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Lot 240
Various antique gold charms, comprising frog with turquoise set back & emerald eyes, three stones missing, double snake in eternal bow, heads set with emeralds, eyes set with rubies, one ruby missing, ornate urn set with four small seed pearls & a clenched fist holding snake, four turquoise set at cuff, one stone missing, small ruby set ring on finger, stamped or tested 9ct (6.1g) (4)
Lot 1780
A French white marble portico clock, 19th century, with urn finials over a white enamel dial, flanked by two fluted columns and raised on a bowfront rectangular base, all set with ormolu gilt brass embellishments and with sunburst pendulum, 49 cm high, the two train brass movement stamped 148981.
Lot 31
A small French Louis XVI style gilt brass sculptural mantel clock Retailed by Mappin and Webb, circa 1900 The eight-day bell striking movement stamped with VINCENTI trademark medallion to backplate and with circular white enamel Arabic numeral dial indistinctly signed MAPPIN & WEBB, the rectangular case with surmount modelled as cupid above husk applied crest and pierced oval side frets, on stepped inverted breakfront marble base applied with tied cornucopaie and rosettes to apron and with urn finials to rear angles, on cast toupe feet, 26cm high.
Lot 32
A French Louis XVI style porcelain inset gilt brass mantel clock Unsigned, late 19th century The eight-day bell striking movement with maroon ground Roman numeral cartouche dial centred with scene a bluetit attending its nest, the break-arch case with ring handles to the urn surmount above leaf cast mouldings and foliate scroll applied mounts to side, the front with panel decorated with a courting couple flanked by further gilt decorated maroon panels to pilaster uprights, the plinth base with repeating leaf cast mouldings and shield shaped portrait panel of a gentleman to apron, on turned feet (damage to urn surmount, some general wear), 47cm high.
Lot 38
A William IV brass mounted ebonised bracket clock Arnold & Dent, London, circa 1835 The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with anchor escapement and signed Arnold & Dent, Strand, London to backplate, the unusual wavy outline 6 inch arched silvered brass Roman numeral dial with repeat signature and numbered 432 to lower margin, the case with raised bell-top upstand to the break-arch cornice with brass urn finials above shaped brass fillet inset front door flanked by gilt foliate trail applied canted angles, the sides flaring towards the base and applied with ring handles above cast brass frets, on moulded base applied with repeating rosette decorated gilt moulding and substantial relief cast ball feet, 49cm (19.5ins) high. THIS DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE OR AVAILABLE FROM THE SALEROOM ON REQUEST. The partnership between the celebrated clock and chronometer makers John Roger Arnold and Edward Dent was formed on 30th September 1830. The partnership benefited both parties as it allowed Arnold to concentrate on development work and provided Dent with the opportunity to raise his profile and broaden the scope of his work. Throughout the 1830`s the partnership built a reputation for producing clocks watches and marine chronometers of the highest quality. In 1837 they were granted the Royal Warrant, however by 1838 tensions between Arnold and Dent had begun to develop resulting in the partnership being dissolved in 1840.
Lot 42
A George II eight-day longcase clock movement and dial with moonphase Benjamin Stretch, Bristol circa 1740 The five pillar rack and bell striking movement with 13 inch brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture, subsidiary seconds dial and applied plaque signed Benj: Stretch, Bristol to the matted centre within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and twin bird and urn cast spandrels to angles, the arch with rolling moonphase calibrated with age of the moon within foliate scroll engraved border to outer margin and with naive country house decorated lunettes, 47cm (18ins) high to top of arch. THIS DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE OR AVAILABLE FROM THE SALEROOM ON REQUEST. Benjamin Stretch is recorded in Moore, A.J. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF BRISTOL as working from St. Ewens, Bristol 1723-64. Although he probably worked alongside his father John it is likely that he signed clocks with his own name once he became a Burgess of the city on payment of a fine in 1723.
Lot 61
A rare George I walnut musical eight-day longcase clock James Green, Althorpe, circa 1720 The five substantial finned pillar triple train movement with inside countwheel hour striking on a bell and playing a choice of four tunes on eight bells three times a day, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and calendar aperture within foliate engraved decoration to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised fluer-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with bird and urn cast spandrels, the arch with dolphin mounts flanking circular silvered boss signed IAMES GREEN, Althorp near Gainsbro`, Lincolnshire around a central reserve engraved with a crest of a lions head pierced with an arrow with the tip protruding from the mouth, the case with moulded cornice and applied `pyramid` motifs to frieze above dial and integral pilasters to hood door, the trunk with rectangular bookmatched veneered door, on crossbanded plinth base with shallow skirt, 219cm (7ft 2.5ins) high. THIS DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE OR AVAILABLE FROM THE SALEROOM ON REQUEST. James Green was is recorded by W.N. Terry (in a list compiled for an exhibition held at Northampton Museum in 1966) as working from St. Giles Street, Althorpe, Lincolnshire 1712-36. The engraved crest within the signature boss to the arch is almost certainly for PEAK of Lincolnshire and of Achurch, near Oundle, Northants as it closely follows the description `a gold lion`s head, torn off at the neck, pierced through the side of the head with an arrow, the point emerging from the mouth`. This crest was used by Sir William Peak, Lord Mayor of London in 1668, its presence suggests that the current lot may have been commissioned by one of his descendants for a Lincolnshire residence.
Lot 37
A pair of early 19th century Anglo-Dutch marquetry swivel top card tables, the floral decorated tops with urn and bird inlay, with reel and dart moulded edge, the interior with leaf and vine printed baize, on turned ribbed column and shaped concave quatrefoil base with claw feet, 75.5cm (29.75in) high, 82.5cm (32.5in) wide.
Lot 167
A pair of Chelsea Derby dessert dishes, c. 1775, of fluted lozenge shape, each with a central twin-handled urn festooned with garlands of roses, within floral garlands and a gilt rim, gilt anchor and D cipher, minute frits, 31.5cm (2) Visit www.sworder.co.uk for larger image and condition reports.
Lot 524
A George lll bow fronted mahogany stick barometer, by Dolland, London with a swan`s neck cornice over a curved glass, the silvered register plate with maker`s name and a thermometer, the base with an urn cistern cover with inlaid vertical bars on each side, 100cm high Visit www.sworder.co.uk for larger image and condition reports.
Lot 527
A good late 18th century mahogany stick barometer by George Adams, Fleet Street, London, the architectural cresting centred by a brass urn finial over a waisted feather banded trunk with a moulded edge and exposed tube, terminating in a turned hemispherical cistern cover. The one piece silver dial signed in an arch `George Adams, 60 Fleet Street, London, Instrument Maker to His Majesty`. 102cm high. George Adams was one of the most eminent instrument makers of the 18th century, holding the appointment of `Mathematical Instrument-Maker to the Prince of Wales`, i.e. George III before 1760, and later, of course, the King. He was father of George Adams, The Younger, and Dudley Adams. George Adams Senior and Junior both worked at the same address and enjoyed the royal patent, it is therefore difficult in many cases to assign authorship with confidence. Visit www.sworder.co.uk for larger image and condition reports.
Lot 545
A pair of large 1930s hanging lights, each with nine lights, an urn and ram`s heads, with bell flower linking chains, urn finials and classical decoration with six engraved frosted glass segmental panels, 97cm diameter 170cm high Visit www.sworder.co.uk for larger image and condition reports.
Lot 331
Victorian oval silver desk stand with twin engraved glass ink bottles with silver mounts, flanking central urn with candlestick top, two pen trays and overall engraved foliate decoration on four paw feet with presentation inscription, by George Fox (London 1865), 30oz excluding ink bottles, 31 cm long
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