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Carvelle, Jean-Baptiste - Schule -- Schule. Miniatur Portrait eines jungen Mannes mit gepuderter Perücke im Profil nach links

Galerie Bassenge

Lot 6046

Carvelle, Jean-Baptiste - Schule -- Schule. Miniatur Portrait eines jungen Mannes mit gepuderter Perücke im Profil nach links. Graphit gehöht mit Aquarell auf Papier. 5,7 x 4,2 cm (oval). In vergoldetem Holzrahmen, rückseitig beschriftet "Mr Le Chev= / =alier de / Javresac / 1774.".Um welches Mitglied der französischen Adelsfamilie Bernard de Javrezac es sich handelt, konnte nicht eruiert werden. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.

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Smart, John -- Miniatur Portrait eines Mr. Fenton mit gepuderter Perücke (Vorskizze). Aquarell und Tusche auf Karton. Rücksei

Galerie Bassenge

Lot 6044

Smart, John -- Miniatur Portrait eines Mr. Fenton mit gepuderter Perücke (Vorskizze). Aquarell und Tusche auf Karton. Rückseitig mit Graphit beschriftet "Mr Fenton / Braidett and / plain" (Instruktion für den Rahmen der Miniatur), und von späterer Hand "20501 / 8/4" (Losnummer der Auktion von 1937, siehe Provenienz). 6 x 4,9 cm (ovaler Bildausschnitt). In rechteckigem, vergoldetem Holzrahmen mit Passepartout. Ein "Thomas Fenton" ist unter John Smarts Modellen für das Jahr 1776 erwähnt in Daphne Foskett: John Smart, the man and his miniatures, London 1964, S. 66. Smart malte auch "Mrs Fenton".Provenienz: Lilian Mary Dyer, geb. Bose (1876 - 1955), eine Urenkelin des Künstlers. Christie's, London, Auktion "Sketches & Studies for Miniature Portraits by John Smart (Being theThird and Final Portion inherited from the Artist's Collection), the property of Mrs. Dyer, great-granddaughter of the artist" am 26. November 1937, Los 8 (zusammen mit drei anderen Vorzeichnungen Smarts, darunter "Mr. Bird" aus der Sammlung Emil S. Kern im Kunst Museum Winterthur), Zuschlag 19 GBP an Leo R. Schidlof. Ausstellung: Paris, Galerie Marigny, Miniatures du XVIe au XIXe siècle, 1985, Kat.-Nr. 97 mit Abb. auf Tafel VII, S. 21 (irrtümlich als Portrait eines "Mr. Kingsley").Literatur: Daphne Foskett: John Smart, the man and his miniatures, London 1964, S. 86 Nr. 8. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.

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A 9ct gold gents fancy cut D shape wedding band, 6mm wide, approx weight 5.5 grams, size R

Davidson Reid Auctions

Lot 18

A 9ct gold gents fancy cut D shape wedding band, 6mm wide, approx weight 5.5 grams, size R

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Large 9ct yellow gold signet ring with a blood stone and bark finish , Size R, approx weight 5.6 grams

Davidson Reid Auctions

Lot 51

Large 9ct yellow gold signet ring with a blood stone and bark finish , Size R, approx weight 5.6 grams

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TRIO OF FLINT AXES EGYPT, PALEOLITHIC, C. 500,000 - 200,000 B.C. knapped flint, each stone of ovate form, displaying rich car

Lyon & Turnbull

Lot 1

TRIO OF FLINT AXES EGYPT, PALEOLITHIC, C. 500,000 - 200,000 B.C. knapped flint, each stone of ovate form, displaying rich caramel hues and raised on a bespoke mount (3)(tallest 13cm)Formerly in the collection of Mr. R. Kuhnel, Germany, aquired prior to 1920.

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A fine late 19th century French engraved brass gorge-cased carriage clockR. E. Dent, ParisThe rippled handle over a bevelled

Bonhams

Lot 1

A fine late 19th century French engraved brass gorge-cased carriage clockR. E. Dent, ParisThe rippled handle over a bevelled oval glass escapement inspection panel framed by a raised border over moulded corner columns and an ogee base, engraved all over with flowerheads and foliate scrolls on a matted ground. The white enamel Roman dial with blued steel Breguet hands signed R.E. Dent Paris either side of VI, over an Arabic alarm dial and framed by a florally engraved mask. The triple spring barrel movement with jewelled Swiss lever gilt platform escapement and half-cut compensated bimetallic balance, the backplate signed again for the retailer R. E. Dent. Ticking, with double ended key. 15 cms (5.5 ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A very rare early 20th century English engraved brass Mystery ClockHarold Carter-Bowles, London In the form of a 'Mysterious

Bonhams

Lot 126

A very rare early 20th century English engraved brass Mystery ClockHarold Carter-Bowles, London In the form of a 'Mysterious Circulator', with an impressive 14.25inch diameter silvered Roman chapter ring with inner dotted border to represent the minutes set on a shaped brass baseplate below VI, the single brass hand pierced to represent an anchor with rope entwined around it at one end, and a three-masted ship hinged at the other, the whole hand pivoted on an upright strut in the form of a mermaid, her arms held aloft to carry the motion work and bevelled gearing emanating from the clockwork movement below - above her head is set a silvered minute ring with repeat signature and finely pierced and engraved dolphins flanking the figure of Poseidon. All set on an ebonised wooden plinth, the uppermost panel of which is richly engraved brass depicting the four seasons with figures sowing, reaping, shooting and finally slipping on a frozen river, twin figures of Chronos overlooking them all, signed at the front Carter Bowles, Invenit et Fecit, London. The spring driven timepiece movement set in the base and wound through an aperture at the front, with carrying handles to the sides, and a hand setting knob to the rear. 49cms (19.25ins) high. Footnotes:Harold Carter-Bowles was born in 1889 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. By the time he was 32 he was restoring historically important clocks, including an automaton pagoda clock by James Cox, which is on display in Anglesey Abbey. He would restore several of James Cox's automaton clocks, originally intended for the Asian market, and this may have been a particular interest of Carter-Bowles. He continued to restore and repair clocks for Lord Fairhaven, who owned Anglesey Abbey, even after he set up his own shop in Cheltenham. He also acquired and sold at least one clock to Lord Fairhaven; a large marble sundial-shaped clock by Morris Tobias, which is still on view at the Abbey. Around 1931, he established a shop in Cheltenham, at 6 Queen's Circus, and was described as a watch, clock, and scientific instrument maker. His shop front window was described as being 'always a source of great interest for the many horological curios that were in it'. At some point in his career, he also branched out into the selling of music boxes, though the extent of his manufacture of these remains unknown. In 1936, at an auction held in Stevens Auction Rooms, he purchased the effects of Dr. R. N. Pickering, a well-known horologist, including a number of unfinished movements. One of his career-long associations seems to have been with Courtenay Ilbert, the well-know horological collector, whose collection is now in the British Museum. Beginning in 1950 Carter-Bowles was elected Chairman of the newly formed Cheltenham branch of the British Horological Institute, a position he would hold until 1952, before becoming the branch's Vice-President, which he would remain until his death in 1961. About a month before his death, he donated a parcel of antique horological tools to the British Horological Institute's museum, in order to enhance one of their exhibitions on early horology.The mark on the front plate 'S & F Paris & Londres' is tentatively ascribed to Silber and Fleming, manufacturers of clocks, watches, automata, music boxes, and an assortment of household goods. The company was founded in 1854 by Albert Marcius Silber and Nobel Hutchinson Fleming, at 56 Wood Street, Cheapside London. The offices were later expanded to include Birmingham and Paris; the firm continued trading until about 1898, after which point the firm was liquidated. One of the company's known trademarks was a bow knot with AMS, Silber's initials, in between each loop. However, in their trade catalogues they put 'S. & F. London & Paris' at the bottom of most pages; it is not unreasonable to suggest that this same trademark would be applied to some of their products as well. That the firm was liquidated when Carter Bowles was nine years old does not exclude the movement being from Silber and Fleming; it is known that he would buy out lots of old clock movements, and it is possible that he was able to buy one or a few spare movements at a later date.The only other known alternative company for the trademark is Stauffer, Son, and Co., who are known to have used an 'S. F.' trademark. However, this company had branches in London and Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland, not Paris, making them extremely unlikely to have been responsible for the movement. Carter-Bowles, H. (1959) 'Pickering Regulators', Horological Journal, Vol. 101 (7), pg. 423-424.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Visit on 15 June', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 27 (1), pg. 126.National Trust (2022) Clock Morris Tobias. Available at: https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/514739British Horological Institute (1961) 'Obituary: Mr. H. Carter-Bowles', Horological Journal, Vol. 103 (4), pg. 230.National Trust (2022) Pagoda Clock Henry Borrell. Available at: https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/514745Cowen, F. B. (1961) 'The Secretary's Page', Horological Journal, Vol. 103 (2), pg. 111-112.Ison, R. (1994) 'Register News', The Music Box, Vol. 16 (6), pg. 156.National Trust (2022) The Fairhaven Family. Available at: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/anglesey-abbey-gardens-and-lode-mill/features/the-fairhaven-familySilber & Fleming Ltd. (1885) Illustrated pattern-book of furniture, carpets, rugs, linoleums, floor cloths, curtains, window blinds, table linen, towellings, blankets, etc.. London: J.S. Virtue and Co., Limited. Volume II. Birks, S. (2022) Silber & Fleming. Available at: https://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/10d.htm.(1892-1893) 'Stauffer, Son & Co.', The Watchmaker, Jeweler, Silversmith and Optician Vol. 18, pg. 297Dr. Bevan, P. (2015) The Pagoda Clock at Anglesey Abbey British Inter-University China Centre, University of Manchester and the National Trust. pgs. 16-19.British Horological Institute (1883) 'Trade marks relating to Watches and Clocks', The Horological Journal, Vol. 26 (1), pg. 8. British Horological Institute (1883) 'Trade marks relating to Watches and Clocks', The Horological Journal, Vol. 26 (2), pg. 23.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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An early 19th century one day marine Chronometer, now in a later deck boxJohn R. Arnold, No.258. With later escapement, bala

Bonhams

Lot 131

An early 19th century one day marine Chronometer, now in a later deck boxJohn R. Arnold, No.258. With later escapement, balance and balance spring by Dent, 61 Strand, London number 2583-inch silvered Roman dial framed by a minute band whereon each minute is marked with a dot, every five minutes by a triangle, intersected at the base by the large subsidiary seconds dial. A curving legend in the upper half states Escapement, Balance, & Balance Spring by Dent 61 Strand London 258 above the steel spade hands. The spotted full plate movement with four ringed pillars and maintaining power to the chain fusee, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with diamond endstone and now with Earnshaw type escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance with circular timing weights, signed John R Arnold London Invt et Fecit No258, wound through a sprung shutter in the weighted gimballed bowl. Now contained in a bespoke 20th century two-part case with inlaid brass escutcheon. Ticking, together with four case keys and a winding key. 16 cms (6 ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A rare 20th century two-day mahogany marine chronometer with provenance to the survey ship HMS EndeavourVictor Kullberg, Lond

Bonhams

Lot 133

A rare 20th century two-day mahogany marine chronometer with provenance to the survey ship HMS EndeavourVictor Kullberg, London number 9125The three-part case with blank brass shield inlaid to the top lid over a centre section with brass flower sprung button and ivory signature plaque, V. Kullberg Two days 9125, the lower section with internal ebonised dust moulding, inlaid brass flower escutcheon and recessed side handles. The 4.5-inch dial with angled sight ring framing the 3.75 inch Roman chapter ring, subsidiary power reserve indicator running in 8-hour increments from 0-56 at XII, and observatory style seconds dial at VI featuring the Ordnance Arrow, signed Victor Kullberg Maker to the Admirality. THE INDIAN & ITALIAN GOVERNMENTS, 105 Liverpool Rd London N below the good, blued steel spade hands. Suspended in lockable gimbals, the brass bowl numbered 7312, with sprung winding shutter and engraved H.S.1^ to the underside. The full plate spotted movement with four turned pillars secured by blued steel screws, maintaining power with steel click and blued steel spring to the chain fusee, free sprung invar helical hairspring set on a spotted cock with diamond endstone in a double screwed blued-steel chaton, to a cut and compensated bimetallic balance with circular timing screws, to an Earnshaw spring detent escapement. The pillar plate with repeat Ordnance Arrow. Ticking, together with a case key and the original numbered safety winding key. 20 cms (7.5 ins) highFootnotes:HMS Endeavour was a surveying vessel launched in 1912 with chart production equipment. In 1914 it was commissioned during the war and served during the Dardanelles campaign and in the Mediterranean in general. In 1940 it was used as a depot ship in Singapore and an accommodation ship in Suez in 1943. It was sold in 1946 and broken up in 1953.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A fine and very rare unique mid-19th century brass-bound mahogany two-day marine chronometer with Universal compensation, mod

Bonhams

Lot 136

A fine and very rare unique mid-19th century brass-bound mahogany two-day marine chronometer with Universal compensation, modified detent escapement and exhibition provenance.Thomas Adams 36 Lombard Street, London Number 4242The three-part case with vacant brass cartouche to the top lid, the centre with brass 12-point star button above an ivory signature plaque signed Adams, 4242, 36 Lombard Strt London, the lower section with inlaid brass escutcheon and campaign handles. Internally, the case is set with a pair of brass hinges, retaining lever, safety winding key set in a quadrant and a gimbal lock. The 3.75-inch silvered dial signed Thomas Adams, Maker to H. R. H. Prince Albert, 36 Lombard St. London, the minute track enclosing Roman numerals and gold Breguet style hands, the subsidiary power reserve dial at XII running from 0-54 marked in 6-hour increments with instruction to wind at 24 hours, the observatory-style subsidiary seconds dial between V-VII, engraved 4242, Universal Compensation, with blued steel hand. The spotted full plate movement with four ringed pillars and maintaining power to the chain fusee, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with diamond endstone and modified Earnshaw type escapement, the cut and compensated bimetallic balance with timing screws and extremely rare wired weight compensation. Sitting in a weighted, gimballed bowl. Ticking with a Tipsy key and case key. Together with two documents.i) a handwritten service record from the previous owner's father who bought the chronometer in 1945 for 16 pounds and 10 shillings. ii) a technical drawing of the balance and escapement drawn by G.S.A. in 1969. 18cms (7ins) highFootnotes:Exhibited 'Your Time', an exhibition by the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society at Prescot Museum, February-April 2008; Williamson Museum & Art Gallery, Birkenhead February-April 2008. Exhibit P56.The design of this chronometer's balance was patented in 1838, number 7678, by Edward John Massey. It has been suggested that Massey himself may have fitted the chronometer's escapement and compensated balance. As stated in the Exhibition catalogue: 'The fact that the balance was due to Massey rather than Adams is confirmed by an identical balance removed from another chronometer which has the name 'Massey' scratched on the brass weight. This chronometer is important as it is the only one known which still has the original Massey escapement and auxiliary compensation. In all other known cases the escapement and balance have been replaced by standard Earnshaw escapements and compensated balances.'Interestingly, the dial side of the movement is stamped LD&Co 1240/20926 which suggests that this was originally a Litherland Davies & Co. chronometer, number 1240/20926. Based on the serial number, an original date of finishing for this chronometer would be around 1840. The escapement conversion could have happened at any point until 1852, if it was done by Massey himself.The dial also shows evidence of having been hammered to erase the original name, allowing Adams' name to be engraved instead.The plate is stamped T.C.W which probably refers to the Prescot movement manufacturers Thomas and Charles Webster who also supplied Richard Hornby.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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An extremely rare and fine mid-19th century brass-bound rosewood two-day marine chronometer with Hartnup balance. Previousl

Bonhams

Lot 139

An extremely rare and fine mid-19th century brass-bound rosewood two-day marine chronometer with Hartnup balance. Previously with the Time Museum, and more recently exhibited at Prescot MuseumWilliam B Crisp, London, Number 381The three-part case with missing cartouche to the top lid, the centre section with brass flowerhead button above an ivory signature plaque, Hartnup Balance Willm. B. Crisp London No 381, the lower section with inlaid brass escutcheon with a blank ivory number plaque and campaign handles. Internally, the case has a full-length hinge, gimbal lock and safety winding key secured in a quadrant. The centre section applied with a label for Thomas Petley, Chronometer, Watchmaker and Nautical Optician, Sydney, New South Wales and D,McGregor & Co., Greenock, ScotlandThe 3.75-inch silvered dial signed across the centre Willm Crisp Maker to the Admiralty 81 St.John Street Rd London No 381 with Arabic minute ring framing the Roman chapters, with gold spade hands, the subsidiary power reserve dial at XII running from 0-56hours in 8-hour increments with instruction to wind at 24, the large observatory-style seconds dial between V-VII with blued steel hands. The spotted full plate movement with four ringed pillars and maintaining power to the reverse chain fusee, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with diamond endstone to an Earnshaw type escapement with Hartnup balance, sitting in a weighted, gimballed bowl. Ticking, together with a Tipsy key. 20cms (7.5ins) highFootnotes:Exhibited 'Your Time', an exhibition by the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society at Prescot Museum, February-April 2008; Williamson Museum & Art Gallery, Birkenhead February-April 2008. Exhibit P18.According to the exhibition, the movement came from Joseph Preston, who was working out of Prescot. Joseph Preston were well-known watch and chronometer movement manufacturers and their mark 'J.P.' was considered a hallmark of quality. Although based in Prescot, they formed a key link in the national supply chain that saw parts made largely in the North of England, and the West Midlands and assembled into a rough movement, before being sent to London for finishing and sale. A sizeable part of Preston's client base was in London, and to a lesser extent, Coventry.The firm was founded by Joseph Preston in 1829 at 19 Eccleston Street Prescot, and renamed 'Joseph Preston and Sons' in 1840, when his sons Thomas and Joseph began working there full time. In 1891, at the age of 16, the Prestons' nephew, Harry Pybus, began working in the shop. He worked at, and learnt, the twenty separate trades employed in the shop, that resulted in a complete, unfinished watch or chronometer movement. Pybus took over the shop on his uncles' death, though he kept the name 'Joseph Preston and Sons'. During the second world war, it was noted that, having no other employees, Pybus managed to make several two-day chronometer movements entirely on his own, in a shop which lacked electricity. He would run the shop for nearly sixty years, until his death in 1952; anecdotally he was said to be in the middle of cutting watch escape pinions when he died. In his obituary, he was hailed as 'the last of the old Prescot watchmakers'. The shop was demolished shortly after, making Joseph Preston one of the last independent horological manufacturers to shut in Prescot, and area long famed for supplying high-quality movements.The firm supplied a large range of movements to a varied customer base, which included Mercer, Kullberg, and even Patek Phillipe. William crisp was another regular customer. The Hartnup balance was developed by John Hartnup, the first director and founder of the Siderial Liverpool Observatory, established in 1843. The Hartnup balance corrects for middle-temperature error in chronometers. The middle temperature error refers to the error produced in standard compensation balances: The balance is designed to account for an extreme high temperature error and an extreme low temperature error, however, between this range the chronometer gains a bit, and loses a bit when exposed to temperatures outside this range. This means that when a chronometer is exposed to a wide range of temperatures the rate will change much more then when the temperature exposure range is small.Hartnup's solution, likely created around 1847 and actually made by William Shepherd of 13 Bath Street Liverpool, involved laminated cross-bars connecting a fairly standard compensation rim; the outer rim would compensate for extremes and the inner cross-bars would moderate the middle temperature. Hartnup did not patent this balance, partially as he was eager to see it taken up by many makers as an improvement in timekeeping generally, but also because he didn't think that, as a Director of the Observatory, he could profit from work done during his tenure. The balance was never widely adopted, not least because it took twice as long to manufacture as a standard compensation balance did, meaning that chronometers with a Hartnup balance are quite uncommon. Penney, D. (2007) 'Evidence from the Transient', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 30 (2), pgs. 177-179Aked, C. (1989) 'Joseph Preston and Sons', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 18 (3), pgs. 298-306Law, R. J. (1990) 'Joseph Preston & Sons', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 18 (5), pgs. 551-552British Horological Institute (2001) 'Branches: Midlands', Horological Journal, Vol. 143 (8), p. 278Smith, R. W. (1983) 'The Hartnup Balance', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 14 (1), pgs. 39-45This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A fine and rare second quarter of the 19th century gilt brass carriage timepieceJames F. Cole, No. 1 Maddox St., Regent Stree

Bonhams

Lot 21

A fine and rare second quarter of the 19th century gilt brass carriage timepieceJames F. Cole, No. 1 Maddox St., Regent Street, LondonThe case surmounted by a stylised facetted Greek key handle with four ribbed mushroom finials above slender Doric columns to octagonal feet, the sides, top and front panels all engine turned, the rear panel patinated and with rotating winding shutter. The 1.75-inch engine-turned silvered Roman dial with subsidiary seconds and slender blued steel moon hands reading against the finely textured centre. The going barrel movement with underslung English lever platform escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance, the backplate signed James F. Cole No 1 Maddox Stt Regent Street. 13cms (5ins) highFootnotes:Based on the address on the backplate, this clock was likely made between about 1829-1835. James Ferguson Cole was born around 1798 in Nether Stowey, Somerset to Catherine and James Cole, the latter of whom was a clockmaker, and known throughout the village as 'Conjuror Cole'. It also seems that the family were personally acquainted with both William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The Coles had two more children after James, Thomas (born around 1800) and Elizabeth (born around 1808). Both James Ferguson and Thomas became clockmakers, presumably being apprenticed to their father, with evidence that at least James Ferguson began his apprenticeship at 11 years old. According to some sources, James Ferguson was named after the self-taught Scottish astronomer of the same name, who published books and travelled Britain explaining the concepts of Astronomy to lay people. He also made orreries and clocks, eventually becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society. James Ferguson Cole certainly lived up to his namesake and became renowned for his mechanical skill and dexterity; he took out his first patent, for a form of pivoted detent escapement, at the age of 23. Thomas Cole would be lauded for his fine cases and dials, though does not seem to have achieved the same mechanical superiority as his brother.The Cole family moved out of Nether Stowey in 1811, eventually settling in London by 1818. Clocks are known from James Ferguson beginning around 1821, when he seems to have established his own premises, seemingly working out of Hans Place, Chelsea. There is some confusion around this address, it is possible this was the family home. Later in 1821, though, Cole moved to 10 Park Lane, Piccadilly. It does also seem that both brothers were making clocks beginning in their mid-teens, though this was likely done as part of their apprenticeship.Beginning in 1823 the brothers formed a partnership at 3 New Bond Street and began making clocks together. They were responsible for producing some of the most complicated carriage clocks available, which included standard complications such as moon phase and days of the week, and more advanced complications such as perpetual calendar and daily times for sunrise and sunset. They also made watches and chronometers at this time. It is unclear when the partnership dissolved, or why, with the date of dissolution being variously given as 1829, up to 1832. James Ferguson's first shop, after Thomas Cole's departure, was located at 1 Maddox Street, Regent Street, where he stayed until about 1835, then moving to 9 Motcomb Street, Belgrave Sq. Throughout this period he advertised as a chronometer and clock maker. Around 1846, he moved again, this time to 30 Granville Square. At some point, possibly around the time of his move to Belgrave Sq. or a bit after, he married Charlotte Wyatt. The couple would have four children together: James Ferguson Cole Junior, Mortimer George Cole, Ada Martha Cole, and Jessie Cole. Both James Ferguson Junior and Mortimer would become horologists. Ada was a painter, miniaturist, and lithographer who exhibited her work at the Royal Academy. She also printed lithograph portraits, most well-known being of the chronometer maker William James Frodsham. It is unclear if she was or was related to the photographer Ada Cole, who was an early campaigner for animal rights. Cole continued to make high-quality, complicated pieces, relocating first to 20 Devonshire Street and then 11 Great James Street during the 1850's, while his place of residence remained 5 Queen Square Bloomsbury.James Ferguson became quite involved with the British Horological Institute from the beginning, becoming Vice President in 1859. Through his involvement, professional watchmakers began to share information with each other, when previously they had kept the most inconsequential of workshop procedure to themselves, fearing competition from others. For decades afterwards it would be said that 'he broke the ' Conspiracy ' of secrecy' amongst watchmakers. Despite this he relinquished the post in 1862, having become sick of the continual bickering and politicking at council meetings. Another BHI member, however, suggested that it was Cole's 'peculiarity of temperament' which caused the unrest during the meetings. Regardless, in 1875, Cole was commissioned by the BHI, for the sum of £100, to write a series of articles which, taken together, would form a Treatise on Isochronism. It was said that this was partially done to prevent the still new British Horological Institute from appearing antagonistic towards Cole; his possibly forced resignation was warned as being 'no compliment to such an eminent man and also bad taste'. The reviews of the Treatise, after it was published in 1877 were mixed with some members commenting it 'was difficult to criticise [the Treatise] because it contained more language than fact' and others protesting Cole's assertion that flat watchsprings demanded on overcoil if they were to keep accurate time. Some defended the Treatise, including a watchmaker named Joyce Murray, who had been practicing for over three decades. Murray claimed that Cole's Treatise was 'the most valuable work on the subject extant'. Murray further stated that 'Had it been published 30 or 40 years ago, when we began to adjust lever watches, the saving of time and mental labour would have been enormous.' This might suggest that politics and personality clashes biased some reviewers.Cole refused to debate the merits of his Treatise with the various BHI members. He died shortly after, in January 1880, though he continued to practice his horological skills until a few years before his death. James Ferguson Jr. moved into his house, Belvedere (later Tower) House, Bexley Heath, and lived there until 1935. In his obituary, James Ferguson Cole Snr.'s, it was noted that he was one of the foremost practical horologists of his time, and in his particular field of study (springing and timing) he was without equal. Paul M. Chamberlain was well-acquainted with James Ferguson Cole Junior, and his summary of James Ferguson Cole Snr. is probably the most apt: 'Exemplary in his private life, a devoted husband and father, brilliant as artist and scientist, he was in every way fitted to rank with the illustrious men of his time.'Good, R. (2001) 'James Ferguson Cole, Maker Extraordinaire', Horological Journal, Vol. 143(5), pgs. 166-170Murray, J. (1877) 'Letters to the Editor', The Horological Journal, Vol. 19 (6), p. 84Donovan, D. (1975) 'Thomas Cole, Clockmaker 1800-1864. Part 1: The Cole Family', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 9 (2), pgs. 186-189.Cronin, K. (2016) The Ada Cole Story. Available at: https://unboundproject.org/the-ada-cole-story/British Horological Institute (1958) 'The Rumbustious Days when the Institute was Formed', Horological Journal, Vol. 100 (9), pgs. 566-568.Royal Collection Trust (2022) Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics / James Ferguson. 1756. Available at: https://www.rct.uk/collection/1090094/astronomy-explained-upon-sir-isaac-newtons-principle... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A fine and rare late 19th Century French porcelain-panelled Carriage clockVictor Reclus, ParisThe Anglaise Riche case with ri

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Lot 32

A fine and rare late 19th Century French porcelain-panelled Carriage clockVictor Reclus, ParisThe Anglaise Riche case with ribbed handle over rectangular inspection panel and repeat button, set to the corners with elaborate silvered and gilt caryatide columns framing the three polychrome panels depicting Classical women and putti, on a stepped base. The white Roman chapter ring with blued steel fleur de lys hands. The two-train movement with rack striking on a gong and a silvered English lever platform escapement with timing screw adjusted balance. Ticking and striking. Together with a double-ended winding key. 21cms (8 ins) highFootnotes:An identical model, also by Reclus and numbered 127, was Lot 138 of Christie's Dr. Eugene and Rose Antelis Collection of Important French Carriage Clocks, 26 November 1998. Victor Reclus was born on 30 September 1831 in Bergerac to Marie Venencie and Antoine Tonin Reclus, the latter of whom was a cutler. He moved to Paris with his partner, Virginie Louise Leroy, at some point before 1846, the year their only child, Henriette Clarisse Amélie, was born. In 1856 he opened up a horology shop on the Rue Dauphine, and that March he filed his first patent 'For a type of meter for carts'. This meter was for use with horse drawn carts, inevitably having a limited amount of commercial success. He and Virginie were also married that same year.He moved his workshop to the Rue des Lavandières-Sainte-Opportune in 1858, then the Rue du Temple in 1860. Concurrently he took out patents for, among other things, an aerial telegraphy system (Feb. 1857) and an alarm clock (Aug. 1858). At his height, he was employing a few dozen workers in his workshop in Paris. He developed a trademark for his clocks and watches (a sunburst with the initials VR) and a separate one for his barometers (an R in a lozenge shape). In addition to the Paris workshop, he seems to have had a second home in Joinville-le-Pont. He also became politically active; in September 1869 he joined his workers in petitioning for the protection from arrest for a group of striking miners in Loire. The year before he joined the Charity board of the Palissy à Joinville-le-Pont town council. It is possible he continued his political involvement; a town councillor from Joinville was elected in 1869, with the name Pierre Victor Reclus. Pierre Victor Reclus remained part of the town council until 1871. Various mentions of 'Reclus' continue to be made in the town until the turn of the century; 'Reclus' is always involved in campaigning for or supporting the rights of workers and the poor. Whether this is the same Reclus remains unknown.He entered work in two of the Universal Exhibitions, 1878 (where he won two silver medals) and 1889 (where he won a gold). Virginie died in 1884, and it was around this time that he became increasingly interested in electric horology, and electricity in general. On 1 October 1886 he took out a patent in London (Patent #12,491) for 'Improvements in Electric Clocks'. This patent involved a four-arm cam on the escape wheel receiving impulse from two springs held electrically taught, thus imparting 'constant force'. This same year, he was admitted to the Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales, after being recommended by Paul Garnier. In the journal announcing his membership, he described his patent at length, and included diagrams. Reclus' address was listed as 114 Rue de Turenne; when he came to renew two of his patents in 1899, he was still living at this address. In 1896, his electric clock modifications were part of the International Society of Electricians exhibition. He demonstrated an electric bell ringer he had devised, whereby an electrical impulse would trigger the bell at the correct time. He offered a set of four small electric bells, which would 'chime' the quarters and 'strike' the hour. These were for domestic use. He then had a second, larger device which could be used to sound bells of 50kg and above. By this point, his name had become synonymous with electric horology in France, so much so that the 1890 Dictionary of Industry and Arts included special entries for his electric inventions.In 1897 he was on the electric lighting admissions panel for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. By 1905, he had moved back to the Dordogne region he left as a teenager and was apparently still practicing horology. He is listed in the 1920 census for the region, but no reference to him has been found after 1926.Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales (1878) 'Annonces', Revue Chronométrique, 256 Numéro.Hope-Jones, F. (1929) 'Electrical Impulse Dial Movements', The Practical Watch and Clock Maker, Vol. 2 (1), pg. 72.Sociétés d'Horlogerie et des Chambres Syndicales (1886) 'Chambres Syndicale de l'Horlogerie de Paris', Revue Chronométrique, 356 Numéro, pg. 262.Reclus, V. (1886) 'Nouveau Système de Pendule Électrique', Revue Chronométrique, 356 Numéro, pgs. 65-72.Allison Brothers (1886) 'Patents Connected with the Manufacture of Watches and Clocks', The Horological Journal, Vol. 29 (3), pg. 45.Hope-Jones, F. (1929) 'Self-Wound Clocks', The Practical Watch and Clock Maker, Vol. 1 (11), pg. 592.Tharel, A. (1891) Dictionnaire, Encyclopédique et Biographique de l'Industrie et des Arts Industriels: SupplémentParis: Librairie des Dictionnaires.Ministre du Commerce, de l'Industrie, des Postes, et des Télègraphes (1901) 'Décret qui proclame 185 Cessions de Brevets d'Invention:156,157', Bulletin des Lois de la République Française, 12th series (63rd tome), pg.1643.Bergonié, J. (1896) 'Exposition de la Société Internationale des Électriciens de Paris',Archives d'électricité médicale, pg. 194.Willot, B. (2018) Victor Reclus, Inventeur et Homme de Cœur. Available at: https://polmoresie.over-blog.fr/2017/09/victor-reclus-inventeur-et-homme-de-coeur.htmlThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A good mid-19th century ebonised travel clock with trip repeatArnold and Frodsham, 84 Strand London, numbered 736Surmounted b

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Lot 33

A good mid-19th century ebonised travel clock with trip repeatArnold and Frodsham, 84 Strand London, numbered 736Surmounted by a gilt feathered serpent handle above a large escapement inspection window forming the roof of the pagoda-like top, over glazed sides and a pierced back door, above a carved feathered border over a moulded base and bracket feet. The 3.75 inch brass dial with engraved floral spandrels and engine turned minute ring, with large Roman chapter ring, engraved under XII Arnold 84 Strand and London No 736 below VI, the centre with engraved floral motifs and an engine-turned watered silk background, offsetting the blued steel quatrefoil hands, the whole dial surrounded by an engraved brass palm frond sight ring. The four pillar, twin chain fusee movement with maintaining power and a jewelled English lever platform escapement, the back plate signed in the lower left and right corners Charles Frodsham and 84 Strand London respectively. Ticking and striking with a pull repeat on the right side, together with a winding key and a case key. 27cms (10.5ins) highFootnotes:This clock would have been made between 1844-1858. Although Arnold is engraved on the dial, it is a product of the Frodsham workshop; John Roger Arnold died in 1843, and it was after his death that Charles Frodsham purchased Arnold's corner premises at 84 Strand, which Arnold had used since 1821. Frodsham continued to use the name 'Arnold', sometimes even using 'J. R. Arnold', together with his own name on all the items produced by the shop. By 1858, Frodsham stopped using Arnold's name on his products. The address of 84 Strand, originally a coffee house when constructed in 1696, would remain part of the Frodsham company until it was pulled down in 1894, as part of development for Hotel Cecil.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A good early 19th century ormolu-mounted marble and slate mantel timepiece with Royal provenance. First sold to the Duke of

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Lot 44

A good early 19th century ormolu-mounted marble and slate mantel timepiece with Royal provenance. First sold to the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV, on 19th January 1808.Vulliamy, London, Number 405The case surmounted by a gilt urn on a plinth over the reeded drum, set on a pair of carved scrolls set on a double stepped slate plinth with ormolu beaded border and recessed panels to the front and sides, the whole raised on turned toupie feet. The drum flanked by a pair of recumbent lions, each facing outward and holding a gilt ball. The 3.5 inch restored white enamel Roman dial with pierced and engraved gilt fancy hands, each numeral picked out in gold and with a dotted gilt minute border framing the whole. Set within a beaded concave bezel. The single wire fusee movement with four slender tapered pillars, suspension spring regulation and half deadbeat escapement, the back plate engraved Vulliamy London No 405. Protected by a turned brass push-on cover. Ticking with a winding key and matching numbered pendulum. With sincere thanks to Roger Smith for his help in researching the early history of this clock. 29 cms (11 ins) highFootnotes:Provenance:From the late Sir Ernest and Lady Caroline Oppenheimer Collection and hence by descent.The firm of Vulliamy & Son were the most fashionable clockmakers in late Georgian London. Their shop at 74 (later 68) Pall Mall was situated close to St James's Palace, and although Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811) did not become head of the firm until 1797, he had been Clockmaker to King George III since 1772. His grandfather Benjamin Gray had been Watchmaker to George II, while his father, the Swiss immigrant Justin Vulliamy, was clockmaker to Queen Charlotte until his death in 1797 (for an example of his work, see lot 110 in this sale). The official warrant as Royal Clockmaker later passed to Benjamin's son, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1854). [1] In the 1780s, Benjamin Vulliamy decided to challenge the dominance of imported Parisian clocks in the homes of wealthy Britons by making clocks that were not only of the highest quality but also in the latest taste. His first range of ornamental clocks appealed to the fashion for neo-classicism, with white marble cases, sometimes in the form of a broken column, flanked by Classical Greek figures made of Derby biscuit porcelain. [2] However, by the late 1790s Vulliamy's customers were tiring of the restrained elegance of these sculptural clocks and demanding the richer 'Empire' style that was becoming fashionable in France. This encouraged Vulliamy to produce a new range of clocks in a variety of coloured marble cases ornamented with pairs of 'Roman' lions (or sometimes sphinxes), and vase or eagle surmounts, cast in ormolu or bronze. Although inspired by French originals, the overall design of these clocks was created by Vulliamy himself, who then organised their production through a network of independent suppliers and outworkers based mainly in London. However, he also maintained some contact with Continental Europe in spite of the long years of war which followed the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. Among his foreign contacts was the leading French bronzier Jean-Baptiste-Maximilien Delafontaine (1750-1820), former syndic of the Corporation des Fondeurs-Doreurs-Graveurs in Paris, who stayed with the Vulliamy family in London during the Revolutionary summer of 1789. He subsequently returned to Paris, where he lived in the faubourg St Honoré. Delafontaine kept in touch with Vulliamy, and a few years later sent him two pairs of lions which were subsequently used as patterns for Vulliamy's first lion clocks. These lions, which were in (approximate) mirror-pairs, were described by Vulliamy as 'after the antique', and may have been inspired by the famous Medici lions in Florence, though the lions on the clocks are lying down rather than standing. While the two pairs supplied by Delafontaine were of related design, they were in two sizes, the smaller being available by 1798 while the larger model first appeared in 1801. It is the larger model that features on clock No. 405 in the current sale. [3]Thanks to the survival of the relevant Clock Book in the collection of the British Horological Institute, there is detailed information on the craftsmen and suppliers employed by Vulliamy to make this clock and what they were paid. [4] The largest individual payment was £6-18s to Mr Day for the marble case, while Jackson received £5-10s for the timepiece movement with Vulliamy's characteristic half-deadbeat escapement. Basic casts of the two lions (from Delafontaine's models) were supplied by the brassfounder Barnett for a modest £1-2s-6d, but Houle charged £5 for chasing them. Seagrave was paid a total of £3 for gilding various elements, while several other craftsmen received smaller sums. [5] The clock was finished by 19 January 1808 when it was sold to the Duke of Clarence, younger son of George III and later King William IV, for 42 guineas (£44-2s), including a stand and glass shade. However, it was soon returned by the duke and sold again (at the same price) to R. Pole Carew Esq. on 30 March 1809. [6] The buyer was presumably Reginald Pole Carew (1753-1835), then Member of Parliament for Fowey in Cornwall, who had inherited an estate at Antony in Cornwall, near Plymouth. Following the death of his first wife, he had married again in May 1808, to Caroline, daughter of Lord Lyttelton, and it is possible that the purchase of the clock was part of a refurbishment of his large country house at Antony. [7]It should be noted that the records of sale for this clock in both 1808 and 1809 describe it as having a black marble case with gilt ornaments but bronze lions, rather than black and white marble and gilt lions as now seen. That might suggest later alterations, but an earlier clock of this pattern, No. 389, is also described as having a black case, although it is black and white like No. 405. On the other hand, its lions are bronzed in conformity with the description, and there is consequently no reference to gilding in its Clock Book entry. The fact that the corresponding entry for No. 405 shows a significant payment for gilding to Seagrave confirms that any changes from the original specification for No. 405 were carried out during manufacture and not subsequently. [8] Notes1. For a brief history of the Vulliamy watch and clock makers, see entry in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004).2. A full account of the production of these sculptural clocks is A. P. Ledger and Roger Smith, Benjamin Vulliamy and the Derby Porcelain Manufactory, 1784–1795(Derby: Museums and Art Gallery, 2007).3. For a detailed account of the design and production of Vulliamy's lion clocks, see Roger Smith, 'Vulliamy Lions: their designers and modellers', Furniture History, vol. LVI (2020), pp. 69-82.4. British Horological Institute, Vulliamy Records, Clock Book vol. 1 (1797-1809).5. Day, Jackson and Houle are listed in the Vulliamy Watch Day Books as Mr Day, statuary etc, Brewers Row, Westminster; Mr Jackson, clock maker, 11 Chapel Row, Spa Fields; Arthur Hoole (sic), 1 Middle New Street, Fetter Lane. (The National Archives, C104/58/2, extracts published in Francis Wadsworth, 'Some early 19th Century Workmen', Antiquarian Horology, Summer 1991, pp. 401-12.) 6. The National Archives, C104/58/2, Day Book 32, 19 January 1808; Day Book 33, 30 March 1809.7. Antony house is now in the care of the National Trust. For brief biographical details of Reginald Pole Carew MP, see his Member Biography in The History of Parliament (online).8. No. 389 was sold by Bonhams 11 J... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A good late 18th century mahogany quarter chiming longcase clockJames Allen, LondonThe pagoda top with ball and spire finials

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Lot 57

A good late 18th century mahogany quarter chiming longcase clockJames Allen, LondonThe pagoda top with ball and spire finials sitting on ribbed mouldings, the centre with shaped apron over silk backed sound frets mounted on brass stop-fluted Doric columns over a long door with flame veneer flanked by matching quarter columns on a doubled stepped plinth with applied moulded panel. The 12 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent over a Roman and Arabic chapter ring and scroll spandrels framing the matted centre with recessed seconds and applied arched signature riband. The movement with heavy plates united by five large knopped pillars, the going train with anchor escapement, the original pendulum with brass strip and lenticular bob suspended from a substantial back cock on the backplate, striking the hours on a bell and chiming the quarters on eight bells and hammers. Together with three brass-cased weights 2.55m (8ft 5ins) high. Footnotes:James Allan, also spelt Allen, was born in Forres, Scotland likely around 1739. He seems to have been initially apprenticed to a blacksmith in Forres, and after completing his apprenticeship he moved to London. By chance, he shared a house with a sextant maker, and apparently Allan would assist the sextant maker in the evenings. Allan must have preferred instrument making to blacksmithing, as by 1786 he was making Borda circles, likely with Jesse Ramsden, whom he appears to have remained close to throughout his life. In 1790, he was listed as working at 76 New Gravel Lane, before moving to 12 Blewit's Buildings, Fetter Lane around 1800, where he would remain for the rest of his career. In 1809, he is listed in the trade directories at this address as a 'divider of mathematical instruments'. In 1816, he published his own method for making highly accurate screws and was subsequently awarded a silver medal for his screw making, by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce. This same organisation gave him several awards throughout the years: two gold medals, one for his self-correcting dividing engine (1810) and another for a theodolite of his own manufacture (1815), as well as another silver medal for a new Reflecting Repeating circle (1811). On 3 February 1820, he received another award, of £100, this time from the Board of Longitude for his 'Self-Correcting Dividing Engine' used for the manufacturing of theodolites, sextants, etc. This engine is now in the Science Museum in London. It seems that shortly after this he moved back to Forres, where he died a year later, on 7 September 1821, his obituary being published in the Inverness Courier. James Allan would later be mentioned by Thomas Reid, in his Treatise on Clock and Watch Making: Theoretical and Practical, as a late watchmaker of London and a 'master in the art of dividing mathematical and astronomical instruments'.One of his sons, also James, served an apprenticeship to the well-known instrument maker Charles Fairbone, then worked in Ramsden's shop between 1813-1816, before transferring to Matthew Berge's shop located at 196 Piccadilly. In 1819, he and Nathaniel Worthington, a former apprentice to both Berge and Allan (Snr.) inherited the business on Berge's death, setting up the partnership of Worthington and Allan. Interestingly, James Allan, of 196 Piccadilly, was enrolled at the London Mechanics Institute between June 1825 to March 1826. The partnership between Worthington and Allan continued until 1835, after which point Worthington assumed full control, until his death in 1851. Whether Allan died in 1835, or the partners simply had a falling out, remains unknown.Another son, John, seems to have worked with his father between 1790-1794, before he established himself as a marine instrument maker in Baltimore, having left the UK in 1807. His adverts boasted that all the instruments were made using his father's improved dividing engine.Reid, T (1832) Treatise on Clock and Watch Making: Theoretical and Practical. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea.McConnell, A. (2016) Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800): London's Leading Scientific Instrument Maker. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge.de Clercq, P. R. (1985) 'Nineteenth-Century Scientific Instruments and their Makers: Papers presented' Fourth Scientific Instrument Symposium. October 1984.The British Antique Dealers' Association (2022). Worthington & Allan-London. Available at: https://www.bada.org/object/worthington-allan-london-outstanding-flat-wall-bow-front-mahogany-stick-barometer-circa-1820Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser. Friday 25 February 1820Inverness Courier.Thursday 13 September 1821Grace's Guide (2020) James Allan (London). Available at: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Allan_(London)#cite_note-3 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A rare mid-19th century French carriage clock with chaff cutter escapementPaul Garnier, Paris number 2976The early multi-piec

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Lot 6

A rare mid-19th century French carriage clock with chaff cutter escapementPaul Garnier, Paris number 2976The early multi-piece case with facetted handle over a bevelled glazed inspection panel (the repeat button passing through the glass), moulded uprights and a plinth base, the solid rear door with hinged shutter opening to reveal the winding and setting squares. The Roman white enamel dial with minute track and numerals picked out in light and dark blue, the centre signed Paul Garnier Hger de la Marine Paris, above blued steel trefoil hands and a subsidiary Arabic alarm dial with blued steel setting hand. The three-spring barrel movement with Garnier's own chaff-cutter escapement with three-arm monometallic balance, and extremely delicate arbors throughout, rack striking the hours and half-hours on a bell. The back plate signed Paul Garnier Paris, and numbered on the backplate under the bell, the rear door, shutter and base also repeat numbered. Ticking, striking, sounding the alarm and repeating. Together with a double-ended winding key. 18cms (7ins) highFootnotes:Paul Garnier (né Jean-Paul) was born in 1801 in Épinal, France, moving first to Luxeuil to carry out a watchmaking apprenticeship, and then to Paris in 1820 to join Lépine's workshops, before finally establishing his own business in 1825. In the 1827 Exhibition he exhibited an astronomical clock and some mantel regulators, which won him a silver medal. He would win silver medals again at both the 1834 and 1839 Exhibitions, before winning a gold medal in 1844. Around this time, he seems to have written to the formidable Antide Janvier, asking for permission to use the title 'Elève de Janvier', as Garnier, at some point, attended the free Horological school Janvier established in 1802. Janvier readily assents to this request, and Garnier used the title on his carriage clocks until about 1835, and in his written correspondences until at least 1844. Around 1835, Garnier makes use of the title 'Horloger (or Her) du Roi', which in turn is supplanted by 'Her De La Marine' after the 1848 revolution and the deposition of the monarchy.From 1830 Garnier began to make affordable, semi-massed produced carriage clocks (pendules de voyage) and could be said to have established the Parisian carriage clock industry. He was able to do this by combining a basic, easily made design with his patented 1830 escapement. This escapement, alternatively called the 'chaff-cutter', 'Gautier', or 'chopper', could be machine made, drastically reducing the time and cost of making. It is a type of frictional rest escapement, comprising of pallets in the form of a single roller (a circle with about 4/9ths of its circumference cut off at an angle and the sides ground) made of either jewel or hardened steel, the latter being more common with repaired rollers. The escape wheel is in fact two separate wheels mounted on the same arbor a specific distance apart. The wheel teeth are bevelled along the edge that interacts with the roller.The combination of basic shape and cost saving escapement meant that pendules de voyage, having previously been economically unattainable to the vast majority of people, were reduced in cost to the price of a standard mantle clock.Despite being affordable, these clocks were not poorly made, exhibiting very fine diameter pivots (even by French clock standards) and usually having rack striking, which was a desirable feature, being much easier to set than count wheel striking. The clocks would also only strike the half hour and the hour, which saved on cost compared with the more common repeaters. In the early clocks, engine turned dials, one-piece cases, and barrel stopwork were all very common. With clocks made between 1830-1840, it was common to fit a coloured-paper covered block of wood into the base of the hollow casting.In addition to carriage clocks, in 1847 Garnier presented a novel master clock and slave clock system, and at least one chronometer has been assigned to him. He also pursed scientific instrument making, his obituary eventually being published in the Society for Civil Engineers bulletin in 1869.His son, also Paul Garnier, was born in 1834 and continued the business after his father's death. Additionally, he submitted drawings and models of his father's design for a free-sprung chronometer escapement to the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers and the Revue Chronométrique. Before his death in 1916, he donated his family's collection of watches and clocks (the former including examples from the 16th century) to the Musée des Arts et Métiers.R. A. E. (1890) 'A Few Words About M. Paul Garnier's Collection', The Horological Journal, Vol. 33 (3), pgs. 33-34.Arnott, P. (2011) 'Constant Force Chronometer No. 1 Attributed to Paul Garnier', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 33 (1), pgs. 58-65.Weld C. R. (1868) 'Parliamentary Reports on the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1867', The Horological Journal, Vol. 11 (4), pgs. 43-50.British Horological Institute (1877) 'Entirely Detached Gravity Escapements', The Horological Journal, Vol. 20 (1), pgs. 4-6.Allix, C. (1993) 'Paul Garnier Revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 20 (5), pgs. 411-425.Boquillon, M. (1863) 'Horology at the International Exhibition, London, 1862', The Horological Journal, Vol. 5 (8), pgs. 90-93.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A rare mid 19th century 19th Century carved mahogany floorstanding regulator with keyless windingE. Fisher, BathThe arched ca

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Lot 67

A rare mid 19th century 19th Century carved mahogany floorstanding regulator with keyless windingE. Fisher, BathThe arched case with full length glazed door revealing the mercury jar pendulum (now empty) and floral scroll engraving to the top and bottom, over a substantial base with recessed oval panel, applied carved scrolls and block feet. The one piece signed silvered 13.75-inch dial with outer minute track enclosing the recessed subsidiary dials for Arabic seconds (with Observatory marks) and Roman hours. The substantial weight-driven movement with thick (5mm) tapering plates united by four heavy turned pillars secured by eight heavy blued steel screws and collets, the single train with wheels of six crossings, high count pinions and terminating in a deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets, triple-screwed to the arbor which is set in endstops, the long polished steel crutch terminating in a right angle with hinged steel arbor carrying the fork to the fine-screw regulation nut over the empty mercury jar pendulum with tapered pointer reading against a silvered beat scale secured to the back board. Wound by pulling on a heavy fusee-type chain emanating from the right hand side of the hood. Together with the small (c.2.75kgs) cylindrical brass weight, the four-spoke pulley and case key. 2.18m (7ft 2ins)Footnotes:Edwin Fisher is first recorded working in Bath in 1819; he is recorded as a watchmaker and a jeweller working at 13 Somerset buildings. At some point he relocated to 14 New Bond Street; an 1833 directory records him at this address. On a trade card, he is styled as a watchmaker, specialising in French watches, chronometers, and repeaters, as well as carrying out repairs to musical works and offering a supply of keys and precious metal chains. Nine years later he had moved again, to 13 Abbey Churchyard, though he would stay here only briefly, moving to his final location, 9 Old Bond Street, in 1846. He stopped advertising in Bath in 1866, which is reasonable to suggest as his date of retirement.Another regulator, with a jewelled deadbeat escapement, is known by him, as well as a few skeleton clocks. His name and a date of 1839 are also on the hour dial of the Cockshutt church clock; it has been suggested that he carried out some extensive repairs to the clock, possibly including a repair or conversion of the clock's pinwheel escapement, the movement being signed Bullock and Davies of Ellesmere. A turret clock, previously from the Bishop's Palace stable block in Bath, was made entirely by Fisher, and features quarter chimes and a wooden pendulum. None of these clocks have been described as having the peculiar pull-wind system present on the current lot.It is also interesting to note that the ticking of a balloon clock made by Fisher was recorded around 1941, by the BBC at Maida Vale. The recorded ticking was used as a time interval signal on radio broadcasts between programs, to assure listens that their sets had not died, but that a new program was being prepared.British Horological Society (1972) 'A Working Edwin Fisher Clock', Horological Journal, Vol. 115 (3), pg. 29Goodship, G. (1998) 'Time and the BBC', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 24 (4), pg. 309.Aked, C. (1969) 'The Joyces of Whitchurch', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 6 (4), pg. 216.Wooster, W. (1833-1885) The Post Office Bath Directory Bath: Lewis, Sons & Tyte.Gye, H. (1819-1824) Gye's Bath Directory Bath: H.Gye.The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) Trade card for Edwin Fisher, Watch & Clock maker, Bath: P.12890-R. Available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/185709This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A GOOD SIGNED AND DATED LATE 17TH CENTURY BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCKWilliam Holloway, Stroud 1685Surmounted by a strapped b

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Lot 74

A GOOD SIGNED AND DATED LATE 17TH CENTURY BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCKWilliam Holloway, Stroud 1685Surmounted by a strapped bell and five inverted acorn finials between pierced addorsed dolphin frets (the centre with engraved details and shading), the four corner finials cast as one with the pillars and squat ball feet, the wide Roman chapter ring with fleur de lys half hour markers and an inner quarter-hour track framing the signed and dated centre with single steel hand and decorated with a ring of flowers encircling the Arabic alarm-setting disc. The weight driven movement with anchor escapement and countwheel strike on the bell above. 40.5cms (15.5ins) high.Footnotes:William Holloway was born in 1633 in Market Lavington, Wiltshire. His father, John Holloway, was also a clockmaker and it is thought his father was apprenticed to John Snow(e); himself a member of a well-known horological family. A very early lantern clock made by John Holloway, dated to 1611, is known; the entire clock is made of iron, except for the brass chapter ring. William's brother John also pursued clockmaking, a lantern clock by him having been sold by Bonhams in June 2007.William moved to Stroud in his early life, and seems to have made mostly lantern clocks, though a blue lacquered eight-day longcase clock from around 1680 is known by him. The lion and unicorn on either side of a shield is a well-known fret on lantern clocks. Holloway is known to have achieved at least two clockmaking 'firsts'; the earliest, verifiable use of the lion and unicorn fret was by him in 1662, and just 8 years later his was the earliest confirmed date of a verge escapement and short pendulum used outside of London. He is thought to have died around 1693.Two of his sons, both remarkably named William, seemed to have moved to London. One was a cooper and the other a watchmaker. William the watchmaker, was made free of the Clockmaker's Company in 1697; a particularly stunning glazed balance cock watch is known by this William Holloway. He died in London around 1724/1725, though he maintained a freehold estate in Stroud Gloucestershire, which he passed down to one of his four children, William Holloway, the other children being Ann, Elizabeth, and Hannah.Robey, J. (2017) 'Adam, the Devil and the Supernatural: An unusual English lantern clock revisited', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 38 (4), p. 543.Loomes, B. (1977) 'Antique Watches and Clocks for Sale', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 120 (5), p. 22.Simpson, R. J. (1985) 'Duo in Uno', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 15 (6), pp. 602-604.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A collection of eleven clock reference books Comprising: The Knibb Family Clockmakers by Ronald Lee; Thomas Tompion 300 Years

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Lot 76

A collection of eleven clock reference books Comprising: The Knibb Family Clockmakers by Ronald Lee; Thomas Tompion 300 Years by Evans, Carter, and Wright; Thomas Tompion at the Dial and Three Crowns by Jeremy Evans; Thomas Tompion Your Bid by Peter H. Black; Huygens' Legacy: The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock by Hans van den Ende; Royal Clocks:The British Monarchy and Its Timekeepers 1300-1900 by Cedric Jagger; The Longcase Clock by Tom Robinson; Old Clocks & Their Makers:Fourth Edition by R. J. Britten; The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks by Eric Bruton; Thomas Tompion by R. W. Symonds; and Early English Clocks by Dawson, Drover, & Parkes.,For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Property of a Distinguished Gentleman of Title Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) Bust of Joseph Conrad Signed 'Epstein' (on the

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Lot 143

Property of a Distinguished Gentleman of Title Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) Bust of Joseph Conrad Signed 'Epstein' (on the back) Bronze with a green and brown patina Conceived in 1924 This work is cast 5 from an edition of 6 Provenance:Â William B. Leeds, Virgin Islands. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 5 April 1967, lot 69. B. Gerald Cantor, Beverly Hills. Leona L. Palmer, Beverly Hills. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2006, lot 30. Christie's London, November 21, 2019 [Lot 00281] Modern | British & Irish Art. Where acquired by the present owner.Â Literature: A. Rutherston, Contemporary British Artists: Jacob Epstein, London, 1925, p. 6, pl. 35, another cast illustrated. E. Silber, The Sculpture of Epstein, Oxford, 1986, p. 156, no. 148, pl. 15, another cast illustrated. R. Cork, Jacob Epstein, London, 1999, p. 46, no. 38, another cast illustrated. Dimensions: 22.5 in. (W, excluding base.)

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Property of a lady Suta, Romans (1896-1944) "Wedding" Inscribed,Â verso:Â "Baltars Riga 1928 R. Suta" Dimensions:

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Lot 166

Property of a lady Suta, Romans (1896-1944) "Wedding" Inscribed,Â verso:Â "Baltars Riga 1928 R. Suta" Dimensions: 16 in. (diameter)

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To be sold without reserve 3 volumes First edition Mrs. Oliphant Literary History of England in the End of the Eighteenth and

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Lot 220

To be sold without reserve 3 volumes First edition Mrs. Oliphant Literary History of England in the End of the Eighteenth and the Beginning of the Nineteenth Centuries London Macmillan & Co.Â 1882 Inscribed, front cover: "College of Preceptors. (incorporated by Royal Charter) / Certificate examination. / Christmas, 1901. / First prize for Mathematics awarded to George M. Donald Davies / Pupil of M. R. Hawe / The high-school for boys, Croydon" Dimensions: 8.75 in. (H) x 6 in. (W)

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8 volumes The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher London J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper 1750 The Custom of th

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Lot 248

8 volumes The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher London J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper 1750 The Custom of the Country; The Elder Brother; The Spanish Curate; The Remainder of that Play; Wit Without Money; The Beggar's BushThe Humourist Lieutenant; The Remainder of that Play; The Faithful Shepherdess; The Mad Lover; The Loyal Subject; Rule a Wife and Have a WifeThe Loves of Candy; The False One; The Little French Lawyer; Valentinian; Monsieur ThomasThe Chances; The Bloody Brother; The Wild-Goose Chace; A Wife for a Month; The Lover's Progress; The PilgrimThe Captain; The Prophetess; The Queen of Corinth; Bonduca; The Knight of the Burning PestleLove's Pilgrimage; The Double Marriage; The Maid and the Mill; The Knight of Malta; Love's Cure, or The Martial MaidWoman Pleas'd; The Night-Walker, or The Little Thief; The Woman's Prize, or The Tamer Tam'd; The Island Princess; The Noble GentlemanÂ The Coronation; The Sea-Voyage; The Coxcomb; Wit at Feveral Weapons; The Fair Maid of the Inn; Cupid's RevengeThere are 10 volumes of this series. Note our collection holds 8. We are missÄ±ng volume 1 and 10. Dimensions: 8.25 in. (H) x 5.25 in. (W)

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To be sold without reserve First Edition 51 volumes Edited by Charles W. Eliot, LL.D. The Harvard Classics New York F. P. Col

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Lot 256

To be sold without reserve First Edition 51 volumes Edited by Charles W. Eliot, LL.D. The Harvard Classics New York F. P. Collier & Son Company 1909 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Journal of John Woolman; Fruits of Solitude by William Penn The Apology, Phaedo and Crito of Plato (translated by Benjamin Jowett); The Golden Sayings of Epictetus (translated by Hastings Crossley); The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (translated by George Long) Essays Civil and Moral and The New Atlantis by Francis Bacon; Areopagitica and Tractate on Education by John Milton; Religion Medici by Sir Thomas Browne The Complete Poems of John Milton Essays and English Traits by Ralph Waldo Emerson The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns The Confessions of St. Augustine (Translated by Edward B. Pusey); The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis (Translated by William Benham) Nine Greek Dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero with his Treatises on Friendship and Old Age (Translated by E. S. Shuckburgh); Letters of Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Translated by William Melmoth) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Plutarchâ€™s Lives of Themistocles, Pericles, Aristides, Alcibiades and Coriolanus, Demosthenes and Cicero, Caesar and Antony (in the translation called Drydenâ€™s corrected and revised by Arthur Hugh Clough Virgilâ€™s Aeneid (translated by John Dryden) The First Part of the Most Delightful History of the Most Ingenious Knight Don Quixote of Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes (translated by Thomas Shelton) The Pilgrimâ€™s Progress by John Bunyan; The Lives of John Donne and George Herbert by Izaak Walton Stories from The One Thousand and One Nights (translated by Edward William Lane) Folk-Lore and Fable (Aesop, Grimm, Andersen) Modern English Drama (Dryden, Sheridan, Goldsmith, Shelley, Browning, Byron) Faust Part I; Egmont; Hermann and Dorothea by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Doctor Faustus by Christopher MarloweÂ The Divine Comedy: Hell, Purgatory, Paradise by Dante Alighieri (Translated by Henry F. Cary) I Promessi Sops (The Betrothed) by Alessandro Manzoni The Odyssey of Homer (translated by S. H. Butcher and A. Lang) Two Years Before the Mast and Twenty-Four Years After by R. H. Dana, jr. On Taste; On the Sublime and Beautiful; Reflections on the French Revolution; A Letter to a Noble Lord by Edmund Burke Autobiography; Essays on Liberty by John Stuart Mill; Characteristics; Inaugural Address; Essay on Scott by Thomas Carlyle Continental Drama (Calderon, Corneille, Racine, MoliÃ¨re, Lessing, Schiller) English Essays (from Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay) Essays (English and American) The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin Scientific Papers (Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology) The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (translated by John Addington Symonds) Literary and Philosophical Essays (Montaigne, Sainte Beuve, Renan, etc.) Voyages and Travels (Ancient and Modern) French and English Philosophers (Descartes, Rousseau, Voltaire, Hobbes Chronicle and Romance (Froissart, Malory, Holinshed) The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli; Utopia by Sir Thomas More; Ninety-Five Theses (Address to the German Nobility Concerning Christian Liberty) by Martin Luther English Philosophers of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books English Poetry: From Chaucer to Gray (Volume I) English Poetry: From Collins to Fitzgerald (Volume II) English Poetry: From Tennyson to Whitman (Volume III) American Historical Documents (1000-1904) Sacred Writings: Confucian; Hebrew; Christian, Part I (Volume I) Sacred Writings: Christian, Part II; Buddhist; Hindu; Mohammedan (Volume II) Elizabethan Drama: Marlowe and Shakespeare (Volume I) Elizabethan Drama: Dekker; Jonson; Beaumont and Fletcher; Webster; Massinger (Volume II) Blaise Pascal: Thoughts, Letters, and Minor Works Epic and Saga: Beowulf; The Song of Roland; The Destruction of DÃ¡ Dergaâ€™s Hostel; The Story of the Volsungs; Nibelungs The Editors Introduction; Readerâ€™s Guide Index to the First Lines of Poems, Songs, and Choruses, Hymns and Psalms (General Index, Chronological Index) Lectures on The Harvard Classics by William Allan Neilson Dimensions: 8.25 in. (H) by 6 in. (W)

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10 volumes Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, Chronological, and other Tables An Universal History from the Earliest Account

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Lot 265

10 volumes Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, Chronological, and other Tables An Universal History from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present Dublin Printed for R. Owen, S. Hyde, G. Risk, etc. 1745 Dimensions: 8.5 in. (H) x 5 in. (W)

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To be sold without reserve 13 consecutive volumes Each with 32 full illustrations by Finch, Mason, & R. M. Alexander Fore

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Lot 268

To be sold without reserve 13 consecutive volumes Each with 32 full illustrations by Finch, Mason, & R. M. Alexander Fores's Sporting Notes and Sketches (1885-1896) London Messrs. Fores 1885-1896 Dimensions: 9 in. (H) x 6 in. (W)

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14 volumes Illustrated Dickens's Works New York R. Worthington 1884 Dimensions: 7.75 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

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Lot 314

14 volumes Illustrated Dickens's Works New York R. Worthington 1884 Dimensions: 7.75 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

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To be sold without reserve 36 volumes Heron Classics Sheridan Heron Books 1968 Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Smith (2 copies

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Lot 351

To be sold without reserve 36 volumes Heron Classics Sheridan Heron Books 1968 Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Smith (2 copies) La Comedie Humaine by Honore de Balzac (14 copies) Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte« The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler (2 copies) Windsor Castle by W. H. Ainsworth Lorna Done by R. D. Blackmore (2 copies) Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (7 copies) Stories by Oscar Wilde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hude by Robert Louis StevensonÂ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Westward Ho! By Charles Kingsley (3 copies) Dimensions: 8 in. (H) x 4.5 in. (W)

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26 volumes The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1905 New Arabian nightsTreasure Is

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Lot 354

26 volumes The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1905 New Arabian nightsTreasure IslandThe dynamiter / The story of a liePrince Otto / Island nights' entertainments / Father DamienKidnappedDavid Balfour: a sequel to KidnappedThe merry men and other tales and fables / The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeThe black arrow / The misadventures of John Nicholson / The body-snatcherThe master of BallantraeThe wreckerThe wrong box / The ebb tideAn inland voyage / Travels with a donkey / Edinburgh, picturesque notesVirginibus puerisque and other papers / Memories and portraitsFamiliar studies of men and books / Miscellaneous papersThe amateur emigrant / Across the plains / The Silverado squattersA child's garden of verses / Underwoods / BalladsVailima letters: correspondence addressed to Sidney ColvinMemoir of Fleming Jenkin / Records of a family of engineersIn the South seas. A foot-note to historyWier of Hermiston / The plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson / FablesSt. Ives: being the adventures of a French prisoner in EnglandSketches. Criticisms, etc.Letters (I)Letters (II)Life (I)Life (II)Dimensions: 8.5 in. (H) x 6 in. (W)

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To be sold without reserve 3 volumes ex librisÂ Helen R. Bacon Edited by Charles Knight The Stratford Shakspere  Ne

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Lot 355

To be sold without reserve 3 volumes ex librisÂ Helen R. Bacon Edited by Charles Knight The Stratford Shakspere New York D. Appleton and co. 1870 Comedies I: The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Measure for Measure; Comedy of Errors; Much Ado About Nothing; Loves Labour's Lost Comedies II: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Merchant of Venice; As You Like Ä°t; TamiÄ±ng of the Shrew; All's Well That Ends Well; Twelfth NÄ±ght, or, What You Will; A Winter's Tale Tragedies II: Romeo and Juliet; Timon of Athens; Hamlet; King Lear; Othello; Pericles; Titus Andronious There are 6 volumes of this series. Note our collection holds 3. We are missing volume 1-3. Dimensions: 7.5 in. (H) x 5 in. (W)

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To be sold without reserve 5 volumes Original frontispiece by B. R. Linklater Original illustrations by Errol Le CainÂ

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Lot 357

To be sold without reserve 5 volumes Original frontispiece by B. R. Linklater Original illustrations by Errol Le CainÂ Works of Daphne du Maurier London Victor Gollancz Ltd. and Heron BooksÂ 1971 My Cousin RachelÂ The Flight of the FalconÂ Hungry Hill Frenchman's CreekÂ RebeccaÂ There are 19 volumes of this series. Note our collection holds 5.Â Dimensions:Â 8 in. (H) x 5 in. (W)

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to be sold without reserve 3 volumes The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq.; Containing all his Original Poems, Tales,

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Lot 398

to be sold without reserve 3 volumes The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq.; Containing all his Original Poems, Tales, and Translations London J. and R. Tonson 1760 There are 4 volumes of this series. Note our collection holds 3. We are missing volume 1. Dimensions: 7.5 in. (H) x 5.5 in. (W)

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To be sold without reserve A Collection of Thirty-seven Books:  Ceylon Calling, 1952 Arthur Mee, Salute the King, George

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Lot 438

To be sold without reserve A Collection of Thirty-seven Books: Ceylon Calling, 1952 Arthur Mee, Salute the King, George the Sixth and his Far-Flung Realms Alawattagoda Pemadasa, Cumaratunga the Unknown,Â 1992 Bhai Nahar Singh and Kirpal Singh, History of Koh-i-Noor, Darya-i-Noor and Traimur's Jim Corbett, Man-Eaters of Kumaon, 1989 Hermann Hesse, The Journey To The East, 1989 Gillian Tindall, The City of Gold, 1982 Emily Ruete, Memoirs of an Arabian Princess, 1996 Heinz Randow, Zoo Hunt in Ceylon, 1958 Frederic Arnold Kummer, The Perilous Island, A Story of Mistery in the Aleutians, 1942 Samuel Woodworth Cozzens, The Marvellous Country, 1874 Douglas Raffel, In Ruhunu Jungles (Ceylon), 1959 Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika, 1959 Rev. John Anderson Dougherty, The East Indies StationÂ R. O. G. Urch, Latvia Country and People, 1935 A. J. Cronin, The Citadel, 1945 F. S. Smythe,Â Edward Whymper J.M Barrie, Peter and Wendy, 1911 Georges Simeon, Three Beds In Manhattan, 1976 Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen, South America Called Them, 1945 Charles Lamb, Essays of Elia, 1869 Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, 1926 P. Arunachalam, Sketches Of Ceylon History, 1906 G. B. Malleson, The Founders of the Indian Empire, 1882 Jean Arasanayagam, Shooting the Floricans, 1993 Wilfred Thesiger, Arabian Sands, 1959 G. C. Mendis, The Early History of Ceylon, 1985 Mrs. R. Jones-Bateman, An Illustrated Guide to the Buried Cities of Ceylon KandyÂ Aime F. Lacasse, English-Swahili Useful Phrases 33. Adrian Macdonald, Canadian Portraits, 1925 34. James A. Michener, West Wind to Hawaii 35. Jeremy Brown and Gail Harvey, Terry Fox,Â A Pictorial Tribute to the Marathon of Hope, 1980 36. Nicholas Monsarrat, The Tribe that Lost its Head, 1956 37. Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland 38. Betty Smith, Der vokser et Trae I Brooklyn, 1965 39. Poul M. Moller, Efterladte Skrifter, 1856 40. Edmondo de Amicis, Costantinopoli, 1888

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To be sold without reserve A Collection of Thirty-four Books:Â  Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays, 196

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Lot 439

To be sold without reserve A Collection of Thirty-four Books:Â Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays, 1960 Mordecai Richler, Cock-Sure, 1969 Sheila Gormely, Drugs and the Canadian Scene Georges Simeon, Three Beds In Manhattan, 1976 Tales for Males, 1945 Oliver Sacks, The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, 1986 Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami and Other Stories, 1910 Irving Bacheller, The Master, 1909 Simon Raven, The Decline of the Gentleman, 1962 Akiyuki Nozaka, The Pornographers, 1968 E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Gallows of Chance, 1938 R. A. Fitzgerald, Wickets in The West or The Twelve in America, 1873 (first edition) Brian McFarlane, The Stanley Cup, 1971 George Lonn, Men and Mines Josephina Niggli, Step Down Elder Brother, 1947 The Vintage Book of Fathers, 1998 Josephus Daniels, The Wilson Era: Years of Peace 1910-1917, 1944 James Lincoln Collier, Louis Armstrong, An American Genius, 1983 Romain Rolland, Pierre et Luce Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1984 In Search of Light, the Broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow Hermann Hesse, Demian, 1960 Violet Irwin, Wits and the Woman, 1919 Dornford Yate, As Berry and I were Saying, 1952 Marie Nightingale, Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens, 1971 Michael McDonnell, Great Moments in Sport: Golf, 1974 Robin Estridge, The Publican's Wife, 1948 Ivan Turgenev, A Sportsman's Sketches, 1906 Harriette Arnow, Hunter's Horn, 1949 An 1836 Almanack The Visitor or Monthly Instructor, 1839 Dornford Yate, As Berry and I were Saying, 1952 Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Heir of Redclyffe, 1855 Alfred de Vigny, Cinq-Mars ou une Conjuration Sous Louis XIII, 1876

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To be sold without reserve A Collection of Forty Books: Kenneth Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence Tolstoi, ErzÃ¤hlungen Samuel She

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Lot 440

To be sold without reserve A Collection of Forty Books: Kenneth Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence Tolstoi, ErzÃ¤hlungen Samuel Shellabarger, Prince of Foxes Carl Muller, Once Upon a Tender Time Jim Corbett, Jungle Lore, 1953 Eric Newby, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush, 1981 D. R. Sherman, Into The Noonday Sun, 1966 Wilfred Thesiger, Arabian Sands John P. S. Mackenzie, Birds in Peril, 1977 James Fenimore Cooper, The DeerslayerÂ Jerome J. Knap, The Complete HunterÂ´s Almanac, 1978 Round Africa Cruise The Search for the Source of the Nile, 1999 Ernest Hemingway, The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories, 1972 Thomas J. Assad, Three Victorian Travellers, 1964 Ceylon Pictorial Stamps, 4th February 1950 Instruction Manual Karmann Ghia A Guide to the Birds of Antigua Stefan Zweig, Brazil Land of Future, 1942 N. D' Anvers, An Elementary History of Art, 1882 M. de Bonald, Recherches Philosophiques sur les Premiers Objets des Connaissances Morales, 1818 John Galsworthy, A Modern Comedy, 1956 Thomas Archer, Gladstone and His Contemporaries, 1883 Guerney, Dimitri Merejkowski A. Conan Doyle, The Great Boer War, 1900 J. B Priestley, Low Notes on a High Level, 1954 Z. H. Ross, One Corpse Missing, 1948 George Gibbs, The Great Deception J. C. Stobart, The Grandeur that was Rome, 1935 Lord Lytton, The Pilgrims of the Rhine Lord Lytton, The Caxtons: A Family PictureÂ LÃ©onie Dâ€™Aunet, Lâ€™ HÃ©ritage du Marquis dâ€™Elvingy Mulock, Head of the Family Paul du Chaillu, Stories of the Gorilla Country, 1868 Gregory Borovka, Scythian Art, 1928 From Cromwell to Wellington, 1900 Thomas Ernest Godson, Mining Commissioners Cases Ontario 1912-1917, 1919 R. Chantelauze, MÃ©moires de Philippe de Commynes, 1881 W. Boyd Dawkins, Early Man in Britain and His Place in the Tertiary Period, 1880 Shakespeare, Sonnets, 1928

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To be sold without reserve A Collection of Thirty Books:  1.Fauja Singh, Historians and Historiography of the Sikhs 2. C

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Lot 441

To be sold without reserve A Collection of Thirty Books: 1.Fauja Singh, Historians and Historiography of the Sikhs 2. C. G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul 3.Studies on the Tantras, 1993 4.Walter Gibson, Magic Explained, 1949 5.Winston S. Churchill, The Second World War, Triumph and Tragedy 6.RenÃ© Kraus, Winston Churchill, 1940 7.Alexander Woollcott, While Rome Burns, 1936 8.Henry Robb, Leith-Built Ships on War Service 9.Philip Gibbs, Thine Enemy, 1950 10.Mary Grant Bruce, From Billabong to London 11.Stewart H. Holbrook, The Age of the Moguls 12.Philip Gibb, Behind the Curtain 13.Madame de Genlis, Le SiÃ©ge de La Rochelle ou La Malheur et La Conscience, 1829 14.James W. Gerard, My Four Years in Germany 15.Thurman W.Arnold, The Symbols of Government, 1935 16.Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy, 1961 17.Rev. Henry Stebbing, History of the Christian Church, 1833 18.Prem Nath Bazaz, Democracy Through Intimidation and Terror, 1978 19.Inez Robb, Don't Just Stand There!, 1962 20.Sir Francis Younghusband, Dawn in India, 1975 21.Emmet Densmore, Sex Equality: A Solution of the Woman Problem, 1907 22.William Roscoe, The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth, 1806 23.Helen Haberman, How About Tomorrow Morning?, 1945 24.Christoph Martin Wieland, ErzÃ¤hlungen 25.Sir Osbert Sitwell, Noble Essences or Courteous Revelations, 1950 26.Henry Hart Milman, Annals of S. Pauls Cathedral 27.Vicente Blasco IbÃ¡Ã±ez, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1918 28.Le Saint Ã‰vangile de Notre-Seigneur JÃ©sus-Christ,Â 1859 29.F. de Chateaubriand, GÃ©nie du Christianisme, 1871 30.R. H. Bruce Lockhart Retreat From Glory

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Property of a GentlemanÂ  Circle of Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) Portrait of George IV (1822) Oil on boardÂ  Gilde

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Property of a GentlemanÂ Circle of Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) Portrait of George IV (1822) Oil on boardÂ Gilded frameÂ Label verso:Â 'THE ONLY MANUFACTORY FOR GENUINE FLEMISH GROUNDS ON PANEL AND MILLEBOARDS, Patronised by Sir Thos. Lawrence, President of the Royal Academy, ESTABLISHED 1795, BY R. DAVY, COLOURMAN TO ARTISTS, 83, Newman Street, London. Improbed Oil Grounds, On Panel and Millboards, to any tint or texture, with every requisite for Oil Painting of the best quality'Â Dimensions:Â (Frame) 17.75 in. (H) x 15 in. (W) (Board) 12 in. (H) x 9 in. (W)

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The Beatles - Beatles For Sale (No. 2) ( GEP 8938 , UK first pressing, VG+), together with 3x The Beatles 7" singles (R 5389

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Lot 89

The Beatles - Beatles For Sale (No. 2) ( GEP 8938 , UK first pressing, VG+), together with 3x The Beatles 7" singles (R 5389 , R 5084 , and R 5114 ). (vinyl records)

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The Scorpions - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky / Torquay ( 45-R 4740 , UK promo / demo , 1961, VG+) (vinyl record)

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Lot 96

The Scorpions - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky / Torquay ( 45-R 4740 , UK promo / demo , 1961, VG+) (vinyl record)

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R. Casper (20th Century) A still life of strawberries in a basket, apples, grapes, a peach and raspberries, oil on board, 16"

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Lot 434

R. Casper (20th Century) A still life of strawberries in a basket, apples, grapes, a peach and raspberries, oil on board, 16" x 12", (40.5x30.5cm).

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Husqvarna 240 R petrol strimmer with harness and helmet

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Lot 118

Husqvarna 240 R petrol strimmer with harness and helmet

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Y A REGENCY GONCALO ALVES AND PARCEL GILT SIDE CABINETIN THE MANNER OF HENRY HOLLAND, CIRCA 1800ALMOST CERTAINLY BY MARSH & T

Dreweatts 1759

Lot 294

Y A REGENCY GONCALO ALVES AND PARCEL GILT SIDE CABINETIN THE MANNER OF HENRY HOLLAND, CIRCA 1800ALMOST CERTAINLY BY MARSH & TATHAMapproximately 84cm high, 204cm wide, 53cm deepThis fine bookcase is characteristic of the work of Henry Holland, architect to the Prince of Wales, later George IV, having particularly marked affinities with a pair of chiffoniers in the Whitbread collection at Southill Park, Bedfordshire. These were originally supplied under Holland's direction to the great 18th century brewer Samuel Whitbread, circa 1796-1800, illustrated in M. Jourdain and R. Edwards, Regency Furniture 1795-1830, rev. ed., 1965, p. 17, fig. 5 and F. Watson, Southill: A Regency House,1951, fig. 36.Henry Holland was the Prince Regent's architect from the late 1780s, and worked at both the Brighton Pavilion and Carlton House. He was an authority on contemporary French design and decoration, an influence which he employed with great success in the interiors of Carlton House, integrating colours and styles to form complete interiors such as the Flesh Coloured Room or Rose Satin Drawing Room.In association with the marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre, Holland purchased French Neoclassical furniture for the Prince Regent by makers such as Weisweiler, Jacob and Hervé, and it is from these sources, rather than his British contemporaries, that Holland's own furniture designs derive. Comparable furniture from Southhill, Bedfordshire, Holland's most complete surviving interior, is illustrated in Frances Collard, Regency Furniture, 1985, pp. 38-43.Holland employed most of the major cabinet-making firms of the day in one or another of his projects - notably Morel, Marsh, Tatham, Mayhew and Ince, and Bailey and Saunders - and exerted considerable influence on a whole generation of British designers. Thomas Sheraton's pattern book The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book,1793 includes two illustrations of the Chinese Drawing Room at Carlton House. Related cabinets attributed to Holland were sold, Sotheby's New York, The Arthingworth Collection, Dec 12th 1996 lot 230 ($65,000) and another, Sotheby's New York 18th October 2014, The Kentshire Collection, Lot 87 ($81,250). Please note, in the printed catalogue, the attribution, estimate and footnote for this lot has been transposed with that of lot 231. The full description, estimate and measurement should read as listed online. Condition Report: Please note: In the printed catalogue, the attribution, estimate and footnote for this lot has been transposed with that of lot 231Please note: The size of this lot should read: 84cm high, 204cm wide, 53cm deep and not as originally printed in the catalogue The full description and estimate should read as listed online. There are scuffs, knocks, cracks and scratches consistent with age and use. There are losses, restorations and observations including: Cleaned finish with some use of filler; some pitted marks to the top, chips and replacement veneers; there is some evidence of worm; veneer splits to the sides; one door with a circular patch above the keyhole; The gilding later with some cracks and rubbing. The back of panelled construction. The drawer linings are cedar, pleasingly high quality. The handles and locks appear to be original, the two keys are later replacements. The raw silk to the doors is a later replacement. Please see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

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Taxidermy: An American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), captive bred, dated 2007, by Rob Marshall, Taxidermy, Bucknall, Stoke-on-T

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Lot 179

Taxidermy: An American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), captive bred, dated 2007, by Rob Marshall, Taxidermy, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, a high quality full mount adult female, with head turning slightly to the right, perched atop a small dry branch, above sand covered groundwork beneath, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, enclosed beneath a modern circular glass dome, supported upon an oak circular base, diameter 20.5cm, overall height 41cm, bearing closed ring to left leg.Closed ring number - 44016 R TEL 087060 88 500 IBR

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A good size 12 Bru Jne R bisque head bebe doll, French circa 1895, the lovely pale oily bisque head with fixed brown glass pa

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Lot 147

A good size 12 Bru Jne R bisque head bebe doll, French circa 1895, the lovely pale oily bisque head with fixed brown glass paperweight eyes with defined lids, finely painted lashes and feathered brows, open mouth with upper teeth and nicely painted lips, pierced ears and original cork pate with long brown wig in curls, on a good fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a white cotton dress with lace and blue tartan sash, underclothes including corset, black Bru socks initialled B, later black shoes and straw bonnet with pink ribbon, incised BRU.Jne R, 12, 27” (69cm) tall, (condition: head perfect, body very good).

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Simon & Halbig/K&R bisque head baby doll, German circa 1915, with weighted blue glass eyes, open mouth with tongue a

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Lot 217

Simon & Halbig/K&R bisque head baby doll, German circa 1915, with weighted blue glass eyes, open mouth with tongue and short brown wig, on a composition baby body and wearing a green and brown knitted cardigan, hat and blue tights, 18” (46cm) tall, (condition: good).

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Simon & Halbig/K&R bisque head doll, German circa 1905, with weighted brown glass eyes, painted features, open mouth

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Lot 244

Simon & Halbig/K&R bisque head doll, German circa 1905, with weighted brown glass eyes, painted features, open mouth with upper teeth, original blonde wig, on a fully jointed wood and composition body, wearing pink check cotton dress and underclothes, incised K*R, Simon & Halbig, 76, 30” (76cm) tall, (condition: head perfect, lacks one tooth, body some wear and needs re-stringing, dress a.f).

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Four bisque dolls heads, German circa 1915, including an A.M 390 with weighted blue glass eyes and brown wig, incised A5M, sm

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Lot 257

Four bisque dolls heads, German circa 1915, including an A.M 390 with weighted blue glass eyes and brown wig, incised A5M, small Heubach Koppelsdorf baby head and two damaged heads, together with a reproduction K&R 117 wearing a blue velvet dress, 19” (48cm) tall, and a reproduction head, (6 items).

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A large Simon & Halbig/K&R 126 bisque head baby doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, painted featu

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Lot 260

A large Simon & Halbig/K&R 126 bisque head baby doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, painted features, open mouth with two upper teeth and tongue, original short brown wig, on a composition five-piece baby body, wearing white cotton dress, bonnet and underclothes 23” (59cm) tall, (condition: good).

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A charming Simon & Halbig/K&R Holy Communion bisque head doll, German circa 1905, with weighted brown glass eyes, pai

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Lot 261

A charming Simon & Halbig/K&R Holy Communion bisque head doll, German circa 1905, with weighted brown glass eyes, painted features, open mouth with upper teeth, original light brown wig, on a composition five-piece body jointed at shoulders and hips with painted white socks and gold shoes, wearing original Holy Communion clothing decorated with metallic threads, sequins and beads, underclothes with original paper shop label, 9” (23cm) tall, (condition: excellent).

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Pair of reproduction K&R ‘Max’ character bisque head dolls, both with well modelled heads, glass brown eyes and water mel

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Lot 322

Pair of reproduction K&R ‘Max’ character bisque head dolls, both with well modelled heads, glass brown eyes and water melon smile, short blonde wigs and on fully jointed composition bodies, wearing red knitted outfits, 11” (28cm), seated on wooden chairs, (in need of re-stringing), together with a ’Knightsbridge collection’ doll in box and modern baby doll, (4 items).

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An Edwardian oak stationery box with plaque inscribed 'Presented to R E Mess Gibraltar By Colonel C Wilkinson RE April 1906'

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Lot 383

An Edwardian oak stationery box with plaque inscribed 'Presented to R E Mess Gibraltar By Colonel C Wilkinson RE April 1906' Location:

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A Worcester teacup and saucer, circa 1775Of reeded French shape, richly decorated with the 'Holly Berry' pattern, panels of p

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Lot 337

A Worcester teacup and saucer, circa 1775Of reeded French shape, richly decorated with the 'Holly Berry' pattern, panels of purple plants alternating with berried foliage between borders of lilac diaper and gold herringbone and a lower border of white pearls on a bright turquoise ground, with gilt dentil rims, the inside of the cup with further flowers and berried sprigs below a gold band, saucer 13.8cm diam, gilt crescent marks (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionThe purple diaper panels in the border are an unusual variation, differentiating the present lot from lot 336 in this sale. A coffee cup and saucer from the R David Butti Collection, also lacking the purple diaper, was sold by Bonhams, 10 May 2006, lot 83.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A Lowestoft inkwell, circa 1780-90Of gently waisted capstan form, the shoulder pierced with four holes, the central well with

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Lot 358

A Lowestoft inkwell, circa 1780-90Of gently waisted capstan form, the shoulder pierced with four holes, the central well with an everted rim, painted in blue with floral swags suspended from the shoulder interspersed with smaller sprigs, a simple loop border below the interior rim, 5.8cm highFootnotes:A similar inkwell from the Rev R C Wheeler Collection was sold by Bonhams on 23 April 2008, lot 226.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A very rare Beilby enamelled armorial light baluster 'Tilly' wine glass, circa 1765-69The round funnel bowl finely decorated

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Lot 40

A very rare Beilby enamelled armorial light baluster 'Tilly' wine glass, circa 1765-69The round funnel bowl finely decorated in polychrome with the coat of arms of the Tilly family of Haarlem, a yellow dove perched on an olive branch with a white stem and green leaves, within an ouroboros, the yellow serpent picked out in iron-red shown biting its tail, within an elaborate rococo scroll cartouche painted in shades of pale purple, inscribed 'Tilly.' in opaque white beneath, the reverse with the crest of a white dove in flight above a helmet in yellow and red, traces of gilding to the rim, on a stem with triple-annulated knop above a beaded inverted baluster and small teared basal knop, over a conical foot, 17cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Tilly family of Haarlem, NetherlandsThence by family descent to Rudy van Dobben, Halfweg, NetherlandsWith Frides Laméris, 1 June 2012Stephen Pohlmann CollectionLiteratureStephen Pohlmann, 'The Tilly Glasses', Glass Circle News, no.139 (November 2015), p.5, fig.2Kiki Alpherts and Marius van Dam, Tussen Kunst en Kitsch: 101 ontdekkingen (2015), p.133, no.66Stephen Pohlmann, 'An Eclectic Collector', Glass Matters, no.14 (June 2022), p.23, figs.6a-bExhibited30 Jaar Tussen Kunst en Kitsch in 101 Ontdekkingen, Museum Flehite, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 19 April - 22 July 2015, no.66Once known as 'Newcastle' balusters, glasses of this distinctive form are now known to have been manufactured in Holland as well as England. It is possible that the Beilbys imported undecorated light-baluster glasses from Holland, as most surviving examples of this shape with Beilby decoration have identical stems. The Beilbys will have been aware that the best glass engravers working in Holland, such as Jacob Sang, favoured the light-baluster shape for their most prestigious commissions.Fifteen Beilby decorated light baluster wine glasses or goblets, many of similar shape, are recorded including the present lot. Eleven of these bear armorials or crests, while four are painted with vine in opaque white enamel. The latter include one in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no.c.625/1936), one in the Kunstmuseum Den Haag (inv. no.1005203), one in the Fitzwilliam Museum (inv. no.C.513-1961) and one from the Thompson-Schwab Collection sold by Bonhams on 21 June 2022, lot 102.Of the crested and armorial examples, eight have direct Dutch connections. They include the magnificent Prince William V goblet from the A C Hubbard Jr Collection sold by Bonhams on 30 November 2011, lot 142, a smaller wine glass also bearing the arms of Prince William V sold by Bonhams on 1 May 2013, lot 116, two wine glasses with the arms of Prince William V and Princess Wilhelmina accollé, including one from the Julius and Ann Kaplan Collection sold by Bonhams on 15 November 2017, lot 33 and one in Museum Rotterdam (inv. no.17) and a goblet in the World of Glass Museum in St. Helens bearing the arms of the Van Dongen family of Amsterdam. Three further glasses bear the arms and crest of the Tilly family of Haarlem, including the present lot. A 'Tilly' glass in the Durrington Collection is illustrated by Peter Dodsworth in his catalogue (2006), p.35, no.29 and was thought to be the only example in existence at the time of publication. It differs slightly from the present lot in that in place of the helmet on the reverse there is a wheel-engraved medallion containing seven arrows emblematic of the Seven United Provinces, within the inscription 'VREEDE EN EENDRAGHT' (Peace and Unity). Whilst it has been suggested that the engraving on the Durrington glass existed before the enamelling took place, it seems far more plausible that the decoration originally matched that on the present lot, with the helmet being later removed and replaced by the engraved medallion. The third 'Tilly' glass, in a private collection, is unpublished.The 'Tilly' set was almost certainly commissioned by Claas de Koning Tilly (1727-1814), who by 1764 owned a firm in Haarlem founded by his grandfather in 1696, which specialised in the production of a panacea known as Dutch drops (Haarlemmerolie). The firm was subsequently renamed C de Koning Tilly and was latterly owned by Rudy van Dobben until 2019, a direct descendent of this branch of the Tilly family. Interestingly, two engraved light baluster wine glasses bearing the initials 'CDKT' for Claas de Koning Tilly are discussed in detail by J R ter Molen, 'Twee gedecoreerde wijnglazen uit 1765 en 1769 met de initialen van C. de Koning Tilly', Antiek, Vol.8 (March 1982), pp.461-70, indicating that Claas was clearly commissioning other glasses at this time. The first is decorated with the arms of Haarlem, dated 1765 and inscribed ''T WELVAAREN VAN DE DIACONY' (The prosperity of the Diaconate). It is thought to commemorate the election of Claas as a deacon by the Grand Church Council on 18 March that year, a position which he held until 1769. The other is dated 1769 and decorated with a view of the Hofje van Bakenes in Haarlem, almost certainly commemorating his appointment as regent of the Bakenesser Chamber on 2 October that year, a position which he retained until 1780. It seems likely that the Beilby decorated set may also have been commissioned to celebrate one of these occasions.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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An exceptional Dutch engraved light baluster goblet and cover signed by Jacob Sang, dated 1760The round funnel bowl with a co

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Lot 44

An exceptional Dutch engraved light baluster goblet and cover signed by Jacob Sang, dated 1760The round funnel bowl with a continuous paved floor, upon which stands a finely dressed lady emblematic of Charity, holding a child in her arms and another by the hand, a collared hound standing upon a metal-bound strongbox to her left, a horse to her right, the reverse with a large spray of flowers in a vase, inscribed 'A TOUT CE QUE NOUS FAIT PLAISIR' (To All That is Dear to Us) below the rim, on a stem with an upper angular knop above a slender beaded inverted baluster and small basal knop, the conical foot inscribed 'Jacob Sang, inv = et Fec = Amsterdam, 1760' in diamond-point script, the high domed cover with a hollow globular finial, 25.1cm high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceSjoukje Jantina Collection, Groningen, NetherlandsThence by family descent to her daughter JansjeWith Frides Laméris, 1 December 2017Stephen Pohlmann CollectionThis remarkable goblet is unrecorded in the literature. It was inherited by Sjoukje Jantina from an elderly friend who had been a nurse in Amsterdam and lived in Ermelo with Sjoukje's paternal aunts in retirement, who had in turn inherited it from a violinist for the Concertgebouw Orchestra who she had nursed during illness.A handful of other signed glasses decorated with virtually identical scenes by Jacob Sang are recorded. A composite stem light baluster glass dated 1761, with the same inscription but in Dutch, is recorded by F G A M Smit, A concise catalogue of eighteenth-century wine-glasses wheel-engraved and signed by Jacob Sang (1992), p.15, no.1761.1 and illustrated by C R S Sheppard and J P Smith, Glass from the Restoration to the Regency (1990), pp.60-1, no.85. At the time of publication, Sheppard and Smith noted just two other glasses with the same subject, both unsigned. One of these was sold by Sotheby's New York on 21 March 2000, lot 334. The other, with a damaged stem, is illustrated by Kristin Duysters, Facetten van Glas (2000), p.71, no.132 and was sold by Bonhams on 20 November 2019, lot 36. An airtwist goblet of very different form, signed by Sang and dated 1759, was sold by Christie's Amsterdam on 19 December 2007, lot 167 and is the only other signed example with a similar scene recorded.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A good Nantgarw plate of Mackintosh type, circa 1818-20The plain rim moulded with twelve unequal lobes, painted in London, pr

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Lot 469

A good Nantgarw plate of Mackintosh type, circa 1818-20The plain rim moulded with twelve unequal lobes, painted in London, probably by Thomas Martin Randall, with a pigeon-like bird perched on a grassy mound, its feathers in purple and pink, its head blue, surrounded by flowering plants and a pink rosebush, misty trees in the background, the border with four full floral sprays reserved on a richly gilded ground of shells, scrolls, leaves and flowers, 24.2cm diam, impressed NANT-GARW CWFootnotes:ProvenanceWith D M and P ManheimC R Stephens CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A good Nantgarw plate of Mackintosh type, circa 1818-20The plain rim moulded with twelve unequal lobes, painted in London, pr

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Lot 470

A good Nantgarw plate of Mackintosh type, circa 1818-20The plain rim moulded with twelve unequal lobes, painted in London, probably by Thomas Martin Randall, with a bird standing on a grassy mound, its feathers in purple and green, surrounded by flowering plants and grasses, a misty tree in the background, the border with four full floral sprays reserved on a richly gilded ground of shells, scrolls, leaves and flowers, 24cm diam, impressed NANT-GARW CWFootnotes:ProvenanceWith J Kyrle FletcherC R Stephens CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A Nantgarw plate of Mackintosh type and an English porcelain plate, circa 1818-20The Nantgarw plate with a plain rim moulded

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Lot 471

A Nantgarw plate of Mackintosh type and an English porcelain plate, circa 1818-20The Nantgarw plate with a plain rim moulded with twelve unequal lobes, painted in London, probably by Thomas Martin Randall, with a multicoloured bird standing on a grassy mound, surrounded by flowering plants and grasses, a misty tree in the background, the border with four full floral sprays reserved on a richly gilded ground of shells, scrolls, leaves and flowers, 23.5cm diam, impressed NANT-GARW CW, the English porcelain plate of the same pattern, the border with a pale yellow background, 23.4cm diam (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceC R Stephens CollectionThe Nantgarw plate is from the service characterised by the more compact floral sprays painted in the border. The English porcelain plate appears to be of slightly later date and may be a replacement or matching for one of the Nantgarw services of this pattern. Interestingly, the bird panel appears to be an almost exact copy of that on the Nantgarw square dish illustrated by W D John, Nantgarw Porcelain Album (1975), illustration 19.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Two Royal Worcester 'Painted Fruit' plates by Richard Sebright, circa 1934Their centres finely painted with ripe fruit and bl

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Lot 477

Two Royal Worcester 'Painted Fruit' plates by Richard Sebright, circa 1934Their centres finely painted with ripe fruit and blossom on a mossy ground, the smaller example dated 1934, with a shaped rim, the green border heightened with gilding, 22.4cm diam, puce printed mark, inscribed 'specially painted for Mr J Bolton May 1935', the larger with a black border heighted with elaborate gilding, signed 'R SEBRIGHT', 26.5cm diam, gold printed mark (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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