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Lot 54
AN EDWARD VII MAHOGANY GRAND-MOTHER CLOCK, of eight day movement by Junghan no. B20, striking and playing on five rods, the arched brass dial (20cms) with black Roman numerals, pierced hands, applied foliate spandrels and a boss engraved `Tempus Fugit` to the arch; the case having an arched hood with rounded pilasters and fret-work side panels, the trunk having an arched door above a fielded panel, on bracket feet with shaped apron, 177cms high. See illustration
Lot 72
A Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup, of elliptical form carved in relief and openwork to the exterior as a gnarled trunk from which a leafy, fruit-bearing branch of finger-citron grows up and over the delineated lip of the cup to form the handle, the base cut flat, the whole of a mellow, pale toffee colour, 12.4cm long, 17th-18th century NOTE FOR POTENTIAL PURCHASERS FROM OUTSIDE THE EU: Please note that whilst The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have granted the vendor pre-sale approval for sale, DEFRA have noted that the Department would be unlikely to issue a CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna) re-export permit to the buyer in the event that this cup sold within estimate, as this would be below the benchmark figure set by CITES. Should the buyer pay significantly over the estimate and the CITES benchmark figure is exceeded, then DEFRA may possibly issue a re-export permit but note the Department`s use of the word `may`.In light of the changing international market for the auctioning of Oriental Works of Art, Dreweatts advises prospective bidders that we will require registered bidders to provide additional evidence of identity and, at our sole discretion, we may also request financial references that might include the lodging of a £2,500 security deposit by a bank transfer or debit card prior to the commencement of the sale.In the event that a deposit is sought it will be returned, without interest and at the bidder’s cost with respect to transaction charges, within 7 working days of the end of the sale. In all circumstances it is at Dreweatts sole discretion as to whether we are prepared to accept bids from any bidder and we urge interested bidders to make their sale registration applications as early as possible, and in any event no later than mid-day on Monday 5th March.
Lot 565
A George III oak longcase clock by David Murray, Edinburgh, the swan neck with brass ball finials over close fretwork panels, the arched brass face with Arabic and Roman numerals, floral spandrels and serpents, subsidiary second dial and date aperture anchor escapement, eight day movement, striking bell, flanked by fluted columns, shaped trunk door on plinth base raised on bracket feet, 171cm high
Lot 169
A 19th Century Scottish mahogany long case clock, the arched moulded top with finial surmount over a shaped arched trunk door to a panelled flat fronted base on bracket feet, the circular brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and date aperture inscribed "Green, Edin.r" to an eight day striking movement, 22 cm high (ILLUSTRATED)
Lot 170
An early 19th Century mahogany and inlaid cased long case clock, the arched hood with swan neck pediment, brass finials and glazed door flanked by reeded pilasters over a shaped trunk door with part canted angles to a flat fronted base on splayed bracket feet, the painted dial with woodcutter to the arch, over a circular dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial inscribed "Halliwell, Dewsbury" to an eight day striking movement, 227 cm high (ILLUSTRATED)
Lot 240
A Victorian painted and carved wood pedestal, the plain square top within a foliate carved stepped border above a frieze decorated with bat with spread wings amongst foliage, the square tapered body with ram`s head corbels over Egypto-Classical style masks, the base of the long trunk decorated with owls flanked by scrolling acanthus, the stepped base with various foliage and ribbon banded olive leaves, 49 cm² x 141 cm high (ILLUSTRATED)
Lot 243
A circa 1900 Indian rosewood centre table, the circular top with central medallion depicting a scantily clad maiden amongst foliage within a scrolling foliate and flower head medallion decorated band, the main field with lozenge foliate medallion decoration within a scrolling foliate carved border over a similarly carved frieze raised on three carved elephant head supports, each trunk holding a water vessel and with bone carved tusks, 63.5 cm diameter (ILLUSTRATED)
Lot 12
A DERBY COFFEE CUP of reeded form with scroll handle, painted in kakiemon style with prunus blossom growing from a mauve tree trunk, two moths and a bamboo shoot, the interior with scattered orange flowerheads, 6cm h, c1760 ++Minute pinhead sized graze on the top surface of the rim but in fine condition and most attractive
Lot 92
A DERBY HAND CANDLESTICK modelled with the seated figure of a boy in a puce lined yellow coat, gilt buttoned waistcoat and green breeches, the turquoise sconce with leafy drip-pan on floral encrusted trunk, the low gilt mound with turquoise shell apron, 17.5cm h, c1765-70 Another example is illustrated Twitchett (J), Derby Porcelain, 1980, fig 57. ++Lacks handle, lightly chipped
Lot 147
Early C19th Mahogany Cased Painted Arched Dial 8 Day Long Case Clock, signed C. Heizman Canterbury with Roman numerals, secondary seconds hand, dial painted with floral corners, arch with cherubs with guitar by a lake, frilled hood, reeded pillars, trunk with arched door & reeded pillars with blonde wood capitals, 3 turned wooden spires to hood, plinth raised on wavy plinth base, brass cased weights
Lot 60
18th Century oak longcase clock by John Stokes of Bewdley, pagoda top hood with tapered split pillars, trunk with long door and standing on a plinth base, 10” brass dial with single hand and silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, signed John Stokes, Bewdley, 30 hour striking movement, 211cm high
Lot 166
A Victorian oak mercury stick barometer. Chadburn and Son, Liverpool, circa 1870. The bevel-glazed canted bone vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations opposing mercury Fahrenheit scale thermometer beneath arch signed CHADBURN & SON, 71 LORD ST. LIVERPOOL to upper margin, with vernier adjustment square to the top of the plain rectangular section trunk terminating with a moulded domed cistern cover to the rounded base, 90cm (35.5ins) high. The firm of Chadburn and Son are recorded in Banfield Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 71 Lord Street, Liverpool 1857-75.
Lot 167
A Victorian walnut mercury stick barometer. V. Somalvico and Co., London, circa 1860. The arched bevel-glazed canted twin vernier ivory scales calibrated in barometric inches, with the usual observations and labelled 10 A.M. YESTERDAY and 10 A.M. TODAY beneath signature V. SOMALVICO & Co., LONDON to upper margin, the rectangular section trunk with twin vernier adjustment discs to throat and figured veneers above ogee moulded turned cistern cover to the rounded base with level adjustment square to underside, 92cm (36ins) high. Vincent Somalvico and Co. are recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 14 Charles Street, Hatton Garden, London 1856-8.
Lot 172
A fine George III mahogany stick barometer. Dollond, London, circa 1800. With broken triangular pediment above recessed silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches, with the usual observations and signed Dollond, London near the upper margin behind hinged glazed brass door, the waisted caddy moulded trunk inset with a large Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer behind a conforming brass framed door, the rounded base with moulded circular cistern cover and vernier adjustment screw to base, 102cm (40ins) high. Peter Dollond is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1680-1860 as born 1730 and died 1820. He was the son of John Dollond, a Huguenot silk weaver and started business as an optician in 1750. He was joined by his father in 1752 until his death in 1761, and then by his brother, John, until his death in 1804. The family business was continued by Peter Dollond`s nephew, George Huggins, who changed his name to Dollond. George Dollond became instrument maker to William IV and Queen Victoria, exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and died 1856.
Lot 207
A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase. Joseph Smith, Bristol, circa 1760. The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles with fine cast female mask and scroll spandrels beneath rolling moonphase with foliate scroll engraved lunettes and signed JOSEPH SMITH, BRISTOL in a downward curve to upper margin, in a case with break-arch frieze to the box upstand and fluted pilasters to hood, shaped top caddy moulded door flanked by fluted canted angles to trunk, on conforming plinth base with raised panel to front and on bracket feet, (pediment lacking, other faults), 210cm (82.5ins) high. Joseph Smith is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL 1650-1900 as working from several addresses in Bristol 1725-75. He is generally considered to be a fine and diverse maker with examples ranging from eight-day longcase clocks with tidal dial to watches with champlevŽ dials. He was perhaps the most prolific maker of high quality bracket clocks in Bristol during the middle of the 18th century as several examples are known including a very rare miniature walnut model with 4 inch dial and a quarter chiming clock with moonphase (illustrated in Barder, R.C. Georgian Bracket Clocks on page 112). A mahogany table clock by Joseph Smith was sold in these rooms on 17th February 2010 (lot 41).
Lot 235
A George III inlaid mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase. D. Collier, Eccles, early 19th century, The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with 14 inch square white painted Roman numeral dial with arched calendar and `axehead` moon apertures and signed D. Collier, Eccles to the seated lamb painted centre, the spandrels painted with female figures emblematic of the four seasons, the case with pierced swan neck crest above cavetto cornice, baton inlaid frieze and turned columns to hood, oval paterae inlaid frieze to throat over gothic ogee arch shaped trunk door flanked by reeded pilasters to angles, on crossbanded plinth base with canted angles and ogee bracket feet, 224cm (88ins) high.
Lot 237
A George III oak eight-day longcase clock. Benjamin Lockwood, Swaffham, late 18th century, The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch brass break-arch dial with recessed subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and signed Benj. Lockwood, Swaffham to the foliate scroll engraved silvered centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with conforming subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by scroll cast mounts, in a case of good colour with `whales tail` pieced fretwork crest above three-quarter columns to hood, caddy moulded break-arch door to trunk, on a reduced plinth base with moulded skirt, 215cm (84.5ins) high. Benjamin Lockwood is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as born in Swaffham 1737 and worked up to 1795. The `whales tail` crest to the hood is a regional characteristic often seen in clock cases made in East Anglia during the latter half of the 18th century.
Lot 243
A George III mahogany weight driven eight-day precision wall timepiece with centre seconds. Unsigned, circa 1800. The substantial four pillar movement with deadbeat escapement, Harrison`s maintaining power, and 11.5 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial within a cast brass glazed bezel, the teardrop shaped case with rounded hood above waisted panel to throat and shaped flame figured caddy moulded trunk door with lock to upper rail, with crossbanded and chevron line decoration to edges to front and with moulded base, 141cm (55.5ins) high.
Lot 244
A late Victorian mahogany domestic hour-striking regulator. Unsigned, late 19th century, The substantial four pillar rack and gong striking movement with deadbeat escapement, Harrison`s maintaining power and fine beat adjustment to the wood-rod pendulum crutch mortice, the 12 inch single sheet silvered brass Roman numeral circular dial with subsidiary seconds dial to centre Arabic five minutes to outer track and blued steel hands, the case with shallow cavetto cornice and brass lined glazed circular aperture flanked by canted angles to the full-width hood door above rectangular glazed door enclosing pendulum beat scale flanked by further canted angles to trunk, on panel outlined plinth base with canted skirt, 188cm (74ins) high.
Lot 250
A fine George III mahogany longcase clock with dual Julian and Gregorian calendar indication and deadbeat escapement. George Lindsay with movement attributed to the workshop of George Graham, London, circa 1752. The substantial fully latched five pillar rack and bell striking movement with plates measuring 8.5 x 7.25 inches, deadbeat escapement and currently of month duration with five-wheel trains, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with dual Julian and Gregorian date of the month apertures and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with fine female mask and scroll cast gilt spandrels beneath arch centred with a silvered boss signed George Lindsay, LONDON flanked by dolphin cast mounts, the case with convex sided upstand incorporating brass foliate engraved sound fret infill to frieze and mahogany ball finials above break-arch cavetto cornice and free-standing large diameter columns flanking the hood door, the trunk with break-arch one-piece mahogany door over plain plinth base with moulded double skirt and squab feet, the interior of the case inscribed in pencil 1752 KV, 241 (95ins) excluding top finial, 251cm (99ins) high overall; with a period copy of Thomas Baskett and the Assigns of Robert Basket An Act to amend an Act made in the last Seffion of Parliament (intituled, An Act for regulating the Commencement of the Year, and for correcting the calendar now in Ufe.) 1752. (2). George Lindsay is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London from circa 1743 until his death in 1776, as well as being a watch and clockmaker Lindsay also produced scientific instruments. In 1743 he published an advertisement for a `Generally Portable` microscope, in another hand written trade pamphlet Lindsay refers to himself as `Watch & Clockmaker to his Royal highness ye Prince of Wales at ye Dial near Catherine Street in ye Strand`. He was later appointed watchmaker to George III, a position he held until his death in 1776. The movement of the current lot with its distinctive substantial bulbous knopped pillars, teardrop shaped pivot cocks for the under dial work and other more subtle details such as the elongated collet for the escape wheel and the suspension cheeks being screwed to the lower edge of the backcock nib, indicates that it originated from the workshop of George Graham. The overall arrangement of the strikework and the impressive nature of the snail/hour wheel assembly is typical of Graham`s work and can be directly compared with numerous examples of his work such as number 777 sold Christie`s King Street, June 1994 (lot 483). The presence of a deadbeat escapement and larger than normal plates is noteworthy suggesting that the current lot may have been devised with further refinements in mind. Originally the movement was made to run for eight-days only and was fitted with bolt and shutter maintaining power (dial has vacant slot at 3 o`clock for the shutter lever and movement has related vacant holes in the plates) however the duration has been increased with by inserting another wheel into each train and reversing the winding pulleys. The bolt-and-shutter maintaining power was removed at this time as it is would be no longer required in a long duration movement. These improvements were probably done early in the clock`s life perhaps even by Lindsay himself however there is no immediate evidence to confirm this. The provision of two date apertures (to give the date of the month according to both the Julian and Gregorian calendars) to the centre of the dial indicates that the current lot was made at the time when the `new` calendar was adopted by Act of Parliament in 1752. By this time the Julian calendar had become inaccurate (due to the error in the estimation of the length of the day) causing difficulties in respect to the synchronisation of the vernal equinox and subsequent calculation of Easter. In order to correct the error twelve days were added to the British calendar at midnight on September 2nd 1752 and the rules for calculating leap years were altered. The Roman Catholic Church had adopted the new calendar in 1582 with most of Continental Europe (under Catholic rule) following shortly afterwards, Great Britain was the last major Western European state to implement the new calendar.
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