Mallams 1788 THE OXFORD LIBRARY SALE INCLUDING TIME & MUSIC THE OXFORD LIBRARY Lot 70 Lot 71 Lot 72 ● 30TH & 31ST JANUARY 2019 30TH & 31ST JANUARY Lot 73 Lot 74 Lot 75 The Oxford Library Sale ● OXFORD Wednesday 30th & Thursday 31st January 2019 at 11am Lot 76 Lot 77 Lot 78 Lot 79 www.mallams.co.uk The Oxford Library Sale including Time & Music Wednesday 30th January 2019 Viewing Thursday 31st January 2019 Saturday 26 January 9am – 1pm at 11am Monday 28 January 9am - 5pm Tuesday 29 January 9am – 5pm Morning of sale from 8.30am Auction Auction Enquiries Mallams Jack Stinson Saleroom Manager Bocardo House 24a St. Michael’s Street Condition Reports & Images Oxford OX1 2EB [email protected] Bids Conditions of sale 01865 241358 This auction is subject to Important To bid via the internet please go to Notices, Conditions of Sale and www.the-saleroom.com Reserves. Or to view the catalogue online go to www.mallams.co.uk Condition Reports Please note that there are no condition reports printed in the catalogue or on any website listing. They are available on request from the office or by email [email protected] Front Cover – Lot 551 Back Cover – Lots 70-79 BID IN THE SALEROOM Register at the front desk in advance of the auction, where you will receive a paddle number with which to bid. Take your seat in the saleroom and when you wish to bid, raise your paddle and catch the auctioneer’s attention. LEAVE A COMMISSION BID You may leave a commission bid via the website, by telephone, by email or in person at Mallams’ salerooms. Simply state the maximum price you would like to pay for a lot and we will purchase it for you at the lowest possible price, while taking the reserve price and other bids into account. BID OVER THE TELEPHONE Book a telephone line before the sale, stating which lots you would like to bid for, and we will call you in time for you to bid through one of our staff in the saleroom. If you can’t get to the saleroom in person, a telephone bid still allows you live participation. ONLINE LIVE BIDDING Register online at the-saleroom.com to bid online live as the sale is taking place. You can also watch and hear the auction online. Please be aware that online bidding costs an extra 4.95% plus VAT of the final selling price. OVERSEAS BIDDERS Overseas clients will need to provide proof of identity (a scan of a passport or a national ID card) and payment card details prior to the auction. BUYER’S PREMIUM Each lot is subject to premium on the hammer price of 22.5% plus VAT – a total of 27%. For example: Hammer price – £100 Premium at 22.5% of £100 = £22.50 VAT at 20% of £22.50 = £4.50 Total price – £127 PAYMENT You may pay for your purchases in several ways: debit card, credit card (plus 2.28% VAT Inc. on Business and non-EEA cards), bank transfer, cheque or cash. COLLECTION & DELIVERY It is your responsibility to arrange collection of your purchases within one week of the sale. We do not offer postage from any of our branches. For postage enquiries, please contact the following directly: Pack & Send 01865 260610 or Mailboxes 01865 741729 Order of Sale The Oxford Library Sale including Time & Music Day One: Wednesday 30th January at 11am Clocks and Barometers Lot 1–68 Musical Instruments and associated items inc. a private collection of 20th c guitars and the Robert Jacob Collection of sheet music covers. Lot 69–137 Furniture, Ceramics and Works of Art inc. a fine private collection of Bronzes Lot 138–417 Day Two: Thursday 31st January at 11am Antiquarian, Theology, Bindings and General Literature Lot 450–560 Natural History, Topography, Travel, Military and Botanical Lot 565–613 Books and Pictures from the Library of Judge David A.L. Smout Q.C. who taught at Osgoode Hall School Toronto 1948-1952/1977 Lot 620–629 Books and Pictures from the Library of Roger Allegaert (1931-2016) Lot 631–657 Modern, First Editions, Poetry and 20th Century Literature Lot 660–688 Stamps, Maps, Prints and Albums Lot 695–743 Condition reports and images: [email protected] Important notice: Buyers premium 27% inclusive of VAT on each lot Please note that condition reports are not printed in the catalogue or on our website. However, we are happy to provide them when requested, subject to our terms and conditions of sale. Mallams 1788 Jewellery & Silver Wednesday 27 March 2019 Further entries invited Closing date: Friday 1 March Enquiries: Jewellery & Watches Louise Dennis FGA DGA [email protected] Silver & Objets de Vertu Alicia Rogers [email protected] 01865 241358 www.mallams.co.uk MALLAMS AUCTIONEERS, BOCARDO HOUSE, ST MICHAEL’S STREET, OXFORD OX1 2EB 30TH JANUARY 2019 Clocks and Barometers 1. A LARGE EDWARDIAN OAK TABLE CLOCK the brass dial with silvered Gothic chapters, sun burst centre and name plaque inscribed Alex Clark, Manufacturing Co., London, the substantial three train chain fusée movement with anchor escapement, chiming on a nest of eight bells and striking on a coiled gong, the dome top case with brass cherub mounts, pineapple finials and sound frets to either side, upon bracket feet, 72cm high £700-900 2. A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CARRIAGE CLOCK with Gothic enamel chapter ring, foliate disc centre and gilt mask, silvered platform lever escapement and coiled gong strike, the satin gilt case with barley twist handle over matching columns with Corinthian capitals, 12.7cm high with travelling case and key £150-200 3. A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GIANT CARRIAGE CLOCK the two piece dial with stylised Arabic chapters and foliate scroll engraved copper centre with visible escapement, twin train Marti movement striking on a coiled gong, the anglaise brass case inset with an aneroid barometer beneath the swing handle, 19.5cm high, complete with original leather travelling case £400-600 4. AN ART DECO DESK TOP TIMEPIECE, the silvered arch dial with Arabic numerals inscribed C Bucherer, 8 Days with chrome plated case and pivoting stand upon an onyx base, 19cm high £100-200 5. DROCOURT, FRANCE - A 19TH CENTURY GRANDE SONNERIE CARRIAGE CLOCK, the polychrome Roman dial with central doves nest, moon hands over a subsidiary alarm dial flanked by two cherubs, the movement with platform lever escapement striking the hours, quarters and alarm on two coiled gongs with Drocourt trademark and numbered 17494. The foliate engraved gilt Cannelee case with push button repeat and porcelain panelled sides, one decorated with a lady on stilts crossing a stream with dog, the other of a lady beside a fence with 6. A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER feeding birds, the base with PLATED DESK THERMOMETER with mercury tube over striking, silent and full striking lever, a finely engraved panel ‘Notre Dame de Lourdes’, with 14cm high mahogany back board and strut support, 21.5cm high, a £2500-3500 Swiss treen folding travelling thermometer inscribed ‘Montana’ and carved with edelweiss, 8cm long and an alabaster obelisk desk thermometer, 15.5cm high (3) £60-80 For more details on how to place a bid go to www.mallams.co.uk BP* - Buyer’s Premium of 27% inc. VAT @ 20% 5 Page 30TH JANUARY 2019 7. A NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON POCKET 8. LONGCASE CLOCK KEYS - thirteen 18th Century and 9. A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CARRIAGE BAROMETER ALTIMETER, the signed silvered dial later crank handle keys CLOCK the white enamel Roman dial inscribed Howell numbered 3898 with gilt brass case, 4.7cm diameter £80-120 James & Co, To the Queen, 579 Regent Street, London with original leather covered case and a further unsigned and Paris, blued moon hands and subsidiary alarm dial, pocket barometer altimeter (2) platform lever escapement striking the hours and half £60-80 hours on a bell with a satin gilt corniche case, 11.5cm high, with travelling case and key £300-400 11. AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS SHIPS BELL CLOCK, the 8” silvered Roman dial with subsidiary seconds signed Dimmer, 101 High Street, Portsmouth and Southsea with slow/fast regulation at 12 o’clock, the substantial twin train chain fusee movement with platform lever escapement, the perlage back plate with two hammers striking a single bell, the plain drum case with hinged door and a pattern of sound holes to the underside, 24cm diameter £300-500 10. AN ART DECO BURR WALNUT VENEERED WALL HANGING ANEROID BAROMETER the silvered dial inscribed ‘Chadburns Ltd, Liverpool’, flanked by a thermometer and storm glass, 36cm high, together with an Art Deco eight day desk top timepiece with chrome plated case and walnut stand, 12.5cm high (2) £30-50 12. AN EBONISED BRACKET OR TABLE CLOCK, the square brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes and stylised sword hilt half hour marks, with slow/fast and chime/silent rings to the upper corners, the Winterhalder & Hofmeier twin barrel movement with anchor escapement and chiming movement, the 18th Century style ebonised case with brass swing handle to the domed top over glazed sides with fish scale frets and ogee bracket feet, 33cm high handle down £200-300 13. A 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MANTEL TIMEPIECE with white enamel Roman dial, the watch movement indistinctly signed Francoir, Shardy (?), the foliate urn case with copper liner upon a grape vine and cornucopia plinth base, 19.5cm high £200-300 For more details on how to place a bid go to www.mallams.co.uk Page 6 BP* - Buyer’s Premium of 27% inc.
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