Antiques & Collectors Items
The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, December 06 2011
Two Day Sale of Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables
Viewing Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm, Monday 10am-7pm immediately prior to sale. Open on mornings of sale (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 8.30am until 10am for viewing. Sale starts promptly at 10am each day. Please remember that if you want to leave a commission bid or bid by telephone we need all instructions by Monday 6.30pm before sale.
An Edward VII silver cased desk timepiece, the 2ins enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals to the eight day French timepiece movement, contained in plain silver case with swept top, 6ins high, by D.C. & Co, Birmingham 1903
Guide Price: £300-400
An Edward VII silver gilt cased miniature travelling timepiece, the white enamelled rectangular dial with Roman numerals to the eight day French timepiece movement, contained in plain rectangular silver gilt case, on four bun feet, 3ins high, hallmarked London 1905
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 1102 SOLD FOR: £ 190
An Edward VII small silver cased desk timepiece, the 1.25ins diameter circular enamelled dial with Arabic numerals to the watch movement, contained in plain silver case, on four bun feet, 2.75ins high, hallmarked Birmingham 1905, and one other George V silver fronted cased travelling timepiece, the 2ins diameter dial with Arabic numerals, contained in silver hexagonal fronted easel pattern case with engine turned ornament, 3ins high, hallmarked Birmingham 1929
Guide Price: £150-200
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Lot 1103 SOLD FOR: £ 520
An early 20th Century gilt brass cased desk timepiece of Art Nouveau design by Valme of Switzerland, the 1.5ins white enamelled dial to the timepiece movement, contained in case moulded in relief with rose garlands and nude maiden, 3.25ins high, and key for same
Guide Price: £200-300
An early 20th Century French carriage clock, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals to the eight day two train movement striking on a gong contained in gilt brass and bevelled glass rectangular case of moulded form, 5.75ins high, complete with key and original red leather covered travelling case for same
Guide Price: £250-350
A late 19th / early 20th Century French carriage clock, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals to the eight day two train movement with alarum, striking and repeating on a gong, contained in gilt brass and bevelled glass case of Corniche pattern, 5ins high and with leather covered travelling case for same
Guide Price: £500-700
A late 19th Century French carriage clock, No. 1209, retailed by J. Penlington, the white enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals to the eight day two train movement striking and repeating on a gong, contained in plain gilt brass and bevelled glass rectangular case, 6.5ins high, complete with key and leather travelling case for same
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 1108 SOLD FOR: £ 680
A 19th Century Coalport porcelain cased clock garniture of Rococo design, comprising - mantel timepiece by Vulliamy of London, the 2.75ins gilt dial with Roman numerals to the eight day timepiece movement, contained in case encrusted with flowers and a bird on a claret ground and with gilding, 11ins high, and a matching pair of vases, 10.25ins high (damaged- all circa 1820-1830 - porcelain with factory mark - minor damage), the clock with key, pendulum and mahogany stand for same
Guide Price: £800-1200
A late 19th/early 20th Century French "Four Glass" mantel clock retailed by Benetfink & Co, London, the 3.75ins cream enamelled chapter ring with Arabic numerals and visible escapement to the eight day two train movement striking on a gong and with mercury compensated pendulum, in brass and bevelled glass rectangular case, 10.5ins high, and key for same
Guide Price: £450-600
Lot 1110 SOLD FOR: £ 290
A 19th Century French gilt metal mantel clock, No. 6670, the 3ins diameter porcelain dial with Roman numerals on a pink and floral ground, inscribed J.W. Benson, Ludgate Hill, London, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in case surmounted by a seated figure of putti representing one of the Liberal Arts, and inset with three porcelain panels enamelled in colours and decorated in gilt with putti and floral sprays, 12.75kins high
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 1111 SOLD FOR: £ 340
An early 20th Century French mantel clock, the 3.5ins diameter white enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals to the eight day two train movement striking on a gong, contained in ebonised and red tortoise-shell Boulle fronted case of balloon pattern with gilt brass floral and scroll mounts, 12.5ins high
Guide Price: £350-450
Lot 1112 SOLD FOR: £ 210
A 19th Century French gilt metal and white alabaster mantel clock, the 3.25ins diameter white enamelled dial with Roman numerals to the eight day two train movement, No. 970, striking on a bell, contained in gilt metal drum pattern case surmounted by a seated figure of Cupid, the white alabaster base with fluted frieze, and gilt ball finials, on turned feet, 10.75ins high
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 1113 SOLD FOR: £ 620
A 19th Century French ormolu cased mantel clock inset with porcelain panels, the 3.5ins diameter white enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals in blue to the eight day two train movement, by Deveraux of Paris, No. 386, striking on a bell, contained in ormolu case surmounted by love birds and floral ornament, the bow-fronted case inset with four porcelain panels in the "Sevres" manner decorated with birds and floral ornament within turquoise and gilt borders, on five turned feet, 11.75ins high
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 1114 SOLD FOR: £ 880
A 19th Century French ormolu cased mantel clock in the rococo manner, No. 32040, the 5.25ins diameter gilt dial inset with enamel numeral cartouches to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in ormolu case of rococo design surmounted by a seated figure of putti and floral and leaf scroll ornament, the conforming base with out-swept feet, 16.75ins high
Guide Price: £900-1200
A 19th Century Meissen white glazed porcelain cased mantel timepiece inset with later movement, the 2.125ins diameter gilt dial to the eight day movement, No. 2241, contained in porcelain case modelled in the form of a seated putti representing the "Liberal Arts", on rectangular base with leaf paterae and bun feet, 9.75ins x 5.5ins x 9.25ins high Provenance : Formerly the property of the late Sir Martin Wilson, Littlebourne Lodge, The Esplanade, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 1116 SOLD FOR: £ 620
Two Victorian gilt brass cased ship's wheel pattern desk timepiece and barometer, each with 2.5ins silvered dials, contained in cases, one with seven turned banded agate handles, the other with eight banded agate handles, each on oval bases with rope pattern mounts, 9.75ins high, one with retailer's plaque engraved "Woodcock of Llandudno" and the other inscribed "Howell James & Co, Regent Street"
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 1117 SOLD FOR: £ 270
An early 20th Century German oak cased mantel clock of 18th Century design, the 4ins arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring and chime/silent lever to the three train movement striking on five gongs, contained in arched top case with spiral moulded columns to front, 8ins high
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 1118 SOLD FOR: £ 440
An early Victorian mahogany mantel timepiece, the 5.75ins cream painted dial to the eight day fusee movement, contained in shaped and moulded case and brass reeded bun feet, 14ins high, and key for same
Guide Price: £350-450
Lot 1119 SOLD FOR: £ 100
A 20th Century walnut cased mantel clock retailed by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London, the 6ins square brass dial with silvered chapter ring to the eight day three train movement striking and chiming on five gongs, contained in walnut case of 18th Century design with moulded top, 11.5ins high
Guide Price: £100-150
A 19th Century brass framed "Skeleton" clock, the 6ins pierced and star shaped silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals to the twin brass framed fusee single train movement with passing strike bell, 13.25ins high, mounted on oval marble plinth and on ebonised oval base, and with glass dome for same
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 1121 SOLD FOR: £ 90
An Edwardian mahogany cased mantel clock, the 5.25ins silvered dial to the eight day two train movement striking on a gong, contained in case inlaid with boxwood stringing and with shaped top, 13ins high, with key for same
Guide Price: £100-150
A 19th Century French figured mahogany and gilt metal mounted "Portico" mantel clock, the 4ins white enamelled chapter ring with Roman numerals to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in case with floral and archery mounts, 19ins high, with later key for same
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 1123 SOLD FOR: £ 540
A modern Jaeger-le-Coultre "Atmos" mantel timepiece, No. 531771, the 4.25ins matted silvered chapter ring with Arabic numerals and numeral batons to the open framed movement, contained in gilt metal and glass rectangular case, 8.75ins high
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 1124 SOLD FOR: £ 640
A 19th Century French brass cased mantel timepiece of Lantern clock design by Japy Freres, the 2.25ins white enamelled dial with Roman numerals to the spring driven movement with alarum, 10.5ins high, and key for same
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 1125 SOLD FOR: £ 40
A late 19th Century French black slate cased mantel clock by S. Marti, the 4.5ins cream enamelled chapter ring with Arabic numerals to the eight day two train movement striking on a gong, contained in case of architectural design, 14.5ins high (case slightly chipped and lacking key)
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 1126 SOLD FOR: £ 210
An early 20th Century German oak and brass mounted mantel clock, the 3.25ins cream enamelled chapter ring to the eight day two train movement movement striking on a gong, contained in case of baroque design surmounted by a figure of a kneeling cupid, 17ins high (slightly damaged), and key for same
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 1128 SOLD FOR: £ 150
A Victorian mahogany cased dial wall clock, the 12ins painted metal dial with Roman numerals, to the eight day fusee movement with shaped top plates, contained in case with turned bezel, 16ins high (split at three o'clock and dial and case generally in need of restoration
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 1129 SOLD FOR: £ 120
A 20th Century mahogany cased dial wall clock, the 12ins painted metal dial to the eight day brass framed fusee movement, contained in case with turned bezel, 14.5ins high
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 1130 SOLD FOR: £ 800
A 19th Century French ormolu cased cartel clock, the 45ins diameter white enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals to the eight day two train movement, No. 1356, and sunburst pendulum, contained in ormolu case of Neo-classical design with acanthus leaf swags and goat's head finials, 16.5ins high
Guide Price: £750-900
A Victorian mahogany cased dial wall clock by G.W. Blackie, 392 Strand, London, the 12ins cream painted dial with Roman numerals to the fusee movement, contained in case with floral carved bezel, 14.5ins high, and key for same
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 1132 SOLD FOR: £ 190
An early 20th Century lacquered brass cased ship's bulkhead clock by Celeste, the 6.25ins white enamelled dial to the two train movement striking on "ship's bells", of two bells, on the hour and half hours, 8ins high, with key for same
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 1133 SOLD FOR: £ 50
A 19th Century American inlaid walnut-cased drop-dial wall clock, the 12inch painted dial to the two-train movement, striking on a gong, contained in case with plain turned bezel, the drop inset with glazed door, 21ins high (worn), with key for same.
Guide Price: £70-100
A 19th Century Dutch oak cased "Staart Klok", the 11ins arched painted dial depicting a street scene to arch, the brass framed movement with alarum [?]striking on a bell, contained in case with arched and moulded hood, surmounted by a brass figure of Atlas and two cupid, with twin fretted brackets to sides, enclosed pendulum casing, cast brass and glazed lenticle, 58ins high
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 1136 SOLD FOR: £ 90
An early 20th Century oak cased aneroid barometer, thermometer and timepiece, the shaped oak case with carved swag ornament and leaf paterae, 36ins high (glass cracked)
Guide Price: £70-100
A 19th Century mahogany cased wheel barometer and thermometer by A. Richards of Birmingham, with 8ins silvered dial and alcohol thermometer, contained in case inlaid with boxwood stringings, 37ins high (lacking scroll pediment and glass to hydrometer and level and generally in need of restoration)
Guide Price: £80-120
An early 19th Century mahogany cased wheel barometer, thermometer and hydrometer by D. Rivolta of Edinburgh, with 8ins diameter silvered dial, contained in mahogany case with moulded scroll pediment and inset with convex mirror, 38ins high
Guide Price: £150-200
A George III rosewood wheel barometer, thermometer and hydrometer by Knight of Braintree with 10ins diameter silvered dial, in plain case with moulded scroll pediment, 44ins high
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 1140 SOLD FOR: £ 580
A 19th Century mahogany and brass mounted stick barometer and thermometer with engraved ivory scale and adjustable vernier, and with mercury thermometer, contained in plain arched top case with brass cylindrical cistern, 37ins high
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 1142 SOLD FOR: £ 320
An 18th Century oak longcase clock by John Deverell of Winslow, the 11ins square brass dial with silvered chapter ring and single hand to the thirty hour movement striking on a bell, contained in associated oak case with scrolled pediment and slender turned pillars to hood, shaped trunk door, 85ins high
Guide Price: £350-450
An oak and mahogany longcase clock, the 14ins square brass dial with wide silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial to the eight day three train movement striking and chiming on six gongs, contained in early 19th Century "North Country" oak and mahogany banded case with shaped pediment and turned pillars to hood, 91ins high (movement and case associated)
Guide Price: £450-600
An 18th Century stained as mahogany longcase clock by John Mercer, Hythe, the 11ins square brass dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, with date aperture to the thirty hour movement striking on a bell, contained in plain stained case with shaped pediment and slender turned pillars to hood, 89ins high Note : John Mercer recorded working Hythe 1736-1779. An interesting maker known to be Mayor of Hythe 1756, 1768, 1772, 1777 and 1779 - known longcase movements are of good quality and mostly five ringed pillars
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 1145 SOLD FOR: £ 580
An 18th Century mahogany longcase clock by William Robertson, Canongate, Edinburgh, the 12ins arched silvered dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and strike/silent lever to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in case with scrolled pediment, moulded and dentil cornice and fretted frieze, and with plain turned pillars to hood, the arched trunk door inlaid with oval paterae, 85ins high (case with slight damage throughout) Note : William Robertson recorded working in Edinburgh 1764-1780
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 1146 SOLD FOR: £ 900
A late 18th Century mahogany longcase clock, the 12ins arched painted dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, and showing phases of the moon to the arch, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in case with shaped and moulded pediment and turned and fluted pillars to hood, and with shaped trunk door and fluted cant corners, on bracket feet, 91ins high
Guide Price: £700-1000
Lot 1147 SOLD FOR: £ 1600
An early 18th Century walnut longcase clock by Samuel Berry of London, the 12ins arched brass dial with wide silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in figured walnut case with arched and moulded hood and arched trunk door, 91ins high (reduced in height and hood with extensive restorations) Note : Samuel Berry apprenticed 1698, member of The Clockmakers Company 1705-1743
Guide Price: £1500-2000
A Victorian mahogany longcase clock by George Rossiter, Bridgewater, the 13ins arched painted dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture and rocking ship to arch to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in mahogany case with fretted cresting and slender turned pillars to hood, on bracket feet, 90ins high Note : George Rossiter recorded working Bridgewater 1861-1866
Guide Price: £1500-2000
