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Lot 711
Arthur Rackham, 1867-1939 - 'With his head in his lap' Rev. R. H. Barham from the Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth & Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby Esquire, London: J M Dent & Co 1898 Page 120 'The Legend of Hamilton Tighe'. inscription below, signed and dated '98, pen and ink, 19 x 14cmsPROVENANCE: Chris Beetles label verso. Exhibited at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, 16-21 December 2002, No.13.
Lot 24
A Victorian silver christening mug R*, London 1871, of circular form with bright cut engraved decoration and vacant cartouche, with scroll handle and beaded base, 10cm high, together with a further silver christening mug, London 1893, with engraved inscription, 10cm high, total weight 10.5oz (2)
Lot 79
"Pair of George III silver Cauldron Salts on hoof feet, London 1773, maker: R Hennell, a drum Mustard Pot engraved crest, London 1913, oval Mustard Pot, Chester 1921, pierced oval Salt with swags etc, plated mounted glass Pepper Mill, pair of silver Dinner Forks fiddle and thread pattern, London 1832 and a Butter Knife"
Lot 12
General horological reference - eleven volumes van den Ende, Hans; van Kersen General horological reference - eleven volumes van den Ende, Hans; van Kersen, Dr. Frits; van Kersen-Halbertsma, Maria F.; Taylor, John C. and Taylor, Neil R. HUYGENS' LEGACY, The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock, Fromanteel Limited, Isle of Man 2004, softbound; Tardy FRENCH CLOCKS THE WORLD OVER, Part One, From their beginnings to the Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition period 5th edition, published by the author, Paris 1981; Grimbergen, Prof. Dr. Ir. C.A. (forwarded by) WIJZERS UIT HET OOSTEN, Museum Van Het Nederlandse Uurwek-Zaandam 2006, softbound; Daniels, George WATCHMAKING Sotheby Publications, London 1981, dj; Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1974, dj; Britten, F.J. OLD ENGLISH CLOCKS - THE WETHERFIELD COLLECTION limited edition reprint numbered 690 out of one thousand copies, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1980; Smith, Alan A CATALOGUE OF TOOLS FOR WATCH AND CLOCK MAKERS BY JOHN WYKE University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville 1978, dj; Hoopes, Penrose R. SHOP RECORDS OF DANIEL BURNAP CLOCKMAKER The Connecticut Historical Society 1958; Hatton, Thomas Introduction to Clock and Watch work reprint of the 1773 edition, Turner and Devereux, London undated; Bruton, Eric The Longcase Clock Arco Publications, London 1968, dj; Goodison, Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1977 dj and a copy of Symonds, R.W. MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH FURNITURE AND CLOCKS Studio Editions, London 1986, dj, (12).
Lot 14
A fine and rare clockmaker's brass double-framed balance engine Attributed... A fine and rare clockmaker's brass double-framed balance engine Attributed to John Wyke or Thomas Green, Liverpool, late 18th century The asymmetric 'D' ended double-frame enclosing 5 inch circular cast brass index plate fitted to turned brass centre-arbor with adjustment of bottom pivot via winged screw secured by a locking nut, the upper pivot passing through the frame to hold the work against an adjustable locking top pivot screw threaded into a curved brass support, the iron yoke-shaped cutter frame carrier mounted on a sliding bracket and fitted with pair of screw pivots, the side of the frame fitted with bracket for the index plate locking pin arm, together with detached geared crank handle, cutter carrier castings, loose screw pivots and a single cutter, (the index plate replaced and lacking holes), the frame 16cm (6.25ins approx) long. Balance wheel engines are essentially small wheel cutting engines designed to cut escapement crown wheels, although Swiss made examples survive in reasonable numbers English models are extremely rare. The current lot can be directly compared to examples appearing in contemporary printed trade catalogues by both John Wyke and Thomas Green illustrated respectively in Crom, Theodore R. HOROLOGICAL WHEEL CUTTING ENGINES page 103, figure 97 and Crom, Theodore R. Horological Shop tools 1700-1900 page 160, plate 61. It is clear that both of these illustrations are based on the same engraved plate suggesting that such engines were most likely made in a single workshop - probably that of John Wyke. Included with the current lot is a very detailed analysis of the various screw threads used compared with those found on a similar single-frame balance engine signed by Wyke (in the British Museum) and a wheel cutting engine signed by Daniel Sephton of Prescott. The conclusion of this analysis is that all three engines used use screw threads cut from the same tackle.
Lot 15
A large brass and iron clockmaker's uprighting tool Probably Swiss A large brass and iron clockmaker's uprighting tool Probably Swiss, believed to have formerly been in the workshop of Benjamin Louis Vulliamy, early 19th century The 7.5 inch circular cast brass stage fitted with substantial vertical brass tube for the lower pump centreing arbor with knurled terminal to underside, the top with shaped arched superstructure to carry conforming upper arbor, on three down-curved iron supports with angled pad feet drilled for fixing to a bench, the underside of the stage bearing stamp VULLIAMY, minimum height 43cm (17ins). The current lot is illustrated and described in Crom, Theodore R. Horological Shop Tools 1700-1900 page 614, figure 1203 where the provenance is indicated as passing on the death of Benjamin Louis Vulliamy to Robert Jump, then subsequently (via Jump's widow) to Le Cheminant (a jeweller) before being acquired by the renowned clockmaker Charles Hobson who is believed to added the 'Vulliamy' stamp to the underside of stage. Uprighting tools were mainly used to ensure perpendicular alignment of wheel pivots between clock or watch movement plates during the rebushing process. The basic standard design can be seen in a catalogue published by Berthoud in 1763 (reproduced by Crom on page 100, figure 149), however the detail shaping of the arched superstructure, together with the form of the iron supports would suggest that the current lot is of Swiss manufacture (see Crom page 613, figure 1199 for a later smaller model). From this it is probably appropriate to speculate that Benjamin Louis Vulliamy may have sourced the tool directly from Switzerland, the country of his grandfather's birth.
Lot 67
A Victorian brass lantern clock The dial bearing signature for Richard Rayment A Victorian brass lantern clock The dial bearing signature for Richard Rayment, Bury, late 19th century The French rectangular eight-day movement striking the hours on the bell mounted above the frame and stamped R. for Richard et Cie over serial number 118159 to backplate, the posted case with dial bearing spurious signature Rich. Rayment, Bury to the foliate scroll engraved centre within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring beneath dolphin cast frets flanked by vase finials with domed bell bearer above, the sides and rear with brass doors, on ball feet, 39cm (15.5ins) high.
Lot 86
An important Charles II small walnut eight-day longcase clock previously in the Iden collection Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1675 The six knopped, finned and latched pillar movement with tall rectangular plates measuring approximately 7.5 by 5.5 inches, the going train with anchor escapement regulated by two-piece seconds pendulum with brass lenticular bob and butterfly-nut regulation to the single-footed suspension block over separately cocked escapement pallet arbor and with pallet-shaped aperture to backplate, the strike train with external crossed-out countwheel and sounding on a 'pork pie' shaped bell mounted above the plates, the 9.5 inch square latched brass dial with winding holes and calendar aperture to the lower edge of the finely matted centre within applied 1.5 inch wide silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with squat fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer track, the angles applied with winged cherub head spandrels within a line scribed border interrupted with engraved signature Iofeph Knibb Londini fecit to lower margin, the movement and dial resting on full-depth oak seatboard and secured to the backboard via a bracket to the upper right hand corner of the backplate, the case veneered with walnut and applied with crossgrain mouldings onto a carcass of oak with rising hood surmounted by original carved swan-neck crest centred with a scallop shell flanked by rosettes issuing floral swags, over moulded cornice, plain lintel and twist turned three-quarter columns flanking the glazed dial aperture, the sides with rectangular windows and conforming twist-turned quarter columns applied against bargeboards to rear, the trunk with convex throat moulding over 40 inch quarter-veneered rectangular door applied with half-round moulded border and fitted with original high position iron lock, the interior with early pattern iron hinges and spoon locking mechanism for the hood, the sides veneered with grain running horizontally within crossbanded borders, on crossbanded plinth base with compressed bun feet (the plinth base rebuilt around the original side uprights), 193cm (76ins) high excluding ball finial, 199cm (78.5ins) high overall. Provenance: Purchased in Oxfordshire 1919 by Richard Arnold Esq. before passing into the collection of Walter Iden (inventory number 1913) by the late 1930's, from whom it was directly acquired by Neville Rollason shortly after the War. From before 1949 until 1963 the clock resided at Peplow Hall near Hodnet, Shropshire before being purchased by the present owner for a hammer price of £1,700 (underbid by Ronald Lee) at the on-site sale of the contents dispersed after the death of Neville Rollason in June 1963. Literature: Extensively illustrated (including a rear view of the movement complete with pendulum assembly) in Cescinsky, Herbert and Gribble, Ernest R. EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE AND WOODWORK (1922) pages 300-1, Figs. 410-14 and discussed on pages 307-8. Illustrated in Cescinsky, Herbert THE OLD ENGLISH MASTER CLOCKMAKERS AND THEIR CLOCKS 1670-1820 pages 68-9, Figs 96-7 with an enlarged detail of the crest on page 46, Fig. 96. Illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes D.W. Early English Clocks page 248, Plate 332 (detail of crest only). Illustrated and described in Dwason, Percy G. THE IDEN CLOCK COLLECTION pages 144-5 where Dawson notes that the current lot is the earliest example by Knibb in the collection. Joseph Knibb was born the fifth son of Thomas Knibb of Claydon, Oxfordshire in 1640. He is generally thought to have been apprenticed in around 1655 to his cousin Samuel Knibb in Newport Pagnell, before moving to Oxford circa 1662 (the same year that Samuel moved to London). Joseph initially struggled to trade in Oxford due to restrictions placed by the City aut... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]
Lot 696
A collection of three 20th century oil paintings on board of Irish landscapes with whitewashed cottages, distant mountains, etc, all signed bottom left George R Hanan/Hanan, one signed 1951, one with inscription verso Near Croit Island, Donegal and further signed G R Hanan and dated 1957, various sizes maximum 40 x 50 cm, two unframed, the largest together with cream coloured distressed frame
Lot 717
A watercolour of a still life with bowl of yellow roses, signed bottom right R J Hoare, 19 x 27 cm, a further watercolour of a landscape with trees, signed bottom right Frank Mole, 24 x 29 cm, both framed, also together with a signed limited edition monochrome print of a 203 Navy Fighting Jet, signed Jim Stovall, edition 32/2000, 40 x 69 cm in aluminium frame
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