Clocks
The finest clocks from the English Golden Age – the period c.1660-1725 when huge strides were made in horology – are rare on the market. But this category embraces collectable timekeepers from all periods and places – from German table clocks and the classic Georgian longcase to the Victorian slate mantel clock and the advent of electricity.
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Opportunity Knox: Previously unknown design for Liberty & Co clock emerges in Glasgow auction
19 August 2024An apparently unique silver and enamel clock designed by Manxman Archibald Knox (1864-1933) for London retailer Liberty & Co surfaced for sale in Scotland last week.
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Creative couple’s collecting tastes filled their home with ‘miximalism’
19 August 2024Highlights from the estate of Max Clendinning and Ralph Adron sold at Sworders
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Lock from Florence Nightingale encapsulates the diverse lots in a North Yorkshire auction
12 August 2024One of the more unusual items on offer at Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) Summer Fine Sale was a lock of hair from the 19th century nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). It was thought to have been cut in 1883 when she was 63 years old.
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Paris gallery makes first showing at Frieze Masters
02 August 2024Alongside 130 galleries from all over the world, Galerie Léage are making their debut at Frieze Masters.
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16th century travelling clock finds its way to auction
22 July 2024This rare 16th century German travelling clock in the form of a book sold for £27,500 at Hutchinson Scott in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
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Horologist's clock collection set to chime with bidders
16 July 2024A single-owner collection of clocks, timepieces and scientific instruments formed over 60 years will go under the hammer at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham on September 4.
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Intriguing timeline of a rediscovered Tompion clock
15 July 2024Bonhams’ Fine Clocks sale in London on July 3 included a table clock by Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) that came for sale via an unorthodox route.
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Top stories this week including a Hanover Tompion clock selling for £3.5m
07 July 2024The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included the news a Hanover Tompion clock was sold for £3.5m at The Treasure House Fair.
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Hanover Tompion sells for £3.5m at the Treasure House Fair
01 July 2024A Thomas Tompion masterpiece was the star turn at The Treasure House Fair. Carter Marsh & Co. sold it in the same city where it was created 300 years ago.
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A family provenance to chew on: collection bought with proceeds of a biscuit empire
01 July 2024Two days needed to disperse items collected over generations thanks to biscuit production success
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The Treasure House Fair returns with a lively opening
27 June 2024Key event in the summer calendar opens its doors once again
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Tompion table clock stolen 31 years ago comes to auction following agreement
26 June 2024Bonhams’ Fine Clocks sale on July 3 includes a table clock by Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) that comes for sale via an unorthodox route.
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Prophet and profits of horology auctions held in Germany and Switzerland
17 June 2024Moses automaton watch is one of the stand-out hammer highlights in recent sales
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Best of British: Bullock longcase on offer in Heidelberg
17 June 2024If proof were needed that regional British clockmakers were as capable of making impressive works as those of London colleagues, then an 18th century longcase clock being sold by Metz on July 19-20 in Heidelberg without reserve, provides it.
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Obituary: Horologist Derek Roberts
03 June 2024Derek Roberts, who has died aged 93, was an antiquarian horologist, author and dealer, who brought the modern world into a previously somewhat rarified business.
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Lighthouse clock right on time in Norfolk auction
27 May 2024One lot entered into TW Gaze’s dedicated Clocks & Watches auction in Diss on May 16 caused a wave of interest among maritime historians.
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Arts & Crafts clock comes with a fairytale ending
06 May 2024This impressive clock featured in the sale held by Dorset firm Busby (25% buyer’s premium) on April 18.
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Horology holds the attention during a four-day sale
06 May 2024Around 200 lots of clocks and watches feature in a strong section as part of a four-day sale
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Stolen 18th century bracket clock returned to museum after more than 20 years
30 April 2024An 18th century bracket clock by the English clockmaker Thomas Hunter Jr (c.1760-70) has been recovered after being stolen 23 years ago.
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