Fine Clocks and Scientific Instruments

13 Dec 2011, starting at 14:00 GMT.
London, New Bond Street

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lots

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

An early 20th century portrait, oil on canvas, 'Gallileo' after Justus Sustermans Attributed to copyist Michele Garinei (1871-1960)

A good early 19th century rosewood bracket clock of small size The dial later signed Vulliamy

A rare 18th century treen sand glass

A rare late 19th century French spelter and onyx mystery swinging clock 'Idyll printaniere'

A good mid 19th century biscuit porcelain mantel clock with annular chapter ring The movement numbered 6218

A late 19th century French porcelain mounted ormolu urn clock

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

A rare and interesting third quarter of the 17th century and later walnut longcase timepiece of one month duration with ten-inch dial and one-and-a-quarter seconds pendulum William Clement, London

A good second quarter of the 18th century quarter repeating ebonised bracket clock Daniel and Thomas Grignion, from the Late Mr Quare, London

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