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Lot 119
A Fine George III mahogany quarter striking musical eight-day longcase clock with enamel dials Benjamin Taylor, London circa 1780 The substantial five pillar triple train movement striking the quarters on two bells and playing a choice of six airs on eight bells every hour, the brass 12 inch break arch dial plate applied with white enamel circular Roman numeral dial with brass hands and signed BENJ`N TAYLOR, LONDON to centre, the angles applied with foliate cast spandrels beneath subsidiary enamel CHIME/NOT CHIME and SONG/JIG/MINUET/GAVOT/SONG/JIG tune selection dials within conforming mounts to arch, the pagoda pedimented case with blind fret fronted swan neck frieze above brass stop-fluted columns and foliate scroll side frets to hood, with shaped-top flame figured door flanked by conforming quarter columns to trunk, on raised shaped-panel fronted plinth base with double skirt incorporating shaped apron and squab feet, 252cm (8ft 3ins) high. CATALOGUE ENTRY TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE OR AVAILABLE FROM THE SALEROOM ON REQUEST. Benjamin Taylor is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Lombard Street, London 1773-1800. This fine clock has the rare feature of two-in-one quarter striking where both the quarters and the hours are sounded from the same train. This system requires the train to be geared similar to that of a month duration hour striking longcase clock and utilises a snail cut for both the hours and the quarters.
Lot 881
An album of WW2 naval photographs, postcards etc. taken or collected by the seller who served for 14 years in the Royal Navy on the following ships: HMS Hardy (Spanish Civil War); HMS Montrose, rescued off Harwich after air attack; HMS Prince of Wales (rescued after Japanese air attack off Kuantan); HMS Dorsetshire, sunk in Indian Ocean south of Ceylon. The album contains the following and more: HMS Hardy - photos including one of crew 1936-1939. HMS Hunter - photos HMS Nigeria - photos HMS Prince of Wales- Roll of Honour & photos, one of gun crew 1941. HMS Ganges - 1936 Ships Company Christmas Greeting postcard & 2 postcards of crew. HMS Whelp - photos HMS Exeter - large photo of ship returning to Devonport after River Plate Battle in 1940. HMS Dorsetshire - Roll of Honour & photo of survivors football team playing in South Africa 1942. Multiple photos of Malta including Italian fleet in situ and leaving and submarines arriving. Photographs of Venice, 1937, more than 15. Photographs of Athens and Gibraltar. Photos of Argentine and British bases on Falkland Islands during WW2 Tristan da Cunha from the ship. Postcards of the Coronation Review of the Fleet, 1937. Personal photos of the seller on survivors leave in South Africa after the sinking of HMS Dorsetshire.
Lot 449
SIR DAVID YOUNG CAMERON RSA RS RSW RWS (1865-1945) Letters of provenance attached verso and inscribed West Highland Museum, particulars of the proof from a copper plate for printing currency-notes designed and engraved by Sir Robert Strange 1746. This proof has been printed and signed by Sir D Y Cameron RA from the copper plate with eight designs 2 1/4 by 1 7/8 inches of CP (monogram for Charles Price or Carolus Princeps) on a cartouche with coronet and Price of Wales feathers above, over a trophy of arms and flags; on the entablature below are the values on four of the designs-one, two, three and six pence; the other four entablatures being left blank, "the interior part to be filled up by clerks" (Sir Robt. Strange`s memoirs vol.1 p.52). The plate was found near the west end of Loch Lagan, probably thrown aside during the flight from Culloden 1746. It was presented to MacPherson of Cluny, was exhibited in 1865 and later, and illustrated and described in vol.VI of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland pp.47 & 85 and also yb Miss Helen Farquhar in an article on "Portrait Medals Struck for Prince Charles" in the British Neumismatic Journal vol.VII second series pp.206-8. The plate is the work of Sir Robert Strange, then a young artist in Edinburgh, who hastily prepared plates on a sudden call for currency caused by the loss of the "hazard" sleep on its way from France with a large sum of money on March 25th 1746 and in Strange`s diary-quoted in Miss Farquhar`s article-he describes the hurry and difficulty of the engraving. His commission is for notes of amounts from £200 downwards but no notes were printed and nothing of the proposed issue has survived with the exception of the plate described. The reason of this is that the plate was only delivered to Prince Charles`s Treasurer a day or two before the Battle of Culloden and the other for larger sums was never complete. In the memoirs of Sir Robert Strange p.54 he tells the story of how, in his ignorance of the proper ingredient, used in etching, he found the aqua-fortis "playing the devil with it" strong traces of which can be seen on the plate. An interesting parallel with the proposed issue of these notes is afforded by the coinage of "Gun Money" by James II who in 1689 and 1690 caused pieces from the crown to sixpence to be struck from any gun metal, brass, and copper that could be collected. About £3.0*** in nominal value was issued and on the defeat of his adherents the issue passed current at its intrinsic value as metal only. The plate was bought by friends at the sale of the Cluny Castle Relic in London, June, 1928, and presented by them to the West Highland Museum at Fort William. This addition of proofs is a limited one of thirty seven impressions. Another letter verso from the West Highland Museum is dated 1928 and addressed to the new owner with a receipt for five Guineas. 24cm x 23cm Private Scottish Collection.
Lot 690
A boxed game "Minoru-The new race game-double event" jointly published by John Jaques & Son Ltd, London and The Chad valley Co. Ltd, Harborne, comprising printed cloth track, eight painted metal horse and jockey figures, each stamped " Coyr t J. H. & Co. England" together with two decks of playing cards, various counters, jacks, all housed in original simulated shagreen cardboard box (ILLUSTRATED)
Lot 429
A Selection of Newspaper Hoardings from circa 1915- Titles include `Dardanelles Attack; Troops shore` (The Times); and `All Day Battle and Advance in Gallipolli (Daily Graphic) ; all with creasing, tearing, discolouration and other defects; together with a set of lithographic prints circa 1918/19 titled `Playing the Game`. (All images relating to jobs undertaken on the Railways during the War Effort) all in mixed condition, with defects,sold a/f
Lot 371
Misc. lot, comprising `Exactus` mini adding machine, two sets of playing cards, one set with only 50 cards, one set is half size, canvas purse with 1914-1918 ration cards, draw string purse with sewing implements, wallet containing hand written astrological chart findings from 1836 & 1862 & bone tub with lid containing another small bone pot (8)
Lot 518
A VICTORIAN CYLINDER AND BELLS IN SIGHT MUSICAL BOX, crank wound, numbered "13114" the 15.5cms cylinder and three white metal bells playing 8 airs as titled on the original chromo litho tune sheet, with inner glass panel, inlaid rosewood lid and simulated rosewood case, 41cms wide 21cms high and 25cms deep ++working order
Lot 170A
Records - Rock, Pop and other. Approximately ninety-six 33 r.p.m. long-playing records, including The Beatles, `Please Please Me`, mono (Parlophone PMC1202); `With the Beatles`, mono (Parlophone PMC1206); `A Hard Day`s Night`, mono (Parlophone PMC1230); `Beatles for Sale`, mono (Parlophone PMC1240); `Rubber Soul`, mono (Parlophone PMC1267); and `Revolver`, mono (Parlophone PMC7009); also The Rolling Stones, `After-Math`, mono (Decca LK4786); and others; together with a quantity of 45 r.p.m. single records.
Lot 171A
Records - Rock, Pop, and other. Fifty-one assorted long playing records, including Sailcat, `Motorcycle Mama` (Elektra, EKS 75029), gatefold sleeve; [Crazy World of] Arthur Brown, `The Crazy World of Arthur Brown` (Track Record, 612005); Uriah Heep, `Firefly` (Warner, BS3013); The Jam, `Snap` (Polydor, 815538 & 9), double album, gatefold sleeve, together with an e.p., The Jam, `Live` (Polydor, SNAPL 45); and others.
Lot 37
Photographs and ephemera relating to Flight Sergeant W. A. Ross 968129, 55 Squadron RAF, centred around a letter written in June 1946 from Hamburg by German engineer Gernot Knop to the bereaved fiancee of W. Ross, explaining he had witnessed Ross`s Bristol Blenheim being shot down by heavy anti-aircraft fire during his attempted bombing of a German fuel tanker in Bandia on the Libyan coast, a small photograph shows the building the aircraft crashed into, killing several German soldiers , the writer going on to say that the British were buried with full military honours in the German soldiers` churchyard near Bandia and that `our highly honoured commander-in-chief Rommel and several airforce officers saluted the brave RAF soldiers` (the lot also includes an official team photograph showing Ross playing rugby for Scotland against England at Murrayfield, 20th March 1937) PART LOT
Lot 1203
A Rare Georgian Educational Game - The Newly Invented Musical Game by Ann Young, Edinburgh, Dedicated to The Princess and Prince of Wales, patented in 1801, manufactured and sold by Muir, Wood & Co., No.7 Leith Street, Edinburgh, the game is housed in a mahogany veneered box with hinged lid opening to reveal two paper covered playing surfaces, with a drawer to each side housing the ivory, bone and rosewood playing pieces, which include musical dice, peg markers in two sizes and counters, 44cm by 27cm.
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