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Click here to subscribeA `famille-verte` bottle vase, painted with dragons chasing flaming pearls, six character Yongzheng mark to base, 23cm high, crack to base; together with a ruby ground `famille-rose` bowl painted with landscape roundels, four character mark in iron-red (Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue); and a miniature flower-shaped wine cup, six character mark in underglaze blue (3)
Four blue and white exportware plates, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-1795), variously painted with island, garden and pagoda scenes, each approx. 23cm. diameter, some damage; together with a blue and white bowl; a `famille-rose` bowl and cover; and a `famille-verte` vase and cover (7)
Mostly silver, comprising; an oval tortoiseshell magnifying glass, circa 1800, two rectangular cigarette cases, Birmingham 1918 and Chester 1903, five spoons with tennis finials, a vase, two hairbrushes, a slide action dip pen cum pencil and three further items.
A silvered spelter figure of Napoleon, a gilt spelter urn on four legs and marble base, a plater bust of `Schiller`, a modern silvered cornucopia vase, a plated metal jardiniere stand, a pair of pottery wall pockets and two French 19th century spelter mantel clocks.
A George III miniature lantern alarm timepiece James Viall, Walsingham, circa 1760 The posted movement with verge escapement and alarm sounding on a bell mounted within the domed bearer above the frame with ball feet, column turned corner posts and vase finials flanking original foliate pierced frets to sides, the 5 inch brass break-arch dial with silvered alarm disc and matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with short cruciform half hour markers and unusual female mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with circular silvered boss signed Ja:s Viall, Walsingham flanked by mask and scroll cast mounts, the rear with hanging loop extension to the top plate and steel spikes screwed into the back feet 23cm (9ins) high overall. 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 Viall is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Volume 2 as working in Walsingham circa 1760. This clock with exception of the side doors, finial and bell appears to have survived in remarkably original condition.
A Fine George III small gilt brass mounted ebonised quarter chiming table clock John Coleman, London, circa 1780 The six-pillar triple fusee movement chiming the quarters on eight bells and striking the hour on a further bell, with verge escapement and winding squares to the foliate engraved backplate signed John Coleman, London, the 4.25 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes and finely pierced and chased gilt brass hands, the case with cast swag adorned flambeau vase finial to the concave sided pediment inset with foliate engraved brass fret panels and applied with husk swags, above cavetto cornice applied with rocaille cast finials and animal mask-and-swag frieze above further foliate scroll engraved fret infill around dial flanked by applied fluted Ionic pilasters, the sides with arched sound frets and conforming pilasters, on stepped base with brass ogee moulding and squat bun feet, 44cm (17.5ins) 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. Provenance: The property of Viscount Portman, Spencer House thence by descent to The Late Henry Clive and Mrs. Clive, formerly of Perrystone Court, Herefordshire. John Coleman is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from Tottenham Court Road, London 1781-4. He specialised in highly decorative musical and chiming clocks mainly for export to China. Please Note: that whilst on view , a detachable section to top of case has come apart at the joints. This should not present much of a problem for a reasonably competent case restorer.
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