Wednesday
Apr292015

French Royal Exchange London c. 1860 Stock No. 3117

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French Royal Exchange London c. 1860

A good English dial wall timepiece, the 12” diameter painted iron dial signed French, Royal Exchange, London, the fusee movement with high quality platform lever escapement fronted by ‘pierced moon’ steel hands, in a dark mahogany case with a square base, with a cast brass locking bezel.

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Saturday
Apr182015

W.A.Watkins 59 Carey Street Lincolns Inn London. c 1880 Stock No. 3393

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W.A.Watkins 59 Carey Street Lincolns Inn London. c 1880

An attractive small wall dial timepiece, the flat 8” diameter painted iron dial signed ‘W.A.Watkins, 59 Carey Street Lincolns Inn London’, the fusee movement faced by brass hands, in a mahogany case with turned dial surround, and cast brass bezel and sight ring.

Stock No. 3393

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Saturday
Apr182015

Sm. Peacock KImbolton c.1835 Stock No. 3391

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Sm. Peacock KImbolton c.1835

A charming small Regency trunk dial timepiece, the 8” diameter convex painted iron dial signed ‘Sm. Peacock Kimbolton’ the fusee movement with shouldered plates fronted by matching steel ‘pierced moon’ hands, in a one piece mahogany case with square base and restrained geometric brass inlay to the trunk, moulded dial surround, and cast brass bezel.

Stock No. 3391

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Saturday
Apr182015

Willm. Hunter London c.1790 Stock No. 3361a

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Willm. Hunter London c.1790

An elegant Georgian wall timepiece, the 12” diameter silvered engraved brass dial with roman and Arabic numerals, boldly signed ‘Willm. Hunter London, the fusee movement with original verge escapement and ‘A’ shaped plates in a one-piece mahogany case with a  lower salt box projection, a heavy moulded brass concave bezel, with integral lock.

Stock No. 3361a

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Saturday
Feb212015

3298 G P Todé 248 Regent St London -- Stock No. 3298

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G.P.Todé 248 Regent St London c.1825

An elegant Geirgian bracket clock, the 6” diameter painted convex dial signed ‘G.P.Todé, 248 Regent St London’, with the backplate of the movement similarly signed, and numbered 321. The movement has rounded top plates, and is fronted by matching elegantly pierced hands, and strikes on a bell. The unusual mahogany waisted case has very fine leaf carving decoration, is topped by an unusual style of poppy head finial, and has a delicately tooled bezel.

Stock No. 3298

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Saturday
Feb212015

Thos. H Hunsdon Chelmsford c. 1790 -- Stock No.3299

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Thos. H Hunsdon Chelmsford  c.1790

A Georgian lacquered tavern clock of small size, the 16” diameter white painted wood dial above a short trunk, the door decorated with a Chinese scene, with moulded base, the timepiece movement with a five wheel train fronted by heart tipped brass hands, the minute hand with counterbalance. Total height: 43”

Stock No.3299

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Saturday
Feb212015

Jas Evill Bath c.1795. -- Stock No. 3312

Jas Evill Bath c.1795.

A rare open dial wall timepiece, the 18” diameter wooden dial signed ‘Jas. Evill Bath’, with a fusee movement with original verge escapement fronted by matching bras hands, in an oak case with ‘double saltbox’ projections.

 

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Saturday
Feb212015

Frodsham Gracechurch Street London c.1830 -- Stock No. 3323

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Frodsham Gracechurch Street London c.1830

A small drop dial wall timepiece, the 8” diameter convex iron dial signed ‘Frodsham Gracechurch Street London’.The fusee movement has nicely shaped plates,  and is fronted by matching steel hands. The one piece mahogany case has restrained brass inlay to the square based trunk, a rear access door, and a cast brass bezel.

Stock No. 3323

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Saturday
Feb212015

Widenham & Adams, Lombard Street, London. c.1860 -- Stock no. 3324

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Widenham & Adams, Lombard Street, London. c.1860

A unique drop dial wall timepiece with passing hour strike on a gong. The 12” diameter silvered engraved brass dial signed ‘Widenham & Adams, Lombard Street, London’, and with the Latin motto ‘RESPICE FINEM’ in place of hour numerals. This can be loosely translated as ‘consider the end’ - a moralistic motto adopted by several colleges and institutions. The case with glazed pendulum aperture, is profusely decorated with baroque swags, and is most remarkably surmounted by a depiction of  Satyr and Satyress pouring presumably wine from an amphora.

Stock no. 3324

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Friday
Jan092015

W Edwards & Son c.1835 Stock No. 2924

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W.Edwards & Son, 2, Theberton Street, Islington. c.1835

A good early Victorian wall timepiece, the 12” diameter convex painted iron dial signed ‘W Edwards & Son, 2 Theberton St, Islington’, the fusee movement with elegant houlderd plates fronted by matching steel ‘pierced moon’ hands, in a mahogany case with narrow turned dial surround, and cast brass bezel.

Stock No. 2924

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