Clocks and Barometers

A late Victorian Gothic Revival rosewood bracket clock with eight day triple fusee movement chiming on eight bells and striking hours on a larger bell, the silvered arch dial with chime/not chime indicator above black Roman hour numerals and inscribed 'Barnard London', framed by engraved foliate scrolls, the arched case with carved crockets and spire finials above a pair of barley twist columns and pierced arch fret panels, on a moulded rectangular base and bun feet, height 71.5cm, with pendulum (faults).

A late 20th century Hermle brass skeleton clock with single train movement striking hours on a bell, the glass conical dome with black printed Roman hour markers, on a walnut circular base, height 35.5cm, with pendulum and winding key.

A late 20th century mahogany bracket clock, limited edition No. 66 of 350, specially made for Garrard & Co by F.W. Elliott to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, the three train movement with platform escapement and chiming a choice of Westminster, Whittington and Winchester chimes on eight gongs, the circular dial with black Roman hour numerals and chime/silent indicator and inscribed 'Anniversary 1631-1981' above 'Garrard & Co London', the case with triple pad top above moulded arch pediment and pierced fret panels, on a rectangular base and brass bracket feet, height 38.5cm, with framed certificate of authenticity and winding key.

A late 20th century Victoria & Albert Museum gilt metal and blue glazed pottery 'Marie Antoinette' mantel clock with Franz Hermle movement striking on two bells, height 38.5cm.

A Victorian mahogany drop dial wall clock with eight day twin fusee movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch painted circular dial with Roman hour numerals and inscribed 'B. Harper Dover', within a moulded circular surround, height 67cm, with pendulum (faults).

An early 20th century spelter mystery timepiece, the brass cased movement with integral pendulum, the white enamelled dial with Arabic hour numerals and inscribed 'J' (Junghans), supported by a standing maiden on an ebonized plinth, height 33.8cm.

A 20th century carved and painted wood mantel timepiece, modelled as a travelling clockmaker carrying his wares on his back, holding an umbrella in his right hand and a clock in his left hand, the dial inscribed 'Junghans', height 47cm.

An impressive late Victorian gilt brass mounted and inlaid rosewood bracket clock with eight day twin fusee movement striking hours and half hours on a gong, the backplate signed 'Lund & Blockley successors to Viner New Bond St London' and numbered '246', the silvered breakarch dial with all-over finely engraved foliate scrolls, slow/fast indicator to arch, Roman hour numerals and outer Arabic minute numerals and inscribed 'Lund & Blockley', the foliate inlaid case with flower urn finial surmount above four urn and flame finials to corners, united by a balustrade, the sides with vine bordered pierced trellis fret panels and flanked by four ebonized barley twist columns, raised on foliate capped twin paw feet, height 60cm, with pendulum and winding key. Note: John Alexander Lund & Herbert Blockley were highly regarded clockmakers working at 42 Pall Mall, London, from 1872 to 1876 (successors to Viner) and also had a branch in Bombay, India. They were retailers and manufacturers of house and turret clocks, including for Queen Victoria between 1875 and 1905.

A 20th century brass circular cased ship's style timepiece, the Empire movement with platform escapement, the painted dial with Roman hour numerals and subsidiary seconds, case diameter 18.3cm, together with two brass cased carriage timepieces, heights 14.5cm and 14.8cm.

A late 20th century brass and mahogany inclined plane gravity clock, the rolling brass drum case with silvered chapter ring, the inclined mahogany plane inset with red leather and applied brass plaque to side, inscribed with days of the week, length 60.7cm.

A late 20th century gilt brass Congreve rolling ball clock, the single fusee movement with rolling ball operated pivoting platform escapement and white dials for hours, minutes and seconds, height 34cm, within a mahogany and glazed display case, total height 40.3cm (missing ball).

A late 20th century brass spherical weight clock timepiece, the circular dial with black Roman hour numerals, with platform escapement, the case with spiral wire run surmount feeding heavy silvered ball bearings onto a drive wheel, the mahogany base with baize lined collection tray, beneath a glazed over, height 35.2cm, with twenty-four ball bearings.

A late 20th century brass astrological orrery calendar clock with platform escapement and silvered dials, the four-posted brass frame on a mahogany circular plinth, height 20.5cm (lacking glass dome).

A late 20th century Dutch brass mounted mahogany and Delft pottery wall clock with German weight driven movement, height 60cm, with two weights and pendulum.

A late 20th century mahogany cased Vienna style wall clock with eight day movement striking on a gong, the case with moulded arch pediment above glazed door and a pair of columns, height 115cm, with pendulum, two weights and winder.

A late 19th century inlaid rosewood drop dial wall clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch painted dial with Roman hour numerals and inscribed 'Wrapson Midhurst', case diameter 42.5cm, height 70cm, with pendulum, together with a Seth Thomas mahogany cased drop dial wall clock with octagonal surround, height 55cm, with pendulum.

A George III mahogany wheel barometer with silvered dials, hygrometer, alcohol thermometer and spirit level, inscribed 'Lione & Somalvico 14 Brook St Holborn', the case with swan neck pediment, height 97.3cm, together with an oak cased wheel barometer, height 76cm (faults).

A 19th century Black Forest cuckoo clock with twin fusee movement striking on a gong, the arched case with circular dial, height 37.8cm (faults and disassembled), together with a Black Forest mantel clock, height 30cm.

An early 20th century walnut cased circular wall timepiece with eight day fusee movement, the backplate stamped 'Tameside No. 7810', the 12-inch painted circular dial with black Roman hour numerals and inscribed 'J.R. Ingram Crown St St Ives', within a moulded circular surround, case diameter 39.5cm, with pendulum and winding key.