A small French two train movement Portico Clock.
4 ebonised pillars and gilded brass adornments. The ‘8-day’ movement striking the hours and once on the half hour on a single bell. Roman numerals to the dial and a superb brass compensated pendulum.
Good small size example. Featuring a key hideaway under the lid of top.
A fantastic arched brass dial ‘8-day’ duration flame mahogany veneered London grandfather clock.
The cabinet with dome top to the hood, reeded and brass strung hood columns, the trunk with quarter reeded and brass strung columns. The long flame mahogany veneered trunk door with fine moulding to the edge. The case standing on two plinths, with a fine shaped bottom plinth.
The two train weight driven movement striking the hours on a single bell.
The arched brass dial with fine matting to the dial centre. Strike silent feature to the arch within silvered and engraved ring. The dial with silvered chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and calendar features and a cartouche bearing the maker’s name. The dial also with chapter ring and spandrels.
A fantastic late 18th century example of top quality London craftsmanship. Perfect for any hall.
A lovely black ebonised twin fusee bell strike pad top bracket clock from the late 18th century.
The arched brass dial with chapter ring and spandrels, finely matted centre, strike/silent feature to the arch and a silvered cartouche with the maker’s name engraved to the dial centre.
The cabinet of good small size and with brass strung pad top, surmounted by a carrying handle. Glazed side windows revealing lovely movement and brass trim to the case and standing on brass shaped feet.
The fine quality twin fusee movement with plain backplate and pendulum holdfast. The movement striking on a bell.
A lovely French mantel clock with balance escapement and of ‘8-day’ duration.
These clocks are rare traveller’s sample clocks that they sold the larger versions from.
This clock with round convex porcelain dial and Roman Numerals and brass hands.
Movement striking the hours and half hours on a small gong.
The cabinet with lovely brass adornments and of nice colour and patination.
A collector’s clock.
A fine clock set composing of a lovely clock with porcelain convex dial of ‘8-day’ duration movement and two urns either side.
The clock striking the hours and half hours on a bell. The dial with Arabic Numerals and brass hands.
A very elegant clock set of very fresh colours. Nice condition and size.
An absolutely fantastic and rare ‘8-day’ spherical moon grandfather clock from the early to mid 18th century.
I believe the case is red walnut rather than mahogany. This wood was introduced from native North America to Europe in 1629. Red walnut and mahogany can easily be mixed as red walnut has the red mahogany tinge to it. Most people when describing would simply call the case mahogany.
This example is one we have owned for over 35 years and formed part of my fathers private collection. The movement with spherical moon is super rare.
The arched brass dial with chapter ring and spandrels, wheatear engraving to the edges and engraving to the arch and centre. Finely matted dial centre together with subsidiary seconds and calendar apertures. Lovely spherical moon feature to the arch.
The movement of high quality striking the hours on a single bell.
The cabinet of wonderful design and colour. Swan neck pediments to the hood, shaped top to the long trunk door. The clock standing on OG bracket feet with shaped base panel.
The Cooper family of clockmakers were makers of the highest quality in Whitchurch. This is perhaps the finest example we have ever seen.
A simply stunning mahogany ‘8-day’ twin fusee movement striking the hours on a single bell. The flat silvered dome top brass dial showing the makers name Peter Richardson London engraved to the centre. The dial also with strike silent feature to the arch and subsidiary calendar aperture to the bottom section.
The fine quality movement with verge escapement and all over finely engraved backplate.
The lovely cabinet showing high quality London case features and good quality mahogany veneers. Bell top design and with fine brasswork to the top, sides and base.
A very elegant clock that would look lovely in any drawing room.
A fine ‘8-day’ miniature timepiece carriage clock with brass case with inset enamel panels.
The dial with Roman Numerals and delicate blued steel hands.
The gilded brass case with lovely shaped mouldings.
A sweet little clock.
A fine ‘8-day’ single fusee library clock with bevelled glass top window.
The silvered dial with Roman Numerals and the substantial single fusee movement with pendulum hold fast and shaped brass pendulum.
The oak cabinet of lovely light faded oak colour and of good patination.
A fine condition and quality ‘8-day’ brass carriage clock with porcelain coloured dial and Roman Numerals.
Twin barrel French movement striking the half hours and the hours on a gong. Also with repeat function to the top of the case.
Fine bevelled glass windows to all sides and front and rear opening doors.Brass shaped handle to the top and fine detailing to the case.