COLLECTORS ITEMS, WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS

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1 SECOND DAY S SALE WEDNESDAY 11th JULY 2018 COLLECTORS ITEMS, WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS Commencing not before 12.30pm Collectors Items, Works of Art and Clocks will be on view on: Friday 6th July 9.00am to 5.15pm Saturday 7th July 9.00am to 1.00pm Sunday 8th July 2.00pm to 4.00pm Monday 9th July 9.00am to 5.15pm Tuesday 10th July 9.00am to 5.15pm Limited viewing on sale day Weights and measurements are approximate guidelines only unless stated to the contrary Works of Art & Collectors Items Enquiries: Martin McIlroy Tel mcilroym@bhandl.co.uk Clocks Enquiries: Leigh Extence Tel extencel@bhandl.co.uk

2 A set of eight graduated copper pans and covers contained in a white painted wrought iron stand, 152cm. high. * A large early 20th century clear glass shop display jar of cylindrical form with domed cover and knopped stem and circular foot containing assorted pickled fruit and vegetables, height 94cm high. * Provenance By repute believed to have come from Harrods food hall A 19th century Chinese black lacquer folding chess/ backgammon board the external chess board enclosed by a foliate border, with scenes of pagodas to the sides, 50 cm. long. *

3 A late 19th century Macau ivory Burmese pattern chess set one side stained red, the other side left natural, the king 8.5 cm. high, the pawn 5 cm. high. * A Chinese ivory Burmese pattern chess set one side stained red, the other side left natural, the king 10.5 cm. high, the pawn 5.25 cm. high. * An English ivory Staunton style pattern chess set one side stained red, the other side left natural, the king 9 cm. high, the pawn 4 cm. high. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 125

4 An Indian bone Barleycorn pattern chess set one side stained red, the other left natural, the king 11.5cm. high, the pawn 4cm. high. * A 19th century ivory Calvert pattern chess set one side stained red, the other side left natural, The king 8.5cm. high, the pawn 4cm. high, the white king stamped to the underside of the base Calvert Maker 189, Fleet Strt, London. * A late 19th/early 20th century ivory and ebony Edinburgh Club pattern chess set the king 11.5cm. high, the pawn 6cm. high. * A 19th century South Staffordshire enamel bodkin case of oval cylindrical form, with pull-off lid and polychrome floral decoration to a pink ground, 9.5cm. long. *

5 A bronzed head of a winged cherub looking skyward with outstretched wings, mounted on a white marble socle base, 56cm. high. * A 19th century mahogany medicine cabinet the hinged double-front enclosing an arrangement of pigeonholes and drawers, containing glass bottles, balance scales and other accessories, including hand written remedies for ailments, with concealed compartment to the rear containing four clear glass bottles, 31cm. wide. * An antique iron lock and key of barrel shaped outline with turn-screw action, 11cm. high. * A Charles II embroidered mirror frame of arched outline, the rectangular mirror plate enclosed by an embroidered silkwork border depicting Charles II and Catherine of Braganza under marital canopies, with sunshine over a palace to the arch, stag, leopard, unicorn and lion to the corners and flowering shrubs, birds and insects all worked with coloured silks within a velvet lined cushion frame, 78 cm x 59 cm. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20%

6 A Cantonese black lacquer and paper fan the painted paper leaf decorated with figures with ivory faces set in a garden landscape, with black lacquer and gilt decorated sticks and guards. 28cm. long. * A Continental carved ivory brise fan the guards carved with classical female figures holding aloft baskets of flowers, the sticks plain, late 19th century, 24 cm. * A 19th century needlework sampler with central verse enclosed by flowering shrubs, birds, a house and angels, worked in coloured silks of greens, blues, cream and purple by Mary Allen 1826, aged eleven years, 35.5 x 32.5cm. * A mid 18th century needlework sampler with banded verse, flowering shrub and bird decoration, enclosed by a strawberry meandering border, worked in coloured silks of blues, greens, yellow, red and ivory by Elizabeth Wyth 1755, aged 13 years, 30 x 21cm. * No Lots.

7 A large Chinese cloisonne enamel yen yen vase the baluster body and trumpet neck with four raised notched flanges, decorated overall with lotus blooms and scrolling foliage on a turquoise ground, 17th century, 45.5 cm high [base plate replaced]. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 129

8 A Chinese cloisonne enamel bowl and cover of globular form with flared footrim, decorated overall with panels containing a qilin, phoenix, cranes, bats, clouds, flowers and foliage on turquoise, deep blue, yellow and white grounds, 17th century, 18 cm diameter [minor damage and losses]. *

9 A pair of Chinese brass candlesticks modelled in the form of cranes riding on the backs of turtles, 35cm. high. * A large Chinese carved hardwood figure of Shou Lao the smiling Immortal holding a knarled staff and a peach, a crane and a turtle at his feet, 95 cm high. * A large bronze figure of Guanyin dressed in traditional robes and standing on a lotus flower, 75cm. high. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 131

10 607 A rare Chinese cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze tripod censer, Ming Dynasty the globular body with twin arching reeded handles ending with ruyi heads and eight wave pattern bosses below the rim, decorated with a design of four taotie masks amongst scrolling foliage with a band of archaistic dragons above, three large lotus blooms to the underside in green, yellow, blue, brown, white and black enamels on a turquoise ground, on lotus bud cabriole legs, 21 cm wide, 16 cm high. * This fine censer was purchased at a house sale in Devon circa 1964/65 by the late husband of the present owner. He attended the sale with the intention of buying a Georgian tallboy, which he did, but when viewing saw the censer, liked the colour of the enamels and purchased it for a modest sum. It was used for several years as a plant pot but after being itemised in a late 1970s insurance valuation, was upgraded to a desk tidy for paper clips and pens. 132

11 608 A Chinese watercolour panel depicting a high-ranking lady and her attendant the lady, possibly Yang Guifei, seated in a garden, wearing ornate hair ornament and jewellery and holding a ruyi sceptre, a ceremonial parasol between the two figures, 18th/19th century, 60 x 43 cm. * A 19th century Cantonese carved ivory card case of rectangular outline, decorated with figures in a garden and pagoda landscape, 9cm. high. * A 19th century Chinese carved ivory card case of rectangular outline, each side carved with figures in a pagoda landscape within a cruciform cartouche, 10.5 cm wide. * A 19th century Cantonese carved export ivory card case and cover the whole decorated with figures in a pagoda landscape, 9.5cm. high. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20%

12 612 A late 19th century Cantonese carved ivory photograph frame of oval outline, decorated with flower heads and foliage enclosing a beaded border, 10 cm. high, * A pair of Chinese carved abalone shells decorated with figures in a village landscape, raised on polished wood stands, overall height 32cm. * A 19th century Chinese carved ivory tangram puzzle of square outline with sliding cover carved with figures in a pagoda landscape, the base panel carved with peony, 5.5 cm. wide. *

13 A set of four 19th century Chinese painted rice paper pictures depicting scenes from a procession, including dancers, attendants with assorted banners and musicians, each 18 x 32cm. * A set of four 19th century Chinese painted rice paper pictures depicting various court scenes with mandarin and attendants in court dress, each 18 x 32cm. * Four 19th century Chinese rice paper paintings depicting processions and battle scene, each 19 x 30cm. some damage and staining. * A large Japanese bronze caparisoned elephant incense burner with detachable two-tiered pagoda cover, the elephant with elaborate dragon hangings, Meiji, 51 cm high. * A pair of Japanese patinated bronze elephant incense burners each caparisoned elephant with pierced howdah and elaborate fittings and hangings cast with birds, blossom and scrolling foliage, Meiji, 21 cm. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 135

14 A Japanese bronze study of a monkey seated wearing a jerkin, holding a pair of spectacles in his right hand whilst inspecting, a netsuke held in his left hand, cast signature to the base, Hideyoshi kansei on a polished wood stand. Meiji period, height of figure not including stand 15cm. * A Japanese bronze study of a bear lying on its back with glass inset eyes and open mouth, signed Masatsune no saku Meiji period, 33cm. long. * Masatsune no saku is also pronounced Seijo no saku, but this is not the signature of Izumi Seijo. 622 A group of eight Japanese woodblock prints heightened with watercolours, depicting birds, lake and sky scenes, signed, Meiji, approx 34 x 20 cm *

15 A Chinese interior painted glass snuff bottle, signed Zhou Gongzhi with coral and jadeite stopper, painted in sepia on one side with a bird on a flowering branch, the other with trees in a landscape, signed Made by Zhou Gongzhi, at the riverside in capital, 7 cm. * A Chinese jade and applied gold crouching figure in traditional costume, with applied paste stones, 8cm. long. * Two Chinese mandarin silk embroidered sleeve bands one decorated with figures in a pagoda landscape, the other with crickets amongst flowering shrubs, both mounted and framed 67 x 34cm. * A collection of nine Japanese carved and stained ivory okimonos figural subjects, including Budai, mothers and children and a boy with an octopus, late Meiji/Taisho, 3-5 cm high. * A group of three Japanese ivory okimonos including a shibayama ivory standing elephant, 6cm high [some damage]; a caparisoned elephant with large howdah, 5 cm and an inlaid shi shi with one paw resting on a ball, 3 cm. * After Ito Nisaburo, Pagoda of Ninnaji Temple in Snow woodblock print, 39 x 26cm. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 137

16 629 A fine Japanese carved and inlaid ivory okimono, signed Gyokusai inlaid with mother of pearl, wood and coral, the samurai holding a sake cup and gourdshaped bottle, a small boy to one side trying to steal some dumplings from a packet attached to the samurai s robe, signed on a red lacquer tablet, Meiji, 19 cm high [repair to one arm]. * Two Japanese carved ivory okimonos, one signed Gyokudan of a tiger and a lion, both standing in aggressive pose, Meiji, 18 and 20 cm [lion with glue repair to two legs] on carved wood stands. * A Japanese ivory wakizashi finely carved overall with numerous figures in interiors and landscapes, ho-ho, flowers and foliage, with suspension loops and cord, Meiji, 64 cm long. *

17 A large Japanese carved sectional ivory okimono, signed Shogyoku of a bijin performing the flower-hat-dance wearing floral decorated kimono, Meiji, 26 cm [some loss and repair]. * Two Japanese carved ivory okimonos the first in the form of a group of three acrobats with one held aloft by the main standing figure, signed, Meiji, 20 cm [one foot re-stuck]; the second a cormorant fisherman, signed, Meiji, 18 cm [2]. * A Japanese carved ivory okimono of father and son knife sharpeners both seated, the father with a wet stone, the son holding a folding knife, signed, Meiji, 5 cm high [minor loss]. * A Japanese carved ivory okimono, signed Isshi; and a netsuke, signed Gyokushu the first in the form of a street vendor selling traditional drums, signed on red lacquer tablet, Meiji, 8 cm [some damage]; the netsuke as the smiling seated figure of Hotei with a karako boy poring sake into a cup, 4 cm [2]. * After Toyokuni III ( ), two woodblock prints Prince Genji seated in traditional costume, woodblock print, mounted but unframed 36 x 25cm. together with another print of figures on a sampan during a snow storm, mounted but unframed, 36 x 25cm. (2). * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% Two Japanese ivory okimonos the first in the form of a smiling man holding a gourd and carrying his waving son on his back, one foot resting on a rocky mound with a basket tied to a stump, signed to a red lacquer plaque, Meiji, 12 cm [minor loss]; the second of a striding man carrying a sickle, signed, Meiji, 13 cm [2]. * A Burmese or Thai ivory dha hilt carved in high relief to each side with a demon holding aloft a dancing figure amongst scrolling foliage, 21 cm. * No Lots

18 Kamba Tribe, (Kenya, East Africa) a carved hardwood stool of circular form raised on four legs terminating in pad feet, 37.5cm. diameter. * An Indo-Persian bronze study of a horse s head with open mouth and pricked ears, incised with foliate decoration, 32cm. wide. * A 19th century Persian steel and silver figure of a stag with inlaid Arabic decoration of scrolls and cartouches to it s head, body and upper legs, 39.5cm. high. * A Far Eastern buddhistic thangka of traditional design, the central scene of a temple interior with Buddha seated, within rings decorated with levels of enlightenment and other deities, contained within a silk brocade border, 94 x 56cm. * A Nepalese buddhistic thangka centred with a seated Buddha, the circle divided by various paths to enlightenment, decorated with assorted deities and demons and enclosed by entwined dragon border, signed Prem Lama, 60 x 45cm. * Four Mohgul watercolours depicting assorted birds including Ducks, Hawk, Vulture and Peacocks, each mounted within floral backgrounds, each image 16.5 x 9.5cm. * Four Mohgul botanical watercolours depicting various flowers all with butterflies, and script above the image, each 23 x 14cm. * Five Mohgul watercolours of various subjects including flowers, warrior and script, various sizes. * A 19th Century Near Eastern hardwood and brass mounted spice box of rectangular outline, with domed hinged lid enclosing a plain interior, 28cm. wide. * A bronze figure of Ganesha in traditional costume, seated on a lotus flower, 29cm. high. * An Indo-Persian brass, niello enamel and silver hookah pipe base of traditional ovoid form on a knopped stem and circular base, raised on four swept feet, 39cm. high *

19 A Burmese bronze rain drum of waisted circular form, with central stellar motif enclosed by concentric rings and small frog-like mythical beast pommels, having banded decoration to the sides on a circular foot. * A 19th century blonde tortoiseshell snuff box of rectangular outline, the hinged lid inlaid with mother-of-pearl 7.5cm. long together with three similar examples, (4). * A group of Byzantine bronze amulets and beads 5th-7th century, threaded on a cord. * A Persian Safavid tinned copper bowl of rounded form with waisted neck, engraved and chased with bands of foliage and calligraphy, probably 17th/18th century, 25 cm. diameter. * No Lots. 660 A 19th century colonial carved hardwood dwarf longcase clockcase with carved panels of monkeys and birds, 46cm. high. * A Victorian brass easel frame mirror the bevelled rectangular mirror plate enclosed by a pierced brass frame with applied griffin and cherub spandrels to a beaded border, 40 x 28cm. * An Art Nouveau period bronzed metal photograph frame of arched outline with embossed decoration of a singing nightjar, 23 x 20cm together with an inlaid photo frame, (2). * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20%

20 A 19th Century Tunbridgeware folio holder the front board with central scene of The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, enclosed by a Berlin style floral border, interior bears paper label James Fawn & Son, Queens Road Bristol, 23 x 27cm. * A 19th century English lacquered tin serving tray of rectangular outline, decorated in gilt with birds and insects amongst flowering shrubs, 61.5cm. wide. * A Continental brass and simulated malachite jewellery casket of rectangular outline, with fret cut foliate decoration, on a floral decorated base, 15cm. wide. * Liberty & Co, a Tudric Arts and Crafts silver plated casket the shallow domed hinged inset with enamel panel bearing a crest and motto Our Trust is in God, with velvet lined interior, stamped to the base Tudric, 22cm. wide. * A mid 19th century papier mache tray by Clay, London with all-over gilt foliate decoration, stamped to the underside Clay, London, below a crown, 76 x 55cm. * A 19th century blonde tortoiseshell tea caddy of rectangular outline, the shallow domed hinged lid enclosing two lidded compartments, raised on metal ball feet, 20cm. wide, together with a similar smaller caddy of lozenge-shaped outline, 11cm. wide, (2). *

21 A 19th century ebonised and brass inlaid liqueur casket of rectangular serpentine outline, the hinged lid enclosing a lift-out stand containing four small decanters and assorted glass tots, raised on turned peg feet, 32cm. wide. * A pair of late 18th century chinoiserie decorated panels depicting polychrome decorated figures in a pagoda landscape each panel 39.5 x 37cm. * Liberty & Co, a Tudric Arts and Crafts silver plated casket the shallow domed hinged inset with enamel panel bearing a crest and motto Our Trust is in God, with velvet lined interior, stamped to the base Tudric, 22cm. wide. * Stuart Shaw, a turned parquetry specimen wood vase of ovoid-shaped outline with banded and segmented decoration, raised on a circular foot, 28cm. high. * A 19th century blonde tortoiseshell tea caddy of rectangular outline, with shallow domed hinged lid enclosing a single lidded compartment, raised on ivory squat bun feet, 11.5cm. wide. * A 19th century figured rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid vanity box of rectangular outline, the hinged lid with inset mirror to the inner lining, enclosing a lift-out tray fitted with clear glass bottles and jars with silver plated mounts, having a spring-loaded frieze drawer to the front panel, 31cm. wide. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 143

22 A pair of 19th century French bronze figural candlesticks with seated putti holding pricket candlesticks, mounted on naturalistic square bases, 19.5cm. high. * A An early 18th century brass warming pan the circular pan with pierced sunburst decorated hinged lid, on a plain stem with knopped handle 117cm. long. * A 19th century French enamel necessaire of spy glass outline, the screw top enclosing a fitted interior for five manicure accessories, having white enamel floral decorated panels to a powder blue ground, 9.5cm. long. * A A 19th century blonde tortoiseshell tea caddy of sarcophagus outline, the shallow domed hinged lid enclosing two lidded compartments, raised on ball feet, 19cm. wide. * A silver and mother of pearl box and two shagreen cases the former of rectangular form, the hinged cover inset with a mother of pearl plaque carved in relief with a commedia dell arte scene, 65 mm long; a shagreen and white metal mounted case with hinged cover revealing draughtsman s instruments, 9 cm high [devoid top panel] and a similar shagreen case fitted to accommodate six fleams, 65 cm high. * A Victorian mother-of-pearl card case of rectangular outline, with velvet lined interior, 11cm. wide, a black lacquered and mother-of-pearl inlaid card case, 11cm. together with a ruby glass double-ended scent bottle, 15cm. long *

23 A Victorian ivory and silver mounted casket, maker Edward Brown, London, 1882 of oval outline, with shallow domed lift-off lid, with turned finial and pierced silver mount, the sides with pierced stellar decoration, with silver ring handles and rim, 20cm. wide. * A 17th century carved ivory cutlery handle in the form of two rows of head and shoulder female busts, the lower row holding various objects including an anchor, a staff and a cross, the terminal carved with numerals..78?, possibly Dutch, 8 cm [some damage]. * A A late 19th century alabaster and champleve enamel water stoup the cruciform backplate with applied champleve enamel crucifix with circular dish below, 32cm. high. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 682 A late 19th century gilt metal and blue porcelain candelabrum the ovoidshaped vase with rams head handles, issuing five foliate branches having foliate nozzles, the whole mounted on a gilt metal stand with peg feet, 56cm. high. * A Welsh or North Country carved treen knitting sheath with pillared and geometric carved sections containing loose balls, the terminal with link chain, 30cm. long. * A pair of 19th century, carved linden wood figural nutcrackers modelled as long haired gentlemen wearing flat hats, jackets and pantaloons with boot, the moveable mouth on a lever action, each 20cm high. *

24 A 19th century coromandel and brass strung vanity case of rectangular outline, the hinged lid enclosing a fitted lift-out tray and compartments with clear glass and silver mounted bottles and jars, having a spring-loaded plain frieze drawer to the front, 31cm. wide. * A Victorian tortoiseshell and silver gilt mounted card box, maker Atkin Brothers, London, 1893 of rectangular outline, the domed hinged lid with applied silver suit emblems with similar motifs to the sides, the fitted silver gilt interior holding two marker boards and two sets of playing cards, 14cm. wide. * A late 19th century miniature shell display stand of arched outline, with mirror back and various shelves, mounted with various seashells, signed Teignmouth, 23cm. wide, 24cm. high. * A 19th century Dieppe ivory miniature three tier dumb waiter each shelf laden with miniature goblets, cups and saucers, vases, clock and pen stand, with mirror panelled back, 11.5cm. wide. * A collection of seven South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes decorated with various mottos and scenes, including oval and circular examples. *

25 A 19th century Dutch horn snuff box of oval outline with penwork decoration, 8cm. wide, a rectangular bone snuff box and a treen snuff box 8.5cm. wide (3). * A A late 19th century Sevres porcelain and gilt mounted planter of oval outline, with pierced trellis and baskets of flowering shrubs raised on fluted columns to the side, on peg feet, 29cm. wide. * A 19th century novelty snuff box in the form of a shoe, with sliding top, 9cm. long. * A Chinese inlaid horn box and cover of square outline with canted corners, the sides decorated with floral sprays and characters, 4cm. high, together with a late dynasty shabti, 6cm. high. * A German carved ivory group in the form of a mythological couple, probably Bacchus and Ariadne with cupid below, 17th century, 9 cm [formally a knife handle] on faux ebony plinth. * A 20th century Sepik (Papua New Guinea) house sculpture in the form of a canoe, with polychrome decoration of a female fertility figure, crocodiles and dance mask, 110cm. long. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20%

26 British School 20th Century, in the Manner of Jacob Epstein- Dagnall Ells, bronze bust on rectangular marble base 25cm overall. * Dagnall Ells was a Trustee of the Tate Gallery. He worked in insurance in London and was a keen art collector, notably of 20th Century Italian paintings and sculpture. In his own collection he had three Turner watercolours of Venice, a Marini horseman and an Epstein Mother and Child bronze. Ells was related by marriage to Gustav Hellmut Sail [ ], see Picture lots After Leon Pilet ( ) a bronze study of a Greek philosopher, possibly Socrates dressed in classical robes, holding a scroll in his left hand and seated on a stool, signed to the stool L Pilet, 26.5cm. high. * Gwendoline [Gwen] Le Gallienne [ ] an Art Nouveau bronze fairy tripod vase of rounded trefoil shape and formed from the outstretched wings of three fairies, signed Gwen le Gallienne and with founder s seal for A.Valsuani Cire Perdue, 14 cm wide. * Biography Gwendoline Le Gallienne was the daughter of the artist Roland Hinton Perry and his wife Irma. She became a sculptor and painter and her portraits include James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway and Amelia Earhart. Her stepsister was Eva Le Gallienne, actress and film director. * After E Laurent ( ) a bronze study of a young girl harvesting signed to the base E Laurent, 52cm. high. * A carved wood and polychrome decorated figure of St Sebastian the semi-naked figure tied to a tree and pierced with arrows in his arms, legs, head and side, overall height 86cm. *

27 After Felix Lecomte (French ) a bronze bust of Marie Antoinette portrayed with hair tied up and adorned with flowers, her head turned slightly to dexter, a medallion cast with a profile of King Louis XVI hung at her decolletage, on a waisted socle and polished marble base, overall height 33.5cm. * After Leon Noel Delagrange, A gilt bronze and ivory figure of La Page Royal dressed in page s livery and holding a book, signed in cast Delagrange, mounted on a polished onyx base, 22cm. high, circa * An alabaster figure of a Dutch girl wearing a tied bodice and long skirt and sabots with a mandolin leaning against a wall, raised on a square base, overall height, 65cm. high. * A late 19th century spelter and marble figure group of a neoclassical seminaked maiden seated reading a book on a curved marble wall seat, 50cm. high. * A pair of late 19th/early 20th century bronze cavaliers in traditional costume each supporting side arms, one with a walking stick, mounted on polished black marble bases, unsigned, 38cm. high. * A bronze bust Comoedia in the form of a female neoclassical bust wearing a comedy mask on her head, mounted on a polished plinth base overall height 35cm. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 149

28 After Ernst Seger a bronze study of Bacchus as a boy the youth leaning against a tree stump whilst spilling wine from a cup, signed E Seger, 20cm. high. * An early 20th century bronze figure of a Renaissance soldier blowing a trumpet, dressed in armour with breastplate and chain mail and holding an axe in his right hand, overall height 48cm. * A 20th century bronze figure of a Renaissance page holding a ceremonial mace over his left shoulder and armed with a dagger to his belt, on a stepped square base, unsigned, 46cm. high. * No Lot A set of four Regency period mahogany and ormolu mounted curtain pole brackets of scroll outline with applied acanthus and beaded decoration, together with two finials. * A cast classical plaster frieze the figures in low relief including dancers, musicians, sacrificial bulls, and figures beside an altar. 182 X 44cm. *

29 712 A pair of 19th century glass and gilt metal twin branch table lights the central single nozzle with urn-shaped glass finial on a knopped stem with two scrolling arms with petal-shaped drip trays, having prismatic suspensions, raised on four glass columns and gilt metal mounted domed base, 70 cm. high. * A French Art Deco period copper and brass icicle glass five-light ceiling light fitting by Ezan the central stem with inverted cone-shaped knops with moulded glass icicles and five scroll branches with moulded glass circular shades stamped Ezan, France, 72cm. diameter, 75cm. high. * A pair of 19th century, bronze candelabra in the Italianate style, each with three floral decorated nozzles on foliate branches, raised on fluted columns with three classical masks to the circular base, mounted on three scrolled lion s paw feet with grotesque mask terminal, 52cm high. * A pair of late 19th century bronze figures of seated angels each holding a tambourine, mounted on polished wood bases, overall height 25.5cm. high. * Provenance by family repute to have come from the gas lights of Exeter Cathedral. 716 * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 716 An unusual pair of late Victorian silver mounted walnut electrolier candlesticks, maker John Chapple & John Mantle, London 1887, the painted cardboard candles over a cylindrical sconce with oversize drip pan, raised on turned walnut bases, 37cm high. *

30 A matched pair of bronze pricket candlesticks of traditional design with circular drip trays on a knopped and petal decorated stem, raised on a triangular base with ball feet, 46cm. high. * A large pair of 19th century brass candlesticks in the Italianate style, the circular drip trays on a foliate decorated columns and triangular shaped arched supports, raised on a further column with dragon buttresses, on swept grotesque mask feet, 92.5cm. high. * A late 17th century brass pricket candlestick with broad drip tray, triple knopped stem and circular flanged foot, 21cm. high. * No Lots Levin and Cie, Paris a Corniche carriage clock the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the platform lever escapement having an engraved balance cock and plain steel balance, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals with blued steel moon hands and signed Levin & Cie, Paris, the brass Corniche case with a scroll handle, height 15.5cms (handle up) 14cms (handle down). * Biography Levin is recorded in the Annuaire-Almanach du Commerce, published by Didot-Bottin, Paris as working at Nve-des-Petits-Champs, 5, Paris from at least 1857 until A Victorian brass carriage clock the eight-day duration movement having a platform lever escapement and striking the hours and half-hours on a gong with pushing button repeat sounding the last hour at will, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel spade hands, the brass Anglaise case having a matching carrying handle to the top, height 19cms (handle up) 16cms (handle down). *

31 Holingue Frères, a French Gorge carriage clock the eight-day duration movement having a silvered platform lever escapement and striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, with push button repeat of the last hour at will, the backplate stamped with the serial number 5585 with the frontplate stamped with the initials H.L. for the maker Holingue frères, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, a subsidiary alarm dial, blued steel moon hands and signed for the retailer G. Taylor & Son, Paris, the gorge case with typical five-bail handle, height 17.5 cms (handle up) 14.5cms (handle down). * Biography Jean-Francois and the younger Louis Holingue were the sons of the carriage clock maker Jean Baptiste and worked in the clockmaking town of Saint-Nicolasd Aliermont, near to Dieppe, producing the rough movements for a number of well-known makers including Paul Garnier and Bolviller. With Louis- Albert Holingue, the son and likely successor of Louis, married and settled in Paris with seemingly little interest in returning to the town, the brothers sold their workshops and equipment to Alfred Drocourt in 1875, having supplied Drocourt for a number of years with movements for his own clocks finished in Paris. Reference Leigh Extence, Pierre and Alfred Drocourt, An Exhibition of Carriage Clocks, Catalogue Delépine-Canchy, a French Corniche carriage clock the eight-day duration movement having a silvered platform lever escapement and striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, the backplate stamped with the serial number 4541 with the hand setting arrow engraved in a style as used by Delepine-Canchy, carriage clock makers of Saint-Nicolas-d Aliermont, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, the Corniche case having a three-bail handle, with the oval top glass etched with a coronet and the inscription R to Courtenay Newton Esq, July 28 th 1870, height 17.5 cms (handle up) 14.5cms (handle down). * Delépine-Canchy, being Borome Delépine and his partner Canchy, were carriage clock makers in the clockmaking town of Saint-Nicolasd Aliermont and took over the business of the renowned Honoré Pons in the mid-1840s, continuing to use the Pons trademark stamp for a short while. Their workshops were positioned across the road from those of Henri Jacot, to whom they supplied a number of blancs roulants in the early 1870s and with whom there was a family connection. Having been renamed Delépine-Barrois, the company was taken over in the early 20 th century by the Coullait brothers, who continued making carriage clocks in the town. Reference Leigh Extence, Henri Jacot An Exhibition of Carriage Clocks, Catalogue Stevenard à Boulogne, a champlevé enamelled carriage clock the eightday duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, with push repeat of the last hour at will, the platform lever escapement having a plain steel balance with an engraved balance cock as is typical of this maker, the backplate stamped to the lower portion Stevenard, H Ger W cien a Boulogne, some letters missing to read Stevenard, Horloger Mecanicien a Boulogne, the white enamel dial having a repeat of the makers name, black Roman numerals and blued steel moon hands, the early multi-piece case fully engraved with floral decoration, with side panels of engraved brass and twotone blue inset enamel, height 17cms (handle up) 14.5cms (handle down). * * Biography Pierre-Louis Stevenard, born 1801, was not only a clockmaker but a fine maker of automata and moving dolls, often incorporating the most ingenious mechanisms set within clocks. He was considered a master of his craft in France at this time and had an unsurpassed reputation. Between 1833 and 1842 he produced three most important pieces, each incorporating a miniature musician. At the Paris Exposition of 1878, at the age of 77, he showed two automata, The Physician and The Singing Lesson for which he was awarded a bronze medal. The Singing Lesson is illustrated and discussed in. Pierre-Louis Stevenard died in Reference Automata, Alfred Chapuis and Edmond Droz, Pub. B.T. Batsford Ltd, * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 153

32 730 Grignon Meusnier, a French mantel clock with calendar the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the backplate stamped with the maker s details Grignon Meusnier, Paris, Breveté, 117, the skeletonised dial having a white enamelled chapter ring with black Roman numerals and blued-steel moon hands, with the balance to the movement visible within the centre along with a silvered alarm setting disc and winding arbor, with three further subsidiary dials set below within the case depicting the day, month and date, the gilt-metal case of scroll form and surmounted by a cast matching handle, the case numbered 117 and stamped with the initials G.M. to the decorative rear, height 19cms. * Biography The founder Pierre Grignon is recorded as working in Paris from the mid-18th century. By circa 1860 the business was known as Grignon Meusnier recorded at rue Charlot 60 in the heart of the clockmaking region of the city. In 1853 they had been granted a patent for the fitting of a movement pendulum (balance) A Victorian French bronze and marble clock in the form of a canon the eight-day duration timepiece movement having a platform lever escapement, the round white enamel dial with stylised Roman numerals and blued steel hands, set within a bronze canon with gimbaled sides and standing on a rouge marble base, height 13cms. * Achille Brocot, Paris, an ormolu and porcelain mantel clock the eightday duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell and having a Brocot pendulum regulation adjustment, the backplate stamped with the trademark for Achille Brocot, the initials A.B. within a five-pointed star, and numbered 2990, the round white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, blued steel moon hands and signed Achille Brocot, the ormolu case of classical form, the plinth with scroll sides and having a lion s head to the 732 Samuel Marti, Paris, a brass and enamelled oval four glass clock the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a gong and having a Brocot regulation to the suspension, the backplate stamped with the trademark of the maker showing a Paris Exposition award, S. Marti et Cie, Medaille d Argent, 1889, and numbered 2259, the round white enamel dial having black Arabic hour numerals with coloured swags set between and decorative blued steel hands, the bezel set with cut paste brilliants, the gilded pendulum bob with matching brilliants, the oval brass four-glass case having bands of coloured champlevé enamel set to the base and top with grooved corners, height 29cms. * Biography Samuel Marti was one of the most prolific French makers of the 1800s and was known to be working circa 1860 at Le Pays de Montbeliard, Paris making roulant blancs. Along with Japy Freres and Roux they set up a business in 1863 to market their movements to such firms as L Epee. Their Paris address was Rue Vieilledu-Temple from centre with swags of floral decoration between shaped pink porcelain panels set within each and painted with a depiction of a putto, all on a breakfront base with cast decoration to the front and standing on decorative cast feet, height 28cms. * Biography Achille Brocot was born in 1817 and died in He worked at Rue de Parc-Royal, Paris and after his death (a five page obituary was printed in the Revue Chronometrique) his son continued the business until 1889 when it was taken over by Gibaudet.

33 Tunnell, Fleet Street London, a Regency mahogany bracket clock the eight-day duration, double-fusee movement striking the hours on a bell with the shaped backplate having engraved border decoration, the eightinch round silvered dial engraved with black Roman numerals and engraved to the centre with the maker s name Tunnell, Fleet Street, London, with brass moon hands, the mahogany case having brass inlaid decoration to the front, with further inlay and scroll stops to the canted corners and brass fishscale side frets, surmounted by a brass carrying handle to the curved top and all standing on brass ball feet, height 43cms (handle down) 50cms (handle up). * Biography A John Tunnell is recorded as free of the Clockmakers Company in 1814 and a Liveryman from 1826, quite possibly moving to Deptford, Kent prior to 1847 where he is still recorded in Rivers & Son, London, a Georgian ebonised verge bracket clock the eight-day duration, five-pillar movement having a verge escapement and striking the hours on a bell with pull repeat and having a fully engraved backplate, the seven-inch round enamelled dial having black Roman hour numerals, Arabic outer fiveminute numerals and signed Rivers & Son, London, with decorative blued steel hands, the ebonised case having a full opening front door with brass fret work below and brass edging, brass side frets, a three-pad top with brass mounts, surmounted by a brass carrying handle and standing on brass bracket feet, height 34cms (handle down) 38cms (handle up). * Biography David Rivers is recorded as working in Sweetings Alley, London being free of the Clockmakers Company in 1766 with the business becoming Rivers & Son in circa 1782 with an address in Cornhill, where they were successors to Daniel de St. Jeu, Clockmakers to her Majesty. David died in Reference Brian Loomes, Watch & Clockmakers of the World; NAG Press, Felix Sandoz, London, a bronze and marble fusee mantel clock the eightday duration, double-fusee movement striking the hours on a bell, the round white enamel dial having black Arabic numerals, blued steel hands and signed by the maker Felix Sandoz, London, sitting between two black marble pillars with flat ormolu urns to the top and surmounted by an ormolu eagle on a further black marble plinth, the base of white marble with an ormolu frieze set to the front depicting classical figures with the whole standing on decorative ormolu feet, height 41cms. * Biography Felix Sandoz is recorded as working in London in circa 1800 and may well have been the maker of the same name who originated from Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland sometime after 1758, where the large family were well-known clockmakers, including his grandfather David who made a clock which he gave to the town A mid-nineteenth century mahogany clock bracket the curved tapering base with satinwood crossbanding and scroll moulding to the end-stop, height 32cms, top 35cms x 22cms. * * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 155

34 Richard et Cie, Paris, a gilt metal and porcelain clock garniture the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, the backplate stamped with the trademark of the movement maker Japy Freres et Cie, along with the maker s mark for Richard et Cie, the initials R. C. either side of a winged serpent, and numbered 2114, the blue shaped porcelain dial having a white chapter ring with black Arabic hour numerals and painted decoration depicting a female mask within a scroll, with floral decoration above, and decorative brass hands, the gilt-metal case with flying pillars to the sides, with matching blue porcelain decoration and a matching panel to the lower front, the domed top with further decoration depicting a jester s head and surmounted by a floral finial, with cast mounts to the front, sides and top, with a pair of matching decorative painted blue porcelain side pieces having applied female head mounts to each piece, dolphin mounts to the base, the case and side pieces each stamped with the casemaker s name Mourey, height 40cms (clock) 33cms (side pieces). * Biography Richard et Cie of Rue de Bondy 32, Paris, were one of the most well known makers and retailers of clocks, with a showroom in Cannon Street, London A small timepiece turret clock, originally situated within Conroy Couch jewellers, Torquay the A-shaped frame having red painted pillars, five-spoke wheelwork, off-set barrel, a dead-beat escapement, maintaining power and a round painted setting dial, the heavy pendulum with a wood rod and cast-iron bob, complete with leading-off work for a double sided shop front dial, two sets of hands, and winding crank height 27cms. *

35 740 Benjamin Merriman, London, a late 17 th century lacquered longcase clock the eight-day duration, five-pillar movement, the middle pillar latched, striking the hours on a bell, with an inside countwheel, decorative steelwork to the hammer spring set to the frontplate and a decorative brass hammer stop, the eleven-inch square brass dial having tulip engraving to the edges between the cast-brass cherub-head spandrels to each corner, a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, fleurde-lys half-hour markings and Arabic five minute outer markings, the matted dial centre having ringed winding holes, subsidiary seconds dial and a date aperture with engraved decoration to the surround, signed below the chapter ring with the maker s name Benjamin Merriman, London, the maroon lacquered case having raised chinoiserie decoration to the trunk door and base, with further gilded decoration, the hood with gilt-wood pillars and cresting to the top, height 198cms (not including cresting). * Biography Benjamin Merriman (sometimes Merryman) was born circa 1662, the son of the yeoman John Merryman of Newbury. Benjamin was apprenticed to Edward Maskell becoming a Freeman of the Clockmakers Company in 1686 and raised to the Livery in November He took various apprentices of his own including Thomas Merryman, presumably a brother, in November 1692 until Thomas was turned over to another clockmaker in By 1688 Benjamin Merriman had premises located at Belle Savage Yard, Ludgate Hill, whilst Henry Merriman, born circa 1655 and apprenticed 1667, was recorded at Belle Savage Inne, both being in close proximity to the workshops of Fromanteel. Benjamin Merriman may well have had a friendship to Edward Banger, partner to the famed Thomas Tompion, as on the 12 th of January 1693 he alleged the marriage of Edward s sister Mary Banger to Edward Line. Reference Evans, Carter, Wright, Tompion 300 Years, Water Lane Publishing 2013 Loomes, The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain, N.A.G. Press Ltd, 1981 A longcase clock signed by Merriman is on display at the National Trust property, The Treasurer s House, North Yorkshire. 740 * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 157

36 741 Robert Sutton, Stafford, a moonphase longcase clock the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell with a wood rod to the pendulum, the thirteen-inch break-arch brass dial engraved to the solid centre with the maker s name Sutton, Stafford and with cast brass female-head corner spandrels, the chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals, large Arabic five minute numerals, with decorative blued steel hands and a sweep seconds hand, the arch showing the date and phases of the moon to a finely painted disc showing two moons, with a landscape picture to one side and a seascape to the other unusually depicting a sailing and steam ship, a feature seen on another Staffordshire moon disc, the mahogany case with finely fluted free standing pillars to the trunk and hood, a shaped top to the door, with three shells inlaid to the frieze above the door and further shell inlay to the four corners of the base and to the plinth below the trunk pillars, the swan-neck pediment to the hood fronted with three panels of blind fretwork, with side blocks, a balland-spire brass finial and brass paterae, the case standing on cabriole bracket feet, height 236cms. * Biography Robert Sutton is recorded as working from circa 1769 when he took John Chambley as an apprentice followed by William Gilbert in Various watches were recorded stolen from his premises in 1774 and He is known as a maker of fine longcases, with one in particular being an exceptional musical example with the dial showing the saint s days, holy days and the Gods of the four seasons along with an annual calendar. Another example, with a wooden movement showing the influence of the great John Harrison who had previously worked in the area, is on display at The Collection, Art & Archaeology in Leicestershire where it is stated Although influenced by Harrison, Sutton remains an outstanding craftsman and innovator in his own right. Reference Joseph McKenna, Clockmakers & Watchmakers of Central England, Mayfield Books, The rear of the moon disc and the frontplate of the movement are both signed, one scratched, the other punched, by the clockmaker Thomas Pear of Stafford who is recorded as working at 4, Marston Road, Stafford, from before 1880 until at least 1896 and beyond. This mark would indicate that he carried out some repairs/restorations on this clock

37 742 William Johnson, Strand, London a mahogany regulator the eight-day duration, five pillar timepiece movement having a dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, a mercury-filled jar to the compensating pendulum and brass-bound weight, the twelve-inch, round silvered dial with typical regulator layout of minutes to the outer aspect and two subsidiary dials showing seconds and hours to the centre, and signed Wm. Johnson, Strand, London, the mahogany dome-topped case having a full opening glazed door, canted corners, raised moulding to the base and standing on bracket feet, height 126cms. * Biography A number of makers by the name of William Johnson are recorded as working in London, with the most likely maker of this regulator being the William recorded as having premises in the Strand from circa 1825 until * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20%

38 Westlake, Plymouth a mahogany longcase clock the eight-day duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch silvered brass breakarch dial engraved with black Roman numerals, an inset subsidiary seconds dial and small date aperture below the hand arbor, signed Westlake, Plymouth across the centre, the arch engraved with a fictionalised bird above a scroll reading Tempus Fugit, with scroll engraved decoration to the corners, and decorative blued steel hands, the mahogany case having fluted canted corners with scroll-ends to the trunk, the hood with fluted columns having cast-brass capitals, and surmounted by three brass eagle and ball finials set on blocks, the base standing on bracket feet, height 209cms (213cms including centre finial). * Biography Various members of the Westlake family are recorded as working in Plymouth as clockmakers, the most probable being Robert Westlake who is known to have been working in the early 19 th century and before A lacquered longcase clock the eightday duration movement striking the hours on a bell, the twelve-inch painted break-arch dial having black Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds and date dials, the corners and arch painted with gilt and green floral decoration on a black ground, with decorative giltbrass hands, indistinctly signed to the centre, possibly Blyth, mouth, the associated black lacquered case having a flat-top hood with gilt-wood capitals to the three-quarter hood pillars, with raised giltwood Oriental decoration to the trunk door and base and further decoration to the case, height 209cms. * J Bulgorone, London a mahogany stick barometer the silvered plates having an inset thermometer and engraved with the usual barometer markings and the makers name J Bulgorone, Fecit, the mahogany case having a visible tube, fluted canted corners to the trunk, an opening door to the dial, a turned cistern to the base, and surmounted by an architectural pediment with a castbrass finial, height 98cms. *

39 M. Maggi Exeter, a mahogany Sheraton style wheel barometer having an eight-inch round silvered dial with blued steel hand signed M. Maggi, Exeter, with a thermometer set within the trunk, the mahogany case having Sheraton style shell inlay, a Georgian brass bezel to the dial and a swan-neck pediment with cast-brass finial, height 98cms. * M. Maggi, sometimes spelt Maggy, is recorded as working in Exeter from circa 1825 until at least Ref Edwin Banfield, Barometer Makers & Retailers, Baros Books, Corti, Exeter, a rosewood wheel barometer having an eight-inch round silvered dial with blued steel hand and brass pointer, with a hygrometer, thermometer, butler s mirror and level, signed Corti, Exeter, the rosewood case having a swan-neck pediment with a cast-brass finial, height 98cms. * Paul Corti is recorded as working at 5, Market Street, Exeter from circa 1830 until at least Ref Edwin Banfield, Barometer Makers & Retailers, Baros Books, Agostino Maspoli, a rosewood wheel barometer having an eight-inch round silvered dial with blued steel hand and brass pointer, the centre engraved with a scene depicting a farm with windmill and signed Agostino Maspoli, with a hygrometer, thermometer, and level, the rosewood case having a swan-neck pediment with an ivory finial, height 98cms. * Biography Augustus Maspoli is recorded as working in Hull as an optician and barometer maker at 49, Salthouse Lane from circa 1826 until circa 1835, and then at 79, Lowgate until 1855, also known as Augustus Mapoli & James, being James Maspoli, from Ref Edwin Banfield, Barometer Makers & Retailers, Baros Books, No Lots. * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 21% plus 20% 161