A good mahogany wall Regulator.

The finely veneered mahogany case glazed to the front, well carved with leaf and berry decoration, the trunk with canted corners, side door and carved receding base depicting tied laurel berries. The silvered dial engraved with Roman numerals and signed PENLINGTON, LIVERPOOL with blued steel hands. The weight-driven movement with tapered plates, maintaining power and high count pinions with dead-beat escapement and mercury compensated pendulum with silvered beat scale.

Case length: 53 inches (135cms).

Joseph Penlington is recorded at Church Street, Liverpool 1818-34 and St Georges Crescent North 1848-1903 and is known for his top quality marine chronometers.

A rare gilt-brass and coromandel timepiece in the form of a mortar.

The barrel finely decorated with a martial trophy group comprising flags, canon, muskets, helmet and a drum, the removable muzzle fitted with a silvered cannon ball dial having Roman numerals and gilt spade hands, the eight-day duration going-barrel movement with lever escapement signed on the backplate Thos. Cole London, the back cover with shuttered access to the escapement, captive winder and hand set. The whole fitted to a moulded coromandel base. The case numbered 1589 to the underside of the barrel.

Height: 7 ½ inches high (19 cms).

Note: This is of a smaller size than the previous example I had.

A fine biscuit porcelain and ormolu mounted mantel timepiece.

The beautifully sculpted biscuit porcelain figure is attributed to Nast Frères of Paris depicting Chronos and a Putti set in a boat, possibly crossing the Styx; the winged figure of Chronos holds the drum case under one arm while the Putti guides the boat; the stepped base with ormolu mount. The typical Weeks movement with single fuseé and rear mounted half-deadbeat escapement, with steel rod pendulum and brass bob engraved with compass points. The white enamel dial signed Weeks Museum Coventry Street with Roman numerals and Arabic minutes at fifteen minute intervals, with blued steel moon hands.

Height: 11 inches (28cms)
Width: 14 ½ inches (37cms)
Depth: 7 inches (18cms)

A very fine early English carriage clock.

The gilt-brass case with opening front door; rear door with sound fret; solid sides and folding flush carrying handle. The white enamel dial, signed VINER & Co, LONDON, with Roman numerals having two subsidiary dials above for alarm set and silent/strike selection and blued steel moon hands. The top quality two train chain fuseé movement, signed Viner & Co Regent Street LONDON, with pull alarm and repeat sounding the hours and half hours on a bell surmounted by a platform lever escapement with fine micrometer rating adjustment on the backplate.

Case height: 6 inches (15.2 cms).

Viner is recorded at 235 Regent Street from 1829-42.

A small satinwood timepiece.

The elegant satinwood case, glazed to the sides, back and top standing on bun feet; the 3 inch diameter silvered dial signed JUMP 93 Mount Street LONDON with Roman numerals and blued steel hands; the eight-day duration fuseé movement with anchor escapement.

Case height: 7 inches (18cms).