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Devereux Bowly, London C1750
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<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>The case is a lovely colour, with a brass carrying handle, pineapple finials and brass feet. The front and rear doors have arch corner frets and the front door is brass lined.<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>The well made 8-day bell striking twin fuse movement has 5 finely turned pillars, verge escapement and good wheelwork. The backplate is beautifully engraved with scrolling foliage, a bowl of fruit and 2 birds.<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>It has a 7in </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: ">dial with corner and arch spandrels, a date aperture, mock pendulum, strike/silent dial, original hands and a signature plaque.<br /><br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>Devereux Bowly was born 1696 and died 1773. He was apprenticed to Wm Tomlinson 5<sup>th</sup> Feb 1710 and was free of the clockmakers company on 3<sup>rd</sup> Nov 1718. His address was 54 Lombard St. London. In 1759 he was master of the clockmakers company, a sign of his standing and workmanship.</span></p>
 
Haley and Milner, London C.1798
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 30.05pt 0pt 9pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">A high quality ebony balloon clock by Haley and Milner, London C.1798</span></span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText2" style="margin: 0cm 30.05pt 0pt 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">Haley and Milner were at 7 Wigmore St, London from 1799-1815. They made very good stylish clocks; there is a bracket clock by them in the Virginia museum U.S.A.</span></p>
 
W. Johnson, Strand London C1840.
<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><strong>A very fine small striking walnut mantel clock by W. Johnson, Strand London C1840.<br /></strong></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>The arched top case has canted front corners, a small carrying handle and a base set on small feet, all the veneers are of the highest quality.<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>The finely finished 8-day movement has oblong plates joined by 5 turned pillars, brocot escapement, hour striking on a bell with a repeat facility, a large bob pendulum with fine regulation and a holdfast.<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>The 5in</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "> arched silvered dial has a strike – silent lever, original hands and beautiful foliage and flower engraving. It is fully signed on the dial and backplate.<br /><br /></span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><br /></span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>William Johnson was recorded working in the Strand, London from 1825 – 40.</span></p>
 
Dent of London
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<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>Edward John Dent 1790 – 1853 was one of London`s finest makers. He specialised in precision clocks and chronometers.</span></p>
 
Molyneux, London C1815.
<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><strong>Ref No 442<br />An excellent regency table – mantel clock by the fine chronometer and regulator makers <span style="color: #ff0000;">Molyneux, London</span> C1815.<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: ">The high quality mahogany case has brass feet, frets, carrying handles, bezel and finials. There is also brass beading and inlays to the front.<br />The substantial twin fusee, eight day bell striking movement has shaped and footed plates with engraved borders, 5 turned pillars, anchor escapement and an engraved pendulum with above bob regulation.<br />The 7</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: ">???</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "> painted dial has brass hands, a strike silent lever and is fully signed as is the backplate.<br /><br /></span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><br /></span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><br />Robert Molyneux was working from around 1800 his later address with his sons in partnership was, Southampton Row Russell Square from 1828 – 51. They were famous for their precision clocks.</span></p>
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Thomas Wagstaffe, London C1770
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 8.25pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A good Georgian bell top ebony bracket clock by Thomas Wagstaffe, London C1770</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>The ebony case has a brass carrying handle and inset beading to the front door. There are arch frets in the front door and glazed side and rear windows.<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>The 8-day twin fuse movement strikes the hours on a bell, it has 5 finely turned pillars, verge escapement, and a backplate which is beautifully engraved with foliage, flowers and birds.<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>The 6 ¼ in</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "> dial has brass corner and arch spandrels, a strike silent ring in the arch, a mock pendulum, date aperture, original hands, and is signed on a silvered plaque.<br /><br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">            </span>Thomas Wagstaffe was working in London from 1756 – 93 first at Carey St then Gracechurch St . A maker of fine bracket clocks, 2 of which are illustrated in “The Georgian Bracket Clock” by Barder.</span></p>
 
James Mcabe, Royal Exchange, London.C.1815.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 17.4pt 0pt 18pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">A very attractive lyre shaped mahogany mantel clock by James Mcabe, Royal Exchange, London.C.1815, No. 8939.</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 17.4pt 0pt 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>The 7"painted dial has well shaped hands, a gilded bezel, and the movement of typical Mcabe quality with shaped plates, engraved backplate, engraved pendulum with fine adjustment. The clock is signed on the dial and the backplate “<em>James Mcabe Royal Exchange London.</em>” The movement number 8939 is stamped on the frontplate.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: ">James Mcabe Royal Exchange from 1778 died in 1811. His sons carried on the business in the same name. Their best work is signed “James Mcabe.” The firm are well known for their high quality workmanship.</span></p>
 
Thomas Speakman, London C.1695.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>The ebony veneered case is adorned with fine ormolu mounts, finials, carrying handle and bun feet. There are long side windows and delicately cut sound frets to the front and sides.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>The well made twin fusee 8-day hour striking movement has 6 beautifully turned vase shaped pillars, verge escapement, pull quarter repeat on 2 bells and a strike-silent lever. The backplate is exquisitely engraved with flowers and foliage and is fully signed in a cartouche. The rectangular dial 7 x 8" has a line engraved border, cherub spandrels; original hands and above X11 is a full signature flanked by foliage engraving.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>Thomas was born in 1661. He was a member of the well known clock making family. He was apprenticed to his father William Speakman in 1676 until 1682 and was free of the clockmakers company in September 1685 and died around 1720.</span></p>
 
Eardley Norton, London
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>The high quality ebony veneered case has extensive use of brass decoration including top finials, side columns and base. A 7 ½ " porcelain dial has a brass bezel, hour, minute and calendar hands and is signed Eardley Norton, London.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>The 8-day fusee movement is of exceptional quality with 5 beautifully turned pillars, dead beat escapement, heavy shaped plates and a heavy bob pendulum with calibrated adjustment. The backplate is numbered 2550 and is signed “Gravell and Tonkien, London”. This would date this clock 1792 when Gravell and Tonkien took over Eardley Norton’s business (after his death) and no doubt used up his stock of cases and dials.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>Both the movement and case are numbered and there is an ivorine plaque on the back door from the retailer Meyrick Nielson of Tetbury, Gloucestershire.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>Eardley Norton was a renowned maker of high quality clocks. Gravell and Tolkien took over his business in 1792 maintaining and enhancing the firms reputation, they continued working from the same premises in St Johns St London until 1820.</span></p>
 
John Le Roux, London C.1790
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ref No 451</span></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>The case of typical balloon shape with arched base and sound fret above, brass bezel, side handles, and ball finial.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>John Le Roux a well known maker of watches and clocks. He pioneered the balloon clock a very expensive design to manufacture. He was recorded in Charing Cross in 1744 (could have been his father) and was a member of the clockmakers company from 1781-1808.</span></p>
 
Wm Wilson, Strand, London C.1840
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 3.6pt 0pt 9pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">A very small attractive rosewood library timepiece by Wm Wilson, Strand, London C.1840.</span></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 3.6pt 0pt 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>The case has a gadrooned top with a brass finial, canted side angles with brass inlay, and a base with a decorative moulding sitting on bun feet.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>William Wilson was working in Southampton St Strand, London from 1839 – 44.</span></p>
 
John Thwaites Clerkenwell, London C1813.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 10.7pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ref No 503<br />A good attractive ¼ striking ebony bracket / table clock No 5159 by John Thwaites Clerkenwell, London C1813.</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 10.7pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">           </span>The dome topped case has a brass bound single pad top and carrying handle, it has brass side frets and feet. The front opening door has a brass bezel and arch and lower corner frets.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">                </span>John Thwaites son of Ainsworth was a member of the clockmakers company from 1782 – 1820. This firm was famous for making fine movements which they sold to other clockmakers including John Ellicott and Eardley Norton.</span></p>
 
John Moore & sons, London C.1840
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">A very attractive and small rosewood library timepiece by John Moore & sons, London C.1840</span></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>The case has a gadrooned top with a brass finial, canted side angles with brass inlay, and a base with a decorative moulding and four bun feet. The 8 day fusee movement has 4 finely turned pillars, shouldered and footed plates, anchor escapement and a pendulum holdfast. The 4 " silvered dial has foliage engraved corners, good hands and a full signature.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>John Moore and sons were makers of fine clocks and were recorded working in London 1828 – 68.</span></span></p>
 
lancet top mantel / table clock C.1810. Unsigned.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 3.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">A good small mahogany lancet top mantel / table clock C.1810. Unsigned.</span></span></strong></p>
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Josiah Smith, London C.1850
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>The case has foliage decorated feet, brickwork corners, elaborate side frets, engraved bezel, applied decoration and carrying handle. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">       </span>The 4 pillar 8-day fussee movement of typical London quality has anchor escapement, a pendulum holdfast and above bob regulation. A 3 ½ inch dial has an applied silvered chapter ring moon hands and a beautifully engraved centre.</span></span></p>
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W. Morris, London C.1850
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Webster, London C.1870
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Lashmore, Southampton C.1840
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Armstrong, Manchester
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<p>A very good ebonised timepiece which is a replica of Fromanteels first pendulum clock. The ebonised oak case has an architectural top with 2 pads; it has side windows, a front door opening from the right and sits on bun feet. The fully latched 8-day movement has six square brass pillars, a verge escapement driven direct from a spring barrel (no fussee), cycloidal cheeks and an outside set up ratchet. The dial is 6 1/2 " wide x 7 1/2 " high, it has a 3/4" wide chapter ring, matted centre, cherub spandrels and good hands. A very beautiful timepiece for someone who likes the 1660`s style, but can't afford the 1/4 of a million pounds or so to own a genuine one.</p>
 
Dyball, Norwich
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 12.8pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">A large mid Victorian mahogany ¼ chiming table / mantel clock by Dyball of Norwich C.1865</span></span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>Edward Dyball was born in Hoxton Middlesex in 1834. He was apprenticed to John Piggin of Norwich in 1851. He became a partner from 1858-64 then worked alone from 1865 – 69.</span></p>
 
Francis Perigal, London C.1775
<p>A good small ebony bracket clock by Francis Perigal, London C.1775 The well proportioned ebony veneered case with ebonised mouldings has brass feet, carrying handle and inner front door beading. There are windows to the case sides and rear door. The excellent 5 pillar verge movement strikes the hours on a bell and has a fnely engraved backplate. The 6" silvered dial has a date aperture, strike-silent and is signed Frans Perigal Bond St. Francis Perigal was a fine maker who was "watchmaker to the King" he worked from 37 New Bond St from around 1770 and died in 1824.</p>
 
John Strahan Hull C.1805
<p>A good small mahogany table clock by John Strachan Hull C.1805 The finely figured mahogany case with good patina is extensively decorated with brass door edging, side frets, feet and a pad top with carrying handle. It has an excellent 5 turned pillar, 8-day verge escapement, fussee movement which strikes the hours on a bell. The backplate is beautifully engraved with flowers and foliage. The 6 1/2 " arched painted dial retains much of its original paintwork, it has a date ring, a strike-silent, brass hands and is signed below 12.</p>
 
Edmund Baillot, Paris C.1710
<p>A very fine Louis X1V mantel clock by Edmund Baillot, Paris C.1710 The tortoiseshell veneered case with finely engraved decorative brass inlays and gilded ormolu mounts. This form of decoration was first used to great effect by Andre Charles Boulle in the 1680`s. The 5 x 5 1/2 " movement has 5 beautifully turned back pinned vase pillars, large spring barrels, outside numbered countwheel, anchor escapement and is signed in bold script across the backplate, its duration is 25 days. The gilded 8 1/2 " 12 piece dial has outside numbered minutes, fine original hands and a centre of classical urns and foliage. Beneath the dial is an ormolu chariot scene of the Sun King (Louis X1V) and his entourage and is signed in the centre on a porcelain plaque.</p>
 
A very decorative mahogany timepiece with pull 1/4 repeat by Thomas Green, Liverpool C.1780
<p>The bell top case has nicely figured mahogany of god colour, and brass mounts that retain much of there original gilding. The 5-pillar movement has pull repeat on 3 bells, an anchor escapement and an engraved backplate. It has a most attractive 7 ?? " painted dial with the early gilt painted spandrels and in the arch an oval of a woman in a landscape. There is also a date aperture and it retains its original hands. Signed on the dial Tho`s Green Liverpool. Thomas Green listed as watchmaker at Temple St. 1781-96 and listed in 1822 as the late Thomas Green at 59 Fleet St. Liverpool museum have a bracket clock and watch by him.</p>
 
John Ireland, London C.1775
<p>A good ebony bracket clock by John Ireland, London C.1775 The bell top case has a carrying handle side and front frets and sits on small pad feet. It has a substantial five pillar movement with its original verge escapement, which strikes the hours on a bell and has a pull repeat facility. The 7" arched dial has corner and arch spandrels, a strike silent dial and a date aperture, it is signed John Ireland, London on a silvered plaque below 12.</p>
 
James Stewart, Glasgow C.1785
<p>An excellent Scottish ebony bracket clock by James Stewart, Glasgow C.1785 The bell top case with carrying handle, pineapple finials, brass decoration and ogee feet, is of a most attractive faded ebony colour. The five pillar 8-day movement strikes the hours and 1/2 hours on a bell and has a pull repeat facility. It has later anchor escapement with the pendulum having fine regulation above the bob. A nice feature of this clock is its 7" arched silvered dial which has strike - silent and date dials, original hands and most delicately engraved flower and foliage decoration.</p>
 
Geo. Taylor, Wolverhampton C.1860
<p>A fine and unusual mahogany perpetual calendar clock by Geo. Taylor, Wolverhampton retaining its' original bracket C.1860. The flat-topped case has an arched glazed door and matching side windows. Reeded corner pillars to the front have carved Corinthian capitals. It is set on its original bracket with a scrolled support. It has an eight-day bell striking movement with calendar work. The 6 1/2" wide painted dial has the chapter ring in the arch and three apertures underneath with gilded edging for day-date-month. Note: - This clock is in totally original condition.</p>
 
Viner & Co, London C.1820
<p>A small gilt and black marble timepiece by Viner & Co, London C.1820 The gilded drum with very fine foliage bezel, supported on scrolls. The black marble base with gilded decoration and exquisite feet. It has a very good eight-day movement with roller suspension and a 3 1/2 " porcelain dial.</p>
 
Mappin & Webb's bi-centenary 1975
<p>A small solid silver carriage clock made for Mappin & Webb's bi-centenary 1975 No 146/200 The stylishly decorated solid silver case has beautiful engraving to the dial, top and backplate. The twin fusee 8-day movement has a jewelled balance wheel escapement, which strike the hours on a bell. It retains its original presentation case and silver key.</p>
 
Thomas Pace, London C.1815
<p>A good regency bracket clock in mahogany with brass inlay by Thomas Pace, London C.1815. The figured mahogany architectural topped case with brass inlay, ebony side columns, brass carrying handles and side frets. The exceptionally good eight day movement strikes the hours on a bell and has 4 finely turned vase shaped pillars (a most unusual feature on a regency clock.) Signed on a 8" round enamelled dial " Tho Pace, London."</p>
 
Thomas Moss, London C.1815
<p>An attractive small mahogany lancet top timepiece with ebony and satinwood inlay by Thomas Moss, London C.1815. The lancet case has applied reeded edges and attractive inlays and brass lions head side handles, ball feet and bezel. It contains a movement of eight-day duration with 4 shaped pillars and a pendulum hold fast. The 5" dial is signed Thos Moss, London.</p>
 
Westwood, London C.1820.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 16pt; text-decoration: none; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The finely figured rosewood architectural topped case with brass inlay, side carrying handles and frets. The substantial movement strikes the hours on a gong and the ¼`s on 8 bells, signed on the round enamelled dial <em>Westwood, Princes St London.</em> This clock sits on a later matching bracket.</span></span></p>
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AN ATTRACTIVE FLECKED BLUE GREY MARBLE & ORMOLU MOUNTED MYSTERY CLOCK BY GUILMET, PARIS.CIRCA 1873
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">The condition of this clock is excellent and the marble a most attractive colour. There are gilded lion head handles with rings to either side and paw feet. The gilded figure of the young girl which rests on top of the case is in very good order. Her out stretched left arm carries the pendulum which has a glass bob.<br />The two train movement, which strikes the hours and halves on a bell, is signed on the backplate Brevete GLT. SGDC 634. and the platform and base on which the clock rests bears the name P.H. Mourey and the number 650 which is repeated on the base of the statue.<br />A particularly attractive feature of the clock is the engine turned and gilded dial which has Roman numerals. There are gilded moulds between each section of the case.<br />The clock bears a plaque on the base which reads: Presented to Mr. Conrad White with 2 vases by the agents & workmen of Messrs Thompson Boyd & co. on his leaving their employment. As a token of their respect & esteem. Sept 5th 1873 </span></p>
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Perpetual calendar clock signed Dussalt Paris C.1860
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A Small tortoiseshell clock signed ''Dumoulineuf Paris'' C.1810.
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A Tortoiseshell and brass clock signed Graham, London.C.1720
<p><span style="font-size: small; color: #003333; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">The case of typical French design with extensive brass inlays into the tortoise shell veneer. Extensive use of ormolu mounts to the case, which is surmounted byand urn. This clock is accompanied by a later bracket. The 5 pillar double fusee movement is a London made replacement with rack striking on a bell.</span></p>
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Evans of Handsworth factory C.1870
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 12.6pt 0pt 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>The well cut out scrolling plates are joined by 5 finely turned pillars all wheelwork is 6 spoke and the escapement is balance wheel lever. The silvered chapter ring has engraved shields for the numerals and original hands. Set on an ebonised base with red velvet top and a glass dome.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>The Evans of Handsworth (Birmingham) factory produced many fine clocks including the Scott memorial and the York and Westminster Abbey examples.</span></p>
 
J.O.Simpson, Lichfield. C.1840
<p>A most unusual mahogany table clock with visible detached lever escapement C.1840 by J.O.Simpson, Lichfield. The case has a carved crest to the top flanked by spire finials, cluster columns to the side (bamboo style) a shaped base with a wavy moulding above and set on carved feet. There are brass frets in the sides. All the veneers on this case are of the highest quality which makes this a most attractive case. The five pillar chain fussee movement, with maintaining power strikes the hours on a gong, the balance wheel is set vertically in the arch and is engraved "detached lever" there is a blued steel regulation hand and a slow - fast rating. This clock has a most beautifully engraved 8" silvered dial with flower and foliage spandrels and an elaborately engraved signature in the arch. Unusual features of this dial are the seconds ring placed at I and a code of letters and symbols hidden in the arch engraving.</p>
 
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<p>An attractive small skeleton timepiece C.1850 The plates are joined together by 4 turned pillar screwed to the front plate. It has an 8-day anchor escapement movement, a silvered chapter ring and sits on 4 turned brass feet. The base is ebony with a red velvet top and it retains its glass dome.</p>
 
George Graham, Norwich
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<span style="font-family: "><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">          </span>George Graham was apprenticed to Peter Aymot of Norwich in 1766 for 7 years for a fee of £30. He signed his clocks Geo Graham Fecit without a place name, perhaps he was working out in the countryside.</span></p>
 
Boothsbank Farm, Leigh Road, Worsley, Manchester M28 1LL. England