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A gentleman`s silver Continental open faced pocket watch, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, `S Smith & Son, 9 Strand, Watchmakers to Admiralty, London, Swiss made, non magnetizable` the gilt keyless movement signed `S Smith & Son` and `Longines`, the case stamped `935`
A morning with Tim Stockdale, you will be shown round the yard and introduced to all Tim`s horses. After this you will watch Tim ride, whilst he talks you through what he`s doing. If you wish, you are then welcome to muck in with the mucking out and get involved with some of the grooming! The date is to be arranged to suit both parties Donated by Tim Stockdale
A rare and important George III oak nocturary, 10cm silvered dial inscribed Whitehurst, Derby, edge pins with trip to top, recording pull, un-numbered 30-hour movement, the rectangular case quite plain, plinth base, 197cm high, c.1807 Provenance: Supplied to the Sikes family at The Chauntry, Newark in 1807 John Whitehurst II (1766-1834) pioneered the watch clock or noctuary, prompted by William Strutt FRS, who, as the scientific eleve of Erasmus Darwin FRS, had developed the concept, apparently from an idea that had originated with the maker`s celebrated uncle, John Whitehurst, FRS (1713-1788) who had established the firm in Derby in 1736/37. The earliest recorded examples were supplied to the elder Whitehurst`s friend Josiah Wedgwood (now in the Wedgwood Museum at Barlaston, Staffordshire) and to Henry Cecil, 10th Earl of Exeter (soon to be created Marquess of Exeter) at Burleigh (where it remains) in 1801. These instruments had their pegs (depressed when the recording lever was operated by the watchman, and later re-set by the supervisor) on the edge of the dial and small dials. By about 1810, the dials had been enlarged and a further refinement in which the pegs were set on the face of the dial was evolved in the next decade, the design remaining current until the firm ceased to exist in 1855/1862. All of the clocks by the firm were, from 1809 when John Whitehurst III joined his father in the business, signed Whitehurst & Son/Derby and numbered (from 001). The present example therefore can be dated from the period 1801-1809, and is therefore very early. William Strutt positioned 19 of these clocks around Derby to regulate the patrols of the watch, thus being able to reduce their numbers by more than 50%, gaining thereby the commendation of the Municipal Corporations Act Commissioners in 1834. Literature: Sylvester, C., Domestic Economy (London 1819) 4-6 & n. (the first published description of these instruments) & Craven, M., John Whitehurst of Derby, Clockmaker and Scientist (Mayfield, Staffs., 1996) 203-209, plates IX/71-72 & IX/77.
A collection of items to include an oval cut black star diopside cabochon set ring; a circular cut opal cabochon set ring; a silver open faced fob watch with chain; a BOREL 1960`s red enamelled spherical fob watch with fancy link chain, original box and documents; a 9ct gold plated engine turned hinged bangle and other pieces, contained within a Rolex tooled red leather box (Qty)
An ivory handled desk seal, the gilt metal mounted cornelian carved with an armorial, 8cm long; a carved ivory Victorian picture pendant, the glass is damaged; an ivory carved pendant; a carved ivory brooch of a ruin; a large ivory spider`s web pendant; a combination propelling pencil and dip pen by Hunt & Roskell; a pair of pince nez; a part watch chain in gold coloured metal; a pair of clip earrings and a pair of military buttons
A shell cameo brooch pendant, depicting a classical female, stamped `9ct`, 3.7cm long; a 9 carat gold cross pendant on a chain; an opal bar brooch; two other bar brooches; a lady`s gold Cyma wrist watch on an expanding bracelet; part of a 9 carat gold watch bracelet; and a silver open faced pocket watch

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