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Lot 114
A ruby and diamond cluster ring. The oval shape ruby within a single cut diamond and circular shape ruby surround, stamped 18ct, ring size R1/2, gross weight 6.5g.Overall condition fair to goodOne claw has been soft soldered - discoloured - visible with magnificationAbrasion to rubies in keeping with general wear
Lot 155
A sapphire, ruby and diamond swivel band ring. Set throughout with square shape sapphires and rubies, with hinged single cut diamond sides, one ruby deficient, ring size Q1/2, gross weight 7.7g.One ruby deficientAbrasion to gemstonesAreas of pitting, one small split to metal, visible with magnificationRing unmarked and untested, likely platinum
Lot 24
19th century ruby, emerald and pearl yellow metal flower head ring, four split pearls in quatre foil formation, cushion cut ruby to centre, four small round ruby accents, two small emeralds, bead detailing, collet claw set, closed back settings, pierced scroll work shoulders, the band with engraved foliate scroll decoration, evidence of resizing, ring size N½, weight approx 2.3g
Lot 36
Early 20th century diamond and ruby cluster yellow metal bar brooch, the old cushion cut diamond measuring approx. 5.87 x 6.64 x 4.15mm, weighing approx. 1.0 carat, assessed clarity VS-SI, assessed colour tinted, claw set, twelve small round cut rubies, diameter of head approx. 10.5mm, knife edge shoulders, length approx. 5cm, hinged pin and simple loop brooch fittings with additional prong, weight approx. 5.8g
Lot 1243
A FINE GEORGE II POCKET WATCH MOVEMENT WITH CYLINDER ESCAPEMENTGEORGE GRAHAM, LONDON, NUMBER 6077, CIRCA 1742The gilt full plate single fusee movement with four square baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and cylinder escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with faceted diamond endstone, herringbone bordered canted rim and with wedge-shaped scroll engraved foot flanked by silvered regulation disc set within adjacent applied scroll engraved panel infill opposing signature Geo. Graham, London and numbered 6077, with gilt brass dust cover similarly signed Geo. Graham, London.The pillar plate 3.5cm (1.375ins) diameter. Provenance:The Leonard Fuller Collection. Purchased from Gerald E. Marsh, Winchester, 11th December 2004 as part of a package deal comprising the oval pre-haispring watch by Vallier and two other watch movements by John Knibb and Thomas Tompion for a total of £14,000. George Graham was born in around 1673 in Kirklinton, Cumberland, but by 1688 he had moved to London and entered into an apprenticeship with Henry Aske. Graham gained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1695 and went to work for Thomas Tompion, whose niece, Elizabeth, he married at St. Mary le Bow in September 1704. After the Tompion's failed partnership with Edard Banger Graham was trusted to become his successor with the two makers entering into a formal a partnership in 1711. On Tompion's death in 1713 George Graham inherited the business 'on the corner of Water Lane in Fleet Street' and continued there until 1720 when he relocated to 'the Dial and One Crown' further up Fleet Street, nearer Fleet Bridge.George Graham maintained the same exacting standards as his former master and also continued the serial numbering system established in around 1680/81. In 1722 he served as Master of the Clockmakers' Company and went on to establish himself as one of the most important clockmakers of his generation. Amongst his achievements was the further development of the deadbeat escapement, invention of the mercury compensated pendulum and the cylinder watch escapement. As well as clocks and watches George Graham was also a highly accomplished maker of scientific instruments with perhaps his most famous creation being the planetarium made for Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery. He also produced the great mural quadrant for Edmund Halley at Greenwich observatory, also a fine transit instrument and the zenith sector used by James Bradley in his discoveries. Through his observations in testing his very highly regarded compasses Graham also discovered the diurnal variation in the terrestrial magnetic field in 1722/23.George Graham also became an ardent supporter of John Harrison in the development of his marine chronometers to the extent that he forwarded an interest free private loan of £200 to Harrison to facilitate the building of H1. George Graham died in 1751 and was buried next to his former master in Westminster Abbey, leaving the business in the hands of a former apprentices, Samuel Barclay and Thomas Colley. George Graham's legacy is perhaps best reflected by the subsequent work of another former apprentice, Thomas Mudge, who went on to continue in the development of the marine chronometer after Harrison, and to invent the lever watch escapement. The cylinder escapement was developed in around 1695 by Thomas Tompion and further refined by George Graham in 1726. This new escapement was perhaps the first developed exclusively for watch work and, as well as being a better rate keeper, the cylinder escapement also allowed movements to be made more compact (due to the escapement operating in one plane only). However, being a form of frictional rest escapement, the cylinder escapement was prone to relatively heavy rates of wear hence was less reliable than the verge (until hardened steel escape wheels and ruby cylinders were developed later in the 18th century). George Graham's faith in this new design of escapement was such that he incorporated it into all of his watches from around 1725/6 (between serial numbers 5175 and 5182). Condition Report: The movement is complete and in working condition. The train appears all-original with the probable exception of the escape wheel which is probably a 'service replacement'. Some of the steelwork (most notably the minute hand post and winding squares) is oxidised and the silvered regulation disc is discoloured. The backcock securing screw is a little chewed. The movement retains gilt finish to wheelwork (except escape wheel) and to the plates with minimal wear/scratching. The dust cover is missing its steel slide latch and is generally discoloured/oxidised but would no doubt clean very well. The dial mounting plate is present but with solder residue from a previous alternative mounting (although there appears to be no additional modifications/holes etc). The hour wheel/tube is present. Movement has a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 1089
A FINE GEORGE III ENGRAVED GOLD AND BASSE-TAILLE ENAMEL PAIR-CASED CYLINDER POCKET WATCH THOMAS MUDGE AND WILLIAM DUTTON, LONDON, 1773The gilt full plate single fusee movement with four square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and cylinder escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine asymmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with faceted diamond endstone, herringbone bordered rim and grotesque mask at the junction with wedge-shaped leafy scroll engraved foot flanked by silvered regulation disc set within adjacent applied scroll engraved panel infill opposing signature Tho: Mudge, W. Dutton, London and numbered 979, with gilt brass dust cover similarly signed Tho: Mudge, W. Dutton, London, with slightly later circular white enamel Arabic numeral dial with vertically aligned numerals and gold arrow hands, the inner case with suspension post with bow at twelve o'clock, the outer case engraved and parcel cobalt blue enamel decorated with floral spray within oval panel and tied-ribbon and leafy-spray inhabited surround within white heighted repeating lozenge outer border, with conforming border to bezel and bright-cut mouldings to circumference, marks for London 1773, maker PM possibly for Peter Mounier.The pillar plate 3.6cm (1.375ins) diameter; the outer case 4.8cm (1.875ins) diameter. Provenance:The Leonard Fuller Collection. Purchased from Malcolm Gardner, Sevenoaks, 29th August 1967 for £265. Thomas Mudge was born in Exeter, Devon in 1717 and was apprenticed to George Graham before setting himself up in business at 151 Fleet Street, London in 1748. At around the time of the death of his former Master in 1751, Mudge was joined in partnership by a fellow former apprentice of Graham, William Dutton, who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1738 and gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1746.The business subsequently traded from 148 Fleet Street and Mudge, whilst in partnership with Dutton, rapidly acquired a reputation as one of England's outstanding watchmakers. In around 1755, if not earlier, Mudge invented the detached lever escapement, which he first applied to a clock, but when incorporated into a watch became the greatest single improvement ever applied to them.In 1765 Mudge published the book, Thoughts on the Means of Improving Watches, Particularly those for Use at Sea, and the following year, alongside Dutton, was elevated to Liveryman. In around 1771 Thomas Mudge retired to Plymouth in order to spend more time to pursue his development of a marine timekeeper. The first of these went on trial in 1774 where it performed superbly leading to an award of 500 guineas. Mudge went on to complete two others in 1779 in the continuing attempt to satisfy the increasingly difficult requirements set by the Board of Longitude. They were tested by the Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne, and declared as being unsatisfactory. There followed a controversy in which it was claimed that Maskelyne had not given them a fair trial. A similar controversy had arisen when John Harrison had been denied the full amount of the 1714 prize by the Board of Longitude. Eventually, in 1792, two years before his death, Mudge was awarded £2,500 by a Committee of the House of Commons who decided for Mudge and against the Board of Longitude, then headed by Sir Joseph Banks.In around 1775 Dutton took both his sons (Thomas and Matthew) into the business forming a second partnership of William Dutton and Sons however the name Mudge and Dutton was often still used (mainly for watches) up to around 1790. William Dutton died in 1794 leaving the business to be continued very much in his tradition by his sons Thomas and Matthew. The cylinder escapement was developed in around 1695 by Thomas Tompion and further refined by George Graham in 1726. This new escapement was perhaps the first developed exclusively for watch work and, as well as being a better rate keeper, the cylinder escapement also allowed movements to be made more compact (due to the escapement operating in one plane only). However, being a form of frictional rest escapement, the cylinder escapement was prone to relatively heavy rates of wear hence was less reliable than the verge (until hardened steel escape wheels and ruby cylinders were developed later in the 18th century).An essentially identical movement to the present lot, also by Mudge and Dutton (number 1207 dated to 1781) but retaining original dial and gold pair-cases and benefitting from single family ownership since new, was sold in these rooms on 6th October 2021 (lot 225) for £9,000 hammer. Peter Mounier was a specialist maker of engraved and enamelled watch cases who is believed to have worked form circa 1761. Condition Report: Movement is in fine original working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The gilding to the escapewheel appears to be mostly rubbed/cleaned off (hence perhaps could be a 'service replacement') otherwise gilding to wheelwork, backplate etc exhibits next to no wear/scratching. The dust cover is in very fine original condition. As catalogued the dial is a slightly later replacement (circa 1800) but is in fine condition with no visible damage. The inner case is in fine condition with no discernible denting or notable scratching. The outer case has some small losses to the enamel infill (most notably to the leafy spray infill to the left-hand side) and overall light wear. The clasp release button is worn/dented otherwise appears to be in fine original condition.Watch has a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 1110
A FINE WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY SMALL TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER WITH ARNOLD'S 'U + I' SHAPED BALANCEARNOLD AND DENT, LONDON, CIRCA 1835The circular four pillar single chain fusee movement with five-spoke wheel crossings, Harrison's maintaining power, jewelled pivots for the escape wheel and Earnshaw type spring detent escapement regulated by helical-sprung Arnold 'U + I' shaped balance incorporating tapered weights with opposing timing screws and perpendicular poising bar, the backplate with tall balance cock centred with a ruby cabochon endstone, applied separate plate for the mainspring pivot fitted with a set-up ratchet, and blued steel movement pillar and backcock securing screws, the 3.325 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial beneath signature ARNOD & DENT, 84. Strand, London, N: 820 across the centre and WIND/UP, 0-48 power reserve dial at twelve o'clock, with blued steel spade hands and secured by a convex-glazed screw-down bezel into a lacquered brass bowl with pivoted dust-cap covered winding hole to underside, mounted via gimbals into a mahogany three tier box with typsy winding key, the middle tier applied with ivory roundel inscribed 820 to the front over lock with brass rectangular escutcheon plate and the sides with hinged with carrying handles.15cm (6ins) high, 14.5cm (5.75ins) wide, 14.5cm (5.75ins) deep. Edward John Dent was a talented horologist who at the age of 17 transferred his apprenticeship from the trade of tallow chandler to watchmaking under the charge of Edward Gaudin in 1807. By 1817 he had become well known as a watch and clockmaker receiving commissions from the Admiralty for a 'Standard Astronomical Clock' and pocket chronometers for the Colonial Office Africa Expedition. In 1830 Dent went into partnership with John Roger Arnold which continued until 1840 when he left and set up business alone as E.J. Dent at 82 Strand, London, primarily making marine chronometers, watches and precision clocks.John Roger Arnold was born in 1769, the son of the famous watch and chronometer maker John Arnold. He initially trained under his father and then Abraham Louis Breguet before, in 1787, going into partnership with his father. The firm of Arnold and Son subsequently became principal suppliers of early marine chronometers to the Royal Navy and lasted until the death of John Arnold senior in 1799. John Roger Arnold continued the business, in 1817 he was appointed Master of the Clockmakers' Company and in 1821 he was credited with the invention of the 'U' shaped compensated chronometer balance. In 1830 Arnold took Edward John Dent into partnership (after the unfortunate demise of his adopted son and likely successor); the partnership lasted ten years before being dissolved leaving Arnold to work alone until his death in 1843. The design of the balance used in the present chronometer conforms to the 'third type' of Arnold's 'U' design (designated 'U + I') as described in Mercer, Vaudrey JOHN ARNOLD & SON on page 156 (with an example illustrated plate 175). Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial is in fine condition with good even silvering and strong bluing to the hands. The bowl and gimbals show light wear, oxidation and discolouration to the finish otherwise are in vry good original condition. The top tier of the case may well be a very well-made replacement and has some scratching to the top surface, otherwise case is in very good relatively clean condition. Chronometer is complete with typsy winder and a case key.IVORY LICENCE - U876WTGUCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 1244
A VERY FINE GEORGE I GOLD REPOUSSE PAIR-CASED POCKET WATCH WITH CYLINDER ESCAPEMENTGEORGE GRAHAM, LONDON, NUMBER 5438, 1732The gilt full plate single fusee movement with four Egyptian pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and cylinder escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with faceted diamond endstone, herringbone bordered canted rim and with wedge-shaped scroll engraved foot flanked by silvered regulation disc set within adjacent applied scroll engraved panel infill opposing signature Geo: Graham, London and numbered 5438, with gilt brass dust cover similarly signed Geo. Graham, London, the slightly convex white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and finely worked beetle and poker hands, the inner case with shuttered winding hole to rear cover and suspension post with bow at twelve o'clock, the outer case repousse decorated in the manner of George Moser with Diana the huntress seated within a woodland landscape with a hound within repeating S-scroll surround adorned with scallop shells at the quadrants within further scroll-bordered reserves alternating with floral panels, the bezel with circumference engraved with further scrolls into a matted ground and with moulded collar to outer edge, the inner case with marks for London 1732 maker IW for John Ward and stamped with repeat serial number 5438.The pillar plate 3.5cm (1.375ins) diameter, the outer case 5cm (2ins) diameter. Provenance:The Leonard Fuller Collection. Purchased from Malcolm Gardner, Sevenoaks, 29th August 1967 for £265. George Graham was born in around 1673 in Kirklinton, Cumberland, but by 1688 he had moved to London and entered into an apprenticeship with Henry Aske. Graham gained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1695 and went to work for Thomas Tompion, whose niece, Elizabeth, he married at St. Mary le Bow in September 1704. After the Tompion's failed partnership with Edard Banger Graham was trusted to become his successor with the two makers entering into a formal a partnership in 1711. On Tompion's death in 1713 George Graham inherited the business 'on the corner of Water Lane in Fleet Street' and continued there until 1720 when he relocated to 'the Dial and One Crown' further up Fleet Street, nearer Fleet Bridge.George Graham maintained the same exacting standards as his former master and also continued the serial numbering system established in around 1680/81. In 1722 he served as Master of the Clockmakers' Company and went on to establish himself as one of the most important clockmakers of his generation. Amongst his achievements was the further development of the deadbeat escapement, invention of the mercury compensated pendulum and the cylinder watch escapement. As well as clocks and watches George Graham was also a highly accomplished maker of scientific instruments with perhaps his most famous creation being the planetarium made for Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery. He also produced the great mural quadrant for Edmund Halley at Greenwich observatory, also a fine transit instrument and the zenith sector used by James Bradley in his discoveries. Through his observations in testing his very highly regarded compasses Graham also discovered the diurnal variation in the terrestrial magnetic field in 1722/23.George Graham also became an ardent supporter of John Harrison in the development of his marine chronometers to the extent that he forwarded an interest free private loan of £200 to Harrison to facilitate the building of H1. George Graham died in 1751 and was buried next to his former master in Westminster Abbey, leaving the business in the hands of a former apprentices, Samuel Barclay and Thomas Colley. George Graham's legacy is perhaps best reflected by the subsequent work of another former apprentice, Thomas Mudge, who went on to continue in the development of the marine chronometer after Harrison, and to invent the lever watch escapement. The cylinder escapement was developed in around 1695 by Thomas Tompion and further refined by George Graham in 1726. This new escapement was perhaps the first developed exclusively for watch work and, as well as being a better rate keeper, the cylinder escapement also allowed movements to be made more compact (due to the escapement operating in one plane only). However, being a form of frictional rest escapement, the cylinder escapement was prone to relatively heavy rates of wear hence was less reliable than the verge (until hardened steel escape wheels and ruby cylinders were developed later in the 18th century). George Graham's faith in this new design of escapement was such that he incorporated it into all of his watches from around 1725/6 (between serial numbers 5175 and 5182). The present lot is a fine relatively early example of a Graham cylinder watch in fine condition complete with finely worked heavy outer repousse case. Condition Report: The watch is in fine clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements however it is possible that the escapewheel and cylinder may be 'service' replacements. The mechanism retains its gilt finish with minimal wear and with other faults limited to a couple of small scratches to the backplate. The dust cover is in fine condition. The dial appears to be in perfect condition including the hands which are vey finely made. The inner case is in fine original condition with minimal wear and no discernible denting. The outer case has some slight wear to the high spots to the rear cover otherwise in in fine original condition.Gross weight 133g. Watch has a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 1085
A FINE WILLIAM IV 18CT GOLD QUARTER-REPEATING POCKET WATCH WITH CYLINDER ESCAPEMENTARNOLD AND DENT, LONDON, 1832The gilt single fusee movement with four columnar pillars pinned through the backplate and cylinder escapement regulated by sprung three-arm flat-rim steel balance, the quarter repeat-work operated via plunger to the suspension post sounding the hours on a gong followed by ting-tang quarters on the same and a second smaller gong set within the circumference of the case, the backplate with plain balance cock incorporating faceted ruby endstone and with wedge-shaped foot, set beside raised plate for the mainspring barrel applied with spring set-up ratchet opposing Slow/Fast regulation lever and engraved signature Jn'o. R. Arnold, London with serial number 3882 and further text & Dent to the spring barrel pivot plate, the circular white enamel Roman numeral dial signed ARNOLD & DENT, LONDON, 3882 and with gold/gilt moon hands, the engine-turned silvered case with suspension post and loop at twelve o'clock, crest engraved as stag to the centre of the rear cover and inscribed Guy Lenox Prendergast to the inner cover, marks for London 1832 maker HH.The pillar plate 3.5cm (1.375ins) diameter, the case 4.8cm (1.875ins) diameter. Provenance:The Leonard Fuller Collection. Purchased from Aubrey Brocklehurst, London, 29th August 1967 for £95. The inscription to the inside cover indicates that the present watch was formerly the property of Guy Lenox Prendergast (1773-1845). Prendergast was of Irish descent and held many positions in the East India Company, mostly in Madras and Bombay, from 1793 (including chief Judge, Bombay 1816) until 1826. He was then elected as M.P. for Lymington 1827. Edward John Dent was a talented horologist who at the age of 17 transferred his apprenticeship from the trade of tallow chandler to watchmaking under the charge of Edward Gaudin in 1807. By 1817 he had become well known as a watch and clockmaker receiving commissions from the Admiralty for a 'Standard Astronomical Clock' and pocket chronometers for the Colonial Office Africa Expedition. In 1830 Dent went into partnership with John Roger Arnold which continued until 1840 when he left and set up business alone as E.J. Dent at 82 Strand, London, primarily making marine chronometers, watches and precision clocks.John Roger Arnold was born in 1769, the son of the famous watch and chronometer maker John Arnold. He initially trained under his father and then Abraham Louis Breguet before, in 1787, going into partnership with his father. The firm of Arnold and Son subsequently became principal suppliers of early marine chronometers to the Royal Navy and lasted until the death of John Arnold senior in 1799. John Roger Arnold continued the business, in 1817 he was appointed Master of the Clockmakers' Company and in 1821 he was credited with the invention of the 'U' shaped compensated chronometer balance. In 1830 Arnold took Edward John Dent into partnership (after the unfortunate demise of his adopted son and likely successor); the partnership lasted ten years before being dissolved leaving Arnold to work alone until his death in 1843. The present lot would appear to be a particularly early product of the Arnold and Dent partnership as the '& Dent' text engraved to the mainspring pivot plate would appear to be an addition executed after John Roger Arnold's signature. This would suggest that the movement had already been finished by Arnold and was awaiting dialling/casing before the creation of the partnership in 1831. Condition Report: Watch is in fine, clean fully working condition. The backplate retains original gilt finish with minimal wear/scratching. The dial has two very slight hairline cracks at nine o'clock as well as a tiny edge chip (all only visible on very close examination). The case has overall light to moderate wear to exterior and the marks are a little rubbed otherwise case is in very good original condition with bezel and rear closing tightly.Gross weight 113g, watch has a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 1088
A SILVER PAIR-CASED POCKET WATCH WITH CYLINDER ESCAPEMENTTHE MOVEMENT BY THOMAS MUDGE AND WILLIAM DUTTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1775, THE DIAL AND CASE CIRCA 1828The gilt full plate single fusee movement with four square section baluster pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and cylinder escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine asymmetric foliate scroll pierced and engraved balance cock with faceted diamond endstone, herringbone bordered rim and grotesque mask at the junction with wedge-shaped relief engraved foot flanked by silvered regulation disc set within adjacent applied scroll engraved panel infill opposing signature Tho's Mudge, W. Dutton, London and numbered 1056, with gilt brass dust cover similarly signed Tho's Mudge, W. Dutton, London, with later circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with gilt spade hands and silver three-part consular case with suspension post and loop at twelve o'clock, case marked for London 1828 makers EW for Edward Walker (registered July 1826).The pillar plate 4.1cm (1.125ins) diameter, the case 5cm (2ins) diameter. Thomas Mudge was born in Exeter, Devon in 1717 and was apprenticed to George Graham before setting himself up in business at 151 Fleet Street, London in 1748. At around the time of the death of his former Master in 1751, Mudge was joined in partnership by a fellow former apprentice of Graham, William Dutton, who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1738 and gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1746.The business subsequently traded from 148 Fleet Street and Mudge, whilst in partnership with Dutton, rapidly acquired a reputation as one of England's outstanding watchmakers. In around 1755, if not earlier, Mudge invented the detached lever escapement, which he first applied to a clock, but when incorporated into a watch became the greatest single improvement ever applied to them.In 1765 Mudge published the book, Thoughts on the Means of Improving Watches, Particularly those for Use at Sea, and the following year, alongside Dutton, was elevated to Liveryman. In around 1771 Thomas Mudge retired to Plymouth in order to spend more time to pursue his development of a marine timekeeper. The first of these went on trial in 1774 where it performed superbly leading to an award of 500 guineas. Mudge went on to complete two others in 1779 in the continuing attempt to satisfy the increasingly difficult requirements set by the Board of Longitude. They were tested by the Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne, and declared as being unsatisfactory. There followed a controversy in which it was claimed that Maskelyne had not given them a fair trial. A similar controversy had arisen when John Harrison had been denied the full amount of the 1714 prize by the Board of Longitude. Eventually, in 1792, two years before his death, Mudge was awarded £2,500 by a Committee of the House of Commons who decided for Mudge and against the Board of Longitude, then headed by Sir Joseph Banks.In around 1775 Dutton took both his sons (Thomas and Matthew) into the business forming a second partnership of William Dutton and Sons however the name Mudge and Dutton was often still used (mainly for watches) up to around 1790. William Dutton died in 1794 leaving the business to be continued very much in his tradition by his sons Thomas and Matthew. The cylinder escapement was developed in around 1695 by Thomas Tompion and further refined by George Graham in 1726. This new escapement was perhaps the first developed exclusively for watch work and, as well as being a better rate keeper, the cylinder escapement also allowed movements to be made more compact (due to the escapement operating in one plane only). However, being a form of frictional rest escapement, the cylinder escapement was prone to relatively heavy rates of wear hence was less reliable than the verge (until hardened steel escape wheels and ruby cylinders were developed later in the 18th century).An essentially identical movement to the present lot, also by Mudge and Dutton (number 1207 dated to 1781) but retaining original dial and gold pair-cases and benefitting from single family ownership since new, was sold in these rooms on 6th October 2021 (lot 225) for £9,000 hammer. Condition Report: Movement is in fine original working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or replacements. The gilding to the escapewheel appears to be mostly rubbed/cleaned off otherwise gilding to wheelwork, backplate etc exhibits minimal wear/scratching. The dust cover has crescent shaped gilt wear to the edge of the signature panel and the tip of the blued steel latch slide is missing otherwise dust cover is in good original condition with only light wear. The dial has a very light hairline crack issuing form the centre across to beyond the V numeral otherwise is in good condition. The case has some shallow denting to the rear cover and the front bezel closes but not tightly. There is a scuff to the bezel at three o'clock and the glass has scratching/wear.Watch has a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 440
A contemporary William Manson glass paperweight, internally decorated with two stylised white lamp work flowers and bud with green leaves, over a graduated ruby to clear ground, all cased in clear crystal with facet cut decoration to the top and sides, signature cane to the interior, engraved signature, dated 2001 and No. 9/25, diameter 7.5cm.
Lot 290
A collection of 20th Century glass items, to include a Whitefriars glass bowl of circular form with controlled air bubble internal decoration, pattern number 9099, all in Golden Amber, a John Ditchfield for Glasform stylised glass mushroom in iridescent cinnamon, a Scott Irvine studio glass curved landscape panel, formed by fusing bands of glass in tones of brown, green and blue with an inset dichroic moon, and a Roger Gandelman glass scent bottle, internally decorated with stylised pink and white flowers and amber and cinnamon trails over a translucent ruby core, largest width 37cm. (4)
Lot 423
A contemporary Jonathan Harris studio glass scent bottle, of ovoid form with flat rim, internally decorated with a multicoloured streaking, opal mottled spots and silver inclusions over a deep ruby ground, cased in clear crystal, complete with clear crystal solid spire stopper, engraved signature and dated 2010, boxed, height 18cm.
Lot 656
Autographs, a folder containing approximately seventy five signed publicity photographs and letters, including Dave Allen, Clive Anderson, David Baddiel, Frank Skinner, Peter Bowles, Jo Brand, Rory Bremner, Roy "Chubby" Brown, Cannon & Ball, Jasper Carrot, Frank Carson, Julian Clary, Stephanie Cole, Brian Conley, Ronnie Corbett, Wendy Craig, Jimmy Cricket, Alan Davies, Ken Dodd, Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Lee Evans, Dame Edna Everage, Whoopi Goldberg, Hale and Pace, Jeremy Hardy, Nigel Havers, Benny Hill, Roy Hudd, Sean Hughes, Lee Hurst, Celia Imrie, Jethro, Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Spike Milligan, Bob Monkhouse, Dudley Moore, Bob Mortimer, Ardal O'Hanlon, Punt & Dennis, Reeves & Mortimer, Nick Revell, Griff Rhys-Jones, Alexei Sayle, Donald Sinden, Mel Smith, Tommy Steele, Eric Sykes, Ruby Wax, Gary Wilmot, Norman Wisdom, Ernie Wise and Victoria Wood, together with additional autopen and printed autographs, some original autograph are signed to the vendor of the collection (1 folder)
Lot 114
Bisque Porcelain Decorated, Three Dimensional, each Hummingbird Plate. The Three (3) Piece Collection is from The Treasures of the Sky. Each Plate depicting beautiful colorations, detail and accurate three dimensional modelling of each Hummingbird. Anna's With Lily, HM: HP9801. Allen's With Hibiscus, HM: HP9802. Ruby Throated With Trumpet Creeper Rufous, HM: HP9803. Artist: MaruriIssued: 1998Dimensions: 8.25"DiaManufacturer: Mauri USACountry of Origin: USA/ChinaCondition: Excellent
Lot 16
A PAIR OF MATCHING GEM-SET RINGS RINGS including a sapphire and diamond ring in 9ct gold, set with an oval cut sapphire in a border of baguette cut diamonds, to diamond-set shoulders, full British hallmarks, UK size M / Eu size 53, together with a ruby and diamond cluster ring in 9ct gold, set with an oval cut ruby of c.1.50 carats, surrounded by a border of baguette cut diamonds, to diamond-set shoulders, full British hallmarks, UK size M / Eu size 53, (c.5.4g gross weight) (2)
Lot 4
TWO GEM-SET RINGSincluding a diamond cluster ring in 18ct gold and platinum, set to the centre with a round brilliant cut diamond, in a cluster of single cut diamonds, stamped '18CT & PT', UK size M1/2 / Eu size 53, and an antique ruby and diamond dress ring in 18ct gold, set with alternating round cut rubies and old mine cut diamonds, with stylised details to the shoulders, full British hallmarks for Chester, 1891, UK size O1/2 / Eu size 55.5, (c.6.5g gross weight)
Lot 15
TWO GEM-SET RINGSincluding a ruby three stone ring in 18ct gold, set with three round cut rubies over a stylised design with floral detailing, no assay marks, UK size L / Eu size 51.5; and a dress ring in 14ct gold, set with six split pearls over an open-work design, no assay marks, UK size L / Eu size 51.5, (c.4.3g gross weight)
Lot 82
THREE GEM-SET RINGSincluding a ruby ring in sterling silver, set with a step cut glass-filled ruby in a border of round cut white gemstones, together with a peridot ring, set with an oval cut peridot of c. 4.50 carats, the shoulders accented by baguette cut white gemstones, and a ruby dress ring in plated silver, set with five oval cut glass-filled rubies, (c.11.8g gross weight)
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