A mantel clock designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) for the last Viceroy of India c.1931-32 sold for a record £112,500 (plus 25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) at Phillips in London on October 18. A quirky design, its brass key finial is cast as a pansy – a pun on the French word penser and a reminder to wind it up. The oval face requires hands that expand and contract like tongs.