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Lot 753
Quantity of watchmakers tools and parts to include a Bergeon no. 2795 cased set of hand operated winders for mainsprings (one missing, one at fault), case opening tools, clamp, pocket watch key, mainsprings, balances, etc; together with a quantity of wristwatch cases and case backs and a selection of wristwatch movements to include a Rolco movement, also two watchmakers books to include J.F. Kendal - A History of Watches And Other Timekeepers and Thomas Reid - A Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical
Lot 51
John William Waterhouse, RA, RI (British, 1849-1917)Female head study for a nymph in Hylas and the Nymphs charcoal and pencil38.8 x 21.6cm (15 1/4 x 8 1/2in)(sheet)with a study for the figure in Destiny on the reverse.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe artist's widow, Mrs Esther Waterhouse, by whom sold Christie's, 23 July 1926, 'The Remaining works of the Late J.W. Waterhouse, Esq., R.A.', part of lot 8 (with 20 other drawings).Private collection, UK.This sheet is a compelling reminder of how closely interconnected John William Waterhouse's projects were during the mid to late 1890s. On one side is a powerfully realized head, most likely a preparatory study for one of his masterpieces, Hylas and the Nymphs (1896), and specifically for the alluring nymphs at centre who rise from the water to tempt the ancient hero. Waterhouse surely knew how crucial the girls' expressions and poses would be to maximizing his composition's dramatic impact, so he seems to have worked particularly hard on perfecting their heads and upper bodies via numerous drawings like this.On the reverse we find the same face sketched more faintly (and upside down), and more strikingly a nude girl standing while drinking from (or presenting?) a shallow cup. The latter is almost certainly an early imagining of the 1900 painting Destiny, in which a maiden clad in Renaissance-era clothing (but a more modern hairstyle) raises her cup in valediction to departing galleons. These motifs' intermingling underscores not only the fact that Waterhouse saw such sheets as practical working tools to turn over and re-use, but also his ongoing association of women with liquids, especially water. A chronological survey of his preparatory drawings makes it difficult to tell where he stopped composing one narrative (such as Hylas and the Nymphs) and began developing the next. This drawing of a head epitomizes that continuum: the gaze and angle evoke one of Hylas's timeless nymphs, while her upswept hairstyle appears in Destiny, which was specifically intended to benefit widows and orphans of the (painfully modern) Boer War.We are grateful to Peter Trippi for compiling this catalogue entry.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 121
Binding.- Medicine.- Methodus curandorum omnium morborum corporis humani. De dignoscendis morbis. De febribus. De morbo Italico. De internis et externis. De pharmacopolarum officina. De fucis, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking title and following f., worm trace to upper corners towards end, affecting some page numbers, some staining and spotting, lightly browned throughout, attractive contemporary panelled calf, central panels with gilt head of a warrior, clam shells and foliage corner-pieces, all within wide blind-stamped border with a repeat of the warrior's head and various floral and foliage tools, spine in four compartments, each with central gilt clam shell, head of spine and corners worn, some chips, rubbed, 8vo (binding 180 x 126mm.), [Lyon], [Guillaume Rouillé], 1586. sold as a binding and not subject to return.
Lot 320
A 19th century oak primitive chair, probably Irish or possibly WelshOf comb-back form, with round-ended geometric shaped stay-rail, the rear of each flat scroll-ended arm socketed through an outer back spindle, with the hand-shaped spindle purposely left wider below the arm, the gently splayed legs mortised-and-wedged through the rectangular single-piece seat and joined by an H-form stretcher, 66cm wide x 42cm deep x 94.5cm high, (25 1/2in wide x 16 1/2in deep x 37in high)Footnotes:Literature: Claudia Kinmouth, Irish Country Furniture 1700 - 1950 (1993), pp. 34 - 39, illustrates several examples of comparable 'hedge chairs', all dated to the end of the 19th century. The author explains how this type of chair, made without glue and limited tools, employed the 'clever and essential device of interlocking the rear of the armrest with the outer back spindle'. Further essential strength was provided by a broad seat, which could be 5cm thick, as found here. However, the use of oak, rather than ash and elm, together with the presence of stretchers, may instead suggest a Welsh attribution, and suggest an earlier date, pre-19th century. See for example Richard Bebb, Welsh Furniture 1250 - 1950 (2007), Vol. II. p. 50, pl. 691, for a comparable primitive armchair, made in ash and attributed to Montgomeryshire, dated circa 1750 - 90.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 734
A collection of early 20th century hand tools with six saws including a W. Tyzack example with stamped marks, length 46cm, over twenty planes of varied size and form including a Gardner of Bristol and iron/steel mounted bullnose examples, the largest length 52cm, and further tools and accessories including a rebate in tin and an iron mounted hammer, the vast majority stamped with owner’s name ‘H. Crewe’ and housed in a vintage tin trunk; Harry Crewe used these tools when constructing houses in Brislington, Bristol, in the early 20th century.Additional InformationHeavy general wear commensurate with age and use throughout; handles with knocks, splits etc in parts, some of the metal with putting, stead of storage corrosion etc, majority will need attention to varying extents. Trunk heavily worn.
Lot 1043
A WOOD CHEST OF DRAWERS WITH BRASS CUP HANDLES CONTAINING MISCELLANEOUS CLOCK AND WATCHMAKER'S TOOLS, ETC., 87CM LCondition report Ex-workshop condition, sold as is, unsorted. The bench top machine powered by an electric motor which must not be used before being tested for safety by a qualified electrician
Lot 1073
KUGLE (J SPEARS) - THE ART OF THE CELESTIAL MECHANIC, ILLUSTRATED, DUST JACKET, 2002, M SNELL - CLOCKS AND CLOCKMAKER'S OF SAILSBURY, M MATTHEWS - ENGINE TURNING 1680-1980 THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUE, HENRY C KING - GEARED TO THE STARS: THE EVOLUTION OF PLANETARIUMS, ORRERIES AND ASTRONOMICAL CLOCKS AND ABOUT FORTY OTHERS, CLOCKS, WATCHES AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, INCLUIDNG SEVERAL CATALOGES AND BOOKLETSCondition report
Lot 7
Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Aviation Type / Military Spec. automatic square black stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, ref. BR 03-92-S-2xxxx, circular grey dial with black quarter Arabic numerals, baton and minute markers, date aperture at the four/five position and sweep centre seconds, quick set date, Bell & Ross grey rubber strap, 42mm - ** Bell & Ross box with outer cover, technical notes booklet, warranty card stamped Ernest Jones and dated 4/4/15, protective cover and protective sleeve, tools, black nylon strap - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - good. Glass - good. Hands - good. Case - good. Crown - adjusting correctly. Strap - good. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
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