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A late 19th Century Walnut cased and crossbanded Wall Dial Clock, the moulded surround with star and panel inlaid decoration, over carved foliate ears and single glazed door with cushion base, to a spun brass bezel enclosing an 11" painted Roman dial with outside minute track and black quatrefoil hands, to a spring driven movement with anchor escapement and strike on a bell, height 28"
A late 20th Century Oak cased dial Timepiece of Eastern Manufacture, the stained and moulded surround to a cast brass bezel with bevelled glass enclosing an 11 1/2" painted Roman dial with outside minute track and signed L M S, over R Jones & Co, London, with black painted hands to a single fusee movement with anchor escapement, diam 16"
A late 19th Century gilt Spelter and Alabaster Clock Garniture, the plinth base with painted panel, and further blue and gilt highlighted border, surmounted by a waisted surround with scrolling side pieces and shallow urn shaped finial, to a gilt brass bezel enclosing a blue and gilt highlighted painted dial, with Roman numerals and gilt spade hands, to a circular brass movement with anchor escapement, strike on a bell, flanked by a pair of similarly decorated four light candelabra, all raised on gilt wood socles, (3)
An early 20th Century painted and brass cased Bulkhead Clock, the drum case with brass surround to a cast brass bezel set with a heavy bevelled glass enclosing a 6" painted Roman dial with outside minute track and blued steel spade hands, to a spring-driven movement with lever platform escapement, diameter 7 1/2"
George II baluster mug with floral embossing, scroll surround to the monogrammed cartouche, scroll leaf capped handle, raised above a circular flared foot. Height measures 4 inches (10cm), weight 5.95ozt (185.1gms). Hallmarked John Langlands I Newcastle 1757. This mug is in very good condition. There is little damage other than surface scratches and shallow dents caused by general wear and tear. There is one slightly larger dent at the base of the handle. The inside of the mug looks as though it may have been gilded at some point, but this is very worn now. The inside is also tarnished and a little dirty in places. The engraved decoration to the top of the handle and the monogram are quite rubbed, but there is little damage to the embossed pattern. The base of the mug has some deep notches and dints. There is a hole in the underside of the top of the handle. The hallmarks are rubbed but still legible.
George V waiter of circular form, with raised moulded scroll shell rim, central vacant cartouche with foliate scroll surround, raised on three turned feet. Maximum diameter measures approximately 6 1/2 inches (16cm), weight 5.42ozt (168.6gms). Hallmarked William Hutton & Sons Ltd, London 1910 The salver is in generally very good condition. There are minor surface scratches to the whole, with a few more serious ones to the top. There are areas of tarnishing, especially around the edge on the underside. The engraved decoration is clear and only very slightly rubbed. The salver is slightly bowed and has some shallow dents, but stands steadily and does not wobble. The sponsor's mark and hallmark are easily legible. There are some small areas of wear on the bottoms of the feet. On the underside is a small cross-hatched stamp mark.
Five items to include a base metal intaglio ring depicting a bird with outstretched wings, an oval green banded agate pendant, an oval micro mosaic brooch depicting a Greek temple, a split pearl and red paste set cross pendant with detailed metal work and an oval porcelain plaque depicting a young man. The items are in fair/poor condition. The base metal ring is generally quite tarnished, there is greening to much of the metal, there are noticeable scratches and dents, where the ring is out of shape. There are chips to the outer surround of the micro mosaic brooch, the outer metal surround looks worn, the pin may have been replaced and appears quite long. The agate pendant is in good condition, the jump ting is a little tarnished. The cross pendant is in fair condition, there is a large chip to the one red paste, the seed pearls are generally well matched. There is some discolouration and tarnishing to the metal. The porcelain plaque is in fair condition, the outer rim is lose, there are scratches to the painted porcelain plaque, it appears that it should either be a brooch or a pendant, however there are no attachments, the outer rim is dented and slightly discoloured.
* A pair of 18ct white gold diamond set flower design dropper earrings, with a pear shape diamond cluster leading down to a five stone pear set flower design cluster with inter twined round brilliant diamond set outer surround. Total diamond weight-2.80cts, Clarity-VS2/SI2, Colour-H/J. Length-5.7cms. The earrings are as new.
Two rings to include a 14ct gold mabe pearl ring with large central circular mabe pearl surrounded by outer 'nest style' goldwork design plus a 14ct gold cultured pearl and ruby cluster ring with a central round cultured pearl surrounded by five small rubies in a gold floral design. The ring is in generally good condition, there are minor scratches to the gold wear and tear. There is a section of twig design missing from the outer surround of the cluster. There are some cracks to the nacre of the mabe pearl, these are noticeable with the unaided eye. There are two sections of gold in the back of the ring shank to make the ring smaller. Ring Size UK-H, US-4.
An early 20th century diamond and sapphire cluster ring, with a central oval old European cut diamond surrounded by a square surround of fourteen step cut sapphires with eight cut diamond set shoulders. Estimated diamond weight of centre stone-0.33cts, Clarity-VS2, Colour-I/J. The ring is in generally good condition. There are minor scratches to the ring shank, wear and tear. There is some abrasion to the facet edges of the central diamond and abrasion to the facet edges of the outer sapphires. The central diamond is nice and bright and the outer sapphires are well matched. Ring Size UK-O, US-7.
A mid 20th century silver gilt enamelled top wind fob watch, with circular white arabic numeral dial, green floral design enamel bezel and ornate green guilloche enamel floral back case. Fob watch diameter-2.7cms. Stamped to inner back case-0,935 with Swiss marks. The watch is in generally good/fair condition. The outer surround of the fob watch appears a little worn, with sections of tarnishing and scratches. The dial is in good condition. The guilloche enamel is in generally good condition, there is a chip to the back outer edge and there are fine scratches to the surface. There are some quite noticeable scratches to the suspender. The watch is working at present, however we cannot guarantee that the watch will stay in working condition or the accuracy of the movement.
AN EDWARD VII DIAMOND CLUSTER PENDANT 15ct white gold and platinum, the principal stone of Old European cut encircled by a surround of ten diamonds, pierced and raised against a circle of thirteen further stones, approximate weight of principal stone 0.86cts, total approximate weight of all diamonds 6.40cts.
** A LOUIS XV STYLE KINGWOOD AND PARQUETRY BUREAU PLAT, WITH GILT METAL MOUNTS, having tooled leather top within a gilt surround with cartouche corners, over an arrangement of five drawers around a kneehole, dummy drawers to the obverse, on cabriole legs with foliate cast sabots, 19th Century, 77cms high, 104cms wide, 58cms deep
A brass and ebonised wood cased Bourdon pattern aneroid barometer Freres Richard, Paris, circa 1865. The 7.5 inch circular open-centred paper register calibrated in inches and inscribed E. BOURDON AND RICHARDS PATENT PARIS, METALLIC BAROMETER and with 1849 Paris Exhibition Gold Medal and London 1851 Council Exhibition Medal roundels, the centre revealing horseshoe shaped vacuum chamber and rack and pinion linkages, the convex glass with brass setting pointer within slender brass bezel and moulded ebonised surround, 33cm diameter, B.C. Ref. 188. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Aneroid and Barographs page 19.
A brass cased aneroid barometer on carved oak mantel stand Unsigned, circa 1870. The 4.5 inch white circular register calibrated in inches, with brass setting pointer to glass and in moulded cylindrical case with suspension loop, 12.5cm diameter, with a foliate carved oak stand decorated with side scrolls and foliate apron on moulded base, 36cm wide, B.C. Ref. 196; An oak cased aneroid wall barometer with Admiral Fitzroys annotations Unsigned, late 19th century The 5 inch white circular register calibrated in inches and with Admiral Fitzroys observations to centre, with brass setting pointer to glass and with cast brass bezel within moulded surround on rectangular backboard with crenulated crest and carved fan motifs to spandrels, 21cm wide, B.C. Ref. 209. (2). Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Aneroid and Barographs pages 25 and 47 respectively.
An Art Nouveau stained beech cased aneroid wall barometer with thermometer Unsigned, early 20th century The 3 inch silvered card open-centred scale calibrated in inches, the brass setting pointer to glass within brass bezel set into a waisted whiplash curve and foliate carved case set with a Fahrenheit and Celsius scale mercury thermometer, 47.5cm high, B.C. Ref. 235; An oak cased aneroid wall barometer with thermometer Unsigned, circa 1900. The 3.5 inch white ceramic open-centred scale calibrated in inches, with brass setting pointer to glass within brass bezel set into a carved circular surround with Fahrenheit and Celsius scale mercury thermometer and arched crest above, 47cm high, B.C. Ref. 236; An oak cased aneroid wall barometer Unsigned, early 20th century The 3 inch white paper open-centred scale calibrated in inches, with brass setting pointer to glass within brass bezel set into a turned surround, 14cm diameter, B.C. Ref. 251; A painted wood aneroid wall barometer Unsigned, early 20th century The 4 inch white paper open-centred scale calibrated in inches, with brass setting pointer to glass within brass bezel and gilt painted turned surround and cream painted octagonal backboard, 19cm diameter, B.C. Ref. 210. (4). Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Aneroid and Barographs pages 72, 77, 88 and 47 respectively.
An oak cased aneroid marine barometer issued by The Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Dollond, London, late 19th century The 5 inch white ceramic register calibrated in inches and with Admiral Fitzroys observations, the centre inscribed MARINE ANEROID BAROMETER MADE BY DOLLOND, LONDON NO.560, THE SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN & MARINERS ROYAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 26 SUFFOLK STREET, PALL MALL EAST. S.W., with brass setting pointer to glass within brass bezel and turned wooden surround, 17.5cm diameter, B.C. Ref. 215; A japanned metal cased aneroid Universal Barometer with Admiral Fitzroys annotations Unsigned, late 19th century The 5 inch cream painted register calibrated in inches and with Admiral Fitzroys observations, the lower section inscribed THE UNIVERSAL BAROMETER FOR THE USE OF MARINERS, AGRICULTURISTS, HORTICULTURISTS &c, with brass setting pointer to glass within brass bezel and cylindrical japanned case with mounting flanges to rear, 16cm diameter, B.C. Ref. 216. (2). Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Aneroid and Barographs pages 52 and 53 respectively. The Dollond barometer was commissioned by The Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society to be issued free of charge to the Captains of small working vessels to assist in their safety.
A carved oak cased aneroid barometer with Admiral Fitzroys annotations Unsigned, late 19th century The 6 inch circular ceramic register with Admiral Fitzroys observations around the rosette decorated centre, with brass setting pointer to glass within brass bezel and ropetwist carved surround, 23cm diameter, B.C. Ref. 229. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Aneroid and Barographs page 65.
A fine George III mahogany cistern tube stick barometer with hygrometer or Triple Weather Glass Benjamin Martin, London, circa 1760. The arched top case with leaf carved surround for the inset herringbone border engraved vernier scale with arched hygrometer scale above Fahrenheit and Reaumur mercury thermometer and signed B. Martin, London, the caddy moulded trunk with scroll carved edges to throat and exposed tube above hemispherical cistern cover mounted onto the scroll edged rounded base, 94cm high, B.C. Ref. 18. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube pages 58 and 59. Benjamin Martin is recorded by Banfield as working 1756-82. He was a prolific writer and produced many books on differing scientific subjects and in 1755 launched a monthly magazine called General Magazine of the Arts and Sciences which ran until 1765. He is thought to be the first maker to incorporate a hygrometer into a barometer with a thermometer and marketed the instrument as Triple Weather Glass. The hygrometer utilises a length of gut (which expands or contracts with variations in humidity) linked to a rack and pulley rather than the usual oat beard found on later hygrometers. The work of Benjamin Martin is further described in Goodison, Nicholas English BAROMETERS 1680-1860 Part II Some Important Makers and Retailers pages 179-185. Goodison illustrates a very similar example to the current Lot (plates 120 and 121) a well as reproductions of similar scale layouts from Martins original publications (plates 118 and 119).
A fine and rare inlaid and crossbanded mahogany mercury wheel barometer with 12 inch dial Attributed to Christopher Bettally, London, circa 1790. The 12 inch circular silvered register calibrated in inches and with hinged turned wooden bezel within kingwood crossbanded surround beneath baluster outline trunk with setting pointer adjustment disc and centred with an oval rosette inlaid patera within conforming banded borders, the swan neck pediment with silvered hygrometer, the rear of the instrument veneered in mahogany with circular glazed door behind register beneath further rectangular tall glazed panel revealing syphon tube, 95cm high, B.C. Ref. 121. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Wheel or Banjo page 34 and described on page 32. Christopher Bettally is recorded by Banfield as working from 1 Charlotte Street, Pimlico and 292 Oxford Street, London 1787-93. A pair of barometers of very similar form signed C. Bettally, London are illustrated in Goodison, Nicholas English BAROMETERS 1680-1860 page 104. This pair were supplied to Lord Bute and are dated 1787 and stand on Adam influence giltwood triform stands. Goodison suggests that the stands are probably later. The current example is unusual, having mahogany veneers and glazed door to the rear of the case suggesting that it was designed to be seen from behind which indicates that it may well have been made with the option to mount it onto a stand similar to the pair supplied to Lord Bute. This group of instruments appear to be examples of probably the earliest developed form of the English wheel barometer, Goodison suggests that the form was inspired by French examples and, as Bettally had a shop in Paris, he may well have been the first to produce this particular type of barometer in England.
A fine and rare George III mahogany cistern tube angle barometer Whitehurst, Derby, circa 1775. With square section finial to the cavetto moulded and gadrooned pediment above angled silvered glazed scale calibrated from 0 to 57 with Stormy, RAIN, Changeable, FAIR, Settled Fair predictions and signed Whitehurst, DERBY to left-hand corner of lower edge, within an ogee moulded surround and behind an exposed tube, the caddy moulded trunk with concealed tube and crossbanded borders to the figured veneers, the shaped base with half cylinder turned cistern cover with ring turned girdle and finials to top and bottom, 94cm high, B.C. Ref. 81. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube page 156. John Whitehurst is recorded by Banfield as being born in 1713 and dying in 1788, he moved to London in 1775 to take the post of Stamper of Money Weights at the Royal Mint, London. It is thought that his brother, James, managed the Derby business until his son, John (2), was old enough to run it. He in turn took his son, also called John (3), into partnership circa 1810 when the business became known as Whitehurst and Son. The partnership continued until 1834 when John (2) died. John Whitehurst senior became friendly with the astronomer and lecturer James Ferguson in London and took active roles within learned societies in the Midlands including Club Thirteen and The Lunar Society where he met Matthew Boulton who became a good friend. This particular barometer relates to a group of three instruments which are comprehensively described in Goodison, Nicholas English BAROMETERS 1680-1860 Part II Some Important Makers and Retailers pages 281-283. A fourth example was sold by Sothebys at their sale of the contents of Fawley House, 14th October 2003. The scale calibration appears to be arbitrary however roughly equates to three inches divided into twentieths.
A Victorian carved mahogany cistern tube stick barometer William Cox, Devonport, circa 1860. With stepped moulded pediment above glazed front angled ivory scale with vernier within ovolo panel moulded surround above slender trunk with mother of pearl vernier scale setting disc and Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer with foliate carved crest and apron, the rounded base with radiating scroll panel carved circular cistern cover, 94cm high, B.C. Ref. 72. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube page 129. William Cox is recorded by Banfield as working in Devonport circa 1865-85, he also had a shop in Plymouth and supplied instruments to the Naval College.
A rare George III carved mahogany double tube or contra-barometer Unsigned, circa 1760. With foliate carved crest above tall rectangular herringbone engraved and punch stamped boxwood scale inscribed The Great Double Barometer to a decorative arch incised panel above visible syphon tube with bulb to top of mercury column and to cistern end above which is a coloured oil filled narrow bore extension alongside scale calibrated from 1 to 100 with sliding brass pointer, the whole within egg-and-dart carved moulded rectangular surround, 107cm high, B.C. Ref. 103. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube page 207 and described on page 206. The rear of the case is applied with a label suggesting a possible attribution to Dominico Sala who is recorded by Banfield as working in London circa 1780-1810. This particular instrument is calibrated 0-100 over a distance of 30 inches thus enabling a ten fold amplification of the normal 28-31 inch barometric scale. However, the oil will read lower on the scale with increase in pressure as the action of the barometer has been reversed, which is why this type of barometer is sometimes referred to as a contra-barometer.
A fine and rare George III inlaid mahogany double tube or contra-barometer Thomas Thomson, Edinburgh, circa 1805. The case with swan neck pediment above rectangular silvered scale engraved Double BAROMETER and signed T. Thomson EDINr to top with visible syphon tube with bulb to top of mercury column on the right and to cistern end on the left above which is an oil filled narrow bore extension tube with a scale calibrated to 80 upwards and 50 downwards around a zero point over a distance of 28 inches, annotated with the usual comments over this range and with sliding brass pointer, the centre with tall Farenheit scale alcohol thermometer, the whole within parquetry banded and cavetto moulded surround and behind glazed door with conforming inlay to edges, the base with inverted cavetto moulded foot, 105cm high, B.C. Ref. 105. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube page 209 and described on page 208. Thomas Thomson is recorded by Banfield as working from Cowgate, Edinburgh 1805-9. This particular instrument is calibrated from minus 50 to plus 80 over an approximate distance of 28 inches enabling a roughly nine fold amplification of the normal 28-31 inch barometric scale. However the calibrations appear to be arbitrary and as the oil level will drop with increase in atmospheric pressure, the barometer scale and associated comments essentially work in reverse, which is why this type of barometer is sometimes referred to as a contra-barometer. Banfield illustrates a similar instrument by Balthazar Knie and an almost exactly comparable example by B. Brown of Edinburgh is illustrated in Goodison, Nicholas English BAROMETERS 1680-1860 page 102 which Goodison suggests could have been supplied to Brown for retail by Knie.
A Victorian carved walnut marine sympiesometer Joseph Hughes, London, circa 1860. With foliate carved crest to the cavetto moulded cornice above glazed rectangular silvered scale applied with sulphuric acid and hydrogen gas filled syphon tube against a Fahrenheit temperature scale with a separate scale calibrated for the barometric inches adjusted via an ivory disc to the right-hand upright of the case, to the left is a Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer above signature J. HUGHES, Ratcliff, London, Improved Sympiesometer with sector for the rotating recording disc beneath, the case with cushion moulded surround and conforming scroll carved apron to base, 60cm high, B.C. Ref. 110. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube page 218. Joseph Hughes is recorded by Banfield as working from Ratcliff Cross, London 1822-78. The sympiesometer was patented by Alexander Adie in 1818 and is essentially an improved version of Robert Hookes thermobarometer which he described in a paper presented to the Royal Society in 1668. The hydrogen gas in the syphon tube is affected by both temperature and pressure so the instrument has to be first calibrated by adjusting the moveable barometric scale against the temperature calibrations so that the pointer lines up with the temperature reading on the mercury thermometer to the left of the syphon tube before a reading can be taken from the top of the fluid level. The sympiesometer was conceived as an alternative to the mercury marine barometer as it was smaller thus more portable.
A mahogany Admiral Fitzroys Barometer M.E. Solomons, Dublin, circa 1890. The full-height paper scales annotated with Admiral Fitzroys observations and with brass sliding pointer above Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer and visible bulb cistern, signed M.E. SOLOMONS, OPTICIAN, NASSAU ST. DUBLIN to left of cistern tube towards the base, in a simple glazed front rectangular mahogany case with cushion moulded surround, 89cm high, B.C. Ref. 117. Illustrated in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube page 231. M.E. Solomons are recorded by Banfield as working from 19 Nassau Street, Dublin and were Opticians to the Royal Family.
A cast iron fire surround, painted white, with anthemion and ribbon-tied husk decoration, with a pair of Ionic capital fluted column supports, the reverse with star shape maker's mark of a ship and iron bridge, initials CBDC, with registration number, probably Coalbrookdale, 56.5in (143.5cm) h, 75.5in (191.5cm) w, 11.5in (29cm) d.

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