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Lot 1162
Silver and foreign wares, comprising: a pair of bowls with shaped circular rims, a pair of gilt wine cups, each of circular form embossed with bulls heads to the borders and with an inner floral band, a bon bon stand of foliate form raised on three dolphin supports, a twin handled dish decorated with fruit to the base and a twin handled vase with scrolling handles.
Lot 1170
Foreign wares, comprising: a gilt vase of tapered baluster form fitted with loop shaped handles and embossed with flowers, a specimen vase with spiral decoration, a candlestick with decorated borders and a pair of gilt cups of tapering form, decorated with foliate sprays in the classical taste.
Lot 19
A Fine George III mahogany mercury cistern tube stick barometer James Long, London, circa 1800 With ivory vase finial to the broken triangular pediment with concave bracket supports to sides, above rectangular silvered vernier scale calibrated in inches, with the usual observations and signed Ja`s Long, Royal Exchange, LONDON to upper margin, behind ebony line bordered glazed door above trunk with vernier setting square and inset with a large mercury Fahrenheit scale thermometer behind conforming glazed door, the rounded base with decorative turned ivory disc centred domed cistern cover and level adjustment screw to underside, 98cm high overall. James Long is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Royal Exchange, London 1769-1811.
Lot 20
A fine Regency mahogany bowfronted cistern tube mercury stick barometer Dollond, London, early 19th century With swan-neck pediment and cavetto cornice above silvered vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations beneath signature Dollond, LONDON to upper margin, the bowed trunk with vernier adjustment key to throat and ebony line inlaid edges, the shaped base with ebonised half vase turned cistern cover flanked by canted angles decorated with ebony line infill, the cavetto moulded underside with level adjustment square, 100cm high excluding finial. 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 businesss was continued by Peter Dollond’s nephew, George Huggins, who changed his surname to Dollond. George Dollond became instrument maker to William IV and Queen Victoria, exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and died 1856.
Lot 79
A Victorian mahogany bracket clock with trip hour repeat Dent, London, mid 19th century The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement signed Dent, LONDON, 969 to backplate, the 8 inch white painted Roman numeral circular dial with repeat signature to centre and STRIKE/SILENT lever at twelve o`clock, the triangular pedimented vase with egg-and-dart mouldings to tympanum above cast brass bezel and foliate pierced rectangular side frets, on ogee moulded base with moulded skirt with squab feet, (dial retouched), 41cm (16ins) high. DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ printed in the sale catalogue or available from the auctioneers on request. Edward John Dent was a talented horologist who at the age of 17 transferred his apprenticeship from the trade of tallow chandler to watchmaking under the charge of Edward Gaudin in 1807. By 1814 he was becoming well known as a watch and clockmaker receiving commissions from the Admiralty for a `Standard Astronomical Clock` and pocket chronometers for the Colonial Office Africa Expedition. In 1830 Dent went into partnership with the renowned watch and chronometer maker John Roger Arnold which continued until 1840 when he left and set up business alone as E.J. Dent at 82 Strand, London, primarily making marine chronometers, watches and precision clocks. In 1852 Edward Dent successfully tendered to make the Great Clock to be housed in St. Stephens Tower at the New Palace of Westminster. The clock was completed in 1859, apparently at a financial loss to the firm, however it ensured that the Dent name became a household name synonymous with fine clockmaking. After his death in 1853 the firm was continued by his successors becoming E. Dent & Co. in 1861, and operated from 4 Royal Exchange and 61 Strand between the years 1886 and 1904. The serial number 969 on the current lot would date it to around 1845-50.
Lot 92
A rare Italian brass grande sonnerie striking lantern/chamber clock Unsigned, early 18th century The substantial posted frame with finely turned `Doric` column posts, vase finials and compressed bun feet, enclosing three train movement with verge pendulum escapement mounted on the top plate, central train striking the quarters on two bells via a countwheel mounted between the front two movement plates, and third train striking the Italian six-hour notation every quarter on a third bell (hammers and linkages incomplete), the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with applied six-hour Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword-hilt half hour markers and outer minute track and replaced winged cherub head spandrels to angles, the arch with domed boss engraved Gloria Mundi Sta transit flanked by dolphin cast mounts, (lacking pendulum and weights), 42cm high overall. DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ printed in the sale catalogue or available from the auctioneers on request. The movement of the current lot demonstrates a high degree of skill in both the working out of the complex system of striking (and how to lay out the trains in an efficient manner) and in the high level of finish (from the crisp architecturally accurate turning of the frame down to the finely detailed fettling of the steelwork). The six hour dial and related striking mechanism were a throw-back to the monastic roots of Italian timekeeping, where the day was divided according to prayer times and started at midday. By the mid 18th century most of Italy had adopted the twelve hour system used throughout the rest of Europe. The inscription Gloria Mundi Sta transit engraved to the boss in the arch of the dial translates as `Thus passes the glory of the world`. This phrase was traditionally spoken as part of the Papal coronation ceremony, with the newly installed Pope being stopped three times during his procession and confronted with this phrase as a reminder of the passage of time.
Lot 109
A Charles II brass lantern clock Unsigned, circa 1660 The posted countwheel bell-striking movement with separately wound trains and reinstated verge escapement with brass balance wheel, the dial engraved with central rose and four symmetrically arranged sunflower heads within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with trident half hour markers, the `Lothbury` type frame castings with vase finials and ball feet beneath `dolphin` frets and bell contained within a domed bearer above, (lacking weights), 38cm (15ins) high. DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ printed in the sale catalogue or available from the auctioneers on request. Provenance: The estate of a private collector. The engraved decoration to the dial on the current lot is perhaps a little unusual being of symmetrical layout. However it is boldly executed with confident deep cuts into the dial plate in a manner similar in feel to some mid 17th century London work. The frame castings are of typical `Lothbury` pattern, used during the second period (1640-60) and early third period in London (as described by George White in his 1989 publication English Lantern Clocks).
Lot 126
A fine George II ebonised quarter chiming table clock Thomas Hunter, London, circa 1730 The substantial six finned-pillar triple fusee movement chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of six bells and striking the hour on a further bell, with verge escapement and rise/fall regulation, the backplate profusely engraved with foliate scrolls around a central cartouche signed Thomas Hunter, LONDON surmounted by an allegorical figure of a Classical warrior, the 7.5 inch brass break-arch dial with false bob aperture and polished oval reserve with repeat signature within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes, the lower angles with gilt female mask and scroll cast spandrels the upper angles with silvered subsidiary Strike/Silent opposing regulation dials, the arch with further silvered calendar ring with matted centre and flanked by conforming ho-ho bird inhabited foliate cast spandrels, the inverted bell top case with gilt brass carrying handle and cast vase finials above foliate scroll pierced break-arch side frets bordered by fine raised ebony mouldings, the front door with conforming mouldings to dial aperture and pierced frets to upper quadrants, on moulded base with squab feet, 48cm (19ins) high. DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ printed in the sale catalogue or available from the auctioneers on request. Thomas Hunter senior is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Fenchurch Street, London 1744-99. The current lot shares many details with fine examples by the leading London makers made during the formative decades of the 18th century. The movement with its relatively robust construction, finned pillars and allegorical figure engraved backplate is reminiscent of the work of Quare or DuChesne. The dial, with its subsidiaries in the upper spandrel area, again echoes Quare and DuChesne, whilst the calendar in the arch was perhaps made popular by Windmills. The case with its fine quality mouldings and elegant proportions compares with those housing movements by makers such as Delander or even George Graham (although Graham preferred rectangular dials). The subtle contrast between the relatively complex decorative dial and the simple refined elegance of the case of the current lot is particularily pleasing. The clock appears to be in good original condition with the dial in particular being of fine mellow colour.
Lot 129
A George III brass mounted mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock James Chater and Son, London circa 1760 The six pillar triple fusee movement with verge escapement, chiming the quarters on eight bells and striking the hour on a further bell, the backplate engraved with basket of flowers and delicate rococo scrolls within a decorative border, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and rococo scroll cast spandrels, the arch with twin subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT and CHIME/SILENT dials with shaped signature plaque Jam’s Chater & Son, London to upper margin and rococo scroll engraved infill, the inverted bell top case with five brass vase finials above brass fillet and cast quarter fret inset front door flanked by female caryatid applied canted angles, the sides with brass carrying handles over brass break-arch side frets cast with figures and scrolls, on conforming moulded skirt base with acanthus cast scroll feet, (case with some repairs), 55cm high (1ft 9.5ins) high excluding finials, 62 cm (2ft 0.5ins) high overall. DESCRIPTION TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ‘IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS’ printed in the sale catalogue or available from the auctioneers on request. James Chater senior is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as being admitted to the Clockmaker`s Company 1718, gaining his Freedom in 1726 and dying in 1762 Baillie lists him as an `eminent` maker. He had two sons, James junior (admitted 1746, Free 1753 worked until 1785) and Eliezer (Free 1751, Liveryman 1766, Master 1772 died 1777). James junior is thought to have worked in partnership with his father from 1753-62 later forming a partnership with his brother Eliezer (see previous lot).
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