Fine Clocks and Scientific Instruments

Auction 19020

13 Dec 2011, starting at 14:00 GMT.

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Sold for £169,250 inc. premium

An exceptional miniature ebony striking bracket clock Thomas Tompion, London, number 215. The dial and movement circa 1693, the case ...

A rare late 17th century walnut and marquetry inlaid longcase clock with ten inch skeletonised dial and of one month duration. Joseph Knibb, London

Sold for £133,250 inc. premium

A rare late 17th century walnut and marquetry inlaid longcase clock of one month duration and with ten inch skeletonised ...

A fine and unique mid 19th century engraved gilt brass English giant carriage timepiece with chronometer escapement and of one month duration, with original travelling case and tipsy key Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, AD 1/FMSS 3

Sold for £115,250 inc. premium

A very fine and unique mid 19th century Exhibition Quality engraved gilt brass English giant carriage timepiece with chronometer escapement ...

Sold for £58,850 inc. premium

A fine late 17th century walnut quarter repeating bracket clock Nathaniel Hodges, in Wine Office Court in Fleet Streete, Londini ...

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1	A Jacques Senecal ivory magnetic azimuth sundial, French, circa 1660,	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
3	A John Ismay clockmaker's brass quadrant, English, early 18th century,	£4,749 €5,622 US$ 7,236
5	An unusual Samuel Watson brass or bronze double sundial, English, dated 1688,	£4,749 €5,622 US$ 7,236
6	A brass universal equinoctial ring dial, English, 18th century,	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
8	A 20th century iron model of Gallileo's escapement Signed under the lowermost horizontal bar L.C.Eichner Fecit, MCMXLVI	£524 €621 US$ 799
9	A 20th century iron model of Galileo's escapement Signed on the lowermost horizontal bar L.C.Eichner Fecit, MCMXLVI	£499 €591 US$ 761
10	An early 20th century Continental orrery with spring detent escapement	£12,499 €14,797 US$ 19,042
11	An interesting third quarter of the 18th century brass lantern clock George Thatcher, Cranbrook	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
12	A late 17th century lantern clock Thomas Ford de Bucks Fecit	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
13	An interesting third quarter of the 18th century lantern clock Edmund Smith, Bury (St Edmunds) From London, N 423	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
14	A 17th century lantern clock movement	£2,124 €2,515 US$ 3,237
16	A third quarter of the 17th century hoop and spike lantern clock with a 'matchstick man' foundry mark Attributed to Thomas Knifton	£8,749 €10,358 US$ 13,329
17	A fine and rare First Period striking lantern clock	£27,499 €32,554 US$ 41,893
18	A late 17th century basket top bracket clock John Beale, London	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
23	A rare 18th century French miniature weight driven mantel clock	£2,874 €3,403 US$ 4,379
24	An 18th century Bohemian carved giltwood wall clock Dominicus Heinrich, Prag, no.154	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
26	A late 19th century French gilt brass carriage clock with repeat Leroy et Fils	£1,074 €1,272 US$ 1,637
27	A fine third quarter of the 19th century French engraved gilt brass grande sonnerie giant carriage clock Drocourt for Idrac Leroy, 22 Rue du Bouloi, Paris	£14,999 €17,756 US$ 22,851
28	A late 19th century French porcelain mounted gilt brass carriage clock Drocourt for J.W.Benson, 25 Old Bond Street	£5,624 €6,658 US$ 8,569
29	An early 19th century French ormolu mantel clock, based on the 'Oath of the Horatii' L. Ravrio, Bronzier, a Paris	£5,624 €6,658 US$ 8,569
30	A good early 19th century brass inlaid stained fruitwood bracket clock James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, 1180	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
31	A good early 19th century arched top mahogany miniature bracket clock William Nicoll Junior, Great Portland Street	£1,999 €2,367 US$ 3,046
32	A late 18th century mahogany musical bracket clock playing six tunes	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
35	A fine third quarter 18th century Dutch walnut and marquetry longcase clock Frans Burel, Amsterdam	£4,374 €5,179 US$ 6,664
36	A third quarter of the 18th century French ormolu cartel timepiece The associated movement and dial signed J.F. Bourgeois, a Paris	£1,749 €2,071 US$ 2,665
37	A good late 18th century French ormolu quarter repeating cartel timepiece Arnoux, Paris	£2,124 €2,515 US$ 3,237
40	A good and interesting late 18th century mahogany pad top bracket clock with moonphase and day indication Thomas Read, Ipswich	£5,624 €6,658 US$ 8,569
42	A late 18th century mahogany bracket clock Thomas Pace, London	£3,999 €4,735 US$ 6,093
43	A fine late 18th century mahogany longcase clock John Shelton, London	£6,249 €7,398 US$ 9,521
44	An early 20th century French swinging bezel lyre clock Le Roy & Fils, 37 New Bond Street	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
45	A late 19th century ebonised quarter chiming basket top bracket clock E. Watson, 1 Old Jewry, London	£3,999 €4,735 US$ 6,093
47	An early 20th century Schwarzwald cuckoo clock Camerer, Kuss & Co	£2,124 €2,515 US$ 3,237
48	A good early 19th century rosewood bracket clock of small size The dial later signed Vulliamy	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
49	A fine early 19th century satinwood and ebony inlaid mahogany centre seconds bracket clock with enamel dial Ellicott & Taylor, Royal Exchange, London	£5,999 €7,102 US$ 9,140
50	A good early 20th century wall regulator of one month duration and with pin-wheel escapement Tiffany, Reed & Co	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
52	A fine late 18th century mahogany stick barometer George Adams, 60 Fleet Street, London,	£1,999 €2,367 US$ 3,046
53	A good late 18th century Scottish mahogany stick barometer D. Stampa & Co, No14 Leith Street, Edinburgh	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
54	An early 18th century walnut and mahogany stick barometer William Walters	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
56	A fine early 19th century flat-to-the-wall mahogany stick barometer Cary, London	£5,999 €7,102 US$ 9,140
57	A good late 19th century gilt brass ebonised and gilt brass striking travelling clock Edward F. Ashley, London	£1,187 €1,405 US$ 1,809
58	A late 18th century brass-mounted ebonised triple pad top bracket clock Grant, Fleet Street, London, No 426	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
59	A second quarter of the 19th century rosewood mantel timepiece Jump, London	£5,249 €6,214 US$ 7,997
60	A good late 18th century brass-mounted mahogany bracket clock with alarm John Taylor, London	£5,249 €6,214 US$ 7,997
61	A mid 19th century engraved and gilt brass travelling timepiece in the manner of Thomas Cole Dent, London	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
62	A mid 19th century porcelain mounted strut timepiece in the original silk and velvet lined presentation case Thomas Cole, London, numbered 1723. Retailed by by Hunt and Roskell.	£4,749 €5,622 US$ 7,236
63	A good mid 19th century engraved and gilt brass strut desk timepiece with manual calendar Thomas Cole for C.F. Hancock	£3,999 €4,735 US$ 6,093
64	A second quarter of the 19th century brass skeleton timepiece John Pace, Bury	£3,999 €4,735 US$ 6,093
68	A mid 19th century French gilt bronze pedestal clock The dial signed Voisin, the movement by Japy Freres	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
70	A good late 18th century mahogany bracket clock Benjamin Sidey, London	£4,999 €5,918 US$ 7,617
71	A second quarter of the 18th century walnut bracket clock William Webster, Exchange Alley, London	£37,249 €44,095 US$ 56,746
72	A late 17th century and later walnut veneered bracket clock The movement signed for John Barnett, London	£4,999 €5,918 US$ 7,617
73	An 18th century walnut quarter repeating bracket clock Philip Constantin, London	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
74	A fine late 18th/early 19th century mahogany floor standing regulator James Tregent, London	£21,249 €25,155 US$ 32,372
75	A fine late 18th century architectural mahogany longcase clock Vulliamy, London	£32,449 €38,413 US$ 49,434
78	A good early 19th century mahogany drop dial wall timepiece Vulliamy, London, No 1297	£5,249 €6,214 US$ 7,997
80	A late 19th century French gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock Henri Jacot, number 7215	£2,999 €3,551 US$ 4,570
82	An early 20th century French lacquered brass grande sonnerie carriage clock by Jacot Henri Jacot, number 11958 3	£1,749 €2,071 US$ 2,665
83	A late 19th century French gilt brass carriage timepiece of small size	£812 €961 US$ 1,237
84	An early 20th century French carriage timepiece of small size Retailed by A. Egalli, 19 Boulevard de la Madeleine	£874 €1,035 US$ 1,332
85	A fine late 19th century French brass petite sonnerie carriage clock Breguet, 12 rue de la Paix, number 2915 2	£9,374 €11,097 US$ 14,281
86	A fine and rare mid 19th century English engraved gilt bronze striking and repeating carriage clock James McCabe, London, 3121 3	£34,849 €41,254 US$ 53,090
87	A good mid 19th century English bronzed striking and repeating carriage clock Parkinson & Frodsham, London,	£13,749 €16,277 US$ 20,946
88	A very fine and unique mid 19th century Exhibition Quality engraved gilt brass English giant carriage timepiece with chronometer escapement of one month duration, with original travelling case and tipsy key Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, AD 1/FMSS 3	£115,249 €136,430 US$ 175,572
90	A late 19th century French porcelain mounted ormolu urn clock	£10,624 €12,577 US$ 16,186
91	A fine and interesting mid 19th century Austrian wall regulator with precision pendulum J.G. Aerts a Tongres Brevete, No 21.	£5,624 €6,658 US$ 8,569
94	A fine and rare mid 19th century French rosewood quarter striking mantel clock with perpetual calendar. With family provenance from the original maker Jean Baptiste Schwilgue, dated 1855	£23,749 €28,114 US$ 36,180
96	A late 17th century and later brass lantern clock Daniel Quare, London	£14,999 €17,756 US$ 22,851
97	A rare early 18th century long duration clock movement in an oak case Delander, London	£2,374 €2,811 US$ 3,618
98	A very rare early 18th century ivory-strung tortoiseshell veneered longcase clock of one month duration Anthony Harrison, London	£9,999 €11,837 US$ 15,234
99	A fine and interesting late 19th century gilt-metal mounted quarter chiming ebonised bracket clock inspired by the Tulip Tompion Lund & Blockley, London, numbered 2-300	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
100	A good small 20th century burr walnut longcase clock with Roman strike and one and a quarter seconds pendulum After Joseph Knibb, the backplate numbered 7	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
101	A late 18th century ormolu mounted ebonised bracket clock Stephen Rimbault, London	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
102	A late 17th/early 18th century and later walnut cased quarter repeating bracket clock with basket top and quarter repeating movement Henry Massey, London	£11,874 €14,057 US$ 18,090
103	A rare late 17th century ebony veneered bracket clock Charles Gretton, London	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
105	A fine and rare early 18th century brass miniature lantern alarm timepiece George Graham, London, number 583	£22,499 €26,635 US$ 34,276
106	A fine and rare mid 18th century longcase clock movement in a custom made figured walnut case George Graham, London, number 759	£14,999 €17,756 US$ 22,851
107	A fine late 17th century walnut quarter repeating bracket clock Nathaniel Hodges, in Wine Office Court in Fleet Streete, Londini Fecit	£58,849 €69,665 US$ 89,652
108	An exceptional miniature ebony striking bracket clock Thomas Tompion, London, number 215. The dial and movement circa 1693, the case later.	£169,249 €200,355 US$ 257,837
109	A good second quarter of the 18th century quarter repeating ebonised bracket clock Daniel and Thomas Grignion, from the Late Mr Quare, London	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
110	A fine late 17th century marquetry inlaid longcase clock of small size, with skeletonised chapter ring and Knibb-style case Robert Dingley, London	£32,449 €38,413 US$ 49,434
111	A late 17th century inlaid walnut marquetry longcase clock Windmills, London	£8,749 €10,358 US$ 13,329
112	A good early 18th century ebony quarter repeating bracket clock with date indication in the arch Windmills, London	£12,499 €14,797 US$ 19,042
113	A fine and impressive early 18th century ebony veneered quarter chiming bracket clock Joseph Windmills, London	£9,374 €11,097 US$ 14,281
114	A third quarter of the 17th century ebony bracket timepiece of Phase IV design, with pull quarter repeat John Knibb, Oxford	£18,749 €22,195 US$ 28,563
115	A rare late 17th century walnut and marquetry inlaid longcase clock of one month duration and with ten inch skeletonised dial. Previously in the Wetherfield Collection of Clocks. Joseph Knibb, London	£133,249 €157,738 US$ 202,994
116	A fine 17th century table clock movement, circa 1670 Edward East, London	£49,249 €58,301 US$ 75,027
117	A second half of the 17th century and later architectural table clock Edward East, London	£9,999 €11,837 US$ 15,234
119	A good first quarter of the 18th century ebonised hour-and-quarter repeating timepiece with early arched dial Thomas Darlow, London	£7,749 €9,174 US$ 11,806
120	A fine early 18th century walnut and seaweed marquetry longcase clock John Burputt, London	£8,749 €10,358 US$ 13,329
121	A good mid 19th century mahogany floorstanding regulator John le Galais, (Jersey)	£10,624 €12,577 US$ 16,186