Fine Clocks

Auction 19809

12 Dec 2012, starting at 14:00 GMT.

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Fine Clocks, starting with lot 1.

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Auction highlights

James Cox; a fine ormolu, agate-set table clock with moonphase and musical base (currently inoperative) together with the original signed and dated key, 'Jas Cox 1766' (one finial loose and one missing)

Sold for £385,250 inc. premium

An exceptional mid 18th century agate-panelled and silver-mounted musical ormolu table clock with moonphase indication. Sold with the original key ...

Sold for £127,250 inc. premium

A fine and rare late 18th century moss agate and stone set gilt metal musical casket with automata scene in ...

Sold for £91,250 inc. premium

A rare late 17th century ebonised quarter chiming table clock Daniel Quare, London

An English glass and yellow decorated clock by George Prior, London

Sold for £49,250 inc. premium

A fine and rare late 18th century glass-mounted six-tune musical table clock made for the Export market George Prior, London

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1	A rare mid 19th century French gilt and patinated bronze mystery clock Robert-Houdin	£17,500 €20,695 US$ 26,599
2	A 20th century French coral mounted lacquer mantel timepiece Cartier, No.G70 2038 for the European Watch and Clock Co Inc	£2,125 €2,513 US$ 3,229
3	An early 20th century French marble Atmos mantel timepiece Reutter, number 3563	£3,500 €4,139 US$ 5,319
4	A fine early 20th century silver and enamel decorated miniature travelling timepiece	£1,062 €1,256 US$ 1,614
5	A fine silver, enamel, jade and lapis lazuli eight-day boudoir timepiece, circa 1925 LaCloche Freres	£3,750 €4,434 US$ 5,699
7	A good early 20th century silver and enamel decorated miniature boudoir timepiece Hallmarked for CG, London	£1,062 €1,256 US$ 1,614
8	A small early 20th century 18 carat gold mounted tortoiseshell timepiece Retailed by Asprey, hallmarked in London, 1921	£1,000 €1,182 US$ 1,519
9	A fine early 20th century silver-framed and moss agate desk timepiece The dial signed Herny Moser et Cie	£1,625 €1,921 US$ 2,469
10	A fine early 20th century silver and blue enamel boudoir timepiece of eight day duration The dial indistinctly signed. The case numbered 3031	£1,062 €1,256 US$ 1,614
13	A rare late 19th century table regulator with detent escapement The movement stamped 46060 FMG	£812 €960 US$ 1,234
15	A very rare early 19th century French ormolu mantel clock with Chappe semaphore automata Chappe	£3,437 €4,065 US$ 5,224
16	A scarce late 19th century French 'bras-en-l'air' figural timepiece	£12,500 €14,782 US$ 18,999
17	A fine and rare late 18th century French ormolu mantel clock depicting the Victory of Love over Time Mathieu Le Jeune	£3,000 €3,547 US$ 4,559
18	An exceptional mid 18th century agate-panelled and silver-mounted musical ormolu table clock with moonphase indication. Sold with the original key, signed and dated key, James Cox, London, 1766. James Cox, London 2	£385,250 €455,593 US$ 585,574
19	A fine and rare late 18th century moss agate and stone set gilt metal musical casket with automata scene in the manner of James Cox The watch movement by J. Stroud, London	£127,250 €150,484 US$ 193,418
20	A fine and rare late 18th century grande sonnerie striking and musical mantel clock J Robert et fils et Cie	£31,250 €36,956 US$ 47,499
21	A fine and scarce early 19th century French table regulator in the manner of Hubert Sarton	£49,250 €58,242 US$ 74,859
22	A fine and rare late 18th century glass-mounted six-tune musical table clock made for the Export market George Prior, London	£49,250 €58,242 US$ 74,859
23	A very rare 19th century French 400-day duration four-glass mantel clock with state of wind indication and aneroid barometer, made for the Russian market	£5,750 €6,799 US$ 8,739
24	A third quarter of the 18th century faux tortoiseshell laquered quarter chiming and musical bracket clock Robert and Peter Higgs, London	£9,375 €11,086 US$ 14,249
25	A late 19th century French champleve enamel and split seed pearl striking carriage clock with centre seconds.	£8,500 €10,052 US$ 12,919
26	A late 19th century champleve enamel and split seed pearl decorated centre seconds carriage clock	£9,375 €11,086 US$ 14,249
27	A late 19th century French gilt brass cariatides miniature carriage timepiece.	£500 €591 US$ 759
28	A late 19th century French silvered Renaissance revival carriage timepiece Drocourt	£1,625 €1,921 US$ 2,469
29	A late 19th century French white metal and enamel miniature carriage timepiece	£3,750 €4,434 US$ 5,699
30	A late 19th century gilt brass and champleve enamel miniature carriage timepiece.	£2,375 €2,808 US$ 3,609
31	A late 19th century French champleve enamel miniature carriage timepiece for the Chinese market	£2,000 €2,365 US$ 3,039
32	A late 19th century French cloisonne enamel miniature carriage timepiece.	£4,375 €5,173 US$ 6,649
33	A late 19th century French Aesthetic movement miniature timepiece	£3,500 €4,139 US$ 5,319
34	A late 19th century French Aesthetic Movement miniature carriage timepiece	£4,750 €5,617 US$ 7,219
35	A silver cased miniature carriage timepiece, hallmarked London 1905	£625 €739 US$ 949
36	A late 19th century French tortoiseshell miniature carriage timepiece Drocourt	£1,875 €2,217 US$ 2,849
37	A second quarter of the 19th century English gilt brass carriage timepiece with calendar indication Numbered 289	£2,750 €3,252 US$ 4,179
38	A late 19th/early 20th century French brass and pietra dura carriage clock Attributed to Drocourt	£6,000 €7,095 US$ 9,119
39	A late 19th century French gilt brass and Limoges enamel miniature carriage clock	£1,500 €1,773 US$ 2,279
40	A late 19th century French gilt brass and enamel miniature carriage timepiece	£812 €960 US$ 1,234
41	A late 19th century French brass miniature carriage timepiece	£3,500 €4,139 US$ 5,319
42	An early 20th century Swiss guilloche enamel minute repeating miniature carriage timepiece	£7,500 €8,869 US$ 11,399
43	A late 19th century French engraved gilt brass miniature carriage timepiece	£1,625 €1,921 US$ 2,469
44	A late 19th century French brass miniature carriage timepiece	£625 €739 US$ 949
45	A late 19th century French brass petite sonnerie miniature carriage clock with repeat	£750 €886 US$ 1,139
46	A late 19th century French brass miniature carriage timepiece Le Roy & Fils, Paris	£500 €591 US$ 759
47	A late 19th century French engraved brass miniature carriage timepiece Drocourt	£2,500 €2,956 US$ 3,799
48	A late 19th century French porcelain mounted and engraved miniature carriage timepiece Drocourt	£6,000 €7,095 US$ 9,119
49	A late 19th century French porcelain mounted miniature carriage timepiece Henri Jacot	£812 €960 US$ 1,234
50	An early 20th century French porcelain mounted grande sonnerie carriage clock	£4,375 €5,173 US$ 6,649
51	A late 19th century French gilt brass and enamel miniature carriage timepiece	£5,625 €6,652 US$ 8,549
52	A late 19th century French sub-miniature enamel carriage timepiece	£2,000 €2,365 US$ 3,039
53	A good early 19th century French gilt and patinated bronze and marble mantel clock Mercier, Paris	£3,500 €4,139 US$ 5,319
54	A fine late 18th century French gilt brass and lapis lazuli striking table regulator of long duration	£17,500 €20,695 US$ 26,599
55	A fine second quarter of the 19th century French flame mahogany, ormolu-mounted mantel clock	£1,500 €1,773 US$ 2,279
56	A fine late 17th century French tête de poupé Gribelin, Paris	£23,750 €28,086 US$ 36,099
57	A good third quarter of the 18th century French ormolu cartel timepiece Le Mazurier a Paris	£2,750 €3,252 US$ 4,179
58	An impressive mid 18th century French ormolu-mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock with original wall bracket Andre Rousseau, A Paris	£5,000 €5,912 US$ 7,599
59	A fine and rare first quarter of the 19th century French ormolu mantel clock of fifteen-day duration and with state of wind indication on the dial Louis Mallett, Horologer de Mgr le Duc D'Orleans	£3,125 €3,695 US$ 4,749
60	A good mid 18th century French ormolu quarter repeating cartel timepiece LeBon, Paris	£1,500 €1,773 US$ 2,279
61	A late 19th century French Louis XV style boulle work bracket clock and matching wall bracket The movement stamped Thos. Pearce, Paris 2	£1,625 €1,921 US$ 2,469
62	An early 18th century boulle table clock Gribelin, Paris	£3,500 €4,139 US$ 5,319
63	A good late 18th century mahogany table clock James Wilson, Westminster	£2,750 €3,252 US$ 4,179
65	A good late 18th century mahogany table clock Richard Chater, London,	£2,125 €2,513 US$ 3,229
68	A fine early 19th century dated mahogany 'double barometer' Knie, Edinburgh, dated 1801	£4,750 €5,617 US$ 7,219
69	A very rare second quarter of the 18th century mahogany barometer, dated 1832 Thomas Hargraves, Settle, 1832	£5,250 €6,208 US$ 7,979
72	A late 19th century Austrian enamel boudoir timepiece	£6,875 €8,130 US$ 10,449
73	A late 19th century French champleve enamel decorated mantel clock Retailed by Edward & Sons, Glasgow, the movement by Maurice & Co.	£3,500 €4,139 US$ 5,319
74	A fine and rare grande sonnerie striking miniature carriage clock with interesting provenance to the family of Sir David Solomons Le Roy & Fils, no 11293	£4,000 €4,730 US$ 6,079
75	A good late 19th century French grande-sonnerie striking gorge-cased carriage clock by Margaine Retailed by A.H.Rodanet, number 6876	£2,125 €2,513 US$ 3,229
75A	A late 19th century French silvered carriage clock with repeat and alarm Retailed by Beyer and Sohn	£5,250 €6,208 US$ 7,979
76	A late 19th century French gilt brass carriage clock with repeat Henri Jacot	£1,625 €1,921 US$ 2,469
77	A rare mid 19th century French gilt brass repeating 'Caryatid' carriage clock Lowe a Paris	£1,625 €1,921 US$ 2,469
78	A good late 19th century French Japanese-style gorge cased carriage clock Signed for the retailers Nephew & Son, Bombay, numbered 1212	£4,375 €5,173 US$ 6,649
79	A second quarter of the 19th century mahogany two day marine chronometer Arnold & Dent, number 854	£4,375 €5,173 US$ 6,649
80	A good mid 19th century mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer Parkinson and Frodsham, number 2562	£3,000 €3,547 US$ 4,559
82	A good brass-strung and inlaid rosewood two-day marine chronometer with auxiliary compensation John Poole, Maker to the Admiralty, 57 Fenchurch St. London, 3891	£2,500 €2,956 US$ 3,799
84	A late 19th century brass bound mahogany two day marine chronometer Richard Hornby, Liverpool, No 265	£1,750 €2,069 US$ 2,659
85	A mid 19th century mahogany two day marine chronometer French, Royal Exchange, London, number 5740	£2,500 €2,956 US$ 3,799
86	A good early 19th century mahogany floorstanding regulator Reid & Auld, Edinburgh	£11,250 €13,304 US$ 17,099
87	A fine, unique and historically important late 18th/early 19th century floorstanding regulator of two week duration. Almost certainly designed and built by the great inventor and gas engineer William Murdock (1754-1839)	£23,750 €28,086 US$ 36,099
88	A fine early 19th century mahogany eight day floorstanding regulator of small size Barwise, St Martin's Lane, London. The rear of the dial numbered 127 58	£4,000 €4,730 US$ 6,079
89	A mid 19th century gilt brass strut timepiece in the manner of Thomas Cole Retailed by M.F.Dent	£2,375 €2,808 US$ 3,609
90	A good third quarter of the 19th century gilt brass oval strut timepiece C F Hancock, 39 Bruton St, London, No. 1173	£5,250 €6,208 US$ 7,979
91	A good mid 19th century rosewood mantel timepiece of small size E.J. Dent, 34 Royal Exchange, London, number 1251	£3,125 €3,695 US$ 4,749
93	A fine mid 19th century ebonised table timepiece with calendar Dent, Chronometer Maker to the Queen, 33 Cockspur Street, London	£1,500 €1,773 US$ 2,279
94	A third quarter of the 18th century ebonised bracket clock with pull quarter repeat Thomas Homesby, London	£4,375 €5,173 US$ 6,649
95	A mid 18th century brass-mounted ebonised table clock Edward Wickstead, London	£3,125 €3,695 US$ 4,749
97	A very rare second half of the 19th century brass skeleton timepiece of two week duration John Pace, Bury St Edmunds, 273	£5,625 €6,652 US$ 8,549
98	A very fine mid 19th century brass centre-seconds skeleton clock with helical balance and lever escapement James Condliff, Liverpool 2	£43,250 €51,147 US$ 65,739
99	A fine and rare third quarter of the 18th century mahogany longcase clock with automata in the arch James Upjohn, London	£6,875 €8,130 US$ 10,449
100	A late 18th century mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock with alarm Underwood and Imlah	£4,000 €4,730 US$ 6,079
102	A fine and rare gilt brass centre seconds eight-day travelling timepiece. One of only four known to exist. Charles Frodsham & Co, 84 Strand, London, no 1651	£12,500 €14,782 US$ 18,999
103	A fine and rare mid 19th century engraved and gilt brass combination travelling timepiece in the manner of Thomas Cole with unusual folding handle	£7,500 €8,869 US$ 11,399