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Click here to subscribeA French carriage clock, circa 1887, rectangular brass case with dated presentation inscription to top surface, platform lever escapement, painted dial marked 'Anderton Paris', gong striking movement, with worn leather travelling case15.5cm high (handle folded)Provenance:Wood Hall, Hilgay, Norfolkdamage to dial face, loss and rubbing to surface lacquer; corner chips to three of the glass panels. Untested
A brass carriage clock,20th century, the white enamel dial, with Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm dial, fitted bell strike movement within a bevelled glass case, 12cm highCondition ReportCracks to enamel dial, tarnishing to case, complete moroccan red leather travelling case and original key
A ruby and diamond brooch composed of nine graduated floral clusters, each set with a cushion-cut diamond in a border of oval and cushion-cut rubies, unmarked(Length: 6.3cm)Note: This lot forms part of the collection of Ellen Mary Victoria Fludder (nee Lowe), whose larger collection featured in our 9th March 2022 Jewellery & Silver Auction. Ellen was the daughter of John Lowe, whose antiques shop, J. Lowe was a well-known feature of what was then 138 Wardour Street, London, during the early 20th Century, the street numbers have since changed. Originally a watch and clock repairer, John expanded the business to include antiques, primarily jewellery and oriental art. John became a well-known and respected antiquarian and clockmaker, and indeed his youngest son John Harold Lowe remembered visiting Buckingham Palace with his father, where he was employed to wind the clocks for Edward VII or George V. Adverts from the period show a novel approach to marketing, using lines from Shakespeare to expound upon the virtues of dealing with such an exemplary antiquarian as J.Lowe; ‘China dishes, Very Good Dishes! / The Stamp of Merit. / I will buy with you! Sell with You!/ Old and Antique’ reads part of the poem, borrowing lines from The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night among others. This literary flight of fancy rather foreshadows another foray into the literary world the family would later take. Born in May 1897, Ellen was a favourite of her father’s and though she was sent to boarding school in Devon at a young age, she and her brothers were later educated in London, and living above the shop, surrounded by such curiosities and attending various auctions and dealers’ shops, it is little wonder that she began to take a lively interest in her fathers’ business. Though very much a woman in man’s world, she became a well-known fixture in her fathers’ shop and at the London salerooms. Indeed, one of her regular customers, who she met when she was around 18, was the author Edgar Jepson (1863-1938), who was a keen collector of antiques. As well as writing detective fiction, Jepson was also a translator, most notably of the Arsène Lupin stories by Maurice Leblanc, which are currently enjoying a revival on Netflix. He was quite taken with the character Ellen cut in the shop, and certainly, the curiosities of the Far East which filled the shop offered much scope for his creative mind. His 1927 novel, ‘Miss Timmins and Lord Scredington’ is based around J.Lowe and Ellen is the inspiration for the title character, Miss Timmins. ‘Miss Timmins runs an Oriental curio shop, and her adventures with strange and beautiful pieces of jade and lapis lazuli and chalcedony, carved by the artists of the East, and the strange and sometimes dangerous customers they bring her, are always amusing and thrilling.’ Edgar opens the novel with a direct reference to the frustrations of a ‘lady antique dealer’ in a world of men, and throughout her adventures the feisty Miss Timmins enjoys nothing better than getting the better of her male competitors, who often underestimate her. The novel has everything you could want from a 1920s cosmopolitan adventure novel; a rakish Lord smitten with the heroine, tea dances at the best places in town, brushes with the occult and unscrupulous antiquarians; certainly, if only a fraction of it is true, Ellen had a rather interesting life! J.Lowe closed in 1924, after the death of John Lowe, and Ellen later went on to work for Reville Terry, a Couturier on Grosvenor Square as their jewellery buyer, regularly travelling between London and Paris to see the latest collection.
A FRENCH GILT BRASS AND GLASS-BEAD HIGHLIGHTED PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE ACHILLE BROCOT, PARIS, WITH PANELS BY BARLUET ET CIE, CRIEL AND MONTEREAU, CIRCA 1890The circular two train eight-day gong striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate stamped with oval star-centred trademark AB over serial number 2164 15.5, the circular cream ground porcelain dial decorated with butterfly inhabited silver and gilt floral spray incorporating yellow/orange glass bead applied infill to the wings of the insect within Roman numeral cartouche chapter ring, with blued steel hands within canted brass bezel, the break-arch case with surmount cast as a twin handled urn resting on scrolls and with four foliate bud finials to angles over moulded cornice and front inset with a concave-topped porcelain panel beneath the dial decorated with two butterflies incorporating toned glass bead applied infill to the wings set within gilt and silvered flowering foliage, the rear of the panel with an underglaze trademark mark B & CIE, DEPOSE, CRIEL ET MONTEREAU and inscribed in puce script 4576, Papillon, on skirt base with generous gilt and silvered acanthus cast top moulding and toupe feet; the garniture side pieces each formed as a twin handled urn with pineapple finial over conforming bead decorated butterfly inhabited flowering foliage to the shouldered ovoid porcelain body and leaf cast foot.The clock 34cm (13.5ins) high, 18cm (7ins) wide, 13cm (5ins) deep; the side pieces 25.5cm (10ins) high, 11.5cm (4.5ins) wide. Provenance: Private collection, East Midlands. Achille Brocot is recorded in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS, Their history and development as born in 1817 and died in 1878. The Museums Victoria (Australia) website notes that Achille patented several improvements in clock mechanism escapements, and invented the 'Brocot Suspension', an adjustable pendulum spring which enabled time keeping to be regulated by altering the length of the pendulum suspension spring by a key turned in the dial. He also introduced a jewelled deadbeat escapement, sometimes called a visible escapement as it was often mounted in the middle of the dial. Achille was awarded a first class medal at the Paris Exhibition in 1855, and in 1856 was appointed Treasurer to La Société des Horlogers in Paris. He published a "Calculation of the Wheels by Approximation" in 1862. His sons Achille and Paul continued the business following Achille senior's death 1878. The firm was taken over by rival clock maker Gustave Gibaudet in 1889.The origins of the porcelain elements can be traced to back to Louis-Martin Lebeuf (1792-1854) and Jean Baptiste Garften Millet (1797-1875) who purchased the combined faience factories of Criel and Montereaux in 1841 (which had been under the same ownership since 1819). They employed George Vernon and his son of the same name as art directors who were subsequently succeeded by Henry Félix Anatoie Barluet at some point after 1849. Barluet went on to create a worker city to house his employees, however the Criel factory was sadly destroyed by fire in 1895 leaving the Montreaux factory to continue alone in the production of pottery and soft paste porcelain well into the 20th century.The porcelain sections of the current lot are unusual in that they incorporate applied clustered coloured glass bead infill to the wings of the butterflies which catches and reflects light in such a way as to bring the insects to life. This is due to the intensity of the reflected light changing as the angle from which they are viewed varies, and is particularly effective when lit straight-on by a single source. This scarce form of decoration is normally only seen on a select few carriage clock cases with two examples illustrated in Roberts, Derek CARRIAGE and other Travelling CLOCKS pages 158-59 (Figs 9.55 and 9.56). The presence of the Barluet et Cie mark on the back of the porcelain front panel of the current lot would appear to confirm the source of these unusual bead-decorated panels.Condition Report: Movement appears complete and all original. The going train will just about run and the clock will strike however a gentle clean/service is required. The dial has a relatively faint hairline crack across the dial passing from XI to V otherwise is in good condition with the insect missing only one or two tiny glass beads. The frieze panel is in good condition with faults limited to a few beads missing to the upper tip of the blue butterfly wing and the right-hand tip of the blue/orange butterfly wing. Case otherwise is in good original condition with light to moderate wear to the gilt and silvered details and overall slight mellowing to the lacquered brass finishes. The side pieces have a few beads missing in places and the finishes are a little more oxidised than those of the clock otherwise are in good original condition.Clock has a pendulum but no winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
A Late 19th Century French Carriage Clock, retailed by Sir John Bennett Ltd, Paris, No, 6311, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, to the eight day two train movement striking on a gong, contained in gilt brass and bevelled glass corniche pattern case, 5.5ins high, and brown leather covered travelling case for same
Three Mantle Clocks, comprising a Victorian brass clock, a Estyma travelling alarm clock with calendar, and a vintage wooden box shaped clock with Roman numerals and side handles raised on small round feet. 7" tall. Together with two ladies watches, a silver tone with white face and black leather strap, and a gold tone Timex with champagne face.
A George III silver novelty pillbox in the form of a footstool, the hinged lid with engraved decoration, on ball feet, Birmingham 1817 by Joseph Willmore, length 3.6cm, a silver cased folding square travelling bedside clock, import mark London 1921, a silver chainmesh evening purse, import mark London 1916, width 10.5cm, and a small group of other silver items, including a pair of Fiddle pattern sugar tongs, Exeter 1849, and a pair of pepper casters, weighable items 188.7g.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Various vintage collectibles to include a 1930s German eight day Bentino Art Deco chiming mantel clock, an oak desk set comprising a thermometer, barometer and table lighter, a wall mirror of shield form, with inset bevelled edge rectangular mirror, applied barometer and coat hooks, with thermometer and two wooden clothes brushes, an advertising novelty wooden tray inscribed 'A camel can go without a drink for eight days, but who wants to be a camel?', an Art Deco wooden tabletop picture frame, a gentlemen's travelling toilet set in leather case, a vintage folk art circular box and cover, pocket Bibles, a ladies' travelling manicure set in a leather case in the shape of a handbag, a small ladies' cased manicure set in hard leather case and a camera tripod in leather tube, etc.
A late 19th century French gilt brass carriage clock, marked for R & Co of Paris, with winding key, in oak travelling case, height to top of handle 15cm. CONDITION REPORT Please note that this lot is not suitable for our in-house postage service.We would recommend booking a collection slot for this lot or contacting Mailboxes Etc for postage of this lot, their details can be found on www.adampartridge.co.uk/services/postage-shipping/
Small repeater carriage clock striking on a gong, within a corniche brass case, 6" high; also within a red Morocco leather travelling case (key) and seven other various carriage clock and mantel clock keys *This clock is sold with a purchase receipt from Connoisseur Antiques dated 3rd January 1975
Carriage clock timepiece, signed Garrard & Co, London W1 on the dial plate below the chapter ring, within a corniche brass case, 6" high; also within a J.W. Benson outer Morocco leather travelling case (winding key) *This clock also bears a presentation plaque fitted to the back door inscribed Rolls-Royce Limited, Bristol, E.J. Brook, 1981
Richard & Co carriage clock striking on a gong, stamped R & Co. Made in Paris, enclosed within an oval on the back plate, the dial with Arabic cartouche enamel numerals signed Cecil Roy, 15 Sussex Place, South Kensington, within a corniche style brass case, 7.25" high (winding key); also within an outer Morocco leather travelling case
Pierre and Alfred Drocourt small repeater carriage clock striking on a gong, the movement back plate stamped no. 18951, signed J.W. Benson, 25 Old Bond Street, London on the dial plate beneath the chapter ring, within a corniche gilded brass case, 6.25" high (winding key); also within an outer Morocco leather travelling case
Good Charles Frodsham English double fusee repeater carriage clock striking on a bell, with 11 jewel movement, the back plate and 2.25" white enamel dial both signed Charles Frodsham, London, within a foliate engraved gilt mask and pillared stepped case, 8.25" high (winding key); also within the original Charles Frodsham folding travelling case
Rare and interesting brass drumhead clock/barometer, the 5.5" barometer chapter ring inscribed E. Bourdon and Richard's Patent Parts, Gold Medal Exhibition 1849 and Council Medal, Universal Exhibition London 1851, enclosing a 3.75" clock dial, the movement with platform escapement and inscribed Richard á Paris, no. 229 on the back plate, the brass casing surmounted by a ring handle (key); also with a hinged folding shagreen travelling case
A base metal cased keyless wind open-faced gentleman's pocket watch with gilt jewelled lever movement, the enamelled dial detailed 'Chronometre "La Minute Depose"', case diameter 5cm, together with five other keyless wind open-faced gentlemen's pocket watches, a base metal cased keywind open-faced gentleman's pocket watch, a travelling clock movement (lacking folding case), and eight base metal pocket watch cases.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
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