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High Road Auctions
Lot 703

An Art Deco style oak barrel table. H: 60cm D: 48cm

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Lot 736

In the style Alvar Aalto, a modernist style glass dining table raised on a glass S scroll base, H.74cm, L.180cm

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Lot 86

A pair of silver and enamelled topped glass bottles, hallmarked Birmingham 1923, together with a ladies silver mounted part dressing table set, hallmarked.

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Lot 89

A Japanese two armed table lamp base, decorated with flowers and foliage highlighted in gilt, mounted on a carved wooden base, H.46

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 53

A rare George III scarlet japanned table clock John Taylor, London A rare George III scarlet japanned table clock John Taylor, London, circa 1775 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum with holdfast to the asymmetric foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and shaped recessed panel signed John Taylor, London to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary silvered Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the bell top case with hinged brass carrying handle to the ogee shaped upstand gilt decorated with stylised basket of flowers within shaped lozenge lattice panels on a rich scarlet ground flanked by brass pineapple finials above front door with conforming foliate trail decoration interrupted by lattice panels and with pierced gilt upper quadrant frets, the sides with circular over concave-topped side windows, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded base incorporating gilt foliate scroll decorated shaped apron and bracket feet, (finish distressed), 47cm (18.5ins) high excluding handle. Several makers with the name John Taylor are recorded working throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century however the current lot was probably made by the maker of this name who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Gloucester Street circa 1780.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 55

An impressive French Louis XIV style gilt brass mounted Boulle bracket clock... An impressive French Louis XIV style gilt brass mounted Boulle bracket clock Unsigned, second half of the 19th century The rectangular eight-day movement with Brocot type pendulum regulation and outside countwheel hour striking sounding on a bell within the superstructure of the case, the 7.5 inch circular twelve-piece cartouche numeral dial with griffin and squirrel inhabited symmetrical strapwork scroll engraved centre within chapter ring with enamel Roman hour numerals and rococo scroll cast borders and engraved Arabic five minutes to outer track, the engraved cut brass and brown shell marquetry decorated case with cast female mask centred cushion-topped ogee shaped upstand with pendant floral trail angle mounts flanked by two pairs of flambeau urn finials to the repeating panel cast concave-sided frieze, over cast break-arch cornice and conforming moulded glazed front door applied with mount modelled as Helios aboard his chariot drawn by a pair of horses with sunburst behind, within swept marquetry panel decorated surround flanked by projecting canted angles applied with classical male and female terms over scroll supports with female mask and foliate swag cast apron between, the sides of concave profile veneered with extensive marquetry panels centred with figural silhouettes and terminating at the rear with further figural terms over scroll supports, the integral stand of lobed form with recumbant equine mounts and rosette centred marquetry tile decorated top surface to table over conforming inlaid lambrequin panel flanked by continuous band of marquetry over drapery swag lower border to the undulating sides, on four acanthus carved toupe feet, 87.5cm (34.5ins) high.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 56

A fine French Louis XV ormolu mounted 'vernis Martin A fine French Louis XV ormolu mounted 'vernis Martin' bracket clock The dial signed for Guerbois, Paris, the case stamped for Jacques Dubois, Paris, mid 18th century The two train movement with four column-turned pillars pinned through the backplate, verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with silk suspension and outside countwheel hour striking sounding on a bell mounted within the superstructure of the case, the 11 inch circular twenty-five piece enamel cartouche dial signed GUERBOIS, APARIS to the circular white enamel centre within blue on white Roman hour numerals and scroll cast gilt borders incorporating conforming Arabic five minute cartouche numerals to outer track, the waisted mid green painted case with generous scroll pierced surmount to the swept superstructure painted with sprays of roses between applied gilt scroll cast angle mounts above elaborate rococo crest and shaped glazed foliate-border cast door applied with bold leafy apron mount incorporating a recumbent Ho-Ho bird, within leafy trail painted surround applied with further scroll mounts to angles and with tall brass-edged inset arched windows within conforming painted field to sides, on four generous cast scroll feet with apron between, stamped IDUBOIS beside JME monogram to top beneath superstructure and JME twice again to rear, 97cm (38.25ins) high; with matching floral spray painted ogee-shaped wall bracket with shallow cavetto upstand to table above 'S' scroll cast frieze and rococo scroll mounts to apron and front angles over conforming cast pendant to base, 39cm (15.25ins) high; the clock and wall bracket 133.5cm (52.5ins) high overall. Guerbois of Paris appears not to be recorded as a clockmaker, Jacques Dubois on the other hand is recorded in Nicolay, Jean L'ART ET LA MANIERE DES MAITRES EBENISTES FRANCAIS AU XVIIIe SIECLE as an important ebeniste who was appointed Maitre in 1742. Jacques Dubois was born in 1694 and is believed to have trained under his half brother Noel Gerard during the 1720's-30's before qualifying as a Master at the relatively mature age of 48. Although Dubois appears not to have supplied pieces directly to the French Court he is known to have made pieces for minor Royalty such as Madame Elizabeth, Louis XV's daughter who married the Duke of Parma. Dubois is particularly well known for his contribution to the evolution of French rococo furniture as well as his striking use of marquetry veneers and lacquer finishes. He died in 1763 leaving a substantial inventory of workshop tools, furniture and clocks.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 57

A fine gilt brass giant carriage timepiece with original mahogany outer... A fine gilt brass giant carriage timepiece with original mahogany outer travelling case Arnold and Dent, London, circa 1830 The four pillar single chain fusee movement with Harrison's maintaining power and fitted with large gilt platform underslung English lever escapement with split bimetallic balance applied with cylindrical compensating weights, the backplate with Slow/Fast regulation to the rear edge of the platform table above winding square and knurled knob labelled Set Hands over signature Arnold & Dent, LONDON to lower centre, the 3 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial with repeat signature ARNOLD & DENT, LONDON to centre and blued steel moon hands set within rectangular gilt mask deeply chased and engraved with foliate scrolls and canted bezel surround, the substantial bevel-glazed gilt brass case with hinged double baluster turned handle and glazed escapement aperture to the canted edge sunken 'well top' within generous cavetto moulded outer cornice over rounded corner uprights and conforming cavetto moulded skirt base fitted with rounded squab feet, the rear glass sliding downwards to allow access for winding and setting and secured with a retaining clasp to baseplate, 19cm (7.5ins) high excluding handle; with original padded baize-lined mahogany outer travelling box with remnants of leather strap handle, 23.5cm (9.25ins) high overall. 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 current lot can be directly compared to another example by Arnold and Dent (numbered 303) illustrated and discussed in Staeger, Hans 100 Years of Precision Timekeepers from John Arnold to Arnold & Frodsham, 1763-1862 , Pages 685-8. Staeger suggests that number 303 is possibly the earliest surviving carriage clock by Arnold and Dent, however it is probably appropriate to suggest that the current lot, being unnumbered, could be earlier. The distinctive sunken 'well top' design of the case is a form favoured by Dent which can also be seen on smaller models; a related case (containing Dent number 1302) is illustrated in Allix Charles and Bonnert, Peter Carriage Clocks, Their history and development on page 256, plate IX/22. The original mahogany outer travelling box is particularly noteworthy being a rare survivor in relatively good original condition.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 69

A rare George III red japanned table clock James Smith, London A rare George III red japanned table clock James Smith, London, circa 1775 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum with holdfast to the Ho-Ho bird inhabited oriental pagoda and asymmetric foliate scroll engraved backplate, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and shaped recessed panel signed James Smith, LONDON to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary silvered Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the bell top case with hinged brass carrying handle to the ogee shaped upstand decorated in raised gilt with figures within an Oriental garden landscape on a deep red ground above front door with conforming figural decoration within line borders and with pierced gilt upper quadrant frets, the sides with circular over concave-topped scroll-pierced gilt sound frets, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded base incorporating gilt foliate scroll decorated shaped apron and bracket feet, (movement with losses), 44.5cm (17.5ins) high excluding handle. Several makers with the name James Smith are recorded working throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century however the current lot was probably made by the maker of this name who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Fleet Street circa 1775-1800.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 70

A fine George III brass mounted figured mahogany quarter chiming table clock... A fine George III brass mounted figured mahogany quarter chiming table clock made for the Spanish market James 'Diego' Evans in partnership with Robert and Peter Higgs, London, circa 1780 The seven pillar triple fusee movement chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight-bells and striking the hour on a further large bell, with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and holdfast to the fine symmetrical rococo scroll engraved backplate centred with a basket of flowers over shaped cartouche signed Higgs y, DIEGO EVANS, Bolsa Real, LONDRES , the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture and shaped recessed panel signed Higgs y, DIEGO EVANS, Bolsa Real, LONDRES to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with rococo scroll cast spandrels beneath subsidiary silvered MUSICA/SILENCIO selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, the bell top case with pedestal surmount capped with brass flambeau urn finial above rococo scroll cast mount to superstructure flanked by smaller urn finials above front door with brass fillet inset glazed dial aperture and scroll cast upper quadrant frets, the sides with hinged brass carrying handles over arched scroll pierced sound frets, the rear with break-arch glazed rectangular door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with brass bracket feet, 51cm (20ins) high excluding top finial and pedestal, 63.5cm (25ins) high overall. Robert Higgs is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1743 and gaining his Freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1750. He worked from Sweetings Alley and took his brother Peter into partnership in 1770. James Evans is recorded by Baillie as also working from Sweetings Alley from 1773. In 1775 he went into partnership with Robert and Peter Higgs; the firm subsequently moved to Exchange Alley and continued in business until around 1825. The partnership of Higgs and James Evans specialised in producing clocks for the export market - particularly to Spain hence a significant proportion of surviving examples (including the current lot) being annotated and signed in Spanish.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 71

A Queen Anne brass lantern clock Francis Mitten, Chichester A Queen Anne brass lantern clock Francis Mitten, Chichester, early 18th century The posted countwheel bell-striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum swinging outside of the frame clock to the rear, the dial with single hand and stylised leafy scroll engraved centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with cruciform half hour markers and engraved Fra. Mitten, Chichester to lower edge, the frame with column turned corner posts beneath dolphin inhabited foliate pierced frets, vase turned finials and domed bell bearer, the sides with plain brass side doors, the rear with iron hoop and spurs, on turned ball feet, 37cm (14.5ins) high; with an oak wall bracket with pierced ogee pointed arch top above scroll supports for the rectangular table fronted with a shaped apron over conforming outline to backboard beneath, 62cm (24.5ins) high overall. Francis Mitten is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as 'of St. Pancreas', London in 1711 when he took as apprentice John Squire. A marriage is recorded in 1714 at St. Pancreas, with another in Chichester the following year. He is believed to have worked up to around 1730.

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Lot 81

A fine and rare George I brass mounted lampblack stained burr field maple A fine and rare George I brass mounted lampblack stained burr field maple 'mulberry' veneered table clock with pull quarter-repeat on six bells John Wady, London, circa 1720 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and pull-quarter repeat on a nest of six graduated bells, the backplate engraved with bird inhabited symmetrical foliate scrolls and strapwork around a central basket of fruit, the 7.5 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob and calendar apertures and rectangular silvered signature plate JOHN WADY, LONDON to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with lozenge half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with fine sculpted blued steel hands and angles applied with female bust and bird inhabited scroll cast spandrels beneath arch centred with subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the lampblack stained burr field maple veneered inverted bell top case with generous brass handle and shallow frieze upstand above cross grain walnut top moulding and front door with raised brass bordered break-arch glazed dial aperture, the sides with conforming slender break-arch side windows and the rear door matching the front, on conforming cross grain moulded brass bound shallow skirt base with claw and ball cast feet, 49cm (19.25ins) high excluding handle. John (Jean) Wady is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from 1724 and subsequently declared insolvent in 1729. Wady was born on the Channel Islands but is believed to have moved to London to become an apprentice clockmaker in around 1706 (presumably gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers Company in around 1713). On 30th May 1721 John Wady married Mary Davis at St. Bride, Fleet Street, London, he is also known to have taken two apprentices; his nephew, James (son of William Wady) in September 1720, and William Sparkes in 1724. When considering the relatively few known surviving clocks by Wady it is clear that he was strongly influenced by the work of French Huguenot immigrant clockmakers such as Claude Du Chesne and Simon De Charmes who were both working in London at the turn of the 18th century. Huguenot work is often highly inventive with many examples having complex dial layouts, musical movements and distinctive cases. The form and detailing of the case perhaps most demonstrates this Huguenot influence within the current lot whose slender proportions, upstand for the superstructure and raised surrounds to the glazed apertures echo features seen on a black japanned musical table clock by Simon De Charmes which sold at Sotheby's 25th April 2007 (lot 81) for £45,000 hammer. Similar details are also present on an ebonised striking table clock with complex dial by John Wady which sold at Bamfords, Bakewell 1st May 2013 (lot 1263) for £16,000 hammer. The burr figured veneers are particularly rare and impressive and were created by treating burr field maple with nitric acid and then lampblack to create the striking contrast within the natural structure of the timber. Treated veneers of this type were traditionally labelled as 'mulberry' and were almost always used alongside walnut cross grain mouldings.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 82

A fine and rare George I silver mounted ebony grande sonnerie striking table clock with pull-quarter repeat and alarm Andrew Dunlop for Daniel Delander, London, circa 1720  The substantial eight large diameter knopped and finned (centre two latched) pillar triple fusee movement with plates measuring 8.5 by 7.5 inches and chiming the quarters on a nest of six graduated bells followed by full hour strike on a further larger bell every fifteen minutes, with trip quarter repeat, verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and alarm sounding on the hour bell wound via pulley mounted on the fine herringbone bordered Ho-Ho bird inhabited foliate scroll engraved backplate centred with figural scene of Daphne pursued by Apollo beneath grotesque male mask with pronounced whiskers issuing from one of the leafy scrolls,  the 7.75 inch brass break-arch dial with silvered alarm setting disc, herringbone engraved calendar and shaped false bob apertures and applied scroll-bordered silver signature plate engraved  Dan. Delander, London   applied over engraved cartouche  Andr. Dunlop, LONDON   to upper margin of the matted centre within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with cast silver mask and scroll pattern spandrels beneath arch with  Hours  &  Quarters/Silent All/Hours Alone   selection dial flanked by conforming silver mounts,  the inverted bell top case with generous hinged cast silver handle to the fillet edged superstructure flanked by heavy shouldered finials above front door with raised complex mouldings to the glazed dial aperture beneath conforming fine foliate scroll engraved and pierced silver upper quadrant fret apertures, the sides with further shaped silver sound frets over break-arch glazed windows, the rear with door incorporating arched scroll-pierced ebony sound fret over rectangular glazed panel, on shallow cavetto moulded skirt base with cast silver squab feet, 48cm (19ins) high excluding handle. Daniel Delander in recorded in Loomes Brian  Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700   as born in London around 1677-8 to Nathaniel and Rebecca Delander. He was apprenticed in 1692 to Charles Halstead but was later transferred to Thomas Tompion gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1699. Delander is initially thought to have worked from Devereux Court later moving to a house ¾tween the two Temple Gates', 'near Temple Bar' in 1712. Daniel Delander died in 1733 and is believed to have been succeeded by his son Nathaniel Delander, who gained his Freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1722.   Daniel Delander was a fine and inventive maker who very much followed in the footsteps of his former master, Thomas Tompion. His work often demonstrates a refined approach with a great deal of consideration given to the proportions, detail finish and technical specification of the movements. Delander was never one to let fashion overtake him, always being at the cutting edge with regards to design and use of materials. He is perhaps best known for his exquisite small walnut precision longcase clocks with duplex escapements made during the 1720's as well as the silver mounted grande sonnerie table clock formerly in the Rous Lench Collection which is illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W.  Early English Clocks   on page 411, Plates 585-6. Andrew Dunlop is recorded by Loomes as working in Aberdeen until around 1700 before moving to London where he worked from Spread Eagle Court, Grey's Inn. He joined the Clockmakers' Company in 1701 and took in Thomas Hague as an apprentice in 1719 followed by his son, Conyers, in 1725. He is thought to have died in 1732 and was succeeded by his son. The work of Andrew Dunlop is described in Maxwell-Irving... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]

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Lot 84

A fine Charles II gilt brass mounted ebony small basket top table clock with pull-quarter repeat Charles Gretton, London, circa 1680  The five finned pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with pull-quarter repeat on a single bell, the going train with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the strike train with counting via early double-cut sprung rack gathered away from the snail via pallet engaging with teeth cut to the underside opposing locking enabled by pawl to the upper set of teeth, the fine symmetrical flowering tulip engraved backplate with foliate engraved apron to backcock over drapery lambrequin cartouche signed  Charles Gretton, in Fleete Street   and visible mainspring barrel set-up clicks with pawls held by elaborate scroll-cut brass spring, the 6.25 inch square brass dial with high position winding holes to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with squat stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer minute track, with pierced steel hands and winged cherub mask cast brass spandrels to angles, the ebony veneered case with hinged tied floral bud shouldered brass handle to the foliate scroll and husk swag relief decorated pierced domed ºsket' caddy surmount flanked by ball finials over smooth ovolo top moulding and plain glazed front door, the sides with conforming rectangular windows, the rear with further rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, the base with shallow ovolo moulded skirt over brass disc feet, 29cm (11.5ins) high excluding handle. Charles Gretton is recorded in Loomes, Brian  Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700   as born in Claypole, Lincolnshire in 1648. He was apprenticed to Humphrey Downing from June 1662 until 1670 but did not gain his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company until 1672. Gretton married Mary Phillips in 1677, however by 1695 he was a widower hence his second marriage to Lucy Uffman in 1700. By 1683 Charles Gretton was working at The Ship in Fleet Street, and in 1685 he is noted as 'in Fleet Street over against Sergeants Inn Gate'. He was made Assistant of the Clockmakers' Company in 1689, Warden in 1697, and Master in 1700.  He took on many apprentices including Henry Sully (Freed April 1705) and Joseph Antram (Freed October 1706) both of whom went on to become famous clockmakers in their own right. In 1701 Gretton put £50 forward to the Clockmakers' Company in order to establish a trust to assist the orphans of deceased members. He died in 1731 leaving his business to be continued by his nephew William Moore. The life and work of Charles Gretton is currently receiving detailed attention by Dennis Radage and Warner Meinen for a forthcoming publication. The current lot is a fine early example of Gretton's work and incorporates the earliest form of rack striking where the double-cut rack is gathered away from the snail by a pallet to the lower set of teeth whilst being held by a hook engaging with the upper set. This system requires separate locking of the train which is enabled by a detent raised by a flag engaging with a pin fitted to the end of the rack. Prior to striking the rack hook is released by a pin fitted to the minute wheel and is held in warning by a pair of detents lifted by another pin to a second minute wheel (fitted behind the hour wheel). This layout is essentially identical to that seen on a clock by Robert Seignior described and illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes D.W.   Early English Clocks   pages 352-60, plates 512-7.  In addition to this unusual and particularly early form of rack striking, the current lot also has a similar shaped bent-brass escape wheel top cock to that seen the example by Robert Seignior; this would suggest that both probably originated form the same ... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 85

A William III ebony table clock Charles Gretton, London A William III ebony table clock Charles Gretton, London, circa 1695 The five finned pillar rack and bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum, the symmetrical floral scroll engraved backplate with cartouche signed Charles Gretton, London to centre and visible mainspring barrel set-up clicks with decorated pawls towards lower margin, the 7.25 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes, calendar aperture and herringbone border engraved false bob aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Char. Gretton, London to lower edge, with pierced steel hands, vacant N/S strike/silent switch aperture to the edge of the plate at nine o'clock and winged cherub mask cast brass spandrels to angles, the ebony veneered case with eagle head and leafy scroll cast hinged brass carring handle to the domed caddy superstructure above complex top moundings and foliate scroll pierced elongated lozenge shaped sound fret to the upper rail of the front door, the sides with rectangular glazed apertures, the rear with rectangular glazed door fitted with lozenge sound fret to upper rail, on complex moulded shallow skirt base now fitted with brass ball feet (movement with losses), 37cm (14.5ins) high excluding handle. Charles Gretton is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in Claypole, Lincolnshire in 1648. He was apprenticed to Humphrey Downing from June 1662 until 1670 but did not gain his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company until 1672. Gretton married Mary Phillips in 1677, however by 1695 he was a widower hence his second marriage to Lucy Uffman in 1700. By 1683 Charles Gretton was working at The Ship in Fleet Street, and in 1685 he is noted as 'in Fleet Street over against Sergeants Inn Gate'. He was made Assistant of the Clockmakers' Company in 1689, Warden in 1697, and Master in 1700. He took on many apprentices including Henry Sully (Freed April 1705) and Joseph Antram (Freed October 1706) both of whom went on to become famous clockmakers in their own right. In 1701 Gretton put £50 forward to the Clockmakers' Company in order to establish a trust to assist the orphans of deceased members. He died in 1731 leaving his business to be continued by his nephew William Moore. The life and work of Charles Gretton is currently receiving detailed attention by Dennis Radage and Warner Meinen for a forthcoming publication. The current lot is a recent discovery which, until now, had not been recorded by Radage and Meinen. Flourishes such as the decorative spring set-up clicks to the backplate are typical of Gretton's work which often incorporates such features to give his clocks a distinctive 'personality'.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 88

A fine James II gilt brass mounted ebony small basket top table timepiece with silent-pull quarter-repeat on two bells Henry Jones, London, circa 1685-90  The seven finned and knopped pillar movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and silent-pull quarter-repeat sounding the hours and quarters on two bells mounted above the plates, the single line-bordered symmetrical foliate scroll and tulip bud engraved backplate signed  Henry Jones, in the Temple   to a leafy scroll bordered cartouche to centre, the 6.125 inch square brass dial with single winding hole to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with squat stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes within the narrow outer minute track, with pierced steel hands and winged cherub mask cast brass spandrels to angles, the ebony veneered case with hinged tied floral bud, bird's head and dolphin cast handle to the foliate pierced domed ºsket' caddy surmount decorated with cherub masks, Ho-Ho birds and floral swags flanked by figural terms to angles over ogee cornice top moulding and glazed front door applied with gilt foliate scroll mounts to jambs, the sides with conforming rectangular windows beneath lozenge-shaped repousse brass sound frets centred with cherub mask motifs, the rear with further rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, the base with shallow ogee moulded skirt over brass disc feet, 32cm (12.5ins) high excluding handle. Henry Jones is an important maker who is recorded in Loomes, Brian  Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700   as born to William Jones at Boulder, Hampshire in 1634. He was apprenticed to Edward East in August 1654 gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in July 1663. Jones is thought to have initially worked as journeyman to Edward East before setting up on his own in the Inner Temple, London by 1772. In 1775 he is recorded as 'in Inner Temple Lane' prior to being appointed as an Assistant of the Clockmakers' Company the following year. Henry Jones was subsequently made a Warden in 1687 and finally served as Master of the Company in 1691. Amongst his many apprentices were Francis Robinson (freed 1707) and two of his sons, Henry (freed April 1678) and William (not freed). In 1692 Jones gave the Clockmakers' Company £100 'for the use of the poor'; he died in 1694 leaving his workshop in the hands of his widow, Hannah, who is known to have supplied clocks signed in her name. The current lot is designed to sound the hours and quarters on two bells only on demand. This form of quarter repeat mechanism is thought to have been devised for night-time use in the bedroom; whilst striking clocks with quarter repeat facility were generally intended to be utilised downstairs during the day and upstairs at night. As a consequence 'silent-pull' quarter repeating timepieces are rarer as the original owner have to have been extremely wealthy to afford a timepiece reserved exclusively for use in the bed chamber. The design of the repeat mechanism used in the current lot is essentially based on the system used by Joseph Knibb as described and illustrated in Allix, Charles and Harvey, Laurence  HOBSON'S CHOICE   pages 36-7. The design and execution of the engraved decoration to the backplate of the current lot can be very closely compared to that of the only known table clock by Peter Knibb which is illustrated in Lee, Ronald A.  The Knibb Family, Clockmakers   page 129, plate 139. Lee also illustrates (on the preceding page, plate 138) another closely related backplate for a clock by John Knibb, Oxford and notes that both have internal rack striking, which would suggest that each date from the mid 1680's.  The dial, with its distinctive relatively strong concentric engraving and squat fleur-de-lys half hour markers to the chapter ring ... [Please contact Auctioneer for full lot description]

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Dreweatts)
Lot 89

A fine and rare William III walnut veneered table clock with pull... A fine and rare William III walnut veneered table clock with pull quarter-repeat on six bells John Boucheret, London, circa 1695-1700 The five finned and knopped pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum and pull quarter-repeat on a nest of six graduated bells, the backplate engraved with fine symmetrical foliate scrolls around an oval herringbone bordered cartouche signed John Boucheret, Londini Fecit to centre, the 8 inch square brass dial with ringed winding holes and foliate scroll border decorated calendar and false bob apertures to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword hilt half hour markers, Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Boucheret, London to lower edge, with pierced blued steel hands and angles applied with cast winged cherub head spandrels within herringbone border interrupted by N/S strike/silent switch aperture at twelve o'clock, the figured walnut veneered case with unusual twin female term and tied foliate bud cast hinged brass carrying handle to the domed caddy superstructure flanked by vase finials above complex crossgrain top mouldings and glazed front door now applied with female mask cast mounts to uprights, the sides with brass repousse scroll pierced lozenge shaped sound frets over rectangular glazed apertures, the rear with rectangular glazed door set within the frame of the case, on complex moulded shallow skirt base with brass disc feet, 39cm (15.25ins) high excluding handle. A maker with the name John Boucheret is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working circa 1750. Baillie also records a Jacob Boucheret as gaining his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1728; it is most probable that these records relate to subsequent generations of the maker of the current lot. From his name it may be appropriate to speculate that John Boucheret was probably a first generation Huguenot immigrant clockmaker who could have possibly quietly worked outside the jurisdiction of the Clockmakers' Company maybe in one of the larger Huguenot workshops such as that of Claude Du Chesne. The movement of the current lot echoes the work of Daniel Quare and Thomas Windmills, in particular the layout of the repeat work with the hammer arbors pivoted between the plates (rather than fitted to a separate carriage). Such detailing is typical for clocks made during the latter years of the 1690's as is the engraving to the backplate which can be closely compared to that on an ebony table clock by Quare illustrated in Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks page 373, Plate 534. The dial again is nicely detailed with the relatively refined appearance of the centre being perfectly complimented by the herringbone border to the edge of the plate. The walnut veneered case is particularly rare and attractive with well-chosen figured veneers. Due to the enduring fashion for ebony, walnut-cased table clocks from this period are very scarce. This is illustrated by the fact that only one from Tompion's numbered series (number 88) is recorded as being in a walnut case (see Barder, Richard The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830 page 49, and Evans, Jeremy THOMAS TOMPION at the Dial and Three Crowns page 88).

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Lot 641

A collection of circular table covers including a pair in cream colourway, patterned with butterflies and flowering branches in greens and pinks and with matching deep fringed edging each cloth approximately (205 cm diameter) together with three plain green covers (2 x 200 cm diameter, 1 x 240 cm diamter) and a furtehr cover in plain gold coloured silk (223 cm diameter)

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Lot 649

One lot of contemporary table lamps including a pair with heat shaped bases, a pair in the form of Corinthian columns etc, various glass lamp shades, etc

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Lot 694

A pair of 20th century continental oil paintings on canvas, half length portraits of male figures both smoking pipes, indistinctly signed bottom left Marmotrino (?), 38 x 28 cm in textured cream and gilt frames together with a pair of late 19th century coloured humorous hunting prints showing encounters with a calf and a scarecrow, 23 x 18 cm in burrwood frames and gilt slips, 32 x 27 cm overall (displayed on table below)

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Lot 714

A collection of 18th and 19th century pictures and prints including an Isle of Wight sand picture showing a coastal scene, 11 x 19 cm, a set of four small Baxter type prints showing continental lake scene, coastal subjects, etc, 6 x 9 cm in gilt frames, an early 19th century study of a classical style stone archway indistinctly inscribed bottom right, 14 x 21 cm, a pen and ink study of dogs in a kennel, signed with initials bottom right, possibly for George Morland, 16 x 22 cm (unframed), watercolour study of a Thames scene, inscribed verso The Thames From Greenwich Hill, 21 x 31 cm (unframed), etc (together with further pictures and prints displayed beneath table)

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Lot 749

A charcoal pastel and chalk study by Nigel Lambourne of a man and woman seated at a table, he holding a cigarette, she with folded arms, signed bottom left Lambourne and inscribed An Bon Viveur, with label verso Diners, Nigel Lambourne and Croydon address details

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Lot 151

An extensive and comprehensive collection of Royal Worcester Evesham pattern and other similar oven-to-table wares including large oval tureen and cover, further oval tureens and covers, rectangular serving dish, soufflé dishes, trefoil shaped serving dish, pair of sauce boats and stands, large oval serving platter, sixty plus plates and bowls of various size, boxed table mats, boxed cheese knife, etc

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Lot 154

A collection of ceramics including a large table centre with celadon type glaze in the form of a kneeling female character, a Wedgwood green glazed majolica leaf moulded dish and four similar Wedgwood plates, a Doulton plate "The Falconer", Wedgwood jasper wares, a circular mirrored stand, etc (displayed beneath large window)

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Lot 207

A good quality silver plated tray of rectangular form with serpentine outline and rounded corners, with heavily embossed scrolling loop handles and beaded border together with a three divisional candelabra with trailing fluted branches, a selection of glass dressing table wares with silver plated and other lids, a small oak office standish with cut glass and pewter lidded inkwell, loosely in the Art Nouveau manner, a small collection of mostly silver plated cutlery, a selection of 20th century coinage and currency to include 10 shilling notes, etc

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Lot 213

A substantial mahogany cutlery chest, raised on four swept claw and ball supports, the tooled leather and gilt bordered inset hinged top revealing a two tiered fitted interior containing a full service of Sheffield plated cutlery with double struck shell and thread embossed handles consisting of over 120 pieces to include dinner knives and forks, fish knives and forks, dessert spoons, soup spoons, teaspoons, soup ladle, carving fork, knife and steel, etc complete with a certificate of guarantee, Imperial Table Ware 20 year plate EPNS A1 Cutlery Sheffield

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Lot 332

An assembled set of Victorian silver Queen's pattern cutlery, various makers, London, 1838, 1856-1857 & 1861, comprising: 6 table forks, 6 dessert forks, 6 dessert spoons, 5 teaspoons, 2 sauce ladles, a basting spoon and a mustard spoon, initialled, 1952.8g in total (27)

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Lot 359

An assembled silver and silver-plated travelling dressing table set, various makers, London, 1941-1942, comprising: 9 bottles and three boxes, 123.8g weighable silver, contained in a rosewood box, with drawer and both keys

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Lot 375

Four Victorian souvenier dressing table boxes, Isle of Wight, Margate Jetty, Franco British Exhibition and York Minster, together with a few vintage ordnance survey maps

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Lot 444A

A large white linen table cloth (banqueting size) with crochet border and embroidered detail

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Lot 503

A good quality 20th century heavy chrome table lamp, the squared column stem leading downwards to tri-stepped sides on a two divisional squared stepped base together with a further contemporary brass desk lamp with beaded and other embossed decoration, marked to underside Laura Ashley Home

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Lot 519

A good quality miniature model of a 19th century snap top table, the circular top in flamed mahogany, raised on a waisted vase shaped pillar, platform and swept feet

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Lot 562

A substantial contemporary dolls house in the form of a Georgian manor, the façade centred by a front door with pointed pediment with dentil border detail, flanked by two ground and three first floor windows, each with matching pediments, the hinged front revealing a four room interior containing a mixed selection of good quality dolls house furniture to include a model Aga, dining room table, dresser, bath, beds, etc, the second floor leading to an annexe with further exterior windows and faux tiled roof, etc

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Lot 585

A good quality ceramic table lamp of rounded baluster form decorated with stylised studies of apples in shades of pink and cream upon a powdered green ground, indistinctly signed to the base together with a further brass table lamp in the form of a classical fluted column set upon a squared stepped base, a pair of good quality contemporary cushions with embroidered finish, decorated with a fruit and foliate still life, a bolster cushion of cylindrical form with floral decoration

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Lot 597

A vintage Columbia Grafonola table top gramophone set within a hinged lidded case with faux leather finish together with a box containing a quantity of Columbia records, many in original paper sleeves to include Bitter Sweet by Ray Sinatra and His Ambassador's Band, Valse Caprice, etc

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Wright Marshall Ltd
Lot 635

A pair of Sitzendorf hard paste porcelain floral encrusted dressing table mirrors, 19th Century Relief decorated with cherubs, length 33cm.

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Lot 688

A Royal Crown Derby four piece dressing table set Pattern no.1128, comprising two lidded trinket pots, ring tray and rectangular tray, square pin, same pattern, side plate, circular pin dish and shell shaped pin dish, pattern no.2451 (minor chip to rim). (illustrated)

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Lot 689

A Royal Crown Derby forty-one piece dinner service Comprising four graduated oval meat plates, two oval tureens and covers, one small tureen cover and saucer, tureen saucer, six dessert bowls, eight table plates, eight dessert plates, seven side plates, gravy boat and saucer, each decorated in pattern no.563 (minor damage). (illustrated)

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Lot 690

A Victorian cranberry and milk glass table centre bud vase Raised on circular base with wavy rim, in the manner of Powell, height 47cm.

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Lot 141

A Chinese huanghuali style occasional table, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)/Republic Period The rectangular recessed top, set within a carved bamboo style stretcher, applied with carved bamboo and fruit vine pediment, 64cm high, 44cm wide, 30cm deep.

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Lot 267

A good collection of Victorian, Edwardian and early 20th Century table linen To include lace, crochet, damask and other tablecloths, doilies etc.

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Lot 286

A dolls house conservatory suite, early 20th Century The settee, two armchairs and table constructed of bamboo and soft wood with rafia finish, sofa approx 14cm high.

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Lot 287

A Victorian rosewood novelty sewing accessory In the form of a miniature dining table fitted with a central turned finial carrying handle surrounded by cotton reel holders, with pin cushion side panels, approx 16cm high (incomplete), together with a Victorian carved bone and glass egg timer, approx 9.5cm high (2). CONDITION REPORT: top is loose and missing two bobbing holders, split to top, hour glass good

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Lot 312

A Russian fedoskino papier-mache table snuff box The hinged lid painted with a scene of a troika within winter landscape, inside lid stamped with factory mark, with black lacquered base, width approx 14cm.

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Lot 339

A late Victorian mahogany table-top nest of six drawers Each fitted with two turned knob handles and flanked by rounded corners, raised on turned bun feet, height approx. 51cm, width approx. 27cm (side panels unpolished and top section lacking crest).

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Lot 346

An elegant early 20th Century bronzed figurative table lamp Modelled in the form of a semi naked classical male figure playing a set of pan pipes, and leaning against a column adorned with grapes and vines, before a spray of stylised foliage incorporating the three light fittings, height approx. 53cm.

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Lot 359

Early 20th Century HMV Oak Cased Table Top Gramophone with winder H16" W18" D22".

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Lot 536

A George V hallmarked silver and tortoiseshell circular dressing table box The hinged cover lifts to enclose a cushioned centre, raised on three cabriole feet, made by Mappin & Webb Ltd, Birmingham, 1924.

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Lot 548

William IV and later hallmarked silver table service Comprising sixteen large serving spoons, fifteen dessert spoons, thirteen table forks, eight dessert forks, decorated in The Kings pattern and Fiddle, Fred and Shell pattern, makers to include Samuel Haynes & Dudley Carter, Hester Bateman, Carrington & Co, to include Edinburgh, the majority London, 1836 onwards, weight approx. 150oz. (illustrated)

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Lot 555

A Victorian hallmarked silver gilt part table canteen of flatware To include twelve teaspoons, sugar tongs, two matched tablespoons, each have cast floral handles, made by Chawner & Co, London 1867, fitted in oak case.

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Lot 561

A George V hallmarked silver and green gouache enamel four piece dressing table set Comprising hand mirror, two hairbrushes, clothes brush, each having hallmarked silver scrolled border, made by Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1927.

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Lot 564

A hallmarked silver three piece matched tortoiseshell dressing table set comprising hand mirror, hairbrush, clothes brush, makers to include Adie Brothers, London and Birmingham, 1904-1922, 1923, together with two hallmarked silver clothes brushes to include a plannished example.

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Lot 581

A collection of modern hallmarked silver Four pieces to include silver topped and cut glass powder bowl, silver dressing table pot, twin handled tray, circular pin dish, made by Victoria Silverware Ltd, Birmingham, Sheffield, 1996.

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Lot 585

A collection of George IV and later hallmarked silver flatware To include desert spoons, teaspoon, table fork, and two stirers, various makers to include William Nixon dates including 1829, 1835, 1826, 1924, weight approx. 19.5oz.

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Lot 587

A heavy gauge hallmarked silver rectangular dressing table tray, early 20th Century Having a cast rim, inscribed pat dated 25/12/25, made by Robert Chandler, marked possibly Birmingham, approx weight 19.4oz

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Lot 158

The residue of a Poole Pottery teaset, decorated in the BN pattern together with a small quantity of Twin Tone table ware and three other items.

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Lot 273

A silver plated triple cart table coaster set.

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Lot 285

An Art De France coloured glass table lamp base and shade.

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Lot 396

An Art Deco engine turned silver dressing table tray (445 grams).

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Lot 402

A collection of various silver mounted cut glass dressing table pots and scent bottles together with a silver lidded cut glass powder bowl.

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