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Lot 125
INTERNATIONAL WATCH CO - A rare circa late 1940's gents 18ct gold International Watch Co Schaffhausen mechanical wristwatch, in overall very good condition, the silvered dial with Arabic quarter numbers & batons is clean with no damage/discoloration etc, case approx 37mm, the case with minor surface wear commensurate with use & age, case back stamped 18k & numbered 1177984 (1948), dial case & movement all signed, on a later leather strap, working
Lot 115
OMEGA - A rare early 1950's gents 18ct gold Omega Cosmic Triple Calendar Moonphase mechanical wristwatch, approx 38mm, in excellent overall condition, the silvered dial is very clean with no damage, scratches, discoloration etc, the day/date apertures & moonphase function operate correctly, case has no dents etc, with minor surface wear commensurate with age & use, case back numbered 10804118 & 2485, the mechanical seventeen jewelled movement numbered 10938058, with original Omega crown, on a later leather strap, working
Lot 118
PATEK PHILIPPE - A rare early 1950's 18ct gold Patek Philippe mechanical wristwatch, ref 2506/1, case approx 31mm, in overall excellent condition, the silvered dial is clean with no damage, cracks, discoloration etc, the case with only minor surface wear commensurate with age & use, case back stamped '0.750 Patek Philippe & Co Geneve, ref 2506/1 & 669426, the mechanical movement numbered 957828, dial case & movement all signed, on a later leather strap, working
Lot 140
A rare gents German military Hanhart pilots wristwatch, with subsidiary dials for seconds & minutes, the nickel case numbered 112700, engraved on case back 'Boden Edelstahl, Wassergeschutzt, Stossfesgt', black dial is clean & in good condition, wear to glass and case commensurate with use & age, A/F - not working,
Lot 403
Collection of three Georgian "beehive" Valentines (also known as "cobwebs", "flower cages" or "birdcages"), rare mechanical cards in which a secret message is revealed by pulling a piece of thread to lift concentric circles of a web. 1: Hand-painted rose and forget-me-nots lifting to reveal gilt illustration of flame on sacred hearth with quiver and arrows, embossed border, Dobbs Patent New Bridge Street Blackfriars, handwritten verse ('All the powers of love combine, A flame to kindle in this heart of mine, May Cupid, sweetest Girl, thy heart incline, To love, and be my Valentine'), inscribed to verso, 'Painted for and sent to Ann Georgiana Le Boutillier', backed with protective sheet; 2: Hand-painted roses and blossom lifting to reveal watercolour depiction of church surrounded by applied silver & gold wreath, hand-coloured lithographic butterflies, embossed border, c.1825, handwritten message ('This faithful Heart Will never prove untrue'); 3: Watercolour basket of flowers lifting to reveal gilt rose, embossed border, Westwood, c.1825 (3)
Lot 149
1953 TOUR DE FRANCE - A RARE 1953 TOUR DE FRANCE TECHNICAL 'TECHNIQUE ETAPES' SUPPORT CAR NO. 278 IDENTIFICATION PLAQUE of painted shaped steel construction. 1953 represented the Tour's 50th anniversary. To commemorate this fact, the Tour initiated the Points competition whose wearer would get a green jersey, the 4,479 km was raced at an average speed of 34.596 km/hr, with 119 starters and 76 classified finishers. Louison Bobet (Team Stella) won the Tour in his 6th attempt. He took the lead after a carefully planned set-piece in stage 18 which saw Bobet soar over the Izoard and ride into Briançon more than 5 minutes ahead of his nearest chaser. Louison Bobet (March 12, 1925 - March 13, 1983) was the first rider to win the Tour de France three years in succession. Not only did he win many stage races, but his list of single-day victories is also impressive. The pursuit of his dream to win a tour began in 1947, but it was generally thought that he maybe lacked the resilience needed by any Grand Tour winner. In 1953 Bobet told his team he could win the Tour if they would unite behind him and agreed to split the prizes with them should he win. In the 18th stage, with a commanding ascent of the Izoard, he fulfilled his promise and became the Yellow Jersey, a lead he held all the way to Paris. His third Tour victory in 1955 was earned while his body was covered with sores including a horribly painful saddle boil. He later said that winning the 1955 Tour shortened his career. Bobet won the 1954 World Road Championship on a difficult course in terrible weather. He flatted shortly before the end, but chased, caught and dropped Fritz Schaer to win the Rainbow Jersey. In 1954 he was unquestionably the best road racer in the world. ( 55cm Long x 27cm High)
Lot 55
THORNCOMBE HOUSE, BICKNOLLER, SOMERSET - A RARE PERIOD BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT OF A CAR GATHERING ON THE FRONT LAWNS OF THORNCOMBE HOUSE, IN BICKNOLLER, CIRCA 1905 showing ten pioneering automobiles, many rare models, with their owners, their families and chauffeurs, mounted, framed and glazed, 40cm x 24cm together with another similar; 1916 Overland - A Period Framed Sepia Photographic Print of Ernest Sully of Stogumber, Somerset with his family circa 1916 in their new car an Overland which he purchased that year, Mr Sully owned a garage in the village, the carved stone sign on the wall top right reads 'Williton Railway Station, Watchet & Crowcome, mounted framed and glazed, 25cm x 16cm; A Collection of West Country Headed Garage Receipts dating from the 1920's to the 1950's, including W.D. Edwards of 58 East Street, Taunton; Quay Garage Co. Kingsbridge, Devon; Pearse's Garage, Taunton, etc.
Lot 1368
Interesting and rare mahogany single fusee Patent repeater alarm clock by William Bartleet of Birmingham, the front movement plate inscribed Trusted's Patent Repeater, Wm. Bartleet, Birmingham over an alarm setting slide and bell, fitted with an instruction label to the inside front door inscribed 'Directions for using the Patent repeater, with an alarum...', the movement with alarm winding cord to the left and pull repeat cord to the right, the 3" white dial within a rounded arched case inlaid with boxwood lines and surmounted by a brass carrying handle, 11.75" high overall *This clock is sold with a copy of an article written about it titled Restoration of a Curious Time Repeater by Philip Setterfield from the November issue of Clocks magazine in 1980 and a restoration invoice receipt from Yalecastle Limited dated 8th September 1980
Lot 1192
Very early and rare G B Bowell "Continuous Motion" electric clock, constructed in 1929, the 5" painted dial is inscribed "G.B.B, Continuous Motion and Provisional Patent 774-14147-29"; dating it to 1929 as the full Patent 327,708 was granted in 1930 *The clock is historically significant as the Patent post dated Bowell's separation from partnership with Hope Jones and its purpose was to achieve a better patent than Bain for a clock with an electric motor drive capable of driving a tower clock train, and thus also the hands. Horseshoe back mount casting with "Bowell Patent", brass movement, mahogany case 36.5" high, pendulum, bob and case key. It is believed that only four examples of this clock type exist; twenty years ago two were in the Terwilliger collection with one on loan to New York University, the two others , including this one were in private ownership in the UK. The clock is sold also with a comprehensive folio containing original pre publication manuscripts by G B Bowell, and a large volume of other invaluable and substantial research papers, copies of the published papers and numerous other original and copy historic papers, and Patents pertaining to G B Bowell
Lot 1350
Rare early English ebonised triple fusee table clock, the 11" square brass dial with skeleton chapter ring signed Tho Speakman, Londini Fecit under six o'clock, the silvered chapter ring enclosing a recessed matted centre with calendar aperture over three ringed winding holes, the six pillar movement playing on a nest of six bells (missing), with finely engraved foliate back plate also signed Tho Speakman, Fecit, within an ebonised pillared breakfront case surmounted by a caddy top, 19.75" high (in need of restoration)
Lot 1364
Rare early English blue lacquer and floral gilded double fusee verge bracket clock, the 7" brass arched dial signed Ralph Tolson, London on a silvered arched plate to the matted centre with false pendulum bob and calendar apertures, also with strike/silent dial to the arch, the movement with pull repeat playing on a nest of six bells and striking on another, with fine scrolling foliate engraved back plate, within a stepped case surmounted by a caddy top with four turned brass finials and carrying handle, 21" high (pendulum and door keys)
Lot 1536
Rare and unusual black slate two train calendar mantel clock, the 5.5" silvered chapter ring enclosing a recessed centre showing dates of the month, also with apertures for months of the year and days of the week over a moon phase, within a temple case sgrafitto with foliate designs, the S. Marti movement striking on a gong, 18.5" high (pendulum)
Lot 1182
Extremely rare and early surviving Murday/Reason Manufacturing Co. electric master clock, with short pendulum dating from 1912, within a 19" high mahogany case with ball and claw feet, fretwork decoration and 6" white enamelled dial with Roman numerals behind a glazed spun brass bezel *This clock was purchased from the family of a foreman at the Reason company who was presented with the clock on 6 February 1912 "in appreciation of his assistance in the "Automatic Circular Folder Action" last week", it operates with a Hipp toggle type mechanism, and pendulum with zinc bob *A copy of the award letter to the foreman is included with the clock *illustrated in Shenton Collectable Clocks Price Guide, Edition 1, fig 243, page 416 and Edition 2, fig 413, page 375
Lot 1102
Rare oak cased single train mechanical clock fitted with Arzeberger's quick make and break switch, the 3.5" silvered dial signed Arzeberger Contact, 8 Day, 1/2 Min; also two very early Synchronome slaves (3) *Professor Arzeberger of Brunn devised this switch in 1870 *See Electrical Timekeeping by F. Hope-Jones, 2nd edition, page 53, fig 32
Lot 1336
Zeidlmayr, Wienn., no. 42, rare gilt metal candle alarm clock, circa 1740, the gilt square plated fusee movement with verge escapement, winged balance cock with broad pierced foot with irregular edge, turned pillars and engraved standing barrel for the alarm, the back plate signed Zeidlmayr Wienn N. 242, applied gilt dial with foliate engraved spandrels and central alarm disc, the rectangular case engraved overall with geometric designs and scrolling leaves, the inside of the lid signed Matthias Gärttner Wienn and opening to reveal the candle, the alarm sounding on a bell mounted below, the whole raised on turned feet, length overall 6.25" *This clock was purchased from Sotheby's on 30/5/1991 for £10,000 (lot 216)
Lot 1186
An extremely rare Brillie electric master clock, with bell strike, white enamelled 6" dial inscribed Brillie Electrique and Roman numerals with brass bezel, ornate spherical bob pendulum and horseshoe magnet and coil mounted on marble back plate, within an oak glazed case; 17.5" high *The clock is also sold with a folio containing a large volume of invaluable and substantial research papers including original copies of historic papers and patents pertaining to Brillie, original and reproduced photographs, published articles and correspondence, and a copy of installation and usage instructions included
Lot 1193
Extremely rare surviving Murday/Reason Manufacturing Co. electric master clock, with long pendulum dating from circa 1910, the clock in a decorative 54" high mahogany case with 3/4 length glazing, the 11.5" dial with Roman numerals and blued steel spade hands and within a glazed spun brass bezel; with a Hipp toggle type mechanism located behind the dial, with wooden pendulum and weight platform below the two green cotton covered coils, suspended from a cast and steel plate are the two brass bob cylinders, the rear of the case protected by a steel guard rail *This clock was formerly located in the manufacturers drawing office and there are further notes sold with this clock. Please ask for further information or copies
Lot 1010
Rare early walnut stick barometer in need of restoration, the paper scale indistinctly signed Manticha..., flanked by turned pillars over a flat trunk with rounded canted sides and inset tube above the spherical cistern cover, surmounted by a stepped cornice with three turned bone vase finials
Lot 1349
Interesting and rare rosewood double fusee automata bracket clock, the movement back plate signed Shacklock's, Stanfree, the 6.5" painted arched dial depicting automata dogs chasing game through a woodland connected to a pull repeat mechanism, over a green painted chapter ring with gilt Roman numerals enclosing subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, the case with box base and faux bamboo pillars, surmounted by a rounded arched top with brass carrying handle, 21.5" high overall
Lot 1410
Fine and rare miniature hook and spike brass verge lantern clock, the 3" brass arched dial signed John Bushman, London on an oval boss to the foliate engraved arch over a brass chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with central alarm dial and single iron hand, surmounted by foliate pierced side frets, strapwork bell and finial, 6.5" high (pendulum and weights) * This clock retains the complete alarm work
Lot 1340
Rare Victorian gilt metal month timepiece attributed to Thomas Cole, with an enamel dial and Fleur de Lys hands, the large two-tier movement signed Dee 123, with tapered plates, seven wheels in the train, ratchet tooth lever escapement and plain gold balance, the multi-section lyre shaped case engraved overall with leaves and arabesques, with strut support, 9.75" high *This timepiece is illustrated in J.B. Hawkins - Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking, item 30, page 93, where it is incorrectly described as having an eight day movement with a compensated balance; the stated height is also incorrect
Lot 1180
Very rare J Cauderay's patent of 1893 electric mantel clock,; the four-sided glass case supports a 4" dial with sweep second hand and two decorative silk covered coils leading to the battery in the base, 12" high *such clocks were manufactured in France and are credited with the earliest successful use of an electrically maintained spring balance *This clock, and its unusual features are further described and illustrated in Alan Shenton - Collectable Clocks, figures 426a/b
Lot 1829
Interesting and rare Biedermeier regulator automata musical mystery longcase clock, the 10" painted arched dial and movement with pinwheel escapement under three dancing Oriental bisque headed dolls, the central figure operating a barrel organ either side of figures striking bells before gilded griffins, also with another 8.75" clock dial fitted to the base with subsidiary clock dial within a flat surround, the segmented walnut case with long two-part wavy glazed door over a glazed base, 105" high (compensated pendulum and three weights)
Lot 1194
Extremely rare Shortt Synchronome astronomical regulator with experimental Inertia escapement, made in 1912, within a mahogany case, 55.5" high *The clock is accompanied by a letter from The Synchronome Company to a previous owner confirming that only twelve such clocks were made. This experimental clock type should not be confused with the later Synchronome astronomical SH6 clocks made after the First World War in 1926 for Admiral Fountaine and then various observatories. The clock is sold with copies of Shortt's patent of 22 November 1911, his lecture to the BHI on 16 January 2012 and the Synchronome Company's sales leaflet for this clock The clock is original, with mahogany case with moulded cornice and base, the glazed door with rectangular bevelled glass, the upper section with round dial glass and silvered astronomical dial with blued steel hands, dial movement with four wheel train and narrow, rectangular brass plates. The case back has a heavy triangular cast iron suspension support for pendulum, with two invar compensation rods connecting it to the bottom mounted movement and supporting the beat scale. The movement with snailed brass back plate and agate tipped gravity arm, the arm electrically reset every second, and interacting with a wheel mounted to a carriage at the bottom of the pendulum rod, providing impulse at every vibration, invar rod with steel suspension, weight platform and cylindrical lead bob; suspension mount, lower suspension part below bob, and case key detached for transport
Lot 1328
Paul Garnier, no. 895, rare Louis Philippe Ormolu Grande Sonnerie Pendule Portative with chaff cutter escapement, circa 1835, with 3.25" twelve-piece cartouche dial and bezel concealed winding, the rectangular bell striking and repeating movement with fine wheel work and Garnier's two-plane escapement, the back plate signed Paul Garnier, H. Du Roi, Paris 895 and PG. Breveté, the one piece waisted rococo case cast and chased with scrolls, shells, a lyre and garlands of fruit, 8" high *Paul Garnier, a highly respected and innovative maker, was born in 1801 and died in 1869. He is chiefly remembered for his escapement work, his most famous being the two-plane escapement fitted to this clock. For illustrations of a similar Pendule Portative and a description of this clock no, 895, see Carriage Clocks by Charles Allix, pages 58 and 59, plates II/23 and II/24 *This clock was purchased from Sotheby's on 14/12/1989 for £4200 (lot 258)
Lot 41
Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915) ‘Light and Liberty’. Certificate issued to Bro. J P Gibson by the Electrical Trades Union in February 1914. Photo lithograph.Crane designed the emblem for the organisation circa 1899.A rare example, another in the collection of the Working Class Movement Library, Manchester. 42 x 32.5cm. Framed and glazed.
Lot 78
Laura Ingalls aviatrix pioneer signed 1930 US Air Mail cover for the dedication of Muskogee Municipal Airport with local CDS postmark. Rare autograph Laura Ingalls was a highly successful female pilot of the 1930s with several unusual records to her credit. Daughter of a wealthy New York City family, Ingalls learned to fly in 1928. In 1930, she performed 344 consecutive loops, setting a women's record, and she shortly broke her own record with 930. She also did 714 barrel rolls breaking both women's and men's records. Ingalls held more U.S. transcontinental air records during the 1930s than any other woman, including a transcontinental record of 30 hours east to west and 25 hours west to east (round trip New York and Los Angeles), both in 1930. In 1935, she became the first women to fly nonstop from the east coast to the west coast and then immediately broke Amelia Earhart's nonstop transcontinental west-to-east record with a flight from Los Angeles to New York in 13 hours, 34 minutes. Her most well-known flights were made in 1934 and earned her a Harmon Trophy as the most outstanding female aviator of the year. Ingalls flew in a Lockheed Orion from Mexico to Chile, over the Andes Mountains to Rio, to Cuba and then to New York, marking the first flight over the Andes by an American woman, the first solo flight around South America in a landplane, the first flight by a woman from North America to South America, and setting a woman's distance record of 27,358 kilometres (17,000 miles). In 1936, she placed second behind Louise Thaden in the prestigious Bendix Trophy Race. Ingalls' flying career ended with questions about spying for the Germans in World War II, charges she denied. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Lot 115
M. A. Birrell rare Battle of Britain pilot signed Navy cover. 40th Anniversary of the First Shooting Down of an Enemy Aircraft from Catapult Ship Maplin by a Hurricane Fighter signed RAF cover. Signed G. C. Baldwin, M. A. Birrell. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Lot 132
Patrick Collins HRHA (1911-1994)Pony Running Wild on ErrisbegOil on board, 60 x 75cm (23¾ x 29¾)SignedExhibited: Tom Caldwell Gallery, Dublin, solo exhibition; Arts Council of Ireland, 'The Delighted Eye', Catalogue No.13; Sligo Art Gallery, 'Patrick Collins Retrospective', 1985; David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin June 1970, Catalogue No. 1; Cork Arts Society, March 1973, Catalogue No. 28; Belltable Gallery, Limerick, April 1981, Catalogue No. 36.Literature: 'Contemporary Irish Art' by Roderic Knowles, 1982, colour plate p.107; Frances Ruane, 'The Delighted Eye', Arts Councils of Ireland, 1980, illustrated; Frances Ruane, 'Patrick Collins', Arts Councils of Ireland, 1982, pp. 55, 57 (illus), 59, 110.Like most of his works, Ponies Running Wild on Errisbeg was painted from the artist’s memory because he wanted the physical appearance of the subject to give way to his poetic interpretation, distilled over time. The initial subject is the starting point for a semi-abstract composition that is an independent entity with an internal logic and meaning all its own. Ponies, buildings, boundary walls and mountaintop are fragments of the environment that float on the surface. They are nearly abstract, crusty, staccato surface notations set against an unbounded space. Collins is drawn to subdued colours, with edges softened by the diffused light of an overcast Irish day. The dominant earth tones of this painting are electrified by shafts of pink and yellow-green and by a large patch of watery blue that reflects the sky. In true Collins style, light emanates from somewhere deep under the translucent surface. While some shapes are aligned with the perimeter, others seem to be pulled towards an imaginary central magnetic point. This opposition between edge and centre gives the composition a dynamic rotating movement. Collins is a rare artist who has combined a desire to paint something truly indigenous, romantic subjects at the very heart of rural Ireland, with a sophisticated international approach to abstract picture making. Unlike most Irish landscape painters, Collins consciously avoided depicting the picturesque. Rather than ‘landscape’, works like this one are more about ‘the land’, with implicit references to use and ownership. Here we can see in the defined edges of the painting, the familiar boundary walls that define a rural ‘holding’. This ‘frame within a frame’ also serves to separate the scene from the observed world, reminding us that Collins has brought it into the timeless realm of poetic imagination. He takes all the intimate furniture of the landscape, all those walls and sheds, and obscures them with mist and light. They become nearly forgotten images from his memory, lost through time in a lonely and desolate landscape.Dr Frances Ruane HRHA, July 2019
Lot 168
Barrie Cooke HRHA (1931-2014)Black Stones (BC09900)Oil on canvas, 137 x 152cm (54 x 59¾)Signed, inscribed and dated 1999Provenance: With the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin 2000.It’s well-known that Barrie Cooke had Heraclitus’s words ‘Everything flows’ on his studio wall. The fifth-century BC, Greek philosopher’s belief that everything is in a state of flux resonated with English-born, US-educated, Irish artist Barrie Cooke who, having moved to Ireland in 1954, lived close to lakes and rivers in Kilnaboy, Co Clare, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny and Kilmactranny, Co Sligo. Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, in 1931, his family emigrated to the US when Cooke was 16 and he began studying Biology at Harvard: ‘I was going to be a fishery biologist so that I could spend my life fishing’ but he switched to art history and painting and fishing became his lifelong enthusiasm. His Harvard degree, in History of Art, Biology and Chinese Poetry, and his knowledge of art history, his love of nature and his poetic sensibility are evident in his work.Seamus Heaney, writing about his friend, said that in Cooke’s case ‘[t]he rod tip is like a straw in the cosmic wind . . . the tip of the loaded brush is even more exploratory and receptive’. Black Stones, from 1999, the immediacy and freshness of the work, its movement and aliveness captures a fisherman’s attentiveness to the scene before him; it’s an artist-fisherman’s concentration on the moment. For Cooke, fishing was his contact with the earth, ‘It’s my meditation’.Black Stones is a work from the very end of the twentieth century and the end of a millennium. By then, and decades before global leaders paid any attention to the greatest crisis of our time, Barrie Cooke was very aware of how pollution was the world’s biggest challenge. He saw, first hand, the death of lakes and rivers and during the 1990s paintings such as ‘Sewage Outlet’ [1993] and ‘Lough Arrow Algae’ [1995] reflected his concerns. But this painting is fresh, clean, pure. It splashes with life. Cooke says ‘I think there has to be one thing in painting - energy, vitality, that’s ninety-nine percent of it’ and vibrant it is. The palette is simple. Black, white and blue. The large black stones are `more airy rather than weighed down and blue had always been important to Cooke: ‘right from youth blue has always been a wonderful colour. It is sky. It’s the blue of Titian, Bellini. It’s all those things.’Both representational and abstract, Black Stones drips with light and movement. Cooke himself says that ‘Art maybe is an attempt to hold the moment, to keep it alive. It is difficult, and if you manage to realise actual vitality on the canvas you have achieved something quite rare, and perhaps that’s enough.’This is a right here, right now painting. It is earth, air and water. Barrie Cooke spent a long time on each painting but it looks spontaneous and from the dazzling water, at any moment, a fish could jump.Barrie Cooke was chosen to represent Ireland at the Paris Biennale and the ten-year retrospective at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in 1986 was shown in Belfast, Cork and Limerick. A major show was held in the Haags Geementemuseum in 1992 and the RHA held a Retrospective in 2003. His work is in all major Irish Art Collections and international collections include Fogg Museum, Boston, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Harvard University, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.Niall MacMonagle 2019
Lot 9
AFTER ISAAC OLIVER ELIZABETH I WITH SCEPTRE AND ORB engraving, 1620, a good 17th century impression 13.8 x 10.75cm / 5 1/2 x 4 1/4in This rare engraving shows Elizabeth I in her official robes for the Opening of Parliament. There is another impression of this subject in the Wellcome Collection, London (Wellcome Library no. 569882i).
Lot 33
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES JAMESON GRANT (fl. MID-19th CENTURY) PUBLICAN'S SPORT FOR OCTOBER, OR THE BEER BILL IN FULL OPERATION published by Orlando Hodgson, 10 Cloth Fair, London lithograph with hand colouring Plate: 19.5 x 30.0cm / 7 3/4 x 11 3/4in The present work is a very rare impression whose hand is not known with certainty. It does not feature in the BMC (British Museum Collection), and the only institution found to hold it is the U.S. Library of Congress (Congressional Control No. 2006678725). The 'Beer Bill' referred to might possibly be the various motions brought in Parliament between 1824-1830, culminating in The Beerhouse Act. Literature: Eric Tenbus - A Draught Of Discontentment: National Identity And Nostalgia In The Beerhouse Act Of 1830 - Brewery History (161), 2015 - pp.2-9
Lot 47
Rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master stainless steel gentleman's bracelet watch, ref. 1675, circa 1966, serial no .1494xxx, with rare t-38 crystal, faded blue and red 'Pepsi' bezel, black gloss 'Swiss-T- ** with Rolex box, the original Guarantee booklet purchased from Watches of Switzerland, Glasgow in November 1967; also various service receipts -360 VIEW-Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - appears in good general condition - see images for guidance. Glass - light marks, t-38 crystal. Hands - light surface marks as expected of the period. Case - the 'ghost' bezel with fading and some light marks, the case overall has surface marks present consistent with the period - view all images for guidance. Crown - adjusting correctly. Bracelet - good condition and later replacement. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Lot 42
Rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual Precision 'Pre-Explorer' stainless steel gentleman's bracelet watch, ref. 6150, circa 1953, serial. no. 94xxxx, circular gilt 'Swiss' dial with luminous quarter Arabic numerals and baton markers, outer minute track with five minute divisions and sweep centre seconds, luminous Mercedes hands, screw-down crown, A296 18 jewels movement, no. 271xx, bubble back case dated 'IV.53', non-Rolex bracelet, 36mm -360 VIEW-Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - surface oxidised patina as expected of the period - see images for guidance. Glass - surface scratches. Hands - marks and some wear. Case - surface marks present with some pitting to the case back - see all images. Crown - adjusting correctly. Bracelet - modern, not Rolex, surface marks. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Lot 20
Extremely Rare Omega Speedmaster 'Ultraman' chronograph stainless steel gentleman's bracelet watch, ref. 145012-67-SP, circa 1968, serial no. 2607xxxx, circular black 'T Swiss Made T' dial with baton markers, minute markers, subsidiary hour, thirty minute and constant seconds, orange chronograph centre seconds, fixed 'dot over ninety' tachymeter bezel, Omega crown, cal. 321 17 jewel movement with dust cover, Speedmaster emblem and Omega logo to the case back, Omega 1039 bracelet with 516 end links dated '2.68', 42mm -360 VIEW-** The owner was in the Merchant Navy and purchased the watch in 1968 when approaching his 21st birthday whilst in Hong Kong. With the original import document dated 2/2/1969, issued on the Chitral on arrival at King George V dock in February 1969; also with a selection of photographs of the current owner and a postcard sent to his parents from when he was in Cape Town, where he mentions " I've seen a watch, it might cost £45" -** As recently featured on the BBC Antiques Roadshow,14th September 2019https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07myrzy- ** The Ultraman is an original watch produced by Omega in very low numbers, in the serial between 26.076.xxx and 26.079.xxx. The watch was only made in 1968 and featured in The Return of Ultraman in 1971, which gives it its nickname 'Speedmaster Ultraman'. - Condition Report - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - good condition, a couple of small marks to the seconds and minute subsidiary dials and a small mark between the one and two positions all only visible under a 10X loupe. Glass - surface marks. Hands - light marks, small area of paint missing to the hour hand, small hole and crack to the hour hand infill, centre seconds with small area of paint missing. Case - some marks and scuffs to the bezel, scratches and some small indentations to the case sides, case back with surface marks and a couple of scratches from case opening. Crown - adjusting correctly, push buttons start/stop and reset. Bracelet - surface marks, mild swelling to the links, surface scratches to the clasp, wrist size 7.25'' approx. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Lot 40
Rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner stainless steel gentleman's bracelet watch (small crown), ref. 6536-1, circa 1957, serial no. 230xxx, bi-rotational black 'ghost' bezel insert, black dial with 'Swiss' gilt minute track dot markers, dot markers and 'lollipop' sweep centre seconds, gilt text 'Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100m = 330ft Submariner'', cal. 1030 25 jewel movement, no. N716769, screw-down small crown, inside case back date 'I.57', riveted Oyster bracelet with 65 end links, the clasp dated '1.57', 38mm - **Introduced in 1955, the 6536 Submariner was produced alongside the Big Crown 6538 throughout the late 1950s -360 VIEW-Condition Report: - Movement - functioning. Dial - nice patina and gilding good, with surface oxidised marks as expected of the period - see all images supplied for guidance. Glass - some light marks present. Hands - surface marks present. Case - 'ghost' bezel lacking pearl, surface marks present with some rubbing to the lugs, the inside case back with various service inscriptions. Crown - adjusts correctly. Bracelet - the clasp with surface bruising and general marks, dated '57' to the clasp. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Lot 98
A RARE LATE 14TH / EARLY 15TH CENTURY ISLAMIC TIMURID CARVED POTTERY TILE, The tile of rectangular form with white borders, the face of the frieze deeply carved with quatrefoil motif, with turquoise glazed formal lotus style scroll, with smaller dark glazed roundel's of formal style, 31.5cm x 42cm x 4.8cm deep, Provenance: From a private European collection.
Lot 620
Parker, Duofold, a rare retail sample gilt metal fountain pen and ball point pen, the fountain pen cap with arrow clip, cap band and stamped Metal, the medium reverse oblique nib stamped 18K 750, cartridge filling system, inked, with cartridge convertor, the ball point pen conforming, with Parker box and outer card packaging These retail samples were produced to have the same weight and feel as the 18 carat gold examples.
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