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A FINE AND RARE MID 18TH CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED CARVED MAHOGANY QUARTER REPEATING TABLE CLOCKDelander, LondonSurmounted by a cast handle on an inverted bell top with fine mouldings over a concave cornice, circular and rectangular glazed side panels and a plinth base on block feet, the front and rear doors, all four angles, and the four side windows all framed in carved mahogany borders of egg-and-dart or flowerheads interlaced with flowing ribbon, the 6.25 inch arched brass dial with rise-and-fall regulation dial in the arch (divided into 40 divisions marked in 5s) flanked by silver spandrels depicting a cornucopia and a cherub holding a flowerstalk aloft, over the silvered Roman and Arabic dial framed by silver scroll-and-flower spandrels, the finely matted centre with curved chamfered mock pendulum aperture revealing the engraved silvered 'bob', chamfered square date aperture and applied nameplate a strike/silent lever at IX, the twin gut fusee movement with rectangular plates united by six knopped pillars, the pivotted verge escapement with adjustable pallets to a brass rod pendulum with lenticular brass bob secured for transit by a steel hook, rack striking the hours on a bell and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, signed in a copperplate script to the lower half of the backplate, Delander, London, the high-strokes of the letters flowing into one another. Running, striking and repeating. Sold together with a 20th century, bespoke mahogany wall bracket, made in solid mahogany and multi-layered in the 18th century style, with three suspension loops. The bracket 22cms (8.75ins.) high, 29.5 (11.5ins) wide and 21cms (8.25ins) deep. 45cms (17.75ins) high (2)Footnotes:Provenance: Single family ownership for 46 years. Purchased from Ronald A Lee, 1-9 Bruton Place, W.1. April 1974. A copy of the original invoice accompanies this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare mid 18th century silver-mounted carved mahogany quarter repeating table clock with exhibition provenanceDelander, LondonSurmounted by a cast handle on an inverted bell top with fine mouldings to a plinth base and block feet, the front and rear doors, all four angles, and the four side windows all framed in carved mahogany borders of egg-and-dart or flowerheads interlaced with flowing ribbon, the 6.25 inch arched brass dial with rise-and-fall regulation dial in the arch (divided into 42 divisions marked in 7s) flanked by silver spandrels depicting a cornucopia and a cherub holding a flowerstalk aloft, over the silvered Roman and Arabic dial framed by silver scroll-and-flower spandrels, the finely matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture revealing the engraved 'bob', chamfered date aperture with pin-hole adjustment and applied nameplate a strike/silent lever at IX, the twin gut fusee movement with rectangular plates united by six knopped pillars, the pivotted verge escapement with adjustable pallets, to a brass rod pendulum with lenticular brass bob secured for transit by a steel hook, rack striking the hours on a bell and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, signed in a flowing script to the lower half of the backplate, Delander, London, the high-strokes of the letters flowing into one another. The glazed rear door applied with the original printed label Catalogue Number 150 from the 1952 Science Museum Exhibition 'British Clockmaker's Heritage Exhibition. Running, striking and repeating. 46cms (18ins) highFootnotes:Exhibited: British Clockmakers Heritage Exhibition, Science Museum, May 23rd to September 14th, 1952, exhibit number 150. Described as 'Bracket Clock by Delander (probably Nathaniel), London c1740.Lent by Ronald Lee, Esq.'Provenance:Single family ownership for 36 years. Purchased by the vendor's father from Ronald A. Lee (Fine Arts) Ltd, 1-9 Bruton Place W.1. , June 1984. A copy of the original invoice is included with this lot, on which Mr Lee notes 'This is the pair to the Delander you purchased in April 1974.' Bearing in mind that Mr Lee had loaned the clock to the Science Museum Exhibition in 1952, and only sold it in 1984, it is quite possible that he kept this at own his home as part of his private collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Of Royal Provenance. One of only two known regulators by Thomas Reid with his spring pallet escapement and pendulum. A fine and very rare early 19th century mahogany floorstanding regulator of one month duration, DATED 1816.Reid and Auld, Edinburgh. The movement repeat signed and dated.The case:the shallow arched hood with moulded cornice over canted front angles to a concave throat moulding, the dial surround lined in brass, over a long trunk door with shaped glazed panel to reveal the arc of the pendulum against an engraved silvered beat scale, and the descent of the brass cylindrical weight, flanked by conforming canted front angles, on a panel base with applied shaped moulding on a plinth raised on block feet. The interior of the trunk door applied with various labels including a 19th century printed 'Table of the Equation of Time'; a description of the clock hand written in sepia ink; an oval label of the 20th century Antique clock retailer Percy Webster; and an illustration from Britten's Encyclopedia of 1894. Further set with the engraved brass presentation plaque 'Presented to / THE LADY ALICE MONTAGU DOUGLAS SCOTT / on the occasion of her Marriage with / H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G., P.C., K.T. / From the Directors & Senior Officials of the Royal Bank of Scotland / of which Bank her Father / The Seventh Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry K.T., GVCO was Governor / 6th November 1935.' The backboard of solid mahogany one inch (25mm) in thickness sporting a shaped heavy cast iron plate occupying nearly half the length of the backboard to support both the movement and the pendulum. The dial:the 9.5 inch shallow arched dial signed in the upper part 'Reid & Auld, Edinburgh' in a flowing script over an Arabic minute track marked in tens, the upper half of the dial containing the Arabic seconds ring, the lower with a twice 1-12 Arabic hour ring, with original blued steel hands.The movement: of one month duration and heavy brass plates cast to allow the positioning of the barrel to the left hand side, united by four substantial turned pillars and secured to the cast iron seat-plate by three very heavy brass brackets, the seat-plate located on two pairs of brass angled brackets mounted to the tops of the case cheeks, the entire lower assembly using 18 screws to lock the movement in position. The movement is further secured within the case by a bridge-arrangement spanning from the heavy cast iron plate on the case back board to an extension piece set above the movement backplate. The iron horizontal seat plate and the vertical backboard plate both carry pairs of runners that would have originally located the brass-framed and glazed dust cover (cover now lacking). The brass weight suspended on a pulley of six crossings, pulling the gut line through a moving slide set on runners on the seatplate. The wheel train:the five wheel train with high count wheels of six crossings with pinions ranging from 24 on the second wheel to 16 on the 'scape wheel, terminating in Reid's deadbeat spring pallet escapement, all arbors with hardened steel end-plates where possible. The long crutch to Reid's own pendulum consisting of a larger diameter hollow zinc tube flanked by a pair of steel rods terminating in a typical massive bob with engraved rating nut. 174cms (5ft 8.5ins) high. Footnotes:Provenance: Their Royal Highnesses, The Dukes of Gloucester.A wedding present from the Directors and Senior Officials of the Royal Bank of Scotland to Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, later Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901-2004). Lady Alice married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), the third son of George V, on 6th November 1935.The oval plaque applied to the interior of the case is that of Percy Webster, the highest profile antique clock dealer working between the wars. Webster would have been the natural choice for anyone wishing to buy the finest clocks on the market at that time. The current clock is one of only four known regulators in the world by Thomas Reid, and one of only two that retain his original spring pallet escapement and pendulum. All four were made between 1811 and 1818 and comprise:1811 made for Lord Gray for his private observatory at Kinfauns Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. The month duration movement has a mercury pendulum and is remarkable for the use of anti-friction rollers. Remained with the family until 1934, altered to Richie's deadbeat escapement at about this time. Advertised by Derek Roberts Antiques, Tonbridge, Kent, in 'Antiquarian Horology' Vol.19, no.2, p131. 'This historically and technically very important regulator of 45 days duration was made by Reid virtually regardless of expense.'1813 made for Calton Hill Observatory, Edinburgh. Eight day duration, mercury pendulum. Altered in the 1850s to deadbeat escapement. Used, among other things, to time the daily firing of the gun at Edinburgh Castle at 1pm, and to ensure the correct drop of the time ball of the Nelson monument on Calton Hill. See 'Antiquarian Horology', Vol. 8, no.1, pp.51-61. 'The Astronomical clocks at the Observatory, Calton Hill, Edinburgh' by Christopher Wood, F.R.A.S.1816 the current lot. Month duration, original escapement and pendulum. Royal ownership since 1935. 1818 Month duration, original escapement and pendulum. Donated in the late 19th century by E. Thompson to the British Horological Institute. Restored in the late 1980s - see 'The BHI Reid and Auld Spring Pallet Regulator' by R. John Griffiths, 'Horological Journal', August 1992. Thomas Reid was born in Dysart, near Fife in 1746. Aged 16 he was apprenticed to his gifted clockmaking cousin James Cowan. When the latter died, Thomas returned from London to take over the business, proclaiming in the 28th November 1781 Edinburgh Evening Courant that '.... having received the instructions of the first masters in that profession, did carry on business and was employed in the execution of first-rate work there..' He ends the announcement with the promise that '..he makes no doubt of giving entire satisfaction to his employers'. Reid's skill and confidence were soon rewarded with public commissions all over Scotland including the first clock for the spire of St. Andrews Parish Church on George Street and improvements to the clock of St Giles' Kirk. His two movements for Annan Town Hall are particularly remarkable in that he designed them so as to allow access to each of the wheels independently from one another. He is best known today for his treatise 'On Clock and Watch making' written in retirement and which eventually ran to six editions. He died on 24th September 1831. Thomas Reid took William Auld into partnership in 1806. Comparative literature:'The BHI Reid and Auld Spring Pallet Regulator dated 1818', R. John Griffiths, 'Horological Journal', Vol.135, no.2.'William Hardy and his spring-pallet regulators', Charles Allix, 'Antiquarian Horology', vol.18, no.6 pp.607-629.Roberts, D. (2003) 'English Precision Pendulum Clocks'. Schiffer Publishing. pp.94-100.Smith, J. (1975) Old Scottish Clockmakers from 1453 to 1850. Redwood Burn Limited. A review of the innovation following the pioneering work with gravity escapements from the earlier years of the 18th century is given below:THOMAS REID'S SPRING PALLET REGULATORSby Andrew KingWith the considerable advance towards the development of the marine timekeeper in the middle years of the eighteenth century, thought was evolving with new ideas to increase the precision of pendulum regulators. The dead beat escapement refined by George Graham earlier in the century was a very simple and generally robust system, but with the more recent successful achievement of the detached spring detent escapement in what was now, by the late eighteenth centur... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare late 18th century English mahogany quarter- and Dutch-striking' table clockThomas Pace Senior, LondonThe bell topped case with five flambe finials over substantial side handles and boldly cast gilt-brass sound frets centred by a cherubs head within a sunburst, on a plinth base and (later) brass ogee feet, the 7.75 inch brass dial with a pair of painted subsidiary dials for date and strike/silent flanking the recessed signature plate over a Roman and Arabic dial with matching hands, the substantial three chain fusee movement now with Brocot style deadbeat escapement striking the hours on the hour and the half-hour, in the Dutch tradition, further chiming the quarters on a rack of eight bells and hammers, the backplate with double-line border framing an allover design of foliate scrolls centred by a basket of fruit. Ticking, chiming and striking, with pendulum, case key and winding key. 58cms (22.5ins) highFootnotes:Clock lovers the world over know the iconic skeleton clocks of John Pace of Bury St Edmunds. Working 170 years ago, his use of clean lines and strong geometric forms give the appearance of an object from the mid-20th century, or even the modern day. His vertical wheel trains can be seen as a precursor of those used to such effect by Jaeger le Coultre in the 1950s and 60s. But John was only one of ten clockmakers from the Pace family, a dynasty that spanned 150 years from the 1740s into the 1890s. A full account is given in Antiquarian Horology, vol.34, no.1, pp60-71 'The Pace family of Quaker clockmakers' by David Edmund Pace. The following six lots are all from the Pace family collection. Literature: Illustrated and discussed in 'Antiquarian Horology', vol.34, no.1 p63, fig 3. Thomas Pace (Senior) was active from 1776-1819 from 128 Whitechapel High Street. Two of his eight children followed in his clockmaking footsteps, Thomas (Junior) – see lot 69, and John who moved to Bury St Edmunds – see lots 72 and 73.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An early 19th century brass-inlaid mahogany table clockThomas Pace JrThe pointed arched case with ball finials and side ring handles on foliate bosses over architectural side sound frets, on a plinth base and ball feet, the 7.75 inch signed painted Roman dial framed by inlaid brass scroll work, the footed and shouldered plates united by four rare vase-shaped pillars, anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell, with trip repeat facility. Running and striking, with two case keys and a winding key. 50cms (19.5ins) high. Footnotes:Literature: Illustrated and discussed in 'Antiquarian Horology', Volume 34, Number 1, page 64, Figure 4.Thomas Pace Junior (1777-1829) continued the family business in London. He had two sons, Henry and Charles (see lots 70 and 71 respectively).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A good second quarter of the 19th century brass-mounted mahogany table clockHenry Pace, London The gothic-style case with trefoil top applied with crossed foliate boughs flanked by pinnacles set on cluster columns to a moulded base on brass block feet, the arched one-piece silvered dial with strike/silent subsidiary over a Roman chapter ring framed by engraved scrolls centred by a signature cartouche, the twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with stepped and shouldered plates united by five knopped pillars, with anchor escapement and rack strike on a bell, with trip repeat facility, the pendulum with facetted rod, the bell inscribed to the interior 'Pace '39' 'S.B.Gaze 1853' and others. Running and striking. 41cms (16ins) highFootnotes:Literature: Illustrated and discussed in 'Antiquarian Horology', Volume 34, Number 1, page 69, Figure 17.Henry Pace (active 1830-1861) was Thomas Junior's eldest son and inherited the Whitechapel business on his death. In this clock, the gothic style is becoming more prominent as the century progresses, and it displays a particularly fine attention to detail in the finessing of the angled sight ring along the lowermost section - the ordinarily straight edge has been curved to accommodate the shape of the chapter ring.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 20th century table lamp together with a gilt clock suspended from a gilt figure

TWO BOSUN'S WHISTLES, A TABLE CLOCK AND A KALEIDOSCOPE

A 19th Century gilt decorated Brunfaut clock with scholar surmount, the enamelled dial set with Roman numerals, the clock inscribed "W.Davis & Sons a Paris", approx 35 cm excluding stand, together with a plated table lamp in the Rococo taste, a copper kettle, pair of Edwardian transfer decorated vases, an over-sized decorative key, an ashtray on stand, etc

A 19th Century mahogany cased long case clock, the eight day movement with painted arch dial, decorated with figures emblematic of The Four Seasons, the dome top decorated with Middle Eastern figures at a table, the circular dial with Roman numerals enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, inscribed "Geo Stephenson Warminster", 51 cm wide x 216 cm high CONDITION REPORTS The eagle and ball surmount to the top of the case is a replacement in lower quality casting and oak particularly to the lower trunk. Several replacement sections of wood throughout the case. The movement however seems to be fairly untouched and in dirty unrestored condition. There is a pendulum and two weights. See images for further detail.

David Hubert, London: an ebonised bracket/table clock , mid18th Century with later alteration, the brass dial with silvered roman chapter, date aperture and vacant false bob aperture, surrounded by pierced and engraved leaf scroll spandrels, original verge escapement later converted to anchor escapement, the ornate backplate also signed with engraved leaf, fruit and bird decoration, the case with caddy top, brass handle and finials, pierced scale side panels, raised on brass ogee bracket feet, 30 x 20 x 46cms high.

Sinclair Harding & Co: a table clock with detachable alarm, marked A005 on the baseplate, with certificate detailing completion date 8th September, 1976, 8 1/2in.; together with a brochure and other associated paperwork.

AN IRISH MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY AND LATER the associated Irish case with stepped and shaped caddy top above moulded arches to front and rear, glazed side panels and rear door, on pad feet, the dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes enclosing a false bob aperture to the matted centre above twin winding apertures (one dummy), applied mask and foliate scroll spandrels, the break arch with applied silvered boss bearing signature ~Furnace / Dublin~ flanked by further applied foliate scrolls, the Irish eight day single fusee movement with pull cord to strike the hour and quarters on two bells, the back plate with engraved chevron border and signed ~Geo. Furnace / Dublin~ within a shaped cartouche, with pendulum and key 44cm high with carrying handle raised Irish table clocks of the second half of the 18th century often seem to feature the unusual shaped top seen in this clock: for a similar Irish Georgian case (with its original movement) see Dreweatts, Newbury, 11 March 2008, lot 112. George Furnace is recorded as a clockmaker working in Dublin between 1751-73. Provenance: James McCann (1840-1904), Irish nationalist MP and stockbroker, of Simmonscourt Castle, Ballsbridge, Dublin and the Ardsallagh estate, Navan, Co. Meath; thence by family descent.

A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD TABLE LAMP, an American simulated slate mantel clock and a 1920s oak cased sewing machine

Set kitchen scales, bass gong, mantle clock, small wicker hamper, two table lamps and sundries

A collection of silver and blue enamel dressing table items, including a part manicure set comprising three nail files/cuticle pushers, a nail buffer and a small circular pill box, all mounted on a silver and glass stand, Harrison & Hipwood, Birmingham 1930, a cut glass powder bowl and cover, a cut glass perfume bottle/atomiser, a compact and a small circular pin dish with gilt decoration marked 925 S, together with an Art Deco style small clock (several pieces with damage to enamel)

A 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mantel clock and a pair of associated spelter table lamps, the clock with spaniel and game surmount and flanked by hunting horns and game, all inset Sevres-style porcelain panels, height 35cm (3)

48 pcs International prelude sterling silver flatware plus sterling framed clock, Gorham snowflake ornament, 6 sterling spoons, and a silverplated pillbox or coin purse in the shape of a mesh handbag, 58 items total. 1st item: Small table clock with removable round engraved sterling silver frame, monogrammed "LHH". 3" diameter. Early 20th century. 2nd item: Miniature silverplated handbag with blue stone clasp, likely for holding pills or coins. No maker's mark. 1 3/4" W. 3rd item: Gorham 1972 sterling silver Christmas ornament in the form of a snowflake, with original box and Pacific cloth bag. Ornament - 3 1/4" diameter. 4th-9th items: 6 individual salt spoons with engraved handles marked sterling. 2 1/4" L. 10th item: Whiting sterling demitasse spoon. 4 1/4"L. 11th-58th items: International Prelude pattern sterling silver flatware, including 8 knives (9 1/4" L), 8 dinner forks (7 1/4" L), 8 salad/dessert knives, 8 iced teaspoons, 12 teaspoons, 1 sugar spoon, 1 place spoon (6 7/8" L), 1 master butter knife, and 1 lemon or pickle fork. Combined weight, Prelude flatware: 45.09 oz troy weighable silver. CONDITION: Clock frame is loose from clock and stand hinge behind it is broken. Marks on salt spoons are very worn. Prelude Flatware in very good condition, no monograms.

A box of miscellaneous items to include continental travel clock, table cigarette lighters, paper weight etc

A box of miscellaneous mid 20th century dolls house furniture, mainly being plywood examples to include beds, dressing table, long case clock, open armchair etc

Homeland Pewter four piece tea set, Black Forest carved figure of a Monk, Scottish Piper pewter quaiche, The POSH Club letter opener with original box, brass companion set, Ronson table lighter, Yorkshire Aeroplane Club badge, vintage handbag, mantle clock, stamp album and miscellanea in one box Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

Seth Thomas sunburst clock, L44cm, gilt framed convex wall mirror and a two branch gilt metal table lamps with glass drops (3) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

ELGIN ANNIVERSARY MANTEL CLOCK, 28cm high, along with an onyx table lamp (2)

1930's table top clock, 8-day movement with brass chapter ring, case and face with blue lacquered chinoisserie, 20cm (8") x 20cm (8").Condition report: Two sections of brass beading missing to left and right side of glass face cover.

A Noritake Tea for Two set, comprising teapot, milk jug and sugar basin two cups and saucers, of angular form decorated with stylised branches and blossom, an ink pot and a Lladro pottery table lamp, Aynsley 'Cottage Garden' trinket dishes, lidded pot etc and a 'Clock of One Hundred Flowers' by Dawen Wang (lacking clock):- One Tray

Border Fine Arts 'A Moment to Reflect' Table Lamp, 'Not a Moment's Peace' book ends 275/1500 and 'Ready and Waiting' mantel clock. (4)

A skeleton movement rolling ball table clock with cloisonné posts and finials. Hand painted enamelled face with Roman Numeral markers, housed in a brass bound glass case with front opening door. Mounted on a mahogany based and raised on 4 brass bun feet. Complete with 20 chrome spherical balls. Total height with case approx. 40cm x total width approx. 27.5cm.

A late 19th/early 20th century Viennese Enamel Ormolu table clockThe 1-inch dial with Roman numerals, single train movement supported on columns, decorated overall with enamel panels painted with depictions of gods and goddesses, centered with a figure of Diana and surmounted by Cupid, raised on scrolling feet, 11cm wide, 11cm deep, 29cm high, (4in wide, 4in deep, 11in high)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An early 20th century silver-mounted glass inkwell and two silver table bellsBirmingham 1910, the bells by Harry Brasted, London 1898, 1900 The inkwell of shaped ribbed form, together with a tortoiseshell-mounted dressing table clock, and a magnifying glass, weight bells 13oz. (5)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Ceramics - Royal Albert Old Country Roses table and ornamental china, including cake stand, jug and bowl set, vases, trinket dishes; wall clock, cups, saucers, etc

A dressing table clock in the form of a miniature ebony longcase clock with clockwork movement, (over-wound), stamped Ebony, Made in England, 30cm high, a Mauchline ware box depicting Plymouth Sound and breakwater, three Plymouth Combination Football league plaques, playing cards and miscellanea.

A plated kings pattern cutlery set, six place settings, in fitted canteen, a part canteen of Community Plate in 1970's walnut canteen table, 95 x 40cm, a small oak cased mantel clock and other items.

Collection of fifteen pieces of Masons Chartreuse including table lamp, clock and photograph frame.

A tray of Royal Crown Derby twilight owl, dressing table clock, Nagel candlesticks etc

A QUANTITY OF OCCASIONAL FURNITURE, to include an oak open bookcase, an oak bobbin turned nest of tables, oak corner shelves, mahogany wine table, an oak coffee table, a firescreen, a single chair, a mirror and a modern clock (10)

THREE BOXES OF REFERENCE BOOKS, A BOX OF COLLECTABLES, LOOSE ITEMS, etc, including five framed prints, a table lamp, Bush radio type TR82B, a reproduction wall clock, cameras, Texaco Regiment badges alarm clock, travel clocks, dominoes, etc (five boxes, five prints, radio and lamp)

Two late Victorian barometers, and one other; a pair of table lamps; Regency Fine Arts Group entitled "Romance"; four silhouettes; copper and brass measures; an oak cased Smiths mantel clock etc.

A modern jarrah wood and sapele mahogany long case clock, hand built by Colin Smith of Waterbeach in 1975, the wood from a disused dining table, with German eight day twin train movement with musical chime on eight rods, the brass dial with silvered chapter ring and 'Tempus Fugit' to arch, with engraved brass plaque detailing the clock's manufacture, with three weights, pendulum, case key, and various original paperwork pertaining to orders for parts and plans, 50 by 28 by 210cm high.

MAHOGANY TABLE LAMP, 77cm high overall, along with a mahogany mantel clock and a gentleman's grooming kit (3)

A 19th century brass miner's lamp, a reproduction lantern clock, various other metalwares, and a tripod table

LARGE ASSORTMENT OF MIXED FURNITURE including dining table, slatted garden table, chairs, clock ETC (19)

A 19th century French gilt metal mounted porcelain urn, now a table lamp, probably converted from a clock garniture, with two scroll handles, and Sèvres style decoration of figure in a landscape, 39.5cm high

A set of four ceramic spirit barrels, printed decoration of stag; a novelty Pancho Villa decanter and contents; an Ernest Jones onyx desk clock; an onyx table lighter; royal commemorative horse brasses; a Chinese carved horn etc

A Middle Eastern folding brass top table and additional brass tray to, also various items of brassware to include a 19th century copper and brass kettle (af), a brass carriage clock, ornaments, inkwell and trivet etc (9).

3 engine turned silver-backed dressing table brushes, a hair tidy with silver mount, 2 silver-rimmed vases, silver-handled cutlery, a silver ladle, a brass miniature carriage clock etc

Victorian silver mounted dressing table clock, with an oval gilt dial with engine turned decoration, mounted in a heavy scroll and foliate case, retailed by Jones, 41 St James's, London. (London 1894) Louis Dee. Original strut support now removed. 23cm overall height.

Two boxes of miscellaneous, Timemaster mantle clock, Daymaster Barometer, ladies Hat, metal foldable walking sticks, ceramic table lamps with shades

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GEORGIAN STYLE MAHOGANY CASED BRACKET OR TABLE CLOCK with arching case and carved and turned finials, fluted outset classical columns, plinth with carved decoration and all on carved feet, the gilt arching dial with pierced spandrels and with silvered chapter rings to the slow/fast and strike/silent dials, the main dial with roman numerals, signed 'Dent, Cockspur Street London', the movement striking the hours and half hours on a gong, 32.5cm wide x 21.5cm deep x 40cm high Condition: the case with traces of paint from wayward decorating, cracks to the veneer of the arching upper section of the case, some bleaching to the upper section, the fretwork sides with faded silk behind, the movement with thick plates and of good quality, the gong not fixed in place and lacking fixing nut, the clock without keys for the case or to wind the mechanism, the clock also lacking hour hand, some loss, marks, dents and scratches to the case overall but especially to the key hole of the front door and with a small loss to the wood of the case to the right hand side of the arching front door

FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE INCLUDING BOOKS, CLOCKS, PICTURES AND DINNER SUIT, together with binoculars, treen, boule set, cuckloo clock, Lledo and other boxed vehicles, shelves, table linen, candlesticks, etc (four boxes, loose and dinner suit)

RETRO POTTERY TABLE LAMP WITH SHADE, NOVELTY EAGLE CLOCK & RETRO WALL CLOCK

A silver plated Kings pattern table service in wood canteen; together with a modern chiming wall clock, signed Comitti, London

Minton Art Noveau Small Table Clock circa 1900. height 6.5" - 16.25 cm. Clock not working, case in excellent condition.

A Polish gilt and silvered brass hexagonal horizontal table clockJohannes Christian Logan, Thorn, first half of the 18th centuryThe hexagonal six baluster pillar movement with fusee for the going train regulated by sprung three-arm monometallic balance and standing barrel for the rack hour striking train sounding on a bell mounted within the baseplate and with trip-hour pull repeat, the backplate with lattice pierced and foliate cast balance bridge beside regulation dial to centre within herringbone engraved border and signed Johan Chr. Logan. Thorn, to space between, the 3.25 inch wide hexagonal gilt brass dial incorporating banner panels signed J. Ch Logan, Thorn the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with blued steel arrow hands and foliate engraved infill to the apex of each corner, the case with moulded dial surround incorporating sculpted lobes at the angles over raised rectangular glazed silvered panels to sides with stepped ogee moulding to lower edge, on three cast silvered brass winged cherub mask paw feet around a hinged base panel fitted with hour bell to centre, 11cm (4.25ins) wide. Although the maker of the current lot appears not to be recorded in the usual sources it is most likely that it was made in the Northern Polish town of Torun by an immigrant German maker, hence the clock was signed with a German interpretation of the town's name. The movement of the current lot is particularly well finished for a clock of this type and has survived in good original condition. Condition Report: Movement appears complete and fundamentally original with no evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The contrate wheel appears to have had repairs to the teeth requiring it to be removed and re-applied to its arbor with a new collet (the wheel now is in operational condition). The pallet arbor top pivot (which engages in a hole in the backcock/bridge) has lost its tip hence balance arbor is now loose at the top and will not beat. Going train is therefore not running. The strike train is in working condition.The dial is a little rubbed and discoloured but otherwise is undamaged; the hands are probably replacements. The case is generally in similar good original condition retaining original gilt and silvered finishes with faults limited to an old solder repair to the angle between the glazed side apertures at XI and a loss to the wing tip of one of the feet castings. The movement securing screws are also lacking. Clock has a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer

The remnants of a fine and rare German Renaissance small gilt brass steel-framed table clockInitialled D.M. and D. H., third quarter of the 16th centuryThe posted movement lacking all wheelwork but retaining front and back pivot plates (the centre lacking), set between steel top and bottom plates with square section uprights incorporating finely worked capitals and bases to angles, the dial plate engraved with winged cherub mask upper spandrel ornaments above vacant section for the hour and alarm dials (lacking) and dial for age of the moon over scene engraved after Heinrich Aldegrever with the creation of Eve and the angles applied with fine crisply chiselled fluted square pilaster uprights incorporating integral plinths and moulded capitals, the right hand side with panel engraved with armorial crest within a laurel wreath for a German aristocratic family over scene of the temptation of Adam and Eve, the left hand side with sacred Hebrew YHVH text for God over a temple with architectural alcove flanked by a column surmounted by a putto opposing an obelisk incorporating the initials DM to base, the lower margin with Ouroborus snake flanked by the initials D and H over scroll-crested panel engraved SVMM SALVS PVRO, VENERARI PECTORE, MEN HO CHRISTVM . ET GERNORE., BONVM ERE INCOLVMINO, the rear further engraved after Aldergrever with Adam and Eve toiling over hour strike dial and scene of the expulsion from paradise and with further conforming pilasters to angles, the gilt brass case top plate applied with vase finials to angles around a curved bellstand with conforming surmount, on stepped baseplate with moulded bun feet, (probably originally constructed with fixed spring-barrel drive), 14.5cm (5.75ins) high. Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's, London, 22nd May 1967 (lot 124) for £420 hammer.The exterior of the current lot incorporates four engraved scenes based on versions selected from a series of six entitled 'The Story of Adam and Eve' executed in around 1645 by Heinrich Aldegrever (German, in born Paderborn circa 1502, worked in Soest from circa 1525 until 1558/61). The quality of the engraving is particularly fine, this coupled with the very detailed crisp rendering of the corner columns and the overall architectonic structure of the clock is reminiscent of clocks made in Strasbourg (see Cardinal, Catherine and Vingtain, Dominique TRESORS d'HORLOGERIE page 68) or perhaps Innsbruck.  Although it would appear that the current lot was weight-driven prior to the removal of the wheel trains it is most likely that it was originally constructed with direct spring (non-fusee) drive perhaps fixed 'standing' barrels and possibly with stackfreed to the going train. When sold at Sotheby's in 1967 the movement was largely intact although converted to pendulum regulation and with a later silver chapter ring. It would appear that the clock has subsequently been dismantled for restoration, possibly with the intention to restore to spring drive, but for some reason the work has not been completed and the trains regrettably lost. The clock does however present as an extremely interesting example with very fine engraving and as of yet unidentified 'noble' provenance hence would warrant reinstatement of the trains or could be appreciated as is for its significant academic and decorative qualities. 

The remnants of a rare German Renaissance small gilt brass steel-framed weight-driven chamber clockUnsigned, early 17th century The posted movement lacking all wheelwork except hour wheel and balance but retaining pivot plates (the centre gilt brass), strike-work detents and vertical hammer arbor set between steel top and bottom plates with square section uprights, the rectangular dial with starburst engraved centre and sculpted steel hand within silvered Roman numeral chapter ring beneath grotesque eagle mask and foliate scroll engraved infill centred with a naked female term over winged cherub-head and scroll decoration to lower margin, the sides with side doors centred with an open arch (formerly glazed) within architectural engraved surround decorated with winged cherub mask centred fruiting foliage to arch over Solomonic pilaster uprights and stylised tiled floor, the top with oval and C-scroll pierced and engraved 'strapwork' gallery frets flanked by ovoid spire finials set on rectangular plinths to front and sides around an arched steel bellstand surmounted by a matching finial applied to the upper brass top panel enclosing balance beneath, on repeating foliate motif engraved canted skirt base with toupe feet, 24cm (9.5ins) high; with a copy of Maurice, Klaus and Mayr, Otto THE CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE German Clocks and Automata 1550-1650 Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 1980, dj, (2). The current lot is particularly interesting in that it was made as a weight-driven chamber clock rather than a spring table clock. Whilst the overall form resembles that of a table clock, complete with arched side panels reminiscent of Nuremburg and Augsburg table clocks of the late 16th century, some of the detailing, such as the sunburst-centred narrow silvered chapter ring and the pierced frets, are more akin to chamber clocks made in Northern Europe. Indeed the frets appear to be of a form often seen in English Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture as exemplified by an over-door ornament at Aston Hall, Birmingham, illustrated in Cooper, Nicholas THE JACOBEAN COUNTRY HOUSE on page 69.Although the current lot has lost its wheel-work it is still and interesting example which would certainly warrant reinstatement of the mechanism or could just be appreciated as is for its academic and decorative qualities.Condition Report: As catalogued all wheelwork except for the hour wheel and balance wheel (later restoration) are missing. The bell, back panel, one packing sleeve (for upright between movement top plate and case top panel) and three of the case top securing nuts are also missing as well as two from the underside. Otherwise all appears present including the strike detents and hammer arbor (no hammer). The parts of the mechanism that are present appear to have survived without substantial alteration/butchering with evidence of conversion to pendulum escapement swinging at the rear being minimal.The case elements have been re-gilded but are otherwise are intact and in good condition. The chapter ring appears original, the hand is a replacement.Interestingly the front movement bar is inscribed 'FG', however we believe these initials to be much later than the movement of the clock.   Condition Report Disclaimer

A rare Danish Renaissance gilt brass steel-framed table clock Daniel Kersten, Odense, late 16th century The posted movement now with back-wound fusee, flanged spring barrel and verge escapement regulated by sprung three-arm brass balance to the going train, the strike train of single-arbor warnless type with nag's head lifting, gilt foliate scroll band engraved decoration to the standing barrel, steel great wheel, hammer wheel, countwheel and fly pivoted within gilt brass movement plates set between brass top and bottom plates with square section steel uprights, the dial plate with fine stylised foliate scroll engraved centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with tied asterisk half hour markers, with floral sprays to upper spandrel areas over conforming scrolling to lower section incorporating blanked winding hole labelled GA WERK over signature DANEL KERSTEN y ODENSE to lower margin, the angles with fluted three-quarter Corinthian columns over plinths applied with grotesque masks and the sides engraved with standing female figures emblematic of Charity and Justice, the rear engraved with hour-strike dial within further scrolling flowering foliage and with one of the winding holes labelled SCHA WERK towards the lower margin, the brass case top plate concealing the balance and mounted with the hour bell beneath rococo scroll band decorated domed cover with leafy knop and attachment lugs over each corner, on spread ogee moulded base engraved with repeating leaf decoration over small disc feet, (strike train lacking overlift and locking wheels, the going train with early conversion to fusee), 21.5cm (8.5ins) high.   Daniel Kersten of Odense appears not to be recorded however the form and construction of the current lot appears very closely related to Germanic work. It is perhaps worth noting that Odense is only a relatively short Baltic boat journey from the important Hansiatic Port of Lubeck, which through its strategic importance, had become one of most sophisticated Renaissance cities in Northern Europe during the 14th-16th centuries. This proximity naturally assisted passage of the latest skills and knowledge into the wealthy Danish Kingdom (despite their unrelenting rivalry with their Baltic neighbours). This included the clockmaking trade with makers conversant in the latest technology and designs becoming established in major regional capitals of the Danish provinces as well as Copenhagen itself. Danish table clocks dating from the 16th century are particularly rare although other known examples include a stunning complex astronomical table clock by Steffen Brenner, Copenhagen, dated 1558 is illustrated in Maurice, Klaus and Mayr, Otto THE CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE German Clocks and Automata 1550-1650 on pages 216-17; and a quarter-striking example by Jorgen Eckler (ex. Rothschild collection at Mentmore Towers) which was sold at Sotheby's New York sale of MASTERPIECES FROM THE TIME MUSEUM, PART FOUR, VOLUME I 13th October 2004, lot 510.   The combined use of steel and brass in the movement of the present clock would most likely date it to the last quarter of the 16th century as by around 1600 steel was generally as only used for pinions, arbors and detents. The engraved panels depicting Justice and Charity appears are very much in the style of mid 16th century German engravers such as Hans Sebald Beham (c. 1500-50) and Virgil Solis (1514-62) although they do not appear to directly follow designs by any of the better known engravers. The pleasing scrolling foliate decoration to the dial, back panel and strike barrel is notable in that it departs from the more structured strapwork designs seen on most other Germanic examples of the period suggesting that the decoration could be more reflective of the clocks regional Danish origins. Although the clock has seen some relatively early updating work to the mechanism (conversion to fusee drive and sprung balance to the going train) it has never been adapted to pendulum regulation and enough of the original movement survives for accurate restoration to be undertaken if desired. Condition Report: As catalogued the going train has been updated by replacing the original standing barrel with a fusee which is wound from the rear (necessitating an additional hole to be drilled into the backplate). The going train weelwork is contemporary with the fusee conversion as is the present sprung balance. The going train is basically intact and will no doubt run after a gentle clean and once escapement has been adjusted. The original hour wheel and strike lifting are present on the front of the movement (hand is missing). The strike train is missing the second and thrird wheels out of the train however barrel, hour hammer wheel, fly and all detents are present and appear original. The countwheel to the rear of the movement appears to be a replacement. The winding hole to the dial has been plugged with a ring-turned 'button' otherwise dial is in good condition and appears original (with the exception of the gilding which is probably later). The side panels are in good condition and of fairly heavy construction with faults limited to very slight casting cracks visible to the rear of one plate. The rear panel has an additional hole drilled for the fusee winding square and another small hole (probably to allow access for tripping of the hour strike) otherwise is in good condition. The frame of the movement is in good condition with significant traces of original gilding. The top plate shows no signs of the clock ever being converted to pendulum regulation. The base of the clock is intact but all corners have had their tips filed back and the front right hand is a little bent. The screws holding the two plates of the base together are later additions and there is one missing. The top panel of the case is original and in good condition, the domed bell cover is later (probably contemporary with fusee conversion) but is undamaged. Generally the case is lacking some screws and securing pins causing the elements to be a bit loose which no doubt can be easily addressed. Clock has a winding key.   Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III brass mounted mahogany table clockThe dial signed for John Chance, Chepstow, circa 1800The five pillar twin fusee bell striking movement with half deadbeat escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, with trip-hour repeat and geometric border engraved backplate, the 8 inch single-sheet silvered brass Roman numeral break-arch dial with subsidiary calendar dial and inscribed Joh'n Chance, Chepstow to centre, with delicate pierced blued steel hands and subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial to arch, the break-arch case with hinged brass carrying handle to the single brass-edged pad to top over conforming brass fillet inset glazed aperture to front door and rectangular brass fish scale sound frets to sides, the rear with break-arch glazed door set within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with brass ogee bracket feet, 43cm (17ins) high excluding handle. The dial of the current lot is inscribed for John Chance who is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working in Chepstow circa 1760-91.Condition Report: The movement appears essentially complete and original and is in relatively clean condition however the centre-wheel arbor is broken (snapped) at the pinion end hence will require a new centre arbor with pinion to be made before clock will run. The strike train is operational. The dial is a little dull/tarnished in appearance otherwise appears free from noticeable faults. The movement and dial appears original to the case and the case is in fine condition and of good colour exhibiting minor shrinkage to mouldings and veneers, and light historic bumps, scuffs and other minor blemishes commensurate with age.Clock has winder and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

Y A rare North Italian padouk wood 'night and day' table timepiece with silent-pull quarter-repeatUnsigned, mid 18th centuryThe rectangular back-wound movement with four baluster turned pillars pinned through the backplate, with spring barrel and verge escapement regulated by short pendulum cranked to clear the winding square to the four-wheel going train and the silent-pull quarter-repeating train of early Knibb type sounding the hours and quarters on demand only via twin hammers, the frontplate with motionwork behind iron falseplate fitted with three radial arms for mounting the dial around the separate disc centre now fixed and pierced with an fleur-de-lys shaped pointer within pierced Roman numeral chapters to the 8.75 inch square dial plate, the front with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised sword-hilt half hour markers and five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and fine foliate scroll cast gilt brass spandrels to angles, the gilt brass mounted padouk case with hinged carrying handle to the domed caddy flanked by pedestals surmounted with urn finials to the front over crisp cornice mouldings and foliate scroll cast and pierced mount to frieze, the square hinged glazed dial aperture applied with urn-cast mounts to upper rail, the sides with conforming frieze mounts over blind panels, the rear finished flush with simple door cut with a circular aperture now blanked-off with fabric covered panel, on cavetto moulded skirt base dressed with rosewood to lower edge, 52cm (20.5ins) high excluding handle. Although unsigned the present clock, in particular the case, can be compared to a hour-striking clock with alarm in a 'mulberry' (lampblack stained burr field maple) veneered case by Antonia Fenici of Modena illustrated in Brusa, Giuseppe La misura del tempo, L'antico splendore dell'orlogora italiana dal XV al XVIII secolo on page 546. The Fenici clock shares strong similarities with the case of the current lot in particular both have the same handle casting and double-skirt arrangement at the base. Another related clock, this time a silent-pull quarter repeating timepiece with alarm, was offered at Hampel Auctions, Munich in their auction of CLOCKS AND WATCHES held on Wednesday 7th December 2016 (lot 975). This second comparable is notable in having strong detail similarities in the movement including the back cock casting and pillars as well as the same pattern of spandrel ornaments to the dial.  The design of 'silent-pull' repeat mechanism used in the current lot is of the earliest type which is believed to have been invented in around 1676 by Edward Barlow and/or Daniel Quare which, in practice, seems to have been first put to use by Joseph Knibb (see Dawson, Percy G., Drover, C.B. and Parkes, D.W. Early English Clocks pages 343-4). This mechanism will sound the last hour and quarter on two bells on demand only and is thought to have been devised for night-time use in the bedroom; whilst striking clocks with quarter repeat facility were generally intended to be utilised downstairs during the day and upstairs at night. The invention of pull-quarter repeat mechanisms rendered nigh clocks obsolete hence few were made in England after the mid 1670's however in Italy it seems that they persisted for longer. In addition to having a silent-pull quarter repeat mechanism the present timepiece was originally constructed with a dial which enabled time to be read both during the day and at night. This took the form of a rotating hour disc pierced with an arrow to serve as the hour hand reading against a fixed chapter Roman numerals pierced in the dial plate. It is possible that the current minute hand is original hence would allow the time to be read in tandem with the hour pointer during the day and by the hour pointer against the pierced chapter ring at night facilitated by lighting the clock from the rear by placing a light source beyond the circular aperture to the back door.What is particularly unusual with the current timepiece is that it is also provided with a silent-pull quarter-repeat mechanism which essentially acts as an alternative to a 'night dial' hence would seem to render the provision of latter redundant. The only logical reason why both systems for the telling of time at night were provided was to enable the clock to be used either within easy access or out of reach of an individual sleeping in a larger bed chamber of an Italian Palazzo.  Although the dial has been modified with the provision of a silvered chapter ring and fixing the central disc to allow the hour to be indicated via the traditional arrangement of an hour hand, all of the original elements appear to survive hence it would seem that the clock could be restored back to its original configuration without having to resort to conjectural reconstruction. 

Y A fine and rare George II miniature ebony table clockHenry Fish, London, mid 18th centuryThe six pillar twin chain fusee bell-striking movement now with anchor escapement regulated by disc-bob pendulum incorporating rise/fall regulation beam to suspension, the backplate finely engraved with asymmetric foliate rococo scrolls, the 4 inch gilt brass break-arch dial with blanked-off false-bob aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll pierced steel hands and unusual gilt palmette and scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with shaped recessed silvered plate signed Henry Fish, LONDON flanked by subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection and regulation dials with calendar aperture to lower margin between, the ebony veneered break-arch case with hinged brass carrying over generous single curved ogee-moulded raised pad to top, cavetto cornice and raised mouldings bordering the glazed dial aperture to the front door, the sides with conforming concave topped windows and the rear with full-width break-arch glazed door, on cavetto moulded skirt base with squab feet, (formerly with quarter-repeat work), 23cm (9ins) tall excluding handle. Henry Fish senior is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as working in London when he took his son (of the same) name as an apprentice in 1709. Henry Fish junior is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working from (4 Sweetings Alley) Royal Exchange, London, 1736-74. Miniature table clocks are particularly scarce and are generally defined as being less than 12 inches in height for a break-arch dialled example. The current lot measures only 9 inches high excluding the handle.Condition Report: As catalogued the movement has been converted from verge escapement to anchor escapement hence the current third and escape wheels are replacements. The pivoted rise/fall regulation assembly is almost certainly a 19th century replacement of different design to the original, the backcock is also 19th century as is the pendulum holdfast. Again as catalogued the pull-quarter repeat mechanism that was originally fitted to the clock has been removed. The redundant holes have been filled however these are reasonably visible due to engraving to the backplate being interrupted and the brass being of different colour. Movement in its current state is clean and fully operational including the strike/silent and calendar functions and employs chains for the fusees. The dial appears to be in good original condition retaining strong gilding to the plate and spandrels, although the hands may be replacements and the pendulum false bob aperture has been blanked-off using apparently the original engraved backing plate. The silvering has some patchy oxidation.The case is generally intact and structurally sound but in dirty/neglected condition. The interior has cut-outs to the lower rear corners of the sides to allow for pendulum swing (maybe original -such details are often seen on miniature clocks) and is fitted with the original seatboard. The rear section of the baseboard has had a slot cut to allow for the current pendulum which has been blanked-off with a thin slip of timber to the underside. The front has a small loss to the arch cornice moulding and there are some shrinkage cracks to the curvature of the top around the pad which appears free from noticeable shrinkage. The rear of the case is finished flat/flush and some losses to the ebony veneers to the rear of the top mouldings and to the rear of the lower right base moulding. The rear door glass has a small chip to the upper left hand corner.Clock has pendulum, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer

A fine George III green japanned table clock with pull-quarter repeat on six bellsMarmaduke Storr, London, circa 1760The six pillar twin fusee movement with verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating rise/fall regulation to suspension, with pull-quarter repeat on a graduated nest of six bells and hour strike on a further larger bell , the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll engraved decoration around a central reserve signed Marm: Storr, London, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with curved false bob over calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Marm: Storr, London, to lower edge, with pierced steel hands and rococo scroll 'Indian mask' cast spandrels to angles incorporating offset N S strike/silent selection switch to upper left beneath arch with subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the green japanned bell-top case with brass carrying handle and generous finials to the superstructure decorated in raised polychrome and gilt with chinoiserie garden landscape panels incorporating boating figures within lattice borders, over cavetto top mouldings and break-arch glazed front door with conforming decoration to surround and scroll pierced frets to upper quadrants, the sides with circular over concave-topped glazed apertures and the rear with further break-arched glazed door set within the frame of the case, on generous cavetto moulded base incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between, 52cm (21.5ins) high excluding handle. Provenance: The beneficiaries of the estate of a private collector, Wiltshire. Marmaduke Storr is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as an 'eminent' maker working in London 1724-75.The current clock is particularly rare survivor retaining its original decoration untouched and with the movement and dial reflecting the case's originality.Condition Report: Movement is in fine original condition and will run, strike and repeat. There is no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements including the escapement which appears to be original. Although fully operational the movement would probably benefit from a precautionary gentle clean/service. The dial is in fine original condition with only minor spotting and mellowing to the gilding and silvered finishes; the hands appear original. The movement and dial are original to the case and rest on the original seatboard.The case is in very fine original untouched condition having overall light to moderate wear to the original lacquered surface commensurate with age and careful use. The only notable faults are limited to the rear skirting which has an old repaired break through the cavetto moulded section and the lower portion of the vertical section beneath which is heavily rubbed hence no decoration is visible. Surface generally has very nice mellow patination with age related wear most noticeably to high spots of the more major mouldings only. Case retains original locks and hinges.Clock has a case key and winder and overall is a very fine 'survivor' in lovely country house condition! Condition Report Disclaimer