Also includes correspondence and photocopy promotional materials.
Original article about a watch and chatelaine from the Devonshire Collection, from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (November 1980), p. 98. Includes issue cover.
Main dial: coach and horses with milestone in breakarch, two gold hands. Thin paint, very poor condition.
Main dial: coach and horses with milestone in breakarch, two gold hands. Thin paint, very poor condition.
Main dial: very unusual, four bunches of flowers around silvered and engraved ring. Very cracked dial, single hand.
Main dial: crude thistles corners; ships and light house breakarch. Complete repaint.
Main dial: four seasons luminous corners; escape of Mary Queen of Scots in breakarch.
Main dial: masonic breakarch, luminous colours, very bright.
Main dial: masonic breakarch, luminous colours, very bright.
Main dial: fancy corners, gold borders, graffito work; gold flowers breakarch.
Main dial: four parts of UK corners; luminous Sir James the Rose breakarch.
Main dial: cornucopias fruit top, flowers bottom corners; fantastic ruin in arch. Well painted.
Main dial: four-season luminous corners, ladies in old-style dress, long faces; Farmers' Arms breakarch.
Main dial: roses top, thistles bottom corners; basket of flowers breakarch.
Main dial: fishing boats corners, two top corners have fish in sea; breakarch one large sailboat, one steamship, lighthouse. Many of Lumsden's dials had fishing boats etc, drawn by James Brown Joiner of Pittenween.
Main dial: luminous paint, Burns and Highland Mary breakarch; four seasons corners.
Main dial: Faith, Hope, Charity and Justice luminous corners; John Knox admonishing Queen Mary breakarch.
Main dial: grey, dark corners with roses, arch with gesso and oval, unusual.
Main dial: roses with some gold leaf.
Main dial: Wilson-style corners, urn top.
Main dial: crudely painted four-seasons corners; breakarch scene with ship Hope with flour for starving people of Liverpool 1864.
Main dial: eight-day arched; Air, Fire, Earth and Water corners; The Stirrup Cup breakarch, luminous paint. Terrible condition.
Main dial: four-seasons corners; Robert the Bruce on plinth, Brittannia cross, lion.
Main dial: floral corner; scene in breakarch similar to dial shown in slide 824.
Main dial: four continents corners; "The Cotter's Saturday Night" breakarch.
Main dial: gold in corners; urn and roses breakarch. Heavy dial plate.
Main dial: four continents corners; Commerce in breakarch.
Main dial: four-seasons corners; Robert the Bruce on plinth, Brittannia cross, lion.
Main dial: four continents corners; Commerce in breakarch.
Main dial: geometric luminous corners; blacksmith in breakarch, slightly reticulated surface.
Main dial: eight-day breakarch; naval heroes corners; painting in breakarch "Death of Sir John Moore" (1761-1809) at Battle of Coruna. Same as Walker Finnemore.
Main dial: odd centre background. Paint and edges put in after artwork that was very heavily varnished. Good flower work on dark background.
Main dial: unrestored, fire damaged. Complete strip and repaint.
Main dial: restored after fire damage; off-white, four seasons luminous corners; "The Intended Husband" fitted in breakarch.
Main dial: four-seasons corners; "Farmer's Arms" breakarch.
Main dial: famous personages, luminous corners, "Fair Maid of Perth" breakarch.
Main dial: creamy; four seasons luminous corners; breakarch scene "Farmer Visits a Friend"; small borders left.
Main dial: geometric luminous corners; blacksmith in breakarch, slightly reticulated surface.
Main dial: eight-day breakarch; naval heroes corners; painting in breakarch "Death of Sir John Moore" (1761-1809) at Battle of Coruna. Same as Walker Finnemore.
Main dial: funny motifs in between numerals; gesso-framed cornflowers and freesias corners; large bunch of roses, bold painting, breakarch; long feet.
Main dial: funny motifs in between numerals; gesso-framed cornflowers and freesias corners; large bunch of roses, bold painting, breakarch; long feet.
Main dial: very wide minute band; shells in gold corners; bowl of flowers breakarch; heavy gold scrolling.
Main dial: gold chapter ring, luminous paint, four-seasons corners, "The Cotter's Saturday Night" in breakarch. Very poor condition, name in scroll.
Main dial: gold leaf anchor corners, pale blue background and red fronds; aurora in breakarch; silver leaf legend, 36 guns details from admiralty in box file.
Main dial: funny flowers in lemon gold; odd bird in oval, gold breakarch, and odd fruit at side.
Main dial: Hope with high waist, anchor and ship breakarch, gold curtain swags; peacock feathers with gold corners.
Main dial: matted centre, scalloped cut out for silvered and engraved (red and black) seconds dial; applied silvered shield with name; date aperture; Chippendale spandrels; strike/silent in arch.
Main dial: four seasons corners; gold-sailed ship breakarch.
Main dial: one-piece silvered dial.
Main dial: eight-day breakarch moon; four seasons corners; crude maps.
Main dial: cream; orange red carnations corner; bright bird and rose centre, gold band and framing. False plate: J281 on back.
Main dial: crude corners - modified yellow fans, green background white flowers, breakarch well painted Robin Hood? Man with horn, 2 red 2 blue feathers in hat and red cloak. River on right lake on left, No primer used, long feet
Main dial: blue background, early 1840s, masonic dial.
Main dial: Crystal Palace breakarch; gold background shells in corners. False plate: red back paint.
Main dial: boy with dog breakarch; some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: floral and shell corners with gold and green background; portraits in ovals and temple breakarch.
Main dial: Crystal Palace breakarch; gold background shells in corners. False plate: red back paint.
Main dial: Crystal Palace breakarch; gold background shells in corners. False plate: red back paint.
Main dial: green background corners; romantic scene breakarch; gesso framing. I restored picture in arch. False plate: sheet iron.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: pink faces, red noses, reddish cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea with choppy waves; cottage with standing figure.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very pink, rough surface due to cracking, small eyes, red nose, very pink cheeks. Moon scenes: lakeside with tall white house and standing figure; ruin with tree and standing figure.
Moon faces: nice faces, painted in good shape. Moon scenes: ship; cottage.
Iron moon dial. Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea; house with red roof.
Brass moon dial, good condition. Moon faces: round-eyed, red nose. Moon scenes: ship with only one sail; cottage with figure and view. Nice.
Main dial: off-white, four Apostles corners, well painted, narrow gold framing. Hemispheres: maps cut off, square, very good condition; North America on ecliptic below equator.
Moon faces: pensive. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage.
Main dial: four seasons ages of man corners, small ship on choppy sea centre painting; gesso poorly done, dots outside chapter ring and corners. Hemispheres: maps similar to Osbourne (Arch. Coates). False plate: looks like cast iron but could be malleable iron as it was stamped. All parts stamped SP19. Dial from Mrs Smith of Clock Corner, put up for Chester Auction 9/11/95 and my name removed! Very unethical and a great shame.
Main dial: gold framing with green corners with auriculas. Hemispheres: outside latitudes, had completely gone.
Main dial: floral corners, gold background to shells in corners, and green with red roses: heavy appearance. Hemispheres: gold flowers in humps. False plate: not sent.
Main dial: bright colours, roses and primulas on green gold, with flowers. Hemispheres: fine maps.
Main dial: fan corners, plain nice moon. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, garland corners at bottom of dial, fully painted centre sign and 11 on back of dial (image 1845a). Hemispheres: maps identical to 1001.
Main dial: off-white, garland corners at bottom of dial, fully painted centre sign and 11 on back of dial (image 1845a). Hemispheres: maps identical to 1001.
Main dial: off-white, garland corners at bottom of dial, fully painted centre sign and 11 on back of dial (image 1845a). Hemispheres: maps identical to 1001.
Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: two men in boat on lake; cottage with two figures.
Moon faces: serious pursed lips. Moon scenes: very nice landscapes, one with bridge; both include water.
Main dial: roses, anemone, dianthus and morning glory dot gesso framed corners; birds and roses centre, square-ended date aperture, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: roses, anemone, dianthus and morning glory dot gesso-framed corners; birds and roses centre, square-ended date aperture, gilded winding holes.
Main dial: gold leaf under orange in corners; pink roses centre, repainted.
Main dial: roses, dianthus and poppy, gesso-framed corners; birds dial centre; no grommets, circular date aperture, with dial not ring. There are copies of this dial in Australia, presumed brass.
Main dial: round, eight-day, no decoration; square-ended date aperture and winding holes, dot gilded. This maker used Osbourne for a dial.
Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: two men in boat on lake; cottage with two figures.
Moon faces: serious, long-nosed. Moon scenes: man fishing with woman, very still trees; church with two figures.
Iron moon dial. Moon faces: eyes rather close together, small amount of red on cheeks, rather serious. Moon scenes: all religious, flight into Egypt, etc.
Moon faces: long-nosed moon. Moon scenes: two men by waterside, stiff trees; church and bridge, two figures.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: long-nosed, serious. Moon scenes: man on tiptoes crossing bridge with woman; shepherd and shepherdess with cottage trees, less stiff.
Moon scenes: landscape with lake.
Moon scenes: landscape with lake.
Moon dial: silvered edge, Manchester style of painting, but landscapes have definite blue tinge. Very well painted. Moon has distinctive bulging forehead; possible early 1770s.
Moon faces: stress-cracking moon, new one repaint, had been "restored" and damaged, very heavy.
Moon faces: long-nosed.
Moon faces: rather long nose , a bit pensive. Moon scenes: bright, positive painting, typical Manchester style; two land scenes with water.
Moon faces: one Prussian blue, rather sour expression. Moon scenes: cottage with ladder, trees and birds on heap; flat bridge, two men on it over water, ship in distance; painting a bit crude.
Moon faces: round-eyed, serious. Moon scenes: man and horses crossing bridge, yellowish clouds; house with two figures, blobby trees.
Main dial: eight-day two-train arched dial with moon, painted centre, square date aperture, Rococo spandrels, name on silvered applied piece in arch, moons age on dial; silvered and engraved maps on hemisphere, simple oak case.
Main dial: eight-day two-train arched dial with moon, painted centre, square date aperture, Rococo spandrels, name on silvered applied piece in arch, moons age on dial; silvered and engraved maps on hemisphere, simple oak case (shown on slide 231).
Main dial: eight-day two-train arched dial with moon, painted centre, square date aperture, Rococo spandrels, name on silvered applied piece in arch, moons age on dial; silvered and engraved maps on hemisphere, simple oak case (shown on slide 231).
Main dial: four seasons, gesso outer edge only; centre painting "Death of Nelson", unusual Manchester-style maps. Museum piece.