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For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:
Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
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†	Taxable
	VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.
*	Import low rate
	VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
AR	Artists Resale Right
	Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.
Y	CITES
	Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.

The Chester Sale

Lot gallery

820 — A mid 19th Century oak-cased 'Act of Parliament'-style wall timpiece Unthank, Birkenhead sold with weight and pendulum

821 — A modern walnut-cased wall regulator Zenith, No. 245

822 — A good mid 19th Century flame mahogany-cased drop-dial wall timepiece R. Haworth, Liverpool sold with pendulum, key and winder

823 — A Victorian inlaid rosewood drop-dial wall timepiece Anonymous sold with pendulum and winder

824 — A late 19th Century mahogany single-fusee wall timepiece G. Eccles & Son, Liverpool sold with pendulum and winder

825 — A mid 19th Centry walnut-cased drop-dial wall timepiece Winterhalder & Hoffmeier; Retailed by Kleyser & Co, London

826 — A good late 19th Century walnut-cased two weight-driven Vienna wall clock sold with two weights plus pendulum

827 — A Victorian inlaid papier mache musical picture clock Depicting the 'Big Ben' clock tower, Palace of Westminster, London

828 — A late 19th Century brass cartel timepiece Anonymous

829 — A rare mid 19th Century mahogany-cased miniature 'drop dial' wall timepiece Probably an 'apprentice piece'

830 — A good Regency ebonised twin-fusee bracket clock Anonymous, circa 1810 sold with pendulum and winder

831 — A good mid 19th Century rosewood bracket clock Frodsham, Gracechurch St., London sold with pendulum and key

832 — A George IV mahogany and ebonised single-fusee bracket timepiece Leplastrier, Mark Lane, London, circa 1825 sold with pendulum, key and winder

833 — An early 19th century rosewood-cased twin-fusee 'drum-head' bracket clock Gaskin, Dublin, circa 1825 requires restoration; no pendulum, key or winder

834 — An impressive German ebonised triple-fusee bracket clock Winterhalder & Hoffmeier, circa 1900 sold with pendulum and winder

835 — A late 19th Century German walnut-cased bracket clock Winterhalder & Hoffmeier sold with pendulum and winder

836 — An early 20th Century German mahogany-cased chiming bracket clock Winterhalder & Hoffmeier sold with pendulum and winder

837 — A German rosewood three-train chiming bracket clock Junghans, circa 1900 sold with pendulum and winder

838 — A late 19th Century German oak-cased quarter-striking bracket clock Lenzkirch, Black Forest, circa 1881 sold with pendulum and winder

839 — A good mid 17th Century brass lantern clock with alarm William Almond In Lothbury Londini fecit sold with two weights

840 — An adapted 17th Century and later brass lantern clock Now with twin-fusee movement sold with pendulum

841 — An early 18th Century and later brass lantern timepiece

842 — A mid 19th Century brass skeleton timepiece Anonymous sold with pendulum and winder

843 — A French variegated mantel timepiece and garniture Japy Freres, circa 1900 3

844 — A late 19th Century German walnut quarter-striking mantel or bracket clock Lenzkirch, circa 1898 sold with pendulum

845 — An early 20th Century tortoiseshell and gilt metal mantel clock Samuel Marti, retailed by Finnigans

846 — A 19th century brass-inlaid ebonised mantel or travelling clock Vincenti & Cie; Retailed by Delettrez, Paris sold with pendulum

847 — A late 19th Century gilt brass mantel clock Japy Freres & Cie

848 — A French cast brass mantel clock Vincenti & Cie, Paris, circa 1900 sold with pendulum

849 — A French brass, green onyx and champleve enamel-cased four glass mantel clock Circa 1900 sold with mercury two-jar pendulum, plus winder

850 — An early 19th century French mantel clock with silk suspension Anonymous, circa 1820 sold with pendulum and winder

851 — A late 19th Century porcelain-mounted ormulu mantel clock Japy Freres & Cie sold with winder

852 — A late 19th Century French ormolu mantel clock Japy Freres & Cie; Retailed by Howell, James & Co. sold with pendulum and winder

853 — An early 20th Century mahogany-cased four glass mantel clock R.S.M., Germany; Retailed by R.H. & J. Sagar, Blackburn sold with pendulum and winder

854 — A French late 19th century sienna marble mantel clock and garniture AD. Mougin, Paris, circa 1900 3

855 — A late 19th Century French porcelain-mounted mantel clock and garniture Japy Freres & Cie 3

856 — A large early to mid 19th Century French brass mantel clock Anonymous

857 — A late 19th Century brass and enamelled vase-form mantel clock Japy Freres & Cie sold with key and winder

858 — A 19th Century French ormolu mantel clock sold with pendulum and winder

859 — A large late 19th Century black slate mantel clock H. P. & Co sold with pendulum and winder

860 — A French brass-cased four glass mantel clock Anonymous, circa 1900 sold with mercury two-jar pendulum, plus winder

861 — A late 19th Century French brass mantel clock Marti & Cie sold with pendulum and giltwood plinth

862 — A late 19th century French black slate mantel timepiece and garniture J. Dusart, Bruxelles (Retailer) 3

863 — A large late 19th century French black slate mantel clock Anonymous, circa 1880 sold with pendulum

864 — An early 20th Century Continental green onyx and gilt metal oscillating timepiece

865 — An early 20th Century bronzed spelter figural mantel clock and garniture Just, retailed by Maine 3

866 — A Jaeger LeCoultre brass-cased 'Atmos' mantel timepiece 2

867 — A third quarter 19th Century French gilt bronze mantel clock Vincenti & Cie; Retailed by Ellis Brothers, Exeter

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820 —
A mid 19th Century oak-cased 'Act of Parliament'-style wall timpiece
Unthank, Birkenhead sold with weight and pendulum

821 —
A modern walnut-cased wall regulator
Zenith, No. 245

822 —
A good mid 19th Century flame mahogany-cased drop-dial wall timepiece
R. Haworth, Liverpool sold with pendulum, key and winder

823 —
A Victorian inlaid rosewood drop-dial wall timepiece
Anonymous sold with pendulum and winder

824 —
A late 19th Century mahogany single-fusee wall timepiece
G. Eccles & Son, Liverpool sold with pendulum and winder

825 —
A mid 19th Centry walnut-cased drop-dial wall timepiece
Winterhalder & Hoffmeier; Retailed by Kleyser & Co, London

826 —
A good late 19th Century walnut-cased two weight-driven Vienna wall clock
sold with two weights plus pendulum

827 —
A Victorian inlaid papier mache musical picture clock
Depicting the 'Big Ben' clock tower, Palace of Westminster, London

828 —
A late 19th Century brass cartel timepiece
Anonymous

829 —
A rare mid 19th Century mahogany-cased miniature 'drop dial' wall timepiece
Probably an 'apprentice piece'

830 —
A good Regency ebonised twin-fusee bracket clock
Anonymous, circa 1810 sold with pendulum and winder

831 —
A good mid 19th Century rosewood bracket clock
Frodsham, Gracechurch St., London sold with pendulum and key

832 —
A George IV mahogany and ebonised single-fusee bracket timepiece
Leplastrier, Mark Lane, London, circa 1825 sold with pendulum, key and winder

833 —
An early 19th century rosewood-cased twin-fusee 'drum-head' bracket clock
Gaskin, Dublin, circa 1825 requires restoration; no pendulum, key or winder

834 —
An impressive German ebonised triple-fusee bracket clock
Winterhalder & Hoffmeier, circa 1900 sold with pendulum and winder

835 —
A late 19th Century German walnut-cased bracket clock
Winterhalder & Hoffmeier sold with pendulum and winder

836 —
An early 20th Century German mahogany-cased chiming bracket clock
Winterhalder & Hoffmeier sold with pendulum and winder

837 —
A German rosewood three-train chiming bracket clock
Junghans, circa 1900 sold with pendulum and winder

838 —
A late 19th Century German oak-cased quarter-striking bracket clock
Lenzkirch, Black Forest, circa 1881 sold with pendulum and winder

839 —
A good mid 17th Century brass lantern clock with alarm
William Almond In Lothbury Londini fecit sold with two weights

840 —
An adapted 17th Century and later brass lantern clock
Now with twin-fusee movement sold with pendulum

841 —
An early 18th Century and later brass lantern timepiece

842 —
A mid 19th Century brass skeleton timepiece
Anonymous sold with pendulum and winder

843 —
A French variegated mantel timepiece and garniture
Japy Freres, circa 1900 3

844 —
A late 19th Century German walnut quarter-striking mantel or bracket clock
Lenzkirch, circa 1898 sold with pendulum

845 —
An early 20th Century tortoiseshell and gilt metal mantel clock
Samuel Marti, retailed by Finnigans

846 —
A 19th century brass-inlaid ebonised mantel or travelling clock
Vincenti & Cie; Retailed by Delettrez, Paris sold with pendulum

847 —
A late 19th Century gilt brass mantel clock
Japy Freres & Cie

848 —
A French cast brass mantel clock
Vincenti & Cie, Paris, circa 1900 sold with pendulum

849 —
A French brass, green onyx and champleve enamel-cased four glass mantel clock
Circa 1900 sold with mercury two-jar pendulum, plus winder

850 —
An early 19th century French mantel clock with silk suspension
Anonymous, circa 1820 sold with pendulum and winder

851 —
A late 19th Century porcelain-mounted ormulu mantel clock
Japy Freres & Cie sold with winder

852 —
A late 19th Century French ormolu mantel clock
Japy Freres & Cie; Retailed by Howell, James & Co. sold with pendulum and winder

853 —
An early 20th Century mahogany-cased four glass mantel clock
R.S.M., Germany; Retailed by R.H. & J. Sagar, Blackburn sold with pendulum and winder

854 —
A French late 19th century sienna marble mantel clock and garniture
AD. Mougin, Paris, circa 1900 3

855 —
A late 19th Century French porcelain-mounted mantel clock and garniture
Japy Freres & Cie 3

856 —
A large early to mid 19th Century French brass mantel clock
Anonymous

857 —
A late 19th Century brass and enamelled vase-form mantel clock
Japy Freres & Cie sold with key and winder

858 —
A 19th Century French ormolu mantel clock
sold with pendulum and winder

859 —
A large late 19th Century black slate mantel clock
H. P. & Co sold with pendulum and winder

860 —
A French brass-cased four glass mantel clock
Anonymous, circa 1900 sold with mercury two-jar pendulum, plus winder

861 —
A late 19th Century French brass mantel clock
Marti & Cie sold with pendulum and giltwood plinth

862 —
A late 19th century French black slate mantel timepiece and garniture
J. Dusart, Bruxelles (Retailer) 3

863 —
A large late 19th century French black slate mantel clock
Anonymous, circa 1880 sold with pendulum

864 —
An early 20th Century Continental green onyx and gilt metal oscillating timepiece

865 —
An early 20th Century bronzed spelter figural mantel clock and garniture
Just, retailed by Maine 3

866 —
A Jaeger LeCoultre brass-cased 'Atmos' mantel timepiece
2

867 —
A third quarter 19th Century French gilt bronze mantel clock
Vincenti & Cie; Retailed by Ellis Brothers, Exeter