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Lot 15
A Minton majolica figure of a merboy raised on an oval plinth, impressed marks, together with a Karl Ens porcelain sculpture, Europa and the Bull (2)Condition report: Merboy is 17.5cm long, the woman on the bull is 24.5cm high, she has a chipped foot and mild paint scratches. Merboy has a couple of paint scratches, otherwise good.
Lot 22
DIEU DIONYSOS TRAPÉZOPHOROS, MARBRE, ART ROMAIN, CIRCA IER-IIE S. AP. J.-C. A ROMAN MARBLE DIONYSUS TRAPEZOPHOROS, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D, with the head of Dionysus, wearing a berried ivy wreath in his wavy luxuriant hair, tendrils falling onto his shoulders, set against a tall rectangular dorsal pillar, with stepped upper section, on a modern marble plinth, 43.5cm high, 14.5cm wide, 14cm deepFootnotes:Provenance:Acquired from La Reine Margot, Paris.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 695
A BESWICK CONNOISSEUR MODEL 'ARKLE WITH PAT TAAFE UP' in matt finish on oval wooden plinth base, 33cm high overall; together with a Beswick figure of Red Rum (2) Condition Report : Red Rum has become detached from the base, otherwise both in good condition, no issues Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
Lot 308
Cast brass tabletop inkwell, modelled in the form of a Fox, mask with glass eyes and mouth gripping pen holder, the hinged lid to the top of the head for ink reservoir.height 10cm (4")Condition report: Reservoir missing originally sitting on some form of the plinth which is now missing (see photographs).
Lot 119
A FINE LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK Recordon, late Emery's, London, the arched hood over canted front angles and a flame-figures, door with elaborate moulded edge to a panelled base with applied moulding and double stepped plinth, the 12 inch one-piece silvered dial with strike/silent subsidiary over Roman and Arabic chapters with running seconds dial below XII, the five-pillar movement striking on a bell, 238cm highProvenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre
Lot 100
A MARBLE HEAD OF A MONK probably Roman Republic, 1st century, later carved in the medieval period, turned slightly to sinister, with bald head, deep-set eyes and heavy brows, lacking nose, the tonsure carved later, perhaps 6th-10th century); on a later copper shaft set into a square marble plinth, 27cm highProvenance: John (Jack) H.A. Quitter (b.1941) and by descent. Private collection, Gloucestershire.This exceptionally rare depiction of an early medieval monk appears to have been carved using a Roman marble head, most likely dating from the early part of the 1st century. It may be compared to a Roman marble head of a German, his hair tied in a Suebian knot, from Somzée, Belgium, datable to 1st/2nd century in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.John Quitter was a speech writer for Henry Kissinger with a life-long interest in the arts, he served on the Council of the Royal Society of Sculpture.
Lot 150
A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED BLEU NOUVEAU PORCELAIN VASE A MONTER attributed to the Sevres manufactory, late 18th century, of circular form with open central aperture with gadrooned collar and brass liner, the shallow bowl resting on a spreading socle, on a square plinth with foliate inset panels and ropetwist lower edge, on a bleu turquin marble foot, lacking cover, 26cm high x 25.5cm diameterA vase ovale uni of similar arrangement (in the Royal Collection), retaining its cover and fitted with finely chased gilt bronze mounts, some of which were added in the early 19th century, was bought by Francois Benois from the widow of Quentin Crauford in Paris in May 1820 (RCIN 10889 https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/10889/vase-ovale-uni)
Lot 106
A FINE GOTHIC POLYCHROMED WALNUT FIGURE OF THE PRAYING VIRGIN Upper Rhine/Burgundy, circa 1480-1500, with serene expression, the face and drapery retaining much of the original polychrome and gilt, the finely carved hair cascading down the shoulders, 89cm high excluding the later octagonal plinth base, 95cm high overallProvenance: Paul Cassirer Gallery, Berlin, 1918-1920Private collection, Munich, Germany, 1920-1975The collection of Dr. Kreuzer, Munich 1975-2001Bought from Huntington Antiques Ltd, 10th November 2001.A Deceased Estate, Yorkshire.For a comparable figure see: Theodor Muller, “Sculpture in the Netherlands/Gerrmany/France/Spain: 1400-1500”, published 1966, pg. 189, fig. B, which depicts a Burgundian version in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum.
Lot 104
A POLYCHROME-DECORATED CARVED LIMEWOOD FIGURE OF A POPE Probably late 16th century, With crimson cope and dark green and gilt-trimmed cassock, wearing a crimson and gilt papal tiara, holding the Bible in his left hand, his right hand previously grasping a papal ferula, on a hexagonal moulded plinth; redecorated with several layers of earlier decoration, 75cm highProvenance: Bought from Keith Hockin Antiques, The Square, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire on 3rd November 2000.A Deceased Estate, Yorkshire.
Lot 95
A COMPOSITION BUST OF ASCLEPIUS THE GOD OF HEALING from the Roman copy after the Greek original of c.420 BC, mounted on a square plinth base bearing plaque 'STAATL ANTIKENSAMMLUNGEN UND GLYPTOTK MYUNCHEN COPYRIGHT S BERTOLIN', 43cm high overall Condition Report : good condition Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
Lot 222
VICTORIAN MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS the moulded cornice above an upper cupboard section, with the twin doors opening to reveal four sliding drawers above a chest of two short over two long drawers and raised on a plinth base, H 210cm x W 120cm x D 65cm Condition Report : Some signs of wear conducive to use. Some damage to the moulding approximately 13cm to the front top of the left hand door,but moulding present and could be easily re-glued. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
Lot 1454
A Fulda figure of a gardener c.1770-75, wearing a flowered coat and holding a large flowerpot beside a further pot resting on a waisted plinth, raised on a rocky base, blue cross mark, some chipping and losses, 18.8cm. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession No. 40.169.6 for a similar example.
Lot 1253
Two Delft tobacco jars 18th century, one painted in blue with a native American sitting on a plinth beside a jar inscribed 'Pompadoer', the other with figures beside barrels and with a ship's mast beyond, inscribed 'St Domingo', each marked beneath for the Three Bells (Drie Klokken) factory, with brass covers, 31.3cm overall. (4)
Lot 1335
A Pratt ware pocket watch stand c.1800, the watch support surmounted on the tails of two dolphins above a plinth moulded with Ceres or Plenty, flanked by two figures, one a Classical maiden with a dolphin, perhaps Venus, the other of a stonemason holding a chisel and with one hand raised, with a Pratt model of a longcase clock, small damages and restorations, 22.5cm. (2)
Lot 647
A 19th century Victorian miniature three drawers oak chest of drawers of a rectangular form having hand carved front with Art Nouveau motifs, turned pull handles raised on bun feet together with a miniature Orkney chair having waved backrest and wooden frame along with a miniature advertising tradesman shepherd crooks set on a plinth base. Measures 15 cm x 19 cm x 11 cm.
Lot 425
A group of nine German ceramic porcelain figurines. The collection is comprising of some 19th century and 20th century examples of classical / neoclassical characters. All the ceramic figurines being raised on a plinth base and decorated with a multicolour colour scheme. Makers blue marks to the underside. Measures 26 cm tall.
Lot 3519
18th century Amsterdam longcase watch (ca. 1790) Signed by Johannes S. van Geffen, Amsteldam. Oak cabinet, veneered with burr walnut. Foot and torso with chamfered edges, foot double bent. Both with carving and marquetry. Plinth on claw feet. Profiled door with carving. Ornament for the garland window flower basket. Double arched hood with carving and sawing. Next to the dial pilasters and capitals. Arched dial with plated chapter ring in the bar. Edges and center part gilded. Below XII, second hand with date display. Above XII, lunar disk with indication of the quarters and synodic monthly calendar. Above the VI, day indication. In the lower part of the dial is a triptych with painted images. This part of the mechanism is driven by the work going on. Eight-day movement with anchor escapement and seconds pendulum. Dutch half-hourly strike on two bells with saw. With alarm clock function, whose rope is missed. Dimensions: H 266 cm. In good condition.
Lot 3504
Signed by Jan Chris Sauer Amsterdam. Circa 1780. Oak case, burr walnut veneer. Torso and foot with chamfered edges, foot double bent. Both with carving and marquetry. Plinth on claw feet. Profiled door with carving. Ornament for the garland window flower basket. Double arched hood with carving and sawing. Next to the dial pilasters with gilded bases and capitals. Arched dial with plated chapter ring in the bar. Center part gilded. Below XII second hand. Above VI lunar disc with indication of the quarters, synodic monthly calendar and time of high water in Amsterdam. A romantic landscape is painted in the lower part of the dial, depicting a distinguished couple with a girl in the garden of a waterfront estate. In the foreground on the left an angler in a boat, in the background a mill. The angler always picks up a fish and lowers it again, girl waves her arm. This part of the mechanism is driven by the work going on. When the clock strikes, the mill will turn. Eight-day movement with anchor escapement and seconds pendulum. Dutch quarter strike on two bells with saw. Alarm clock. Dimensions: H 266 cm. In good condition.
Lot 188
A FINE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY LONGCASE REGULATORThomas Armstong and Brothers, Manchester, late 19th centuryThe very substantial eight-day four double-screwed pillar movement with 1 inch diameter pillars and quarter-inch thick plates measuring 8.375 by 7.25 inches enclosing wheel train with high wheel/pinion counts, six spoke wheel crossings throughout, Harrisons maintaining power and deadbeat escapement incorporating agate pallets set between twin A-frames, regulated by mercury jar compensated seconds pendulum incorporating wide jaw suspension and hanging from a brass bracket screwed to the case backboard, the 12 inch circular silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds engraved Regulator to apex over Roman numeral hour dial and signed Tho's Armstrong &, Bro's, Manchester to centre within outer Arabic minute track, with blued steel hands and canted silvered bezel to circumference, the arched case with pendulum hanging access flap to top over arch-glazed door enclosing fine foliate scroll carved and pierced apron beneath dial mirror backboard, on plinth base with cavetto top moulding over recessed flame figured front panel flanked by canted angles on moulded skirt.193cm (76ins) high, 51cm (20ins) wide, 33cm (13ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The firm of Thomas Armstrong and Brothers of Manchester can trace its roots back to Joseph Armstrong who established himself as a jeweller and silversmith at 88 Deansgate, Manchester in 1825. By 1851 Joseph's eldest son, Thomas, had succeeded him, and was listed as head of the firm (working in the clock and watch department) in the 1861 Census. By 1868 Thomas had been joined by his brother George Booth Armstrong and the business was re-named 'Thomas Armstrong and brother'. The business continued trading as opticians and makers/suppliers of barometers, scientific instruments and clockmakers both from Manchester and Liverpool until 1965 when they were taken over by Harrisons opticians.The movement of the current lot is notable in being of particularly heavy construction with high wheel/pinion counts. The escapement is also unusual in having pallets apparently made entirely from agate supported between twin 'A' shaped frames.Condition Report: Movement is in fine relatively clean original working condition although a precautionary gentle clean and service is advised if intending to put into long term service. The pendulum is in good original condition with good to the mercury and with light/minimal oxidation/staining to the inside of the glass canister. The dial has some slight rubbing/scratching around the winding hole and some light concentric wear/rubbing to the centre of the hour dial, the dial plate therefore would benefit from being re-silvered which would remove these light surface defects. The case has some front-to-back shrinkage cracking as well as other minor evidence of movement to the arch of the case - this is relatively minor but noticeable. The interior of the case is in fine condition including the carved apron. The front door has two small veneer chips to the front left edge of the frame and the skirting to the left hand side of the base is loose otherwise the case is in fine original condition with faults very much limited to minor bumps, scuffs and blemishes commensurate with an easy life.Regulator is complete with original weight, mercury jar pendulum, a crank winder and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 216
AN IMPRESSIVE INLAID MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY QUARTER CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASEThe dial bearing a signature for Robert Roskill, Liverpool, circa 1900 incorporating earlier elementsThe substantial five columnar pillar triple train movement with plates measuring 9 by 11 inches and deadbeat escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the chiming train incorporating a choice of two sets of notations for the quarters sounding via transverse pinned cylinder on eight tubular gongs suspended from the case backboard and the hour train sounding on an additional larger gong, the 14 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and bearing inscription Robert Roskill, Liverpool to the foliate scroll engraved silvered centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with scroll and sceptre half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced blued steel hands, mask inhabited scroll cast spandrels to angles and strike/silent opposing chime selection levers to margins, the arch with rolling moonphase incorporating terrestrial globe engraved silvered lunettes and age of the moon scale to the upper margin, in a case in the manner of Gillows with cavetto moulded swan neck pediment, gilt pagoda and wheatsheaf floral decorated panel inserts and break-arch frieze over the hinged glazed dial aperture applied with reeded Roman Doric half-columns to stiles and flanked by conforming complete free standing columns, the sides each with lozenge panel inlaid frieze over rectangular brass grille sound fret and conforming pilaster planted next to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with concave throat and alternating lozenge and shaped diamond panel inlaid frieze over shaped-top caddy-moulded door veneered with an oval flame figured panel within line border and quartered infill, flanked by free-standing columns to angles and with small rectangular panel beneath, the sides each inlaid with an arrangement of oval circular panels within triple line borders and conforming quartered infill, the plinth base with stepped ogee top mouldings over conforming circular panel inlaid front flanked by canted angles, on ogee bracket feet.260cm (102.5ins) high excluding finials, 69cm (27ins) wide, 38cm (15ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. The case if the current lot is of particularly fine quality and essentially dates to around 1810. The overall attention to detail - in particular the precision of the inlay, crispness of the mouldings and superb column turnings indicates that the case was made by a leading workshop, hence would warrant a possible attribution to Gillows of Lancaster. The movement is also of fine quality but was made around 1900 and, in order to create room for the tubular bells/gongs, required the case to be increased in depth by around 2 inches. This work was executed extremely well with a great deal of effort taken to ensure perfect integration with the earlier elements. Indeed the sides of the trunk would have required r-veneering with the current arrangement of oval and circular panels no doubt being devised at that time to add decorative detail so to lessen the effect of the increased depth.
Lot 192
A GEORGE III OAK THIRTY-HOUR LONGCASE CLOCKPhilip Avenell, Farnham, circa 1770The four pillar countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 10 inch square brass dial signed in fine copperplate script Phil'p Avenell, Farnham to the foliate scroll engraved centre within Roman applied Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers, with scroll pierced iron hand and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, the case with cavetto conduce over three-quarter columns applied to the hinged glazed dial aperture to hood over trunk with concave throat moulding and rectangular caddy-moulded door over plain plinth base with moulded skirt.198cm (78ins) high, 47cm (18.5ins) wide, 25.5cm (10ins) deep. Philip Avenell is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Farnham in 1765 then London 1775.
Lot 119
A FRENCH CHARLES X ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE PORTICO MANTEL CLOCKThe movement stamped with initials G.P., Paris, circa 1830The circular eight-day countwheel bell striking movement regulated by pendulum with ornamental bob cast with male mask within concentric scallop shell rosette beneath opposing swans, the backplate stamped with initials G P over number 302, the gilt Roman numeral dial with fine engine-turned 'watered' decoration and steel moon hands set within fine repeating rosette and leafy scroll cast bezel, the case with tablet upstand to the entablature with gilt acanthus ogee cornice and mount cast with cornucopias issuing ivy trails to lintel over dial and visible pendulum set between four reeded Corinthian columns with gilt caps and bases, the plinth base fronted with conforming cornucopia mount over lappet leaf cast ogee topped skirt and block feet.46cm (18ins) high, 23cm (9ins) wide, 12cm (4.75ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection.Condition Report: Movement complete and in working condition although a precautionary gentle clean/service is advised if intending to put the clock into long term service. The mechanism appears all original except the pendulum suspension has been converted from silk to spring (but still utilises the original backcock). The dial has some light surface scratching and some fairly minimal wear to the numerals otherwise is in very good original condition. Case retains original strong gilding and patina with minimal wear/discoloration. Clock has pendulum and a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 174
A FRENCH GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK GARNITUREThe movement by Pinchon Fils, Paris, circa 1875The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by pendulum cast with a female mask to bob and incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate stamped PINCHON, FILS AINE, PARIS to centre and numbered 783 to upper left, the dial with landscape painted centre within blue-ground gilt bordered Roman numeral cartouche chapter ring, with gilt spade hands within egg-and-dart cast bezel, the gilt spelter and porcelain case with two-tone blue and gilt gadroon panel capped twin handled urn surmount incorporating polychrome floral panel to waist, over ribbon bow crest to the drum housing the movement flanked by cornucopia and floral finial adorned side projections supported on four columns with leafy caps and bases and gilt-bordered two-tone blue porcelain shafts with pendulum swinging between, the base with shaped panel inset with an arch-shaped blue-bordered landscape painted with a river landscape within leafy scroll borders over conforming feet, on original moulded giltwood plinth, the candelabra side pieces each with central sconce flanked by four scrolling branches over twin handled baluster upright and stepped shaped porcelain panel fronted base with scroll feet over original giltwood plinth, (3).The clock and candelabra 48cm (19ins) high overall, the clock 23.5cm (9.25ins) wide, 14cm (5.5ins) deep.
Lot 124
A RARE FRENCH CHARLES X MINIATURE ORMOLU FIGURAL MANTEL TIMEPIECEPierre-Honoré-César Pons, St. Nicolas, circa 1825The eight-day circular single train movement with anchor escapement regulated by anchor escapement with silk suspension and engraved PONS, a St. Nicolas to backplate, the 2 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with engine-turned centre and blued steel moon hands, the case cast with a female in flowing robes seated and resting on an anchor on a rocky outcrop enclosing the movement and applied with a cornucopia, on plinth base with acanthus cast band over tied baton apron and generous scroll cast feet; with an associated giltwood plinth.24cm (9.25ins) high, 19cm (7.5ins) wide, 6.5cm (2.5ins) deep excluding giltwood stand. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Pierre-Honoré-César Pons was born in Paris in 1773 and after studying with the Jesuits in the rue Mouffetard he went to train under the eminent clockmaker Antide Janvier. Unfortunately the unrest of the French Revolutionary period disrupted his training but he was recommended by Janvier to the prestigious Lepaute family who took him on in 1798. Pons completed his training under the Lepautes and developed an interest in precision horology; in 1803 he opened his own workshop rue de la Huchette, near the Place Saint-Michel. In order to satisfy the financial demands of running a workshop, whilst taking time to work on the development of precision horology, Pons acted as supplier of movements to many the eminent horologists of the period such as Berthoud, Breguet and Lepine. During this time he developed several escapements and created improved wheel-cutting and pinion polishing machines. With the encouragement of Ferdinand Berthoud in 1804 Pons presented his 'Observations sur l'échappement libre' to the Academy of Sciences where it was praised by the jury and the Academy congratulated him. Around this time the French clockmaking town of Saint-Nicholas d'Aliermont was in crisis due to the collapse of the industry. Napoleon's minister responsible for Fine Arts, Industry and Commerce, the Count de Champagny, ordered the Académie des Sciences to find someone suitable to turn the industry around. Honoré Pons was approached as he had the necessary skills and had developed the tools and practices most appropriate for the task. After a period of reluctance he accepted on the basis that the state will pay him a generous amount for his machines as long as they were installed and used in the Saint Nicholas workshops. By 1808 Pons was producing fine quality 'blanc-roulants' for an affordable price which received high praise from makers such as Breguet and recognition by the Academie in their report to Napoleon Bonaparte.Over the following decades Honoré Pons expanded the Saint Nicholas operations and became a principal supplied of movements to the Parisian clockmaking trade from his premises in Paris's rue de la Barillerie on the île de la Cité. In 1827 he was awarded a gold medal and in 1839 was awarded the Croix de la Légion d'Honneur by King Louis Philippe. In 1846, at the end of an illustrious career, pons sold his firm to Borromée Délépine and retired, living in an elegant Parisian mansion at 20, rue Cassette.Condition Report: The movement appears to be complete and in working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements; the mechanism however is a little dirty/discoloured hence a precautionary gentle clean/service is advised. The dial has overall light to moderate tarnishing to the silvering otherwise is in good overall condition. The case is in fine original condition retaining strong original gilding with minimal wear with only light to moderate discolouration to the more thinly gilded side and rear flat panels.Timepiece is complete with a pendulum and winding key; the non-original giltwood plinth has chips and losses to the gesso work, worn and faded velvet top lining and measures 23cm wide, 13.5cm deep and 4cm high. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 182
A FRENCH PORCELAIN INSET ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK The movement by Japy Freres, Paris, circa 1870The eight-day two train bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by anchor escapement with disc bob pendulum, the backplate stamped with JAPY FRERES ET CIE, G'DE MED. D HONNEUR roundel beneath stamped initials P. L'TRE, the upper margin with serial number 143 and the lower margin further numbered 3 3, the rectangular porcelain dial panel with centre polychrome painted with a putto over trophy emblematic of the arts within Roman numeral cartouche chapter ring incorporating turquoise 'jewels' to the gilt decorated cobalt-blue ground margins within further multi-coloured 'jewel' and gilt scroll decorated infill to the rest of the panel, the rectangular case with ormolu mounted cobalt-blue porcelain urn surmount decorated with polychrome painted figural panels within further gilt decorated borders flanked by handles cast a storks, over fluted frieze and further bird-and-flower decorated side panels flanked by projecting angles incorporating scroll-cast terms with lions paw feet, the rectangular skirt base applied with musical and martial trophies to sides and inset with a frieze painted with putti at play to apron, on fluted squab feet, with a pair of ormolu mounted porcelain urn side pieces, each of ovoid form with gilt scroll decorated domed cover over slender neck and body with female mask handles and polychrome painted with figural panel opposing a landscape to rear within elaborate gilt borders, on conforming foot with gilt metal plinth incorporating concave angles, each with underglaze blue entwined 'L' marks to inside of the lid and signed De Michet to the figural panel, (3).The clock 48cm (19ins) high, 32cm (12.5cm) wide, 20.5cm (8ins) deep; the sidepieces, 35cm (13.75ins) high.Condition Report: Movement is fully wound but is very in very dirty/neglected condition hence is not in working order. Both trains are fully wound and the escapement has motive power. The strike train appears intact but inoperative most likely due to neglect and the bell is also missing. The dial panel is in fine condition with faults limited to a few of the tiny 'jewels' missing and negligible gilt rubbing. Both side panels appear free from damage; the panels in the base have a three of the beads missing from the borders with a couple being re-applied in incorrect places (white at the angles replacing the single ruby-red ones that should be there) otherwise panels are in good condition with minimal rubbing. The lid to the urn surmount has at some-point been broken into two and glued back together; the body of the urn is missing a small handful of beads/jewels from the borders of the painted vignettes otherwise appears to be in fine condition with minimal gilt wear. The case retains original gilding to the applied cast elements with only minor rubbing/wear however the main body of the case (frame) has been cleaned back at some point and lacquered hence does not retain gilding to these srfaces (case must have been dismantled to do this). Because of this a series of small copper plugs used to fill porosity in the casting when it was made is now visible.Except for one lid being broken into three-pieces and re-glued both urn side pieces are in good condition with other faults limited to a few very small edge chips to the other lid and a couple of small chips where the base of each is joined with the underside of the body of the urn these chips are covered by gilt painting. The gilding to the porcelain of each urn has minimal wear however the metal mounts would appear to have been cleaned of most of their original gilding.Clock has a pendulum but no winding key or bell.Please ask the department for additional images Condition Report Disclaimer
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