A superb chinoiserie decorated grandfather clock with the dial signed on a silvered cartouche William Smith London.
The 10inch brass square dial with lovely brass spandrels and silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals. The centre with fine matting and subsidiary seconds and calendar apertures.
The 5 pillar good quality movement striking the hours on a single bell.
The lovely decorated lacquer-work cabinet with flat top to the hood with fretwork beneath, long decorated trunk door with applied moulding. Decorated base panel with sce4nes and gold leaf decoration. All standing on a shaped single plinth.
William Smith is recorded as working, as a clockmaker, in Cheapside, London from 1750 to 1780. A very well respected clockmaking family who made clocks for members of the royal family. One is engraved “This clock was made In the Year 1763 For her ROYAL HIGHNESS the PRINCESS AMELIA By W Smith Moorfields London.”
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 fantastic 3’4 size ‘8-day’ French engraved brass carriage clock with repeat strike function.
Two train French carriage clock movement striking hours and half hours on a bell.
Fine quality balance escapement of one week duration.
Lovely shaped brass case to carriage clock with glazed side windows and an oval bevelled glass top.
One of the finest engraved small carriage clocks you can find.
A fine 18th century twin fusee striking bracket clock by this very fine clockmaker. Eardley Norton is listed as a maker of repute. The dial is signed here Yedrae Notron which was what the maker used on his clocks for export.
The arched brass dial with chapter ring and spandrels and finely matted centre. The rare moon feature to the arch on this clock. The finely matted centre with subsidiary calendar feature and strike silent to the 3 o clock position.
The twin fusee movement with hour bell strike and repeat function and finely engraved backplate with verge escapement.
The lovely mahogany cabinet of fine colour and patination and showing high quality London case features.
A collector’s clock.
Featured here a superb walnut veneered Longcase clock. Shown with arched brass dial 8 day movement by James Snelling of London. The dial with chapter ring and spandrels. In addition stunning matted centre with subsidiary seconds feature. Also with rare calendar to the arch and strike silent to the three o clock position.
The exceptional quality 5 pillar movement striking the hours on a single bell. The case of the finest choice walnut veneers. Furthermore showing all the typical high quality London case features. Moulding to the trunk door and two plinths. Lovely ‘book matched’ veneers to the trunk and the base to name but a few.
Finally James Snelling was an eminent clockmaker who was Master of the Clockmaker’s Company in 1736. He was based in Poultry in London. His clocks are located in various museums around the world. He died in 1751. To sum up I do not think you could find a walnut with better veneers. The case is one of the finest around. Colour and patination sublime.
A very rare two sided dial clock. Round painted dials signed Henry Webster and Sons 840 City Road London. On a very nice shaped and decorated wall bracket. Good size clock with cast brass bezel.
Antique Wall Clocks
Featuring a superb white dial grandfather clock.Together with flame mahogany veneered cabinet. The convex dial signed William Pitt of London.
The high quality 8 day movement striking the hours on a single bell.
London cabinet showing all the high quality case features. Long trunk door with moulding, also with chamfered sides to the case. Brass frets to the hood. Dome top to case.Finally the clock being of delightful colour and patination.
Antique Grandfather Clocks
A fine 8 day duration two train French clock. Bell strike gilt clock from the later end of the 19th century. The fine movement striking the hours and half hours on a single bell.
The white alabaster case decorated with gilt brass decorations and with a cherub sitting to the top.
White porcelain convex dial with Roman numerals and signed to the centre.
French Clocks
A fantastic size and design round silvered dial bracket clocks. 8 day duration twin fusee movement with calendar to dial centre. Joseph Dodds of London signed to dial. Lovely engraving to the backplate. Pull repeat on a single bell and the movement striking the hours. The design made famous by the King’s clockmaker John Ellicott. Only the finest makers produced clocks of this style. A wonderful collector’s clock.
Bracket Clocks
A superb 8 day flame mahogany grandfather clock. The dome top London mahogany case of good colour and patination. Clock by Thomas Delasalle London. The dial with polished and engraved centre with subsidiary seconds and calendar. Strike silent to the arch, chapter ring and spandrels to the dial corners. In addition the 5 pillar movement striking the hours on a single bell. Finally the stunning cabinet shows all the high quality London case features.
Antique Grandfather Clocks