Fine Clocks and Barometers

Auction 17866

14 Dec 2010, starting at 14:00 GMT.

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Fine Clocks and Barometers, starting with lot 1.

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Joseph Knibb - A fine and rare late 17th Century bracket clock

Sold for £153,600 inc. premium

A very fine and rare late 17th Century 'Phase One' ebony veneered Dutch striking bracket clock with silver skeletonised dial ...

Sold for £40,800 inc. premium

A fine late 17th century walnut, ebony and boxwood parquetry inlaid longcase clock with ten inch dial

Sold for £36,000 inc. premium

A late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating bracket timepiece Joseph Knibb, London 2

Sold for £31,200 inc. premium

A fine and rare late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating double basket top bracket clock Daniel Quare, London

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1	A good late 19th century French miniature engraved brass oval carriage timepiece by Drocourt Number 20297	£779 €923 US$ 1,188
2	A rare mid 19th century gilt brass carriage clock with subsidiary seconds J.S. Bautte et Cie, Geneve	£1,439 €1,704 US$ 2,193
3	A good late 19th century French engraved brass miniature carriage timepiece by Drocourt Number 12727	£839 €994 US$ 1,279
5	A good late 19th century French engraved miniature oval carriage timepiece by Drocourt Retailed by Henry Capt, Geneve	£1,799 €2,130 US$ 2,742
6	A late 19th century French three colour gold decorated carriage clock Marked with the trademark PB	£2,639 €3,125 US$ 4,021
7	A mid 19th century French engraved brass carriage clock Crosnier a Paris	£1,199 €1,420 US$ 1,828
8	A good early 20th century French champleve enamel decorated repeating carriage clock of small size Benetfink & Co., London, number 2018	£1,799 €2,130 US$ 2,742
9	A fine late 19th century French limoges enamel decorated repeating carriage clock Numbered 1468	£4,559 €5,398 US$ 6,946
11	A fine late 19th century French silvered- and gilt-brass carriage clock with three enamel panels Margaine, number 6788	£2,999 €3,551 US$ 4,570
12	A late 19th century Austrian silver and enamel boudoir timepiece	£2,519 €2,983 US$ 3,838
14	A late 19th century bronze and marble figural orb timepiece	£1,439 €1,704 US$ 2,193
15	An early 20th century Austrian guilloche enamel on silver anular dial urn timepiece	£1,919 €2,272 US$ 2,924
16	A late 19th century walnut musical cuckoo clock	£5,399 €6,392 US$ 8,226
19	An early 18th century French cut brass-inlaid tortoiseshell mantel clock Sully, a St. Germain en Laye	£3,119 €3,693 US$ 4,753
20	A second quarter of the 18th century French ormolu and brass inlaid tortoiseshell mantel clock Charles Voisin, Paris	£5,039 €5,966 US$ 7,677
21	An early 19th century French ormolu and white marble mantel clock Festeau Le Jeune, Paris	£1,799 €2,130 US$ 2,742
23	A third quarter of the 19th century brass Scott Memorial skeleton timepiece Johnson, Derby, but attributed to Evans	£959 €1,136 US$ 1,462
24	A good second half of the 18th century wall alarm timepiece of small size Viall, Walsingham	£2,159 €2,556 US$ 3,290
25	A good mid 18th century brass wall alarm timepiece John Rolyat, London	£3,119 €3,693 US$ 4,753
26	A rare second half of the 19th century miniature weight driven longcase clock Edward Metcalf, London	£2,399 €2,841 US$ 3,656
29	A rare mid 19th century English gilt brass and coromandel mortar timepiece Thomas Cole, number 1589	£7,199 €8,523 US$ 10,968
30	A mid 19th century English gilt brass striking and repeating carriage clock striking and repeating brass carriage clock James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, 3474 and again 'Manufactured for Hamilton & Co., Calcutta	£8,399 €9,943 US$ 12,796
31	A fine and rare English quarter repeating calendar clock with Duplex escapement, with original cruciform-shaped key Viner	£5,399 €6,392 US$ 8,226
33	A good 19th century mahogany floor standing regulator with ten inch dial Spencer and Perkins, London	£10,799 €12,784 US$ 16,452
34	A good mid 19th century mahogany floor standing regulator of small size Arnold & Dent, 84 Strand, London	£28,799 €34,092 US$ 43,874
35	A good early 19th century gilt bronze mounted white marble figural mantel clockBaetens, 63 King Street, Soho, London	£959 €1,136 US$ 1,462
36	A good early 19th century gilt bronze and black marble mantel timepiece Grimaldi and Johnson, London	£2,279 €2,699 US$ 3,473
38	A mid 19th century mahogany cased two day marine chronometer Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No 2105	£1,799 €2,130 US$ 2,742
39	A good mid 19th century brass-bound mahogany two day marine chronometer French, Royal Exchange, London, number 5544	£2,639 €3,125 US$ 4,021
40	A good 19th century coromandel cased two day marine chronometer M.F.Dent, Chronometer Maker to the Queen, 33 Cockspur St., London	£3,119 €3,693 US$ 4,753
44	A good late 17th century ebonised quarter repeating bracket clock Francis Coulston in Greek Streete, in St Anns	£4,799 €5,682 US$ 7,312
45	A third quarter of the 18th century ebonised automata musical bracket clock. Edward Pistor, London	£17,999 €21,308 US$ 27,421
48	A good mid 18th century Dutch ebonised musical bracket clock with Dutch-striking and playing a choice of six tunes on thirteen hammers and bells	£11,999 €14,205 US$ 18,280
49	A late 17th century quarter repeating bracket clock movement, now contained in a later case James Delander, London	£6,719 €7,955 US$ 10,237
50	An ebonised bracket clock Signed on the dial and movement Danl Quare, London	£2,279 €2,699 US$ 3,473
51	A mid 18th century ebonised bracket clock signed in a shaped plaque to the arch 'Josiah Emery, London'	£3,599 €4,261 US$ 5,484
52	A late 17th century and later bracket clock The movement signed F.Robin, Londini fecit	£2,999 €3,551 US$ 4,570
53	A good and rare third quarter of the 18th century burr walnut longcase clock John Blake, London	£7,199 €8,523 US$ 10,968
54	A large mid 19th century mahogany quarter chiming single pad top bracket clock Strath Brothers, High Street, Camden Tn.	£2,159 €2,556 US$ 3,290
55	A good late 18th century mahogany longcase clock John James, Egham	£4,559 €5,398 US$ 6,946
56	A late 18th century musical and quarter chiming ebonised bracket clock Robert Ward of London,	£4,319 €5,113 US$ 6,581
57	A good late 18th century mahogany longcase clock Jasper Taylor, Holborn, London	£2,399 €2,841 US$ 3,656
58	A late 19th century fruitwood bracket clock Thomas Laidlaw, London	£3,119 €3,693 US$ 4,753
59	A mid 18th century provincial walnut longcase clock Rich Peyton, Gloster (sic)	£6,599 €7,812 US$ 10,054
61	A good early 18th century burr walnut longcase clock Jacob Debaufre , London	£5,399 €6,392 US$ 8,226
63	A good mid 19th century rosewood four glass bracket clock Peachey, Pentonville	£2,279 €2,699 US$ 3,473
64	A first half of the 18th century ebonised bracket timepiece with alarm and pull quarter repeat David Hubert, London	£2,879 €3,409 US$ 4,387
67	A 19th Century Japanese Kake dokei in original travelling/packing case	£1,139 €1,349 US$ 1,736
68	A mid 18th century giltwood cartel clock Samuel Cox, Longacre, London	£1,799 €2,130 US$ 2,742
70	A late 17th century marquetry inlaid walnut longcase clock of one month duration John Ebsworth, Londini fecit	£19,199 €22,728 US$ 29,249
71	An early 19th century triple pad top ebonised bracket clock of small size with later movement James Plumbly, 16 New Cavendish Street, London	£2,399 €2,841 US$ 3,656
72A	A good mid 19th century gilt brass mounted walnut bracket clock Barraud and Lunds, 14 Bishopsgate Within, Cornhill, number 6917.	£2,279 €2,699 US$ 3,473
74	A third quarter of the 18th century mahogany triple pad top bracket clock Charles Howse, London	£7,799 €9,233 US$ 11,882
75	A good early 19th century mahogany longcase clock Unsigned	£1,799 €2,130 US$ 2,742
76	An early 19th century inlaid mahogany bracket clock Finer and Nowland, London	£1,199 €1,420 US$ 1,828
78	A good late 18th century mahogany longcase clock George Jamison, London	£6,119 €7,244 US$ 9,323
79	A good third quarter of the 19th century mahogany four glass bracket clock Parkinson & Bouts, London	£3,359 €3,977 US$ 5,118
80	A late 18th century mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock with repeat	£3,119 €3,693 US$ 4,753
81	A good mid 18th century ebonised bracket clock John Goodman, London	£5,399 €6,392 US$ 8,226
82	A good third quarter of the 18th century chinoiserie decorated red lacquer bracket clock with alarm James Smith, London	£10,799 €12,784 US$ 16,452
86	A late 18th century mahogany stick barometer Adams, London	£1,679 €1,988 US$ 2,559
87	A mid 18th century walnut stick barometer	£2,639 €3,125 US$ 4,021
88	An interesting 17th century and later lantern clock	£959 €1,136 US$ 1,462
90	A good 17th century-style winged lantern clock	£1,679 €1,988 US$ 2,559
91	A mid 17th century gilt brass table clock Johannes Klaßen, 1652	£4,319 €5,113 US$ 6,581
92	A mid 18th century Austrian brass repeating table clock Carl, Crems	£4,079 €4,829 US$ 6,215
93	An interesting first half of the 17th century and later lantern clock 2	£15,599 €18,467 US$ 23,765
95	A mid 18th century quarter repeating ebonised bracket clock of small size	£13,799 €16,336 US$ 21,023
96	A very fine and rare late 17th Century 'Phase One' ebony veneered Dutch striking bracket clock with silver skeletonised dial Joseph Knibb London	£153,599 €181,828 US$ 233,995
97	A good late 17th century miniature striking lantern clock with alarm Joseph Knibb, London	£28,799 €34,092 US$ 43,874
98	A signed copy of "The Knibb Family Clock Makers", Ronald A. Lee, The Manor House Press, 1964, number 773 from an edition of 1000,	£659 €781 US$ 1,005
99	Lee, Ronald, The Knibb Family Clockmakers 1964 2	£1,079 €1,278 US$ 1,645
101	An interesting late 17th century provincial ebonised quarter repeating timepiece with similarities to the Knibb workshop John Washborne, Glocester (sic)	£5,999 €7,102 US$ 9,140
102	A late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating bracket timepiece Joseph Knibb, London 2	£35,999 €42,616 US$ 54,842
104	An interesting 17th century quarter repeating basket top bracket clock Nicholas Massey a Londres	£4,799 €5,682 US$ 7,312
106	An unusual late 17th Century bracket top ebonised bracket clock Unsigned	£5,999 €7,102 US$ 9,140
108	A very rare early 18th century table clock with twin dials The movement and dial by Claudius De Chesne, London, circa 1715, now in a later custom made case	£14,399 €17,046 US$ 21,937
109	An early 18th century quarter repeating ebonised bracket clock Thomas Lumpkin, London	£10,799 €12,784 US$ 16,452
110	A good late 17th century marquetry inlaid walnut longcase clock of one month duration Richard Baker, London	£10,799 €12,784 US$ 16,452
111	A fine and rare late 17th century burr walnut veneered longcase clock Samuel Watson, Londini fecit	£25,199 €29,831 US$ 38,389
112	A rare late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating basket top bracket clock Henry Jones, London	£20,399 €24,149 US$ 31,077
113	A fine and rare late 17th century burr maple longcase clock Simon de Charmes, London,	£19,199 €22,728 US$ 29,249
114	A fine and interesting ebony veneered bracket clock Joseph Windmills, London	£16,799 €19,887 US$ 25,593
115	A fine and rare late 17th century ebony veneered quarter repeating double basket top bracket clock Daniel Quare, London	£31,199 €36,934 US$ 47,530
116	A fine late 17th century walnut, ebony and boxwood parquetry inlaid longcase clock with ten inch dial	£40,799 €48,298 US$ 62,155
117	A good late 17th century ebony veneered basket top quarter repeating bracket clock John Shaw, Holborn 2	£15,599 €18,467 US$ 23,765
119	A rare late 17th century silver mounted ebony?? veneered bracket clock Luke Wise,Reading	£20,399 €24,149 US$ 31,077
120	An interesting 17th century chinoiserie decorated bracket clock John Hillderson, Londini fecit	£14,399 €17,046 US$ 21,937