Fine Clocks

Fine Clocks New Bond Street, London I 29 November 2023

Fine Clocks New Bond Street, London I Wednesday 29 November 2023 at 2pm

BONHAMS 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR bonhams.com SALE NUMBER 28750

Lots 1 - 109 ILLUSTRATIONS

Front Cover: Lot 27 Inside Front Cover: Lot 27 Inside Back Cover: Lot 91 Back Cover: Lot 104 VIEWING

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1 * A GOOD LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS GORGE CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH HOUR REPEAT AND ENGINETURNED MASK BY DROCOURT Drocourt, No. 7374 Surmounted by a rippled handle and large rectangular escapement window over bevelled glass panels within moulded columns, on a typical base. The white enamel Roman dial with blued steel moon hands in an engine-turned mask. The twin spring barrel movement with silvered jewelled English lever escapement, the inside of the front plate stamped 7374 and 14519, the backplate stamped with Drocourt’s trademark to the left side, above the number 7374.

Ticking, repeating, and striking on a coiled blued steel gong, the block stamped F.D., with a double-ended winding key. 19cms (7ins) high £800 - 1,000 US$980 - 1,200 €920 - 1,100 FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE APPENDIX

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2 A GOOD LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH LACQUERED AND SILVERED BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK IN AN ANGLAISE STYLE CASE Surmounted by a ribbed Greek-key handle over an escapement observation panel and a ripple-moulded cornice supported by Corinthian-style columns between bevelled glass sides on a raised plinth base. The circular enamel dial with blue Roman numerals in shaped white cartouches on a cream ground, with blue and gilt highlights and trefoil shaped hands, all framed within an engraved silvered mask decorated with floral swags and scrolls on a hatched ground. The silvered lever platform escapement with bimetallic balance striking and repeating the hours on a blued steel coiled gong. Ticking, striking and repeating. 20.5cms (8ins) high £700 - 900 US$860 - 1,100 €800 - 1,000 2

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3 A GOOD LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH LACQUERED BRASS REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ENAMEL PANELS BY H DOUBLET E. Maurice & Co, No.8585 The reeded handle over a bevelled inspection panel and repeat button set on four stop-fluted Corinthian columns to a cast and stepped base.

The dial with Roman cartouche numerals on a scarlet engine-turned ground and decorated with a reclining figure holding a lyre and a sheaf of papers entitled Poesie, both side panels signed H Doublet and depicting a dancing maiden with floral garlands. The movement with lever platform escapement striking and repeating on a gong. Ticking, striking and repeating. Together with a silk and velvet lined travel case and a (later) double-ended winding key. 20cms (7.75ins) high. £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100

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4 A GOOD LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS GORGE CASED GRANDE SONNERIE STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ALARM Margaine, 6876 The rippled handle over a large bevelled glass inspection panel and four futher panels between moulded top and base, the white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with blued steel moon hands set over a subsidiary alarm dial in a frosted gilt mask. The silvered lever platform escapement with bimetallic balance rack striking and repeating the hours and quarters on two coiled blued steel gongs. Ticking, striking, with operational alarm, together with a double-ended key.

18cms (7ins) high £2,000 - 3,000 US$2,400 - 3,700 €2,300 - 3,400

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5 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GRANDE AND PETITESONNERIE SILVERED AND LACQUERED BRASS REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH THREE LIMOGES ENAMEL PANELS Charles Oudin, Paris No. 2371 The case surmounted by a cast floral handle over the thickly bevelled rectangular escapement window, the top with cast bead and tulip border, above foliate tied columns and polychrome Limoges enamel panels depicting a courtly dressed man to the left hand side wearing a large lace collar and rich red doublet and hose; to the right hand side his partner wears a long blue gown with gilt highlights and a feathered hat, set on a cast tulip and bead topped base with narrow feet. The richly enamelled dial depicting another couple in courtly dress, with a castle between them, framing the blue and gilt Roman numeral plaques, the centre signed Chles Oudin Paris under brass poker and fleur des lys hands. The triple spring barrel movement with cut and compensated bi-metallic balance with jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement, the backplate with French directional engraving and silvered alarm dial inside the two coiled blued steel gongs. Ticking, with operational alarm, together with a double-ended winding key.

22cms (8.5ins) high £3,000 - 5,000 US$3,700 - 6,100 €3,400 - 5,700

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6 * A VERY RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH MECHANICAL SNUFFER, ALMOST CERTAINLY FOR USE IN THE AUCTION PROCESS OF ‘SELLING BY THE CANDLE’ B.H.J. & Cie, No. 7112 The case surmounted by a facetted Greek-key handle over an oval bevelled escapement observation window, a repeat button to the front and sprung candle and mechanical snuffer to the back, connected to levers linked to the motion work behind the dial, above the moulded cornice and four glass panels within rounded pillars, on a double stepped base. The Arabic and Roman white enamel dial with blued steel spade hands above two smaller subsidiary Arabic dials, the left marked Boug(i)e, the right marked Reveil all set in a gilt brass mask.

The triple spring barrel movement with silvered and jewelled English lever platform escapement, the backplate marked B.H.J.&Cie B above the company’s shield and the number 7112. Ticking, striking, and repeating on a coiled blued steel gong. 22cms (8.5ins) high £2,000 - 3,000 US$2,400 - 3,700 €2,300 - 3,400 FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE APPENDIX

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7 A LATE 18TH CENTURY BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY BELL TOP TABLE CLOCK Robert Wood, London The case surmounted by a moulded brass handle with floral Caryatids to the front and brass fish-scale frets to the sides, the moulded base supported on small brass ogee feet. The silvered Roman and Arabic dial with strike/silent subsidiary over a central signature Robt Wood, London and the subsidiary calendar dial, with pierced blued steel hands. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with knife edge verge escapement and rack striking on a bell, the backplate with geometric border framing an exotic bird within foliate engraving. Ticking and striking. 55cms (21.5ins) high £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100

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8 A LATE 19TH CENTURY EBONISED QUARTER CHIMING TABLE CLOCK Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand London, No. 1923 The arched case with four cast brass pineapple finials, above the cast brass side frets and Corinthian columns to the front, flanking the glazed front door, on a deep moulded base with cast ogee feet. The 6.75 inch arched brass dial with scroll and floral spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed Chas. Frodsham 84 Strand under XII and London No 1923 above VI, the matted centre under pierced blued steel hands, with two large, silvered subsidiary dials in the arch for regulation, and Chime on Eight Bells/ Chime on Four Bells/ Chime on Four Gongs. The substantial triple chain fusee signed movement with anchor escapement, striking the hours on a large gong, and the quarters on either 4 gongs, 4 bells or 8 bells (both gong stands stamped J.&F. D.). Together with a crank winder, another winding key and two door keys. 51cms (20ins) high £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100

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9 * A LATE 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK John Bryan, Shadwell The bell top case surmounted by a cast handle and four brass pineapple finials over a moulded cornice, fretted side panels and a moulded base on small ogee bracket feet, the front corners with applied metal mounts. The silvered Roman and Arabic dial with engraved acanthus leaf spandrels, the centre with similar leaf engraving around a tower, chamfered date aperture and blued steel hands, signed John Bryan Shadwell in the arch. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement united by five knopped pillars, now with anchor escapement, and rack striking on a bell (the interior of the bell with previous repairers initials and dates), the backplate decorated with acanthus leaf and floral engraving, signed in a leaf cartouche John Bryan Shadwell. Ticking and striking, with a mahogany handled crank key and a case key. 53cms (20.5ins) high £1,500 - 2,500 US$1,800 - 3,100 €1,700 - 2,900

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10 Y Ф A MID-19TH CENTURY BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY SINGLE PAD TOP CLOCK John Leumas, London The case surmounted by a brass bound pad above the moulded arch with cast brass leaf handles and fabric backed brass fish scale frets to either side, the glazed back door and brass bound front door with ivory escutcheon, all supported on a concave moulded base, with stylised brass ogee feet. The silvered dial with engraved floral spandrels framing the Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the centre signed John Leumas London under the skeletonised blued steel hands, an engraved ‘strike/silent’ dial under the arch, surrounded by floral engraving. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with four knopped pillars and anchor escapement, the backplate with engraved curtain border, and large, hollow pendulum. Ticking and striking with mahogany handled crank key.

46cms (18ins) high £1,000 - 1,500 US$1,200 - 1,800 €1,100 - 1,700

10 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.

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11 11 TP A CHINOISERIE DECORATED TAVERN TIMEPIECE William Brooks, London The 24-inch circular Roman and Arabic dial later signed to the centre Wm Brooks London 1796 under the counterweighted, heart-tipped brass hands, above a narrow throat and fantasy chinoiserie scene on the short trunk door with a decorated chisel tip foot. The weight-driven movement with tapered plates signed CB on the front plate, united by four knopped pillars, the five wheel train terminating in an anchor escapement with a steel-rod, brass-bob pendulum and rectangular lead weight. With a case key and a crank key. Parts late 18th/early 19th century, new hands and restored dial/case. 150cms (59ins) high. £1,500 - 2,000 US$1,800 - 2,400 €1,700 - 2,300 12 TP A RARE LATE 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AUTOMATA LONGCASE CLOCK John Thompson, London Surmounted by three ball-and-spire finials over an arched cornice supported on brass stop-fluted freestanding columns over a flameveneered long door and plain base on double apron. The 12-inch arched dial set with a painted automata scene depicting a constantly rocking couple on a see-saw with a working windmill behind them; on the hour, an apparently shut door in the miller’s house to the left opens and the miller appears dressed in his white clothes, all over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, recessed subsidiary seconds dial and applied nameplate. The movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, the levers for the automata set behind the dial (sprung door in need of attention). Together with a brass-faced pendulum and brass-clad weights, crank key and some loose mouldings. 2.26m (7ft 5ins) high

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£2,000 - 3,000 US$2,400 - 3,700 €2,300 - 3,400 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.

13 A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK WITH RARE SHAPED PLATES Haines and H. Knight The case surmounted by a small gilt pineapple finial on a stepped geometric brass bound top above frond handles and brass fish scale frets to the sides, the front with recessed brass bound quadrants, on four ball feet.

The silvered Roman dial signed Haines Fecit to the centre, under blued steel moon hands. The twin chain fusee movement with small anchor escapement (spanning 5.5 teeth) and shaped circular plates, the front plate stamped H. Knight, rack striking on a bell. Ticking and striking with two case keys and a crank key.

37cms (14.5ins) high £800 - 1,200 US$980 - 1,500 €920 - 1,400

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14 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BRASS INLAID MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK Pitt and Goater London Surmounted by a spherical brass finial mounted on a concave pediment at the apex of the arched top, four identical finials to the corners, with brass lion head handles to the sides and tapered brass columns to the front, framing the geometric brass inlay, supported on a stepped base with brass ogee feet. The white enamel Roman dial, with large numerals and slender blued steel moon hands. The twin gut (now wire) fusee movement with deadbeat escapement, the backplate signed Pitt & Goater London above the pendulum holdfast. Ticking, striking, and operational trip repeat, with a winding key.

34cms (13ins) high £1,000 - 1,500 US$1,200 - 1,800 €1,100 - 1,700 FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE APPENDIX

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15 A REMARKABLE EARLY 20TH CENTURY MECHANICAL DISPLAY TIMEPIECE WITH CALENDAR, MOONPHASE AND TIDAL DIALS, ALL HAND PAINTED ON SEVEN WHITE DUCK EGGS Invented and made by C.W.Croydon of Ipswich. Entilted ‘We are Seven’ Each of the seven hollow eggs mounted vertically on a polished steel rod with blued steel collet and set behind a blued steel hand with hand-written titles offering Day, Month, Moon (with eight hand drawn phases of the moon), Tide, and hours, minutes and seconds. On a velvet-covered octagonal plinth to an ebonised wooden base to take the glass dome. The spring driven movement wound from below.

The base 26cms in diameter, the height including the dome 35cms (14ins). £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100 The glass dome is set with an applied label ‘WE ARE SEVEN’. Invented and made by the late C.W. Croydon. This possibly refers to the poem of the same title written by William Wordsworth in 1798.

Charles William Croydon (1868-1926) was a member of the British Horological Institute and ran the Ipswich shop Croydon’s & Sons, a clock, watch and jewellery business.

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16 A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MYSTERY CLOCK Robert Houdin and Richond, Paris ‘First Series’ The gilt bezel with foliate c-scroll support resting on a large urn, flanked by two mythical creatures, on a platform over a waisted base with Atlas support, on an elaborately moulded base with additional beaded wood plinth. The 4.5 inch clear glass Roman dial with internal minute track divided to the nearest 4 minutes, signed Robert-Houdin Paris, below the single cast brass gilt arrow hand. The twin spring barrel movement with silk suspension, anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking, the front plate stamped Richond FT A Paris, the backplate stamped Houdin. With pendulum and winding key.

42cms (16.5ins) high £3,000 - 4,000 US$3,700 - 4,900 €3,400 - 4,600

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17 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SLATE AND BRONZE MYSTERY ‘SWINGER’ CLOCK Guilmet, No. 1155 The case surmounted by a classically dressed young woman, her left arm raised and holding a turned brass rod pendulum, with brass edged glass bob, standing on the moulded case top, winged lion head handles to either side with delicate floral engraving to the front, supported on two brass winged lion paws to the front and two moulded brass feet to the back. The painted black dial with pressed brass sight ring and gilt Roman numeral chapter ring with brass spade hands. The spring-driven movement with circular plates bearing the Guilmet trademark, with outside count wheel striking on a bell. Ticking intermittently and striking.

64cms (25ins) high £1,000 - 1,500 US$1,200 - 1,800 €1,100 - 1,700

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18 TP AN 18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL CARVED AND DECORATED RACK TIMEPIECE The 16 inch brass rack supported on the head of a standing gentleman in harlequin jacket with prominent buttons and gilt belt, wearing breeches tied at the knee over stockings and shoes on a faux rockwork base, his upturned head looking towards the descending movement and dial (the rack now further supported by an associated brass supporting bar). The 4.5 inch shaped engraved brass dial plate with shell, feather and foliate engraved border to the 2.25 inch silvered Roman dial with blued steel spade hands. The movement with lead drum-shaped body driving a pin pallet escapement and front-mounted ‘cow tail’ pendulum. Ticking. 85cms (33ins) high £1,800 - 2,500 US$2,200 - 3,100 €2,100 - 2,900

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19 * TP A GOOD LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND MARBLE “CERCLES TOURNANTS” OF THE THREE GRACES No. 180113 The hemispherical dial surmounted by a torch-bearing cupid and set with gilt brass floral mounts above the horizontal rotating Arabic and Roman minute and hour enamel plaques, with blued steel pointer, held aloft by the three unclothed figures holding foliate swags, on a marble base with beaded and floral gilt brass mounts, on three knurled, tapered gilt brass feet. The twin spring barrel movement with a jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement and a half-cut and compensated bimetallic balance, with rack striking on a bell, the front plate numbered 180113. Ticking and striking with a winding key. 68cms (26.5ins) high £4,000 - 6,000 US$4,900 - 7,300 €4,600 - 6,900 Provenance: Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 7-12-2005, lot 20

19 20 AN INTERESTING LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRASS TRAVEL CLOCK WITH ROTATING ANNULAR CALENDAR DIALS Beckers, Invenit et Fecit The case surmounted by a shaped facetted handle above the large escapement observation window and four knurled urn finials, the sides and rear door glazed (the latter in a dark blue panel), the arched dialplate set with a sunburst mask and foliate swags over further floral mounts and the enamel signature plaque Beckers Invenit et Fecit, raised on knurled toupie feet. The Roman and Arabic dial with elaborately pierced brass hands within a beaded bezel, set below silvered French day and date rings above XII. The large rectangular movement with chain fusee to the going train which now terminates in a later English lever platform with monometallic steel balance (vacant holes in the plates suggest an earlier escapement), the striking train with spring barrel and rack striking on a bell mounted horizontally below the base, the backplate stamped Beckers A Paris along the bottom edge. 26cms (10ins) high £2,000 - 3,000 US$2,400 - 3,700 €2,300 - 3,400 FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE APPENDIX

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21 A LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK WITH ENAMEL DIAL BY COTEAU Pochon, Paris Surmounted by an urn set with gilt brass foliage, gilt laurels and overflowing cornucopias to either side of the dial, with beading and a gilt mount of a torch and floral vines, the lower base with recessed floral wreath and beading below six toupie feet. The 4.5 inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial signed in red Pochon A Paris under elaborately pierced brass hands, signed coteau below 30. The twin spring barrel movement with shaped back plate, anchor escapement with silk suspension and outside count wheel striking on a bell. Ticking, and striking the half and full hour with winding key, a pocket watch key for suspension regulation, and purchase paperwork from 1949.

36cms (14ins) high £1,000 - 1,500 US$1,200 - 1,800 €1,100 - 1,700 The clock was purchased in 1949 from Frank Partridge & Sons, Ltd. of 144-146 New Bond Street, London for £145. The clock was subsequently serviced by Dent in 1973, and Simon Coulton of South Brent in 1994.

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22 A LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK Jubel, Paris The case surmounted by an urn with gilt brass foliage, gilt wreaths and overflowing cornucopias to either side of the dial, with lower gilt mounts, on four knurled toupie feet. The 4.5 inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial signed Jubel A Paris under elaborately pierced brass hands. The twin spring barrel movement with tic-tac escapement and shaped back plate with outside count wheel striking on a bell and silk suspension. Ticking, and striking the half and full hour with winding key, two pocket watch keys for suspension regulation, and purchase paperwork from 1956.

36cms (14ins) high £800 - 1,200 US$980 - 1,500 €920 - 1,400

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Provenance: The clock was bought in 1956, from Gregory & Co of 27 Bruton Street, Berkeley Square, London. The clock was exhibited at the 1956 Antique Dealer’s Fair and Exhibition, where it was purchased for £68.

The receipt states that the clock was exhibited without the bezel.

A replacement was later found, and supplied gratis. Before being collected, the clock was serviced by J. Kinner, of 78 Heath Street, Hampstead for a charge of £5.

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23 * TP A RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRASS QUARTER STRIKING SKELETON CLOCK WITH GRIDIRON PENDULUM The case surmounted by the heavy gridiron pendulum of five steel and four brass interconnected rods within a frame, suspended on a knife-edge and terminating in a large bevelled brass lenticular bob, the spring-driven movement with wheels of six delicate crossings throughout, and a very fine deadbeat escapement, all contained within a horizontal frame above the patinated and gilt case with 4-inch white enamel Roman dial with moon hands, on a foliate cast base and block feet. The movement wound from above and with motion work running into the base, driving the hands via bevelled gearing. The hammers also set in the base (bells now absent).

88cms (34.5ins) high £4,000 - 6,000 US$4,900 - 7,300 €4,600 - 6,900 Related examples are illustrated in Royer-Collard, F.B. (1969) Skeleton Clocks. London: N.A.G. Press Ltd, plates 5-1; 5-7 (by Verneuil) and 5-8/9.

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24 * A GOOD MID-19TH CENTURY ‘SCOTT MEMORIAL’ STRIKING SKELETON CLOCK Attributable to Evans, Handsworth, Birmingham Modelled on the 1846 public monument with tall central spire set with crockets and pierced trefoil windows over an angled porch in which sits the late poet with his dog, Maida, beside him, on a stepped white marble base on four button feet. The silvered, skeletonised dial with shield-shaped numeral plaques and gothic Roman numerals, the minutes marked as single lines to the outer edge, under blued steel fleur des lys hands. The twin chain fusee movement with deadbeat escapement to a cylindrical wood and lead bob pendulum, with wheels of five- and six- crossings throughout. Ticking, striking, and repeating on a substantial coiled steel gong set on a decorative brass upright, with mahogany handled crank key.

62cms (24ins) high £2,000 - 4,000 US$2,400 - 4,900 €2,300 - 4,600

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25 Y A GOOD 19TH CENTURY BRASS SKELETON CLOCK WITH DEADBEAT ESCAPEMENT Unsigned The scroll frame united by six turned vase-shaped pillars secured front and back with blued steel screws, mounted on a pair of brass pedestals set on a velvet base and rosewood plinth with bun feet.

The skeletonised Roman chapter ring with scalloped edges and outer minute track with blued steel quatrefoil hands. The twin chain fusee movement with wheels of five crossings and deadbeat escapement, rack striking on a bell. Together with a (cracked) glass dome. Ticking and striking.

The frame 36cms (14ins) high.

50cms (19.5ins) high £600 - 800 US$730 - 980 €690 - 920

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26 A GOOD EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED HARLEQUIN CLOCK The movement numbered 4543.

The case depicting Harlequin wearing a mask of oversized eyebrows and moustache, in his patterned suit and sideways hat, leaning slightly on one leg, and mischievously pointing to the weight driven cuckoo clock supported on his hips, on a shaped plinth decorated with butterfly and scroll mounts on button feet. The 2.75 inch white enamel Roman dial with minute track and blued-steel ‘Breguet style’ moon hands surrounded by a cast bezel. The numbered circular movement united by four turned pillars, with silk suspended pendulum to the anchor escapement, and outside count wheel striking on the bell. Ticking and striking. 34cms (13.5ins) high

Footnotes: Harlequin was a principal member of the Italian Commedia del’ Arte.

Comparative literature: Niehüser, E. (1999) French Bronze Clocks. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, p.168.

Tardy (1962) La Pendule Francaise, 2me Partie: Du Louis XVI a nos jours, P.231.

£8,000 - 10,000 US$9,800 - 12,000 €9,200 - 11,000

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The Bugatti Breguet "These clocks with their gilded movements and very high standard of finish and attention to detail, represent Breguet’s finest grade of carriage clock. The last to be made…in 1931, under the direction of M. George Brown. It is a copy of No. 2793 and was especially made for the celebrated Ettore Bugatti, automobile constructor extraordinary.

The work was started in 1928 and completed in May 1931 for 60,000 francs. Bugatti's mechanical philosophy was as uninhibited and varied as Breguet's and his purchase of the clock is a fitting tribute to the great horologist."

George Daniels, The Art of Breguet 1975, p79.

Ettore Bugatti with his sons Jean and Roland, 1924. Image courtesy of the Bugatti Trust.

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Ettore Bugatti with one of his iconic Type 35s.

27 * BREGUET NO. 759.

A VERY FINE SILVER HUMP-BACKED CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MOONPHASE, GRANDE SONNERIE STRIKING AND ALARM, SOLD TO ETTORE BUGATTI IN 1931, IN THE ORIGINAL FITTED BOX, WITH CERTIFICATE NO. 3278 Breguet, Paris, number 759 The silver hump back case surmounted by the original chain link handle, over a repeat button and solid sides, the rear door opening with a secret screw system released only by the winding key, raised on button feet. The silver engine turned dial with outer dotted minute band (with slightly larger to mark every five minutes) framing the Roman numerals and finely engine turned centre; just below XII sits the subsidiary dial for running seconds (marked in Arabic quarters and again with the dotted band) over an alarm-setting dial (titled on a gold plaque) at III; the moon’s age given on a subsidiary dial at IX, via a gold and blued steel rolling moon disc set over an engraved cloudy sky.

With fine blued steel hands throughout. All set within a finely engine turned gilt mask with two applied gold signature plaques Breguet and No. 759 above four rectangular apertures offering the day (in French), date, month and year. The eight day movement wound through the rear panel (each winding aperture protected by a gilt ball stopper, one polished, the other matted joined by a gilt chain), with frosted gilt arched plates and highly polished steel work. A blued steel selection lever allows the owner to choose between full grande sonnerie striking (i.e. the hours and quarters announced on a pair of gongs every fifteen minutes); petite sonnerie (just each quarter announced

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every fifteen minutes) or silence. The quarters and hours struck on a pair of polished steel gongs, the alarm is struck on a third shaped steel gong. The escapement with fine quality cut and compensated bimetallic balance to a jewelled lever escapement. Ticking, striking and repeating. Together with the original fitted travel case with gilttooled edges and turnbuckle catches to the side, the front door with sliding cover that allows the dial to be either protected or revealed during transit; the interior fitted to accommodate the hand setting and winding key, the latter ingeniously mounted with a pair of steel pins in the handle to allow the rear door to be opened.

Together with Breguet certificate number 3278, confirming its original sale to Ettore Bugatti on 30 May 1931. Further accompanied by the receipt from Breguet, 28 Place Vendome, Paris, dated 31 December 1970 to the vendor’s grandfather. 15.5cms (6.25ins) high.

The travelling case 20cms (7.5ins) high. (4) £100,000 - 200,000 US$120,000 - 240,000 €110,000 - 230,000 Provenance: Originally sold to Ettore Bugatti on 30th May 1931.

Later sold back to Breguet and then sold by them to the vendor’s grandfather on 30 December 1970. Thence by descent.

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Ettore Bugatti in the workshop. 1903. Image courtesy of the Bugatti Trust.

A technical drawing by Ettore Bugatti,pencil sketch on paper, dated 5/11/43, with annotations in Bugatti’s hand-writing, Depicting two hand-drawn sections, the left side is not very detailed, instead Ettore Bugatti has written in pencil ‘Des Formes Simple’ apparently leaving the boring details to subordinates. Sold Bonhams 1st September 2018.

Ettore Bugatti, an appreciation.

Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947) was one of those rare men in history who have an intuitive understanding of mechanics coupled with an innate sense of timeless design. Another was clock and watchmaker, Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823). Both created eponymous companies that were at the cutting edge of form and function in their respective worlds, their output revered centuries later, standing as relevant today as the day they were made.

Ettore was the first son of the celebrated furniture designer Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940). Carlo had come from a line of traditional cabinetmakers but was born with a uniquely creative bent, which he passed on to his children. He particularly wanted both sons to follow an artistic career, and Ettore’s younger brother, Rembrandt, went on to become one of the finest sculptors of his day. Ettore’s passion, however, lie with the machine. In 1898, against his father’s wishes, he joined the engineering company, Prinetti & Stuchi, manufacturing sewing machines and the latest motor tricycles. As an unpaid apprentice he learned everything from the initial design process through to precision machining and foundry work. Ettore always credited this firm for his introduction to mechanics and his comprehensive understanding of the various manufacturing processes.

With this accumulated experience, Ettore designed and built his first car in 1900, aged just 19. He was becoming well known in the motoring world through his racing of motor tricycles. His first car caused considerable interest and was generally thought to be comparable to a Panhard, then considered the leading manufacturer of the day.

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After working for other manufacturers over the following years, in 1909 Ettore took the inevitable step to establish his own factory, based at Molsheim in Alsace. Ettore owned the entire business. He never took a partner or set up a company of shareholders. His inventive talents embraced a wide mechanical world with seemingly endless designs for things as diverse as the hinges of the factory doors, the machinery, and his famous bench vices. Aswell as his car designs, he is also responsible for aeroplane engines, and both diesel- and steam-engines for locomotives, the latter being particularly influential, even to Nigel Gresley, designer of the A4 Atlantic. There were further ideas in the maritime world including motor torpedo boats, hydroplanes, and a multitude of innovations in yachting. He was a leviathan of the wider design world, his output ranging from bicycle seats, fishing reels, gloves, guns, glazing systems, nuts and bolts, pasta making machines, pumps, razors, seats, torpedos, tractors, water jackets and a multitude of other areas.

Ettore had an intuitive insight to mechanics, as well as that sense of a line or curve that defines the artist. All the drawings by his own hand were in soft pencil marked with his EB logo, these were then sent over to the drawing office to be interpreted by his draughtsmen. The sketches were accompanied with numerous annotations specifying materials, working methods etc. The draughtsmen carefully noted the date of the drawings because ‘Le Patron’ was forever introducing new modifications, finally searching for the scribbled response from him, “Excellent, definite”.

Like all great innovators, Ettore always kept himself informed of the latest technology. His capacity for work was phenomenal, working at night, producing a never-ending avalanche of new ideas. Few in the world of Bugatti’s stature created so much with so few engineers and draughtsmen. He relentlessly pushed boundaries and took risks. In a letter to his son, Jean in 1932 he says “I look deeply into the problem, the more I find that it is necessary to do something sensational and to bring out something entirely new – never look back, always following a well thought path, never tire.”

It is now all too evident that Ettore had an interest in horology. In 1925 he commissioned the watchmaking company, Mido to produce a number of watches in the shape of the famous Bugatti radiator.

When Ettore needed instruments for his ultimate luxury motor car, the Royale, in 1928, he turned to the house of Breguet, a firm that echoed his own design and manufacturing philosophy. Although Abraham Louis Breguet had died in 1823, the relationship between the two was undoubtedly a meeting of remarkable minds.

Clock number 759, which took three years to make, was sold to Ettore Bugatti on 30 May 1931 for the sum of 60,000 Francs, roughly comparable to the price of a Type 46 Chassis. Likely purchased to celebrate his 50th birthday, this remarkable clock would have been his constant companion as he steered the company over the following years, making some of the most successful – and beautiful - racing cars of the 20th century.

Mido for Bugatti, formerly the property of Col. Sorel, General Manager of Bugatti Cars. Sold Bonhams 14th July 2023 £56,000

For further biographical detail please see the Appendix The Bugatti Breguet and case.

Ettore Bugatti in the workshop. 1903. Image courtesy of the Bugatti Trust.

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28 * Y A GOOD AND RARE MID 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH ROSEWOOD QUARTER STRIKING TRAVELLING CLOCK Viner, 235 Regent St, London The rectangular case surmounted by a facetted handle on scroll supports over a bevelled glass inspection panel and similar panels to the sides, on a stepped and ogee-moulded base on block feet. The 4 inch gilt Roman dial with engraved flowerhead half hour markers emanating from the decorated centre and framed by a running border and engraved sight ring, with blued steel moon hands. The substantial twin chain fusee movement with maintaining power to the going train, terminating in a jewelled English lever platform escapement with a robust cut and compensated bi-metallic balance sounding the hours and quarters on a pair of long blued steel gongs, the backplate signed and set with a steel hand for strike/silent. Ticking and striking. 27cms (10.75ins) high. £8,000 - 12,000 US$9,800 - 15,000 €9,200 - 14,000

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29 Y A GOOD 19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD FOUR GLASS TIMEPIECE Molyneux, 42 Lombard St., London The case surmounted by a large bevelled glass escapement observation window framed by a stepped top and rippled cornice over glazed sides, supported on a large moulded base with brass button feet. The 3.75-inch brass engine turned Roman dial signed Molyneux 42 Lombard St London between X and II, under blued steel moon hands, with brass sight ring.

The single chain fusee movement with maintaining power, jewelled English lever platform escapement and monometallic balance, the back plate repeat signed Molyneux 42 Lombard St London. Ticking with a case key and a winding key. 24cms (9ins) high £3,000 - 4,000 US$3,700 - 4,900 €3,400 - 4,600

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30 A GOOD MID 19TH CENTURY EIGHT DAY GILT ENGRAVED BRASS STRUT TIMEPIECE In the style of Thomas Cole, retailed by Phillips Brothrs. 31, Cockspur Strt., London The arched rectangular case engraved all over with flowers and foliage on a striped ground, the fancy shaped, hinged handle set on an applied strap, over shaped sides and stylised feet centred by a pivoted engraved support which is able to twist 90 degrees to offer an upright position, the rear of the case also fully engraved and set with a sprung U-shaped strut to offer an angled position. Signed in copperplate script Phillips Brothrs. 31, Cockspur Strt., London either side of the sliding cover which opens to allow for regulation. The florally engraved silvered Roman dial with minute track and blued steel fleur de lys hands set in a shaped brass mask with engraved floral decoration on a hatched ground. Wound via a male key. Ticking, together with a double-ended setting/winding key. 17cms (6.75 ins) high. £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100 Phillips Brothers, watchmakers and goldsmiths are known retailers of Thomas Cole’s work and are listed as working from 31 Cockspur Street from 1839 until 1856, at which time they moved to number 23 Cockspur Street. From 1870 until 1902 they are listed as Phillips Brothers and Son, Art Goldsmiths, Coral Merchants and Watchmakers.

The 31 Cockspur Street address on the current lot therefore dates this clock to no later than 1856.

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31 A GOOD MID 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH GILT BRASS CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE WITH UNDERSLUNG LEVER PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT The case surmounted by a knurled handle over the circular escapement window, with four turned finials to the corners above polished columns and engraved front and sides, supported on four turned feet. The silvered 2 inch dial with Roman chapter ring and engine turned centre and fine blued steel moon hands. The single spring barrel movement with silvered, jewelled underslung English lever platform escapement and mono-metallic balance with straight grained backplate. Ticking with a double-ended winding key. 18cms (7ins) high £1,000 - 1,500 US$1,200 - 1,800 €1,100 - 1,700

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32 A GOOD MID 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH GILT AND ENGRAVED BRASS TRAVEL TIMEPIECE WITH CALENDAR AND RUNNING SECONDS Unsigned The rectangular case with an engraved lozenge-shaped handle on S-scroll supports over an engraved entablature supported on four Doric columns over a matching base on button feet. The silvered Roman dial with outer minute track framing the subsidiary seconds dial at XII and florally engraved centre set above twin subsidiaries for days of the week and date, all framed within an engraved foliate mask.

The rectangular movement with turned pillars and chain fusee to the jewelled lever escapement with monometallic steel balance, wound from the rear. Ticking. Together with a double ended key.

16.5cms (6ins) high £1,500 - 2,500 US$1,800 - 3,100 €1,700 - 2,900

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33 * A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRASS PENDULE D’OFFICIER TIMEPIECE OF SMALL SIZE Paris, No. 40804 The case surmounted by an elliptical cast brass ouroboros on a concave top with floral mounts, the sides and front with floral mounts, supported on four cast brass lion paw feet. The 2.5 inch white Roman and Arabic enamel dial signed under skeletonised geometric brass hands. The single spring barrel movement with silvered, jewelled Swiss lever platform escapement and cut and compensated bi-metallic balance, the backplate stamped 40804. Ticking with a winding key.

14.5cms (5.5ins) high £700 - 1,000 US$860 - 1,200 €800 - 1,100

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Provenance: Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 7-12-2005, lot 105 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.

34 34 AN EARLY TO MID 19TH CENTURY MAKURA-DOKEI IN A GLAZED CASE The outer case surmounted by a rectangular patinated metal handle on the slightly chamfered top, over a moulded edge and pierced and engraved sound apertures over glazed panels; both front and back doors sliding upwards to allow access to hand setting and winding, on a moulded base. The clock case of brass, with four turned corner posts between top and bottom plates. The floral engraved dial plate surrounding the manually adjustable silvered Japanese dial, the brass centre with fixed pierced steel hand under two small, chamfered, and engraved Japanese calendar apertures. The movement united by four turned pillars, with single gut fusee to the going train terminating in a verge escapement with large plain brass balance, the striking train with spring barrel driving an outside countwheel cut to strike from 3 to 8 blows on the hour, the backplate with further floral engraving and outside steel clicks. 22cms (8.5ins) high £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100 35 A RARE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE HARDWOOD STRIKING PILLAR CLOCK The shaped cresting with suspension slot over a glazed hood with removable front glass panel over moulded throat pieces, the trunk sides with geometric pierced brass sound frets backed in green paper, (key drawer missing). The removable front panel with engraved brass scale and thirteen movable shaped numeral plaques, with descending pointer secured to the separate striking train contained within a brass box within the trunk, the solid countwheel visible on the frontplate above the recessed bell. The clock movement set within the hood and consisting of a four-wheel train terminating in a sprung balance visible through a horizontal aperture over turned brass corner posts, the frontplate pierced and engraved with climbing flowers, a silvered butterfly set on the escape wheel arbor rotating at the top.

51cms (20ins) high £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.

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36 * TP A GOOD EARLY 20TH CENTURY MAHOGANY FLOORSTANDING REGULATOR Dent, 61 Strand & Royal Exchange, London, Clockmaker to the King, No.55557 The signed 10 inch repainted dial with angled silvered sight ring framing the Arabic minute band, subsidiary seconds with Observatory Marks and Roman hours, with three fine blued steel hands. The rectangular case with stepped moulded cornice over solid sides and a long glazed door with twin locks and an internal dust beading. The weight-driven movement with heavy plates united by substantial tapering pillars screwed through the backplate, Harrison’s maintaining power to a four-wheel train with high count pinions terminating in a deadbeat escapement and wooden rod pendulum with brass cylindrical bob reading against a curved silvered beat scale. Together with a case key (which operates both locks), a crank winding key and a brass weight.

1.41m (4ft 8ins) high £2,000 - 4,000 US$2,400 - 4,900 €2,300 - 4,600 FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE APPENDIX

37 TP A VERY RARE MID 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY QUARTER CHIMING DOMESTIC REGULATOR WITH WEIGHT DRIVEN GOING TRAIN, AND FUSEE DRIVEN STRIKING SYSTEM. John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London The drum head over a waisted trunk with fixed glass front panel and lift-out bowed glazed side panels, the visible backboard now set with dark blue velvet, over a concave shaped base and plain apron. The 13inch silvered Roman dial with outer five-minute track, shaped blued steel moon hands and chime/silent selection lever at XII, the subsidiary seconds dial with Observatory marks and counterbalanced hand.

The movement with weight driven going train terminating in a jewelled deadbeat escapement with maintaining power and high count pinions, the long brass crutch to a mercury jar pendulum; the hour train with chain fusee striking on a large blued steel coiled gong mounted on a stand on the seatboard; the quarter striking train with chain fusee chiming on eight hammers and nested bells.

2.05m (6ft 6.5ins) high.

FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE APPENDIX

£3,000 - 5,000 US$3,700 - 6,100 €3,400 - 5,700

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38 TP A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY FLOORSTANDING REGULATOR Cleghorn and Pleace The arched hood with circular glazed side apertures and canted front angles over a flame veneered trunk with finely moulded edge to a panel base with applied panel and double apron. The signed 12 inch silvered circular Arabic dial with dotted subsidiary seconds and fine blued steel hands. The movement with tapered plates united by five substantial knopped pillars, with deadbeat escapement to a wooden rod pendulum driven by an oval-section brass weight. Together with two door keys and crank winder. 1.96m (6ft 5ins) high. £3,000 - 5,000 US$3,700 - 6,100 €3,400 - 5,700

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39 * A FINE MID 18TH CENTURY BRASS-BANDED MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK Ellicott, London The inverted bell top with cast handle over fine mouldings and a bold cornice, the sides with brass-bound glazed panels to a plinth base and block feet, the square front door with typical circular brass bezel revealing the silvered Roman and Arabic dial with original blued steel hands. The main dial plate of square form, signed along the lower edge Ellicott, London and with strike/silent lever in the top left corner. The twin gut fusee movement with substantial plates untied by five knopped pillars, knife edge verge escapement with rack striking on a bell, the backplate unusually decorated with an engraved facetted finial, foliate scrolls and lattice work, signed within a shaped cartouche. Ticking, striking and with operational trip repeat. Together with a door key.

44cms (17.5ins) high. £5,000 - 7,000 US$6,100 - 8,500 €5,700 - 8,000

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40 TP A FINE AND RARE 19TH CENTURY BRASS INLAID MAHOGANY FLOOR STANDING ORGAN CLOCK PLAYING TWELVE TUNES, TOGETHER WITH TWO ADDITIONAL BARRELS. John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London The three-part case with arched top surmounted by gilt brass crocket finials, over inlaid architectural profiles to all three sections, the sides with brass floral handles above the silk- and velvetbacked pierced frets, all raised on cast acanthus ball feet. The 11.25 inch silvered Roman dial with engraved floral spandrels, framing the twin subsidiaries for rise-and-fall regulation and strike/ silent, signed in the centre John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London under blued steel skeletonised trefoil hands. The clock movement with three chain fusees, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, chiming the quarters on a run of eight bells and hammers, signed on a silvered plaque John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London. The organ movement contained within the centre section and comprising tall shaped brass plates united by six heavy baluster pillars, signed at one end on a silvered 12-tune selector dial John Moore & Sons, Clerkenwell, London and playing a 12.5 inch long (4.5ins. diameter) pinned wooden barrel on 16 pipes. Together with case keys, a crank winder, pendulum and two additional pinned barrels by B. Flight, Organ Builders & Musical Instrument Makers. 36 St. Martin’s Lane, Charing Cross, London contained within the original mahogany box with lacquered brass handle. Ticking, striking, chiming and playing. 2.19m (7ft 2ins) high. £10,000 - 15,000 US$12,000 - 18,000 €11,000 - 17,000

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41 TP AN IMPRESSIVE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY BRASSINLAID MAHOGANY QUARTER CHIMING TABLE CLOCK Frodsham, Gracechurch St, London The tall gothic arched case with twin finials over canted front angles inlaid with harebells, foliate scrolls, flowerheads and quatrefoils, the sides with cornucopia ring handles and architectural silk-backed sound frets over ebonised detailing to the shaped base. The 9 inch arched signed painted dial with strike/silent and chime/not chime subsidiaries over the Roman chapters framing the subsidiary date dial, with brass and blued steel hands. The large triple gut fusee movement with steeply shouldered plates united by knopped pillars, the anchor escapement with rack striking on a bell and chiming the quarters on a run of eight bells and hammers. Ticking, striking and chiming the quarters. Together with a door key to operate both doors. 173cm high £2,000 - 3,000 US$2,400 - 3,700 €2,300 - 3,400 Provenance: Purchased Bonhams 5th July 2006, lot 80. The Contents of the Old Rectory, Great Bealings, Suffolk.

41 42 * AN EBONISED MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK WITH SIX TUNES PLAYING ON 26 HAMMERS AND 17 BELLS, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER Stephen Rimbault, London The 20th century ebonised case with stepped bell top and cone finials, the sides with substantial handles and silk-backed sound frets to a moulded base on brass ogee feet. The 7.5inch arched brass dial with silvered tune selection arc numbered 1-6 over twin subsidiaries for strike/silent and chime/silent, Roman and Arabic chapter ring, scroll and flower spandrels and a matted centre with mock pendulum aperture, chamfered date aperture and blued steel hands. The large movement with heavy knopped pillars, verge escapement, rack striking on a large bell, chiming the quarters and playing a tune on the hour on the 26 hammers and 17 bells via a 16.5cms (6.5ins) long pinned barrel running across the back of the movement. The backplate with single line border framing an elaborate pattern of foliate scrolls framing the signature Stepn. Rimbault, London. Ticking, striking, chiming the quarters and playing tunes. 58cms (22.5ins) £4,000 - 6,000 US$4,900 - 7,300 €4,600 - 6,900 42 32 | BONHAMS

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43 * TP A REMARKABLE LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ‘PENDULE GEO-COSMOGRAPHIQUE’ The globe signed E. Bartaux, Rue de Serpente 25, Paris.

Contained in a glazed mahogany case with applied ebonised mouldings, the front door over a drawer and reeded partebonised tapering supports.

The rectangular wooden dial plate set with five enamel dials, an enamel day-aperture a pocket globe and a map of the Northern Hemisphere, all geared together to offer a range of calendrical and world time information. A pocket globe signed E. Bartaux, Rue de Serpente 25, Paris is set to the top framed by a vertical 24-hour chapter ring with 12 white and 12 blue numerals to indicate day and night over a hemispherical meshed lower section. The main time dial sits below and is signed Pendule Geo-Cosmographique Universell with blued steel moon hands over four further subsidiary dials giving the leap year, the Dominical letter and Solar circle, information on how to adjust the moonphase (dated 1879), and another to give the Epact and Golden Number up to the year 2100, all sitting above the large multi coloured map with outer printed calendar and zodiac scale below another vertical chapter ring of 12 white and 12 blue Roman numerals in brass and silvered cartouches, further set with a small rolling moon.

The clock movement with steel plates, (its wheels running in brass bushes), set over a further steel plate and a pair of skeletonised brass plates carrying the various drives, bevel gearing and motion work for the remaining dials, all within an open wooden framework, the pendulum with off-set crutch suspended below, striking the hours on a coiled steel gong.

2.02m (6ft 8ins) high £6,000 - 10,000 US$7,300 - 12,000 €6,900 - 11,000 Provenance: Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 7th December 2005, lot 166.

Accompanied by a 37-page explanatory booklet written by Berry van Lieshout. See lot 44 in this sale for a Chinese blancde-chine example on which this rare Meissen model is based.

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44 TP A VERY FINE SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY FLOORSTANDING LONGCASE CLOCK ENGRAVED WITH THE ROYAL CYPHER Vulliamy, London, Number 1103.

The architectural hood with triangular pediment over brass stop-fluted front angles and applied rectangular panels to the sides, the long trunk door exhibiting an excellent flame veneer framed by stop-fluted canted angles, the base with similar flame and raised panel, on a double apron, with an applied V.R. label inside the trunk.

The 12 inch square silvered dial with strike/silent lever above an engraved Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the centre with subsidiary seconds dial enclosing the Royal cypher VR (Victoria Regina, Queen Victoria) and signed and numbered Vulliamy, London, 1103 below, with three good blued steel hands. The substantial weight driven eight-day movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement to a woodrod pendulum terminating in a heavy brass lenticular bob, rack striking on a bell. Ticking and striking. Together with the pendulum and a pair of brass-clad weights.

2.17m (7ft 1.5ins) high £15,000 - 25,000 US$18,000 - 31,000 €17,000 - 29,000 The elaborate V*R engraved on the dial implies that this clock was specifically made for either the British Royal Collection, or a high ranking Government Office. The Royal household had long been appreciative of the Vulliamy family’s skills as clockmakers, with both George III and George IV bestowing upon them the title of Clockmaker to the King. Another interesting aspect to this clock is the applied paper label to the back marked Atlantic House. Atlantic House was a Government building in Holborn, Central London. After being damaged during the war, the building was sold off, and it is easy to assume that it was at this time that this magnificent clock came into the public domain.

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45 * Y A FINE AND RARE MID 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH SMALL ORMOLU-MOUNTED TURTLE SHELL VENEERED QUARTER CHIMING TABLE CLOCK WITH ENAMEL 24-HOUR DIAL AND CENTRE SECONDS, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET Marriott, London The caddy top with pine cone finial over mounts of scrolls and foliage, the side apertures backed in red silk and covered with pierced scroll frets, the arched front door with gilt liner, all set on scroll feet. The 3.75 inch white enamel dial with twice I to XII and twice 0-60 in five minute divisions, with matching gilt hands and an arrow-shaped centre seconds hand, set below a subsidiary dial to opt between strike and silence, both dials framed by foliate and shell C-scrolls. The twin gut fusee movement with shouldered plates united by five knopped pillars, both plates cast with the letter M (for Marriott?), the going train with knife-edge verge escapement, the strike train sounding the hours and quarters on a pair of bells and hammers mounted on the backplate.

The backplate engraved with a central basket of flowers over the signature within a delicate floral scroll cartouche and flower sprays.

38cms (15ins) high £25,000 - 35,000 US$31,000 - 43,000 €29,000 - 40,000 Comparative Literature: An almost identical ormolu-mounted turtle shell case is illustrated in ‘Clocks and Watches of the Qing Dynasty from the Collection in the Forbidden City’, Foreign Languages Press, 2002, page 113.

Another by James Cox and Son is illustrated in Barder, R.C.R. (1993) The Georgian Bracket clocks 1714 – 1830. Suffolk: The Antique Collectors’ Club, plate V/13.

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46 A LATE 17TH CENTURY WALNUT VENEERED TABLE CLOCK Joseph Knibb, Londini Fecit The shallow caddy top surmounted by a tied bud handle over rectangular side apertures and a moulded plinth on (later) brass bun feet. The 7.25 inch square brass dial signed along the lower edge Ioseph Knibb Londini Fecit and set with winged cherub spandrels to frame the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring and finely matted centre with date aperture and blued steel hands. The twin gut fusee movement with re-converted verge escapement (the knife-edge held in a small shaped cock with sliding cover), the striking train with outside numbered countwheel mounted on the engraved backplate decorated with a pattern of symmetrical tulips and foliage within a single line border, signed in a reserve Joseph Knibb, Londini Fecit. Ticking and striking. Together with a case key, the previous crown wheel and a Knibb style winding key. 37cms (14.75ins) high. £20,000 - 30,000 US$24,000 - 37,000 €23,000 - 34,000

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47 * TP A VERY FINE FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK Daniel Quare and Stephen Horseman, London, No. 199 The stepped caddy top with brass ball-and-spire finials over blind cut frets, brass-mounted Doric three-quarter and quarter columns to the front and rear angles, the long door of particularly lively burr figuring within a featherbanded border and moulded edge, the base with similar veneered panel within a crossbanded border on double plinth. The 12 inch arched brass dial with large subsidiary date flanked by addorsed dolphin spandrels over the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with floating lozenge half-hour markers and inner quarterhour track, signed in polished reserve of the matted centre Dan Quare Ste. Horsman, London, No.199, with blued steel hands. The five pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on the bell.

Together with a pendulum, two weights (originally brass-covered, now painted black), two door keys and a crank winder. 2.8m (9ft 2ins) high. £12,000 - 18,000 US$15,000 - 22,000 €14,000 - 21,000

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48 TP A BURR WALNUT AND OYSTER VENEERED LONGCASE CLOCK WITH 10.25 INCH DIAL AND BOLT-AND-SHUTTER MAINTAINING POWER Joseph Windmills, London The case with rising hood set with spirally twisted columns, convex throat moulding over a long door with D-moulded edge framing the geometric pattern centred by a bullseye lenticle, on a matching base.

The 10 1/8ths of an inch square brass dial with winged cherub’s head spandrels framing the narrow silvered brass chapter ring with Arabic five minutes within the minute band framing the slender Roman hours and half quarter-hour track, with fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with large subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and matted shutters for the maintaining power, signed along the lower edge Joseph Windmills, Londini. The movement with thin plates united by five latched, knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, the backplate cut for the anchor.

Together with a pendulum (bob detached but present) and two brass weights. Movement and dial late 17th century, case possibly later.

1.86m (6ft 1.25ins) high. £5,000 - 7,000 US$6,100 - 8,600 €5,700 - 8,000

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49 TP A LATE 17TH CENTURY EBONISED LONGCASE CLOCK WITH TEN INCH DIAL. John Wise (Senior), London The rising hood with blind cut fret on spirally twisted columns, the long trunk door with three raised panels and circular brass-framed glazed lenticle, on a plain base and squat bun feet. The ten inch square brass dial with elaborate winged cherub head spandrels with foliate engraving between, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fancy fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, signed around VI John Wise, London , the matted centre with subsidiary seconds, ringed winding squares and a decorated shaped date aperture. The eight-day weightdriven movement with four knopped and finned pillars, the going train with anchor escapement and solid escape wheel, the pallet arbor set in a single footed cock on the backplate; the striking train with outside countwheel and detent acting on a vertically mounted bell of large size. Ticking and striking, together with a case key, crank winding key, brass-faced pendulum and a pair of brass weights. 1.95m (6ft 4.75ins) high £5,000 - 8,000 US$6,100 - 9,800 €5,700 - 9,200

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50 TP A LATE 17TH CENTURY OLIVEWOOD, BOXWOOD AND EBONISED PARQUETRY AND OYSTER INLAID LONGCASE CLOCK WITH 10 INCH DIAL. TOGETHER WITH RECEIPTS REGARDING ITS SALE BY WALTER J. IDEN TO THE VENDORS GRANDFATHER IN 1942. FURTHER ACCOMPANIED BY A LETTER FROM IDEN OFFERING TO BUY IT BACK AGAIN IN 1944.

Thomas Tompion, London The rising hood with later, pre-numbered carved cresting over long glazed side panels, spirally twisted front columns, convex throat moulding and long (41.5 inch) door inlaid with two geometric stars framed by inlaid corner pieces and a half-round moulded edge, all centred by an unusual octagonal lenticle, over a matching base with stellar inlay to a plain plinth. The 10 inch square brass dial with a single line border enclosing the winged cherubs head spandrels and narrow silvered chapter ring with Arabic minute track, narrow Roman hours and an inner quarter-hour track, the finely matted centre with narrow Arabic seconds ring and chamfered date aperture, and three blued steel hands. Signed along the lower edge Thomas Tompion Londini fecit. Mounted to the movement via four latched dial feet. The eight day weight-driven movement with thick plates united by six knopped and ringed latched pillars, the going train with anchor escapement, the striking train with inside countwheel and detent striking on the deep

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bell above. The backplate with shaped aperture for the anchor and long steel crutch, the pendulum suspended from a shaped tapering cock. Together with a pendulum and two brass weights, all labelled in Iden’s typical cream lettering, a crank winder and door key labelled Mr T.. Further accompanied by a selection of paperwork, see Footnote.

2.135m (7ft) high. £20,000 - 30,000 US$24,000 - 37,000 €23,000 - 34,000 The paperwork consists of the original receipt from 20.2.1942 regarding the purchase of the clock by Mr. C. A. Vernon for the sum of £700. The bottom of the receipt notes that the clock was #3010 in the Iden collection, and also notes that the same clock appears as figure 68, on page 55 of Cescinsky’s Old English Master Clockmakers & their Clocks. A further receipt gives a payment ‘instalment plan’, not only for this clock, but also for a George Graham table clock and a grandmother clock by Daniel Quare, which were all purchased in 1942. There is also a handwritten letter from Iden to Vernon in 1944, offering a full refund for ‘the East, Tompion, or Quare or all these’. Iden signs off the offer with ‘I hope the flying bombs have neither scared nor damaged you nor your people nor your property.’

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51 A VERY FINE AND SMALL SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY BRASS-BOUND EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING TABLE CLOCK James Snelling, London The inverted bell top with carrying handle and brass inserts, over glazed sides and a moulded base on pad feet. The 5-inch arched brass dial signed James Snelling, London in a shaped silvered plaque above the date aperture, framed by silvered subsidiary rings for strike/ silent and rise-and-fall pendulum regulation, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with floating lozenge half hour markers, the finely matted centre with curved mock pendulum aperture and blued steel hands.

The twin gut fusee movement united by five knopped pillars, with pivoted verge escapement to a pendulum with lenticular bob and rise-and-fall regulation, the striking train with rack striking on a bell, and repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, the backplate with a single line border framing a symmetrical pattern of foliate scrolls centred by a winged cherub’s head.

31cms (12.5ins) high.

53 AN 18TH CENTURY BRASS BOUND, EBONISED, TRIPLE-PAD TOP QUARTER CHIMING TABLE CLOCK WITH ENAMEL DIALS Aynsworth Thwaites, Clerkenwell, London The case surmounted by a moulded brass handle and three brassbound pads, above brass fish scale frets, and brass bound front door, on a moulded base with brass ogee feet. The Arabic and Roman enamel dial signed to the centre Thwaits [sic] London, under diamondshaped pierced brass hands, a subsidiary enamel strike/silent dial under the arch, both set into the floral engraved brass dial plate.

The triple gut (now wire) fusee movement with verge escapement, the backplate with elaborate floral spray engraving, signed Aynsth Thwaites Clerkenwell in floral cartouches with a floral engraved brass pendulum bob. Ticking, striking and chiming together with a case key.

47cms (18.5ins) high £4,000 - 6,000 US$4,900 - 7,300 €4,600 - 6,900

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54 AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY EBONISED TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT Christopher Gould, London The inverted bell top case surmounted by a cast handle with four turned finials over a moulded top and arched glazed side panels to a moulded base and block feet. The 7.5inch arched brass dial set with a broad subsidiary date dial intersecting the top of the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with half-quarter marks, minute band and inner quarter hour track, signed between 25 and 35 Chr Gould London, the finely matted centre with wide mock pendulum aperture, all framed by scrolled and mask spandrels, with blued steel hands, a strike/silent lever set at ‘55’. The twin gut fusee movement with six knopped and finned pillars, knife-edge verge escapement, and rack striking on a bell. The quarters repeated on demand, sounding on six bells and hammers. The back plate richly engraved with a symmetrical pattern of vines and flowers. Ticking, striking and repeating, with two case keys and one crank key. 47 cms (18.5 ins) high £3,000 - 5,000 US$3,700 - 6,100 €3,400 - 5,700

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55 55 A 19TH CENTURY STEEL ENGRAVING OF THOMAS TOMPION Mezzotint by John Smith after Godfrey Kneller, 1697, half length with three quarter turn holding a watch movement in his left hand, within a patterned oval border, titled below. Mounted in a black wooden frame with paperwork. 47cms (18.5ins) high £800 - 1,200 US$980 - 1,500 €920 - 1,400 Provenance: The Walter J Iden Collection, purchased 1942.

Thence by descent.

This lot is accompanied by a typed and signed receipt from Walter Iden to C.A. Vernon Esq., dated 20th February 1942 for three mezzotint prints. The current lot cost £18, another of George Graham was £3 3s, and the third, of Thomas Mudge’ was £6 6s.

Similar examples have sold in these rooms: Fine Clocks, 6 July 2016, lot 106; Fine Clocks, 16 December 2015, lot 159; Fine Clocks, 20 June 2012, lot 75.

56 TP A LATE 17TH CENTURY WALNUT AND INLAID LONGCASE CLOCK WITH 10.25INCH DIAL. Charles Gretton, Fleet Street, London The rising hood with spirally twisted columns and long glazed side panels, with spoon lock at the throat and sprung catch for the hood when in the raised position, over a long trunk door with five panels of bird and flower inlay centred by a glazed lenticle, over a matching base (case restored). The 10.25 inch square brass dial with winged cherub’s head spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the minute track with half-quarter marks, finely matted centre with narrow seconds dial and chamfered date aperture below blued steel hands, signed along the lower edge Charles Gretton Fleet Street. The weight driven movement united by five knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell. Together with a brass-faced pendulum and pair of brass-cased weights. 1.97m (6ft 6ins) high. £6,000 - 8,000 US$7,300 - 9,800 €6,900 - 9,200 56 44 | BONHAMS

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57 A RARE MID 18TH CENTURY WALNUT QUARTER REPEATING TABLE CLOCK Ellicott, London The inverted caddy top with good mouldings and single handle over a moulded concave cornice, canted reeded front and rear angles, long glazed side apertures and a stepped moulded base. The 7 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary over the Roman and Arabic chapter ring with chamfered inner quarter-hour track framing the finely matted centre with mock pendulum and date apertures. The twin chain fusee movement united by five knopped and ringed pillars, the verge escapement with rack striking on a large bell. Further sounding the quarters and hours on the pulling of a cord on a nest of six bells and hammers. Ticking, striking and repeating. Together with a later winding key and door key. 50cms (19.5ins) high. £5,000 - 7,000 US$6,100 - 8,500 €5,700 - 8,000

Receipt for lot 55 shown opposite

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58 * TP A GOOD 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY FLOORSTANDING REGULATOR WITH OFF-SET WINDING Thomas Armstrong & Bro., Manchester, No. 470 The arched case with escapement observation door to the upper right side above the winding aperture with brass escutcheon, the front and sides glazed over a tall panel base with canted corners and block feet, the backboard with mirror panel. The 11 inch silvered Roman and Arabic regulator dial with outer minute track and large subsidiaries for running seconds and hours, with blued steel hands, signed across the centre Thos. Armstrong & Bro. Manchester No 470. The weight driven movement wound through the right hand side of the case and with substantial plates united by five heavy pillars, jewelled pallets to the dead-beat escapement with wheels of six crossings throughout and high count pinions to a mercury jar pendulum. Together with a brass cased weight, two case keys, one crank key and mercury jar pendulum. 1.99m (6ft 6ins) high £3,000 - 5,000 US$3,700 - 6,100 €3,400 - 5,700

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59 * TP Y Ф A GOOD LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY WALNUT REGULATOR J. W. Benson, 25 Old Bond St., London The arched case with long glazed door secured by a pair of locks (key present) over a recessed panelled base on a plain apron and block feet. The 12 inch circular silvered dial with outer Arabic minute band and five-minute numerals framing the large subsidiaries for running seconds (with Observatory Marks) and Roman hours, with three blued steel hands and boldly signed across the centre. The very substantial movement with plates 4mm thick united by five heavy turned pillars screwed front and back, with Harrison’s maintaining power, wheels of five crossings, high-count pinions and jewelled deadbeat escapement with micrometer regulation to the top of the rod, twin banking pins to the backplate and secured to the seatboard by three heavy brass screws, the pendulum terminating in a metal cylinder (mercury now removed) with blued steel regulation pointer reading against a finely divided scale running around the top of the cylinder. 1.91m (6ft 3ins) high. £3,500 - 5,000 US$4,300 - 6,100 €4,000 - 5,700

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60 TP A FINE LATE 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH ENAMEL DIALS Matthew Dutton, London The solid mahogany case with arched hood surmounted by a brass sphere set on a concave-moulded caddy over glazed panel sides and an ogee-moulded door framed by reeded front angles, the well figured arched trunk door over a base with raised panel to a double apron. The 12 inch arched brass dial surmounted by a white enamel subsidiary date dial signed Matthew Dutton, London, over a Strike/ Silent lever and the main dial, also of white enamel and marked with Arabic five-minute numerals around a minute band and Roman hours, with the original fine pierced blued steel hands, all framed by scroll spandrels. The weight driven, eight-day movement signed on the backplate Dutton & Son, London, 351 with substantial plates united by five knopped pillars, anchor escapement to an iron-rod pendulum terminating in a very heavy lenticular brass-faced bob with engraved silvered rating nut, the striking train with rack system sounding on a bell. Ticking and striking. Together with the pendulum and two brasscased weights. £15,000 - 25,000 US$18,000 - 31,000 €17,000 - 29,000 Provenance: Private UK collection, purchased from Anthony Woodburn in the 1990s.

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61 Y A LATE 17TH CENTURY/EARLY 18TH CENTURY SILVERMOUNTED TORTOISESHELL-VENEERED QUARTERREPEATING TABLE CLOCK WITH IDEN COLLECTION PROVENANCE George Etherington, London The caddy topped case surmounted by a cast figural handle above silver scroll and mask mounts to the caddy framed by four flaming urn finials over an intricately moulded cornice, the glazed sides with pierced sound frets, the front door with further silver mounts, on a moulded base and four silver foliate button feet. The front door applied to the inside with the original Iden Collection label, numbered 1817 and signed ETHERINGTON. The 7 inch square brass dial with engraved acanthus leaf border and upper spandrels framing the silver subsidiary arcs for rise-and-fall regulation and strike/not strike, the lower silver winged cherub spandrels framing the silver Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and blued steel hands. The twin gut fusee movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, with pivoted verge escapement (with later fancy apron), rack striking on a bell and pull quarter repeat on three bells and hammers, the backplate deliberately larger and with single line border framing the symmetrical pattern of foliate scrolls centred by a wheatear oval cartouche signed Geo Etherington London. Ticking, striking and repeating on three bells. (Case possibly associated and some mounts possibly later?) 34cms (13ins) high £8,000 - 12,000 US$9,800 - 15,000 €9,200 - 14,000 Provenance: The Iden Collection, inventory number 1817.

A Private UK Collection.

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62 TP A LATE 17TH CENTURY MARQUETRY INLAID WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK Henry Thornton, London The previously rising hood with overhanging cornice and silk-backed sound fret set on spirally twisted columns, over a trunk door with three shaped panels of bird and flower marquetry framing the circular glazed lenticle, on a (reduced) inlaid panel base. The 11 inch square brass dial with replaced spandrels framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with half-quarter marks, fancy half-hour marks, subsidiary seconds, ringed winding squares and a fancy engraved date aperture.

The movement with four (fifth now removed) knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on a bell.

(Case associated). Together with a pendulum, one brass-covered weight, one lead weight with brass cap and a door key. 197.5m (6ft 6ins) high. £3,000 - 4,000 US$3,700 - 4,900 €3,400 - 4,600

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63 A WALNUT TABLE CLOCK The movement late 17th century, the dial and case later The movement with tall rectangular plates measuring 25.5cms x 17.5cms (10ins x 6 7/8ths ins) united by seven knopped and ringed pillars (all latched except two larger central ones which are pinned), with twin gut fusees, the going train terminating in a knife edge verge escapement held in a heart-shape apron, the striking train with rack striking on a bell, the backplate signed to the centre, L.Bradley, LONDON below a ‘Green Man’ mask issuing foliate scrolls, all enclosed by a wide stylised wheatear border. Set in the case by two engraved brass L-shaped brackets mounted along the bottom edge, and with no evidence of any other fixings. Now mounted to an associated 17th/18th century 9.25 inch square dial with a later skeletonised chapter ring. The bespoke walnut case probably dating to the first half of the 20th century, with caddy top surmounted by a handle over side glazed apertures to a moulded base 47cms (18.5ins) high £1,000 - 2,000 US$1,200 - 2,400 €1,100 - 2,300

63 64 A LATE 17TH CENTURY BASKET TOP TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT. THE CASE AND MOVEMENT POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED. The movement signed Jonathan Lowndes in ye Pall Mall The repousse basket top with double-bird head and dolphin handle over floral swags, birds and cherubs heads, the moulded cornice over long glazed panels to a moulded base on bun feet, the 6.75 inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels framing the Roman and Arabic silvered chapter ring, the dial centre now silvered and with evidence of a signature plaque above VI. The twin gut fusee movement with knife edge verge escapement, and outside countwheel striking on a bell. Repeating the quarters on the hour bell and another smaller bell via two hammers set on linkages to the right hand side.

The backplate with a single line border framing floral and foliate scrolls surrounding the signature Jonathan Lowndes in ye. Pall Mall. Secured into the case via two L-shaped brass brackets screwing into the base.

Ticking, striking and repeating.

38cms (15ins) high. £3,000 - 4,000 US$3,700 - 4,900 €3,400 - 4,600 This clock’s backplate appears to be identical to the Thornton Ink Pulls image, L1-13 in Sunny Dzik’s Supplement to his Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass, 1680-1800 book. It is noted in the Supplement that the signature engraving stands in stark contrast to the smooth, flowing engraving on the rest of the backplate.

It is therefore suggested that the signature was likely engraved by a different engraver.

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Dzik, S. (2019) ‘L1-13’, Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass, 1680-1800: On-line Supplement. Available at: http:// www.englishtableclocks.org/index.php/full-library/item/1245-l1-13?ic=1

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65 * A MOST INTERESTING LATE 17TH CENTURY EBONISED SINGLE-HANDED ALARM TIMEPIECE Peter Walker The case with shallow caddy top surmounted by a tied-bud handle framed by four urn finials on the simple moulded cornice, the sides with glazed panels to a moulded base and later block feet. The 5.75inch square brass dial with single line border enclosing the winged cherubs head spandrels, the silvered chapter ring with Roman hours, meeting-arrowhead half-hour markers and an inner quarter hour track, the finely matted centre with curved mock pendulum aperture, ringed winding squares and a silvered alarm-setting disc centred on a blued steel hand. The single gut fusee movement with small plates measuring 13cms x 9.5cms (5.25ins x 3.75ins) united by four vase shaped pillars, the going train with gut fusee to a pivoted verge escapement and short pendulum with pear-shaped bob, the alarm train with spring barrel and typical double-headed hammer acting on the bell above. The backplate with single line border and full foliate engraving of seven flowerheads, mainly anenomes and cross-hatched flower buds emanating from a central primrose around the barrel arbor.

Ticking and with operational alarm. Together with a door key. 31cms (12ins) high. £4,000 - 6,000 US$4,900 - 7,300 €4,600 - 6,900 A superb insight into the world of floral engraving on table clock backplates is given in Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks. Oxford. Wild Boar Publications, pp61-97.

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66 * A LATE 17TH CENTURY BRASS LANTERN CLOCK WITH VERGE ESCAPEMENT Joseph Williamson, London The frame with its bell and spider now lacking, but with three engraved pierced frets and slender urn finials over a florally engraved dialplate and silvered Roman chapter ring with inner quarter hour track and fleur de lys half hour markers, the centre with running foliage around the alarm setting disc and polished steel hand. The weight driven movement with knife edge verge escapement and short pendulum with brass pear-shaped bob, the striking train with outside countwheel and filed steel hammer stop. (Bell, spider, side doors, rear panel, weights and alarm train lacking). 28cms (11ins) high £2,000 - 3,000 US$2,400 - 3,700 €2,300 - 3,400 FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE APPENDIX

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67 * A RARE AUSTRIAN BRASS HEXAGONAL REPEATING TABLE CLOCK, 18TH CENTURY WITH ALTERATIONS Johan Hoffman, Tyrnau The case with beaded bezel over five glazed panels within shaped frames, the sixth side supporting the sprung repeat button, raised on (later?) half-round feet. The 2.5-inch silver champlevé dial with arcaded minute band framing the Roman hours and signed in the centre HOFFMAN, DIRNAU with date aperture, mock pendulum aperture with dummy pendulum and subsidiary regulation. The associated movement with chain fusee to the verge escapement with plain balance, repeating the hours on a later coiled steel gong.

9.5cms (3.75ins) wide. £2,000 - 3,000 US$2,400 - 3,700 €2,300 - 3,400 Provenance: Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 7-12-2005, lot 52.

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68 * A RARE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH MUSICAL LANTERN CLOCK Jacqus Romain, Rouen The iron frame with shaped top and bottom plates united by decorative square-section pillars surmounted by turned brass finials, on toupie feet, the twelve hammers set on plates to the right hand side with matching scalloped edges and fancy columns, all surmounted by a large (6.5 inch diameter) hour bell and the run of seven graduated bells. The 9-inch brass Roman dial with cruciform half-hour markers set on an engraved rectangular dialplate, the centre engraved with four birds among floral trellis, signed Jacqus (sic) Romain, Rouen, under substantial steel fleur des lys hands. The triple weight-driven spikeand-rope movement with anchor escapement, countwheel striking and robust, pinned wooden chiming barrel controlling the twelve hammers playing on seven bells each hour. Ticking, striking and playing under manual pressure, with a hemispherical brass bob pendulum. 52cms (1ft 8ins) high £3,000 - 4,000 US$3,700 - 4,900 €3,400 - 4,600

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69 A RARE FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY FIRST PERIOD “POTATO HEAD” LANTERN CLOCK WITH RARE HALF-HOUR STRIKE Unsigned Surmounted by four squat urn finials above turned Doric columns on inverted acorn feet. The narrow chapter ring with single line border, slender Roman hours, fleur de lys half-hour markers and an inner quarter hour track set on a dial plate with floral engraved corners and an inner ring of six flowerheads, the one directly below XII further engraved with a so-called ‘potato head’. The movement now with a pendulum-driven verge escapement, the striking train unusually with passing strike on the half hour via a small hammer, and full strike on the hour via a larger hammer; the hour hammer with tapering steel upright spring with fettled foot.

(Evidence of the original balance wheel escapement still visible on the top plate. Bell strap, bell, frets, doors, pendulum, weights, alarm-disc and alarm work now lacking).

32cms (12.5ins) high £17,000 - 25,000 US$21,000 - 31,000 €19,000 - 29,000

The passing half-hour strike system employed in the current lot may well be unique, to the best of our knowledge no other such system has been recorded.

The two different strikes are both activated by the twelve-point star wheel on the back of the hour wheel - the hour strike is set off in the usual manner, but thirty minutes later, the same tooth runs against the tapered tail of the half-hour hammer and activates it on passing.

The large return spring for the half hour hammer is secured by it’s foot which is friction fitted and hammered over into the front bar. The front bar is furthermore of note in having an increased width around the great wheel pivot point, a practise sometimes used by Ahasuerus Fromanteel.

The ‘ring of roses’ dial design was popular in the First Period of London production. The additional human face depicted in the uppermost flowerhead was used by a smaller group of makers including William Bowyer, Henry Stevens and John Cattle, but other unsigned examples are also known.

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70 TP A GOOD MID-LATE 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH DEADBEAT ESCAPEMENT AND WHEELS OF SIX CROSSINGS OUT THROUGHOUT John Hartley, York The hood with boxed swan neck pediment raised on freestanding Doric columns, the long trunk framed by matching quarter-columns and door with shaped top, over a panelled base on ogee bracket feet. The 12 inch arched brass dial framed by six foliate scroll mounts, a large date subsidiary over the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring enclosing the silvered centre with engraved subsidiary seconds and decorated with a pair of birds and the signature within a foliate cartouche. The movement secured to the seatboard via twin bolts locating into holes along the lower edges of the plates which are united by four turned baluster pillars, with deadbeat escapement and wheels of six crossings out, rack striking on a bell (the hour snail on a separate stud with star and jumper, possibly originally for quarter striking?). The pendulum with brass lenticular bob and triangularsection steel rod, with a pair of brass-clad weights. (Case possibly associated). 2.44m (8ft) high. £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100 Provenance: The collection of the late Rodney Law. Rodney suspected that this movement was probably a stockmovement of Hindley’s, finished up by Hartley.

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71 TP A RARE LATE 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH DEADBEAT ESCAPEMENT John Smith, York The hood with (removable) inverted caddy top surmounted by a pedestal over deep ogee moulded cornice, side windows and freestanding brass-mounted Doric columns, the door with shaped top and line inlay over a plain panelled base on moulded skirt. The 12 inch arched brass dial with strike/silent subsidiary framed by addorsed dolphin frets over bold foliate scroll spandrels enclosing a Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed Smith, York at VI, with matted centre and matching blued steel hands, cast in the ‘cartwheel’ style of many of the northern makers. The weight driven movement with four knopped pillars uniting the small plates, deadbeat escapement to a flat steel strip pendulum terminating in a heavy brass lenticular bob, the striking train intended to be ‘three parts in two’ (incomplete) with twin hammers, five wheel train and arrowhead shaped fly, (bells lacking, but stand present). The movement secured to the seatboard via two shaped steel hooks secured from below and locating through holes along the bottom edge of both plates. Together with the pendulum.

2.37m (7ft 9ins) high. £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100 Provenance: The collection of the late Rodney Law.

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72 TP A FINE LATE 17TH CENTURY BURR WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK Joseph Windmills, London The stepped overhanging cornice on a pierced sound fret set on tapering spirally twisted columns over a convex throat moulding, the long door with feather-banded and half-round moulded edge, circular brass lenticle, on a panel base and bun feet. The 11inch square brass dial with single line border interspersed by foliate engraving, enclosing the elaborate winged cherubs head spandrels, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed either side of VI, finely matted centre, subsidiary seconds, and ringed date aperture, with ringed winding squares. The movement united by six latched knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement to a pendulum suspended from a hipped cock on the backplate, and inside countwheel striking on a bell, the movement further secured in the case by a bracket on the backboard.

Ticking and striking, together with a pendulum, brass-cased weights, a door key and crank winder. 2.06m (6ft 9ins) high. £7,000 - 9,000 US$8,500 - 11,000 €8,000 - 10,000

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73 TP A LATE 17TH CENTURY WALNUT AND MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH 10.25 INCH SQUARE BRASS DIAL Brounker Watts, London The stepped cornice over an ebonised moulding supported on spirally twisted three-quarter and quarter columns and glazed side apertures over an inlaid convex throat moulding, the 42 inch long door inlaid with three shaped panels of floral marquetry within boxwood strung borders and an ebonised frame, all centred by a circular lenticle, on a matching base.

The 10.25 inch square brass dial framed by winged cherub head spandrels set between engraved foliage, signed along the lower edge Brounker Watts Londini fecit, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fancy fleur de lys half-hour markers, very finely matted centre with small subsidiary seconds dial and a chamfered and decorated date aperture, with blued steel hands.

The weight driven movement with five knopped and ringed pillars, cupshaped collets and small pallets to the anchor escapement, the solid outside count wheel regulating striking on a bell, the backplate with brass L-shaped securing bracket and witness marks for the reciprocal bracket visible on the backboard. Together with a brass-faced pendulum and two original weights. 2.01m (6ft 7ins) high. £6,000 - 9,000 US$7,300 - 11,000 €6,900 - 10,000 A handwritten note pasted to the inside of the door states The property of Lady ....

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74 AN INTERESTING 17TH CENTURY LANTERN CLOCK FRAME AND DIAL, NOW WITH A 19TH CENTURY QUARTER STRIKING CHAIN FUSEE MOVEMENT Henry Ireland at the Dial, Lothbury The case with later bell and spider over later engraved doors, back panel and arcaded fret (the original top plate now covered over and partially cut to accommodate the new movement), between Doric columns on ball feet. The 6.25 inch rectangular dial with well engraved flowerhead corners and floral ring to the centre around a central flowerhead, signed along the lower edge Henry Ireland at ye Dyall in Lothbury with a later Roman chapter ring and a later pair of hands. The associated 19th century quarter-striking twin chain fusee movement with anchor escapement striking on the two bells above. 46cms (18ins) high. £1,500 - 2,500 US$1,800 - 3,100 €1,700 - 2,900

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75 A LATE 17TH CENTURY EBONY BASKET TOP TABLE CLOCK WITH LATER DIAL The movement by Henry Jones, London Surmounted by a fancy entwined dolphin handle over a shallow repousse basket with cast edge, backed in blue silk, the flat top with moulded cornice over floral repousse side frets and glazed panels to a moulded base on later block feet. The associated 6.25inch square brass dial with winged cherubs head spandrels between engraved bands of engraved wheatear, Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fancy half-hour markers, now framing a later centre. The twin wire fusee movement united by slender knopped and ringed pillars, now with 19th century anchor escapement, repeat work removed, and rack striking on a bell. (Restorations and alterations). Ticking and striking.

Together with a pendulum and a 17th century style winding key.

33.5cms (13ins) high. £2,000 - 3,000 US$2,400 - 3,700 €2,300 - 3,400

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76 A GOOD MID 18TH CENTURY BRASS-BOUND EBONISED QUARTER CHIMING TABLE CLOCK William Webster, Exchange Alley, London The inverted bell top case with brass handle over circular and shaped glazed panels framed in brass, the front and rear doors similarly framed, on a brass-bound base on cast block feet. The 6.75inch arched brass dial signed in a shaped reserve between twin subsidiary dials for strike/silent and rise-and-fall pendulum regulation, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring framed by scroll spandrels, with matted centre, curved mock pendulum aperture and chamfered date aperture. The substantial triple chain fusee movement united by seven heavy knopped pillars, pivoted verge escapement with rise and fall regulation, rack striking the hours on a bell and sounding the quarters on a run of eight bells and hammers, the backplate with single line border framing an elaborate pattern of foliate scrolls set with a pair of dragons and a male mask, centred by the signature cartouche William Webster, Exchange Alley, London. Ticking, striking and chiming.

51cms (20ins) high. £4,000 - 6,000 US$4,900 - 7,300 €4,600 - 6,900

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77 A GOOD LATE 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY SIX-TUNE MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK PLAYING ON TEN BELLS AND HAMMERS Bolton & Fothergill, Birmingham The bell topped case with four cone finials and central handle over circular and shaped glazed side panels to a moulded base on brass block feet, the front door with pierced quadrant spandrels backed in yellow silk. The 7.75 inch arched brass dial with silvered tune selection arch offering the following: Mr. Chas. Sidley’s Minuet; Lovely Nancy; Lass of Patty’s Mill; Gavot by Handle (sic); Shady Bowers and Air, over twin subsidiaries for strike/not strike and chime/not chime, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring framing the finely matted centre with date aperture and blued steel hands. The triple chain fusee movement united by five knopped pillars with deadbeat escapement, and rack striking on a bell. The tunes played every three hours on a run of ten bells and hammers, with repeat cords to the side for the hours and the music. Ticking, striking and playing. 56cms (22ins) high £6,000 - 8,000 US$7,300 - 9,800 €6,900 - 9,200

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78 * TP AN IMPRESSIVE MID 18TH CENTURY DUTCH WALNUT QUARTER STRIKING AUTOMATA LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONHPASE, ALARM AND ANNUAL CALENDAR Antoni van Oostrom, Amsterdam The caddy top with three carved giltwood figural finials depicting Atlas and two heralds over tall brass-mounted Doric columns, the long shaped door centred by a brass-framed lenticle depicting Europa and the Bull, on a base with canted front angles to paw feet. The 13 inch rectangular arched dial set to the top with a hand painted maritime scene featuring four three-masted ships in full sail on choppy waters, around them three smaller manned row boats try in vain to spear a whale blowing a plume of water in the distance, an albatross and pair of polar bears look on, the whole scene overseen by the figure of Mercury hovering in the cloudy sky above, all participants rocking in time with the pendulum. The lower half of the dial is framed by bold scroll spandrels with a silvered Roman and Arabic arcaded chapter ring, finely matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial enclosing the date aperture over tapering apertures for the month and day with engraved figural representations of each, the lower half of the centre with recessed rolling moon engraved with signs of the zodiac, signed around VI Antoni Van Oostrum, Amsterdam. The weight driven movement united by four knopped pillars, anchor escapement, sounding the hours and the quarters on a pair of nested bells, the separate weight-driven alarm train mounted to the side and using the larger bell. Together with a pendulum, a pair of brass weights, and a crank winder. 2.68m (8ft 10ins) high. £7,000 - 10,000 US$8,500 - 12,000 €8,000 - 11,000 Provenance: Purchased Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 14th December 2005.

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79 * TP A DUTCH TABLE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE, ALARM AND DUTCH-STRIKING SYSTEM ON TWO BELLS AND HAMMERS, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER A. Van Oostrum, Amsterdam The later case with inverted bell top surmounted by five cone finials over bold side handles and pierced sound frets to a moulded base with shaped apron. The signed 7-inch arched dial with wavy edges framed by the conforming brass-bound front door, the arch decorated with hand-painted flowers and foliage framing the rolling moonphase, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with arcaded minute track, the finely matted centre with alarm-setting hand, ringed winding squares and chamfered date aperture. The twin spring barrel movement with knife edge verge escapement striking the hours on the full hour on a large bell, and the half hour on a smaller bell, with plain backplate and decorative apron. Ticking, striking and with operational alarm.

68cms (26.5ins) high £3,500 - 5,000 US$4,300 - 6,100 €4,000 - 5,700

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80 * TP A LATE 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH DEADBEAT ESCAPEMENT Alexander Cumming, London The shallow arched hood with concave moulded cornice on stopfluted canted angles over a concave throat moulding and flameveneered door flanked by stop fluted quarter columns to a base with applied apron, on a double plinth. The 14 inch one-piece silvered brass dial signed Alexander Cumming, London over a strike/silent lever and an engraved Roman and Arabic chapter ring with large Arabic seconds dial, date aperture and blued steel hands. Secured to the movement by four dial feet screwed to the frontplate. The weight driven movement with shouldered plates united by five heavy knopped pillars, the deadbeat escape wheel of six crossings, the striking train with rack striking sounding on a bell. 2.2m (7ft 2.5ins) high. £5,000 - 8,000 US$6,100 - 9,800 €5,700 - 9,200

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81 * TP A VERY FINE AND RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY STRIKING REGULATOR WITH EXCEPTIONAL MOVEMENT Robert Hardy The drumhead case with moulded wooden bezel above the wide throat and shaped trunk door on a panelled base. The 12 inch silvered Arabic and Roman regulator dial with large running seconds subsidiary over Roman hours, signed across the centre Robert Hardy with slender blued steel hands. The weight driven movement with substantial shouldered plates united by five heavy baluster turned pillars, maintaining power and wheels of six tapered crossings out throughout, terminating in a slender deadbeat ‘scape wheel with wide pallets, the long steel crutch with screw side adjustment, the mercury-jar pendulum suspended from a brass bracket with fine screw adjustment mounted on the backboard. Together two brass cased weights, a crank key and a case key. 196cms (77ins) high £2,000 - 4,000 US$2,400 - 4,900 €2,300 - 4,600

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82 Y Ф A GOOD MID 19TH CENTURY EIGHT-DAY BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY MARINE CHRONOMETER Abraham Jackson, Liverpool. No. 164/9229 The three part case with solid top lid set with brass corners and side pieces, the mid section with vacant cartouche, over a base with side handles. The 4 inch silvered Roman and Arabic dial with minute track framing the gold hands and subsidiaries for power reserve marked 0-8, and running seconds with Observatory Marks and the fractional number, all enclosed by an angled sight ring and hung in a weighted gimballed bowl with locking arm. The chain fusee movement with maintaining power and freesprung cut and compensated bimetallic balance set on a smaller sub-plate with diamond endstone in double screwed chatons, to an Earnshaw type detent escapement. Ticking, together with a case key and safety winding key. The case 19cms wide. £1,500 - 2,500 US$1,800 - 3,100 €1,700 - 2,900

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83 Y A 19TH CENTURY BRASS BOUND ROSEWOOD TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER Morris Tobias, 31 Minories London, No. 801 The three-part case with blank brass cartouche inlaid on the top lid and brass-bound corners, the centre section with brass flower button above a signature plaque Morris Tobias London, the lower section with inlaid brass escutcheon and number plaque, with folding handles to the sides. The 3.75-inch silvered Roman and Arabic dial signed Morris Tobias, 31 Minories, London between the subsidiary power reserve indicator from 0-56 at XII and observatory style seconds at VI, the centre numbered 801 below very fine gold spade hands. The spotted full plate movement with four ringed pillars and maintaining power to the chain fusee, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with diamond endstone and Earnshaw type escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance with wedge-shaped timing weights, sitting in a weighted, matching punch numbered, gimballed bowl.

Ticking with a tipsy key. 17cms (6.5ins) wide. £1,200 - 1,800 US$1,500 - 2,200 €1,400 - 2,100

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84 Y Ф A FINE AND VERY RARE MID-19TH CENTURY BRASSBOUND MAHOGANY TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER WITH UNIVERSAL COMPENSATION, MODIFIED DETENT ESCAPEMENT AND EXHIBITION PROVENANCE. Thomas Adams 36 Lombard Street, London Number 4242 The three-part case with vacant brass cartouche to the top lid, the centre with brass 12-point star button above an ivory signature plaque signed Adams, 4242, 36 Lombard Strt London, the lower section with inlaid brass escutcheon and campaign handles. Internally, the case is set with a pair of brass hinges, retaining lever, safety winding key set in a quadrant and a gimbal lock.

The 3.75-inch silvered dial signed Thomas Adams, Maker to H. R. H. Prince Albert, 36 Lombard St. London, the minute track enclosing Roman numerals and gold Breguet style hands, the subsidiary power reserve dial at XII running from 0-54 marked in 6-hour increments with instruction to wind at 24 hours, the observatory-style subsidiary seconds dial between V-VII, engraved 4242, Universal Compensation, with blued steel hand. The spotted full plate movement with four ringed pillars and maintaining power to the chain fusee, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with diamond endstone and modified Earnshaw type escapement, the cut and compensated bimetallic balance with timing screws and extremely rare wired weight compensation. Sitting in a weighted, gimballed bowl. Ticking with a Tipsy key and case key. Together with two documents. i) a handwritten service record from the previous owner’s father who bought the chronometer in 1945 for 16 pounds and 10 shillings. ii) a technical drawing of the balance and escapement drawn by G.S.A. in 1969. 18cms (7ins) high £3,000 - 5,000 US$3,700 - 6,100 €3,400 - 5,700 84

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85 Y Ф AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINE MID-19TH CENTURY BRASSBOUND ROSEWOOD TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER WITH HARTNUP BALANCE. PREVIOUSLY WITH THE TIME MUSEUM, AND MORE RECENTLY EXHIBITED AT PRESCOT MUSEUM William B Crisp, London, Number 381 The three-part case with missing cartouche to the top lid, the centre section with brass flowerhead button above an ivory signature plaque, Hartnup Balance Willm. B. Crisp London No 381, the lower section with inlaid brass escutcheon with a blank ivory number plaque and campaign handles. Internally, the case has a full-length hinge, gimbal lock and safety winding key secured in a quadrant. The centre section applied with a label for Thomas Petley, Chronometer, Watchmaker and Nautical Optician, Sydney, New South Wales and D,McGregor & Co., Greenock, Scotland.

The 3.75-inch silvered dial signed across the centre Willm Crisp Maker to the Admiralty 81 St.John Street Rd London No 381 with Arabic minute ring framing the Roman chapters, with gold spade hands, the subsidiary power reserve dial at XII running from 0-56hours in 8-hour increments with instruction to wind at 24, the large observatory-style seconds dial between V-VII with blued steel hands. The spotted full plate movement with four ringed pillars and maintaining power to the reverse chain fusee, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with diamond endstone to an Earnshaw type escapement with Hartnup balance, sitting in a weighted, gimballed bowl. Ticking, together with a Tipsy key.

20cms (7.5ins) high £4,000 - 6,000 US$4,900 - 7,300 €4,600 - 6,900 FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE APPENDIX For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.

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86 * TP A RARE AND VERY INTERESTING EARLY 20TH CENTURY MAHOGANY REGULATOR WITH PARKER’S PATENT William Bruford & Son Ltd., Exeter and Eastbourne.

The case with stepped moulded top above the double locking glazed front door and sides, supported on a stepped base. The 12.5-inch silvered Arabic and Roman skeletonised regulator dial with slender blued steel hands, the minute ring engraved to the top Parker’s Patent and signed for the retailer below; Wm Bruford & Son Ltd Exeter & Eastbourne. The extremely heavy skeletonised movement with open geometric plates united by steel rods and a substantial brass top plate running the width of the plates to carry the chain drive from one side to the other, all set on a very heavy cast bracket and pendulum suspension, all train wheels (including the deadbeat escape wheel) of solid brass, their arbors all set in roller bearings and with high count pinions, driven by an endless chain. The invar pendulum terminating in four polished cylinders. Together with brass cased weights (the counter weight hollow), screw-secured pulleys, three case keys and a steel and brass crank key. 198cms (77.5ins) high £2,000 - 4,000 US$2,400 - 4,900 €2,300 - 4,600

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87 * TP A GOOD EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL WEIGHT DRIVEN REGULATOR. Unsigned The square topped hood with moulded cornice over solid sides, the trunk door fully glazed over a recessed panel base on a moulded apron and block feet. The 13.5inch square silvered dial comprising of two thick brass plates, engraved with outer minute track framing the subsidiary seconds dial (with Observatory marks) and Roman hours, with three fine blued steel hands. The weight driven movement secured to a pair of L-shaped brass brackets and with unusual arched plates united by four turned pillars screwed through the backplate, with wheels of five crossings, Harrison’s maintaining power and very high count pinions and a jewelled deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallets, the long pendulum with off-set impulse pin. The pendulum suspended from a heavy cast brass bracket secured to the backplate via a T-bar suspension over the rod set with a movable sprung receiving piece, a weight tray and terminating in a pair of weighted cylinders set in a stirrup, reading against an engraved beatscale.

1.9m (6ft 2.5ins) high £1,500 - 2,500 US$1,800 - 3,100 €1,700 - 2,900

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89 88 * TP Y Ф A MID-19TH CENTURY WALNUT MARINE BAROMETER WITH IMPROVED SYMPIESOMETER. Blair, Bristol The signed dial with twin rack-and-pinion verniers to the 27 to 31 inch angled scales reading for 10am Today and Yesterday, over an improved sympisometer set to the trunk, and a weighted cistern cover, together with a hinge wall gimbal bracket (2) 91.5cms (3ft) high. £700 - 900 US$860 - 1,100 €800 - 1,000

89 * TP A RARE 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH ENAMEL TIMEPIECE J. Fagioli, 5 Great Bath Street, Clerkenwell.

London Surmounted by a brass finial and swan neck pediment over a wheat-beard hygrometer, removable mercury thermometer, five inch enamel Roman dial, twelve inch silvered dial with 28 to 31 inch scale and seven weather predictions with blued steel counter-balanced active hand and brass recording hand over a signed alcohol level. The timepiece movement with rectangular plates, anchor escapement and short pendulum. 1.26m (4ft 2ins)

90 * TP A MAHOGANY MARINE BAROMETER Unsigned The gadrooned circular cresting over a circular-section hood with angled and printed scales, seven weather predictions to the left and a 27 to 31 inch scale to the right, with manual rack-and-pinion vernier, over a spirally twisted trunk set with a thermometer, terminating in a heavy turned brass cistern cover. Together with the gimballed brass wall mount. 92cms (3ft) high. £800 - 1,200 US$980 - 1,500 €920 - 1,400

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91 A SECOND QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY CHROME AND GLASS ART DECO STYLE ATMOS TIMEPIECE Atmos, J. L. Reutter, France. Numbered on the movement bar 4116.

The geometric case surmounted by a large chrome bar above two glass blocks framing the rectangular chrome timepiece, supported on a long low chrome base with two block feet, and locking lever to the rear, the screw-on solid rear door with applied label Brevets J. L. Reutter S.G.D.G. Made In France and protruding fast/slow regulation screw. The silvered rectangular dial with highly stylised Roman numerals, and skeletonised arrow-hands, signed across the centre Atmos Pendule Perpetuelle and set with a balance observation window. The Atmos movement with jewelled Swiss lever escapement and chrome balance with striped detailing.

25.5cms (10ins) high £4,000 - 6,000 US$4,900 - 7,300 €4,600 - 6,900

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R.T.Gould (1890-1948), Polymath, broadcaster and horologist.

In the world of horology the name of Rupert T Gould is justly famous for his magnificent achievements in restoring the great marine timekeepers by John Harrison - arguably the most important horological artefacts in history - and for his profound research, writing and illustrating on marine chronometry.

Gould’s name is however revered in other research circles altogether.

He was a leading light in the world of cryptozoology (the existence of unknown species) in the 20th century, and researched and published several books on the subject and, more generally, on unsolved scientific mysteries.

Writing the biography of such a polymath (Time Restored… OUP, 2006) was thus pretty challenging and involved a great deal of ‘reading round’ the many subjects he specialised in, some sources rare and very difficult to find today.

Those who have read the biography will know that Gould also enjoyed a vibrant, if rather eccentric, social life, a significant part of which involved membership of the extraordinary dining club The Sette of Odd Volumes. Founded in 1878 by the well known antiquarian bookseller Bernard Quaritch, the club boasted some extremely talented and distinguished members, from all walks of life. The dinners were invariably graced with specially printed menus, usually illustrated with caricatures of members on the cover, many in the 1920s and 30s drawn by Gould himself and, amongst other members, John Hassall (‘The Poster King’) and cartoonist David Low. Seventeen years on from the writing of the biography the time has come to part with much of the ‘Gouldiana’ collected during the research, and I’ve decided all proceeds should go to fund the Antiquarian Horological Society’s charity - a cause Gould would surely have approved of.

The lots therefore fall into three main categories: Chronometry, Cryptozoology/Enigmas, and publications and ephemera relating to the Sette of Odd Volumes.

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Gould’s Marine Chronometer, its History and Development, is 100 years old this year and first editions have long been highly prized. It is hoped the two copies being sold here, with interesting provenance and associated Gould correspondence, will be of real interest, but other lots have examples of the several later printings too. Signed copies of his off-print of John Harrison and his Timekeepers (1935) are another rare opportunity to have something uniquely associated with the man.

In the year 2000 Granada TV made the highly dramatic two-part film Longitude, having the double storylines of Harrison’s 18th century trials and tribulations in solving the longitude problem, alongside R.T.Gould’s struggles throughout his life in balancing his obsession with Harrison and his personal family life. With the late Michael Gambon playing Harrison, and Jeremy Irons as Gould, the film was a huge success. The replica Gould notebooks created for the film and worked on by Irons during the scenes of the restorations, are unique and interesting mementoes of the film.

Another unique opportunity is offered here with Gould’s own personal copies of both editions of his books Oddities and Enigmas, heavily annotated in his own hand, as well as signed first editions of his books on the Loch Ness Monster and on Sea Serpents.

The material from the Sette of Odd Volumes represents other rare opportunities. The little books, known as ‘opuscula’ are very difficult to find, being printed in such small numbers, and the large collection of Sette menus, and of the year books, is probably a once-in-alifetime chance to acquire such rare ephemera.

The estimates for all lots have been set low in the hopes that everyone interested will have a chance to acquire something from this collection, but as the proceeds are destined for a charitable cause, it is hoped buyers might go ‘the extra mile’ if necessary!

Jonathan Betts

95 • CAPTAIN COOK, WITH GOULD’S DEDICATION TO HIS MOTHER R.T.Gould, Captain Cook, (Duckworth, 1935). This rare copy of Gould’s superb biography was presented to his Mother and is autographed: “Mother, with Bunny’s love 8.v.35” (‘Bunny’ was the affectionate family name for Rupert). Ex libraries of Colonel Quill and Hans Staeger. Also, 1st editions of Gould’s first two works on scientific mysteries, Oddities (Allen, 1928) and Enigmas (Allen, 1929), along with a 1st edition of The Loch Ness Monster and Others (Bles, 1934). (4) £200 - 300 US$250 - 370 €230 - 350 96 • GOULD’S PERSONAL ANNOTATED COPIES OF THE 1ST AND 2ND EDITIONS OF ODDITIES R.T.Gould, Oddities, (Allen, 1928 & Bles, 1944). Gould’s personal copies of the 1st and 2nd editions of his first publication on unsolved scientific mysteries, extensively annotated by him. Also, a 1st edition of his second work of this kind, Enigmas (Allen, 1929) along with copies of his books Stargazer Talks (Bles 1943) and A Book of Marvels (Methuen, 1937), along with six Sette of Odd Volumes dining club menus, five illustrated with caricatures by Gould, and one from 1931 concerning his lecture on the restoration of Harrison’s timekeeper H3., 92 92 • 1ST EDITION OF GOULD’S MAGNUM OPUS WITH ASSOCIATED GOULD CORRESPONDENCE R.T.Gould, The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, Potters London, 1923, with interesting letter from Gould to the book’s owner, Charles Mathias in 1941, concerning chronometer compensation. The book contains Mathias’s bookplate. Also, 1st editions of Gould’s first two works on scientific mysteries, Oddities (Allen, 1928) and Enigmas (Allen, 1929), along with a copy of Gould’s booklet John Harrison and his Timekeepers (reprinted in the 1940s) reprinted from the Mariners’ Mirror (1935). £200 - 400 US$250 - 490 €230 - 460

£100 - 200 US$120 - 250 €120 - 230 97 • THE STORY OF THE TYPEWRITER (1949) R.T.Gould, The Story of the Typewriter (Office Control and Management, 1949), a work by Gould now extremely difficult to find. Along with a paperback copy (Saifer, N.Y. 1987) of The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, a 2nd edition of Oddities (1944), a 2nd edition of Enigmas (Bles 1946) and a hardback copy of Gould’s The Loch Ness Monster (University Press, 1969) with new Foreword by Leslie Shepherd. (5) £100 - 150 US$120 - 180 €120 - 170

93 • GOULD’S PERSONAL ANNOTATED COPIES OF THE 1ST AND 2ND EDITIONS OF ENIGMAS R.T.Gould, Enigmas, (Allen, 1929 & Bles, 1946). Gould’s personal copies of the 1st and 2nd editions of his second publication on unsolved scientific mysteries, extensively annotated by him. Also, a 1st edition of his first work of this kind, Oddities (Allen, 1928) along with copies of his books Stargazer Talks (Bles 1943) and paperback copy of A Book of Marvels (Methuen, 1937)., £100 - 200 US$120 - 250 €120 - 23094 94 R.T.GOULD’S PERSONAL POCKET WATCH Barwise No. 10/645 Silver-cased open-face English pocket watch with gilt brass ¾ plate fusee movement, c. 1850, now with lever escapement. The silver case, hallmarked for London 1898 was probably fitted when the movement was converted from duplex to lever escapement. The watch was one of the very few articles of property Gould had retained at the time of his death in 1948 and was given by his son Cecil Gould (1918-1994) to Jonathan Betts during the writing of the biography. £300 - 400 US$370 - 490 €350 - 460 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.

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101 • PRE-PUBLICATION 1ST EDITION OF GOULD’S MAGNUM OPUS WITH TWO OTHER 1ST EDITIONS R.T.Gould, The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, Potters London, 1923, (early copy with Errata slip). This copy of Gould’s masterpiece was presented to Admiral F Learmouth, Hydrographer to the Navy and Gould’s boss in the Hyrdographic Department, on 17 March 1923, nearly a month before the book was released. Also, 1st editions of Gould’s first two works on scientific mysteries, Oddities (Allen, 1928) and Enigmas (Allen, 1929), along with Gould’s booklet John Harrison and his Timekeepers (1935, this reprint 1958). (4) £200 - 400 US$250 - 490 €230 - 460 102 • COMMUNICATIONS OLD AND NEW (1944) R.T.Gould, Communications Old and New, (Cable & Wireless, 1944) with illustrations by Tunnicliffe, a work by Gould now very difficult to find. Along with a ‘print on demand’ copy (General Books 2010) of The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, an American 1st edition of Oddities (Stokes, NY, 1928), a later edition of Enigmas (Bell, 1980) and a paperback copy of Gould’s The Loch Ness Monster (Citadel Press N.J. 1976) with new Foreword by Leslie Shepherd. (5)

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98 LONGITUDE: UNIQUE EPHEMERA FROM THE GRANADA FILM (2000) Three replicas of R.T.Gould’s original notebooks on the restoration of Harrison’s timekeepers, used as props in the Longitude (Granada, 2000) in the scenes where Gould (played by Jeremy Irons) is working on the timekeepers. The books relate to H2, H3 & H4 and each contain a few pages which are extremely close replicas of Gould’s drawings and entries (remaining pages blank). Along with a copy of the Holland Press edition of The Marine Chronometer (1971) and The Illustrated Longitude by Dava Sobel & Will Andrewes (Walker 1998).

£100 - 150 US$120 - 180 €120 - 170 103 • SETTE OF ODD VOLUMES EPHEMERA Various Sette invitations from the 1920s and 19 annuals and year books, along with a copy of Betts, Time Restored...(OUP, 2006), which includes a chapter on the Sette of Odd Volumes £100 - 200 US$120 - 250 €120 - 230

£100 - 150 US$120 - 180 €120 - 170 99 • SETTE OF ODD VOLUMES MENUS BY GOULD, HASSALL, LOW ETC A box containing over 90 original Sette dinner menus from the 1920s and 30s, including many with drawings and caricatures, especially drawn for the occasion, by Sette members R.T.Gould, ‘The Poster King’ John Hassall (1868-1948), and cartoonist David Low (18911963), amongst others. £200 - 300 US$250 - 370 €230 - 350 100 • EXCEPTIONALLY RARE OPUSCULA BY GOULD ON HORROX R.T.Gould, Jeremiah Horrox, Astronomer, (Sette of Odd Volumes, 1923) pages uncut, along with five Sette menus illustrated by Gould, a 1960 Holland Press edition of The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, a 2nd edition of Oddities (Bles 1944) and a later edition of Enigmas (University Press 1966) and a copy of John Harrison and his Timekeepers (1935, this copy 1958). (10) £150 - 250 US$180 - 310 €170 - 290

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104 GOULD’S SELF PORTRAIT FOR A SETTE MENU OF 1920 R.T.Gould, original print, Good Master Hydrographer, (from Sette of Odd Volumes, 1920) in gilt frame print marked in pencil in Malcolm Gardner’s hand: “Gould (by himself)”. Along with six Sette menus illustrated by Gould, a 1989 Antique Collectors’ Club edition of The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, a 2nd edition of Oddities (Bles 1944) and a copy of John Harrison and his Timekeepers (1935, this copy 1991). (10) £200 - 300 US$250 - 370 €230 - 350

105 • AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF JOHN HARRISON AND HIS TIMEKEEPERS R.T.Gould, John Harrison and his Timekeepers, (1935) signed: “R.T.Gould II” (the second in a series he signed), along with four rare Sette menus illustrated by Gould, a 1973 Holland Press edition of The Marine Chronometer Its History and Development, a 1st edition of Oddities (Allen 1928) and a later edition of Enigmas (Bell 1965). (8)

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106 • THE LOCH NESS MONSTER AND SEA SERPENTS AUTOGRAPHED COPIES R.T.Gould, The Case for the Sea Serpent (Allen, 1930). 1st edition, signed inside the cover: “To my friend and collaborator R. Humphrey Eggar, from Rupert T. Gould, 30.x.30” and The Loch Ness Monster and Others, (Bles, 1934). 1st edition, signed inside the cover: “The Reverend William Ewen, with the compliments of Rupert T. Gould, 29.III. 35”. Along with nine other books relevant to his interests and research into cryptozoology, including the German version of Sea Serpents... and Loch Ness..., with Forstner, (Grethlein, 1935); Heuvelmans, In the Wake of the Sea-Serpents, (Hill and Wang, 1968); Constance Whyte, More than a Legend, (Hamish Hamilton, 1957); and Eric Frank Russell, Great World Mysteries, (Dobson, 1957). (11) £200 - 300 US$250 - 370 €230 - 350 105 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.

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107 • RARE SIGNED OPUSCULUM BY WILDE’S SON VYVYAN HOLLAND Holland, The Mediaeval Courts of Love, (Sette of Odd Volumes, 1927), private circulation, 133 copies only printed, this No.125.

“Presented Unto: Iris Barry by Vyvyan Holland 19.x.28”. Oscar Wilde’s son Vyvyan Holland (1886-1967. ‘Idler’ in the Sette) presented this book to the film critic and curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Iris Barry (18951969). Along with five other rare Sette of Odd Volumes opuscula, including the Sette’s bibliography by Ralph Straus, from 18781924. £200 - 300 US$250 - 370 €230 - 350 107

108 • OPUSCULUM BY VYVYAN HOLLAND Holland, A Few Odd Reflections on Idleness, private circulation, 227 copies printed, this No.83. Along with five other rare Sette of Odd Volumes opuscula, including Some Other Odd Volumes, by George C Williamson. (6) £200 - 300 US$250 - 370 €230 - 350

109 • GOULD’S BROADCASTING AND RESEARCH TOPICS R.T.Gould, The Stargazer Talks (Bles, 1944 - 1946 reprint. 15 of Gould’s Children’s Hour talks). A paperback copy (Duckworth, 1978) of Captain Cook, and a hardback copy of Gould’s The Loch Ness Monster (Singing Tree, 1969). Along with 12 other books containing chapters by Gould, or topics relevant to his broadcasting career (Brains Trust and Children’s Hour) and other matters. (15)

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The following lots are to be sold on Tuesday 21 November as part of the single owner sale:

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VIEWING Saturday 18 November 11am - 3pm Sunday 11am - 3pm Monday 20 November 9 - 5pm Tuesday 21st November restricted viewing 9am - 12pm

75 * A RARE MID-18TH CENTURY MINIATURE LANTERN TIMEPIECE MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET Markwick Markham, London The case surmounted by a ringed and knopped turned brass spire, on the large domed bell, encircled by four turned finials and two silver filigree panels, above the glazed, silver filigree sides, the exterior pendulum with large parabolic pendulum bob, supported on four turned ball feet.

The silver filigree mask surrounding the silvered Turkish chapter ring, a chamfered mock pendulum aperture to the centre, under the blued steel beetle and poker hands, a silvered cartouche engraved Markwick, Markham, London under the arch.

The single spring barrel movement with outside verge escapement and pierced side pillars.

8cm wide x 6cm deep x 18cm high, (3in wide x 2in deep x 7in high) £2,000 - 3,000 €2,300 - 3,500 US$2,500 - 3,800 Provenance John Carlton Smith, Grosvenor House Fair, June 1994.

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76 * A GOOD LATE 17TH CENTURY DUTCH GILT METAL MOUNTED EBONY DOUBLE BASKET TOP TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT AND DUTCH STRIKING S. Van Leeuwen, Amsterdam The large cast brass cherub handle framed by small urn finials over the gilt double basket and four larger finials on the intricately moulded top, above glazed sides, front and back doors, the doors with complex gilt brass mounts, on a moulded base with block feet.

The 6.75 inch square brass dial with winged cherub spandrels framing the signed silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge halfquarter marks, the finely matted centre with chamfered and engraved mock pendulum and date apertures, the ringed winding holes below pierced blued steel hands.

The twin gut fusee movement with knife-edge verge escapement, the plates united by five ringed and knopped pillars, striking the Dutch system on the half hours and full hour on two bells and hammers, repeating the quarters on a run of six bells and hammers, the back plate with floral engraving. Ticking, striking, and pull repeating. With two case keys and a crank key.

26cm wide x 17cm deep x 46cm high, (10in wide x 6 1/2in deep x 18in high)

Literature R. Plomp, Spring-driven Dutch pendulum clocks 1657-1710, Schiedam: Interbook International B.V., 1979, pp.156-7.

Further accompanied by a full description by Hans Kreft, dated November 1985.

£7,000 - 10,000 €8,200 - 12,000 US$8,800 - 13,000

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77 * Y A GOOD LATE 17TH CENTURY RED TORTOISESHELL BASKET TOP QUARTER REPEATING TABLE CLOCK Fromanteel Surmounted by an S-scroll handle with tied-ribbon centre on foliate pommels to a repoussé brass basket of cherubs and cornucopia, the sound frets and sides set with similar panels backed in green silk, to a moulded base on squat claw and ball feet.

The 6.5 inch square brass dial with cast winged cherub’s head spandrels interspersed by foliate engraving, framing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, finely matted centre and engraved date aperture with pin hole adjustment and blued steel hands.

The twin gut fusee movement with eight knopped and ringed latched pillars, the going train with verge escapement, sounding the hours a bell, followed by a single passing strike at the half-hour, pull quarter

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repeating the hours and quarters on activation of a cord emanating from the right underside of the case. The engraved backplate with single line border framing a symmetrical pattern of elaborate foliate scrolls and flowerheads, signed Fromanteel in a scroll cartouche.

Ticking, striking and repeating. Together with a winding key and two case keys.

41cms (16ins) high £10,000 - 20,000 €12,000 - 23,000 US$13,000 - 25,000 Accompanied by a certificate from E.F.J. Stender, Antiquair & Uurwerkmaker, Sint-Michielsgestel, Nieuwstraat 1, dated August 1975.

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78 * A FINE AND RARE LATE 17TH CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED EBONY 30-HOUR DUTCH-STRIKING HAAGSE CLOCK WITH ALARM M. Van Leeuwaerden, Haerlem The front door hinged at the left hand side and topped by a broken arched pediment supported on half-round columns raised on pedestals to a moulded base and turned ball feet, each side set with a moulded glazed panel, and set to the rear top with twin suspension eyes.

The 8 inch rectangular velvet covered dial hinged to the left and set to the top corners with a pair of silver spandrels of cherubs in flight representing day and night, the lower corners set with figures, one with an owl and crescent, the other with a lamp flanking a silver cartouche nameplate (hinged so as to offer access to impulse the pendulum), the silver Roman chapter ring with every minute engraved around the outer edge with fine pierced hand and alarm setting disc.

The movement united by four turned pillars, the single spring barrel with tandem winding to power both going- and striking-trains; the former with silk suspension set between cycloidal cheeks with light

pendulum and turned bob, the latter with elaborately pierced and engraved countwheel numbered 1-12 sounding a single blow at quarter-past, the full hour at the half-past on a deep bell mounted below the movement, a single blow at quarter-to the hour, and the full hour on the hour on the bell mounted on top of the case behind the pediment. The alarm train set inside the top right hand corner of the case and wound through the side. Ticking and striking. Together with a large key.

37cm high x 21cm wide (10.5in high x 8in wide) £6,000 - 9,000 €7,000 - 10,000 US$7,600 - 11,000 Literature R. Plomp, Spring-driven Dutch pendulum clocks 1657-1710, Schiedam: Interbook International B.V., 1979, p. 154.

Further accompanied by a full description by Hans Kreft, dated November 1985.

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79 * AN IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE LATE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK WITH CALENDAR, DUTCH STRIKE, PLANISPHERE DIAL AND MOONPHASE Rutgerus van Meurs The inverted bell top case surmounted by five facetted urn and acorn finials, with brass banding between, the canted angles set with boldly cast floral and berry mounts, side handles and elaborate pierced and engraved brass sound side frets, on a base with curled winged feet.

The 8 inch arched brass dial set with interlaced white enamel Roman and Arabic chapter rings, framed by small cast brass floral scrolls, the centre finely matted and engraved; a day of the week deity aperture above VI, a chamfered calendar aperture below XII, above the signature Rútgerús van Meúrs Amsterdam; framed by four subsidiary dials for Year 1-4 cycle, music selection (offering 8 tunes), play/not play and strike/not strike with elaborately pierced blued steel hands, a silvered astrological indicator and painted moonphase in the arch.

The substantial twin chain fusee movement with verge escapement, the plates united by eight knopped pillars, seven latched, the backplate with exterior fly, engraved Rutgerus Van Meurs Amsterdam, the 8 inch long pinned cylinder playing tunes on 18 bells and 25 hammers. Ticking. With a winding key and two case keys.

41cm wide x 29cm deep x 75cm high, (16in wide x 11in deep x 29 1/2in high)

Rutgerus van Meurs was born in Amsterdam in 1736 to Otto van Meurs and Elisabeth Potgieter. His father was also a horologist, and it is likely that Rutgerus was apprenticed to him. His workshop was in the Utrechtsestraat 143 and at some point he married Elisabeth Moret.

Like his father, he made watches and longcase clocks, but Rutgerus was also one of the few Dutch horologists to make astronomical clocks, for which he is best remembered today. (See Amsterdam Horology (2020) Rutgerus van Meurs. Available at: http://www. amsterdamshorloge.nl/rutgerus-van-meurs.html)

£25,000 - 35,000 €29,000 - 41,000 US$31,000 - 44,000 Provenance Hans Kreft, Neerpelt, 1985.

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100 * A FINE AND RARE LATE 17TH CENTURY DUTCH EBONY TABLE CLOCK Johannes Van Ceulen, The Hague, Holland The case surmounted by three gilt flame finials and a stepped top, two circular hanging brackets to the back and gilt floral mounts to the front top and bottom with four twisted, brass-capped columns between, raised on four button feet, the front door opened via a square arbor.

The dark blue velvet-covered 7.5 inch rectangular dial with skeletonised gilt Roman and Arabic chapter ring, each minute individually engraved around the edge, with good pierced gilt brass hands enclosed at the top by elaborate floral brass spandrels, the lower mount centred by a scroll signature cartouche floridly engraved Johannes Van Ceulen fecit Hagae, Hollandiae.

The single spring barrel movement with tandem winding, the going train terminating in a verge escapement with silk suspension and

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cycloidal cheeks to the light pendulum, the strike train with large 3.5 inch external countwheel with elaborate floral piercing and engraved numerals controlling the Dutch system of striking, sounding the half hours on a small low bell, and the full hours on a much larger bell mounted in the upper inside of the case. Ticking with a delicate silk suspension pendulum and a case key.

40cm wide x 16cm deep x 59cm high, (15 1/2in wide x 6in deep x 23in high) £15,000 - 25,000 €17,000 - 29,000 US$19,000 - 31,000 Accompanied by photographs and a typed description from Mentink & Roest, Antiquairs, Uurwerkmakers & Beedigde Taxateurs, Taalstraat 34, 5261 BE, Vught, Holland.

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101 * AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY DUTCH WALNUT REPEATING TABLE CLOCK Joan Klock, Amsterdam The caddy top surmounted by a cast twin-bud handle, over a moulded cornice, silk-backed sound frets and glazed sides, on a stepped base with bun feet.

The 7 inch square brass dial with winged cherub spandrels framing the silvered Arabic and Roman chapter ring, signed Joan Klock Amsterdam around VI, the matted centre with chamfered and engraved date aperture and ringed winding holes, under elaborately pierced blued steel hands.

The twin gut fusee movement with knife-edge verge escapement, the plates united by five knopped and ringed pillars, the back plate with elaborate acanthus leaf and floral engraving, signed to the centre Joan Klock Amsterdam under a melancholy beast head. Ticking, striking, and repeating. With a crank key and two case keys.

28cm wide x 19cm deep x 44cm high, (11in wide x 7in deep x 17in high) £6,000 - 8,000 €7,000 - 9,300 US$7,600 - 10,000

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122 * TP A FINE AND RARE LATE 17TH CENTURY ENGLISH WALNUT MONTH-GOING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH TEN INCH SILVERMOUNTED SKELETONISED DIAL Joseph Knibb, London The rising hood with carved floral cresting over twisted columns and glazed sides, shallow throat moulding over a long trunk door with book-matched veneers centred by a circular lenticle, to a matching base on bun feet.

The 10-inch dial with engraved wheat ear border interrupted by the signature Ioseph Knibb London, four winged cherub’s head spandrels framing the exquisitely skeletonised silver Roman and Arabic chapter ring, with each minute individually engraved and fleur-de-lys half-hour markers between the hours, with very fine matting allover, including the shutters for the bolt-and-shutter maintaining power, the centre with subsidiary seconds dial and chamfered date aperture below typical Knibb-style blued steel hands.

The weight driven movement secured to the backboard with two L-shaped retaining brackets, the plates united by five latched, knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement to a brass-faced pendulum with butterfly suspension with bolt and shutter maintaining power, the strike train operated via a small solid outside countwheel set high on the backplate. Together with a pair of weights, pendulum and door key.

44cm wide x 19cm deep x 207cm high, (17in wide x 7in deep x 81in high) £40,000 - 70,000 €47,000 - 82,000 US$50,000 - 88,000 Provenance John Carlton Smith, 1988. See also printed advert by Hans Kreft.

Joseph Knibb was born in 1640. It is assumed that he served his apprenticeship under his cousin Samuel Knibb in Newport Pagnell from 1655 to 1662. He began his independent career working just outside the City of Oxford, but by the mid-1660s had moved within its jurisdiction. There was some initial resentment to his becoming Free of the City and it was only through the support of the University, where he matriculated as a gardener, that he was granted Freedom in 1678 on payment of a fine of 20 nobles and a leather bucket.

In 1670 Joseph moved to London; this was the same year that his past Master, Samuel, who had moved to the capital in 1662, died, and it was natural that Joseph should carry on the family firm. London at this time was experiencing something of a re-birth after the Great Plague and the Great Fire, and the scientific and horological sectors were closely intertwined. Joseph was obviously a talented horologist; with just three years under his belt in the capital, he was accomplished enough to supply Professor James Gregory, Astronomer of St Andrews University, with a pair of longcase clocks and a ‘split second’ weight driven timer capable of showing thirds of a second via its tic-tac escapement. Gregory boasted of them in a letter to the Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed in a letter date 19 July 1673\; “I have 2 Pendulum Clocks makinge with long swinges, vibrating seconds, (no) strikinge; and also one little Pendulum Clock, vibrating 4 times a second, also without strikinge for discerninge small intervalls; where there may be a parte of a second in question.” These three clocks are still at St Andrews today.

Four years later, in 1677 Knibb was commissioned to supply a turret clock for Windsor Castle. The Dukes of Sussex and York also had Knibb clocks in their collections and in 1682 Knibb was paid for work carried out for Charles II. He took on nine apprentices, including Edward Massey, John Drew and Brouncker Watts. He was Assistant to the Clockmakers Company in 1689 and is well recorded in the Company’s accounts until 1697 when he retired to Hanslop. He died in December 1711.

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124 * AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY BURR WALNUT TABLE CLOCK WITH ALARM Daniel Quare, London, no.138 The inverted bell top case surmounted by a boldly cast brass handle, over a well moulded cornice, and a pair of tall arched silk-backed sound frets to the sides, the front and rear doors set with upper quadrants backed in green silk, sitting on a moulded base and block feet.

The signed and numbered 6.25 inch arched gilt brass dial with three subsidiaries, the largest giving the date, framed by a pair of engraved birds within foliate scrolls, flanked by a rise-and-fall regulation dial to the left and strike/silent dial to the right, the foliate and crown-andsceptre spandrels enclosing the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with lozenge half-quarter marks, the finely matted centre with deeply chamfered mock pendulum aperture, and burnished signature cartouche 138 Dan Quare London, a silvered alarm disc to the centre, under pierced blued steel hands.

The twin gut fusee movement united by knopped pillars, the verge escapement with sprung suspension to the light lenticular bob pendulum, rack striking the hours on a bell, and repeating the quarters on a smaller bell via the activation cord to the right hand side, the alarm wound via the cord to the left and sounding via a twin-headed hammer set inside the larger bell.

The backplate with a single line border framing a scene of five birds set within symmetrical foliate scrolls centred by an urn and sun mask, signed and numbered in a wheatear engraved oval plaque 138 Dan: Quare London. Ticking, striking, operational alarm and pull quarter striking. Together with two case keys and a crank-winder.

25.5cm wide x 18.5cm deep x 46cm high, (10in wide x 7in deep x 18in high) £10,000 - 15,000 €12,000 - 17,000 US$13,000 - 19,000 A handwritten note pasted inside the clock on the seatboard reads; “I inherited this Clock from my mother, who died in 1918. Having it repaired in 1922 an inscription was discovered written in pencil by my father upon the board to which this paper is attached. He died at the age of 67 in 1901. Charles William English, age 60, London, August 1922.

Provenance John Carlton-Smith, Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, June 1996.

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125 * Y A FINE MID 18TH CENTURY GILT-METAL MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL MUSICAL TABLE CLOCK WITH SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL DECORATED DIAL MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET Markwick, Markham and Perigal, London The cupola top with red silk-backed lattice-work panels on a circular lower section framed by flaming urn finials, the sides with elaborate cast brass sound frets and open curved scroll mounts to the canted corners, on a moulded base and gilt twin-foliate scroll feet. The back door with full fish-scale gilt brass sound fret backed in red silk.

The 4.25 inch arched dial plate with multi-coloured champlevé enamel decoration of flowers, scrolls and leaves mainly in blue and green with gilt and orange highlights, on a hatched silver ground. The 4 inch white enamel dial with Turkish numerals, signed Markwick Markham Perigal London below the pierced and engraved gilt hands, the arch set with twin white enamel subsidiaries for chime/not chime and four-tune selection.

The triple barrel movement with knife edge verge escapement striking the hours on a bell and playing one of the 4 tunes on a run of 9 bells and 15 hammers regulated via an external fly, the backplate with floral and fruit basket engraving, above the signature Markwick Markham Perigal London. Ticking, striking and playing. Together with two case keys and a winding key.

28cm wide x 22cm deep x 40cm high, (11in wide x 8 1/2in deep x 15 1/2in high) £25,000 - 35,000 €29,000 - 41,000 US$31,000 - 44,000 Accompanied by a description from Stender, Antiquair Uurwerkmaker, July 1988.

This firm was initially comprised of James Markwick and Robert Markham. Markwick was born in London around 1662 and was made free of the Clockmakers Company by patrimony in 1692. His father, James Markwick Senior, was a prosperous horologist and his mother, Hannah Gilpin, was the daughter of another prosperous London horologist, Edmund Gilpin, who was also James Markwick Senior’s master. About four years after gaining his freedom, Markwick Jr. took over his father’s workshop and trade. Around this same time, he appears to have married Catherine Carleton; the couple would go on to have at least 11 children, though only two, Thomas and Catherine seem to have survived childhood.

Robert Markham became a member of the Curriers company in 1700, likely having been born around 1680, in London. His father Richard, also a Currier, died in 1715, and left Robert half of all his wealth, which included jewels and seemingly government trade contracts, the other half going to Richard’s wife. Robert Markham appears to have entered into partnership with James Markwick Junior around 1725. Robert also married Catherine Markwick, though whether this was before or after 1725 is unknown. On their wedding day, James Markwick apparently gave his daughter and son-in-law £1,000.

James Markwick died in 1729, leaving his son-in-law one-third of all his property. Markham continued to advertise as ‘Markwick Markham’, seemingly throughout his career. He and Catherine had three children, Elizabeth, James, and Anne. When Markham died in 1741, it appears that one of the Markham’s continued the business, entering into partnership with Francis Perigal, the name being changed to ‘Markwick, Markham, & Perigal’. It is not known which of the Markhams continued the trade, as none are recorded as clockmakers.

The partnership with Perigal was dissolved around 1751, and various other partnerships were entered into. ‘Markwick’ remained in the shop’s title until about 1820. The shop ceased trading around 1851, at that point being known as ‘Markham Borrell’.

Despite the firms many iterations, their main customer base seems to have been for export to the Ottoman Empire. Most of the timepieces known by them feature Turkish numerals, including a lantern clock.

This suggests that this connection to the Ottoman Empire began quite early in the partnership, though exactly when remains unknown.

Related Literature Victoria and Albert Museum (2003) Watch. Available at: https:// collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O77566/watch-markwick-markham/watchmarkwick--markham/ B. Loomes, (2013) Collecting Antique Clocks Markwick Markham.

Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/markwick/index. html

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126 * A FINE FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED EBONY TABLE CLOCK WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT George Graham, London, no.700, circa 1730 The ‘Phase 3’ case surmounted by a tied bud handle on an inverted bell top with fine mouldings and a double concave moulded cornice, each side with tall arched rectangular glazed windows, on a concave moulded base and block feet, the front door with red silk-backed sound fret to the top rail, and twin applied gilt metal escutcheons, the rear door with glazed panel.

The brass dial measuring 5.5ins by 6.5ins, (143mm x 165mm) signed Geo: Graham London between the silvered subsidiary dials, the left offering regulation via a rack and pinion system, the right offering the option of strike/silent, each dial set over a cast silver half-spandrel of foliate scrolls, the lower spandrels both double-screwed and depicting a mask and twin scrolls, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with floating lozenge half hour markers, the finely matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum and date apertures (the date with pin-hole adjustment) under pierced blued steel hands.

The twin chain fusee movement with pivoted verge escapement, the pendulum with lenticular bob and sprung suspension screwed to a tear-drop shaped cock on the rise and fall arm; the striking train with rack system and Tompion-type quarter repeat mounted on the cutout frontplate and activated via pull cords to each side of the case engaging with a pair of interlocking double-cocked blued steel levers, the movement securing brackets of a similar form. The backplate plain except for the bold signature across the lower part Geo: Graham London, and the number 700 punched along the bottom edge.

Ticking, striking and operational repeat system. Together with two case keys and a crank winding key.

22cm wide x 15cm deep x 37cm high, (8 1/2in wide x 5 1/2in deep x 14 1/2in high) £30,000 - 50,000 €35,000 - 58,000 US$38,000 - 63,000

Little is known about the early life of the extraordinary watch and clock maker George Graham (circa 1673-1751). He was probably around fourteen years old when apprenticed to clockmaker Henry Aske in 1688. His indenture records that by then his father, also named George, had died and that his previous home had been Fordlands in Cumberland. In 1696 having gained his freedom, the young George Graham joined the workforce of Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) at the Dial and Three Crowns on the corner of Water Lane and Fleet Street.

By 1696 Tompion’s business was thriving and produced the finest clocks and watches in a distinctive ‘house style’, each piece with its own unique number. September 25th, 1704, saw the marriage of George Graham and his master’s niece, Elizabeth Tompion, at St. Mary-le-Bow Church.

At this time Edward Banger (who had also married into his master’s family) was Tompion’s business partner and had been so for around three years. But the partnership was ill-fated and ended circa 1708.

Whatever the reason behind Banger’s sudden fall from grace, it ultimately placed Graham as Tompion’s successor. Close to the end of Tompion’s life, he elevated George Graham to business partner.

During this period, Graham’s intellect and interest in astronomy begins to shine through the ‘house style’, when he produced an accurate three-dimensional mechanical model of the Earth, Moon and Sun. His device became commonly known as the Orrery. After Tompion’s death in 1713, Graham continued the business in the same manner as his late partner at the Dial and Three Crowns. In 1720 he moved to premises a little nearer to Fleet Bridge, retaining the sign of the Dial and Three Crowns. The 1720s were a highly significant and productive period for George Graham. In the early years of that decade he served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers as well as being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Graham developed the cylinder escapement and first applied it to his watches circa 1726, apparently abandoning use of the verge escapement entirely. Graham did not claim invention of the cylinder escapement. Like the dead-beat escapement in clocks, the cylinder was an improvement of an earlier design.

Like his late master, Graham made a number of important astronomical instruments. By applying his skill as a watchmaker to the precise construction of astronomical instruments he was able to create telescopes of unprecedented quality. Two notable examples are the eight-foot mural quadrant made for second Astronomer Royal, Edmond Halley and the twelve-foot zenith sector made for James Bradley. Bradley used his sector to identify two astronomical phenomena: the aberration of light and the subtle wobbling of the Earth on its axis (nutation). His frequent election to the council of the Royal Society gives a good indication to the high regard his contemporaries in the Society had for him.

Graham named two of his workmen, Samuel Barkley and Thomas Colley, as executors in his will. He also mentioned that they lived in his house on Fleet Street. Barkley and Colley carried on the business as partners, though Samuel Barkley died soon after in June 1753. It is interesting to note that Thomas Colley named his son, born in 1756, George Graham Colley.

We are grateful to Jeremy Evans and Rory McEvoy in their help in compiling this footnote.

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166 * TP A RARE LATE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH WALNUT SINGLE TUBE BAROMETER P Waast en Zoonen Surmounted by a swan neck pediment centred by a turned wooden finial over a carved gadrooned cornice and freestanding brassmounted Corinthian columns set into the canted angles, flanking a hinged arched glazed door, on a plinth base with applied carved swags over three dependent carved cone finials. The mercury tube with manual brass recording hand and twin shaped silvered scales, the left marked 28 to 31 inches with ten predictions, the right marked 27 to 30 inches and with additional scale 1944 to 2160; the mercury thermometer tube with shaped tube reading against five different temperature scales, with high temperatures recorded from various cities (including Paris 7th July 1743, Upsal 1740, Groenland 1754), 45cm wide x 12cm deep x 134cm high, (17 1/2in wide x 4 1/2in deep x 52 1/2in high) £4,500 - 5,500 €5,200 - 6,400 US$5,700 - 6,900 Comparative literature Similar models by Waast and Son are illustrated in Bert Bolle, Barometers in Beeld, 1983, fig. 154, 157, 158, (described as “one of the most beautiful known Louis XVI period single tube baking barometers in private ownership.”); 161, 162 and 163.

167 * TP AN UNSIGNED LATE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH INLAID MAHOGANY CONTRA BAROMETER The scales marked A.R. Surmounted by a shaped carved cresting over open tubes, their cisterns protected by an inlaid box base, the smaller register plate engraved with English inches, ten predictions and 20-0-16 scale, the longer with 0-96 scale and six predictions, the alcohol thermometer to the left with shaped bulb, 21cm wide x 10cm deep x 123cm high, (8in wide x 3 1/2in deep x 48in high) £1,200 - 1,800 €1,400 - 2,100 US$1,500 - 2,300 168 * TP A GOOD LATE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH INLAID MAHOGANY CASED CONTRA-BAROMETER Reballio, Rotterdam Surmounted by a shaped cresting with carved edge over an inlaid entablature, open tubes and protected cisterns within a serpentinefronted box base over two dependent finials. The smaller silvered brass signed scale giving English inches 28 to 31, and a 20-0-16 scale, the larger scale divided into 24 units and engraved with ribbons and plants, the mercury thermometer with signed scale and record city temperatures such as Paris 1743 and Batavia 1753, 22cm wide x 10cm deep x 122cm high, (8 1/2in wide x 3 1/2in deep x 48in high) £1,800 - 2,200 €2,100 - 2,600 US$2,300 - 2,800 Literature Bert Bolle, Barometers in Beeld, 1983, fig. 251.

169 * TP AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CARVED AND INLAID MAHOGANY DUTCH CONTRA-BAROMETER F. Bazerga, Rotterdam The architectural cresting with central carved urn over a pair of verre églomisé gilt-decorated glass panels, the tubes and scales protected by a glazed door over a matching base with dependent finials, the twin scales with engraved swag decoration and various predictions, 24cm wide x 9cm deep x 133cm high, (9in wide x 3 1/2in deep x 52in high) 166

£1,800 - 2,200 €2,100 - 2,600 US$2,300 - 2,800 Literature Bert Bolle, Barometers in Beeld, 1983, fig. 265.

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175 * Y A RARE LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASSSTRUNG, TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY VENEERED WEIGHT DRIVEN WALL CLOCK Gaudron, Paris The arched case surmounted by three gilt brass flaming urn finials over gilt-metal mounted columns to each corner, on an inverted breakfront base and cast toupie feet, the sides with full length glazed panels, and a solid rear door.

The black velvet-covered dial plate with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the outer edge engraved with every minute, showing running seconds via a subsidiary dial below XII, with good pierced and engraved gilt brass hands, the main ring held aloft by the reclining figure of Chronos on top of a plinth signed Solem Audet Dicere Falsum, Gaudron AParis. (‘It dares the sun to tell a lie’) The weight driven movement with rectangular shallow-arched plates united by six vase shaped pillars pinned through the backplate, the going train with anchor escapement, the strike train with solid numbered countwheel mounted on the rear, sounding the full hour on the hour and a passing strike on the half past, over the engraved signature Gaudron AParis. Ticking and striking. Together with a pendulum and a case key.

32cm wide x 16cm deep x 48cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 6in deep x 18 1/2in high) £10,000 - 20,000 €12,000 - 23,000 US$13,000 - 25,000 Provenance Toebosch Antiques, Amsterdam, April 2022.

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176 * A RARE MID-18TH CENTURY DUTCH GILT-METAL MOUNTED EBONISED TABLE CLOCK, WITH ANNUAL CALENDAR, MOONPHASE, PULL QUARTER REPEAT AND DUTCH STRIKING Vincent van Amelonsen, Amsterdam The inverted bell top case surmounted by a moulded cast brass handle between two small acorn finials and framed by four larger finials set within a silk-backed pierced and engraved brass frieze, above the delicately engraved brass side frets, the glazed front and back doors with pierced and engraved quadrants, to a brass-banded base on brass ogee feet.

The 6.75 inch arched brass dial with Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with chamfered moonphase indicator over the signature arc Vincent van Amelonsen Amsterdam and a personified season sector below, framed by subsidiary dials giving strike/not strike, rise-and-fall regulation, day and month; the date and age of the moon shown in a large subsidiary to the arch containing a mock pendulum aperture, framed by silvered sphinx spandrels.

The twin gut fusee movement with verge escapement, striking the Dutch system on the half hour and hour on two bells and a single, pumped hammer; the backplate with elaborate floral engraving, centred by the signature plaque Vincent van Amelonsen Amsterdam.

Ticking, striking and repeating. With two case keys and a crank key.

32cm wide x 23cm deep x 53cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 9in deep x 20 1/2in high) £10,000 - 15,000 €12,000 - 17,000 US$13,000 - 19,000 Accompanied by an Insurance Valuation from Hubert L.M. van Eijndhoven, The R&H Collection, ‘s-Hertogenbosch dated October 1994. Further accompanied by detailed written instructions (in Dutch) for the winding up, setting and maintaining of the clock.

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177 * TP A GOOD MID 18TH CENTURY DUTCH MINIATURE WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK WITH MOONPHASE, ALARM AND CALENDAR N. Weylant, Amsterdam Surmounted by carved giltwood figures of Atlas and two winged heralds on a shaped cresting, above blind frets on brass-mounted Doric columns, the narrow trunk with shaped glazed lenticle, raised on a base with bombé-shaped front corners on bun feet.

The 6 inch arched brass dial with rolling moon in the arch giving age and phase of the moon over foliate scroll spandrels and silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with arcaded minute band set with halfquarter marks and meeting-arrowhead half-hour markers, signed around VI N. Weylant Amsterdam, the matted centre with chamfered date aperture at XII, and alarm setting disc, below pierced blued steel hands.

The weight driven movement with plates united by four knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement and rack striking the Dutch system on two bells and hammers, the alarm sounding on the largest bell via a twin-headed hammer. Ticking and striking with operational alarm. Together with the pendulum.

38cm wide x 23cm deep x 157cm high, (14 1/2in wide x 9in deep x 61 1/2in high) £4,000 - 6,000 €4,700 - 7,000 US$5,000 - 7,600

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180 * Y A GOOD MID-18TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL WALL TIMEPIECE J Baptiste Baillon, Paris, No.4153. Some mounts stamped with the ‘C’ couronné poinçon The waisted case surmounted by cupid pondering a sandglass held aloft in his left hand, a starry globe in his right, his dais framed by four mythical creatures over a narrowed trunk with sound frets, the body inlaid all over with cut and engraved brass patterns of well-formed trailing flowers, a pair of roaring dragons flanking a central mount to the base depicting one cherub waking another, raised on elaborate scroll feet on the matching inlaid wall bracket.

The 5 inch white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with gilt fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, signed to the centre Js Baptiste Baillon under the finely pierced and engraved gilt brass hands.

The rectangular movement of fourteen day duration, the backplate united by four turned and pinned pillars with shaped lower edge, silk suspended pendulum visible through the glazed front, the quarters and hours struck on demand via two hammers and a bell mounted in the caddy. Ticking, repeating. Together with a pendulum, regulation key, winding key and door key.

33cm wide x 17cm deep x 75cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 6 1/2in deep x 29 1/2in high) £4,000 - 6,000 €4,700 - 7,000 US$5,000 - 7,600 Accompanied by a full description prepared by Crijns & Stender, Antiquair, Uurwerkmaker & Beedigd Taxateur, dated March 1993.

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181 * Y A GOOD SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL WALL CLOCK L. Talon, Paris The case surmounted by a detachable caddy with gilt fleur-de-lys finial on a classical urn with hoof feet, the tete-de-poupee shaped case centred by a Roman style portrait medallion over elaborate scroll mounts to the corners and base, the sides with cutbrass inlaid lozenges, over a tapering wall bracket with cast edge and goats head corner mounts, framing a coloured horn panel and terminating in a floral bud finial.

The 6 inch thirteen-piece white enamel Roman dial with engraved outer minute ring and blued steel hands, signed L. Talon AParis.

The large rectangular movement united by five pinned tapering pillars, verge escapement with silk suspended pendulum and solid outside countwheel strike on a bell, signed along the lower edge L Talon AParis.

25cm wide x 17cm deep x 79cm high, (9 1/2in wide x 6 1/2in deep x 31in high) £6,000 - 9,000 €7,000 - 10,000 US$7,600 - 11,000 Literature Accompanied by a photograph and description prepared by Mentink & Roest.

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182 * A GOOD EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK Le Comte, Paris Depicting a youth standing with his arms raised supporting the drum shaped case, beads about his neck and a quiver of arrows over his shoulder, his left foot slightly raised at the heel, set on a circular concave socle applied with floral swags and masks within beaded edges, on lion paw feet.

The 3.5 inch white enamel dial with minute track, Arabic quarters and Roman hours under delicate leaf-form blued steel hands, signed LeComte a Paria enclosed by a cast and beaded bezel.

The movement with circular, flat-bottomed plates, silk suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Ticking and striking. With the pendulum and a winding key.

43cms (16.5ins) high. £3,500 - 5,500 €4,100 - 6,400 US$4,400 - 6,900 Possibly Charles le Compte of Paris, Master in 1785 and working from Quai des Ormes 1789-1820.

Comparative Literature P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Française, 1997, p.348, fig.A where reference is made to a preparatory drawing for this model signed “Deverbery et Cie” in 1799.

See also the catalogue for the Musée François Duesberg, Mons.

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183 * A VERY FINE LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, THE CASE POSSIBLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OSMOND Robin, Paris The case surmounted by a bow (detached), flaming torch and quiver of arrows, over reeded pilasters and crisply cast cornucopia scrolls, on a shaped and moulded grey veined marble base, with applied floral mounts, on four substantial gadrooned feet.

The 5.5 inch white enamel Roman and Arabic dial signed Robin Hr du Roy, under the elaborately pierced and engraved gilt brass hands.

The large circular brass movement with flattened bottom edges and four pinned pillars, silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, the backplate engraved Robin AParis, 5 11. Together with detached bow (in two parts), pendulum and key.

Ticking and striking.

36cm wide x 17cm deep x 44cm high, (14in wide x 6 1/2in deep x 17in high) £8,000 - 12,000 €9,300 - 14,000 US$10,000 - 15,000 Accompanied by a photograph and description from Mentinck & Roest, Antiquairs, Uurwerkmakers & Beedigde Taxateurs, Taalstraat 34, 5261 BE Vught, Holland, wherein the case design is attributed to Robert Osmond. It is also stated that one of the springs is signed and dated Monginot May 1783.

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184 * A GOOD EARLY 19TH CENTURY GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK Vuidepot a Paris Depicting a woman driving a chariot, her hair tied up in a fashionable coiffure and wearing a low cut dress, a crop and reins in her hands, the horse leaping forwards, an attendant boy standing on a sprung platform to the rear, the wheel with six spokes, all set on an ormolu base with engine turned finish over a patinated plinth and cast leafand-berry feet. The white enamel chapter ring set within the rim of the wheel with Arabic quarters, minute track and Roman hours signed below XII Vuidepot a Paris. The circular movement with silk suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Ticking and striking.

With pendulum and a winding key.

33cms (12.5ins) high

Vuidepot is recorded as a clockmaker working in Rue St-Martin, Paris in 1812. See Tardy, Dictionanaire des Horologers Francais, page 648.

Comparative Literature P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Française, 1997, p.345, fig. E. See also the catalogue for the Musée François Duesberg, Mons.

£5,500 - 7,500 €6,400 - 8,700 US$6,900 - 9,400

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185 * A MAGNIFICENT EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK WITH DIAL BY DUBOISSON, PIN-WHEEL ESCAPEMENT, CENTRE SECONDS AND DATE. “THE HARVEST CHARIOT” Cochard, sucr. de Ch Le Roi, A Paris. The dial by Duboisson.

Surmounted by the seated figure of Ceres on a chariot holding a thyrsus staff entwined with grapes and vine leaves; to the back of the chariot a faun holds a ewer and bunch of grapes above her chalice, to the front a standing cherub urges on a pair of harnessed lions; all raised on an inverted breakfront variegated green marble base with applied medallions flanking floral vases on turned feet.

The 5 inch white enamel dial with outer date ring - each day of the month set within a gilt ‘jewelled’ border with green enamel highlights framing the minute band with Arabic quarters and Roman hours, signed below VI Dubin., tapering blued steel date hand and centre seconds hands, gilt pierced and engraved hour and minute hands.

The large circular movement with pin-wheel escapement mounted on the backplate, the pendulum crutch with fine-screw beat adjustment, and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Ticking and striking. With pendulum and key.

64cm wide x 17cm deep x48cm high, (25in wide x 6 1/2in deep x 18 1/2in high)

Comparative literature Tardy, La Pendule Française, 2ème Partie: De Louis XVI à nos jours, Paris, 1962, p. 197.

E. Niehüser, French Bronze Clocks, Schiffer Publishing, Pennsylvania, 1999, p. 241.

E. Dumonthier, Les Bronzes du Mobilier National - Pendules et Cartels, Paris, pl. 40.

Together with a Valuation Report from M.Toebosch dated 12 October 1995.

£8,000 - 12,000 €9,300 - 14,000 US$10,000 - 15,000

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195 * A FINE AND IMPRESSIVE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK Laurent, Paris The 5 inch white enamel dial with outer minute track enclosing delicate Roman numerals, concentric date and signature Laurent AParis under good matching gilt brass and blued steel hands, set within an inverted breakfront base applied with Neo-Classical swags, griffins, lotus flowers and Classical masks, all surmounted by the seated figure of a woman in a high waisted dress playing the harp at a tripod table; to her left a cherub is consulting a scroll entitled Bouton de Rose, his bow and eternal torch on the table next to him, all supported on six gilt brass toupie feet, and narrow gilt wood stand on six button feet.

The large circular twin spring barrel movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel. Ticking and striking. With a delicate silk suspended pendulum and crank key.

50cm wide x 19cm deep x 50cm high, (19 1/2in wide x 7in deep x 19 1/2in high) £8,000 - 12,000 €9,300 - 14,000 US$10,000 - 15,000

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196 * A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING A PAIR OF LOVERS Parts early 19th century, parts 20th century.

The later figures each wearing a headdress and feather skirt, the man with a bow and arrow, his companion holding a pineapple and wearing beaded necklaces standing with her back to him, leaning into his embrace and gazing into his eyes, both standing on a patinated rocky outcrop with applied gilt foliage and flowers, all raised on a bow-ended plinth with associated (?) cast panel depicting a burning torch, on six turned feet. The 5 inch white enamel Roman dial signed De Verberie & Co., Paris with minute track including Arabic quarters and good matching gilt hands framed by an engine turned bezel. The twin spring barrel movement with circular plates, silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell, the pendulum bob in the form of a pair of flaming hearts pierced by an arrow. Ticking and striking. Together with a winding key.

55cms (21.5ins) high.

Provenance Segoura Antiquaires, Paris 1996.

The drawing for this model by De Verberie dated 1799 is held in the Cabinet d’Estampe of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Comparative literature H. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986, ill. 5.15.29 P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Française, 1997, pp.356-357, fig. B - C. J-D. Augarde, Les Ouvriers du Temps, Antiquorum and the Trustees of the Wallace Collection, p. 158, fig.125.

Ramon Colon de Carvajal, Catalogo de Relojes del Patrimonio Nacional, (1987), Madrid, p. 120.

£8,000 - 12,000 €9,300 - 14,000 US$10,000 - 15,000

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197 * AN EXCEPTIONAL LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE PENDULE À CERCLE TOURNANT TIMEPIECE DATED 1780 Lepaute, Paris The case surmounted by a 5 inch spherical gilt globe engraved with a map of the world and displaying the time at the equator via twin horizontal rotating bands, the uppermost with 12 white enamel fiveminute Arabic cartouche numerals, over 24 larger Roman cartouche numerals (12 with black numerals on a white ground to denote daytime, 12 with white numerals on a black ground to denote nighttime), the globe draped in a midnight blue metal cloth studded with brass stars, a flying cherub below holding a flaming torch to indicate the time; all supported on a crisply cast Corinthian reeded column on an octagonal base.

The rectangular movement set within the column and accessed via a door to the font, with pin-wheel escapement driving a vertical arbor via a contrate wheel up into the globe, the striking via an outside countwheel strike on a bell. Signed along the lower edge LE PAUTE. H.ger DU ROI APARIS 1780. Together with a winding key and Insurance Certificate from J. Kugel, Antiquaires, Paris dated 1996.

16 wide x 16 deep x 42 high (6in wide x 6in deep x 16 1/2in high) £40,000 - 70,000 €47,000 - 82,000 US$50,000 - 88,000

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The Lepaute family is rightly regarded as one of the foremost horological dynasties working in 18th century France. Perhaps the best known member is Jean-André Lepaute (also spelled Le Paute), born in 1720 in Thonne-la-Long, a small town in north-eastern France.

Lepaute was one of nine children, who were supported by their father, a farrier. Lepaute served his horological apprenticeship in the nearby town of Carignan, before moving to Paris in 1740. He immediately established a workshop, which was evidently prosperous as he encouraged one of his younger brothers, Jean-Baptiste, to join him in 1747, around which time the workshop was well known for making turret clocks. Two years Jean-Andre married Nicole-Reine Étable de la Brière, who was a celebrated astronomer and savant. In 1759, she helped to predict the path of Halley’s Comet and was described as ‘a human calculator’. She was also responsible for any horological calculations needed in the workshop (e.g. pendulum oscillation, etc.).

Two years after his marriage, Lepaute invented a clock which worked with only one wheel; he presented this to Louis XV, receiving the commendation of Horologist to the King. He also developed modifications to the double virgule escapement in 1753 although this caused controversy when another horologist, Pierre Augustin Caron, insisted he was the original maker. The Academie Royale des Sciences initially agreed that Caron was the original inventor, though this decision was later reversed and both were deemed to have created the escapement independently of one another. In 1755, the elder Lepaute published his Traité d’Horlogerie, with Nicole-Reine helping with the calculations. He was named maître in 1759, with Jean-Baptiste becoming maître in 1776, and he became increasingly involved with the Galeries du Louvre, where both he and NicoleReine had lived since 1756. Around this time, he appears to have left Jean-Baptiste to manage the workshop. Throughout this period Nicole-Reine continued to publish astronomical papers and contribute chapters to astronomical books, including a widely circulated table in 1764 for the calculation of the solar eclipse occurring on 1 April.

The Lepautes supplied clocks to some of the most prestigious sittes, including the Luxembourg Palace in Paris, the Palais Royal and the Military Academy in St. Hubert, among others. In addition to turret clocks, the workshop produced a multitude of mantel clocks, usually with a figural bronze case, often featuring characters from Ancient Greek or Roman mythology. A version of the globe clock was offered for sale from their workshop in 1766 for 2,500 livres; one of the costliest mantel clocks they produced at that time.

Literature A Chapiro, La Montre Française. Paris: Éditions de l’Amateur, 1991.

Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, 127th edition, Aubenas: Lienhart et Cie, 1972.

P. Garcelon, Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788), 2022. Available at: https://pg-astro.fr/grands-astronomes/le-grand-siecle/nicole-reinelepaute.html University of St. Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics, Nicole-Reine Etable de Labrière Lepaute, 2008. Available at: https:// mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Lepaute/ Comparable literature J-D. Augarde, Les Ouvriers du Temps, Antiquorum and the Trustees of the Wallace Collection, p.26, fig.12.

A similar case but with patinated column was sold Christies, New York, Dalva Brothers: Parisian Taste in New York, 22 October 2020, lot 171.

In 1774, Jean-Andre Lepaute formally retired from the workshop, and both he and Nicole-Reine moved to St. Cloud.

He died in 1788, a year after his wife. Jean-Baptiste retired in 1789, leaving the workshop to his two nephews, both of whom were trained horologists. Jean Baptiste died in 1802, though the Lepaute workshop carried on under first the two nephews, and then their descendants, until 1952.

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198 * A VERY FINE AND IMPRESSIVE LATE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK Deverberie & Comp. Invet. Fecit, Paris. “The Huntress” The central woman seated on a tasselled cushion and wearing a matt and burnished feather headdress and skirt, strapped sandals and beads at her neck and arms, in her left hand she carries a large gilt bow, a quiver of arrows sit over her back and a faithful hound eagerly awaits by her side; held aloft on a sedan chair by four boys walking forwards with joined hands, all mounted on a plinth with beaded edge, the frieze applied with interlaced hunting horns framing busts of boar, dogs and a stag, raised on hairy paw feet. The five inch white enamel dial with outer minute track, each quarter hour marked in Arabic numerals, each hour marked with a Roman figure and gilt star,

under matching pierced hands. The large circular movement with silk suspended pendulum and large outside countwheel strike on a bell.

Ticking and striking. With pendulum and a winding key, 58cms (22.5ins) high £12,000 - 18,000 €14,000 - 21,000 US$15,000 - 23,000 Comparative literature P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Francaise, 1997, p.354, fig.A. See also the catalogue for the Musée François Duesberg, Mons.

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203 * TP Y AN IMPORTANT MID 18TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLUMOUNTED KINGWOOD AND ROSEWOOD CENTRE SECONDS LONGCASE CLOCK OF ONE MONTH DURATION, WITH EQUATION OF TIME, TIME OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET, PHASES AND AGE OF THE MOON, CALENDAR, SIGN OF THE ZODIAC AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED PENDULUM Julien Le Roy, Paris. The case stamped A. Dubois.

The case with waisted hood over a shaped trunk with ormolu-mounted shaped glazed lenticle, on a tapering base and plinth with outswept feet, mounted with elaborate foliate scrolls to the front and rear edges, with boldly cast bands of acanthus and other motifs between the case sections. Stamped on the inside top sill of the base by the case maker A. Dubois.

The 11 inch circular dial signed across the centre, Julien Le Roy with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the half-hours marked by meeting-arrowheads, with outer minute band and inner quarter hour band, set with twin chamfered apertures - between VII and VIII the time of sunrise is automatically shown, the time of sunset is shown between IIII and V. The gilt and engraved dial centre is decorated with an engraved trellis pattern and three shaped apertures: the top shows the age and phase of the moon, the rolling silvered moon and stars showing against a painted background; the central aperture gives the date and number of days in the month, and the lowermost aperture depicts the changing signs of the zodiac as the year progresses. The full annual calendar is engraved on an 8.5 inch silvered dial set just below the main dial and is connected at the rear to a brass kidney which dictates the equation of time information. The time is shown via two elaborately pierced and engraved silvered hands. A blued steel hand with engraved sun at its tip gives solar time, another with counterbalanced end shows running seconds.

The weight driven movement united by five tapering pillars pinned through the backplate. The going train of five-wheels with high-count pinions terminating in a pin-wheel escapement. The movement is topped with a heavy steel horizontal plate connected at the right hand side to a pair of substantial vertical steel rods running down into the body of the clock and flanking a movable brass cylindrical rod (with fine screw adjustment at its base); the pendulum is suspended from a pivoted horizontal steel arm which is in contact with the tip of the cylindrical brass rod at one end, and with a sprung arbor connected to the thermometer hand by a silk thread at the other. The bases of the steel and brass rods are set on a shaped brass piece running across the inside of the trunk which in turn also carries an arbor for the thermometer hand mounted in the front door. As the ambient temperature changes, the steel and brass set-up automatically raises or lowers the pendulum, while at the same time shows the temperature on the silvered thermometer dial set into the trunk. The strike train with an outside countwheel and sounding on a bell via a horizontal steel hammer set on a vertical arbor, its speed dictated by a shaped brass fly.

55cm wide x 31cm deep x 218cm high, (21 1/2in wide x 12in deep x 85 1/2in high) £70,000 - 100,000 €82,000 - 120,000 US$88,000 - 130,000 Provenance Galerie Neuse, Bremen, 1995.

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Julien Le Roy (1686-1759) was regarded by his contemporaries as perhaps the most influential horologist of his era. He was a superb craftsman as well as a scholar who contributed the section on horology to the Encyclopédie. He was eulogized by Voltaire as the man responsible for the 18th century pre-eminence of French clock making.

Born in Tours and trained by his father, Le Roy arrived in Paris around 1700. He is generally thought to have served as journeyman to the Parisian horologist, Charles Le Bon. Le Roy received his freedom in 1713 and, shortly after, set up a workshop in the Rue de Harlay, off La Place Dauphine, where the most eminent 18th century Parisian clockmakers also worked. In 1717 he presented an equation clock to the Royal Academy of Sciences, which showed the true time, the place of the sun and its declination.

In 1739, Julien Le Roy was appointed valet de chambre, horologer du Roi, and granted premises in the Louvre, which he maintained in addition to his atelier in the rue de Harlay. Le Roy’s son Pierre (17171785) succeeded his father and devoted the latter part of his career to the Longitude problem and the development of marine timekeepers.

Adrien Dubois is recorded as having worked in rue du Faubourg SaintAntoine, first as the foreman in the important workshop founded by Bernard Van Risenburgh I, maître before 1722, (better known by his stamp BVRB). The father and grandfather of Bernard II and III, Bernard I specialised in making clock cases. Adrien Dubois lived with Bernard and his family above the workshop, and when Bernard died in 1738 the probate inventory listed a very large number of both finished and un-finished clocks, clock cases, pedestals and clock brackets, many of which would have been made by Dubois. Three years after his master’s death Adrien finally received the accolade of maître ébéniste. As well as clock cases, Dubois and his family were famed for restorations and adaptations of earlier “boulle-work”. A console table believed to be partly from the workshop of André-Charles Boulle can be seen in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number: 1021:1 to 3-1882.

Another case stamped ‘A.DUBOIS’ was sold at Sotheby’s, New York, Property from a Distinguished American Collection, 2 February 2019, lot 763.

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204 * A VERY RARE MID-18TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU GRANDE SONNERIE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK OF TWOWEEK DURATION, WITH ALARM AND REPEAT Etienne Lenoir, a Paris. The case attributed to Robert Osmond.

The case surmounted with an impressive urn with berry finial and laurel swags, over a pierced waist set with musical trophies, the sides cast with berries and acanthus leaves and silk-backed sound frets, all on an elaborately shaped base with heavy cast foliate scrollwork.

The 5.25 inch white enamel Arabic and Roman dial signed Etienne LeNoir A Paris under elaborately pierced gilt brass dragon hands and the tapering steel alarm-setting hand, all framed by a well cast bezel.

The triple spring barrel movement contained within two separate pairs of brass plates, the upper movement of tapering form, with anchor escapement, pull repeat system and large numbered outside countwheel, linked via a vertical rod to the lower set of plates set in the base of the clock to control the repeat and alarm functions, with larger engraved outside countwheel. The upper backplate engraved Etienne Le Noir AParis No. 454. Ticking, striking, operational alarm and repeat.

Together with a delicate silk suspension pendulum.

32cm wide x 18cm deep x 49cm high, (12 1/2in wide x 7in deep x 19in high) £20,000 - 30,000 €23,000 - 35,000 US$25,000 - 38,000 Provenance The Collection of Mcihael Cory-Wright, Esq; Christies, London, 11 June 1998; Gilbert de Vries, Horlogerie de Collection Ancienne et Contemporaine, Paris, November 1998.

Exhibited TEFAF, Basel and sold with accompanying paperwork including a Certificate of Cultural Property dated December 1998 and instructions.

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Etienne Lenoir (also spelled Le Noir) was born in Paris in 1660 to a horological family. His father, Simon, was a horologist, and Etienne’s grandfather, Jean (or Jehan) was Horloger du Roi in 1552. Etienne, perhaps unsurprisingly therefore also became a horologist, though the details of his apprenticeship are unclear.

It is likely however, that he was apprenticed to his father. He married Marie-Anne Gamonet in 1696 and they had two children, PierreEtienne, born in 1698, and Etienne, born a year later. Etienne senior was known to have made turret clocks, as well as making a varied output of gold and silver watches, marquetry clocks, and bronze figural mantel clocks, among others. He died in 1739.

Etienne Junior would become a horologist as well; he married in 1717 and was recorded working out of Goldsmiths’ Quay in 1743 and was still recorded as late as 1778. His son, also named Pierre-Etienne and born in 1724, was an accomplished horologist and worked with his father in Goldsmiths’ Quay. It appears that Pierre joined his father in business around 1743, shortly after Pierre’s marriage that year.

Unfortunately, both father and son signed their work ‘Etienne Le Noir’ which makes distinguishing the work quite difficult. Their workshop was known simply as ‘Le Noir’ and it would continue trading until 1820. Pierre-Etienne has been recorded as late as 1791, but it is unclear when he or his father died.

The Lenoir dynasty was associated for generations with quality and extravagance and included everything from an elaborate bronze elephant automaton clock to a delicate gold repeater pocket watch.

Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, 127th edition, Aubenas: Lienhart et Cie, 1972.

An identical clock case by Robert Osmond, minus the foliate scrolling to the base is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, 1986, p.542, fig.1.

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211 • TP AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF HOROLOGICAL REFERENCE BOOKS A large quantity of approximately seventy-five reference books on clocks and barometers including: The Knibb Family - Clockmakers by Ronald A Lee, First Edition, edition number 101, published by Manor House Press in 1964; Early English Clocks by Percy G. Dawson, C.B. Drover & D.W. Parkes; The Golden Age of Horology - Masterpieces from the Tom Scott Collection, edition 30/85, published in 2015 by Richard Garnier and Jonathan Carter; The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks by Eric Bruton; Spring-driven Dutch pendulum clocks 16571710 by Dr. R. Plomp; Clocks: Their Origin and Development 13201880 (vol. 1 - 2) by H.M Vehmeyer; The Georgian Bracket Clock 17141830 by Richard C. B. Barder; Thomas Tompion: 300 years by Jeremy Evans, John Carter and Ben Wright, qty £600 - 800 €700 - 930 US$760 - 1,000 END OF SALE

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A Adams Armstrong Atmos

84 58 91

B B.H.J. & Cie Bartaux Beckers Benson Blair Brooks Bruford Bryan

6 43 20 59 88 11 86 9

C Cleghorn & Pleace Crisp Croydon Cumming

38 85 15 80

D Dent Drocourt Dutton

36 1 60

E Ellicott Etherington

39, 57 61

F Frodsham

8

G Gould Gretton Guilmet

54 56 17

H Haines Hardy Hartley Hoffman Houdin

13 81 70 67 16

I Ireland

74

J Jackson Jones Jubel

82 75 22

K Knibb

46

L Leumas Lowndes

10 64

M Margaine Marriott Maurice Molyneux Moore & Sons

4 45 3 29 37, 40

O Oostrum Oudin

79 5

P Pitt Pochon

14 21

Q Quare and Horseman

47

R Rimbault Romain

42 68

S Smith

55, 71

T Thompson Thornton Thwaites Tobias Tompion

12 62 53 83 50

V Van Oostrom Viner Vulliamy

78 28 44

W Walker Watts Webster Williamson Windmills Wise Wood

65 73 76 66 48, 72 49 7

Appendix RE LOT 1 Pierre Drocourt established the business in 1853, receiving a Bronze medal from the Paris Exposition in 1867. In the first two years of the business, Drocourt advertised making both marble and bronze cased clocks (presumably meaning mantle clocks), as well as making inkwells. By 1855, he was specifically advertising making carriage clocks, in addition to marble, bronze and inkwell clocks.

His son, Alfred, took over the business in 1872, after his father’s death. He expanded the business, subsuming the firm ‘Holingue frères’ from Saint-Nicolasd’Aliermont in 1875, said firm having previously supplied rough movements to Drocourt’s Parisian shop, as well as other clockmakers of the day. Drocourt continued to supply rough movements to the Holingue frères former customers, in addition to using them in his own clocks. In 1878, Drocourt received a silver medal at the Exposition, finally receiving a gold medal in 1889. The business was sold off in 1904, though there are some indications that new manufacturing officially ceased in 1900, the reserve stock was used up and then the workshop was sold.

It is not known what became of Alfred, or when he died.

The lowest recorded serial number is 2 and the highest is 36340.

Bordeleau, P. (2020) ‘Les Grands Moments de l’Horlogerie Française’, Collectionner Des Horloges Anciennes. Available at: https://clockworks-horloges. com/300-histoire/307-france/ RE LOT 6 This remarkable clock has two alarms. The first option is that found in many other clocks of the period - at a desired time, a hammer rings against the gong on the backplate until the small alarm spring winds down. The second option, however, is far more unusual - at a desired time, levers mounted behind the dial are engaged so as to trip the snuffer mounted on the top of the case, thereby extinguishing a burning candle.

Selling by the candle was a popular method of selling by auction, particularly in Europe, and also in England until the early 19th century - see the adverts for such events in the late 18th century at Old Lloyd’s coffee house. Bidding would increase, and whoever held the highest bid as the candle died was deemed the successful buyer.

RE LOT 14 Caleb Pitt was born in Frome around 1748, to Caleb and Betty Pitt; a Nonconformist family, with an apparently long history in Frome. Caleb had at least four siblings; Johnathan, who was born in 1752, Elizabeth, William, who is tentatively suggested as being born around 1768, and Elizabeth. He appears to have been trained as a watchmaker and/or an ironmonger, though it is unknown who his master was. It seems that, at the presumed end of his apprenticeship, on 28 December 1769, he married Mary Golledge in Frome. Around 1776 the couple’s only known child, Edward Golledge Pitt was born. The census of 1785 lists Caleb practising as a watchmaker in Frome at the West side of Whittox Lane.

It is noted that four men and two women were also living at the same address, though what relation they had to Caleb, if any, is unknown.

By 1791, however, Caleb Pitt was trading at 292 Oxford Street, in London, as a ‘watchmaker toyman and ironmonger’. Interestingly, a person with the surname ‘Hill’ is also noted at that address; one of Caleb’s sisters, Elizabeth, changed her surname to ‘Hill’ presumably after marriage. It is possible then, that Caleb had familial company in London. Two years later, a watchmaker named William Pitt was made a member of the Frome branch of the Masons. It is tentatively suggested that this was Caleb’s younger brother. It appears that William was the only member of his family to join the masons.

In 1794, it seems Caleb’s son Edward Golledge Pitt, who had remained in Frome as a watchmaker, after presumably serving his apprentice to either his father or uncle, married Ann Golledge. That same year, Caleb was listed at the same 292 Oxford Street, address though now he was described as only a watchmaker. A year later, Caleb’s grandson, and Edward and Ann’s only known child, William Golledge Pitt was born.

Two years later, Caleb had moved to 12 Dorset Street in Manchester Square and was advertising as a watchmaker and engraver. In 1805, it appears that his father, Caleb Snr., died in Frome, at the age of 78. By 1808, Caleb had moved again, this time to 43 Duke street, also in Manchester Square, and was again advertising only as watchmaker. Less then a year later, he had entered into a partnership with John Goater. The partnership was still operating out of Caleb Pitt’s premises, though their trade had increased to encompass watchmaking, silversmithing and jewellery making.

Little was found out about John Goater; apart from his partnership with Pitt, he does not appear to have advertised in trade journals. A John Goater was apprenticed to the famed mathematical instrument maker Jonathan Sisson. He was freed from Sisson and began working in his own right around 1756. Based on the timeline, the son of this John Goater may have been apprenticed to his father and then formed a partnership with Caleb Pitt. There are several baptism records from London in this time period, that record a John Goater baptising his son, John.

None of these could be confirmed as THE John Goater, however. Interestingly,

there is a John Goater, who is noted as a mathematical instrument maker, baptising his son, John, with his wife, Philadelphia, in 1818. It’s possible that this is the son of Sisson’s apprentice, though that doesn’t mean this John Goater was in partnership with Caleb Pitt.

Another John Goater, was a watch, clock, and chronometer maker working in Winchester, around 1828. Again, it could not be confirmed if this was John Goater from the partnership, who may have moved [back] to Winchester after the partnership ended.

The partnership of Pitt and Goater ended in 1818, whether due to a difference in approach or Goater’s death is not known. The last entry for the partnership, from 1817, advertised simply as ‘clock and watchmakers’. Pitt remained at 43 Duke Street, and advertised as a ‘watchmaker and silversmith’. Two years later, Caleb was advertising only as a watchmaker. By 1830, the 43 Duke Street shop had been taken over by Caleb’s grandson, William Golledge Pitt, who was advertising as a watchmaker.

As no reference could be found to the now 82-year-old Caleb, it appears he may have retired at this point, presumably to Paddington. Mary predeceased her husband, Caleb dying in 1836 at Craven Place in Paddington. In his will, he requests to be buried next to his late wife. He leaves some money (£2) to each of his siblings; Elizabeth Toup (who is living in Wrington, Somerset and appears to be quite poorly when the will was written), William Pitt (who was still a practicing watchmaker living in Whetstone, Middlesex), and Elizabeth Hll (who was now a widow and also living in Whetstone, Middlesex). Caleb appoints his son, Edward Golledge (who it appears was still a watchmaker, living in Somersetshire), the sole executor of his will. He also bequeathed Edward his £4 and £5 Government Long Annuities and instructed that Edward and his heirs were to receive the residue of his estate for ‘professional use’.

1836 also saw William expand his role at the 43 Duke Street shop to ‘clock and watchmaker’, though this was pared back to ‘watchmaker’ the following year. In 1838, William moved to 25 Thayer Street, still in Manchester Square. The following year there is mention of his wife, Sarah, who is possibly a watchmaker in her own right. Whether this is the year of their marriage or not is also uncertain. The census of 1841 records Edward and Ann still living in Frome, though Edward is now referred to a silversmith. The last record of William is in 1843, still at 25 Thayer St., where he advertised simply as a watchmaker. It is unknown what happened to William and Sarah Pitt after this point. A Charles Pitt was recorded as working out of 3 Duke Street in Manchester Square as a watchmaker, beginning in 1852, but it is not known what, if any, connection there was between Charles and Caleb’s family.

Edward Golledge Pitt appears to have been one of the last to be interred at the ‘old burial ground at Catherine Hill’ in Frome before it closed. A stone reading ‘E. G. Pitt’ and dated to 1850 was the last remaining headstone in the cemetery by 1920.

Will of Caleb Pitt (1836). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: PROB 11/1856/432 Critchett & Woods (1817) The Post Office London Directory for 1817. 18th Edition.

London: T. Maiden.

Lewis, J. O. (1920) History of the Royal Clarence Lodge Frome 1790 – 1838.

Frome: Royal Somerset Lodge Wakefield, R. (1794) Wakefield’s Merchant and Tradesman’s General Directory for London. London: T. Davison.

Johnstone’s London (1818) Johnstone’s London Commercial Guide and Street Directory. London: Narnard and Farley.

Critchett & Woods (1820) The Post Office London Directory for 1820. 21st Edition.

London: T. Maiden.

Sun Fire Office (1791-1839) Records of Sun Fire Office, London: London Metropolitan Archives: City of London Free UK Genealogy CIO (2023) Pitt and Goater between 1740-1890. Available at: https://www.freereg.org.uk/freereg_contents/new?locale=en Williams, J. (1864) Williams’s Manufacturers Directory for London and the Principal Towns in England. London: J. Williams.

Kelly (1843) Post Office London Street Directory, London: Kelly’s Directories Ltd. The National Archives. “HO 107/942, Folio 23, Page 4, Schedule : General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database.” From Free UK Genealogy, FreeCEN. Transcription. https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a1568f0f40 40b9d6e7fdbb5 John Goater. Has served an apprenticeship with Jonathan Sisson, mathematical instrument maker (1756). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: ADM 106/1118/439 Thomas Heath, Strand. Recommends John Goater as compass maker (1756). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: ADM 106/1118/441 ‘Caleb Pitt’(1785) A Particular Account of the number of Families & Inhabitants within the Town and Parish of Frome Selwood In the County of Somerset Taken

by Messrs. Battle & Cruse. Available at: http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/ census/b&c1785.htm Penney, D. (2022) ‘The Padbury Collection of Watchpapers’, Horological Journal,

Vol. 164 (10), p.417.

University of Leicester (2022) Historical Directories of England & Wales: London 1808-1915. Available at: https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/ p16445coll4/search/searchterm/London/field/place/mode/exact/conn/and/order/ nosort RE LOT 20 An identical case also signed by Beckers and noted as ‘invented and made by’ him was sold in these rooms 14th July 2022 lot 5, hammer price of £3,200.

Another example in the same sale, lot 46, was signed for Thiery, Paris and sold for £4,500. Interestingly, both of these examples used only spring barrels and had anchor or tic-tac escapements, neither had a fusee. Others still are known with balance wheel escapements; vacant holes in the plates suggest that Beckers would offer the choice of balance or pendulum control.

RE LOT 27 BUGATTI, HIS LIFE AND TIMES Ettore Bugatti was born in Milan in 1881, the eldest son of Carlo Bugatti and Therèse Lorioli. He had a sister Deanice, born in 1880, and a younger brother, Rembrandt, born in 1884. Carlo’s work ranged across a variety of mediums, including ceramic, wood, paint, and textiles. He eventually focused on furniture making, with some of his pieces winning awards at various expositions. At some point after Rembrandt’s birth, the family relocated to Carlo’s workshop in Paris. The children received the bulk of their education in Paris.

It has been suggested that Carlo’s work shows an appreciation and delight in the natural world, indicating that Carlo was inspired by the organic forms and beauty nature produced. If this was the case, it is not unreasonable to suggest that Therèse was similarly inclined, and that the couple passed on this love of nature to their three children. The family maintained an open house in Milan and Paris, frequently entertaining artists and writers in their home. Apparently, Leo Tolstoy’s visit to the family’s Parisian home was one of the most memorable of such visits, leaving a lasting impression on all the family.

Rembrandt and purportedly Ettore were enrolled in art school in Paris, though there is some question as to whether Ettore was ever enrolled. Ettore later remarked that, as young children, Rembrandt had always wanted to manufacture locomotives, whereas he (Ettore) wanted to be a famous artist. Ettore described that, once Rembrandt showed such promise at art, particularly in sculpture, Ettore abandoned his artistic aspirations, remarking to his mother that there couldn’t be two Bugatti artists in the same field.

What is definitely known, is that around 1895, Ettore tried a De Dion tricycle manufactured by Prinetti & Stucchi, and this set him on a different career to the rest of his family. Three years later, Ettore had returned to Milan to apprentice with Prinetti & Stucchi. During his apprenticeship, Ettore built and raced two-engine tricycles, apparently winning nine out of the ten races he entered at the time, only coming second once. His racing culminated in his winning the 1901 Grand Prix.

During holidays around this time, Ettore would visit his childhood friend, Barbara Mascherpa Bolzoni. Barbara was also born in 1881, into an aristocratic family.

Barbara’s mother was good friends with Ettore’s mother, and it has been noted that, apparently, when both women were tired of looking after their own baby, they would occasionally swap babies for a bit, eventually returning them when the novelty wore off.

It seems that around 1901/1902 Ettore and Barbara began courting, though it is not clear when they were married. In 1902, Ettore moved from Milan to Niederbronn, to manufacture cars for the Swiss Baron Eugène de Dietrich’s company, De Deitrich & Co. The car line was to be called De Dietrich-Bugatti, and the Baron and Ettore would share the sales rights to the cars, except for in Italy, where Ettore would maintain all the rights. The actual cars would be manufactured in Alsace-Lorraine, in a converted metallurgic factory, the oldest such factory in the region. This factory would become one of the world’s first car factories.

He continued inventing at this time, and later claimed that, between 1905-1908 he had applied for and been granted more patents in Germany than anyone else.

He also continued racing, using the cars he made for De Deitrich & Co. In 1902, he was mentioned in a race report, and it appears that this is the first time he is reported racing in a car that has his name on it. The following year, he attempted to enter the Paris-Madrid race with a specially designed car; the seat was set low and positioned over the rear axle. The car was refused authorisation on safety grounds and wasn’t allowed in the race. The same year, 1903, the couple’s oldest child, L’Ebé, was born.

In 1904, De Deitrich & Co. stopped manufacturing cars, and Ettore relied on making individual models for clients. By 1907, he had secured a job as Head of Production with Deutz Gas Engine Works, who were based in Cologne. Ettore, Barbara and L’Ebé moved to Cologne, where another child, Lydia, was born in 1907, followed by her brother Jean in 1909. As part of his contract with Deutz Gas Engine Works, Ettore was allowed to work on other commissions or side projects at his discretion. In 1909, one such side project became the first Pur-Sang model car he would make. In December of that year, he bought an old dye workshop in Molsheim and established Bugatti cars. In 1910, his family joined him in Molsheim, and a total of five cars were built that year, by the company’s 20 employees. The following year the workforce swelled to 65, reaching 200 employees in 1913, and a total of 175 chassis being built for the year.

At the start of WWI, the factory was closed, and the family fled to Italy. Barbara brought 50,000 marks from her savings and a few jewels from her collection to support the family financially during the war. A month later, Ettore returned to the factory, buried three racing car engines he was developing, and returned to Milan with two other racing cars. It appears that some of Ettore’s family joined them in Milan; in a letter to a friend in November 1914, Ettore mentions that Rembrandt was there and ‘saw some terrible things in Antwerp’. This may be a reference to Antwerp Zoo euthanizing many of their animals at the start of the war. Rembrandt based many of his sculptures on these animals, and apparently went to the zoo quite often. This event is frequently cited as a contributing factor to Rembrandt’s suicide two years later, in 1916.

During WWI, Ettore made many devices related to aircrafts, including several engines which were later used in airplanes for the war effort. At the end of the war, the family returned to Molsheim and Ettore was able to resurrect the three engines he buried, allowing them to be refined further. The factory officially reopened in January 1919. Throughout the 1920’s, the family prospered, and Ettore was able to continue racing in his spare time and develop his lifelong love of horses. Ettore and Barbara maintained an open, convivial house as his parents had, encouraging artists and customers to visit. Barbara designed and commissioned much of the furniture in the house, streamlining and simplifying them to achieve maximum efficiency. As soon as he was old enough, the couple’s son Jean began to personally test drive all the car models the workshop made, and was said to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Bugatti catalogue. In 1922, Ettore and Barbara had another child, Roland, who would be the couple’s youngest.

In 1931, Ettore turned his attention to rail locomotion. His models were bought by the French Railways, meaning he began to spend a lot of time in Paris, at a flat the family had there. While he was in Paris, Jean began to manage the daily running of the workshop. Deanice, Ettore’s sister, died in Milan in 1932, followed three years later by Therèse, Ettore’s mother. Ettore’s parents had lived in Pierrefonds since 1910, with Carlo serving as the mayor of the town between 1914-1918. This double loss is cited as the reason Carlo moved to Molshein from Pierrefonds en Oise, to be closer to his last living child. Carlo died shortly after the move, in 1940.

One of Carlo’s specialties of furniture-making was to cover a wooden frame with decorated parchment. Interestingly, the chemical composition of the adhesive he used to attach the parchment was a closely guarded secret, apparently shared with only one person before his death, his granddaughter Lydia. Lydia was a prolific artist in her own right, employing several different mediums, from watercolours to bronzes. Her works seemed to deal mainly with the association between nature and machine; whether depicting a horse racing stretched, sleek cars and trains or boxy racing cars overlaid with the figures of haunted looking women. Lydia’s art appeared to bridge her father’s mechanical realm with the more natural, organic worlds inhabited by her grandfather and uncle.

By 1936, Ettore had all but handed the workshop and 1,500 workers over to Jean to run, while he spent almost all of his time in Paris. Jean seemed quite pleased with this arrangement, and continued to test every new model as it was finished.

In 1939, Jean was killed when such a test went wrong. At the beginning of WWII, Ettore evacuated the factory to Bordeaux, though this was a temporary reprieve.

When Germany invaded France, the Bugattis were forced to sell the factory for 150 million francs, almost half of what it had been valued at. Barbara died shortly before the end of the war, in 1944, though it appears she may have been ill for some time, at least since before Jean’s death.

At the end of the war, Ettore petitioned the French government to return his factory to him and his family. There was reluctance on the part of the French government, citing the fact that Ettore was technically still an Italian, not French, citizen. In 1946, Ettore remarried, to Geneviève Delcuze/Deleuze, and in the same year took French citizenship. The couple had two children Thérèse and Michael. In 1947, Ettore fell ill and slipped into a coma. In June, his family had the ownership of the factory returned to them by the French government, though Ettore had already fallen into his coma by this point. He died on 21st August 1947.

Appendix Morris, M. and Kruta, J. (2019) Bugatti Type 50 - The autobiography of Bugatti’s first Le Mans Car Tenbury Wells: Porter Press International.

Bugatti, L. (1967) The Bugatti Story. Translated by L. Ortzen. Bungay: The Chaucer Press.

Daniels, G. (1974) The Art of Breguet. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications Limited.

L’Automobile sur la Côte d’azur (2019) ‘Nécrologie Jean Bugatti’, The Bugatti Revue, Vol. 24 (2). Available at: https://www.bugattirevue.com/revue51/lidia.htm Giovannini, A. (1999) ‘Die Restaurierung von zwei mit Pergament überzogenen Möbeln von Carlo Bugatti’, 9th International Congress of the International Association of Book and Paper Conservators, Copenhagen 15-21 August, pgs.

61-66.

Horst, J. (2014) ‘Lidia Bugatti’s Art’, The Bugatti Revue, Vol. 19 (2). Available at: https://www.bugattirevue.com/revue51/lidia.htm Jamieson, W. (2012) ‘Rembrandt Bugatti’, The Bugatti Revue, Vol. 17 (1). Available at: https://www.bugattirevue.com/revue46/rembrandt.htm Geneanet (2023) Deanice Bugatti. Available at: https://gw.geneanet.org/garric?lan g=en&p=deanice&n=bugatti The Bugatti Trust (2023) Multiple Pages. Available at: http://www.bugatti-trust. co.uk/ Find a Grave (2023) Roland Cesare Mario Carlo Bugatti. Available at: https://www. findagrave.com/memorial/222327132/roland-cesare_mario_carlo-bugatti#source IntraMuros SAS (2023) Sépultures de la famille Bugatti au Cimetière de Dorlisheim.

Available at: https://www.intramuros.org/publication/decouvrir/2607 RE LOT 36 There is a 56 hour marine chronometer known by ‘Dent, 61 Strand’, with serial number 51519, which dates from 1901. There is also a half-plate tourbillion watch, also by ‘Dent, 61 Strand’, dated to 1906, and with the serial number 56423. Assuming the clock serial numbers roughly follow those for marine chronometers and watches, that would suggest a date for this regulator of around 1906, though this is not certain.

Mercer, V. (1977) Edward John Dent and His Successors. London: The Antiquarian Horological Society RE LOT 37 Literature: Robert Schmidt, Early European Porcelain as Collected by Otto Blohm (1953), no. 79, col. pl. 24; Deborah Gage/Madleine Marsh, Tobacco Containers & Accessories Their Place in Eighteenth Century European Social History (1988), no. 3, pp. 70-73; D. Gage, A Quintessential Art Rediscovered, in The Antique Collector Magazine, June 1988, pp. 71-75, fig. 6; S. Fellner (ed.), Die lasterhafte Panazee 500 Jahre Tabakkultur in Europa (1992), no. I 93, p. 76; Johann Kräftner (ed.), Baroque Luxury Porcelain (2005), no. 57; M. Chilton/C. Lehner-Jobst (eds), Fired by Passion (2009), cat. no. 366, fig. 7.59 RE LOT 66 Joseph Williamson possibly gained his freedom of the Clockmaker’s Company in 1686, which would suggest he was born around 1665. He is usually cited as a London maker, though whether he was born and grew up in the City is not clear.

Williamson had a lifelong passion for solar time, which was a very complex and technical problem at the time.

The time it takes for the Earth to make a complete rotation around the Sun, commonly called a year, is not exactly 365 days, it is closer to 365 ¼ days. If a day is defined as the period of time it takes the Sun to move from its apex (when it is highest in the sky), set, rise, and return to its apex, then this is not exactly 24 hours and in fact varies throughout the year.

The Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not completely concentric, it is instead elliptical, being closest to the Sun around 21/22 June and furthest from the Sun around 21/22 December. Earth’s Precession refers to the fact that the Earth does not rotate evenly on its axis. There is a slight variation, or wobble, of a couple of degrees away from the axis of rotation. Taken together, these two phenomena mean that no matter what base counting system is used, days (and years) will never be equal, discrete units.

This makes it very difficult for mechanical timekeeping, which essentially relies on equal discreet units that can be recorded. This is true of not just most mechanical clocks, but also clepsydra (water clocks) and incense clocks; all three rely on recording discrete units, either measured amounts of water, lengths of incense or mechanical ticks.

Sundials, however, are made to track the sun at a given latitude and record the Sun’s progress against a fixed, equidistant scale. This means that the rate of time varies with the seasons; days and hours literally being longer or shorter depending on the month. The difference between the time recorded on a sundial (the solar day) and the time recorded by a mechanical timekeeper (mean time) is

shown in an Equation of Time table. These tables are designed to show how fast or slow a mechanical clock is to a sundial, allowing corrections to be made to mechanical timepieces, long before atomic time was even conceived of. Around 15 April, 16 June, 31 August, and 24 December are the only times when mean time and solar time are the same, whereas 11 February and 3 November show the greatest variation with a mechanical clock being either 14.49 minutes faster then a sundial, or 16.13 minutes slower, respectively.

In 1719, at the urging of some friends, Williamson wrote to the Publisher of the journal of the Royal Society, to assert his invention of the Equation of Time mechanism present in many contemporary clocks. The letter had apparently been inspired by reading a French horological text, in which the author asserted he had first discovered how to make Equation of Time clocks. Williamson disputed this, citing a clock he made around 1699/1700 for Daniel Quare, which Quare later sold to King Charles II of Spain and which purportedly earned Williamson the title ‘Clockmaker to His Imperial Majesty’. The clock had 400 day duration and showed solar and mean time; interestingly, Williamson noted that the pendulum itself kept solar time and the dial had two sets of circular hands, one set showing solar time, the other showing mean. According to Williamson, he made many solar time clocks for Quare, of different configurations, though the preferred configuration appeared to be a standard clock, with a year-going cam attached to the pendulum suspension, which lowered or raised the pendulum, making the clock run faster or slower, in accordance with solar time. One of these clocks was sold by Quare to King William and set up in Hampton Court.

Another configuration Williamson described was a clock whose main hand showed solar time, and then two further hands which showed by how much mean time was faster or slower to solar time. He explained that he eventually grew frustrated with the printed tables of the equation of time. Although they were theoretically sound, according to Williamson, if the same observations were simply transferred to equation of time works and put in a clock, the clock could be out by as much as 12 seconds a day, owing to environmental effects on clockwork. He therefore spent years making observations of the Sun crossing the meridian and mean time variations, finally compiling the observations into his own table in 1711 and making solar time keeping clocks under his own name, based on the new table. Apparently, one of his customers for these improved clocks was Lord Parker, who at the time was the Lord High Chancellor.

He concludes the letter stating that, as far as he is aware, all the solar time complications made in the U.K. as of 1719, had been made by him, or copied from the mechanisms he had made.

Williamson seems to have taken several apprentices, though as ‘Joseph Williamson’ is not an uncommon name, it is possible the apprentices didn’t all have the same master. The first recorded apprentices appears to be Joseph Grave was apprenticed in 1687 to Daniel Steevens, though he was later turned over to a Joseph Williamson. Isaac Johnson was apprenticed in 1698 to a Joseph Williamson and freed in 1705, followed by Samuel Jenkins in 1712. In 1717, a William Williamson was apprenticed to Charles Tolley, though at some point he was turned over a Joseph Williamson. It is possible that this is the same Joseph Williamson, and William was potentially a relation, though this is not certain.

Joseph Williamson became Master of the Company on 29 September 1724, though he did not serve his full year. He died in June 1725 and was succeeded

by Francis Robinson.

Several extant Williamson clocks are known, unfortunately, many of the surviving clocks appear to have had the pendulum cam ‘rectified’ and now only keep mean time. Several examples were not realised as being solar time keeping clocks until compared with Williamson’s clocks that have the solar cam in place.

Many of his solar clocks have an inscription plaque on them which reads Horae Indicantur Apparentes Involutis Equationibus. This has been literally translated as ‘The apparent hours are indicated by complicated equations’. A more nuanced translation has yielded a more cautionary motto; ‘Do not be misled by apparent simplicity’.

Von Bertele, H. (1955) ‘Equation Clock Inventions of Joseph Williamson’, Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 1 (9), pgs. 123-137.

Nelthropp, H. L. (1888) ‘Correspondence’, The Horological Journal, Vol. 31 (4), pg. 64.

Wenzel, J. (1981) ‘Equation Clocks’, Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 13 (1), pgs. 2931.

Reddyhoff, G. (1996) ‘West Country Section’, Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 23 (2), pg. 163.

Atkins, C. (1931) The Company of Clockmakers Register of Apprentices 16311931. London: The Clockmaker’s Company.

Rawlings, A. L. (1948) The Science of Clocks and Watches 2nd Edition. London: Sir Isaac Pitman &Sons, Ltd. Bird, A. (1973) English House Clocks 1600-1850. Devon: David & Charles (Holdings) Limited.

Mondschein, K. (2020) On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA (2005) Orbital Changes. Available at: http://

www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/dinosaurflr/wobble.html Williamson, J. (1719) ‘Royal Society’, Philosophical Transactions, pgs. 10801082. Available at: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/ rstl.1717.0069

think that, as a Director of the Observatory, he could profit from work done during his tenure. The balance was never widely adopted, not least because it took twice as long to manufacture as a standard compensation balance did, meaning that chronometers with a Hartnup balance are quite uncommon.

RE LOT 84 Exhibited ‘Your Time’, an exhibition by the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society at Prescot Museum, February-April 2008; Williamson Museum & Art Gallery, Birkenhead February-April 2008. Exhibit P56.

The design of this chronometer’s balance was patented in 1838, number 7678,

by Edward John Massey. It has been suggested that Massey himself may have fitted the chronometer’s escapement and compensated balance. As stated in the Exhibition catalogue:

Penney, D. (2007) ‘Evidence from the Transient’, Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 30 (2), pgs. 177-179 Aked, C. (1989) ‘Joseph Preston and Sons’, Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 18 (3), pgs. 298-306 Law, R. J. (1990) ‘Joseph Preston & Sons’, Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 18 (5), pgs. 551-552 British Horological Institute (2001) ‘Branches: Midlands’, Horological Journal, Vol. 143 (8), p. 278 Smith, R. W. (1983) ‘The Hartnup Balance’, Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 14 (1), pgs. 39-45

“The fact that the balance was due to Massey rather than Adams is confirmed by an identical balance removed from another chronometer which has the name ‘Massey’ scratched on the brass weight. This chronometer is important as it is the only one known which still has the original Massey escapement and auxiliary compensation. In all other known cases the escapement and balance have been replaced by standard Earnshaw escapements and compensated balances.”

Interestingly, the dial side of the movement is stamped LD&Co 1240/20926 which suggests that this was originally a Litherland Davies & Co. chronometer, number 1240/20926. Based on the serial number, an original date of finishing for this chronometer would be around 1840. The escapement conversion could have happened at any point until 1852, if it was done by Massey himself.

The dial also shows evidence of having been hammered to erase the original name, allowing Adams’ name to be engraved instead.

The plate is stamped T.C.W which probably refers to the Prescot movement manufacturers Thomas and Charles Webster who also supplied Richard Hornby.

RE LOT 85 Exhibited ‘Your Time’, an exhibition by the Northern Section of the Antiquarian Horological Society at Prescot Museum, February-April 2008; Williamson Museum & Art Gallery, Birkenhead February-April 2008. Exhibit P18.

According to the exhibition, the movement came from Joseph Preston, who was working out of Prescot. Joseph Preston were well-known watch and chronometer movement manufacturers and their mark ‘J.P.’ was considered a hallmark of quality. Although based in Prescot, they formed a key link in the national supply chain that saw parts made largely in the North of England, and the West Midlands and assembled into a rough movement, before being sent to London for finishing and sale. A sizeable part of Preston’s client base was in London, and to a lesser extent, Coventry.

The firm was founded by Joseph Preston in 1829 at 19 Eccleston Street Prescot, and renamed ‘Joseph Preston and Sons’ in 1840, when his sons Thomas and Joseph began working there full time. In 1891, at the age of 16, the Prestons’ nephew, Harry Pybus, began working in the shop. He worked at, and learnt, the twenty separate trades employed in the shop, that resulted in a complete, unfinished watch or chronometer movement. Pybus took over the shop on his uncles’ death, though he kept the name ‘Joseph Preston and Sons’. During the second world war, it was noted that, having no other employees, Pybus managed to make several two-day chronometer movements entirely on his own, in a shop which lacked electricity. He would run the shop for nearly sixty years, until his death in 1952; anecdotally he was said to be in the middle of cutting watch escape pinions when he died. In his obituary, he was hailed as ‘the last of the old Prescot watchmakers’. The shop was demolished shortly after, making Joseph Preston one of the last independent horological manufacturers to shut in Prescot, and area long famed for supplying high-quality movements.

The firm supplied a large range of movements to a varied customer base, which included Mercer, Kullberg, and even Patek Phillipe. William crisp was another regular customer.

The Hartnup balance was developed by John Hartnup, the first director and founder of the Siderial Liverpool Observatory, established in 1843. The Hartnup balance corrects for middle-temperature error in chronometers.

The middle temperature error refers to the error produced in standard compensation balances: The balance is designed to account for an extreme high temperature error and an extreme low temperature error, however, between this range the chronometer gains a bit, and loses a bit when exposed to temperatures outside this range. This means that when a chronometer is exposed to a wide range of temperatures the rate will change much more then when the temperature exposure range is small.

Hartnup’s solution, likely created around 1847 and actually made by William Shepherd of 13 Bath Street Liverpool, involved laminated cross-bars connecting a fairly standard compensation rim; the outer rim would compensate for extremes and the inner cross-bars would moderate the middle temperature. Hartnup did not patent this balance, partially as he was eager to see it taken up by many makers as an improvement in timekeeping generally, but also because he didn’t

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The Seller’s responsibility to you The Seller does not make or agree to make any representation of fact or contractual promise, Guarantee or warranty and undertakes no obligation or duty, whether in contract or in tort (other than to the eventual Buyer as set out above), in respect of the accuracy or completeness of any statement or representation made by him or on his behalf, which is in any way descriptive of any Lot or as to the anticipated or likely selling price of any Lot. Other than as set out above, no statement or representation in any way descriptive of a Lot or any Estimate is incorporated into any Contract for Sale between a Seller and a Buyer.

Bonhams’ responsibility to you You have the opportunity of examining the Lot if you want to and the Contract for Sale for a Lot is with the Seller and not with Bonhams; Bonhams acts as the Seller’s agent only (unless Bonhams sells the Lot as principal).

Bonhams undertakes no obligation to you to examine, investigate or carry out any tests, either in sufficient depth or at all, on each Lot to establish the accuracy or otherwise of any Descriptions or opinions given by Bonhams, or by any person on Bonhams’ behalf, whether in the Catalogue or elsewhere.

You should not suppose that such examinations, investigations or tests have occurred.

Bonhams does not make or agree to make any representation of fact, and undertakes no obligation or duty (whether in contract or tort) in respect of the accuracy or completeness of any statement or representation made by Bonhams or on Bonhams’ behalf which is in any way descriptive of any Lot or as to the anticipated or likely selling price of any Lot. No statement or representation by Bonhams or on its behalf in any way descriptive of any Lot or any Estimate is incorporated into our Buyer’s Agreement.

Alterations Descriptions and Estimates may be amended at Bonhams’ discretion from time to time by notice given orally or in writing before or during a Sale.

THE LOT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND YOU MUST FORM YOUR OWN OPINION IN RELATION TO IT. YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO EXAMINE ANY LOT OR HAVE IT EXAMINED ON YOUR BEHALF BEFORE THE SALE. 4. CONDUCT OF THE SALE Our Sales are public auctions which persons may attend and you should take the opportunity to do so. We reserve the right at our sole discretion to refuse admission to our premises or to any Sale and to remove any person from our premises and Sales, without stating a reason. We have complete discretion as to whether the Sale proceeds, whether any Lot is included in the Sale, the manner in which the Sale is conducted and we may offer Lots for Sale in any order we choose notwithstanding the numbers given to Lots in the Catalogue. You should therefore check the date and starting time of the Sale, whether there have been any withdrawals or late entries. Remember that withdrawals and late entries may affect the time at which a Lot you are interested is put up for Sale. We have complete discretion in which to refuse any bid, to nominate any bidding increment we consider appropriate, to divide any Lot, to combine two or more Lots, to withdraw any Lot from a Sale and, before the Sale has been closed, to put up any Lot for auction again. Auction speeds can exceed 100 Lots to the hour and bidding increments are generally about 10%; however, these do vary from Sale to Sale and from Auctioneer to Auctioneer.

Please check with the department organising the Sale for advice on this. Where a Reserve has been applied to a Lot, the Auctioneer may, in his absolute discretion, place bids (up to an amount not equalling or exceeding such Reserve) on behalf of the Seller. We are not responsible to you in respect of the presence or absence of any Reserve in respect of any Lot. If there is a Reserve it will be no higher than the lower figure for any Estimate in the Catalogue, assuming that the currency of the Reserve has not fluctuated adversely against the currency of the Estimate. The Buyer will be the Bidder who makes the highest bid acceptable to the Auctioneer for any Lot (subject to any applicable Reserve) to whom the Lot is knocked down by the Auctioneer at the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer. Any dispute as to the highest acceptable bid will be settled by the Auctioneer in his absolute discretion. All bids tendered will relate to the actual Lot number announced by the Auctioneer. An electronic currency converter may be used at the Sale. This equipment is provided as a general guide as to the equivalent amount in certain currencies of a given bid. We do not accept any responsibility for any errors which may occur in the use of the currency converter. We may use video cameras to record the Sale and may record telephone calls for reasons of security and to assist in solving any disputes which may arise in relation to bids made at the Sale. At some Sales, for example, jewellery Sales, we may use screens on which images of the Lots will be projected. This service is provided to assist viewing at the Sale. The image on the screen should be treated as an indication only of the current Lot. It should be noted that all bids tendered will relate to the actual Lot number announced by the Auctioneer. We do not accept any responsibility for any errors which may occur in the use of the screen.

5. BIDDING You must complete and deliver to us one of our Bidding Forms, either our Bidder Registration Form, Absentee Bidding Form or Telephone Bidding Form in order to bid at our Sales.

If you are a new client at Bonhams or have not recently updated your registration details with us, you must pre-register to bid at least two working days before the Sale at which you wish to bid. You will be required to provide government-issued proof of identity and residence, and if you are a company, your certificate of incorporation or equivalent documentation with your name and registered address, government issued proof of your current address, documentary proof of your beneficial owners and directors, and proof of authority to transact.

We may also request a financial reference and /or deposit from you before allowing you to bid.

We reserve the rights at our discretion to request further information in order to complete our client identification and to decline to register any person as a Bidder, and to decline to accept their bids if they have been so registered. We also reserve the rights to postpone completion of the Sale of any Lot at our discretion while we complete our registration and identification enquiries, and to cancel the Sale of any Lot if you are in breach of your warranties as Buyer, or if we consider that such Sale would be unlawful or otherwise cause liabilities for the Seller or Bonhams or be detrimental to Bonhams’ reputation.

Bidding in person So long as you have pre-registered to bid or have updated your existing registration recently, you should come to our Bidder registration desk at the Sale venue and fill out a Registration and Bidding Form on (or, if possible, before) the day of the Sale. The bidding number system is sometimes referred to as “paddle bidding”. You will be issued with a large card (a “paddle”) with a printed number on it. This will be attributed to you for the purposes of the Sale. Should you be a successful Bidder you will need to ensure that your number can be clearly seen by the Auctioneer and that it is your number which is identified as the Buyer’s. You should not let anyone else use your paddle as all Lots will be invoiced to the name and address given on your Bidder Registration Form. Once an invoice is issued it will not be changed. If there is any doubt as to the Hammer Price of, or whether you are the successful Bidder of, a particular Lot, you must draw this to the attention of the Auctioneer before the next Lot is offered for Sale. At the end of the Sale, or when you have finished bidding please return your paddle to the Bidder registration desk.

Bidding by telephone If you wish to bid at the Sale by telephone, and have pre-registered to bid or have updated your existing registration details recently, please complete a Registration and Bidding Form, which is available from our offices or in the Catalogue. Please then return it to the office responsible for the Sale at least 24 hours in advance of the Sale. It is your responsibility to check with our Bids Office that your bid has been received. Telephone calls will be recorded. The telephone bidding facility is a discretionary service offered at no additional charge and may not be available in relation to all Lots. We will not be responsible for bidding on your behalf if you are unavailable at the time of the Sale or if the telephone connection is interrupted during bidding. Please contact us for further details.

Bidding by post or fax Absentee Bidding Forms can be found in the back of this Catalogue and should be completed and sent to the office responsible for the Sale, once you have pre-registered to bid or have updated your existing registration details recently. It is in your interests to return your form as soon as possible, as if two or more Bidders submit identical bids for a Lot, the first bid received takes preference. In any event, all bids should be received at least 24 hours before the start of the Sale.

Please check your Absentee Bidding Form carefully before returning it to us, fully completed and signed by you. It is your responsibility to check with our Bids Office that your bid has been received. This additional service is complimentary and is confidential. Such bids are made at your own risk and we cannot accept liability for our failure to receive and/or place any such bids. All bids made on your behalf will be made at the lowest level possible subject to Reserves and other bids made for the Lot. Where appropriate your bids will be rounded down to the nearest amount consistent with the Auctioneer’s bidding increments. New Bidders must also provide proof of identity and address when submitting bids. Failure to do this will result in your bid not being placed.

Bidding via the internet In order to bid online in a Sale, you must be 18 or over and you must register to bid via the Bonhams App or www.bonhams.com. Once you have registered, you should keep your account details strictly confidential and not permit any third party to access your account on your behalf or otherwise. You will be liable for any and all bids made via your account. Please note payment must be made from a bank account in the name of the registered bidder.

Individuals: Enter your full name, email, residential address, date of birth and nationality and provide a valid credit card in your name which will be verified via Stripe before you are able to bid. If your credit card fails verification, you will not be permitted to bid and you should contact Client Services for assistance. We may in addition request a financial reference and/or deposit from you prior to letting you bid. If you are bidding as agent on behalf of another party, you agree: (i) to disclose this fact to Client Services; (ii) to provide such information as we require to enable us to complete our identification and anti-money laundering checks on that third party; and (ii) where your bid is successful, you are jointly and severally liable with that other party for the full amounts owing for the successful bid. Where you are the successful bidder for any lot with a hammer price equal to or in excess of £5,000/$10,000/ HKD50,000/AUS$10,000 depending on the jurisdiction and currency of the Sale, and if you have not provided such documents previously, you will be required to upload or provide to Client Services your Government issued photo ID and (if not on the ID) proof of your

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address before the lot can be released to you. We reserve the right to request ID documentation from any bidder or successful buyer regardless of these thresholds and to refuse to release any purchased lot until such documentation is provided.

Companies: You must select the option to set up a business account and then provide your full name, email, residential address, date of birth and the full name of the company. You must provide a credit card for verification either in your name or the name of the company but payment must be made from an account in the company’s name. If your credit card fails verification, you will not be permitted to bid and please contact Client Services for assistance. We may in addition require a bank reference or deposit prior to letting you bid. For all successful bids, we require the company’s Certificate of Incorporation or equivalent documentation confirming the company’s name and registered address, documentary proof of each beneficial owner owning 25% or more of the company, and proof of your authority to transact before the lot can be released to you.

We reserve the right to request any further information from any bidder that we may require in order to carry out any identification, anti-money laundering or anti-terrorism financing checks conducted by us. We may at our discretion postpone or cancel your registration, not permit you to bid and/or postpone or cancel completion of any purchase you may make.

Bidding through an agent Bids will be treated as placed exclusively by and on behalf of the person named on the Bidding Form unless otherwise agreed by us in writing in advance of the Sale. If you wish to bid on behalf of another person (your principal) you must complete the pre-registration requirements set out above both on your own behalf and with full details of your principal, and we will require written confirmation from the principal confirming your authority to bid.

You are specifically referred to your due diligence requirements concerning your principal and their source of funds, and the warranties you give in the event you are the Buyer, which are contained in paragraph 3 of the Buyer’s Agreement, set out at Appendix 2 at the back of the Catalogue.

Nevertheless, as the Bidding Form explains, any person placing a bid as agent on behalf of another (whether or not he has disclosed that fact) will be jointly and severally liable with the principal to the Seller and to Bonhams under any contract resulting from the acceptance of a bid.

Equally, please let us know if you intend to nominate another person to bid on your behalf at the Sale unless this is to be carried out by us pursuant to a Telephone or Absentee Bidding Form that you have completed. If we do not approve the agency arrangements in writing before the Sale, we are entitled to assume that the person bidding at the Sale is bidding on his own behalf. Accordingly, the person bidding at the Sale will be the Buyer and will be liable to pay the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium and associated charges. If we approve the identity of your client in advance, we will be in a position to address the invoice to your principal rather than you. We will require proof of the agent’s client’s identity and residence in advance of any bids made by the agent on his behalf. Please refer to our Conditions of Business and contact our Customer Services Department for further details.

Bonhams undertakes Customer Due Diligence (CDD) into its Sellers and Buyers as required by the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (“the Regulations”). Bonhams’ interpretation of the Regulations and Treasury Approved industry Guidance is that CDD under the Regulations is not required by Buyers into Sellers at Bonhams auctions or vice versa.

6. CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE BUYER AND SELLER AND THE BUYER AND BONHAMS On the Lot being knocked down to the Buyer, a Contract for Sale of the Lot will be entered into between the Seller and the Buyer on the terms of the Contract for Sale set out in Appendix 1 at the back of the Catalogue. You will be liable to pay the Purchase Price, which is the Hammer Price plus any applicable VAT. At the same time, a separate contract is also entered into between us as Auctioneers and the Buyer.

This is our Buyer’s Agreement, the terms of which are set out in Appendix 2 at the back of the Catalogue. Please read the terms of the Contract for Sale and our Buyer’s Agreement contained in the Catalogue in case you are the successful Bidder including the warranties as to your status and source of funds. We may change the terms of either or both of these agreements in advance of their being entered into, by setting out different terms in the Catalogue and/or by placing an insert in the Catalogue and/or by notices at the Sale venue and/or by oral announcements before and during the Sale. It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of the up to date terms of the Buyer’s Agreement for this Sale.

7. BUYER’S PREMIUM AND OTHER CHARGES PAYABLE BY THE BUYER Under the Buyer’s Agreement, a premium (the Buyer’s Premium) is payable to us by the Buyer in accordance with the terms of the Buyer’s Agreement and at rates set out below, calculated by reference to the Hammer Price and payable in addition to it.

For this Sale the following rates of Buyer’s Premium will be payable by Buyers on each Lot purchased: 28% of the Hammer Price on the first £40,000; plus 27% of the Hammer Price from £40,001 and up to £800,000; plus 21% of the Hammer Price from £800,001 and up to £4,500,000; plus 14.5% of the Hammer Price above £4,500,000 Storage and handling charges may also be payable by the Buyer as detailed on the specific Sale Information page at the front of the catalogue.

The Buyer’s Premium and all other charges payable to us by the Buyer are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate, currently 20%.

VAT may also be payable on the Hammer Price of the Lot, where indicated by a symbol beside the Lot number. See paragraph 8 below for details.

Payment by telephone may also be accepted up to £5,000, subject to appropriate verification procedures. If the amount payable by you for Lots exceeds that sum, the balance must be paid by other means.

On certain Lots, which will be marked “AR” in the Catalogue and which are sold for a Hammer Price of €1,000 or greater (converted into the currency of the Sale using the European Central Bank Reference rate prevailing on the date of the Sale), the Additional Premium will be payable to us by the Buyer to cover our Expenses relating to the payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006.

The Additional Premium will be a percentage of the amount of the Hammer Price calculated in accordance with the table below, and shall not exceed €12,500 (converted into the currency of the Sale using the European Central Bank Reference rate prevailing on the date of the Sale).

Credit cards issued in the name of the Buyer (including China Union Pay (CUP) cards and credit cards issued by Visa and MasterCard only). There is a £5,000 limit on payment value if payment is made in person using Chip & Pin verification.

Hammer Price From €0 to €50,000 From €50,000.01 to €200,000 From €200,000.01 to €350,000 From €350,000.01 to €500,000 Exceeding €500,000

Percentage amount 4% 3% 1% 0.5% 0.25%

8. VAT The prevailing rate of VAT at the time of going to press is 20%, but this is subject to government change and the rate payable will be the rate in force on the date of the Sale.

The following symbols, shown beside the Lot number, are used to denote that VAT is due on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium: † VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium Ω VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer * VAT Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer’s Premium G Gold bullion exempt from VAT on the Hammer Price and subject to VAT at the prevailing rate on the Buyer’s Premium • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer’s Premium a Buyers from within the UK: VAT is payable at the prevailing rate on just the Buyer’s Premium (NOT the Hammer Price). Buyers from outside the UK: VAT is payable at the prevailing rate on both Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium. If a Buyer, having registered under a non-UK address, decides that the item is not to be exported from the UK, then he should advise Bonhams immediately.

In all other instances no VAT will be charged on the Hammer Price, but VAT at the prevailing rate will be added to Buyer’s Premium which will be invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

9. PAYMENT It is of critical importance that you ensure that you have readily available funds to pay the Purchase Price and the Buyer’s Premium (plus VAT and any other charges and Expenses to us)in full before making a bid for the Lot. If you are a successful Bidder, payment will be due to us by 4.30 pm on the second working day after the Sale so that all sums are cleared by the eighth working day after the Sale. Payments made by anyone other than the registered Buyer will not be accepted. Bonhams reserves the right to vary the terms of payment at any time.

Bonhams’ preferred payment method is by bank transfer.

You may electronically transfer funds to our Account. If you do so, please quote your paddle number and invoice number as the reference. Our Account details are as follows: Bank: National Westminster Bank Plc Address: PO Box 4RY 250 Regent Street London W1A 4RY Account Name: Bonhams 1793 Limited Account Number: 25563009 Sort Code: 56-00-27 IBAN Number: GB 33 NWBK 560027 25563009 If paying by bank transfer, the amount received after the deduction of any bank fees and/or conversion of the currency of payment to pounds sterling must not be less than the sterling amount payable, as set out on the invoice.

Payment may also be made by one of the following methods: Sterling personal cheque drawn on a UK branch of a bank or building society: all cheques must be cleared before you can collect your purchases and should be made payable to Bonhams 1793 Limited.

Cash: you may pay for Lots purchased by you at this Sale with notes or coins in the currency in which the Sale is conducted (but not any other currency) provided that the total amount payable by you in respect of all Lots purchased by you at the Sale does not exceed £3,000, or the equivalent in the currency in which the Sale is conducted, at the time when payment is made. If the amount payable by you for Lots exceeds that sum, the balance must be paid otherwise than in coins or notes; this limit applies to both payment at our premises and direct deposit into our bank account.

Debit cards issued in the name of the Buyer (including China Union Pay (CUP) cards and debit cards issued by Visa and MasterCard only). There is no limit on payment value if payment is made in person using Chip & Pin verification.

It may be advisable to notify your debit or credit card provider of your intended purchase in advance to reduce delays caused by us having to seek authority when you come to pay.

Note: only one debit or credit card may be used for payment of an account balance. If you have any questions with regards to card payments, please contact our Customer Services Department.

We reserve the rights to investigate and identify the source of any funds received by us, to postpone completion of the sale of any Lot at our discretion while we complete our investigations, and to cancel the Sale of any Lot if you are in breach of your warranties as Buyer, if we consider that such Sale would be unlawful or otherwise cause liabilities for the Seller or Bonhams, or would be detrimental to Bonhams’ reputation.

10. COLLECTION AND STORAGE The Buyer of a Lot will not be allowed to collect it until payment in full and in cleared funds has been made (unless we have made a special arrangement with the Buyer). For collection and removal of purchased Lots, please refer to Sale Information at the front of the Catalogue. Our offices are open 9.00am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Details relating to the collection of a Lot, the storage of a Lot and our Storage Contractor after the Sale are set out in the Catalogue.

11. SHIPPING For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licenses please contact Alban Shipping on +44 (0) 1582 493 099 enquiries@albanshipping.co.uk 12. EXPORT/TRADE RESTRICTIONS It is your sole responsibility to comply with all export and import regulations relating to your purchases and also to obtain any relevant export and/or import licence(s). Export licences are issued by Arts Council England and application forms can be obtained from its Export Licensing Unit. The detailed provisions of the export licensing arrangements can be found on the ACE website http://www. artscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-museums/cultural-property/ export-controls/export-licensing/ or by phoning ACE on +44 (0)20 7973 5188. The need for import licences varies from country to country and you should acquaint yourself with all relevant local requirements and provisions. The refusal of any import or export licence(s) or any delay in obtaining such licence(s) shall not permit the rescission of any Sale nor allow any delay in making full payment for the Lot. Generally, please contact our shipping department before the Sale if you require assistance in relation to export regulations.

13. CITES REGULATIONS Please be aware that all Lots marked with the symbol Y are subject to CITES regulations when exporting these items outside the UK. These regulations may be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-cites-permits-and-certificatesto-trade-endangered-species#how-to-apply or may be requested from: Enquiries: wildlife.licensing@apha.gov.uk Applications: CITESapplication@apha.gov.uk Address: UK CITES Management Authority Centre for International Trade Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5AH The refusal of any CITES licence or permit and any delay in obtaining such licences or permits shall not give rise to the rescission or cancellation of any Sale, nor allow any delay in making full payment for the Lot. 14. THE SELLERS AND/OR BONHAMS’ LIABILITY Other than any liability of the Seller to the Buyer of a Lot under the Contract for Sale, neither we nor the Seller are liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) for any error or misdescription or omission in any Description of a Lot or any Estimate in respect of it, whether contained in the Catalogue or otherwise, whether given orally or in writing and whether given before or during the Sale. Neither we nor the Seller will be liable for any loss of Business, profits, revenue or income, or for loss of reputation, or for disruption to Business or wasted time on the part of management or staff, or for indirect losses or consequential damages of any kind, irrespective in any case of the nature, volume or source of the loss or damage alleged to be suffered, and irrespective of whether the said loss or damage is caused by or claimed in respect of any negligence, other tort, breach of contract (if any) or statutory duty, restitutionary claim or otherwise. In any circumstances where we and/or the Seller are liable in relation to any Lot or any Description or Estimate made of any Lot, or the conduct of any Sale in relation to any Lot, whether in damages, for an indemnity or contribution, or for a restitutionary remedy or otherwise, our and/or the Seller’s liability (combined, if both we and the Seller are liable) will be limited to payment of a sum which will not exceed by way of maximum the amount of the Purchase Price of the Lot irrespective in any case of the nature, volume or source of any loss or damage alleged to be suffered or sum claimed as due, and irrespective of whether the liability arises from any negligence, other tort, breach of contract (if any) or statutory duty or otherwise. Nothing set out above will be construed as excluding or restricting (whether directly or indirectly) our liability or excluding or restricting any person’s rights or remedies in respect of (i) fraud, or (ii) death or personal injury caused by our negligence (or by the negligence of any person under our control or for whom we are legally responsible), or (iii) acts or omissions for which we are liable under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957, or (iv) any other liability to the extent the same may not be excluded or restricted as a matter of law or (v) our undertakings under paragraphs 9 (in relation to specialist

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Stamp or Book Sales only) and 10 of the Buyer’s Agreement. The same applies in respect of the Seller, as if references to us in this paragraph were substituted with references to the Seller.

15. BOOKS As stated above, all Lots are sold on an “as is” basis, subject to all faults, imperfections and errors of Description save as set out below.

However, you will be entitled to reject a Book in the circumstances set out in paragraph 11 of the Buyers Agreement. Please note that Lots comprising printed Books, unframed maps and bound manuscripts are not liable to VAT on the Buyer’s Premium.

16. CLOCKS AND WATCHES All Lots are sold “as is”, and the absence of any reference to the condition of a clock or watch does not imply that the Lot is in good condition and without defects, repairs or restorations. Most clocks and watches have been repaired in the course of their normal lifetime and may now incorporate parts not original to them. Furthermore, Bonhams makes no representation or warranty that any clock or watch is in working order. As clocks and watches often contain fine and complex mechanisms, Bidders should be aware that a general service, change of battery or further repair work, for which the Buyer is solely responsible, may be necessary.

17. FIREARMS – PROOF, CONDITION AND CERTIFICATION Proof of Firearms The term “proof exemption” indicates that a firearm has been examined at a Proof House, but not proved, as either (a) it was deemed of interest and not intended for use, or (b) ammunition was not available.

In either case, the firearm must be regarded as unsafe to fire unless subsequently proved. Firearms proved for Black Powder should not be used with smokeless ammunition.

The term “Certificate of Unprovability” indicates that a firearm has been examined at a Proof House and is deemed both unsuitable for proof and use. Reproof is required before any such firearm is to be used.

Guns Sold as Parts Barrels of guns sold as parts will only be made available for sleeving and measurements once rendered unserviceable according to the Gun Barrel Proof Act of 1968 to 1978 and the Rules of Proof.

Condition of Firearms Comment in this Catalogue is restricted, in general, to exceptional condition and to those defects that might affect the immediate safety of a firearm in normal use. An intending Bidder unable to make technical examinations and assessments is recommended to seek advice from a gunmaker or from a modern firearms specialist. All prospective Bidders are advised to consult the ˚ of bore and wall-thickness measurements posted in the saleroom and available from the department. Bidders should note that guns are stripped only where there is a strong indication of a mechanical malfunction. Stripping is not, otherwise, undertaken. Guns intended for use should be stripped and cleaned beforehand. Hammer guns should have their rebound mechanisms checked before use. The safety mechanisms of all guns must be tested before use. All measurements are approximate.

Original Gun Specifications Derived from Gunmakers The Sporting Gun Department endeavours to confirm a gun’s original specification and date of manufacture with makers who hold their original records.

Licensing Requirements Firearms Act 1968 as amended Bonhams is constantly reviewing its procedures and would remind you that, in the case of firearms or shotguns subject to certification, to conform with current legislation, Bonhams is required to see, as appropriate, your original registered firearms dealer’s certificate / shot gun certificate / firearm certificate / museum firearms licence / Section 5 authority or import licence (or details of any exemption from which you may benefit, for instance Crown servant status) for the firearm(s) you have purchased prior to taking full payment of the amount shown on your invoice. Should you not already be in possession of such an authority or exemption, you are required to initially pay a deposit of 95% of the total invoice with the balance of 5% payable on presentation of your valid certificate or licence showing your authority to hold the firearm(s) concerned.

Please be advised that if a successful Bidder is then unable to produce the correct paperwork, the Lot(s) will be reoffered by Bonhams in the next appropriate Sale, on standard terms for Sellers, and you will be responsible for any loss incurred by Bonhams on the original Sale to you.

In the case of RFD certificates and Section 5 authorities, we wish to keep an up-to-date copy on file. Please supply us with a Fax or photocopy. It would be helpful if you could send us an updated copy whenever your certificate or authority is renewed or changed.

Lots marked ‘S1´ and bearing red labels are Section 1 firearms and require a valid British Firearms certificate, RFD Licence or import licence.

Lots marked ‘S2’ and bearing blue labels are Section 2 firearms and require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD licence or import licence.

Lots marked ‘S5´ and bearing specially marked red labels are Section 5 prohibited firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority or import licence.

Lots marked with a ‘S58´ and bearing yellow labels are for obsolete calibres and no licence is required unless ammunition is held.

Unmarked Lots require no licence.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Modern Sporting Gun Department should you have any queries.

Taxidermy and Related Items On behalf of the Seller of these articles, Bonhams undertakes to comply fully with Cites and DEFRA regulations. Buyers are advised to inform themselves of all such regulations and should expect the exportation of items to take some time to arrange.

18. FURNITURE Upholstered Furniture Whilst we take every care in cataloguing furniture which has been upholstered we offer no Guarantee as to the originality of the wood covered by fabric or upholstery.

19. JEWELLERY Gemstones Historically many gemstones have been subjected to a variety of treatments to enhance their appearance. Sapphires and rubies are routinely heat treated to improve their colour and clarity, similarly emeralds are frequently treated with oils or resin for the same purpose.

Other treatments such as staining, irradiation or coating may have been used on other gemstones. These treatments may be permanent, whilst others may need special care or re-treatment over the years to retain their appearance. Bidders should be aware that Estimates assume that gemstones may have been subjected to such treatments.

A number of laboratories issue certificates that give more detailed Descriptions of gemstones. However there may not be consensus between different laboratories on the degrees, or types of treatment for any particular gemstone. In the event that Bonhams has been given or has obtained certificates for any Lot in the Sale these certificates will be disclosed in the Catalogue. Although, as a matter of policy, Bonhams endeavours to provide certificates from recognised laboratories for certain gemstones, it is not feasible to obtain certificates for each Lot. In the event that no certificate is published in the Catalogue, Bidders should assume that the gemstones may have been treated. Neither Bonhams nor the Seller accepts any liability for contradictions or differing certificates obtained by Buyers on any Lots subsequent to the Sale.

Estimated Weights If a stone(s) weight appears within the body of the Description in capital letters, the stone(s) has been unmounted and weighed by Bonhams. If the weight of the stone(s) is stated to be approximate and does not appear in capital letters, the stone(s) has been assessed by us within its/their settings, and the stated weight is a statement of our opinion only. This information is given as a guide and Bidders should satisfy themselves with regard to this information as to its accuracy.

Signatures 1. A diamond brooch, by Kutchinsky When the maker’s name appears in the title, in Bonhams’ opinion the piece is by that maker.

2. A diamond brooch, signed Kutchinsky Has a signature that, in Bonhams’ opinion, is authentic but may contain gemstones that are not original, or the piece may have been altered.

3. A diamond brooch, mounted by Kutchinsky Has been created by the jeweller, in Bonhams’ opinion, but using stones or designs supplied by the client.

20. PHOTOGRAPHS Explanation of Catalogue Terms • “Bill Brandt”: in our opinion a work by the artist.

• “Attributed to Bill Brandt”: in our opinion probably a work by the artist, but less certainty to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category.

• “Signed and/or titled and/or dated and/or inscribed”: in our opinion the signature and/or title and/or date and/or inscription are in the artist’s hand.

• “Signed and/or titled and/or dated and/or inscribed in another hand”: in our opinion the signature and/or title and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand.

• The date given is that of the image (negative). Where no further date is given, this indicates that the photographic print is vintage (the term “vintage” may also be included in the Lot Description). A vintage photograph is one which was made within approximately 5-10 years of the negative. Where a second, later date appears, this refers to the date of printing. Where the exact printing date is not known, but understood to be later, “printed later” will appear in the Lot Description.

• Unless otherwise specified, dimensions given are those of the piece of paper on which the image is printed, including any margins.

Some photographs may appear in the Catalogue without margins illustrated.

• All photographs are sold unframed unless stated in the Lot Description.

21. PICTURES Explanation of Catalogue Terms The following terms used in the Catalogue have the following meanings but are subject to the general provisions relating to Descriptions contained in the Contract for Sale: • “Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work by the artist. When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named; • “Attributed to Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category; • “Studio/Workshop of Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work by an unknown hand in a studio of the artist which may or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction; • “Circle of Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work by a hand closely associated with a named artist but not necessarily his pupil; • “Follower of Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil; • “Manner of Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date; • “After Jacopo Bassano”: in our opinion, a copy of a known work of the artist; • “Signed and/or dated and/or inscribed”: in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist; • “Bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription”: in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand.

22. PORCELAIN AND GLASS Damage and Restoration For your guidance, in our Catalogues we attempt to detail, as far as practicable, all significant defects, cracks and restoration. Such practicable Descriptions of damage cannot be definitive, and in providing Condition Reports, we cannot Guarantee that there are no other defects present which have not been mentioned. Bidders should satisfy themselves by inspection, as to the condition of each Lot. Please see the Contract for Sale printed in this Catalogue. Because of the difficulty in determining whether an item of glass has been repolished, in our Catalogues reference is only made to visible chips and cracks. No mention is made of repolishing, severe or otherwise.

23. VEHICLES The Veteran Car Club of Great Britain Dating Plates and Certificates When mention is made of a Veteran Car Club Dating Plate or Dating Certificate in this Catalogue, it should be borne in mind that the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain using the services of Veteran Car Company Ltd, does from time to time, review cars already dated and, in some instances, where fresh evidence becomes available, the review can result in an alteration of date. Whilst the Club and Veteran Car Company Ltd make every effort to ensure accuracy, the date shown on the Dating Plate or Dating Certificate cannot be guaranteed as correct and intending purchasers should make their own enquiries as to the date of the car.

24. WINE Lots which are lying under Bond and those liable to VAT may not be available for immediate collection.

Examining the wines It is occasionally possible to provide a pre-Sale tasting for larger parcels (as defined below). This is generally limited to more recent and everyday drinking wines. Please contact the department for details.

It is not our policy to inspect every unopened case. In the case of wines older than 20 years the boxes will usually have been opened and levels and appearance noted in the Catalogue where necessary. You should make proper allowance for variations in ullage levels and conditions of corks, capsules and labels.

Corks and Ullages Ullage refers to the space between the base of the cork and the wine.

Ullage levels for Bordeaux shaped bottles are only normally noted when below the neck and for Burgundy, Alsace, German and Cognac shaped bottles when greater than 4 centimetres (cm). Acceptable ullage levels increase with age; generally acceptable levels are as follows: Under 15 years old – into neck or less than 4cm 15 to 30 years old – top shoulder (ts) or up to 5cm Over 30 years old – high shoulder (hs) or up to 6cm It should be noted that ullages may change between publication of the Catalogue and the Sale and that corks may fail as a result of transporting the wine. We will only accept responsibility for Descriptions of condition at the time of publication of the Catalogue and cannot accept responsibility for any loss resulting from failure of corks either before or after this point.

Options to buy parcels A parcel is a number of Lots of identical size of the same wine, bottle size and Description. The Buyer of any of these Lots has the option to accept some or all of the remaining Lots in the parcel at the same price, although such options will be at the Auctioneer’s sole discretion.

Absentee Bidders are, therefore, advised to bid on the first Lot in a parcel.

Wines in Bond Wines lying in Bond are marked Δ. All Lots sold under Bond, and which the Buyer wishes to remain under Bond, will be invoiced without VAT or Duty on the Hammer Price. If the Buyer wishes to take the Lot as Duty paid, UK Excise Duty and VAT will be added to the Hammer Price on the invoice.

Buyers must notify Bonhams at the time of the sale whether they wish to take their wines under Bond or Duty paid. If a Lot is taken under Bond, the Buyer will be responsible for all VAT, Duty, clearance and other charges that may be payable thereon.

Buyers outside the UK must be aware that any forwarding agent appointed to export their purchases must have a movement certificate for Lots to be released under Bond.

Bottling Details and Case Terms The following terms used in the Catalogue have the following meanings: CB – Château bottled DB – Domaine bottled EstB – Estate bottled BB – Bordeaux bottled BE – Belgian bottled FB – French bottled GB – German bottled OB – Oporto bottled UK – United Kingdom bottled owc – original wooden case iwc – individual wooden case oc – original carton SYMBOLS THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS ARE USED TO DENOTE Y

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This lot contains one or more regulated plant or animal species and is subject to CITES regulations. It is the buyer’s responsibility to investigate such regulations and to obtain any necessary import or export certificates. A buyer’s inability to obtain such certificates cannot justify a delay in payment or cancellation of a sale.

Objects displayed with a TP will be located at the Cadogan Tate warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.

Objects displayed with a w will be located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.

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Wines lying in Bond.

An Additional Premium will be payable to us by the Buyer to cover our Expenses relating to payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. See clause 7 for details. ○ The Seller has been guaranteed a minimum price for the Lot, either by Bonhams or a third party. This may take the form of an irrevocable bid by a third party, who may make a financial gain on a successful Sale or a financial loss if unsuccessful. ▲ Bonhams owns the Lot either wholly or partially or may otherwise have an economic interest. Ф This lot contains elephant ivory and is therefore subject to both CITES regulations and the UK Ivory Act 2018. It has been registered or has an exemption certificate allowing it to be offered for sale and sold under the provisions of the Ivory Act 2018.

Property containing African elephant ivory cannot be imported to the USA. The EU and the UK have in place wide-ranging restrictions on dealing with property containing elephant ivory, including restrictions on import and/or export. It is a buyer’s responsibility to obtain any export or import licences, certifications and any other required documentation, where applicable. Bonhams is not able to assist buyers with the shipment of any lots containing elephant ivory into the US, the UK or the EU. A buyer’s inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or cancellation of a sale. , †, , G, Ω, a see clause 8, VAT, for details.

DATA PROTECTION – USE OF YOUR INFORMATION Where we obtain any personal information about you, we shall only use it in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy (subject to any additional specific consent(s) you may have given at the time your information was disclosed). A copy of our Privacy Policy can be found on our Website www.bonhams.com or requested by post from Customer Services Department, 101 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1SR or by email from info@bonhams.com Δ AR

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BUYERS SALE CONTRACT WITH SELLER IMPORTANT: These terms may be changed in advance of the Sale of the Lot to you, by the setting out of different terms in the Catalogue for the Sale and/or by placing an insert in the Catalogue and/or by notices at the Sale venue and/or on Bonhams’ website, and/or by oral announcements before and during the Sale at the Sale venue. You should be alert to this possibility of changes and ask in advance of bidding if there have been any.

Under this contract the Seller’s liability in respect of the quality of the Lot, it’s fitness for any purpose and its conformity with any Description is limited. You are strongly advised to examine the Lot for yourself and/or obtain an independent examination of it before you buy it.

1 THE CONTRACT 1.1 These terms and the relevant terms for Bidders and Buyers in the Notice to Bidders govern the Contract for Sale of the Lot by the Seller to the Buyer.

1.2 The Definitions and Glossary contained in Appendix 3 in the Catalogue are incorporated into this Contract for Sale and a separate copy can also be provided by Bonhams on request.

Where words and phrases are used which are in the List of Definitions, they are printed in italics.

1.3 The Seller sells the Lot as the principal to the Contract for Sale, such contract being made between the Seller and you through Bonhams which acts in the sole capacity as the Seller’s agent and not as an additional principal. However, if the Catalogue states that Bonhams sells the Lot as principal, or such a statement is made by an announcement by the Auctioneer, or by a notice at the Sale, or an insert in the Catalogue, then Bonhams is the Seller for the purposes of this agreement.

1.4 The contract is made on the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer in respect of the Lot when it is knocked down to you.

2 SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS 2.1 The Seller undertakes to you that: 2.1.1 the Seller is the owner of the Lot or is duly authorised to sell the Lot by the owner; 2.1.2 save as disclosed in the Entry for the Lot in the Catalogue, the Seller sells the Lot with full title guarantee or, where the Seller is an executor, trustee, liquidator, receiver or administrator, with whatever right, title or interest he may have in the Lot; 2.1.3 except where the Sale is by an executor, trustee, liquidator, receiver or administrator the Seller is both legally entitled to sell the Lot, and legally capable of conferring on you quiet possession of the Lot and that the Sale conforms in every respect with the terms implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979, Sections 12(1) and 12(2) (see the Definitions and Glossary); 2.1.4 the Seller has complied with all requirements, legal or otherwise, relating to any export or import of the Lot, and all duties and taxes in respect of the export or import of the Lot have (unless stated to the contrary in the Catalogue or announced by the Auctioneer) been paid and, so far as the Seller is aware, all third parties have complied with such requirements in the past; 2.1.5 items consigned for sale by the Seller are not connected with or derived from any criminal activity, including without limitation tax evasion, money laundering, terrorist financing or breach of any applicable international trade sanctions; 2.1.6 subject to any alterations expressly identified as such made by announcement or notice at the Sale venue or by the Notice to Bidders or by an insert in the Catalogue or on the Bonhams website, the Lot corresponds with the Contractual Description of the Lot, being that part of the Entry about the Lot in the Catalogue which is in bold letters and (except for colour) with any photograph of the Lot in the Catalogue.

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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE LOT Paragraph 2.1.5 sets out what is the Contractual Description of the Lot. In particular, the Lot is not sold as corresponding with any part of the Entry in the Catalogue which is not printed in bold letters, the remainder of which Entry merely sets out (on the Seller’s behalf) Bonhams’ opinion about the Lot and which is not part of the Contractual Description upon which the Lot is sold. Any statement or representation other than that part of the Entry referred to in paragraph 2.1.5 (together with any express alteration to it as referred to in paragraph 2.1.5), including any Description or Estimate, whether made orally or in writing, including in the Catalogue or on Bonhams’ Website, or by conduct, or otherwise, and whether by or on behalf of the Seller or Bonhams and whether made prior to or during the Sale, is not part of the Contractual Description upon which the Lot is sold.

Except as provided in paragraph 2.1.5, the Seller does not make or give and does not agree to make or give any contractual promise, undertaking, obligation, guarantee, warranty, or representation of fact, or undertake any duty of care, in relation to any Description of the Lot or any Estimate in relation to it, nor of the accuracy or completeness of any Description or Estimate which may have been Bonhams. No such Description or Estimate is incorporated into this Contract for Sale.

FITNESS FOR PURPOSE AND SATISFACTORY QUALITY The Seller does not make and does not agree to make any contractual promise, undertaking, obligation, guarantee, warranty, or representation of fact in relation to the satisfactory quality of the Lot or its fitness for any purpose.

The Seller will not be liable for any breach of any undertaking, whether implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or otherwise, as to the satisfactory quality of the Lot or its fitness for any purpose.

RISK, PROPERTY AND TITLE Risk in the Lot passes to you after 7 days from the day upon which it is knocked down to you on the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer in respect of the Lot, or upon collection of the Lot if earlier. The Seller will not be responsible thereafter for the Lot prior to you collecting it from Bonhams or the Storage Contractor, with whom you have separate contract(s) as Buyer.

You will indemnify the Seller and keep the Seller fully indemnified from and against all claims, proceedings, costs, expenses and losses arising in respect of any injury, loss and damage caused to the Lot beyond 7 days from the day of the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer until you obtain full title to it.

Title to the Lot remains in and is retained by the Seller until: (i) the Purchase Price and all other sums payable by you to Bonhams in relation to the Lot have been paid in full to and received in cleared funds by Bonhams, and (ii) Bonhams has completed its investigations pursuant to clause 3.11 of the Buyer’s Agreement with Bonhams set out in Appendix 2 in the catalogue.

PAYMENT Your obligation to pay the Purchase Price arises when the Lot is knocked down to you on the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer in respect of the Lot. Time will be of the essence in relation to payment of the Purchase Price and all other sums payable by you to Bonhams.

Unless agreed in writing with you by Bonhams on the Seller’s behalf (in which case you must comply with the terms of that agreement), all such sums must be paid to Bonhams by you in the currency in which the Sale was conducted by not later than 4.30pm on the second working day following the Sale and you must ensure that the funds are cleared by the seventh working day after the Sale. Payment must be made to Bonhams by one of the methods stated in the Notice to Bidders unless otherwise agreed with you in writing by Bonhams. If you do not pay in full any sums due in accordance with this paragraph, the Seller will have the rights set out in paragraph 8 below.

COLLECTION OF THE LOT Unless otherwise agreed in writing with you by Bonhams, the Lot will be released to you or to your order only when: (i) Bonhams has received cleared funds to the amount of the full Purchase Price and all other sums owed by you to the Seller and to Bonhams and (ii) Bonhams has completed its investigations pursuant to clause 3.11 of the Buyer’s Agreement with Bonhams set out in Appendix 2 in the catalogue.

The Seller is entitled to withhold possession from you of any other Lot he has sold to you at the same or at any other Sale and whether currently in Bonhams’ possession or not, until payment in full and in cleared funds of the Purchase Price and all other sums due to the Seller and/or Bonhams in respect of the Lot. You should note that Bonhams has reserved the right not to release the Lot to you until its investigations under paragraph 3.11 of the Buyers’ Agreement set out in Appendix 2 have been completed to Bonhams’ satisfaction.

You will collect and remove the Lot at your own expense from Bonhams’ custody and/ or control or from the Storage Contractor’s custody in accordance with Bonhams’ instructions or requirements.

You will be wholly responsible for packing, handling and transport of the Lot on collection and for complying with all import or export regulations in connection with the Lot. You will be wholly responsible for any removal, storage or other charges or expenses incurred by the Seller if you do not remove the Lot in accordance with this paragraph 7 and will indemnify the Seller against all charges, costs, including any legal costs and fees, expenses and losses suffered by the Seller by reason of your failure to remove the Lot including any charges due under any Storage Contract. All such sums due to the Seller will be payable on demand.

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FAILURE TO PAY FOR THE LOT If the Purchase Price for a Lot is not paid to Bonhams in full in accordance with the Contract for Sale, the Seller will be entitled, with the prior written agreement of Bonhams but without further notice to you, to exercise one or more of the following rights (whether through Bonhams or otherwise): 8.1.1 to terminate immediately the Contract for Sale of the Lot for your breach of contract; 8.1.2 to resell the Lot by auction, private treaty or any other means on giving seven days’ written notice to you of the intention to resell; 8.1.3 to retain possession of the Lot; 8.1.4 to remove and store the Lot at your expense; 8.1.5 to take legal proceedings against you for any sum due under the Contract for Sale and/or damages for breach of contract; 8.1.6 to be paid interest on any monies due (after as well as before judgement or order) at the annual rate of 5% per annum above the base rate of National Westminster Bank Plc from time to time to be calculated on a daily basis from the date upon which such monies become payable until the date of actual payment; 8.1.7 to repossess the Lot (or any part thereof) which has not become your property, and for this purpose (unless the Buyer buys the Lot as a Consumer from the Seller selling in the course of a Business) you hereby grant an irrevocable licence to the Seller by himself and to his servants or agents to enter upon all or any of your premises (with or without vehicles) during normal Business hours to take possession of the Lot or part thereof; 8.1.8 to retain possession of any other property sold to you by the Seller at the Sale or any other auction or by private treaty until all sums due under the Contract for Sale shall have been paid in full in cleared funds; 8.1.9 to retain possession of, and on three months’ written notice to sell, Without Reserve, any of your other property in the possession of the Seller and/or of Bonhams (as bailee for the Seller) for any purpose (including, without limitation, other goods sold to you) and to apply any monies due to you as a result of such Sale in satisfaction or part satisfaction of any amounts owed to the Seller or to Bonhams; and 8.1.10 so long as such goods remain in the possession of the Seller or Bonhams as its bailee, to rescind the contract for the Sale of any other goods sold to you by the Seller at the Sale or at any other auction or by private treaty and apply any monies received from you in respect of such goods in part or full satisfaction of any amounts owed to the Seller or to Bonhams by you.

8.2 You agree to indemnify the Seller against all legal and other costs of enforcement, all losses and other expenses and costs (including any monies payable to Bonhams in order to obtain the release of the Lot) incurred by the Seller (whether or not court proceedings will have been issued) as a result of Bonhams taking steps under this paragraph 8 on a full indemnity basis together with interest thereon (after as well as before judgement or order) at the rate specified in paragraph 8.1.6 from the date upon which the Seller becomes liable to pay the same until payment by you.

8.3 On any resale of the Lot under paragraph 8.1.2, the Seller will account to you in respect of any balance remaining from any monies received by him or on his behalf in respect of the Lot, after the payment of all sums due to the Seller and to Bonhams, within 28 days of receipt of such monies by him or on his behalf.

9 THE SELLER’S LIABILITY 9.1 The Seller will not be liable for any injury, loss or damage caused by the Lot after the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer in respect of the Lot. 9.2 Subject to paragraph 9.3 below, except for breach of the express undertaking provided in paragraph 2.1.5, the Seller will not be liable for any breach of any term that the Lot will correspond with any Description applied to it by or on behalf of the Seller, whether implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or otherwise.

9.3 Unless the Seller sells the Lot in the course of a Business and the Buyer buys it as a Consumer, 9.3.1 the Seller will not be liable (whether in negligence, other tort, breach of contract or statutory duty or in restitution or under the Misrepresentation Act 1967, or in any other way) for any lack of conformity with, or inaccuracy, error, misdescription or omission in any Description of the Lot or any Entry or Estimate in relation to the Lot made by or on behalf of the Seller (whether made in writing, including in the Catalogue, or on the Website, or orally, or by conduct or otherwise) and whether made before or after this agreement or prior to or during the Sale; 9.3.2 the Seller will not be liable for any loss of Business, Business profits or revenue or income or for loss of reputation or for disruption to Business or wasted time on the part of the Buyer or of the Buyer’s management or staff or, for any indirect losses or consequential damages of any kind, irrespective in any case of the nature, volume or source of the loss or damage alleged to be suffered, and irrespective of whether the said loss or damage is caused by or claimed in respect of any negligence, other tort, breach of contract, statutory duty, restitutionary claim or otherwise; 9.3.3 in any circumstances where the Seller is liable to you in respect of the Lot, or any act, omission, statement, or representation in respect of it, or this agreement or its performance, and whether in damages, for an indemnity or contribution or for a restitutionary remedy or in any way whatsoever, the Seller’s liability will be limited to payment of a sum which will not exceed by way of maximum the amount of the Purchase Price of the Lot irrespective in any case of the nature, volume or source of any loss or damage alleged to be suffered or sum claimed as due, and irrespective of whether the liability arises from any negligence, other tort, breach of contract, statutory duty, bailee’s duty, restitutionary claim or otherwise.

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indirectly) any person’s liability or excluding or restricting any person’s rights or remedies in respect of (i) fraud, or (ii) death or personal injury caused by the Seller’s negligence (or any person under the Seller’s control or for whom the Seller is legally responsible), or (iii) acts or omissions for which the Seller is liable under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957, or (iv) any other liability to the extent the same may not be excluded or restricted as a matter of law.

10 MISCELLANEOUS 10.1 You may not assign either the benefit or burden of the Contract for Sale.

10.2 The Seller’s failure or delay in enforcing or exercising any power or right under the Contract for Sale will not operate or be deemed to operate as a waiver of his rights under it except to the extent of any express waiver given to you in writing. Any such waiver will not affect the Seller’s ability subsequently to enforce any right arising under the Contract for Sale.

10.3 If either party to the Contract for Sale is prevented from performing that party’s respective obligations under the Contract for Sale by circumstances beyond its reasonable control or if performance of its obligations would by reason of such circumstances give rise to a significantly increased financial cost to it, that party will not, for so long as such circumstances prevail, be required to perform such obligations. This paragraph does not apply to the obligations imposed on you by paragraph 6.

10.4 Any notice or other communication to be given under the Contract for Sale must be in writing and may be delivered by hand or sent by first class post or air mail or fax transmission, if to the Seller, addressed c/o Bonhams at its address or fax number in the Catalogue (marked for the attention of the Company Secretary), and if to you to the address or fax number of the Buyer given in the Bidding Form (unless notice of any change of address is given in writing). It is the responsibility of the sender of the notice or communication to ensure that it is received in a legible form within any applicable time period.

10.5 If any term or any part of any term of the Contract for Sale is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such unenforceability or invalidity will not affect the enforceability and validity of the remaining terms or the remainder of the relevant term.

10.6 References in the Contract for Sale to Bonhams will, where appropriate, include reference to Bonhams’ officers, employees and agents and to any subsidiary of Bonhams Holdings Limited and to its officers, employees and agents.

10.7 The headings used in the Contract for Sale are for convenience only and will not affect its interpretation.

10.8 In the Contract for Sale “including” means “including, without limitation”.

10.9 References to the singular will include reference to the plural (and vice versa) and reference to any one gender will include reference to the other genders.

10.10 Reference to a numbered paragraph is to a paragraph of the Contract for Sale.

10.11 Save as expressly provided in paragraph 10.12 nothing in the Contract for Sale confers (or purports to confer) on any person who is not a party to the Contract for Sale any benefit conferred by, or the right to enforce any term of, the Contract for Sale.

10.12 Where the Contract for Sale confers an immunity from, and/or an exclusion or restriction of, the responsibility and/or liability of the Seller, it will also operate in favour and for the benefit of Bonhams, Bonhams’ holding company and the subsidiaries of such holding company and the successors and assigns of Bonhams and of such companies and of any officer, employee and agent of Bonhams and such companies, each of whom will be entitled to rely on the relevant immunity and/or exclusion and/or restriction within and for the purposes of Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, which enables the benefit of a contract to be extended to a person who is not a party to the contract, and generally at law.

11 GOVERNING LAW All transactions to which the Contract for Sale applies and all connected matters will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of that part of the United Kingdom where the Sale takes place and the Seller and you each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that part of the United Kingdom, save that the Seller may bring proceedings against you in any other court of competent jurisdiction to the extent permitted by the laws of the relevant jurisdiction.

Bonhams has a complaints procedure in place.

APPENDIX 2 BUYER’S AGREEMENT WITH BONHAMS IMPORTANT: These terms may be changed in advance of the Sale of the Lot to you, by the setting out of different terms in the Catalogue for the Sale and/or by placing an insert in the Catalogue and/or by notices at the Sale venue and/or by oral announcements before and during the Sale at the Sale venue.

You should be alert to this possibility of changes and ask in advance of bidding if there have been any.

1 THE CONTRACT 1.1 These terms govern the contract between Bonhams personally and the Buyer, being the person to whom a Lot has been knocked down by the Auctioneer.

1.2 The Definitions and Glossary contained in Appendix 3 to the Catalogue for the Sale are incorporated into this agreement and a separate copy can also be provided by us on request. Where words and phrases which are defined in the List of Definitions are used in this agreement, they are printed in italics. Reference is made in this agreement to information printed in the Notice to Bidders, printed in the Catalogue for the Sale, and where such

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information is referred to it is incorporated into this agreement.

Except as specified in paragraph 4 of the Notice to Bidders the Contract for Sale of the Lot between you and the Seller is made on the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer in respect of the Lot, when it is knocked down to you. At that moment a separate contract is also made between you and Bonhams on the terms in this Buyer’s Agreement.

We act as agents for the Seller and are not answerable or personally responsible to you for any breach of contract or other default by the Seller, unless Bonhams sells the Lot as principal.

Our personal obligations to you are governed by this agreement and we agree, subject to the terms below, to the following obligations: we will, until the date and time specified in the Notice to Bidders or otherwise notified to you, store the Lot in accordance with paragraph 5; subject to any power of the Seller or us to refuse to release the Lot to you, we will release the Lot to you in accordance with paragraph 4 once you have paid to us, in cleared funds, everything due to us and the Seller and following completion of our enquiries pursuant to paragraph 3.11; we will provide guarantees in the terms set out in paragraphs 9 and 10.

We do not make or give and do not agree to make or give any contractual promise, undertaking, obligation, Guarantee, warranty, representation of fact in relation to any Description of the Lot or any Estimate in relation to it, nor of the accuracy or completeness of any Description or Estimate which may have been made by us or on our behalf or by or on behalf of the Seller (whether made orally or in writing, including in the Catalogue or on Bonhams’ Website, or by conduct, or otherwise), and whether made before or after this agreement or prior to or during the Sale. No such Description or Estimate is incorporated into this agreement between you and us. Any such Description or Estimate, if made by us or on our behalf, was (unless Bonhams itself sells the Lot as principal) made as agent on behalf of the Seller.

PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT FOR SALE You undertake to us personally that you will observe and comply with all your obligations and undertakings to the Seller under the Contract for Sale in respect of the Lot. PAYMENT AND BUYER WARRANTIES Unless agreed in writing between you and us or as otherwise set out in the Notice to Bidders, you must pay to us by not later than 4.30pm on the second working day following the Sale: the Purchase Price for the Lot; a Buyer’s Premium in accordance with the rates set out in the Notice to Bidders on each lot, and if the Lot is marked [AR], an Additional Premium which is calculated and payable in accordance with the Notice to Bidders together with VAT on that sum if applicable so that all sums due to us are cleared funds by the seventh working day after the Sale.

You must also pay us on demand any Expenses payable pursuant to this agreement.

All payments to us must be made in the currency in which the Sale was conducted, using, unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, one of the methods of payment set out in the Notice to Bidders. Our invoices will only be addressed to the registered Bidder unless the Bidder is acting as an agent for a named principal and we have approved that arrangement, in which case we will address the invoice to the principal.

Unless otherwise stated in this agreement all sums payable to us will be subject to VAT at the appropriate rate and VAT will be payable by you on all such sums.

We may deduct and retain for our own benefit from the monies paid by you to us the Buyer’s Premium, the Commission payable by the Seller in respect of the Lot, any Expenses and VAT and any interest earned and/or incurred until payment to the Seller.

Time will be of the essence in relation to any payment payable to us. If you do not pay the Purchase Price, or any other sum due to us in accordance with this paragraph 3, we will have the rights set out in paragraph 7 below.

Where a number of Lots have been knocked down to you, any monies we receive from you will be applied firstly pro-rata to pay the Purchase Price of each Lot and secondly pro-rata to pay all amounts due to Bonhams.

You warrant that neither you nor - if you are a company, your directors, officers or your owner or their directors or shareholders - are an individual or an entity that is, or is owned or controlled by individuals or entities that are: the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Departure of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (“Sanctions” and a “Sanctioned Party”); or located, organised or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions, including without limitation, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Russia, and Syria); and further that the property you purchase will not be transferred to or used in a country in contravention of any Sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant Sanctions authority.

You warrant that the funds being used for your purchase have no link with criminal activity including without limitation money laundering, tax evasion or terrorist financing, and that you not

under investigation for neither have been charged nor convicted in connection with any criminal activity.

3.10 Where you are acting as agent for another party (“your Principal”), you undertake and warrant that: 3.10.1 you have conducted suitable customer due diligence into your Principal under applicable Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations; 3.10.2 your Principal is not a Sanctioned Party and not owned, partially owned or controlled by a Sanctioned Party, and you have no reason to suspect that your Principal has been charged or convicted with, money laundering, terrorism or other crimes; 3.10.3 funds used for your or your Principal’s purchase are not connected with or derived from any criminal activity, including without limitation tax evasion, money laundering or terrorist financing; 3.10.4 items purchased by you and your Principal through Bonhams are not being transferred to or used in a country in contravention of any Sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant Sanctions authority, or purchased or to be used in any way connected with or to facilitate breaches of applicable Tax, Anti-Money Laundering or Anti-Terrorism laws and regulations; and 3.10.5 that you consent to Bonhams relying upon your customer due diligence, undertaking to retain records of your due diligence for at least 5 years and to make such due diligence records available for inspection by an independent auditor in the event we request you to do so.

3.11 We reserve the rights to make enquiries about any person transacting with us and to identify the source of any funds received from you. In the event we have not completed our investigations in respect of anti-terrorism financing, anti-money laundering or other financial and identity checks concerning either you or the Seller, to our satisfaction at our discretion, we shall be entitled to retain Lots and/or proceeds of Sale, postpone or cancel any sale and to take any other actions required or permitted under applicable law, without liability to you.

4 COLLECTION OF THE LOT 4.1 Subject to any power of the Seller or us to refuse to release the Lot to you, once you have paid to us, in cleared funds, everything due to the Seller and to us, and once we have completed our investigations under paragraph 3.11, we will release the Lot to you or as you may direct us in writing. The Lot will only be released on production of a buyer collection document, obtained from our cashier’s office.

4.2 You must collect and remove the Lot at your own expense by the date and time specified in the Notice to Bidders, or if no date is specified, by 4.30pm on the seventh day after the Sale.

4.3 For the period referred to in paragraph 4.2, the Lot can be collected from the address referred to in the Notice to Bidders for collection on the days and times specified in the Notice to Bidders. Thereafter, the Lot may be removed elsewhere for storage and you must enquire from us as to when and where you can collect it, although this information will usually be set out in the Notice to Bidders.

4.4 If you have not collected the Lot by the date specified in the Notice to Bidders, you authorise us, acting in this instance as your agent and on your behalf, to enter into a contract (the “Storage Contract”) with the Storage Contractor for the storage of the Lot on the then current standard terms and conditions agreed between Bonhams and the Storage Contractor (copies of which are available on request). If the Lot is stored at our premises storage fees at our current daily rates (currently a minimum of £3 plus VAT per Lot per day) will be payable from the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 4.2. These storage fees form part of our Expenses.

4.5 Until you have paid the Purchase Price and any Expenses in full the Lot will either be held by us as agent on behalf of the Seller or held by the Storage Contractor as agent on behalf of the Seller and ourselves on the terms contained in the Storage Contract.

4.6 You undertake to comply with the terms of any Storage Contract and in particular to pay the charges (and all costs of moving the Lot into storage) due under any Storage Contract.

You acknowledge and agree that you will not be able to collect the Lot from the Storage Contractor’s premises until you have paid the Purchase Price, any Expenses and all charges due under the Storage Contract.

4.7 You will be wholly responsible for packing, handling and transport of the Lot on collection and for complying with all import or export regulations in connection with the Lot. 4.8 You will be wholly responsible for any removal, storage, or other charges for any Lot not removed in accordance with paragraph 4.2, payable at our current rates, and any Expenses we incur (including any charges due under the Storage Contract), all of which must be paid by you on demand and in any event before any collection of the Lot by you or on your behalf.

5 STORING THE LOT We agree to store the Lot until the earlier of your removal of the Lot or until the time and date set out in the Notice to Bidders, on the Sale Information Page or at the back of the catalogue (or if no date is specified, by 4.30pm on the seventh day after the Sale) and, subject to paragraphs 3, 6 and 10, to be responsible as bailee to you for damage to or the loss or destruction of the Lot (notwithstanding that it is not your property before payment of the Purchase Price). If you do not collect the Lot before the time and date set out in the Notice to Bidders (or if no date is specified, by 4.30pm on the seventh day after the Sale) we may remove the Lot to another location, the details of which will usually be set out in the relevant section of the Catalogue. If you have not paid for the Lot in accordance with paragraph 3,

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and the Lot is moved to any third party’s premises, the Lot will be held by such third party strictly to Bonhams’ order and we will retain our lien over the Lot until we have been paid in full in accordance with paragraph 3.

6 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LOT 6.1 Title (ownership) in the Lot passes to you (i) on payment of the Purchase Price to us in full in cleared funds and (ii) when investigations have been completed to our satisfaction under paragraph 3.11.

6.2 Please note however, that under the Contract for Sale, the risk in the Lot passes to you after 7 days from the day upon which it is knocked down to you or upon collection of the Lot if earlier, and you are advised to obtain insurance in respect of the Lot as soon as possible after the Sale.

7 FAILURE TO PAY OR TO REMOVE THE LOT AND PART PAYMENTS 7.1 If all sums payable to us are not so paid in full at the time they are due and/or the Lot is not removed in accordance with this agreement, we will (without further notice to you unless otherwise provided below), be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights (without prejudice to any rights we may exercise on behalf of the Seller): 7.1.1 to terminate this agreement immediately for your breach of contract; 7.1.2 to retain possession of the Lot; 7.1.3 to remove, and/or store the Lot at your expense; 7.1.4 to take legal proceedings against you for payment of any sums payable to us by you (including the Purchase Price) and/or damages for breach of contract; 7.1.5 to be paid interest on any monies due to us (after as well as before judgement or order) at the annual rate of 5% per annum above the base lending rate of National Westminster Bank Plc from time to time to be calculated on a daily basis from the date upon which such monies become payable until the date of actual payment; 7.1.6 to repossess the Lot (or any part thereof) which has not become your property, and for this purpose (unless you buy the Lot as a Consumer) you hereby grant an irrevocable licence to us, by ourselves, our servants or agents, to enter upon all or any of your premises (with or without vehicles) during normal business hours to take possession of any Lot or part thereof; 7.1.7 to sell the Lot Without Reserve by auction, private treaty or any other means on giving you three months’ written notice of our intention to do so; 7.1.8 to retain possession of any of your other property in our possession for any purpose (including, without limitation, other goods sold to you or with us for Sale) until all sums due to us have been paid in full; 7.1.9 to apply any monies received from you for any purpose whether at the time of your default or at any time thereafter in payment or part payment of any sums due to us by you under this agreement; 7.1.10 on three months’ written notice to sell, Without Reserve, any of your other property in our possession or under our control for any purpose (including other goods sold to you or with us for Sale) and to apply any monies due to you as a result of such Sale in payment or part payment of any amounts owed to us; 7.1.11 refuse to allow you to register for a future Sale or to reject a bid from you at any future Sale or to require you to pay a deposit before any bid is accepted by us at any future Sale in which case we will be entitled to apply such deposit in payment or part payment, as the case may be, of the Purchase Price of any Lot of which you are the Buyer.

7.1.12 having made reasonable efforts to inform you, to release your name and address to the Seller, so they might take appropriate steps to recover the amounts due and legal costs associated with such steps.

7.2 You agree to indemnify us against all legal and other costs, all losses and all other Expenses (whether or not court proceedings will have been issued) incurred by us as a result of our taking steps under this paragraph 7 on a full indemnity basis together with interest thereon (after as well as before judgement or order) at the rate specified in paragraph 7.1.5 from the date upon which we become liable to pay the same until payment by you.

7.3 If you pay us only part of the sums due to us such payment shall be applied firstly to the Purchase Price of the Lot (or where you have purchased more than one Lot pro-rata towards the Purchase Price of each Lot) and secondly to the Buyer’s Premium (or where you have purchased more than one Lot pro-rata to the Buyer’s Premium on each Lot) and thirdly to any other sums due to us.

7.4 We will account to you in respect of any balance we hold remaining from any monies received by us in respect of any Sale of the Lot under our rights under this paragraph 7 after the payment of all sums due to us and/or the Seller within 28 days of receipt by us of all such sums paid to us.

8 CLAIMS BY OTHER PERSONS IN RESPECT OF THE LOT 8.1 Whenever it becomes apparent to us that the Lot is the subject of a claim by someone other than you and other than the Seller (or that such a claim can reasonably be expected to be made), we may, at our absolute discretion, deal with the Lot in any manner which appears to us to recognise the legitimate interests of ourselves and the other parties involved and lawfully to protect our position and our legitimate interests. Without prejudice to the generality of the discretion and by way of example, we may: 8.1.1 retain the Lot to investigate any question raised or reasonably expected by us to be raised in relation to the Lot; and/or 8.1.2 deliver the Lot to a person other than you; and/or 8.1.3 commence interpleader proceedings or seek any other order of

any court, mediator, arbitrator or government body; and/or 8.1.4 require an indemnity and/or security from you in return for pursuing a course of action agreed to by you.

8.2 The discretion referred to in paragraph 8.1: 8.2.1 may be exercised at any time during which we have actual or constructive possession of the Lot, or at any time after such possession, where the cessation of such possession has occurred by reason of any decision, order or ruling of any court, mediator, arbitrator or government body; and 8.2.2 will not be exercised unless we believe that there exists a serious prospect of a good arguable case in favour of the claim.

9 FORGERIES 9.1 We undertake a personal responsibility for any Forgery in accordance with the terms of this paragraph 9.

9.2 Paragraph 9 applies only if: 9.2.1 your name appears as the named person to whom the original invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot and that invoice has been paid; and 9.2.2 you notify us in writing as soon as reasonably practicable after you have become aware that the Lot is or may be a Forgery, and in any event within one year after the Sale, that the Lot is a Forgery; and 9.2.3 within one month after such notification has been given, you return the Lot to us in the same condition as it was at the time of the Sale, accompanied by written evidence that the Lot is a Forgery and details of the Sale and Lot number sufficient to identify the Lot. 9.3 Paragraph 9 will not apply in respect of a Forgery if: 9.3.1 the Entry in relation to the Lot contained in the Catalogue reflected the then accepted general opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion or reflected the then current opinion of an expert acknowledged to be a leading expert in the relevant field; or 9.3.2 it can be established that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of a process not generally accepted for use until after the date on which the Catalogue was published or by means of a process which it was unreasonable in all the circumstances for us to have employed.

9.4 You authorise us to carry out such processes and tests on the Lot as we in our absolute discretion consider necessary to satisfy ourselves that the Lot is or is not a Forgery.

9.5 If we are satisfied that a Lot is a Forgery we will (as principal) purchase the Lot from you and you will transfer the title to the Lot in question to us, with full title guarantee, free from any liens, charges, encumbrances and adverse claims, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 12(1) and 12(2) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and we will pay to you an amount equal to the sum of the Purchase Price, Buyer’s Premium, VAT and Expenses paid by you in respect of the Lot. 9.6 The benefit of paragraph 9 is personal to, and incapable of assignment by, you.

9.7 If you sell or otherwise dispose of your interest in the Lot, all rights and benefits under this paragraph 9 will cease.

9.8 Paragraph 9 does not apply to a Lot made up of or including a Chinese painting or Chinese paintings, a motor vehicle or motor vehicles, a Stamp or Stamps or a Book or Books.

10 OUR LIABILITY 10.1 We will not be liable whether in negligence, other tort, breach of contract or statutory duty or in restitution or under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 or in any other way for lack of conformity with or any inaccuracy, error, misdescription or omission in any Description of the Lot or any Entry or Estimate in respect of it, made by us or on our behalf or by or on behalf of the Seller (whether made in writing, including in the Catalogue, or on the Bonhams’ Website, or orally, or by conduct or otherwise) and whether made before or after this agreement or prior to or during the Sale.

10.2 Our duty to you while the Lot is at your risk and/or your property and in our custody and/or control is to exercise reasonable care in relation to it, but we will not be responsible for damage to the Lot or to other persons or things caused by: 10.2.1 handling the Lot if it was affected at the time of Sale to you by woodworm and any damage is caused as a result of it being affected by woodworm; or 10.2.2 changes in atmospheric pressure; nor will we be liable for: 10.2.3 damage to tension stringed musical instruments; or 10.2.4 damage to gilded picture frames, plaster picture frames or picture frame glass; and if the Lot is or becomes dangerous, we may dispose of it without notice to you in advance in any manner we think fit and we will be under no liability to you for doing so.

10.3.1 We will not be liable to you for any loss of Business, Business profits, revenue or income or for loss of Business reputation or for disruption to Business or wasted time on the part of the Buyer’s management or staff or, if you are buying the Lot in the course of a Business, for any indirect losses or consequential damages of any kind, irrespective in any case of the nature, volume or source of the loss or damage alleged to be suffered, and irrespective of whether the said loss or damage is caused by or claimed in respect of any negligence, other tort, breach of contract, statutory duty, bailee’s duty, a restitutionary claim or otherwise.

10.3.2 Unless you buy the Lot as a Consumer, in any circumstances where we are liable to you in respect of a Lot, or any act, omission, statement, representation in respect of it, or this agreement or its performance, and whether in damages, for an indemnity or contribution or for a restitutionary remedy or in any way whatsoever, our liability will be limited to payment of a sum which will not exceed by way of maximum the amount of the Purchase Price of the Lot plus Buyer’s Premium (less any sum

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you may be entitled to recover from the Seller) irrespective in any case of the nature, volume or source of any loss or damage alleged to be suffered or sum claimed as due, and irrespective of whether the liability arises from negligence, other tort, breach of contract, statutory duty, bailee’s duty, a restitutionary claim or otherwise.

You may wish to protect yourself against loss by obtaining insurance.

Nothing set out above will be construed as excluding or restricting (whether directly or indirectly) any person’s liability or excluding or restricting any person’s rights or remedies in respect of (i) fraud, or (ii) death or personal injury caused by our negligence (or any person under our control or for whom we are legally responsible), or (iii) acts or omissions for which we are liable under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957, or (iv) any other liability to the extent the same may not be excluded or restricted as a matter of law, or (v) under our undertaking in paragraph 9 of these conditions.

BOOKS MISSING TEXT OR ILLUSTRATIONS Where the Lot is made up wholly of a Book or Books and any Book does not contain text or illustrations (in either case referred to as a “non-conforming Lot”), we undertake a personal responsibility for such a non-conforming Lot in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, if: the original invoice was made out by us to you in respect of the Lot and that invoice has been paid; and you notify us in writing as soon as reasonably practicable after you have become aware that the Lot is or may be a nonconforming Lot, and in any event within 20 days after the Sale (or such longer period as we may agree in writing) that the Lot is a non-conforming Lot; and within 20 days of the date of the relevant Sale (or such longer period as we may agree in writing) you return the Lot to us in the same condition as it was at the time of the Sale, accompanied by written evidence that the Lot is a non-conforming Lot and details of the Sale and Lot number sufficient to identify the Lot.but not if: the Entry in the Catalogue in respect of the Lot indicates that the rights given by this paragraph do not apply to it; or the Entry in the Catalogue in respect of the Lot reflected the then accepted general opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion; or it can be established that the Lot is a non-conforming Lot only by means of a process not generally accepted for use until after the date on which the Catalogue was published or by means of a process which it was unreasonable in all the circumstances for us to have employed; or the Lot comprises atlases, maps, autographs, manuscripts, extra illustrated books, music or periodical publications; or the Lot was listed in the Catalogue under “collections” or “collections and various” or the Lot was stated in the Catalogue to comprise or contain a collection, issue or Books which are undescribed or the missing text or illustrations are referred to or the relevant parts of the Book contain blanks, half titles or advertisements.

If we are reasonably satisfied that a Lot is a non- conforming Lot, we will (as principal) purchase the Lot from you and you will transfer the title to the Lot in question to us, with full title guarantee, free from any liens, charges, encumbrances and adverse claims and we will pay to you an amount equal to the sum of the Purchase Price and Buyer’s Premium paid by you in respect of the Lot. The benefit of paragraph 10 is personal to, and incapable of assignment by, you and if you sell or otherwise dispose of your interest in the Lot, all rights and benefits under this paragraph will cease.

MISCELLANEOUS You may not assign either the benefit or burden of this agreement.

Our failure or delay in enforcing or exercising any power or right under this agreement will not operate or be deemed to operate as a waiver of our rights under it except to the extent of any express waiver given to you in writing. Any such waiver will not affect our ability subsequently to enforce any right arising under this agreement.

If either party to this agreement is prevented from performing that party’s respective obligations under this agreement by circumstances beyond its reasonable control (including without limitation governmental intervention, industrial action, insurrection, warfare (declared or undeclared), terrorism, power failure, epidemic or natural disaster) or if performance of its obligations would by reason of such circumstances give rise to a significantly increased financial cost to it, that party will not, for so long as such circumstances prevail, be required to perform such obligations. This paragraph does not apply to the obligations imposed on you by paragraph 3.

Any notice or other communication to be given under this agreement must be in writing and may be delivered by hand or sent by first class post or air mail or fax transmission (if to Bonhams marked for the attention of the Company Secretary), to the address or fax number of the relevant party given in the Contract Form (unless notice of any change of address is given in writing). It is the responsibility of the sender of the notice or communication to ensure that it is received in a legible form within any applicable time period.

If any term or any part of any term of this agreement is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such unenforceability or invalidity will not affect the enforceability and validity of the remaining terms or the remainder of the relevant term.

References in this agreement to Bonhams will, where appropriate, include reference to Bonhams’ officers, employees and agents.

The headings used in this agreement are for convenience only

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and will not affect its interpretation.

In this agreement “including” means “including, without limitation”.

12.9 References to the singular will include reference to the plural (and vice versa) and reference to any one gender will include reference to the other genders.

12.10 Reference to a numbered paragraph is to a paragraph of this agreement.

12.11 Save as expressly provided in paragraph 12.12 nothing in this agreement confers (or purports to confer) on any person who is not a party to this agreement any benefit conferred by, or the right to enforce any term of, this agreement.

12.12 Where this agreement confers an immunity from, and/or an exclusion or restriction of, the responsibility and/or liability of Bonhams, it will also operate in favour and for the benefit of Bonhams’ holding company and the subsidiaries of such holding company and the successors and assigns of Bonhams and of such companies and of any officer, employee and agent of Bonhams and such companies, each of whom will be entitled to rely on the relevant immunity and/or exclusion and/ or restriction within and for the purposes of Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, which enables the benefit of a contract to be extended to a person who is not a party to the contract, and generally at law.

13 GOVERNING LAW All transactions to which this agreement applies and all connected matters will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of that part of the United Kingdom where the Sale takes (or is to take) place and we and you each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that part of the United Kingdom, save that we may bring proceedings against you in any other court of competent jurisdiction to the extent permitted by the laws of the relevant jurisdiction.

Bonhams has a complaints procedure in place.

DATA PROTECTION – USE OF YOUR INFORMATION Where we obtain any personal information about you, we shall only use it in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy (subject to any additional specific consent(s) you may have given at the time your information was disclosed). A copy of our Privacy Policy can be found on our Website www.bonhams.com or requested by post from Customer Services Department, 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SR, United Kingdom or by email from info@bonhams.com.

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APPENDIX 3 DEFINITIONS AND GLOSSARY Where these Definitions and Glossary are incorporated, the following words and phrases used have (unless the context otherwise requires) the meanings given to them below. The Glossary is to assist you to understand words and phrases which have a specific legal meaning with which you may not be familiar.

LIST OF DEFINITIONS “Account” the bank account of Bonhams into which all sums received in respect of the Purchase Price of any Lot will be paid.

“Additional Premium” a premium, calculated in accordance with the Notice to Bidders, to cover Bonhams’ Expenses relating to the payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006 which is payable by the Buyer to Bonhams on any Lot marked [AR] which sells for a Hammer Price which together with the Buyer’s Premium (but excluding any VAT) equals or exceeds 1000 euros (converted into the currency of the Sale using the European Central Bank Reference rate prevailing on the date of the Sale).

“Auctioneer” the representative of Bonhams conducting the Sale.

“Bidder” Any person considering, attempting or making a Bid, including those who have completed a Bidding Form.

“Bidding Form” our Bidding Registration Form, our Absentee Bidding Form or our Telephone Bidding Form.

“Bonhams” Bonhams 1793 Limited or its successors or assigns.

Bonhams is also referred to in the Buyer’s Agreement, the Conditions of Business and the Notice to Bidders by the words “we”, “us” and “our”.

“Book” a printed Book offered for Sale at a specialist Book Sale.

“Business” includes any trade, Business and profession.

“Buyer” the person to whom a Lot is knocked down by the Auctioneer. The Buyer is also referred to in the Contract for Sale and the Buyer’s Agreement by the words “you” and “your”.

“Buyer’s Agreement” the contract entered into by Bonhams with the Buyer (see Appendix 2 in the Catalogue).

“Buyer’s Premium” the sum calculated on the Hammer Price at the rates stated in the Notice to Bidders.

“Catalogue” the Catalogue relating to the relevant Sale, including any representation of the Catalogue published on our Website.

“Commission” the Commission payable by the Seller to Bonhams calculated at the rates stated in the Contract Form.

“Condition Report” a report on the physical condition of a Lot provided to a Bidder or potential Bidder by Bonhams on behalf of the Seller.

“Conditions of Sale” the Notice to Bidders, Contract for Sale, Buyer’s Agreement and Definitions and Glossary.

“Consignment Fee” a fee payable to Bonhams by the Seller calculated at rates set out in the Conditions of Business.

“Consumer” a natural person who is acting for the relevant purpose outside his trade, Business or profession.

“Contract Form” the Contract Form, or vehicle Entry form, as applicable, signed by or on behalf of the Seller listing the Lots to be offered for Sale by Bonhams.

“Contract for Sale” the Sale contract entered into by the Seller with the Buyer (see Appendix 1 in the Catalogue).

“Contractual Description” the only Description of the Lot (being that part of the Entry about the Lot in the Catalogue which is in bold letters, any photograph (except for the colour) and the contents of any Condition Report) to which the Seller undertakes in the Contract of Sale the Lot corresponds.

“Description” any statement or representation in any way descriptive of the Lot, including any statement or representation relating to its authorship, attribution, condition, provenance, authenticity, style, period, age, suitability, quality, origin, value, estimated selling price (including the Hammer Price).

“Entry” a written statement in the Catalogue identifying the Lot and its Lot number which may contain a Description and illustration(s) relating to the Lot. “Estimate” a statement of our opinion of the range within which the hammer is likely to fall.

“Expenses” charges and Expenses paid or payable by Bonhams in respect of the Lot including legal Expenses, banking charges and Expenses incurred as a result of an electronic transfer of money, charges and Expenses for loss and damage cover, insurance, Catalogue and other reproductions and illustrations, any customs duties, advertising, packing or shipping costs, reproductions rights’ fees, taxes, levies, costs of testing, searches or enquiries, preparation of the Lot for Sale, storage charges, removal charges, removal charges or costs of collection from the Seller as the Seller’s agents or from a defaulting Buyer, plus VAT if applicable.

“Forgery” an imitation intended by the maker or any other person to deceive as to authorship, attribution, origin, authenticity, style, date, age, period, provenance, culture, source or composition, which at the date of the Sale had a value materially less than it would have had if the Lot had not been such an imitation, and which is not stated to be such an imitation in any description of the Lot. A Lot will not be a Forgery by reason of any damage to, and/or restoration and/ or modification work (including repainting or over painting) having been carried out on the Lot, where that damage, restoration or modification work (as the case may be) does not substantially affect the identity of the Lot as one conforming to the Description of the Lot. “Guarantee” the obligation undertaken personally by Bonhams to the Buyer in respect of any Forgery and, in the case of specialist Stamp Sales and/or specialist Book Sales, a Lot made up of a Stamp or Stamps or a Book or Books as set out in the Buyer’s Agreement.

“Hammer Price” the price in the currency in which the Sale is conducted at which a Lot is knocked down by the Auctioneer.

“Loss and Damage Warranty” means the warranty described in paragraph 8.2 of the Conditions of Business.

“Loss and Damage Warranty Fee” means the fee described in paragraph 8.2.3 of the Conditions of Business.

“Lot” any item consigned to Bonhams with a view to its Sale at auction or by private treaty (and reference to any Lot will include, unless the context otherwise requires, reference to individual items comprised in a group of two or more items offered for Sale as one Lot).

“Motoring Catalogue Fee” a fee payable by the Seller to Bonhams in consideration of the additional work undertaken by Bonhams in respect of the cataloguing of motor vehicles and in respect of the promotion of Sales of motor vehicles.

“New Bond Street” means Bonhams’ saleroom at 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SR. “Notional Charges” the amount of Commission and VAT which would have been payable if the Lot had been sold at the Notional Price.

“Notional Fee” the sum on which the Consignment Fee payable to Bonhams by the Seller is based and which is calculated according to the formula set out in the Conditions of Business.

“Notional Price” the latest in time of the average of the high and low Estimates given by us to you or stated in the Catalogue or, if no such Estimates have been given or stated, the Reserve applicable to the Lot. “Notice to Bidders” the notice printed at the back or front of our Catalogues.

“Purchase Price” the aggregate of the Hammer Price and VAT on the Hammer Price (where applicable), the Buyer’s Premium and VAT on the Buyer’s Premium and any Expenses.

“Reserve” the minimum price at which a Lot may be sold (whether at auction or by private treaty).

“Sale” the auction Sale at which a Lot is to be offered for Sale by Bonhams.

“Sale Proceeds” the net amount due to the Seller from the Sale of a Lot, being the Hammer Price less the Commission, any VAT chargeable thereon, Expenses and any other amount due to us in whatever capacity and howsoever arising.

“Seller” the person who offers the Lot for Sale named on the Contract Form. Where the person so named identifies on the form another person as acting as his agent, or where the person named on the Contract Form acts as an agent for a principal (whether such agency is disclosed to Bonhams or not), “Seller” includes both the agent and the principal who shall be jointly and severally liable as such. The Seller is also referred to in the Conditions of Business by the words “you” and “your”.

“Specialist Examination” a visual examination of a Lot by a specialist on the Lot. “Stamp” means a postage Stamp offered for Sale at a Specialist Stamp Sale.

“Standard Examination” a visual examination of a Lot by a nonspecialist member of Bonhams’ staff.

“Storage Contract” means the contract described in paragraph 8.3.3 of the Conditions of Business or paragraph 4.4 of the Buyer’s Agreement (as appropriate).

“Storage Contractor” means the company identified as such in the Catalogue.

“Terrorism” means any act or threatened act of terrorism, whether any person is acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organisation(s) and/or government(s), committed for political, religious or ideological or similar purposes including, but not limited to, the intention to influence any government and/or put the public or any section of the public into fear.

“VAT” value added tax at the prevailing rate at the date of the Sale in the United Kingdom.

“Website” Bonhams Website at www.bonhams.com “Withdrawal Notice” the Seller’s written notice to Bonhams revoking Bonhams’ instructions to sell a Lot. “Without Reserve” where there is no minimum price at which a Lot may be sold (whether at auction or by private treaty).

GLOSSARY The following expressions have specific legal meanings with which you may not be familiar. The following glossary is intended to give you an understanding of those expressions but is not intended to limit their legal meanings: “artist’s resale right”: the right of the creator of a work of art to receive a payment on Sales of that work subsequent to the original Sale of that work by the creator of it as set out in the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. “bailee”: a person to whom goods are entrusted. “indemnity”: an obligation to put the person who has the benefit of the indemnity in the same position in which he would have been, had the circumstances giving rise to the indemnity not arisen and the expression “indemnify” is construed accordingly. “interpleader proceedings”: proceedings in the Courts to determine ownership or rights over a Lot. “knocked down”: when a Lot is sold to a Bidder, indicated by the fall of the hammer at the Sale. “lien”: a right for the person who has possession of the Lot to retain possession of it. “risk”: the possibility that a Lot may be lost, damaged, destroyed, stolen, or deteriorate in condition or value. “title”: the legal and equitable right to the ownership of a Lot. “tort”: a legal wrong done to someone to whom the wrong doer has a duty of care. “warranty”: a legal assurance or promise, upon which the person to whom the warranty was given has the right to rely.

SALE OF GOODS ACT 1979 The following is an extract from the Sale of Goods Act 1979: “Section 12 Implied terms about title, etc (1) In a contract of sale, other than one to which subsection (3) below applies, there is an implied term on the part of the seller that in the case of a sale he has a right to sell the goods, and in the case of an agreement to sell he will have such a right at the time when the property is to pass.

(2) In a contract of sale, other than one to which subsection (3) below applies, there is also an implied term that(a) the goods are free, and will remain free until the time when the property is to pass, from any charge or encumbrance not disclosed or known to the buyer before the contract is made, and (b) the buyer will enjoy quiet possession of the goods except in so far as it may be disturbed by the owner or other person entitled to the benefit of any charge or encumbrance so disclosed or known.

(3) This subsection applies to a contract of sale in the case of which there appears from the contract or is to be inferred from its circumstances an intention that the seller should transfer only such title as he or a third person may have.

(4)

In a contract to which subsection (3) above applies there is an implied term that all charges or encumbrances known to the seller and not known to the buyer have been disclosed to the buyer before the contract is made.

(5) In a contract to which subsection (3) above applies there is also an implied term that none of the following will disturb the buyer’s quiet possession of the goods, namely: (a) the seller; (b) in a case where the parties to the contract intend that the seller should transfer only such title as a third person may have, that person; (c) anyone claiming through or under the seller or that third person otherwise than under a charge or encumbrance disclosed or known to the buyer before the contract is made.

(5A) As regards England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the term implied by subsection (1) above is a condition and the terms implied by subsections (2), (4) and (5) above are warranties.”

NTB/MAIN/V1/5.2023

Registration and Bidding Form (Attendee / Absentee / Telephone Bidding)

Paddle number (for office use only)

Please circle your bidding method above.

The Sale, including all bidding and buying, is governed

by Bonhams’ Conditions of Sale. You should read the Conditions and any Sales Information prior to bidding and ensure you understand the charges payable on any purchase you make. The Conditions also set out certain undertakings by bidders and buyers and limits Bonhams’ liability to you. Please note an invoice for a purchased lot will be made out in the name as shown on this form and payment will only be accepted from an account in that name (or the name of the company if the bid is on behalf of that company).

Data protection Where we obtain any personal information about you when you register or bid with us, we shall only use it in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy. A copy of our Privacy Policy can be found on our website (www.bonhams.com) or requested by post from Customer Services Department, 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SR United Kingdom or by e-mail from info@bonhams.com.

We may from time to time provide you with information about goods and services that we believe may interest you, based on your previous interactions with us. You can opt out of receiving these communications at any time. If you do not want to receive such communications, please tick this box Notice to Bidders.

At least 24 hours prior to the Sale, you must provide government issued photo ID, e.g., a passport or driving licence and - if not included on the ID document - proof of address, e.g., a current utility bill, or bank/credit card statement. Corporate clients must also provide their company registration documents, documentary proof of beneficial owners owning 25% or more of the company and confirmation of the named individual’s authority to act. Failure to provide these documents may result in your bids not being processed. Clients who are not able to provide documents prior to Sale may opt to bid online using our credit card verification option. Please note we reserve the right to request a bank reference or deposit.

Sale title:

Fine Clocks

Sale date:

29 November 2023

Sale no.

28750

Sale venue:

New Bond Street

If you are not attending the sale in person, please provide details of the Lots on which you wish to bid at least 24 hours prior to the sale. Bids will be rounded down to the nearest increment. Please refer to the Notice to Bidders in the catalogue for further information relating to Bonhams executing telephone, online or absentee bids on your behalf. Bonhams will endeavour to execute these bids on your behalf but will not be liable for any errors or failing to execute bids.

General Bid Increments: £10 - 200 .....................by 10s £200 - 500 ...................by 20 / 50 / 80s £500 - 1,000 ................by 50s £1,000 - 2,000 .............by 100s £2,000 - 5,000 .............by 200 / 500 / 800s £5,000 - 10,000 ...........by 500s

£10,000 - 20,000 .........by 1,000s £20,000 - 50,000 .........by 2,000 / 5,000 / 8,000s £50,000 - 100,000 .......by 5,000s £100,000 - 200,000 .....by 10,000s above £200,000 ...........at the auctioneer’s discretion

The auctioneer has discretion to split any bid at any time.

Customer Number

Title

First Name

Last Name

Company name (if applicable) Company Registration number (if applicable) Address City Post / Zip code

County / State

Telephone (mobile)

Country

Telephone (landline) E-mail (in capitals) Please answer all questions below 1. ID supplied: Government issued ID and (if the ID does not confirm your address) current utility bill/ bank statement.

If a company, please provide the Certificate of Incorporation, your ID (as above) (plus, if not a director, a letter authorising you to act), and documentary evidence of the company’s beneficial owners 2. Are you representing the Bidder?

If yes, please complete question 3.

If successful

3. Bidder's name, address and contact details (phone and email): Bidder’s ID: Government issued ID and (if the ID does not confirm their address)

Please arrange shippers to contact me with a quote and I agree that you may pass them my contact details.

Are you acting in a business capacity?

I will collect the purchases myself

Yes

current utility bill/bank statement

If registered for VAT in the EU please enter your registration here:

No

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Please note that all telephone calls may be recorded.

Telephone or Absentee (T / A)

Lot no.

MAX bid in GBP (excluding premium & VAT)

Brief description

Covering bid

*

FOR WINE SALES ONLY

Please leave lots “available under bond” in bond

Please include delivery charges (minimum charge of £20 + VAT)

BY SIGNING THIS FORM, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED THE CATALOGUING FOR THE ABOVE LOTS, YOU AGREE TO THE CONDITIONS OF SALE INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES LISTED THEREIN, AND AGREE TO PAY THE APPLICABLE BUYER’S PREMIUM, VAT AND ANY OTHER CHARGES DUE. THIS AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.

Bidder/Agent’s (please delete one) signature:

Date:

* Covering Bid: A maximum bid (exclusive of Buyers Premium and VAT) to be executed by Bonhams only if we are unable to contact you by telephone, or should the connection be lost during bidding.

Please email or post the completed Auction Registration form and requested information to: Bonhams, Customer Services, 101 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1SR. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447, bids@bonhams.com Bonhams 1793 Limited. Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH. Incorporated in England. Company Number 4326560.

UK/01/23

Bonhams 101 New Bond Street London, W1S 1SR

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