Not signed, (Thomas Cole), circa 1860. Fine and rare gilt brass inonth going timepiece, " tripod" dock.

C. Gilt brass tripod standing on a circular, stepped, base engraved with foliage decoration, supported on three adjustable nuts for levelling. Thermometer in degrees Farhenheit, aneroid barometer. D. Silvered with Roman chapters and subsidiary seconds, engraved with scrolled foliage. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Gilt brass, two frames, one for the going barrel and intermediate wheel and pinion, the other for the remainder of the train and for the dead beat escapement. Half-seconds beating pendulum with silvered bail bob, suspended from a platform on the top of the tripod. Cole's pendulum-locking system and plumb line to ascertain when the dock is level. In very good condition. Dim. 52 x 24 cm.

Thomas Cole, London, un-numbered, mid-tolate Victorian. Very unusual and attractive wooden-cased mantel clock, striking hours and quarters on two bells.

C. Rosewood with pronounced graining used to decorative effect, crossbanding, canted corners, glazed four sides, inset engraved gilt-brass panels to broad base with carved corner scrolls, gilt brass engraved top panel with four finials and oval window. Engraved diamond-pattern gilt brass frets to sicle windows. D. Signed by Thomas Cole himself and with his characteristic engraved decoration. Roman chapters, gold "fleur de lys" hands, gilt brass framing. M. Brass, semioval, flattopped, going barrels, platform lever escapement, single roller, pointed-tooth wheel, cut bi-metallic balance, flat balance spring, ruby endstone to balance cock. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 27.5 x 22.5 x 20 cm.

Ganthony, 83 Cheapside, London, circa 1840. Rare and extremely fine, ormolu, eight day going carriage dock in the manner of Thomas Cole specially made to be presented to the Vicountess Valentia.

C. Rectangular, with eight applied flat columns, arched pediment and glazed sicle and top panels, entirely engraved with scrolls. Figures of saints between the front columns and below the dial a seated lady with children. Inscription on the pediment: F.I.F, OB. VII.MaII A.D. MDCCCXII. II, and on the base: "We took sweet counsel together, and walked in the flouse of God as friends". Dedication on the back door: "Presented in compliance with the wish of Mrs. Frances James Freshfield, to her niece The Vicountess Valentia, by her sorrowing husband. 1842". D. Silver with Roman numerals, engraved with the coat-of-arms of the Vicountess. Blued steel "fleur de lys" hands. M. Very fine brass rectangular eight day going movement with turned pillars, fusee with chais, frosted and gilt platform escapement with pointedtooth lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat blued steel balance spring, diamond endstone to balance cock. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 21.5x13x8cm.

Mortimer & Hunt, New Bond Street, London, No. 10020, made by James Ferguson Cole, with London hallmarks for 1842. Fine and highly unusual with special calibre, inverted reverse fusee (fusée renversée) and special escapement.

C. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes", polished, marked "LJ." (John Jackson). Gold cuvette. D. Silver engine-turned with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 16"', gilt brass, unusual bar calibre with inverted reverse fusee with chain and female winding square, 15 jewels, Cole's resilient straight line lever escapement with divided lift, "Z" type two-arm compensation balance with trapezoidal weights, free sprung balance spring with terminal curve. Signed on the dial and cuvette, J.F. Cole's signature scratched on the reverse of the train bridge. In very good condition. Diam. 44 mm.

Hunt & Roskell, London, made by Sylvain Mairet (S.M.) No.274, with London hallmarks for 1846. Exceptional 18 ct. gold, extra-slim, independent dead centre seconds watch with regulator dial, thermometer, special escapement and hand setting device.

C. Double body, the engine-turned back with bayonet fixing, marked "E.P." (Elisee Piguet). D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer seconds ring, sunk subsidiary minute and thermometer sector (hair lises). Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 18"', frosted and gilt, double train with going barrels and female winding squares, 24 jewels, Mairet's straight lise lever escapement with the lift on the escape wheel teeth, cut bimetallic balance, balance spring with terminal curve. Independent seconds boit in the band. Special hand setting device by means of the crown when pulled. Signed on the dial, the front plate marked S.M. with the No. 274. In very good condition. Diam. 44 min.

Hunt & Roskell, 156 New Bond Street, London, No. 13157, with London hallmarks for 1878. Fine 18 ct. hunting cased, keyless minute repeating watch with chronograph and 60 minute progressive recorder.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", polished, marked "J.M." (John Martin). Hinged gold cuvette engraved with a dedication dated 1878. D. White enamel by Willis with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and seconds ring, sunk subsidiary seconds and minute register. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 20"', frosted and gilt, three-quarter plate, 18 jewels in screwed settings, pointed tooth lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, free sprung blued steel balance spring, diamond endstone. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Chronograph with button in the band. Signed on the dial and back plate. In excellent condition. Diam. 57 mm.

Jump, 93 Mount Street, London, No. m.x.g.v., with London hallmarks for 1889. Very elegant 18 ct. gold, keyless hall hunting cased watch.

C. Double body, massive, semi-dress, engineturned, marked "J.A." (James Ayres), the spring loaded cover with Roman numerals on a white enamel chapter around the dial aperture. D. Silver engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 17-, frosted and gilt, hall plate with going barrel, 17 jewels, pointed tooth lateral lever escapement the gold escape wheel with divided lift on the teeth, cut bimetallic balance, balance spring with terminal curve. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 45 mm.

James Murray, Royal Exchange. London, unnumbered, mid 19th Century. Very good, wooden cased, eight day going mantel clock striking and repeating hours on a gong, lever escapement.

C. Rosewood, glazed four sides, pediment top, canted brass-inlaid corners, dentil moulding all round, gilt-brass bail feet, repeat cord. D. Brass, silvered and engraved, sunk centre, blued steel moon hands. M. Rectangular brass, fusees and chains to both trains, maintaining power to going side, platform lever escapement, single roller, pointedtooth wheel, plain brass balance. Signed on dial and movement. In very good condition. Dim: 25 x 19.5 x 14 cm.

C.J. Case, 54, Bishopsgate St, London, circa 1850. Good, small, wooden-cased, eight day going, bracket dock, striking hours on a bell and with matching wall bracket.

C. Mahogany with gilt brass inlay, "fish-scale" sidefrets, glazed back door, "acorn" finial. D. Silvered brass, Roman chapters, blued steel Vulliamy hands. M. Brass rectangular, fusees and gut lines, anchor escapement, brass pendulum, brasscovered bob, bottom regulation, pendulum holdfast. In good condition. Dim. 31 x 16 x 11.75 cm.

R. Miller, Newcastle, mid-19th Century. A very good, flat-topped mahogany and veneer astronomical regulator.

C. Rectangular, moulded base with blank recessed panel, glazed door to trunk, flat-topped hood with applied beading. D. Silvered,regulator-type, Roman hour numerals, Arabic minutes and seconds. M. Rectangular plated, plain pillars, deadbeat anchor escapement, steel rod, mercury compensated pendulum with spring suspension outside the back plate, silvered amplitude plate, cylindrical brass weight, drop transmitted to righthand side of case over a grooved barrel. Dim. 196 x 42 x 22 cm. In very good condition.

J. R. Losada, 281 Regent Street, London, No. 2317, made for the Spanish Market, with London hallmarks for 1850. Fine 18 ct. gold, half hunting cased, keyless, minute repeating "Grande and Petite Sonnerie" double calendar clock-watch with special escapement.

C. Five body, massive, "bassine et filets", marked "G. H." (Gustavus Huguenin), entirely engraved with scrolling foliage. Hinged gold cuvette engraved: Joaquin Escandon, Mejico within a floral decoration. D. Silver engine-turned with Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for days of the week, dates and running seconds, the centre engraved with flowers, the border with gold cast leaf decoration. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 18"', frosted and gilt, three-quarter plate, double train, 17 jewels in screwed settings for the going train, duplex escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance spring, diamond endstone. " Grande and Petite Sonnerie" on gongs with optional lever in the bezel. Repeating on gongs with push piece in the band and independent repeating train. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 57 mm.

J. R. Losada, 105 Regent Street, London, No. 6296, made for the Spanish Market, with London hallmarks for 1870. Fine 18 ct. gold, half hunting cased, keyless, quarter repeating watch with special escapement.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine", marked "A.S." (Alfred Stram), entirely engraved with a Moresque foliate decoration, the cover with black champlevé enamelled Roman numerals on the dial aperture border. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver engineturned with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, the centre engraved with foliage, the border with gold cast leaf decoration. Blued steel "pear" hands. M. 17"', frosted and gilt, threequarter plate, 18 jewels in screwed settings for the going train, duplex escapement, cut bimetallic balance, balance spring with terminal curve, diamond endstone. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm.

Sellar, Reading, No.33727, with London hallmarks for 1854. Historical silver watch, Presented to Detective William Taulman by inhabitants of Reading as a testimonial of his vigilance and courage in assisting in the capture of John Owen, the Uxbridge murderer, 24 May 1878.

C. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes", engineturned with fixed cuvette engraved with the dedication. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, pointed tooth lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance spring with regulator, gilt brass cock engraved with scrolled foliage, diamond endstone. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 47 mm.

Thomas Yates, Preston, No. 2311, with Chester hallmarks for 1855. Fine and unusual silver watch with Yates patentee escapement.

C. Three body "forme quatre baguettes", engineturned with fixed cuvette marked "E.K.". D. Eggshell enamel with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Gold "fleurs de lys" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, pointed tooth lateral single roller lever escapement with hall seconds beating two-arm compensation balance with gold timing screws and ruby endstone, flat balance spring. Gilt brass dustcap. Signed on the dial and back plate. Diam. 50 mm.

William Wood, Thomas Dunns Patent, 69 Lord Street, Liverpool, No. 7480, circa 1860. Fine and unusual 18 ct. gold, skeleton watch with double calendar.

C. Three body, "bassine et filets", with reeded band and glazed back. D. Egg-shell enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals and small subsidiary enamel dial for days of the week and dates (hair lines). Blued steel "fleurs de lys" hands. M. Glazed 19"', gilt brass, fully skeletonised and foliate engraved with Masonic emblem above the serial number, 17 jewels, fusee with chain and maintaining power, pointed tooth lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the movement. In good condition. Diam. 51 mm.

Mc Master & Son, Dublin, No. 3674, circa 1860. Good, decidedly rare, Irish wooden-cased, eight day going, carriage clock striking hours and halves and repeating hours on a gong lever escapement.

C. Rosewood, glazed four sides and top, front door with inner gilt frame, dentil top moulding, ornate gilt brass handle, repeat button. D. Giltbrass, centre and corners engraved flowers and foliage, Roman chapters, blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Brass rectangular, fusees and chains to both trains, maintaining power on going side, extra-large platform lever escapement, singleroller, pointed-tooth wheel, cut bi-metallic balance, flat balance spring, side control lever for loud or soft striking. Signed on dial and movement. In good condition. Dim. 22.75 x 15.5 x 13.5 cm. excluding handle.

J. M. French, Royal Exchange, London, circa 1860, un-numbered. Very attractive, wooden-cased, eight day going, mantel dock striking and repeating hours on a bell, anchor escapement and pendulum.

C. Rosewood, glazed on four sides and top, front door with inner gilt frame, ornate giit brass carrying handle, gilt-brass bun feet, repeat cord. D. Gilt brass, engraved all over in four different engine-patterns, Roman chapters, blued steel " moon" hands. M. Brass rectangular, fusees and chains for both trains, anchor escapement, brass pendulum, regulation above bob, pendulum holdfast. Signed on dial and movement. In good condition. Dim . 23 x 16 x 15.5 cm. excluding handle.

French, Royal Exchange, London, un-numbered, 3rd quarter 19th Century. Highly unusual, eight day going, portable, decorative striking, calendar, chronometer mantelclock, formerly in the possession of a member of the Spanish Royal Family.

C. Gilt cast-brass, decorated all over in high baroque relief and with applied figures of putti, mermaids, mermen, dolphins and fish. Glazed four sides and top, ornate carrying handle. D. Brass, silvered and engraved in centre and spandrels, Roman chapters, " fleur de lys" hands, simple calendar showing day of week and date of month. M. Brass rectangular, fusee and chain, maintaining power, Earnshaw-type springdetent escapement, cut bimetallic balance, helical spring, diamond endstone to balance cock, strike/silent. Signed on dial and movement. In good conditon (one dolphin a replacement). Dim. 24.5 x 18 x 16.5 cm.

John Poole, Maker to the Admiralty, 57 Fenchurch Street, London, No. 2326, circa 1860. Very fine 56 hour marine chronometer with power reserve indication and Poole's balance.

C. Three body entirely brass bound rosewood box, with inlaid brass stringing and sunk brass handles, glazed upper section with hinged lid. Brass bowl and gimballed suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale. Gold " pear" hands. M. Spotted brass full plate, relieved for the barrel, with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, Poole's auxiliary compensation balance, diamond endstone, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the dial. In excellent condition. Dial diam. 101 mm. Dim. 19 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm.

John Poole, Maker to the Admiralty, 57 Fenchurch Street, London, No. 2926, circa 1860. Extremely fine eight day going marine or domestic chronometer with power reserve indication and Poole's balance.

C. Double body entirely brass bound rosewood box with brass stringing, sunk brass handles and fully glazed lid. Brass bowl and gimballed suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale. Gold "pear" bands. M. Spotted brass three-quarter plate with with main frame and sub-frame, cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, Poole's auxiliary compensation balance, diamond endstone, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the dial. In excellent condition. Dial diam. 116 mm. Dim. 14 x 20 x 20 cm.