Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Summer Fine Art Sale (Day 2 of 2 in Saleroom 1)
Auctioneer: Tennants Auctioneers Location: The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Contact: Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281
Date: 26th July 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Sunday 20 July 11.00am to 4.00pm
Monday 21 July 9.00am to 4.00pm
Tuesday 22 July 9.00am to 4.00pm
Wednesday 23 July 9.00am to 4.00pm
Thursday 24 July 9.00am to 4.00pm
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Auction Lots - Page 2
970
An Ashford Marble Scent Bottle and Stopper, 19th century, of squat baluster form set with polished hard stones, 7cm high; and A White Marble Paperweight, of rectangular form, the top set with polished marble and hardstones in a geometric pattern, 15.5cm wide (2) £200 - 300
971
An Italian Micro-Mosaic Paperweight, 2nd half 19th century, of shaped rectangular form, with scenes from Rome including St Peter's, the Pantheon, and the Coliseum, 17.5cm wide £600 - 800
972
A Blue John Urn, early 19th century, of campana form with everted rim and circular socle, on a square black marble base, 21.5cm high £2000 - 3000
973
A Pair of Continental Brass Pricket Candlesticks, in Renaissance style, with dished drip pans, knopped stems and tricorn bases cast with masks, on paw feet, 31cm high: A Brass Candlestick, with knopped stem, 21cm high; and A Plated Sugar Bowl, 22cm (4) £300 - 500
974
A Pair of Reverse Paintings on Glass, French, 18th century, painted with a lady spinning, and with a lady writing a love letter, an attendant behind, 47cm by 35cm £600 - 800
975
A Gilt Metal Mounted, Carved and Polished Hardstone Bust, in 16th century style, of a Nubian wearing Roman style armour, on a circular socle and ivory drum base, 11cm high
Provenance: Christie's, 28 May 1968, lot 129, £42, with original receipt £300 - 400
976
An Austrian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Box and Hinged Cover, import marks for London 1930, of rectangular form, the cover set with a miniature depicting a lady with unicorn, lion and organ within a foliate border, on a red enamelled engine turned ground, the cover opening to reveal an engraved scene of the musical party in open air, 12.5cm wide
The two scenes on this box are taken from 15th century tapestries £400 - 600
977
An Austrian Gilt White Metal and Enamel Mounted Rock Crystal Vinaigrette on Stand, in the manner of Hermann Ratzersdorfer, late 19th century, of fluted egg shape, with pierced scroll decorated grille, the base with skeleton frame supported by a Nubian on a foliate knop and faceted circular base, apparently unmarked, 17cm high £2000 - 3000
978
An Italian Filigree White Metal and Plique-à-Jour Enamel Vase, in Renaissance style, of campana form with bands of green and blue stiff leaves flanked by scroll handles, on stepped circular feet, the whole with intricate scroll decoration, 13.5cm high £600 - 800
979
A Continental White Metal, Plated and Enamel Purse, late 19th/early 20th century, of cartouche form, painted with a river landscape with foliate and scroll pierced borders, the reverse with an 18th century tea drinking scene, 7.2cm wide; and A Miniature of Venus and Cupid, attributed to Samuel Finney, 6cm by 9.5cm, framed and glazed (2) £200 - 300
980
English School (17th century): Portrait Miniatures of a Lady and Cleric, bust length, he with white lace collar and black jacket, she with pearl necklace and black dress, gouache on card, oval, 4cm by 3cm, giltwood and gesso frames (2)
Provenance: Earl of Glenesk Sale, Roger Warner Antiques, 28 July 1947, £6, with original receipt £300 - 400
981
English School (17th century): Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, possibly Charles I, bust length, wearing a lace collar, on copper, oval, 5cm by 4cm; and A Bust Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, wearing a lace collar, blue dress and red bodice, dated Oct 2 1646, on card, oval, 6cm by 5cm (2) £300 - 400
982
English School, 18th century: Small Oval Portrait of a Gentleman, bust length, wearing a blue jacket, white stock and waistcoat, oil on panel, 12.5cm by 10cm, in original moulded wood frame with gilt fillet
Provenance: Countess of Carnwath, her sale Phillips Son & Neale, 18 Sept 1956, lot 94 £300 - 400
983
French School (late 18th century): Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, bust length, with long hair, white stock and green velvet jacket, 6.5cm by 5cm; and A Similar Portrait of a Young Man, wearing a black hat and blue jacket, 6cm diameter, framed and glazed (2) £300 - 400
984
French School (late 18th century): Oval Portrait of a Girl, bust length, with white lace headscarf and pink dress with lace trimmings, pastel, 24.5cm by 19cm, gilt frame £300 - 400
985
F Lebelle
Cathedral Interiors
Signed, one dated 1825, reverse paintings on glass, 11.5cm by 8.5cm, framed (a pair) £500 - 800
986
English School (early 19th century): Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, bust length, wearing white stock, brown jacket and striped waistcoat, 4.5cm by 3.5cm; A Similar Bust Portrait of a Gentleman, in a red jacket, oval, 3.5cm by 3cm, in a wooden frame; and A Continental Porcelain Oval Plaque, painted with a bust portrait of a lady in a white headscarf and dress, 6.5cm (3) £300 - 400
987
Circle of Michael Dahl: Portrait Miniature of a Lady, in a blue ermine trimmed robe and turban style hat decorated with ropes of pearls, oil on copper, oval, 13cm by 10cm, framed £300 - 400
988
Continental School (19th century): Portrait Miniature of Elise Vandeuil, in a blue dress, buckles at the waist, her hair in an Apollo knot secured with a tortoiseshell comb, monogrammed TS and dated 1832, 6.5cm diameter, gilt mounted and set in the lid of a gold-lined pearwood snuff box £300 - 400
989
After Etienne Bouchardy: Portrait Miniature of Madame Soulay, bust length, bears signature and date 1831, 10.5cm by 8.5cm; After Peter Paul Rubens: Portrait Miniature of Helena Fourment, 8.3cm by 6cm; and A Miniature of the Three Graces, 7.5cm diameter (3) £250 - 300
990
Follower of Amerling: Portrait Miniature of a Girl, half length, with ringletted hair, wearing a lace bonnet and traditional dress, bears signature, 8.5cm by 6.5cm, framed £400 - 600
991
Circle of James Northcote RA: Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, wearing a fur coat sitting in a red armchair, 18.5cm by 14cm, framed and glazed £300 - 400
992
English School, circa 1860: Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman, with brown hair in ringlets, wearing a black off-the-shoulder dress in a chair by a vase of flowers, 13.5cm by 10.4cm, probably on ivory, in modern frame £150 - 250
993
A Group of Ten 19th Century Portrait Silhouettes, comprising seven of gentlemen, two women and one child, some with gold tinting, all on paper/card, in black ebonised frames with brass mounts £200 - 300

CLOCKS AND BAROMETERS

994
A Gilt Brass Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock, stamped Henry Marc, circa 1890, carrying handle and repeat button to the top, bevelled side panels, enamel dial with Roman numerals, twin barrel movement with a silvered platform lever escapement and striking on a gong, backplate stamped Hy Marc Paris and numbered 525, 18cm high over handle, with fitted travelling case £300 - 500
995
A Gilt Brass Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock with Alarm, signed Drocourt, circa 1890, carrying handle and repeat button, enamel dial with Roman numerals, alarm dial, engraved floral and scroll decorated mask, twin barrel movement with a silvered platform lever escapement striking on a gong, movement backplate stamped DC and numbered 6705, 17cm high over handle £500 - 700
996
A Two Day Deck Watch, signed Hamilton, Lancaster, PA, USA, Model: 22-21, 1942, nickel finished lever movement numbered 2F16848, adjusted to temperature and six positions, overcoil hairspring, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, two subsidiary dials for seconds and 48 hour up/down power reserve, base metal case with screw back inscribed 'Bureau of Ships US Navy N5329-1942 Chronometer Watch', 70mm wide, together with maker's wooden outer fitted case £500 - 700
997
A "Pendule D' Officier" Striking Mantel Clock, retailed by Whytock & Sons, Dundee, circa 1900, serpent handle, acanthus leaf and swag decoration, 4-inch silvered dial with Arabic numerals, twin barrel movement with a platform lever escapement and striking on a gong, 27cm high over handle £800 - 1200
998
A Gilt Brass Atmos Clock, signed Jaeger LeCoultre, gilt coloured dial with Roman numerals, visible balance aperture below 6, spirit level, stop lever to the underside, 22cm high, with Jaeger LeCoultre outer fitted case, guarantee and instruction booklets £500 - 700
999
A Gilt Metal Striking Gothic Cathedral Clock, signed Dent, 82 Strand, circa 1850, cathedral form case, 3-inch dial with Roman numerals and signed, raised upon an ebonised base and beneath a glass dome, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a gong positioned in the base, silk suspension, backplate stamped Raingo Freres Paris and numbered 3254, 55cm high £500 - 700
1000
A Brass Skeleton Timepiece with Passing Strike, circa 1890, single chain fusee movement with anchor escapement and passing strike on a top mounted bell, 5-inch silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, raised on a white marble base and beneath a glass dome, 49cm high £600 - 800
1001
An Unusual Brass Coil Spring Driven Pillar Mantel Timepiece, 20th Century, single spring driven movement with anchor escapement, 5-inch silvered Arabic numeral dial bearing inscription Wu Smith Musselburgh Maker & Inventor, raised on a circular base and beneath a glass dome, 54cm high £500 - 700
1002
A 17th Century Style Wall Clock, plain rectangular form case,
5-1/4-inch Roman numeral chapter ring, plaque covering the pendulum aperture bearing an inscription Salomon Coster Haghe met privelege 1657, purple velvet covered hinged dial plate, single barrel movement with verge escapement, 27cm high £400 - 600
1003
A Champlevé Enamel and Green Onyx Four Glass Striking Mantel Clock, circa 1890, bevelled glass panels, 3-1/2-inch dial with Arabic numerals, twin barrel movement striking on a gong, backplate stamped Vincenti, twin mercury tubed champlevé enamel pendulum, 34.5cm high £400 - 600
1004
A Gilt Brass Champlevé Enamel Striking Mantel Clock with Garniture, circa 1880, with bevelled glass panels, multi-coloured champlevé enamel panels, 4-inch dial with Roman numerals, front with a presentation plaque, twin barrel movement striking on a bell, champlevé enamel sun burst pendulum, 33cm high, with champlevé enamel urn shaped garniture, 27cm high £1500 - 1800
1005
An Unusual Champlevé Enamel Compendium Column Clock, circa 1900, square formed four sided top combined with manual calendar display/timepiece/
thermometer tube for centigrade and fahrenheit/aneroid barometer, multi-coloured champlevé enamel canted corners and surmounted by a twin handled urn finial, acanthus leaf border decoration, supported by a Corinthian column and raised upon a square onyx plinth, single barrel movement, 60cm high £1000 - 1500
1006
An Early 18th Century Hook and Spike Wall Clock, signed Hen Simcock, Daintree, circa 1720, 9-3/4-inch square brass dial with Roman numeral chapter ring signed, single hand, 'birdcage' movement with anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, 33cm high
Henry Simcock is recorded working in Daventry (also known as Daintree) circa 1714. A longcase clock by him is noted to be on display at the V&A Museum. See Baillie (GH) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg 292. £600 - 800
1007
A Mahogany Wall Timepiece, E W Moore, Lewisham High Road SE14, circa 1890, side and bottom opening doors, 12-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, single fusee movement with anchor escapement, 38cm high £300 - 500
1008
A Mahogany Half Beat Centre Seconds Drop Dial Wall Timepiece, B.L.Virgo, Staines, circa 1890, circular top with side and bottom opening doors, 14-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, spade hands, single fusee movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, 61cm high £800 - 1200
1009
A Mahogany Drop Dial Wall Timepiece, Goering, Birmingham, circa 1900, side and bottom opening doors, 8-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, single fusee movement with anchor escapement, 34cm high £400 - 600
1010
A Vienna Type Grande Sonnerie Wall Clock, circa 1880, broken arched pediment, ionic pilasters with applied leaf work, glazed front and side panels, 6-1/2-inch enamel dial with Roman numerals, triple weight driven movement with deadbeat escapement, two hammers striking two gongs for the quarters and hours, 132cm high £400 - 600
1011
A Vienna Grande Sonnerie Wall Clock, circa 1830, applied carved cresting, side and front viewing glasses, 6-1/2-inch enamel dial with Roman numerals, twin spring barrel and a single weight driven movement with a deadbeat escapement and striking the hours and quarters on two coiled gongs, 102cm high £800 - 1200
1012
A Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Table Timepiece, James Young, London, circa 1830, drum shaped case with a side opening door, scroll brass inlaid front, rectangular base with bun feet, 8-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, single fusee movement with anchor escapement, 47cm high £400 - 600
1013
A Mahogany Striking Table Clock, circa 1890, arched top, side sound frets, bracket feet, 7-inch arched silvered dial with Roman numerals, arch with strike/silent selection, twin fusee movement, anchor escapement, striking on a gong, movement secured by brackets, 41cm high £400 - 600
1014
An Ebonised Striking Table Clock, circa 1800, single pad arched top with a carrying handle, side sound frets, bracket feet, 7-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, N/S above 12, twin barrel movement with anchor escapement and striking on a bell, backplate engraved to the borders, secured by brackets, 45cm high over handle £600 - 800
1015
A Mahogany Balloon Shaped Table Timepiece with Alarm, signed John Percival, Woolwich, circa 1810, surmounted with a pineapple finial and inlaid stringing to the borders, bracket feet, 8-1/2-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, central alarm disc, single fusee movement with anchor escapement, alarm striking on a bell, backplate signed in an oval cartouche, 64cm high £1500 - 1800
1016
A Carved Oak Chiming Table Clock, circa 1890, elaborately carved case depicting mask heads, scroll and leaf work, side sound frets, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, three dials in the arch for chime/silent, fast/slow and chime on eight gongs/chime on four gongs selections, triple barrel movement with anchor escapement, quarter chiming with eight hammers striking eight gongs and striking a further gong for the hours, movement backplate stamped W&H Sch, secured by brackets, 57cm high £800 - 1200
1017
A Rosewood Chiming Table Clock, circa 1890, arched top with five finials, side sound frets and repeat cord, stepped base raised upon paw feet, 7-inch arched brass dial, Arabic and Roman numeral chapter ring, arch with three dials for fast/slow, chime/silent and chime on eight bells/Westminster chime selections, triple fusee movement, quarter chiming with eight hammers striking a nest of eight bells, four hammers striking four gongs and a further hammer striking a larger gong for the hours, secured by brackets, 76cm high £2500 - 3000
1018
A Fine Ebonised Chiming Table Clock, signed Desbois & Wheeler, Gray's Inn Passage, circa 1810, single pad arched top, carrying handles, repeat cord and sound frets to the sides, bracket feet, 8-inch enamel dial with Roman numerals, arch with fast/slow regulation dial, triple fusee movement, quarter chiming with eight hammers striking a nest of eight bells and striking a larger bell for the hours, backplate signed, secured by brackets, 49cm high, with an ebonised wall bracket 20cm high
Desbois & Wheeler worked at Gray's Inn Passage between 1790-1835.
See Baillie (GH) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg. 83. £6000 - 8000
1019
A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, swan neck pediment with gilt painted glass panels depicting Hope and Faith, 14-inch square painted dial with a Roman and Arabic chapter ring, centre with date and moonphase apertures and signed Jno Lees Middleton, four pillar movement with attached falseplate stamped Wilson, anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, dial and movement circa 1790, case possibly later, 235cm high £600 - 800
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Summer Fine Art Sale (Day 2 of 2 in Saleroom 1)
Auctioneer: Tennants Auctioneers Location: The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Contact: Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281
Date: 26th July 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Sunday 20 July 11.00am to 4.00pm
Monday 21 July 9.00am to 4.00pm
Tuesday 22 July 9.00am to 4.00pm
Wednesday 23 July 9.00am to 4.00pm
Thursday 24 July 9.00am to 4.00pm
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