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A Fine 17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, Circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A William and Mary Kingwood/Princes oyster strongbox or Coffre Fort, circa 1680-1700, England. Adorned with highly decorative gilt brass strapwork and decorated in knife-cut oysters ...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes
Materials
Kingwood, Oak
Fine William and Mary 17th Century Olive Oyster Lace Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine late 17th-century olive oyster 'Lace Box' of small proportions, circa 1680-1690, England.
The cross-grain moulded and holly banded top is finely veneered in hand-cut veneers ...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes
Materials
Olive
Fine Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed Charles Frodsham
By Charles Frodsham
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Sturdy English Two-Day Marine Chronometer Made by the Renowned Maker Charles Frodsham, c. 1860
A classic expertly produced 19th century English chronometer in a three-tier rosewo...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
A Pair of 17th Century William and Mary Miniature Candlesticks By George Manjoy
By George Manjoy
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A pair of very fine and exceptionally rare 17th Century William and Mary period miniature candlesticks by the renowned London Silversmith, George Manjoy (working c.1675-1720).
They...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor
By D. McGregor & Co. 1
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor Glasgow No 2241, c. 1870
A classic beautifully produced 19th century Scottish chronometer in a three-tier...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones
By Henry Jones
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The Rare and Important 17th Century Spring Driven Table Clock by the Celebrated Maker, Henry Jones.
Provenance dating back to 1745. Owned by Captain Alexander Raitt
A very rare an...
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Writing Box or Desk Box circa 1670 England
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare 17th-Century Charles II Carved Oak Writing or Desk Box, Circa 1660. England.
The box opens on the original butterfly hinges to reveal a fitted interior of three oak-lined dra...
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Important Early Edo Period 17th Century Miniature Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare and Important 17th Century Miniature Japanese Lacquer Cabinet, 19 cm H, 17cm W, 16.5cm D.
The exquisitely decorated cabinet depicts fine floral raised scenes to each side. l...
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Antique 17th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
A Large and impressive 19th Century Dutch Mahogany Turned Circular Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A good and impressively sized mid 19th Century finely turned Mahogany tobacco box with intricately turned lid.
This most decorative and unusual piece is raised on three bun feet tur...
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Colonial Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
An unusual late 17th early 18th century Delft jug
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare and Highly Attractive Late 17th/Early 18th Century Delft Jug with Loop Handle. Circa 1690-1710
The body painted in a naive manner with medallions of ...
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Antique 1740s Danish Dutch Colonial Vases
Materials
Clay
Fine 19th century French ormolu mantel clock (pendule) by Leroy a Paris, c. 1825
By LeRoy
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A most beautiful French ornolu mantel clock by Leroy à Paris
A lovely French late Empire/early Charles X mantel clock with an ormolu case, c. 1825. The ormolu brass case depicts a celebration of Science and Learning. It is dominated by a rectangular superstructure containing the movement, flanked by an engine-turned column with a celestial globe on top on the left and an elegant lady reading a book on the right. The superstructure is surmounted by a bookcase and a bust of Socrates...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
17th Century Charles I Carved Oak Box with Original Iron Clasp and Staple Lock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An attractive early 17th-century carved oak box of boarded construction from the reign of Charles I, circa 1640. England
The box is deeply carved and punch decorated to the frieze i...
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Antique Early 17th Century English Jacobean Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
17th Century William and Mary Floral Marquetry Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1685
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 17th-century William and Mary olive oyster floral marquetry lace box, circa 1685. England
The cross grain olive moulded and holly banded top is centred by an oval of...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Boxwood, Ebony, Oak, Olive, Tulipwood, Holly
Mid 17th Century Dutch Engraved Silver Wedding Casket or knottekist, Circa 1660
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A museum-grade mid-17th century Dutch silver marriage casket or knottekistje, circa 1660.
Raised on solid silver bun feet the miniature casket is profusely engraved to all faces depicting a courting couple and architecture entwined in scrolling foliage. The reverse of the casket depicts the last supper, however, if you look closely, you can see a boy stealing food or wine from underneath! Possibly, this is the courting gentleman showing that he had a sense of humour.
The scratch lined moulded top is surmounted with an intricate handle (once gilt) and floral patera to the centre. There are two inscriptions each within a cartouche 'In Lÿfde Beltact het al' and 'Getrouw tot in den doot' which loosely translates to 'faithful until the death' and 'love is everything'.
Wedding caskets...
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
A Fine and Rare George III Octagonal Figured Satinwood Box, C.1790
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine and Rare Late 18th Century George III Satinwood Octagonal Box, C.1790.
The kingwood crossbanded sectional top with ebony and box stringing is finely laid around a central in...
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Antique 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
George III Chinoiserie Brass Mounted Penwork Jewellery Box, Signed E.F 1816
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An exemplary George III chinoiserie and floral design penwork jewellery box, dated 1816.
This superb example in flawless condition is incredibly well decorated onto sycamore, depic...
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Silvered Bronze Athénienne Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A French silvered-bronze athénienne by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, last quarter 19th century with a revolving liner, the frieze applied with bucrania suspending ribbon-tied berried laurel swags above a border of bellflowers on a stippled ground above three seated female sphinxes issuing stylised foliage and scrolls on lion monopodia cast with the mask of Hercules, scrolling foliage and anthemions joined by stretchers, raised on a concave-sided triform marble base on a further thin silvered-bronze base, inscribed to the tripod base 'F. BARBEDIENNE'
Measures: 103.3cm. high, 41.5cm. diameter; 3ft. 4 3/8 in, 1ft. 4 1/4.
This impressive athénienne is a key reminder of the longevity of a particular model and design’s success from Antiquity through to the 19th century and up until this day. Typically known as the ‘Trépied du Temple d’Isis’, this athénienne is designed after the Roman antique originally found at Pompeii and now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (fig.1). From being for example an inspiration for the baptismal font of Napoléon’s son in 1811, this model was the inspiration to many highly skilled makers throughout the 19thcentury such as the Manfredini brothers from Milan and of course the Parisian well-established bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne who executed the present example.
The Temple of Isis was a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis and was among one of the first discoveries during the excavation of Pompeii in 1764. Certainly considered as one of the most elegant examples of antique tripods, the existence of this model was then popularized to the rest of Europe via prints, one of the first being by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1779. This type of tripod was also popularised by an engraving in C. Percier and P. Fontaine’s, Receuil de Décorations Intérieures of 1801. Interestingly, there is also a watercolour now in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, showing this type of tripod displayed at the 1801 Exposition des Produits de L’Industrie in the Louvre.
The passion for Greek and Roman Art in the 19th century.
The discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum around the middle of the 18th century gave rise to a new passion for Antiquity and the excavated masterpieces renewed the repertoire of fine and decorative arts and served as models for Neoclassicism. Members of the aristocracy as well as connoisseurs, particularly in England, completed their education by undertaking a ‘Grand Tour’ of Italy and often fell victim to the recently unearthed Greek and Roman artefacts...
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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
19th Century French Flame Mahogany Napoleon Empire Period Mantel Clock
By Breguet a Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb 19th century French Flame Mahogany Napoleon Empire Period Egyptian style Mantel Clock
This clock was produced in the Fr...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century George III Silver Candlesticks by David Bell, London, 1762
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An outstanding pair of 18th-century Rocco George III silver candlesticks with original detachable sconces.
Made in London, 1762 by David Bell.
Each candlestick is in excellen...
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Antique 18th Century English Rococo Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Rare 17th Century Miniature William and Mary Walnut Table Top Chest, circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine miniature William and Mary 17th century diminutive walnut chest.
From the reign of King William & Queen Mary (1688-1702), England.
The cross...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass
Rare 18th Century George II Musical Table Clock by Matthew King, circa 1735
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A rare George II musical table clock by Matthew King, circa 1735.
This unusual eight-day spring-driven table clock was made by Matthew King, wh...
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Antique 18th Century English George II Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver, Brass
17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The unique 17th-century William and Mary rosewood coffre forte, circa 1690, raised on George I walnut stand, circa 1720.
The rosewood veneered exterior...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Pair of George III Grand Tour Influenced Silver-Gilt Salts by William
By William Fountain
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine Pair of Twin Handled George III Grand Tour Influenced Silver-Gilt Salts of Bath Form by William Fountain, London 1808.
Each lined in gilt and finely tooled with leaf clasp ...
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Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Tableware
Materials
Silver
Robert Adam George III Silver Gilt Vase by Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp London
By Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp, Robert Adam
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 18th century George III silver-gilt vase by Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp, London 1770. Based on a design by the Italian printmaker Stefano della Bella (1610-1664). The design was adapted by the architect Robert Adam (1728-1792).
The overall form of the vase and some of the ornaments, such as the drapery swags, figural masks and acanthus leaves on the body, are based on a design by the Italian printmaker Stefano della Bella (1610-1664). He produced about 1,400 prints during his lifetime which were very influential, particularly a series of designs for vases in Raccolta di Vasi Diversi, published between 1639 and 1648. The design was adapted by the architect Robert Adam (1728-1792), whose drawing, now in Sir John Soane's Museum in London and was copied by the highly-fashionable silversmithing partnership Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp.
Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp’s partnership ran from 1763-1788. They supplied high-quality silver and silver gilt in the Neo-classical style to the most fashionable retailers and clients, including the Prince Regent. They were the principal manufacturers of a series of magnificent race cups, one of which was designed by the architect Robert Adam (1728-1792) and another is in the Royal collection
Robert Adam (1728-1792) was arguably the most famous eighteenth century British architect and designer, whose remarkable career in partnership with his brothers James and William has been thoroughly documented elsewhere and whose major commissions can still be seen at Harewood House...
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Antique 18th Century English Adam Style Vases
Materials
Silver
Rare 18th-Century Grande Sonnerie Striking table Clock by William Poulton
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare 18th-Century Georg II Grande Sonnerie Striking Spring Table Clock by William Poulton, London, C.1750
Watchmaker to the King of Spain.
A small and extremely attractive English eighteenth-century grande sonnerie striking spring clock with an ebonised fruitwood veneered oak case, made circa 1750. The inverted bell top case is glazed on all sides so that the movement is almost entirely visible. The case is surmounted by a brass handle and rests on shaped brass feet.
The dial, which is shaped at the top, has a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, surrounded by silver rococo spandrels. In addition, there are two subsidiary silvered rings in the shaped top, the right one for rise-and-fall regulation, the opposite for switching off the striking mechanism (strike/silent). The date is indicated in a date aperture situated above the XII.
The maker has signed the dial at the top between the subsidiary rings in the following way:
William Poulton
Watchmaker to the King
of Spain London
The time is indicated by a pair of finely made blued steel hands on the silvered chapter ring.
The eight-day triple fusee...
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Antique 18th Century English George II Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver, Brass
17th Century Charles II Month Going Marquetry Longcase Clock by John Wise
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb Charles II month duration floral marquetry longcase clock by the well-known maker John Wise, c. 1680-85. Measure: 10".
The case is of the highest quality and decorated throughout in very attractive floral marquetry depicting spring flowers and birds showing a high level of sophistication with a glazed circular lenticle to the door. Similarly, the rising hood is decorated with blind frets around the top and surmounted by a shallow caddy decorated by five gilt wooden ball finials. It is flanked by prominent gilt brass-capped solid barley twist columns, with blind fretted panels to the sides.
The month-going nicely finned and knopped five pillar movement has reversed going and striking trains, the striking train (on the right) being regulated by a small outside countwheel. The going train has anchor escapement and a seconds pendulum. The movement is fronted by a 10-inch brass dial with an unusual narrow silvered chapter ring, seconds ring and date aperture. It has elaborate cherub-head spandrels in the corners and is signed along the bottom John Wise Londini Fecit. The middle is finely matted, whilst the time is indicated by a fine pair of blued-steel hands, the hour hand richly pierced.
The maker
John Wise was born in Banbury shortly before 17 March 1624, the date of his baptism. He was the son of John and Ann Wise and a cousin of Joseph Knibb...
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Antique 17th Century British Charles II Grandfather Clocks and Longcase ...
Materials
Brass, Steel
Miniature William and Mary 17th Century Diminutive Olive Oyster Chest, C.1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine Miniature William and Mary 17th Century Diminutive Olive Oyster chest.
From the reign of King William & Queen Mary (1688-1702), England.
The...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Olive
Large William and Mary 17th Century Inlaid Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare large parquetry inlaid 17th-century William and Mary period olive oyster lace box. 1680-1700, England
The cross-grain moulded top is ent...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak, Olive, Ebony
Rare 17th Century William and Mary 10 Inch Ebonised Longcase/Grandfather Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A rare, early English eight-day longcase clock signed on the chapter ring Aynsworth London, dating to the period c.1690-1700.
The elegantly proportioned ebonised case, formerly wit...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Grandfather Clocks and Lon...
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak, Pine
17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A William and Mary Kingwood / Princes Oyster Strongbox or Coffre Fort of Diminutive Proportions, Circa 1680-1700, England.
Adorned with highly decorative gilt brass strapwork and decorated entirely in knife cut oysters of kingwood, this box is fit for the most discerning of collectors. The large gilt brass shield-shaped clasp opens on a push-spring release to reveal a box interior lined in rosewood with one drawer and securing bolts.
Once the lid is opened you can reach inside to slide the original gilt brass bolt lock to open the fall. Once the fall is open you will find a drawer lined in oak and simulated kingwood.
The box appears decorative, but it was also very difficult to break open or steal. It has a strong lock to the centre and two bolts concealed in the sides, so that it could be screwed down into floorboards if necessary or that of a horse-drawn carriage. Strong boxes veneered in oysters of Princewood such as this were luxury objects.
The cabinet-makers who would have constructed and veneered the carcase apparently sold them, often using tropical hardwood veneers, and mounted it with sets of mounts, handles and locks bought in from brass founders. The elaborate veneering and conspicuous gilded brass mounts show that the appearance of these objects was important.
Thomas Pistor, of Ludgate Hill, London worked with the renowned cabinetmaker Gerrit Jensen...
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Antique 17th Century British William and Mary Decorative Boxes
Materials
Kingwood
Extremely Large Victorian 5 Gallon Hammered Brass Copper Milk Jug / Pitcher
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fabulous and large scale country house 5 gallon hammered copper milk jug or pitcher.
Due to the large scale, this jug/pitcher would make a fabulo...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Urns
Materials
Brass
19th Century Eight-Day Miniature Gilt-Brass Carriage Clock with Original Case
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A charming late 19th century French engraved miniature oval carriage clock with original travelling case.
The petite miniature oval gilt brass ...
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet
By Breguet a Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An extremely rare mantel clock with a figured mahogany-veneered case by A-L Breguet
Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), who was of Swiss origin, is undoubtedly the most celebrated clockmaker of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in France. He is responsible for the invention of the self-winding watch, the tourbillon and the sympathetic watch ( a watch that is placed in a cradle of a special clock. It is then linked by means of a pin fixed behind the clock dial. Built into the motion work which, when released by the clock, automatically sets the hands to the clock's time as well as correcting the watch's regulator necessitated by any degree of inaccuracy registered at the moment of synchronisation) and many other horological improvements and developments. Around the year 1807 Breguet brought in his son, Antoine-Louis (born 1776), as a business partner, and from this point, the firm became known as Breguet et Fils. Breguet had previously sent his son to London to study with the great English chronometer maker John Arnold...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Signed Mid 19th C. Edo/Meiji Period Miniature Lacquer Stacking Cabinet, Japan
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The highly decorated tray in the form of a table frames a series of three stacking boxes, a further three lidded boxes and a tray concealed within, raised on ogee bracket feet.
This...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
The 10.5ft 18th Century George I Bur/Burl Walnut Month Longcase Clock by
By James Markwick
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
This is, without doubt, the largest and most impressive English longcase/grandfather clock we have ever encountered, standing at three meters twenty (10.5ft/321cm) and it is quite possibly the largest from the entire 18th century. The golden age.
As you might expect, no expense was spared when this clock was commissioned circa 1710-1720, using only the very finest cuts of burr/burl walnut to adorn the case and cross-grain mouldings throughout, leading up to the sensational month going, quarter chiming movement by James Markwick, London.
Once wound, the clock will run for one month, chiming the quarters on six bells...
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Antique 18th Century English George I Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Cl...
Materials
Brass, Steel
Unusual Ribbed Eight-Day Repeating Striking Gilt-Brass Gorge Case Carriage Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Case
The clock has a gilt-brass case which is a variation on the gorge case in that the top and bottom are ribbed, which adds to its elegance. It has bevelled glass windows on all sides so that the movement is almost entirely visible. The gilt brass platform escapement can be seen through a large rectangular window at the top. The clock is surmounted by a typically shaped carrying handle. At the back is a door giving access to the winding arbors.
Movement
The high-quality spring-driven eight-day movement is constructed between plates. It consists of going and striking trains, as well as alarm. The going train has an English lever...
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Figured Mahogany Three Pad Stricking Bracket Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
18th century George III figured mahogany three pad bracket clock by John Wright Dorking, Circa 1780. England
A most attractive English bracket clock, made around 1780, signed on ...
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Antique 18th Century English George III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1680-1700
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 17th-century William and Mary period olive oyster lace box of perfect proportions. 1680-1700, England
The cross-grain moulded top is entirely covered in well-place...
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Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Decorative Boxes
Materials
Olive, Holly
Late Edo Period 19th Century Japanese Pillar Clock, Shaku-Dokei, C. 1820
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Elegant Japanese pillar clock, 'SHAKU-DOKEI', c. 1820
The very fine 30-hour, weight-driven movement is constructed between bars and consists ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Wall Clocks
Materials
Hardwood
Fine English Drop Dial Wall Clock, Circa 1840
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A lovely and attractive English trunk dial clock made c. 1840.
The mahogany veneered case is of an original design with slightly shaped sides to the trunk and a Sheraton-like she...
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Antique 19th Century English George IV Wall Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George I Domed Topped Japanned Chinoiserie Falconry Box, circa 1710
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A rare and important Queen Anne-George I japanned chinoiserie domed topped box depicting scenes of falconry, circa 1710-1720. England
Falconry is ...
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Antique Early 18th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Striking George IV Eight-Day Rosewood Pagoda Library Clock by French, London
By Santiago James Moore French
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
This lovely small library clock has a spring-driven eight-day twin chain-fusee movement with going and striking trains. The going train has anchor escapement with a short pendulum and stirrup regulation to facilitate adjusting the timing, which is accessible from the back. The rack striking indicates the hours of a gently sounding bell, which can be repeated at all times by pulling a cord to the side of the case.
The elegant chased and engraved arched gilt brass dial has a Roman chapter ring with five-minute and minute divisions. The maker has signed the dial above the middle: FRENCH ROYAL EXCHANGE...
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Antique Early 19th Century George IV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Magnificent 18th Century Striking Dutch Amsterdam Burl Walnut Longcase Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An impressive Dutch longcase clock with a burr walnut veneered oak case, signed on the chapter ring Pieter Brandt Amsterdam, c. 1745-50. The hood ...
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...
Materials
Walnut, Burl
18th Century George II Tavern or Act of Parliament Clock, Circa 1740
By Thomas Moore
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Tavern clock by Thomas Moore Ipswich
A fine eighteenth-century tavern clock with a japanned shield dial and gilt decorations, signed at the bottom o...
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Antique 18th Century English George II Wall Clocks
Materials
Oak, Pine
18th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Dome-Topped Box, Circa 1715-1725
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Early 18th century George I Japanned Chinoiserie dome-topped box, Circa 1715-1725. England or France.
A rare survivor from the first quarter of the ...
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Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cherry
Rare Silver Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield, Paris, circa 1700
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A beautiful, rare solid silver Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael Butterfield, circa 1700.
The sundial is made for a latitude of 44° and could be used in places in the south of France such as Avignon and elsewhere along this parallel. The elaborately engraved base plate has a Roman chapter ring on which the gnomon (a triangular flap) casts its shadow. It is signed by the maker in the following manner: Butterfield A Paris. On one side is a glazed recessed compass with a blued steel hand to position the instrument in such a way that the time can be read. The hinged triangular gnomon is richly engraved and in the shape of a bird’s head. The folding gnomon and cut corners enable the dial to be carried in the pocket.
The underside shows the latitudes of various Southern-French places in the relevant areas
Its maker Michael Butterfield was an English instrument maker who based himself in 'Le Quay de l'Horloge' of Paris from circa 1685. These types of dials, often replicated by other makers, became known as Butterfield Dials...
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Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Carriage Clocks and Travel Cl...
Materials
Silver
Engraved Eight-Day Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock by Perregaux Au Locle
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb high quality eight-day striking and repeating carriage clock, signed on the enamel dial PERREGAUX AU LOCLE, circa 1870.
The superb engraved gilt gorge brass case has facetted glass panels to all sides so that the movement is almost entirely visible. The top has a large rectangular window which allows full view of the original silvered platform escapement. At the back, there is a glazed door giving access to the winding and setting arbors, the functions of which are explained indications in French. The clock is surmounted by a typically shaped carrying handle.
The rectangular enamel dial has a Roman chapter ring with an outer minute track with five-minute markers. The time is indicated by a fine pair of blued-steel fleur-de-lys hands. Below is a smaller subsidiary Arabic ring...
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Fine George III 18th Century Period Mahogany Longcase Clock by Tomas Fowle
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine George III period mahogany longcase clock of excellent colour, patination and proportions, circa 1780-1790
Surmounted with three ball and spike brass finials, the inverted ...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Grandfather Clocks and Lon...
Materials
Mahogany
Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-Brass Corniche Case by Grohé
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Striking carriage clock with a gilt-brass corniche case by Grohé, circa 1880.
A most attractive eight-day striking carriage clock, signed on...
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Brass
George III Ebonized Eight-Day Twin Fusee Table Clock by O. Hamley
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A lovely late George III single pad ebonized eight-day, twin fusee table clock with original verge escapement and rack striking by O. Hamley, circa 1800-1815.
The moulded single pad ebonized domed top case with original carrying handle is raised on all four of its original ogee bracket feet onto a detailed base moulding. Gilt-brass sound frets adorn the sides and front in a 'fish scale' pattern backed with bright burgundy silk.
The enameled white dial displays Roman numerals, minute and quarter-hour markers housed inside a gilt-brass bezel and domed glass, signed Hamley, Warwick Place, London.
The clock features a strike/silent switch on the front dial and a repeat to the right-hand-side. The backplate has border engraving and a short pendulum.
Date: 1800-1815
O. Hamley is recorded in Loomes (2006) as being active, circa 1811. He also worked at Bedford Row...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Fruitwood
Fine Ebonized George II Eight Day Table Clock with Dutch Striking and Trip Rep
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
By the highly regarded maker Andrew Prime.
Andrew Prime, was apprenticed in 1725 and a member of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1736.
The movement is an extremely accomplished pi...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Fruitwood
17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and extremely rare figured walnut and seaweed marquetry 'lace box', circa.... let’s break it down - Seaweed marquetry first appeared in Englis...
Category
Antique 17th Century English Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Stick Barometer by Noted London Makers
By William Jones
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine George III mahogany stick barometer by noted London makers William & Samuel Jones.
The mahogany-veneered case has an austere form with only the moulded caddy top and the u...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Wall Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century Lantern Alarm Clock by Johannes Quelch, Oxford
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An English 17th century lantern clock made of brass and iron, circa 1665-1670. The clock consists of going and striking trains, as well as a...
Category
Antique 17th Century British Baroque Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
17th Century Hague Clock Signed by Pieter Visbagh, circa 1675
By A. Petersen & Co.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Unusually small Hague clock made c. 1675 by Pieter Visbagh, who was apprenticed by Salomon Coster. The latter made the first pendulum clock according to th...
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Clocks
Materials
Ebony, Olive
George II Lantern Alarm Clock Housed in a Perfectly Proportioned Oak Case
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
It is most likely that this charming ‘hook and spike’ lantern alarm, circa 1750, was originally commissioned or simply purchased to have its very own ca...
Category
Antique 1750s English More Clocks
Materials
Oak
