A lovely ‘8-day’ grandfather clock with flame mahogany cabinet by Rivers & Son of London. Together with timepiece dead beat escapement movement. Silvered shaped dial showing seconds and the makers name to the arch. Cabinet of superb colour and patination. Finally a very nice small size.
A lovely elegant mahogany ‘8-day’ arched silvered brass dial grandfather clock. James Gray of Edinburgh engraved to the dial. The movement striking the hours on a single bell. Lovely case with swan neck pediments and reeded quarter columns. Altogether standing on bracket feet. Finally the dial finely engraved and with seconds and calendar features.
A superb ‘8-day’ twin fusee bracket clock by Hanson 290 High Holborn, London. The lovely mahogany cabinet with ‘fish-scale’ brass frets to side and carrying handles, lovely ribbing and pineapple to the top. The interesting shaped silvered brass dial with strike/silent to the arch. The movement striking the hours on a single bell.
A highly collectable ‘8-day’ flame mahogany veneered grandfather clock. All showing the typical high quality London case features of the time by Spencer & Perkins. This clock has spent its entire life I believe in Portugal in Lisbon. It has also been exhibited in Lisbon. This was to commemorate a famous battle in portugese history where the English helped decide the outcome.
The dial with two circular painted discs for the dial centre. Together with strike silent to the arch. Spandrels to the dial corners and to the arch as well. Subsidiary seconds and calendar. The movement striking the hours on a single bell. What looks like the original transport piece of wood behind the movement. This would of been used when it was sent to Portugal. A very rare clock.
A good ‘8-day’ duration mahogany Longcase clock by Richard Drake of Beaminster. The arch white dial with Adam and Eve ‘tree of life’ automaton. Together with subsidiary seconds, calendar and Arabic numerals. The movement striking hours on a single bell. Finally good London style cabinet.
A superb round brass silvered dial mahogany case domestic regulator grandfather clock. The ‘8 day’ duration movement by Gravell & Tolkien. This together with dead-beat escapement, maintaining power and wood rod pendulum. The makers were successors to Eardley Norton. A very special clock and of superb colour and patination. Tolkien is reportedly the great Grandfather of the author J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit , Lord of the rings etc ) Finally I would say a lovely clock that would suit any home.
A good mid 18th century ‘8 day’ duration lacquer longcase clock. The arched brass dial by James Scholefield of London. The cabinet showing good Chinese scenes. Furthermore the dial with chapter ring and spandrels. Including seconds and calendar rings, matted centre and strike/silent to arch. Finally the 5 pillar movement striking hours on a single bell.
A fine colour and patination country oak clock by Katterns of Thrapston. The 1 day brass dial movement striking the hours on a single bell. Also with elegant and unusual design oak case of small size C1780.
A superb walnut veneered ‘8-day’ duration longcase clock. Moon phase example by Samuel Guy of London. Fantastic quality arched brass dial with finely matted centre. Furthermore the dial with chapter ring/spandrels.In addition moon to arch and wheat-ear engraving to border of dial. Also with seconds and calendar and alarm feature to centre of dial. Certainly a fine quality movement striking hours on a single bell.
An outstanding ‘8-day’ duration walnut Longcase clock.Arched brass dial signed by eminent clockmaker Marmaduke Storr foot of London Bridge. Featuring an unusual dial layout showing rise and fall pendulum regulation. In addition strike/silent feature and seconds to the arch . Also fine calendar feature. Also with finely matted centre, chapter ring and spandrels. Movement striking hours on a single bell. Superb walnut cabinet with caddy top and long trunk door.