A George III ebonised musical quarter-chiming table clock Thomas Green, Bristol Hotwell, dated 1789 The six pillar triple fusee movement with original anchor escapement, chiming phrases for the quarters on a graduated nest of eight-bells and completing `Queens` melody on the hour before striking hour on a larger bell, the delicate open foliate-scroll engraved backplate signed Thomas Green, Hotwell, BRISTOL, 1789 to centre and with holdfast for the original lenticular bob pendulum, the 8 inch convex white painted Roman numeral dial with repeat signature Tho. Green, BRISTOL HOTWELL to centre, with Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine pierced and engraved gilt brass hands, the inverted bell-top case with hinged brass handle and neoclassical urn finials above rectangular front door applied with cast brass convex-glazed bezel flanked by canted angles and enclosing STRIKE/SILENT switch above dial, the sides with break-arch brass fishscale sound frets, the rear with rectangular glazed door, on moulded shallow skirt base with cast brass bracket feet, 51cm (20ins) high excluding handle; with a contemporary ogee-outline front sliding wall bracket with applied brass detail to the complex table edge, waist and base mouldings, 18cm (11ins) high; the clock and wall bracket 69cm (31ins) high overall excluding handle. Thomas Green is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as apprenticed to Charles Horwood, watchmaker and goldsmith on the 27th July 1771. He married Horwood`s daughter before setting up business at Chapel Row, Dowry Square, Hotwells, Bristol in 1780 where he stayed until relocating to Portland Place, Clifton in 1815. Moore transcribes the advertisement for the 1824 retirement auction of his workshop and comprehensive stock in trade, which includes `a capital Regulator by George Graham of London, ditto duplex jewelled and six other clocks of superior manufacturers in handsome cases`. The current lot is illustrated by Moore on page195.
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A good 1920's oak dining room suite comprising drawleaf refectory table, eight chairs with upholstered needlework backs and seats, a breakfront sideboard, a two drawer buffet, and a three door glazed book case, each piece with carved pineapple mounts and raised on block feet.
VICTORIAN TIFFANY & CO SILVER CHRISTENING SET comprising a table fork, spoon, knife, and napkin ring, the terminals with sunflowers and acanthus leaf design, import marks for London 1897, stamped `Tiffany & Co. Sterling Pat. 1880.M, approximately 207g in total, the knife 18cm long The spoon shows evidence of an abrasive polish. Remaining items in good condition.
FIVE SILVER TABLE SPOONS AND A SILVER LADLE the table spoons with shell pattern terminals, maker CJ, London 1906, approximately 396g in total; the ladle with Edinburgh 1806, approximately 214g Spoons are undamaged, the ladle has several small dents to the bowl and the marks are very slightly rubbed
ART NOUVEAU SILVER DRESSING TABLE TRAY embossed with a scene of swans in a pond, in a surround of stylised foliate designs, Chester 1902, 27cm wide; along with a silver backed brush, similarly embossed with swans, Birmingham marks The brush is perforated through polishing in several places; the tray is undamaged, the marks are slightly rubbed though legible
An early 20th century light oak extending dining room table on spiral turned legs with attached darker stained matching table together with a side cabinet containing four extra table leaves, the cabinet with silver plated fittings attributed to Wylie & Lochhead, Glasgow
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