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Works of Art and Clocks

Oddities

The Works of Art department handles many items that defy categorisation due to their novelty. The Oddities category covers an unbelievable range of eclectic items such as preserved royal wedding cake, lockets of hair and other collectables made so by their association with historic figures or events in history or just their sheer novelty.

An Early 20th Century Games Compendium (FS27/502).

An Early 20th Century Games Compendium (FS27/502).

Specialists

Martin McIlroy

Martin McIlroy
Department Head

Leigh Extence

Leigh Extence
Clock Consultant

Meet Martin McIlroy

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Martin McIlroy

About Bernard Cohen (b 1933)

About

Bernard Cohen (b 1933)

About Ethelbert White (1891-1972)

About

Ethelbert White (1891-1972)

About William Gear (1915-1997)

About

William Gear (1915-1997)

About James Thomas Watts (1853-1930)

About

James Thomas Watts (1853-1930)

About Otto Schubert (1892-1970)

About

Otto Schubert (1892-1970)

Sale FS41; Lot: 0884: Delettrez a Paris, a bronze and ormolu mantel clock the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with an outside countwheel and having Brocot regulation to the pendulum, the backplate stamped Delettrez, Paris, the round white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, blued steel hands and with a repeat of the signature below VI o'clock, the bronze case profusely decorated with ormolu mounts to the front and edges and standing on a richly decorated ormolu base, surmounted by a bronze figure probably depicting the 17th century French playwright, poet and actor, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin better known by his stage name, Molière, seated in a thoughtful pose whilst writing, height 53cm * Biography. Jean-Antoine Delettrez was a well-known Parisian clockmaker, working from 1851in partnership with Achille Brocot, son of the maker Louis-Gabriel, at rue Charlot 62 and with whom he continued the development of the Brocot form of pendulum adjustment for regulation of timekeeping first developed by Brocot père and for which they were awarded a medal at the Paris Exposition of 1855 Following the death of Achille Brocot in 1878, Delettrez continued alone and died in May 1887.

Delettrez A Paris, A Bronze and Ormolu Mantel Clock (FS41/884)

Sold for £580

Sale FS41; Lot: 0834: A 19th century hardwood, ivory and mother of pearl inlaid model of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with removable dome and sections, 47cm wide overall, in various parts, some losses and distressed.

A 19th Century Hardwood, Ivory and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Model of ... (FS41/834)

Sold for £25,000

Sale FS24; Lot: 0620: A Chinese carved jade vase and cover of flattened baluster form, carved with bats and a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the base with a further dragon rising from waves, the stone of mottled celadon and russet colour, 17cm high.

A Chinese Carved Jade Vase and Cover (FS24/620)

Sold for £12,500

Sale FS39; Lot: 0727: Holingue Frères, a French Gorge carriage clock the eight-day duration movement having a silvered platform lever escapement and striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, with push button repeat of the last hour at will, the backplate stamped with the serial number 5585 with the frontplate stamped with the initials HL for the maker Holingue frères, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals, a subsidiary alarm dial, blued steel moon hands and signed for the retailer G Taylor & Son, Paris, the gorge case with typical five-bail handle, height 17.5cm (handle up) 14.5cm (handle down). * Biography Jean-Francois and the younger Louis Holingue were the sons of the carriage clock maker Jean Baptiste and worked in the clockmaking town of Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont, near to Dieppe, producing the rough movements for a number of well-known makers including Paul Garnier and Bolviller; with Louis-Albert Holingue, the son and likely successor of Louis, married and settled in Paris with seemingly little interest in returning to the town, the brothers sold their workshops and equipment to Alfred Drocourt in 1875, having supplied Drocourt for a number of years with movements for his own clocks finished in Paris.

Holingue Frères, A French Gorge Carriage Clock (FS39/727)

Sold for £450

Sale FS41; Lot: 0751: A Chinese Mugal-style jade box and cover carved with a floral spray and two fluted bands, the stone of russet and cream flecked celadon colour, 6cm diameter.

A Chinese Mugal-style Jade Box and Cover (FS41/751)

Sold for £500

Sale FS39; Lot: 0710: A set of four Regency period mahogany and ormolu mounted curtain pole brackets of scroll outline with applied acanthus and beaded decoration, together with two finials.

A Set of Four Regency Period Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Curtain Pole ... (FS39/710)

Sold for £180

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