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A small Regency mahogany snap top occasional table with rectangular top and string inlaid detail, raised on a fluted vase shaped pillar and swept tripod base, the top 60cm x 39cm

A pair of good quality restaurant tables, the circular oak tops raised on a steel central pillar and platform bases, to seat 2, 75cm diameter

A small Georgian mahogany occasional table with circular dished top, raised on a vase shaped pillar and three scrolled supports, 51cm diameter

A Victorian mahogany twin pillar dining table, in need of restoration, length 203cm, width 138cm, height 75cm

Late Dynastic Period, Ca. 664-332 BC. An ancient Egyptian faience composite amulet of Anubis depicted in a standing motion with his left leg forward, arms at his side, he wears a pleated kilt and tripartite wig. Back-pillar perforated laterally behind shoulders. Mounted in a 22kt gold pendant with suspension loop connected to a necklace. Anubis, the jackal-headed god, oversaw the embalming process. He also bore the epithet "lord of the hallowed ground," meaning protector of the necropolis. Anubis had a significant role in the judgment of the dead when he supervised the weighing of the heart for Osiris.Size: L:41.5mm / W:10.7mm; 6gProvenance: Property of a London Gentleman; formerly in a private UK collection formed in the the 1990s.

WRITING TABLE, 19th century Continental walnut demi lune with three frieze drawers and turned pillar supports, 72cm x 76cm H.

A reproduction mahogany and yew wood crossbanded twin pillar dining table in the Regency taste, with single extra drop-in leaf; together with a set of six Victorian mahogany barback dining chairs, having dralon upholstered drop-in pad seats (4+2) (7)

An 18th century brass long case clock dial and movement, the brass chapter ring showing Roman numerals with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the 8-day movement with five pillars, width 28cmSigned William Moore in Brantforde, with full repeat, six pillar movement. Some rust to movement. Hammer bent. No engraving to back plate. No weights or pendulum. 11" dial, 10" chapter ring. 8 day going movement.

A 19th c bow fronted Mahogany Chest of three long and two short Drawers plus an upper frieze drawer and with turned pillar features to either side, 47 5/8'' wide x 22 1/4'' deep x 48'' high.

A Set of Six Hepple White Style Mahogany Dining Chairs, including a pair of carver chairs, together with a Regency style mahogany twin pillar dining table with additional leaf, 202cm (open) by 106cm by 72cm

YEW WOOD REPRODUCTION OVAL OCCASIONAL TABLE on a single pillar support and quadripartite base90cm wide

Sealey 12 speed pillar drill with dual action drill vice.

A white bedside chest of three drawers and an adjustable stool with screw pillar.

Elliot - 20th century single fusee 8-day wall clock, with a 14.5" wooden dial surround and 11" painted steel dial with Roman numerals, minute track and steel spade hands, dial inscribed with the monogram of King George the Sixth, chain driven fusee with a four pillar movement stamped 6045, ELLIOT,1939. With pendulum.

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA, POST-GUPTA PERIOD, INDIA, C. 7TH CENTURYFinely cast standing in contrapposto on an integral lotus-petal base upon a square plinth, the right arm extended to the earth, the open palm exaggerated, the left hand grasping the hem of the robe.Provenance: Steven Finkelman, The Buddha Gallery, California, USA, 2014. Michael Phillips, acquired from the above. Steven Finkelman is a retired social work service director with over 30 years of experience in collecting and selling Buddhist and Hindu sculpture. Michael Phillips (born 1943) is an Academy Award-winning film producer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, his parents were Lawrence and Shirley Phillips, noted New York dealers in Asian fine arts, selling to the Met, the LACMA, the Chicago Art Institute, and the British Museum among others. Michael Phillips is a collector of Asian art himself, particularly Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan sculpture. His most important films include The Sting (winning the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1973), Taxi Driver (winning the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival), and Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, minor dents, small nicks, light scratches, casting flaws, signs of weathering and erosion, losses.Weight: 189.7 g Dimensions: Height 11 cmThe present lot is characteristic of Indian art from the post-Gupta period. This small type of portable figure is thought to be one of the earliest kinds of Buddhist images to have been produced by local craftsmen, reflecting the spread of Buddhism throughout India and the rest of Asia after the 3rd century. We see this type of figure replicated in regional styles all the way out to Myanmar. It was even reported by the Chinese scholar Xuanzang (602-664), who traveled to India in the 7th century, that the monks of India had small icons of Buddha in their quarters that they venerated with chanting, ritual bathing, and small offerings of incense and food. He identified these as a small group of metal standing Buddha figures. The Ajanta Caves are approximately thirty Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BC to about 480 AD in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Textual records suggest that these caves served as a monsoon retreat for monks, as well as a resting site for merchants and pilgrims in ancient India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive works that present emotions through gesture, pose and form. They are universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art. The caves were built in two phases, the first starting around the second century BC and the second occurring from 400 to 650 AD. They constitute ancient monasteries (Chaityas) and worship-halls (Viharas) of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 75-meter (246 ft) wall of rock. The caves also present paintings depicting the past lives and rebirths of the Buddha, pictorial tales from Aryasura's Jatakamala, and rock-cut sculptures of Buddhist deities. The patron and bronze founder of the present lot were clearly intimately familiar with the Ajanta site. In cave 4 for example, see a standing Buddha closely related to the present lot.Literature comparison: Compare a related carved relief of a standing Buddha in Cave 19 at the Ajanta complex, taken by Henry Cousens around 1880, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. See Sarita Khettry, 'Portable' Images (Buddhist) from Gandhara, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 72, 2011, pp. 204-11. Compare also a related pillar painting in Cave 10. Compare a closely related figure, 11 cm high, dated 7th-8th century, at Galerie Hioco, June 24, 2019.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

A FINE GEORGE III STYLE THREE PILLAR MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING TABLE early 20th century, 76cm high x 122.5cm wide x 275cm long, with two additional leaves each measuring 45.5cm wideProvenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.

A GEORGE III OAK MOONPHASE LONGCASE CLOCK BY WILLIAM AVENELL OF ALRESFORD with a two train, eight day and five pillar movement, the face with 'silent strike' dial, date aperture and sweeping second hand, the case with a moulded and gilt metal mounted hood, measuring, 214cm high x 55cm wideProvenance: A private West Dorset estate.

Fine walnut and floral marquetry-cased 8-day longcase clock George Murgatroyd, London, circa 1700, the 12-inch square brass dial having silvered Roman chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and inner quarter hour track, additionally signed Geo: Murgatroyd, London framing a matted centre with ringed winding arbors, silvered subsidiary seconds ring and calendar aperture within engraved scroll border, within crown and twin cherub supporters to spandrels, engraved signature 'George Murgatroyd London' to lower edge,the four (formerly five) finned pillar movement with anchor escapement, inside countwheel striking on a bell, regulated by seconds pendulum, the case with floral marquetry-inlaid caddy top, hood door, throat moulding, long trunk door (with oval lenticle) and base, the trunk door incorporating an urn, birds, tulips and other flowers, scrollwork etc, the plain hood sides with rectangular windows and quarter columns applied to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk sides with two line-edged panels within crossbanded borders, on conforming panel outline marquetry fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 227cm high (sold with two weights plus pendulum and winder)George Murgatroyd is recorded in Britten, F. J., 'Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers' as working in London circa 1710 - however, features such as the convex throat moulding to the case, and ringed winding holes coupled with stylised sword-hilt half hour markers to the dial, would suggest a date just prior to this for the current lot.Dial - general tarnishing to silvered chapter ring. Discolouration to edges of brass dial. Movement - one hole to front plate is unused (so something has been removed). There is packing to upstands beneath seatboard.Case - damage and depletions commensurate with age, including (but not limited to):Superstructure (over caddy) may be an old replacement, and has been reattached. Front corners of caddy surmount appear to be separate sections, of slightly different colourGlazed side panels of hood are replacedSime cracking to moulding beneath hood door.Losses and fading to vertical edges of hood door- mainly from handling.Veneer and carcase losses to one front corner of throat moulding.Losses to inlay at top of trunk doorSome wrinkling to veneer surrounding trunk door.Lock is later and applied (originally did not have a lock)Base has moulding loss to back edge at one side.Horizontal cracks to sides of base.Later plinth cuts through base of inlaid panel.Small losses to crossbanded border.Some old drill holes to backing.

Victorian single fusee skeleton timepiece with dome, with 4.5-inch white-enamelled pierced wavy-edged Roman chapter ring, the six-pillar wire-driven movement with anchor escapement and four-spoke wheelwork, within archityectural 'cathedral' style frame, 35cm high, with adustable bimetallic compensating pendulum, beneath glass dome on ebonised base, 41.5cm high overall

A Colonial Indian silver lidded tankard, Hamilton and Co., Calcutta circa 1900, of cylindrical pillar box form, S scroll handle, presentation inscription for Polo Challenge Cup presented by the Governor of Bengal 1930, 13.5cm high, 7.78ozt

Mexico, 8 Reales/Pillar Dollar, 1742, believed to be recovered from the Dutch East India Company ship Hollandia that sunk off the Isles of Scilly in 1743, later converted to pendant

Three signed street scene watercolours and signed print "Pillar from Kirkfell Rocks" by T Lesley Hawkes

A 20th Century pitch pine fire surround with applied gesso type decoration of love birds and floral swags, ribbons and coronets, flanked by dolphin capped urns over oak leaf and acorn swag pillar supports, 183 cm wide x 18 cm deep x 145 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Height of underside 110cm, width to the inside of legs 128cm

A Regency style yew wood circular dining table of large proportions. The top 182cm diameter on a four pillar quatraform base retailed by Harrods with a Harlequin set of ten dining chairs

* Embroidered picture. A silkwork hymn sampler, circa 1750, polychrome silk threads on a beige linen ground, with 3 stanza hymn in oval sunburst frame, within a wide decorative border of flowers, including carnations, daffodils, geums, and heartsease, worked mostly in chain stitch and stem stitch, faded, and some losses to linen ground (stitching largely intact), 45.4 x 30.5 cm (18 x 12 ins), together with:An 18th century silk and metalwork picture of Our Lady of the Pillar, Spanish, blue, green, yellow, and white silk threads, and gold metalwork, incorporating petal-shaped spangles, on a figured cream silk ground, with flesh details drawn in watercolour, depicting a crowned Virgin Mary standing on a pillar holding the Christ Child, beneath a canopy topped by a pelmet, and with falling drapes either side terminating in tassels, incorporating various floral and foliate motifs, titled in cartouche to lower margin 'N.S.D. Pilar', worked in long and short stitch, couching, satin stitch, and stem stitch, metallic braid outer border secured with small rivets, toned, some spangles lost or broken, 37 x 28 cm (14.75 x 11 ins), framed and glazed (39.6 x 30.2 ins)QTY: (2)NOTE:Nuestra Señora Del Pilar or Our Lady of the Pillar is the patron saint of Spain and all Hispanic peoples. The Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to St James in the year 40 A.D., holding the Christ Child and standing atop a pillar of jasper. A chapel was built around the pillar, followed by a succession of increasingly grandiose churches, culminating in the current Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon.

English school (early 19th century)Portrait of a lady wearing a yellow headdress, shawl and white dress, standing beside a pillar, on ivory, 8.5 x 6.5cm Ivory submission reference XDNGANFU

A pair of embossed brass pillar candlesticks, two wall sconces, a bowfront sconce and other metalwares, various

A Performance Power bench pillar drillLocation:

A Victorian, inverted breakfront, overmantel mirror, with moulded gesso garrya chains, paterae and beading, the cresting with a central cartouche, flanked on each side by scrolling foliage, above an arched plate, flanked on each side by a tapering, cylindrical fluted pillar, raised on porcelain squashed bun feet, some old damage and later finish, 144cm high x 120cm wideOk, apart from some old losses, chips etc (including foliate scroll on the bottom left bracket) covered by later finish.

Egypt, Late Period (664-332 BC), 30th Dynasty, glazed pale cream/green faience uninscribed shabti; wears tripartite wig and long beard, arms crossed on chest, holds mattock and hoe; back pillar and pedestal base, 12.3cm, 107.43g. Very fine with glazing intact, small hole drilled in base £100-£150 --- Provenance: Joseph Klein Collection [acquired mid-20th century]; Bird Collection [from Bonhams 2012]; bt Helios Gallery

Egypt, Late Period (664-332 BC), Faience amulets (3), including a blue glazed papyrus column with the head of Re, 42mm, 2.57g; a glazed Djed pillar, 39mm, 3.04g; pale blue striding figure of Re-Horakhty, 25mm, 0.47g [3]. All very fine £300-£400 --- Provenance: All bt Helios Gallery; first from a collection in Mainz in Germany; second from a collection in Wimbledon [acquired from Old World Trading]; third from a collection in Chippenham [acquired late 19th century]

Egypt, Late Period (664-332 BC), Bone Djed pillar amulet, 31mm, 2.11g; part of a glazed faience Shabti with hieroglyphs, 43mm, 12.30g; blue faience vessel (fragment); Hathor bowl (fragment); calcite lid of a kohl jar (broken); calcite object (unknown) [6]. Varied state £60-£80 --- Provenance: First bt J. Cummings; third bt The Time Machine; remainder bt Helios Gallery

A 19th century brass Farrow & Jackson style corkscrew, heavy brass twin pillar mechanical corkscrew together with a 19th century bone handled and brass corkscrew.

Dinky 760 Royal Mail Pillar Box factory trade pack for six now containing four examples - all Near Mint to Mint with usual minor factory packing marks each complete with original factory tissue wrap in Good to Good Plus green trade box.

A 19th Century Victorian flame mahogany Scottish bow front chest of drawers. Of rectangular form with two over three chest of drawers flanked by pillar column decoration with turned wooded pulls all raised on stumped circular turned feet. Measures approx. 137cm x 124cm x 55cm.

James Bond Skyfall (2012) A sign cast from the original mould, as seen on the pillar at Skyfall house, It is made out of resin, 20 x 74 cm. Condition Report: In excellent condition.

A REGENCY MAHOGANY FUSEE DIAL WALL TIMEPIECES. HARRIS, WORTHING, CIRCA 1825The four pillar single fusee movement with ogee-shouldered plates and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the 12 inch convex cream painted Roman numeral dial inscribed S, Harris, Worthing and with blued steel spade hands set behind hinged convex-glazed caddy-moulded cast brass bezel, with caddy mounded wooden surround secured with to the rear box case incorporating door to right hand side and pendulum access flap to the curved underside.36cm (14ins) diameter, 18cm (7ins) deep. A S. Harris of Worthing does not appear to be recorded in the usual sources however a Lipman Harris is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Worthing circa 1839. 

A WALNUT AND ARABESQUE MARQUETRY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCKTHE MOVEMENT AND DIAL BY JOSEPH JACKEMAN, LONDON, CIRCA 1700The five finned and latched pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 11.25 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial and bold ringed winding holes and calendar aperture to the finely matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with generous fleur-de-lys half hour markers, small Arabic five minutes beyond the minute track and signed Jos: Jackeman, Londini fecit to lower margin, with bold scroll-pierced blued steel hands and winged cherub mask scroll cast spandrels to angles incorporating foliate engraved infill decoration to the plate between, in a case with generous ogee moulded cornice and foliate scroll-pierced fret to frieze over hinged front with glazed dial aperture within foliate Arabesque veneered surround applied with Solomonic twist turned three-quarter columns to front angles, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with convex throat over 40.5 inch rectangular door veneered with marquetry foliate strapwork executed in the Barianesque manner inhabited with Ho-Ho- birds and grotesques, centred with a brass lenticle and with complex moulded edge, with conforming repeating leafy scroll decoration to surround and the sides with twin shaped line-bordered panels, the plinth base with complex architectural top moulding over conforming marquetry panel-decorated fascia within banded surround, on ogee moulded skirt, (the case probably Dutch).205cm (80.5ins) high; 51cm (20ins) wide, 27cm (10.ins) deep at the cornice. Joseph Jack(e)man is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as apprenticed in the Clothworker's Company in 1669 for seven years, and was made free of that Company in 1681. He promised the Clockmaker's Company, in September 1682, that he would join at the next quarter court, but did not. This suggests that he working as a clockmaker outside the control of the Clockmaker's Company, hence would be liable to a fine/prosecution if he was seen to be trading. In 1695 he was living with his wife, Margaret, in the parish of St. Magnus the Martyr. His name does not appear on an oath of allegiance for any of the livery companies in 1697, however a possible second marriage to Ann Ashley is recorded as taking place at St Dunstan's Stepney that year. Loomes further notes that Baillie records him as working until 1716.Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial has a loss to the lower right hand corner of the plate (mostly not visible when movement is in the case) otherwise is generally in good clean condition. The movement and dial are fitted with a non-original seatboard which rests directly onto the cheek uprights of case (which appear undisturbed). As catalogued the case is almost certainly Dutch in origin hence is most likely not original to the movement and dial (unless the movement and dial were originally supplied/exported uncased for 'casing-up' locally in The Netherlands).Case is generally in very good original condition with faults very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs, shrinkage, wear and other blemishes commensurate with age and use. Clock is complete with two weights pendulum, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK WITH TRIP-HOUR REPEATTHOMAS PACE, LONDON, CIRCA 1785The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the backplate engraved a central oval reserve containing a leafy spray within conforming scroll infill, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and shaped recessed nameplate inscribed Tho's Pace, London to the basket of flowers engraved silvered centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll pierced blued steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming scroll mounts, the case with 'bell-top' superstructure applied with brass pineapple finials over complex top mouldings, the opening front with brass fillet edged glazed dial aperture, scroll cast upper quadrant frets and floral festoon applied canted front angles, the sides with hinged brass carrying handles over arched apertures inset with foliate scroll cast frets each centred with a sunburst cherub mask, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame on the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with generous leafy scroll cast bracket feet.54.5cm (21.5ins) high, 34cm (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. 

A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY 'DRUM HEAD' BRACKET CLOCK WITH TRIP-HOUR REPEATWIDENHAM, LONDON, CIRCA 1830The five-pillar twin chain fusee bell-striking movement with keyhole shaped plates and anchor escapement regulated by half seconds lenticular bon pendulum, the backplate with pendulum holdfast and signed and signed Widenham, LONDON, the 8 inch circular engraved silvered brass Roman numeral dial further signed Widenham, 13 Lombard St., London to centre and with Strike/Silent switch at 12 o'clock, with blued steel moon hands set within engine-milled surround behind a hinged bevel-glazed cast brass bezel, the flame-figured mahogany drum-head case with Ionic scroll moulding to apron above recessed panel incorporating canted ebonised slip mouldings, the rear with door following the outline of the case incorporating a circular glazed aperture to upper section, on canted moulded skirt base.44.5cm (17.5ins) high, 31cm (12.25ins) wide, 16cm (6.25ins) deep. Richard Widenham was a respected chronometer maker, winning an award at the 'Admiralty Premium chronometer trials held at the Royal Observatory in 1824. He advertised as 'Watchmaker to the Hon. Board of Admiralty' and was known to be working from his Lombard Street address by 1835. The business latterly began trading as Widenham and Adams in 1840. 

A MAHOGANY-CASED BRACKET CLOCKTHE MOVEMENT AND DIAL BY E. WHITE, LONDON, LATE 19th/EARLY 20th CENTURYThe four columnar pillar twin chain fusee gong striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with screw holdfast to the shouldered backplate signed E. WHITE, 20 COCKSPUR ST. LONDON to centre, the 6.5 inch circular convex white painted Roman numeral dial with pierced steel hands, in a case with hinged brass carrying handle to the shallow break-arch top over hinged convex glazed cast brass bezel to front, the sides with arched brass fish scale blind frets beneath applied winged cherub mask spandrel mounts, the rear with rectangular glazed door, on moulded skirt base with brass ogee bracket feet.36cm (14.25ins) high with handle down, 25cm (9.75ins) wide, 18.5cm (7.25ins) deep. Edward White is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of the World: 21st Century Edition as working in Cockspur Street from 1865. He was formerly a foreman with Dent and he is particularly well known for his high-quality carriage clocks. Condition Report: The movement is in good original working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The mechanism is a little dirty/discoloured so a gentle clean/service may be advisable. The dial appears to have been refinished to resemble fired-enamel and is in good condition with visible faults limited to very light edge chipping to the left hand winding hole. The case is probably an early 20th century purpose-made replacement. Evidence for this is slight elongation of the screw holes of the securing brackets suggesting that the the movement and dial were originally fitted to a slightly narrower. The gong coil appears to be a well-matched replacement (post appears original). The case is in good original unrestored condition with faults very much limited to slight shrinkage and minor age related bumps, scuffs and wear.Clock has a pendulum and a winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT AND DIALJOHN SMITH, YORK, CIRCA 1770The four double-baluster pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement for regulation by a seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes beyond the minute track and signed Jn'o. Smith, York to lower edge, with scroll pierced steel hands and twin-bird-and-urn pattern spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a conforming subsidiary calendar dial flanked by dolphin cast mounts, (no pendulum or weights)42.5cm (16.75ins) high, 30.5cm (12ins) wide, 14cm (5.5ins) deep. Two generations of clockmaker with the name John Smith are recorded in Loomes, Brian Yorkshire Clockmakers as working in York during the second half of the 18th century. John senior gained his freedom in 1750 and took in his son of the same name as an apprentice in 1758. He also took-in Charles Champion in 1764 and is believed to have died around that time. Other than being apprenticed in 1758 Loomes does not provide any further information regarding John Junior.The double-baluster turned pillars and the well proportioned dial of the present clock exhibit the influence of the eminent and highly skilled clockmaker Henry Hindley who was also working in York around this time. 

A VICTORIAN BRASS SHIP'S BULKHEAD TIMEPIECEJ.W. BENSON, LONDON, LATE 19th CENTURYThe circular four columnar-pillar eight-day single going barrel movement with platform lever escapement regulated by sprung monometallic balance and stamped J.W. BENSON, LONDON beneath serial number 11309 to backplate, the 7.75 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial signed J.W. BENSON, LONDON beneath recessed subsidiary seconds dial, with generous gilt spade hands set behind thick bevel-glazed hinged caddy moulded cast brass bezel incorporating angled fillet insert to interior and secured via a hinged turn-buckle clasp, the cylindrical case with cavetto moulded collar to the drilled mounting flange at the rear.27cm (10.5ins) diameter, 11.5cm (4.5ins) deep. The firm of J.W. Benson has its roots in the partnership between brothers James William and Samuel Suckley Benson which traded as watchmakers, goldsmiths and silversmiths in Cornhill, London from 1847 until 1855. James William Benson continued the business alone and opened a premises at 33 Ludgate Hill which quickly expanded to absorb number 34 as well. By the 1860's Benson was advertising his large and richly stocked shop with adjoining workshop specialising in the manufacture of clocks and watches as well as their repair. J.W. Benson exhibited at numerous international exhibitions including London 1862, Paris 1867 and subsequently at the 1885 'Invention Exhibition' where the firm unveiled its 'Patent Dust and Damp Excluding Band for Watches'. In 1872 J.W. Benson opened a shop on Bond Street; he died in 1878 however the business continued to expand under the management of his sons, Alfred and Arthur, with another shop on Ludgate Hill and steam powered factory in La Belle Sauvage yard opening in 1890.In 1879 the firm of J.W. Benson was awarded a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria and in 1889 they acquired the business of the celebrated silversmiths and goldsmiths Hunt and Roskell. The business continued well into the 20th century however their factory was lost in a bombing raid during WWII; the Bond Street store continued trading until it was taken over by Mappin and Webb during the 1980's.  

A WILLIAM IV/EARLY VICTORIAN SMALL BLACK MARBLE LIBRARY MANTEL TIMEPIECEJAMES MCCABE, LONDON, SECOND QARTER OF THE 19th CENTURYThe circular four columnar pillar eight-day single chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and signed Ja's McCabe, Royal Exchange, London over serial number 2824 to backplate, the 3.5 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial further engraved James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, 2824 to centre, with blued steel moon hands within a silvered engine-milled surround set behind a hinged bevel-glazed cast brass bezel, the plinth-form case with tablet upstand over cavetto cornice and the rear with hinged glazed bezel matching that of the front, on stepped cavetto moulded skirt base.24cm (9.5ins) high, 19cm (7.5ins) wide, 11.5cm (4.5ins) 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. Condition Report: Movement is relatively clean working condition and appears all-original; the pendulum holdfast screw is lacking. The dial has slight overall mellowing to the silvering otherwise is in good original condition. The case is in sound original condition with damage limited to edge chipping with the worst being to the rear left corner of the cavetto cornice mouldings.Timepiece has pendulum and winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A REGENCY ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL TIMEPIECEBAETENS, LONDON, CIRCA 1825The circular four columnar pillar eight-day single fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by a pendulum with a sunburst mask cast bob, the backplate applied with rectangular plate engraved BAETENS, 23 Gerrard Street, Soho London to lower margin, the 3.5 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic fifteen minutes to the outer minute track and steel moon hands within a fine engine-milled bezel, the case with eagle surmount to the drum housing the movement supported at the sides by a pair of Doric columns with twin handled urn decorated relief surmounts and engine milled bands to shaft, the centre with pendant apron cast with drapery swags over a pierced octagonal panel enclosing allegorical figures, the cavetto moulded plinth base with patinated bronze reclining lion to centre and with Classical mask decorated foliate cast mount to front, on engine-milled bell-shaped feet.35cm (13.75ins) high, 21.5cm (8.5ins) wide, 9cm (3.5ins) deep.Condition Report: The movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements although the pendulum may not be original. The dial has some very light but relatively extensive surface scratching which is only visible due to some dirt ingress; a good clean should see these disappear. There are also a couple of very small hairline cracks. The drum of the case is not gilded and has some slight denting/distortion to the rear edge where it meets the snap-on rear cover. The eagle surmount and right hand finial have been repaired; the latter has a slight loss near the base. The plinth base has a small casting crack to the right hand side and to the rear near the left hand corner; the rear right hand foot also has a casting fault to the lower edge. Case otherwise is in fine original condition with minimal wear to the strong, rich gilt finish.Timepiece has a pendulum and a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A GEORGE IV BRASS INLAID MAHOGANY LANCET-SHAPED BRACKET TIMEPIECEW. MOORE, LONDON, CIRCA 1825The five pillar single chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by half-seconds lenticular bob pendulum and angled shoulders to the plates, the 7.5 inch circular cream painted convex Roman numeral dial signed W. Moore, LONDON to centre and with pierced brass hands set behind hinged convex glazed brass bezel, the pointed-arch top case with ebony and brass triple-line edged front decorated with panels of brass stylised foliate scrollwork above and below the dial, the sides with lancet-shaped brass fish scale sound frets and the rear with conforming glazed door set within the frame of the case, on skirt base with fluted ebonised band to upper edge.49.5cm (19.5ins) high, 28cm (11ins) wide, 16.5cm (6.5ins) deep. 

A GEORGE III OAK THIRTY-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCKJ. STORR, YORK, CIRCA 1775The four pillar countwheel bell striking two-handed movement with anchor escapement for regulation by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with matted centre and applied slivered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll pierced steel hands and framed rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath silvered boss engraved J. Storr, York flanked by conforming Pegasus cast mounts, the case with stepped ogee shaped caddy superstructure over architectural cornice and hinged break-arch glazed dial aperture, the trunk with concave throat moulding, on stepped ogee moulded plinth base, (lacking pendulum, weight and trunk door).209cm (82.25ins) high excluding finials, 48cm (19ins) wide, 25.5cm (10ins) deep. The Storr family of Quakers originated from Ostwick in East Riding before moving to Summercroft, Selby and later to York. Batty Storr was born in 1710 and set up in York as a clockmaker most likely taking-on the workshop of his older brother, Marmaduke, who moved to London in around 1728. Jonathan Storr was Batty's eldest surviving son born in York in 1739. Although Jonathan was brought up as a Quaker he evidently left his faith as he was baptised in the Church of England as an adult in 1768 (most likely to allow him to marry Elizabeth Silbeck in York later that year). Jonathan Storr's workshop was located at the corner of Minster Gates in York; in his will dated 24th January 1804 he left most of his goods to his brother, William and his servants.

A REGENCY BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS HOPE WITH WALL BRACKETLEPLASTRIER, THE CASE POSSIBLY BY BANTING AND FRANCE, LONDON, CIRCA 1825The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with holdfast to the geometric border-engraved backplate, the pendulum with fine screw slider for regulation and conforming concentric engraved decoration to the bob, the 7 inch circular convex cream painted Roman numeral dial signed LEPLASTRIER , MARK LANE, LONDON to centre and with steel spade hands set behind hinged convex-glazed cast brass bezel milled with continuous repeating husk design, the case in the Romano-Egyptian taste with brass pineapple finial to the radial gadroon-carved hipped 'chamfer top' upstand incorporating ogee moulded collar and flanked by honeysuckle carved acroteria finials, above geometric brass-inlaid ebonised moulded panel outline tapered front with crisply cut horizontal fluted infill and canted cast gilt brass mummiform mounts decorated with pseudo hieroglyphs to angles, the apron with shaped brass fillet inset panel flanked by canted acanthus scrolls supporting the figures, the sides with obelisk outline repeating Gothic arch tracery pierced brass frets and the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on fluted panel inset skirt base with stylised fan carved feet; the wall bracket with shallow triangular pediment upstand to the table over fluted panel to frieze and generous scroll-carved support beneathThe clock 52.5cm (21.75ins) high, 33cm (13ins) wide, 19.5cm (7.75ins) deep; the clock on wall bracket 76.5cm (30ins) high overall.  The movement of the present lot is most likely either by either Isaac Leplastrier or his son, John who are recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Mark Lane, London 1813-20 and 1817-25 respectively. A partnership between 'Leplastrier and Son' (most likely Isaac and John) is also noted by Baillie as working in London 1820-25. The case of the current lot belongs to a series which share the same basic form and many core details. A slightly simpler variant (without the mummiform figures to the front angles) was offered in these rooms on 28th August 2014 (lot 116) which was stamped with the initials 'B.F.' to the interior of the case. Another further example (perhaps the earliest from this series), this time with a movement by Atkins and Son and formerly in the possession of the Marquesses of Bristol, was sold by Christie's, King Street, London at their 'Ellerslie House' sale, 24th May 2001 (lot 65). The first Marquis of Bristol employed the firm of Banting, France and Company to supply furniture for Ickworth, Suffolk including the state bed which shares similar details such as the 'acrotoria' finials with the 'Atkins & Son' clock and the current lot. This presence of the other example stamped 'B.F.' and another provenanced as most likely being from an interior furnished by Banting and France would suggest that this series of cases were probably made by them perhaps to special order. Indeed the design, with its robust fusion of Ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian styles demonstrates the strong influence of Thomas Hope who, in his 1807 book Household Furniture published designs considered to be the height of fashion at the time. When considering his designs for smaller pieces of furniture such as for 'Recesses in the shape of ancient hypogea' (see Hope, Thomas Household Furniture plate XXVII no. I) the inspiration for the current lot can clearly be seen.Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial retains old surface but with filling/retouching around to several areas around the edge most noticeably between the X and XI numeral. The numerals show wear and some retouching (as does the signature) the hands appear undamaged. The case is generally in fine original condition and of very good colour with faults limited to relatively minor genuine age-related blemishes. The front is lacking very slender stringing to the upper downward-curved edge of the apron panel (only noticeable on very close examination), both finials have small chips to the apex of each. The rear door is lacking its lock and there is noticeable overall losses/chipping to the veneer overlap to the to and left-hand margins. Faults are otherwise very much limited to minor shrinkage cracking and a few light bumps, scuffs etc. The bracket has a small chip to the lower left hand corner of the table fascia. The underside has overall slight shrinkage cracking and some bruising to the rear left hand corner (commensurate with a series of light hammer taps to adjust the platform lever during mounting on a wall). Clock has pendulum, winder and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE II/III POLISHED FRUITWOOD TABLE CLOCKROBERT BENN, LONDON, MID 18th CENTURYThe four pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the strike train now with added 'three-in-two' quarter-chiming mechanism sounding on a graduated nest of six bells utilising pump-action pinned cylinder for both the quarter and hour bells, the backplate with pendulum holdfast hook and signed in fine copperplate script Robert Benn, London to centre, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with shaped false bob and calendar apertures to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes beyond the minute ring, with pierced blued steel hands and female mask and scroll pattern spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming grotesque Indian mask cast mounts, the inverted bell-top case with hinged brass carrying handle and double cavetto top mouldings over hinged front with raised mouldings bordering the glazed dial aperture and scroll cast brass shaped frets to the upper quadrants, the sides with arch-glazed apertures and the rear with rectangular break-arch glazed door applied with conforming raised mouldings, on cavetto moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet.45cm (17.75ins) high with handle down, 29cm (11.5ins) wide, 19.5cm (7.75ins) deep. Robert Benn is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1716-40. The movement of the present clock has additional wheel and under-dial work added to facilitate quarter-striking on a graduated nest of six bells in addition to the hour striking. This work has been very competently executed with minimal modification of the strike train itself hence does not significantly detract from the overall originality of the clock. Condition Report: As catalogued the movement has had wheelwork and under-dial work added to convert the strike train from hour strike only to 'two-in-one' quarter chiming. The strike train itself is fundamentally unaltered. The under-dial work for the quarter chiming has been very well executed and is well designed. The top left hand pillar has been substituted for a pivot-block for the quarter and hour hammers. Movement retains its original verge escapement configuration and is otherwise in sound original relatively clean working condition. The dial is in good original condition with noticeable faults limited to a light vertical scratch to the centre above the false bob aperture, the finishes have some patchy discolouration and have an overall 'mellow' appearance; the hour hand is a replacement the minute appears original. The case appears original to the movement however the left hand securing bracket has been lowered to allow room for the pump-spring for the later quarter chiming work. The finish was originally ebonised and the surface has been polished back to now resemble mahogany in colour. The rear door hinges are replacements otherwise the locks and hinges appear original but reset with later screws. The veneers have a few historic patch repairs (most noticeably to the veneer overlap to the leading upright bordering the glazed aperture to the left hand side) and minor age related bumps, scuffs and other blemishes otherwise case is in very sound original condition. Clock has a winder and a case key.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A VICTORIAN SMALL MAHOGANY FIVE-GLASS MANTEL TIMEPIECEUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1875The four columnar pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum, the 4.5 inch square silvered brass Roman numeral dial with blued steel spade hands and foliate scroll engraved decoration to spandrel areas, the case with bevel-glazed top panel to the tablet upstand over cavetto cornice, the front door with angled brass fillet to the glazed aperture, the sides with rectangular bevel-glazed panels and the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, the base with ogee-outline apron over cavetto moulded skirt with squab feet.24cm (9.5ins) high, 18.5cm (7.25ins) wide, 12.5cm (5ins) deep.Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial has some overall slight mellowing to the silvering as well as slight scratching/wear around the winding hole. Otherwise is in fine original condition. The case has a small bruise near the front left hand corner of the top and some small veneer losses to the overlap forming the left hand margin of the glazed dial aperture and another similar loss towards the upper right hand corner. The front door glass has a small loss to the lower left hand corner and the canted bezel insert has lost its silvering (now tarnished brass in appearance). Case retains its original lock and hinges and the bevelled glasses appear free form visible damage. Faults to the case are otherwise very much limited to relatively minor age related shrinkage, light bumps and scuffs etc; the finish is a little uneven.Timepiece has pendulum and a winder but no case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASEHAWTHORN, LONDON, CIRCA 1770 The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed subsidiary seconds and calendar dials to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track, with pierced steel hands and cast rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with rolling moonphase incorporating terrestrial globe engraved lunettes and calibrated for the age of the moon to the outer edge of the disc beneath signature HAWTHORN, LONDON engraved in a curve to the upper margin, in a case with concave sided 'pagoda' upstand with shaped fretwork panel to fascia over cavetto moulded break-arch cornice and hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by brass stop-fluted columns, the sides with rectangular windows and plain quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat moulding over flame figured mahogany veneered break-arch door applied with complex mouldings to edges, the base with concave top mouldings over rectangular raised panel incorporating angled corners and moulded double skirt with shaped apron.244cm (96ins) high excluding finials, 53.5cm (21ins) wide, 27cm (10.5ins) deep. The current lot is probably by Edward Hawthorn who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London during the late 18th century.Condition Report: The movement is complete and in relatively clean working condition with no noticeable replacements. The movement frontplate has two unused holes intended for dial feet to each of the top two corners. The positioning of these conflict with the lunar disc hence the maker resorted to fixing the dial via feet positioned outside of the calendar ring pinned to tabs screwed to the frontplate. The positioning of all the other features of the match that of the movement (winding squares, seconds arbor, centre hole etc) and appear undisturbed hence we are of the opinion that the dial is original to the movement and these spare upper dial feet holes were a genuine mistake by the maker which was corrected at the time the movement and dial were made. The dial itself is in good relatively clean condition; the moon disc has been retouched but is connected/operational as is the calendar. The hands are possibly replacements. The movement retains an old seatboard which rests directly ono the cheek uprights of the case which have been reduced in height by around half an inch. This detail would suggest that the movement and dial may not be original to the case (although they are very well suited).The case is in sound condition although the backboard has internal bracing to (stabilise joints/cracks in the panel) applied to the interior. The trunk door retains original lock and hinges and is nice and straight. The finish is a little dark and glassy and there are some historic bumps, scuffs, one or two small veneer patch repairs and minor shrinkage cracking.Clock has pendulum (badly broken), two brass-cased weights, case key but no winder.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A BRASS-CASED REFLECTING PRISM ON MAHOGANY TRIPOD STANDUNSIGNED, LATE 19th CENTURYThe prism cut with slightly convex front face and forty-five degree rear over flat underside, set via pivots secured by knurled thumbscrews within a stepped tubular 'pillar box' shaped case with open aperture to front, black japanned interior and open base, the assembly fixed via a drilled flange and screws onto an ogee moulded circular platform cut with an aperture to centre over three hinged tapered supports.159cm (62.5ins) high, the platform 26cm (10.25ins) diameter. The present apparatus would appear to be designed to reflect and slightly magnify a light source or object positioned beneath the platform between the legs of the tripod.  

A RARE GEORGE III WOODEN-DIALLED TAVERN FUSEE WALL DIAL TIMEPIECEWILLIAM AVENELL, FARNHAM, LATE 18th CENTURYThe substantial six pillar single fusee movement with A-shaped plates measuring 9.75 inches high by 5.25 inches wide at the base incorporating decorative shaped lower edges, the wheel train with concealed winding clicks to the fusee and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the 16 inch circular cream painted wood Roman numeral dial with shuttered winding hole and signed W'M AVENELL, FARNHAM to the delicate scroll decorated centre within chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the outer minute track, the steel hands incorporating counterweighted tail to the minute and the dial panel cut with lipped cavetto moulding to circumference, the saltbox type oak case fitted to the dial via pegged batons and incorporating large rising panels running within vertical grooves to each side to allow access the movement, the backboard with swept arch-shaped top and bottom extensions drilled for wall hanging.48cm (19ins) high, 44cm (17.25ins) wide, 19cm (7.5ins) deep. William Avenell is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Farnham circa 1795.Condition Report: The movement is in fine original condition with no visible evidence of alteration (including the escapement) or noticeable replacements. The mechanism has been maintained in working order and exhibits some well-executed historic re-bushing and adjustment to the third wheel to mitigate pinion-wear to the escape wheel. The backplate has porosity in the casting which is evident when viewing the movement from the left hand side. Although it is in working condition a precautionary gentle clean/service is advised. The movement is secured via four pinned feet to a rectangular iron plate which is then in-turn screwed to the rear of the wooden dial. The four screws that secure this plate to the dial have been moved due to the original holes becoming worn. The dial is turned form a single piece of mahogany and is 5/8 's of an inch thick. The painted finish exhibits no visible evidence of re-touching and appears untouched with genuine old discolouration/patination with light to moderate wear to the black painted details. The hands are original; the minute is lacking its tip and has been repaired near the centre. The pegs securing the dial to the box case are replacements and one (of the four) is missing.The oak box case appears all original and is in very fine original untouched condition. The right-hand door has some trails in the surface to then lower edge taper suggesting that there was some slight worm infestation prior to the taper being cut; both side doors have historic inscriptions from past repairs dating from the early 19th century to their inside surfaces. The upper hanging hole has some wear but no splits to the board.Generally appears to be fine example in remarkably original condition.Clock has a pendulum which is probably non-original as it appears to have been made up and a crank winding key.  Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CASED 'WEATHER STATION'JAMES HENRY STEWARD, LONDON, CIRCA 1873With timepiece incorporating four pillar eight-day single fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by heavy disc bob half-seconds pendulum and 7 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial with recessed subsidiary seconds dial over signature J.H. STEWARD, 406 & 66. STRAND & 54 Cornhill, LONDON to centre, with blued steel hands set within canted silvered brass surround, positioned to the left of the central paper-scale lined drum rotating via a bevel-gear take-off from the clock movement, over horizontal mercury tube slivered centigrade scale 'maximum and minimum' recording thermometer, the right hand side with matching 7 inch circular silvered barometer scale calibrated in barometric inches from 28 to 31 divided into hundredths, with conforming signature to centre, blued steel pointer and canted surround, the aneroid mechanism with take-off to facilitate recording of the change in barometric pressure on the central paper scale lined drum via a vertical slide fitted with a pencil positioned against a further small vertical scale calibrated for barometric inches, the rectangular case with moulded cornice over downward hinged glazed front and moulded waist applied with engraved silver plate inscribed THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, Man by Premium 1873, THOMAS SOPWITH. JUN'R. M. INST. C.E., the rear with door behind the clock movement, on stepped ogee moulded skirt base; together with W. Robert Dickinson, oil on canvas, portrait of THOMAS SOPWITH ESQ. M.A. F.R.S. in gilt gesso frame, (2).The weather station 42cm (16.5ins) high, 68.5cm (27ins) wide, 20cm (8ins) deep; the portrait 76cm (30ins) by 66cm (26ins) excluding frame. Please note this barometer is being sold as per condition report. Provenance:The present lot was the property of Thomas Sopwith (1803-79) who trained under his father, Jacob (1770-1829) as a civil engineer completing his apprenticeship in 1824. He initially worked with Richard Grainger in the redevelopment of Newcastle-on-Tyne; and Joseph Dickinson of Alston, Northumberland assisting in the surveying of mines in the area belonging to Greenwich Hospital. His involvement with geological surveying led him to become a fellow of the geological society in 1835. Thomas Sopwith was also engaged as a railway engineer firstly in Newcastle-on-Tyne with Richard Grainger then with Robert Stephenson and Sir William Cubitt assisting with the creation of the French Railway network. He also assisted Stephenson on surveys for the construction of the Sambre-Meuse Line in Belgium in 1843. Two years later, in 1845, Thomas Sopwith was living at Allenheads, Northumberland and was engaged as an agent for W.B. Lead Mines, a position held until 1871.Thomas Sopwith was married three time and had eight children including a son who shared his name and followed in his footsteps to become a civil engineer. His Grandson, also called Thomas, went on to found the Sopwith Aviation Company. James Henry Steward is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a maker of all types of barometers who worked from several addresses in London including; 406 Strand (1857-1900 and beyond), 67 Strand (1867-8), 63 St. Pauls Churchyard (1867-80), Cornhill (1867-92), 66 Strand (1869-88), 456 Strand (1879-88), 474 West Strand (1886-1900 and beyond) and 7 Gracechurch Street (1893-1900 and beyond). He advertised as maker of the celebrated Lord Bury telescope and maker of the Fitzroy barometers, as in use at all railway termini and principal hotels in London.Condition Report: Clock movement is intact and appears to be complete and in all-original condition, the mechanism is fully wound and the escapement will just about beat however it would appear that the movement is dry/a little gummed-up so requires a gentle clean/service before reliable running is likely to be achieved. The bevel gear take-off to the rotating barograph drum is lacking one of the gears and the one still attached (to a slightly bent arbor protruding from the clock movement backplate) is lacking a couple of teeth. The recording drum and pointed assembly otherwise appears to be in good original undisturbed condition. The barometer also appears undisturbed and is providing a reasonable reading however we are unable to access the internal mechanism as this apparently requires disassembly of the entire instrument/case which appears to have never been apart and is beyond our remit. Regrettably the maximum/minimum thermometer tube is now broken (in an attempt to dismantle the instrument to report on the barometer mechanism); the scale however is in good original condition. The silvering to the barometer and timepiece dials are in good original condition with minimal discolouration as are the lacquered and oxidised finishes of the mechanism and casings. Externally the case is in good original condition with the only major fault being a section of cornice moulding missing from the right hand side. There also some patchy localised degradation to the surface polish.Timepiece has original pendulum and there is a winding key present.The portrait is in good original condition with faults limited to a small scuff to the background at face level and some slight blooming to the varnish in places. The frame has a few small chips/losses to the gesso. Condition Report Disclaimer

A FINE EBONISED ARCHITECTURAL MINIATURE LONGCASE TIMEPIECE WITH EARLY TIC-TAC ESCAPEMENT AND ALARMTHE MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN WISE, LONDON, CIRCA 1673 AND LATERThe four double-baluster turned pillar movement with plates measuring 6.375 by 4 inches enclosing four-wheel train with the earliest form of tic-tac escapement regulated by lenticular bob half-seconds pendulum, the right hand side fitted with a transverse weight-driven alarm mechanism with verge crownwheel and vertically pivoted hammer for sounding on a bell mounted set above the plates, fitted with a 7 inch square gilt brass dial with Arabic hour engraved silvered alarm setting disc to the matted centre within applied narrow silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the minute track, with fine sculpted steel hands and gilt winged cherub mask spandrels to angles within line border interrupted by engraved text John Wise Londini fecit to lower edge, in a finely executed case most probably constructed using period elements with rising hood incorporating triangular pediment over crisply moulded projecting cornice, Knibb-style alternating scroll-and-circle pierced alarm sound fret to frieze, and Corinthian three-quarter columns with gilt caps and bases flanking fixed the dial aperture, the sides with rectangular glazed apertures and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards rising past the lintel to meet the cornice overhang at the rear, the trunk with convex throat over 38.5 inch slender rectangular door applied with two long around a central short raised panels within a half-round moulded surround, on stepped ogee top plinth base decorated with high-position step to the box.174cm (68.5ins) high, 32cm (12.5ins) wide, 20.8cm (8ins) deep. John Wise senior is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Banbury, Oxfordshire in 1624 and apprenticed to Peter Closon through Thomas Dawson in 1638, gaining his Freedom in October 1646. He apparently lived in Warwick 1653-68 where he repaired the clocks at St. Nicholas and St. Mary`s churches, the latter providing the venue for the baptism of three of his children. He moved back to London in 1669 where he was re-admitted to the Clockmakers` Company by redemption. He took many apprentices including no less than six of his sons; Richard (Free 1679), John (Free 1683), Thomas (Free 1686), Joseph (Free 1687), Peter (Free 1693) and Luke (Free 1694). He worked from 'neer the Popeshead in Moorfields' and was recorded as a recusant in 1682/3. John Wise senior died in 1690 and was buried at St. Andrew's, Holborn. The double-baluster form of the movement pillars of the current lot can be directly compared to those of a table clock by John Wise sold in these rooms on 6th September 2011 (lot 151) for £46,000 hammer and on a month-duration longcase clock (case later) with 9.5inch dial sold at Cheffins in their Fine Sale 11th September 2019 (lot 427) for £6,000. In addition to the double-baluster design pillars these two clocks also shared the same unusual portrait engraved decoration to the maintaining power winding hole shutters. When considering this unusual pillar design and the overall feel of the movement of the current lot an attribution to the workshop of John Wise would appear certain.The tic-tac escapement of the current lot is of the earliest form utilising an escape wheel with teeth profiles essentially matching those of a 'normal' wheel. This configuration can be compared to that seen on a short duration astronomical timing movement made for St. Andrews University by Joseph Knibb (at the order of astronomer James Gregory) in around 1673 illustrated in Dawson, Percy G.; Drover C.B.; and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks on page 137 (Plate 177). Although the escape wheel and pallet arbor in the present movement appear original the very small pallets are probably replacements most likely required dur to wear; not withstanding this the escapement would appear to be a significant survivor.The dial and case are most likely restorations/recreations executed to the highest standards resulting in an exquisite miniature clock of the finest proportions and detailing befitting of the fine early movement.Condition Report: Movement is in fine condition with original wheel-work to the going train; the second wheel arbor has been repaired with a sleeve and the escape wheel re-pinioned. The pallet arbor appears original but the pallets themselves have probably been reworked. The alarm mechanism appears as it should although the release/locking detent may be a replacement. Although the movement has an overall oxidised/patinated appearance it is in good working order having been carefully conserved to retain old surfacers to the mechanism. The dial is very well made but with some noticeable casting faults to the plate. The mellow colour/patination is very good but we suspect that it may be a very well executed restoration/reconstruction hence is best described as being of indeterminate age. The case is almost certainly of relatively recent construction (within the last 20 years or so) but is exquisitely made, beautifully detailed and of perfect proportions. The carcass almost certainly uses 'period' timber and the overall feeling of age with shrinkage and patination is very well expressed. The only notable blemishes to the case are a slight water stain to the left-hand front hood column and the fact that the trunk door is missing its lock.Timepiece is complete with pendulum, weights and a 17th century style engraved brass winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING GEORGE III WEIGHT-DRIVEN CENTRE-SECONDS REGULATOR MOVEMENT AND DIALJOHN HACKINGS, POSSIBLY FOR PROFESSOR LUDLAM, CIRCA 1760The large diameter four-knopped pillar movement with thick plates measuring 5.5 by 4.375 inches enclosing three-wheel train with six spoke wheel crossings, with deadbeat escapement for regulation by a seconds pendulum and a second rope pulley fitted with ratchet winding click to facilitate Huygens type endless rope winding, the backplate with substantial backcock over long crutch, the 6.5 inch square single-sheet engraved silvered brass dial inscribed in copperplate script John Hackings, Fecit over aperture for the Roman numeral hour ring to the upper part of the centre above subsidiary minutes dial beneath to the lower, the outer seconds ring with Arabic five-second annotations and delicate foliate scroll engraved infill to spandrel areas, mounted on a mahogany seatboard, (lacking pendulum and weight).16.5cm (6.5ins) square, 12.5cm (5ins) deep excluding seatboard. Provenance:The beneficiary of the Estate of a private collector; purchased at Bonhams, London, sale of Fine Clocks 12th December 2012 (lot 154) for £2,500 (including pendulum, weight and housed in a later oak case). John Hackings is recorded in Britten, F.J. BRITTEN'S Old Clocks & Watches AND THEIR MAKERS as being the successor to 'Henry Haines' (possibly Henry Haynes of Daventry who is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working circa 1753). Britten notes that Hackings worked for Professor Ludlam who, in 1759, wrote 'has worked for me constantly since mid-summer 1753; all my best tools were made by him; whatever has been done by him can be depended on.'. The Rev. William Ludlam was Professor of Mathematics at St. John's College, Cambridge who was appointed by the Board of Longitude as one of the six assessors to examine and report on John Harrison's marine timekeepers. Ludlam was born in Leicester in 1717 and, after a distinguished scholastic career retired there in 1768; he died in 1788. The present movement is described and illustrated in Hooper, John and Darken, Jeff English 30 Hour Clocks, Origin & Development, 1600-1800 pages 193-5. Within their description Hooper and Darken note that the front bush for the centre seconds arbor is removable, and that the hour ring is driven by a twelve-pointed star-wheel (positioned between the dial and the movement frontplate) pivoted concentric with the centre arbor. They close their entry by adding that it 'is interesting to speculate that Hacking made this journeyman's regulator for Ludlam'. This possibility is perhaps supported by the existence of a thirty-hour longcase clock with the engraved inscription MADE, under the Direction of W. LUDLAM M.A., by JOHN HACKINGS:, for Mr. James Priest, 1759 to the backplate, which is described and illustrated in Robinson, Tom The LONGCASE CLOCK pages 295-8. Condition Report: Movement appears all-original and in working condition exhibiting minimal wear to the pinions and some historic well-executed re-bushing to the pivot holes. The brass exhibits an overall mellow greeny-brown patination. The dial has overall greying and light rubbing to the silvering; the engraving is delicately executed with no apparent wear. The hands and seatboard appear original.Movement has an endless rope with wooden pulley and ring counter-weight fitted, there is no pendulum or weight present. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH CONCENTIC CALENDAR AND MOONPHASEHARRISON, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1775The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12.5 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and rococo scroll bordered signature plaque engraved Harrison, LIVERPOOL to the repeating foliate motif decorated trellis engraved centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring annotated with concentric calendar to inner edge and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with fine pierced steel hands and mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with rolling moonphase incorporating delineated lunettes and annotations for age of the moon to outer edge of the disc, beneath curved silvered plate engraved with the motto On TIME'S uncertain date ETERNAL Hours depend applied to the apex of the arch, the case with central leaf-pierced finial platform and swan neck pediment fronted with gilt leafy scroll-painted verre-eglomise panel infill, over hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by free-standing fluted Doric columns with conforming half columns set to the rear, the trunk with ogee-shaped moulding and blind fretwork panel to throat over shaped-top caddy moulded door flanked by quarter columns, the raised panel fronted plinth base with stepped ogee top mouldings and canted angles, on shallow moulded skirt with squat ogee bracket feet.251cm (99ins) high overall, 54cm (21.25ins) wide, 26.5cm (10.5ins) deep. The present clock would have almost certainly been made by Thomas Harrison who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Liverpool 1770-1803. He later went into partnership with a member of the eminent Finney family of Liverpool clock and watch makers.Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial is nicely finished and in clean condition. The moon disc has had some re-touching and now has a coat of varnish otherwise is in fine condition; all functions are connected and in working order. The minute hand has a thicker later hand fitted (wired) over the top of the original - probably to make it more visible from a distance however this can most likely be easily removed.The movement and dial are fitted onto a well-made replacement seatboard. The fact that the seatboard is a replacement means that we cannot offer any categorical assurances that the movement and dial are original to the case however the cheek uprights of the trunk appear to retain their original height would make us inclined to give the clock the benefit of the doubt.The case is generally in very presentable condition with and of good colour. The central verre eglomise panel is cracked and the gilt decoration is worn; hood otherwise is in fine original condition. The trunk is generally in very good condition with noticeable faults limited to some cracking and historic repairs towards the rear of the left-hand side (probably due to joint between the side and the backboard becoming loose at some time). The trunk door retains its original lock and hinges and is fine straight condition. The base has a vertical shrinkage crack to the raised panel otherwise is in fine condition.Clock is complete with pendulum, two weights, winder and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE II/III SMALL PARQUETRY DECORATED ELM THIRTY-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK OF FINE COLOURB. TIPTON, LUDLOW, MID 18th CENTURYThe four pillar countwheel bell striking single-handed movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 10 inch square brass dial with circular herringbone bordered nameplate engraved B:TIPTON, LUDLOW to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with diamond-lozenge half hour markers, with scroll-pierced blued steel hand and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, the case with inverted breakfront ogee and cavetto moulded cornice and diamond-lattice pierced frieze over three-quarter slender baluster turned uprights applied to the hinged glazed dial aperture, the sides with conforming half baluster columns flush mounted at the rear, the trunk with inverted breakfront cavetto throat moulding over slender break-arch caddy moulded door centred with a parquetry star within chequer-banded border, flanked by slender full-height fluted pilasters, the plinth also of inverted breakfront form with cavetto top moulding and caddy-moulded skirt.203cm (80ins) high, 49cm (19.25ins) wide, 30cm (11.75ins) deep. Benjamin Tipton is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Ludlow, Shropshire circa 1776. Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition with no visible alterations or noticeable replacements. The dial has bright polished brass appearance hence has lost silvered finish to the chapter ring and signature plate; there is light some wear evident to the matting and the hand is probably a well made replacement.The movement rests on an old seatboard which is nailed directly onto the cheek uprights of the case which appear undisturbed. The seatboard is relatively thin (3/8ths inch), has two visible splits with the section across the front possibly being a well-matched restoration/replacement. The case is in good original condition and of particularly fine colour. The backboard has losses to each side behind the hood and the base is lacking infill strips to each side of the backboard (leaving gaps between the board and panel sides). The board has good length continuing down to just above the level of the skirting around the base. The plinth has some bumps and losses to the lips forming the lower edge of the cavetto top mouldings and the left hand fluted upright has an historic chip to the lower left hand corner. Damage otherwise is limited to moderate historic bumps, scuffs, wear and shrinkage commensurate with age and use.Clock has pendulum and weight, case key and winder are not required. Condition Report Disclaimer

A THIRTY-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT AND A NINE-AND-THREE-QUARTER-INCH DIALTHE DIAL INSCRIBED FOR JOHN SNOW, FROME, EARLY 18th CENTURYThe four-finned pillar countwheel striking movement with break-arch shaped plates and anchor escapement for regulation by a seconds pendulum, now fitted with a square brass dial with calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with lozenge half hour markers and engraved John. Snow, Froo... to lower margin, with steel hand and winged mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles with herringbone engraved infill between, (no pendulum, weight or bell); together with a six inch wall clock dial engraved CROOME, WOTTON to the lower edge of the Roman numeral chapter ring, and a small collection of posted longcase and lantern clock parts, including a rare 'first period' lantern clock fret, (qty).The movement and dial 29cm (11.5ins) high, 14cm (5.5ins) deep, 25cm (9,75ins) wide. The lantern clock fret included in the current lot is of the type used on the celebrated early 'first period' clock by Thomas Harvey which is fully described and illustrated in Hooper, John and Darken, Jeff English 30 Hour Clocks, Their Origin and Development 1600-1800 pages 16-22. 

A LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN WALNUT FIVE-GLASS MANTEL TIMEPIECEUNSIGNED, CIRCA 1900The four columnar pillar single chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the 5.5 inch square silvered brass Roman numeral dial with blued steel hands and foliate scroll engraved decoration to spandrel areas within a fixed silvered canted bezel surround, the case with bevel-glazed top panel to the tablet upstand over cavetto cornice and glazed front door, the sides with rectangular bevel-glazed panels and the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, the base with ogee-outline apron over moulded skirt with squab feet.33cm (13ins) high, 24cm (9.5ins) wide, 18cm (7ins) deep.Condition Report: The movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial has overall patchy discolouration/tarnishing and light wear around the winding hole otherwise is in good original condition. The case is in sound original condition with faults very much limited to a few slight bumps and scuffs.Clock has pendulum, a case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer