An Important Anglo-Dutch hour-striking and quarter repeating table clockBy Fromanteel & Clarke, Amsterdam, circa 1700The case with a double giltmetal basket, surmounted by an elaborate twin-caryatid handle and with four small baluster finials and four further larger finials, above the moulded pediment and glazed door, flanked to each side by giltmetal panels, with glazed back door, on a stepped base and four turned gilt-brass feet; the 7 1/4in. dial, signed at the top in an oval Fromanteel & Clarke, within engraved scrolling foliage, above four cherub masks, the silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with false pendulum aperture, a pair of harboured winding holes and calendar aperture, with pierced blued steel hands, the twin train fusée movement with seven turned and finned latched pillars, verge escapement, foliate engraved backplate, with repeated signature in an oval amidst scrolling foliage and a bird, with pull-quarter repeat on six bells50cm highProvenance:Professor Hans Bertele von Greadenberg (d. 1984)Thence by direct descentThe Fromanteel story is deconstructed with biographical details and a family tree by Brian Loomes in the Antiquarian Horological Journal, March 1975, p. 175-85. Also see E.G. Aghib & J. H. Leopold, AHJ, September 1974, p. 890-94.Ahasuerus Fromanteel II was born in 1640, a son of Ahasuerus Fromanteel I. He was apprenticed to Simon Bartram and made free in July 1663. He probably took over the family business in Holland in about 1675. He died in 1703.Abraham Fromanteel, (b. 1647) a son of Fromanteel I, was apprenticed in 1662 to his father and left London in 1668 for The Hague where his father now was. He moved to Newcastle, perhaps soon after, but certainly by 1674 and married in 1678. However tragedy struck a year later with the death of his wife and shortly after their infant daughter. Perhaps this is why he returned to London in 1680, where he was made free of the Clockmakers' Company that year. He travelled between London and Amsterdam and was probably in Amsterdam from 1700 until 1711, returning to Newcastle, where he died with a considerable fortune, in 1730.Christopher Clarke was born circa 1668 and listed as from Kelloby which, according to Loomes, may have been Killerby, Co. Durham. He married Anna Fromanteel, the daughter of Ahasuerus Fromanteel II, in 1694 and then went into partnership with either Fromanteel II or Abraham Fromanteel (d. 1730) in Amsterdam. He inherited a good amount of the Fromanteel fortune and later struck up a partnership with Roger Dunster around 1722. He must have returned to London as in his will he is listed as residing in New Ormond Street, Parish of St. Andrew Holborn, Middlesex. Clarke died in 1735.A quarter repeating table clock by William Speakman, London, with identical casting details to its double basket top, albeit with plainer handle, was sold by Skinner, Boston, 2 November 2013, lot 284.Professor Hans Bertele von Grenadenberg (d.1984) was born in Austria. During the second half of the last century he formed a collection of clocks which comprised the best examples of work from England, France, Switzerland and Austria, amongst others. Highly respected in his field, he wrote prolifically and published learned articles in the Antiquarian Horological Journal and the Horological Journal, amongst others. He was also an avid art collector. His book on chronometers, first published in Munich in 1981, with an English language version published ten years later, is a standard work.
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A George I brass-mounted fruitwood striking table clock with pull-quarter repeat By Simon de Charmes, London Th bell-top case surmounted by a knopped brass carrying handle above four finials, with glazed front and back door, with glazed sides, on plinth base and block feet; the 6 1/4in. arched brass dial with pendulum regulation subsidiary in the arch, above mask spandrels and silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with signature panel in the false pendulum aperture and with blued steel hands and calendar aperture below, the twin train five-pillar fusée movement with verge escapement and hour strike on a bell and pull-quarter repeat on a carillon of six bells, with finely engraved foliate backplate; restoration & replacement, perhaps the case formerly ebonised 43cm high Simon de Charmes, a Huguenot, arrived in England from France in 1685, following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He was free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1692. He worked in London at the sign of the Clock, at the corner of Warwick Street, Charing Cross. He died in 1734. A virtually identical backplate of another clock by De Charmes is illustrated in Sunny Dzik's, Engraving on English Table Clocks, Art on a canvas of brass 1660-1800, Oxford 2019 and was sold by Hutchinson Scott, Skipton, 26 May 2018, lot 560.The case and movement are associated.
A George I giltmetal-mounted walnut striking quarter repeating table clockBy Charles Goode, London, circa 1715The case with a bell top surmounted by a knopped brass carrying handle, above the door with arched glazed panel, the sides each with two pierced and engraved brass panels, on plinth base and brass block feet, the 6 1/2in. arched brass dial with later replaced (?) strike/silent ring in the arch, above a silvered chapter ring, enclosing a matted centre with signature panel, blocked in false pendulum and calendar apertures, the twin train five-pillar fusée movement with later anchor escapement and pull-quarter repeat, with later pull wheel, foliate engraved backplate with signature panel, repairs, losses and restorations46cm highCharles Goode is recorded as free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1686. He was a watchmaker of the Parish of St Mary-le-Strand when he died in 1730.
A Chinese hardwood and mother-of-pearl inlaid table clock19th centuryThe case with a glazed lift-up front cover and pierced back cover, glazed sides,the 6 3/4in. gilt dial, engraved with trellis work and stylised bats, centred with a circular 5in. enamel dial with sweep centre seconds and pierced steel hands, the twin train fusée movement with verge escapement, engraved backplate, with spurious signature and striking the hour on a bell, supported in a stand with pierced supports and scroll feet37cm high overall
A George III Silver Table-Service, Old English pattern, engraved with a crest, comprising: 12 table-spoons, six by William Eley, 1809, one by John Lias, London, 1809; three by Eley, Fearn and Chawner, 1811 and two by Peter and William Bateman, London, 1811; 12 table-forks, ten by Eley, Fearn and Chawner, eight 1811 and two 1809; one by Wallis and Hayne, 1808 and one by Thomas Dicks, 1808 12 dessert-spoons, three by John Ash, 1811, two by William Ely, 1811; one by Crossley and Smith, 1811 and six by William Eley, 1809 12 dessert-forks, by Eley, Fearn and Chawer, six 1811 and six 1809 12 teaspoons, eleven by Crossley and Smith, 1811 and one by Wallis and Hayne, 1811 82oz 18dwt (60)
A George III, George IV and William IV Silver Table-Service, Old English pattern, comprising: Six table-forks, each engraved with initials, three by Hampston, Prince and Cattles, York, 1801, one by Prince and Cattles, York, 1804, two by Thomas Wallis and Jonathan Hayne, London, 1810 and 1814 Six dessert-forks, five engraved with an initials, by James Barber and William Whitwell, York,1820, one slightly larger Six teaspoons, by James Barber, George Cattle and William North, York, 1831 Two table-spoons, by William Eley and William Fearn, London, 1806 26oz (20) . There is some wear to the marks, though each is legible. There are some overall surface scratches and wear, consistent with age and use. There is some bruising to the tines on some pieces. The two table spoons and teaspoons are somewhat bright, having been perhaps erased and polished.
A Victorian and Edward VII Silver Table-Service, by John Round and Son Ltd., Sheffield, 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903, Fiddle pattern, comprising: 12 table-forks 6 table-spoons 12 dessert-forks 12 dessert-spoons 6 teaspoons 2 sauce-ladles together with the following with ivory handles and stainless steel attachments, each carved and stained with initial 'H': 17 table-knives 5 cheese-knives A carving-knife 2 carving-forks weight of silver 80oz 8dwt (75)
A George V Silver Table-Service, by Viners, Sheffield, 1931, Sandringham pattern, engraved with an initial, comprising: 12 table-forks 12 soup-spoons 12 dessert-forks 12 dessert-spoons 12 fish-forks 12 fish-knives 12 grapefruit-spoons 12 large teapoons 10 teaspoons 11 coffee-spoons A soup-ladle 2 sauce-ladles 2 butter-knives A sugar-spoon 4 salt-spoons 2 mustard-spoons and the following with filled handles and silver attachments: 12 fruit-forks 12 fruit-knives 2 fish servers and the following with filled handles and stainless steel attachments: 12 table-knives 12 cheese-knives 5 carving implements weighable silver 189oz 10dwt (187)
A French Silver Table-Service and Dessert-Service, Maker's mark E over S, A Running Rabbit Between, Paris, Late 19th Century, the table-service hour-glass shaped and engraved with initials, comprising: 30 table-forks 18 table-spoons A soup-ladle A pair of serving-spoons A sauce-ladle 4 salt-spoons A mustard-spoon and the following with filled handles and either stainless-steel, ivory or silver attachments: 18 table-knives A carving-knife A carving-fork A pair of salad-servers A serving-slice the dessert-service with ribbon-tied husk handles, engraved with initials, comprising: 12 dessert-forks 12 dessert-spoons A berry-spoon A sugar-sifter A pair of sugar-tongs A tea-strainer and the following with filled handles and stainless-steel blades: 18 cheese-knives all in fitted leather covered case, fitted with a fixed tray and three removable trays, weighable silver 183oz 10dwt (126)
An Italian Table-Service, by Miracoli, Milan, Second Half 20th Century, the handle of each cast with a stylised leaf motif, comprising: 12 table-forks 12 table-spoons 12 dessert-forks 12 dessert-spoons 12 fish forks 12 fish-knives 9 teaspoons A soup-ladle A pair of fish-servers A pair of cake-servers A serving-spoon A sauce-ladle A pasta serving-spoon and the following with filled handles and stainless-steel blades 12 table-knives 12 cheese-knives weighable silver 209oz 10 dwt (113)
A George V Silver Table-Service, by William Hutton and Sons, London and Sheffield, 1910, Old English pattern with ribbon-tied border, engraved with an initial, comprising: Top Drawer: 12 fruit-forks and 12 fruit-knives, each with filled handles and silver attachments A five-piece carving-set with composition handles Second Drawer: 12 fish-forks and 12 fish-knives 2 fish servers all with filled handles and silver attachments Third Drawer: 12 table-forks 12 dessert-spoons 12 dessert-forks 12 teaspoons 12 egg-spoons 12 coffee-spoons 6 salt-spoons 2 mustard-spoons, 1908 2 pickle-forks A sugar-spoon, 1908 Fourth Drawer: 12 table-knives 12 cheese-knives each with composition handle 4 knife-rests, 1898, 1902 and 1903 Fifth Drawer: 11 table-spoons 12 soup-spoons 2 basting-spoons A soup-ladle, 1908 4 sauce-ladles 2 butter-knives A pair of asparagus-tongs A pair of sugar-tongs Sixth Drawer: A pair of casters A pair of sauceboats contained in a fitted mahogany finish canteen with hinged doors, opening to reveal seven drawers, on conforming stand weighable silver 247oz 6dwt (207)
A fine old mid 19th c. octagonal Work/Games Table, the intricately marquetry inlaid top with complex scroll and floral decoration surrounding a draughts/chess board centre, the lid lifting to reveal an interior with decoratively lined compartments including a deep central work storage well, 17 1/2'' diameter, 29'' high
An Oak refectory style Dining Table by Timothy Hawkins of Bartestree having fretworked end supports with stylised tulip decoration and central stretcher, the top 84 3/8" long x 40 1/4" wide x 30" high, sold together with a set of eight Chairs including a pair of carvers with similar design, splats, turned front legs and drop-in seats upholstered in green fabric.
A fine quality 19th c. Mahogany framed lady's Writing Table/work table having very nicely detailed inlaid frieze/border to the top with repeated diamond shapes and cross-banding and light and darkwood stringing, having a frieze drawer with shield shaped lock escutcheon and two brass knobs, the drawer incorporating an unusual sideways removing stationary drawer and a dark brown baize finished writing slope surface, whilst beneath the top is a slide-out neatly fabric covered work storage compartment, the whole standing on slender turned legs terminating with miniature brass castors, the upper section of the legs with inlaid ebony lattice work, 20 1/2" wide x 18 1/16"deep x 30 3/4" high.
A 19th c. dark Oak Hall/buffet Table standing on mirrored twist front legs with carved bosses, the frieze with heavily carved scrolls and with a fearsome mask to the centre, the shaped upstand similarly decorated, unusually with a narrow frieze drawer to the right hand side only, the rectangular section back legs having a stylised floral feature and repeated overlapping carved leaf detail above and below the perimeter to the top having repeated stylised floral blooms, 42'' x 20 1/4'' x 38 3/4'' high
An excellent quality crossbanded burr Walnut Dressing Table having serpentine front, one long and four short drawers, standing on cabriole legs with pad feet and complete with triple shaped and bevelled mirrors, 46 1/4'' wide, 22 1/2'' deep x 61'' high, with protective glass top
A 19th Century mahogany wind-out extending dining table, the top with thumb moulded edge and with three additional insert leaves, all over bulbous turned and reeded legs with applied porcelain castors, width 137cm and length 132cm when closed and 294cm when fully extended, lacking winding handle, S/D.
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