Lots which are affected by Artist Resale Right are denoted by the symbol ARR at the end of the estimate
BP† - Buyer's Premium of 24% inc. VAT @ 20%The Late Dr. Michael Aldous Collection
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ADAM CLEAK, BRIDPORT
An oak eight day longcase clock, the 12" square brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, the centre with subsidiary seconds dial, date arch, signed Adam Cleak, Bridport with engraved pillars and scrolls, mask and scroll spandrels, the hood with blind fretwork frieze over plain pilasters, the inside face of the trunk door indistinctly signed and dated 1781 over a plain base upon bracket feet, 195cm high, complete with key, pendulum and two weights
£200-400
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JOHN FREDERICK NEWMAN, LONDON
A mid 19th Century mahogany and brass cased portable mountain barometer with loop suspension over cylindrical case and engraved silvered register plate with manually operated vernier protected by a rotating brass shield over an ivory collar, signed Newmans Improved Portable Iron Cistern, 122 Regent Street, London with correction factors verso and mercury tube thermometer, 91cm high
£300-500
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A VICTORIAN BRASS SKELETON TIMEPIECE
the wavy edged Roman chapter ring profusely engraved with flowers, signed F de Raay, 72 Castle St. East, Oxford Street to an arched banner incorporating the winding hole, with fine steel hands, twin circular pierced plates and single chain fusee movement with stem support upon a velvet lined ebonised base and glass dome, the clock 33cm high, complete with pendulum and key
£300-500
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A BRASS FOUR GLASS TORSION TIMEPIECE
with white enamel Roman dial, doors front and rear with thick bevelled glass sides, 27cm high
£200-300
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EUREKA CLOCK CO LTD, LONDON
A mahogany five glass mantel clock with signed enamel Roman dial, the movement numbered 7685, patent no.14614, 1906, 33.5cm high
£800-1200
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AN EVER-READY TICKET TIMEPIECE
with silver plated case, 12.5cm high and a similar brass example (2)
£80-120
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE
the eight day Hebdomas type watch movement with three quarter enamel Roman dial and visible escapement, the gilded case, sides and back decorated with sporting figures, top wind and swing handle and milled feet, 8cm high
£200-300
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A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY FOUR GLASS WHEEL BAROMETER
with hygrometer, thermometer, 4.5" dial and level, signed Roncoroni, Basingstoke, the figured mahogany case with swan neck pediment and brass urn finial, 92cm long
£200-300
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FRANCIS STAMPER, LUMBARD STREET, LONDON
A late 17th Century brass lantern clock, the slightly off square floral and signed dial with Roman chapter ring, stylised sword hilt half hour marks and pierced steel single hand with dolphin frets, verge escapement and bob pendulum, doors to back and sides, hoop support and turned feet, 39cm high with later brass cased weight
£1200-1800
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A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY WALL REGULATOR
the circular silvered dial with single minute hand and subsidiary seconds and hour dials, the arched plates with dead beat escapement, the arched case and full length glazed door decorated with carved acanthus scrolls and concave downward pointing base, 76cm high, complete with brass bob pendulum, weight and crank key
£800-1200
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JOSH. SOMALVICO, LEATHER LANE, HOLBORN
A mahogany stick barometer with hygrometer over a silvered rectangular register plate, signed and numbered 67 with manually operated vernier and spirit tube thermometer enclosed by a glazed door with exposed tube, the case with break arch pediment, brass urn finial over inlaid fans, feather banded and strung trunk with domed and bullseye cistern cover, 110cm high
£800-1200
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH OVAL GILT BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK
the white enamel Roman dial with scroll engraved mask, Petite Sonnerie movement with silvered platform lever escapement, striking on double coiled gongs, the acanthus scroll and floral engraved case with swing handle and push button repeat, the underside with lever for quarters only/silent, 14.5cm high
£800-1200
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A LIMITED EDITION E. DENT & CO LTD, 41 PALL MALL, LONDON
Chronological Equilibrium Mystery Clock, no.18/500 with silvered Roman chapter ring and dolphin support upon an oval base with ball feet, 23.5cm high
£300-400
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS FOUR GLASS MANTEL CLOCK
with white enamel Roman dial, Japy twin train bell striking movement and mercury compensated pendulum, the lacquered brass case with doors to front and rear, 30cm high
£200-300
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BILBY DORLING, ST. EDMUNDS, BURY
A George III japanned grandmother clock, the 10" square brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes and silvered signed centre with date aperture and rococo spandrels and five knopped pillar movement, the dark green and gilt chinoiserie decorated case decorated with figures, birds and floral motifs, 143cm high, complete with two brass cased weights, pendulum and key
£1000-1500
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER
the 10" silvered dial signed C Tarelli, Banbury with central sunburst motif, spirit tube thermometer and hygrometer over, the boxwood edged case with break arch pediment, central brass finial and floral inlaid panels, 102cm high
£200-300
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AN ART NOUVEAU MYSTERY TIMEPIECE
with white enamel Arabic dial supported by a bronzed spelter figure of a loosely draped woman upon an ebonised socle, 34cm high
£100-200
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A FRENCH MINIATURE CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE
the circular white enamel dial with blue Arabic numerals, engine turned mask and platform lever escapement, 8cm high
£200-300
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY BOW FRONT STICK BAROMETER
the silvered register plate signed F Pastorelli, 10 New Bond Street, London with rack and pinion vernier over a mercury tube thermometer, the case with ogee moulded pediment over a flame veneered and ebony strung edged trunk, ebonised urn cistern cover flanked by chamfered corners with ebony strung lozenges, 99cm long
£1000-1500
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JOSEPH HUGHES, LONDON
Sympiesometer, the finely engraved register plate with manually operated vernier slide, mercury tube thermometer and register disc to the lower left corner, all behind a bevelled glass plate and rosewood case with ogee pediment, 59cm high
£500-700
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MANTEL CLOCK
with enamel Roman chapter ring, twin train Mougin movement with outside count wheel bell strike, the drum case mounted with a figure of a seated Chinese man with parasol, the whole supported on an elephant with upturned trunk upon a naturalistic foliate base, 40cm high
£400-600
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BOUDOIR TIMEPIECE
with circular white enamel Gothic dial, the movement back plate with Drocourt trademark, the apple green lacquered rococo style case decorated with dove, putti and gilt mounts, 11.5cm high
£200-300
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BOULLE MANTEL CLOCK
with white enamel Roman dial signed Henry Marc, Paris, the twin train movement with outside count wheel bell strike, rococo ormolu mounts and scroll feet, 45cm high
£300-400
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A 19TH CENTURY VIENNA REGULATOR TIMEPIECE
with white enamel Roman dial, gilt pie crust bezel, brass cased weight and pendulum bob, the boxwood strung rosewood case with moulded stepped pediment and base, 68cm high
£200-300
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A 10" DIAL TIMEPIECE
the silvered Roman dial with Arabic five minutes signed Walter Mayers, Gloster, the five knopped pillar movement with single wire fusee movement, verge escapement and bob pendulum, the case with turned mahogany bezel, 34cm diameter
£600-900
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AN 18TH CENTURY HOOP AND SPIKE WALL CLOCK
the 9 3/4" square brass dial with Roman chapter ring, lozenge half hour marks, zigzag engraved centre with date arch, single hand and rococo spandrels, posted movement, unsigned but probably North Oxfordshire Quaker, complete with pendulum and weight
£400-700
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A 19TH CENTURY VIENNA REGULATOR TIMEPIECE
the white glass Roman dial signed Franz Bradatsch, Znaim, with gilt pie crust bezel, the rosewood case with scroll carved pediment, arch glazed door, single brass cased weight and pendulum bob, 101cm high
£500-700
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A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER
signed Hughes, London over an angled ivory register with rack and pinion vernier, the trunk with mercury tube thermometer and brass cistern cover, 93cm high
£250-350
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MULTI DIAL FOUR GLASS MANTEL CLOCK
the top clock dial with white enamel Roman chapter ring, Breguet hands and visible escapement, signed Ball & Edwards, Paris, the twin train movement with bell strike and mercury compensated pendulum, over two thermometer and barometer dials and calendar dial below, within a plain brass case, 39cm high
£1000-1500
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A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY PORTABLE MOUNTAIN BAROMETER
with loop suspension over cylindrical case and silvered register with manually operated vernier with opposing detachable mercury tube thermometer with centigrade and fahrenheit scales signed Thomas Jones, 21 Oxendon St., protected by a rotating brass shield, the mahogany stamped with a rule and numbered 147 over a brass cistern cover, 87cm high
£300-500
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A 19TH CENTURY GILT BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK
with white enamel Roman disc dial signed Grohé, 7 Wigmore Street, London, over two subsidiary dials for date and alarm, foliate mask, the movement with silvered platform lever escapement striking and repeating on a bell, the back plate signed and numbered 4224, shuttered rear door and all over floral engraved gorge case, 12.5cm high with original numbered key
£1000-1500
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THOMAS OGDEN, HALIFAX (1693-1769)
A mid 18th Century ebonised bracket clock, the break arch brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, foliate scroll engraved signed centre with subsidiary strike/silent dial, the arch with slow/fast ring and rococo spandrels. The twin fusee gut line movement with arch shaped plates, four baluster pillars, anchor escapement and bell strike, the back plate with engraved rosette and pendulum holdfast. The inverted bell top case with brass swing handle over a glazed door, sides and back door, moulded base and pad feet, 50cm high handle down, complete with later ebonised and parcel gilt bracket
£1500-2500
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A FRENCH EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL TIMEPIECE
the white enamel Roman dial with polychrome floral decoration, the circular movement with small disc pendulum having silk suspension, the case modelled as the Greek classical muse Erato holding castanets with a large tambourine over her right shoulder, dancing above a ewer and bowl, on an oval base applied with a basket and vine frieze on turned feet, 25cm high together with glass dome
£500-700
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE CARTEL TIMEPIECE
with white enamel convex Arabic dial decorated floral swags, platform escapement, the bullseye case with ribbon tied support, 31cm high
£100-200
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AN 18TH CENTURY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
the 12" brass break arch dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes and fleur de lys half hour marks, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring, date aperture and a name plaque signed Peter Rawling, Dover, with putti and coronet spandrels, the arch with shipping scene entitled 'The Expedition' and five knopped pillar movement, the black and gilt japanned case with pagoda top hood, brass ball and spike finials, two brass cased weights and pendulum, 249cm high
£600-800
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A MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
the 12" break arch painted Roman dial with Arabic five minutes, the arch with rocking ship automaton, the satinwood banded case with shell inlay, swan neck hood and corinthian columns, two weights and pendulum, 232cm high
£300-400
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A 19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
the 13" diameter Roman dial with subsidiary seconds and date dials, the drum head case with brass bezel and convex glass, quarter column trunk over a panelled base with bracket feet, two weights and pendulum, 205cm high
£300-500
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JONATHAN SCOTT, LONDON
A George III mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 12" brass break arch dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, signed to lower edge, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, the arch with strike/silent ring and foliate scroll spandrels, five knopped pillar movement, the pagoda top hood with sound grills, fluted brass stop columns over a long shaped top door flanked by conforming quarter columns and panelled single skirt base, two brass cased weights and pendulum, 235cm high
£500-800
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A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH FIGURED WALNUT EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
the 13" diameter Roman dial with subsidiary seconds, signed Aird & Thomson, Glasgow, the foliate scroll moulded hood over a tapering trunk with arch glazed door and sides and ogee skirt base, two brass cased weights with matching wood rod pendulum, 206cm high
£400-600
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
the 14 1/4" brass break arch dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, foliate scroll engraved centre with subsidiary seconds and date dials, the arch with silvered disc signed Jonathan Dobbie, Calton, Glasgow, the dentil moulded hood with twisted columns, conforming trunk quarter columns and patera inlaid door over a plain base, two iron weights and pendulum, 203cm high
£200-400
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AN IRISH MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK
the 13 1/4" square brass dial with Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, signed John Gelston, Newry, matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring and date aperture, mask spandrels, the hood with swan neck pediment and fluted columns over a trunk with conforming canted corners, shaped top door and panelled base, 226cm high, two iron weights and pendulum
£300-500
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A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER
the angled ivory scales signed R Adie, Bold Street, Liverpool, rack and pinion vernier with arch top case, the trunk with mercury tube thermometer and turned cistern cover, 92cm high
£100-200
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER
the 8 1/2" silvered dial signed A Salla, No.20 Cross St., Hatton Garden, with spirit tube thermometer over, the boxwood strung case with architectural break arch pediment, shell and patera inlay, 98cm high
£80-150
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER
the 8" silvered dial signed Bond, Coton, with spirit tube thermometer over, the boxwood strung case with architectural break arch pediment, shell and patera inlay, 97cm high
£80-150
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER
the silvered rectangular register plate signed H Smith, Reading, with manually operated vernier, opposing spirit tube thermometer enclosed by a glazed door, the exposed tube chevron strung case with break arch pediment and flat turned cistern cover, 96cm high
£200-300
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A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER
the ivory register with manually operated vernier, opposing spirit tube thermometer and arch top case, 91cm high
£50-100
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A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER
the ivory register signed Bryson, 60 Princes St., Edinburgh, with manually operated vernier, opposing mercury tube thermometer, the arched case with exposed tube and dome cistern cover, 91cm high
£100-150
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A REGENCY MAHOGANY BRACKET OR TABLE CLOCK
the convex Roman dial signed George Carley, strike/silent lever at XII, the twin train fusee movement with foliate border engraved shouldered plates, anchor escapement, bell strike with pull repeat, the break arch case with swing handle, brass inlay and fish scale side frets raised on ball feet, 37.5cm high handle down
£400-600
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A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY BRACKET OR TABLE CLOCK
with convex Roman dial, the twin train fusee movement with arched plates, the back signed John Thwaites, London, with bell strike and pull repeat, the arched case with brass swing handle, fish scale side frets and ogree bracket feet, 40.5cm high handle down
£300-400
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A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY MANTEL TIMEPIECE
with Roman dial, moon hands and single fusee movement, the back plate signed Osborne, Chigwell, pendulum holdfast and anchor escapement with plain arched case, 36.5cm high
£150-200
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