SOLD FOR £65
3 unusual desk ornaments including timepiece, barometer and calendar fashioned in saddlery leather and stirrups
SOLD FOR £150
A taxidermy ornithological group of cormorants and gulls within a naturalistic setting and ebonised display case 30"h x 38"w x 16"d
SOLD FOR £320
Watson & Sons, 313 High Holburn London, an early 20th Century terrestrial refracting telescope, having a 3 draw objective lens, raised on a folding tripod stand, 45"l, 3.25diam.
SOLD FOR £55
A 19th Century Swedish carved treen spoon with chamfered and stylised carved decoration 22.5"l
SOLD FOR £85
A purple mohair teddybear with articulated limbs, music box and growler 15"
SOLD FOR £120
4 soft toy bears
SOLD FOR £70
A Victorian circular copper kettle 10" and a wrought iron 2 tier kettle stand
SOLD FOR £190
A 19th Century copper oval twin handled fish kettle 28", the lid with coronet and monogrammed H
SOLD FOR £62
A gentleman's black silk top hat by Scotts & Co together with cardboard box
SOLD FOR £65
A "tortoiseshell" and ivory mounted trinket box with hinged lid 8.5"
SOLD FOR £1250
A handsome pair of Oriental turquoise ground and floral patterned twin handled cloisonne enamelled urns, 8", 1 slightly bruised ILLUSTRATED
SOLD FOR £120
A pierced and inlaid olive wood folding 2 tier bookrack 10"
SOLD FOR £9500
Aubert & Klaftenberger, 157 Regent Street, London. An unusual walnut floor-standing domestic regulator in the Gothic taste circa 1865. The single train movement with dead beat escapement, set silvered Roman chapter ring with outer minute track and second subsidiary dial, incorporating an unusual brass and glass rod pendulum, fitted 12 brass capped mercury vials with adjustment pointer to base. The case, with foliate carved and pierced cornice above a hollow high relief carved band of flowers, the door with arched apertures flanked by flower heads and lattice pilasters, raised on chamfered and shaped plinth base 79.5"h x 18"w x 14"d ILLUSTRATED FRONT COVER
Aubert & Klaftenberger was created in 1835 by an International partnership of 2 watch retailers, the London based C.J. Klaftenberger and D.F. Aubert of Geneva. The firm was held in high esteem by Prince Albert, receiving regular orders for clocks and watches from 1845 onwards and favoured by both the Queen and the Prince as the supplier of watches to be presented as gifts. The Company was also contributor to the Horological Section of the Great Exhibition, winning the Honourable Mention from the Jury. In 1859 Aubert & Klaftenberger were awarded a Royal Warrant
SOLD FOR £1300
John Smith, Midland clock works, Derby. A mid 19th Century oak tower clock, having a Roman silvered dial with outer minute track, set triple fusee movement striking 4 bells and chiming gong, the case in the Gothic taste with glazed door, raised on a blind fret cut pedestal, plinth base 77.5"h x 20.5"w x 13"d.
John Smith of Derby set up business in 1856 following an apprenticeship with the celebrated Whitehurst family, the descendants of John Whitehurst 1713-88 of the Lunar Society fame. John Smith's business prospered as Northern Industrial towns flourished and many consequential buildings were fitted with Smiths clocks. The most celebrated example of their work is the great chiming clock in St Paul's Cathedral.
SOLD FOR £3300
Barwise, London. A late George III mahogany and amboyna lancet cased bracket clock, parcel ebonised, having Roman silvered dial with second subsidiary dial, set 8 day repeating twin fusee movement with dead beat escapement striking bell, signed to back plate 17.5"h x 11"w x 7"d
SOLD FOR £2800
Edward Funnell, Brighton. A Victorian ebonised bracket clock in the 17th Century style, ormolu mounted, having an arched topped silvered Roman dial set chime and rise and fall dials, set quarter repeating triple fusee movement, striking 8 bells and chiming gong, the case of architectural form, painted with flowers and insects, mounted Corinthian columns on scroll feet and plinth bracket base 16"h x 15.5"w x 9.5" ILLUSTRATED
SOLD FOR £3000
William Audouin, London. A mid 19th Century mahogany cased dial clock having Roman and Arabic silvered dial with outer minute track, signed and centred with alarm subsidiary dial, set single fusee movement with verge and folio escapement and count wheel strike on bell 22"diam. ILLUSTRATED
SOLD FOR £100
A late 19th Century drum cased aneroid barometer, having Arabic enamelled dial 5"diam. together with a gravity timepiece with cylinder escapement and rack drive, raised on plinth base and bun feet 10.5"h x 5"w x 3"d
SOLD FOR £1400
R Rolfe, Gloucester Street, Clerkenwell. A mid Victorian oak bracket clock in the Gothic taste, the silvered arch topped Roman dial with subsidiary chime/silent and advance/retard dials, signed and decorated with foliate engraved spandrels. The triple fusee quarter repeating movement striking 8 bells and chiming gong - missing, the case of architectural form with foliate carved door flanked by quadruple cluster column supports on a shaped plinth base 29"h x 20"w x 11"d
SOLD FOR £190
A late 19th Century gilt brass torsion timepiece, having Arabic enamelled dial, set 8 day movement, under glass dome on circular plinth base 16"h x 8.5"diam.
SOLD FOR £70
An early 20th Century French gilt brass and cloisonne drum cased miniature carriage timepiece, the case with stylised foliate enamelled decoration and set panels depicting Amorini flanking a Roman enamelled dial, set lever escapement 4.25"h x 2.75"w
SOLD FOR £85
An early 20th Century French gilt brass corniche carriage timepiece having Arabic enamelled dial, lever escapement, raised on a plinth base, 6"h x 3"w x 2.5"d
SOLD FOR £67
An Art Deco green glass and chrome desk timepiece with Arabic silvered dial, set 8 day movement 5.5"h x 7.25"w
SOLD FOR £75
A 19th Century stained beech wood and mahogany drop dial wall timepiece with painted Roman dial set 8 day movement 12"h x 10"w x 4.25"d
SOLD FOR £60
Schatz & Sons, Germany, a lacquered brass binnacle timepiece with silvered Arabic dial set 8 day 7 jewelled movement 6.5"w x 6.5"h