SOLD FOR £65
A 1930's walnut and macassar ebony Grandmother clock, retailed by Bravingtons Ltd London with Arabic silvered dial set 8 day movement, chiming gongs, 51"h x 9.5"h x 7"d
SOLD FOR £55
A 19th Century American walnut drop dial wall clock with parquetry decoration, having a Roman painted dial, set 8 day movement 29"h x 17"w
SOLD FOR £180
An Edwardian mahogany bracket clock, having silvered Roman dial, set 3 train quarter repeating 8 day movement with Westminster chime on gongs, the arched top case boxwood line inlaid, raised on a plinth base, 14"h x 11"w x 6.5"d
SOLD FOR £70
A 19th Century German postmans alarm wall clock, having Roman and Arabic painted dial, set 30 hour movement with count wheel strike on bell, 12" diam. 13"h
SOLD FOR £55
An Edwardian oak cased mantel clock decorated marquetry shell patterae and having Arabic enamelled dial, set 8 day movement, chiming gong 10.25"h x 8"w x 5.25"d
SOLD FOR £200
An Edwardian walnut mantel clock of architectural form having foliate engraved Roman silvered dial with chime/silent subsidiary dial, set 8 day movement chiming gongs, 17"h x 11"w
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 £150
A mid 19th Century French Sedan clock, ormolu mounted, having floral painted enamelled Arabic dial, set 8 day movement 4.5"diam. x 6.5"h
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 £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 £100
G Esplin of Wigan, an early 19th Century longcase clock movement, having a 14" square Roman and Arabic painted dial, set subsidiary and date dials within foliate painted spandrels, set a 4 pillar 8 day movement with anchor escapement, striking bell,
SOLD FOR £150
A mid 17th Century style walnut bracket clock, the case with bell top and plinth base with bun feet, set Roman and Arabic silvered chapter ring, mask spandrels, with 8 day quarter repeating movement chiming on 4 gongs 13"h x 9"w x 7.5"w
SOLD FOR £280
Elliott London, a 17th Century style walnut bracket clock having a broken arch brass dial, silvered Arabic and Roman chapter ring, flanked by mask spandrels, the quarter repeating 8 day lever movement with Westminster and Whittington chimes on 8 gongs, movement no. 27344, retailed by Mappin & Webb Ltd. 14.5" x 10"h x 6.5"d
SOLD FOR £280
A late 19th Century mahogany bracket clock, cut brass inlaid, the case with pagoda top and polished brass column supports, raised on bun feet having a Roman enamelled dial with 8 day movement, chiming gong and signed Japy Freres 14.5"h x 10.25" x 5"
SOLD FOR £2200
An 18th Century 8 day London longcase clock with 5 pillar movement, the 12" arched dial with subsidiary second hand and calendar aperture marked Tho. Cartwright London Fecit, to the top marked Dum Spiro Spero, contained in a mahogany case 91" high ILLUSTRATED FRONT COVER
SOLD FOR £130
A miniature carriage clock movement 1" and 2 other carriage clock movements
SOLD FOR £65
A 400 day clock together with a collection of various clock movements
SOLD FOR £1350
An 18th Century single handed 30 hour longcase clock with bird cage movement striking on a bell, the 10" brass dial with silvered chapter ring by Walt Heasman of Lindfield, contained in a yew case 76 1/2" ILLUSTRATED
SOLD FOR £60
A Victorian 8 day striking mantel clock with enamelled dial and Arabic numerals contained in a marble case with English movement
SOLD FOR £300
A Jaeger Le Coutre mantel clock with gilt dial and visible movement, contained in a gilt case, 6" ILLUSTRATED
SOLD FOR £55
A drop dial wall clock with 11" circular painted dial with Roman numerals, no movement, together with a loose associated movement
SOLD FOR £60
An 18th Century 8 day longcase clock movement with 5 1/2" back plate, striking on bell and having a painted arch shaped dial marked M Groo? of Leeds, with calendar hand, subsidiary second hand and 14" arch painted dial, requires some attention,