The Clock Workshop Winchester

Benjamin Shuckforth of Diss Lantern Clock

Kevin — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:04:57 +0000

A good original anchor escapement lantern clock by Benjamin Shuckforth of Diss. Striking the hours on a bell.

C.1710 15 ½ / 39.5cm

SOLD

FRENCH FUSEE TIMEPIECE

Kevin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:24:21 +0000

An unusual and most attractive French 8 day timepiece by ‘R.E.D’ Paris. (see Allix & Bonnert P.213). The fusee movement, fully visible through the glass tube case, features a silvered two-plane lever platform escapement. Enamel dial, blued stell hands, shuttered wind & handset. Decoratively turned front to rear pillars.

C.1890

4 ¼ / 11cm

£2150.00

GOLIATH MOONPHASE DESK WATCH

Kevin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:56:35 +0000

Most unusual Swiss 30 hour ‘Goliath’ lever escapement movement, date stamped May 1886. The enamel dial displaying day, date, month & moonphase integral with seconds. The nickel case with 5 pushers to set the various subsidiary dials.

C.1886 7cm dia

£750.00

THWAITES AND REED SKELETON CLOCKS

Kevin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:45:08 +0000

A high quality, limited edition skeleton clock by the respected makers Thwaites and Reed, Clerkenwell. This one is no.50 of 100 & dated 1973. Thick ‘Rafter’ style plates style plates & beautifully turned pillars & skeletonised dial. Ribbon fusee with maintaining power. The special feature however is the beautifully made Coup Perdu escapement- fascinating to watch- which, via the gearing gives dead-beat seconds on the subsidiary dial. The whole beautifully made and finished. The original dome is included with the clock, although not shown in the photograph.

C.1973 15”/39cm (excluding dome)

£ 2950.00

POCKET BAROMETER

Kevin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:56:08 +0000

A good silver plated ‘compensated’ pocket barometer with silvered dial by Sinclair, London, with a solid yew wood stand.

Barometer 5cm diameter

Stand12cm high

C.1910

£250.00

No related.

FRENCH CARRIAGE CLOCK

Kevin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:50:57 +0000

A particularly good quality French 8 day carriage clock timepiece with alarm. ‘Three plate’ movement, very nice original silvered lever platform. Back mounted bell. Enamel dial with dainty numerals & moon-poise hands. Good quality, well proportioned Corniche style case.

C.1890 7”/ 17cm including handle.

£895.00

LIFT FRONT FRENCH MANTEL CLOCK

Kevin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:09:13 +0000

A French 8 day ‘lift-front’ mantel clock by Savoine A Paris. Silk suspension movement, striking the hours and half hours on a bell by countwheel. Signed on the back-plate & white enamel dial. Blued Trefoil hands. The rosewood case with boxwood stringing overall, and boxwood frets to the sides and base. Top window & ornate cast brass gilded handle.

C.1840 8 ½” / 22cm

£2250.00

FRENCH 8 DAY MANTEL CLOCK

Kevin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:07:21 +0000

A French 8 day mantel clock. The silk suspension movement strikes the hours and half on a bell by countwheel. The white enamel dial with blued steel ‘moonpoise’ hands & brass bezel. The rosewood & ebonised case with fine boxwood stringing & scrolling inlays to the top window & decorative cast brass handle.

C.1850 9”/23cm

£1650.00

GILT BRASS MANTEL CLOCK

Kevin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:05:30 +0000

An unusual 8 day French mantel clock. The Japy Freres movement with anchor escapement, Brocot fine regulation & striking the hours and half hours on a gong. The 3 ½ / 9cm silvered dial with decoratively engine turned centre. The high quality architectural style case is of gilded & lacquered solid brass, and is beautifully proportioned, made & finished.

C.1890 8 ½” / 21cm

£1850.00

SOMALVICO WHEEL BAROMETER

Kevin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:18:31 +0000

A fine & impressive 10” wheel barometer by Lione Somalvico & Co, 125 Holborne Hill, London. Quality concave cast bezel & glass, hygrometer & spirit thermometer. Choice mahogany veneers with boxwood & tulipwood banding. Somalvico, maker of high quality barometer were at this address 1805-07. There are number of examples in Banfields ‘Wheel Barometers’.

42”/107cm

£2150.00

STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK

Kevin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:07:11 +0000

8 day French carriage clock striking the hours and half hours on a gong. Good quality movement with thick plates & lever escapement platform. White enamel dial blued steel hands. Good quality ‘Corniche’ style case in polished & lacquered brass with bevelled glass.

C.1900 Height: 5 ½ / 14cm

£1400.00

BARRAUD MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK

Kevin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:54:43 +0000

A superb looking, quality and condition musical bracket clock by Barraud, Cornhill, London. The three train fusee movement, with 6 pillar engraved & signed back plate & original verge escapement. Plays the selected tune once, after striking the hour, every hour. Twelve bells (+ striking bell) & twelve hammers, with large diameter pin barrel playing choice of 6 most attractive Scottish traditional tunes. 8” wide painted dial, with gilded brass hands, with subsidiary tune selector & strike/silent. Suburb elaborate break arched case with brass finials, frets, feet, reeding, etc. The whole clock remarkably original & playing beautifully.

C.1805 Height:24”/61cm

£25000.00

HARDWELL OF ANDOVER LONGCASE CLOCK

Kevin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:52:24 +0000

A really pretty little local 30hr longcase clock by Hardwell of Andover. . Plated movement with countwheel strike. Blued steel hands. The 11” painted dial with gilt gesso corner decoration & calendar. The elegantly simple oak case has a long door & lovely colour and patina, set off by brass capitals.

C.1790 74”/ 188cm

£3950.00

GARRARD & CO. CARRIAGE CLOCK

Kevin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:46:53 +0000

English 8 day carriage clock made/retailed by Garrard & Co, London, W1. Good quality movement with eleven jeweled platform, signed white dial with Roman numerals. Particularly high quality ‘Anglais’ style case of gilded brass with ripple mouldings and bevelled glasses. Comes with original box and paperwork dated 1994.

C1994 6 ¼ / 16cm

£575.00

DROCOURT MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK

Kevin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:36:11 +0000

A miniature French 8 day timepiece by Drocourt. Original silvered lever platform escapement. Very thick plates and with original stop-work. White enamel dial with dainty Roman numerals and blued steel hands. Lovely quality Gorge case, gilded, with thick beveled glasses and oval top window.

C.1890 4”/10cm

£1250.00

FRENCH CARRIAGE CLOCK

Kevin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:21:50 +0000

A good & quite early French carriage clock. The 8 day movement with original silvered lever platform escapement strikes the hours and half hours on a bell. White enamel dial & blued steel moon hands. The ‘one piece’ case with large top glass and sound holes to the base. Complete with its original travel box with early turn-buckle catches.

C.1830 6 ½” / 17cm

SOLD

ENGLISH CARRIAGE CLOCK

Kevin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:54:44 +0000

An English 8 day carriage clock by Matthew Norman, London. Good quality movement with lever platform. Signed white dial with Roman numerals. Heavy brass case, gilded & lacquered with bevelled glasses all round. Good quality modern reproduction.

C.1970-80 5 ½ /14cm

£375.00

MINIATURE FRENCH CARRIAGE CLOCK

Kevin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:44:01 +0000

A miniature French 8 day carriage clock timepiece. Original silvered lever platform escapement. Very thick plates and beautifully made movement. White enamel dial with dainty roman numerals & blued steel hands. Lovely Gorge case with thick bevelled glasses. Complete with its original travel box.

C.1890 4”/ 10cm (the clock)

£1375.00

MAHOGANY BAROGRAPH

Kevin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:13:40 +0000

A nice quality recording barograph. 14 fold bellows stack & Gluck 8 day clock. Traditional ink pen. Mahogany case with chart drawer, five thick bevelled glasses. Complete with supply of ink, papers and instructions.

20th C 37 x 23 x 23

£950.00

ELLIOT MANTEL CLOCK

Kevin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:30:24 +0000

A good quality English Elliot clock, retailed by Parkhouse & Wyatt, Southampton. The 8 day ‘back wind’ movement with lever platform escapement. The traditional dial with silvered chapter ring & spandrels. Lovely little mahogany case in the style of an English bracket clock of the 17th C.

1960 7 ½ / 19cm

£750.00