Strauss & co - 15 March 2010, Cape Town

82 245 A green and gilt japanned longcase clock, 18th century Robert Newnham, Billericay, the 31cm brass dial with urn and bird spandrels, with calendar aperture, silvered seconds dial and chapter ring, engraved with the face of the sun on a boss in the arch and signed Robert Newnham, 244 An early Victorian mahogany writing table the rectangular moulded top inset with a gilt- tooled green leather writing surface above a pair of drawers, on turned baluster legs, brass cappings and castors, 77,5cm high, 145cmwide, 80cm deep R15 000 – 20 000 Billericay, with rack and bell striking movement, the hood with concave sided cresting and giltwood ball and spire finials above pilasters, with arched trunk door and stepped plinth, the whole decorated with gilt chinoiseries on a green ground, restorations, 243cm high R15 000 – 20 000 244 245