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Scottish Pottery Portobello Area, Edinburgh c 1835.

Chinese, c 1900.
 
Size: 32 cm.

(1865-1925)
 
Oil on canvas
 
Size: 63 x 81 cm

c 1865.
An exceptionally complex skeleton clock which not only chimes the quarters on a nest of bells but also has eleven subsidiary dials to show the time at various other world locations.
The plates of this clock are of massive proportions being some ½” thick and are of foliate design, similar to those used by Smiths of Clerkenwell, but would appear to be a one off casting due to the requirement to run the eleven additional dials and motion work of these dials from the front plate.  
The movement has three chain fusees, the centre one powering the going train.  The barrel for this train is exceptionally large and employs a very strong mainspring in order to counteract the inherent friction in twelve lots of motion work.  
The dials for the other world locations are mounted around the outside of the large central dial which is marked Greenwich. All the wheelwork is beautifully crossed out with six crossings.
The movement has six substantial shaped pillars.   The design of the plates allows the clock to be mounted directly to its marble base without utilising pillars, which adds to the aesthetic appeal.
The dial plate of the clock is beautifully fretted out and engraved with subsidiary dials for Canton, Madras, Port Natal, Paris, Dublin, New York, Edinburgh, St. Petersburg, Sydney, Calcutta and Sevastopol.  The main dial is for Greenwich. The hands of the clock are a spade and pointer hand for the main dial and reasonably ornate pierced club hands for the subsidiary dials.
 

English, c 1735.

A truly outstanding ladies dressing case in a coromandel veneered case with brass corners by Betjemann’s. The top opens to reveal an amazing selection of items, to many to list here, but including sixteen silver gilt topped hobnail cut jars, hallmarked London 1876 & 1877. Each lid is decorated with the initials DS in coral and seed pearls, whilst the drop down front contains a large selection of tools. The unique feature of this case is the centre section containing four glass jars which rises up when lifting the top, and this is surrounded by a revolving carousel containing eight more glass jars.
 
c 1877

The original painting by Edouard Manet was completed in 1864 and hangs in the Musee d'Orsay, Paris. This rug was made by Gobelins in Paris, 1942, and is signed in the top left-hand corner "Gobelins 1942" and "Devillaine" in the top right-hand corner. A copy of Manet's signature is in the bottom of the bottom right-hand corner. Attached to the back of the rug is the original stencilled cotton label reading: Gobelins 1484 Ecran Pivoines d'apres Manet H092 x o74. It is mounted and framed in a contemporary frame.

Oil on canvas
 
Signed
 
Dimensions: 19¼” x 21½” (49 cm x 54.6 cm)

Oil on canvas
 
Signed
 
Dimensions: 16” x 20” (40.6 cm x 50.8 cm)

Oil on canvas
 
Signed and dated 1910 verso.
 
Dimensions: 19½” x 15½” (49.5 cm x 39.4 cm)

Watercolour
 
Signed
 
Dimensions: 11” x 9” (27.9 cm x 22.9 cm)
 
Provenance: Private collection, a gift by the artist to a family friend

Watercolour
 
Signed
 
Dimensions: 9¼” x 7” (23.5 cm x 17.8 cm)
 
Provenance: Private collection, a gift by the artist to a family friend

Watercolour
 
Signed and dated 1937
 
Dimensions: 12¾” x 10” (32.4 cm x 25.4 cm)
 
Provenance: Private collection, a gift by the artist to a family friend

Watercolour, signed and dated 1925.
 
Size: 12¼” x 8½” (31.1 cm x 21.6 cm)
 
Provenance: Private collection, a gift by the artist to a family friend.

Watercolour, signed and dated 1920.
 
Size: 12” x 8” (30.5 cm x 20.3 cm)
 
Provenance: Private collection, a gift by the artist to a family friend.

Gouache, watercolour, pencil on Ppaper, laid on board
 
Inscribed ‘St Ives/ August 1970’ on board verso
 
Dimesnsions: 38 x 40.5 cms 
 
1970

(1918-1998)
 
Mixed media, c 1950’s.
 
Working US Fashion Magazine Illustration Untitled, Blue Beret.
 
Size: 42 x 34 cms

English School, c 1930.
 
Watercolour & ink, titled verso.

Oil on canvas
 
Signed & dated
 
Born in Yorkshire, Lee studied at Royal College of Art under John Nash and Edward Bawden
 

(1879-1957)
 
Signed, oil on board.
 
Born in Australia, Burgess studied art in Sydney & St Ives. Australia's official naval artist in 1918.