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Lot 622
A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE V MOTHER OF PEARL HAFTED SILVER DESSERT KNIVES AND FORKS AND FOUR ROUND BOWL SERVING SPOONS EN SUITE initialled R, by Martin, Hall & Co Ltd, Sheffield 1931 This and the preceding lot were presented to the vendor's parents on their marriage by their employees. ++The lot in fine condition
Lot 72
A DERBY GREEN GROUND CABARET TRAY, C1795-1800 painted probably by John Brewer with a fox in a landscape, 34cm wide, blue painted mark and gilder's numeral, collector's labels Provenance: Lieut General J R Danson Collection; Anthony Hoyte Collection, his executor's sale Neales, Nottingham, 1 May 2003, lot 58 when bt by the present vendor. Illustrated: Twitchett (J), Derby Porcelain, 1980, fig 188. ++In fine condition
Lot 723
STUDIO OF JAN WYCK EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM III AT THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE oil on canvas, 59 x 55cm Provenance: Acquired by the Knox family in the mid 19th c; thence by descent to the present vendor. On the reverse are two old handwritten labels one inscribed "This picture of King William at the Battle of the Boyne was bought by me (at a good round price) at the sale of S W Knox pictures 28 April 1865 for the express purpose of giving it to his young nephew Mr Robert Kyle Knox and which I now hereby do [to hang] in his house in Coleraine where it formerly was before his marriage as a wedding present or on my death as a remembrance which ever may happen first... signed Wm Knox... 9 May 1865." The second label reads "This picture comes from the collection of Lord Ashbrook and was presented by him to his daughter the Honbl Susanna Sophia Campbell of Portstewart Castle... That lady presented it to Samuel Wright... of Coleraine in 1848. She stated that it had been in possession of her father and family from the date at which it was painted - that King William sat for the portrait & that the painting is by Kneller [signed] R Kyle Knox." ++Lined in the 19th c, cleaned in the relatively recent past with some old localised overpainting but in reasonably good condition, some pigments dark in certain passages, in 19th c giltwood and composition frame.
![FURNITURE TRADE CATALOGUES. MAPLE & CO LTD - [HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, c1900] profusely illustrated, - Useful Things for the Ho](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e5fb85fb-b81c-4b73-b9bf-a50701211495/bb67228a-42be-44b0-b722-588a80afd82e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 794
FURNITURE TRADE CATALOGUES. MAPLE & CO LTD - [HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, c1900] profusely illustrated, - Useful Things for the Home [China Glass, Plated Articles, Hearth Furniture, etc], c1905 and R D & J B Fraser Ltd, Art Cabinetmakers and Artistic Upholsterers of Ipswich - Illustrated Catalogue of Carpets and Furniture [and Clocks, Luggage, Stoves, Sewing Machines, etc] illustrations throughout, some colour (3)
Lot 797A
EVANS (CHARLES) PUBLISHER THE GRAND PANORAMA OF LONDON FROM THE THAMES... TWELVE FEET IN LENGTH of the North bank of the river from the Palace of Westminster to Belfast, Cork, Leith and Glasgow Steam Wharf, wood engraving detached in one place, embossed maroon cloth gilt with ticket of R Sutton, Nottingham [1844]
Lot 810
PHOTOGRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED. WILLIAMS (FREDERICK S) NOTTINGHAM PAST AND PRESENT ILLUSTRATED BY PHOTOGRAPHY mounted albumen prints by R Allen & Son Ltd, Nottingham, illustrated green cloth gilt, recased, aeg, Nottingham [1877] § M O Tarbotton, History of the Old Trent Bridge with a Descriptive Account of the New Bridge Nottingham Illustrated by Photographs, mounted albumen prints by Richard Allen & Son, Nottingham, 1871 (2)
![HAMMOND (T W) PLANT FORMS STUDIES FROM NATURE IN PEN AND INK [BY] T W HAMMOND DESIGNER 1ST SERIES (all published?) folio, l](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e5fb85fb-b81c-4b73-b9bf-a50701211495/74678a44-4d36-413a-a3d4-d8ab8187057a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 872
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY SINGLES AND FAMILY GROUP India General Service Medal 1854, one clasp North West Frontier, LIEUT R H GRANT No 2 BY 24TH BDE RA, Crimea Medal, one clasp Alma, LIEUT F A GRANT 79TH RGT, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath Companion's neck badge, military division in Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue, 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Burma Star with Pacific clasp and War Medal, CAPT J P GRANT SEA HIGHRS [on 1914 Star, MAJOR J P GRANT on pair] mounted court style, British War Medal B GRANT, British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service and Sarawak Military Service Good Service Medal, with a set of miniature medals
Lot 873
WORLD WAR ONE PAIR AND POST 1945 FAMILY GROUP British War Medal and Victory Medal 29051 PTE H D BOULTER L N LAN R and British Empire Medal ERII, General Service Medal ERII, two clasps Malaya and Canal Zone, Army Meritorious Service Medal and Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) Medal, 2704884 SGT WALTER D BOULTER [T/2704884 SGT W D BOULTER on GSM, 2704884 SGT W D BOULTER RCT on third, S/2704884 CPL W D BOULTER RASC on last] and a set of miniature medals
Lot 874
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY FAMILY GROUPS South Africa Medal, 1878 clasp, Queen's South Africa Medal, eight clasps Belmont, Modder River, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill and Wittebergen and King's South Africa Medal, two clasps South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902, PTE J CARLISLE BOL [TPR J CARLISLE DAMMANT'S HORSE on QSA, AGENT J CARLISLE FID on KSA], 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, SJT R W CARLISLE 5TH INFANTRY [2/LT R W CARLISLE on pair], 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, Italy Star, War Medal and Africa Service Medal, 176971 J F CARLISLE, Spain, Order of Military Merit Knight's Cross, 9ct gold watch fob shield engraved One Mile Third Won by R W Carlisle, two groups of miniature medals, badges, etc
Lot 879
ANGLO BOER - WORLD WAR ONE GROUP OF FOUR Queen's South Africa Medal, four clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal 3984 PTE A NORTHY SECOND DRAGOONS [8159 CPL NORTHEY ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT, 8159 CPL A NORTHEY R IR REGT on pair]
![WORLD WAR ONE SINGLE AND PLAQUE Victory Medal and Memorial Plaque S-10247 PTE A WHANNEL CAM'N HIGHRS [ANDREW WHANNEL] with co](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e5fb85fb-b81c-4b73-b9bf-a50701211495/ec3c7c94-14a0-4b19-da1c-a253f87cecde/468x382.jpg)
Lot 880
WORLD WAR ONE SINGLE AND PLAQUE Victory Medal and Memorial Plaque S-10247 PTE A WHANNEL CAM'N HIGHRS [ANDREW WHANNEL] with copy letter from CO to Pte. Whannel's mother, France, 27 September 1918 and British War Medal SPTS-1551 PTE J STRACHAN R FUS (3) Private Andrew Whannel of 1st Bn Cameron Highlanders died 17 September 1918, Roisel Communal Cemetery extension
Lot 890
WORLD WAR TWO MM GROUP OF FIVE Military Medal, 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal and War Medal with 'mention' emblem 6200187 SJT A E MORTON [MORETON] MIDD'X R mounted court style with Mention, Record Office form (addressed Camden Town) two photographs and cap badges MM: London Gazette, 13 December 1945. Sergeant Albert Edward Moreton of the 1st Bn Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment was awarded the Military Medal for "Consistent courage and steadfastness throughout the Italian campaign." As an instance, the recommendation for the MM recites "On night 16/17 April 45 on the way up to position to support the attack on ARGENTA, two of the platoon's vehicles were held up by very heavy shell and mortar fire 500 yds short of the position. Sgt. Moreton received an alternative route on foot for the drivers and crews and despatched them to the mortar position and then himself drove the first veh[icle] through the fire on to the position and then returned on foot and drove in the second veh. All mortars were thus in action on time. Throughout the night, the position was engaged by enemy guns and mortars, but Sgt. Moreton retained complete control of the situation and excellent supporting fire was given. This N.C.O. has always been in the thick of the fighting, encouraging his men, supervising the fire and showing a consistency of courage, leadership and devotion to duty which is beyond praise."
![WORLD WAR ONE MM GROUP OF THREE, Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal 33152 CPL A[LBERT] V[ICTOR] TEA 10 ES](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e5fb85fb-b81c-4b73-b9bf-a50701211495/3ec07877-716e-4a8d-8bca-812b2384b9d0/468x382.jpg)
Lot 891
WORLD WAR ONE MM GROUP OF THREE, Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal 33152 CPL A[LBERT] V[ICTOR] TEA 10 ESSEX R [ESSEX R on pair], 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, War Medal [attributed to the same] and Imperial Service Medal ER II ALBERT VICTOR TEA MM, the last cased MM: London Gazette, 13 March 1919.
Lot 894
19TH CENTURY AFRICAN CAMPAIGNS GROUP OF THREE Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal, two clasps Basutoland and Bechuanaland, Queen's South Africa Medal, one clasp Cape Colony and Colonial Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for the Cape of Good Hope PTE N GOULD C M RIFLES [135 SERJT N GOULD CAPE M R on QSA and 1332/CL SGT N GOULD CAPE MTD RIFMN on last]
Lot 906
A BRASS CUFF-TYPE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE BY ROBERT BANCKS, 1795-1804 the T shaped stage engraved R. Bancks 440 Strand London, with plano/concave mirror, on mahogany cavetto base with drawer and brass accessories including six objective lenses numbered 1-6, fish pan, double convex lens and four ivory sliders, 37cm h, in mahogany case ++The instrument in good and apparently complete condition retaining much of the original lacquer, plano concave mirror with some lost silvering, those accessories described contemporary and probably original, mahogany base in good condition with the original draw pull, the mahogany case also in good condition with only an old replacement lock inside the door. Long in local private family ownership
Lot 909
A BRASS MICROSCOPE BY R & J BECK LTD NO 25620 with triple objective turret, substage condenser and plano concave mirror, several lens cans in mahogany case with brass handle, case 33cm h ++In reasonably good condition, the instrument retaining most of the original lacquer and the rackwork functioning correctly
Lot 926
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND INLAID TEA CADDY, DATED 1804 the fitted interior retaining a pair of canisters and engraved on a silvered medallion to the underside of the lid S H from R H A BENNET OCTOBER 1804, 33.5cm w ++The exterior very dirty and with small losses, the interior complete but in need of tidying up with damage to the base, sold with a good quality 19th c glass pedestal vase. The lining to the underside of the lid worn, the silvered metal medallion in good condition
Lot 959
A FINE EGYPTIAN IVORY, WOOD, MUSHRABIYA AND MOTHER OF PEARL INCENSE BOX BY E HATOUN & SONS, EARLY 20TH C the underside of the lid inlaid in mother of pearl with Arabic inscription [in translation By the Wish of God], 20.5cm w Sold with the bill of sale of E Hatoun & Sons, Mousky St, Cairo to Capt R W Roberts, Oct 5th 1945, price 48 Egyptian pounds. ++A superb quality box in fine condition but for the loss of a tiny section of Mushrabiya from the lower left corner of one of the side panels
Lot 13
Two patch marked Derby figures of dogs and a tythe group, the liver and white dog on point, 17cm (6.75 in) wide and the curley coated dog sniffing the flowers on its base, 18cm (7 in) wide, the tythe group with incised number 293 in the base, 17cm (6.75 in) high (3) (R) The pointing dog has a restored tail, the second dog has been restored back onto its base and the tythe group has restoration to its base and to the bocages
Lot 178
An 18ct gold emerald and diamond crossover ring, with an octagonal cut emerald and a round brilliant cut diamond collet set and parted by an S feature pavé set with single cut diamonds, all in white gold to a split shank yellow gold band, size R, London hallmark 1987; total estimated weight of diamonds 0.60cts
Lot 352
A small George III silver salver, by Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp, London 1787, circular with moulded reeded edge, raised on three scrolled feet, the ground with engraved foliate border around a central cartouche, crested and inscribed 'Beati Mundo Corde' 'Presented to the Reverend R E Sanderson on the occasion of his taking the Degree of Doctor of Divinity Christmas MDCCCLXXIV', 20.5cm diameter, 12.9oz Beati Mundo Corde' (Blessed are the Pure in Heart) is the motto of Lancing College (West Sussex). The Reverend Robert Edward Sanderson was Headmaster at Lancing from 1862–1889, during which time this salver was presented. In good condition, no splits, bruises or repairs
Lot 388
Robert Ward van Boskerck (American, 1855-1932) Haddon Meadows and Bakewell Church, Derbyshire signed lower right "R W van Boskerck" oil on canvas 39 x 59cm (15 x 23in) Canvas appears to be unlined. Paint layer is in stable condition. Surface is glossy and even. There is a small amoutn of surface dirt present. A few chips and losses to finish on the frame.
Lot 461
Ferdinand Machera (French, 1776-1843) Portrait miniature of a young lady, seated, wearing a dark blue dress with ruffled sleeves and gold belt buckle signed and dated left centre “Machera 1831” watercolour on ivory in a square case with red velvet inlay 6.5cm (2in). Literature: An old catalogue label refers to the present portrait featuring in ‘The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries’ by Leo R Schidloff, pub. 1964, pp. 520-1001, plate 378.
Lot 150
A German papier mache circular snuff box, circa 1820 A German papier mache circular snuff box, circa 1820, the cover painted with the Last Supper after da Vinci titled Abendmahl nach Morgen , marked St. u. r. and no. 32. x. , 8.5cm (3 3/4in) diameter See Richter (Detlev) Stobwasser Lackkunst aus Braunschweig & Berlin, vol. 1, 2006, p. 115 for an illustration of this mark and an attribution to Heinrich Ludwig Evers.
Lot 77
HATTON, Edward, A New View of London, or an Ample Account of that City', 2 vols, Printed for R. Chiswell, 1708, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, lacks one plate of arms, but includes folding plan of London in Queen Elizabeth's time, and folding map of the City of London, Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark (2)
Lot 122
A fine late Victorian mahogany longcase regulator H. and R. Millar, Edinburgh, late 19th century The substantial eight-day movement with bottle-shaped plates united by four massive double-screwed pillars, the train with Harrison's maintaining power, high pinion count, six-spoke wheel crossings throughout and Graham type deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets regulated by mercury jar seconds pendulum suspended from an iron bracket fitted to the case backboard with fine beat adjustment to the crutch and amplitude scale applied to the backboard beneath the jar, the 12.5 inch circular silvered brass dial with subsidiary seconds and twenty-four hour Arabic numeral hour dials and signed H. & R. Millar, Edinburgh to centre within circumference with Arabic five minute annotations to outer track and canted silver bezel, the case with shallow triangular tympanum over circular dial aperture and canted angles to the full-width hood door, the trunk with convex throat moulding and rectangular bevel-glazed caddy moulded door flanked by further canted angles, on flame-figured plinth base with simple skirt, 197cm (77.5ins) high. The firm of H. and R. Millar are probably successors to the partnership of Robert Millar and Son who are recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Edinburgh circa 1850. H. and R. Millar appear to have primarily supplied turret clocks including one now in the Royal Collection supplied for 'the Bothy' in 1902. The current lot is built to a high specification and features electrical contacts fitted to the frontplate which would have been opened and closed by a flag (or cam) formerly fitted to the seconds arbor. These electrical contacts would have allowed slave dials to be run from the current timepiece suggesting that it was originally intended as the 'master' timekeeper for a fairly large establishment. From this it may be appropriate to speculate that the current lot may have been the 'shop' regulator made by H. and R. Millar to test the timekeeping of turret and other clocks constructed in their own workshops.
Lot 130
A Victorian oak night watchman's tell-tale longcase timepiece or noctuary previously at Ipswich Gaol Thwaites and Reed, London for Richard S. Cole, Ipswich, mid 19th century The four pillar single train eight-day movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum and stamped T & R, 10490 to frontplate, the dial with 6.25 inch rotating circular disc signed RICH.D S. COLE, CORNHILL, IPSWICH to centre within Roman numeral chapter ring rotating against a pivoted hour-pointer positioned to the upper margin and fitted with push-pins at every quarter to circumference, the case of simple tapered form with shallow cavetto cornice over circular glazed aperture to the rectangular hood door, the right hand side with hinged arched brass cover revealing plunger for operating the pin depressing lever, the trunk with rectangular caddy moulded door, the base applied with horizontal board cladding to fascia over skirt with simple canted top moulding, 190cm (74.75ins) high. Provenance: By repute previously at Ipswich Gaol. Richard Stinton Cole is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as born to Richard Cole in 1809 and retiring from the bench in 1865. The partnership between John Thwaites and George Jeremiah Reed is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as being formed in 1808. John Thwaites was the son of Ainsworth Thwaites who was apprenticed in 1735 and worked from Rosoman Row, Clerkenwell, London 1751-80. He was an accomplished maker who supplied the clock for the tower at the Horse Guards Parade. John Thwaites was born in 1757 and took over the business presumably on the death of his father in 1780 before moving to Bowling Green Lane. The firm became well known for supplying all forms of clocks and movements either wholesale for others to retail, or signed by themselves. The partnership continued under John Thwaite's leadership from several addresses in London until his death in 1842. The business has subsequently passed through a series of successors and is still trading today from Rottingdean near Brighton. The night watchman's clock or noctuary was developed as a 'tell-tale' method of recording a night watchman's progress throughout his shift. The dial is formed as a revolving disc with the time read against a pointer to the upper margin which also doubles-up as a lever for pushing-in pins set into the circumference of the disc operated by a plunger fitted to the exterior of the locked case. By having two such timepieces at each end of a watchman's circuit a record of his patrols throughout the night can be recorded. The pins are automatically reset to their raised position by a ramp-wheel positioned behind the disc at around the one o'clock position. This design of 'Watchman's Noctuary' was subject of a patent submitted by Samuel Day in 1803 however the patent was disputed on the grounds that the Earl of Exeter had been using two such timepieces made by Boulton and Watt since 1799. In addition to Thwaites and Reed the Derby firm of Whitehurst and Son are also known to have produced such timepieces in significant numbers. The serial number stamped on the frontplate of the current lot would date it to the early 1850's which would correlate with the completion of a phase of expansion of Ipswich Gaol which commenced in 1849.
Lot 154
A fine and very rare brass lantern clock with dial commemorating the accession of Charles II Thomas Wheeler, London, circa 1660 The posted countwheel bell-striking movement with separately wound trains and reinstated verge escapement with brass balance wheel regulation, the dial engraved with central flowerhead enveloped by stylised leafy floral sprays issuing from another flowerhead positioned just above six o'clock and incorporating the Royal crown and inscription C 2 R to upper margin, with an engraved iron hand within applied narrow silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys hour markers and engraved leafy infill to angles, the standard London second period 'Lothbury' frame with column turned corner posts beneath engraved foliate scroll pierced dolphin pattern front fret signed Thomas Wheeler Neare the French Church Fecit to lower edge and plain side frets, vase turned finials and domed bell bearer above, the sides with hinged brass doors, on turned ball feet, 40cm (15.75ins) high. Thomas Wheeler is recorded in Loomes, Brian LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers as apprenticed in 1648 to Nicholas Coxeter and gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1656. He became Assistant from 1674, Warden from 1680 and was appointed Master in 1684. His last record of attendance was in 1694 and is thought to have died between 1695 and 1701, when his widow received charity from the Company. The current lot appears to be a very rare if not unique example commemorating the Restoration of the Monarchy with the Coronation of Charles II in 1661. The richly engraved decoration to the dial centre relies on bold hatching and incorporates large motifs to fill the space beneath the crown. This decoration was almost certainly executed by the same hand responsible for many dials by various contemporary makers mainly based in and around Lothbury, London throughout the 1650's and can be directly compared to an example by Thomas Knifton which is illustrated in Loomes, Brian LANTERN CLOCKS & Their Makers on page 108 (figs. 8.48 and 8.49). This example by Knifton also shares the same half-hour markers to the chapter ring and interestingly can also be accurately dated to 1660 through its provenance (supplied to Sir Thomas Wendy of Cambridge). The frame castings are of typical second period 'Lothbury' pattern and can also be compared to those used for lot 152 a lantern clock by Thomas Loomes. These details indicate that when made the current lot was perhaps a little old-fashioned being more stylistically rooted in the 'second period' rather than being a pre-curser of the updated 'third period' designs seen later in the decade (see lots 155 and 156). The Coronation of Charles II was the first that saw the production of wares commemorating the event with most taking the form of tin-glazed earthenware vessels and chargers. The demand for such items probably reflected the patriotic mood at the time and allowed Royalists to openly express their support for the Monarchy, as well as provide a much needed revenue stream for those engaged in the production of ceramics amongst others. Today Charles II Commemorative ceramics are highly sought-after by collectors of both early English pottery and Royal commemoratives with prices often pushing into six-figures at auction for the best pieces. When considering the market for early Royal commemoratives the current clock would seem to be particularly good value - especially bearing in mind its rarity and the fact that it was probably more expensive than many of its commemorative pottery counterparts when first made.
Lot 39
A French lacquered brass carriage clock, Richard and Company, Paris, circa 1900 The eight-day gong striking movement with silvered platform lever escapement and stamped with oval trademark R & Co, MADE IN PARIS to backplate , the dial with pierced gilt rosette centre within applied cream enamel Arabic numeral chapter ring and blued steel spade hands within rectangular mask overlaid with pierced scroll fret infill, the bevel glazed case with twist turned hinged baton handle above complex two-tier moulded cornice and Corinthian corner columns with conforming twist turned shafts, on moulded base incorporating channelled decoration to angles and simple rectangular squab feet, 17cm (6.75ins) high excluding handle; with original leather covered outer travelling case. Richard and Company are recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS Their history and development as being the London branch of the French firm Richard et Cie (founded in Paris in 1848) which was set up in 1857. By 1867 the branch was located at 24 Cannon Street and signed clocks in English. Richard et Cie were prolific makers of better quality carriage clocks as well as other types of decorative mantel clock who received an Honourable Mention in the 1889 Paris Exposition.
Lot 63
An early Victorian small gilt and patinated brass four-glass mantel clock Jose Rodriguez Losada, London, circa 1840 The circular twin chain fusee movement with five column-turned pillars and horizontal platform English lever escapement incorporating sprung split bimetallic balance and silvered SLOW/FAST curved regulation scale to rear, the backplate with engraved signature J. R. Losada, 105 Regent St., London over vertically positioned hour bell, the silvered brass single sheet Roman numeral dial with heart-pierced blued steel hands over shaped double-line border engraved reserve enclosing repeat signature J. R. Losada, 105 Regent St., London, 6514, to lower margin, the bevel-glazed case with rectangular aperture to the cavetto moulded top over full width front door incorporating 3.75 inch wide complex ogee pointed arch glazed dial aperture with raised triangular profile surround to exterior and canted silvered brass fillet to interior, the sides with generous bevel-glazed panels, the rear with conforming panel set into ah hinged door with spring clasp, the two tier plinth base applied with band of cast patinated brass stylised acanthus foliage over cavetto moulded skirt fitted with compressed bun feet, 25.5cm (10ins) high. Jose Rodriguez Losada is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London 1839-75. Losada was a Spanish émigré who moved to London in 1835; he initially worked for James Moore French before setting up on his own specialising in complex precision clocks and marine chronometers for export to Spanish speaking countries. In 1864 he supplied 36 marine chronometers to the Spanish Government through the Royal Observatory at Cadiz. Losada died in 1875 leaving the business in the hands of his nephews José and Miguel Rodriguez who continued up until around 1890.
Lot 69
A Swiss brass and steel wheel cutting engine Unsigned, mid 19th century The hinged cutter frame with adjustable screw stop mounted via screw-adjusting slide for depth adjustment onto the box frame enclosing the 7.25 inch index plate with thirty-two dividing rings ranging from 11 to 365 located by a sprung detent fixed to the rear of the frame, the centre arbor passing through the frame to support the work for the cutter with hinged steady bracket above, on three down curved iron feet pierced for fixing to the workbench, length of frame 25cm (9.75ins); 37.5cm (14.75ins) long overall. A related wheel cutting engine is illustrated in Crom, Theodore, R. Horological Shop Tools 1700-1900 page 652 (fig. 1275), Crom also reproduces (fig. 1274) a schematic diagram of another similar engine with its accessories as published in the Gross und Urmacher trade catalogue of 1853.
Lot 70
A fine Swiss brass and steel wheel cutting engine Unsigned, mid 19th century The pivoted cutter frame with adjustable stop mounted via screw-adjusting slide for depth adjustment onto the box frame enclosing the 7.25 inch index plate with twenty-eight dividing rings ranging from 11 to 365 located by a sprung detent fixed to the rear of the frame, the centre arbor passing through the frame to support the work for the cutter with steady bracket above, on three down curved iron feet pierced for fixing to the workbench, length of frame 24cm (9.5ins); now fitted with an iron pulley wheel with hand crank for driving the cutter, length 58.5cm (23ins) overall. A related wheel cutting engine is illustrated in Crom, Theodore, R. Horological Shop Tools 1700-1900 page 663 (fig. 1290), Crom also reproduces (on page 652, fig. 1274) a schematic diagram of another similar engine with its accessories as published in the Gross und Urmacher trade catalogue of 1853.
Lot 71
A rare Lancashire wheel cutting engine Unsigned, late 18th century The brass cutter frame with pivoted vertical movement of the cutter against an adjustable screw-stop, mounted onto the substantial box frame via a screw-adjusted horizontal slide, the 13.5 inch brass circular index plate with thirty-one original division rings ranging from 84 to 200 (two further rings have been added to the inside edge) with sprung detent for locking the plate mounted to one side, the index plate arbor passing through the frame to hold the work, the whole on three spiked supports, length of frame 51cm (20ins). The overall design, construction and layout of the current lot can be compared to an engraving of an English wheel cutting engine published in Enderson, William The Principles of Mechanics, second edition 1758 (see Crom, Theodore R. Horological Shop Tools 1700-1900 page 634). A similar engine (signed for Daniel Fenn, London) is illustrated in Crom, Theodore R. HOROLOGICAL WHEEL CUTTING ENGINES 1700-1900 page 93. Two other related engines have been offered in these rooms within the last ten years; the first (from the workshop of the late John Hooper) was sold on Tuesday 10th February 2009, lot 47 and the second (inscribed for the original owner David Davies) was sold on Wednesday 20th February 2013 lot 66.
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