Clocks, Instruments
& Works of Art
451
George V ‘DSO’ medal certificate,
for Captain C.J. Wiley,
4th Battalion,
Royal Irish Rifles, dated January 1917,
framed in a black slip
£50-80sold
for £90
452
English violin in case,
with a mother of pearl
mounted bow and fitted case
This lot comes with a receipt from William E. Hill & Sons from where
the violin was purchased in 1955 for £18.0.0
£600-800sold
for £780
453
Pair of bronzed cast metal statuettes,
modelled as dancing male
musicians,
one with a flute, the other with bagpipes,
each raised on an ebonised wood plinth,
21in (53.3cm) high
£200-300sold
for £240
454
Eighteenth century dragoon officer’s side sword,
with a wood and brass
lacquered hilt,
25in (63.5cm) long
£50-80sold
for £50
455
Mother of pearl veneered photograph frame,
with a pair of oval
apertures,
10in (25.4cm) wide
£30-50sold
for £30
456
Pair of nineteenth century ormolu candelabra,
each with a central
column and four branches each with a leaf decorated candle sconce and
with girandole drops, above winged cherub figures and with cut glass
plinths raised on four feet, minor damages, 19in (48.2cm) high
£800-1200sold
for £520
457
Tortoiseshell veneered miniature harp,
with an ivory column and
inlays of mother of pearl, 8 1/2in (21.6cm) high
£200-300sold
for £260
458
Tortoiseshell veneered miniature piano,
with ivory supports and
inlays of mother
of pearl, 6 1/4in (15.9cm) deep
£200-300sold
for £310
459
Two matched sets of brass fire irons;
and a pair of brass fire
dogs
£100-150sold
for £130
460
Ornithological group,
Buzzard and Pheasant,
23in (58.4cm) high
£60-90sold
for £170
461
Ornithological group,
Pair of Mergansers, 23in
(58.4cm) high
£50-80
462
Scottish silver mounted horn snuff mull,
with a ‘later’
inscription dated 1905,
4in (10.1cm) long
£40-60sold
for £100
463
Brass and mahogany draw telescope,
maker
Dolland of London,
36 1/2in (92.7cm) long
£60-90sold
for £75
464
Tortoiseshell tea caddy,
of rectangular form with
a shaped front,
the hinged cover with a plated vacant cartouche, the key hole with a
plated escutcheon, interior lacking, damages,
6 3/4in (17.2cm) wide
£500-700
465
Glasgow’s Coat Of Arms,
relief decorated on cast
iron circular
plaque and later painted,
30 1/4in (76.9cm) diameter
£200-300
466
Third Reich naval officer’s dagger,
with a wire bound hilt,
brass mounted and with a brass scabbard, the blade with engraved
decoration and inscribed “Alcosa
/ Solingen”,
16 1/2in (41.9cm) long overall
£200-300sold
for £260
467
Pewter circular dish,
stamped verso “H.Reid
/ Glasgow”;
and three others (4)
£50-80sold
for £20
468
Set of three Victorian copper jugs,
comprising of a quart,
half gallon and a
four gallon measure
£60-90sold
for £140
469
Set of four copper measures,
comprising of a half
pint, gill, half gill
and a quarter gill measure
£30-50sold
for £70
470
Silk top hat by Carswell of
Glasgow,
in a leather box
£100-150sold
for £130
471
Japanese fruitwood caddy,
modelled in the form of
a human skull, the detachable cover with a ‘frog’ pediment in relief and
with a carved snake entwined through the various orifices of the skull,
5 1/4in (13.3cm) high
£150-200sold
for £280
472
Mahogany hand held stereoscope,
with approximately one
hundred and
fifty picture cards
£50-80 24304sold
for £200
473
Table top stereoscopic viewer,
with viewing apertures
on two sides,
the internal mechanism containing approximately forty glass slides and
three cards, 15 1/4in (38.8cm) high
£150-200sold
for £400
474
The Works Of Robert Burns,
published by William
Paterson Of Edinburgh, 1877, full brown calf with
gilt, six volumes
£80-120sold
for £120
475
First World War postcard set in frame,
comprising of a central
photograph and eight sewn silk postcards,
the frame 20 1/2in x 26in (52cm x 66cm)
£80-120
476
Third Reich sextant in box,
by C.
Plath of Hamburg,
the case 12 1/2in (31.7cm) wide
£150-200sold
for £420
477
Driving iron by Robert Condie of
St. Andrews;
and two others hickory shafted
clubs (3)
£70-100sold
for £40
478
Niblick
Special by Anderson of Anstruther;
and another (2)
£50-80sold
for £18
479
Barograph in an oak case,
inscribed “Lennie
/ Edinburgh”,
14in (35.6cm) wide
£150-200sold
for £260
480
Brass telescope by Pollock & Stewart,
on a table top stand
with brass column and black lacquered tripod supports, the scope 54
1/2in (138.4cm) long extended; with a further black lacquered floor
tripod
£400-600sold
for £480
481
Brass prismatic compass,
2 3/4in (7cm) diameter
£20-30sold
for £35
482
Clinometer,
in black lacquered case dated
1942 and
with a leather case
£20-30sold
for £20
483
Two
sighting spirit levels,
one in wood and brass,
the other aluminium
£30-40sold
for £28
484
Elliot Brothers sighting level,
in a wooden case
£40-60sold
for £55
485
Painted wood model of The Cutty
Sark,
in a glazed display case,
50 1/2in (128.2cm) wide
£500-700
486
Lot
of various ephemera,
including autographed
photographs of ballerinas and actors, also letters
£50-80sold
for £120
487
Album of postcards,
mainly circa 1905, the
album in red cloth with stylised Art Nouveau motifs in gilt
£50-80sold
for £130
488
Lot
of watchmaker’s tools and spare parts
£100-150sold
for £820
489
Naval sword with scabbard,
with a wire bound
shagreen hilt and leather scabbard, 41 1/2in
(105.4cm) long overall
£50-80sold
for £85
490
Naval sword with scabbard,
with a wire bound
shagreen hilt and leather scabbard, 40 1/2in
(102.8cm) long overall
£50-80sold
for £110
491
Victorian oak ‘banjo’ barometer,
the white dial with
numbers and inscribed
in black, 34 1/2in (87.6cm) high
£80-120sold
for £170
492
Pocket barometer by Baird of
Glasgow;
coin dispenser; etc. (a lot)
£40-60sold
for £60
493
Two
Masonic Grand Master aprons
£30-50sold
for £20
494
French Art Nouveau brass planter;
embossed with stylised
foliate designs;
and a tea caddy (2)
£40-60sold
for £30
495
Victorian walnut tea caddy,
the hinged domed cover
opening to reveal an interior with twin detachable covers,
7in (17.8cm) wide
£40-60sold
for £70
496
Art
Nouveau brass shallow planter;
and a brass rectangular
tray (2)
£50-70sold
for £55
497
Pair
of silk pictures,
depicting Windsor
Castle and another scene
£30-50sold
for £35
498
Georgian miniature in a gilt frame,
depicting a female
portrait, painted circular, signed “Regnot”,
2 1/2in (6.4cm) diameter
£120-160
499
Ivory circular trinket box,
the detachable cover
inset with a
female portrait miniature, signed,
3 1/2in (8.9cm) diameter
£200-300
500
Portrait miniature on ivory,
depicting Napoleon as a
child, by E. Jopfler, signed with monogram
in red, painted oval and in a gilt frame,
6 1/4in x 5in (15.9cm x 12.7cm) overall
£150-200sold
for £150
501
Fine
Victorian walnut perfume box,
the domed cover with a
brass handle and engraved brass straps, the front with a brass
escutcheon flanked by matching details, fitted to the interior with a
set of three glass bottles, each with a foliate engraved screw cap,
lined in velvet and inscribed “T.A. Simpson & Co. / 154 Regent Street”,
8 3/4in (22.2cm) wide
£500-700sold
for £500
502
Bronze table comport,
modelled in relief with
two gilded bronze pheasants, on a relief decorated oval plateau with
recessed section, signed “Hardy J”,
10 3/4in (27.3cm) wide
£150-200
503
Georgian brass hand mirror,
the oval glass and
bamboo handle modelled with cat’s faces, 14 1/4in (36.2cm) long
£100-150
504
German bisque-headed doll by Armand Marseille,
shape number 390, 24in
(61cm) long
£100-150
505
Victorian boulle clock bracket,
the rectangular top with
a brass inlaid underside and back and with triple scroll supports, 15
1/4in (38.8cm) wide
£100-150sold
for £130
506
Two copper planters,
each with embossed
decoration
£100-150sold
for £100
507
Victorian brass planter,
the partly fluted body
with an everted rim and c-scroll handles, on
triple scroll feet and with a liner, 15 1/4in (38.8cm) diameter
£120-160sold
for £130
508
Crystoleum
in a gilt frame,
the convex rectangular panel
portraying a bust length female, 8 3/4in x 7 1/2in overall
£60-90sold
for £65
509
Victorian panel in a gilt frame,
painted with blue
flowers on a white glass panel, 11in x 17in (28cm x 43.2cm) overall
£60-80
510
Silvered bronze desk paperweight,
modelled as a lion, with
an antelope in it’s jaws and on a slate and marble rectangular plinth, 4
3/4in (12cm) wide
£60-90sold
for £90
511
Mauchline
razor hone,
the cover inscribed “Celebrated
Tam O’ Shanter Razor Hone” and with a scene
of the Houses of Parliament and of Crystal Palace, 10 1/2in (26.7cm)
long
£70-100
512
Art Nouveau style print in a frame,
depicting a girl in
meadow picking flowers, 27in (68.6cm) diameter overall
£40-60sold
for £130
513
Japanese bronze figure of an elephant,
signed, 10in (25.4cm)
long
£100-150sold
for £160
514
Edwardian silver mounted dirk,
the hilt with a paste
citrine raised with claws and carved with
simulated wicker, the leather scabbard with thistle details, the knife
and fork with raised paste citrines,
Birmingham 1904, 17 1/2in (44.4cm) long
£400-600sold
for £600
515
Ulster “T.T.” racing badge,
enamelled and decorated in
relief with a racing car, inscribed “Ulster 1934”
£30-50sold
for £50
516
Three hickory shafted golf clubs,
including a rare smooth
faced spoon club
£400-600
517
Daguerreotype of Lister,
inscribed verso
“…Glasgow
1859 / J. Lister…49 years”
£80-120sold
for £80
518
Two brass armorial plaques,
18in (45.7cm) and 22in
(55.9cm) diameter
£50-80sold
for £35
519
Foxes Martyrs,
circa 1563; and The
Scots Worthies,
1868, compiled by James Howie (2)
£40-60sold
for £80
520
Victorian mahogany longcase clock,
the swan neck pediment
over an arched hood door enclosing a painted dial with numerals in
black, above a rectangular trunk door inlaid with boxwood stringing,
87 1/4in (221.6cm) high
£600-800sold
for £680
521
Georgian mahogany longcase clock,
with a ‘pagoda’ pediment
over the arched hood door enclosing a brass dial inscribed in the arch
“Ham / Skinner St. / London, with numerals in black to the chapter ring
and two subsidiary dials, over an arched trunk door, 88 1/2in (225cm)
high
The clockmaker, John Ham, is documented to have operated from 47
Skinner Street, Snowhill, London up to circa
1820
£2000-3000
522
Victorian Vienna style
‘three train’ wall clock,
with a galleried pediment over
a white enamel dial with numbers in black,
42 1/2in (108cm) high
£400-600
523
Brass carriage clock,
with numerals in black
to the white enamel dial, with Kerby &
Humer fitted travel case, the timepiece 4
1/2in (11.4cm) high
£150-200
524
Brass carriage repeater clock,
the enamel dial with a
blue chapter ring
£300-500sold
for £400
525
Good
Victorian mahogany longcase clock,
with a swan neck
pediment over an arched hood door enclosing a brass dial inscribed in
the arch “Jno Edward /
Alloa”, with numerals in black to the chapter ring and subsidiary
dial, the trunk with a bowed door over a panelled base section,
86in (218.5cm) high
£2000-3000sold
for £2600
526
Victorian inlaid mahogany longcase clock,
with a swan neck
pediment over an arched hood door enclosing a dial painted with scenes
entitled Hope, Earth, Air, Fire and Water,
with numerals in black to the white dial above a rectangular trunk door,
85 1/2in (217.1cm) high
£900-1200sold
for £920
527
Inlaid mahogany mantel clock,
with numbers in black to
the white
enamel dial, 6 1/2in (16.5cm) wide
£50-70sold
for £75
528
Viola by Michel-Ange
Garini,
labelled to the
interior,
26 3/4in (67.9cm) long
£60-90sold
for £400
529
Secessionist dressing/toilet mirror,
the bevelled rectangular
glass within a bronzed metal hammered frame cast in relief with a mask
to the top and bottom and with other motifs, with an easel support, 16in
x 12in (40.6cm x 30.5cm)
£300-500sold
for £300
