Auction Lots

Furniture, Clocks & Interiors On 06/05/2022

Furniture, Clocks & Interiors

06/05/2022

On Friday 6th May, a unique catalogue of antique to modern furniture, clocks, rugs, interiors, garden & architectural items goes under the hammer. Starting with an interesting selection of clocks (a highlight being a large and imposing late 19th century French mantle clock with a plinth constructed from Belgium slate, lot 7006), there are a number of quality and colourful rugs. A varied line up of antique and modern furniture includes a number of quality antique pieces and statement sofas (including a Victorian mahogany framed serpentine sofa upholstered in rose fabric (lot 7073), and a small selection of garden and architectural items features a number of priory and church pews (lots 7235 - 7238).

Lot 7000

A mid-19th century Irish mahogany cased longcase clock by William Sprat, Saintfield, Ireland, with a...

A mid-19th century Irish mahogany cased longcase clock by William Sprat, Saintfield, Ireland, with a swans neck pediment with wooden patera and finial, with a recessed break arch hood door flanked by two turned and ringed columns, trunk with canted corners and raised panels with a matching rectangular flat topped door, on a rectangular plinth with conforming canted corners and a flat base (feet missing) , a fully painted break arch dial with matching spandrels and a depiction of a country house and lake to the arch, with Roman numerals and minute track, subsidiary seconds dial and date disc behind an arched aperture, with matching unstamped brass hands and painted depiction of birds of paradise to the dial centre, dial pinned via a steel false plate to an eight day rack striking movement, striking the hours on a cast bell. With pendulum and weights. Notes: The Sprat family were prolific Irish clockmakers working in Ireland during the 18th and 19th century, William first working in Ardmillan (Ireland) then Saintfield d1848.

B40799

SOLD £170

Lot 7001

A Belgium slate mantle clock with a French striking movement c1880, flat top pediment and frieze ben...

A Belgium slate mantle clock with a French striking movement c1880, flat top pediment and frieze beneath with two matching panels of brass repoussé work depicting scenes from Greek antiquity, with incised decoration and flanking reeded brass pillars with Corinthian capitals, two-part Belgium slate dial with a gilt centre, gold incised roman numerals and brass fleur de Lis hands, cast brass bezel with a flat bevelled glass and egg and dart slip, with an eight day movement striking the hours and half hours on a coiled gong. With pendulum.

9015

SOLD £35

Lot 7002

A late 19th century Belgium slate mantle clock with carved applied decoration to the arched top, on ...

A late 19th century Belgium slate mantle clock with carved applied decoration to the arched top, on a shaped rectangular plinth raised on four paw feet, with a centre panel in contrasting pink marble with incised decoration, two part contrasting white enamel dial with Roman numerals and minute markers, steel spade hands and visible Brocot escapement, dial within a cast brass bezel with a flat bevelled glass, eight-day Parisian striking movement, striking the hours and half hours on a bell. With pendulum.

9004

SOLD £50

Lot 7003

An imposing Belgium slate mantle clock surmounted with a spelter figure of a medieval soldier on hor...

An imposing Belgium slate mantle clock surmounted with a spelter figure of a medieval soldier on horseback, c1890, break front case on a shaped plinth with two facing female portraits in relief and variegated panels of green marble with incised decoration to the front, two-part dial with a gilt centre, Arabic numerals, minute track and steel fleur de Lis hands, cast brass bezel with a flat bevelled glass, dial pinned to a French eight-day striking movement, striking the hours and half hours on a coiled gong. With pendulum.

B6173

SOLD £130

Lot 7005

A 20th century wall clock housed in a Bakelite case with a Smiths SEC mains electric movement, fitt...

A 20th century wall clock housed in a Bakelite case with a Smiths SEC mains electric movement, fitted with a replica copy of a 12” RAF sector dial, black art deco baton hands and contrasting red centre sweep second's hand. Movement untested.

B38730

SOLD £150

Lot 7008

A French gilt spelter striking mantle clock housed under a glass dome c 1880, decorative gilt case o...

A French gilt spelter striking mantle clock housed under a glass dome c 1880, decorative gilt case on a padded wooden plinth with a depiction of an artist in 18th century dress reclining on a drum case with an eight-day Japy Freres movement, enamel dial with Roman numerals, steel spade hands and minute markers, with a twin train countwheel movement striking the hours and half hours on a bell, engraved silver presentation plaque dated 1886, with original oval glass dome on an ebonised wooden plinth With pendulum & original bow key.

7006

SOLD £160