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Drocourt, Paris, A French Corniche carriage clock, the eight day movement having a platform lever escapement and striking the hours and half hours on a gong with push repeat, the backplate numbered `2362` with the inside of the movement stamped with the `secret` trademark of the clockmaker Drocourt, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands and a gilt brass sight ring, contained in a brass Corniche case, 16.5cm. high. (Handle up). * Pierre & Alfred Drocourt were one of the top maker`s of carriage clocks in the mid to late Victorian period, having a factory at Saint-Nicolas-d`Ailermont, the most important town for carriage clock manufacture at the time, as well as premises in Paris at Rue Debelleyme 28 and Rue de Limoges. They were awarded numerous medals at exhibitions, such as the bronze medal at Paris 1867, the silver at Paris 1878 and the gold at Paris in 1889. Alfred succeeded his father Pierre sometime in the 1870`s.
Jaeger-Le Coultre, An Atmos mantel clock, the white chapter ring having applied Arabic & tapered hour numerals, Dauphine hands, and signed to the centre `Jaeger-Le Coultre, Atmos, Swiss Made`, with the underside of the lacquered brass four glass case signed and stamped with the movement calibre number `526-5`, the top of the escapement also signed and stamped with the serial number `132189`, giving a date of manufacture for 1960, height 22cm. Complete with box & manual.
Vincenti et Cie, Paris, A mahogany and brass mantel clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours and half hours on a gong, the round dial having a white enamel chapter ring with black Roman numerals, an engine turned centre, and blued steel spade hands, the rectangular mahogany case having applied brass classical mouldings and feet, height 32cm. * Vincenti was a well known French clock movement maker who founded his business in Montbeliard in 1823 before going bankrupt in 1824, the business then taken over by the manager Roux to become Vincenti et Cie working at Rue d`Anjou au Marcus, Paris from 1850.
Smith`s of Clerkenwell, A passing strike skeleton clock, the eight day chain fusee movement striking once on a bell at each hour, the silvered chapter ring, of typical Smith`s form, engraved with black Roman numerals and having blued steel spade hands, the scroll shaped plates having turned pillars, with an engraved, silvered scroll plaque to the front plate signed `Vale, Bury St. Edmunds`, standing on a white marble oval base typical of this maker and complete with glass dome, height 40cms; 43cm (inc. dome). * John Smith and Sons of Clerkenwell, London were, along with Evans of Handsworth, at the forefront of skeleton clock making in the Victorian period. The business was founded circa 1844 in St. John`s Square, Clerkenwell at the former manufactury of Colnel Magnier with skeleton clocks making up a large part of their varied horological output. Their factory had it`s own brass foundary, clock case workshop and assembly areas for the various types of clock produced as seen in an article printed in the Illustrated London News of 1851 entitled `Visit to a Clerkenwell Clock Factory`. This frame design is illustrated in one of their catalogues of the period. *John Vale is recorded as a clockmaker and retailer working in Abbeygate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk from 1839 until 1864 and for whom Evans would have made this clock.
Leach, Salisbury, A small mahogany drop dial wall clock, having an eight day duration fusee movement, the seven inch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and the maker`s name `Leach, Salisbury`, with a matted centre and blued steel spade hands, the mahogany case having a small drop inlaid with brass decoration, height 27cm. * George Leach is recorded as working in Salisbury, Wiltshire from 1830 until 1848.
Thomas Chune, Shifnal, An oak longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve inch arched brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, cast rococo spandrels to the four corners, a matted dial centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, blued steel hands and a silvered boss within the arch engraved with the maker`s name `Thos. Chune, 1773`, the oak case having a raised panel to the base with canted corners, fluted quartered columns to the trunk with cast brass capitals, the hood having fluted pillars, with the swan neck pediment having a turned wooden finial to the centre, height 226cm (inc. finial). * Thomas Chune is recorded as working in Shifnal, Staffordshire until 1796.
A Regency mahogany and ebony inlaid sideboard, of recessed bowed breakfront outline, bordered with lines, fitted with a central concave fronted drawer and enclosed cupboard to either side, one being fitted with a deep cellarette drawer, having ebonised simulated fluted stiles and brass lion mask ring handles, on carved lions hair claw feet, 181.5cm (6ft 11 1/2in) wide.
A 17th Century Flemish carved oak, walnut and ebonised Kas, with a walnut veneer moulded cornice applied with sculptured cherubs heads, having triple geometrically moulded panels with raised fielded octagons between sculptured lions mask and brass ring caryatid stiles, fitted with a narrow central frieze drawer with ebonised reeded, guilloche, foliate and flowerhead ornament between raised masks, enclosed by a pair of geometrically moulded panel doors below, with raised fielded octagons between stiles headed with sculptured male torsos, on a moulded base with ebonised fluted bun-shaped feet, 166cm (5ft 5 1/4in) wide, 157.5cm (5ft 2in) high.

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