A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY FUSEE DIAL WALL TIMEPIECEThe dial signed for James Gowland, London, mid to late 19th centuryThe four columnar pillar single fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the 12 inch cream painted Roman numeral dial bearing signature JA'S GOWLAND, London Wall to centre, with pierced steel moon hands set behind hinged glazed cast brass bezel within turned wooden surround, with box case to rear incorporating door to the right hand side and pendulum access flap to the curved base, (dial retouched).Diameter 36cm (14ins), 15cm (6ins) deep. The retouched dial of the current lot bears a signature for James Gowland who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as a watch, clock and chronometer makerworking during the early 19th century. Online records note Gowland and working from 11, Leathersellers Buildings, London Wall, London from 1832 until 1878; he showed a skeleton clock at the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park of 1851.
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A COLLECTION OF ENGLISH LEVER POCKET WATCH MOVEMENTS Various makers, early 19th century and laterIn varying states of disrepair comprising sixteen signed gilt full-plate fusee movements each with four columnar pillars including two examples signed G.E. Frodsham, 31 Gracechurch St't, London, numbers 14112 & 14104 and another two signed Dan. Desbois, LONDON, 446 and Finer & Nowland, LONDON, No. 4608 respectively; eleven three-quarter plate movements including an example signed Cha's Frodsham, 84 Strand, LONDON, 01874 and another Henry Frodsham, LIVERPOOL, N. 2715; and eight various unsigned movements, together with thirteen Swiss 'bar' movements, seven signed movement dust covers, thirty-three unsigned dust covers and six assorted enamel dials, (qty). Charles Frodsham was born in 1810 into a family of clockmakers with his grandfather, William originating from Cheshire before moving to London prior to 1781 where he was admitted to the Clockmakers Company. His son, William James, had six sons, four of whom joined the firm of Parkinson and Frodsham in London; whilst Charles, the third born son set-up on his own at Barnes Place, Islington in 1834. He moved to 12 Finsbury Pavement in 1836 then to number 7 in 1838. On the death of the renowned chronometer maker John Roger Arnold in 1843 Charles Frodsham acquired the business and began trading as Arnold, Charles Frodsham from 84 Strand, London. Unusually Frodsham was not admitted to the Clockmakers Company until 1845 but went on to serve as master twice in 1855 and 1862. Charles Frodsham died of liver disease in January 1871 and was succeeded by his son, Harrison Mill Frodsham. The business became Charles Frodsham and Company and in 1884 and then was incorporated as a limited Company in 1893 before relocating to 115 New Bond Street, London two years later where they remained well into the Twentieth Century. George Edward Frodsham was born in 1831 and became involved in the 31 Gracechurch Street arm of the Frodsham family businesses in 1864, subsequently taking it on in 1881 and continued there until 1901. Henry Frodsham was known to have worked between 1835-56. He operated from Castle Street, Liverpool, between 1835-41.Daniel Desbois was apprenticed to John Johnson at Grays Inn Passage and took over his business from circa 1790 to 1846, dying two years later in 1848. The partnership of Finer (Thomas) and Nowland is recorded on the British Museum website as working from 5 Hatton Garden, London 1800-05 and then 48 High Street, Holborn, London 1808-39.Condition Report: All movements are non-working and in dirty condition. Most are incomplete hence are being sold for parts or as involved restoration projects/study pieces.Condition Report Disclaimer
REGIONAL CLOCKMAKINGFifteen volumes:Hagger, Arthur L. and Miller, Leonard F. SUFFOLK CLOCKS & CLOCKMAKERS The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ramsgate 1974, dj, supplement included; Beeson, C.F.C. CLOCKMAKING IN OXFORDSHIRE The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ramsgate 1962, contemporary brown cloth with gilt on red morocco title to spine; Penfold, John B. THE CLOCKMAKERS OF CUMBERLAND Brant Wright Associates Limited, Ashford 1977, signed by the author, gilt titled green rexine; Peate, Iorwerth C. CLOCK AND WATCH MAKERS IN WALES National Museum of Wales, Cardiff 1960, dj; Loomes, Brian LANCASHIRE CLOCKS and CLOCKMAKERS David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1975, dj; Loomes, Brian WESTMORLAND CLOCKS and CLOCKMAKERS David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1974, dj; Brown, H. Miles CORNISH CLOCKS AND CLOCKMAKERS David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1961, softbound; Bellchambers, J.K. SOMERSET CLOCKMAKERS The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ramsgate 1968, softbound; Bacon, D.H. WATCHMAKING IN LLANGOLLEN BY ROBERT HUGHES The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 2000, dj; Snell, Michael Clocks & Clockmakers of Salisbury Hobnob Press, Salisbury 1986, dj; Barder, Richard C.R. ENGLISH COUNTRY GRANDFATHER CLOCKS, The Brass Dial Longcase David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1983, dj; Tyler, E.J. The Clockmakers of Hertfordshire The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 1997, softbound staple spine; Hudson, Felix SCOTTISH LONGCASE CLOCKS 1780-1870 The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ramsgate 1977, softbound; Newman, Sue THE CHRISTCHURCH Fusee CHAIN GANG Amberley Publishing, Stroud 2010, softbound; Darken, Jeff (editor) TIME & PLACE, English Country Clocks 1600-1840 exhibition catalogue, The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 2007, softbound; and a copy of Anon. 300 YEARS of FINE ENGLISH CLOCK & WATCHMAKING exhibition catalogue, The Antiquarian Horological Society, Ticehurst 1986, (16). Provenance: The horological library of Lawrance Hurst.
A VICTORIAN EBONISED LONGCASE 'SHOP' REGULATOR INCORPORATING GREENWICH MEAN TIME GALVANOMETERArnold and Lewis, Manchester, circa 1872The substantial eight-day six double-screwed finned columnar pillar movement with plates measuring 9 by 5.125 inches enclosing wheel train with high wheel/pinion counts, six spoke wheel crossings throughout, Harrisons maintaining power and deadbeat escapement incorporating jewelled pallets, regulated by mercury jar compensated seconds pendulum incorporating wide jaw suspension, faceted glass container and hanging from a brass bracket screwed to the case backboard, the 16 inch circular cream painted dial with subsidiary seconds inscribed Regulator to apex over Roman numeral hour dial and signed ARNOLD AND, LEWIS to centre and with MANCHESTER to lower edge within outer Arabic minute track, with blued steel hands and canted brass bezel to circumference, the arched case with twin curved glass panels top over door with gilt-line decorated circular moulded glazed dial aperture interrupted by a small silvered galvanometer dial with single hand and 180 degree sector annotated 20-0-20 over inscription ARNOLD & LEWIS, GREENWICH, MEAN TIME fronting an electric coil supported within brass frame to lower margin, above further concave-topped rectangular glass panel enclosing decorative scroll-pierced brass brackets for the movement above elaborate parcel-gilt decorated scroll-pierced beat scale with red velvet lined panel behind, the sides with rectangular windows, on plinth base with quarter-round top moulding over gilt carved inscription ARNOLD LEWIS, WATCH & CLOCK, MANUFACTURERS to fascia and skirt base incorporating bracket feet with shaped apron between.210cm (82.5ins) high, 68.5cm (27ins) wide, 38cm (15ins) wide. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Arnold and Lewis were makers and retailers of high quality watches, clocks and chronometers who succeeded I. Simmons at 7 St. Ann's Square Manchester in 1871 where they remained until 1905. In July 1872 they installed a shop regulator with a galvinometer connected to Greenwich at their premises (designed by Edward Salomons architect) incorporating an exterior clock dial with a Greenwich style falling ball dropping at 1pm daily. This was reported in the Manchester Guardian, and no doubt provided endless publicity for the new proprietors. The current lot would appear to be that very regulator as it is fitted with a galvanometer which would be receive an electrical impulse from Greenwich every hour causing the needle to 'flick' exactly on the hour. As the 'shop regulator' the present timepiece would have served to set and check the time of watches in the showroom as well provide accurate 'Greenwich Mean Time' to the public.
Y A FINE LOUIS XV BOULLE BRACKET CLOCKJulien Le Roy, Paris, mid 18th centuryThe two train going barrel movement with four knopped pillars pinned through the backplate enclosing large diameter spring barrels and five wheel trains, the going train now with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, the strike train with vertical hammer arbor sounding on a bell mounted within the superstructure of the case and numbered countwheel mounted to the right of the backplate over signature Julien LeRoy, AParis to lower margin, the 9.5. inch circular thirteen piece cartouche numeral dial with convex white enamel centre inscribed JULIEN LE ROY DE LA, SOCIETE DES ARTS within chapter ring with shaped blue-on-white enamel Roman hour numerals within rococo borders and every minute numbered to outer track, with trip-hour lever at nine o'clock and sculpted blued steel hands, the engraved cut brass and brown shell marquetry decorated waisted case with substantial surmount cast as Juno and the eagle set on a gadroon-cast caddy to the concave-sided superstructure veneered with leafy scroll decoration and applied with foliate mounts to angles, over generous rocaille scroll cast arched cornice to front with brass-framed arched glazed door enclosing marquetry decorated floor and back panel to interior and incorporating cast panel with further eagle and foliate strapwork to apron, the surround decorated with leafy scrolls within line border, the sides with recessed arched windows within repeating leaf cast brass surrounds over hipped swollen base sections further decorated with marquetry panels, on generous scroll cast feet with foliate apron between; with a wall bracket of ogee-outline veneered in contra-parti with scrolling foliage over gadrooned panels with pendant infill flanked by female mask and acanthus cast front angle mounts, the base with ogee shaped acanthus cast band over leafy bud pendant finial.The clock 86cm (34ins) high, 39.5cm (15.5ins) wide, 16cm (6.25ins) deep; the clock and wall bracket 109cm (47ins) high overall. Provenance: The property of a private collector, north London. Purchased at Bonhams, London sale of Fine Clocks 8th July 2015 (lot 94) for £4,000. Julien LeRoy was born in Tours and was trained as a clockmaker by his father before moving to Paris in 1699 where he was apprenticed under Le Bon. During his apprenticeship it is said that LeRoy completed a watch in eight-days; he became a Master in 1713 and set up a workshop in the rue de Harlay, off la place Dauphine, where the most eminent 18th century Parisian clockmakers also worked. LeRoy was also a co-founder of the Société des Arts set-up to promote horological knowledge and served as juré 1735 to 1737. In 1739 he was appointed 'Valet de Chambre, Horologer du Roi', and granted premises in the Louvre. LeRoy however chose not to relocate there and remained at rue de Harlay sending his son, Pierre to work there instead. Julien Le Roy's contribution to horology was substantial and included regulators that showed mean and true time, an exemplary example of which is at the Hôtel des Missions Etrangères. Le Roy also resolved many problems to do with watchmaking to ensure they were easier to construct and simpler to maintain. One aspect was his adoption of George Graham's cylinder, which eventually resulted in reducing the watch's thickness. He also worked alongside Henry Sully to develop longitude timepieces and, unlike many, freely shared his ideas with his contemporaries. Julien LeRoy continued at rue de Harlay until his death in 1759 and can be credited as being pivotal in reversing the decline of French watch and clock making which had taken place at the start of the 18th century. The presence of the text 'SOCIETE DES ARTS' alongside Julien LeRoy's signature to the centre of the dial of the current lot would suggest that it was most likely made during the time he served as juré (1735-39) for the organisation.Condition Report: As catalogued the movement has been converted from verge escapement to anchor escapement hence the escape wheel and pallets are not original otherwise the mechanism appears to have survived in fine original condition with no other visible alterations or significant replacements. The movement is in working condition however as it is a little dirty/dusty and clean and overhaul is advised; the head for the hour-bell hammer is missing. The dial is in fine original condition with the only noticeable faults being some slight enamel chipping . The case is in good original condition with no significant losses to the brass marquetry and only a small section of tortoiseshell veneer missing from the upper edge of the right hand side of the superstructure. Although there are no significant losses the brass marquetry is noticeably lifting to the both the curved sections to the sides beneath the windows and to a lesser extent above the windows and to the sides of the superstructure; the rear door also has some slight lifting to the inside surface. The tortoiseshell veneers generally has some light 'blooming' to the surface, the mounts generally retain much of their gilding but with wear to t high spots; the figural surmount has more noticeable tarnishing, wear and discolouration. Faults to the case are otherwise limited to age related bumps, scuffs and shrinkage.The bracket has some noticeable lifting to the front veneers with additional noticeable localised losses to the left hand side. The upper moulding to the left hand side is currently detached. Although well-matched the bracket is probably not original to the clock.Clock has pendulum, case key but no winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SMALL FIVE-GLASS MANTEL CLOCKSharp, Dublin, late 19th centuryThe four double-screwed pillar twin chain fusee gong striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with holdfast to the backplate, the 4 by 5 inch gilt brass dial with fine rosette engraved centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring inscribed SHARP DUBLIN to lower margin, set into a fine delicate foliate scroll pierced and engraved rectangular mask and with blued steel spade hands, the case with large thick chamfered top glass set into stepped cavetto upstand over ogee cornice, the front with silvered brass canted fillet insert to the hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by fluted canted angles, the sides with rectangular bevel glazed apertures and the rear with rectangular glazed door, on moulded skirt base with brass ogee bracket feet.29cm (11ins) high, 24.5cm (9.25ins) wide, 18.5cm (7.25ins) wide. A Christopher Sharp(e) is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Dublin circa 1824. He is further recorded in Stuart, William Galland Watch and Clockmaker's in Ireland as working at 57 Exchequer St. in 1820 and then at 60 Exchequer St. from 1824 to 1841. He was a Marine & Pocket Chronometer Manufacturer and was elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy in Oct. 1831. From 1842 to 1845 he worked within partnership 'Sharp and Dobbyn'.Details such as double-screwed pillars and gong strike would suggest a date of towards the end of the 19th century for the present clock, hence would have most likely been made by a successor of Christopher Sharp.Please note: the height of this clock is 29cm high, not 18cm as printed in the catalogue. This has been updated on our online platformsCondition Report: The movement is in relatively clean working condition and appears complete and fundamentally all original with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The dial in in fine clean condition. The case has been cosmetically restored/repolished and has some historic bumps, scuffs and shrinkage commensurate with age and use and few more recent small scuffs to the finishe hence may benefit from some additional work to improve its appearance.Clock is complete with pendulum, case key and winder. Condition Report Disclaimer
WATCHESFifteen works:Jaquet, Eugene and Chapuis, Alfred TECHNIQUE AND HISTORY OF THE SWISS WATCH Urs Graf-Verlag, Bern 1953, gilt ebossed red cloth; anon. THE LANCASHIRE WATCH COMPANY LIMITED, PRESCOT, LANCASHIRE, ITS RISE AND PROGRESS Culshaw and Company, Prescot 1892, rebound using original prints to boards; Daniels, George WATCHMAKING Sotheby Publications, London 1981, dj; Baillie, G.H. WATCHES THEIR HISTORY, DECORATION AND MECHANISM Methuen and Company Limited, London 1929, gilt embossed red cloth; Camerer Cuss, T.P. The Camerer Cuss Book of ANTIQUE WATCHES Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1976, dj; Camerer Cuss, Terence THE ENGLISH WATCH 1585-1970 Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 2009, dj; Cutmore, M. The Pocket Watch Handbook David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1985, dj; Cutmore, M. Watches 1850-1980 David and Charles, Newton Abbot 1989, dj; Christianson, David TIMEPIECES, MASTERPIECES OF CHRONOMETETRY David and Charles, Newton Abbot 2002, dj; Burton, Stanley H. The Watch Collection of Stanley H. Burton, WARTS and ALL B.T. Batsford, London 1981, dj; Thompson, David Watches The British Museum Press, London 2008, dj; Daniels, George 'ALL IN GOOD TIME' Reflections of a Watchmaker printed by the author, Isle of Man 2000, softbound; Daniels, George and Markarian, Ohannes WATCHES & CLOCKS in the Sir David Salomons Collection Sotheby Publications, London 1980, dj; Hayward, J.F. ENGLISH WATCHES Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London 1969, softbound; Smith, Alan and Abbott, Henry G. THE LANCASHIRE WATCH COMPANY, PRESCOT, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND 1889-1910 Ken Roberts Publishing Company, Fitzwilliam NH 1973, softbound; Kaduck, John M. Collecting Watch Fobs Wallace-Homestead Book Company, Des Moines IA 1973, softbound; together with an auction catalogue Habsburg, Geneva THE ART OF BREGUET 14th April 1991 hardbound with dj, and eight sundry publications, (24). Provenance: The horological library of Lawrance Hurst. Condition Report: All volumes in good used condition with sound bindings.Condition Report Disclaimer
Scottish. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Officer glengarry badge circa 1901-36. Fine, three piece, die-stamped silvered Thistle Star with title scrolls mounted by detachable gilt crowned LACESSIT oval resting in thistle sprays and Sphinx below; silvered St. Andrew and the Cross to seeded centre. . Loops . VGC
Scottish. 42nd Royal Highland (Black Watch) Regiment of Foot Victorian glengarry badge circa 1874-81. Good scarce die-stamped white metal Thistle star mounted with detachable brass crowned oval (LACESSET) resting in thistle sprays with Sphinx below. White metal numerals 42 mounted to seeded centre. (KK 497) . Loops . VGC
Scottish. 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th Bns. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) post 1908 glengarry badge. Good die-stamped white metal Thistle Star bearing crowned motto (LACESSIT) oval resting in thistle sprays, flanked by and on title scrolls; St. Andrew and the Cross to centre. Dingley B'Ham . Loops . VGC 4th Dundee, 5th Angus, 6th Perthshire and 7th Battalion from Fife.
Scottish. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Officer glengarry badge circa 1901-36. Good, three piece, die-stamped silvered Thistle Star with title scrolls mounted by detachable gilt crowned LACESSIT oval resting in thistle sprays and Sphinx below; silvered St. Andrew and the Cross to seeded centre. . Loops . VGC
Scottish. 42nd Royal Highland (The Black Watch) Regiment of Foot glengarry badge circa 1874-81. Good die-stamped elongated white metal Thistle Star bearing St. Andrew and Cross in crowned oval motto (LACESSIT) over Sphinx on EGYPT. (KK 496) . Brooched - lacking pin, loop made into hook . otherwise VGC
Canadian. Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment of Canada post 1963 Officer glengarry badge. Good scarce die-stamped silvered facetted star mounted by gilt crowned motto oval in thistle sprays flanked and resting on title scrolls; St. Andrew and Cross to centre. . Screw posts . Minor service wear GC
* Mount Everest, 1953. A scarce printed luncheon menu for an event given by Smiths English Clocks Ltd, in honour of members of the British Mount Everest Expedition 1953, at the Savoy Hotel, [London], Tuesday, 20 October 1953, menu centrefold signed by 28 people in various pens or pencil, signers including 10 of the Everest participants, 3 cricketers and various members of the watch and jewellery trade, identified names (top to bottom and then left to right) are Edmund Hillary, J.W. Isaac, G. Spencer Jones, Neville Duke, Mike Lithgow, Mike Westmacott, C.W. Proctor, Trevor Bailey, George Lowe, Tom Stobart, Tom Bourdillon, Charles Wylie (this and one other unidentified autograph very faint), Len Hutton, Ivan Tarratt, Michael Ward, R. Gordon Smith, H.B. Buchland, Ron Smith, George Band, W. Valentine Ball, John Hunt, Wilfred Noyce, the outer covers somewhat soiled and with various additional pencil markings when prepared as the hidden side for framing and display, 19 x 23cm (unfolded), together with a press print photograph of the occasion showing Hillary at the table with four other guests, 15 x 20cmQty: (2)NOTESProvenance: The family of the jeweller Ivan Tarratt whose autograph appears at the bottom of the left page. Both Smiths and Rolex gave watches to the Expedition members hoping that their watches would make it to the summit and gain massive publicity and sales as a result. Both companies claimed that their watches had reached the summit but it is now held that Hillary had a Smiths watch when they planted the flag and that no Rolex was at the top that day.
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