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Click here to subscribeA Hook and Spike Lantern Alarm Timepiece, signed P Russell, Devizes, circa 1760, lantern form four posted case, 5-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, central silvered alarm disc, winged cherub spandrels, dial arch with a silvered disc signed, movement with verge escapement and alarm striking on a top mounted bell, bob pendulum21cm highMovement is discoloured and needs cleaning, movement side door panels are missing, movement top plate with both side frets missing, movement with alarm weight missing and alarm chain, later added spikes, dial is discoloured. With one weight.
A Small Hook and Spike Alarm Lantern Clock, signed Tho Wheeler, London, Late 17th Century, four posted case with pieced side frets, side doors with attached winged side apertures, front pierced dolphin fret signed to the lower edge Tho Wheeler London, 3-3/4-inch silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, dial centre finely engraved with floral and scroll decoration, centre alarm disc and single steel hand, double weight driven movement with verge escapement and a central swinging bob pendulum, hour striking and alarm striking with two hammers striking the top mounted bell, case back with alarm work and hook and spikes25cm highThomas Wheeler was apprenticed to Nicholas Coxeter in 1647. He was free of the Clockmakers Company in 1655 and Master in 1684. He died in 1694.Bell strap looks later made but to a high standard, later side door panels with later attached winged pendulum apertures, dial chapter ring has slightly discoloured, the alarm work has been later reinstated, pendulum rod and bob has been later made, movement plates are dusty, movement needs cleaning, movement pinions and wheels have been restored in the past, movement looks complete. With one weight.
A Turkish Market Arched Brass Dial Hook and Spike Lantern Form Clock, signed Geo Clarke, Leaden Hall Street, London, circa 1760, 8-inch arched brass dial, chapter ring with Turkish numerals, arch with silvered plaque signed, side opening doors with Turkish crescent symbol, pierced frets, hoop and spikes, movement with verge escapement and outside countwheel striking on a top mounted bell, bob pendulum 36cm highDial is slightly discoloured, movement is complete, later small disc behind the dial to support the centre hand arbor, later pendulum bob and rod, with weight.
A square form glass paneled painted metal hall lantern with candle-form bulb holders (measurements not including hanging chain l. 70cm x w. 24cm), together with a singular hexaganol-form painted metal hall hanging lantern with glass panels and candle-form bulb holders (length not including hanging chain l. 72cm x w. 30cm)
Two vintage / antique clocks - comprising a Smiths brass miniature 'Nell Gwynne' lantern clock, with electric movement, signed to dial and movement door, 17.75cm high (movement wiring and hour hand a/f); and a Victorian slate and verde antico marble architectural mantel clock, the Arabic porcelain chapter ring signed 'Deacon Paris', with twin train Japy Freres movement striking on a coiled gong, 29.3cm high (requires attention). (2)
19TH C. MAHOGANY MAGIC LANTERN STAND, ivorine label stamped 'W. Watson & Sons, manufacturers of High Holborn, London', 86cm (h)Comments: scuffs & wear, minor losses, viewing recommendedProvenance: The Cornelia Bayley Collection from Plas Teg, an important Jacobean house in Flintshire, North Wales Plas Teg: Once in a Generation Welsh House Clearance — Rogers Jones CoNote: the auction lots are contained in a warehouse near Wrexham. Viewing can be arranged by appointment by calling Richard Hughes on 07593 181017. Purchased lots require collection by appointment once invoices are settled and strictly within ten days (maximum) from the auction date. Purchases which are not collected by this time will incur a charge of £50 per item per day. Please note that most HGV vehicles can enter the warehouse for convenient collection, but we do not offer assistance for heavy and large objects, please be prepared.
A small hall lantern, black painted scrolling metalwork and with stained glass panels, 42cm highglass is in tact, various panels have been knocked and is now bent inwards, one more noticably than othersframe very tarnished with multiple scratches and paint losswhite paint residue to the upper scrolled sectionvery dirty, in need of a clean, foliate and scrolled decoration bent in placessee images
Approximately Sixty Five DC Comics. To Include DC Showcase #35, #42, #94, The Atom #12, Brave And The Bold #46, #66, #69, Green Lantern #78, #80, #84, Batman And The Outsiders #1, Man Bat #2, The Joker #2, Superman #242, World's Finest #139, #225. Duplicates Noted. Conditions Vary. Faults Noted.
An early 20th century rectangular shaped lantern, with mixed coloured glass panels, ornate brass mounts and four arms leading together to ceiling attachment, approx. 60cm high, together with a mid 20th century hanging lantern light with floral decorated mixed coloured glass panels and elaborate iron casing, later converted with light fitting and wires (needs re-wired and sorted), approx. 61cm long, and an early to mid 20th century amber glass panelled hexagonal iron mounted lantern, with chain and ceiling attachment, excluding chain approx. 38cm long (one panel of glass missing) (3) Further details: some cracks to glass panels; damaged parts to rectangular shaped example; all rusted and scratched; wear, marks and loss commensurate with age.
A FINE ANTIQUE KASHAN MIHRAB RUG,hand knotted in the city of Kashan, central Persia, c.1880-1900, the prayer mihrab supported by two pillars, a large urn with emerging Tree-of-Life in the centre, decorated with large birds including cockerels and chicks, a hanging lantern from the top of the arch containing a vac-vac (talking tree) motif with animal heads, all inside a main lotus vine border and two sets of rosette vine guards, 205 x 139cm, (PL ref 5999)
Magic Lantern Ether Saturator Illuminant,English, c.1880, unmarked, constructed of brass with valve regulators and controls to the rear, on 3 screw feet, 20cm longNote: this improved design of saturator uses a pressurised jet of oxygen passed through a reservoir of etherthen mixed with a separate stream of oxygen before being burnt on a piece of limestone
An Impressive Mechanical Magic Lantern Slide of a Magician With Changing Heads,French, mid 19th Century, paper label to rear for 'EMILE LIOTARD, Pasteur, LA VERNAREDE (Grad), the slide constructed of wood with a brass top face, with lever to one side that ratchets the heads around on a glass disk, 12cm x 25cmNote: The element of surprise was captured by magic lantern showmen using slides which when operated produced an unexpected result. The transformation of a human head to that of an animal is well illustrated in this complex slide where the head of the magician is supplanted with a dozen different heads.
Collection of Magic Lantern Slide Sets,to include: set of 6 hand-painted comic slides, c.1830's; set of 5 hand-painted slides titled Rural Romance - Marriage - After Marriage; set of 4 'Good Night' slides; Set of 4 hand-painted slides by Carpenter & Westley, c.1850's of the holy land; a hand-painted slide of a fish wife,
Magic Lantern Slide Set, Jack & the Bean Stalk,English, c.1854, frames stamped 'Carpenter & Westley 24 Regents St London', circular glass in wooden mounts, numbered 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8, after George Cruikshank's Fairy Library, from the history of jack and the beanstalk edited and illustrated with 6 etchings by Cruikshank published by David Bogue, London 1854, delicately hand painted scenes on circular glass mounted in wooden frames
Magic Lantern Slides,Large Collection of 21 Good Slip Slides, Large Collection of very Victorian good slip slides, including magician & Green Devil; man in stocks; cricket; transformation - giants head; Punch with expanding nose; Dancing blue imp; arlequin and many others, all in a wooden storage box
Magic Lantern Chromatrope Set,French, c.1880, unmarked, main slide with contra rotating spiral designs, with slide in glass plates, 4 with abstract designs, a rose design, an anchor, a star, a crown, a fleur de lys and a fountain all in the original wooden box marked in script to the top 'Chromatrope.' Note: slide will need restringing to operate