair, whilst two young men observe at a distance, signed in red lower left, 28 x 18 cm (11 x 7.25 ins), matching gilt mounts and frames, both with old gallery label on backboard 'Frank Hall, Cardiff' (Qty: 2)
A Regency yew wood twin pillar dining table with a cross-banded top including an extra leaf on two ring turned columns with swept tripod bases terminating in brass cappings and castors, 101cm x 218cm extended, together with a set of eight Regency style yew wood dining chairs with “X” frame backs, stuff over seats on ring turned front legs, includes a pair of elbow chairs
ϒA William IV rosewood card table, circa 1835, the top enclosing a circular playing surface, on facetted pillar, circular base and scroll feet, 74cm high, 92cm wide, 45cm deep ϒ indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.
A Victorian carved oak quarter chiming bracket clock, Unsigned, late 19th century, the substantial four pillar triple chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating rise/fall beam regulation to suspension, the quarters sounding a choice of two melodies on either a graduated set of eight bells or four gongs and the hour sounding on an additional larger gong, the 7.25 inch wide single sheet silvered brass Roman numeral dial with steel fleur-de-lys hands and fine foliate scroll engraved infill to spandrel areas with the upper continuing into the shallow arch to envelop the triple CHIME/SILENT, FAST/SLOW regulation and WHITTINGTON/WESTMINSTER chimes selection dials set within a canted silvered brass surround, the open triangular pedimented case with fan carved tympanum over inverted breakfront alternating applied rosette and fluted panel decorated frieze and bevel-glazed hinged door to the dial aperture flanked by projecting carved fluted Corinthian Columns, the sides with conforming frieze over leafy trail pierced rectangular sound frets and the rear with rectangular brass grille inset door, on ogee moulded skirt base with block feet, 57cm (22.5ins) high including finial
An Art Deco engine-turned silver desk-clock with Waltham movement, swiveling on a platform stand, James Griffiths, Chester 1927, 9 x 11.5 cm wide movement running at time of inspection, overall good condition, however there is a dent to the stand, two ball feet bruised, both pillar supports slightly bent, no obvious signs of restoration, dial in good condition
A brass bound mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer by Norris and Campbell, Liverpool mid 19th century, c.1850, no.486, the circular four-pillar single chain fusee movement with Earnshaw type escapement, compensated cut bi-metallic balance with circular weights, helical spring and faceted diamond end-stone, the spotted backplate with blued steel spring set-up ratchet and movement pillar securing screws, the 3¾in. circular silvered Roman dial with subsidiary seconds dial at six, up/down register and engraved 'Norris and Campbell, Liverpool No.486', with gold hands, secured by a screw-down bezel into a brass bowl with sprung shuttered winding hole to underside, mounted via gimbals into a mahogany three tier case, with vacant brass name plaque to top, capped corners over strap-bound edges and the sides with brass carrying handles, the front with vacant ivory roundel below a push-button catch, over a shaped brass key escutcheon, with winding keys, the case 6½in. (16.5cm.) square, 6¾in. (17.1cm.) high. *Condition: Very good condition overall and appears to be original and unrestored. Winds and runs. A few very faint scratches to dial, small faint patch of oxidisation inside seconds dial, movement very clean, case very good, some wear to gilt to brass, lacks case key.
A RARE EARLY 100-BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET-PISTOL, SIGNATURE OBSCURED, no visible serial number,Continental, probably Belgian or Dutch circa 1700, with Spanish form two-stage 4in. barrel, solid top-tang, plain diminutive lock with pointed radiused tail and traces of signature below the ban, bridleless frizzen, walnut full-stock with inlet horn decoration (probably replaced or later added), later wood butt-cap, iron pillar trigger-guard bow and probable replacement ramrod (worn throughout, tip of fore-end with damage).
AN 18.5mm PERCUSSION RIFLED MUSKET, MODEL 'SWEDISH M1834/41/51 'PILLAR BREECH'', serial no. 581,dated for 1852 and probably by Husqvarna, with brushed bright (as issued) round 41in. barrel, blade fore-sight integral with the nose-cap, intermediate brass standing notch rear-sight fixed to a separate band and iron standing notch back-sight to top-tang, moulded snail, the rear of breech stamped with a large letter 'H', plain lock of flint form with date, serial number and the letter 'H' stamp, hammer with external safety dog-catch, walnut full-stock with heavy brass furniture and cup-ended iron under-barrel ramrod.
A 54-BORE PERCUSSION TRIGGER-COCKING REVOLVER, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'TRANTERS DOUBLE-TRIGGER', serial no. 10540T,circa 1858, with octagonal 6in. barrel, scroll engraving to barrel throat, bead and pillar foresight, standing notch rear-sight, border engraved solid frame, plain five-shot cylinder with rope carved border to leading edge, inverted 'Y' shaped safety spring to left hand side, spurless hammer, chequered walnut semi saw-handled grip, domed iron grip-cap, Tranter's Patent exposed cocking trigger and articulated rammer mounted to left hand side of barrel, the whole stripped of finish with loss to engraved detail.
An early 19th century mahogany longcase clock having swan neck, pillar and painted hood containing painted and moonphase dial and 8 day movement by M Simpson, on shaped and pillar trunk and square and pillar baseCONDITION REPORT AND DIMENSIONSCase appears complete, age relate wear but no major faults to case but homemade hinges on face doorHood had restoration as images showHeight 90 inchesDepth 10.5 inchesWidth 22.5 inches
A most uncommon Mahogany folding Chair having carved detail including to the top rail, a pair of opposing sea serpents holding a coronet aloft, the backrest with twist pillar details, the seat area with three early appearance rope edged webbings to support a cushion, 15 1/2'' wide x 34'' high x 18 1/2'' deep

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