Bedford – W&H Peacock Auctioneers & Valuers
This early 20th century timepiece modelled as the Eiffel Tower is featured at W&H Peacock’s Antique Furniture & Collectors’ Items sale on November 2. It takes place in the auctioneer’s Bedford centre and includes a variety of longcase, cuckoo, lantern, carriage and other clocks. This mantel clock measures 2ft 2in (65cm) high and is offered on a marble plinth with a metalwares presentation plaque. It has an estimate of £100-200.
Manchester – Northern Clocks
A rare centre verge lantern clock by Baldwin Potter, De Stockport, c.1640, is among the huge array at the dealership Northern Clocks. Priced at £4850, this example is the earliest known clock from Stockport and the only known domestic clock made by Baldwin Potter. Measuring 16in (40cm) high, it has a signature to the centre with foliate engraving and a movement with verge escapement and a short pendulum mounted centrally. The dealership is a member of LAPADA and has been open for more than 30 years. Northern Clocks’ showrooms displays their stock in room settings.
Newbury – Special Auction Services
A variety of clocks are on offer at the SAS sale on November 6 including this Goergian bracket clock by Henry Bell Lancaster, featuring a mahogany case with gilt pierced decorated door, glass sides and gilt metal acorn finials. Featured in Richard Barder’s The Georgian Bracket Clock, it has a double fusee movement and silvered dial with engraved floral swags. It is estimated at £2000-3000.
Cheshire – Adam Partridge
A Foley Intarsio mantel timepiece, estimated at £300-500, is among the Wileman & Co lots offered at Adam Partridge Auctioneers on November 1-2. Wileman, later known as Shelley Potteries, was launched in Staffordshire in the mid-19th century. The Intarsio range of decorative earthenware was designed by art director Frederick Alfred Rhead and was extremely popular. It has a shaped architectural case inscribed Carpe Diem beneath a circular dial, angled side panels and Art Nouveau decoration.
London – Tate Modern
Christian Marclay’s 24-hour video installation The Clock (2010) is on show at the south London gallery until January 20. The work is a montage of thousands of film and television clips that depict clocks or reference time compiled over several years. It is synchronised to local time but jumps between 100 years’ worth of thrillers, westerns and science fiction movies. On November 3 and December 1, the gallery stays open overnight to allow a full screening of the day-long film. Image: © Christian Marclay. Courtesy White Cube, London and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Tate Photography (Matt Greenwood)
