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A SMALL LITHOGRAPH TIN NOVELTY CABIN TRUNK WITH LABEL FOR L & N W. RY, LONDON AND CONTAINING A SEAMSTRESS'S MINIATURE TAPE MEASURE, A WAX SEAL IN TURNED LIENUM BOX, TWO SILVER BACKED AND MARCASITE NAME BROOCHES FOR BEN AND NAOMI, A PINCHBECK POCKET WATCH WINDER WITH SWIVEL FOB, AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SILVER FOLDING TWO PRONGED FORK AND KNIFE EACH IN A MOTHER OF PEARL CASE, A 9CT GOLD CASED LADY'S WRISTWATCH, TWO PAIRS OF EARRINGS AND TWO SINGLE EARRINGS
An 18th Century oak, thirty-hour long case clock by 'William Wilks of Wolverton,' the brass dial with Roman numerals denoting hours and an outer ring of Arabic numerals denoting minutes and floral decoration, housed in a plain hood above trunk, with single panel door and raised on a shaped, pedestal base. 200cm high.
SECTION 24. An assortment of mixed Oriental ceramics and collectables including a pair of ornate, oriental bronzed vases, a pottery figural candlestick, modelled as a man holding a bamboo trunk, an oriental ceramic vase, decorated with gilded and painted flowers, converted into a lamp, an Art Deco purple glass segmented box and cover among other items.
A George III oak and mahogany longcase clock by W Sharp, Bourn, the break arch enamel dial painted with a moonlit landscape, dial bearing Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, two train eight day movement with bell strike, the case wood with fluted columns, trunk door with shell paterae, 199.5cm high.
A George III mahogany longcase clock by Andrew Stewart, Dundee, brass break arch dial with foliate spandrels, dial bearing Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, two train eight day movement with bell strike, the case with swan neck pediment to the hood and fluted pilasters, plain trunk, raised on a plinth base, 213cm high.
A late 18thC / early 19thC Indian ivory part chess set with hand-decorated gilt and painted decoration., the major pieces modelled as war elephants with howdah, cannon and the king elephant's trunk wrapped around a tiger. A slip of paper with the set 'Chessmen Jodpur, Raputana 1800, representing Raypur troops' 27 pieces, height of king 15cm
An early 18th century and later walnut marquetry longcase clock, the eight day five ringed pillar movement with a latched centre pillar, with an inside locking plate and striking on a bell, the 11 inch brass dial signed 'Peter Wise, London' on the silvered chapter ring, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds and date aperture, ringed winding holes, winged mask and scrolled spandrels, in a case with panelled sides, the hood with a caddy top and ball finials, the whole inlaid with scrolled marquetry, the trunk door with two panels of hunting scenes, the lower panel beneath the glass lenticle decorated with shepherds, now with a later ebonised plinth, 239cm high. Peter Wise, Cheapside, London, free of the Clockmaker's Company 1693, made master in 1725-41. Provenance: The Old Rectory, Little Langford, Wiltshire. Sold by order of Trustees of the Estate of the late Miss S.F. Rooke. Sold in these rooms 30th July 2014, lot 180.
A walnut and marquetry dwarf longcase clock: the eight-day duration timepiece movement having a platform cylinder escapement with the backplate stamped with the maker's trademark, the initials Ed. M within an oval, and serial number 3697, the round silvered dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel spade hands, the miniature walnut case inlaid with marquetry decoration with the curved break-arch top having a turned wooden urn shaped finial,, turned pillars to the trunk, height 46 cms (inc. finial).
George Border, Sleaford, a mahogany bracket clock: the eight-day duration single-fusee movement having an anchor escapement and shaped plates, the six-inch round painted dial having black Roman numerals and signed with the name Geor. Border, Sleaford, with blued steel moon hands, the mahogany case having a pagoda top applied with carved decoration and roundels to the sides above flat pillars to the trunk inlaid with brass stringing over a scroll mouldings and standing on round bun feet, height 37cm.* Biography George Border is recorded as working in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, being late of Mr. Shaw, from at least August 1810 when he advertised for an apprentice, doing so again in June 1811, the year he married Mary Ann, who took over the business sometime between 1863 and 1872, presumably on his death. Border is recorded at Northgate from 1810 until circa 1856 and 20 North Street from 1863. (Lincolnshire Clock, Watch & Barometer makers; A.S. Wilbourn & R. Ellis; Pub. Hansord, Ellis and Wilbourn 2001)
Chas. Frodsham, London, a small floor-standing regulator: the eight-day duration timepiece movement having a dead-beat escapement with jewelled pallets, maintaining power and a round wood-rod pendulum with a cylindrical brass-bound bob, with some additional wheel work between the movement plates missing, the nine-inch round silvered dial engraved with black Roman numerals, and the maker's details Chas. Frodsham, & Co, Maker to the Queen, 84, Strand, No. 1539, with blued steel spade hands, the flat-top mahogany case having a steeple top to the trunk door and standing on a raised plinth, height 170 cm.
Samuel Barrow, London, a lacquered longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement having five finned pillars and striking the hours on a bell with an inside countwheel, the eleven-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring with meeting-arrow-head half-hour markings and a thin outer aspect engraved with Arabic five-minute numerals, the matted dial centre having ringed winding holes, engraved tulip decoration to the outside, a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture surrounded with engraved decoration and signed either side of VI o'clock Samuel Barrow at the Hermitage, London, with cast-brass cherub-head spandrels to the four corners and blued steel hands, the black lacquered case with raised gilt chinoiserie decoration to the trunk door and base, with further decoration to the case, a round lenticular glass to the door, the flat-topped hood with three-quarter columns, height 214cm.* Biography Samuel Barrow is recorded as being apprenticed in 1688 to John Barrow, possibly his father, becoming free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1696 until circa 1704. He worked at The Sign of the Spring Clock in East Smithfield near Hermitage Bridge, London, being a bridge over a tributary running into the River Thames.
Edward Blowers, Beccles, a mahogany longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, outer Arabic five-minute numerals, with cast-brass c-scroll corner spandrels, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with a convex brass bob within the arch engraved with the maker's name Edwd. Blowers, Beccles, the mahogany case having typical Suffolk cresting to the top surmounted with three brass ball-and-spire finials, fluted pillars to the hood with cast-brass capitals, a break-arch door to the trunk, boxwood edging to the edges, and a plain base with bracket feet, height 218 cms.* Biography Edward Blowers is recorded as working in Beccles, Suffolk in the second half of the 18th century, primarily as a maker of longcase clocks.
Oliver, Enniskellen, a mahogany longcase clock: having an eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the fourteen-inch square brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals with the maker's name 'Oliver, Enniskellen' either side of VI o'clock, torch half-hour markings and meeting-arrow-head quarter-half-hour markings, the matted centre with ringed winding holes, a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with cast-brass cherub-and-crown spandrels to the four corners, the cross-banded mahogany case of typical Irish form with the pediment top having greek-key moulding, fluted pillars to the hood with fluted canted corners behind, fluted canted corners to the trunk and shaped top to the door, the panelled base with fluted quarter-columns and standing on bracket feet, height 236 cms.* Biography Charles Oliver is recorded as working in Enniskellen from circa 1770 until at least 1775.
William Pain, London, a walnut longcase clock: the associated eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman hour numerals and Arabic five-minute numerals to the outer aspect and the maker's name Willm. Pain, London either side of VI o'clock, the matted dial centre with ringed winding holes and subsidiary seconds and date dials, with restorations, with cast-brass acorn-leaf spandrels to the four corners, engraved to the edge with tulip decoration, with decorative blued-steel hands and a cast brass decorative boss to the added arch with cast-brass dolphin spandrels, the flat-topped walnut case with double cross-banding to the trunk door and base, the hood having turned tapered columns with cast-brass capitals and wooden fret-work above the dial, all standing on a double-plinth to the base, height 229cm.*Notes Various makers named William Pain are recorded as working in London in the 18th century.
William Ray, Sudbury, an oak longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch break-arch brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman hour numerals and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, with cast-brass c-scroll spandrels to the four corners, the silvered centre engraved with c-scroll decoration and with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with decorative blued steel hands and a round boss to the arch engraved with the makers name Willm. Ray, Sudbury, with cast-brass c-scroll spandrels to either side, the oak case having a curved pediment with turned wooden finial to the hood, with the three-quarter fluted hood pillars having cast-brass capitals, with a shaped top to the trunk door and a plain base, height 206cm.* Biography William Ray, born 1734, the son of the clockmaker Daniel, married Mary Munnings at Lavenham on the 13th April 1758 with whom he had six children, two of which, William Redmore (born 1762) and Daniel (born 1763), became clockmakers. In 1778 William was admitted as a Burgess of the Borough of Sudbury. He was buried in St. Peter's Church, the place of his baptism, on the 24th of July 1808 with his wife buried there in April 1810. The business premises were in the centre of Market Hill, next to the Moot Hall, but were demolished in 1840. Various longcases of superior quality are known. (Suffolk Clocks & Clockmakers; Arthur L. Haggar and Leonard F. Miller; Pub. by the authors 1974)
Richard Rooker, London, a walnut marquetry longcase clock: the eight day duration, six-pillar movement striking the hours on a bell with an inside countwheel, with a removable plate to the front-plate for adjustment of the striking train, the ten-inch square brass dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, outer five-minute numerals, meeting arrow-head half-hour markings and engraved either side of VI o'clock Richard Rooker, the matted dial centre with ringed winding holes, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture with engraved surround and two subsidiary levers for to strike (strike/silent) and Winde up (to operate the shuttered winding holes), with blued steel hands and cast-brass cherub-head spandrels to the four corners, the walnut case inlaid with panelled bird-and-flower marquetry decoration to the trunk, with matching inlay to the base, hood and convex throat moulding, the flat-topped hood having barley-twist columns with giltwood capitals, and fretwork to the top frieze, the trunk with a bulls-eye glass to the centre and panelled sides, all standing on bun feet (the case with restorations), height 185 cms.*Biography Richard Rooker is recorded as working in London at King Street, West Smithfield having been apprenticed to the well known John Clowes in 1686. He was free of the Clockmakers Company in 1694 and was still known to be working in 1748 by which time he may well have been working with his son, also Richard, in Chelsea.
Bramley, Andover, a mahogany moon-phase longcase clock: the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch break-arch painted dial having black Roman hour numerals and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, floral decoration to the four corners and centre and with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, signed with the maker's name Bramley, Andover, with decorative blued steel hands, with a moon-phase disc to the arch painted with a seascape and rural scene, the falseplate to the dial rear embossed with the dialmaker's name Osborne's Manufactory Birmingham, the mahogany case having boxwood edge-lining to the trunk and pagoda top, inlaid stringing to the base, fluted pillars to the hood with cast-brass capitals and standing on bracket feet, height 227cm.* Biography J. Bramley is recorded as working in circa 1792, followed by Thomas Bramley at various addresses within the town from circa 1867 until 1878, the former being the likely maker of this clock. * James Osborne was a well known maker and pioneer of quality painted dials in Birmingham having been in partnership until 1777 with that other fine maker Wilson. He died in 1779 with the business taken over by his widow Ann followed by his sons until 1813.
P. Corti, Exeter, a mahogany wheel barometer: the round silvered dial having typical barometer markings, with a further round silvered hygrometer dial to the top, an inset thermometer to the trunk above a convex 'butler's mirror', with a round silvered level set below engraved with the maker's name P. Corti, Exeter, the mahogany case having a swan-neck pediment with a cast-brass urn finial, height 96cm.
Lione & Co, London, a mahogany stick barometer: the silvered dial engraved with typical barometer markings and signed with the maker's name Lione & Co, No. 81 Holborn, London, with a thermometer inset, the mahogany case having a visible tube, fluted canted corners to the trunk, a turned cistern cover and surmounted by a pediment top with cast brass urn finial, height 97cms.* Biography D. Lione is recorded as working at 81 High Holborn, London in the early-to-mid 19th century as & Co, and is quite probably Dominick Lione who was in partnership with Somlavico at 16 Brook Street, although it is known that Joseph Somlavico shared the 81 High Holborn address prior to moving to number 125, Holborn Hill. (English Barometers 1680-1860; Nicholas Goodison; Pub. Cassell & Company Ltd 1968)
George III inlaid mahogany longcase clock with broken arch pediment, the painted arched dial with floral spandrels, windmill to the arch, subsidiary seconds dial and calendar arch, inscribed “T Williams, Axbridge”, the trunk with reeded inset fore-pilasters, lozenge chequered banding and line inlay
Collection of Devon pottery to include Longpark, Torquay large two-handled vase of tree trunk-effect form to flared base with applied floral decoration, yellow, green and brown glaze, 38cm high; Allervale jug with trefoil shaped top, waisted form with typical scrolling polychrome glazed decoration, 30cm high; another Longpark jug, 24cm high and a Watcombe pottery tapered jug with handpainted bird on branch, 24cm high (4) CONDITION REPORT: Watcombe jug has hairline crack 1" from rim, further blemishes to glaze frittingAllervale has chip to base
William Lawton Newton: A George III mahogany boxwood and ebony strung inlaid and banded longcase clock, the arched hood with swan neck pediment and gilt leafy scroll painted glazed panels, gilt metal mounted freestanding Corinthian columns, the shaped trunk door flanked by fluted quarter pilasters, on ogee feet, the 13.5" brass and silvered dial with a moonphase in the arch and inscribed 'The Moon is Appointed for Seasons' the chapter ring with Roman & Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, the twin train movement striking on a bell, 223cm high.Illustrated.

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