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1 COLLECTORS ITEMS WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS SECOND DAY S SALE THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2009 COLLECTORS ITEMS WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS Commencing at 12.30am Collectors Items, Works of Art and Clocks will be on view on: Saturday 3rd October 9.00am to 1.00pm Sunday 4th October 2.00pm to 4.00pm Monday 5th October 9.00am to 5.15pm Tuesday 6th October 9.00am to 5.15pm Wednesday 7th October 9.00am to 5.15pm Works of Art & Collectors Items Enquiries: Martin McIlroy Tel: mcilroym@bhandl.co.uk Clocks Enquiries: Leigh Extence Tel: extencel@bhandl.co.uk 125

2 Edward IV first reign ( ), gold Rose-Noble or Ryal, king armed with sword and shield standing in a ship sailing right, flag at stern, shield with quartered arms of England and France, sunburst to the reverse, mounted as a brooch Republic of South Africa, A gold one pond coin, 1892 and another similar coin A trio to A.H.Beckely; Indian General Service Medal with Tirah and Punjab Frontier bars, (1772 Pte. A.Beckley. Oxf), War and Victory Medals (46034 Pte. A.H.Beckley D. of Corn L.I.) War and Defence Medals and George VI Coronation Medal Osborne & Jackson a pair of percussion pocket pistols with 4cm turn-off barrels, foliate engraved locks signed Osborne & Jackson, safety catch with chequered walnut grips, contained in a fitted case with shot mould, powder flask, nipple remover From the estate of the late Major C.R.Peel. A Crimea group of four to Lieutenant F. Peel 34th Regiment, The Crimea Medal with Sebastapol Bar ( F. Peel, 34th Regiment), Turkish Crimea Medal, The Sardinian Medal (inscribed Lieut Frd Peel, 34th Regt), The India Mutiny Medal ( Lieu. F Peel 34th Regt.) 584. Victoria, A gold proof five pound coin, obverse 584 reverse 586 Robert Francis Peel C.M.G. A group of five medals including Knight Commanders Star of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, Queens South Africa Medal with Belfast, Diamond Hill, Johannesburg, Driefontein, Modder River, Belmont bars ( Lieut. R.F.Peel. Cldstm Gds.) Kings South Africa Medal with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 bars (Lieut R.F.Peel, Cld. Gds) War Medal (Lt. R.F.Peel) George V Coronation Medal. Together with a St Helena Medal

3 A 16th century continental steel casket of rectangular outline, the domed lid with steel loop handle and four pierced straps of gothic design, the hasps with incised geometric decoration, the canted angles with swept feet, 22cm. wide A 16th century orphery in two parts, the rectangular panels depicting scene including The Annunciation, The Birth of Christ, Adoration of the Shepherds and the Arrival of the Wise Men, worked in coloured silks of blues, greens and reds, the bullion stitchwork very worn A 19th Century musical box playing eight airs with 38cm lever wound cylinder, contained in a rosewood and satinwood banded case, 65cm wide A 19th Century Swiss cylinder musical box playing twelve airs, with 24cm. lever wound cylinder, tune indicator, and song sheet, contained in a rosewood and ebonised case, the hinged lid inlaid with musical trophies, 49cm. wide A 19th Century brass mounted bamboo library long arm, 173cm A mid 19th Century needlework sampler, with verse, a view of Soloman s temple, flowering shrubs, birds and insects enclosed by a strawberry fruit meander border, worked by Mary Charlton and dated 1844, 43cm x 40cm

4 593. A mid 19th Century needlework sampler, with banded decoration of alphabet, verse, flowering shrubs, animals, insects and angels, enclosed by a floral meander border, worked by Ann Sinden and dated 1840, 42cm x 32cm A George III needlework map of England and Wales, done at Miss Powells Boarding School, Plymouth by S Shepherd, and dated 1788, 63 x 51cm A Regency period monochrome, oval silkwork picture depicting a farmyard scene, with figures, grazing horse, chickens, haystack and windmill in the background, 55 x 44cm. together with a smaller silkwork picture of a basket of flowers, 27 x 23cm A 19th century needlework sampler with banded decoration of alphabets, numerals,flowering and trailing shrubs, worked by E. Van Asbrouck and dated 1860, 41 x 54cm A late 18th century raised needlework panel depicting flowering shrubs, trailing foliage and flowerheads, worked in green, brown, red, pink, yellow and cream silks, 51 x 62cm A 19th century needlework sampler, with verse, house, figures, birds and animals flowering shrubs, worked by Ann Corder and dated 1826, contained within a floral meander border, 52 x 54cm

5 A large George IV needlework sampler with verse, Adam and Eve, flowering shrubs, butterflies, insects and birds, house, boats angels, enclosed by a floral meander border, worked in creams, browns, blues, greens, by Ann Freer, aged ten and dated 1826, 65 x 65cm A 19th century carved ivory brise fan, the central cartouche decorated with figures resting in a garden, the pierced guards with cut steel pique decoration, 18cm. long A group of pre-columbian pottery artifacts including a lizard head, a bird, various faces, all a/f, (13) A 19th century French fan with floral printed silk leaf with applied lace decoration, having pierced mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, 27cm. long, contained in a shaped glazed display case Northwest American Indian, Queen Charlotte Islands A carved argillite miniature totem pole, decorated with stylised seated bird and animal figures on a rectangular canted angle base, 21cm. high

6 604. A West African gold ornament in the form of a fish with filigree tail and fins, 4.5cm. ** With attached label from Dennison, London inscribed gold ornament made by native from old gold dust, Kurmasi ** Kurmasi is a city in Ghana s Ashanti region A Fijian gunstock shaped root wood club of traditional design with shaped head and smooth handle, 84cm. long Papua New Guinea carved hardwood bust of a male head, 23cm. high, a Sepik region hook of traditional design with painted monochrome face terminal, 42cm. long, a male fertility figure 22cm. high and an African carved hardwood figure of a male, 37cm. high

7 607 Reverse 607. Northwest American Indian ; a carved ivory tusk decorated with stylised seated birds, animals and figures, 51cm. long together with a smaller damaged ivory section, 32cm. long

8 A 19th century Maori carved hardwood canoe, the hull exterior carved with geometric decorated panels below the waterline, with stylised mythical animals, scrolls and motifs above the waterline, 238cm. long. Believed to have been a gift presented by a Maori Chief

9 A late 19th century Easter Island carved hardwood figure of a male, with inset ebony eyes, long arms and skeletal features, 38cm. high

10 A Fijian root wood stock club, with bulbous end, the handle with striped geometric lines, 111cm. high a 611a. Three Quimbaya figures and one other, Three Quimbaya (Columbia) retablo figures of typical slab form, one with guilt metal nose ring, 26cm, 20cm and 19cm high respectively, circa minor damage to one detail 610. A carved Maori Taiaha (fighting staff) of traditional design, with flattened broad end and geometrical scrolling carved terminal, 164cm. long A Japanese bronze study of a roaring lion with outstretched tail, inset glass eyes (one missing), signed to the bronze, Meiji period, 43cm. long A pair of Japanese shibayama decorated ivory vases, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and lacquer depicting birds and insects amongst flowering shrubs, heightened in gilt, 14cm. high

11 A Chinese bronze vase of cylindrical form, with border of trailing foliage with three panels containing Arabic inscriptions, raised on three scroll feet, 12.5cm, Jaijing seal mark, but later, various collection notes to underside including Hatoun: 1905 photo No A Japanese carved ivory okimono of a samurai warrior with folded parasol, unsigned, 10cm. high A Large Japanese bronze Buddhist temple bell of traditional archaic form, 67cm., high A 19th century carved alabaster bust of a young lady with flowers in her hair, on a rectangular base, unsigned, 34cm. high A Japanese bronze model of a hare, signed and dated 1927 realistically rendered, seated on its hind legs and lifting it s right paw to its mouth, 15.5cm. high A Japanese inlaid bronze vase of slender baluster form, with circular relief panels of figures and birds in landscapes, decorated all over with stylised geometric designs, the handles in the form of dragons, 43cm. high, Meiji period

12 Sam Barbor (Contemporary) Straining at the Leash a pair of metal sculptures of fighting dogs. each 98cm. long. Sam Barbour lives and works in Hackney, London having studied at the London City and Guilds Art School, , in the past he has been a bronze foundry-man, creative metal worker, motorcycle courtier and scuba instructor. Currently he is a freelance figurative sculptor and restorer of antiques

13 A Franz Bergman cold painted bronze model of a crouching lion with curled tail, stamped with the Bergman vase stamp, Geschutzt and numbered 2607, 17cm. long A Franz Bergman cold painted bronze model of a lizard, with yellow, green and blue body, its head looking skyward and its tail curled round under its head, stamped with Bergman vase stamp, Geschutzt and numbered 4133, total length 54cm An Austrian cold painted bronze study of a cat, stamped geschutz, 7.5cm. long An Austrian cold painted bronze nib cleaner in the form of a parrot, stamped to the tail feathers Geschutzt, 9.5cm. high An Austrian cold painted bronze model of a turkey, with outstretched tail feathers, 11cm. high An Austrian cold painted bronze model of a cockerel, with raised head and outstretched wings, stamped depose, 11cm. high , , Franz Bergman; an Austrian cold painted bronze model of an praying Arab kneeling on his rug, with shoes and staff beside him, with Bergman vase stamp and signed N-Greb, 8cm. high

14 A Black Forest carved linden wood inkwell in the form of a boar s head with glass inset eyes, the hinged head enclosing a clear glass inkwell, the shaped base decorated with carved oak leaves, 20cm. wide A late Victorian cast iron umbrella stand, in the form of a circus dog, seated and holding a whip in its mouth, on a leaf form base, 61cm (2ft) high FAYRAL An Art Deco period bronze study of a semi nude female Egyptian water carrier, with pale green patination, bearing a polished onyx urn on her right shoulder, on a stepped polished marble base, signed to the bronze Fayral and with founders seal Le Verrier, Paris, 46cm. high After The Antique: The Dying Gaul, bronze, late 19th century, 27cm. wide on a polished slate base A late 17th century brass candlestick, the plain nozzle with ribbed stem and circular drip tray, raised on a spreading circular foot, 15.5cm. high A 19th century carved sandstone pediment section depicting a neo-classical Roman figure of a bearded man dressed in robes and holding a staff, 54cm., high A pair of 19th Century gilt metal and marble three branch candelabra, with faceted clear glass prismatic drops, raised on claw feet, 30cm high

15 A 19th Century carved white marble standing figure of Bartimaeus, the semi nude figure wearing a tied drape around his waist, holding a pot of fish and standing beside a tree stump, on a canted oblong plinth, 168.5cm (5ft 6 1/2in) high. * Bartimaeus was a blind road side beggar, who s sight was restored by Jesus whilst on the road to Jerusalem Limousin A gilt bronze figure of a female dancing with a flowing drape, on a naturalistic base, signed to the bronze Limousin, on a polished slate and onyx base, 47cm. high A Regency copper tea urn of oval form, the domed lid with foliate finial, with foliate ring handles to the sides, raised on four reeded supports terminating in paw feet on a quatrefoil base, with ball feet, the brass poring spout with ivory handle, 47cm. high A 19th Century French brass, velvet and Pietra Dura oval casket, the hinged lid with a panel of an exotic bird perched on a branch enclosing a velvet lined interior, the lock plate signed A Giroux, Paris, with pietra dura oval panels of butterflies to the sides, on a beaded and stepped oval base, 24cm. wide A 19th century French burr walnut, satinwood banded and brass inlaid liqueur box of serpentine outline, the hinged front and lid enclosing a lift out tray containing four clear glass decanters and sixteen clear glass tots, raised on block feet, 34cm. wide

16 A 19th century lacquered brass and marble specimen casket of rectangular outline, the domed top of canted angle inset with square marble tiles with similar decoration to the sides, with a silk lined interior, raised on ball feet, 28cm. wide

17 An 18th century Dutch brass bound hardwood casket, the hinged top decorated with pierced brass mounts and bosses with foliate decoration, with similar mounts to the sides, raised on associated block supports, 50cm. wide A 19th century rosewood and brass inlaid writing box, with tooled leather writing surface and fitted inkwells, 45cm. wide A 17th century carved ivory figure Corpus Cristo Morto, lacks arms, 16cm. high, mounted and framed, possibly French A Victorian papier mache and mother-of-pearl inlaid casket of rectangular outline, with painted floral decoration to the top and gilt scrollwork borders, 36cm. wide A 19th century mahogany and inlaid oval serving tray, with central oval medallion and boxwood stringing, with brass carrying handles, 63cm. wide A late 18th century continental enamel cartouche shaped box, the top and sides decorated with scenes of young lovers, shooting, drinking and rustic views, 8.75cm. wide A late 18th century English enamel rectangular box, the top and sides decorated with insects and floral sprays, the lid interior decorated with a blue and white sailing barge scene, 7cm. wide A late 18th century South Staffordshire enamel rectangular box, with polychrome village vistas to the top and sides, 8.5cm. wide Frank Mowbray Taubmann (1868) A collection of thirteen assorted circular commemorative and other plaques including Coronation of George VI, St. George, 1919 Peace, Weight Lifting, Night, Day, Literature, and others, most initialled and dated, various sizes from 15cm. to 3.75cm., diameter A pair of green marble columns of cylindrical form set on simple square pediments, 114 cm high each

18 651. Leroy a Paris A striking brass carriage clock, the round, eight day duration movement having a duplex escapement with a plain balance and striking the hours & half hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the backplate signed by the maker Leroy a Paris, the silvered dial engraved with engine turned decoration and having black Roman numerals with decorative blued steel hands, the brass case having classical mouldings and carrying handle, height 23cm (handle up). * There were a number of clockmaker s with this name in Paris at this time, including the business started by Basile Charles Leroy at Palais Royale and Leroy et Fils at the same location, all working from circa An Anglaise carriage clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a gong with push button repeat, with a later platform lever escapement, the backplate stamped with the serial number 1304, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, contained in a fluted brass Anglaise case, height 19cm Japy Freres a Paris A French gilt metal and porcelain mantel clock of arched outline, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a bell, the gilt-metal case surmounted by a porcelain urn decorated with young lovers, the painted porcelain dial having black Roman numerals and signed by the retailer Tridham, Torquay, on a shaped acanthus decorated base, with giltwood stand, height 40cm. * For details of Japy Freres see lot no A. J. Valery, Paris A 19th Century ebonised and brass inlaid portico clock on shaped supports and cushion moulded base, the white enamel dial having Roman numerals, and signed J. Valery a Paris, the eight day duration movement with outside count wheel, striking the hours & half hours on a bell, with scroll decorated gilt metal grid iron pendulum, height 56cm Henri Jacot a Paris An Anglaise carriage clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a gong with push button repeat, with a later platform lever escapement, the backplate stamped with the trademark & serial number of the maker Henri Jacot, 14752, with the secret Jacot mark stamped between the plates, the cream enamel dial having stylised Arabic numerals within white roundels and decoration to the centre, with blued steel spade hands, contained in a beaded brass Anglaise case, height 19cm. * The Jacot clockmaking firm was one of the most well known and best maker s of carriage clocks in the Victorian period with an address at 31, Rue de Montmorency, Paris. The first Henri Jacot died in 1868 and was succeeded by his nephew also Henri. They won many medals at exhibitions in both Paris and London including the Gold medal in

19 656. Vincenti et Cie A gilt-metal & marble mantel clock, the eight day duration movement having a platform cylinder escapement and striking the hours & half hours on a bell, the backplate stamped with the trademark of the maker Vincenti et Cie, Paris and set within a blue globe dial having applied gilt-metal Roman numerals and decorative brass hands, supported within the tail of a dolphin with a winged cherub to the side, standing on an oval marble base with further applied mounts, height 42cm. * Vincenti, a Corsican, set up his clock movement making business in Montbeliard in 1823 using machines of his own invention but went bankrupt within the year at which point the business was taken over by his manager Roux to become Vincenti et Cie L le A five minute repeating carriage clock, the eight day duration movement having a later platform lever escapement and striking the 655, 657 hours & half hours on a gong, with push button repeat, and having a further push button repeat for the five minutes striking on the same gong, the backplate stamped with the initials of the movement maker G.L. within an oval, being for the maker E.G. L le, along with the serial number 580 and wording Patent Surety Roller, the brass Anglaise case having pierced and engraved fretwork to the dial and sides, with the dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel spade hands, height 19cm (handle up) * E.G. L le of Paris was known to have invented this style of roller set on the frontplate of the movement and which prevented the star wheel inadvertently flicking over and putting the strike out of sequence Covington, Wimborne A striking skeleton clock, the eight day duration, twin fusee, six pillar movement having Gothic shaped plates with six spoke wheelwork and striking the hours on a bell with pull repeat, the silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and having 656 blued steel moon hands, with a further silvered plaque engraved with the maker s name Covington, Wimborne, on an ebonised oval base, height 38 cm (inc. base) * James Covington is recorded as working in Wimborne, Dorset from before 1841 until at least

20 An unusual Globe clock with barometer, the eight day duration movement having a cylinder escapement and set within a terrestrial globe between four gilded brass pillars which in turn stand on a marble base, with the shaped brass top having an aneroid barometer sat above, the globe signed Smith s Terrestrial Globe, the dial having black Arabic numerals and decorative blued steel hands, height 40cm Japy Freres a Paris A French gilt metal and porcelain mantel clock of classical form, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a bell, the gilt-metal case surmounted by a porcelain urn painted with floral & musical decoration, with a matching panel to the front and bulbous side pillars, the matching porcelain dial having black Roman numerals, on a giltwood stand with a further ebonised base, with glass dome, height 48cm * For details of Japy Freres see lot no Japy Freres a Paris An unusually shaped fourglass mantel clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a gong and having a twin tube mercury compensating pendulum, the backplate stamped with the trademark of the maker Japy Freres, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, the arched brass four-glass case having fluted pillars to the corners and engraved decorative bands to the top and base, height 40cm. * For details of Japy Freres see lot no Asprey A French marble and gilt metal mantel clock, the eight day duration timepiece movement having a platform lever escapement and stamped on the backplate with the movement maker s name Buren, the silvered dial having an engraved centre, black Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands and signed by the retailer Asprey, London, the white marble case having applied gilt metal mounts and handle to the top, height 24cm A French Gothic style gilt metal and silvered boudoir clock, the eight day timepiece movement having a platform lever escapement, the engraved gilt metal case of classical form with silvered mounts, carytid figures below the cupola top and blued steel hands to the integral dial, height 26cm Japy Freres a Paris A French enamel-set fourglass mantel clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a gong with the backplate stamped with the trademark of the roulant blank maker Japy Freres a Paris, the gilded brass pendulum bob having champleve enamel to the centre and set with white and green glass stones, the gilded dial having Arabic hour numerals, blued steel hands and champleve enamel to the centre and further white & green stones set within the bezel, the Corniche style brass four-glass case having enamel to the top and lower bands, height 29cm. * Japy Freres was founded by Frederic Japy of Beaucount (born 1749), who first made movements for the clock industry at his factory in 1777, becoming the largest & most commercially important clockmaking concern in France. The business continued after his death by his sons

21 665. Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos clock, the timepiece movement stamped on the baseplate Jaeger-LeCoultre, Atmos, Brevete Router, Fab Suisse, Swiss Made, the frontplate stamped 6247, the top stamped with the number 7075, the dial having applied Roman numerals and tapered brass hands, the brass and glass case having canted corners, height 23.5cm. * The Atmos clock was first devised in the 1920 s by a Paris engineer J.L. Reuter who used mercury to react to changes in atmospheric pressure and which kept the clock running in near perpetual motion. The minute expansion and contraction of the gases within the container allowed the bellows to move and run the clock. The idea was taken up by LeCoultre who bought his idea and when they merged with rival watchmakers Jaeger considerable funds were set aside to develop the clock as it is known today with mercury replaced with less volatile gas Martin Baskett a Paris A French marble and gilt metal mounted mantel clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a bell with the backplate stamped with the name Martin Baskett a Paris, the gilt-metal chapter ring having Roman numerals set on enamel plaques and with decorative blued steel hands, the white marble case having fluted, curved sides and surmounted by a spelter figure depicting a young boy astride a goat, height 50cm. 667 clocks, often signed with the company s name Junghans An oak Gothic mantel clock, the movement stamped with the trademark for the maker Junghans, the dial with black Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial and repeat of the maker s name, the oak case of Gothic castle form with brickwork decoration and turret, height 26.5cm. With one other mantel clock Vincenti et Cie a Paris A three piece clock garniture, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a bell with the backplate stamped with the trademark of the maker Vincenti et Cie, the white enamel dial having black Arabic numerals, floral swags between the numerals and decorative gilt brass hands, the white marble case having a classical female figure to one side and a winged cherub to the other, with applied classical mounts to the front, sides and a front frieze depicting a musical scene, the two threelight candelabra side pieces having a winged cherub of each standing on white marble columns with applied gilt mounts, height: 41cm. * For details of Vincenti see lot no * Martin Basket was a retailer in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire who imported French

22 A French marble and bronzed mantel clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, set within a brass drum case with the figure of a girl playing with a cat to one side and all sitting on a shaped black and verigrated green marble base, height 33cm A French Edwardian ebonised mantel clock, the eight day duration movement having a platform lever escapement, with the round silvered dial having a matted centre and chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, with blued steel hands, the arched ebonised case having an inset panel to the front with brass moulding and a pagoda top, height 25cm William Braund, Dartford A Regency mantel clock, the eight day duration, timepiece fusee movement having an anchor escapement, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel hands (one missing), the mahogany case having brass inlay to the front, height 34cm. * William Braund is recorded as working in Dartford, Kent from circa 1823 until Vincenti et Cie A French boulle mantel clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a gong with the backpate stamped with the trademark of the maker Vincenti et Cie, Paris, the brass dial having black Roman numerals to the individual enamel cartouches, with blued steel hands, the waisted tortoiseshell boulle case inlaid with engraved brass decoration, with cast brass mounts to the front and sides and to the shaped, glazed front door, height 48cm Raingo Freres, Paris An ormolu mantel clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours & half hours on a bell with an outside countwheel and silk suspension, the backplate stamped with the trademark of the roulant blanc maker, Raingo Freres and the clockmaker Silvani a Paris, the dial having black Roman numerals, blued steel moon hands and a repeat of the signature, the ormolu case embellished with gilded rococo & floral decoration and fret work, height 37cm. * Raingo Freres are recorded as working in Paris, at Rue de Saintonge from 1834 until circa *J. Silvani is recorded as working in Paris from circa *For details of Vincenti see lot no

23 The Empire Globe Clock, having an eight day duration movement housed within the brass pedestal on which sits the rotating terrestrial globe, with the hour shown at the point where the brass semicircle meets the fixed circle placed on the equator and divided into 24 hours and their fractions, this semicircle can be shifted to any meridian, with the time difference between any location and the pre-selected one found where the other meridians intersect the hour circle, the globe carries the inscription Patent The Empire Clock, Cable, and shows the countries under the British Empire in red, height 35cm. * Patent number was issued to J. H. Overton on August 31, An example of this clock can be seen in at the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence B. Sidey, London A late 19th century mahogany and brass mounted circular sedan timepiece, the white enamel dial having Arabic numerals and blued steel hands, the watch movement with verge escapement, the backplate signed B. Sidey, London and numbered 4352, diameter 16.25cm. * There are two maker s known by the name of Benjamin Sidey, father & son, and both working at Moorfields, London. Sidey Snr. was apprenticed in 1701 and became a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company in 1711 until his death in Sidey Jnr. was apprenticed in 1731, becoming a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company in Geo Clarke, London A lantern clock for the Turkish market, the thirty hour weight driven movement having a verge escapement with a bob pendulum and striking the hours on a bell with a countwheel, the eight inch arched dial having a raised silvered chapter ring, engraved with Turkish hour numerals with cast brass crescent pattern,corner spandrels,and a boss within the arch, engraved with the makers name Geo Clarke, Leadenhall St, London,the case having turned pillars to the corners with brass vase finials holding the bell strap and brass doors, with hook and spike arrangement to the rear, height 35cm. Complete with a later Eastern style wall bracket. * George Clarke is recorded as working in Leadenhall Street from 1725, specialising in clocks for the Eastern and Turkish Markets, with his death recorded in

24 677. Thomas Baxter, London A mahogany floor standing regulator, the eight day duration timepiece movement having maintaining power and a dead beat escapement, the thirteen inch round silvered dial of regulator layout with the minutes to the outer aspect and two inner subsidiary dials for seconds and hours, engraved with the maker s name Thomas Baxter, London, the dome topped mahogany case having a glazed trunk door, with raised mouldings to the base, height 210cm James Harrington, Ipswich An early burr yew longcase clock, the eight day duration movement having ringed & knopped pillars and striking the hours on a bell, the 12 inch square brass dial having a raised chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, fleur-de-lys half hour markings and the maker s name James Harrington, Ipswich, with the matted dial centre having ringed winding holes and date aperture with florally engraved surround, blued steel hands, wheatear border engraving and female head cast spandrels to the four corners, the burr yew case with a lenticle glass to the trunk door, chevron style crossbanding to the trunk door & base and a fretwork frieze to the flat top hood with brass capitals to the hood pillars, height: 230cm. * James Harrington is recorded as working in Ipswich, Suffolk in the late 17th/early 18th century. He was born in the west of county and after the death of his first wife married Martha Jowers at Lavenham in February 1729, with his will dated the 13th of October and proved after his death on the 16th of February As there were no children from either marriage the beneficiaries were his executor (his brother) and his widow W. Cockings, Bridgewater A mahogany longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the 11 inch arched painted dial having black Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and painted floral decoration to the corners and arch, the falseplate embossed with the dialmaker s name Finnemore & Sons, Birmingham, the mahogany case having ebony & boxwood stringing to the base and door, canted corners to the trunk, fluted pillars with cast brass capitals to the hood and a swan neck pediment, height 210cm. * William Cockings is recorded as working in Bridgewater, Somerset from before * William Finnemore was one of the leading makers of longcase clock painted dials recorded in Birmingham from 1812 and was joined by his sons, William jnr and George in 1828 and were known to be still working together after

25 matted centre having ringed winding holes, a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture with an engraved surround, with engraved decoration to the edge of the dial, having blued steel hands, the walnut case having bird & flower panelled marquetry to the door, base and hood door, with a lenticle glass to the front, and flat top, the hood previously rising, height 207cm. * William Provost (Prevost) is recorded as working in Newcastle from before 1698 having been born circa 1662, quite possibly in France. It is believed he also worked in London as a number of clocks are known signed with London on the dial. A fine and unusual year-going clock signed Wm. Prevost, Newcastle was exhibited at the Antiquarian Horological Society s exhibition Horological Masterworks held in Oxford in 2003 and is thought to be the earliest provincial long duration clock Charles Webb, Exon (Exeter) A walnut longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the 12 inch arched brass dial having a silvered chapter ring engraved with Roman hour numerals, outer Arabic minute numerals, fleur-de-lys half hour markings and diamond half-quarters, with cast brass Chinese spandrels to the four corners and dolphin spandrels to the arch, the matted dial centre having an applied silvered plaque engraved with the maker s name Charles Webb, Exon, a subsidiary seconds dial and day aperture, the arch having a further silvered dial showing both the date and month, with blued steel hands, the walnut Wm Provost, Newcastle A walnut & marquetry longcase clock, the month duration movement with five knopped, finned & latched pillars, striking the hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the 11 inch square brass dial having a raised, silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, half hour markings and outer Arabic minute numerals and engraved with the maker s name Wm. Provost, Newcastle, the case having an arched door with chevron crossbanding to the base and door and an arched top with deep concave moulding, with quartered columns to the hood, height 220cm. * Charles Webb is recorded as a watch & clockmaker having been mentioned in the Exeter Quarter Sessions Books of Recognizances on the 4th of May 1722 with a further record in

26 Rob Fulford, Plymouth Dock A mahogany longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, having a 12 inch silvered brass dial engraved with black Roman numerals, cherubic fourseason decoration to the four corners and maker s name Rob Fulford, Plymouth Dock to the centre, with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the arch engraved with a depiction of a ho-ho bird, the arched top mahogany case having boxwood stringing to the trunk door and base with Prince of Wales feathers inlaid to the trunk and base, with fluted canted corners to the trunk and fluted pillars to the hood, height 230cm. * Robert Fulford, Plymouth Dock (now Devonport), married Mary Clark at Stoke Damerel parish church on the 21st of November Thomas Nevitt, Bristol A mahogany moonphase longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the 12 inch arched brass dial having a silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute numerals, the matted centre having engraved floral decoration, a subsidiary seconds dial engraved with the maker s name Thos. Nevitt, Bristol, and date aperture, with cast brass floral & rococo spandrels to the four corners, the arch having a moon phase disc with the arch showing High Water at Bristol Key, with blued steel hands, the mahogany case having a plain base with fluted, canted corners to the trunk, typical Bristol shaped moulding to the top of the trunk door, a swan neck pediment with dentil moulding below and fluted columns with brass capitals to the hood, height 132cm. * Thomas Nevitt is recorded as working in Temple Parish, Bristol becoming a burgess, through marriage, in He was known to be still working in 1784 when he is recorded in the Poll book Mappin & Webb An Edwardian chiming longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a tube gong and playing one of three tunes, St. Michael, Whittington and Westminster, on a further eight tubes, the thirteen inch arched brass dial, with pierced and engraved gilded brass decoration, having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Arabic numerals with two subsidiary dials within the arch for chime/silent and the tune changer, engraved with the retailer s name Mappin & Webb Ltd, the crossbanded mahogany case having an arched glazed door, a panelled base with inlaid decoration, fluted columns to the hood with cast brass capitals with the swan neck pediment having a brass eagle & ball finial to the centre, height 240cm

27 to the trunk, octagonal pillars, with brass capitals, to the hood and a swan necked pediment with brass patrae and a brass ball & eagle finial, height 230cm, inc. finial. * William Young is recorded as working in the High Street, Dundee from 1805 until 1845 when it is known he moved to Murraygate until at least 1848 whilst living in Union Street. He was succeeded on his death by his son James Tranter, West Bromwich An oak & mahogany moonphase longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the 14 inch painted arched dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials to the dial centre, painted female four-season decoration to the corners and having a moonphase disc within the arch, signed to the dial centre Jos. Tranton, West Bromwich, with decorative brass hands, the oak and mahogany case having shell inlay to the door, base and panel below the short door, with various styles of inlaid stringing and crossbanding, with the fluted quartered columns to the trunk having brass capitals, the mahogany veneered hood having a swan necked pediment and fluted pillars, height 230cm. * James Tranter of West Bromwich, Staffordshire is recorded as working circa The name has obviously been mis-spelt during restoration of the dial J.B. Dancer, Manchester An oak stick barometer, the aslant bone dials having two vernier scales showing 10 A.M. Yesterday and 10 A.M. Today with the left William Young, Dundee A mahogany longcase clock, the eight day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the 13 inch painted arched dial having black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials to the centre, gilt and floral decoration to the four corners, painted decoration within the arch depicting a female and cherub in a field and signed below VI o clock with the maker s name Wm. Young, Dundee, the mahogany case having a panelled base with oval mouldings set within, boxwood & ebonised stringing, quartered columns hand side engraved with the maker s name J.B. Dancer, Manchester, the right hand scale engraved Add one tenth for each ninety feet above the sea, both with wind indication, with a bone thermometer set within the trunk, the oak case having a castellated top and Gothic carved mouldings, height 100cm. * John Benjamin Dancer is recorded as working at 13, Cross Street, Manchester, from before 1841 until after 1845 and was By appointment to Her Majesties Commissionaires

28 688. J J Hicks, London, a walnut weather station, the walnut case, with front opening, containing an eight day fusee timepiece with the silvered 7 inch round dial engraved with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and the maker s name J.J. Hicks, 8 Hatton, London, alongside a barometer drum turned with power from the clock movement, a signed thermometer with silvered dial and barometer scale to the side, and a barometer with the 7 inch dial signed by the maker as before and engraved with scales, height 42cm, width 69cm No Lots. * James Joseph Hicks was born in Ross Carbery, Co. Cork, Ireland moving to London where he was apprenticed to L.P. Casella. The Hicks business became one of the largest in the country and was at 8, Hatton Garden, London from 1861 until 1884 when the company enlarged by taking over the adjoining premises. He was a staunch Catholic and presented a number of meteorological instruments to the Vatican. He was made a Knight Commander of St. Gregory Short & Mason, London An oak barograph, with a seven tear vacuum chamber and single recording arm, the baseplate stamped Made by Short & Mason, London for A. & N.C.S. Westminster with a presentation plaque to the front dated 1923, the oak case having fluted square columns and chart drawer, height 24.5cm. * Short & Mason were well known barograph makers with addresses at 62, Hatton 691 Garden, London ( ) and then 40, Hatton Garden A Wheel barometer and thermometer in mahogany case (damaged) 691. SPENCER & PERKINS A late 18th century gilt brass pedometer with 5cm. white enamel dial signed Spencer & Perkins, London, with two subsidiary dials for miles and dozen of miles, with polished steel tilting rod, 23cm. long

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