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Lot 176
NIELS KOEFOED (DANISH) FOR KOEFOEDS HORNSLET, A SET OF FOUR 'EVA' TEAK DINING CHAIRS circa 1960s, with stuff over cloth upholstered seats, the frames with stamped marks, 96cm high; together with a Danish teak extending dining table, with two leaves, on incurving pillar supports, 71.5cm high, 165cm long unextended, 255cm long fully extended (210cm long extended with a single leaf).
Lot 188
Of heavy solid castings, having a flared socket with rounded flange and base, and single circular extraction hole, the architectural entasis stem with square capital and pillar, on a spreading circular base, height 27.4cm, base diameter 14.3cm Literature: For a very similar example, but with tapering pillar, see C. Bangs, 'The Lear Collection' (1995), p. 126, 299, no. 97 ** This item is part of the Christopher Bangs collection **.
Lot 130
A REGENCY AND EBONISED AND GILT DECORATED FOLD-OVER GAMES TABLE the top with scrollwork carving, over frieze centred with brass detailing, opening to reveal a baize lined interior, on fluted tapering centre pillar, quadruped base with paw feet and castors. 91cm wide, 45cm deep (closed), 70cm high
Lot 136
Y A FRENCH LOUIS XV BOULLE BRACKET CLOCK WITH WALL BRACKETARSANDAUX, PARIS, MID 19th CENTURYThe rectangular five shouldered baluster pillar twin going barrel outside countwheel bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum with silk suspension, the backplate signed Arsandaux A Paris to lower margin, the 10 inch circular thirteen piece cartouche numeral dial with convex white enamel centre inscribed ARSANDEAUX, A PARIS within chapter ring with blue-on-white Roman hour numerals within rococo borders and every minute numbered to outer track, with sculpted steel hands, the engraved cut brass and brown shell contra-parti marquetry veneered shouldered waisted case with surmount cast as with Zeus as an eagle with Io, applied on a gadroon cast dome set on the outswept superstructure decorated with brass foliate strapwork scrolls into a cut shell ground flanked by leaf cast mounts to the angles, the front with rococo scroll cast scallop-shell centred crest over gilt brass-framed moulded waisted arch-glazed door decorated with a Classical female seated within rococo scrollwork to lower margin, enclosing marquetry veneered decoration to the inside surface of the rear door over a radial-lozenge tiled floor, the surround decorated with leafy scrolls within line-edged border, the sides with tall recessed arch windows between marquetry panel veneered upper and lower margins and the rear ebonised and with single panel door, on generous scroll cast feet incorporating female upstand to the rectangular table over repeating leaf cast moulded edge and generous cherub mask angle mounts flanking contra-parti marquetry decoration to front and sides, the base terminating with a lattice panel decorated rococo scroll cast pendant mount.The clock and wall bracket 118cm (46.5ins) high, 47cm (18.5ins) wide, 24cm (9.5ins) deep overall.The Arsendaux family are listed in Tardy DICTIONNAIRE DES HORLOGERS FRANCAIS as sometimes recorded with the spelling 'A.R. Sandeaux' and working in Paris from 1743. Other sources note a Jean Arsandaux becaming a 'maitre horloger' in 1727.Provenance: From a private collection in Northamptonshire
Lot 185
A GEORGE III BLACK CHINOISERIE JAPANNED EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCKROBERT POLL, HARLESTON, CIRCA 1760The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and bright-cut bordered recessed slivered subsidiary seconds disc to the matted centre, within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minute beyond the minute track, with scroll pierced steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a silvered boss engraved Rob't Poll, HARLESTON within herringbone border flanked by conforming mounts, in a black japanned case with gilt repeating scroll decorated box upstand over architectural moulded cornice, stylised torch motif painted upper quadrant panels and break-arch glazed door decorated with gilt foliate scroll to frame and applied with three-quarter columns to front angles, the sides with rectangular windows within leafy spray decorated surrounds and with conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat moulding painted with foliate scrollwork panel, over break-arch door decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with Oriental figures and pavilions within an Arcadian garden landscape and complex edge mouldings, within scroll painted surround incorporating upper quadrant panels matching those of the hood, the sides painted with large leafy sprays, the plinth base with decorated cavetto top moulding over conforming landscape panel to fascia, on moulded skirt base incorporating bracket feet with gilt decorated shaped apron between.234cm (92ins) high, 54cm (21.25ins) wide, 28cm (11ins) deep. Robert Poll is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Wissett, Suffolk and Harleston, Norfolk up until 1771. Condition Report: Movement is in dirty condition but was running in the vendors house at the time of consignment. The mechanism appears essentially all original with no visible evidence of alteration. The dial is in good original condition; the finishes have a pleasing age-mellowed appearance. The movement has its original seatboard but there is packing beneath suggesting the movement is not original to the case. The case is generally structurally sound and will respond very well to not a huge amount of work. The top board of the hood is currently detached, the hood columns have some worm damage (localised and non-active). The trunk door has some losses to the original raised decoration and crazing to the surface. The rest of the case exhibits fairly extensive Edwardian restoration with the sides re-panted and the plinth rebuilt incorporating face panel which may be original but with much overpainting. The feet are Edwardian.Generally an attractive example ripe for being 'revived'. Clock is complete with pendulum, two weights, case key and crank winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 145
A WILLIAM IV BRASS INLAID CARVED MAHOGANY BRACKET TIMEPIECEUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1830The five pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by half-seconds lenticular bob pendulum with holdfast bracket to the shouldered backplate, the 8 inch circular cream painted convex Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands set behind a hinged cast brass convex glazed bezel, the shallow-arch top case with leafy scroll carved crest over arched brass border above the dial and recessed scroll decorated brass-fillet edged shaped beneath, flanked by rosette and line inlaid pilasters with scroll outline lower sections, the sides with brass rosette ring handles over rectangular brass Gothic tracery pierced frets, the rear flush with rectangular glazed door, on line inlaid skirt base with brass ball feet.42cm (16.5ins) high, 30cm (11.75ins) wide, 16cm (6.25ins) deep.
Lot 43
A FRENCH LOUIS XV/XVI GOLD REPOUSSE AND TORTOISHELL DUMB-REPEATING PAIR-CASED VERGE POCKET WATCHCLOUZIER, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18th CENTURYThe gilt full plate single fusee movement with four columnar fronted pillars pinned through the backplate, stop-iron block and verge escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the quarter repeat-work operated via plunger to the suspension post sounding the hours followed by the quarters with a single pivoted hammer engaging with a stop applied to the inner rim of the case, the backplate with asymmetric flowering scroll pierced and chased balance bridge incorporating faceted ruby endstone next to silvered Advance/Retard regulation dial flanked by engraved signature Couzier, A Paris, the slightly convex circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with winding square to centre, generous Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine scroll pierced and engraved gilt hands, the case relief decorated with scrolling rose blooms to rear and continuous floral trail to bezel, with plunging suspension post and small opal cabochon thumb pieces to clasp, the outer case gilt brass lined covered in red-stained shell.The pillar plate 3.5cm (1.375ins) diameter; the inner case 4.5cm (1.75ins) diameter; the outer case 5cm (2ins) diameter. A Jaques Clouzier is recorded in Tardy Dictionnaire des Horlogers Francais as becoming Maitre in 1692 and working from several addresses in Paris until his death in May 1754. Condition Report: Movement is complete and appears all-original however a little dirty/neglected. The mainspring will wind hence appears sound but the watch is not currently running most likely due to being dry/gummed-up; the escapement will beat when motive power is manually applied to the train. The repeat mechanism is in working condition and appears to count correctly however it is a little last hence a clean/service is advised. The dial has slight chipping/wear around the winding hole and some extremely faint small hairlines issuing from the screw applied through the IIII numeral otherwise appears free from visible faults; the minute hand has been repaired. The case is in sound original condition however the rear shows overall wear and there is a small split within a repousse leaf adjacent to the hinge. The outer case has a small loss to the shell near the hinge of the bezel otherwise in in fine original unrestored condition.Gross weight excluding outer case 92g; there is no winding key present. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 148
A REGENCY MAHOGANY FUSEE DIAL WALL TIMEPIECE THE DIAL SIGNED FOR JAMES MCCABE, LONDON, CIRCA 1825With a four knopped pillar single chain fusee movement incorporating bottle-shaped plates and anchor escapement for regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the backplate signed James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, fitted to the 13.5 inch circular cream painted Roman numeral dial inscribed JAMES McCABE, Royal Exchange, LONDON to centre, with steel spade hands set behind hinged glazed caddy-moulded cast brass bezel incorporating canted silvered insert to interior, the drum-type case with curved hinged access flap to right hand side and base.44cm (17.25ins) diameter, 16cm (6.25ins) deep. James McCabe junior succeeded his father of the same name was one of the most successful English clock and watchmakers of the 19th century. He was apprenticed to Reid and Auld of Edinburgh and was admitted to the Clockmaker's Company as a Free Brother in 1822. Around this time McCabe entered into a short-lived partnership with Strahan (probably Charles who gained his freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1815). From 1826 James McCabe managed the business alone from 97 Cornhill until 1838 when he was forced to temporarily relocate to 32 Cornhill due to a major fire at the Royal Exchange. It was at this time (1825-43) that Thomas Cole worked for McCabe before setting up his own to produce distinctive and highly decorative timepieces in his own unmistakable style. The business was subsequently continued by Robert Jeremy until his retirement in 1883. Evidence to the back of the dial of the present timepiece suggests that a different movement was originally intended. The present movement, however, would otherwise appear to have been fitted to the dial at a very early date hence is probably more likely to be a 'rethink' by the maker rather than a later replacement. Indeed the dial retains old original surface with 'witness marks' within the finish corresponding to the present dial feet being in use throughout the clock's life. Condition Report: Movement is in fine clean working condition and appears fundamentally all-original with the only noticeable replacement being the centre wheel arbor. Please note the notes within the catalogue description above re dial fittings. The dial retains old surface with overall light crazing; the numerals and signature have been retouched. The bezel is in fine condition. The case is in very good condition. The circumference has some relatively light shrinkage cracking and a few very well executed veneer patch repairs, faults are otherwise limited to very minor bumps. The lower flap is also a replacement.Timepiece has pendulum, a case key (for bottom flap) and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 174
A GEORGE III BRASS MOUNTED FIGURED MAHOGANY TABLE/BRACKET CLOCK WITH TRIP-HOUR REPEATTHOMAS PACE, LONDON, CIRCA 1785The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and trip-hour pull repeat, the backplate engraved with a central circular cartouche containing leafy sprays within asymmetric foliate scrollwork, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and recessed fan-shaped panel signed Tho's Pace, London to the basket-of-flowers engraved silvered centre, within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring incorporating Arabic five minutes beyond the minute ring, with scroll pierced steel hands and applied rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with conforming leafy trail centred subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the bell-top case surmounted with a central brass pineapple finial over four other smaller conforming finials to angles and double cavetto top mouldings, the hinged front with brass fillet mouldings to the glazed dial aperture and folate cast and pierced upper quadrant frets flanked by brass floral drapery mounts applied to the canted angles, the sides with generous brass carrying handles over cherub-mask centred sunburst and foliate cast break-arch fretwork panels, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with foliate scroll cast brass bracket feet.54.5cm (21.5ins) high, 34.5cm (13.5ins) wide, 23cm (9ins) deep. Thomas Pace is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Whitechapel, London 1784-1825.
Lot 71
A CONTEMPORARY ENGINEER BUILT STAINLESS STEEL AND BURR AMBOYNA CONGREVE-TYPE ROLLING BALL TIMEPIECERON WEBB, BRISBANE, DATED 2014Based on a design by John Wilding, the four-pillar single fusee movement with ball-bearing race pivots and skeletonised pediment-shaped pierced plates applied with central minutes ring annotated with Arabic five minutes, flanked by conforming Roman numeral hour ring to the left and seconds to the right, over rectangular frame with pierced horizontal top and bottom plates enclosing a large pivoted table balance with zig-zag track for the rolling ball, with trip-release lever to enable the table to be tipped via motive power applied by crank drive from the movement at the end of each run of the ball down the track, the angles with fluted amboyna wood Doric type columns beneath ball and spike finials, on screw adjusting disc feet set on a wooden platform base, the leading edge of the upper plate stamped Ron Webb, 2014 and the lower plate applied with further brush-finished plate inscribed Ron Webb, Brisbane. Australia.The clock 39.5cm (15.5ins) high, 32cm (12.5ins) wide, 30cm (11.75ins) deep. Provenance:Purchased in these rooms TRANSPORT SALE TO INCLUDE THE HEWELL & TARDEBIGGE RAILWAY COLLECTION (PART 2) 1st March 2022 (lot 11) for £1,700 hammer.
Lot 169
AN IMPRESSIVE GEORGE III GILT BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY PRECISION LONGCASE CLOCKWILLIAM POULTON AND SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1785The substantial five pillar rack and bell striking movement with shouldered plates, the going train with Harrison's maintaining power and deadbeat escapement regulated by seconds pendulum with steel rod and wide jaw 'T-bar' suspension, the 13 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and applied shaped silvered plate signed Will'm Poulton & Son, Watchmaker to his Majesty, the King of Spain, London to the finely matted centre, within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes beyond the minute track, with scroll-pierced blued steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a subsidiary Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the figured mahogany case with concave-sided 'pagoda' superstructure fronted with a shaped rococo scroll cast gilt sound fret over break-arch cavetto cornice, conforming gilt arched fret infill and brass stop-fluted columns with Corinthain capitals flanking the hinged glazed dial aperture, the sides with rectangular brass fish scale sound frets and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with geometric 'block top' arched door fronted with flame figured veneers within complex mouldings flanked by brass stop-fluted Corinthian quarter columns, the plinth base with concave top moulding over raised shaped panel to fascia, on moulded double skirt.253cm (99.5ins) high excluding top finial, 57cm (22.5ins) wide, 27cm (10.5ins) deep. William Poulton is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London before 1773. He is known for producing high quality table clocks including a grande-sonnerie striking example. A silent-pull quarter repeating table timepiece signed for William and Alfred Poulton, again inscribed 'Watchmakers to the King of Spain', is also known.Provenance: From a private collection in Northamptonshire Condition Report: Movement is in complete original condition with visible alteration or noticeable replacements. The mechanism is essentially in working condition but is a little dirty/neglected with some surface rust to the steelwork. Therefore a gentle clean and service will be required. The dial is in very good condition with only a couple of very small spots of oxidation. The movement and dial are fitted to the original seatboard which rests essentially undisturbed onto the cheek uprights of the case confirming that the movement and dial are original to the case. The case is in fine original condition. The hood is free from any notable faults and generally has minimal shrinkage. The rest of the case is similar fine condition. The face of the lower tier of the skirt has veneer detached form the left-hand side and section off to the front right hand corner; the sections are present so should be a simple case of re-attaching. The bases of the quarter columns are giltwood rather than brass hence may well be replacements. Faults are otherwise very much limited to minor age-related shrinkage and other minimal blemishes.Generally a very original clock in extremely good clock that just generally need a service and gentle 'reviving'. Clock has heavy pendulum, pair brass-cased weights and a crank winder (no case key). Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 44
A GEORGE III SILVER PAIR-CASED VERGE QUARTER-REPEATING POCKET WATCH WITH SWEEP CALENDAREARDLEY NORTON, LONDON, LATE 18th CENTURYThe gilt full plate single fusee movement with four cylindrical pillars pinned through the backplate, stop-iron block and verge escapement regulated by brass three-arm balance with Tompion type regulation, the quarter repeat-work operated by a plunger to the suspension post sounding the hours via a pivoted hammer striking on a bell set which the rear of the inner case, followed by two rapid blows for each quarter via a second hammer sounding on the same bell, the backplate with fine symmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with wedge-shaped matted-ground relief engraved foot, flanked by silvered regulation disc set within adjacent conforming applied scroll engraved panel infill opposing signature Eardley Norton, London and serial number 28847, the slightly convex circular white enamel Roman numeral dial signed EARDLEY NORTON, LONDON to centre within concentric inner date-of-the-month track and with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with gold spade hour and minute hands a wavy calendar indication hand, the inner case with continuous engraved and pierced geometric bordered leafy band to circumference and plunging suspension post fitted with a bow at twelve o'clock, the outer case with finely moulded rim and bezel surround, (both cases unmarked, the inner with conforming serial number 28847).The pillar plate 3.8cm (1.5ins) diameter; the inner case 5cm (2ins) diameter; the outer case 6cm (2.375ins) diameter. Eardley Norton was thought to have been born into a farming family from Rigsby, Lincolnshire, however he was apprenticed as a clockmaker 25 May 1743 to Robert Dawson of Alford. Latterly he moved to London where he is listed as working at 49 St. John's Street, Clerkenwell between 1760 and 1794. He was member of the Clockmakers' Company being freed in 1770 and remained a member until his death in 1792. He applied for a patent for a new type of striking mechanism for both clocks and watches on 31 August 1771. Norton enjoyed Royal patronage being perhaps best known for his silver mounted four-dial astronomical clock (made in collaboration with James Ferguson F.R.S.) commissioned by George III for Buckingham House (later Palace) which still remains in the Royal Collection (RCIN 30432). He married Mary Swinnerton of Oswestry and later retired to Stonegrove House (no longer existing), Little Stanmore, Middlesex, in the parish of Whitchurch. On his death, his business was taken over by the partnership of Gravell and Tolkien. He is buried at St. Lawrence's church in Little Stanmore. Condition Report: Movement appears complete and essentially in sound original just about working order, however the escapement beats erratically and a little fast suggesting that the balance spring is either detached or missing. The repeat work will operate but is lazy in its action and struggles to complete the cycle and the hands are currently out-of-sync. The mechanism is a little dirty/dry indicating that a gentle clean/service is required however the original gilding is sound with minimal wear or scuffs/scratches. The dial is loose and has a tiny edges chip above the XI and near the IIII numerals otherwise visible faults are very much limited to slight surface scratching; hands are in good original condition. The inner case has some noticeable wear/rubbing/indenting around the waist (where it has rubbed against the inner collar of the outer case). The centre of the rear has had replacement threaded insert for mounting the bell fitted at some point. There is also a small hole (possibly for a thumb piece?) to the waist at 6 o'clock and a small notch within the bezel at 8 o'clock which appears original/intentional but purpose is unknown. The outer case has some slight denting and overall light wear otherwise is in good original condition.There is no winding key included. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 105
A RARE FRENCH GIILT BRASS QUARTER-REPEATING CALENDAR CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE WITH ALARMCHARLES OUDIN, PARIS, CIRCA 1830The going and push-plunger repeat trains laid-out in the manner of a pocket watch with duplex escapement regulated by sprung monometallic balance and sounding the hours and quarters on a graduated pair of coiled gongs on demand only, set within the frontplate of the four-pillar rectangular movement incorporating cocked going barrel to facilitate eight-day duration over alarm mechanism sounding on a bell mounted within the base of the case, the gilt backplate with winding squares for the going and alarm trains, regulation adjustment and signed CH'S OUDIN, PALAIS ROYAL 52, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial also signed CH'S OUDIN, PALAIS ROYAL 52 to centre and with blued steel hands over subsidiary date-of-the-month and alarm setting dials to lower margin, the case with hinged faceted scroll-shaped carrying handle over canted moulded edge top incorporating a push plunger for the quarter-repeat towards the leading edge, the front with bevel-glazed rectangular door flanked by canted angles, the sides with conforming glazed panels and the rear with gilt door, on cavetto moulded skirt base with canted angles.12cm (4.75ins) high with handle down, 8.2cm (3.25ins) wide, 7cm (2.75ins) deep. Charles Oudin was a highly notable watchmaker who initially worked, alongside his cousin Joseph, under Abraham-Louis Breguet who held them both in high esteem. In 1801 Oudin established himself at 65 Galerie de Pierre and is noted as working from various addresses nearby 1809-11 before settling at Palais Royal, 52 in 1812. He participated in the Exhibitions of the Products of French Industry in 1806 and 1819 and was awarded medals for 'a watch that was wound by the pendant' and 'a watch with moon phases and synodic months' at the former. At the 1819 exhibition, the firm also exhibited, among other things, an 'equation watch with an ingenious system' which was also favourably received. Charles Oudin retained his connection with the Breguet workshop often inscribing 'élève de Breguet' alongside his signature. In June 1836 the business was passed onto his son, Charles Raymond, who continued producing fine-quality timepieces before selling the business to fellow watchmaker, Amédée Charpentier, in 1857. The firm then traded under the name Oudin-Charpentier into the 20th century. Condition Report: Movement is in full working order with the repeat work operating/counting correctly with good positive action. The alarm and calendar mechanisms are also operating correctly. There is no visible evidence of alterations or noticeable replacements. The dial has a very small hairline crack issuing from the centre hole for the hands and another longer crack to the lower right edge continuing up through the alarm dial, these can only be seen on very close examination. The centre lower edge also has two short hairline cracks which are more noticeable. There are no losses to the enamel and the appearance of the more visible cracks could no doubt be reduced by a dial restorer. The calendar hand does not match the others hence may be a replacement. The case is in good condition with no visible damage to the glasses and defects limited to a few very slight edge bumps to the brass mouldings. The gilding is generally thin causing the brass beneath to oxidise resulting in overall moderate discolouration to the finish.Timepiece does not have a winding key.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 189
A WILLIAM III WALNUT AND FLORAL MARQUETRY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCKJOHN COTTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1695The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 11 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and scroll border engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the outer minute track, with scroll pierced steel hands and winged cherub mask and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles, the lower margin of the dial plate with engraved signature Iohn Cotton in ye Strande, in a case with later domed caddy superstructure over architectural entablature and hinged glazed dial aperture incorporating floral marquetry decoration to surround and flanked by three-quarter columns to the front angles, the sides with rectangular windows and bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with ebonised ground grotesque mask-centred floral trail decorated convex throat moulding over 41.5 inch rectangular door inlaid with an architectural urn within bird inhabited flowering foliage into an ebonised ground, centred with an oval lenticle and with half-round edge mouldings set into a herringbone inlaid surround, over base with stepped ogee top moulding and conforming floral marquetry panel within herringbone border to fascia, on shallow moulded band and ogee bracket feet.196cm (77ins) high excluding later superstructure and feet, 223cm (88ins) high overall, 48cm (19ins) wide, 25.5cm (10ins) deep. John Cotton is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born circa 1669, apprenticed to Charles Lowndes in 1683 and gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1695. Loomes notes that Cotton paid quarterage until 1697 and is thought to have died the following year. His son of the same name was apprenticed to Edward Comins, a shipwright of Woolwich, London. Condition Report: The movement is essentially in working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The mechanism is a little dirty/dusty hence requires a clean and service. The dial is in good clean condition with only a couple of light blemishes to the matted decoration to the centre only. The movement rests on a replacement seatboard with packing to the cheek uprights indicating the movement and dial are not original to the case. The case is structurally sound and retains all its important elements including good long backboard continuing down well into the plinth (has some shrinkage cracking and a couple of small patch repairs to the panel). The sides are also in good condition retaining almost all of their original length. The case has however seen some historic 'updating' and requires overall work. The caddy is a 19th century replacement as is the entablature moulding and hood columns. The sides of the hood have lost their veneers and rear quarter columns. The hood door has one small loss to the marquetry otherwise is in good condition. The throat moulding has some losses/flaking and historic filling to the marquetry, the trunk door also has s a few similar localised losses to the marquetry and some filling mostly to cracks near the top and bottom margins (due to shrinkage between the door panel and the clamps applied at each end). The trunk door lock is a replacement and there is a veneer patch repair to the escutcheon area. The sides of the case have a scumbled stain finish over the original veneers which appear sound; an attempt to clean back this finish has been made to the lower rear right causing patchiness. The base top mouldings have shrinkage cracking and some historic worm damage. The plinth retains its original marquetry panel which is in similar condition to the rest of the marquetry. The lower edge of the plinth appears to have been reduced slightly and applied with later moulding and ogee bracket feet. The side veneers of the plinth re in sound condition; the banding around the front panel has chips/losses and repairs. The plinth is a little out of square in relation to the trunk causing the clock to lean a little when the plinth is stood square on the ground. Otherwise faults to the case are essentially limited to age related bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and a few small localised repairs.Clock is generally a sound restoration project and has a pendulum, pair of brass cased weights and a winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 121
A WILLIAM IV LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU MANTEL TIMEPIECEUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1825The circular four columnar pillar chain fusee movement with anchor escapement for regulation by a lenticular or disc bob pendulum, the 4 inch circular gilt brass dial with engine-turned centre within Roman chapter ring and outer minute track, with steel moon hands set within a gilt engine-milled bezel, the rococo scroll-cast waisted case cast with foliate bud finial above scallop crest and rocaille-work enveloping the dial flanked by open leafy scrolls, the sides with shaped floral lattice-pierced frets beneath generous leaf motifs, the rear matching the front but without the leafy scroll-pierce fret to apron, on generous inward-curved scroll feet with scallop shell pendant between.31cm (12.25ins) high, 19.5cm (7.75ins) wide, 11.5cm (4.5ins) deep. The detailing of the movement and dial of the current timepiece can be closely compared with the work of William Payne who worked form New Bond Street, London 1825-51 specialising in small mantel clocks/timepieces and carriage clocks. Condition Report: Movement is complete (except for a pendulum) and appears all original. Although the brass shows overall light oxidation it is in relatively clean condition and will run. Dial retains original gilding with only a few light spots of oxidation; the numerals show some moderate rubbing. The case retains original gilding albeit a muted through dirt and discolouration. It has probably been cleaned in the not too distant past but may benefit from further careful cleaning to freshen it up further. Timepiece does not have a pendulum or winding key, once these have been sourced it should then be able to be put to use. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 137
Y A FRENCH REGENCE BOULLE BRACKET CLOCK WITH WALL BRACKETANDRE HORY, PARIS, CIRCA 1725The rectangular five shouldered baluster pillar twin going barrel outside countwheel bell striking movement with verge escapement for regulated by pendulum with silk suspension, the backplate signed Andre Hory A Paris to lower margin, the 10 inch circular twelve piece cartouche numeral dial cast in relief with vases of flowers with Berianesque strapwork inhabited by a pair of opposing portrait bust medallions to centre, within chapter ring with blue-on-white Roman hour numerals within rococo borders and every minute numbered to outer track, with sculpted steel hands and enamel cartouche signed A HORY, A PARIS set within scroll cast apron beneath, the engraved cut brass and brown shell marquetry veneered case with cast ormolu surmount modelled as winged Fortuna set on the outswept superstructure decorated with brass foliate strapwork scrolls into a cut shell ground, the front with palmette-centred arched gilt crest terminating with acanthus scrolls issuing leafy pendants at the shoulders, over gilt brass-framed moulded arch-glazed door cast with scene of Amphitrite aboard a chariot holding a trident, enclosing marquetry veneered decoration to the inside surface of the rear door over a radial-lozenge tiled floor, the surround decorated with leafy scrolls within line-edged border, the sides with tall shaped-arch brass-fillet edged windows capped with scallop shell mounts set between marquetry panel veneered upper and lower margins, the rear ebonised and with single panel door, on generous scroll cast feet incorporating with shaped foliate scroll decorated apron between; the conforming ogee-shaped wall bracket with gilt-edged marquetry veneered cavetto upstand to the rectangular table over repeating leaf edge mounts and arcade decorated cavetto moulding forming the lip, and generous cherub mask angle mounts flanking premier-parti marquetry decoration to front and sides, the base terminating with inverted acanthus caddy with conforming pendant finial, (movement part dismantled).The clock and wall bracket 134cm (52.75ins) high, 50cm (19.75ins) wide, 26cm (10ins) deep overall. Andre Hory is recorded in Britten, F.J. Old Clocks & Watches AND THEIR MAKERS as working in Paris circa 1700-50. Britten notes a fine boulle-work bracket clock at the Pal de Pau, Paris; also a watch with six hour dial in the Gelis Collection and a repeating watch in the Ilbert Collection. Condition Report: Please not amendment to the report below (in block capitals) 23/02/2023. Movement is complete and appears essentially all original including the escapement although the crutch and pendulum are replacements. THE TRAINS HAVE BEEN RE-PINIONED USING THE ORIGINAL WHEELS; THIS REPAIR WAS TRADITIONALLY DONE TO ADDRESS PINION WEAR. The strike train second wheel, hammer pin wheel and fly are currently out of the movement but are present and appear undamaged. The under dial work is present for both motionwork and strike release. Once the detached elements are put back there is nothing to suggest movement that the movement wouldn't run (although the integrity of the strike mainspring has not been tested). The movement is generally a little dirty/neglected so a clean/service is required. The dial is in fine original condition retaining old gilding with a nice rich tone which would seem to only require a wash. The XII numeral cartouche and the name plate have some very light hairline cracks and the VII numeral is currently detached but undamaged. The hands have light oxidation. The case is in very good original condition but is presently very dusty/dirty. There is overall light lifting and movement to the brass marquetry but with surprisingly few losses. A couple of small pieces have been 'caught' hence are lifted and bent but overall the veneers are in good untouched condition and are very intact. The inside surface of the rear door has slight movement/cracking down the centre causing a couple of tiny losses to the shell but none to the brass. The inside base panel is missing a couple of wooden 'tiles' but the all the brass ones are present. The mounts are all present and are very nice quality. They are in good condition retaining old gilding with patchy oxidation/dirt. The bracket is a perfect fit for the clock but the marquetry is contra-parti and differs a little in style from the rest of the case. These is more significant lifting as well as some localised replacements and historic pinning. The mounts are in similar condition but perhaps slightly more discolouration and degradation of the gilding than those on the clock.Clock has later pendulum and a winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 158
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCKWILLIAM UPJOHN, EXETER, CIRCA 1765The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum. The 12 inch brass break-arch dial with bright-cut bordered recessed subsidiary silvered seconds ring and arched calendar aperture to the foliate rococo scroll engraved centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minute beyond the minute track and signed William, Upjohn, EX, ON to lower margin, with scroll pierced steel hands and 'twin-bird-and-urn' scroll cast spandrels to angles, beneath arch centred with a silvered boss engraved with a Ho-Ho bird over banner inscribed TEMPUS FUGIT flanked by conforming dolphin cast mounts, the case with box upstand over break-arch architectural cavetto moulded cornice, scroll-pierced arched fret and hinged glazed dial aperture applied with three-quarter columns with cast brass Corinthian capitals to front angles, the sides with small rectangular windows and quarter columns to the rear edge, the trunk with concave throat moulding over wavy-top caddy moulded rectangular door flanked by rounded angles, on plinth base with ogee top mouldings over raised caddy moulded panel to fascia and bracket feet.227cm (89.5ins) high, 52cm (20.5ins) wide, 28cm (11ins) deep. William Upjohn senior is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Exeter 1741-87. Clive Ponsford in TIME IN EXETER adds that he lived in a house on South Hill Street and married an Anna Reeve at Holy Trinity Church on 11th September 1736. The marriage produced thirteen children of which at least four sadly died. Their eldest son, Thomas, together with another son, William junior, subsequently followed their father into the clockmaking trade. Ponsford records his death and burial in St Mary Major churchyard on 14th December 1768. Condition Report: The movement is clean working condition wand appears all-original with no visible alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial is also in clean condition but with some slight oxidation to the silvering. The minute hand has been repaired. The movement retains its original seatboard which rests direct on the cheek uprights of the case indicating that the movement and dial are most likely original to the case. The case is generally in very sound original condition however has been repolished at some point which has now aged to exhibit some variances in colour which may benefit from attention from furniture finisher. The caddy probably had a caddy or other superstructure fitted onto the top box and the feet are replacements otherwise faults are very much limited to minor shrinkage and a few historic bumps and scuffs.Clock is complete with Pendulum, two weights, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 46
A GEORGE III GOLD REPOUSSE AND TORTOISESHELL TRIPLE-CASED VERGE POCKET WATCH THE MOVEMENT WITH A SIGNATURE FOR JOHN CURTIS, LONDON, BUT PROBABLY OF DUTCH MANUFACTURE, CIRCA 1777The gilt full plate single fusee movement with four unusual scroll pierced and chased panel fronted pillars pinned through the backplate, conforming scroll-pierced stop-iron block and verge escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with asymmetric scroll pierced and chased balance bridge over text J'no Curtis, London engraved to a banner along with serial number 2435 within an applied fretwork scroll plate enveloping the blued regulation dial, the slightly convex circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with arcaded minute ring, Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine scroll pierced and engraved gilt hands, the inner case applied with suspension post and bow and with hallmarks for London 1777 maker I W, the second case repousse decorated in high relief with scene of Joseph being sold into slavery within generous scroll borders, the outer case gilt brass covered in red stained shell secured by asterisk head gilt pins; with a rococo chased gold winding key. The pillar plate 3.4cm (1.375ins approx.) diameter; the second case 4.5cm (1.75ins approx.) diameter; the third 5cm (2ins) diameter. The movement of the present watch is a typical example from a group of Dutch timepieces produced during the mid to late 18th century signed with 'spurious' London signatures. One diagnostic feature is that on such examples the layout of the regulation tends to vary slightly from typical English practice resulting in the regulation disc being positioned on the opposite side of the movement (to the left rather than the right when viewed with balance bridge uppermost). The use of a balance bridge (rather than a cock) incorporating bright-cut scrolling decoration, and arcaded minute ring to the dial are also indicative of Dutch manufacture. The possibility of the movement being Dutch is perhaps also supported by the fact that there is no maker with the name John Curtis recorded in the usual sources as working in London in around 1777. Unusually for a movement of this type it is cased in a fully hallmarked English case. Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition and appears all-original with next to no discolouration/oxidation to the finishes. The dial has a hairline crack between the X and XI numerals and some very slight (hardly visible) scratching etc; hands appear undamaged. The inner case has some slight denting and surface deformation, and the suspension post has been re-attached with solder; the hinge is intact but feels a little under stress when closed although the bezel does snap shut snugly as it should. The repousse case in is very good condition with next to no wear/rubbing. The outer case has a small historic crack to the shell and some of the pins are missing otherwise is in good original unrestored condition with no losses to the covering. The winding key appears to be roughly contemporary with the watch and in good condition.Gross weight (excluding outer case but including the key) 83 grams. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 120
λ A REGENCY ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL LIBRARY MANTEL TIMEPIECE UNSIGNED, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS WEEKS, LONDON, CIRCA 1815The circular three columnar pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum, the 3.5 inch circular white Roman numeral enamel dial with steel hands set behind a push-fit convex glazed engine-milled gilt bezel, the case surmounted with a finial cast as a tied bunch of flowers over gilt drum supported on the backs of a pair of patinated standing figures each cast as cupid clutching a gilt arrow and holding up a finger towards the mouth, the stepped rectangular marble plinth base applied with four gilt pine cone finials to the cavetto moulded top over gilt disc feet.32cm (12.5ins) high, 19cm (7.5ins) wide, 9cm (3.5ins) deep. Condition Report: Movement is in working condition and ia in original condition. A gentle clean/service is advised. The dial has been overpainted (over the original fired enamel) most likely to conceal hairline cracks; this painted finish is now starting to flake so may be best to remove and restore the enamel dial properly. However with the bezel fitted the slightly flaking surface is much less noticeable. The case is in good original condition with faults limited to to noticeable corners/edges of the marble being 'rounded-off' to reduce the appearance of chipping. The mounts are complete, are of fine quality and in good original condition.There is a pendulum but no key present with the lot. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 144
A REGENCY MAHOGANY FUSEE DROP-DIAL WALL TIMPIECEUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1820The four knopped pillar single fusee movement with bottle-shaped plates and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the 12 inch cream painted circular convex Roman numeral dial with steel moon hands set behind hinged convex-glazed moulded cast brass bezel, with conforming turned dial surround secured via pegs to the rear box case with door to right hand side and the lower section visible beneath the dial fronted with a brass fillet edged shaped glazed aperture for the pendulum, flanked by fan-carved ears over curved base incorporating pendulum access flap to underside.50cm (19.75ins) high, 37cm (14.5cm) wide, 16.5cm (6.5cm) deep. Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. Thew dial retains old/original surface with some light scratching, wear and rubbing most noticeably to the minute track; the numerals may have seen some re-touching. The case has been cosmetically restored hence is very presentable with visible faults essentially limited to minor shrinkage, wear and small veneer patch repairs to the edge of the glazed pendulum aperture and the curved base.Timepiece is complete with a case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 134
AN UNUSUAL DUTCH GILT BRASS SPRING-DRIVEN HOODED WALL CLOCKT. THOMSEN, AMSTERDAM, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18th CENTURYThe rectangular four baluster pillar twin going barrel outside countwheel bell striking movement with five-wheel trains and anchor escapement for regulation by a disc-bob pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with scroll engraved half hour markers and Arabic five minutes beyond the arcaded minute track, the lower margin signed T'S THOMSEN, AMSTERDAM, within further generous outer ring engraved with compass rose cardinal points annotated in Dutch N, NO, O, ZO, Z, ZW, W and NW and divided into thirty-two increments, with scroll pierced steel hour and minute hands and pictorial panel-centred scroll pierced cast gilt brass spandrels to angles, the shallow arch with pierced oval silvered monogram panel RWR flanked by conforming rococo scroll mounts, the movement and dial supported via four substantial horizontal posts secured to the backplate via latches onto a brass break-arch panel forming the rear of the case, with lift-off break-arch hood incorporating shallow cavetto cornice and slender rounded angles to the hinged glazed front panel, the right hand side with small pendulum access door, the inverted ogee-shaped base forming a mounded-edge rectangular table for the hood over shaped panels within slender corner mouldings and terminating with a concave-sided pendant, (pendulum lacking).59cm (23.25ins) high excluding hanging eye, 33cm (13ins) wide, 12.5cm (5ins) deep. Thomas Thomsen is recorded in Morpurgo, Enrico Nederlands Klokken - en Horlogemakers Vanaf 1300 as a prominent clockmaker working in Amsterdam circa 1760. He was probably the father of T. Thomson who later lived and worked from 177 Achterburgwal, Amsterdam. A fine walnut quarter-striking astronomical longcase clock by Thomas Thomsen was sold at Christies, London sale of MAGNIFICENT CLOCKS 15th September 2004 (lot 36) for £94,850. The provision of compass rose cardinal points within the outer margin of the chapter ring of the present clock is an unusual and enigmatic feature. The purpose of this is unknown but would suggest that the timepiece was possibly originally conceived to provide an indication of wind direction through to mechanical connection to an external weathervane driving a third hand. Although there is no obvious direct evidence of such a mechanism being incorporated there are a few small spare holes to the both the movement and case which may support this theory. Condition Report: Please see additional imagesCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 49
A REGENCY SILVER AND TORTOISHELL TRIPLE-CASED VERGE POCKET WATCH FOR THE MIDDLE EASTERN MARKETEDWARD PRIOR, LONDON, 1816The gilt full plate single fusee movement with four Egyptian pillars incorporating fine foliate scroll pierced galleries pinned through the backplate, conforming shaped stop-iron block and verge escapement regulated by sprung three-arm balance with Tompion type regulation adjustment, the backplate with fine asymmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with Classical urn at the junction of the conforming pierced foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied scroll pierced infill opposing signature Edw'd Prior, London, 42010, the circular slightly convex white enamel Arabic dial with repeat signature EDWARD PRIOR, LONDON to centre within Islamic numeral hour chapter ring and conforming five minute numerals to outer track and blued steel spade hands, the plain inner case fitted with convex glass and suspension post and marked for London 1816, maker IR probably for James Richards, the second case with conforming date marks, push-button clasp, crisply moulded rim and bezel surround, the third case covered in mottled shell with studded borders and secured with conforming push-button clasp; in a further outer case carved from wood and covered in leather with domed gadroon cover.The pillar plate 2.2cm (1.625ins approx.) diameter, the third case 7.8mm (2.775ins approx.) diameter, the outer 8.7cm (3.5ins) diameter overall. Edward Prior is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as a maker of repute working 1800-68. His workshops were located at 18 Powell Street, King Square, Clerkenwell and he was the last of the celebrated Prior family who specialised in producing watches and highly decorative clocks for the Middle Eastern market throughout the latter half of the 18th century. The case makers mark 'I R' is probably for James Richards who registered various marks from 1793 to 1816.
Lot 172
A GEORGE III BRASS MOUNTED FIGURED MAHOGANY TABLE/BRACKET CLOCK WITH TRIP-HOUR REPEATELLICOTT, LONDON, THE MOVEMENT AND DIAL CIRCA 1765, THE CASE CIRCA 1800The five pillar twin fusee movement with thick plates, leaf-sprung trip-hour repeat and verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the backplate engraved with naturalistic scrolling foliage around a central reserve signed Ellicott, London surmounted by a break-arch strap supported basket of fruit beneath shaped backcock apron decorated with conforming stylised floral motifs, the 7.5 inch square single sheet silvered brass dial engraved with Roman numeral chapter ring and Arabic five minutes beyond the minute track, with fine scroll pierced blued steel hands and signed Ellicott, London to the extremities of the lower margin, the upper left hand-hand upper corner with Strike/Silent selection switch, in a case with bras ball finial to the concave-sided pyramidal superstructure applied to the break-arch top with complex cornice mouldings, the opening front with scroll-pierced brass crescent-shaped fret over 6.5 inch circular convex glazed dial aperture fitted with a generous cast brass bezel, the lower corners with matching quadrant frets and with canted fluted angles, the sides with hinged brass carrying handles over arched apertures with geometric pierced brass fret inserts, the rear with full-width arch-glazed door incorporating fluted canted angles matching the front, on generous cavetto moulded skirt base.52cm (20.5ins) high, 31cm (12.25ins) wide, 20.5cm (8ins) deep. John Ellicott F.R.S. is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as born 1706 to John Ellicott senior, a Cornish clockmaker who had gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1696 and died 1733. John junior worked from Swithin's Alley, Royal Exchange, London and was elected member of the Royal Society in 1738. He published works on horology in 1739 and 1753 and is particularly noted for the development of the cylinder escapement and a form of compensated pendulum; he also maintained a private observatory at his home in Hackney. John Ellicott was later appointed as Clockmaker to George III, and took his son, Edward into partnership in 1760 which lasted until his death in 1772. The movement and dial of the present lot are a 'textbook' example of a type produced by the Ellicott workshop from around 1755, wherein the single-sheet silvered brass dial was set behind a front door incorporating a glazed dial aperture. There are at least a dozen clocks by Ellicott known with near identical movements and dials housed in cases following an earlier style with bell-top superstructure surmounted with a brass carrying handle akin to standard table clocks of the period (see Bruton, Eric The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks for one such example). The signature being just for 'Ellicott, London' would indicate that the movement and dial were made after John Ellicott (F.R.S.) took his son, Edward, into partnership circa 1758. This partnership lasted until John Ellicott's death in 1772. In addition to this, the style of the engraving to the backplate conforms to the earlier type of 'vine engraving' as discussed in Dzik, Sunny ENGRAVING ON ENGLISH TABLE CLOCKS with two closely related backplates for clocks by David Hulbert and Robert Higgs illustrated on page 352 (Figure 19.5). This type of engraving was phased-out by around 1770 to be replaced by a lighter style of neo-classical influenced scroll design (see ENGRAVING ON ENGLISH TABLE CLOCKS, page 362, Figure 20.6, for a backplate signed by Ellicott with this slightly later style of engraving). From this evidence the movement and dial can therefore be fairly accurately dated to the 1760's.Conversely the case exhibits elements in its design more indicative of those produced in around 1800. Most notably the detail of a concave sided 'pyramid' superstructure applied onto a break-arch top - a feature which was first introduced in around 1785 (alongside the introduction of 'balloon-shaped cases). This detail was first mostly used in cases with traditional dial formats (e.g. break-arch or full-arch), by makers such as James McCabe senior and Eardley Norton. The crescent-shaped fret over the dial was then subsequently introduced around the turn of the century primarily for use in cases with circular dial apertures. A good example of a case sharing all these features, albeit housing a rare oval dial for clock by Thomas Bannister, London, is illustrated in Cescinsky, Herbert and Webster, Malcolm English Domestic Clocks on page 309 (Figure 348). This example is notable in that it is dated 1801. When all the above is considered it is very unlikely that the movement and dial were made after 1772 and the case is no earlier than 1795. Notwithstanding this the clock is not a 'marriage' as such - as the case was clearly made for the movement and dial but at a slightly later date. This is most likely due to the original owner wanting to update the look of his clock to follow change in fashion.
Lot 110
Y A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD CASED TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETERGEORGE EDWARD FRODSHAM, LONDON, CIRCA 1875The circular four pillar single chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement and split bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensating weights, helical balance spring and diamond endstone, the spotted backplate with spring set-up ratchet and blued-steel pillar and backcock securing screws, the 4 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial to above six o'clock beneath engraved signature G. E. FRODSHAM, 31 Gracechurch St., London 6506 across the centre and DOWN/UP power reserve dial to upper section, with gold/gilt spade hands and secured by a screw-down bezel into a lacquered brass bowl with shuttered winding hole to underside, mounted via gimbals into a brass-bound rosewood three-tier box with shaped brass vacant plate to the brass corner-capped top tier over second tier with glazed panel to interior, inset ivory panel engraved G. E. Frodsham, 31 Gracechurch Street, London to front and brass reinforcements to angles, the bottom tier with conforming reinforcements, hinged brass side handles and ivory disc numbered 6506 to front.The box 18cm (7ins) square, 19.5cm (7.75ins) high. George Edward Frodsham was born in 1831 and succeeded John Frodsham - first working as Frodsham, Son and Company in 1849, then in the Partnership of Frodsham and Baker the following year. George Frodsham then worked alone from 31 Gracechurch Street, London from 1864; the business became G. E. Frodsham and Company in 1882 and then a Limited Company in 1888. The following year (1889) the business advertised as being clockmakers to the Queen, Prince of Wales, The Royal Observatory and The Lords of the Admiralty and continued under George Edward Frodsham until 1901 when he presumably retired; he died two years later. Please note Dreweatts have an ivory exemption license for this lot BLQCKTTE Condition Report: Movement is complete, appears all-original and is in working condition; the mechanism is a little dull/tarnished hence would benefit from a gentle clean. The dial has overall very light streaky oxidation and the minute hand is a replacement. The bowl and gimbals are complete and are in sound original condition and retains old lacquer finish albeit with wear and oxidation to extremities/edges. The glass has a couple of light surface scratches. The case is in very good condition with the only notable issue being a break across the corner of the rectangular ivory name plate fitted to the front. Other faults are very much limited to very minor bumps and wear and oxidation to the brass fittings.Timepiece has a replacement typsy winding key but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 155
A REGENCY MAHOGANY FUSEE DIAL WALL TIMEPIECEJOHN EDGECUMBE, BRISTOL, CIRCA 1820The four pillar single fusee movement with bottle-shaped plates and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the 12 inch convex cream painted Roman numeral dial inscribed Jno's Edgecumbe, Bristol to centre, with steel spade hands set behind hinged convex-glazed moulded cast brass bezel, with conforming turned wood dial surround secured with pegs to the rear box case incorporating door to right hand side over pendulum access flap to the curved underside.36cm (14ins) diameter, 16cm (6.25ins) deep. John Edgecumbe is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as possibly born in 1784, becoming a 'Burgess of Bristol' on 8th October 1812, and working from 15 Old Market, Bristol, until 1834. Condition Report: Movement is in working condition however would probably benefit from a gentle service; it also appears all original. The fusee back pivot has a noticeable tall bush insert which some mat consider a little unsightly. The dial retains original surface but with noticeable peppered flaking and some bubbling. The signature and numerals have been strengthened probably just to heighten the original. The bezel and wooden surround are in fine condition retaining original hinge and lock. The box case is in very good original with the noticeable fault being a small chip to the rear left-hand corner of the backboard.Clock has pendulum, winder, and bezel lock key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 191
AN INTERESTING PROVINCIAL PARQUETRY DECORATED WALNUT SMALL THIRTY-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCKMAJOR SCHOFIELD, ROCHDALE, CIRCA 1750, THE CASE PROBABLY EARLIERThe four pillar two-handed countwheel bell striking movement with Huygens endless rope winding and anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 10.25 inch square brass dial with calendar aperture and dummy winding holes to the rococo scroll and floral spray engraved centre signed Major, Schofield, ROCH,DALE to centre, within applied Roman numeral with foliate scroll half hour markers and large Arabic five minutes beyond the arcaded minute ring incorporating text Tempus Fugit to upper margin, with scroll pierced blued steel hands and applied figural cast 'four seasons' spandrels to angles, in a case with generous ogee cornice and plain frieze over hinged glazed dial surround applied with Solomonic twist three-quarter columns to front angles, the sides with small rectangular windows and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with slender rectangular door centred with a 'bullseye' lenticle set a moulded surround between two parquetry star motifs within line-edged crossbanded surround and half-round cross grain mouldings, the plinth base with stepped ogee top moulding over conforming parquetry star-centred decoration to front and moulded skirt.202cm (79.5ins) high, 49.5cm (19.5ins) wide, 27cm (10.27ins) deep. Major Schofield senior is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as born in 1707 and working in Manchester, Salford and Rochdale until his death in 1783, He was succeeded by his son of the same name. The case of the current lot is notable in that the form and design echoes that of London work of around 1680, in particular details such as Solomonic twist columns and rear bargeboards rising up into the cornice to the hood, convex throat mouldings and large parquetry motifs around a lenticle to the trunk (see Robinson, Tom THE LONGCASE CLOCK page 92). This would suggest that either the case is either a late 17th century 'provincial' model following slightly earlier London practice or, if was made at the same time as the movement and dial, was executed in an 'archaic' style. Condition Report: Movement is complete and in reasonably clean working order. The mechanism appears very original with no obvious replacements. The pinions show wear and all wheel above the greatwheels have been moved along the arbor slightly to ensure engagement with a unworn part of the next pinion in the train. This is a traditional sensitive repair to enable the clock be to used without having to replace pinions. The bell and stand appear to be replacements and there is some noticeable hammering around the lower lower right movement pillar to the backplate. The dial is in relatively clean condition and is complete with calendar mechanism. The right hand false winding square has been bent a little to endure correct alignment with its hole and one of the cartwheel spokes has an old rivet repair. The hour hand is a replacement and the spandrel securing screws have been renewed other wise faults are limited to light uneven oxidation.The case is constructed with elm carcass except for the trunk door which is pine. The backboard has a cut just above the top of the throat moulding and a separate section (in elm) also fitted via a lap joint to the inside surface continuing up to dress the rear of the hood. Although this appears to be a later repair the colour of the timber (where visible) as well as the way in which the top of the principal part of the backboard is dressed would indicate that it was done a very long time ago. The seatboard appears equally ancient/original to the movement and is secured to uprights (also in elm) which are applied to the inside of the side of the trunk which terminate at throat level. This detail is very similar in its execution as to the panel applied to the backboard suggesting that they were done at the same time. The back panel and seatboard have an old wash of black paint. The hood is in fine original condition with faults essentially limited to shrinkage cracking and small losses to the sides around the glazed apertures following the lines of the joints within the carcass beneath. The inside rear edges of the hood also have a black wash, the rear edges (behind the bargeboards) have been rubbed back suggesting that the may have been fitted with tongues for rising in grooves cut into the upper part of the original backboard.The trunk is generally in fine condition although the backboard has historic worm damage, losses and splitting towards the lower edge requiring a bracing panel to be fitted over the back pf the plinth. Otherwise the structure of the plinth appears all original and in sound condition with the exception of the skirting which is a fairly recent replacement. There is no evidence to suggest the clock was ever fitted with bun feet. The veneers and mouldings are generally in fine original condition. The left hand side of the trunk has an oval patch insert which was required to fill a scoop cut into the inside surface of the carcass to allow for the pendulum swing. The right-hand side has a similar scoop which is not deep enough to affect the veneers on the exterior. The centre of these scoops is each approximately 7cm below the centre of the lenticle. Otherwise faults are limited to historic small losses to the veneers, relatively light age-related shrinkage and other blemishes. The trunk door retains its original lock and hinges.Clock has a lead weight, pendulum (rod snapped at the junction with the rod block) and a case key.Useful dimensions;Hood - depth between inside edge of frame around dial and the backboard - 15.5cmHood - height between bottom edge of front glass and the upper edge of the seatboard - 6cmHood - dimensions of front glass - 25cm wide, 26cm highHood - height of lower edge of the side glasses from the upper surface of the chin - 13cmHood and Trunk - distance between lower edge of the hood front glass to the centre of the lenticle - 74cm Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 192
Y A GEORGE I/II GILT BRASS MOUNTED EBONY TABLE/BRACKET CLOCK WITH PULL-QUARTER REPEAT ON SIX BELLSLODINGTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1730The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with pull-quarter repeat on a graduated nest of six bells and later anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the backplate engraved with Ho-Ho bird inhabited symmetrical foliate scrolls around a central twin-headed eagle, grotesque masks and a basket of fruit, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial applied with oval silvered brass signature plate engraved Lodington, London beneath later shaped plate inscribed TEMPUS FUGIT to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track, with scroll-pierced steel hands and Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath subsidiary calendar dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the inverted bell top case with generous hinged brass carrying handle and gilt brass fillet detail to the superstructure over double cavetto top mouldings and opening front inset with brass fillet mouldings to the glazed dial aperture and to the scroll pierced upper quadrant frets, the sides with brass fillet-edged break-arch windows and the rear with rectangular door set within the frame of the case also with brass fillet mouldings to the glazed break-arch aperture and conforming upper quadrant panels, on cavetto moulded skirt base with moulded squab feet.42cm (16.5ins) high with handle down, 26.5cm (10.5ins) wide, 16.5cm (6.5ins) deep. Isaac Loddington is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1720-34. The engraving to the backplate of the present timepiece can be compared to decoration discussed in Dzik, Sunny ENGRAVING ON ENGLISH TABLE CLOCKS, Art on a Canvas of Brass pages 262-71. This style of engraving has roots in French Huguenot immigrant work and of particular note is the inclusion of a 'Green Man' grotesque mask and a double-headed eagle, which may suggest that the clock may have been intended for a client based in central/eastern Europe. The design of the repeat work can be broadly compared to on a table clock by Richard Street described in Dzik, Sunny BENEATH THE DIAL, English Pull-Repeat Striking 1675-1725 pages 417-19. The main differences between the two are that the present clock utilises an internal hour rack planted on the inside of the backplate (rather than on the frontplate) and employs a standard design of quarter rack hook (rather than the unique design incorporating blocking piece to check the strike train whilst the quarters are running). Condition Report: The movement is in full working condition however is a little dusty with light oxidation to the brass hence a gentle clean/service is advised. As catalogued the escapement has been converted from verge regulated by short bob pendulum to anchor regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, hence the third and escape wheels of the going train are replacements of differing design to the original. The backplate has filled holes from the verge potances and the upper edge has an enlarged slot to the allow for the repositioned pallet arbor; the backcock is also a replacement. The strike train and quarter repeat mechanism appear all-original and are in fine condition; the pulley for the repeat mechanism is probably a replacement. The dial now has a plate applied over the false bob aperture fixed via two small feet pinned at the rear. The dial is otherwise in fine original condition with fine quality spandrel castings; the surfaces are generally a little dirty/tarnished and the minute hand is a replacement. The movement is retained in the case bey two later steel securing brackets; the movement and dial were originally secured via a bolt through the base of the case threaded into the movement base pillar (bolt no longer present). The case is in fine condition with faults limited to a small chip to the lower left-hand corner of the left side glass, minor shrinkage a few light age-related bumps and scuffs. Clock has two case keys but no winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 140
A REGENCY BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCKTUPLING, LONDON, CIRCA 1820The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with shouldered plates and anchor escapement regulated by half-seconds heavy lenticular bob pendulum, the backplate signed Tupling, London above the pendulum holdfast clamp, the circular convex cream painted Roman numeral dial also signed Tupling, LONDON to centre and with repeating loop pierced steel spade hands set behind a hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel, the break-arch case with hinged carrying handle over moulded cornice, the front with raised brass strung lozenge decoration within conforming line-edged panel flanked by further vertical stringing to the angles, the sides with rectangular brass fish scale sound frets and the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with raised brass string to the fascia over generous ball feet.45cm (17.75ins) high, 28cm (11ins) wide, 16cm (6.25ins) deep. A B. Tupling is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London circa 1820. Condition Report: Movement is in clean fully working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or notable replacements although the pendulum holdfast screw appears to be of recent manufacture. The dial finish has been carefully refreshed hence presents well having a nice slightly mellowed colouring to the cream ground as well as some light surface wear in places. The case is generally in fine original condition. The right hand corner of the brass stringing beneath the dial has sprung but should be simple to re-fix into position. The skirt to the left hand side is still attached but the glue is dry and and joint feels weak so it may benefit from being prised-off and re-glued. The inset brass escutcheon panel around the bezel keyhole to the left hand side of the case has probably been enlarged to address veneer wear at some point. There is also a veneer crack beneath the edge of the bezel at VII Otherwise case is in fine original condition with faults limited to minor bumps, scuffs, shrinkage and movement commensurate with age and use.Clock is complete with pendulum, winder and a case key.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 115
Y A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS INLAID ROSEWOOD BRACKET CLOCK ON PEDESTALSHARMAN D. NEILL, BELFAST, CIRCA 1893The substantial four pillar triple chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with pivoted rise/fall beam regulation to suspension, chiming a choice of two tunes for the quarters either on a graduated nest of eight bells or four gongs and sounding the hour on a further larger coiled gong, the 8 inch arched gilt brass dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised trident half hour markers, Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track and signed SHARMAN D. NEILL, BELFAST to lower margin, with scroll pierced blued steel hands and applied gilt scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with central FAST/SLOW subsidiary regulation dial flanked by further CHIME/SILENT and CHIME ON EIGHT BELLS/WESTMINSTER selection dials set within conforming mounts, the shallow break-arch top case with stepped surmount and stylised urn flanked by foliate scroll inlay to tympanum over silvered brass angled fillet inset dial aperture to the arch-glazed front door with line inlaid border and further foliate scroll infill to upper angles flanked by recesses to take columns at the angles, the sides with arched cherub mask and sunburst centred cast scroll-pierced sound frets, and the rear with rectangular brass grille inset door, the inverted breakfront base with fluted vertical band infill over cushion moulded skirt inlaid with a stylised foliate motif flanked by lines to front, on gilt brass lobed bun feet; the pedestal with complex double ogee edge mouldings to top over cavetto throat and rosette-centred fluted frieze, the trunk with raised demi-lune panel applied with engraved brass presentation plaque Presented to, Robert Garrett Campbell, AND, Alicia Anna Ferguson, ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR MARRIAGE, BY THE EMPLOYE'S OF, Mess'rs Henry Campbell & Co., Mossley, Belfast, DEC'R 1893, over further rectangular panel and fluted apron frieze, the plinth base with stepped ogee top mouldings and conforming ogee capped skirt.The clock 68.5cm (27ins) high, 45cm (17.75ins) wide, 30cm (11.75ins) deep; the clock on pedestal 204cm (80.25ins) high overall. Provenance:Consigned by a direct descendant of Robert Garrett Campbell. Henry Campbell and Company were a firm of flax and tow spinners who bought Mossley Mill, Co. Antrim in 1859 (built in 1839). On his retirement Henry Campbell built a mansion, 'Lorne', at Craigavad, Co. Down. A benefactor during his life to the Belfast Royal Hospital and the Presbyterian Orphanage Society, he bequeathed approximately £200,000 for the founding of a hospital bearing his name, or a college (or both) in or near Belfast, which would provide a 'superior liberal protestant education'. Although a presbyterian, he chose trustees from differing protestant churches to administer his will, which led to the opening (3 September 1894) of Campbell College at Belmont, Belfast. A clockmaker with the name Sharman D. Neill does not appear to be specifically recorded in the usual sources however he is recorded in the 1902 Directory of Belfast and Province of Ulster as a 'watch and clock manufacturer' working by appointment to 'His Majesty the King Res: Martello Terrace' from 12 Donegall place, Belfast. Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean and essentially in working condition and there is no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The mechanism is a little dusty/sticky with lazy quarter-chiming and hour striking; adjustment will also be required with regards to the quarter hammers striking the bells cleanly - hence a gentle clean/check-over is required. Two (out of the four) quarter gong hammers are also currently detached from the pivot block - there is no damage evident so will be just a case of re-attaching with a new pivot pin. The dial is in good relatively clean original condition with faults essentially limited to patchy discolouration/tarnishing to the chapter ring. The clock case is generally in good original condition. The curvature to the top has a front-to-back shrinkage crack (not disfiguring and probably easily addressed by a skilled restorer) otherwise the veneers etch appear free form damage or significant and age-related blemishes. The surface colour is uneven due to some sun-fading. The superstructure shows evidence of having finials (five) and the front angles may have originally had columns applied within the angles - these may have been removed to 'tone down' the appearance of the clock in order to satisfy the principals of Protestant owners. The plinth is in very similar condition to the clock. The top has some slight movement (not visible when clock is in place) and there is a slip of moulding detached from the frieze to the right-hand side. The skirting at the base has a couple of small veneer corner chips and rubbing/staining along the lower edge. Otherwise faults to the plinth are limited to minor shrinkage, a few bumps, scuffs etc. and some fading to the veneers. It is also probable that the front angles were also originally fitted with columns (flanking the panel).Clock has pendulum and a winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 173
A GEORGE III FIGURED MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY PRECISION LONGCASE CLOCKRCHARD WEBSTER, LONDON, CIRCA 1780The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with Harrison's maintaining power and deadbeat escapement regulated by heavy steel-rod seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed subsidiary seconds disc and applied shaped silvered plate signed Rich'd Webster, Exchange Alley, London to the matted centre, within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes beyond the minute track, with pierced blued steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a subsidiary Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, in a mahogany case with concave-sided 'pagoda' superstructure centred with a shaped scroll-pierced fret over break-arch cavetto cornice and fluted free-standing columns flanking the hinged glazed dial aperture, the sides with rectangular windows and quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with fine break-arch flame-figured veneered door applied with complex edge mouldings, the plinth base with concave top moulding over raised rectangular panel to fascia and moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron to lower margin.231cm (91ins) high, 49cm (19.25ins) wide, 24cm (9.5ins) deep. Richard Webster is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as becoming a Liveryman of the Clockmakers' Company in 1787 and working until 1808. Other sources note him as being the son of the eminent clockmaker, William Webster Junior, who gained his Freedom in 1779. The Webster dynasty of clockmakers was established William Webster senior who is recorded by Baillie as apprenticed to Thomas Tompion and gaining his Freedom from The Clockmakers' Company in 1710; he initially worked as journeyman to Tompion later setting up business in Exchange Alley, London in 1711. Four days after Tompion's death on 20 November 1713 Webster placed a newspaper advertisement stating that he had worked for Tompion and was now working on his own at the Dial and Three Crowns in Exchange Alley. William Webster was elected to the position of Junior Warden in the Clockmakers Company in 1734 but died during his year in office on 13 August 1735. William Webster junior was apprenticed to his father in 1727 gaining his Freedom in 1734, he was appointed Master of the Clockmakers' Company in 1755. Condition Report: The movement is in relatively clean working condition and appears all-original and of good quality. The dial is in good clean condition; the seconds hand and selection pointer to the arch are replacements and the plate has a slight bow (left to right) behind the upper part of the chapter ring. The movement has a replacement seatboard however there is no packing to the cheeks beneath. The replacement seatboard means that we cannot offer any assurances that the movement and dial are original to the case. The case is generally in sound original condition with nice 'old surface'/patination. The hood pediment fret is a replacement and the hood columns have had the reeded detail filed back for around 4cm beneath the capitals and for around 1cm above the bases - this indicates that more elaborate caps and bases were fitted at some point. The rear quarter columns have remnants of gesso capitals similar in proportion to the brass ones fitted to the front columns. Faults to the hood are otherwise very much limited to minor shrinkages and age-related blemishes, The trunk door has a slight warp causing the front lower eft corner to project outwards by around 1cm - the appearance of this could probably be mitigated by packing/adjusting the hinges. The lock is a replacement. The plinth has been reduced in height by around 4cm (a long time ago and to a high standard). Otherwise blemishes are limited to minor bumps, scuffs etc which generally adds to the pleasing colour/patination.Clock is complete with pendulum, two brass-cased weights, winder and case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 51
A SWISS OR FRENCH GILT METAL VERGE CENTRE-SECONDS POCKET WATCHUNSIGNED, EARLY 19th CENTURYThe slim gilt full-plate single fusee movement with four columnar pillars pinned through the backplate, plain stop iron block, and verge escapement regulated by sprung three-arm brass balance with tompion-type regulation, the backplate with fine pierced and sculpted scroll decorated balance bridge with herringbone decorated rim over silvered regulation disc engraved A/R, the slightly convex white enamel dial with subsidiary Roman numeral dial to lower margin incorporating Arabic five minutes beyond the subsidiaries outer minute track and with fine scroll-pierced gilt hands, the outer edge with seconds track annotated with Arabic five seconds for the centre sweeping gilt hand, the gilt brass case with crisply moulded bezel and waist beneath suspension post with bow at twelve o'clock.The pillar plate 4.8cm (1.875ins) diameter; the case 6cm (2.125ins) diameter. Condition Report: Movement is somewhat dirty/tarnished however appears to be in original working condition with minimal scratches etc to the gilt finish. The dial has some very slight surface scratching otherwise appears to be in fine original condition. The case has slight but noticeable rubbing to the gilding and a pin-prick dent to the rear cover otherwise is in very good original condition.There is no winding key included. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 60
A GEORGE II/III EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT AND DIALTHE ARCH WITH A SIGNTURE BOSS ENGRAVED FOR THOMAS PEIRCE, BRISTOL, MID 18th CENTURYThe five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement for regulation by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and herringbone border engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes beyond the minute track, with scroll-pierced blued-steel hands and twin bird and urn cast spandrels to angles, the arch centred with a silvered boss engraved Thomas, Peirce, Bristol within a concentric foliate band and moulded brass bezel flanked by dolphin and foliate scroll cast mounts, (no lines or pulleys).43cm (17ins) high, 30.5cm (12ins) wide excluding the loose seatboard, 15cm (6ins) deep including crutch. Thomas Pierce is recorded in Moore, A.J. CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as the second clockmaker with this name who worked in Bristol 1732-93. He was apprenticed to Joseph Smith in 1732 and first worked from 48 Wine Street 1739-45 and then 57 Corn Street from 1761. The arch of the dial of the present lot shows evidence of originally been designed with apertures for a 'rocking-eye' automaton; these are now mostly filled and concealed behind the signature boss signed for Thomas Pierce. Whether this was executed as a 'rethink' by Pierce at the time of making, or a modification undertaken at a later date, is not known.
Lot 135
Y A FRENCH LOUIS XV BOULLE BRACKET CLOCKJEAN GODDE, PARIS, CIRCA 1745The rectangular four knopped pillar twin going barrel outside countwheel bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum, the backplate signed Jean Godde A Paris to lower margin, the 8.5 inch circular twenty-five piece cartouche numeral dial with convex white enamel centre inscribed JEAN GODDE, A PARIS within chapter ring with blue-on-white Roman hour numerals within rococo borders and conforming Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands, the engraved cut brass and multi-coloured shell contra-parti marquetry veneered shouldered waisted case with surmount cast as a Classical goddess with star headdress amongst billowing clouds, applied to a ogee-sided superstructure decorated with foliate strapwork scrolls into a cut brass ground foliate flanked by leaf cast mounts to the angles, the front with rococo scroll cast crest over arched alternating mother-of-pearl and stained shell rosette decorated trellis marquetry panel and gilt brass-framed moulded waisted arch-glazed door decorated with a putti seated within rococo scrollwork to lower margin, enclosing marquetry veneered decoration to the inside surface of the rear door over a tiled floor, the surround decorated with leafy scrolls within line border and applied with generous scroll-cast gilt mounts to angles, the sides with tall recessed arch windows between marquetry panel veneered upper and lower margins and the rear ebonised and with single panel door, on generous scroll cast feet with integral apron between.76cm (30ins) high, 36cm (14ins) wide, 18cm (7ins) deep. Jean Godde is recorded in Tardy DICTIONAIRE DES HORLOGERS FRANCAIS as becoming a Master in 1691. Tardy notes that he was working from Rue Vielle Draperie in 1695, Rue de Bucy in 1698, Place Dauphine in 1699, A la Bourse in 1700 and finally Rue Guenegaud in 1743. He is thought to have died in 1749. Condition Report: Movement appears complete and all-original and is essentially in working order however it is in dirty/neglected condition hence will need a clean and service. The dial is in good original condition, the I numeral cartouche is a little lighter than the others hence has probably been restored, all others appear free from significant defects; hands appear original. The case is in sound condition but has losses and lifting to the sides with the right-hand being worse than the left having the brass missing to the section beneath the side glass. The front however is in very good condition. The mounts are in good condition although there is some variance in the gilding and patchy discolouration. The interior has one area of slight lifting to the brass to the rear door and some pinning to the brass tiles to the floor.Clock is complete with pendulum, winder and case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 133
Y A BIEDERMEIER VIENNA MAHOGANY 'DACHLUHR' WALL TIMEPIECE OF ONE MONTH DURATION,UNSIGNED, VIENNA, CIRCA 1840 The four pillar single-weight driven movement with five-wheel train and deadbeat escapement incorporating fine-beat adjustment to crutch regulated by long 'gridiron' rod pendulum with large diameter brass-faced lenticular bob, the 7.5 inch circular frosted glass Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands within fine engine-milled brass bezel, the movement and dial fitted to the case via seatboard sliding into a pair of brackets applied to the ivory-line bordered flame veneered backboard, the exterior with triangular pediment incorporating giltwood egg-and-dart insert to tympanum over ivory line-edged canted cornice and full-height rectangular glazed front door applied with giltwood Ionic capitals and bases to the slender ivory edged uprights, the sides with narrow glazed apertures, the base with canted chin moulding over inverted ivory-line panel inlaid and edged cavetto-shaped base terminating with a conforming demi-lune pendant. 127cm (50ins) high, 37cm (14.5ins) wide, 15cm (6ins) deep.Please note Dreweatts have an ivory exemption license for this lot 2U2SH62R Condition Report: The movement is in fine original working condition with no visible evidence of any alteration or noticeable replacements. Although essentially in working order the mechanism is a little oxidised and over lubricated hence a gentle clean/service is advised. The dial is in very good condition - the numerals and minute track are very well drawn but may have been re-done at some point. The tone fades a little and there is a slight smudge to the IIII numeral. The frosted glass panel has a small very feint shadow at the apex above XII suggesting the rear of the plate has a shallow edge chip to the rear at this point. The seatboard appears original and the brackets applied tom the backboard appear undisturbed. The case is generally in very good condition with notable faults limited to noticeable filling following historic veneer shrinkage cracks to the inside surface of the backboard and to the lower surface beneath the pendulum bob. The gilding has some retouching where it has flaked in the past and the ivory stringing has some replacements that appear to be made from a substitute material, however there are no apparent losses. Other faults are very much limited to minor shrinkage a few light age-related blemishes.Timepiece is complete with pendulum in fine good condition (with no apparent dents to the surface of the bob), weight (also dent free) and a crank winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 41
A RARE PROVINCIAL SILVER LARGER PAIR-CASED VERGE POCKET WATCH WITH CHAMPLEVE DIAL JAMES WHITFIELD, LIVERPOOL, LATE 17th CENTURYThe tall gilt full plate single fusee movement with four Egyptian pillars incorporating fine scroll-pierced galleries pinned through the backplate, conforming pierced stop-iron block and verge escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical tight foliate scroll and strapwork pierced and engraved balance cock incorporating classical profile bust to centre and grotesque mask at the junction with the conforming pierced and engraved foot, flanked by silvered regulation disc set within adjacent conforming applied scroll engraved panel infill opposing signature IAMES WHITFIELD, the silver champleve dial with fine blued-steel backed symmetrical foliate scroll pierced and engraved centre incorporating oval cartouche engraved WHITFIELD to upper margin and with small banner engraved LIVERPOOL within the lower decoration, the Roman numeral chapter ring with diamond lozenge half hour markers and incorporating a calendar aperture at twelve o'clock, within Arabic cartouche five minute numerals to outer track, the inner case applied with suspension post at twelve o'clock and the outer case with moulded rim, both cases unmarked, (lacking contrate wheel, hands and suspension bow).The pillar plate 4.1cm (1.625ins) diameter; the inner case 5cm (2ins) diameter; the outer case 6cm (2.375ins) diameter. A James Whitfield is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as a watchmaker who died in Liverpool in 1674. Loomes also records a watchmaker named John Whitfield as born in Liverpool in 1677 and married in 1688. Details such as the style of the finely pieced and engraved balance cock, pierced Egyptian pillars, Tompion-type regulation and squared-off shouldered to the case hinges would suggest a date in the mid 1690's for the present watch. From this it is probable appropriate to suggest that the maker was possibly an unrecorded son of the watchmaker with the same name recorded by Loomes as dying in 1674. Condition Report: As catalogued the movement is lacking contrate wheel and arbor. The escapewheel arbor is also bent and the balance staff top pivot is broken or loose. The fusee chain is also unhooked form the barrel, otherwise movement appears to be in sound original condition with original gilding showing only minor rubbing/oxidation and only a few slight scuffs/scratches near the movement pillars. As catalogued the dial is lacking its hands otherwise is in fine original condition; the calendar will advance as it should. The inner case is in sound original condition; the suspension post has been re-attached with a small base-metal strengthening plate riveted to the interior and the bow is lacking; the surface exhibits shallow denting with minor evidence of dent removal to interior. The outer case shows overall moderate wear and shallow denting; there is a slight split concentric with and near to aperture at the hinge side and the button for the clasp is missing.There is no winding key included. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 154
A REGENCY MAHOGANY FUSEE DROP-DIAL WALL TIMPIECEKALTENBACH, BATH, CIRCA 1810The four knopped pillar single fusee movement with tapered ogee-shouldered bottle-shaped plates and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with an effective length of 12.5 inches, the 12 inch cream painted circular convex Roman numeral dial signed KALTENBACH, BATH to centre and with steel spade hands set behind hinged convex-glazed moulded cast brass bezel, with conforming crisply-turned dial surround secured via pegs to the rear box case incorporating rare 'pencil case' upwards sliding access panels to sides, the lower section visible beneath the dial with shaped ears over curved base incorporating cock-beaded pendulum access flap.53.5cm (19.75ins) high, 38cm (15cm) wide, 19cm (7.5cm) deep. A maker with the surname Kaltenbach is noted in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as recorded in the Bath Journal, 31st March, 1794 as 'a German maker of musical clocks' temporarily located in a shop on Broad Street. Condition Report: The movement is in clean working condition and appears all original except for the arbors of the third and escape wheels which appear to be historic service replacements. The dial retains original old surface which is in good condition with some very light historic crazing and a tiny amount of re-touching around the winding square. The black script has been re-touched almost certainly to faithfully restore the original worn text/numerals. The case is in fine original condition; the bezel has a replaced securing tab otherwise is in good original condition although the glass is set in reasonably recent plaster. The rear case is in very good original condition with faults limited to small chips to the edges of the sliding side panels and some minor are related bumps, scuffs and veneer cracks. The access flap at the base has some scooping out to the internal surface to allow some extra clearance of the pendulum; this appears to be an original feature. The dial securing pegs are most likely well-made replacements.Generally a very original example in ready to use condition. Timepiece is complete with pendulum, winder and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 48
A RARE GEORGE III GOLD PAIR-CASED POCKET WATCH WITH CYLINDER ESCAPEMENT AND CENTRE SECONDS EDMUND PRIDEAUX, LONDON, 1774The gilt full plate single fusee movement with four square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block, stop/start lever near nine o'clock and cylinder escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine asymmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with faceted diamond endstone, canted zig-zag bordered rim and Ho-Ho bird at the junction with wedge-shaped matted-ground relief engraved foot, flanked by silvered regulation disc set within adjacent conforming applied scroll engraved panel infill opposing signature Edm'd Prideaux, London and numbered No. 8236, with gilt brass dust cover similarly signed Edm'd Prideaux, London along with the serial number, the slightly convex white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and sculpted gold beetle-and-poker minute and hour hands and a fine steel centre seconds hand, the gold inner case applied with suspension post and bow at twelve o'clock and engraved with G/S for the stop/start lever near nine o'clock (lacking glass), the outer case with fine moulded rim and bezel surround, both cases marked for London 1774 maker IP.The pillar plate 3.5cm (1.375ins approx.) diameter; the inner case 4.1cm (1.625ins) diameter; the outer case 5cm (2ins) diameter. Edmund Prideaux is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as a maker of 'fine cylinder watches' working in London 1743-90. The cylinder escapement was developed in around 1695 by Thomas Tompion and further refined by George Graham in 1726. This new escapement was perhaps the first developed exclusively for watch work and, as well as being a better rate keeper, the cylinder escapement also allowed movements to be made more compact (due to the escapement operating in one plane only). However, being a form of frictional rest escapement, the cylinder escapement was prone to relatively heavy rates of wear hence was less reliable than the verge (until hardened steel escape wheels and ruby cylinders were developed later in the 18th century). Condition Report: The movement is in fine clean condition with no visible scuffing/marking to the original frosted git finish. The escape wheel appears to possibly be a 'service' replacement otherwise train appears all original. The train is currently fully wound but motive power is not being transmitted fully down the train to the escape wheel suggesting that the train is jammed towards the fusee end - possibly by the start/stop lever. When motive force is very gently applied to the wheel driving the escape wheel the escapement will beat. The dust cover is in fine condition with only minor rust spotting to the slide catch. The dial appears free from any visible damage or evidence of restoration; the ands also appear original and undamaged. The inner case has some very slight shallow denting and is missing its glass otherwise is in very good original condition. The outer case has overall slight denting to rear with some light hammer and other marks to interior suggesting other denting may have been worked/lessened. Both cases retain good clear hall marks.Gross weight 124 grams; there is no winding key present. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 167
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY FUSEE DIAL WALL TIMEPIECE WITH SUBSIDIARY SECONDS AND CALENDAR DIALS ROBERT BEST, LONDON, CIRCA 1800The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by half seconds pendulum, the 14 inch single-sheet silvered brass Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds over calendar dial and signed Robert, Best, LONDON to centre, with fine pierced blued steel hands and Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track, set behind a heavy hinged glazed cavetto moulded cast brass bezel, applied to a stepped ogee moulded surround secured with pegs to the rear box case incorporating door to right-hand side and with pendulum access flap to the curved underside.46cm (18ins) diameter, 16cm (6.25ins) deep. Provenance: The Late William Keith Neal, Antique firearms collector, formerly of Bishopstrow House, Warminster, Wiltshire. Robert Best is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1783. He was declared bankrupt in 1796 however continued to work until circa 1828 when he was recorded as being in Knightrider Street. Condition Report: Movement is complete and in reasonably clean working condition however the pendulum is missing its suspension spring hence will require a replacement fitting before the timepiece can be put to use. There are fairly heavy oil deposits around the spring barrel pivots hence mechanism would benefit from a gentle clean. The escape wheel and pallets are most likely later 19th century replacements otherwise the movement appears all-original. The calendar dial utilises three intermediate wheels to allow clearance of the winding square; the last of these wheels is fitted with a pin to advance the calendar ratchet wheel. The dial has light overall patchy oxidation/discolouration otherwise is in very good original with original hands.The brass bezel is in good original condition although the glass has been reset with plaster of Paris. The wooden surround is cracked near the hinge and has a repaired crack at VII. The right-hand edge of the brass bezel was probably originally fitted with a lock nut is now fitted with a tab cut to take a pivoted latch behind the wooden surround (latch now lacking). A rectangular depression cut into wooden surround to allow clearance for the earlier lock. The rear right hand securing baton is a little loose and there is a slip of adjacent timber missing (to dress the rear of the dial). The box case has an inset section/repair in front of the side door and an old curved brass reinforcement strap applied to the lower leading edge to repair breaks in the section in front of the pendulum access flap; the flap itself has some edge chips/losses. The back panel is in good condition. Timepiece has a pendulum (lacking suspension spring) but no winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
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A FINE VICTORIAN GILT BRASS GIANT CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH PUSH-BUTTON REPEATCARTER, LONDON, CIRCA 1860The eight-day five columnar pillar twin chain fusee train bell striking movement with Harrison's maintaining power and frosted gilt platform underslung lever escapement regulated by sprung split bimetallic balance with jewelled pivots to the going train, the backplate with central aperture revealing the balance regulation scale to upper margin over winding and hand-setting squares and engraved signature Carter, 61 Cornhill, LONDON to centre, the dial with fine foliate scroll pierced and engraved fretwork overlaid centre within 3.125 inch Roman numeral enamel chapter ring, with blued steel moon hands and set within conforming scroll pierced fret overlaid rectangular gilt mask incorporating shield cartouche signed CARTER, 61 CORNHILL beneath the chapter ring and framed by a canted bezel surround, the heavy thickly bevel-glazed frosted gilt brass case with hinged scroll-shaped handle over rectangular top glass, inverted ogee cornice, and rounded uprights to angles, the right hand side glass with push-repeat button and the rear with lift-out panel secured via a slide-latch and with shuttered winding and hand setting square holes, on cavetto moulded skirt base with rounded angles.21.5cm (8.5ins) high with handle down, 15cm (6ins) wide, 12.5cm (5ins) deep. John Carter is recorded in Betts, Jonathan MARINE CHRONOMETERS AT GREENWICH as born in 1803 and apprenticed to Boys Err Burrill gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1829. He is listed in directories as working from Tooley Street, London as a watch and chronometer maker with additional premises at 61 Cornhill from 1840. He submitted many chronometers for the trials at Greenwich coming first in 1834 with chronometer number 144, and again the following year with watch number 160. He also became involved with the City of London becoming an Alderman in 1851 and serving as Lord Mayor in 1859. He also served three times as Master of the Clockmakers' Company in 1856, 59 and 64. In 1873 John Carter took his son, John William, into partnership who then continued the business after John Carter's death in May 1878. Condition Report: Movement appears all original and is in fine clean fully working condition. The dial has an extremely feint hairline crack to the enamel adjacent to the XI numeral (can only be seen on very close examination with light reflecting form the surface) otherwise dial is fine condition with exquisite engraved blind fretwork. The case is in fine condition with good strong even frosted gilding showing next to no wear or discolouration. There are a few very slight surface pin-pricks (probably very slight casting defects) to the front right hand upright, and the rear has a few spots of grime which most likely could be wiped-off with a soft cloth moistened with detergent. The right hand glass panel has a tiny shallow corner chip to the upper left hand corner (can only be detected on very close examination). Otherwise faults are very much limited to a couple of tiny/barely noticeable edge bumps.Clock is basically in near 'retail' condition and is complete with a bespoke winding key.Condition Report Disclaimer
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