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Lot 452
A LATE VICTORIAN EBONISED FREE-STANDING DISPLAY CABINET, the upper part with brass gallery and upstand over multiple bevelled small glass panel inset doors and shelved interior upon a lower section with frieze drawer repeated glazed doors and interio r, raised on square tapered legs with squared feet, 1.9m x 1.3m
Lot 234
A 19th century Irish silver three piece tea service of squat melon form and generous proportions, the whole repoussé decorated with multiple flower stems and acanthus leaves, raised on four scroll feet with C scroll handles, the hinged tea pot cover set with a flower bloom knop, James More and Edward Murray Dublin 1840, tea pot signed R. NEILL, (total weight 65oz)
Lot 3
Allix (Charles) Notebook, manuscript, numerous pp., 15 watchmakers trade cards, letters, drawings and other ephemera tipped-in, some browned, slightly creased, some pp. stained, new endpapers, modern morocco-backed cloth, 8vo, 8th July 1949 - 2003. *** Notes by Allix and others and extracts include: ÒSalt Bath for SteelÓ; ÒBalance Dimensions - KnudsonÓ; ÒClock Cases... ClocksÓ; ÒMicrometerÓ; ÒStandard Guage For Watch Hands. R. Haswell & Sons... ClerkenwellÓ etc.
Lot 34
Crom (Theodore R.) Horological Shop Tools 1700 to 1900, Melrose, Fl., 1980 § Dane (E.Surrey) Peter Stubs and the Lancashire Hand Tool Industry, Altrincham, 1973 § Wyke (John, of Liverpool) A Catalogue of Tools for Watch and Clock Makers, edited by Alan Smith, facsimile reprint, Charlottesville, Va., 1978, illustrations, original cloth or boards, the last two with dust-jackets, slightly rubbed; and c.15 others on horological tools including some trade catalogues and some facsimiles, v.s. (c.20)
Lot 84
Partington (C.F.) The Clock and Watch-makers` Complete Guide, vignette of clock dial on title, 2 engraved plates, foxed, ink signature of Charles Allix on front free endpaper and one or two annotations in ink, bookseller`s ticket of Malcolm Gardner, old marbled wrappers, rubbed, spine torn at foot, [Bromley 679; Tardy p.1919; only 4 copies listed on COPAC], for Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, [c.1825] § Shirt (William, Watch and Clock Maker) A Table of Trains for Watches..., single sheet of card printed on both sides, a few numbers added in ink, very browned and stained, [one copy only on COPAC, in the British Library], [c.1820] § Haswell & Sons (R.) Trade Price List, note dated 1921 re pre-war prices loosely inserted, original cloth-backed printed blue wrappers, spine faded, [c.1912]; and a small quantity of others, miscellaneous horology, mostly pamphlets, catalogues, photocopies etc., v.s. (Qty)
Lot 89
Plomp (Dr R.) Spring-driven Dutch pendulum clocks 1657-1710, Schiedam, 1979 § van den Ende (Hans) and others. Huygens` Legacy: The Golden Age of the Pendulum Clock, Castletown, 2004, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets, the first slightly rubbed; and a bundle of 11 others, mostly pamphlets/notes relating to Huygens, 4to (13)
Lot 177
A Victorian small two-day marine chronometer. Charles Frodsham, London, circa 1840. The four pillar full-plate chain fusee movement with Harrison`s maintaining power, split bimetallic balance with cylindrical compensation weights and faceted diamond endstone, the movement with brass dust cover, the 3.5 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with blued steel hands, subsidiary seconds and power reserve dials, and inscribed CHARLES FRODSHAM, 7 Pavement, Finsbury Squ,r, London No. 1825 to centre, now set in a lacquered brass bowl with screw-down bezel mounted within pivoted gimbals with locking screw, now in a mahogany three-section case with push-button clasp for top tier above inset ivory panel inscribed 1825 and cartouche shaped brass key escutcheon, the sides with replaced carrying handles (movement lacking detent and with other faults and alterations throughout), 16cm (6.25ins) wide. Charles Frodsham was born in 1810, he set up business at 7 Finsbury Pavement prior to 1842 before succeeding John Roger Arnold at 84 Strand in 1843. He was succeeded by his son, H.M. Frodsham in 1871. The firm became a Limited Company in 1893 and are still trading today.
Lot 179
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 8.5 inch index plate with thirty-nine dividing rings ranging from 11 to 366 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 27cm (10.5ins), with a selection of work clamps and a few other accessories. Provenance: Correspondence regarding the sale of this engine from a Mr. R Clement of Heaton, Newcastle on Tyne, dated 1922 is included with the lot. An almost identical 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 a very closely related engine with its accessories as published in the Gross und Urmacher trade catalogue of 1853. A smaller but closely related engine from the collection of the late John Hooper was sold in these rooms 10th February 2009 lot 61.
Lot 258
An extremely rare Charles II travelling timepiece with silent-pull repeat, alarm and calendar. Robert Seignior, London circa 1685, the pierced silver case of later date. The 4 inch diameter circular movement with five finned and knopped pillars secured with blued steel latches to the tulip and foliate trail engraved gilded backplate applied with a scroll pierced and engraved balance cock, double-headed alarm hammer and central bell, the going train with chain fusee and verge escapement regulated by a sprung three-arm flat rimmed steel balance, the silent-pull repeat powered via a standing barrel mounted on the inside of the backplate and now sounding the hours only on the bell mounted to the rear of the movement, the alarm with further standing barrel mounted on the frontplate and crown wheel for the dumb bell type hammer sounding on the same bell, the 4.5 inch circular gilt brass dial with recessed silvered alarm disc, ringed winding hole and calendar aperture to the matted centre within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with quarter hour inner track, stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer track and signed Rob.t Seignior, Londini Fecit to lower edge, with pieced blued steel hands and herringbone engraved outer border, now in a silver case of later date finely pierced and chased with panels in the Renaissance style with scrolling acanthus incorporating figural terms and grotesque masks, putti and squirrels divided by repeating borders including a pair of profile portrait medallions, the hinged front cover with convex glass within foliate cast bezel, opposing hinged rear cover relief decorated with a bathing scene with an old man attended by semi-clad female figures within elaborated pierced double border, the top fitted with a ball pivoted cast suspension ring, (repeat work formerly sounding the quarters on a second bell), diameter 13cm (5ins) overall depth 10cm (4ins). Robert Seignio(u)r is recorded in Loomes, Brian The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as apprenticed to John Nicasius gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers` Company in 1667. He worked in Exchange Alley and was often at loggerheads with the Clockmakers` Company. In August 1674 he was appointed the King`s Clock and Watchmaker `without fee` until the death or surrender of office by Edward East, presumably to ensure succession of the role in the event of East`s demise. This appointment was never formally fulfilled as East outlived Seignior who died in 1687. The current lot is a particularly rare model as it is neither a table clock suitably adapted and scaled for travelling purposes, or a large clock-watch as the scale of the movement and details in construction and design are more akin to clockmaking practice rather than watchmaking. The design and layout of the repeat work closely resembles the earliest silent pull mechanisms first used by leading makers such as Joseph Knibb (See Allix, Charles and Harvey, Lawrence Hobson`s Choice pages 36-41 for closely related table clock repeat work). The engraved decoration to the backplate is again closely related to designs found on contemporary table clocks by the leading makers and can be directly compared to an example by Seignior dated to around 1680 illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks Plate 512 (page 359). The design of repeat work, style of movement pillar, backcock, engraving and other features such as the distinctive `S` scroll shaped cocks for both the alarm going train crown wheel lower pivots identify the movement and dial of the current lot as unmistakenly English. However two similar travelling timepieces by the Hague maker Johannes Van Ceulen are known. The first example is illustrated in Bruton, Eric THE HISTORY OF CLOCKS AND WATCHES page 173, this appears to be an alarm timepiece only and is housed in a plain drum shaped case with a foliate pierced band towards the rear to allow the alarm to be heard. The case may give an impression of how the original for the current lot may have appeared (the present fine purpose-made elaborately chased and pierced silver case is probably Continental and of later date). The second example is illustrated in Bertele, Hans von MARINE & POCKET CHRONOMETERS and is described as a `ship`s cabin clock`. This second example is generally a more complex model as it appears to strike, have a calendar dial as well as an alarm, and is housed in a more elaborate silver case with pierced decoration to rear cover. The original client for the current lot must have been an extremely wealthy individual to be able to afford the luxury of such a fine timepiece exclusively for travelling purposes. Furthermore a subsequent owner must have also valued it highly enough to commission such a fine purpose-made silver case to be supplied to house the movement and dial.
Lot 3100
TERENTIUS, Publius. Terence`s Comedies… revis`d and corrected by Dr. Echard, and Sir R. L`Estrange, the eighth edition. London: 1733. 12mo (150 x 79mm.) Engraved additional title bound as frontispiece. (Light browning.) Contemporary calf (extremities rubbed, scuffed and chipped, joints split). - And twelve others, most 18th Century (13).
![[ALLESTREE, Richard.] The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety… by the author of The Whole Duty of Man. London: print](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2847046/3215-2012215121448_468x382.jpg)
Lot 3215
[ALLESTREE, Richard.] The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety… by the author of The Whole Duty of Man. London: printed by R. Norton for Robert Pawlett, 1677. 8vo (182 x 115mm.) Engraved title-vignette. (Occasional browning.) 18th Century mottled calf gilt, g.e. (head of spine chipped, joints somewhat rubbed). Provenance: Beatrix Kenyon (presentation inscription from her mother dated 1692 and gifted to:); ?Jane Kenyon of Gredington (inscriptions); P.F. Vernon (signature to front-free endpaper). - And one other by Allestree (2).
Lot 3270
SMITH, R. Angus. Report on the Air of Mines and Confined Places. London: 1864. Tall 4to (330 x 203mm.) 20 plates, 1 graph printed in red and black. (Some light creasing, occasional browning or soiling.) Contemporary cloth (extremities bumped and slightly soiled). Provenance: M. Cahours (presentation inscription to front free endpaper `M. Cahours from the Author`).
Lot 325
Antique silver three piece tea service by Charles Boyton & Son, pedestal bases with half patterned bowls, frilled edges, teapot with light wood handle & knob, slight distortion to frilled edge, monogrammed with the initial `R`, gilt inner to cream & sugar bowls, h/m London 1906 (gross 11.90oz)
Lot 6
Early Skien Dhu : 9cms apx. Single edged blade, the back of the blade with scalloped edge and single fuller. Hilt of pressed horn? with lattice weave design. White metal mounts, leather sheath with white metal mounts. Overall length 18.5 cm. Some wear but overall very good condition, marked. R & H Kirkwood (Robert and Henry Bruce Kirkwood) with Edinburgh address
Lot 74
WW1 DCM Group to 1703 Battery Sergeant Major J Munn - Royal Garrison Artillery. Court mounted and displayed in wood display case. DCM, 1914 Star (with clasp), war medal, Victory medal and LSGC medal (5) Together with medal strip. Silver rosette to 1914 Star. Warrant to J Munn for WO class 2. R G A (15/6/16) early photograph and photocopy showing BSM Munn wearing the medals in Chelsea Pensioners uniform. Some service wear but overall good condition with original ribbons. From the family
Lot 78
Somerset Light Infantry, Family Casualty Groups. WW1 Trio (1914-15 Star) together with Death Plaque to 2371 PTE R T Beedle. Died of disease, Basra. Similar Trio with Plaque to 2395 L Cpl W H Beedle, K.I.A. Basra. WW1 pair to PTE C B Beedle, Hampshire Regiment, wounded by Shrapnel. Mounted on card together with Cap Badge for each Regiment. Comes complete with full paperwork. There were five children in the Beedle family living in Weston-Super-Mare, of which 3 were sons. Only one son survived the war.
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