Donnington Priory Salerooms

Donnington Priory Salerooms 

Wednesday 9th September 2009 

Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments

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Specialists 

Clive Stewart-Lockhart FRICS Pictures & Books, 

Deputy Chairman Oriental Ceramics 

James Nicholson FGA DGA Jewellery, Watches, 

Director Silver & Objects of Vertu 

James James-Crook Modern British and Irish 

Director Paintings 

Leighton Gillibrand Clocks & Scientific 

Director Instruments 

Geoffrey Stafford Charles MRICS Ceramics & Glass, 

Director Sporting Guns 

David Rees Decorative Arts & Silver 

Director 

Cristian Beadman MRICS Furniture & Works of Art 

Associate Director 

Ben Millerchip-Brown MRICS Furniture & Rugs 

Malcolm Claridge Medals & Militaria 

Charlie Murphy Wine & Country 

Sporting Items 

Archie Parker Pictures 

Emma Terry Furniture 

Specialist Consultants 

Bruce Cairnduff Wine 

Harry Frost Ceramics 

Terry Taylor MBHI Clocks & Watches 

Administration 

Liz Peck Operations Manager 

Director 

Brenda Adams Accounts & 

Administration 

Ruth Rackham Administration & 

Valuations Co-ordinator 

Dave Pincott Photography

Fine Clocks, Barometers & 

Scientific Instruments 

Wednesday 9th September 2009 

at 10.00 a.m. 

Viewing Days 

Friday 4th September 2009 

9.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. 

Saturday 5th September 2009 

9.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 

Monday 7th September 2009 

9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. 

Tuesday 8th September 2009 

9.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. 

Day of sale 

8.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. 

Order of Sale 

Commencing at 10.00 a.m. 

Barometers and Scientific Instruments 1-21 

Horological books, workshop tools and watches 22-42 

Fine Clocks 43-107 

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Leighton Gillibrand lgillibrand@dnfa.com 

Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments 

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E-mail: donnington@dnfa.com 

Cover Image: Lot 102 

Back cover: Lot 104 

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Barometers & 

Scientific Instruments, 

Horological Books, 

Tools & Watches

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A 12 inch terrestrial table globe 

George Philip & Son Ltd, London, 

circa 1900 

The sphere applied with 24 coloured 

gores with highlighted state borders, 

land masses, oceans, major cities 

and shipping routes, with equation of 

time diagram and trade label 

SMITH’S 12 in TERRESTRIAL 

GLOBE showing all the MOST 

RECENT DISCOVERIES, GEORGE 

PHILIP & SON LTD, The London 

Geographical Institute, 32 fleet Street, 

London E.C. mounted via the poles 

within a calibrated iron arc above a 

pedestal base issuing three 

downswept supports with cast lion’s 

paw feet, 51cm high. 

£200-300 

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A George III twelve inch celestial 

globe 

Thomas Bardin for William and 

Samuel Jones, London, circa 

1800 

The sphere applied with twelve handcoloured 

engraved gores annotated 

with celestial bodies and figural 

representations of the constellations, 

with trade inscription THE NEW 

TWELVE INCH British Celestial Globe, 

Containing the exact positions of 

more than 3800 Fix’d Stars, Nebulae, 

Planetary Discoveries and 

Observations, of Dr. Maskelyne, 

Dr. Herschell, and other eminent 

Astromoners, And adjusted to the 

present period... with retailers label 

SOLD BY W. & S. Jones, Holborn, 

London beneath, mounted via the 

poles in a vertical graduated brass 

ring set into a mahogany pedestal 

stand with papers annotated for 

months of the year, signs of the 

Zodiac and other calibrations to the 

horizon ring, on three outswept 

supports with glazed compass 

mounted between, some damage 

and losses to lower pole area of 

globe, 85cm high overall. 

£1,500-2,000 

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A Victorian lacquered brass 

demonstration gyroscope 

John Davies, London, circa 1870 

The phosphor-bronze flywheel 

pivoted within a brass ring with hook 

at one end and supported in a 

cradle, the apparatus mounted via a 

sleeve pivot onto a brass column 

upright with disc base signed John 

Davies, LONDON, 22cm high, in 

original mahogany box with brass 

weights, now with later dished pine 

cradle to facilitate pull-start. 

Provenance: The property of a 

descendant of John Davies. 

The original wooden starting cradle 

was lost during an air raid on the 

premises of Davies Brothers 

Weston-super-Mare in 1942 (see 

following lot for biographical 

footnote). 

£300-500 


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A fine Victorian lacquered brass and mahogany Orrery 

John Davies, London, circa 1870 

The shaped mahogany baseboard mounted with circular lacqueredbrass 

ring divided for the months of the year annotated with signs 

of the Zodiac and figures relating to the actual distance of the earth 

from the sun in miles every two months, two of the five crossings 

signed John Davies, LONDON, the centre with silvered Solar sphere 

(or optional candle) rotated via an ivory-handled crank engaging with 

the contrate wheel beneath, which in turn is mounted with arm 

applied with an angled terrestrial globe pivoted on a further pulley 

to allow controlled rotation during its motion around the sun, the 

baseboard further applied with distant sphere representing Mars 

with its two moons rotating on a fixed pivot via a line connection 

with the contrate pulley beneath the Solar sphere, the whole raised 

on three turned bun feet, 79cm long, with original pine box 

containing optional candle to represent the sun (with brass stand) 

and an extensive series of original annotated watercolour rendered 

drawings relating to every aspect of the design and construction of 

the instrument, many dated December 1867. 

Provenance: Property of a descendant of John Davies. 

John Davies was born in Tetbury 1839. He was apprenticed to a 

watchmaker in London; however his interest in scientific instruments 

was such that he designed and made several one-off examples for 

his own use, the current and previous lots being two of them. 

Photography was another interest which resulted in him setting up 

in business, in partnership with his brother Martin, as 

photographers, printers, booksellers and stationers at 14 High Street, Weston-super-Mare in 1873. ‘Davies Brothers’ 

continued to trade after John’s death in 1919 until the premises was destroyed in an air raid in 1942. 

The current lot incorporates a 1.5 inch terrestrial globe by Newton & Sons dated to circa 1830. An identical globe from the 

same source is offered as the following lot. The brass ring is annotated with the actual distances of the earth from the sun 

every two months to allow the observer to appreciate the fact that the motion of the earth follows an elliptic rather than an 

exact circular orbit. The two moons orbiting Mars (Phobos and Deimos) were not officially discovered until 1877 by the 

American astronomer Asaph Hall Sn’r. This fact suggests that the bodies around the sphere representing Mars on the 

current lot must have been incorporated during later design stages. 

£2,500-3,500 

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A 1.5 inch terrestrial pocket globe 

Newton & Sons, London, circa 1830 

The sphere applied with twelve hand-coloured gores 

annotated with principal countries to landmasses and 

exploratory routes to oceans, inscribed NEWTON & SONS, 

New Terrestrial Globe to North Pacific, with brass button 

pivot to North Pole opposing small disc plate to South Pole 

(some losses to varnish) diameter 3.9cm. 

Provenance: Property of a descendant of John Davies (see 

previous lot). 

£400-600 

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A black japanned and lacquered brass theodolite 

Casella, London, 

early 20th century 

With sighting tube and vertical silvered vernier scale 

calibrated for degrees of elevation pivoted between two 

pierced A frame uprights with spirit level, the whole rotating 

on similarily calibrated plinth applied with X and Y spirit 

levels and signed CASELLA, LONDON on two-stage 

triform base with levelling screws, (lacking vernier 

magnifiers and eyepiece, unboxed) 38cm high. 

£80-100 

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A George III lacquered brass solar 

microscope 

Dollond, London, late 18th century 

The square brass plate with two knurled 

screws one for adjusting the angle of the 

mirror (lacking) the other for the position of 

the three-part body-tube with condenser 

lens at the plate end and rack and pinion 

focus adjustment and specimen slide slot at 

the other, in original mahogany box with five 

spare objective lenses, three brass slides 

and other items, (mirror and some other 

accessories lacking), the box 18.5cm wide. 

The solar microscope was developed by 

John Cuff in the mid 18th century. The 

instrument would have projected a view of 

the specimen by focussing reflected 

sunlight through the body tube. 

£300-500 


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A lacquered brass three inch 

refracting telescope 

Henry Crouch, London, 

19th century 

The tube with single rack-and-pinion 

adjusted draw and signature HENRY 

CROUCH, LONDON to eyepiece end, 

standing on a brass columnar upright 

with folding cast iron tripod feet, 

length 133cm long closed, in original 

pine box. 

£600-800 

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A patinated brass equinoctial 

sundial 

J. H. Steward, London, 


The shaped triangular baseplate with 

three screw adjusting feet, spirit levels 

and inset with a silvered compass 

with finely engraved rose and signed 

J.H. STEWARD, 406 STRAND, 

LONDON to centre within calibrated 

outer track, the hinged chapter ring 

annotated with Roman numerals for 

both South Lat. and North Lat . with 

folding square-section gnomen and 

angled against a curved scale for 

elevation, 14cm wide, in original 

mahogany box with equation of time 

label pasted to interior. 

£120-180 

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A mahogany barograph 

Negretti & Zambra, London, 


With ten-part vacuum chamber within 

lacquered brass armature operating 

inked pointer for the clockwork driven 

rotating paper-scale lined drum, the 

mechanism baseplate stamped 

NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, 

R/10570, REGENCY JEWELLED 

MOVEMENT, the case with five panel 

bevel-glazed cover and chart drawer 

to apron, 42cm wide; with An ivorine 

pocket weather forecasting calculator, 

also by Negretti & Zambra, early 

20th century, 5.5cm diameter (2). 

£300-500 

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An oak cased barograph 

Negretti & Zambra, London, 


With seven-part vacuum chamber 

within lacquered brass armature 

operating inked pointer for the 

rotating paper scale lined drum, with 

mercury thermometer and signed 

NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON to 

baseplate, with five bevelled glass 

cover, on moulded base 

incorporating apron drawer and 

squab feet, 36cm wide. 

£250-350 

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A mahogany mercury wheel 

barometer 

Pastorelli & Co. London, 

circa 1840 

The 8 inch circular silvered register 

calibrated in inches and with star 

engraved centre beneath bowfronted 

Fahrenheit scale alcohol thermometer 

and hygrometer to the swan neck 

pediment, the cavetto moulded square 

base with spirit level signed Pastorelli & 

Co. 4 Cross Street, Hatton Garden, 

London, beneath bone setting pointer 

adjustment disc, 100cm high. 

Pastorelli & Co. are recorded in 

Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER 

MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 

as working from 4 Cross St., Hatton 

Garden, London circa 1825-45. 

£200-300 

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A Regency inlaid mahogany 

mercury wheel barometer 

D. Ortelli, early 19th century 

The 8 inch circular silvered star-centred 

register calibrated in inches, signed 

D. Ortelli, Warranted and with brass 

setting pointer to glass beneath arched 


flanked by conch shell inlaid oval 

paterae, with circular rosettes to the 

broken triangular pediment and 

rounded base, 97cm high. 

£200-300 

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A Victorian rosewood mercury 

wheel barometer 

Unsigned, 19th century 

The 8 inch circular rosette-centre 

engraved silvered register calibrated in 

inches beneath circular mirror and 

arched Fahrenheit scale mercury 

thermometer and hygrometer to the 

swan neck pediment, the rounded 

base with spirit level inscribed 

WARRANTED CORRECT, with setting 

pointer adjustment disc, 95cm high. 

£150-250 


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A mahogany mercury wheel 

barometer 

I. Sordelli, London, 


The 8 inch rosette-centre engraved 

circular silvered register calibrated in 

inches beneath convex mirror and 

arched Fahrenheit scale alcohol 

thermometer and hygrometer to the 

swan-neck pediment, the rounded 

base with spirit level signed 

I. SORDELLI, LONDON and ivory 

setting pointer adjustment disc, 

97cm high. 

I. Sordelli is recorded in Banfield, 

Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND 

RETAILERS 1650-1900 as working in 

London 1800-1840. 

£200-300 

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A French Louis XV style gilt-brass 

mounted kingwood wheel 

barometer 

Ronquetti, Paris, circa 1900 

The aneroid mechanism with 7.5 inch 

eight-piece enamelled circular register 

calibrated in barometric inches and 

annotated in French, the centre signed 

RONQUETTI, A PARIS, the shaped 

outline case with cartouche-centred 

scroll-cast crest above alcohol 

Fahrenheit scale thermometer, the 

enamel plate with repeat signature with 

address and inscription RUE ST. 

ANTOINE, VISAVIS LA CASERNE DES 

GARDES FRANCAIS within a leafy 

scroll cast surround above convex 

glass and brass bezel, with musical 

trophy applied shaped base and 

elaborate rocaille cast mounts to 

borders terminating in a foliate pendant, 

113cm high. 

£800-1,200 

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A giltwood mercury wheel 

barometer 

Vincent Solmavico, London, 

mid 19th century 

The 8 inch circular silvered register 

calibrated in inches and centred with 

a terrestrial globe motif and signed 

V. SOMALVICO, 14 Charles Street, 

HATTON GARDEN beneath 


set into an elaborate rocaille carved 

case with leafy crest and scroll 

decorated base, 111cm high. 

Vincent Somalvico is recorded in 

Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER 

MAKERS AND RETAILERS 

1660-1900 as working from 

14 Hatton Gardens, London 1856-8. 

£150-250 

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A Regency mahogany bowfronted 

cistern tube stick barometer 

Barrauds, London, early 19th 

century 

With cavetto moulded caddy upstand 

above glazed rectangular silvered 

vernier register, annotated and 

calibrated in inches, with mercury 

Fahrenheit thermometer and signed 

Barrauds, LONDON to upper right 

corner, the trunk with ivory vernier 

adjustment disc and ebony line inset 

edges above ebonised urn-shaped 

cistern cover to the rectangular base 

with ebony line inlaid canted angles and 

cavetto moulded underside, 99cm high. 

Paul Philip Barraud is recorded in Baillie 

G.H Watchmakers & Clockmakers of 

the World as working 1796-1820, he, in 

partnership with W. Howells and 

G. Jamison, was charged with making 

Mudge’s marine timekeepers. The firm 

was continued by his sons becoming 

Barraud and Lund in 1839. 

£2,500-3,500 

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A George III parquetry strung 

mahogany bulb cistern tube stick 

barometer 

Keate, circa 1810 

With broken pediment above shaped 

engraved brass scale with vernier, 

alcohol tube Fahrenheit thermometer 

and signed KEATE, FECIT to upper 

margin, above caddy edge-moulded 

trunk with exposed tube flanked by 

angled-grain veneers and parquetry 

strung borders, with domed cistern 

cover to the rounded base, 

97cm high 

£200-250 

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A rare Queen Anne walnut 

cistern tube stick barometer with 

Royal Society scale thermometer 

In the manner of John Patrick, 

London, 

Unsigned, circa 1710 and later 

The ogee caddy top pediment with 

three turned brass finials above 

cavetto moulded break-arch cornice 

and arched herringbone border and 

foliate scroll engraved silvered scales 

with brass setting pointer and 

annotated for summer and winter 

conditions and inscribed Fair if Rise 

and Foul if Fall, flanked by pilasters 

with brass capitals and bases above 

cavetto moulded throat moulding, the 

trunk applied with alcohol 

thermometer with (replaced) silvered 

scale calibrated from 5 at the top 

down to 95 and with annotations 

from Extream Cold to Extream Hott 

flanked by vertical cross-grain cavetto 

mouldings to sides and with half 

dome above waisted cylinder turned 

cistern cover also enclosing 

thermometer bulb and with gilt brass 

pendant finial to base (some 

restoration, thermometer scale 

replaced), 105cm high. 

A closely related example is illustrated 

and described in Claxton Stevens, 

Christopher and Wittington, Stewart 

18th CENTURY ENGLISH 

FURNITURE, THE NORMAN ADAMS 

COLLECTION, page 463. The Royal 

Society scale thermometer was 

devised by Robert Hooke in 1664 

and was calibrated to every degree 

representing an increase of 1/500 in 

volume of the thermometer liquid. 

The scale used the freezing point of 

water as the fixed point and was 

scaled from high to low with the 

increase of temperature. As the rate 

of expansion of the alcohol varied 

between instruments, each scale had 

to be individually made 

for the instrument. The current Lot 

has a replacement silvered scale as 

the original paper scale had probably 

become to worn and discoloured to 

read. Hooke’s original thermometer 

was adopted and became known as 

the standard of Gresham College and 

used by the Royal Society until 1709. 

£2,500-3,500 

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A William and Mary style 

olivewood cistern tube stick 

barometer in the manner of 

John Patrick 

Unsigned, circa 1695 and later 

The superstructure with arched 

pediment, brass ball finials and 

swollen frieze above fretwork upright 

flanked by ebonised twist turned 

columns, the later silvered 

herringbone border and foliate 

engraved two-part break-arch scale 

with brass setting pointer above 

replaced exposed bulb-cistern tube 

flanked by cross-grain veneers and 

ebonised caddy moulded edge 

above fretwork flared side panels and 

later half-round ring-turned cistern 

cover with ogee moulded underside, 

(restorations and replacements) 

120cm high. 

The decorative ‘hood’ superstructure 

which incorporates spiral twist 

columns emulates the design of 

longcase clock from the end of the 

17th century and bears similarities to 

examples depicted in John Patrick’s 

advertisement of circa 1710 

reproduced in Goodison, Nicholas 

English BAROMETERS 1680-1860 

page 48. Although this configuration 

appeared to be popular well into the 

first two decades of the 18th century, 

Edwin Banfield suggests 

(BAROMETERS Stick or Cistern Tube 

page 18) that the use of fretwork 

in the case indicates a date prior 

to 1700. 

£1,500-2,500 


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Regional clockmaking- seven 

volumes: Mason, Bernard Clock and 

Watchmaking in Colchester Country 

Life, London, 1st edition 1969, dj and 

slipcase; Hagger, Arthur L. and Miller, 

Leonard F. SUFFOLK CLOCKS & 

CLOCKMAKERS A.H.S. Ramsgate, 

1st edition1974, dj, with supplement 

published by the A.H.S. 1979; Smith, 

John Old Scottish Clockmakers 

FROM 1453 to 1850 EP publishing 

Ltd, Wakefield, 2nd edition 1975, dj; 

Bellchambers, J.K. SOMERSET 

CLOCKMAKERS A.H.S. Ramsgate, 

1st edition 1968; Mather, Harold H. 

CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS OF 

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Friends of 

Nottingham Museums, 1st edition 

1979; Brown, Miles H. CORNISH 

CLOCKS and CLOCKMAKERS 

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 

2nd edition 1970, dj; Loomes, 

Brian WESTMORLAND CLOCKS and 

CLOCKMAKERS David & Charles, 

Newton Abbot, 1st edition 1974, dj; 

and a copy of Chenakal, Valentin L. 

WATCHMAKERS AND 

CLOCKMAKERS IN RUSSIA 

1400-1850 A.H.S. Ramsgate, 

2nd impression 1976, (8). 

£120-180 

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Watches and watchmaking- nineteen volumes: Daniels, George 

WATCHMAKING Sotheby Publications, London, 1st edition, 1981, dj; Jaquet, 

Eugene and Chapius, Alfred Technique and History of the Swiss Watch Spring 

Books, London, 1970, dj; Saunier, Claudius TREATISE ON MODERN 

HOROLOGY IN THEORY AND PRACTISE translated by Julien Tripplin and 

Edward Rigg M.A., W. & G. Foyle Ltd., London, 1975 reprint of the original 1861 

edition; Saunier, Claudius WATCHMAKERS’ HANDBOOK translated by Julien 

Tripplin and Edward Rigg M.A., Crosby, Lockwood and Son, London, 2nd 

edition 1888; de Carle, Donald COMPLICATED WATCHES and their REPAIR 

N.A.G. Press Ltd., London, 1977 reprint of the 1956 edition, dj; de Carle, 

Donald PRACTICAL WATCH ADJUSTING N.A.G. Press Ltd., London, 1973 

reprint, dj; de Carle, Donald PRACTICAL WATCH REPAIRING N.A.G. Press Ltd, 

London, 1971 reprint of the 3rd edition, dj; De Carle, Donald THE 

WATCHMAKER’S LATHE and how to use it Robert Hale, London, 3rd edition 

1980, dj; De Carle, Donald Watch & Clock Encyclopedia N.A.G. Press Ltd., 

London, 1975 reprint of the 2nd edition, dj; Fried, Henry B. THE WATCH 

ESCAPEMENT Columbia Communications Inc, New York 1974; White, Allen 

THE CHAIN MAKERS Published by the Author, Christchurch, 1st edition 1967; 

Glasgow, David Watch and Clockmaking E.P. Publishing Ltd, London, 1977 

reprint of the 1885 edition, dj; Camm F.J. WATCHES ADJUSTMENT AND 

REPAIR George Newnes. Ltd, London, 1st edition 1940; Camerer Cuss, T.P. 

The Country Life Book of WATCHES Country Life Limited, 1st edition 1967, dj; 

Britten, F.W. THE WATCH REPAIRERS’ INSTRUCTOR The Technical Press Ltd, 

Kingston Hill, 2nd edition 1944; Whiten, Anthony J. REPAIRING OLD CLOCKS 

& WATCHES N.A.G. Press Ltd., London, 1st edition 1979, dj; Davis, W.O. 

GEARS FOR SMALL MECHANISMS N.A.G. Press Ltd., London, 2nd edition 

1970, dj; Garrard, F.J. WATCH REPAIRING ,CLEANING AND ADJUSTING The 

Technical Press Ltd, London, 11th impression 1939; Camerer Cuss, T.P. Early 

Watches Country Life Collector’s Guides, London 1971, dj; Schwanatus, W. and 

Fenimore, Wesley A Practical Treatise on Repairing Watch Cases American 

Reprints, St Louis, facsimile of the original 1909 edition, (19). 

£150-250 

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Horological reference works- two 

first editions: Britten, F.J. Former Clock 

& Watchmakers and their Work E. & F.N. 

Spon, London, 1st edition 1894; Britten, 

F.J. THE WATCH AND 

CLOCKMAKERS’ HANDBOOK, 

DICTIONARY AND GUIDE W. Kent & 

Co., London, 1st edition 1884; with four 

hardbound volumes of ANTIQUARIAN 

HOROLOGY comprising; Vol I 

December 1953 to September 1956 

(reprinted March 1977), Vol II December 

1956 to September 1959 (reprinted 

October 1978), Vol III December 1959 to 

September 1962 (reprinted May 1979) 

and Vol IV December 1962 to 

September 1965 (reprinted May 

1980), (6). 

£60-100 

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Clocks, clockmaking and 

horological tools- eleven volumes: 

Crom, Theodore R. HOROLOGICAL 

CUTTING ENGINES 1700 to 1900 

published by the author, Gainesville, 

Florida 1970; Wyke, John of 

Liverpool A CATALOGUE OF TOOLS 

FOR WATCH AND CLOCKMAKERS 

University Press of Virginia, 

Chalottesville, 1978 facsimile of the 

original late 18th century trade 

catalogue, dj; Gordon, C.F.C. 

CLOCKMAKING PAST AND 

PRESENT The Technical Press Ltd, 

Kingston Hill, 1st edition 1946; Smith, 

Eric REPAIRING ANTIQUE CLOCKS 

A Guide for Amateurs David & 

Charles, Newton Abbot, 1st edition 

1973, dj; Aked, Charles Complete 

List of English Horological Patents up 

to 1853 Brant Wright Associates Ltd, 

Ashford, 1st edition 1975, dj; Wilding, 

John How to Repair Antique Clocks 

Brant Wright Associates Ltd, 1st 

edition 1979, signed by the author 

and numbered 34, dj; Tyler, E.J. THE 

CRAFT OF THE CLOCKMAKER Ward 

Lock Limited, London, 1st edition 

1973, dj; Harlow, Samuel CLOCK 

MAKERS’ GUIDE Chronos, London, 

reprint of the original late 18th 

century edition; Barlow, Hans THE 

REPAIR OF AMERICAN WOOD 

GEARED CLOCK MOVEMENTS 

published by the author, U.S.A, 1979; 

Britten, F.J. OLD CLOCKS AND 

WATCHES & THEIR MAKERS, E. & 

F.N. Spon Ltd., London, 5th edition 

1922; Britten, F.J. WATCH AND 

CLOCKMAKERS’ HANDBOOK, 

DICTIONARY AND GUIDE E. & F.N. 

Spon Ltd., London, 11th edition 

1907, (11). 

£50-80 

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26 

Horological monographs- four 

volumes: Mercer, Vaudrey EDWARD 

JOHN DENT AND HIS 

SUCCESSORS A.H.S. Ramsgate, 

1st edition 1977, dj; Mercer, Vaudrey 

JOHN ARNOLD & SON A.H.S. 

Ramsgate, 1st edition 1972, dj, with 

supplement published by the A.H.S. 

1975; Hawkins, J.B. THOMAS COLE 

& VICTORIAN CLOCKMAKING 

published by the author, Sydney, 

Australia, 1st edition 1975, dj; Jagger, 

Cedric PAUL PHILIP BARRAUD 

A.H.S. Ramsgate, 1st edition 1968, 

dj; with a copy of Gould, Lieut- 

Commander Rupert T. MARINE 

CHRONOMETER ITS HISTORY AND 

DEVELOPMENT The Holland Press 

Ltd., London 1973, dj, (5). 

£200-300 

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Horological reference workseleven 

volumes: Drummond 

Robertson, J. THE EVOLUTION OF 

CLOCKWORK Cassell & Co. Ltd., 

London, 1st edition 1931, dj; 

Edwardes, Ernest L. Weight-driven 

Chamber Clocks John Sherratt and 

Son, Altrincham, 1st edition, 1965, dj; 

Edwardes, Ernerst L. The 

Grandfather Clock John Sherratt and 

Son, Altrincham, 3rd edition, 1971, 

dj; Bassermann-Jordan, Ernst Von 

THE BOOK OF OLD CLOCKS AND 

WATCHES revised by Hans Von 

Bertele and translated by H. Alan 

Lloyd, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 

1st English edition 1964; Sellink, 

Dr. J.L. DUTCH ANTIQUE 

DOMESTIC CLOCKS ca. 1670-1870 

and some related examples 

H.E. Stenfert Kroese B.V., Leiden, 

The Netherlands, 1st edition 1973, 

number 487 of 1000, dj; Turner, 

A.J. (editor) the Clockwork of the 

Heavens exhibition catalogue, Asprey 

and Company, London 1973, 

Willard, John Ware Simon Willard and 

his Clocks Dover Publications Inc., 

New York, 1968 reprint of the original 

1911 edition; Vogt, Frederick 

THE DIVINE CLOCK Marshall, 

Morgan & Scott Ltd,. London, 

undated; Hill, D.R. On the 

Construction of Water-Clocks 

translation and commentry of the 

original manuscripts by Kitab 

Arshimidas fi ‘amal al-binkamat, 

Turner & Devereux, London, 

1st edition 1976; Berman, Gideon 

AN ESSAY ON CHURCH CLOCKS 

WITH REFERENCE TO THE CLOCK 

FROM THE HOISPITAL SANTA CRUZ 

Turner & Devereux, London, 

1st edition 1974; Beeson, C.F.C. 

English Church Clocks 1280-1850 

Phillimore London and Chichester for 

the A.H.S., 1st edition 1971, dj, (11). 

£50-80 

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Electrical horology and standard 

reference works- twenty eight 

volumes: Hackmann, W.D. (editor) 

Alexander Bain’s Short History of the 

Electric Clock (1852) Turner & 

Devereux, London, 1st edition 1973; 

Hope Jones, F. ELECTRIC CLOCKS 

N.A.G. Press, London, 1st edition 

(undated), Marshall, Percival (editor) 

ELECTRIC CLOCKS AND CHIMES 

Argus Books Ltd., Kings Langley 

1976, Hope Jones, F. ELECTRIC 

CLOCKS AND HOW TO MAKE 

THEM Argus Books Ltd, Watford 

1977, Rees, Abraham Rees’s Clocks, 

Watches and Chronometers 1819-20 

David & Charles reprints, Newton 

Abbot, facsimile of selected plates 

from the 1819-20 edition of Rees’s 

Cyclopedia, dj; Kochmann, Karl 

THE BLACK FOREST CUCKOO 

CLOCK, Antique Clocks Publishing, 

Concord, California, 2nd edition 

1979, signed by the author; Beckett, 

Edmund Lord Grimthorpe 

A RUDIMENTARY TREATISE ON 

CLOCKS, WATCHES & BELLS FOR 

PUBLIC PURPOSES E.P. Publishing, 

Wakefield, 1974 facsmile of the 

eighth edition of 1903; Loomes, Brian 

COMPLETE BRITISH CLOCKS 

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1st 

edition 1978, dj; with 21 other general 

horological reference works, (28). 

£60-100 

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Musical Boxes, Barometers and 

Scientific Instruments- six 

reference works: Ord-Hume, Arthur 

W.J.G. Musical Box A History and 

Collector’s Guide George, Allen & 

Unwin Ltd., 1st edition 1980, dj; 

Ord-Hume, Arthur W.J.G. Collecting 

Musical Boxes George, Allen & Unwin 

Ltd., 1st edition 1967, dj; Ord-Hume, 

Arthur W.J.G. Restoring Musical Boxes 

George, Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1st edition 

1980, dj; Reeve, Claude B. The 

Musical Clock Argus Books Ltd., Kings 

Langley, 1st edition 1975, dj; Goodison, 

Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 

1680-1860 A History of Domestic 

Barometers and Their Makers Cassell, 

London 1969, dj; Daumas, Maurice 

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS of the 

17th & 18th Centuries and their makers 

B.T. Batsford, London, 1st edition 

1972, dj, (6). 

£50-70 

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30 

A rare Lancashire wheel cutting 

engine 

Unsigned, late 18th century 

The brass cutter frame with pivoted 

vertical movement of the cutter 

against an adjustable screw-stop, 

mounted onto the substantial box 

frame via a screw-adjusted horizontal 

slide, the 13.5 inch brass circular 

index plate with thirty-one original 

division rings ranging from 84 to 200 

(two further rings have been added to 

the inside edge) with sprung detent for 

locking the plate mounted to one side, 

the index plate arbor passing through 

the frame to hold the work, the whole 

on four down-curved spiked supports, 

length of frame 51 cm. 

The overall design, can be compared 

to an engraving of an English wheel 

cutting engine published in 

Enderson,William The Principles of 

Mechanics, 2nd edition 1758 (see 

Crom, Theodore R. Horological Shop 

Tools 1700-1900 page 634), a similar 

engine is illustrated in Crom, 

Theodore R. HOROLOGICAL WHEEL 

CUTTING ENGINES 1700 to 1900 

page 93. 

£700-900 

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31 

31 

A German steel 6mm 

watchmaker’s lathe 

Lorch, Schmidt & Co., 


With channelled round-section steel 

bed applied with one-piece headstock 

enclosing three graduated drive 

pulleys to the spindle, with simple 

toolrest and tailpost with adjustable 

centre, the underside with tongue for 

either vice mounting or via the 

adjustable foot with drilled benchmounting 

flange to base, the bed 

20cm long, in original mahogany box 

with a good selection of collets and 

other accessories, the box 26cm 

wide. 

£150-200 


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A steel 6mm watchmaker’s lathe 

Unsigned, German or Swiss, early 20th century 

With channelled round-section steel bed applied with onepiece 

headstock enclosing three graduated drive pulleys to 

the spindle, with simple toolrest, compound X and Y 

adjustable toolpost and tailpost with adjustable spindle, 

mounted via a tongue to the underside of the headstock onto 

an adjustable foot drilled with holes to the base flange for 

bench mounting, the bed 25cm long, with a conforming 

bench mounting transmission pulley post, (2). 

Details such as the channelled round-section bed shape of 

the casting for the headstock suggests that this lathe was 

possibly made by Lorch, Schmidt & Co. 

£120-180 

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A German steel staking tool and four Swiss turns 

Various makers, 20th century 

The finely engineered nickel finish steel staking tool stamped 

Germany to underside, in original box with an extensive 

selection of stakes, the box 18cm wide; with another staking 

tool and two various boxed sets of stakes; and four near 

identical Swiss steel watchmaker’s turns including a boxed 

example stamped FAVOURITE with 17cm bed adjustable 

poppets and a small selection of accessories, (one turn 

incomplete, another lacking toolrest), (8). 

£70-100 

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A Collection of brass-framed watchmaker’s tools 

Various makers, English and Swiss, 19th century 

Comprising a Lancashire pivoting tool with one-piece frame 

16cm long; a Swiss Jacot tool (incomplete); two screw 

head tools (both incomplete); a mainspring winder (lacking 

top bar); a depthing tool; two brass pivot frames stamped 

FENN; another unmarked; a small cased pivoting tool and 

one other item (11). 

£100-150 

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Three similar Swiss steel turns 

Two by L. Hugonoit-Tissot, 19th century 

Each with rectangular section bed mounted with shaped 

poppets and toolrest, the larger 24cm long the two smaller 

examples stamped L. HUGONIOT-TISSOT and L.H.T., 

17.5cm long, with an extensive selection of accessories 

including runners, a graduated set of pulley wheel arbors, 

screw ferrules etc, (qty). 

£80-120 

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36 

A collection of Seventeen hand and pin vices 

Various makers, 19th/20th century 

Comprising four larger single pivot wingnut adjusted 

examples one stamped L. HUGONIOT-TISSOT; 

a twist-handle vice; six small steel-handle sprung-jaw vices; 

three lantern chuck vices; and three pin slide vices, (17). 

£80-120 

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A large selection of horological workshop tools 

Various makers, 19th/20th century 

Comprising of miniature anvils, hammers and stakes; 

calipers and gauges; archimedean drills, bits and chucks; 

pliers and nips; screwdrivers; reamers, gravers, scrapers 

and files; miscellaneous items and accessories (qty) 

£150-250 

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38 

A collection of screwplates, taps and dies 

Various makers, mainly 19th century 

Of the ten screwplates four are stamped MARTIN FILS, 

two PERRELET & MARTIN and one STUBS 21cm and 

smaller, with an incomplete stock and die set also 

stamped MARTIN FILS, a small diameter tap and die set, 

another larger diameter set by WARRIER and twelve 

various wire draw plates, (qty). 

£80-120 

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A collection of clock and watch parts 

Mainly 20th century 

Including replacement balance staffs, watch jewels, 

winding stems, mainsprings, a comprehensive selection of 

watch and small clock glasses, a single fusee clock 

movement and other items, (qty) 

£70-100 

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40 

A large collection of watches in varying states 

of repair 

Various makers, 19/20th century 

Including a rolled-gold cushion shaped gentleman’s 

wristwatch signed ROLEX (running but winding crown 

lacking and minute hand detached), a verge pocket watch 

movement and dial signed G.B. DUBLIN (balance staff 

broken, dial chipped), a lever packet watch movement 

signed Dent MAKER TO THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS 

OF THE ADMIRALTY...LONDON...4964 (balance staff 

broken, lever lacking) with assorted complete pocket 

watches (many silver cased), a few empty cases, a 

selection of dials, salvaged spares and related items, (qty). 

£200-400 

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41 

Two early verge pocket watch movements 

Mansell Bennett, London and J. Jolly, Paris, 

both late 17th century 

The first with elaborate gallery pierced Egyptian pillars, 

fine mask and scroll engraved pendulum cock and signed 

Mansell Bennett to backplate, the second with Egyptian 

pillars, fine strapwork scroll-pierced balance bridge, 

regulation dial and signed I. IOLLY, A PARIS to backplate, 

with a rectangular verge timepiece movement with 

scroll-pierced balance cock and signed J. Bowen, LONDON 

to backplate (all lacking uder dial work and dials), (3). 

£100-200 


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A rare Dutch gold oval ‘Puritan’ watch with 

calendar 

Jan Jansse Boekels the younger, The Hague, 

circa 1635 

The gilt single fusee verge movement with four 

pierced Egyptian pillars, four-wheel train and later 

solid escapewheel, the backplate with elaborate 

foliate pieced balance and ratchet spring set up 

cocks and signed Jan Jans’ Boekels, Hage, the 

gold Roman numeral dial with stylised T-shaped 

half hour markers, inner quarter hour track, 

calendar aperture at XII o’clock and original 

shaped steel hand, the solid gold two-piece 

case with oval dial aperture (glass lacking) and 

turned post for the suspension loop, the rear 

with winding hole (lacking shutter), the case 3cm 

high (excluding suspension loop and post), 

2.5cm wide. 

John Leopold gives an interesting but brief 

account of the life and work of Jan Jansse 

Boekels in his article Clockmaking in Britain 

and the Netherlands (published in NOTES & 

RECORDS of THE ROYAL SOCIETY, London 

1989 page156);- “The earliest certain instance of 

a Dutch-trained maker going to London dates 

from around 1626. It concerns one Jacob 

Cornelisse van Casbeeck, born ca. 1601, who 

had since about 1621 been an apprentice of the 

Haarlem maker Jan Jansse II Boekels. This van 

Casbeeck appears to have had an affair with his 

master’s wife Saertgen Adriaens, and in 1625 a 

disreputable fight brought loose, in which the wife 

accused Boekels of all sorts of behaviour (including incest) and managed to get him imprisoned. Boekels was able to 

clear himself, but no doubt a lot of damage had been done to his reputation and so he went to live in The Hague, thus 

becoming the first watchmaker to work there. The wife finelly ran off with van Casbeeck to London, where they lived as 

man and wife and as such had a daughter baptised in 1628. This fact enabled Boekels to get a divorce in 1632; he died 

circa 1650. This sordid story would be unimportant but for the fact that Boekels was the foremost watchmaker of 

Haarlem, if not the country, he seems to have been the first to produce small, oval watches of a simple rounded shape 

commonly known as puritan-watches. One such watch made by Boekels while still in Haarlem, and therefore dating 

before 1626, survives...” This watch can be compared to a related example described by Thompson, David 

JAN JANSSEN BOCKELTS THE YOUNGER ‘PURITAN’ STYLE VERGE WATCH WITH CENTRE SECONDS, HAARLEM, 

c. 1630, ‘’ANTIQUARIAN HOROLOGY’ Vol XXIX, December 2006 pages 827-30. 

£3,000-5,000 

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IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING THE CATALOGUING OF CLOCKS 

Movements, dials and cases: movements and dials are described as relating to the cases in which 

they are housed in one of the following three ways: 

the case… we are of the opinion that the movement and dial started life in the current case. 

in a case… we are of the opinion that the movement and dial are in a case of correct period and 

type (and may well be original to the movement and dial), however there is evidence to suggest that 

they may not have started out life together. 

now in a case… we are of the opinion that the movement and dial are no longer in the original case 

or one of correct period and/or type. 

Pendulums, weights, winding and case keys: unless specifically indicated otherwise in the 

catalogue description it can be assumed that all clocks are sold with the requisite pendulum and 

correct number of weights (where appropriate), however we cannot guarantee that they are original to 

the clock. We do not indicate in the catalogue description whether winding or case keys are present 

with any specific clock. As many clocks are consigned without keys please check with the 

department to establish whether they are present or not prior to bidding. 

Condition: due to the mechanical nature of clocks and the fact that most are of great age we cannot 

offer any guarantee as to whether they are in working order or free from major faults or restoration. 

Although we endeavour to catalogue items in a fair and informed manner, omission of any comments 

or observations regarding the condition or originality of a clock in the description does not necessarily 

indicate that it is free from significant faults, restoration or is in working condition. We would strongly 

advise any prospective purchaser to view the item in person or request a condition report and/or 

further images prior to bidding. 

Measurements: dial measurements are given in inches, other dimensions such as height are given in 

centimetres. The measurement given for the height of a longcase clock excludes any removable finials 

in order to provide an approximate minimum ceiling height in which the clock can be accommodated. 

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Fine Clocks

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44 

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A French lacquered brass carriage clock with 

push-button repeat 

Klaftenberger, Paris, late 19th century 

The two train gong-striking movement with platform lever 

escapement and signed KLAFTENBERGER, PARIS to 

backplate, the rectangular Roman numeral enamel dial dial 

with repeat signature, in a cannalee type case with hinged 

carrying handle, 12.5cm high excluding handle. 

£500-700 

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A French brass carriage clock 

Unsigned, circa 1900 

The eight-day two train gong-striking movement with silvered 

platform lever escapement and rectangular cream enamel 

Arabic numeral dial, in a bevel-glazed case with applied 

repeating floral trail decoration to apron, frieze and uprights, 

and hinged carrying handle, 16cm high excluding handle, 

with original leather covered travelling case. 

£250-350 

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A French gilt brass oval carriage clock with alarm 

Martin & Co., late 19th century 

The eight-day two train gong-striking movement with silvered 

platform lever escapement, alarm and push-button repeat, 

the white enamel Roman numeral dial with subsidiary alarm 

setting dial and indistinctly signed MARTIN & Co... the 

moulded oval bevel-glazed case with hinged serpentine 

outline carrying handle, 15cm high excluding handle. 

£300-500 


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46 

A French lacquered brass carriage clock with alarm 

and push-button repeat 

Le Roy & Fils, Paris, late 19th century 

The two train eight-day gong striking movement with silvered platform 

lever escapement and rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial 

signed LE ROY & FILS, 59 New Bond Street, MADE IN FRANCE, 

PALAIS ROYAL, PARIS to centre with subsidiary alarm setting dial 

below, in a corniche type case with hinged carrying handle, 14.5cm 

high excluding handle. 

£200-300 

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A French lacquered brass gorge-cased grande sonnerie carriage 

clock with alarm 

Soldano, Paris, late 19th century 

The eight-day two train movement ting-tang striking the quarters on two 

gongs and striking the hour on a single gong on every quarter hour, the 

silvered platform lever escapement stamped with J.S. trademark, with circular 

white enamel Roman numeral dial above conforming subsidiary alarm setting 

dial within a rectangular engine-turned gilt mask, in a gorge type case with 

hinged carrying handle and push-button repeat to top and three position 

selection lever annotated Hours Quarters, Silent and Quarters to underside, 

15cm high excluding handle. 

£1,800-2,200 

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A French brass carriage timepiece 

Henri Jacot, Paris, late 19th century 

The eight-day movement with silvered platform lever escapement 

and white enamel Roman numeral dial in a corniche type case with 

hinged carrying handle, 15cm high excluding handle. 

£150-200 

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A French gilt metal novelty carriage 

timepiece modelled as a sedan chair 


The eight-day movement with vertical 

platform cylinder escapement mounted on 

the backplate and floral garland decorated 

circular cream Arabic numeral dial set into 

the front aperture of the ‘sedan chair’ case 

with faceted glass ball finial raised on four 

scroll-outline supports to top above mirror 

side windows, shaped carrying batons 

and figural cast rocaille panels to waist, on 

scroll cast feet, 26.5cm high. 

A related example is illustrated in Roberts, 

Derek Carriage and Other Travelling 

Clocks, Schiffer 1993, page 115. 

£500-700 

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An ebonised miniature bracket 

timepiece 

Lenzkirch, late 19th century 

The eight-day two-train gong 

striking movement with vertical 

platform cylinder escapement and 

stamped LENZKIRCH to 

backplate, the 

3.5 inch break-arch silvered foliate 

engraved dial with Roman numeral 

chapter ring, in an ebonised case 

with moulded caddy upstand 

above rectangular brass side frets 

and moulded base with brass 

bracket feet, 28cm high. 

£300-400 

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An English ormolu and white 

marble fusee mantel timepiece 

Richard Ganthony, London, 

circa 1830 

The circular single fusee movement 

with anchor escapement and 

heavy bob pendulum with holdfast 

to the circular backplate signed R. 

Ganthony, 83 Cheapside, London, 

with white enamel Roman numeral 

dial and heart tipped blued steel 

hands within an engine turned 

bezel and drum shaped case 

applied with tied acorn and oak 

leaf crest and resting on scroll cast 

cradle, the rectangular white 

marble base with floral festoon 

swag to front and on engine turned 

bun feet, 20cm high. 

A Richard Ganthony is recorded in 

Baillie G.H. Watchmakers and 

Clockmakers of the World as 

working in Cheapside, London 

1821-45. 

£600-800 


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A Victorian engraved gilt-brass 

carriage timepiece 

Dent, London, mid 19th century 

The four-pillar single fusee movement 

with Harrison’s maintaining power, lever 

escapement between the plates, and 

vertical monometallic balance with foliate 

engraved backcock and regulation 

pointer mounted on the backplate 

inscribed Dent, London, 1739, PATENT 

LEVER, the rectangular foliate-scroll 

engraved single-sheet silvered dial with 

Roman numeral chapter ring and gilt 

hands, the case with shaped hinged 

handle, concave caddy and spire finials 

above recessed frieze, bevel glazed doors 

to front and rear and deep foliate scroll 

work to sides divided by turned pilasters 

to angles, on stepped moulded base with 

turned feet, 11.5cm high excluding 

handle. 

According to Mercer (Mercer, Vaudrey 

EDWARD JOHN DENT AND HIS 

SUCCESSORS page 178) carriage 

clocks signed Dent, London can be 

included within the series signed 

E.J. Dent.... hence the current lot would 

have probably been made shortly prior to 

Edward John Dent’s death in 1853. 

Edward John Dent was a talented 

horologist who at the age of 17 

transferred his apprenticeship from the 

trade of tallow chandler to watchmaking 

under the charge of Edward Gaudin in 

1807. By 1814 he was becoming well 

known as a watch and clockmaker 

receiving commissions from the Admiralty 

for a ‘Standard Astronomical Clock’ and 

pocket chronometers for the Colonial 

Office Africa Expedition. In 1830 Dent 

went into partnership with the renowned 

watch and chronometer maker John 

Roger Arnold which continued until 1840 

when he left and set up business alone 

as E.J. Dent at 82 Strand, London, 

primarily making marine chronometers, 

watches and precision clocks. In 1852 

Edward Dent successfully tendered to 

make the Great Clock to be housed in St. 

Stephens Tower at the New Palace of 

Westminster. The clock was completed in 

1859, apparently at a financial loss to the 

firm, however it ensured that the Dent 

name became a household name 

synonymous with fine clockmaking. After 

his death in 1853 the firm was continued 

by his successors and was still trading 

well into the latter half of the 20th century. 

£1,500-2,000 

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A gilt brass desk timepiece 

Jaeger-Le Coultre, mid 20th century 

the gilt eight-day vertically aligned 

movement with jewelled lever 

escapement and gilt hands set between 

two rounded rectangular glass plates 

signed JAEGER-LE COULTRE within a 

brushed gilt metal surround and on 

shaped foot numbered 3 215 015 1 to 

underside, 12.5cm high, with original box. 

£200-300 

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An oversized ‘Pullman’ travelling 

alarm clock 

Movado, 20th century 

The eight-day movement automatically 

winding with the opening and closing 

action of the case with alarm setting 

button to the winding crown at 6 

o’clock numbered 711605 and with 

supporting strut to rear, the square 

Arabic numeral dial with luminous 

numerals, alarm setting inner track and 

signed MOVADO, 8 DAYS, SWISS 

MADE in two part leather covered 

rounded rectangular case, 15cm wide 

when open. 

£150-250 

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A brass bulkhead clock and 

matching aneroid barometer 

Sestrel, London, late 20th century 

The eight-day movement with ship’s bell 

annotation to the striking and 6 inch 

white Roman numeral dial with 

subsidiary seconds dial, strike/silent and 

repeat levers and signed Sestrel to 

centre, the drum-shaped case with 

glazed hinged bezel and drilled 

mounting flange to rear, the matching 

barometer calibrated in barometric 

inches and millibars, both 20cm 

diameter and with mahogany wall 

mounting panels. 

£100-150 


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A Victorian brass-bound mahogany 

cased two-day marine chronometer 

Richard Hornby, Liverpool, circa 1840 

The 2.25 inch diameter four-pillar full-plate 

movement with Harrison’s maintaining power, 

Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, 

and split bi-metallic balance with cylindrical 

compensation weights, with spotted backplate 

and 3.5 inch circular silvered Roman numeral 

dial with subsidiary seconds and power reserve 

dials and signed Rich’d Hornby, Liverpool No. 

781 to centre, set in a brass bowl with screwdown 

bezel mounted within gimbals, the threetier 

case with brass capped corners and edge 

bindings and applied with a plaque engraved 

Greenwich Mean Time to lid, 14.5cm wide 

Richard Hornby is recorded in Loomes, Brian 

Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, 

Volume 2 as working in Liverpool 1814-51. 

£800-1,200 

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A fine lacquered brass ‘Concorde’ 

skeleton timepiece with Harrison’s 

grasshopper escapement 

Fred Whitlock for Dent, London, 1970’s 

The substantial five-pillar A-shaped pierced 

plates with compound ‘dumb bell’ pendulum, 

grasshopper escapement and large 

escapewheel with Harrison type 20 second 

spring rementoire driven from a weight with 

Huygens style endless chain self-wound via 

an electric winder every seven minutes, the 

front applied with pierced brass and blackbutton 

applied abstract chapter ring, 66cm 

high, on rectangular mahogany base with 

glass cover, 75cm high overall. 

Provenance: Acquired directly from the maker 

by a family member of the vendor. 

This skeleton timepiece was conceived and 

constructed by Fred Whitlock for retail by 

Dent and is based on a design by Martin 

Burgess. Approximately 25 examples were 

constructed during the 1970’s with a further 

batch of around 10 produced from unused 

parts discovered in around 2000. 

The grasshopper escapement was 

developed by John Harrison in the early 

1720’s, first used in his precision longcases 

and turret clocks it was later employed in his 

marine timekeepers H1-3. The spring 

rementoire (a device enabling power to be 

isolated and delivered to the escapewheel 

alone thus alleviating error caused by varying 

friction in the wheel train) was developed by 

Harrison in the 1730’s whilst refining the 

design of H2. In essence this clock 

serves to demonstrate the escapement 

action and rementoire design employed 

in Harrison’s marine timekeeper H2. 

£2,000-3,000 

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A weight-driven lacquered brass skeleton timepiece 

Fred Whitlock for Dent, London, 1970’s 

the shallow pierced frame with six squat pillars enclosing two-day four-wheel train with anchor escapement, lenticular 

bob pendulum and silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, beneath gilt eagle-surmount and curved supports for the 

driving weight and counterweight linked via brass chains in an endless system to a pulley set behind the Fahrenheit 

thermometer fronted twin Doric column base, incorporating pulley ratchet-wind operating via the cord exiting the 

stepped green marble base, 48cm high, with glass cover (top panel cracked) 58cm high overall. 

Provenance: Acquired directly from the maker by a family member of the vendor. 

This attractive timepiece is based on a French model of circa 1830 by Auguste Moineau and Rolland Degrege. 

£1,000-1,500 

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A French porcelain inset ormolu mantel clock 

Henry Marc, Paris, late 19th century 

The eight-day bell-striking movement with circular white 

enamel Roman numeral dial in a drum-shaped case with 

pink ground gilt decorated urn surmount and lion mask 

ring side handles above acanthus cast support fronted 

with a lambrequin inset with panel of a classical female, 

on shaped platform base inset with further gilt hightened 

panels and foliate cast feet, 33cm high. 

£300-500 

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A French Louis XVI style porcelain inset ormolu mantel 

clock 

Richard & Cie, Paris, late 19th century 

The eight-day bell-striking movement with cherub painted 

centre to the maroon-ground Roman numeral cartouche dial, 

the drum-shaped case with ribbon crest above female masks 

issuing foliate sprays to sides, mounted on floral panel inset 

concave-sided upright and shaped base with further porcelain 

panels and leafy bun feet, 21cm high, with original giltwood 

stand and glass dome cover with ebonised base, 31cm overall. 

£300-400 

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A French green onyx and brass four-glass mantel clock 


The eight-day gong-striking movement with mercury 

compensated pendulum and circular white enamel Roman 

numeral dial in a bevel-glazed case with shaped onyx top and 

base united by caddy moulded brass uprights, on integral 


£150-250 


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An French gilt metal Art Nouveau 

four-glass mantel clock 


The eight-day gong striking movement with 

mercury compensated pendulum and 

stylised orchid painted white enamel circular 

Arabic numeral dial in a rectangular bevelglazed 

case with elaborate foliate and 

whiplash cast pediment above caddy 

moulded uprights and conforming relief cast 

base with foliate cast feet, 35cm high. 

£300-500 

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A French Louis XVI style gilt metal 

and marble mantel clock 


The eight-day bell striking movement 

with floral garland painted white 

enamel Arabic numeral dial set into a 

brass drum-shaped case with marble 

tablet issuing foliate spray to crest, 

raised on four pink veined marble 

columns with laurel finials, on 

rectangular base with turned brass 

feet, 40cm high. 

£200-300 

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A French Charles X ormolu 

mantel clock 

Deppler, Paris, 


The eight-day bell-striking 

movement with silk suspension 

and circular gilt Roman numeral 

dial signed DEPPLER A PARIS to centre 

with egg-and-dart cast 

bezel in a rectangular plinth form 

case surmounted by the bust of a 

classical muse above rose spray 

cast spandrel mounts and frieze 

modelled with a lyre flanked by cherubs, 

on acanthus moulded 

base with tablet feet, 37cm high. 

£250-350 

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A French Charles X ormolu and patinated bronze figural mantel clock, 

Hemon, Paris, early 19th century 

The eight-day bell-striking movement stamped HEMON, A PARIS to backplate and with engine-turned gilt 

Roman numeral dial set within a foliate cast bezel, the case surmounted with a standing figure of a youth, 

classically draped and holding a cornucopia beside rectangular plinth with gilt urn finial, housing movement 

and dial and with lappet cast mouldings to lower section, the base with gilt medallion and lappet-baton 

applied front and conforming moulded skirt with scroll cast feet, 54cm high. 

£2,000-3,000 

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A French Belge noir mantel clock garniture 

Unsigned, late 19th century 

The eight-day bell striking movement with visible Brocot 

escapement to the recessed centre of the two-piece white 

enamel Roman numeral dial, the drum-head case with 

mottled red marble dial surround and rosette fronted open 

side scroll supports, on a rectangular base with 

conforming coloured marble moulding above bosscentred 

panel fronted apron and turned feet, 35cm high, 

with a pair of matching tazza side pieces each with 

alternating bands or red and black marble to upright and 

pedestal stand, each 25cm high. 

£200-300 

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A French Belge noir marble mantel clock 

Roblin & Fils Freres, Paris, mid 19th century 

The eight-day two train bell-striking movement with offset 

Brocot escapement and stamped ROBLIN, FILS FRERES, 

A PARIS, 21528 to backplate, the gilt brass Roman 

numeral dial with foliate engraved centre in a rectangular 

plinth-form case with ogee moulded angles and on 

conforming moulded plinth base, 21.5cm high. 

£100-150 

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A French lacquered and silvered brass mantel clock 

in the Hispano-Moresque style 

Maple and Company, Paris, late 19th century 

The eight-day gong-striking movement stamped MAPLE & 

Co. Ltd. PARIS to backplate, the white enamel Arabic 

numeral dial with repeat signature and gilt centre set within a 

gilt mask applied with a silvered Islamic arch finely cast with 

foliate tracery infill and Islamic script to apron, the case with 

onion shaped dome and spire finials above bevel-glazed front 

door flanked by filigree overlaid corner columns and arch 

overlaid panel sides, on a stepped base with integral bracket 

feet, 36cm high. 

£300-500 

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A Victorian brass skeleton timepiece with passing strike 

Unsigned, mid 19th century 

The single fusee movement with anchor escapement and 

passing strike on a bell mounted above the pierced scrollshaped 

plates united by five turned pillars, with silvered Roman 

numeral chapter ring and on four integral shaped supports 

22cm high, on ovoid stepped red velvet lined mahogany base 

with ebonised bun feet and glass dome, 35cm high overall. 

£400-600 

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A Victorian brass skeleton timepiece 


The single fusee movement with anchor escapement within scrollshaped 

pierced plates united by five turned pillars, with pierced Roman 

numeral chapter ring and on four brass bell-shaped supports, 30cm 

high, on ovoid stepped red velvet lined mahogany base with brass 

bun feet and glass dome, 39cm high overall. 

£300-500 

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A brass skeleton timepiece with passing strike 


The single fusee movement with anchor escapement and passing 

strike on a bell mounted above the triple gothic spire pierced 

scroll-shaped plates united four turned pillars, with pierced 

Roman numeral chapter ring and on four brass bell-shaped feet, 

34cm high, on ovoid stepped white marble base with glass 

dome, 46cm high overall. 

£200-300 

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A large German walnut and parcel ebonised 

eight-day regulator wall timepiece Lenzkirch, 

circa 1869 

The four pillar single train weight-driven movement 

with jewelled and capped arbors to the top three 

wheels of the train and pallet arbor, five-spoke wheel 

crossings, high pinion count, Harrison’s maintaining 

power, jewelled pallets, adjustable beat screw and 

substantial bi-metallic compensating pendulum with 

a fine regulating nut to the large brass bob, The 

backplate is stamped with LENZKIRCH above ‘one 

million’ trademark and numbered 431913, giving a 

production date of 1869, the 9 inch circular twopiece 

white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued 

steel moon hands and a sweep seconds hand, in a 

shaped arch-glazed front case with keystone 

centred break-arch pediment above scroll applied 

canted angles and inverted stepped ogee moulded 

base, 181cm high. 

The Lenzkirch clock factory was founded in 1849 by 

clockmaker Eduard Hauser and organ maker Ignaz 

Schpperle who decided to make clock movements 

and parts of the highest quality using line production 

in order supply individual clockmakers for finishing 

and casing. Within a few years the factory was 

producing complete clocks, however towards the 

end of the century the factory went into decline due 

to failure in keeping up with new production 

techniques. This resulted in the firm being sold to 

the Junghans brothers who continued it as an offshoot 

until its final closure in 1932. The current lot 

demonstrates the fact that the firm were able to 

produce clocks of the finest quality. 

£600-800 

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A Victorian rosewood domestic longcase 

regulator 

D. McGregor & Co. Glasgow and Greenock, 

mid 19th century 

The four-pillar rack and coiled-gong striking 

movement with deadbeat escapement, Harrison’s 

maintaining power and wooden rod pendulum with 

brass cased cylindrical bob, the 13 inch circular 

white painted Roman numeral dial of standard 

layout with subsidiary seconds and signed 

D. McGREGOR & CO. GLASGOW-GREENOCK to 

centre within a giltwood bezel with foliate-scroll 

pierced apron beneath, the arch-top glazed front 

case with conforming windows to sides and on 

recessed panel-fronted plinth base with small 

squab feet, 186cm high. 

A D.W. McGregor is recorded in Loomes, Brian, 

Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Volume 

2 as working in Glasgow circa 1848. 

£2,000-3,000 


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A Victorian carved oak quarter-chiming bracket clock 

Barraud and Lunds, London, mid 19th century 

The substantial triple chain fusee movement with rise/fall regulation, chiming the quarters on eight bells and striking the 

hour on a gong, with heavy wooden-rod pendulum and signed Barraud & Lunds Cornhill, London, 2149 to backplate, the 

8 inch circular silvered brass Roman numeral dial with repeat signature to centre and regulation adjustment square at 12 

o’clock, the case with lion mask centred shallow arch capped shaped pediment and spire finials above finely carved 

foliate blind-fret infill to spandrel areas flanked by conforming masks to the canted angles, the sides with stretched 

octagonal shaped sound frets, on moulded stepped base with repeating vacant lozenge infill and canted feet with shaped 

apron between, 69cm high on a slightly later plinth stand with projecting canted angles, 75cm high overall. 

£800-1,200 

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A Victorian mahogany bracket clock 


The four-pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with 8 inch 

circular white painted Roman numeral dial, the case with 

shallow arch pediment and turned finials above canted front 

angles applied with projecting corner columns, on canted plinth 

base with compressed bun feet, 46cm high. 

£400-600 

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A mahogany drop dial fusee timepiece 

Unsigned, 19th century 

The four-pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement 

and 12 inch convex white painted Roman numeral dial within a 

cast brass bezel and turned wooded surround, the drop-case 

with shaped brass-lined lenticle and pendulum adjustment flap to 

the curved base, with restorations, 50cm high. 

£200-300 

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A Regency mahogany drop-dial wall timepiece 

Unsigned, early 19th century 

The four-pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement and 

12 inch circular convex white painted Roman numeral dial within a 

cast brass bezel and turned surround above fan carved ears and 

shaped lenticle to the marquetry rosette inlaid drop-trunk, the rounded 

base with pendulum adjustment flap, 57cm high. 

£300-500 

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A Victorian mother of pearl inlaid rosewood drop dial 

wall clock 

Alexander Barrett. Whitchurch, mid 19th century 

The five-pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with 12 inch circular 

white painted Roman numeral dial signed Alex, Barrett, WHITCHURCH to 

centre within a cast brass bezel and foliate trail inlaid octagonal rosewood 

surround above later carved ears and oval lenticle to the mother of pearl 

inlaid trunk, with pendulum adjustment flap to the conforming rounded 

base, 73cm high. 

An Alexander Barrett is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & 

Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Whitchurch circa 

1879. 

£700-1,000 

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A mahogany eight-day longcase clock with rocking ship 

Unsigned, probably Bristol, early 19th century 

The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 13 inch white 

painted Roman numeral break-arch dial with arched calendar 

aperture and subsidiary seconds dial to centre, polychrome foliate 

scroll painted spandrels to angles and ship rocking back and forth 

to the motion of the pendulum within maritime painted scenery to 

arch, the case with shaped outline arched crest above twist turned 

Corinthian pilasters and wavy-edge door aperture to hood above 

rectangular panel-inlaid trunk door flanked by conforming columns 

on plinth base with moulded skirt, 

217cm high. 

£500-700 

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A George III mahogany eight day longcase clock 

Edward Bilbie, Chewstoke, circa 1765 

The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch 

square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar 

aperture to the basket of flowers and foliate trail engraved 

centre within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with 

Arabic five minutes, fleur-de-lys half hour markers and signed 

‘Edward Bilbie, Chew Stoke’ to lower edge, the angles with 

foliate scroll cast spandrels, the case with swan neck 

pediment and fluted pilasters to hood above long shaped-top 

trunk door flanked by fluted canted angles, on plinth base 

with integral bracket feet 234cm high. 

This clock was made by the third member of the highly 

regarded Bilbie clock making dynasty to bear the name 

Edward. He is thought to have been brought-up and taught 

clockmaking by his uncle Thomas. Edward III set up 

business as a clockmaker and bell founder in Chew Stoke 

around 1745 and worked until his death in 1768. The current 

lot is very typical of his later work with fine engraved 

decoration to the dial centre, however the high-style Bristol 

Mahogany case is unusual suggesting that the clock was 

ordered by a discerning client. 

£1,500-2,000 


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A brass mounted mahogany chamfer-top bracket clock 

William Page, London, 19th century 

The five-pillar twin-fusee bell-striking movement with anchor escapement and signed William Page WEST END CLOCK 

MANUFACTURER, 31 & 33 Great Portland St’t, London, the 8 inch circular brass dial with matted centre within an applied 

silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword-hilt half hour markers and repeat signature, the case with brass 

pineapple finial to the chamfer top above brass fillet inset quadrant panels flanked by canted angles to front and 

rectangular brass fishscale side frets beneath ring handles to sides, on stepped plinth base with brass ball feet, 

50cm high overall. 

£1,000-1,500 

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A mahogany eight day longcase clock 

Charles Blanchard London circa 1770, the case later 

The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch 

brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture, subsidiary 

seconds dial and silvered oval plaque signed Chas: Blanchard, 

LONDON to the matted centre within an applied silvered 

Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and mask 

and scroll spandrels to angles, the arch with Strike/silent ring 

flanked by dolphin cast mounts, now in an early 19th century 

Bristol area case with break-arch pediment, spiral twist pilasters 

and wavy edge door aperture to the hood above rectangular 

trunk door flanked by canted angles, on line inlaid plinth base 

with bracket feet, 203cm high. 

£800-1,200 


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A George III ebonised 30-hour longcase clock 

John Hathaway, Westminster, mid 18th century 

The posted countwheel bell-striking movement with 

anchor escapement and 11 inch brass break-arch dial 

with single hand to the matted centre within an applied 

silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with lozenge halfhour 

markers and female mask and scroll cast spandrels 

to angles, the arch with herringbone-bordered silvered 

boss signed John Hathaway, Westminster flanked by 

dolphin cast mounts, the flat-top case with ogee moulded 

cornice above integral pilasters to hood door, concave 

throat moulding and rectangular door to trunk, on plinth 

base with moulded skirt, 207cm high. 

Provenance: The case bears a label This clock was in the 

vestry at St. John’s, Smith Square, 1886. Now the 

property of a private collector. 

John Hathaway is recorded in Baillie, G.H Watchmakers & 

Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed to Chas. Davis 

in 1756. The utilitarian nature of this clock suggests that it 

was originally made for ‘backstairs’ use in large London 

house or supplied to an owner of more modest means. 

The label applied to the case leads rise to a theory that it 

may have possibly been supplied to St. John’s Church, 

Smith Square, which was designed by Thomas Archer In 

1728. Known as ‘Queen Annes Footstool’ St John’s was 

bombed out during the war and has know been refitted 

as a concert hall. The fact that the clock was inscribed 

Westminster rather than London with the makers name 

supports the idea that it made for a client in the 

immediate locality. 

£1,000-1,500 

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A Queen Anne walnut longcase clock 

Asselin, London, early 18th century 

The four-pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 12 inch square 

brass dial with calendar aperture, ringed winding holes and subsidiary 

seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman 

numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, stylised fleur-de-lys half hour 

markers and signed Asselin, London to lower edge, the angles with twin 

cherub and crown pattern spandrels, in a case with moulded cornice and 

foliate fretwork frieze above integral columns to hood door, concave throat 

moulding and rectangular quarter veneered door centred by a brass lenticle 

to trunk, on a rebuilt plinth base with moulded skirt, 217cm high. 

Probably Stephen Asselin who is recorded in Loomes, BrianThe Early 

CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as working circa 1700-20. 

£2,500-3,500 

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A William III eight-day longcase clock movement and dial 

John Webster, London, circa 1700 

The four (formerly five) finned pillar movement with internal countwheel bell 

strike and 12 inch square gilt brass dial with herringbone engraved calendar 

aperture, ringed winding holes and subsidiary seconds ring to the matted 

centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic 

five minutes to the narrow outer track, stylised sword-hilt half hour markers 

and signed John Webster, London to lower edge, the angles applied with 

gilt mask and scroll cast spandrels with foliate engraved infill between. 

Two clockmakers with the name John Webster are recorded working at the 

end of the 17th century, the first was apprenticed to Thomas Tompion in 

1676 but apparently not made Free of the Clockmakers Company, the 

second was apprenticed to Henry Merryman in 1686, Freed 1695 and was 

known to be working into the early 18th century. The current lot has 

survived in good original condition retaining its original gilt finish to the dial 

plate and escapewheel, the only significant fault being the removal of the 

fifth pillar. 

£800-1,200 


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A George III small pantry timepiece 

Edward Smith, Newbury, circa 1800 

The thirty-hour four-pillar movement with verge escapement 

and 4.5 inch single-sheet brass Roman numeral break-arch 

dial signed EDW’D SMITH, NEWBURY to arch, now in a 

simple stained pine box-form case, (lacking alarm, later 

hands), 16cm high. 

£400-600 

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A Dutch marquetry Hague clock 

Unsigned, late 17th century and later 

The movement with four baluster-turned pillars pinned through 

the backplate, the extant single tandem spring drum with two 

great wheels driving both going and striking trains with outside 

countwheel, elaborate pierced steel gate and later anchor 

escapement, (the quarter train lacking), the movement now 

suspended from a 13.75 inch square white painted Roman 

numeral dial hinged to the case on the left hand side, with 

elaborate pierced and engraved brass hands and four-seasons 

cast spandrels, the pedimented case with parquetry-star behind 

movement to interior, and foliate trail decorated tympanium 

above conforming shallow entablature and swollen Corinthian 

columns with rectangular plinths flanking dial to exterior, the rear 

with original iron hanging loops, 54cm high. 

The movement of the current lot, although incomplete, basically 

dates to around 1680. The tandem barrel was often utilised by 

Dutch makers at this period but was phased out in favour of the 

fusee by the last decade of the century. The original dial would 

have been velvet covered and applied with a pierced brass 

chapter ring and decorative spandrels. The rear ‘box’ of the 

case may possibly be original to the movement and retains early 

features such as the iron hanging loops and parquetry star 

panel to the interior. The current white painted dial and ‘facade’ 

of the case probably date to the end of the 18th century. 

£500-700 

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A hooded wall clock with eight inch dial 

Thomas Guluan, Horsemonden circa 1730, the case 

later 

The 30-hour posted countwheel bell-striking movement 

with anchor escapement and 8 inch square brass dial 

signed Thos. Guluan, Horsemonden to the foliate-scroll 

engraved centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral 

chapter ring with cruciform half-hour markers and mask 

and scroll cast spandrels to angles, now in a shallow-arch 

pedimented case with foliate pierced fret above integral 

columns to hood with shaped apron and side sections to 

the bracket beneath, 53cm high. 

£800-1,200 

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A George III mahogany longcase clock case 

Lancashire, late 18th century 

With swan-neck fronted box upstand above 18.25 

x 13 inch glazed aperture flanked by applied and 

free-standing fluted columns to hood, with concave 

throat moulding and shaped-top door flanked by 

further fluted quarter columns to trunk, on shaped 

raised-panel fronted plinth base with reduced ogee 


£1,000-1,500 

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A George III mahogany crossbanded oak 

eight-day longcase clock with moonphase 

Thomas Richardson, Weaverham, late 18th 

century 

The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 

13 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary 

seconds dial, shaped signature cartouche Tho’s 

Richardson, WEVERHAM and sweep calendar to 

the foliate scroll engraved centre, within an applied 

Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five 

minutes and scroll cast spandrels to angles, the 

arch with rolling moonphase inscribed HE 

APPOINTED THE MOON FOR CERTAIN REASONS 

to upper margin, the swan neck pedimented case 

with reeded columns to hood above crossbanded 

shaped-top door flanked by conforming quarter 

columns to trunk, on raised panel-fronted plinth 

base with canted angles, 219cm high. 

Thomas Richardson is recorded in Baillie G.H. 

Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as 

working in Weaverham circa 1795. 

£1,000-1,500 

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An inlaid oak and mahogany eight-day 

longcase clock with moonphase 

William Parr, Liverpool, circa 1785 and later 

The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 

14 inch brass break-arch dial with sweep calendar 

hand, applied silvered signature plaque 

W’m Parr, LIVERPOOL and subsidiary seconds dial 

to the foliate-scroll engraved hatched centre, within 

an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring 

with Arabic five minutes and calendar to inner 

track, the angles applied with scroll-cast spandrels 

beneath rolling moonphase to arch inscribed TIME 

SHEWS THE WAY TO LIFES DECAY to upper 

edge, now in a case with swan neck pediment and 

reeded columns to hood above parquetry banded 

throat panel and conch-shell centred short 

shaped-top door flanked by reeded quarter 

columns to trunk, on a raised-panel fronted 

plinth base with canted angles and bracket feet, 

225cm high. 

£800-1,200 

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A Scottish rosewood 

crossbanded mahogany eightday 

longcase clock 

Charles Low, Arbroath, circa 

1840 

The four-pillar rack striking 

movement (lacking bell) with 13 inch 

circular white painted Roman 

numeral dial with subsidiary 

calendar and seconds dials to 

centre and signed Cha’s Low, 

Arbroath to lower edge, the case 

with break-arch pediment above 

brass bezel to hood, shallow inlaid 

panel to throat and shaped-top 

crossbanded trunk door flanked by 

line-inlaid quarter columns to trunk, 

on panel banded plinth base with 

splayed bracket feet, 200cm high. 

£700-900 

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A mahogany eight-day longcase 

clock with moonphase 

Josiah Bartholemew, Sherborne, 

circa 1800 

The five pillar rack and bell striking 

movement with T-shaped frontplate 

and 12 inch brass break-arch dial 

with scroll engraved calendar 

aperture and subsidiary seconds dial 

to the matted centre within an 

applied silvered Roman numeral 

chapter ring with Arabic five minutes 

and rococo scroll cast spandrels to 

angles, the arch with rolling 

moonphase incorporating landscape 

and globe engraved lunettes and 

signed IOSIAH BARTHOLEMEW- 

SHERBORNE to a curved silver 

plate to upper edge, now in a 

break-arch case with dentil carved 

cornice and integral columns to 

hood above rectangular door 

flanked by canted angles to trunk, 

on plinth base with bracket feet, 

210cm high. 

£1,000-2,000 

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A George III mahogany bracket clock 

William Robinson, London, circa 1780 

The five-pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement with verge escapement and 

foliate engraved backplate, the seven inch brass break-arch dial with calendar 

aperture and signed Will’m Robinson, LONDON to a recessed silvered shaped 

reserve to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter 

ring with Arabic five minutes and foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath 

arch with STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by conforming mounts, the bell top case 

with brass carrying handle above break-arch foliate pierced side frets and gilt 

metal foliate cast inserts to front angles, on moulded base with brass bracket 

feet 49cm high excluding handle, with a later Gothic fretwork wall bracket. 

William Robinson is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the 

World as working in London from 1758. 

£2,500-3,500 

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An ormolu mounted white marble and biscuit porcelain ‘Venus’ mantel timepiece 

The design attributed to Benjamin Vulliamy, late 18th/early 19th century 

The French eight-day movement with platform lever escapement vertically mounted on the backplate and white enamel 

Roman numeral chapter ring to the engine turned-gilt dial within a rope-twist bezel, in a case with gilt compressed urn 

surmount above shaped upstand housing the movement and dial, raised on a half rotunda temple-form base with 

conforming ovoid pedestal vase finials above the gilt-capped Tuscan columns enclosing a figure of a semi-clad Classical 

female holding forth a dove flanked by male and female putti, the former with a basket of fruit the latter with a birdcage, the 

figures set on a shaped gilt plinth with mirror behind, the whole on stepped curved base, some restoration, 49cm high. 

Provenance: Christies, King Street Out of The Ordinary The Discerning And Individual Taste of Christopher Gibbs And Harris 

Lindsay 10th May 2006 lot 236. Where the case is attributed to Benjamin Vulliamy and the figures to Derby. 

The design of the current lot clock is perhaps related to the model celebrating the triumph of Love with Euterpe produced 

by Vulliamy with Duesbury Derby figures modelled by Johann Jacob Wilhelm Spangler in the early 1790’s. Both share the 

use of bisque porcelain figures within a well conceived and detailed temple-form case. The proportions and refined 

detailing of the current lot confirms the fact that this clock was conceived by someone highly versed in Classical Arts and 

Architecture such as Vulliamy. 

£3,000-5,000 

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A George III mahogany table clock 

Samuel Norton, London, circa 1770 

The five-pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement with verge escapement and delicate pagoda and foliate-scroll engraved 

backplate, the 7 inch square single-sheet silvered Roman numeral dial (viewed through a brass-bezel lined 6.5 inch 

circular aperture to the front door) with calendar aperture, blued steel hands and signed Sam. Norton, LONDON to a 

shaped recessed plate to centre, with Arabic five minutes and Strike/Silent switch at 12 o’clock, the mahogany bell top 

case with brass carrying handle above circular brass-bezel applied quarter veneered front door and rectangular fish-scale 

fret side apertures, on mounded base with moulded squab feet, (case distressed) 38cm high excluding handle. 

Samuel Norton is recorded in Baillie G.H. WATCHMAKERS & CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD as working in London 

1773-92. 

The design of the current lot with the circular aperture in the front door only revealing the central section of the square dial 

was first introduced by John Ellicott in around 1760. 

£3,000-4,000 

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97 

A rare Queen Anne ebonised thirty-hour longcase clock 

Robert Rouch, Bristol, early 18th century 

The posted countwheel bell-striking movement with anchor 

escapement and 11 inch square brass dial with herringbone border 

engraved calendar aperture incorporating pinhole adjustment and 

rectangular silvered signature plaque Rich’d Rouch, Bristol to the 

matted centre, within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring 

with Arabic five minutes and stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers, 

with original pierced steel hands and gilt female mask and scroll cast 

spandrels to angles, the case with silvered wood ball finials and 

domed caddy to the blind fret fronted box upstand, above moulded 

cornice with conforming fret to frieze and integral columns to hood 

door, the trunk with concave throat moulding and lenticle-centred 

rectangular door, on plinth base with moulded skirt, 220cm high. 

Provenance: the property of a private collector. 

Robert Rouch is recorded in Bellchambers, J.K. Somerset 

Clockmakers as working in Bristol circa 1725-55, where he is listed 

as ‘a fine maker’. A single-handed clock by Dennis Chambers of 

Pucklechurch with identical engraved half-hour markers is illustrated 

in Darken, Jeff and Hooper, John English 30 Hour Clocks Origin & 

Development 1600-1800 on page 145. The calendar has the 

unusual feature of pin-hole adjustment for advancing the date at 

the end of shorter months, a feature normally associated with the 

workshop of Thomas Tompion and his successor George Graham. 

The case is a rare survivor and is in good original condition 

considering its pine construction, and was made by a cabinet 

maker who successfully captured the feel and proportions of a 

high-end London case of the period. 

£1,500-2,000 

98 

A mahogany eight-day longcase clock 

Francis Rowbotham, Hampstead, 18th century 

The four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with calendar 

aperture and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted centre within an 

applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half 

hour markers, Arabic five minutes and signed Francis Rowbotham, 

HAMPSTEAD to lower edge, the angles with twin cherub and crown 

pattern spandrels beneath STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by dolphin 

mounts to arch, now in a case with dentil cornice to the break-arch 

pediment above fluted pilasters to hood, break-arch trunk door and 

plinth base with moulded skirt 205cm high. 

£900-1,100 

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A George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock 

William Peterson, London, late 18th century 

The five-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 12 inch single 

sheet brass break-arch Roman numeral dial with subsidiary 

seconds and calendar dials and signed W’m Peterson, London to 

centre within chapter ring with Arabic five minute outer track, and 

foliate spray engraved lower spandrels, the arch with 

STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by festoon decoration continuing down 

to the upper spandrels, the case with reduced pagoda pediment 

above break-arch trunk door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter 

columns, on shaped raised panel fronted plinth base with shallow 

moulded skirt (generally distressed) 211cm high. 

£1,000-1,500 


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99 

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100 

A William and Mary walnut and marquetry eight-day 


John Clowes, London, circa 1690 

The five finned-pillar outside countwheel bell striking 

movement with tall plates and 11 inch square gilt brass 

dial with foliate engraved calendar aperture, ringed 

winding holes and subsidiary seconds dial to the matted 

centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter 

ring with Arabic five minutes and stylised sword hilt half 

hour markers, the angles with cherub head and foliate 

scroll cast spandrels, and boldly signed Jo’n. Clows, 

Russell Street, Covent Garden to lower edge, in a case 

with moulded cornice and foliate fretwork frieze above 

ebonised spiral twist pilasters to hood and convex throat, 

the trunk with rectangular door centred with a circular 

lenticle and inlaid with three bird inhabited floral decorated 

marquetry panels on an ebonised ground, on a 

rectangular plinth base with conforming decoration and 

ebonised bun feet, (case with restoration), 198cm high 

John Clowes is recorded in Loomes, Brian, 

The Early CLOCKMAKERS of Great Britain as working in 

London 1673-1713. 

£6,000-8,000 


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A William III walnut and marquetry eight-day 


Charles Gretton, London, circa 1700 and later 

The five finned-pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement 

with 11 inch square brass dial with foliate-scroll bordered 

calendar aperture, ringed winding holes and subsidiary 

seconds dial to the matted centre within an applied silvered 

Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes, 

stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Cha Gretton, 

London to lower edge, the angles wth twin cherub and 

crown pattern spandrels, the case with moulded cornice 

and fretwork frieze above twist turned pilasters and foliate 

marquetry surround to the hood the trunk with concave 

throat above rectangular door profusely decorated with bird 

inhabited foliage on an ebonised ground within delicate 

scrollwork surround, on a rebuilt plinth base with bun feet, 

case with restoration, 214cm high. 

Charles Gretton is recorded in Baillie G.H. WATCHMAKERS 

& CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD as working 1672-1733, 

and is generally regarded as a fine maker. 

£4,000-6,000 

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An Important burr walnut longcase clock of 

three month duration with pull quarter-repeat 

on six bells 

Simon DeCharmes, London, with movement 

and dial supplied for the clock by Claude 

DuChesne, dated 1717 

The substantial eight finned-pillar rack and bell 

striking movement with five-wheel trains, rise/fall 

pendulum regulation and pull-quarter repeat on six 

bells, the 24 hour wheel inscribed Claudius Du 

Chesne Londini, 24th May 1717, the 12 inch gilt 

brass break-arch dial with calendar aperture, turned 

collets for the winding holes, pierced steel hands 

and silvered subsidiary seconds ring to the finely 

matted centre within an applied silvered Roman 

numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour 

markers and Arabic five minutes to the outer track, 

the angles with gilt cast mask-and-scroll spandrels, 

beneath arch with central domed silvered boss 

boldly signed Simon DeCharmes, London, flanked 

by subsidiary strike/silent and regulation dials with 

matted centres and within conforming foliate scroll 

relief infill, the case of impressive proportions and fine 

colour, with tall ogee domed caddy applied with three 

cast brass ball-and-spire finials above blind fret 

break-fronted box upstand incorporating ogee 

moulded break-arch frieze with conforming fret infill, 

the hood door with applied half-round gilt brass dial 

surround flanked by integral columns with gilt caps 

and bases, the sides with brass-edged large 

rectangular windows and dressed with quarter 

columns backed onto bargeboards to the rear edges, 

the trunk with book-matched veneers to the concave 

throat and unusual applied break-arch mouldings 

above herringbone banded finely figured trunk door, 

on conforming banded panel plinth base with double 

skirt, 253cm excluding finials, 271cm high overall. 

Provenance: The property of a Lady 

Claude DuChesne and Simon DeCharmes were 

both of French Huguenot immigrant extraction. 

DuChesne originated from Paris and was made 

Free of the Clockmakers Company in 1693, De 

Charmes was made a Free brother in 1691. 

Both specialised in producing very distinctive high 

quality clocks usually of complex specification, often 

playing music or with astronomical features, many for 

export to Northern Europe. When the work of both 

makers is compared it becomes apparent that they 

must have had a close working relationship. A good 

example illustrating the similarities of both makers 

work, can be seen when comparing two japanned 

musical table clocks sold at Sotheby's in 2006/7. The 

first example, by DuChesne, sold in London on 

14/12/06 (lot 66) the second, by DeCharmes, also 

sold in London, on 25/04/07 (lot 81). Both these 

clocks are of similar specification and are in near 

identical cases, only differing slightly in detail. 


The dial layout of the current lot with 

two subsidiary dials beneath a 

central feature (either signature 

plaque or third dial) appears to have 

been the favoured format of 

DuChesne at this period. This 

coupled with the use of fitted disc 

collets around the winding holes 

(also favoured by DuChesne) and 

the fact that the 24 hour wheel is 

signed by him confirms that the 

movement was supplied by 

DuChesne to DeCharmes for use in 

this clock, complete with the finished 

dial to which he had only to add a 

signed boss. 

The case on the other hand exhibits 

details which appear to be unique to 

DeCharmes, most noticeably the 

unusual break-arch moulding above 

the trunk door. This feature (coupled 

with directly comparable caddy 

configurations and break-arch detail 

immediately above the arch of the 

case) can be seen on two other 

examples by DeCharmes. The first 

(now with later marquetry) was sold 

by Sotheby's, London on 19/12/00 

(lot 335) the second also sold by 

Sotheby's in London on 23/03/99 

lot 252. The case can also be 

compared with a marquetry example 

housing a grande sonnerie 

movement by Quare (number 145) 

illustrated in Robinson, Tom The 

LONGCASE CLOCK pages144-5 

which Robinson dates to 1716-18. 

The brass half-round moulding 

applied to the front door and side 

windows of the hood is also a 

feature often found on examples by 

Quare. Clocks of three month 

duration are extremely rare, 

especially example which also strike 

the hours due to the enormous 

power reserve required to operate 

for a full three months. To tackle this 

problem Joseph Knibb developed 

Roman striking, (a coded form of 

hour notation on two bells one 

representing the 'I' on a dial the 

other 'V') in order to reduce the 

amount of power required. The current lot however, in addition to striking the full hours for the entire three-month period 

also has reserve built into the hour train to allow reasonable operation of the pull-quarter repeat over that period. Both 

the movement and case are of suitably substantial construction to accommodate the strains and stresses created 

by the heavy driving weights. The extraordinary specification of the movement coupled with the complex dial layout 

and impressive proportions of the case suggests that this magnificent clock was made for an extremely wealthy client 

who wished to express his high status in the most appropriate manner. 

£30,000-50,000 

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A fine George III mahogany quarter-chiming eight-day longcase 

clock with moonphase 

Sadler, Norwich, late 18th century 

The substantial five-pillar triple train movement chiming the quarters on a 

nest of six bells and striking the hour on a further bell, the 13 inch brass 

break-arch dial with sweep calendar hand and flush-fitting silvered 

subsidiary seconds dial to the finely engraved ho-ho bird inhabited rococo 

scroll decorated matted ground within an applied silvered Roman numeral 

chapter ring with sweep calendar to inner track, Arabic five minutes and 

signed Sadler, Norwich to lower edge, the angles applied with cherub-head 

and foliate cast spandrels beneath rolling moonphase to arch, the case 

with foliate-capped verre eglomise fronted pagoda upstand and swan neck 

pediment above reeded columns to hood above swollen frieze to throat 

and shaped-top double book-matched flame figured mahogany veneered 

door flanked by quarter columns to trunk, on a shaped raised-panel 

fronted plinth base with ogee bracket feet 251cm high. 

Provenance; ex Caister Castle, Great Yarmouth. 

A Thomas Sadler is recorded in Baillie G.H. WATCHMAKERS & 

CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD as working in Norwich 1752-84 

£5,500-6,500 


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A fine Queen Anne ebonised eight-day longcase clock 

John Knibb, Oxford, early 18th century 

The fully-latched five finned-pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement 

with separate shaped-cock for the pallet arbor and backplate cut for the 

pallets, long crutch and 11.75 inch square gilt brass dial with delicate border 

engraved calendar aperture, silvered subsidiary seconds ring and blued-steel 

hands to the finely matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral 

chapter ring with stylised fleur-de-lys half hour markers, Arabic five minutes 

and signed John Knibb, Oxon to lower edge, the angles applied with gilt twin 

cherub and crown pattern spandrels, the case with Knibb type button-capped 

giltwood centre finial flanked by conforming brass examples to the domed 

caddy upstand with blind fret infill beneath, with moulded cornice with 

conforming fret to frieze and integral columns with gilt brass caps and bases 

to hood door, the trunk with concave throat moulding and lenticle-centred 

rectangular door, on plinth base with moulded skirt, 229cm high excluding top 

finial, 241cm overall. 

Provenance: The property of a private collector. 

John Knibb was born in 1650 and was apprenticed to his older brother, Joseph, 

in around 1664. When Joseph moved to London in 1670 to set up business 

(presumably in the workshop inherited from his uncle, Samuel) John, his younger 

brother, took-on the Oxford workshop gaining the Freedom of the city on 

payment of a fine in 1673. Throughout the latter three decades of the 

17th century John and Joseph worked in parallel, however when the products 

from both workshops are examined, it is evident that they had a close working 

relationship. Joseph Knibb retired in 1697 selling-up most of his workshop before 

moving to Hanslop, Buckinghamshire where he made a few clocks prior to his 

death in 1711. John Knibb continued in business until his death in 1722. The 

movement of the current lot is fully latched and has the feature of separate cock 

for the pallet arbor (and cut-out for the pallets in the backplate) normally found on 

earlier clocks by Joseph with butterfly-nut pendulum regulation, however the 

casting for the pendulum hanging cock differs from those found on earlier clocks 

and the use of internal countwheel for striking the hours certainly dates it towards 

the end of the century. From these observations one could speculate that the 

movement of the current lot may well have been acquired by John from Joseph’s 

stock when he retired in 1697 or even on his death in 1711 before finishing and 

fitting with a dial. The fine proportions of the case closely echoes London work of 

the period. Despite being provincially made (probably Oxford) the case does 

exhibit features such as the distinctive spherical finials with button-shaped caps 

(which are often seen on other longcase clocks by the Knibb family) which set 

it aside from other provincial examples of the period. 

£10,000-15,000 

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105 

106 

105 

A George III brass-mounted ebonised triple 

pad-top small bracket clock 

Lake, Romford, late 18th century 

The five-pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement 

now with anchor escapement and backplate 

engraved with foliate sprays around a central 

basket of flowers, the 6 inch white painted breakarch 

Roman numeral dial signed LAKE, Romford to 

centre, with gilt painted floral sprays to spandrels 

beneath STRIKE/SILENT dial to arch, the case with 

brass carrying handle to the triple brass edged pad 

applied break-arch top above brass fillet inset 

arched side windows and moulded angles to front 

door, on brass bound moulded base with cast 

ogee bracket feet, 36cm high excluding handle. 

£2,000-3,000 

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A George III brass mounted mahogany padtop 

bracket clock 

Robert Flight, Bath, late 18th century 

The five-pillar twin fusee bell-striking movement 

now with anchor escapement and signed Rob’t 

Flight, Bath to the foliate scroll engraved backplate, 

the 6 inch brass break-arch dial applied with 

convex circular white enamel Roman numeral 

centre (some damage) with Arabic five minutes, 

within foliate cast brass spandrels beneath enamel 

STRIKE/SILENT dial flanked by conforming mounts 

to arch, the break-arch case with hinged carrying 

handle and brass edged pads above arched 

fishscale frets to sides and caddy moulded angles 

to front door, on moulded base with cast brass 


£2,000-3,000 


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An early third period large brass 

lantern clock 

The movement and frame 

attributed to the Fromanteel 

workshop, circa 1660, the dial 

later 

The two train posted movement with 

heavily tapered arbors, double-cut 

hoop wheel, iron countwheel and 

conversion to anchor escapement 

with long pendulum and later motion 

work for two handed notation, the 

frame with ball feet, well-turned Doric 

corner columns and distinctive vase 

finials with four-stage graduated 

knopped caps, the current dial 

bearing signature Gibbon, London to 

the rose and tulip engraved centre 

within an applied silvered Roman 

numeral chapter ring with baton half 

hour markers, with later bell-bearer, 

foliate scroll cast and pierced frets, 

brass backplate and side doors, 

44cm high, with an oak wall bracket, 

pendulum and weights. 

For examples by the Fromanteel family 

with comparable frame castings see 

White, George English Lantern Clocks 

figures III/22 (page 137), III/64 (page 

155), IV/26 (page 175) and IV/59-61 

(page 189). On page 148 White 

comments ‘Fromanteel’s large frames 

were exclusive to his workshop’. This 

large lantern clock retains many early 

features such as separately wound 

trains, heavily tapered arbors and iron 

countwheel, however evidence in the 

central bar of the movement and top 

plate indicates that this clock was 

originally made with verge 

escapement and short pendulum. 

£2,000-3,000 

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June 2006 

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inspection on request 

10. Descriptions. Please assist us with 

accurate information as to the provenance 

etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is 

strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions 

under modern consumer legislation and in 

some circumstances responsibility lies with 

sellers if inaccuracies occur. We will assume 

that you have approved the catalogue 

description of your lots unless informed to 

the contrary. Where we are obliged to return 

the price to the buyer when the lot is a 

deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the 

Conditions of Sale and we have accounted to 

you for the proceeds of sale you agree to 

reimburse us the sale proceeds. The liability 

to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not 

arise where you are acting reasonably and 

honestly and are unaware of the forgery but 

we are or ought to have been aware of it. 

11. Unsold and withdrawn items. If an item 

is unsold it may with your consent be reoffered 

at a future sale. Where in our opinion 

an item is unsaleable you must -collect such 

items from the saleroom promptly on being 

so informed. Otherwise, storage charges 

may be incurred. We reserve the right to 

charge for storage in these circumstances at 

a reasonable daily rate. 

12. Withdrawn and bought in items. These 

are liable to incur a charge of 15 % plus VAT 

on being bought in or withdrawn after being 

catalogued. 

13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all 

goods will be sold on our Conditions of Sale. 

In particular you undertake that you have the 

right to sell the goods either as owner or 

agent for the owner. You undertake to 

compensate us and any buyer or third party 

for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred 

in respect of and as a result of any breach of 

this undertaking. 

14. Authority to deduct commission and 

expenses and retain premium and interest. 

(a) You authorise us to deduct commission at 

the stated rate and all expenses incurred for 

your account from the hammer price and 

consent to our right to retain beneficially the 

premium paid by the buyer in accordance 

with our Conditions of Sale and any interest 

earned on the sale proceeds until the date of 

settlement. 

(b) You authorise us in our discretion to 

negotiate a sale by private treaty not later 

than the close of business after the day of 

the sale in the case of lots unsold at auction, 

in which case the same charges will be 

payable as if such lots had been sold at 

auction and so far as appropriate these 

Terms apply. 

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15. Warehousing. We disclaim all liability for 

goods delivered to our saleroom without 

sufficient sale instructions and reserve the 

right to make minimum warehousing charge 

of £10 per lot per day. Unsold lots are 

subject to the same charges if you do not 

remove them within a reasonable time of 

notification. If not removed within three 

weeks we reserve the right to sell them and 

defray charges from any net proceeds of 

sale or at your expense to consign them to 

the local authority for disposal. 

16. Settlement. After sale settlement of the 

net sum due to you normally takes place 

within 21 days of the sale (by crossed 

cheque to the seller) unless the buyer has 

not paid for the goods. In this case no 

settlement will then be made but we will 

take your instructions in the light of our 

Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums 

owed by you to us on other transactions to 

be deducted from the sale proceeds. You 

must note the liability to reimburse the 

proceeds of sale to us as under the 

circumstances provided for in Condition 10 

above. You should therefore bear this 

potential liability in mind before parting with 

the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 21 

days from the date of sale. 

CONDITIONS OF SALE 

Dreweatts 1759 Limited trading as 

Dreweatts carries on business with bidders, 

buyers and all those present in the auction 

room prior to or in connection with a sale on 

the following General Conditions and on such 

other terms, conditions and notices as may 

be referred to herein. 

1. DEFINITIONS 

In these Conditions: 

(a) “auctioneer” means the firm of Dreweatts 

or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; 

(b) “deliberate forgery” means an imitation 

made with the intention of deceiving as to 

authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture 

or source but which is unequivocally 

described in the catalogue as being the work 

of a particular creator and which at the date 

of the sale had a value materially less than it 

would have had if it had been in accordance 

with the description; 

(c) “hammer price” means the level of 

bidding reached (at or above any reserve) 

when the auctioneer brings down the 

hammer; 

(d) “terms of consignment” means the 

stipulated terms and rates of commission on 

which Dreweatts accepts instructions from 

sellers or their agents; 

(e) “total amount due” means the hammer 

price in respect of the lot sold together with 

any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable 

and any additional charges payable by a 

defaulting buyer under these Conditions; 

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(f) “sale proceeds” means the net amount 

due to the seller, being the hammer price of 

the lot sold less commission at the stated 

rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any 

other amounts due to us by the seller in 

whatever capacity and however arising; 

(g) “You”, “Your”, etc. refer to the buyer as 

identified in Condition 2. 

(h) The singular includes the plural and vice 

versa as appropriate. 

2. BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER 

(a) Bidders are required to register their 

particulars before bidding and to satisfy any 

security arrangements before entering the 

auction room to view or bid; 

(b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by 

the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be 

the buyer at the hammer price and any 

dispute about a bid shall be settled at the 

auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering 

the Lot during the course of the auction or 

otherwise. The auctioneer shall act 

reasonably in exercising this discretion. 

(c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as 

principals. 

(2) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is 

expressly reserved up to the amount of any 

reserve and the right to refuse any bid is 

also reserved. 

3. INCREMENTS 

Bidding increments shall be at the 

auctioneer’s sole discretion. 

4. THE PURCHASE PRICE 

together with a premium thereon of 23% 

which shall include VAT on the premium at 

the rate imposed by law. The buyer will also 

be liable for any royalties payable under Droit 

de Suite as setout under Information for 

Buyers above. 

5. VALUE ADDED TAX 

Value Added Tax on the hammer price is 

imposed by law on all items affixed with an 

asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax 

is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing 

by law at the date of sale and is payable by 

buyers of relevant Lots. (Please refer to 

“Information for Buyers” for a brief 

explanation of the VAT position). 

6. PAYMENT 

(1) Immediately a Lot is sold you will: 

(a) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, 

and 

(b) pay to us the total amount due or in 

such other way as is agreed by us. 

(2) Any payments by you to us may be 

applied by us towards any sums owing from 

you to us on any account whatever without 

regard to any directions of you or your agent, 

whether express or implied. 

(3)Buyers who utilise the services of ATG 

Live Auctions or any other live internet 

services are hereby informed that the 

payment method details that are provided to 

ATG Live Auctions or any other live internet 

services as part of the process of registration 

will, in the absence of compliance with 

paragraph (1) of this clause, be utilised by us 

to settle any amounts owing by such buyers 

to us. 

7. TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES 

(1) The ownership of any Lots purchased 

shall not pass to you until you have made 

payment in full to us of the total amount due. 

(2) You shall at your own risk and expense 

take away any lots that you have purchased 

and paid for not later than 3 working days 

following the day of the auction or upon the 

clearance of any cheque used for payment 

after which you shall be responsible for any 

removal, storage and insurance charges. 

(3) No purchase can be claimed or removed 

until it has been paid for. 

(4) Dreweatts is unable to arrange packaging 

or shipping of items. Successful buyers must 

make these arrangements independently, 

though the saleroom may be able to suggest 

specialist shipping companies who can 

advise buyers, this advice is not a 

recommendation and the saleroom is not 

liable for any aspect of the packaging and 

shipping process. Please note that the cost 

of packaging and shipping depends on the 

size/weight of the item(s) purchased, 

insurance requirements, and the shipping 

destination, not on the value of the item(s) 

purchased. Please note that any items not 

collected within one week of the sale date 

may be automatically removed to 

commercial storage and subject to a storage 

charge. 

8. REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OR 

FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES 

(1) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken 

away in accordance with these Conditions or 

if there is any other breach of these 

Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and 

on our own behalf, shall at our absolute 

discretion and without prejudice to any other 

rights we may have, be entitled to exercise 

one or more of the following rights and 

remedies: 


(a) to proceed against you for damages for 

breach of contract; 

(b) to rescind the sale of that Lot and/or any 

other Lots sold by us to you; 

(c) to resell the Lot (by auction or private 

treaty) in which case you shall be 

responsible for any resulting deficiency in the 

total amount due (after crediting any part 

payment and adding any resale costs). Any 

surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; 

(d) to remove, store and insure the Lot at 

your expense and, in the case of storage, 

either at our premises or elsewhere; 

(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 

1.5% per month on the total amount due to 

the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 

working days after the sale; 

(g) to retain that or any other Lot sold to you 

until you pay the total amount due; 

(h) to reject or ignore bids from you or your 

agent at future auctions or to impose 

conditions before any such bids shall be 

accepted; 

(i) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots 

due or in future becoming due to you 

towards the settlement of the total amount 

due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to 

retain possession of) any of your property in 

our possession for any purpose until the debt 

due is satisfied. 

(2) We shall, as agent for the seller and on 

our own behalf pursue these rights and 

remedies only so far as is reasonable to 

make appropriate recovery in respect of 

breach of these conditions 

9. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY 

All members of the public on our premises 

are there at their own risk and must note the 

lay-out of the accommodation and security 

arrangements. Accordingly neither the 

auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall 

incur liability for death or personal injury 

(except as required by law by reason of our 

negligence) or similarly for the safety of the 

property of persons visiting prior to or at a 

sale. 

10. COMMISSION BIDS 

Whilst prospective buyers are strongly 

advised to attend the auction and are always 

responsible for any decision to bid for a 

particular Lot and shall be assumed to have 

carefully inspected and satisfied themselves 

as to its condition we will if so instructed 

clearly and in writing execute bids on their 

behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our 

employees or agents shall be responsible for 

any failure to do so save where such failure 

is unreasonable. Where two or more 

commission bids at the same level are 

recorded we reserve the right in our absolute 

discretion to prefer the first bid so made. 

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11. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY 

The seller warrants to the auctioneer and 

you that the seller is the true owner of the 

property consigned or is properly authorised 

by the true owner to consign it for sale and 

is able to transfer good and marketable title 

to the property free from any third party 

claims. 

12. AGENCY 

The auctioneer normally acts as agent only 

and disclaims any responsibility for default 

by sellers or buyers. 

13. TERMS OF SALE 

The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold 

subject to the stipulations of these 

Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms 

of Consignment as notified to the consignor 

at the time of the entry of the Lot. 

14. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION 

(1) Whilst we seek to describe lots 

accurately, it may be impractical for us to 

carry out exhaustive due diligence on each 

lot. Prospective buyers are given ample 

opportunities to view and inspect before any 

sale and they (and any independent experts 

on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as 

to the accuracy of any description applied to 

a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the 

understanding that, inevitably, 

representations or statements by us as to 

authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, 

provenance, condition or estimated selling 

price involve matters of opinion. We 

undertake that any such opinion shall be 

honestly and reasonably held and accept 

liability for opinions given negligently or 

fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither 

we the auctioneer nor our employees or 

agents nor the seller accept liability for the 

correctness of such opinions and all 

conditions and warranties, whether relating 

to description, condition or quality of lots, 

express, implied or statutory, are hereby 

excluded. This Condition is subject to the 

next following Condition concerning 

deliberate forgeries and applies save as 

provided for in paragraph 6 “information to 

buyers”. 

(2) Private treaty sales made under these 

Conditions are deemed to be sales by 

auction for purposes of consumer legislation. 

15. FORGERIES 

Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any 

Lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery 

(as defined) may be returned to us by you 

within 21 days of the auction provided it is in 

the same condition as when bought, and is 

accompanied by particulars identifying it 

from the relevant catalogue description and 

a written statement of defects. If we are 

satisfied from the evidence presented that 

the Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall 

refund the money paid by you for the Lot 

including any buyer’s premium provided that 

(1) if the catalogue description reflected the 

accepted view of scholars and experts as at 

the date of sale or (2) you personally are not 

able to transfer a good and marketable title 

to us, you shall have no rights under this 

condition. 

The right of return provided by this Condition 

is additional to any right or remedy provided 

by law or by these Conditions of Sale. 

GENERAL 

16. We shall have the right at our discretion, 

to refuse admission to our premises or 

attendance at our auctions by any person. 

17. (1) Any right to compensation for losses 

liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of 

and as a result of any breach of these 

Conditions and any exclusions provided by 

them shall be available to the seller and/or 

the auctioneer as appropriate. 

(2). Such rights and exclusions shall extend 

to and be deemed to be for the benefit of 

employees and agents of the seller and/or 

the auctioneer who may themselves enforce 

them. 

18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or 

viewer may be given by first class mail, 

email or Swiftmail in which case it shall be 

deemed to have been received by the 

addressee 48 hours after posting. 

19. Special terms may be used in catalogue 

descriptions of particular classes of items in 

which case the descriptions must be 

interpreted in accordance with any glossary 

appearing at the commencement of the 

catalogue. 

20. Any indulgence extended to bidders 

buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the 

strict terms of these Conditions or of the 

Terms of Consignment shall affect the 

position at the relevant time only and in 

respect of that particular concession only; in 

all other respects these Conditions shall be 

construed as having full force and effect. 

21. English law applies to the interpretation 

of these Conditions. 

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Bidding Slip 

Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments 

Sale Code: 13170 Wednesday 9th September 2009 

I authorise Dreweatts - Donnington Priory Salerooms, to bid on my behalf up to the 

maximum price indicated plus the 20% plus VAT (23%) Buyer’s Premium 

To aid legibility please fill in your details in BLOCK CAPITALS. 

Title Initials Surname 

Address 

Postcode 

Telephone (Daytime) Fax 

Mobile Email 

Signed Date 

Bids 

Lot No. Max Bid Price Ex. Premium & VAT Lot No. Max Bid Price Ex. Premium & VAT 

Important Notes 

Whilst every care is taken in carrying 

out buyers’ instructions, neither 

Dreweatts, nor their staff can be held 

responsible for any errors made. 

All successful bids are subject to a 

20% plus VAT (23%) of the hammer 

price up to £250,000, and 12% plus 

VAT (13.8%) on the hammer price in 

excess of £250,000 

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Buyers intending to clear purchases 

without delay are advised to make 

arrangements for payment before the 

sale, giving satisfactory bank or other 

references. 

Failure to do so may mean that 

collection will be delayed until cheques 

are cleared. 

References and this bidding slip should 

arrive before the day of the sale. 

If you leave an odd bid, the Auctioneer 

will increase your bid to the next 

highest figure. 

Bids must be received the day before 

the sale, in certain circumstances it 

may not be possible to execute bids 

received on the day of the sale. 

Your attention is drawn to our General 

Conditions of Sale, available in the 

catalogue or in the saleroom. 

Please note that we accept most major 

credit/debit cards for purchases and 

catalogues. 

Please send to: 

Dreweatts 

Auctioneers and Valuers 


Donnington, Newbury, 

Berkshire RG14 2JE 

Telephone: 01635 553 553 

Fax: 01635 553 599 

Email: donnington@dnfa.com 


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