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Lot 24
A rare rhodium plated 'Atmos' timepiece LeCoultre, Switzerland A rare rhodium plated 'Atmos' timepiece LeCoultre, Switzerland, number 26505 circa 1951 The fifteen jewel 519 calibre 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, signed LECOULTRE, SWITZERLAND to frontplate and numbered 26505 to suspension platform, the dial with rhodium plated baton numeral chapter ring applied with Arabic numeral quarter numerals, the rectangular five glass ¾ll jar' type case with canted angles, on plinth base with adjustable feet and incorporating bubble level to inside surface, 23.5cm (9.25ins) high.
Lot 31
A fine French Louis Philippe ormolu and patinated bronze figural 'Napoleon A fine French Louis Philippe ormolu and patinated bronze figural 'Napoleon' mantel clock Handall and fils, Paris, circa 1830 The circular eight-day outside countwheel bell striking movement with silk pendulum suspension and signed Handall & fils a Paris over stamped number 40 L to backplate, the case cast with a gilt standing figure of the Emporer in full military dress poised beside the breach of a field cannon incorporating dished silvered Roman numeral dial set behind the twelve-spoke gun carriage wheel fitted with blued steel spade hands to hub, the tall swept plinth base applied with sunburst mount incorporating figure of Napoleon standing amongst military trophies and saluting before Classical buidings and with outstretched eagle to foreground, the angles adorned with further bold military trophy mounts over feet cast as laurel wreaths enclosing the script TOULON and LODIN with furher conforming central medallion inscribed MANTOUE flanked by laurel swags between, 44.5cm (17.5ins) high.
Lot 34
An Edwardian inlaid mahogany tubular bell quarter chiming eight-day longcase... An Edwardian inlaid mahogany tubular bell quarter chiming eight-day longcase regulator, William Drew, Peterborough, early 20th century The very substantial triple train movement chiming the quarters on eight tubular gongs and striking the hour on an additional gong, the going train with deadbeat escapement, Harrison's maintaining power and fine beat adjustment for the wood rod pendulum with cylindrical nickel plated bob, the 13 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the fine foliate scroll engraved centre within applied silvered chapter ring with raised gilt Arabic numerals and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with twin subsidiary Strike/Silent and Whittington/Westminster selection dials with rosette engraved centres, upper silvered infill panel signed WILLIAM DREW, MAKER, Peterboro' and flanked by conforming mounts, the swan neck pedimented case with Corinthian columns flanking dial and rectangular sound frets to sides of hood above bevel-glazed break-arch caddy moulded door flanked by Corinthian quarter columns to trunk, on fielded panel fronted plinth base with canted front angles and moulded skirt, 246cm (97ins) high.
Lot 38
A Scottish William IV satinwood crossbanded mahogany eight-day longcase... A Scottish William IV satinwood crossbanded mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for William Young, Dundee, circa 1830 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 13 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, bearing signature WILLIAM YOUNG, DUNDEE to centre and with steel moon hands, the break-arch case with moulded cornice above hinged cast brass convex glazed circular bezel within crossbanded ebony line bordered surround flanked by canted angles, the trunk with complex moulding to throat above recessed satinwood banded panel decorated short rectangular caddy moulded door set between conforming horizontal panels above and below and flanked by quarter columns to angles, the plinth base fronted with a further recessed satinwood panel, standing on bracket feet, 206cm (81ins) high. Provenance: Purchased from P A Oxley, Calne, January 1995 for £4250.
Lot 42
A Regency mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for John Roberts A Regency mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for John Roberts, London, early 19th century The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial and bearing signature John Roberts, LONDON to centre and with steel moon hands, the break-arch case with scroll pierced fretwork crest and cavetto cornice above hinged cast brass convex glazed circular bezel and ebony line bordered lower quadrant infill flanked by canted angles, the trunk with convex throat moulding above shallow-arch caddy moulded flame figured door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns, on shaped panel outline fronted plinth base with moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron, 207cm (81.5ins) high excluding top finial; 220cm (86.5ins) high overall. Provenence: Purchased from P A Oxley, Calne, February 1996 for £5850.
Lot 43
A Regency mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for Andrew Bateman A Regency mahogany eight-day longcase clock The dial signed for Andrew Bateman, London, early 19th century The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch circular cream painted Roman numeral convex dial bearing signature AND'W BATEMAN, LONDON to centre and with pierced blued steel hands, the break-arch case with finial plinth blocks to the cavetto cornice above hinged cast brass convex glazed circular bezel flanked by brass stop-fluted canted angles, the trunk with convex throat moulding above shallow break-arch moulded flame figured door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns, on shaped panel outline fronted plinth base with moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron, 212cm (83.5ins) high.
Lot 45
An early Victorian weight-driven hook-and-spike wall clock housed in a rare... An early Victorian weight-driven hook-and-spike wall clock housed in a rare contemporary oak floor standing 'longcase' Attributed to Whitehurst, Derby, circa 1840 The two train four pillar plated eight-day bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by standard fifteen-inch pendulum and stamped with serial number 6557 to backplate, the 10 inch circular white painted Roman numeral dial with gilt painted outer band, steel spade hands and now bearing signature signed WILLIS AND MAY abve feint inscription DERBY to centre, the movement previoulsy fitted with sheet metal dust covers, the rear with hanging hoop and spurs, 23cm (10ins) high; in a rare oak floor standing case, early 19th century, with ogee moulded triangular pediment above rectangular door with glazed 9 inch circular dial aperture within a square moulded surround to the fixed hood over shallow cavetto moulded throat and conforming triangular-top door flanked by canted angles to trunk, on plain plinth base with moulded skirt, 198cm (78ins) high, (2). John Whitehurst (I) was born in Congleton, Cheshire in 1713, he was apprenticed as a clockmaker to his father (of the same name) before setting up business in Derby in 1736 - the same year he installed a turret clock to the newly completed Guildhall. He was an accomplished maker and scientist who had a particular interest in geology. He moved to London in 1780 in order to take up position at the Royal Mint as 'Stamper of the Money Weights' as well as pursue his scientific interests. He was founder member of the Lunar Society and was elected to the Royal Society in 1783. He died in 1788 leaving the Derby clockmaking business to his nephew also called John (II) who in-turn took his son of the same name (John III) into partnership in 1809. The firm traded as 'Whitehurst & Son' until 1834 when the business reverted to just 'Whitehurst' on the death of John (II). The business continued under the Whitehurst name until the death of John (III) in 1855 when it was sold to Roskell of Liverpool who subsequently wound up operations in 1862. However a former employee, John Smith, resurrected the business which is still trading today as 'Smith of Derby'. The current lot utilises a simple but ingenious form of single-arbor countwheel warned striking which, by using pins fitted to the greatwheel (rather than slots in a countwheel) to lock the striking removes the need for the provision of overlift. This, coupled with the efficient layout of the going train (incorporating half-seconds pendulum and chain pulley wind) exemplifies Whitehurst's approach to clockmaking which, in the case of the current lot, has resulted in a timepiece perfectly engineered for backstairs use. The rare oak floor-standing case included in the lot appears to have been specifically supplied to house this type of clock. The hood has been made with the provision to either suspend the movement from a hook applied to a panel fitted to the backboard or rest on a seatboard slid into grooves cut within the side uprights of the trunk (this 'seatboard option' appears never to have been used). The utilitarian appearance of the case is also entirely commensurate with the clock's backstairs use. Furthermore details such as the shallow triangular pediment echoed in the top of the trunk door are the reminiscent of those seen on other early 19th century longcase clocks by the Whitehurst family, from this it is perhaps appropriate to speculate that the case may have been supplied as an 'option' to house such clocks by the Whitehurst family.
Lot 52
A George III inlaid mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase... A George III inlaid mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase Wasbrough and Mailard, Bristol, circa 1785 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch single sheet brass Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, arched calendar aperture and signed WASBROUGH & MAILARD, BRISTOL to the coastal island landscape and floral spray engraved centre within chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and rococo scroll engraved decoration to spandrel areas, the arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for age of the moon beneath times of HIGH WATER AT BRISTOL KEY to outer margin, in a case with arched fan inlaid motif and concentric border pierced infill to the swan neck pediment over wavy-edge glazed dial aperture flanked by Corinthian columns, the trunk with shaped-top caddy moulded door inlaid with a central conch shell within oval satinwood crossbanded border flanked by blind fret decorated canted angles, the plinth base with conforming circular crossbanding and fretwork canted angles on bracket feet, (the inlaid decoration probably later), 246cm (97ins) high. The partnership of Wasbrough and Maillard are recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as coppersmiths, brassfounders and clockmakers working from Wine Street, Bristol circa 1785. The Wasboroughs were one of the more prolific families of clockmakers and metal founders working in Bristol throughout the eighteenth century whose roots can be traced back to William Wasbrough who married Mary Rice (who may have been related to the Bristol clockmaker Roger Rice) on 12th January 1746.
Lot 54
An impressive French Louis XVI style ormolu and white marble mantel clock... An impressive French Louis XVI style ormolu and white marble mantel clock Rollin, Paris, circa 1860 The rectangular eight-day two train bell striking movement with Brocot type pendulum regulation and stamped ROLLIN, A PARIS above serial number 409 to backplate, the 7 inch circular blue on white enamel Roman numeral dial with scroll cast and pierced gilt hands and Arabic five minutes to outer track set behind hinged leaf cast convex bevel glazed bezel, the case with fine oval vase surmount incorporating flambeau finial and fluted collar raised on rams mask monopodia supports with acanthus cast underside between, above rectangular plinth containing the movement with draped laurel trail over dial and recessed leafy scroll panel beneath flanked by generous fluted acanthus cast side scrolls applied with festoon swags, on stepped white marble breakfronted base incorporating substantial acanthus cast ogee moulding and on lobed compressed bun feet, 62cm (24.5ins) high.
Lot 73
A William III/Queen Anne oak thirty-hour longcase clock Joseph Windmills A William III/Queen Anne oak thirty-hour longcase clock Joseph Windmills, London, circa 1700 The four finned pillar countwheel bell striking two-handed movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 11 inch square brass dial with foliate scroll pierced blued steel hands and matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, signed J. Windmills, London to lower edge and with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with twin cherub and crown cast spandrels, in a case with cavetto moulded cornice and plain frieze above three quarter columns flanking dial, the trunk with convex throat over long 45.5 inch rectangular door, on panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 218cm (86ins) high; with a copy of Neale, J.A. Joseph and Thomas Windmills Clock and Watch Makers 1671-1737 The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 1999, dj, (2). The life and work of Joseph Windmills and his successors is comprehensively documented in Neale, J.A. Joseph and Thomas Windmills Clock and Watch Makers 1671-1737. Joseph joined the Clockmakers' Company as a free Brother in on 29th September 1671 - the same year that Joseph Knibb, Daniel Quare and Thomas Tompion also gained their freedom of the Company. He initially worked from Blow Bladder Street in St. Martins le Grand, London before moving to premises at Swan Court, Mark Lane End, next Tower Street by April 1674 where the business remained. Joseph took his son, Thomas, as an apprentice who, after gaining his freedom in 1696, is thought to have immediately gone into business with his father; by 1700 the firm had become a partnership which lasted until Joseph's death in 1724. Thirty hour longcase clocks by Joseph Windmills are relatively rare with only 10 examples recorded by Neale. The case of the current lot can be loosely compared to a similar example housing a thirty-hour movement with 12 inch dial by John Andrews, London which sold in these rooms on Tuesday 11th March 2014, lot 114.
Lot 83
A William III walnut and floral marquetry eight-day longcase clock William... A William III walnut and floral marquetry eight-day longcase clock William Carter, Cambridge, circa 1695 The five finned pillar (centre latched) inside rack and bell hour 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 and scroll carved calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral Chapter ring with elaborate basket hilt engraved half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed W'm Carter, Cambridge to lower edge, the case with ogee moulded cornice, plain frieze and floral trail marquetry decorated door to the formerly rising hood, the trunk with conforming leafy trail decorated convex throat above 42 inch door centred with a circular glazed lenticle and decorated with three shaped marquetry bird inhabited flowering foliage panels into an ebonised ground within a walnut field, the surround with further continuous leafy trails, the sides veneered with two line inlaid panels within crossbanded borders, the plinth base with further conforming marquetry panel within crossbanded borders now applied with a later moulded skirt, (generally distressed but in structurally sound original unrestored condition), 206cm (81ins) high. William Carter is recorded in Loomes Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Cambridge from before 1714 until around 1721; Loomes further notes in British Clockmakers 1286-1700 that Carter's son, Hewes, was apprenticed in 1716 to Henry Camden. The engraved 'triple crown' decoration around the calendar aperture of the current lot is a feature sometimes seen on longcase clocks dating from the 1690's and is generally thought to represent the unification of the three Kingdoms of England, Ireland and Scotland which was first envisaged during the reign of James II in 1688 and was cemented by Act of Parliament in 1707.
Lot 86
An important Charles II small walnut eight-day longcase clock previously in the Iden collection Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1675 The six knopped, finned and latched pillar movement with tall rectangular plates measuring approximately 7.5 by 5.5 inches, the going train with anchor escapement regulated by two-piece seconds pendulum with brass lenticular bob and butterfly-nut regulation to the single-footed suspension block over separately cocked escapement pallet arbor and with pallet-shaped aperture to backplate, the strike train with external crossed-out countwheel and sounding on a 'pork pie' shaped bell mounted above the plates, the 9.5 inch square latched brass dial with winding holes and calendar aperture to the lower edge of the finely matted centre within applied 1.5 inch wide silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with squat fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer track, the angles applied with winged cherub head spandrels within a line scribed border interrupted with engraved signature Iofeph Knibb Londini fecit to lower margin, the movement and dial resting on full-depth oak seatboard and secured to the backboard via a bracket to the upper right hand corner of the backplate, the case veneered with walnut and applied with crossgrain mouldings onto a carcass of oak with rising hood surmounted by original carved swan-neck crest centred with a scallop shell flanked by rosettes issuing floral swags, over moulded cornice, plain lintel and twist turned three-quarter columns flanking the glazed dial aperture, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming twist-turned quarter columns applied against bargeboards to rear, the trunk with convex throat moulding over 40 inch quarter-veneered rectangular door applied with half-round moulded border and fitted with original high position iron lock, the interior with early pattern iron hinges and spoon locking mechanism for the hood, the sides veneered with grain running horizontally within crossbanded borders, on crossbanded plinth base with compressed bun feet (the plinth base rebuilt around the original side uprights), 193cm (76ins) high excluding ball finial, 199cm (78.5ins) high overall. Provenance: Purchased in Oxfordshire 1919 by Richard Arnold Esq. before passing into the collection of Walter Iden (inventory number 1913) by the late 1930's, from whom it was directly acquired by Neville Rollason shortly after the War. From before 1949 until 1963 the clock resided at Peplow Hall near Hodnet, Shropshire before being purchased by the present owner for a hammer price of £1,700 (underbid by Ronald Lee) at the on-site sale of the contents dispersed after the death of Neville Rollason in June 1963. Literature: Extensively illustrated (including a rear view of the movement complete with pendulum assembly) in Cescinsky, Herbert and Gribble, Ernest R. EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE AND WOODWORK (1922) pages 300-1, Figs. 410-14 and discussed on pages 307-8. Illustrated in Cescinsky, Herbert THE OLD ENGLISH MASTER CLOCKMAKERS AND THEIR CLOCKS 1670-1820 pages 68-9, Figs 96-7 with an enlarged detail of the crest on page 46, Fig. 96. Illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes D.W. Early English Clocks page 248, Plate 332 (detail of crest only). Illustrated and described in Dwason, Percy G. THE IDEN CLOCK COLLECTION pages 144-5 where Dawson notes that the current lot is the earliest example by Knibb in the collection. Joseph Knibb was born the fifth son of Thomas Knibb of Claydon, Oxfordshire in 1640. He is generally thought to have been apprenticed in around 1655 to his cousin Samuel Knibb in Newport Pagnell, before moving to Oxford circa 1662 (the same year that Samuel moved to London). Joseph initially struggled to trade in Oxford due to restrictions placed by the City aut... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]
Lot 90
A Queen Anne walnut eight-day longcase clock Samuel Townson, London A Queen Anne walnut eight-day longcase clock Samuel Townson, London, circa 1710 The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum , the 12 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, subsidiary seconds dial 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 Sam. Townson, London to lower edge, with pierced blued steel hands and twin cherub and crown pattern cast brass spandrels to angles, in a fine burr walnut veneered case with removable domed caddy surmounted by box upstand above ogee moulded cornice and fine foliate scroll pierced frets to front and side friezes, generous three-quarter columns with gilt brass caps and bases to the glazed hood door, the sides with fine rectangular scroll pierced frets and rear quarter columns each set against bargeboard rising up to the underside of the cornice projection, the trunk with burr veneered convex throat above 42 inch herringone bordered rectangular trunk door centred with a brass lenticle and applied with an arrangement of three pairs of book-matched veneers within half-round moulded border, the sides crossbanded, on conforming herringbone bordered crossbanded plinth base with ogee top mouldings and tall skirt base, 226cm (89ins) high excluding caddy superstructure, 245cm (96.5ins) high overall (excluding finials). Samuel Townson is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as the son of Robert Townson born in 1692. He was apprenticed to Thomas Wheeler in 1695 and gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company by redemption in 1702. He was apparently married twice; first to Sarah Wheeler (the daughter of his Master) in 1694 and then to Martha Fellowes in 1706. Loomes also notes a record of a Samuel Townson being interred in a non-conformist burial ground in 1758.
Lot 518
A good quality late 19th/early 20th century miniature model of a continental armoire, raised on four squab supports, the central door with a mirror glazed panel flanked by a pair of cast metal cherub corbels with a similar winged cherub face mount above the door frame, all with ormolu type finish, below an inverted stepped plinth and further shaped pediment with symmetric cherub and garland mount, the hinged door enclosing a two divisional shelved interior containing a sundry selection of camera and photography accessories, etc, 43 cm tall x 26 cm long x 19 cm deep approx
Lot 125
A rare Burmese 'shan' style gilt wood and lacquered figure of standing Buddha, 18th/19th century The monumental realistically carved figure dressed in uttarasanga with hands cast in Abhaya Mudra (symbolising peaceful intentions and peace-making), raised upon a carved lotus plinth, the face traditionally carved in the Burmese manner, with arched eyebrows, narrowed eyes and elongated ears, the head surmounted by large Ushnisha, mounted on a later ebonised base, figure 160cm high, on stand 176cm high NB: The Tai-shan (shan) migrated from the Yunnan area in China, and their population has now spread across Vietnam, Burma and Thailand. The earliest shan depiction of Buddha dates back to the 16th/17th century and early examples are similarly modelled on raised lotus plinth bases, such as this example. (illustrated)
Lot 204
A late 19th Century Black Forest carved wooden cigar box The hinged lid and front panel featuring two recumbent sheep on natural foliage above a panel of heraldic shield and fruiting vines, the interior revealing five sliding trays, each partitioned to accommodate a total of fifty cigars, raised on spreading rectangular plinth and four bracket feet, width approx. 29cm, height approx. 29cm. (illustrated)
Lot 205
A Victorian walnut ladies travelling vanity/work/jewellery box The hinged domed lid with inset brass carrying handle enclosing a lined and fitted interior, the fall front enclosing a lined and fitted drawer, raised on spreading plinth base, width approx 25cm, height approx. 19cm. CONDITION REPORT: Crack to centre of cover, minor chip to veneer of corner of lid, handle of internal drawer missing, otherwise good. Large chip to veneer of base on the back.
Lot 241
A large 20th Century bronze figure group 'Ver Sacrum' After Bernhard Johannes Karl Butzke (German 1876-1952), cast as Roman soldier holding his Galdius and wearing leather panelled skirt, he embraces a scantily clad maiden, mounted on a circular plinth base, inscribed 'Ver Sacrum', signed B. Butzke, '06, 59cm high
Lot 243
Frank Meisler (Israel, b.1929) - 'Praying Jew' A signed limited edition bronzed two piece sculpture no.86/250, cast in the form of a Jewish gentleman with articulated head reading from a book which rests upon a lectern, the whole raised on marble plinth base, total height approx. 30cm. (illustrated)
Lot 250
A Louis XVI Style Gilt metal Bouillotte Lamp The rocaille plinth base, raised on three wide splayed acanthus supports, the slender gilt metal stem with central cast fish design, with hinged mouth and further scallop shell embellishment, the turned upper column with loop handle and later painted metal shade, 59cm high. CONDITION REPORT: Shade with scratches, clip to internal oil holder (left) minor split to fish tail.
Lot 1427
Oak longcase clock having broken arch pediment, the repainted dial inscribed Casmo Prada, High Wickham, with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds and date dial with two train weight driven movement striking on a bell above a flush panelled crossbanded door, flanked by reeded quarter pilasters with brass capitals and a conforming plinth base
Lot 1436
18th Century black lacquered chinoiserie decorated longcase clock with an arched hood above similar arched door and a plinth base, the gilded dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and calendar aperture, inscribed Daniel Tribe, Portsmouth with a two train movement striking on a bell (for restoration)
Lot 1447
Oak longcase clock, the pagoda hood with flanking pilasters above a rectangular panelled door on conforming plinth base, the whole with all-over carved decoration, the brass dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, subsidiary calendar dial, signed Hill, Totley, the single train thirty hour movement striking on a bell (the carving of later date)
Lot 1457
Benjamin Dutton, London, 18th Century mahogany longcase clock, the arched hood with gilded finials above an arched door flanked by fluted columns with conforming door below and a later plinth, the gilded dial with gilded spandrels, silvered chapter rings with Arabic and Roman numerals with subsidiary day / month ring to the arch, the two train movement striking on a bell
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