Auction Lots

Furniture, Clocks & Interiors On 08/10/2021

Furniture, Clocks & Interiors

08/10/2021

The Furniture, Clocks & Interiors sale on the 8th October has attracted another interesting mix of antique and modern furniture, mantle clocks, barometers & longcase clocks, rugs, interiors, garden & architectural items. The 284 lots include some statement pieces of furniture, including a Robert ''''Mouseman'''' Thompson of Kilburn Yorkshire oak coffee table estimated to make £800 - £1,200, a Queen Anne style walnut serpentine chest on stand (estimate £600 - £1,000) and a Late 19th century figured walnut Bonheur de jour (estimate £400 - £600). An interesting addition for any outside space is the York stone totem, which is carved with masks, alphabets in gothic serif font, gothic arches and a Celtic spiral design. It was most likely made as an advertisement to show of the skill of a Stonemason or an apprentice.

Lot 500

A late 19th century French eight-day twin train rack striking mantle clock striking the hours and ha...

A late 19th century French eight-day twin train rack striking mantle clock striking the hours and half-hours on a coiled gong, white enamel recessed dial with Roman numerals and minute track, visible Brocot dead-beat escapement with semi-circular jewelled pallets, hinged cast brass bezel with bevelled glass, steel fleur de Lise hands and Brocot pendulum regulation arbor, dial inscribed “Benetfink & Co Ltd, London”, movement backplate stamped “A.D. Mougin ‘Deux Medaille’s’” Serial No 61653, in a black Belgium slate case with a shaped pediment surmounted by an oblate dome and finial, curved recessed tympanum with a brass repousse frieze depicting a scene from Greek mythology, recessed reeded columns with brass capitals on a stepped plinth, matching Belgium slate garnitures, comprising wide rimmed urns with scroll handles supported by a cast circular foliate foot on a triple-stepped rectangular plinth. With pendulum & key. A D Mougin was a prolific French clockmaker working in the mid to late nineteenth century, manufacturing clock movements in the Montbeliard region of France, also listed as having premises on the Rue de Turenne in Paris, Mougin won two gold medals for his clocks at the Paris exhibitions of 1867 and 1879 which he used as the basis for his trademark which contain the ‘Deux Medaille’s’ . Benetfink & Co. were a large retail business located at 89-90 Cheapside, London, from c1845 to 1907

B17611

SOLD £130

Lot 501

A late 19th century French Corniche cased carriage clock with alarm sounding on a bell, eight-day ti...

A late 19th century French Corniche cased carriage clock with alarm sounding on a bell, eight-day timepiece movement with a platform cylinder escapement, white enamel dial with roman numerals, minute track and steel hands, subsidiary alarm dial with counter-clockwise Arabic numerals. half-hour markers and setting hand, bevelled glass panels to the case and a rectangular glass panel to the top of the case.

9021

SOLD £70

Lot 502

Mid-19th century French circular brass cased portable timepiece on three turned feet with circular c...

Mid-19th century French circular brass cased portable timepiece on three turned feet with circular carrying ring, removable rear cover with original instructions, dial bezel with bevelled flat glass, circular card dial with Roman numerals and minute track, steel moon hands, eight-day spring driven drum movement with a deadbeat “tick-tack” escapement and integral adjustable pendulum, wound and set from rear, movement backplate stamped “VAP Brevet SGDG”. Victor Athanase Pierret was born in Bucy-les-Pierrepont, France, in 1806 and died in 1893, working in Paris he was a prolific maker and exporter of clock movements mostly stamped with his initials VAP, exhibiting at the London Great Exposition of 1851 where he presented a "une pendule planetaire".

B4777

SOLD £65

Lot 503

A mid Victorian twin Fusee wall clock with rack striking and recoil escapement, striking the hours o...

A mid Victorian twin Fusee wall clock with rack striking and recoil escapement, striking the hours on a coiled gong, painted steel twelve-inch white dial with Roman numerals and minute track, dial inscribed “Joseph Parker, Pudsey”, steel spade hands, brass spun bezel with flat glass, cylindrical pendulum bob and wooden rod, Anglo American style case in mahogany and burr walnut veneer, seventeen-inch diameter walnut dial surround with a clear glazed trunk and scroll carved surround, with a deep walnut veneered reverse ogee plinth and converse scroll base with finials, two movement side doors (one missing) and one pendulum door (missing). Joseph Parker is recorded as working in Greenside, Pudsey 1853-66. With key and pendulum.

10016

SOLD £140

Lot 504

A twentieth century mahogany mantle clock with a waisted case in the art Nuovo style, contrasting sa...

A twentieth century mahogany mantle clock with a waisted case in the art Nuovo style, contrasting satinwood stringing and oval birds-eye maple inlay, rectangular stepped plinth raised on four wooden bun feet, top with an elongated sphere and ogee surround, Coventry eight-day Astral timepiece movement with a lever platform escapement and fast/slow regulation, movement number 14818, polished brass bezel with bevelled glass, silvered dial with roman numerals and minute track, with matching steel spade hands. With key.

B16713

SOLD £40

Lot 505

An early twentieth century German oak mantle clock in an architectural case on a shaped plinth with ...

An early twentieth century German oak mantle clock in an architectural case on a shaped plinth with egg and dart moulding, the dial flanked by two reeded pillars with semi-circular carved capitals, egg and dart moulding with a deep cornice surmounted by a gabled pediment, tympanum with a shell carved motif, square brass dial with scroll spandrels and silvered chapter ring with upright Gothic Arabic numerals, steel Gothic hands, minute track and bevelled glass, eight-day going barrel movement striking the hours and half-hours on a coiled gong, rack striking recoil anchor escapement, movement stamped Junghens B07, case with a presentation plaque dated 1912. With pendulum. Erhard Junghens founded the Junghans clockmaking company in Schramberg, Germany in 1861, by 1903 the company was the largest clockmaking company in the world. The company still manufactures high quality watches and clocks.

B16713

SOLD £40

Lot 505A

Late 19th century striking mantle clock in architectural walnut case, arched pediment with central l...

Late 19th century striking mantle clock in architectural walnut case, arched pediment with central leaf carved motif, enclosed by a bevel glazed door, fluted and lunette carved, moulded base, brass dial decorated with floral scroll mounts, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, anchor escapement with twin going barrel 'Lenzkirch' movement stamped 'AUG 1 million, 358398', striking the hours and half hours on a coiled gong, with pendulum and key, H33cm, W22cm.

B16713

SOLD £100

Lot 506

A 1920’s mahogany cased timepiece mantle clock, white enamel dial, upright Arabic numerals and quart...

A 1920’s mahogany cased timepiece mantle clock, white enamel dial, upright Arabic numerals and quarter hours with minute markers ,matching steel trefoil hands, inscribed “The Sussex Goldsmiths Co Ltd Brighton”, convex glass with a spun brass bezel, spring driven rear wound and set movement with a platform escapement, plinth with brass bun feet and Gadroon moulding, case with an arched top and recessed mahogany panel to the front, brass slip and hinged brass rear case door. With key. Height 28 cm The Sussex Goldsmith's were established in 1850 trading as The Sussex Goldsmiths Co Ltd Brighton from 1920-1951

B16713

SOLD £40

Lot 507

Mid-19th century oak and mahogany longcase clock with a swan neck pediment and brass patera with a s...

Mid-19th century oak and mahogany longcase clock with a swan neck pediment and brass patera with a short central brass finial, pediment inlaid with narrow vertical satinwood panels and stringing, glazed broken arch door flanked by part-ringed turned columns with brass capitals to the base, trunk with canted corners and two inlaid satinwood panels, applied radiating carving above the short oak door with inlay and wide mahogany banding, conforming inlay to plinth with shaped bracket feet, fully painted 13-inch-wide break arch dial with a white centre and gilt border, with roman numerals and minute track, subsidiary seconds dial and counter-clockwise calendar dial in Arabic’s, matching stamped brass hands and brass winding collets, corresponding scenes of ruined castles to the spandrels and a signed representation of Chepstow Castle in the arch, makers name indistinct, dial pinned via a steel false plate to a four pillar weight driven eight-day rack-striking movement with a recoil anchor escapement, striking the hours on a bell. With pendulum and weights.

B37069

SOLD £320

Lot 508

A mid-Victorian four dial mercury wheel barometer in a mahogany veneered case, Swan-neck pediment an...

A mid-Victorian four dial mercury wheel barometer in a mahogany veneered case, Swan-neck pediment and moulded square base, recessed hygrometer with a circular silvered dial engraved “dry” “damp” with a brass bezel and flat glass, removable bow-fronted thermometer box with convex glass, mercury thermometer tube, recording from nought to one hundred and ten degrees fahrenheit on an engraved silver scale, brass thermometer bolt, twelve-inch silvered register engraved with weather predictions in Roman upper and lower case and Gothic script, barometric air pressure from twenty eight to thirty one inches in hundredths of an inch, richly engraved dial center, steel indicator hand and brass recording hand, with a cast brass bezel and concave glass, hand setting knob, level bubble recessed within an oblong frame and silvered plate engraved “John Vincent” “Weymouth”. John Vincent are recorded as a family firm of Jewellers, watchmakers and silversmiths trading from 74 and later 86 St Mary Street, Weymouth, from 1801-1914. Twelve-inch barometers were the largest size of domestic barometer produced.

7007

SOLD £100

Lot 509

An Edwardian carved pendant framed hall barometer with a compensated Aneroid movement by the German ...

An Edwardian carved pendant framed hall barometer with a compensated Aneroid movement by the German maker Julius Gischard, open porcelain four-and-a-half-inch dial measuring barometric air pressure from twenty-seven to thirty-one point nine inches, weather predictions written in upper and lower case gothic script with initial letters highlighted in red, blue steel indicating hand and brass recording hand, dial bezel with flat bevelled glass, mercury thermometer recording temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius, scale written in red Arabic numerals on an unglazed opal plate with arched crest above, Julius Gischard was one of the five traditional Hamburg barometer manufacturers whose history dates back to the 19th century, founded in 1874 by Christian Julius Friedrich Gischard and his companion J. Heinrich Saul, the company manufactured and exported many barometers to England during the 19th and 20th century.

B10016

SOLD £35

Lot 510

An English 1930’s solid oak carved hall barometer in a scroll shaped carved case with applied floral...

An English 1930’s solid oak carved hall barometer in a scroll shaped carved case with applied floral and leaf carving, compensated Aneroid movement, eight-inch silver painted dial measuring barometric air pressure from twenty-six to thirty-one point nine inches, weather predictions written in black upper and lower case gothic script with a blue steel indicating hand and brass recording hand, brass dial bezel with flat bevelled glass, mercury thermometer enclosed in a glazed rectangular box recording temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius on a white porcelain register, dial inscribed “Made in England”

10016

SOLD £20

Lot 510A

18th century oak longcase with mahogany inlay, flat top with concave moulding and raised pediment ab...

18th century oak longcase with mahogany inlay, flat top with concave moulding and raised pediment above, glazed arched door flanked by two turned pillars with wooden capitals, canted recess to the hood door, oak trunk with long flat-topped door on a reduced plinth with attached skirting, unsigned 12" wide painted arched dial with Roman numerals and minute track, subsidiary seconds dial and square date aperture with a silvered date ring to rear, spandrels fully painted with rural scenes, arch painted with a scene entitled "Monmouth Castle", steel hour hand, dial pinned directly to an eight-day weight driven rack striking movement with recoil anchor escapement, striking the hours on a bell (missing), calendar motion wheel present. H206cm

10016

SOLD £100

Lot 511

A Victorian mahogany five dial mercury wheel barometer with satinwood stringing to the edge, 10 inch...

A Victorian mahogany five dial mercury wheel barometer with satinwood stringing to the edge, 10 inch circular silvered register and cast brass bezel, barometric pressure calibrated in 100th of an inch from 28 to 31 inches, engraved with weather predictions in Roman upper and lower case and Gothic script with oak leaf engraving to the center, blue steel indicating hand and matching recording hand in brass with recording hand adjustment disc, ”butlers” mirror and arched Fahrenheit mercury thermometer and brass thermometer bolt, swan neck pediment with hygrometer, the rounded base and spirit level signed “G BIANCHI WARRANTED”. Height 108 cm

7011

SOLD £60

Lot 512

A French 20th century Anglaise cased 8-day timepiece carriage clock with a seven jewelled lever plat...

A French 20th century Anglaise cased 8-day timepiece carriage clock with a seven jewelled lever platform escapement with timing screws, white enamel dial inscribed “Mappin & Webb”, with Roman numerals and minute markers, steel spade hands, bevelled glass panels to the case and a rectangular glass panel to the top of the case. With key.

7012

SOLD £60

Lot 513

An eight-day English Art Nouveau “Liberty” style spring driven mantle clock by T.W. Ward in a hammer...

An eight-day English Art Nouveau “Liberty” style spring driven mantle clock by T.W. Ward in a hammered pewter case on four bun feet, with a chrome bezel and 3” silvered dial, Arabic numerals and minute track, with integral key, hand set and wound from the rear.

7012

SOLD £120

Lot 514

A weight driven 20th century “Grandmother” clock striking the hours and quarters on gong rods, hood ...

A weight driven 20th century “Grandmother” clock striking the hours and quarters on gong rods, hood with a break arch pediment on a slender trunk with a fully glazed door, plinth with a raised moulding on bracket feet, brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, roman numerals and minute track, decorative steel hands and brass spandrels, visible brass weights and pendulum. Height 180 cm

B6964

SOLD £80

Lot 515

Decorative spring driven two train mantle clock striking the hours on two bells, enamel dial with ro...

Decorative spring driven two train mantle clock striking the hours on two bells, enamel dial with roman numerals and five-minute Arabic’s, with minute markers and louis’ XV hands, dial inscribed “Imperial”, balance wheel eight-day movement housed in a decorative drum case resting on a silvered cast metal figure of an elephant with figure above. With key

B22180

SOLD £80

Lot 516

An early 20th century German torsion pendulum clock manufactured by Gustav Becker, with a cream enam...

An early 20th century German torsion pendulum clock manufactured by Gustav Becker, with a cream enamel dial within a spun brass bezel, upright Arabic numerals with minute track and steel spade hands, 400-day spring driven movement with a rotary pendulum, clear glass dome on a circular brass effect base.

B34522

SOLD £85

Lot 517

A 20th century three train mantle clock in the style of an 18th century bracket clock, case with an ...

A 20th century three train mantle clock in the style of an 18th century bracket clock, case with an inverted bell top and basket top handle, square brass dial with a slivered chapter ring, roman numerals and five-minute Arabic’s, decorative steel hands with a matted dial center and cherub spandrels, striking the hours and quarters on five gong rods.

9026

SOLD £70

Lot 518

A globe desk clock with two battery driven clock dials, hygrometer and thermometer, globe and base r...

A globe desk clock with two battery driven clock dials, hygrometer and thermometer, globe and base rotate separately. With a retro 1960s spring driven Kienzle timepiece mantle clock with a 6-inch concave dial, gilt baton hands and hour markers, hand wound and set from the rear.

B6964

SOLD £50

Lot 519

Eight-day 20th century brass cased ships bulkhead clock mounted on a mahogany effect display stand, ...

Eight-day 20th century brass cased ships bulkhead clock mounted on a mahogany effect display stand, with roman numerals and minute track, fast slow regulation, bells on/off control, black spade hands with lockable bezel, twin train spring driven balance wheel movement sounding the ships watches on a bell.

B19712

SOLD £95

Lot 520

A 20th century Corniche cased 8-day timepiece carriage clock with a seven jewelled lever platform es...

A 20th century Corniche cased 8-day timepiece carriage clock with a seven jewelled lever platform escapement with timing screws, white enamel dial inscribed “Mappin & Webb”. With Roman numerals and minute markers, steel spade hands, bevelled glass panels to the case and a rectangular glass panel to the top of the case. With key.

B16713

SOLD £40

Lot 520A

20th century Matthew Norman eight-day timepiece Carriage Clock with a lever platform escapement, el...

20th century Matthew Norman eight-day timepiece Carriage Clock with a lever platform escapement, eleven jewels, timing screws, Swiss movement, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, minute markers and steel moon hands, bevelled glass panels to the case and a rectangular glass panel to the top of the case, with key.

9026

SOLD £60

Lot 521

A 20th century Swiss carriage clock with a 15 jewel Imhof movement, lever escapement, integral windi...

A 20th century Swiss carriage clock with a 15 jewel Imhof movement, lever escapement, integral winding key, wound and set from the rear, silver effect dial with roman numerals, five-minute Arabic’s and a subsidiary second’s dial, with beveled glass panels to the front and sides.

9026

SOLD £45

Lot 522

A 20th century Anglaise cased 8-day timepiece carriage clock with a seven jewelled lever platform es...

A 20th century Anglaise cased 8-day timepiece carriage clock with a seven jewelled lever platform escapement and timing screws, white enamel dial inscribed “L’Epee”, with Roman numerals, five-minute Arabic’s and minute markers, steel moon hands, bevelled glass panels to the case and a rectangular glass panel to the top of the case. With key.

9036

SOLD £110

Lot 524

A 20th century bulb cistern stick barometer in an earlier styled case, with a convex stepped pedime...

A 20th century bulb cistern stick barometer in an earlier styled case, with a convex stepped pediment above a glazed front and engraved register plate, enclosed mercury tube measuring barometric pressure from 27 to 31 inches with corresponding predictions, rack and pinion vernier with adjustment disc, ebonised urn shaped cistern cover to the cavetto moulded base with a brass cistern screw, register plate inscribed “R N Desterro, Lisbon”

7005

SOLD £160

Lot 525

A late 19th century French Corniche cased 8-day timepiece carriage clock with a jewelled lever platf...

A late 19th century French Corniche cased 8-day timepiece carriage clock with a jewelled lever platform escapement, overcoil balance with timing screws, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and minute markers, steel spade hands, bevelled glass panels to the case and a rectangular glass panel to the top of the case, dial and movement inscribed “Made in France”. With key.

B16713

SOLD £50