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Lot 17
A gilt brass `Atmos` timepiece Jaeger-LeCoultre, mid to late 20th century 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 at the base of the movement signed JAEGER-LECOULTRE to centre and numbered 172586 to suspension platform, the circular gilt on cream baton numeral chapter ring with Arabic quarters, the rectangular glazed case with canted angles, on plinth base with adjustable feet, 23.5cm (9.25 ins) high; original blue fabric lined simulated cream leather presentation box and outer cardboard carton.Please note: The dial is rectangular - not circular as indicated in the catalogue description
Lot 18
A gilt brass `Atmos` timepiece Jaeger-LeCoultre, mid to late 20th century 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 at the base of the movement signed JAEGER-LECOULTRE to centre and numbered 248072 to suspension platform, the square gilt on cream baton numeral chapter ring with Arabic quarters, the rectangular glazed case with canted angles, on plinth base with adjustable feet, 23.5cm (9.25 ins) high; with original blue fabric lined simulated cream leather presentation box and gilt wall bracket (disassembled), 38.5cm (15.25ins) high overall.Please note: The dial is circular - not rectangular as indicated in the catalogue description
Lot 19
An English gilt brass constant force waterwheel timepiece Peter Bonnert, Maidstone, dated 1971 The six pillar movement with pierced tapered plates, three wheel train with six-spoke wheel crossings and deadbeat escapement driven by a large wheel with compartments to rim to take ball bearings fed every minute from above by a conveyer belt driven by a separate four pillar single fusee movement with dual spring barrels housed in the base, the ball bearings being subsequently released when at four o`clock position and directed via channels to be picked-up by scoops applied to the multi-link conveyor belt with motion governed by trip release mechanism behind the `waterwheel`, the conveyor support engraved Peter Bonnert, Maidstone, 1971, the 7.25 inch open-centred circular dial plate with engraved Roman numerals and blued steel fleur-de-lys pattern hands, on rectangular figured walnut veneered plinth with winding hole to front and brass-lined canted skirt with brass squab feet, (cover lacking), 44cm (17.5ins) high. Peter Bonnert is a highly respected contemporary horologist who became a fellow of the British Horological Institute in 1968 and was awarded `The Master`s Medal` by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers` for his exemplary services to horology in 2010. Peter Bonnert is perhaps best known as illustrator of the landmark publication CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development with text by Charles Allix, first published in 1974. The current lot is based upon a design exhibited at the `Exposition Universelle` of 1900 which was illustrated by Planchon in La Revue Chronometrique published in October of that year. Related timepieces are illustrated and discussed in Roberts, Derek Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks pages 72-3.
Lot 20
A French patinated spelter and gilt brass mounted Belge noir marble figural mystery clock Guilmet, Paris, late 19th century The two train countwheel bell striking movement with Guilmet`s crank and stirrup escapement connected via fixed crutch passing through the movement plates to a cylindrical steel post resting on pin pivot and carrying the moulded plinth for the figure surmount, the backplate stamped with oval GLT, BREVETTE, S.G.D.G. trademark and numbered 607, the 4 inch gilt on black marble circular Roman numeral dial with gilt spade hands within egg-and-dart cast hinged bevel-glazed bezel, the rectangular plinth-form case with `bronze` patinated spelter figural surmount cast as a standing Classical female holding aloft in her left hand the spring suspension for the glass inset bob pendulum above cavetto moulded top and stylised lions mask ring side handles, the front with incised gilt scroll decorated infill around dial, on cavetto moulded skirt base with conforming decoration and generous scroll cast lions paw feet to front, 63cm (24.75ins) high. Andre Romain Guilmot was amongst a number of French clockmakers, including Robert Houdin, who responded to the nineteenth century Parisian passion for magic and conjuring by designing a clock which was inherently mysterious in nature. The mechanism which he devised was designed to give the impression that the pendulum, held by the figural surmount, appeared to oscillate without and impulse. This was achieved by standing the figure on a post which was pivoted on a pinpoint at the base, this allowed the figure itself to oscillate side to side imperceptibly. With this post connected to the specially designed escapement the impulse for the pendulum is ingeniously transferred through the figure. Guilmet was granted Patent for his invention in 1867, which was modified on 1872. The apparent popularity for his design of `Pendule a marche mysterieuse` can in part be due to the showing of such clocks at the various international exhibitions held in Paris and elsewhere throughout the latter quarter of the 19th century.
Lot 22
A French gilt metal novelty `swinging cherub` mantel timepiece Farcot, Paris, late 19th century The eight-day single train movement with Brocot type escapement set between the plates connected via the horizontal crutch to a crank arm applied to the back-and-forth swinging pendulum with bob cast as a cherub on a rope swing, the backplate stamped FARCOT BTE, S.G.D.G., A PARIS and numbered 27347, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with feint retail signature to centre and steel Breguet moon hands within bead cast gilt bezel, the case with surmount cast with musical instruments within leafy laurel trail above scroll shaped acanthus cast side supports applied with female masks flanking cherub pendulum, on breakfronted leaf cast ogee moulded base with central scroll cartouche and on disc feet, 32cm (12.5ins) high; now with a giltwood stand and glass dome cover on ebonised oval wooden plinth, 41.5cm (16.25ins) high overall.
Lot 23
A French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel timepiece Now with rack lever watch movement by Litherland and Company, Liverpool, early 19th century The four pillar fusee full-plate movement with rack lever escapement and sprung three arm monometallic balance, the backplate with large Slow/Fast regulation scale and diamond endstone to the chased balance cock incorporating signature LITHERLAND & CO., PATENTEES, now with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with gilt spade hands within cast laurel surround, in a case modelled as an anchor resting against a bale of cotton opposing a figure of a first generation African American wearing pantaloons, on oval plinth base applied with mount cast with tied bale of wheat flanked by dolphins above shallow skirt and turned toupe feet, 18cm (7ins) high; with original oval outline black marble base, 21cm (88.25ins) high. Peter Litherland is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from circa 1790 until his death in 1805 with the firm continuing as Litherland, Whiteside & Company until 1816 when it became Litherland, Davies & Company. The escapement fitted to the current lot is a rare form of rack lever (non-detached) that was patented by Litherland in 1792 (Patent number1889).
Lot 24
A French Louis Philippe parcel silvered ormolu figural mantel clock Retailed by Reinhauer Freres, Hamburg, circa 1840 The eight-day outside countwheel bell striking movement with silk suspension and stamped button trademark for JAPY FRERES above engraved retail signature Reinhauer freres, Hambourg to backplate, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with engine turned bezel, the case finely cast with an equestrian figure of a Turk wearing elaborate robes and a turban with blunderbuss strapped to his back and sabre drawn in his right hand above naturalistic base adorned with a cactus and incorporating the dial, on plinth base with repeating pendant decorated frieze above foliate cast cavetto mounded base incorporating key pattern border over elaborate scroll cast feet, 60cm (23.5ins) high.
Lot 25
A French Empire ormolu mantel clock Unsigned, early 19th century The eight-day countwheel striking movement with silk suspension and circular convex cream painted Roman numeral dial within engine-turned ropetwist bezel, the case with musical trophy and laurel leaf cast surmount above rectangular upstand inset with dial above mount cast with tied foliate swag between standard uprights to apron, flanked by a pair of cherubs seated on stools applied to platforms with conforming mounts to front, on medallion centred scroll panel fronted plinth base with plain skirt and engine-turned bun feet, (with faults), 29cm (11.5ins) high.
Lot 89
A German porcelain small figural timepiece Unsigned, late 19th century The Swiss five-bar watch type movement with cylinder escapement regulated by sprung monometallic balance, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with red Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine pierced gilt hands within convex glazed milled brass bezel, set in a polychrome painted porcelain case modelled as a globe stood on a stack of books draped with a map beside a figure of a standing cherub holding sprays of flowers, on square plinth base with gilt repeating panel decoration, the underside bearing underglaze blue mark for Frankenthal, 18.5cm (7.25ins) high.
Lot 96
A Victorian small oak veneered four-glass library mantel timepiece William Payne and Company, London circa 1850 The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and pendulum holdfast to the backplate signed PAYNE & Co. 163 New Bond St., LONDON to lower margin, the 4 inch wide single sheet silvered brass Gothic ogee-arch shaped Roman numeral dial with fine blued steel heart pierced hands and repeat signature Payne & Co., 163 New Bond Str`t, London to lower margin, the bevel-glazed case with glass panel inset tablet upstand above ogee moulded cornice and canted silvered-brass fillet lined dial aperture flanked by moulded canted angles to front door, the sides with conforming rectangular bevel-glazed side panels, on plinth base with ogee moulded skirt and compressed bun feet, 28cm (11ins) high. William Payne is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1820-40, other sources suggest that he worked from 1811 until 1856 with the firm continuing to trade under as Payne & Co. until around 1875.
Lot 101
An early Victorian mahogany library timepiece with passing strike John Carter, London, mid 19th century The four pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement, Vulliamy style wide jaw pendulum suspension and passing strike on a bell mounted to the rear, the backplate with pendulum holdfast bracket and signed John Carter, 61 Cornhill, LONDON, the 5 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with repeat signature to centre and blued steel moon hands within cast brass bevel-glazed bezel, the rectangular plinth form case with tablet upstand and ogee moulded cornice above flame figured front and sides, on tall moulded skirt base with squab feet, 30cm (12ins) high. John Carter is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1817 and gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers` Company in 1829. He was an accomplished chronometer maker who won numerous awards at the 1838 chronometer trials; by 1840 he had set up business at 61 Cornhill. In 1855 Carter held the position of Jurer at the Imperial Exhibition, Paris and was appointed Master of Worshipful Company of Clockmakers three times (in 1856, 59 and 64). As well as being a highly skilled horologist John Carter was also notable as a civic activist - perhaps due to his experience as a child as he was orphaned at an early age. His charitable nature lead him to be elected Lord Mayor in 1859, he died in 1878.
Lot 113
A French blue ground porcelain panel inset ormolu mantel clock Indistinctly signed, circa 1870 The eight-day bell striking movement stamped G.V., 7212 to backplate and with white on cobalt blue ground Roman numeral cartouche dial with central panel painted with a cherub in flight within foliate panel cast surround incorporating numerals, the architectural case with twin handled figural relief decorated urn surmount to the open swan neck pediment inset with panels painted with cherubs in flight above inverted breakfront cornice and open arched side supports with elaborate baluster turned columns to front flanked by openwork side scrolls, on conforming inverted breakfront plinth base applied with central oval figural panel flanked by trophy decorated panels and half round side sections with baluster infill, on turned tapered feet, the rear of the case numbered 7212, 39cm (15.25ins) high; with original moulded giltwood stand, 42cm (16.5ins) high overall.
Lot 118
A fine French Louis XVI ormolu and white marble mantel clock Lepine, Paris, late 18th century The eight-day outside countwheel bell striking movement with silk suspension and signed Lepine h`er du Roy A Paris No. 4198 in a curve towards lower margin of the backplate, the circular white enamel convex Roman numeral dial with repeat signature Lepine, h`er du Roy Place de Louis X4 to centre with Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine pierced and chased gilt brass hands behind hinged convex glazed bezel, the case with surmount cast as a reclining naked female pouring a chalice above dial supported on lambrequin and vine leaf swag draped batons carried by winged cherubs riding seated goats, set on a marble plinth base with gilt figural panel inset frieze and rounded ends applied with pierced strapwork mounts, on gilt toupe feet, 49 (19.25ins) high; with a glass dome cover (damaged) and ebonised wood base 61cm (24ins) high. Jean Antoine Lepine is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as an `eminent maker` born circa 1720 and died 1814. He was clockmaker to Louis XV, then Louis XVI, and finally Napoleon I. He was commissioned to make a clock for Josephine I (which is preserved at the Mobilier Nationale, Paris) and there are three mantel clocks and an astronomical clock by him in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.
Lot 119
An impressive French Charles X ormolu mounted amboyna and burr oak portico table clock Unsigned, circa 1830 The countwheel bell striking movement with large brass and steel `gridiron` pendulum with disc shaped bob and numbered 40 to backplate, the 6.5 inch circular engine-turned gilt Roman numeral dial with sweep calendar to inner track and Breguet style steel moon hands within repeating leaf cast and chased bezel, the case with anthemion decorated gilt scroll applied swan neck crest above architectural pediment with foliate cast ogee cornice and individual gilt scroll dentils above further gilt mouldings and dial set between pairs of tapered amboyna veneered columns with finely cast and chased stylised acanthus and anthemion cast caps and bases, on stepped burr oak plinth base with conforming cast ogee moulding to skirt and scroll decorated bracket feet, 74cm (29ins) high.
Lot 127
An Edwardian inlaid mahogany quarter chiming eight-day longcase clock Unsigned, circa 1900 The four pillar triple train movement with anchor escapement, chiming a choice of two tunes on a nest of eight graduated bells every quarter and striking the hour on a coiled gong, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary CHIME/SILENT and WHITTINGTON CHIME/WESTMINSTER CHIME selection dials within conforming cast mount infill, the pagoda pedimented case with brass grille sound fret to pediment above break-arch cornice and foliate trail inlaid door flanked by Corinthian pillars to hood, the trunk with satinwood banded break-arch door inlaid with cornucopaie above lattice cartouche and symmetrical scrollwork between foliate decorated throat and plinth mouldings, the shaped crossbanded panel fronted plinth base inlaid with conforming designs and with moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron, 235cm (92.5ins) high.
Lot 137
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock Timothy Richardson, Darlington, late 18th century The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the fine symmetrical foliate scroll engraved centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with sweep calendar to inner track and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and unusual rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch with circular boss signed Tim`y Richardson, DARLINGTON within bead cast bezel and flanked by conforming mounts, in a case with dentil cornice to the open break-arch pediment above wavy-edge outline glazed dial aperture flanked by slender fluted columns to hood, the trunk with blind fret arcaded infill above break-arch flame figured door flanked by conforming fluted quarter columns with turned caps and bases, on crossbanded plinth base with squat ogee bracket feet, 229cm (90ins) high. A T. Richardson is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Darlington circa 1783.
Lot 138
A fine George III eight-day musical longcase clock movement and dial with moonphase James Chater and Sons, London and Olney, circa 1760, the case later The five pillar triple train rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement and playing a choice of four tunes via a 3.75 inch pinned cylinder on a graduated nest of eight bells with eight hammers on the hour, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed silvered subsidiary seconds dial and arched nameplate James Chater & Sons, London & Olney to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and incorporating strike/silent selection switch at nine o`clock, the angles with gilt rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath arch with rolling moonphase calibrated for the age of the moon to outer edge and incorporating sunburst and terrestrial globe engraved lunettes, the centre issuing blued steel pointer for selecting a choice of one of the four tunes labelled Jesu Meine Luversich; In allen Meinen Thaten; Globet Leyst du Jesu Christ and Komt ihr Schooden, Adams Kinder to a silvered plate applied to the upper border, now in a purpose made inlaid walnut case with break-arch crossgrain moulded cornice and triple line bordered frieze above conforming surround to the glazed door flanked by Corinthian columns and with hinged brass side frets to hood above crossbanded book matched veneered break-arch trunk door within herringbone and further triple line bordered crossbanded surround, on conforming panel-veneered plinth base with double skirt, 226cm (89ins) high. James Chater senior is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as being admitted to the Clockmakers` Company 1718, gaining his freedom in 1726 and died 1762, Baillie describes him as an `eminent` maker. He had two sons James junior (admitted 1746, free 1753, worked until 1785) and Eliezer (free 1751, Liveryman 1766, Master 1772, died 1777). James and Eliezer are thought to have worked with their father from 1753-62, after which the firm was continued as a partnership between the two brothers.
Lot 139
A George III oak thirty-hour longcase clock Ball, High Wycombe, mid to late 18th century The posted single-handed countwheel bell striking movement with rectangular section steel uprights and 9.75 inch square brass dial decorated with charming engraved landscape of a Thameside watermill and windmill before a sailing craft incorporating an elaborate scroll bordered cartouche signed BALL High Wycomb to centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with squat cruciform half hour markers and fine rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, in a case with dentil cornice above plain door to hood, shaped-top caddy moulded door to trunk, on plain plinth base, 186cm (73ins) high. A Samuel Ball is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in High Wycombe 1786.
Lot 150
A Queen Anne ebonised eight-day longcase clock William Moore, London, early 18th century The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell striking movement with 12 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, herringbone border engraved calendar aperture and silvered oval signature cartouche W`m. Moore, London to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels within herringbone engraved outer border, with fine pierced blued steel hands, the case with domed caddy surmount and box upstand above moulded cornice, foliate fretwork frieze and three-quarter pilasters to the glazed hood door, the trunk with concave throat and rectangular door, on conforming plinth base with moulded double skirt (case with restoration), 226cm (89ins) high. William Moore is recorded in Loomes, Brian The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as born circa 1679. He was apprenticed through Charles Gretton to Benjamin Johnson and gained his freedom of the Clockmakers` Company in 1701. Recent research undertaken by Warner Meinen and Dennis Radage, as part of their `Gretton Project`, has identified the fact that William Moore was indeed Gretton`s nephew who, in 1712, moved into Gretton`s premises at `The Ship` and took on three apprentices of his own. Gretton subsequently left to take-up residence at Two Crane Court next door. Moore at this time was signing clocks with his own name (rather than working as journeyman to his uncle) and continued at The Ship until the early 1720`s.
Lot 174
A William III burr walnut eight-day longcase clock Joseph Windmills, London, circa 1695 The six finned and latched pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement and 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 stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed J: Windmills, London to lower edge, the angles with gilt twin cherub and crown cast spandrels with foliate engraved infill between, in a case with gilt ball finials to the domed caddy upstand above moulded cornice, fine foliate pierced frets to frieze and generous three-quarter columns with gilt caps and bases flanking dial aperture, the sides with rectangular windows and rear quarter columns each set against bargeboard rising up the underside of the cornice projection, the trunk with convex throat moulding and 41 inch book matched veneered door, the sides divided into pairs of panels with line borders, on crossbanded plinth base with bun feet (case probably with restoration) 214cm (7ft) high excluding top finial, 222cm (87.5ins) high overall. 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. As a contemporary of Knibb, Quare and Tompion Joseph Windmills would have had to compete with some of the finest clockmakers that have ever lived during a period of heightened scientific enlightenment. In this environment Windmills excelled, producing clocks of a quality that equalled many of his more famous peers. The current lot is no exception as the movement is very well made with no less than six finely turned and latched pillars, the underdial lever work for the rack strike is also fully cocked (rather than pivoted on steel posts alone). The dial is typical of Windmills at this period with the winding holes, calendar aperture and centre of the seconds dial having ring-turned decoration, and the chapter ring utilises his preferred form of stylised sword hilt half marker. A slightly later clock with almost identical movement and dial is illustrated in Neale A.J. Joseph and Thomas Windmills.., page 123 (fig. 5.3). The case is also of fine quality with richly figured veneers and `Tompionesque` proportions. The current lot is in has been consigned in fine presentable working order however the case has probably had some well executed conservation work undertaken in the past.
Lot 181
A fine George III mahogany quarter-chiming eight-day longcase clock Thomas Gardner, London, circa 1760 The six pillar movement with anchor escapement, chiming the quarters on a nest of eight-graduated bells and striking the hour on a further larger bell, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and arched nameplate engraved Thomas Gardner, London to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, with pierced blued steel hands and figural cast spandrels emblematic of the four seasons to angles beneath arch with subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by dolphin cast mounts, in a pagoda pedimented case with Gothic arch pierced fret to superstructure, break-arch cavetto cornice and foliate scroll blind fret frieze above generous brass stop-fluted columns flanking dial and break-arch side windows to hood, the trunk with cavetto throat above geometric `block top` figured trunk door flanked by conforming brass inset quarter columns, on raised shaped panel fronted plinth base with double skirt incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between, 250cm (98.5ins) high. Thomas Gardner is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working at the Minories, London, from circa 1740 until his death in 1770.
Lot 182
A George III green chinoiserie japanned eight-day longcase clock James Scholefield, London, circa 1760 The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement and 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and shaped signature plate Jam`s Scholefield, LONDON to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, in a break-arch case with cavetto moulded cornice above gilt foliate panel bordered door applied with three-quarter columns to angles, the trunk with break-arch door decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with figures within an oriental garden with pavilions above a square rigged man-o-war to lower margin, the sides painted with large gilt floral sprays, on conforming plinth base with shallow moulded skirt, 213cm (84ins) high. James Scholefield is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working at the Strand, London from before 1747 to circa 1760.
Lot 186
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock Thomas Green, Bristol Hotwell, circa 1790 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, arched calendar aperture and signed THO. GREEN, Briftol Hotwell to centre, the angles with gilt foliate scroll decoration beneath arch with central Adam style urn flanked by further Classical scrollwork, the break-arch case with dentil cornice and blind fret frieze above fluted Corinthian pilasters to hood, fine flame veneered shaped-outline rectangular caddy moulded door flanked by canted angles to trunk, on conforming raised panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 225cm (88.5ins) high. Thomas Green is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as apprenticed to Charles Horwood, watchmaker and goldsmith on the 27th July 1771. He married Horwood`s daughter before setting up business at Chapel Row, Dowry Square, Hotwells, Bristol in 1780 where he stayed until relocating to Portland Place, Clifton in 1815. Moore transcribes the advertisement for the 1824 retirement auction of his workshop and comprehensive stock in trade, which includes `a capital Regulator by George Graham of London, ditto duplex jewelled and six other clocks of superior manufacturers in handsome cases`. Please note: The movement and the dial are not original to the case
Lot 188
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock in architectural case Allam and Caithness, London, circa 1800 The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch square single sheet brass Roman numeral dial with recessed subsidiary seconds dial and signed ALLAM & CAITHNESS. LONDON to centre, Arabic five minutes to outer track and with slender pierced steel hands, the case with triangular pediment above brass stop-fluted columns flanking dial and blind side panels with raised mouldings to hood, the trunk with convex throat above rectangular flame figured door flanked by conforming brass mounted quarter columns, on rectangular raised panel fronted plinth base with moulded double skirt, 218cm (93.75ins) high. The partnership of Allam and Caithness are recorded in Baillie, G.H., Clutton, C. and Ilbert, C.A. BRITTEN`S OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS as working from 119 New Bond Street, London 1800-1804. Prior to that John Allam worked in partnership with Clements (presumably Thomas) from the same address 1785-94, then alone from 1798-1800.
Lot 91A
EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER ROSE BOWL of circular form with twin handles and on its original polished wood plinth, maker Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1911, approximately 853g, 30cm wide, the bowl excluding stand 15cm high No damage, clear marks, there is a presentation inscription to one side dated 1912
Lot 2163
A superb Victorian Walnut mirror back Sideboard, architectural moulded top over central mirror flanked by smaller mirror inside fluted columns, the stepped top having moulded edge, central set back frieze drawer flanked either side by short drawers over opposing cupboard doors with applied moulding and unicorn on shield motif, on plinth base, 72'' wide x 24'' high
Lot 2166
A late 19th century Walnut kneehole Desk by JAS Shoolbred & Co. Having moulded top, central wide frieze drawer with moulded front flanked by moulded front shorter drawers. The pedestals having flight of three graduated drawers. The nine drawers having mahogany linings and pierced plate brass handles. Standing on twin plinth bases. 48'' wide x 23 1/2'' high x 23'' deep.
Lot 2215
A Victorian Mahogany Chest of two short over four long graduated drawers having breakfront top, the six Oak lined drawers having cock bead and wooden knobs with wooden disc escutcheons, flanked by applied corbels and column decoration, standing on plinth base. 43'' wide x 47 1/2'' high x 21'' deep.
Lot 475
AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE, the upper section with moulded and figured veneered pediment over twin triple glazed doors, flanked by turned pilasters and shelved interior, the base with a full width drawer, having raised veneered f ront and knop handles over twin arched raised panel doors, three-quarter length pilasters and plinth, 2.19m x 1.16m
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