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Click here to subscribeA Whitehurst of Derby mahogany cased bracket clock, inscribed 1841, having an eight day mechanism and a five pillar movement, the back plate inscribed "A memorial of esteem and regard to Cockshutt Heathcote, from R.P. Weddall of Goole, who died May 2nd 1840, aged 51", serial number to back plate reading 5989, striking on a bell
A substantial George III mahogany longcase clock, 34cm arched enamel dial inscribed Whitehurst, Derby, rolling moon phase to arch, painted with a ship of the line, Roman and subsidiary Arabic numerals, twin winding holes, eight day movement striking on a bell, the imposing Lancashire architectural case with arched pediment carved with acanthus, above a pair of gilt brass mounted Corinthian pillars, arched rectangular door to waist with circular butler's mirror, flanked by quarter-columns and blind tracery, canted base with rusticated angles, 243cm high, c.1800The maker of the movement is John Whitehurst II (1761-1834) who succeeded his uncle John Whitehurst FRS in the firm he founded in Derby in 1737 on his death in 1788, running it until his death. In 1809 he took his son, John Whitehurst III as partner, simultaneously beginning a number sequence which only ended in 1861. The firm?s workshop was behind No. 24 Iron Gate (the building is still extant) and only moved to Cherry Street in 1832.
WHITEHURST OF DERBY; a 19th century drop dial wall clock, the circular dial set with Roman numerals, with oval glass front and fusee movement, length 71cm.Additional InformationLifting, cracks and splits to the veneer, staining and craquelure to the dial. A large area of loss or replacement glass, also an old repair to the brass rim. We are unable to check if this item is in working condition. There is no serial number on the backplate.
Good eight day three train 'ting-tang' hook and spike wall clock, the 9.75" circular dial signed Whitehurst, Derby, with distinctive Whitehurst weight and chain driven movement striking on three bells above, stamped on the back plate 6022 (dating the clock to 1840) (pendulum, three weights and chain) *See Maxwell Craven - John Whitehurst, first edition, p193 for an illustration of a similar clock and p253 for the dating of the serial number
Whitehurst & Son workshop, Derby, oak longcase clock, pierced hood sides from the Whitehurst & Son workshop, with typical 8 day, chain-driven, striking movement and painted 12” dial plate with gilded floral spandrels. The numbered movement (6718) dates from the 1850s and was retailed by fellow Derby clockmaker, Thomas Moore I who was in business in Queen Street, Derby from 1833-78. weights and keys, Height 217cm Condition Report Generally good condition, signs of splits to the hood, general scuffs to the bottom.
AN OAK LONGCASE NOCTUARY OR WATCHMAN'S TIMEPIECE, WHITEHURST DERBY, C1800, THE 13" ROUND DIAL INSCRIBED Whitehurst DERBY, THE DISC TO THE CENTRE WITH 48 PINS IMMEDIATELY BENEATH AN APERTURE FOR THE PLUNGER (MISSING), THE OAK CASE APPARENTLY ORIGINAL WITH SWAN NECK PEDIMENT AND QUARTER SAWN DOOR FLANKED BY PILASTERS, PENDULUM AND WEIGHT, 209CM H Made by John Whitehurst II (1751-1834) Exhibited: Museum of the History of Science University of Oxford, Time and Place English Country Clocks 1600-1840, Antiquarian Horological Society Exhibition 25 November 2006 - 15 April 2007 In the same good restored condition as at the time of the 2007 exhibition. Note then, as now, lacking the plunger
A good decorative and well-proportioned George III Staffordshire long case clock, dark oak and mahogany case with architectural pediment centered by a ball and spire finial, and supported on reded columns furnished with brass capitals and bases enclosing a round 13in (33cm) silvered dial with Roman chapter with outer Arabic minutes, engraved centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture signed Torkington/Newcastle, good quality 8-day movement striking on a bell, shaped top to trunk door with original brass key escutcheon, flanked by reeded quarter columns, base with canted sides and cockbeaded panel, bracket feet, 8/75 in (205cm) tall.* Jesse Torkington of Newcastle-under-Lyme was born in Astbury, Cheshire in 1747 and was apprenticed from 1762 to 1767 to John Whitehurst FRS in Derby (Whitehurst had family connections in the Astbury area). He married Ann Harding of Newcastle-under-Lyme and set up there, raising two sons and two daughters, before dying in 1810. He also signed clocks from Whitchurch, in Shropshire [M .Craven, John Whitehurst, Clockmaker, Innovator, Geologist and Scientist (Fonthill, Stroud, 2015) 257]
A hook and spike 30-hour wall timepieceBy Whitehurst & Son, Derby, No 2798First half 19th CenturyWith 6in signed circular dial, with single hour hand and brass alarm hand, with anchor escapement, numbered to the front plate and the back of the dial, with original pendulum Condition Report The clock appears original. The dial is mis shapen at the VI o'clock, perhaps a cause of being dropped? The dial foot river is now showing as a consequence. Sympathetic restoration is required. One of the painted metal side panels is missing.
An Unusual Mahogany Night Watchman's Wall Timepiece, 19th century, side and bottom doors, 12-inch painted dial with Roman numerals and a central Roman numeral wheel, dial marked below the wheel Jn Whitehurst Pat, large A-frame shaped single chain driven fusee movement with an anchor escapement, 42cm high see illustration By repute, this originally belonged to Kedleston Hall and was sold to Rolls-Royce, London Road Works, Derby in 1906/7. After WWII is was transferred to Roll- Royce at Crewe, from where it was privately sold to Ireland. 01.10.20 Case is faded in parts, some small chips and cracks to veneers, brass bezel with cracks, one side wooden peg is missing, dial is discoloured and rubbed in parts, some paint is missing, hour hand is loose, movement is dirty, with pendulum.
Local Interest - The Radbourne Hall Steward's Account Book, an 18th century manuscript, the receipt accounts of German Pole (b. 1687) of Radbourne Hall, by his steward Francis Webb, Derbyshire, for 1741/42, comprising 146 ink MS receipts, a few of which are tipped-in or bound-in alongside the regular leaves, the whole illustrating of local Derbyshire gentry life during the reign of George II, contemporary speckled calf binding, the covers tooled in blind, the upper-cover indistinctly titled in ink MS, raised spine bands, oblong 8vo (10.5cm x 20.5cm), [1]Much of the first part are receipts signed for by various Derby pub landlords for the expense of providing food and drink for voters coming in from the surrounding areas to vote in the 1741 general election, in which Pole, a Jacobite, stood in the Tory interest. According to contemporary accounts, he was expected to win, but the Mayor and Chamberlains arbitrarily ordered the polls to close at lunchtime on the day, before those from out of town had been able to cast their votes, whereas most of the town voters had done so by then, thus enabling a Whig majority. He expended £183 ? 11s ? 6d in some twenty hostelries. John Every (landlord of the Ship, Full Street,) received and signed for £5, and was the father of Sir Edward Every of Egginton, 8th Bt. who succeeded a distant cousin. Another is a payment to George Bage at the Ostrich, Sadler Gate, father of the pioneering Enlightenment novelist Robert Bage and brother-in-law of Robert Bakewell. This expenditure appears to have ben funded by a £200 loan for Joyce Osborne, sister of William Osborne, builder of St. Mary?s Gate House in Derby and a first cousin. He makes one payment of interest of £8 in July 1742. The payments reveal three hitherto unknown Derby inns: the Count Tarlow, the Weavers? Arms and the Welsh Harp, all unlocated. Throughout the book are receipted payments to craftsmen and sup0pliers of materials relating the building of the present Radburne Hall, including two (@ total £55) to Derby master stuccoer Abraham Denstone the elder, three (@ total £13 ? 17s ? 0d) to Anthony Richardson of behalf of the celebrated joiner (George) Eborall, one of the architect William Smith?s regular craftsmen. Others include: Pair of mahogany round tables @ £1 ? 7s ? 0d from John Trimmer, a notable Derby cabinet maker Two loads of boards totalling 5,250ft of boards @ 2/6d per hundred [ft.] £2 ? 3s - 6d to Anthony Ryley A load of lime (for mortar) @ 4/6 Two fothers (?fudders?) of lead @ £21 from Mr. Wilkcockson of Wirksworth 650 solid yards of hardstone @ 4d per yard £10 ? 16s ? 8d £4 to John Whitehurst FRS of Derby (presumably for the bracket clock) And 10,930 bricks from Michael Bates @ 6/- per 1,000 (pre3sumably facing bricks) and a further 12,800 @ 5/- per 1000, paid in full £6 ? 9s ? 6d. This firmly established the building date of the present hall as 1741-1743.
A George III oak longcase clock, 33cm arched brass dial Bennitt (sic) Uttoxeter, Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, cast spandrels, calendar dial, twin winding holes, 8 day movement striking on a bell, arched hood with dentil cornice and brass capped reeded Doric columns, shaped rectangular door to waist flanked by conforming quarter-columns, plinth base, 218cm high, c.1780James Bennet was born 1739, son of clockmaker John Bennet of Cheadle, later of Uttoxeter, who had been apprenticed to John Whitehurst of Congleton, the famous clockmaker's father. His father having died in 1752, he was apprenticed instead to Thomas Sillito 1753-1760 when he was able to take over the family's business. His output was fairly prolific and he was succeeded by his son John in 1784, and died in 1798.James Bennett is recorded as working at Uttoxeter from before 1776 until after 1797, when he took on the last of three known apprentices.
A George III oak longcase clock, 33cm circular brass dial inscribed James Wright, Derby, Roman and subsidiary Arabic numerals, date aperture, 30 hour movement striking on a bell, the case with break-arch pediment and parcel-gilt Doric columns, serpentine lancet-arched rectangular door to waist, flanked by quarter-columns, bracket feet, 211cm high, c.1780James Wright (1741-1806) was a figure of some significance in the story of John Whitehurst FRS. A nephew of Mrs. Whitehurst (née Gretton) he was apprenticed to Whitehurst 1755-1762, thereafter working with him until 1775, when Whitehurst was spending increasingly more time in London, whereupon he appears to have been given charge of the works, advertising himself as 'Jas. Wright/successor to Mr. John Whitehurst' and signing clocks in his own name, as here, the clocks themselves being entirely of Whitehurst type and quality. He appears to have lost the firm money through rash management and was replaced in 1777 by Whitehurst's nephew, after which he continued to sign clocks until the 1790s. His debts were cleared in Whitehurst's will (1788). This clock dates from c. 1775-1777 and is a Whitehurst 30hr in all but name [see Craven M., John Whitehurst, Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker (Fonthill, Stroud (2015) 164-168, 172-174]
A George II walnut longcase clock, 30cm arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring inscribed Edward Brooks, Derby, the arch with roundel inscribed Tempus Fugit, Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, twin winding holes, 8-day movement striking on a bell, the case with moulded outswept cornice, Doric columns, crossbanded rectangular door to waist, outlined with feather banding, plinth foot, 229cm high, c.1755This semi-automaton clock was made by Edward Brookes, who was not only a first cousin of the painter Joseph Wright ARA but was also an apprentice of John Whitehurst FRS from 1749 to 1755, his aunt Hannah having married John ('Equity') Wright, Derby's leading attorney. Brookes' father Edward was also an attorney and had originally recruited the elder Wright into his practice. Brookes was working until the 1770s after which he moved away.
Local Interest - Craven (Maxwell) & Stanley (Michael), The Derbyshire County House, two-volume set, Landmark Publishing: 2001, red cloth, dustjackets, 4to, (2); The Derbyshire Lead Industry in the Sixteenth Century, h/b, d/j, 8vo, (1); The Derby Townhouse; further titles on the history of Derby and its architecture, mid-20th century and later; Craven (Maxwell) & Hughes (Roy G), Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Derbyshire, Mayfield Books: 1998, red cloth, d/j, 8vo, (1); Chatsworth, the Cavendish family and Bess of Hardwick, various; Chesterfield and surrounding parishes, various histories; Sheffield history, early 20th century imprints; pamphlets; maps; Geology - Craven (Maxwell), John Whitehurst of Derby [...] 1713-88, first edition, Mayfield Books: 1996, illustrated, claret cloth, d/j, 8vo, (1); Barnatt (John), Delving Ever Deeper: The Ecton Mines through Time, 8vo, (1); Tomlinson (John Michael), Derbyshire Black Marble, Peak District Mines Historical Society Special Publication No 4, 1996, wrappers, 8vo; Blue John; Lead Mining in he Peak District; others; etc., [approx 50]
An early 19th century gilt bronze Great Wheel skeleton timepiece with fusee and pinwheel escapementUnsignedThe inverted Y-shaped frame with facetted limbs united by three turned pillars, mounted on cast fancy feet to a white marble octagonal base with applied mounts on ball and claw feet, the 2.25 inch Roman enamel chapter ring held within a cast foliate bezel, the spring driven movement with skeletonised barrel cap to a short fusee driving a 4.25 inch great wheel with six tapered crossings, the centre wheel also of six crossings, the third and 'scape of five, with a star-burst pendulum. Ticking. Together with a winding key, and a 19th century ebonised wood stand (glass shade lacking) 29.5cms (11.5ins) high.Footnotes:Variants of this model have been described as both French and English in recent times, see Royer-Collard 'Skeleton Clocks', NAG Press, 1969, Figs 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3. Also Roberts, British Skeleton Clocks, ACC, 1987, Figures 1/4 and 1/5. Similar examples by Whitehurst of Derby have been sold in these rooms, see Bonhams Fine Clocks, July 2009, lot 102 and 17th June 2003, lot 89.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early 19th century mahogany Norwich cased wall clock, H. 125cm, the "hook and spike" movement is stamped "Whitehurst & Son Derby", c. 1820-1834. The number 4568 is stamped on the back plate. Case condition is good and the movement appears to be complete with weights and pendulum though it has not be tested for working condition or accuracy.
EPHEMERA, a superbly presented Social & Postal History Archive consisting of Letters and Envelopes dating from 1861 to 1899, much of the correspondence is of a commercial, legal, ecclesiastical or personal nature and features seperate folios from certain named families, i.e. Adams of New York, U.S.A. (15), Chapple's of Gloucester (38), Clifford Coffin and Lady Coffin of London (8), Noel of S.E. England (12), Preston of Norwich (15), Stephens of London (7), Ullathorne of Birmingham (2) and Whitehurst of Shrewsbury (6), some envelopes have stamps from the era including heavily postmarked 1d reds, 2d blues and 6d lilacs, a total of approximately two hundred and thirty pieces of correspondence in this collection
NO RESERVE Geology.- Whitehurst (John) An inquiry into the original state and formation of the earth; deduced from facts and the laws of nature. To which is added an appendix, containing some general observations on the strata in Derbyshire, first edition, list of subscribers, 6 engraved plates on 5 sheets (1 folding), lacking half-title, occasional staining or spotting, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, upper joint little worn, corners worn, rubbed, a good copy, 4to, printed for the author, and W. Bent, by J. Cooper in Drury-Lane, 1778.⁂ Whitehurst was a clockmaker and scientist who made significant early contributions to geology. He was a prominent member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham along with Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin and Matthew Boulton.
Horology.- Whitehurst (John) An attempt towards obtaining invariable measures of length, capacity, and weight, from the mensuration of time, independent of the mechanical operations requisite to ascertain the center of oscillation, or the true length of pendulums, first edition, half-title, 3 folding engraved plates, modern morocco-backed patterned boards, spine gilt, rare in commerce, 4to, Printed for the author, 1787.
Horology and Geology.- Whitehurst (John) The Works, 4 parts in 1, engraved portrait frontispiece after Joseph Wright and 10 plates, most folding, some foxing and offsetting, ink stamps of London Institution to title and final leaf, modern half morocco, joints slightly rubbed, 4to, for W. Bent, 1792.
~ A Thirty Hour Hook and Spike Alarm Wall Timepiece, signed Whitehurst, Derby, 19th century, four pillar movement with an anchor escapement, alarm striking on a bell, hook and spikes, 6-inch circular brass dial with Roman numerals, alarm hand, 18cm high see illustration 06.02.20 Movement needs cleaning, dial is discoloured and needs re-silvering.
Whitehurst & Son, Derby, an unusual William IV mahogany bracket clock, circa 1830-1834, in drum case with caddy top supported by everted scrolls, the 21cm silvered round dial with Roman chapter, Breguet blued steel hands, signed Whitehurst & Son/Derby, eight day movement striking on a bell, scroll bracket feet, height 36cm(key and penduum)Note: John Whitehurst II (1761-1834) succeeded his illustrious uncle, John Whitehurst FRS on his death in 1788 and took his son John Whitehurst III (1788-1855) into partnership in 1809, after which clocks were ordinarily numbered, and signed as in this example, until John II died in 1834. The firm moved from Iron Gate to a new works in Cherry Street in Derby 1832. On the death of John III, was taken over by Roskell of Liverpool, who closed it down in 1861.
Oak eight day longcase clock, the 12" square brass dial signed James Whitehurst de Congleton on the brass chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with ringed winding holes and calendar aperture, the case with long door and the hood with a flat moulded stepped pediment over a reverse floral painted panel, 77" high (pendulum and weights)
RUSSELL, HALIFAX. A SMALL LATE 18th CENTURY HOOK AND SPIKE WALL CLOCK IN THE MANNER OF JOHN WHITEHURST OF DERBY having a 6" silvered dial with Roman numerals fronting a plated weight driven 30-hour movement with alarm striking on a bell, the movement is enclosed with metal dust plates, the backplate is numbered 5298
A George III oak longcase clock, 33cm circular brass dial with Roman chapter, Arabic minutes chapter, star engraved winding arbours pierced steel hands, signed Whitehurst, Derby, eight day movement striking on a bell, arched hood supported on turned Doric columns, shaped rectangular top to trunk door, flanked by reeded quarter-columns, skirted base with canted angles, bracket feet, 209cm high, 1760/1770John Whitehurst FRS was born 1713 son of a Congleton maker, who set up in Derby in 1736, and became a founding member of the Lunar Society, the father of modern geological science and an scientist of note. He moved to London in 1780 and died at Bolt Court, Fleet St in 1788. His nephew, John Whitehurst II (1761-1834) took over the business which survived until 1861. He introduced round brass dials on his clocks, much imitated subsequently, in 1760.
A George III silver pair cased pocket watch, James Wright, Derby, white enamel dial, Roman and Arabic numeral bands, chain drive fusee movement, No 5186, pierced floral clock plate, plain pillars, matching silver cases, Thomas Carpenter, London 1786, outer case 48mm diameter James Wright (born 1741) was a nephew by marriage of John Whitehurst FRS and was apprenticed to his uncle in 1755-1762, working with him thereafter. Even so, he made watches on his own account, the local paper reporting the loss of one of his watches in 1773. He was, on the persuasion of Mrs. Whitehurst, put in charge of the firm in Derby when Whitehurst moved to London in 1775, but his tenure was a disaster financially and he left in 1780, setting up in a shop near the Cathedral. He was a very talented maker and innovator, but a hopeless entrepreneur, most of his schemes failing ignominiously He died (in debt) in 1806. His brother John was a successful maker in Chesterfield.
A George III oak longcase clock, 33cm circular brass dial with Roman chapter, Arabic minutes chapter, star engraved winding arbours pierced steel hands, signed Whitehurst, Derby, eight day movement striking on a bell, arched hood supported on turned Doric columns, shaped rectangular top to trunk door, flanked by reeded quarter-columns, skirted base with canted angles, bracket feet, 209cm high, 1760/1770John Whitehurst FRS was born 1713 son of a Congleton maker, who set up in Derby in 1736, and became a founding member of the Lunar Society, the father of modern geological science and an scientist of note. He moved to London in 1780 and died at Bolt Court, Fleet St in 1788. His nephew, John Whitehurst II (1761-1834) took over the business which survived until 1861. He introduced round brass dials on his clocks, much imitated subsequently, in 1760.
A Regency mahogany longcase clock, 33cm circular enamel dial inscribed Whitehurst & Son, Derby, Roman and subsidiary Arabic numerals, twin-winding holes, 8-day movement striking on a bell, the well-figured case with swan neck pediment with draught-turned roundels, shaped rectangular drawer to waist, flanked by canted angles, skirted base, bracket feet, 217cm high, 1809/1810 John Whitehurst II (1761-1834) succeeded to the business of his celebrated uncle John Whithurst FRS in 1788 and took into partnership his son John Whitehurst III in 1809, beginning to number clocks from shortly afterwards. The son took over from 1834 and died in 1855 after which the firm was run by Roskell of Liverpool until it closed in 1862. The lack of a number on the movement of this clock indicates a date of c. 1809/1810. Condition Report: Not currently set up in working order, the movement has been cleaned and has been working in the vendor's home for a couple of decades, all in good order.
AN OAK LONGCASE CLOCK, signed John Whitehurst, Derby, the eight day movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, 12" arched brass dial with painted moonphase in the arch, silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, matted centre with seconds dial, calendar aperture and signature plaque, the mahogany banded and inlaid case with scrolled pediment with brass finials on fluted columns, canted trunk with arched door with marquetry floral patera, panel base with inlaid roundel, on bracket feet, 90" high (Illustrated) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)
A Very good early 30 hour longcase clock by John Whitehurst of Derby.Nice clock of slim proportions contained in an oak case. Unusually signed with the full signature Jo Whitehurst DERBYProvenance The clock stood in the bar of the Saracens Head Public House at Shirley Derbyshire for many years. It is also featured in two of Maxwell Cravens books, Derbyshire Clockmakers ( pages 28) and John Whitehurst of Derby (pages 132)
A Regency mahogany longcase clock, 33cm circular enamel dial inscribed Whitehurst & Son, Derby, Roman and subsidiary Arabic numerals, twin-winding holes, 8-day movement striking on a bell, the well-figured case with swan neck pediment with draught-turned roundels, shaped rectangular drawer to waist, flanked by canted angles, skirted base, bracket feet, 217cm high, 1809/1810 John Whitehurst II (1761-1834) succeeded to the business of his celebrated uncle John Whithurst FRS in 1788 and took into partnership his son John Whitehurst III in 1809, beginning to number clocks from shortly afterwards. The son took over from 1834 and died in 1855 after which the firm was run by Roskell of Liverpool until it closed in 1862. The lack of a number on the movement of this clock indicates a date of c. 1809/1810. Condition Report: Not currently set up in working order, the movement has been cleaned and has been working in the vendor's home for a couple of decades, all in good order.
A 19th Century Whitehurst & Son longcase clock, Derby, oak case, crossbanded with mahogany having a swan neck pediment, turned columns, raised panel to base, white still arch 12 inch enamelled dial with painted spandrels date apperture and seconds hand, four pillar movement, with two weights and pendulum, the movement false plate inscribed Walker
Local Interest - Craven (Maxwell), signed dedications from the author: Stanton and the Thornhills, Privately Printed, 2012, h/b, d/j, small folio; Pirates, Parsons & Patricians: The Wigram Family and their Derbyshire Connections, Derby 2014, h/b, d/j, 4to; Newton Solney, Derby 2009, h/b, d/j, small folio; "To Grow Out of the Landscape": The story of Newton Park, 2008, p/b, 8vo; Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Derbyshire, Mayfield Books, Ashbourne 1998, h/b, d/j, 4to; John Whitehurst of Derby: Clockmaker & Scientist 1713 - 88, Mayfield Books, Ashbourne 1996, h/b, d/j; other publications on Derby and its environs by the same author; Ronaldshay (The Rt. Hon. the Earl of), The Life of Lord Curzon: Being the Authorized Biography of George Nathaniel, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., three-volume set, Ernest Benn Ltd., London 1928, b/w illustrations throughout, contemporary blue cloth; 8vo; further biographies and monographs on Lord Curzon, his life and career, various, (6); pamphlets and ephemera; qty
Whitehurst, Derby - a George III oak 30 hour long case clock, the 11" brass dial signed, the movement stiking on a bell, to a plain hood and trunk, height 200 cm, pendulum, weight. John Whitehurst II (1761-1834) was apprenticed in Congleton to his father James and succeeded to the firm started in Derby by his famous uncle, John Whirtehurst FRS (1713-1788). His son John (1788-1855) was apprenticed to him 1802-1809 after which he joined his father in business, their products thereafter being signed Whitehurst & Son/Derby and numbered from a year or so later, suggesting this instrument was made prior to 1809.
A George/William IV mahogany longcase clock, 33cm circular enamel dial inscribed Whitehurst & Son, Derby, Roman and subsidiary Arabic numerals, twin-winding holes, 8-day movement striking on a bell, the well-figured case with swan neck pediment with draught-turned roundels, shaped rectangular drawer to waist, flanked by canted angles, skirted base, bracket feet, 217cm high, c.1830 Condition Report: Not currently set up in working order,the movement has been cleaned and has been working in the vendors home for a couple of decades, all in good order
MAN UTD - BUSBY BABES Unusual two sided page of autographs written in red ink. The autographs are of newly signed Manchester United Busby Babes circa 1952/53. Some , of course, made it but others did not. 12 signatures consisting of McFarlane, Doherty, Kennedy, Fulton, Violett, Clayton, Cope, Greaves, Scanlon, Whitehurst, Birkett and Beswick. At least seven played in Youth Cup Finals for United and ten made first team appearances for United although four made less than five appearances. Interesting piece of memorabilia. The players were amateurs at the time having not yet signed as professionals. Generally good
Walsh (Dr. Francis). The Antediluvian World; or, a New Theory of the Earth: Containing a Clear Account of the Form and Constitution of the Terrestrial Globe before the Universal Deluge..., 1st edition, Dublin: printed by S. Powell, 1743, woodcut illustrations to text, subscribers list present, first page of Preface with contemporary ink signature of Robert Bray, first gathering strengthened, scarce light spotting, hinges strengthened (after title and before final leaf), endpapers renewed, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked with some wear, 8vo, together with Whitehurst (John) , An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth, 3rd edition, Revised and Corrected, Printed for W. Bent, 1792, lacking portrait fontispiece (as often), seven engraved plates at rear (some folding), final plate lightly toned/offset, contemporary mottled half calf gilt, rubbed, rear joint splitting, 4to, plus Welch (W. ) , Religiosa Philosophia; or a New Theory of the Earth..., with an Appendix on the Plurality of Inhabited Worlds, 1st edition, Plymouth-Dock: Printed for the Author, by W. Byers, 1821, engraved frontispiece, three engraved plates, half-title, generally spotted, pictorial bookplate of Charles Atwood Kofoid, hinges strengthened, contemporary boards, rebacked with cloth, some wear in places, 8vo, and three others similarFirst item: a rare title not in Ward and Carozzi. Robert Bray, who has inscribed the Preface, is listed as a subscriber 'in Dublin and other parts of Ireland'. Approximately 410 books were printed for the subscribers, which included Dr. Jonathan Swift.(Qty: 6)
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