[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme…
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)].  Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph. [?Geneva: no publisher but [?]Gabriel Cramer], 1759. 12mo (139 x 80mm).…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83). Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W.") to [Heinrich Szadrowsky], [Zurich, c.November 1856]. In German. Four-pages, 136 x 107mm, blue paper, bifolium. On arrangements for his famous concert at St. Gallen with Liszt.
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83). Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W."…
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83).  Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W.") to [Heinrich Szadrowsky], [Zurich, c.November 1856]. In German. Four-pages, 136 x 107mm, blue paper, bifolium. On…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
A FRENCH MAHOGANY BAROGRAPH
Lot 1256 - Fine Clocks Unsold
A FRENCH MAHOGANY BAROGRAPH
By Richard Frères, Paris, late 19th Century
The case with two retaining hooks and three glazed panels,  steel carrying handle, the mechanism on a rectangular brass plate, stamped RICHARD FRÈRES / CONSTRUCTEURS BREVETÉS À PARIS and with a small…
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
THOMAS TOMPION, LONDON:  A FINE SILVER PAIR-CASED VERGE POCKET WATCH
Lot 1263 - Fine Clocks Unsold
THOMAS TOMPION, LONDON: A FINE SILVER PAIR-CASED VERGE POCKET WATCH
No. 1292, circa 1690-91
The plain outer case with square hinge, case-maker EA incuse (for Thomas East), the inner case with a convex glass, later pendant and bow, numbered 292 and maker's mark WI incuse (for William Jaques)…
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE II 12in SQUARE BRASS DIAL LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
Lot 1266 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGE II 12in SQUARE BRASS DIAL LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
Unsigned
The 12in dial with matted centre and calendar aperture below seconds subsidiary, the twin train five-pillar movement with rack strike on a bellCONDITION REPORTIn good condition.  It will require a…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £200
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
Lot 1267 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGE III LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
By John Huggins, Ashwellthorp
The 12in arched brass dial with a silvered roundel to the arch engraved with a phoenix, above silvered chapter ring and pierced spandrels, enclosing an engraved silvered centre, with recessed seconds…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
AN EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
Lot 1268 - Fine Clocks Sold
AN EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
The dial signed Baldwin Potter, Belturbett
The 13 1/2in brass dial with gilt spandrels, engraved borders, wide chapter ring, signed about the VI, enclosing an engraved centre with seconds subsidiary and calendar aperture, the twin train…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £200
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A HOOK AND SPIKE 30-HOUR WALL TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
Lot 1271 - Fine Clocks Unsold
A HOOK AND SPIKE 30-HOUR WALL TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
By Whitehurst & Son, Derby, No. 3913, first half 19th Century
The 6in circular silvered dial signed Whitehurst & Son, Derby, with single blued steel hour hand and alarm setting hand, the movement with anchor escapement and alarm bell above, with a steel pull…
Estimate: £500 - £700
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A LATE GEORGE II 30-HOUR BIRDCAGE MOVEMENT WALL CLOCK AND BRACKET
Lot 1273 - Fine Clocks Unsold
A LATE GEORGE II 30-HOUR BIRDCAGE MOVEMENT WALL CLOCK AND BRACKET
By William Boxall, Petworth, circa 1740
The 8in square brass dial with cast spandrels with silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre and single blued-steel hour hand, signed about the VI, the birdcage movement with countwheel strike…
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCK
Lot 1275 - Fine Clocks Unsold
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCK
Second half 17th Century
With slender turned finial above the four straps and bell, with pierced cresting pieces, the 6 1/2in dial with foliate-engraved centre and associated alarm disc, the movement now with anchor…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Lot 1278 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
The dial signed Richard Marshall, London
The hood with ogee pediment and three brass finials, above arched glazed dial door and glazed sides, with fluted tapering uprights, the trunk inset with an arched panel door, flanked by fluted…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY NAVAL AUTOMATA LONGCASE CLOCK
Lot 1281 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY NAVAL AUTOMATA LONGCASE CLOCK
By Robert Craike, London
The hood with an arched pediment, surmounted by three brass urn finials above a pierced gilt panel, above an arched glazed dial door flanked by stopped fluted pillars and a glazed panel to each side,…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGIAN OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
Lot 1282 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGIAN OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
The movement by Jabez Stock, London
The arched hood with glazed dial door, flanked by fluted columns, above the trunk with an arched door with a plain base and stepped wavy-cut plinth; the 12in arched brass dial with signed silvered…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Lot 1284 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
The dial signed Benjamin Maude, London
The hood with an ogee pediment and two brass finials, above fluted columns, between the arched glazed dial door, with glazed sides, the trunk inset with an arched panel door, above panelled base and…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A FRENCH BRASS AND MARBLE SKELETON CLOCK
Lot 1286 - Fine Clocks Sold
A FRENCH BRASS AND MARBLE SKELETON CLOCK
19th Century
With inverted U-shaped frame, supporting the 5in white enamel dial with engine-turned surround and open centre, twin train movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on a bell, with pierced…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A FRENCH BRASS OVAL FOUR-GLASS MANTEL CLOCK
Lot 1291 - Fine Clocks Sold
A FRENCH BRASS OVAL FOUR-GLASS MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1890
With a stepped top above bevelled glass panels, on a stepped base, the 5 1/2in enamel dial with recessed centre and visible Brocot escapement, the twin train drum-shaped movement with strike on a…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A SOVIET SUBMARINE RED STAR WALL TIMEPIECE
Lot 1292 - Fine Clocks Sold
A SOVIET SUBMARINE RED STAR WALL TIMEPIECE
Circa 1960
In a slightly tapering grey-painted metal casing with nickel-fronted bezel, the 5 1/2in cream-painted dial with red star at the XII and a submarine roundel below, with sweep centre seconds, anchor…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £120 - £180
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A SWISS GILT BRASS MANTEL TIMEPIECE
Lot 1298 - Fine Clocks Sold
A SWISS GILT BRASS MANTEL TIMEPIECE
By Jaeger-Le Coultre, 1970s
With a brushed brass rectangular case, glazed front, cream dial surround with open centre, containing the jewelled in-line movement14.5cm highCONDITION REPORTThe case is tarnished.  The movement is…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A JAPANESE SINGLE FOLIOT KAKE DOKEI
Lot 1306 - Fine Clocks Sold
A JAPANESE SINGLE FOLIOT KAKE DOKEI
Early 18th Century
Surmounted by a deep bronze bell of thick gauge, secured by a twin-scroll nut, over a single foliot with 28 notches and shaped centre piece, with iron top and bottom plates between rectangular…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A VICTORIAN WALNUT REGULATOR
Lot 1307 - Fine Clocks Sold
A VICTORIAN WALNUT REGULATOR
By R. Morse, 8 Charing Cross, circa 1870
The drum-shaped pediment supported by a pair of adorned dolphins, centred by a shell, above a moulded base with brass panel engraved GREENWICH MEAN TIME, on tapering plinth, the 12in diameter brass…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE II EBONISED STRIKING AND QUARTER REPEATING BRACKET CLOCK WITH PENNY MOON
Lot 1314 - Fine Clocks Unsold
A GEORGE II EBONISED STRIKING AND QUARTER REPEATING BRACKET CLOCK WITH…
The movement by William Camden, London, circa 1730
The ogee pediment with a brass knopped handle, above panel door with glazed arch and two glazed panels to each side, on brass ogee bracket feet, the 8in arched brass dial with engraved wheat-ear edge…
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,000
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-OUTLINED STRIKING AND REPEATING BRACKET CLOCK
Lot 1316 - Fine Clocks Sold
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-OUTLINED STRIKING AND REPEATING…
By Thomas Wightman, London, circa 1810
The arched case surmounted by a brass handle above pierced brass ‘fish-scale’ panels, the front with a brass bezel and convex glass, above the circular signed 8in white-painted dial with trefoil…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £800
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCK
Lot 1317 - Fine Clocks Sold
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCK
In the 17th Century style, circa 1950
Of usual form, surmounted by a turned finial above the bell, with pierced crestings above the silvered chapter ring and foliate-engraved centre, the twin train spring barrel movement, numbered to the…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL TIMEPIECE
Lot 1322 - Fine Clocks Sold
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL TIMEPIECE
The movement by Barwise, London,
The case surmounted by a model of the Crouching Venus, after the Antique, with a rectangular case, the base with a pair of recumbent dogs centred by a box ‘ BÖETE AUX LETTRES’ above a stepped plinth,…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST

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