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Australian, Maritime & Horological — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:345
Sale Title:Australian, Maritime & HorologicalLots with images:345
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:237
Date:21-Jul-2024
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A fine and lavishly cast gilt bronze tower mantel clock, French, 1880, the gilt dial featuring white enamel Arabic cartouches, the trunk with cast and pierced figural elements and reeded supports to a spreading base with Joshua Reynolds style cupid angel faces, eight day gong strike, key and pendulum, 60 cm high, 21.5 cm, 21.5 cm base
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A Victorian Gothic gilded brass ecclesiastical pricket stick, 19th century, formed as a sectioned triangular architectural spire and rising to a crown with lion's head ornaments, unmarked, 113 cm high
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A Victorian mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood veneer drop dial fusee wall clock, J. R. Smith, Norwich, circa 1870, the large painted metal dial with Roman numerals, embellished to the body with bunches of pendant grapes and inlaid floral sprigs and formal ornaments, key and pendulum, 67 cm high, 42.5 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A world war II era U.S Government issue bakelite ship's clock, Chelsea Clock Co., Boston, circa 1940, the 24 hour Arabic white dial with centre sweep and eight day platform movement, housed in a dark brown bakelite casing, maker's mark to the dial and also in relief verso, 25.5 cm diameter, 7.5 cm deep
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A National Geographic terminal globe on a rotating timepiece, 1980s, eight day movement held in a brass support and housed in a perspex case, 32.5 cm high, 30.5 cm x 30.5 cm base
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A small oak fusee dial clock, H. Craddock, Selby, 19th century, a signed and painted Roman numeral dial, with applied relief decorations and raised upon an associated bracket, key and pendulum, 48 cm high, 38 cm wide, 13.5 cm deep
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A late Victorian Classical Revival oak cased triple fusee bracket clock, J. C Jennings & Co, 25-26 Great Sutton Street, London, the case of of Roman temple profile with Corinthian pilasters, a silver chapter ring to the rectangular dial with Germanic Roman numerals, three dials, silent strike, fast and slow, Westminster, the quarter striking clock on eight bells and four gongs, signed to dial and movement, key and pendulum, 62 cm high, 40 cm wide, 26.5 cm deep
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A German double fusee oak mantel clock, Winterhalder & Hofmeier, 1910, made for the English market, the gilded break arch dial with silvered chapter ring and Roman numerals, cartouche in arch reading Tempus Fugit, double striking on gong, key and pendulum, 75 cm high, 47 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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A Victorian English mahogany regulator, A.Simmons of Warwick, circa 1880, an arched case with pierced and carved decorative elements below the signed silvered dial, weight driven with dead beat escapement and maintaining power, with a zinc compensative pendulum, 200 cm high, 51 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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A large French black marble mantel clock, circa 1890, the black porcelain dial with Roman numerals and eight day visible escapement, applied and cast motifs to the face, incised gilded decorations, key and pendulum, 48 cm high, 43.5 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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An unusual Australian wood clock by William Matthysen, circa 2008, comprising Australian wood specimens, the wooden dial with markers, spring driven, dead beat escapement and moonphase, mounted on a custom shelf bracket, 59 cm high, 40.5 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep
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A French brass Great wheel skeleton clock, made by C. Cass, 2008, the silvered chapter ring with Roman markings, under a glass dome above an ebonised base, 44 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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A reproduction brass lantern clock on a carved oak wall bracket, the clock with an engraved Roman dial, the centre marked A.W Brockett fecit, supported on a bracket featuring a cast brass eagle crest and carved shoulder mount of a deer, 39 cm high, 15 cm x 15 cm approx, clock, 78 cm high, 25 cm wide, bracket
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An impressive custom built 'steampunk' Tower Clock, a bold copper and brass bezel, eight day weight driven movement with dead beat escapement and maintaining power to an elaborate painted cast iron stand with brass eagle and tall ship embellishments above a cast iron painted plaque, 241 cm high, 70 cm wide, 64 cm deep
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A Viennese walnut cased regulator, 1880, having eight day twin weight driven movement, the two piece white enamel dial with Roman numerals and seconds at twelve, key and pendulum, 129 cm high, 43 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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An impressive mahogany single fusee gallery clock, C.Barratt, of Taunton, late 19th/20th century, the drum head waisted clock with a relief carved guilloche type border surrounding the signed Roman dial, on an integral bracket supported on well carved corbels, key and pendulum, 134 cm high, 81 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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An English style fusee skeleton clock, late 20th century, with passing strike, painted Roman numerals to the chapter ring upon a marble base and oak stand, housed under a glass dome, key and pendulum, 43 cm high, 35 cm wide, 22 cm deep, dome and base
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A Victorian brass ship's gimballed barometer and thermometer, J. Hicks London, second half 19th century, with Vernier scale to front and attached to a wooden board, 101 cm high (with backboard), 14 cm wide
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A George III English caddy top mahogany long case clock, William Barnard of Newark, Nottinghamshire, circa 1760s, the crown with brass ball and spire finials, fine relief and fretwork carving to the hood and trunk, a break arch brass dial with silvered chapter rings, moon phase, date aperture at 6, weight driven, and anchor escapement with centre sweep, 259 cm high, 52.5 cm wide, 28.5 cm deep
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A brass lantern clock, Owen H. Knight, Australia 1988, the engraved Arabic dial with decorative centre and supported on an integral bracket of similar design, two weights, 65 cm high, 16 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep
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A limited edition Jovilabe Grand Orrery, made by George Gyori, mounted on an ebonised wooden base surmounted by a circular brass plate engraved with signs of the Zodiac, months of the year and the four seasons, the central stepped and turned brass column surmounted by a brass sun, the geared arms supporting the planets and moons of earth's solar system, 52 cm high, 43 cm diameter, 66 cm wide, total arm width
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A chip carved oak miniature grandfather clock, circa 1930, with a 30 hour movement and an Arabic dial, 36 cm high, 7 cm wide, 5 cm deep
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An exceptional French Industrial Revolution paddle wheel steam engine, 19th century, the exquisitely crafted fully working model with clock flanked by a barometer and thermometer, animated paddle and mounted on a rouge marble and gilt marble base, two keys, 38 cm high, 35 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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An impressive Marklin Mg & Cie Wurtemberg model steam engine, German, early 20th century, a finely crafted painted cast iron, copper and brass model with moving parts, comprising a boiler with an internal burner and copper chimney, a flywheel and a generator, mounted on a hardwood base, with trademark to pressure release valve on boiler, and trademark label, 51 cm high, 56 cm wide, 49 cm deep
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A large antique cast iron and brass fly wheel steam engine, 18th century, a model with fully moving parts, in an industrial type setting with miniature brass staircase and arranged on a brick patterned mahogany base, 50 cm high, 75 cm wide, 30 cm deep, 44 cm wheel diameter
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A nickel and brass model of a stream engine, circa 1950s, the boiler and chimney with faux brickwork, beam engine and minus burner, mounted on a grey metal base, 27 cm high, 30 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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Two modern Black Forest cuckoo clocks, typically carved with deer head crests and other game themes, one with cuckoo, the other featuring folk dancing figures, 61 cm high, 38 cm wide, 29 cm deep approx
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A vintage English cast iron and brass Industrial Revolution steam engine, a finely crafted demonstration model with moving parts set in an factory style premises on a checkerboard surface enclosed by brass balustrading on a mahogany base, 24 cm high, 73 cm wide, 37 cm deep
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An early Victorian mahogany veneer double fusee bracket clock, 1850, the pagoda top clock with restrained bead detail, the large white painted dial with Roman numerals and steel hands, bell strike, key and pendulum, 49 cm high, 27 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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A miniature oak grandfather clock, Edinburgh, signed George Monro, Edin., circa 1770, within a later carved oak case with bead details, verge movement, the floral decorated enamel dial with Roman numerals and minute markings on a gilded and engraved mask, the engraved backplate with maker's name, key and pendulum, 45.5 cm high, 15.5 cm wide and deep, Note, George Monro is recorded working as a clock and watchmaker in Edinburgh from around 1743.
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An automatic Newcomen Atmospheric Beam Engine kit, Sussex Steam Co., UK, an as new boxed and wrapped model, with booklet of assembly instructions, the completed model will stand 43 cm high, 28 cm long and 13 cm deep
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A Victorian mahogany cased double fusee bracket clock, by Samuel James, Stevenage, 1880s, with a serpentine crest and relief carved embellishments to the face, painted Roman numerals to the signed dial, striking on bell, with key and pendulum, 41.5 cm high, 35 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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A French gilt bronze mantel clock, 1880s, the arching case with fruiting urn finial, housing an enamel Roman dial with decorative centre, eight day bell strike movement, key and pendulum, 37 cm high, 18 cm wide, 11 cm deep
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A late Victorian mahogany double fusee bracket clock, Walter & Co., London, 1880s, the white painted Roman dial with rounded arch above a high relief carved floral swag and side scrolls above an extended plinth base, striking on bell, movement signed, key and pendulum, 46 cm high, 38 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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A rosewood stick barometer and thermometer, Gardner & Co, 21 Buchan Street, Glasgow, 1850s, 91 cm high
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An English floor standing mahogany case regulator, circa 1850, with Australian provenance, the arched case with a long glazed door above a tapering panelled base, a minute ring and subsidiaries for seconds and Roman hours to the silvered dial, the deadbeat escapement with maintaining power, weight driven with a mercury jar compensative pendulum, 210 cm high, 63 cm wide, 39 cm deep. Provenance: Lot 106, The Melbourne Clock Museum sale, Bonhams & Goodman, 29 April 2008, Melbourne, This clock reputedly…
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A Jaeger-Le Coultre Atmos clock, circa 1957, the perpetual motion clock with brass case, applied numerals to the white dial, accompanied by original booklet and carry case, with spare dial, numbered 60459, 23 cm high, 21 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A Louis XV style gilt metal figural mantel clock, 1860s, with a romantic couple to the crest above a floral rocky ground, the Roman enamel dial housed in a pierced and cast base with scrolling feet, the eight day movement, bell strike, key and pendulum, 31 cm high, 38 cm wide, 11 cm deep
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A German silver plate mantel clock, early 20th century, eight day striking movement to a base metal silver plate case, the pierced gilt arcaded dial with painted Arabic numerals and flanked by barley twist column details, key and pendulum, 29 cm high, 23 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep
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A late Victorian double fusee lantern clock, 19th century, with anchor escapement striking hours on bell, an engraved and enamelled Roman chapter ring and a pierced centre with conforming crest decorations to three sides, key and pendulum, 38 cm high, 15 cm x 15 cm wide and deep
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A French Neoclassical brass mantel clock, 1880s, with a cast campagna urn finial above an engraved Roman dial housed in plinth style case with pineapple finials, ring handles and cabochon embellishment to the base, raised on lemon squeezer feet, movement with eight day bell strike, key and pendulum, 29 cm high, 18 cm wide, 11.5 cm deep
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A Black Forest oak cased cuckoo clock, 1890, set within an arching frame with carved embellishments and turned pillars, carved bone hands and Roman numerals to the dial, eight day brass plated movement, key and pendulum, 48 cm high, 30 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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A contemporary single fusee skeleton clock in a glass case, modelled on a Harrison grasshopper escapement clock and housed in a brass framed glass case on an ebonised base, with key, 48.5 cm high, 33.5 cm wide, 22.5 cm deep
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A late Victorian brass lantern clock, 19th century, with eight day French carriage clock movement, turned finials, pierced crest decorations, the engraved silvered Roman dial with a decoratively engraved centred centre, 25 cm high, 9 cm x 9 cm base
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A German architectural 400 day brass bandstand clock, 19th century, with cupola and spire, the enamel Arabic dial with painted swags resting upon a terrestrial globe above a stepped circular base, the whole enclosed in a glass dome, 52 cm high, 27.5 cm diameter approx
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A facsimile 'Diana' mystery clock, bearing a faux Junghans trademark to the dial, 36 cm high, total height
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A French brass comtoise clock, circa 1850, with a signed Roman enamelled dial and centre calendar, anchor escapement striking on bell, repousse frame and conforming lyre pendulum, 49 cm high, 34 cm wide, 16 cm deep, clock face, 97 cm, pendulum
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A Louis XV style gilt bronze mantel clock, 1860s, with eight day movement striking on bell, featuring a well cast musician figure to the crest above the enamel dial with Roman numerals, cast and pierced Rococo embellishments throughout and raised on scrolling feet, upon an ebonised base, key and pendulum, 42 cm high, clock, 5 cm high, 44m wide, 22.5 cm deep, base
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A Regina Ansonia mahogany case musical clock, The Regina Music Box Company, circa 1905, the brass dial with applied Arabic numerals and gilded spandrels, striking hour on gong and having eight day weight drive movement, attached to a polyphon with musical movement, twenty associated metal discs stored to the base compartment, numbered 3000001 to the comb plate, 255 cm high, 65 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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A set of antique English brass and steel balance beam scales, made by National, 19th/20 century, with a series of six brass bell weights, the heaviest 11 pounds, 89 cm high, 50 cm wide (beam)
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A restored antique Ericsson wall phone, early 20th century, the oak case with sloped front, twin brass bells and dial and crank handle, with Ericsson Stockholm trademark, 69 cm high, 32 cm wide (with earphone piece), 22 cm deep
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A group of seven antique and antique style telephones, Ericsson, Risktelefon, G&C, and modern Stirling Engines and models, circa 1900 and later, comprising a facsimile Lm Ericsson 'biscuit barrel' desk telephone, an Lm Ericsson 'swivel transmitter' desk telephone, an English G & C stick telephone, a Rikstelefon cradle telephone, two modern Australian made Stirling Engines and models , and; a brass rotating model by M. Baada, 35 cm high, 32 cm wide, 22 cm deep, and smaller, irregular
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The Standard Prisoptometer in cast iron and brass, Standard Optical Company Makers, Geneva, N.Y. patented June 21, 1904, Culbertson type instrument for measuring refraction in order to diagnose anomalies in a patient's vision, stamped in relief to the dial, with eye piece verso and table top clamp to base, 21 cm diameter, 57 cm high
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A large marble sphere, 21 cm diameter approx
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An antique upright mahogany cased music box, 19th/20th century, crank operated with vertically arranged piano style strings and felted hammers, 1001 cm high, 43 cm wide, 47 cm deep. Provenance: Classic Furniture & Objects, Leonard Joel, Sunday 2 October 2014, Lot 290
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A lavishly cast gilt bronze Renaissance Revival mantel clock garniture, second half 19th century, the fancy gilt dial with Roman enamel cartouches, lion masks and dolphin supports to the body, the multi branch candle sidepieces of conforming design, key and pendulum, 59 cm high, 38 cm wide, 20 cm deep, clock, 61 cm high, sidepieces
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A Victorian Yorkshire type mahogany and oak longcase clock, 1850s, the hood with swan neck pediment, brass figure and finials enclosing a painted square dial featuring Roman numerals seconds dial, calendar aperture and floral spandrels, eight day bell striking, weight driven movement, the body with shield form panelled door, boxwood and ebony stringing and mahogany cross banded decoration throughout, 244 cm high, 57 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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A Yorkshire oak longcase clock with hand painted dial by Thomson Wigton, circa 1840, break arch style with painted nautical themes to the mask, a Roman numeral dial and gilt pineapple hands, 30 hour weight, with dummy winding holes, driven movement with anchor escapement, the case in oak with mahogany crossbanding, 217.5 cm high, 55 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A late Victorian bronzed spelter figural wall clock, 19th century, the silvered dial with black Roman numerals, French movement on gong strike, the crest draped with languid Classical male and female figures against a vegetal ground, key and pendulum, 48 cm high, 38 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A reproduction brass lantern clock, 20th century, with eight day weight driven movement on a purpose built oak bracket, with weights, short bob pendulum and key
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A Dutch style wall clock, Fhs Germany, 20th century, of typical Zaanse form with a figural crest and pierced brass decorations, engraved and painted dial, tear drop weights, 56 cm high, 20 cm wide, 13 cm deep, clock and backing board
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A French bronze mantel clock garniture, 19th century, with an elaborately cast and pierced architectural style case, the enamel Roman dial with decorative centre, eight day bell striking movement, with baluster five light candelabra sidepieces, all elements raised on squirrel profile feet, key and pendulum, clock 59 cm high, 27 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A profusely carved oak Black Forest cuckoo clock, G .H.S to movement, 1880s, with eight day cast brass movement, fusee on strike going barrel on time, with branch, leaf and bird motifs, carved bone hands to the Roman dial, with pendulum and key, 53 cm high, 36.5 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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An Ansonia mahogany veneer drop dial regulator, circa 1910, the paper dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, with eight day bell strike, pendulum, key, 81 cm high, 45 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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Two vintage wood framed wall clocks, and a clock face, one with brass eagle finial, silver chapter ring and single hand and pierced spandrels, marked Jackson and Henley; the other in an oak case with a painted Roman dial and single hand; and a brass and silvered clock face with workings, 72 cm high, 29 cm wide, 18 cm deep, painted dial clock, 60 cm high, 38 cm wide, 27 cm deep, silvered dial clock
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A German brass 'Napoleon hat' mantel clock, early to mid 20th century, the black Arabic dial with pierced out brass centre and gold hands, 'cut out' and engraved oak leaf decorations to the body and centred with a lenticle, eight day gong strike, key and pendulum, 28 cm high, 39 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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A profusely cast and decorated Dutch pewter and painted metal wall clock, in the antique manner, the painted iron dial with boating scene, Roman numerals and arcaded minutes, the body flanked by trumpeting mermaids, weight driven, 30 hour, with verge escapement, alarm and striking on bell, pendulum and key, miniature weights for alarm, 76 cm high, 49 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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A German mahogany cased mantel clock, Philip Haas Sohne, 1920, the lancet shaped case with boxwood inlay, white enamel Roman dial, eight day gong strike, key and pendulum, mark of Phs with running hare trademark to mechanism, 35.5 cm high, 24.5 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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A 'bat boy' spelter mystery clock by Junghans, German, early 20th century, featuring a lad in rolled up trousers, bat in one hand and holding the clock face aloft, typically unmarked to dial, 35 cm high, boy, 45 cm high, with clock, 15 cm x 9 cm base
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A custom built winged lantern clock, weight driven 30 hour verge escapement, with a Roman numeral silvered chapter ring and pierced star embellishment to the centre, pierced 'wings' and arching crest details flanked by turned finials, 43 cm high, 32 cm wide, 18.5 cm deep
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A Victorian Gothic Revival mahogany long case clock, circa 1880, the lancet hood with twin spire finials and other Gothic architectural elements throughout, the round silvered dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, having a regulator style movement, dead beat escapement, weight driven and maintaining power, time only, 242.5 cm high, 54 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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An oak cased self winding master clock by the Self Winding Clock Co. New York, circa 1910, the honey oak case with an extended pediment housing an enamel painted Arabic dial with subsidiary seconds, associated pendulum, 159 cm high, 60.5 cm high, 24 cm deep
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An impressive French architectural style oak cased mantel clock, circa 1900, the engraved silvered dial with Roman numerals quarter striking on eight bells, hour gong strike, housed in a lightly carved honey oak case with pagoda top and pierced gallery, key and pendulum, 57 cm high, 35 cm wide, 21.5 cm deep
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A German oak wall clock, circa 1910, enamel and gilt brass dial with Arabic numerals, eight day spring driven movement, the case with pierced crest, architectural devices and applied leaf motifs, key and a floral decorated pendulum, 84 cm high, 42 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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An early Victorian mahogany double fusee bracket clock, Pc Dodd, 79 Cornhill, London, 1840, the painted Roman dial with strike silent in arch, striking on bell, signed to dial and movement, pendulum and key, 60.5 cm high, 28 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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A walnut mantel clock, Hac, circa 1910, of architectural form with brass eagle crest , a painted Roman dial with engraved centre, pierced spandrels and mascaron to the arch, eight day gong strike movement, key and pendulum, eagle a later addition, 50 cm high, 29 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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A Viennese walnut cased twin weight regulator, 1890, the architectural style regulator with brass eagle crest, finials and long turned columns, a two piece white enamel Roman dial, weight driven with dead beat escapement, key and pendulum, 142 cm high, 43 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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A English oak and brass safe or strongbox, Harris & Sheldon, Stafford Street, Birmingham, early 20th century, the architectural style strongbox with a diamond point crest, dentil border and Arts & Crafts style cast brass doors, with key, 60 cm high, 37 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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A mahogany longcase clock by Cowan of Canongate, circa 1810, the well carved and pierced hood with pinecone finials housing a brass break arch dial with silver chapter ring and subsidiary seconds, quarter striking on eight bells and hour striking on a single bell, anchor escapement and weight driven, the trunk with a shaped panel above an extended base above bracket feet, 259 cm high, 54 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A pair of Secessionist brass vases, circa 1900, with slender standards rising to cast compressed bowls with concave collars, continuously decorated with iris blooms, raised on spreading bases, unmarked, 48 cm high, 21.5 cm diameter base
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A German mahogany veneer mantel clock, H.A.C, early 20th century, the case with boxwood inlay and stringing, an engraved and painted silver dial with Roman numerals and silent chime dial to the decorative arch, cross over chimer, key and pendulum, 35.5 cm high, 24 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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An English oak longcase clock, W. Chafly, Teignmouth (Devon), 1840, with triangular broken pediment, the square painted dial with Roman numerals, calendar aperture and decorative spandrels and flower motif at 12, a 30 hour chain driven movement, honey oak case with mahogany border, 204 cm high, 46 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep
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A Flemish oak long case clock, circa 1800, the square brass dial with a pewter chapter ring, eight day anchor escapement striking on bell, housed in an arched case with protruding stepped cornice, the trunk with relief carved elements above corbels and a fielded panel door to a stepped and shaped base, 238 cm high, 55 cm wide, 34 cm deep
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A Victorian gilt bronze Rococo style cartel clock, 19th century, well cast with florid leafy sprays, trailing flora and lattice motifs, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, minute markings, blue steel hands and decorative centre, eight day bell strike, with pendulum and key, 81 cm high, 46 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A Louis XV style figural gilt bronze mantel clock, circa 1860, featuring a Classical maiden emblematic of music leaning upon a plinth and flanked by a torch bearing cupid, Roman numerals to the enamel dial, housed under a glass dome above an ebonised base, eight day bell strike movement, key and pendulum, the clock 48 cm high, 38.5 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep, the plinth 5 cm high
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An English oak longcase clock, William Monk, Barwick, St John, movement circa 1745, the silvered Roman dial with pierced spandrels, 30 hour birdcage movement, single hand, bell strike, pendulum, housed in an oak case with extended pediment, side pillars, a small lenticle to the panelled door, 214 cm high, 50 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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A French Rococo style brass mystery clock, 1880, the white enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals and visible escapement, time only, on a mahogany base and enclosed under a glass dome, 35 cm high, 28 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A German style 400 day bandstand clock, circa 1920, the dial with decorative swags, Arabic numerals and Chinese characters, housed under a glass dome, 39 cm high, clock
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The 'King' enlarger, magic lantern, H. Ltd, London, circa 1910, with oak and tinplate body, side slide and extendable concertina movement operated by brass knobs to the base, with metal trademark cartouche, 49 cm high, 25 cm wide, 53 cm deep (condensed)
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Two antique hard wood cased plate cameras, Ross, London, and W. Watson & Sons, 313, High Holborn, London, late 19th century, the Ross 'Rapid Symmetrical' camera numbered 22544, and 12 x 10; and a full plate W. Watson & Sons camera with 8 cm diameter lens, both mahogany cased with brass fittings, 45 cm high, 60 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A water meter by H.J. & Cie, Brussels, 1859, porcelain dials, marked to main dial 'H.J. et Cie Bruxelles', gilded date beneath five smaller dials, 39 cm high, 50 cm wide, 26 cm deep (approx)
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A Victorian walnut veneer graphoscope, Stereoscopic Company, Cheapside, London 19th century, the adjustable and collapsible device used to enhance the viewing of photographs and text, with inset stereoscopic lenses and a hinged panel housing a large magnifying lens, and at the other end a card holder surmounted by ornately pierced fretwork decoration, 50 cm high, 61 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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Two antique cased optician's sets, 19th century, with sets of lenses and trial metal frame glasses, 6 cm high 30 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A large brass and cast iron Venturi water meter, A G Kent Limited, London & Luton, with enamelled clock dial and rectangular metering dial to the base, 80 cm high, 39 cm x 38 cm baseplate
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A cast iron and brass steam engine model, Ernst Plank Company of Nuremburg, Germany, early 20th century, a model with moving parts comprising a brass boiler with burner and attached to a beam engine, trademark cartouche of E.P. for Ernst Plank to boiler, on an oak base, 26 cm high, 33 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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Two mahogany folding field plate cameras, Thornton & Pickard and one other, circa 1905, both with brass fittings, leather bellows and strap handles, the Thornton & Pickard camera with circular cartouche to front, marked Time & Inst patent Thornton & Pickard, also with cartouche of Baker & Rouse verso, the other camera unmarked but stamped 8993, 23 cm high, 20.5 cm wide, 20 cm deep (approx)
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An early Victorian mahogany cased mercury barometer, I. Marsh, 22 Tysoe Street, London, 1840s, featuring a silvered and engraved dial, with barometer, hydrometer, scale, and level, 109 cm high, 30 cm wide
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A mahogany mercury banjo barometer, Watkins & Hill, 5, Charing Cross London, circa 1870, with an engraved and signed silvered dial, thermometer, barometer, hydrometer, level and a feature convex mirror, 101 cm high, 30 cm wide
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A pair of Art Deco brass vases, circa 1930, faceted bodies with stepped collars and conforming bases, unmarked, 26 cm high, 10 cm diameter at collar
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A Victorian rosewood table top stereoscope viewer, 19th century, with internal slide carriers, a series of dual image cards and slide transition knobs, 38 cm high, 23 cm deep, 27 cm deep
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