fine art

A mahogany postbox, with brass aperture above the glazed door and with plinth base beneath. Width 11 ins, height 13 ins.

Sold for £350

A Victorian mahogany rectangular lidded box, with vacant brass cartouche and green baize lined interior. Width 15.5 ins.

Sold for £65

An early 19th century mahogany tea caddy, foliate marquetry, with canted angles and brass carrying handle to either side, fitted interior and raised on short brass ball feet. Width 12.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A Victorian walnut cased wall clock, the circular dial with Roman numerals and single-train movement, with walnut frame surrounding. Overall diameter 15 ins.

Sold for £95

A William IV mahogany cased bracket clock by Dobell of Hastings, the well figured case enclosing the circular silvered dial with Roman numerals and two-train fusee movement, complete with bracket. Clock width 18 ins, height 18 ins excluding bracket (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Regency mahogany gilt framed mirror, the circular mirror frame with ebonised slip and beaded and with eagle mount. Width 25 ins, height 40 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A French marble clock garniture with ormolu mounts, circa 1880, the enamelled dial marked "Detertre a Paris" and with two-train movement striking on a single bell, with accompanying two branch candelabra. Clock height 12 ins, width 12 ins, candelabra height approximately 10.75 ins.

Not Sold

A late 19th century Continental marble column clock, with applied foliate and ribbon terminal above the cylindrical movement housing, with enamelled dial with Roman numerals and two-train movement striking on a bell, supported by marble columns and with rectangular base raised on short feet. Height 15 ins, width 8 ins.

Sold for £100

A late 19th century alabaster mantle clock with Cupid mount, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals and two-train movement. Width 10.5 ins, height 12 ins.

Sold for £50

A late 19th century black slate marble cased mantle clock, the circular metal dial with Roman numerals with two-train striking movement. Width 9 ins, height 12 ins.

Sold for £20

A 19th century tortoiseshell workbox, the rectangular top hinging to an interior fitted with a series of lidded compartments and raised on short brass feet. Width 12 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A 19th century inlaid maple casket, with detachable lid, red paper interior, canted angles and parquetry sunburst and kite motifs. Width 6.25 ins.

Sold for £70

A late 19th century Swiss timepiece, circular, the dial with Blacksmith Automaton "Le Petit Forgeron" and with Roman numerals and raised on a shaped marble plinth. Height 4 ins, width 4 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A 19th century pocket type watch, housed in a gilt metal Gothic case. Height 7 ins, width 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £120

An Edwardian giltwood pier glass, in the Regency style, with inverted breakfront with applied balls above a shell applied frieze and with cluster columns to either side of the bevelled mirror glass. Height 37 ins, width 25 ins.

Sold for £45

A Georgian mahogany salesman's sample table, the rectangular top with moulded edge and rounded corners with snap action and turned centre column and raised on three downswept legs. Width 16 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £180

A George II bracket clock, with hardwood case, probably coromandelwood, with brass carrying handle to caddy top above the glazed front door and silvered arched brass dial bearing plaque "Jno. Austin, Shoreditch", with silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, visible bob, date aperture and two-train fusee movement with repeat mechanism, also inscribed on the back "Austin, Shoreditch", double fusee converted to anchor escapement. Width 7 ins, height excluding carrying handle 18 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £3800

A George III mahogany bracket clock, double fusee, with brass carrying handle to arched case, with silvered brass dial inscribed "Collins, Dunstable", with Roman numerals and vacant cartouche, the maker's inscription probably later to the dial, with brass lions mask handle to either side and raised on four ball feet. Height including carrying handle 21.5 ins, width 12.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1500

A George III Chinoiserie lacquered bracket clock, with brass carrying handle to caddy top above the arched glazed door enclosing the brass dial with strike and silent to arch by William Lindsey, London, with centre date, two-train striking movement fusee, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 13.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £950

A 19th century bronze elephant clock case, movement and dial missing, trumpeting elephant raised on a naturalistic base. Height 13 ins, length 13 ins.

Not Sold

A Georgian mahogany stick barometer, with silvered dial, adjustable vernier and alcohol thermometer, with exposed cistern tube. Height 36 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Regency/William IV mahogany barometer by Pearce, Grantham, of inverted banjo form. Height 36 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £350

A William IV/Victorian walnut tea caddy, of sarcophagus form, with two interior compartments and aperture for bowl. Width 14 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £150

A Chinese red lacquered and leather casket, rectangular, with carrying handle to either side, relief moulded and with metal mounts. Width 17 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century Chinoiserie lacquered casket, decorated with figures and The Great Wall, metal lock. Width 14 ins.

Not Sold

A Regency mahogany bun coaster, two divisions, boat shaped, with green baize lined base. Width 16.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A mahogany cased mantle clock, probably Winterhalder & Hofmeier, with arched silvered brass dial with strike and silent and advance and retard subsidiary dials, two-train movement and glazed door flanked by quarter round fluted columns. Height 13.5 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century Champleve enamel and brass mantle clock, with two-train striking movement, circular dial with Roman numerals, enamelled pillars, head and foot. Height 12 ins, width 8.5 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A late 19th century French mantle clock, boulle marquetry, with two-train movement by Pinchon, with gilt chapter ring with Roman numerals. Height 16.5 ins, width 9.5 ins.

Not Sold

An Edwardian tortoiseshell framed mirror, of stepped rectangular outline. Width 12.5 ins, height 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A mahogany cased bracket clock, with silvered brass dial bearing plaque "Thomas Fordham Braintree" and with two-train striking movement, the case raised on bracket feet. Width 13.5 ins, height 23 ins.

Sold for £340

A pair of late Victorian stools, probably walnut, each with stuffover top, exposed frame and raised on legs of square tapering section. Width 13 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century pier glass, giltwood and gesso, the mirror plate with ebonised slip. Width 18 ins, height 30 ins.

Not Sold

A Georgian oak and brass bound bucket, with oak and brass loop handle. Diameter 11.5 ins.

Not Sold

A late 19th century French clock garniture, brass and marble, the circular dial enamelled and with Arabic numerals and with two-train striking movement. Clock height 16 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Victorian walnut stationery casket, with domed lid and applied metal mounts, with fitted interior. Width 9 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £280

A Victorian walnut framed toilet mirror, oval, with blind fretwork, scroll supports and shaped base raised on short feet.

Not Sold

A gilt framed mirror, with shell and scroll pediment to oval centre mirror with foliate frame, mirrored spandrels and gilt outer frame. Width 36 ins, height 50 ins.

Sold for £180

A Georgian mahogany dressing table mirror, the mirror of shaped outline set between angled supports to stepped base fitted with a series of drawers and raised on bracket feet. Width 15.5 ins, height 33 ins.

Not Sold

An oak candle box, 1831, inlaid with Masonic emblems. Width 7 ins, height 18 ins.

Sold for £200

A George III mahogany candle box, with pierced hanger and foliate medallion. Width 6.5 ins, height 17 ins.

Sold for £170

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany miniature longcase clock, with Roman numerals to the circular dial and single-train movement. Height 18 ins.

Sold for £170

An Edwardian gilt framed mirror, circular with bevelled glass. Diameter 25 ins.

Not Sold

A Chippendale style fretwork wall mirror, walnut. Width 13 ins.

Sold for £50

A Chippendale style fretwork wall mirror, with Hoho bird to pediment. Width 16 ins.

Sold for £60

A late Victorian black slate and marble mantle clock, by Henry Marc, Paris, 15-day movement, with visible Brocot escapement and two-train striking movement. Width 15.5 ins.

Sold for £150

A Matthew Norman brass carriage clock, circa 1960, large form, two-train striking movement. Height excluding carrying handle 6 ins.

Sold for £150

A 19th century rosewood barometer, by E. Hird, Ambleside.

Not Sold

A Regency mahogany barometer, of large form, by W & A Johnston, Stirling. Height 43.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £150

A George III parquetry tea caddy, of rectangular form with brass carrying handle and interior fitted with two compartments. Length 6.75 ins.

Sold for £400

A 19th century mahogany drop dial wall clock, with single fusee movement, by Farquharson, Dundee (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A Victorian mahogany stick barometer, by Vassalli, Scarborough, with angled ivory dial, adjustable vernier and alcohol thermometer. Height 41 ins.

Sold for £380

A late Victorian silver and enamel timepiece, with loop handle to the rectangular silver case with green enamel panels enclosing a circular dial with Roman numerals and single-train movement, the whole raised on short feet. Height excluding handle 3.75 ins.

Sold for £400

An Edwardian brass carriage clock, of small proportions, oval in plan, by Matthew Norman, London, timepiece only, with enamelled dial with Roman numerals. Height 3.25 ins.

Sold for £110

An Edwardian brass carriage clock, oval in plan, with carrying handle, the dial with Roman numerals by a Marseilles maker and with subsidiary alarm dial. Height including carrying handle 5 ins.

Not Sold

A large brass carriage clock, by J. Whittle, with carrying handle, enamelled dial with Roman numerals and two-train striking movement. Height excluding handle 5.5 ins.

Sold for £200

An Edwardian brass carriage clock, with case, circa 1890, with circular dial with Roman numerals, gilt brass surround and raised on short feet. Height 3.5 ins.

Not Sold

A French brass carriage clock, with case, timepiece only, with carrying handle and enamelled dial with Roman numerals. Height 4.25 ins.

Sold for £85

A late 19th century French easel backed timepiece, with pierced brass surround with inner ceramic housing, with circular dial with Arabic numerals and single train movement, bearing label verso "Wilson's, King Street, Manchester". Height 11 ins, width 8.5 ins.

Not Sold

A Victorian mahogany specimen chest, the rectangular top with brass carrying handle, with moulded edge and above a series of eight graduated drawers with wooden knob handles and with plinth base beneath. Width 19 ins.

Sold for £140

A Victorian mahogany microscope slide cabinet, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a glazed door enclosing a series of 38 slide drawers containing approximately 150 microscope slides, none by significant makers (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A William IV coromandlewood and inlaid mother of pearl tea caddy, decorated with palm trees, stags and swans, with fitted interior and later glass bowl. Width 13.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A French brass carriage clock, circa 1900, the enamelled dial marked for "Wheatley, Carlisle", Roman numerals, four glass case. Height excluding carrying handle 4.5 ins.

Sold for £75

A bone inlaid carved wooden box. Width 10 ins.

Not Sold

A Victorian walnut brass bound writing slope, with tooled leather writing surface and pen slide. Width 11.5 ins.

Sold for £90

A late Victorian walnut writing slope, brass bound and with black tooled leather writing surface and ebonised pen slide. Width 17.5 ins.

Sold for £80

A 19th century mahogany tea caddy, rectangular, with fitted interior and raised on short ebonised feet. Width 12 ins.

Sold for £48

A Victorian walnut marquetry sewing box, with fitted interior and lift out tray. Width 12 ins.

Sold for £40

A 19th century salt box. Width 7.25 ins.

Sold for £20

A Victorian mahogany butler's tray and stand, the stand stamped with the maker's mark, possibly H. Arnesi.

Sold for £50

A George II Chinoiserie lacquered verge bracket clock, with brass carrying handle to caddy top with pineapple finial to each corner above the glazed door enclosing the circular brass dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and two-train fusee movement striking on a single bell and with shaped apron beneath, the rear of the movement foliate and scroll engraved. Height including handle 18 ins, width 10.75 ins, depth 7 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1700

A Charles Frodsham timepiece, bearing plaque "Chas. Frodsham, Clockmakers to H.M. The King", the brass case enclosing the silvered brass dial with Roman numerals and single-train movement. Height including carrying handle 8.75 ins, width 4.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A Victorian mantle clock, simulated slate, two-train movement. Width 10.5 ins.

Sold for £20

A Victorian mahogany toilet mirror, rectangular, with scroll supports and serpentine base.

Sold for £28

A George III mahogany stick barometer, by J. Newman of London, the swans neck pediment above the boxwood strung case, with silvered dial, adjustable vernier and mercury thermometer. Height 38.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A Victorian mahogany dressing table mirror, the rectangular mirror set between scroll supports to stepped base raised on scroll feet. Width 25 ins.

Sold for £30

A late Victorian overmantle mirror, the frame moulded with clover and with beaded slip. Width 26 ins, height 42 ins.

Sold for £42

A fine Regency rosewood and ormolu desk stand, with two lidded inkwells, centre aperture and pen slides and ormolu mounts with Gothic tracery and scroll handles, the base fitted with a single drawer with drop handle and raised on scroll feet. Width 15 ins, depth 9.5 ins, height 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1200

A George III Chippendale period fretwork mirror, with incised decoration and urn and cover to pediment, with stepped moulded slip and bevelled mirror plate. Width 22 ins, height 39.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A George III Chippendale period fretwork mirror, with Hoho bird in gilt to the fretwork head, with stepped moulded and gilt slip to mirror plate. Width 17.5 ins, height 32 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A George III mahogany Chippendale period fretwork wall mirror, with pierced head and solid foot, with stepped moulded and gilt mirror slip to mirror plate. Width 21 ins, height 40.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A George III mahogany Chippendale period fretwork wall mirror, with blind head and foot, moulded slip and bevelled mirror plate. Width 17 ins, height 31.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A George III mahogany Chippendale period fretwork wall mirror, with gilt Hoho bird to head, with moulded and gilt slip to plain mirror plate. Width 21 ins, height 36 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190

A Chippendale period fretwork wall mirror, with moulded slip to plain mirror plate. Width 20 ins, height 37 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A Regency gilt framed pier glass, with inverted moulded breakfront cornice above the rectangular mirror flanked by half round columns. Width 21.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £110

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany tantalus stand, with plated locking mechanism, three cut decanters and inlaid base. Width 14.5 ins.

Sold for £80

A brass carriage clock, by Gluck & Son., London, timepiece only, last quarter 20th century. Height including carrying handle 7 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century milking stool, circular and raised on three legs. Diameter 13 ins.

Sold for £95

A 19th century burr walnut and yew wood oyster veneered bracket, well figured. Width 12 ins, height 30 ins.

Sold for £180

A 17th century oak bible box, with iron hinges, slope front and interior fitted with two raised drawers. Width 25.5 ins.

Sold for £110

An Edwardian mahogany shield shaped toilet mirror, boxwood strung, with bevelled glass set between turned columns. Width 22 ins.

Sold for £38

A Victorian giltwood and gesso overmantle mirror, with rounded corners, foliate mouldings with ogee moulded pilasters and conforming base. Width 44 ins, height 58 ins.

Sold for £280

No lot.

Not Sold

A mahogany and rosewood crossbanded casket, rectangular, with lift out tray. Width 9.5 ins.

Sold for £40

A late 19th century black slate and marble mantle clock, the circular dial with Roman numerals and two-train striking movement, the case incised and with green marble panels.

Sold for £70

A Victorian walnut tea caddy, of sarcophagus form, with lead lined interior, carrying handle to either side and raised on short feet. Width 13.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A William IV mahogany serving table, with marble top above a frieze drawer flanked by simple columns and with platform base beneath raised on bun feet. Width 40.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A George III mahogany longcase clock by Nicholson of Whitehaven, having a swans neck pediment with foliate giltwood terminals above the arched glazed door enclosing the 12 inch arched painted dial with moon phase inscribed "Nicholson, Whitehaven", with date aperture, subsidiary seconds dial and Roman numerals, with two-train striking movement, flanked by turned and reeded columns and with long moulded arched trunk door flanked by quarter column corners and with conforming base. Height 90.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £3000

An Edwardian walnut breakfront bookcase, made for the library at Wilmer Lodge, Blackburn (Lord Holgate, Chairman of Refuge Assurance), purchased June 1954 by vendors parents at the dispersal sale. Authenticated by Liberty, London. Having a detachable moulded stepped cornice, the centre pair of doors with ogee moulded astragals enclosing adjustable shelves and with brass drop handles with embossed backplates above one long central map drawer and four short drawers each with moulded drawer front and brass drop handles with oval backplates, flanked on either side by a glazed door with pair of panelled doors beneath. Width 99 ins, height 78 ins, depth of sides 15 ins, depth at deepest point 19.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1600

A late Victorian pollard oak desk, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a central frieze drawer and kneehole, with three further drawers to either side and low shelf beneath. Width 51 ins.

Sold for £380