Original article from The Connoisseur, vol. 158 (January 1965), pp. 46–47. Covers Italian art at the Queen's Gallery, American Grenadier's cap, Langley Bradley of St Paul's and Antiques Fairs.
Original article about an exhibition at Wartski, 14 Grafton St, London, held on 8–21 March, from Antique Collecting (March 1989), pp. 40–41.
Original article about a Geneva sale, from Christie's International Magazine, vol. 8 no. 12 (May/June 1992), pp. 23–24.
Original article from Antique Collecting (April 1998), pp. 36–37.
Original article from Antique Collector (January 1991), pp. 30–34.
Original article from Antique Collector (September 1977), pp. 70–74.
Original pages from Journal of the Society of Arts (26 August 1859), pp. 654–655.
Original article from The Connoisseur, vol. 70 (December 1924), pp. 230–236.
Original article from the Collecting section of The Sunday Times Magazine (1 October 1989).
Original article from Antique Collector (April 1971), pp. 71–76.
Original article from Antique Collector (January 1975), pp. 29–33.
Original article from Antique Collecting, vol. 10 no. 6 (October 1975), pp. 16–19.
Original article from Antique Collecting, vol. 10 no. 6 (October 1975), pp. 24–25.
Main dial: gold flowers corners with foliage.
Main dial: gold squiggles, flowers, birds centre, good example of type.
Moon faces: loose-lipped, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship; cottage by water.
Main dial: complicated artwork circles, diamond centre; ovals in breakarch, sombre effect. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold roses corners with yellow ochre band; shepherdess in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: round-eyed, red cheeks and noses, cheerful. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; double cottage with tower.
Main dial: cream, shells in corners, tower with flag in centre.
Main dial: off-white, flared tulips on gold corners with unusual border. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold ovals, shaded green corners, odd breakarch, Walker-style use of bronze powder stencil motifs.
Main dial: off-white, corners in pink/black with gold oval and laurel leaves. False plate: Hipkiss cast iron.
Moon faces: pale. Moon scenes: ship; cottage, tree ruin in distance.
Main dial: four seasons corners, fully painted centre, shepherds and shepherdess in humps. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: fat pink roses corners, one very large ship, with sea painted edge of breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: quite wide minute band, oval with shell top corner, bottom corner, fleur-de-lys, flared tulips centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: tiny pursed mouth, serious. Moon scenes: nice ship; Gothic ruins. Presumed Hobson; no moon dial so I made one in style of 19 and 20 using new blank (no teeth), December 1996.
Main dial: modified fan corners, bright shells centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: basket of flowers corners with floral band motif in black under date aperture. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic under equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, very elegant gesso, high oval in top, goddess holding palm leaf. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and crocus corners, long-necked birds centre with thin foliage. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and tulips in gold with black detail in corners. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pink-faced, round-eyed, small features. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with lake, good foliage.
Main dial: small morning glory and roses corners. Moon scene: large ship at sea.
Main dial: blue-grey, anemone and rose corners, gesso-framed two birds in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-continents corners, gold framed, gold circle outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: very round eyes, funny noses, blue around mouth and chin. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with pointed roof by lakeside, tree in the middle.
Main dial: pale blue-grey primulas, auriculas in corners, gold-framed and gold band all around outside of chapter ring. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and poppies corners, small sailing ship in breakarch, cockerel above.
Main dial: blue-grey; four-seasons ladies, small heavy thighs, gesso framed, gold band inside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: elaborate corners, gold shield with pink edging, blue anchor, green laurel leaves, green fan like rest of corner, woman weeping in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, greenish scrumble background and roses corners; centre shepherd on rock, gold band arch and man selling cow. False plate: cast iron, named.
Main dial: blue-grey background; anemone corners of two types top and bottom; small scene above centre.
Main dial: pale blue-grey, gold leaf roses with black outline to corners; death of Nelson in breakarch, gold square and circle. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: creamy, gold band, gold shells, leaf band in corners. False plate: cast iron, faint "Owen".
Main dial: off-white, four-seasons corners, not Wilson artist, gold band. Hemispheres: late-Wilson type, ecliptic below equator on North America. False plate: very interesting Wilson.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: painted star-like corners with dents and rayed corners in pink and yellow ochre; design used several times, Walker work. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four seasons corners; hunting scene breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four continents corners; gold band around outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pale eyes, close together. Moon scenes: ship at sea, sails set rather odd; two ruined abbeys, one in distance.
Main dial: all gesso decorations, urn with scrolling; larger urn in breakarch with scrolling. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four continents corners, fine Gen Sir Ralph Abercrombie (d.1801), possible painted George Glover Walker (1767-1834). Went on to Walker & Hughes, fine special order dial, lots of repair marks.
Main dial: four-seasons corners, use of gold, blue background. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: fat pink roses with heavy rope framing; pansy, morning glory dial centre; huntsman in breakarch. False plate: yes, no information.
Main dial: windmills corners, tulips centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: stylised flowers in corners, basket of roses centre, with foliage going upwards. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: geometric corners, fine lines, two birds in centre; two tulips in breakarch, decorated small oval with stone in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dials: geometric corners, fine lines, two birds in centre; two tulips in breakarch, decorated small oval with stone in centre (left); rose and tulips corners with outside pink framing, two long-tailed birds centre (right). False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pink roses and rosebuds corners with some gold; church in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, geometric flower and two daffodils in bitty corners; cottage dial centre.
Main dial: brilliantly coloured four-seasons ladies with no chins. Hemispheres: maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: very squinty-eyed, pale faces. Moon scenes: small ship; cottage in countryside.
Main dial: bronze powder background and Roman numerals; shell corners; gold-framed shaped floral band in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold shells with seaweed L-shaped border. False plate: three long feet.
Main dial: well-painted four-seasons ladies corners; a bearded lady for winter, same artist as 1356; gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curious Walker-type corners with diamond shapes, grapes and leaves band, imitation topaz centres; well-painted Adam and Eve breakarch; only Eve's arm moving, no serpent. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-seasons corners, cutout in breakarch with gold peacock; two joined swans rocking on water; Georgian house in distance. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue/grey geometric corners with some gold, fat bird.
Main dial: auriculas, short squared aperture with wheel dial, no teeth.
Main dial: off-white, lemon gold on date opposite corners, one floral, one geometric. Hemispheres: good maps. False plate: cast iron. Shop sample?
Main dial: bitty corners type, flowers in red and green; ornate balloon with gold in breakarch; also gold ovals have three topaz urn centre over seconds hole.
Main dial: ranunculus and anemone corners, rose framing.
Main dial: linear and fan corners, gold, orange and black. Hemispheres: Walker & Hughes type.
Moon faces: very red-cheeked, pig-like bottom of nose. Moon scenes: ship 'wing and wing'; cottage with leaning tree and pointed roof.
Main dial: creamy, floral corners with W and H framing, muted colours; farm in breakarch with haystack.
Main dial: house with blue roof and fishermen; flowers in squares. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: bitty corners. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: borders using bronze paint; polyanthus and moss roses corners; two baskets of flowers centre florals. Hemispheres: floral.
Moon faces: typical and well-painted. Moon scenes: blue roof to Georgian square house; ship, fully rigged.
Moon faces: pleasant. Moon scenes: detailed ship; detailed landscape.
Main dial: L-shaped corners, gold flowers, two roses dial centre. Heavy-style artwork.
Main dial: turquoise background to corners with peaches; two birds centre. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Moon faces: rather round-eyed, small mouths, pink cheeks, slightly quizzical expressions. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with pointed tower.
Main dial: Heavy corners with sgraffito style in "Gold" bits - prob brass, and white rounds with roses. Hemispheres: maps with outside latitude numbers.
Moon faces: slightly sleepy-eyed, small mouth, pink cheeks, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; large ruin with tower.
Moon faces: round-eyed, very full mouths, low-down red cheeks. Moon scenes: log-like ship at sea; house with red chimney by road with figure.
Moon faces: dark, round-eyed, red cheeks and ends of noses, features all rather together in centre. Moon scenes: ship at sea with very wide spread sails; church with spire.
Main dial: abbeys and cottages corners; large dial. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: sheet iron, well marked.
Main dial: green background to gold flowers corners; woman dipping water out of pool breakarch.
Main dial: late-style minutes; amateurish watercolour flowers corners; uneven surface.
Moon faces: quite round-eyed, red cheeked and red-nosed, quite cheerful. Moon scenes: ship at sea; wooden windmill on bluff.
Slide not digitised.
Main dial: peacock feathers corners, heavy Arabic, tail on four, oblong; never seen this. Hemispheres: Hobson maps and moon dial. False plate: cast iron, W. Wood.
Moon faces: pensive, tiny mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with tall half-timbered house.