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Lot 46
A Regency patinated and gilt brass fusee drum-head mantel timepiece Unsigned, early 19th century The circular single train fusee ovement with anchor escapement and engine-turned circular gilt Arabic numeral dial within a repeating anthemion bezel, the case with pineapple finial and gilt scrolls beneath dial, on floral garland applied plinth base with moulded skirt and turned brass feet, 21.5cm high overall.
Lot 48
A gilt and polychrome painted balloon timepiece Unsigned, case and dial circa 1800, movement later The modern back-wound movement by Charles Frodsham with original white enamel Roman numeral circular dial in a drum- head case with vase finial above concave sided tapered plinth base painted with an oval vignette of an urn above foliate sprays on a deep red ground, on stepped base with brass paw feet, 27.5cm high overall.
Lot 53
A French Louis Philippe ormolu figural mantel clock Unsigned, mid 19th century The eight-day countwheel bell- striking movement with silk suspension and engine-turned silvered Roman numeral dial, the case with surmount of a girl in Renaissance style dress seated resting on a portfolio within a naturalistic leafy outcrop, the swept plinth base with stylised foliate relief cast infill on scroll feet, 38cm high.
Lot 57
A French brass-mounted tortoiseshell mantel clock in the form of a miniature longcase clock Unsigned, circa 1900. The eight-day gong-striking movement with white enamel Roman numeral simulated thirteen-piece cartouche dial in a waisted case with acanthus scroll surmount and dolphin edge mounts above moulded brass throat and vase shaped bevel glazed panel flanked by conforming mounts, on panel fronted plinth base with scroll cast feet, 49cm high.
Lot 66
A William IV mahogany bracket clock with original wall bracket Richard Widenham, London, circa 1830. The five -pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement with keyhole shaped plates, anchor escapement and signed Widenham, London to backplate, the 8 inch circular engraved brass Roman numeral dial (formerly silvered) signed Widenham, 13 Lombard St., London to centre and with Strike/Silent switch at 12 o’clock, the drum-head case with scroll moulding to apron above recessed panel to the plinth base with moulded skirt, the wall bracket with scroll support, the clock 45cm high, 63cm high including the bracket. Richard Widenham was a respected chronometer maker, winning an award at the chronometer trials held at the Royal Observatory in 1825. He was known to be working from his Lombard Street address by 1835 and began trading as Widenham and Adams in 1840.
Lot 79
A mahogany eight-day longcase clock William Mitchell, East Burnham, 18th century The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, fleur de lys half hour markers and signed William Mitchell, East Burnham to the lower edge, the angles with applied twin bird and urn cast spandrels beneath STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by foliate cast mounts to the added arch, in a break-arch pedimented case with reeded pilasters to hood above break-arch trunk door and shaped panel applied plinth base with moulded skirt, 209cm high.
Lot 82
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock Indistinctly signed, early 19th century The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch plain white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials to centre and STRIKE/SILENT dial to arch, the case with shaped crest to the break-arch cornice and brass stop-fluted reeded pilasters to hood above break-arch trunk door flanked by conforming fluted canted angles, on shaped panel outlined plinth base with moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron and bracket feet, dial with repairs, signature rubbed, 221cm high.
Lot 85
An inlaid mahogany eight-day quarter chiming longcase clock Unsigned, 19th century The substantial four-pillar triple train movement chiming the quarters on eight graduated bells and striking the hour on a gong, the 13 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur de lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes, the angles with female mask and scroll cast spandrels and with EIGHT BELLS/WESTMINSTER Chime selection switch at 3 o’clock, the arch with CHIME/SILENT dial flanked by dolphin cast mounts, now in a case with swan neck pediment and Corinthian pilasters to hood above narrow swag and foliate scroll inlaid trunk door flanked by conforming pilasters, on raised panel fronted plinth base with bracket feet, case mid 19th century, marquetry decoration, movement and dial late 19th century.
Lot 86
A fine George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock John Grant, London, circa 1790. The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with knurled calibrated rating nut and large lenticular bob to the steel rod pendulum supported from the substantial back-cock, the 12 inch single-sheet silvered brass Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials and signed GRANT Fleet Street, LONDON No. 365 to centre, with Arabic five minutes and plain spandrels beneath arch with STRIKE/SILENT dial, the break-arch case with brass stop-fluted pilasters to hood above break-arch trunk door flanked by conforming brass-mounted fluted quarter columns to angles, on raised shaped panel fronted plinth base with double skirt incorporating shaped apron and bracket feet, 222cm high. John Grant is recorded as working in Fleet Street 1786-1810. He was apprenticed to and later went into partnership with his uncle the renowned clock and chronometer maker Alexander Cumming who, along with other eminent makers such as Thomas Mudge, was appointed by the board of longitude to assess Harrison’s marine timekeepers.
Lot 87
A rare oak cased Earth-driven electric longcase clock Bentley Manufacturing Company, Leicester, circa 1910. The visible skeletonised movement with six-spoke wheel crossings and rear mounted escape wheel with locking and impulse pallets linked to the steel rod pendulum with substantial brass encased coil oscillating over a fixed curved bar magnet and cylindrical bob to lower section and electrical switchgear mounted onto brackets signed EARTH DRIVEN ELECTRICAL CLOCK No.172, BENTLEY’S PATENT 19044/10, MFC’D LEICESTER ENGLAND to shaft, the 12 inch dial with silvered chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial to the open centre, with full-height bevel arch glazed front door to the Arts & Crafts influence case with shaped crest and moulded cornice, on plinth base, 206cm high. Percival Arthur Bentley filed his patent (19044) on 13th August 1910. The clock was originally powered by an earth battery comprising a zinc and carbon couple buried in damp soil which provided approximately 1 volt at the terminals (the current lot contains a conversion box to enable the clock to be run from a standard D-sized cell). It is generally thought that no more than around 70 such clocks were ever made as the Company changed its production at the onset of the First World War. The scarcity of these clocks is further compounded by the fact that a consignment bound for the USA was lost with the sinking of the Titanic. The current lot was loaned to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Department of Science and Industry in 1959 where it remained until relatively recently. A file relating the history of the clock, including photographs of it in situ at the Museum, are included in the lot.
Lot 88
A George III mahogany thirty-hour longcase clock Joseph Quarman, Temple Cloud, late 18th century The four- pillar outside countwheel bell-striking movement with 12 inch square brass dial with recessed subsidiary seconds dial, arched calendar aperture and signed JOSEPH QUARMAN Temple Cloud to the foliate engraved centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and fleur de lys half hour markers, the angles with scroll cast spandrels, the case with swan neck pediment and turned hood pilasters above rectangular trunk door flanked by reeded canted angles, on plinth base with moulded skirt, 209cm high. Joseph Quarman is recorded in Moore, A.J. The Clockmakers of Somerset 1650-1900 as working from 1729, however Moore, Rice & Hucker speculate in Bilbie and The Chew Valley Clockmakers that there may well have been two makers of this name as there is a Parish record of the burial of a Joseph Quarman in 1793.
Lot 89
A William III walnut and arabesque marquetry eight-day longcase clock Peter Garon, London, circa 1700. The five finned pillar (centre latched) outside countwheel bell-striking movement with 12 inch square brass dial with scroll engraved calendar aperture, subsidiary seconds dial and ringed winding holes to the matted centre, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Peter Garon, London to lower edge, the angles with twin cherub and crown cast spandrels within a herringbone border to edge, the case with foliate fret to the moulded entablature above scroll inlaid hood door with integral columns, the trunk with decorated throat moulding above rectangular lenticle centred trunk door profusely inlaid with scrolling foliage and strapwork within conforming surround, the plinth with ogee top moulding and conforming marquetry panel within laurel border, on moulded skirt base, 216cm high. Peter Garon is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as being admitted to the Clockmakers Company in 1687. He worked firstly from St Bartholomew’s Lane and later St Giles, Cripplegate and was declared bankrupt in 1709. Two clocks of the same marquetry pattern are illustrated in Bruton, Eric The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks page 165 (Joseph Windmills) and 179 (Jonathan Lowndes). Both of these examples have caddy upstands, however the construction of the hood and profile of the cornice mouldings suggests that the current Lot was supplied in its current form.
Lot 90
A George II walnut eight-day longcase clock with penny moon Edward Greatrex, Birmingham, circa 1745 The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 13.75 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and penny moon with age apertures to the foliate engraved matted centre, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with foliate half hour markers, Arabic five minutes and signed E. Gratrex, Birmingham to lower edge, the angles with female mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath silvered boss inscribed TEMPUS FUGIT flanked by dolphin cast mounts to arch, in a case with moulded cornice above fluted pilasters to hood above ebony and box strung break-arch door to trunk, on a reduced plinth base, case with alterations, 222cm high. Edward Greatrex is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Volume II as working in Birmingham circa 1750.
Lot 91
A William IV mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase Frances Pugh, Warrington, circa 1830. The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 14 inch white painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials and signed Frances Pugh, Warrington to centre, the spandrels painted with Classical maidens emblematic of the four seasons beneath rolling moonphase to arch, the swan neck pedimented case with gilt foliate painted infill decoration above dial and reeded pilasters to hood, the trunk with book-match veneered shaped-top door flanked by conforming pilasters, on panel inlaid plinth base with ogee bracket feet, 226cm high.
Lot 92
An Edwardian inlaid mahogany quarter chiming longcase clock Unsigned, early 20th century The substantial four -pillar triple train movement chiming the quarters on eight bells and striking the hour on a gong, the 12.5 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial to the polished centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and stylised fleur de lys half hour markers, the angles with cherub head and scroll cast spandrels beneath STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the case with swan neck pediment above military trophy infill and brass reeded columns to hood, the trunk with central oval panel of a Grecian warrior within symmetrical foliate scroll and swag borders to the shallow arch trunk door, the crossbanded plinth base centred with conforming panel of a chariot drawn by two horses, on moulded skirt incorporating shaped apron and bracket feet, 236cm high.
Lot 93
A George II stained oak and pine eight-day longcase clock Thomas Hill, London, circa 1750. The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture, subsidiary seconds dial and signed Thomas Hill, London to an applied shaped plaque to the matted centre, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, the angles applied with Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by dolphin mounts to arch, the case with domed caddy above moulded cornice, blind fretwork infill and integral pilasters to hood, break-arch trunk door and on reduced plinth base with moulded skirt, case formerly japanned, 232cm high.
Lot 94
An inlaid mahogany quarter chiming longcase clock Kemp Brothers, Bristol, early 20th century The four-pillar triple train movement chiming the quarters on four gongs and striking the hour on a further gong, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and shaped plaque engraved KEMP BROS., UNION ST, BRISTOL 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 applied with female mask and scroll pattern spandrels beneath STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by dolphin mounts to arch, the swan neck pedimented case with vase and flower inlay to frieze above turned pilasters to hood, shallow arched door decorated with tied swags above an urn and leafy wreath to trunk, on conforming recessed panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 237cm high.
Lot 95
A George I walnut eight-day longcase clock James Stevens, London, circa 1725 The five finned pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with ringed winding holes, calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with lozenge half hour markers and Arabic five minutes, the angles with applied mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath silvered boss signed Jam’s Stevens, LONDON flanked by dolphin cast mounts, in a walnut case with moulded cornice and turned pilasters to hood above box and ebony line strung break-arch trunk door with book-matched veneers and cross-grain edge mouldings, on conforming crossbanded plinth base with moulded skirt, 218cm high. James Stevens is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London circa 1710.
Lot 96
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase S. Gill, Rye, early 19th century 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 S. GILL, RYE to centre, the spandrels with polychrome and gilt fan painted decoration beneath rolling moonphase to arch, in a case with shaped cresting to the break-arch cornice and brass stop-fluted pilasters to hood above break-arch trunk door and raised panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 211cm high. This clock was probably made by a relative of Daniel Gill who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Rye circa 1797.
Lot 97
A rare George II red japanned eight-day longcase clock Joseph Herring, London, circa 1750 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 and twin bird and urn cast spandrels to angles beneath silvered boss signed Jos’h Herring, London flanked by dolphin cast mounts to arch, in a case with domed caddy and blind fret infill to the moulded stepped cornice above integral pilasters flanking gilt trail decorated hood door, the trunk with scallop shell and foliate painted throat moulding above break-arch door polychrome and raised gilt decorated with figures within an Oriental ornamental terrace landscape with pagodas on a faded red ground, the plinth further decorated with raised work of a courtier and attendants above stepped skirt, original decoration to case with wear and losses to finish, 229cm high. Joseph Herring is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as being Liveryman of the Clockmakers Company in 1767. It is possible that this clock was made either by Joseph earlier in his career (as a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company) or perhaps by Joshua Herring who worked from 1742 to 1763.
Lot 98
A George III figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock Charles Penton, London, circa 1775 The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and shaped plaque signed Cha’s Penton, London to the matted centre, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and foliate cast spandrels to angles beneath Strike/Silent dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, in a break-arch case with brass stop-fluted pilasters to hood above break- arch door flanked by conforming stop-fluted quarter columns to trunk, on shaped raised panel plinth base with double moulded skirt incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between, 222cm high. Charles Penton is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1774-8.
Lot 99
A George II inlaid walnut eight-day longcase clock William Newman, Norwich, circa 1730. The five finned pillar rack-striking movement with 12 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 fleur de lys half hour markers, the angles with female mask and scroll spandrels within a herringbone engraved border, the added arch with silvered boss signed William Newman, Norwich flanked by dolphin mounts within conforming engraved border, the case with break-arch cornice and integral pilasters to hood above parquetry lunette decorated break-arch long door flanked by reeded canted angles to trunk, on crossbanded plinth base with moulded skirt, 215cm high.
Lot 100
A William III walnut and marquetry eight-day longcase clock William Jackson, London, circa 1695 The five finned pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 12 inch square brass dial with foliate border engraved calendar aperture, ringed winding holes and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, stylised fleur de lys half hour markers and signed William Jackson to lower edge, the angles with applied Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels, in a case with moulded cornice and fretwork frieze above integral pilasters to the floral marquetry inlaid hood door, with conforming decoration to the convex throat moulding and long trunk door further inlaid with birds and mythical figures amongst flowering foliage on an ebony ground, the door surround with scrolling foliage, the sides divided into panels, the plinth base with conforming marquetry continuing on the moulded skirt base, 221cm high.
Lot 115
An Italian bronze model of the Augustus ‘Prima Porta’, late 19th century, cast after the Antique, on a cylindrical marmo levanto and marmo nero Belgio plinth, 65cm high overall The original of this model dates to the 1st century B.C. It was discovered at Prima Porta near Rome and is now held in the Vatican Collection. It is thought to have been the first use in sculpture of the adlocutio stance, whereby the subject is given the bearing of influence and power by the use of a raised arm, suggestive of an address.
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