Clocks and Barometers

A Cartier Paris gilt metal and cream coloured lacquer cased travelling alarm clock, the signed circular white dial with black Roman numerals and black hands, the case back detailed 'Cartier Paris' and numbered '7512 06739', height 7.2cm, with a Les Must De Cartier Paris folding case.

A Jaeger-LeCoultre gilt metal cased travelling alarm clock, the signed silvered dial with gilt baton hour markers and tapering gilt hands, the case back numbered '121168', with integral folding outer black case, length 10.8cm.

A William & Mary style ebonized table clock, circa 1970s, the eight day movement with platform escapement striking and chiming on gongs with choice of Westminster or Whittington chime, the engraved backplate inscribed 'No. 8 Elliott London 7 Jewels Adjusted', the square silvered dial inscribed 'Elliott London' within a silvered chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals, cornered with gilt amorini spandrels, the rectangular case with cast and pierced basket top surmounted by a carrying handle, above a glazed door and side panels on a plinth base, height 34cm, with winding key.

A George III mahogany wheel barometer with mercury thermometer and silvered dials, inscribed 'I. King & Son Opticians Bristol', the case with swan neck pediment, height 100cm.

A late Victorian oak cased wall barometer, the silvered dial with alcohol thermometer and inscribed 'Braham 1. St Pauls Churchyard', the carved oak case with anthemion and scroll surmount above fruit, leaves and scrolls, height 39.5cm.

A late Victorian oak cased wall barometer with mercury thermometer and silvered dials, inscribed 'Negretti & Zambra, London No 4051', the case with carved decoration, height 73cm.

An early 20th century mahogany cased circular wall timepiece with single fusee movement, the painted circular dial with Roman numerals within a moulded circular surround, diameter 32cm, with pendulum.

A late 19th century brass skeleton timepiece with single fusee movement, the pierced scrollwork frame on a white marble stepped oval base with bun feet, height 38cm (lacking chapter ring and pendulum).

An early Victorian mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood wheel barometer with silvered dials, mercury thermometer, hygrometer and bubble level, inscribed 'C. Altria 16 Skene Street Aberdeen', the case with swan neck pediment above inlaid foliate borders, height 98cm.

A late 19th century French gilt spelter mantel timepiece, the drum case surmounted with a seated maiden above flowers and foliate scrolls, height 33cm, with pendulum, winding key, glass dome and ebonized stand.

A late 19th century French gilt spelter and porcelain mantel clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the porcelain circular dial with gilt Roman numerals and pink ground, the spelter case with dove, quiver and lyre surmount above inset porcelain panels and pillars, on fruiting vine moulded feet, the case back stamped 'P.H. Mourey', height 37cm, with pendulum and winding key.

A George III ormolu mounted tortoiseshell ten-tune musical automaton table clock by James Cox, circa 1770-1780, with eight day three train fusee movement, the transverse mounted 5½ inch barrel playing ten tunes on thirteen bells via thirteen hammers, with strike to large bell on backplate, the backplate finely engraved with foliate scrolls, the circular enamel dial with black Roman hour numerals, outer Arabic minutes and inner Arabic date ring, inscribed 'James Cox London', flanked by subsidiary strike/silent and tune selection dials, all within a cast and pierced ormolu surround of rococo scrolls, flowers and two birds, above a painted and cut metal automaton parade scene of European figures, sheep and trees in a rural setting, the rectangular tortoiseshell veneered case with naturalistically entwined foliate scroll ormolu mounts overall, the bell top surmounted by an urn above opposing panels of an Eastern gentleman seated within a tent, cornered by four flambeau vases, the arched door below a king's crown and cornucopia cresting, the sides with arched fret panels, the base centred with fruiting vine above a repeated 'three drop' apron, raised on foliate scroll moulded feet, height 55.5cm. Provenance: consigned from the estate of a private collector, whose London home and contents remained largely untouched for decades. The majority of this collection is Chinese export porcelain of the 17th and 18th century, which is being sold at these rooms in a single-owner sale on 29th November 2018. Note: James Cox (circa 1723-1800) is best known for creating elaborate and ingenious automata and mechanical clocks, which he exported to China and other countries and also exhibited at his Spring Gardens Museum, London, between 1772 and 1776. A number of his clocks from the former Imperial Collection are now in the Palace Museum, Beijing. Among his best known works are the Peacock Clock, now in the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, and the Silver Swan, built in conjunction with John Joseph Merlin, which can now be seen at the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham. Other works by Cox can be found in the British Royal Collection and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. For numerous illustrations and discussions of clocks and automata by James Cox and other celebrated makers, see 'English Clocks for the Eastern Markets' by Ian White. A clock with similar 'three drop' apron is illustrated on the front cover and discussed on page 220. We are grateful to Dr Ian White for his assistance while cataloguing this lot.

An early 20th century mahogany circular cased wall timepiece with single fusee movement, the backplate stamped 'Coventry Astral', the painted circular dial with black Roman numerals within a moulded circular surround, diameter 39cm, with pendulum and winding key.

A late 19th/early 20th century German walnut cased mantel clock with eight day movement chiming and striking on gongs, the backplate with 'Junghans' trademark, the brass arched dial with 'chime/silent and slow/fast indicators to arch above a silvered chapter ring with black Arabic numerals, the case with arched scroll surmount above Ionic pillars and glazed front door, on a plinth base and bracket feet, height 49cm, with pendulum and winding keys.

A late 19th century brass cased mantel clock with eight day movement striking on a gong, the black chapter ring with gilt Roman numerals, the architectural case with seated goddess Athena surmount above relief friezes, Corinthian columns and two classical figures, on a stepped plinth base, height 47cm, with pendulum.

A 19th century French brass and red tortoiseshell boule cased mantel clock with eight day movement striking on a gong, the brass dial with inset enamel hour plaques and outer engraved Arabic minutes, the case with Cupid surmount and inlaid bird and foliate scroll decoration, glazed front door and side panels, on a rectangular base and toupie feet, height 49cm, with sunburst mask pendulum.

A late 19th century French gilt spelter and porcelain mantel clock with eight day movement striking on a bell via an outside countwheel, the circular enamel dial with blue Roman numerals, the case with urn surmount and floral finial, centred with an oval porcelain panel painted with a head and shoulders portrait of a lady, flanked by bellflower swags above further inset porcelain panels and a breakfront base, height 35.4cm, with pendulum, winding key and giltwood stand.

An early 20th century French giltwood sunburst wall timepiece, the enamel dial with Roman hour numerals, diameter 40cm.

A mid-20th century Smiths Sectric gilt sunburst wall timepiece, the signed dial with Arabic numerals, diameter 48cm.