Fine Clocks New Bond Street, London | 12 December 2018 Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams International Board Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Matthew Girling CEO, Emily Barber, Antony Bennett, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, India Phillips, Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Matthew Bradbury, Lucinda Bredin, Peter Rees, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Asaph Hyman, Caroline Oliphant, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, Veronique Scorer, Robert Smith, James Stratton, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Edward Wilkinson, Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Matthew Haley, Ralph Taylor, Charlie Thomas, David Williams, Jon Baddeley, Jonathan Fairhurst, Leslie Wright, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Rupert Banner, Shahin Virani, Simon Cottle. Charles Lanning, Grant MacDougall, Fine Clocks New Bond Street, London | Wednesday 12 December 2018 at 2pm VIEWING BIDS ENQUIRIES CUSTOMER SERVICES Sunday 9 December, +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 James Stratton M.R.I.C.S Monday to Friday 11am to 3pm +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax + 44 (0) 20 7468 8364 8.30am to 6pm Monday 10 December, To bid via the internet please [email protected] +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 9am to 4.30 pm visit bonhams.com Tuesday 11 December, Richard Davis As a courtesy to intending 9am to 4.30 pm Please note that bids should be + 44 (0) 20 7468 2371 bidders, Bonhams will provide a Wednesday 12 December, submitted no later than 4pm on [email protected] written Indication of the physical 9am to 12pm the day prior to the sale. condition of lots in this sale if a New bidders must also provide Administrator request is received up to 24 proof of identity when submitting Vanessa Howson hours before the auction starts. SALE NUMBER bids. Failure to do this may result + 44 (0) 20 7468 8204 This written Indication is issued 24788 in your bids not being processed. [email protected] subject to Clause 3 of the Notice to Bidders. CATALOGUE Bidding by telephone will only be REGISTRATION accepted on lots with a low IMPORTANT NOTICE Please see back of catalogue £20.00 estimate in excess of £1,000 for important notice to bidders Please note that all customers irrespective of any previous Live online bidding is activity with Bonhams, are ILLUSTRATIONS available for this sale required to complete the Bidder Front cover: Lot 108 Please email [email protected] Registration Form in advance of Back cover: Lot 135 (X-ray) with “Live bidding” in the subject the sale. The form can be found Inside front cover: Lot 133 line 48 hours before the auction at the back of every catalogue Inside back cover: Lot 127 to register for this service. and on our website at Index page: Lot 122 www.bonhams.com and should be returned by email or post to IMPORTANT INFORMATION the specialist department or The United States Government to the bids department at has banned the import of ivory [email protected] into the USA. Lots containing ivory are indicated by the To bid live online and / or leave symbol Ф printed beside the internet bids please go to lot number in this catalogue. www.bonhams.com/auctions/24788 and click on the Register to bid link at the top left of the page. Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams International Board Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Matthew Girling CEO, Emily Barber, Antony Bennett, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, India Phillips, Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Matthew Bradbury, Lucinda Bredin, Peter Rees, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Asaph Hyman, Caroline Oliphant, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, Veronique Scorer, Robert Smith, James Stratton, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Edward Wilkinson, Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Matthew Haley, Ralph Taylor, Charlie Thomas, David Williams, Jon Baddeley, Jonathan Fairhurst, Leslie Wright, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Rupert Banner, Shahin Virani, Simon Cottle. Charles Lanning, Grant MacDougall, SALE Central Middlesex Acton Ln Hospital Park Royal INFORMATION Acton Ln Cadogan Tate Coronation Road W e d s P a te a o r r n R k A v e R e s A o 40 a y h a Park l C Royal iWestern Ave A40 R o Station a 0 d 0 Acton 0 North 4 Cemetery A Acton d Station a o R a i r o t c i V West Acton Horn Lane Station BIDS COLLECTION Please note That Bonhams will VAT 44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Sold lots marked TP will be available be closed From 5.30pm Friday Will be applied at the current +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax for collection from Cadogan Tate 21 December 2018 until 9am rate on all above charges. To bid via the internet please visit from 12pm Friday 14 December 2018 Wednesday 2 January 2019 for www.bonhams.com and then every working day the Holiday Period. The following symbol is between 9am-4.30pm. used to denote that VAT PAYMENTS Please note that Alban Shipping is due on the hammer price Buyers Collections are by appointment only will be closed From 1pm and buyer’s premium +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 & a booking email or phone call Monday 24 December 2018 until +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax are required in advance to ensure † VAT 20% on hammer price 8.30am Wednesday 2 January lots are ready at time of collection, and buyer’s premium Sellers photographic id will be required at 2019 for the Holiday Period. Payment of sale proceeds time of collection & if a third party is * VAT on imported items at +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 collecting written authorisation from Please note that Cadogan Tate a preferential rate of 5% on +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax the successful buyer is required in will be closed From 1pm Monday hammer price and the advance. Photographic id of the third 24 December 2018 until 9am prevailing rate on buyer’s premium VALUATIONS, party will be requested at the time of Wednesday 2 January 2019 TAXATION & HERITAGE collection. for the Holiday Period Y These lots are subject to +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 CITES regulations, please +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax All other sold lots will remain in If buyers are planning to collect read the information in the [email protected] the Collections room at Bonhams from Cadogan Tate on either back of the catalogue. New Bond Street until 5.30pm 27 or 28 December 2018, they CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTIONS Thursday 10 January 2019 must arrange all clearances Payment Lots not collected by this time will All charges due to Cadogan To obtain any Bonhams with Bonhams by Friday 21 catalogue or to take out be returned to the department Tate may be paid to them in advance December 2018. an annual subscription: storage charges may apply. or at the time of collection from their Subscriptions Department warehouse. Payment may be made +44 (0) 1666 502200 by cash, cheque with banker’s card, STORAGE AND HANDLING +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax credit, or debit card (Please note: CHARGES ON SOLD LOTS [email protected] Amex is not accepted). RETURNED TO CADOGAN TATE SHIPPING Storage Information on charges For information and estimates Charges will apply from 9am due is available by email at on domestic and international Friday 11 January 2019. [email protected] shipping as well as export Large objects: or telephone on licenses please contact Alban £6.05 per day+ VAT +44 (0) 800 988 6100 Shipping on +44 (0) 1582 493 099 (Please note: Charges apply every day [email protected] including weekends and Public Holidays) Payment in Advance BUYERS COLLECTION & (Telephone to ascertain amount due) STORAGE AFTER SALE by: cash, cheque with banker’s LOTS MARKED TP Handling card, credit or debit card. All sold lots marked TP will be Charges will apply from 9am removed to Cadogan Tate, 241 Friday 11 January 2019. Payment at time of collection by: Acton Lane, London, NW10 7NP Large Objects £45.00+ VAT cash, cheque with banker’s card, From 9am Thursday 13 December credit or debit card. 2018. Loss and Damage Extended Liability cover for the value of the Hammer price will be charged at 0.6% but will not exceed the total value of all other transfer and storage charges. FINE CLOCKS Lots 1 - 135 1 3 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ENGRAVED BRASS OVAL A GOOD LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRASS OVAL BELL- AND GONG- STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK GRANDE-SONNERIE STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE Numbered 654 CLOCK IN ORIGINAL BOX The scrolled handle over an oval inspection panel and bevelled glass The movement numbered 713. sides, the frame engraved all over with foliage within symmetrical The oval case with scrolled handle over bevelled glass panels, the borders, the circular white enamel Roman dial with moon hands rectangular white enamel Roman dial with spade hands and Arabic above an alarm-setting disc within a silvered engine turned mask, alarm subsidiary dial, the movement with silvered lever platform the movement with silvered platform carrying the English style lever escapement striking and repeating the hours and quarters on a pair of escapement, striking the hours on the gong and the alarm on the bell coiled blued steel gongs.