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Lot 329
A Parian ware bust, 'The Bride', after the R. Monti original, veiled bride wearing garland of flowers, signed to underside 'A. Filli Firenze Italy', on waisted circular plinth base inset to underside with white metal restrike (probably) Russian Peter the Great 'Vires Acquirit Eundo' 1717 medal, height 36.5cm.Additional InformationGeneral surface wear, some surface abrasions and scuffs, some small nibbles to the flowers, some small indents and nibbles to the moulded detail of the veil, surface dirt, will benefit from a clean. The base appears to be a dark grey stone-like composite. Postage within the UK would be £21.60.
Lot 1066
A 19th century oak cased longcase clock with broken swan neck pediment and brass finial above circular dial set with Roman numerals, date aperture and painted cornucopia decoration, indistinctly signed Thomas [...] Chard, door with ivory escutcheon, on rectangular plinth base. Additional InformationNot tested, no guarantees of working order, large area of damage and replacement/repair to the front of the plinth base where two panels have been applied but gaps still visible, feet section a replacement, dial with rubbing to painted detail, numerals and as stated, to naming. Hands are replacements, general wear and tear to the case, some dents, small losses, small splits, generally will need attention.
Lot 1062
JAMES BUTLER OF BOLTON; a George III oak and mahogany banded longcase clock, the square dial set with silvered chapter ring, Arabic and Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, width 32.5cm, above a long arched door flanked by quarter columns and raised on a plinth base, height 214.5cm.Additional InformationThe winding apertures have been filled in suggesting that it may have been altered from an eight day to a thirty hour clock, although still has two chains, dial and mechanism appear to be associated. Splits, surface wear, scratching and losses to case commensurate with age, a particularly long split going the length of the base. Dirt, scratches and rust to the face.
Lot 1065
A 19th century mahogany cased eight day longcase clock with broken swan neck pediment above circular dial painted with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, rolling moon phase and indistinctly signed 'Wiggan Co[...]' and with gilt and floral detail to corners, with crossbanded arched door on rectangular plinth on associated rectangular base.Additional InformationCondition issues throughout, chips, scrapes, losses, nicks and gouges to the casing, scratches to the glass, rubbing to the dial throughout, the subsidiary seconds dial is very faded, further fading to the signature and some of the numerals, there is crazing throughout the dial, further rubbing and losses to the corner floral and gilt detail, there is only part of the original ivory escutcheon left, the clock has been treated for woodworm with some old benign holes visible, back boards are replacements and some splits and repairs to the casing, the housing for the finial is damaged, finial itself is damaged, a strip of replacement wood from finial down to first lip, heavy scraping where the door has been opened and caught.
Lot 1103A
A small Victorian walnut and inlaid marble topped credenza of serpentine outline, with mirrored doors and plinth base, width 119cm.Additional InformationWould have had a mirrored back, which is now not present. General surface wear and losses throughout. Area of moulding lost to right hand of frieze. Right hand turned pilaster slightly loose. Glass appears to have some age, however the backing panels inside the doors are stained pine or ash rather than walnut, suggesting that they may have been replaced at some point. 81 x 18 x 36cm. Scratches and marks to the marble top, faded colour to upper and side sections, patchiness of colour, damage and loss to section beside lower right of central door. Interior requires attention.
Lot 37A
A Victorian mahogany miniature chest of drawers, the moulded rectangular top above frieze, two short and three long graduated drawers to an inverted breakfront plinth, width 42cm.Additional InformationHeavy wear throughout. Old repairs and new moulding to top. Losses to the veneer throughout. Overall in poor condition.
Lot 168
A highly decorative pair of French-style gilt-bronze table lamps and shades; modelled as cherubic figures, one holding a paddle, the other holding a spear and seated upon a white fluted marble plinth, further upon a gilt-bronze circular base modelled as a laurel wreath, approx. 59cm high (including shades)
Lot 6
A 19th century French ormolu-mounted, ovoid two-handled porcelain urn (now as a lamp); egg- and-dart style moulding to the top rim above acanthus casting and two ornately scrolling handles, the main body decorated in enamels with female muses and a reverse vignette allegorical of music with a lyre, foliage etc., raised on square plinth style base with re-entrant style corners, the urn 38cm high (not including light fittings)
Lot 4
A hand-decorated Royal Doulton figure, 'Gretchen'; (HN 1397), printed and painted marks to underside, 20cm high CONDITION REPORT: Looking at the left hand side of the plinth base there are 2/3 tiny hairlines, one of these hairlines (about 1cm) is also slightly visible from the underside. There are also several minor hairlines running up her left arm and also what appears to be hairline fractures up her right arm where she is carrying the jug. The head and hat flaps look in good condition and showing no signs of restoration or damage. The rest of the piece shows no signs of restoration or damage except for the hairlines as outlined. There is also quite a large hairline emanating down from the right hand shoulder down to the arm.
Lot 580
A large Edwardian mahogany and satinwood-crossbanded compactum; the breakfront cornice above a central panelled door enclosing shelves and flanked by two further full-width mirror-fronted doors opening to reveal hanging space, four central graduated and crossbanded drawers below panelled door, raised on front plinth base with bracket-style feet, 195cm (widest) x 65cm (deepest) x 213cm high
Lot 28
A late-19th century Dresden-style porcelain two-handled pot pourri; oval section and raised on four gilded scrolling cabriole legs terminating in concave plinth base, the main body decorated in enamels with figures in countryside surroundings in typical style, blue painted mark to underside, 16cm high CONDITION REPORT: The gilding has rubbed on the oval pierced cover around the edges and on the finial. The overall cover appears to be in good order with no chips, breaks, cracks or restoration noted. One of the handles on the main body has been broken off and re-affixed. The rest of the piece appears to be in fairly good condition apart from the handle. The gilding is fairly bright as is the enamel decoration of floral sprays and figures within country surroundings. No other damage or restoration noted.
Lot 418
An early carved stone head raised upon a large rectangular stone plinth base with canted corners and angular top, the face although weathered, worn and verdigris'd still defined with eyes, nose, mouth and some hair etc., but the right hand side of the headdress has suffered some damage and some stonework is away towards the lower left hand cheek area, the stone head approx. 34cm high x 53cm (widest), the plinth base 64cm wide x 27cm high, Provenance: the present vendor's report the stone head first came into their possession in 1976 when the purchased Furze Hill House in Shipton-upon-Stour. This house was originally built in 1865 for the local MP, the same date that St. Edmund's Church was rebuilt. In the grounds of Furze Hill, there were also a few ledger stones and so it would seem reasonable to assume that they all originated from the rebuild of St. Edmunds that was originally built in the mid 15th Century, circa 1450. As yet, the image is unidentifiable but it is possibly the stonemason's idea of one of the queens of the time. The headdress appears to be a caul which was fashionable exclusively amongst upper class women in the 14th Century (see Rosalie's Medieval Women). Another interesting point is that the headdress appears in "English Costume History" by Dion Clayton Caithrop who dates this style circa 1327-1485.
Lot 240
Motor Sport Model Land Speed Spirit of 76 Streamliner 1. 43 scale model signed on plinth by Elvin Teague and one other. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 382
An 18th century oak cased longcase clock, the moulded cornice above Ionic columns and a long trunk door, box base and plinth, the 30cm square dial painted with flowers to the corners, the dial with Roman numerals, a seconds subsidiary dial and calendar aperture, the eight day movement striking on a bell, 181.5cm high
Lot 92
A scarce gold plated Atmos II timepiece, LeCoultre to a design by Jean-Leon Reutter, Switzerland, early 1940’s The single train movement wound via the expansion and contraction of an aneroid chamber mounted to the rear of the mechanism and regulated by torsion escapement with rotating balance suspended beneath, numbered 6909 to frontplate and numbered 8148 to suspension platform, the dial gilt Arabic numeral chapter ring inscribed with retailer’s signature NORTHERN GOLDSMITHS Co. at twelve o’clock opposing MADE IN SWITZERLAND to lower edge, the glass ‘bell jar' type case with canted angles, on plinth base with adjustable feet, 23.5cm (9.25ins) high.
Lot 147
A French gilt and lacquered brass ‘Capuchine’ alarm timepiece, unsigned, circa 1830 The four pillar single train movement with five-wheel train incorporating tic-tac escapement regulated by short pendulum with silk suspension contained within the case at the rear, the top left hand corner of the plates with alarm mechanism powered by a spring box wound via a pull-cord exiting the top plate above, the 2.5 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands and arrow alarm setting pointer within a repeating lotus leaf milled gilt bezel, the rectangular box case with pivoted handle issuing from vase finial to the domed bell superstructure flanked by further brass finials to each corner and with R/A small regulation dial above dial to front, the sides and rear with hinged doors, on slender toupe feet, 21.5cm (8.5ins) high; with a purpose-made red velvet plinth and ebonised ogee moulded stand, 28cm (11ins) high overall.
Lot 106
A French gilt brass carriage clock with push-button repeat, unsigned, circa 1900 The eight-day bell striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement and stamped with serial number 654 to the lower right hand corner of the backplate opposing engraved initials Pq, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands set within a fine foliate scroll strapwork engraved gilt brass mask, the frosted gilt brass bevel-glazed case with hinged faceted carrying handle over canted angles to top mouldings and fine fluted pilaster corner uprights, on cavetto moulded plinth base with conforming canted angles and compressed bun feet, 14cm (5.5ins) high excluding handle.
Lot 171
ϒ A William III parquetry banded walnut eight-day longcase clock, Samuel Barrow, London, circa 1695-1700 The 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 triple-crown decorated calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Sam. Barrow, Londini Fecit to lower margin, with scroll pierced steel hands and twin winged cherub and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles with foliate scroll engraved infill to margins between, in a figured walnut case with parquetry chevron banded ogee cornice and scroll pierced fretwork frieze over conforming decoration to hood door applied with three-quarter columns to angles, the sides with rectangular glazed panels, the trunk with convex throat over 41.5 inch oval lentical centred book-matched veneered rectangular trunk door within parquetry banded surround, the sides each with three ebony and boxwood triple line bordered panels within crossbanded borders, the plinth base with ogee top moulding over panel veneered and banded front and moulded skirt incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between, 207cm (81.5ins) high. Samuel Barrow is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in around 1674 and apprenticed to John Barrow in 1688 until 1695 gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1696. He worked at the Spring Clock in East Smithfield near Hermitage Bridge, and was still active in 1704. ϒ Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.
Lot 43
Ï’A Victorian Aneroid barometer and mercury thermometer desk compendium, Dollond, London, late 19th century The barometer with 2.25 inch circular silvered register signed DOLLOND, LONDON and inscribed Compensated, 5809 to centre within concentric scale calibrated for barometric inches divided into tenths and annotated with basic weather observations within outer scale calibrated in feet from 0 to 8,000 and divided for 50 foot intervals, the rotating gilt brass bezel with steel recording pointer fitted to frosted gilt drum-shaped case with moulded bands to circumference, diameter 6.8cm (2.625ins); fitted into a canted banjo-shaped ebony panel beneath arched FAHRENHEIT and CENTIGRADE scale mercury tube thermometer with ivory register signed DOLLOND, London to the apex, the whole supported via a shaped bracket onto s rectangular plinth base 25.5cm (10ins) high overall. The Dollond family firm of Scientific Instrument makers was established by Peter Dollond who is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1680-1860 as born 1730 and died 1820. He was the son of John Dollond, a Huguenot silk weaver and started business as an optician in 1750. He was joined by his father in 1752 until his death in 1761, and then by his brother, John, until his death in 1804. The business was continued by Peter Dollond's nephew, George Huggins, who changed his name to Dollond. George Dollond became instrument maker to William IV and Queen Victoria, exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and died 1856. Ï’ Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.
Lot 179
A William III walnut and floral marquetry eight-day longcase clock, Daniel Quare, London, circa 1695 The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum and 11 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, subsidiary seconds dial and delicate repeating ring border decorated calendar aperture to the matted centre incorporating a conforming concentric band of rings around the centre hole, within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt hour markers, Arabic five minutes within the outer track and signed Dan: Quare, London to lower margin, with pierced blued steel hands and winged cherub mask and leafy cast spandrels to angles with foliate scroll engraved infill to margins between, in a case with ogee cross grain moulded cornice and plain frieze above hood door applied with Solomonic three-quarter columns to angles and veneered with floral trial marquetry, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming quarter columns applied to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with flowerhead decorated convex throat above 41 inch door centred with a brass bordered lentical and decorated with marquetry bird inhabited flowering foliage around a central urn into a faded ebonised ground within line border, the surround with foliate wreath banding and the sides with two line-edged panels, the plinth base with stepped ogee top mouldings over conforming foliate decorated panel within wreath border, on shallow moulded skirt, 207cm (81.5ins) high. Provenance: The property of a gentleman. Labels pasted to the interior of the case indicate that the current clock was formerly in the collection of A.J. Colls of 125 Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey; subsequently sold (by Order of his Executors) at Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London, 26th March 1954 (lot 78) where it was purchased in the name of Alcock for £55 0 0. The current owner subsequently acquired the clock by private purchase on 25th June 1975 for £2,650.00. Daniel Quare is an important maker who is recorded on Loomes, Brian The Clockmakers of Great Britain 1286-1700 as born in Somerset circa 1647/8; by 1671 he had moved to London as he was admitted as a Free Brother to the Clockmakers' Company in April of that year. Quare initially worked in St. Martin's Le Grand, London (where he married in 1676) later moving to Allhallows, Lombard Street in 1681, before finally relocating to Exchange Alley where he is believed to have taken-on the former premises of Robert Seignior in around 1686. Quare was selected as a member of the Court of Assistants in 1698 later becoming Master in 1708. In 1709 he is believed to have taken his former apprentice, Stephen Horseman, into partnership which presumably lasted until Quare's death in 1724. Daniel Quare was a fine and inventive maker who supplied clocks and barometers to significant European Royal and aristocratic clients. As a committed Quaker he refused to sign the Oath of Allegiance in 1697, however as a much respected maker, he was still able to discreetly supply the court of William III.In around 1680 Quare made repeating watches to his own design which eventually lead him to dispute a conflicting patent filed by Edward Barlow in 1686; the resulting exchange two years to resolve.
Lot 184
A fine Queen Anne walnut eight-day longcase clock, ichard Street, London, circa 1705 The six crisply turned finned pillar inside rack and bell striking movement with bolt-and-shutter maintaining power and anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum incorporating long crutch, 12 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, shuttered winding holes and calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Rich. Street, London to lower edge, with delicate pierced steel hands and unusual lambrequin cherub mask and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles with foliate engraved infill between incorporating maintaining power lever to right hand margin, the walnut case with brass ball finials to the domed caddy surmounted fine foliate fretwork fronted box upstand above moulded cornice and further conforming foliate pierced fret to frieze, generous three-quarter columns with gilt caps and bases to the glazed hood door, the sides with rectangular windows and rear quarter columns each set against bargeboard rising up to the underside of the cornice projection, the trunk with convex throat above 42 inch rectangular door with figured book-matched veneers, the sides with twin line-bordered panels within crossbanded surrounds, the plinth base with ogee top moulding and conforming line-bordered crossbanded veneered panel to front over two-tier moulded skirt, 244cm (96ins) high excluding finials; 257cm (101ins) high overall. Richard Street is an important but relatively enigmatic maker who is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1687, made Assistant in 1713 and appointed Warden 1716. He was a fine maker who had close working connections with Thomas Tompion for whom it is thought he made repeating watch movements (see Evans, Jeremy THOMAS TOMPION at the Dial and Three Crowns page 114). Street is perhaps best known for his commission by Sir Isaac Newton to supply a monumental month duration longcase clock for presentation to Dr. Bentley for the Observatory at Trinity College Cambridge in 1708; he also, alongside William Wright, took over the maintenance of the turret clock at St. Pauls Cathedral from Langley Bradley in 1716. A year going clock in an Arabesque marquetry case by Street also survives in the Collection of the National Trust at Melford Hall, Suffolk. Tompion's influence/connection with Richard Street becomes apparent when the current lot is examined. The six pillar movement is very well made with the use of inside rack for the striking mechanism and the delicate functionality of the wheelwork echoing Tompion's standards. The dial is clean and refined in its design and utilises an unusual pattern of spandrel. The proportions, external detailing and choice of veneers used on the case can be compared to those supplied to Tompion, and again is very well made.
Lot 164
A George III green japanned eight-day longcase clock with moonphase, Richard Wills, Truro, circa 1780 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar dial to the square rigged sailing ship, beached hoy and scroll engraved silvered centre engraved Rich. Wells, TRURO, within Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll pierced steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with rolling moonphase incorporating landscape engraved lunettes, age of the moon and HIGH WATER AT GUERNSEY ISLAND times to the upper margin, in a green japanned case with gilt floral and radial fan painted pagoda upstand over geometric band decorated break-arch cavetto cornice and trellis banded hood door applied with three-quarter columns to front angles, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with floral trail painted throat over break-arch door decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with oriental figures within a stylised garden trellis landscape over square rigged warship, the surround with abstract foliate scroll painted upper quadrants and geometric banded borders, the sides with large leafy sprays, the plinth base with naturalistic landscape and now incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between, 216cm (85ins) high. Richard Wills is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Truro, Cornwall circa 1777-95.
Lot 151
A fine Regency mahogany longcase regulator, Thomas Hodges, Hitchin, circa 1825 The substantial eight-day five double-screwed columnar pillar movement with plates measuring 8.5 by 6.75 inches enclosing wheel train with high pinion count, six spoke wheel crossings and end stops for all pivots terminating at the plates, with Harrison’s maintaining power and deadbeat escapement incorporating jewelled pallets regulated by mercury jar compensated seconds pendulum with fine beat adjustment to crutch, wide jaw suspension and hanging from a massive cast brass A-frame secured to the substantial seatboard behind the movement, the trains enclosed within brass dust shutters attached to the plates via finely engineered thumbscrews, the 12 inch circular silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds over Roman numeral hour dials and signed THOMAS HODGES, SUN ST. HITCHIN. to centre within outer Arabic minute track, with fine blued steel hands with the minute counterweighted behind the dial plate, the figured mahogany case with gadrooned shallow domed caddy to the stepped upstand over slender cornice and hood door applied with cast brass circular bezel within panel decorated quadrants and flanked by canted angles, the sides with blind panels, the trunk with slender cavetto throat over conforming canted angles flanking rectangular glazed door enclosing veneered interior incorporating silvered brass pendulum beat scale set against the flame-figured backboard, on recessed panel fronted plinth base with double skirt, 197cm (77.5ins) high. Thomas Hodges of Hitchin does not appear to be recorded in the usual directories as a clockmaker; it is therefore most likely that he was a jeweller who also retailed timepieces. If this was the case then the current lot was probably ordered-in from a highly skilled London workshop and signed in Hodges name for use as the ‘shop regulator’ on his premises.
Lot 112
A French gilt and patinated bronze mounted marble five-piece mantel clock garniture in the Egyptian revival taste, retailed by J.E. Caldwell, Philadelphia, circa 1875 The circular two train eight-day gong striking movement stamped with JAPY FRERES, MED. D’HONNEUR. roundel over number 4230 6 to backplate, the circular marmo nero belgio and rouge marble dial with gilt Roman numerals and retailers signature J.E. CALDWELL & CO., Philadelphia to centre behind hinged bevel-glazed bezel, the tapered rectangular section marmo nero belgio and rouge marble case engraved with pseudo hieroglyphs and surmounted by an urn with twin handles cast as birds suspending ring pendants flanked by recumbent sphinxes perched on the sides of the base below, on winged paw cast feet, 50cm (19.75ins) high; the two pairs of garniture side pieces modelled as ovoid vases set on either tapered or rectangular plinth bases with conforming paw feet, each 41cm (16ins) high, (5).
Lot 122
A French gilt brass miniature carriage timepiece, Margaine, Paris, circa 1900 The eight-day single train movement with silvered platform lever escapement and stamped with serial number 654 beneath AM beehive-shaped timepiece stamped trade mark for Margaine to the lower left hand corner of the backplate, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel spade hands set within a frosted silvered brass mask, the Mignonnette No.1 sized bevel glazed case with hinged reeded carrying handle over reeded pilaster corner uprights, on complex moulded plinth incorporating squab feet, 8cm (3.25ins) approx. high excluding handle. The firm of Francois-Arsene Margaine are recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development as 'very famous' makers of carriage clocks working from Rue Beranger 22 and Rue Bondy 54, Paris from before 1869 until around 1914. They were awarded a Silver medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1889 and a Gold medal in 1900.
Lot 109
A French Charles X ormolu mounted figured satinwood portico mantel clock, Bechot, Brussels, early 19th century The circular twin train countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by substantial ‘gridiron’ pendulum with fine rosette cast ormolu bob, the backplate stamped with small BRECHOT trademark and numbered 250 2, the circular gilt engine-turned Roman numeral dial inscribed 13 vt Chresbreght a Bruxelles in a downward curve between the winding holes, with steel moon hands within generous acanthus cast bezel, the architectural fiddle-back veneered case with tablet upstand over ogee cornice and rosette centred foliate mount to lintel supported on two pairs of Tuscan columns with engine-turned caps and bases and dial set between, on plinth base with conforming mount to front and canted skirt with disc feet, 49cm (19.25ins) high.
Lot 174
A rare George III mahogany eight-day precision mean and sidereal longcase clock with annual calendar, John Ellicott, London, mid 18th century The six pillar rack and bell hour-striking movement with large diameter greatwheel and deadbeat escapement incorporating inverted Y-shaped pallets regulated by seconds pendulum impulsed via a long crutch set between banking pins on the backplate, the plates with integral tall arched extensions at the top to carry the annual calendar disc driven via a worm gear opposing inverted crown wheel advanced by a flag fitted to the going greatwheel at the other end of the arbor, behind the calendar drive wheel is a kidney-shaped cam for sidereal adjustment governing the rise and fall of a slider running up and down the movement frontplate engaging with a detent controlling the depth of a rack assembly fitted to a minute disc behind the dial, which in turn governs the relative position of the sidereal minute hand in relation to its mean time counterpart, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial plate applied with silvered Roman numeral disc centre signed Ellicott, London and with Arabic fifteen minutes beyond the outer track, with pierced blued steel hour and minute hands and additional straight hand for sidereal minutes incorporating an engraved brass solar disc to tail, the angles with fine rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath arch incorporating large sector revealing the silvered annual calendar disc engraved with declination of the sun in degrees to inner track, Zodiacal calendar annotated with respective symbols and with every ten days numbered, within full annual calendar ring annotated for months of the year with divisions for every day numbered in tens reading against a fixed steel wire perpendicular pointer, in a mahogany break-arch case with cavetto cornice and foliate scroll pieced arched frieze over brass stop fluted columns flanking the glazed dial aperture, the sides with rectangular foliate pierced rectangular sound frets and quarter columns applied to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with ‘Block-top’ break-arch flame figured door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns to front angles, the plinth base with shaped raised panel to front over moulded double skirt incorporating squat bracket feet with shaped apron between, 226cm (89ins) high. 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 current lot is rare in that it shows both mean time and solar time together on the same dial. This complexity requires mechanism which can automatically advance or retard the solar minute hand relative to the mean minutes hand as they both rotate around the dial. This is cleverly done by employing a rack applied to a minute disc within the motionwork to govern the degree of variance between the two hands. This rack is automatically checked every hour by a detent fitted to a slider connected to the kidney-shaped equation cam set in the arch behind the calendar wheel. The basic mechanical principal of this configuration was probably devised by George Graham in the 1740’s. Indeed three regulators by him, each incorporating an equation-cam adjusted solar minute hand and very similar dial layout to the current lot, are illustrated and described in depth in Robinson, Tom The LONGCASE CLOCK pages 184-94 inclusive.As a Fellow of The Royal Society John Ellicott would have most likely known all of the most eminent scientists and astronomers of the day hence would have been aware of the latest advances as well as being in a position to provide timepieces to highly enlightened clients. The current lot would appear to follow in the footsteps of the equation regulators made by George Graham although is perhaps a little more domestic friendly; suggesting that it was most likely supplied to an enlightened amateur rather than for an observatory.
Lot 137
A Victorian mahogany domestic longcase regulator timepiece, Berry and Son, West Hartlepool, circa 1875 The eight-day four pillar single train movement with Harrison’s maintaining power, deadbeat escapement regulated by wood rod pendulum and thick tapered plates, the 14 inch circular cream painted Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial and signed BERRY & SON, WEST HARTLEPOOL to centre and with steel spade hands, the shallow break-arch case with slender cornice and deep projecting frieze over brass bezel flanked by canted angles to hood, the trunk with slender concave throat mouldings over shallow arch glazed door enclosing veneered backboard and flanked by conforming canted angles, the crossbanded plinth base with canted top skirt, 211cm (83ins) high. A G.F. Berry is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in West Hartlepool in 1898. It is likely that this record is for the successor of Berry & Son who appear not to be listed separately.
Lot 13
A mahogany brass and glass Wimshurst electrostatic generating machine, unsigned, early 20th century The twin contra-rotating glass discs applied with foil lozenges centred with silvered metal buttons at regular intervals pivoted between two wooden uprights also supporting a pair of brass electrostatic friction arms, flanked by comb pickups applied to insulated posts connected to Leyden jars at each end and with pivoted discharge arms to front between, the base with crank handle driving wooden drive pulleys, on bracket feet (one glass disc damaged), 66cm (26ins) wide; with a substantial electric induction coil, unsigned, early 20th century, enclosed within large black Bakelite cylinder between end panel supports fitted with substantial brass contact breaker to one end and applied with discharge assembly supported on two posts to top surface, on mahogany plinth base fitted with connection posts and a pivoted switch 44cm (17.25ins) wide; and a battery of four glass Leyden jars, 19th century, connected via brass cruciform armature to top and contained within painted pine box with twin handles, 17.5 (9ins) square, (3).
Lot 186
A Queen Anne eight-day longcase clock, William Tomlinson, London, circa 1700-10 The 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 calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed W. Tomlinson, London to lower margin, with scroll pierced steel hands and twin cherub and crown cast spandrels to angles, in a case now veneered in figured walnut with carved winged cherub head centred swan-neck crest over ogee cornice, scroll pierced fretwork frieze and Solomonic three-quarter columns to hood door, the sides with rectangular glazed panels and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat over brass circular lentical centred line bordered book-matched burr veneered trunk door, the sides with conforming line borders, the plinth base with ogee top moulding over panel veneered front and moulded skirt, (the case originally ebonised), 206cm (81ins) high excluding later crest, 218cm (86ins) overall. William Tomlinson is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as a Quaker born circa 1673 and made a Free Brother of The Clockmakers’ Company in July 1699. He is said to have worked at the Dial and Three Crowns in Birchin Lane, near the Royal Exchange, London and later at a premises with the same sign in White Hart Court, Gracechurch Street. Amongst Tomlinson’s apprentices was James Snelling from 1703; Hodges died in 1750 aged around 77.
Lot 152
A Regency mahogany longcase regulator, unsigned, circa 1825 The eight-day four double-screwed pillar movement with thick plates measuring 7.25 by 5.5 inches enclosing wheel train with Harrison’s maintaining power and deadbeat escapement incorporating jewelled pallets, regulated by mercury twin-jar compensated seconds pendulum incorporating wide jaw suspension and hanging from an iron bracket screwed to the case backboard, the 12 inch circular silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds over Roman numeral hour dials to centre within outer Arabic minute track, with blued steel hands, the figured mahogany case with slender cavetto cornice and hood door applied with inset canted silvered circular bezel flanked by canted angles, the sides with blind panels, the trunk with slender cavetto throat over conforming canted angles flanking rectangular glazed door enclosing flame-figured veneered interior, on shaped panel outline plinth base with single skirt, 185cm (72.5ins) high.
Lot 2
ϒ A German ebony brass and card universal equinoctial sundial, made for George Philip & Son, London and Liverpool, early 20th century.For latitudes 0-76 degrees North with brass ring segment resting within a groove cut into an arc applied with paper latitude scale calibrated in degrees with every ten numbered, across the diameter of the ring is a steel wire gnomon which passes though the centre of the circular hour plate set perpendicular to the brass ring, the plate applied with paper Roman numeral twenty-four hour chapter ring reading I-XII twice with the lower section cut away allowing the hour scale to continue around the inner rim of the aperture, the central infill panel inscribed PHILIPS’ SUN-DIAL, FOR USE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD, LONDON, GEORGE PHILIP & SON., 32 FLEET STREET. E. C.. LIVERPOOL: 45-51, S. CASTLE STREET., MADE IN GERMANY, raised on turned ebony ogee shaped foot over a square base inset with a small glazed compass annotated with an eight-point rose, the card box also forming a plinth onto which the instrument can stand printed with DIRECTIONS FOR USE to interior, the exterior with repeat maker’s title panel, a TABLE, FOR CORRECTING SOLAR TO CIVIL TIME, an image of the sundial, and an advert of PHILIPS’ REVOLVING PLANISPHERE, the box 10cm (4in) square. George Philip and Son opened their London premises at 32 Fleet Street, London, in 1856 from where they sold their geographical and educational publications. They would later also occupy the premises next door at numbers 31 and 30 Fleet Street. In 1859, the company took over an extensive pile known as Caxton Buildings in South John Street, Liverpool, which became the company's headquarters in the city. Through the use of new power-driven printing machinery George Philips and Son became largest publishers of cartography and geographical works in the Country, as well as specialising in producing globes and planispheres for educational use. Over the years George Philips and Son Ltd took over the production lines of other firms including Malby (active 1845-1860), Betts (active 1844-1875), Smith (active 1799-1888) and Johnston (1802-1871); and in 1984 celebrated their 150th year anniversary. The company was sold in 1989 and later became part of the Octopus Publishing Group. ϒ Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.
Lot 90
A fine lacquered brass ‘Concorde’ skeleton timepiece with Harrison’s grasshopper escapement, Fred Whitlock for Dent, London, 1970’s The substantial five pillar A-shaped pierced plates enclosing wheel train driven by Harrison type twenty-second spring rementoire powered by a weight with Huygen’s type endless chain drive automatically wound by an electric motor every seven minutes, with large diameter six-spoke escape wheel and grasshopper regulated by large compound ‘dumb bell’ balance oscillating within and above the frame, the front applied with pierced brass and large black cushion-shaped hour buttons to the abstract chapter ring and black steel hands, the rear with brass plate inscribed E. DENT & CO. LTD. LONDON ENGLAND, NO JEWELS, No. 034, F. Whitlock, 66cm (26ins) high; on mahogany plinth base with rectangular glass cover 75cm (29.5ins) high overall. Provenance: Purchased in these rooms on 9th December 2009 (lot 57); acquired directly from the family of the maker by the former vendor. The current timepiece was conceived and constructed by Fred Whitlock for retail by Dent and is based on a design by Martin Burgess. Approximately 25 examples were constructed during the 1970’s with a further batch of around 10 produced from unused parts discovered in around 2000.The grasshopper escapement was developed by John Harrison in the early 1720's, first used in his precision longcases and turret clocks it was later employed in his marine timekeepers H1-3. The spring rementoire (a device enabling power to be isolated and delivered to the escapewheel alone thus alleviating error caused by varying friction in the wheel train) was developed by Harrison in the 1730's whilst refining the design of H2. In essence this clock serves to demonstrate the escapement action and rementoire design employed in Harrison's marine timekeeper H2.
Lot 77
A George II oak eight-day longcase clock case, anomynous, second quarter of the 18th century The hood with ogee caddy over scroll-pierced fretwork frieze to superstructure over ogee moulded cornice and conforming fret to lintel over glazed 12 inch square dial aperture to the hood door flanked by turned columns and sides with rectangular windows, the trunk with concave throat moulding over caddy-moulded break-arch door, on plinth base with moulded double skirt, 240cm (94.5ins) high.
Lot 177
An important George II/III mahogany domestic regulator, Henry Hindley, York, mid 18th century The substantial eight-day movement with plates measuring 8 by 6.75 inches united by four typical Hindley pattern double baluster pillars, the trains with six-spoke wheel crossings and high pinion count throughout, the going train with deadbeat escapement set low between the plates regulated by seconds pendulum with heavy lenticular bob and long crutch, with bolt-and-shutter maintaining power activated by a line connected to a crossed-out pulley segment positioned behind the dial engaging with a system of sprung levers to apply torque to the centre wheel, the gravity-fed rack striking train sounding the hours on a large bell mounted above the plates via hammer cocked on the backplate against large reverse ‘L’ shaped combined spring and stop, with typical Hindley system of trip-hour repeat incorporating substantial sprung steel lever engaging with the strike lifting detent via wheel on the backplate applied with a pair of pins configured to allow lever to operate in either direction, the calendar work advanced via a pump and system of sprung levers connected to a crank on the calendar wheel set behind the dial, the movement fitted with slide-in dust shutters to sides and top dressing up to the rear of the dial plate,the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the finely matted centre within fine narrow silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Hen’y Hindley, York to lower margin, with pierced steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with calendar dial flanked by conforming mounts, the case with giltwood ball finial to the generous ogee-shaped caddy surmount over box frieze applied with crisply moulded swan neck pediment and architectural break-arch mouldings over the hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by substantial Doric columns, the sides with blind break-arch panel doors and conforming full columns to the rear, the trunk with ogee throat moulding over shaped-top caddy moulded door flanked by fluted quarter columns to front angle, on plinth base with cavetto top moulding and bracket feet, 251cm (95ins) high excluding finial; 251.5cm (99ins) high overall. Henry Hindley was born in Great Harwood, near Blackburn, Lancashire 1699, little is known about his early life, however by the mid 1720’s he was making clocks in Wigan where he repaired the church clock in 1726. Hindley moved with his young family (including his son, Joseph born 1728) to the prosperous city of York where, after making clocks for the Mansion House and Guildhall, he gained his Freedom of the city in 1732. Hindley s talents were such that he equipped his workshop with tools of his own design including an important dividing and wheel cutting engine, a screw cutting lathe and a fusee engine. As well as domestic clocks Hindley received commissions for several turret clocks including York Minster and supplied a range of scientific instruments including two important equatorial telescopes for the Duke of Norfolk and William Constable. By the 1760 s Hindley s health had deteriorated to the extent that an ever increasing proportion of the business was handled by his son Joseph. Henry died in 1771 with his son and successor Joseph unfortunately dying just three years later in 1774, before he had had the opportunity to stamp his own mark on the family firm. Hindley s work demonstrates a highly inventive exacting approach with each clock perhaps varying in some way to its predecessor ensuring constant refinement in design and layout. The quality of the finish of his work is generally exceptional being comparable to the very best London makers of the period which is why many collector’s refer to Hindley as the ‘Tompion of the North’. The movement of the current lot is no exception being a particularly fine example of Hindley’s work exhibiting inventive details such as the cranked pumping mechanism for the calendar dial, gravity fed rack striking, concealed clicks to the barrels and combined hammer spring and stop. The bolt-and-shutter maintaining power is beautifully executed and the movement exhibits the rare feature of having brass dust shutters fitted. The winding key present with the clock is suitably finely made and is most probably original.The case is also of the finest quality and as equally distinctive as the movement with the hood in particular featuring fine crisp mouldings and generous architecturally correct Doric columns. Unusually the hood is fixed integral to the trunk hence the movement and dial have to be inserted into the case via the dial aperture, the doors to the sides then allow the pendulum to be hung and the lines for the trip repeat and maintaining power connected. The reason for this arrangement is not obvious but it seems that Hindley sought to make the movement difficult to access/examine on purpose. From this it is perhaps appropriate to speculate that the current lot could have been supplied for a semi-public environment requiring the design to incorporate ‘anti-tampering’ features which would have served to reduce the chances of others copying some Hindley’s innovative features as well as preventing inexperienced individuals making unwelcome adjustments. Indeed if this is the case then it is possible that Hindley himself was initially contracted to tend to the clock. The inside of the trunk door is applied with a paper label inscribed in ink Sep’r 68 and Nov 30th 87 G.W. these probably note/record subsequent servicing of the clock. Indeed the visible positioning of this information also supports the possibility that the current lot was originally supplied for a semi-public environment where such information would need to be visible to ensure that the clock is correctly maintained.
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