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12 December 2012 | starting at 14:00 GMT

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49 — A late 19th century French porcelain mounted miniature carriage timepiece Henri Jacot

50 — An early 20th century French porcelain mounted grande sonnerie carriage clock

51 — A late 19th century French gilt brass and enamel miniature carriage timepiece

52 — A late 19th century French sub-miniature enamel carriage timepiece

53W — A good early 19th century French gilt and patinated bronze and marble mantel clock Mercier, Paris

54W — A fine late 18th century French gilt brass and lapis lazuli striking table regulator of long duration

55 — A fine second quarter of the 19th century French flame mahogany, ormolu-mounted mantel clock

56W,Y — A fine late 17th century French tête de poupé Gribelin, Paris

57W — A good third quarter of the 18th century French ormolu cartel timepiece Le Mazurier a Paris

58W,Y — An impressive mid 18th century French ormolu-mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock with original wall bracket Andre Rousseau, A Paris

59W — 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

60W — A good mid 18th century French ormolu quarter repeating cartel timepiece LeBon, Paris

61W — A late 19th century French Louis XV style boulle work bracket clock and matching wall bracket The movement stamped Thos. Pearce, Paris 2

62W,Y — An early 18th century boulle table clock Gribelin, Paris

63 — A good late 18th century mahogany table clock James Wilson, Westminster

64 — An early 19th century ebonised table clock Thomas Simson, Hertford

65 — A good late 18th century mahogany table clock Richard Chater, London,

66 — A late 18th century mahogany single pad top table clock Peter Merigeot. London

67W — A rare satinwood and ebony-strung mahogany wheel barometer with enamel timepiece Cox, London

68W — A fine early 19th century dated mahogany 'double barometer' Knie, Edinburgh, dated 1801

69W — A very rare second quarter of the 18th century mahogany barometer, dated 1832 Thomas Hargraves, Settle, 1832

70W — A rare late 18th century mahogany stick barometer Adie, Edinburgh

71 — A late 19th century French silvered and gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock Attributed to Jacot

72 — A late 19th century Austrian enamel boudoir timepiece

73 — A late 19th century French champleve enamel decorated mantel clock Retailed by Edward & Sons, Glasgow, the movement by Maurice & Co.

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

75A — A late 19th century French silvered carriage clock with repeat and alarm Retailed by Beyer and Sohn

75 — A good late 19th century French grande-sonnerie striking gorge-cased carriage clock by Margaine Retailed by A.H.Rodanet, number 6876

76 — A late 19th century French gilt brass carriage clock with repeat Henri Jacot

77 — A rare mid 19th century French gilt brass repeating 'Caryatid' carriage clock Lowe a Paris

78 — A good late 19th century French Japanese-style gorge cased carriage clock Signed for the retailers Nephew & Son, Bombay, numbered 1212

79* — A second quarter of the 19th century mahogany two day marine chronometer Arnold & Dent, number 854

80 — A good mid 19th century mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer Parkinson and Frodsham, number 2562

81 — A mid 19th century brass-bound mahogany two-day marine chronometer Thomas L. Ainsley, 16 Market Place, South Shields, No 2305

82Y — 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

83 — A rare late 19th century brass-bound mahogany two-day marine chronometer Thomas Boxell, North Street, Brighton,

84* — A late 19th century brass bound mahogany two day marine chronometer Richard Hornby, Liverpool, No 265

85 — A mid 19th century mahogany two day marine chronometer French, Royal Exchange, London, number 5740

86W — A good early 19th century mahogany floorstanding regulator Reid & Auld, Edinburgh

87W — 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)

88W — 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

89 — A mid 19th century gilt brass strut timepiece in the manner of Thomas Cole Retailed by M.F.Dent

90 — A good third quarter of the 19th century gilt brass oval strut timepiece C F Hancock, 39 Bruton St, London, No. 1173

91Y — A good mid 19th century rosewood mantel timepiece of small size E.J. Dent, 34 Royal Exchange, London, number 1251

92*,Y — A fine early 19th century rosewood travelling bracket timepiece with rise and fall regulation Barwise, London

93 — A fine mid 19th century ebonised table timepiece with calendar Dent, Chronometer Maker to the Queen, 33 Cockspur Street, London

94W — A third quarter of the 18th century ebonised bracket clock with pull quarter repeat Thomas Homesby, London

95W — A mid 18th century brass-mounted ebonised table clock Edward Wickstead, London

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49 —
A late 19th century French porcelain mounted miniature carriage timepiece
Henri Jacot

50 —
An early 20th century French porcelain mounted grande sonnerie carriage clock

51 —
A late 19th century French gilt brass and enamel miniature carriage timepiece

52 —
A late 19th century French sub-miniature enamel carriage timepiece

53^W —
A good early 19th century French gilt and patinated bronze and marble mantel clock
Mercier, Paris

54^W —
A fine late 18th century French gilt brass and lapis lazuli striking table regulator of long duration

55 —
A fine second quarter of the 19th century French flame mahogany, ormolu-mounted mantel clock

56^W,Y —
A fine late 17th century French tête de poupé
Gribelin, Paris

57^W —
A good third quarter of the 18th century French ormolu cartel timepiece
Le Mazurier a Paris

58^W,Y —
An impressive mid 18th century French ormolu-mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock with original wall bracket
Andre Rousseau, A Paris

59^W —
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

60^W —
A good mid 18th century French ormolu quarter repeating cartel timepiece
LeBon, Paris

61^W —
A late 19th century French Louis XV style boulle work bracket clock and matching wall bracket
The movement stamped Thos. Pearce, Paris 2

62^W,Y —
An early 18th century boulle table clock
Gribelin, Paris

63 —
A good late 18th century mahogany table clock
James Wilson, Westminster

64 —
An early 19th century ebonised table clock
Thomas Simson, Hertford

65 —
A good late 18th century mahogany table clock
Richard Chater, London,

66 —
A late 18th century mahogany single pad top table clock
Peter Merigeot. London

67^W —
A rare satinwood and ebony-strung mahogany wheel barometer with enamel timepiece
Cox, London

68^W —
A fine early 19th century dated mahogany 'double barometer'
Knie, Edinburgh, dated 1801

69^W —
A very rare second quarter of the 18th century mahogany barometer, dated 1832
Thomas Hargraves, Settle, 1832

70^W —
A rare late 18th century mahogany stick barometer
Adie, Edinburgh

71 —
A late 19th century French silvered and gilt brass grande sonnerie carriage clock
Attributed to Jacot

72 —
A late 19th century Austrian enamel boudoir timepiece

73 —
A late 19th century French champleve enamel decorated mantel clock
Retailed by Edward & Sons, Glasgow, the movement by Maurice & Co.

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

75A —
A late 19th century French silvered carriage clock with repeat and alarm
Retailed by Beyer and Sohn

75 —
A good late 19th century French grande-sonnerie striking gorge-cased carriage clock by Margaine
Retailed by A.H.Rodanet, number 6876

76 —
A late 19th century French gilt brass carriage clock with repeat
Henri Jacot

77 —
A rare mid 19th century French gilt brass repeating 'Caryatid' carriage clock
Lowe a Paris

78 —
A good late 19th century French Japanese-style gorge cased carriage clock
Signed for the retailers Nephew & Son, Bombay, numbered 1212

79^* —
A second quarter of the 19th century mahogany two day marine chronometer
Arnold & Dent, number 854

80 —
A good mid 19th century mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer
Parkinson and Frodsham, number 2562

81 —
A mid 19th century brass-bound mahogany two-day marine chronometer
Thomas L. Ainsley, 16 Market Place, South Shields, No 2305

82^Y —
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

83 —
A rare late 19th century brass-bound mahogany two-day marine chronometer
Thomas Boxell, North Street, Brighton,

84^* —
A late 19th century brass bound mahogany two day marine chronometer
Richard Hornby, Liverpool, No 265

85 —
A mid 19th century mahogany two day marine chronometer
French, Royal Exchange, London, number 5740

86^W —
A good early 19th century mahogany floorstanding regulator
Reid & Auld, Edinburgh

87^W —
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)

88^W —
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

89 —
A mid 19th century gilt brass strut timepiece in the manner of Thomas Cole
Retailed by M.F.Dent

90 —
A good third quarter of the 19th century gilt brass oval strut timepiece
C F Hancock, 39 Bruton St, London, No. 1173

91^Y —
A good mid 19th century rosewood mantel timepiece of small size
E.J. Dent, 34 Royal Exchange, London, number 1251

92^*,Y —
A fine early 19th century rosewood travelling bracket timepiece with rise and fall regulation
Barwise, London

93 —
A fine mid 19th century ebonised table timepiece with calendar
Dent, Chronometer Maker to the Queen, 33 Cockspur Street, London

94^W —
A third quarter of the 18th century ebonised bracket clock with pull quarter repeat
Thomas Homesby, London

95^W —
A mid 18th century brass-mounted ebonised table clock
Edward Wickstead, London