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880	Ebonised case with aperture for an 11" arched dial, with long beaded moulded door surmounted by a stepped cornice, 87" high Estimate: 150-250	Nil	480
881	Pitch pine case with aperture for an 11" square dial, with long moulded arched door surmounted by a stepped moulded pediment, 80" high Estimate: 40-80	Nil	60
882	French ebonised and ormolu mounted longcase clock case, the bulbous trunk fitted with a lenticle, 62" high Estimate: 300-500	Nil	350
883	Oak eight day longcase clock, the 13" square painted dial signed Jon. Westall, Hollyhead?, with subsidiary seconds dial and arched calendar aperture, the centre painted with two birds of paradise amidst flowering foliage, with medium length door flanked by canted corners and surmounted by a stepped pediment, 79" high Estimate: 150-250	Nil	300
884	Blue lacquer three train grandmother clock, the movement striking on eight rods, the 7.25" silvered dial within a tapered case decorated with chinoiserie figures in landscapes, 50.5" high Estimate: 60-100	Nil	290
885	Oak three train grandmother clock, the 7.5" arched brass dial signed J. W. Benson, London on the silvered chapter ring with chime/silent lever and matted centre, within a moulded panelled case surmounted by an arched hood, 68" high Estimate: 150-250	Nil	230
886	Oak thirty hour longcase clock, the 11" square dial signed James Green, Selliton, with painted castle and arched calendar aperture, the case with long door surmounted by a stepped cornice, 76" high Estimate: 200-300	Nil	340
887	Oak eight day longcase clock, the 12" brass arched dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials to the matted centre, the case with long arched door and surmounted by a caddy top with carved blind fretwork foliate panel, 90" high Estimate: 300-500	Nil	440
888	Oak and mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 13" painted arched dial indistinctly signed with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, the case with crossbanded long door flanked by fluted pillars and surmounted by a broken swan neck pediment with dentil frieze, 86" high Estimate: 300-500	Nil	420
889	Oak case with aperture for a 12" arched dial, the medium length arched door flanked by quarter fluted columns with ormolu capitals, surmounted by a moulded stepped pediment, 82" high Estimate: 300-500	Nil	290
890	Oak thirty hour longcase clock, with 10.25" square brass engraved dial and birdcage movement with outside countwheel, the case with long beaded door and surmounted by a moulded stepped cornice, 74" high Estimate: 300-500	Nil	400
891	Mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 14" painted arched dial signed Blurton, Stourbridge, with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, painted with a religious scene entitled Abraham's Servant Meeting Rebekeb, Gen's Chap 24, the flamed case inlaid with boxwood and ebony stringing, with short double lancet door flanked by turned pillars and surmounted by a broken arch swan neck pediment, 89" high Estimate: 500-800	Nil	450
892	Walnut thirty hour longcase clock, the early birdcage movement and 9.75" square brass dial signed H Miles, Horton on the chapter ring enclosing a matted centre, the contemporary case with long beaded and feather banded door, surmounted by a stepped pediment over a pierced foliate fretwork panel, 74" high Estimate: 700-1000	Nil	720
893	Mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 12" square brass dial signed Jonathan Marsh, Eastry on a plate to the matted centre, with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, the case with long door surmounted by a stepped caddy top with carved rosettes to the frieze, 86" high Estimate: 550-750	Nil	550
894	Oak and mahogany crossbanded eight day longcase clock, the 13.5" painted arched dial signed Griffith Davies, Dolgelly, with painted moon phase and high water at Barmouth to the arch, over a subsidiary seconds dial and arched calendar aperture, the case with medium length mahogany crossbanded and boxwood inlaid door flanked by quarter fluted pillars and surmounted by a broken arch swan neck pediment, 90" high Estimate: 700-1000	Nil	620
895	Oak eight day longcase clock with five pillar movement, the 12" square brass dial with subsidiary silvered seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre, the case with long arched door surmounted by a caddy top with three brass ball finials and blind carved fretwork panel, 79" high Estimate: 800-1200	Nil
896	Black lacquer and chinoiserie eight day longcase clock with five pillar movement, the 12" brass arched dial signed John Warner, Draycott on the silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and calendar aperture, the case fitted with a circular lenticle and decorated with figures in pagoda landscapes, surmounted by a stepped moulded cornice over a pierced fretwork panel, 83" high Estimate: 1000-1500	Nil	1200
897	Good early oak thirty hour longcase clock, the 10" square brass dial signed Thomas Deykin, Worcester, with a single iron hand, matted centre, bearing the number 183 on the dial plate under six o'clock, the contemporary case with long beaded moulded door surmounted by a stepped caddy pediment, 78" high Estimate: 1200-1600	Nil	1300
898	Good Scottish mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 14" circular painted dial signed Peter Keir, Dalkeith, with subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, the case with long door flanked by quarter fluted pilasters and surmounted by a moulded arched cornice, 85" high Estimate: 1200-1600	Nil	1200
899	Good mahogany eight day longcase clock with five pillar movement, the 11" square brass dial signed Zac Mountfort, St. Albans, Fecit on the chapter ring enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and a calendar aperture to the matted centre, the flamed case with short door and surmounted by a triangular pediment, 82" high This maker was apprenticed to William Speakman for eight years Estimate: 2000-3000	Nil
900	Small early walnut eight day longcase clock with five pillar movement, the 11" square brass dial signed James Watts, Taunton, with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and calendar aperture to the matted centre, the case with long crossbanded moulded door and surmounted by a stepped moulded cornice over barley twist pillars, 79" high Estimate: 3000-4000	Nil
901	Walnut veneered parquetry eight day grandmother clock, the later movement with 7" square brass dial, with silvered chapter ring and ringed winding holes to the matted centre, the long door with ebonised half round mouldings and inlaid with ebony and boxwood stars, surmounted by a cushion top, foliate and pierced fretwork panel and a pair of gilded finials, 67.5" high Estimate: 3000-4000	Nil
902	Good mahogany eight day longcase clock with five pillar movement and deadbeat escapement, the 12" arched brass dial signed Ellicott, London, with strike/silent dial to the arch, subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the finely matted centre, the case with long arched moulded door, surmounted by an arched caddy, pierced fretwork panels and triple brass turned flame finials, with a pair of brass cased lead weights, 105" high Estimate: 4000-6000	Nil	4000
903	Good black lacquer and chinoiserie decorated three train longcase clock, the 11.5" square brass dial signed Henry Richardson on the chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with three ringed winding holes and calendar aperture, the movement chiming on six bells and the strike work with outside locking plate, the case with long door fitted with a circular lenticle and decorated with figures in pagoda garden landscapes and on horseback, the base sides and top decorated overall with birds, flowerheads and foliage, surmounted by a flat caddy top, 89" high This clock is illustrated and discussed in Herbert Cescinsky and Malcolm R. Webster - English Domestic Clocks, see fig. 197, pages 192 and 196 Estimate: 4000-6000	Nil	4000
904	Fine walnut marquetry eight day longcase clock, the 11" square brass dial signed Thomas Lumpkin, Londini Fecit on the silvered chapter ring, with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and calendar aperture engraved with three crowns to the matted centre, the movement with five finned pillars, latched plates and countwheel strike, the case with long beaded door and circular lenticle, inlaid overall with panels of birds amidst flowering foliage and surmounted by a pierced fretwork cornice, marquetry caddy and three flambeau brass finials, 97" high See article by Brian Loomes in Clocks Magazine, August 1992 Issue, pages 16-19. This article discusses the significance of the three crowns which are engraved on the matted centre above the calendar aperture on this clock Estimate: 7000-10000	Nil
905	Fine 18th century mahogany longcase clock of one month duration, the 12" engraved arched brass dial signed Ellicott, London, (John 1706-1772) with subsidiary/silent dial over the silvered chapter ring and centre with inset subsidiary seconds dial over the date aperture, the six pillar brass plate movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, the tall elegant figured case with brass inlay and caddy top over a long arch top door and panelled base with a skirted plinth, 100" high John Ellicott was one of the most respected English clockmakers of the 18th century. Ellicott established his business at 17 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange London where he worked from 1728 until his sudden death in 1772, he was succeeded by his son Edward Estimate: 10000-14000	Nil	10000