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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104	An early 18th century quarter chiming ebony table clock Nicholas Lambert, London	£5,999 €7,102 US$ 9,140
105	A good mid 18th century ebonised quarter repeating table clock Avenell, London	£4,374 €5,179 US$ 6,664
106	A good second quarter of the 19th century satinwood library timepiece of small size James Muirhead, Glasgow, number 500	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
109	A good late 18th century polished fruitwood triple pad top table clock with deadbeat escapement and rise-and-fall regulation Dutton & Sons, London, No 206	£13,749 €16,277 US$ 20,946
110	A fine late 18th century mahogany longcase clock with original numbered crank key and pendulum Thomas Mudge and William Dutton, London, number 201	£42,049 €49,778 US$ 64,059
111	A rare early 18th century walnut longcase clock of one month duration Daniel Quare, London	£21,249 €25,155 US$ 32,372
112	A rare late 17th century ebonised quarter chiming table clock Daniel Quare, London	£91,249 €108,020 US$ 139,011
113	A rare late 17th/early 18th century seaweed marquetry inlaid table clock Claude Du Chesne, London	£31,249 €36,993 US$ 47,606
114	A fine late 17th century walnut and marquetry longcase clock of one month duration Daniel Quare, London	£37,249 €44,095 US$ 56,746
115	A mid 18th century ebonised quarter repeating bracket clock together with a brass mounted wall bracket John Bushman, London 2	£8,124 €9,618 US$ 12,377
117	A mid 18th century ebonised bracket clock by Higgs and Evans Higgs and Evans, the front plate stamped Best 998	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
118	A late 18th century ebonised triple pad top bracket clock Fladgate and Wilder, London	£8,749 €10,358 US$ 13,329
119	A good late 17th century walnut marquetry cased longcase clock Matthew Bunce, London	£11,249 €13,317 US$ 17,138
120	A rare early 19th century Swiss mahogany grande-sonnerie musical pendule d'officier with alarm and calendar Robert	£14,999 €17,756 US$ 22,851
121	A good early 19th century brass-strung rosewood table clock Wilson, Southampton Street, Strand	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
122	A late 18th century mahogany table clock with pull quarter repeat Thomas Hunter Jnr, London	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
125	A very rare late 18th century Maltese weight driven striking wall clock Salvadore Micallef, Malta	£10,624 €12,577 US$ 16,186
126	A good second quarter of the 19th century oak wall timepiece Vulliamy, London, No 1721	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
127	A mahogany wall timepiece with eight inch dial and verge escapement The dial signed G Staples, London	£2,124 €2,515 US$ 3,237
128	A mid 18th century chinoisserie Act of Parliament timepiece Gabril [sic] Holland, Coventry	£22,499 €26,635 US$ 34,276
129	A good mid 19th century walnut wall regulator with mercury jar pendulum Bennett late Simmons	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
130	A mid 19th century mahogany floorstanding regulator with mercury jar pendulum G. Burton, Grimsby	£4,999 €5,918 US$ 7,617
131	A very rare First Period brass lantern clock attributed to Henry Stevens, London	£16,249 €19,236 US$ 24,755
132	A third quarter of the 17th century brass lantern clock with the 'Matchstick Man' casting marks Anonymous 2	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
133	A late 17th/early 18th century miniature lantern alarm timepiece Daniel Robinson, London	£10,624 €12,577 US$ 16,186
134	A late 17th century pendule religieuse Signed on the later signature plaque 'Nicholas Hanet, AParis'	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
135	A mid 18th century gilt brass hexagonal table clock with repeat and alarm, together with the original fitted leather case Antony Möltzer, Wien, number 485	£6,874 €8,138 US$ 10,473
135A	A 19th century Japanese table clock, or Makura Dokei, with double date indication	£2,374 €2,811 US$ 3,618
136	A good first half of the 18th century brass lantern clock Smorthwait, Colchester	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
137	A late 17th century longcase clock movement Joseph Knibb, London	£16,249 €19,236 US$ 24,755
139	A late 17th century ten inch dial longcase clock movement, now contained in a custom made walnut case Bearing the signature 'Daniel Quare, London'	£5,249 €6,214 US$ 7,997
140	A rare late 18th century miniature hook-and-spike-lantern clock George Mackie, London	£2,374 €2,811 US$ 3,618
141	An 18th century winged lantern clock Anonymous	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
142	A late 17th century lantern clock Richard Ames, London	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
143	A late 17th century and later winged lantern clock with alarm William Speakman, Hatton Garden, Londini Fecit	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
144	A very rare and interesting second half of the 17th century quarter chiming lantern clock John Ebsworth, Londini fecit	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
145	A good early arched longcase dial and movement Windmills, London	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
146	Turret clock with weights, handle and pendulum	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
147	A 19th century double-dialled Public timepiece with eight day movement with interesting provenance	£999 €1,183 US$ 1,523
148	A good late 19th century striking turret clock movement John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London. Dated 1888	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
149	A unique mid 19th century night watchman's floorstanding timepiece Vulliamy, London, number 1, AD1842. The movement numbered 1584.	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
150	A fine and rare third quarter of the 19th century oak watchman's timepiece Dutton & Co, London, date 1868.	£2,124 €2,515 US$ 3,237
151	A good mid 19th century floorstanding night watchman's timepiece Yonge & Son, Strand, London. The frontplate stamped 'T&R' for Thwaites and Reed, number 9000	£937 €1,109 US$ 1,428
152	A fine and interesting late 18th century journeyman's precision movement with one-minute passing strike The replacement dial signed Jno. Monk, London	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
154	An historically interesting short duration weight driven centre seconds Regulator movement with possible connection to Professor Ludlam John Hackings	£2,499 €2,959 US$ 3,808
155	An exceptional last quarter of the 18th century mahogany crossbanded oak thirty hour clock James Newman, Lewes	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
156	A very fine early 20th century Pendulum-makers regulator timing movement James H Auger Baugh 2	£1,062 €1,257 US$ 1,618
157	A fine second quarter of the 18th century oak 30-hour longcase clock Denis Chambers, Puckle-church	£999 €1,183 US$ 1,523
158	A late 19th century mahogany astronomical table regulator with passing strike every minute Dancer, Manchester	£2,124 €2,515 US$ 3,237