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Lot 317
A polychrome wood figure, probably St. Francis, 17/18th century, the saint standing with his right arm raised and holding a bible in his left hand, mounted on a later ebonised plinth, some damage, figure 42cm high, 53.5cm overall. Visit www.sworder.co.uk for larger image and condition reports.
Lot 29
Thirteen assorted hand-painted white metal soldier figurines, including a Senior Drum Major, Household Division, 1990; Lieutenant, 10th Hussars, 1890; Officer, 7th Hussars, 1814-15; Drummer, 2nd Btn, the Coldstream Guards, 1815; Private Grenadier, 1st Regiment of the Foot Guards, 1751; Colour Sergeant, the Grenadier Guards, 1914; and others, each mounted on a wooden plinth base, average height overall, 14cm. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 99
A fine and rare George I oak eight-day musical longcase clock, Benjamin Rodgers, Chesterfield, circa 1730. The substantial five-pillar triple train inside countwheel bell-striking movement playing a choice of two tunes via eight bells with fifteen hammers every four hours, with original anchor escapement and outside fly with adjustable vanes for the music train, the 12 inch square brass dial with subsidiary seconds and foliate engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and foliate half-hour markers, the lower edge signed Benjamin Rodgers, the angles with female mask and scroll cast spandrels, with tune selection switch at 9 o'clock, the case with elaborate moulded caddy and ball finials above integral columns to hood above shaped-top long door with lenticle to trunk, on plinth base with moulded skirt, 242cm high. Benjamin Rodgers is recorded in Hughes, Roy G. and Craven, Maxwell Clockmakers & Watchmakers of DERBEYSHIRE as working in Chesterfield circa 1729-40. Provenance: The Workshop of John Hooper. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 131
A fine French Sevres style porcelain inset ormolu mantel clock, retailed by Payne & Co., London, late 19th century. The eight-day bell-striking movement stamped J. B. D. to backplate and with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial signed PAYNE & Co., 163 New Bond Street, LONDON to centre, the case with polychrome and gilt floral painted gilt metal mounted urn surmount and pineapple finials above half-round horticultural motif painted panel uprights within leaf cast borders to sides, the front with twin cherub powder-blue ground painted shaped panel beneath dial and further conforming panel to the plinth base, on disc feet, 36cm high, with a pair of gilt metal three-branch candelabra inset with similar panels, each 40cm high, (3). The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 132
A French Empire ormolu mantel clock, unsigned, 19th century. The later eight-day bell-striking movement with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial now in a case cast as two cherubs cradling an oval section concave tapered and reeded basket with ring turned finial to lid and conforming side handles, on plinth base applied with figural harvest scene to front and baskets of flowers flanked by herons to the bowed sides, on engine-turned bun feet, damage to dial, 36cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 135
A French patinated bronze and belge noir marble sculptural mantel clock, Le Roy & Fils, Paris, circa 1870. The eight-day bell-striking movement stamped LE ROY & FILS No.5060 A PARIS to backplate, with circular white enamel Roman numeral dial set into a case with surmount cast as a seated Roman senator contemplating a tablet inscribed DE RE RUSTICA above panel-carved, shaped and moulded plinth base with leaf cast bun feet, 50cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 139
A gilt brass four-glass 'Atmos' timepiece, Jaeger-LeCoultre, mid 20th century. The single train movement with torsion escapement and automatic winding via expansion and contraction of an aneroid chamber at the rear of the mechanism, with gilt on white baton numeral chapter ring with Arabic quarters, the glazed case with canted angles and shallow plinth base incorporating adjustable feet, 22cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 141
A French engraved gilt brass skeleton timepiece, Ms. Honorables, Paris, mid 19th century. the eight-day movement with brocot escapement and regulation click for the silk suspension within shaped foliate engraved plates applied with white enamel Roman numeral chapter ring, on oval plate base stamped Ms. HONORABLES, EXP. PARIS. LONDRES set into brass line inlaid rosewood plinth with glass dome, minute hand lacking, the clock 17.5cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 144
A mahogany eight-day longcase regulator, Michael Nuell to a design by John Wilding, late 20th century. The well executed five-pillar movement with deadbeat escapement, six-spoke wheel crossings, Harrison's maintaining power, fine beat adjustment and invar-rod pendulum with steel cylindrical bob, the 10 inch circular silvered dial of standard regulator layout with subsidiary seconds and Roman numeral hour dials and signed MICHAEL NUELL to centre within a minute track to circumference, the floor-standing case with moulded cornice above tall glazed door enclosing movement against a flame-figured backboard, on plinth base with moulded skirt, 195cm high, with a file containing the detailed build instructions. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 145
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock, Barker, Wigan, circa 1780. The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with sprung trip-repeat lever and 13 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and winged cherubs head and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with circular silvered boss signed Barker, Wigan flanked by dolphin cast mounts, the swan-neck pedimented case with carved rosette terminals above well turned columns to hood, shaped-top triple line bordered and crossbanded door flanked by quarter columns to trunk, on raised shaped-panel fronted plinth base with canted angles and ogee bracket feet, 128cm high. Probably made by the father and son partnership William and Daye Barker who are recorded in Loomes, Brian LANCASHIRE CLOCKS and CLOCKMAKERS as working from Wigan up to 1787. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 148
A mahogany eight-day longcase clock, Thomas Humber, Bristol, 18th/19th century. The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with scroll engraved calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur de lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes, the angles with bird and urn pattern spandrels beneath silvered boss signed Thos. Humber, Bristol between dolphin cast mounts to arch, now in a parquetry banded arch-top case with shaped crest above fluted pilasters and wavy-edge door to hood, short trunk door flanked by quarter columns, on tall plinth base with bracket feet, 215cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 149
An eight-day longcase clock with penny moon, John Cooper, Whitchurch, 18th century. The substantial four finned-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch square brass dial with foliate engraved calendar aperture, ringed winding holes and penny moon within the subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre, the applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with foliate half hour markers, Arabic five minutes and signed Jo: Cooper, Whitchurch to lower edge, the angles with female mask and scroll cast spandrels, now in a walnut case with moulded cornice above integral pilasters and 12.75 inch aperture (now fitted with a brass mask for the current dial) to hood, crossbanded break-arch door to trunk, on plain plinth base with ogee bracket feet, 218cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 153
An Irish George III inlaid mahogany eight-day longcase clock, Shaw Williamson, Dublin early 19th century. The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 13 inch square white painted Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial and bearing signature SHAW WILLIAMSON, DUBLIN to centre, with Arabic five minutes and flowering fruit painted spandrels, the case with broken triangular pediment and cavetto cornice above fluted pilasters flanking dial to hood, short shaped-top door flanked by quarter columns with line outline panel beneath to trunk, on crossbanded and line bordered flame panel fronted plinth base with bracket feet, dial retouched, 221cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 154
A fine Irish George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock, David Gordon, Dublin, circa 1750. The four-pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 13.5 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, subsidiary seconds dial, blanked-off calendar aperture, and ribbon shaped nameplate signed David Gordon DUBLIN to the matted centre, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, the angles with cherub head and foliate scroll cast spandrels, the case with scallop-shell centred swan neck pediment and lion's mask centred foliate scroll carved swollen frieze above stop-fluted Corinthian pilasters to the hood, the trunk with convex throat moulding and long break-arch door flanked by canted angles, on raised panel-fronted plinth base with bracket feet, some old repairs, 224cm high. David Gordon is recorded in Fennell, Geraldine A LIST OF IRISH CLOCK MAKERS as working in Dublin 1739-55. The current lot is almost identical to an example by Alexander Gordon supplied to John Corry for Castle Coole, Co. Fermanagh in 1748, illustrated in The Knight of Glin and Peill, James IRISH FURNITURE, page 256. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 159
An early Victorian mahogany small bracket timepiece, unsigned, mid 19th century. The four-pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and square silvered Roman numeral dial set within a mask with re-entrant corners, the case with button finial to the radial gadroon carved top above fluted frieze and canted front angles, the base with moulded waist and stepped plinth with bun feet, 34cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 161
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock, Jacob Heardman, London. The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, the angles with bird and urn pattern spandrels beneath silvered boss signed Jacob Heardman, London flanked by dolphin cast mounts to arch, in a case with break-arch cornice and reeded Corinthian pilasters to hood above break-arch door flanked by fluted canted angles to trunk, the conforming plinth with shaped panel to front on double skirt base incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between, 214cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 167
A red japanned eight-day longcase clock, bearing signature for Francis Neale, Aylesbury, 18th/19th century. The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur de lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes, the angles with female mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath arch now with recessed centre section applied with silvered boss signed Fran's Neale AYLESBURY flanked by dolphin mounts within a foliate engraved surround, now in an impressive red japanned case with pagoda pediment fronted by a seated Oriental deity in gilt with silvered detail above break-arch cornice and reeded pilasters to hood, the long trunk door finely decorated with raised terrace garden landscape with pagodas and figures, on raised panel-fronted plinth decorated with figures hunting birds, above double skirt base, 248cm high. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 168
A fine George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock, William Jourdain, London, circa 1765. The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles, with S/N lever at 12 o'clock and circular boss signed W'm Jourdain, London flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the case with fine brass flambeau finials to the concave sided pediment above break -arch frieze and brass stop-fluted columns to hood, the trunk with shaped-top door flanked by conforming quarter columns, on raised panel-fronted plinth base with double skirt incorporating shaped apron and shallow block feet, 250cm high. William Jordain II inherited the family clockmaking business in 1747 from his father, a Huguenot immigrant of the same name. William senior arrived in Spitalfields in the 1680s, by the turn of the 18th century he had become known for his musical and chiming clocks. William II continued in his father's footsteps until he was admitted to William Sutton's Hospital, near Smithfield in 1778 where he remained until his death in 1782. For an interesting account of the Jourdain family of clockmakers see Ponsford, Clive N.THE JOURDAIN FAMILY OF SPITALFIELDS, LONDON... Antiquarian Horology, September 2007, page 381. The current lot is housed in a fine fully developed example of the London mahogany 'Pagoda' case and has survived in relatively original condition. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 173
A Dutch walnut and marquetry eight-day longcase clock with moonphase, Jan. Gobels, Amsterdam, mid 18th century. The five finned-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with ringed winding holes, bird and foliate scroll engraved calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, stylised cruciform half hour markers and signed Jan. Gobels, Amsterdam to lower edge, the angles with mask-and-scroll cast spandrels within a herringbone engraved border beneath rolling moonphase calibrated for the lunar month to the edge of the disc and with conforming herringbone upper border to arch, the case with ebonised fret infill to the rococo-scroll carved crest-centred shaped pediment above chevron parquetry decorated integral pilasters and dial surround to hood, the shaped trunk door with conforming crest to the top-edge above scroll-cast gilt metal mounted lenticle within horticultural motif marquetry panels, the sides with further foliate panels, on flat-fronted symmetrical scroll inlaid plinth base flanked by canted swollen uprights incorporating scroll feet, (motionwork for calendar and moonphase lacking), 237cm high. Jan. Gobels is recorded in Baillie G. H.Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Amsterdam circa 1767. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 175
A walnut eight-day longcase clock with 10 inch dial, Henry Mountlow, London, late 17th century and later. The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 10 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes and foliate scroll engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes and signed Hen. Montlow, Londini Fecit to lower edge, the angles with winged cherub head spandrels, the case of fine proportions with moulded cornice and blind fret frieze above spiral twist integral columns to the hood, the trunk with convex throat moulding and long door with lenticle, on crossbanded plinth base with double skirt and shallow block feet, case basically late 17th century with later veneers, 195cm high. Henry Mountlow is recorded in Loomes, Brian The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain as becoming Free of his apprenticeship to Richard Brown in November 1685 and is thought to have worked into the first decade of the 18th century. Provenance: Acquired by Alfred Loader (Greiner) circa 1910, thence by descent. (Full provenance available in the printed catalogue). The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 181
A George II inlaid oak eight-day longcase clock, Travis Thorne, mid 18th century. The four pillar inside- countwheel bell-striking movement with 12 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, recessed subsidiary seconds dial and star engraved arched calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes and signedTRAVIS THORNE to lower edge, the angles with foliate cast spandrels, the case with ogee-shaped caddy above integral pilasters to hood, rectangular trunk door inlaid with an ebony and boxwood triple-line break-arch panel centred by a parquetry star, on plinth base with moulded skirt, 210cm high. Travis Thorne appears to be unrecorded, however features such as the arched calendar aperture, ogee caddy, integral pilasters to the hood, and parquetry star inlay to the trunk door suggest that the current lot was made in the West Country. From this it is probably safe to suggest that Travis Thorne was possibly related to the Thorne clockmaking family who were active in the Weymouth area throughout the 18th century. The above description should be read in conjunction with IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS printed in the sale catalogue. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
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