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Interiors: Antiques & Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:348
Sale Title:Interiors: Antiques & Decorative ArtsLots with images:345
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:287
Date:13-Jun-2013
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A 19th century glass dome on ebonised base. Height 36 cm. Diameter 32 cm
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A Victorian ornate book of Common Prayer with gilt metal mounts, tortoiseshell covers and leather spine. Outer case distressed. Length 14 cm
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A mid 19th century English pewter pint tankard/ jug with inscription 'J. Kenny, Royal Oak Ash Kent.' touch marks, VR. Height 11 cm
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A 19th century African ebony and porcupine quill box. Length 17 cm
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A 19th century African ebony and porcupine quill box. Length 17 cm
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A 19th century African ebony and porcupine quill box. Length 17 cm
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A 19th century carved bone and red stained chess set
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An pair of 19th century ivory glove stretchers with intricately carved love birds in foliage handles. Length 22.5 cm
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A 19th century Turkish Flintlock pistol with carved walnut stock and decorative brass lock plate, ferrule and butt cap. Faults. Length 51 cm
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A copper and brass hunting horn with applied crest. Length 125 cm
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A Victorian Nautical theme dinner gong in the form of an oak anchor with silver plated arrow ends, cross, striker and gong. Faults. Height 36 cm
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A Victorian gilt brass 25 power four section telescope Spyglass with wrapped leather handle. Length 75 cm
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A small Victorian three section gilt brass and boxwood Spyglass telescope. Length 16.5 cm
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A Victorian cased Optician's set of specimen spectacle glasses for eye examinations. Together with a calibrated set and prism. Length 39 cm
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A pair of Victorian lustre vases in green glass with enamelled decoration. Small faults. Height 33 cm
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A Victorian gentleman's black leather and gilt brass travelling toilet case containing various necessary boxes, bottles, flask, mirror and implements by J.W Allen 379, the strand London. Length 42 cm
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A fitted lady's dressing case the interior with sterling silver and enamelled brushes, manicure implements and lidded jars, date marks for 1936, with original canvas cover. Orignally the property of Mary Isabel Hay Allen, wife of Sir Stephen Allen
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A small Art Deco circular tortoiseshell and sterling silver jewel box
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A rectangular tortoiseshell trinket box with gold hinges and catch, circa 1920s. Length 10 cm. Width 5 cm
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A fine pair of Victorian girl's leather boots seven button straps with cut steel buckles. Kid lining. Some losses. Height 17 cm
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A 19th century cast iron 'Jolly Nigger' money box the smiling figure with top hat painted traces in red & green. Patmart 4812. Height 23 cm
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An old American cast iron 'Dinah' money box Reg. Number 561285 yellow dress. Height 17 cm
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An old cast iron 'Star Safe' money box. Height 9 cm
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An Indian cast bronze figure of a processional horse and rider. Height 14 cm
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A 19th century Forestors hammer poll hatchet with offset single sided three trimming edge blade. Hickory handle. Length 34 cm
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A 19th century Brades hatchet stamped Brades Co. No 2. Hickory handle. Length 28 cm
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An early 19th century hammer poll hatchet with hobnail face and nail knotch blade. Old hickory hammer handle. Length 36 cm
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A 19th century hatchet with hammer poll and claw head. Old wood handle. Damaged. Length 28 cm
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An early 19th century spiked tomahawk axe introduced to the early colonials from England. Replaced wooden staff. Length 33 cm
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A 19th century English square poll hatchet stamped 'Elwell'. Hickory handle. Length 34 cm
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A 19th century English square poll hatchet with hammer and claw head. Old hammer handle. Length 34 cm
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Two 18th century heavy iron camp axe heads variations of the sqaure poll type. Weight 1.67kg, 1.52kg. Length 22 cm,. Length 19 cm
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A small 19th century belt axe with hickory handle. Length 30 cm
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A small 19th century hammer poll hatchet with painted folk art scroll work on the wooden handle
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A rare and important HM Achilles crew signed Ensign the Royal Navy St George linen Ensign flag (1707 pattern) from the famous leander-class light cruiser HM Achilles and signed by numerous members of that ship's crew after the 'Battle of the river plate' on the 30th December 1939 when the ship was being refitted in Wellington post battle. The flag is with Union Jack in the first canton and signed in pencil by the crew members in the other three, including Captain W.E. Parry. Ex collection of G.H. Heywood…
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An important set of military medals for Major General William John Napier, CB, cmG with badges and insignier belonging to Napier, 1863-1925 CB, cmG,QSA 3 bars cape Colony, OFS, trans small alteration to 'G' in RGA, 1914-15 star (Lt-Col RGA) British war medal, Victory medal MD (Brig- Gen) Italian Order of the Crown neck badge, cap badge, rank Insignier, French Legion of Honneur (officer). Sold with excerpts from the London Gazette dates 1915,1917,1919 and 1920 copies of pages from a war diary and previous…
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A 19th century Swiss carriage clock with white enamel dial and Roman numerals. Recessed platform. Original key. (Running). Maker IT monogram
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A 19th century French striking carriage clock with gilt brass and glass case. White enamel dial, Roman numerals. Made for Henry Birks & Sons Montreal, Canada, with key. Height 16 cm
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A fine heavy 19th century French striking alarm carriage clock with repeat mechanism. Architectural case with reeded columns. Enamel dials with gold star pips. Numbered 16159, with key. Height 19 cm
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A fine gilt brass eight day repeating French carriage clock with subsidiary alarm dial. Quarter repeat with three striking hammers on two gongs. White enamel dial with Roman numerals. Platform escapement. Position lever in the base for: Sie Quarts, Silence, Gde sonnerie, with original double ended key. Height 18 cm
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A French quarter striking and Push button Repeat carriage clock in gilt brass and glass case. White enamel dial marked Tiffany & Co. Twin Gongs and hammers, with key. Height 14.5 cm
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An English 19th century gilt brass cased Time piece carriage clock with white enamel dial and Roman numerals, with key. Height 16 cm
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A French brass carriage clock bevelled side panels with clear plastic replacements. Cream enamel dial. Cylinder platform escapement. Eight day movement. Double ended key. Height 14.5 cm
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A late 19th century French miniature carriage clock in sterling silver case with all over engraved floral patern. Gilt brass movement with platform escapement. Height 8 cm
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A late 19th century French three piece clock garniture with bronze patinated spelter seated figure and matching urn vases all with variegated marble bases on four rounded feet. Eight day barrel movement with pendulum & key. Stamped with Paris marks, 'Automne' on brass plaque. Height 33 cm. Length 38 cm
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A French 19th century three piece clock garniture in gilt ormolu bronze, with ornate scroll decorated four light candelabra with matching eight day striking barrel movement clock. Cream enamel dial and Roman numerals. Margot, C.1870. Height 44 cm
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A 19th century French white marble and gilt ormolu mantel clock the barrel movement with convex enamel dial and eight day strike. Supported on a semi circular tiered base with four columns and pineapple finials. Feet missing. Has key and pendulum. Glass back cover for movement. Height 41 cm
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A mid 19th century French eight day Sevres porcelain and ormolu mantel clock a semi clad female figure contemplating the heaven with globe, spyglass & set square. Bell strike. Barrel movement by Japy Freres Paris. Height 40 cm
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A mid 19th century French gilt ormolu mantel clock with seated peasant girl 'Harvest Time' figure. Eight day signed barrel movement with bell strike and pendulum by Japy Freres. Length 40 cm
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An early 20th century inlaid mahogany cased mantel clock silver dial, arabic numeral and barrel movement with pin-pallet escapement. Length 25 cm
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A mid 19th century French Variegated red marble cased mantel clock convex enamel dial with Roman numerals and gold hands. Maker Robins 99 Palais Royal. Eight day bell strike movement. Height 33 cm
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An early 20th century French metal cased mantel clock of stylised Art Deco form on four ball feet. Barrel movement with silvered dial and Arabic numerals. Missing pendulum. Length 37 cm
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A 19th century French 8 day polished black slate mantle clock recessed white enamel dial. Roman numerals and blue steel hands. Barrel movement with bell strike, with pendulum & key. Length 48 cm
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A fine early 18th century ebonised Daniel Quare bracket clock of small size, with gilt cherub spandrels, silver chapter ring, strike and silent control with signed arched dial. The twin fusee movement with verge escapement and plumb bob pendulum and a finely engraved scroll backplate. Brass carrying handle, with keys. Made by the master clockmaker Daniel Quare with his apprentice Stephen Horseman c.1730. Height 37 cm
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An impressive late Regency brass inlaid mahogany bracket clock on four engraved brass ball feet, urn finial. The silver arched dial shows date, seconds and has strike, silent. Eight day double fusee & chain drive, bell strike with pull repeat deadbeat escapement. The black plate with engraved border and matching pendulum with locking screw. Gilt brass ring carrying handles and pierced brass wave side frets. Made by John cross Trowbridge c.1820. Four corner finials deficient. Height 74 cm
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A Regency mahogany bracket clock with ebony and brass stringing. Gilt brass bun feet. Eight day fusee movement with anchor escapement, convex glass with painted dial. Roman numerals. Height 44 cm
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A 19th century weight driven Tower clock of very robust brass plate construction. Anchor escapement with offset circular enamel dial. Roman numerals by Glenfield & Kennedy. Maker Kilmarnock. Height 27 cm
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An unusual late 19th century alarm clock in patinated brass cylindrical case. Eight day movement with platform cylinder escapement and bell strike. White enamel dial with Roman numerals. Together with its original carved oak display stand. Length 22.5 cm
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A contemporary mahogany hour glass. Height 23 cm
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A good 19th century heavy brass English mining dial with sight compass, levels and protractor. Signed on dial 'Davis, Derby' mounted with turning shaft and adjustments on an octagonal oak base. Used by surveyors above and below ground. Width 24 cm
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A late 19th century gilt brass English mining dial with telescopic level and compass by Throughton & Sims, London mounted on a swivel base with turned oak stand. Length 34 cm
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A Victorian prism spectrometer with two polished brass telescopes and collimating tubes. Micrometer slit, width adjustment silvered rotating scales and rotating prism table above a cast iron frame base on three legs. Length 53 cm. Height 22 cm
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A Victorian brass telegraphic / galvanometer relay instrument with four battery line inputs and spring key tapping base. Supporting a circular double disc and glass covered vernier scale section. Fitted wooden case with iron carrying handle. Silvertown, London. Height 36 cm
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A fine brass Victorian surveyors theodolite with silvered compass and a vernier scale by Troughton & Sims in a glass and oak framed case. Height 40 cm. Length 37 cm
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An English barograph in oak framed glass panelled case. Number 466 by Casella London. Length 37 cm
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A late Victorian thermometer and barometer in rococo style carved wood frame. Height 78 cm. Width 37 cm
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An antique circular brass English aneroid barometer with oak back board by John Barker 7 Co. Kensington. Width 28 cm
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A late Victorian oak cased mercury stick barometer by Camerer Cuss, London, c.1900. Two glass fronted panels for Rise and fall with adjusting scales and a thermometer in Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Height 101 cm
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A late Victorian English combination barograph and clock eight day fusee drive clock with half seconds. Pendulum drives the vertical chart drum and taps the barometer every hour. The aneroid barometer is linked by a fusee watch chain over a pulley to a pointer and pencil lead which records the pressure. Both with silvered dials and signed Frank Hyams, Dunedin. Frank Hyams was a prominent watchmaker and jeweller at 14 Princess Street and he also maintained a workshop in London at 167 new Bond Street. The…
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An old Victorian patinated brass surveyors sight compass with fitted leather case. Made by Stanley, London. Length 17 cm
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A ship's nickel plated brass bulkhead clock with turned mahogany back. Eight day. English movement with pin -pallet escapement. Silver dial marked 'Celeste'. Height 20 cm
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A small early 20th century Waltham ships clock in three tier mahogany case. Up/down dials, blue steel hands.15 jewel keyless movement. Lever escapement. Heavy brass case and suspended in gimbal fittings. Height 15 cm. Length 15 cm. Depth 15 cm
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A good early 19th century English brass sextant in fitted velvet lined mahogany case. Signed on the arc. Sewill. Maker to the Royal Navy, Liverpool. Width 28 cm.mmDiameter 28 cm
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A brown Bakelite Vitascope 'Isle of man' clock with ship diorama. Height 33 cm
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A fine 19th century two day marine Chronometer with Dent's patent staple balance and Ernshaw spring detent escapement, freesprung. The balance consists of a cross bar with U shaped bimetallic affixes to reduce the effects of temperature. Silvered dial with maker's details. (3 3/4 inch diameter). Contained in a plain mahogany case with brass handles and gimbal fittings with key. Made by Dent London maker to the Queen. C. 1866. Numbered 3024. Sold to the admirality and used on various naval vessels until…
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An antique brass Walkers 'Excelsior III' patent log for ships motor and fishing craft in stained pinewood box. Captain O.M Watts Ltd. Yacht equipment London. Length 40 cm
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A fine old Victorian nautical telescope with nickel plated brass finish and wrapped leather protection. Contained in its original mahogany case with brass slide locks, screws, escutcheon and engraving panel. Extra fine weather high power lense. By J. H. Steward, London. Length 82 cm
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A good 19th century sextant in shaped mahogany case. The instrument made with ebony frame, ivory arc and gilt brass fittings by Watkins & Hill, Charing cross, London. Inscription reads 'Presented to James Boys by T Whitehead. Length 32 cm
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A good 19th century marine chronometer in three tier brass bound mahogany case. The 3 1/4 inch silvered dial signed J & a Walker no 258. Pool Lane Liverpool. Two day fusee and chain drive movement with Earnshaw spring detent. Helical blue steel balance spring with diamond end stone. Movement in brass bowl with shuttered winding hole and gimbal fittings. Height 18 cm. mmLength 16 cm. mmWidth 16 cm
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A French Art Deco Brillie electric master clock in oak case with marble back plate. Half seconds pendulum with spherical brass bob and invar rod. Square dial with gilt brass bezel and Art Deco Arabic numerals. Internal switches deliver electrical impulses alternating at 30 intervals to external slave clocks. Height 450Width 24 cm
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A good Victorian mahogany cased circular wall clock with brass bezel and convex glass. Fusee 8 day movement. Painted face, Roman numerals. Brass key and pendulum. A. Connolly Liverpool. Width 40 cm
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A German electro-mechanical master wall clock by CTW Wagner. Art Deco cream dial with baton numerals. The brass weights are electronically rewound. Sold with an information sheet and for an animation of this clock see http.//www.chronometrophillia.ch/electric-clocks/wagner.htm, circa 1930. Height 90 cm
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An English synchronome chart recording electric watchman wall clock the large brass chart drum rotates weekly with solenoids marking the chart with indentations. Up to twenty-six external locations. The case in the steel with crackle black textured finish and brass frames mounted on a heavy brass backplate. Brass drum and several hundred unused charts included. Signed dial. London, c.1930. Height 92 cm
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A French electromechanical circular wall clock Bulle-clock', with painted dial and Arabic numerals. Type Ee. The move is attached to a cast metal back plate and the hinged brass bezel swings upwards for settling the black steel hands, circa 1930. Diameter 42 cm
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A Victorian mahogany 8 day circular wall clock with fusee drive and cream painted dial, Roman numerals, brass bezel, key, pendulum. For J Walker. London. Diameter 32 cm
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A longcase regulator clock in Regency style mahognay case with bevelled glass fronted door. The movement of massive construction with deadbeat anchor escapement and brass weight. Wood rod pendulum with brass faced bob. Round silver dial signed, Thwaites and Reed, London. Height 192 cm
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A fine early 18th century matched walnut veneer longcase clock by Martin Jackson, London. C.1715. Rare five pillar month duration movement with pull repeat. Brass dial with silverd chapter ring, cherub spandrels, box calendar and ringed winding holes. Heavy filled brass tubular weights. Old winding key. Height 210 cm
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An impressive 18th century eight day longcase clock in Chinoiserie and floral decorated red lacquer case. Brass finials. The brass dial with box calendar, silvered chapter ring and ornate urn spandrels. Movement signed by James Grice C. 1740 with the later inscription on the arch boss dated 1793 possibly a marriage gift. Height 232 cm
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A late 18th century eight day mahogany longcase clock with crossbanded decoration and three brass ball finials. One piece silvered and engraved brass dial with box calendar signed Thos Morgan, c.1780. Twin cast iron weights and winding key. Height 217 cm
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A mid 18th century longcase thirty hour clock in repolished quarter sawn solid oak case. Bell strike. Brass face with silvered chapter ring and gilt scroll spandrels by Thomas West. C.1770, listed as working in Reading 1762-1780. Height 192 cm
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An early 18th century thirty hour longcase clock in green stained and lacquered pine case with flat topped twin column hood. The heavily built posted movement has four wheel trains and count wheel strike with large bell. The base plate of the movement has four Delaunce spiked feet to locate it on the seat board. Lead weight. Note: James Delaunce born 1655 in Downton Wilts worked in London returning in 1721. This clock was probably made around then. Height 207 cm
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A large Victorian longcase regulator clock in matched and figured mahogany veneered case. Silvered engraved circular dial with mercury compensation pendulum, maintaining power and deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets, subsidiary hour and seconds dials. Glass front door with pierced and carved scroll frieze. Height 212 cm
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An 18th century oak cased longcase clock with quarter sawn panel decoration. Eight day bell strike movement with brass dial, silvered chapter ring and scroll/ urn spandrels. Lead weights. Unsigned. Height 218 cm
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A mid 18th century longcase clock in original stained pinewood case. Brass dial with the centre engraved with pagoda and Hoho birds,scroll spandrels, thirty hour movement with forged iron post frame. Overhauled 2012. Height 200 cm
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An antique cordial glass with wrythen funnel bowl and knop stem. Pontil mark. Height 13 cm
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A set of twelve Irish 'Eileen' Waterford cut crystal claret glasses with flared tapered bowls. Signed. In original box. Height 13 cm
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A Venetian blown glass chalice the bowl and foot with spiral twist in pale pink and green glass. The baluster stem with prunts and the side handle a dolphin fish in full relief. Height 20 cm
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A Clarice Cliff Sunray stepped Ziggurat bowl shape 367. Hand painted with a stylish bizarre brightly coloured pattern. Marked. Restored rim nibbles. Width 22.5 cm
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A set of three Beswick flying Seagulls of graduated size, with impressed marks and number 658-2. Length 20 cm. - 30 cm
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A Mabel Lucie Attwell Shelley tea set comprising figured milk jug, mushroom sugarbowl and teapot. Small paint loss
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