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c.1900 French Gilt and Enameled Carriage Clock.
| Inv. #: |
F186 |
| Maker: |
Drocourt, 11039. |
| Retailer: |
Tiffany Reed and Cie, Paris. |
| Case: |
The gilt-bronze cannelee-style case is engraved with scrolling foliage, has beveled glasses to five side and a hinged handle above. |
| Dial: |
The finely lettered white porcelain dial has Roman numerals for the hours, steel Breguet-style hands, a white porcelain alarm disc below with Arabic numbers and steel indicator hand, is signed by the retailer, 'Tiffany Reed and Cie, Paris' and has a pink, green and gold enameled mask. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time, strike and alarm movement has a repeat button above, strikes and repeats the hour on a gong, is wound and set off the backplate, still retains the original lever platform, has the indications engraved in English and is stamped and numbered by the maker, 'Drocourt, '11039'. |
| Size: |
5 in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1900 Small French Carriage Clock with Porcelain Panels.
| Inv. #: |
F185 |
| Maker: |
Drocourt, 26112. |
| Case: |
The gilt-bronze cannelee-style case is elaborately engraved with scrolling foliage and decorative geometric shapes on chased grounds. It has superb polychrome porcelain panels to the sides that depict courting scenes, beveled glasses and a hinged handle above. |
| Dial: |
To the front is a well-executed porcelain panel that depicts a country landscape and serves as the dial with black Roman numerals for the hours, an alarm dial with Arabic numbers below and steel spade hands. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time, strike and alarm movement strikes on a gong, has a repeat button above, is wound and set off the backplate, still retains the original lever platform, has the indications engraved in French and is stamped and numbered by the maker, 'Drocourt, '26112'. |
| Notes: |
For a clock with similarly themed panels see: Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks by Derek Roberts, pg.168. |
| Size: |
4.75in. (w/out handle) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1840 French Gilt-Bronze Time and Strike Carriage Clock.
| Inv. #: |
F182 |
| Maker: |
Bolviller A Paris No.27. |
| Case: |
The rectilinear gilt-bronze case has molded edges, a shaped folding handle marked with an 'A', bun feet, a shuttered back that is stamped '45' on the interior and beveled glasses. |
| Dial: |
The heavy cast gilt and silvered-bronze dial is decorated with birds and foliage, has Roman numerals for the hours, steel-cut spade hands and carries the maker's name, 'Bolviller A Paris'. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement strikes on a bell, is wound and set off the backplate and is signed and numbered by the maker, 'Bolviller A Paris, 27'. The original chaff cutter escapement has twin steel escape wheels, a ruby pallet, a gold escapewheel with jeweled pivots and an engraved platform. |
| Notes: |
Moise Bolviller is listed as working in Paris from 1830-1870.
The chaff cutter escapement was first patented by Paul Garnier in 1830 who would supply his high quality movements to be cased by the other renowned Parisian clockmakers. |
| Size: |
5.25in. (w/out handle) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1885 French Gilt Bronze and Marble Swinging Lyre Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF66 |
| Dial: |
The white porcelain dial has Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic five-minute marks, gilt fleur de lis half hour marks, engraved gilt-bronze hands and a turned and beaded bezel decorated with brilliants. |
| Movement: |
The very nice quality eight-day time and strike movement has skeletonized plates, a pinwheel escapement and is suspended from above by a steel-spring with a screwed fast/slow adjustment. The crutch engages a screwed pin below that serves as the beat adjustment and causes the movement to swing side-to-side as it runs. |
| Notes: |
For similar period models see 'La Pendule Francais' by Kjellberg, pgs. 224-225. |
| Size: |
23in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1910 Gilt, Silvered, Coppered and Patinated Bronze and Variegated Marble Car Clock.
| Inv. #: |
F178 |
| Case: |
The maroon lacquered bronze panels and fenders are highlighted by gilt and silvered bronze trim, coppered lights to the front and roof uprights, silvered horn, brake levers and leaf springs and a gilt and silvered bronze sloping hood. The underside of the limousine has coppered exhaust pipes, a differential and the actual driving arbors for the wheels. The four automated black wheels are set on steel spoked rims with gilt and silvered hubs and are apparently driven by the steel ladder chain that runs from a sprocket mounted to the real axel to an engine pulley. Folded silk decorates the glazed windows and the whole stands on four turned gilt bronze stands supported by a black variegated marble base on gilt-bronze feet. |
| Dials: |
The white porcelain clock dial has bold well-lettered black Roman numerals for the hours, a minutes chapter and spade-style steel cut hands.
The aneroid barometer is mounted just below the clockwork and has a fitted gilt-bronze bezel with a beveled glass and steel and brass indicator hands. The porcelain scale has barometric pressures listed from 27-31 and the normal weather indications with 'Change' centered at 29.5.
The Fahrenheit thermometer is mounted in the passenger door, has a hinged bezel with beveled glass, a curved mercury tube with bulbous end and a silvered engraved scale that shows 0-130 degrees. |
| Movement: |
The time-only eight day clock movement is mounted in the door, has a lever escapement, a gilt-bronze hinged bezel with a beveled glass and the winding arbor out the dial and is inscribed with Chinese characters.
Housed in the cab area is a separate animation movement that has a large spring barrel mechanism, a fly wheel governor and is wound out that back. The winding arbor is found under the hinged, silvered license plate engraved 'CH1005'. Once wound, the movement will drive the wheels for approximately three hours. |
| Notes: |
Although there are a few examples in private collections, we are unaware of any ever being sold through auction.
'CH' is stamped into several components and was probably either the maker or bronzer. We have seen the same 'CH' stamped on other bronze clocks unrelated to the industrial series.
The car design is extremely similar to some of the limousines made during the first decade of the 20th century.
Since the indications are in English and the steering on the right side it was probably made for a client within the UK.
The Chinese characters would seem to indicate the piece was repaired in a Chinese speaking region during the Winter of 1909. |
| Size: |
Height – 12in.
Width – 17.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1885 French Japanned Mystery Turtle Clock.
| Inv. #: |
F173 |
| Case: |
The wonderful octagonal case has well-detailed polychrome oriental and floral scenes on an ivory ground. |
| Dial: |
The engraved silvered tray has Roman numerals for the hours and a floating tortoise turtle that serves to indicate the time. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time only movement is mounted horizontally, retains the original balance platform, is wound out the top, is set out the side and carries a circular magnet that controls the turtle. |
| Notes: |
When running the tray is filled with water and the turtle floats as it points to the time.
The mystery turtle clocks we have sold have had similar trays and nearly identical movements and were usually signed either Gubelin or Planchon. Since both firms were heavily invested in the novelty clock business it would seem reasonable that one firm was making and supplying at least the movements and trays and quite possibly the cases to the other or quite possibly a third firm was involved in the manufacture. |
| Size: |
12in. (overall case diameter) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1895 French Gilt-Bronze and Patinated Crystal Regulator Clock with Original Matching Side Pieces.
| Inv. #: |
F170 |
| Case: |
The Empire style case has fluted columns with ionic capitals to the corners, numerous mythical appliqués, is surmounted by an eagle and has beveled glasses to four sides. The four light candelabra have fluted columns with matching decorative features. |
| Dial: |
The white porcelain chapter ring has Roman numerals for the hours, steel Breguet-style hands and an engine turned gilt-bronze center. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement has a Brocot escapement, a pendulum with a decorative lenticular bob and steel rod and strikes on a gong. |
| Size: |
20in (clock)
22.5in. (candelabra) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1895 French Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Inverted Portico Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF49 |
| Case: |
The decorative shaped glass case has four columns above, decorative twisted glass rods in the center and cast gilt-bronze finials and center-piece. |
| Dial: |
The elaborate cast gilt-bronze dial has floral decorations to the center and bezel, a smooth chapter with Roman numerals for the hours and steel-cut Breguet-style hands. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement has an anchor escapement with the grid-iron pendulum suspended by spring from above and strikes on a bell. |
| Size: |
23.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1890 French Engraved Gilt-Bronze Miniature Oval Carriage Clock with Enamel Panels.
| Inv. #: |
F161 |
| Retailer: |
LeRoy and Fils, Paris. |
| Case: |
Finely engraved gilt-bronze oval case with finely executed enamel panels to four sides. |
| Dial: |
The rectangular polychrome enamel panel has a romantic scene below, stylized Roman numerals for the hours, steel cut hands and is indistinctly signed by the retailer, 'Le Roy and Fils'. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time only movement has screwed pillars, is wound and set off the backplate and retains the original silvered lever balance platform. |
| Notes: |
For similar enamel panels see Robert's, 'Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks', pg.190. The carriage clock pictured has very similar 'Sevres' style panels that they attribute to being made in Limoges. |
| Size: |
2.75in. (w/out handle) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request |
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c.1885 Rare French Globe Clock.
| Inv. #: |
F164 |
| Retailer: |
Smith and Sons, 386/516 |
| Case: |
A large late-nineteenth century brass globe timepiece. The brass circular base and turned cast column support the globe, dial and the polished brass ball that represents the sun. The detailed eight inch globe is labeled in English, has longitude and latitude lines and has 'Patent 19460, The Empire Clock, S Smith and Sons Ltd, London' on an oval label. A brass fretted marker is secured at the top by a knurled shaped finial and can be adjusted to indicate the time at a chosen meridian. |
| Dial: |
The silvered, engraved equatorial dial has black waxed Roman numerals for the nighttime hours and red ones for the daytime. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time only movement is housed in the base, has a lever escapement and is wound, set and adjusted out the bottom. |
| Notes: |
Stamped into the bottom plate are 'Made in France', and '386/516'.
Early examples were made in France for the English market and retailed by established firms like Smith and Sons. Apparently Smith and Sons became more prominent as the word 'cable' in the earlier labels was replaced with 'Smith and Sons' at some point in the production. |
| Size: |
16in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1845 French Engraved Gilt-Bronze Carriage Clock.
| Inv. #: |
F165 |
| Maker: |
Paul Garnier, 2494 |
| Dial: |
The white porcelain dial has gilt Roman numerals for the hours, gilt-bronze Tre-Foil hands and is signed 'Paul Garnier/Her Du Roi/Paris'. |
| Movement: |
The two-train eight-day movement is stamped on the frontplate, 'HL', is wound, set and adjusted off the backplate either directly or through the back door, has rack and snail striking on a bell, is stamped and numbered 'Paul Garnier/Her du Roi/Paris/2494' and most importantly has Garnier's chaff cutter escapement. |
| Notes: |
Both the case and movement are stamped 2494.
Paul Garnier is commonly credited to have begun the carriage clock industry in France. His chaff cutter frictional-rest escapement provided a reliable alternative to some of the more common examples as it eliminated the contrate wheel, reduced lateral wear and was easily produced. He designed and made several series of case styles that are commonly referred to as Series I to IV. Although he adopted the rack form of striking early on, he still produced examples using countwheel striking throughout his career.
The initials HL stand for Henri Lemaille who produced 'blanc roulants' for some of the best makers in Paris including Drocourt and LeRoy.
For additional information on Paul Garnier see:
- 'Carriage and Other Traveling Clocks', Roberts, pg. 41.
- 'Carriage Clocks', Charles Allix, pg. 54.
- 'The Bulletin', NAWCC, Dec. 2007, pg. 669.
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| Size: |
5in.(w/out handle) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1865 Massive French Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock.
| Inv. #: |
F157 |
| Maker: |
F. Senn, Paris. |
| Dial: |
The large circular porcelain dial has Arabic five minute marks, Roman numerals for the hours, two large engraved gilt bronze hands and is signed 'F. Senn, Paris'. |
| Movement: |
The large square time and strike eight day movement has an elevated Brocot escapement with the fast slow out the front, is stamped '656 92', bears the Vincenti mark and has a pendulum start out the front. |
| Notes: |
This piece was inspired by the designs of the earlier Louis XVI period cartel clocks. It is a substantial example of wonderful quality. |
| Size: |
18in. (width) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1895 French Gilt-Bronze Cannalee Cased Carriage Clock with Decorative Metal Panels.
| Inv. #: |
F156 |
| Retailer: |
J.W. Benson, London. |
| Dial: |
The gilt-bronze circular dial has black Roman numerals for the hours, two-tone steel spade hands and is signed by the retailer, 'J.W. Benson'. The whole is set within an engraved and chased silvered and gilt-bronze raised floral metal panel and set behind a beveled glass. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement is wound and set off the backplate, is stamped by the maker with a 'B' within a circle and still retains the original lever platform. |
| Notes: |
This example is unusual not only for the interesting detailed metal panels to the front and sides, but also because all the panels, including the one in the top, are set behind beveled glass. |
| Size: |
5.125in.(excluding handle) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1909 Silver Quarter-Striking Carriage Clock with Matching Silver Box.
| Inv. #: |
F155 |
| Case Maker: |
Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen. |
| Dial: |
Both the well-lettered white porcelain time and alarm dials have Arabic numbers for the hours and blued steel hands. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day quarter striking with alarm French carriage clock movement is set and wound off the backplate, has a strike silent lever in the upper corner, has all the engraved indications in French and still retains the original balance platform. |
| Notes: |
The German silver case is hallmarked by Koch and Bergfeld and is numbered, '55840' and dated '1909'. The matching box is dated 1905 and they both carry matching engraved crests. |
| Size: |
5.75in. (excluding handle) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1885 French Gilt and Patinated Bronze and White Marble Annular Clock.
| Inv. #: |
F152 |
| Dial: |
The two annular rings with individual white porcelain plaques have Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numbers for the minutes. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement is mounted horizontally in the urn, has a balance wheel escapement and is wound, set and adjusted out the top. |
| Size: |
22in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1845 French Ormolu and White Marble Annular Clock with Chaff Cutter Escapement.
| Inv. #: |
DF76 |
| Maker: |
Paul Garnier, 2591. |
| Dial: |
The simple ormolu annular dials have white porcelain plaques with both blue Roman numerals and Arabic five-minute marks. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement is wound and adjusted off the top plate, has a Paul Garnier Chaff Cutter escapement and is signed and numbered, 'Paul Garnier/2591'. |
| Notes: |
The originality, condition, quality of the case and use of his patented escapement make this a very fine example of Garnier's work. |
| Size: |
15.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1885 French Gilt Bronze, Marble and Patinated Annular Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF69 |
| Dial: |
The single annular dial with pinned porcelain plaques has black Roman numerals for the hours, black and red Arabic numbers for the fifteen-minute marks and decorative gilt fleur de lis for the half-hour marks. |
| Movement: |
A very high quality eight-day time and strike movement that has a balance wheel escapement, strikes on a bell and is wound, set and adjusted off the top plate. |
| Size: |
19in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1885 French Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Annular Clock – Night Unveiling Day.
| Inv. #: |
DF68 |
| Dial: |
The two painted gilded dials have Arabic numbers for the hours and five-minute marks. |
| Movement: |
A very high quality eight-day time and strike movement that has a balance wheel escapement, strikes on a bell and is wound, set and adjusted off the backplate. |
| Notes: |
A very nice Victorian copy of an Empire piece. |
| Size: |
15in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1875 French Gilt-Bronze Lyre Clock with Swinging Brilliants Bezel.
| Inv. #: |
DF67 |
| Maker: |
BASTET |
| Dial: |
The decorative polychrome porcelain dial has gilt garlands, fleur de lis and borders, red and green enamel dots, a blue outside border, Arabic numbers for the hours and five-minute marks, engraved gilt-bronze hands and is signed 'BASTET' in very small letters. |
| Movement: |
A very nice quality eight-day time and strike movement with an inverted pin pallet escapement and a crutch with screwed beat adjustment. The pendulum is a gridiron rod with a lenticular bob in the back and a silvered ring with brilliants around the dial. It is suspended from above by a Brocot suspension and swings side to side as the clock runs. |
| Notes: |
Bastet is listed in Tardy's as being on an enamel dial of 1860. |
| Size: |
23.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1840 Striking Carriage Clock in Rosewood Case with Cast Gilt-Bronze Handle.
| Inv. #: |
DF64 |
| Maker: |
Fumey |
| Dial: |
The white porcelain dial has Roman numerals for the hours, steel Breguet-style hands and a long steel alarm indicator hand. |
| Movement: |
A very nice quality eight-day time, strike, repeat and alarm movement with the original cylinder escapement. The clock strikes the quarters and the alarm is loaded by pulling a string out the side. It is stamped on the balance cock by the maker, 'FUMEY'. |
| Notes: |
There are several Fumey’s listed in Tardy's. |
| Size: |
8.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1840 French Engraved Gilt-Bronze Carriage Clock with Alarm.
| Inv. #: |
DF61 |
| Maker: |
Paul Garnier, 1064. |
| Dial: |
The silvered engine-turned dial has black Roman numerals for the hours, two sub-dials with arbors marked Reveil and Aiguille, steel-cut Lepine-style hands, a steel pointer hand and is signed by the maker 'Paul Garnier/Her Du Roi/Paris'. |
| Movement: |
The good quality eight-day movement has rack and snail striking on a bell, is stamped on the backplate 'Paul Garnier/Her Du Roi/Paris' and 'PG Brevete' and has an interesting lever escapement mounted above. The alarm is wound and set at the dial. |
| Notes: |
The case is stamped 1064 and 79. The front and top glasses are removable to wind and set.
Paul Garnier is commonly credited to have begun the carriage clock industry in France. He designed and made several series of case styles that are commonly referred to as Series I to IV. Although he adopted the rack form of striking early on, he still produced examples using countwheel striking throughout his career.
For additional information on Paul Garnier see:
- 'Carriage and Other Traveling Clocks', Roberts, pg. 41.
- 'Carriage Clocks', Charles Allix, pg. 54.
- 'The Bulletin', NAWCC, Dec. 2007, pg. 669.
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| Size: |
5.5in. (w/out handle) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1900 French Enameled Silver Rhombus Shaped Compendium.
| Inv. #: |
DF59 |
| Maker: |
Tiffany & Co., New York. |
| Dial: |
The white porcelain time dial has Arabic numbers for the hours, gilt spade hands and is signed 'TIFFANY & CO, NEW YORK'.
The two silvered engraved thermometer scales are in English, are for Fahrenheit and Centigrade, have beveled glasses and mercurial tubes.
The silver engraved barometric scale is from 27-31, has the normal weather indications, two indicator hands and a beveled glass.
Sunken into the top is the compass with a silver engraved scale and beveled glass. |
| Movement: |
A very nice quality Swiss eight-day time only movement with Lever escapement that is wound out the dial and regulated from behind. |
| Notes: |
This is a very rare and unusual piece sold by a noted retailer and still preserved in the original shaped carrying case. |
| Size: |
2.75in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1890 Small French Gorge Cased Minute Repeating Carriage Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF58 |
| Maker: |
Tiffany & Co. |
| Dial: |
The white porcelain dials are framed by a gilt-bronze mask, have well-lettered Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numbers for the five-minute marks and the alarm hours, gilt half-hour marks, steel-cut hands and the time dial is signed 'Tiffany & Co.'. |
| Movement: |
The time and strike eight-day movement has the original lever balance platform, is wound and set off the backplate, strikes on double gongs and has the strike lever out the base. The bottom plate is engraved, 'Repetition minutes systeme brevete sgdg' and has the striking indications in both French and English. |
| Notes: |
During normal operation the clock will announce the quarters, but not the hours. Upon repeat it will count off the hours, quarters and minutes.
Minute repeating carriage clocks are extremely rare as the mechanisms were extremely difficult to produce. |
| Size: |
4.625in. (case only) |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1875 French Giant Gilt Bronze Rococo Style Carriage Clock with Cherubs to the Corners and Porcelain Panels.
| Inv. #: |
DF53 |
| Dial: |
The pink porcelain dial has cherubs engaged in various pursuits, several trophies, gilt Roman numerals on white grounds for the hours and steel Lepine-style hands. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement has a lever escapement, is wound and adjusted off the backplate and strikes on a bell. |
| Notes: |
Very nice quality in an unusually large size. |
| Size: |
9.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1885 French Miniature Engraved Gilt-Bronze Crystal Regulator with Porcelain Panels to the Front and Sides.
| Inv. #: |
DF52 |
| Dial: |
The polychrome porcelain dial has the scenes of a fishing village below and a nautical scene in the center framed by gilt scrollwork and split seed pearls on a light blue ground. The chapter ring has black Roman numerals on white grounds for the hours and the time is indicated by gilt Breguet-style hands. |
| Movement: |
The circular eight-day time and strike movement has a steel suspension, a pendulum with the fast/slow adjustment in the center, is stamped 'H&H' and strikes on a bell. |
| Notes: |
Very nice quality in an unusually small size. |
| Size: |
8.25in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1900 French Miniature Figured Green Marble and Gilt-Bronze Annular Urn Clock with Cherub.
| Inv. #: |
DF48 |
| Dial: |
Minute and hour rings with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numbers for the five-minute marks on porcelain plaques. |
| Movement: |
The circular eight-day time-only balance-wheel movement is housed in the urn, is accessed by a removable marble cover and is wound and set off the top plate. |
| Notes: |
The unusual marble makes this a very interesting example. |
| Size: |
11in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1890 French Gilt-Bronze Annular Clock depicting Cupid on Snail.
| Inv. #: |
DF47 |
| Dial: |
Engraved gilt-bronze minute and hour annular rings with Arabic numbers for the five-minute marks and Roman numerals for the hours that are separated by Fleur de lis. |
| Movement: |
The circular eight-day time-only balance-wheel movement is housed in the base, is accessed by a removable cover and is wound and set off the backplate. |
| Notes: |
The unusual subject matter and artistic execution make this a very interesting piece. |
| Size: |
15.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1865 French Gilt-Bronze and Ebonized Inverted Swinging Portico Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF41 |
| Dial: |
The dial is on the front of the cast, gilt-bronze globe and has Roman numerals for the hours and steel-cut Breguet-style hands. |
| Movement: |
The clock is housed in the decorative cast pendulum that is suspended from the back of the large decorative plaque by an adjustable steel suspension.
The eight-day two-train movement strikes on a bell mounted to the back of the case. It is mounted within the globe and has a crutch that engages a screwed pin below. The fast/slow is adjusted at the top by a large knurled nut. |
| Notes: |
Inverted Swinging clocks came in many different forms. Although all are very rare, those that were acquired for this collection were picked specifically for their superior quality, condition and form. |
| Size: |
22.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1895 French Marble and Gilt and Patinated Bronze Annular Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF35 |
| Dial: |
A single hour ring with gilt Roman numerals on blue porcelain plaques. |
| Movement: |
Eight-day time and strike movement located in the globe, original balance wheel, countwheel striking on bell. |
| Size: |
19.5in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1900 French Gilt-Bronze and Ebony Square Glass Dial Mystery Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF31 |
| Dial: |
Clear beveled glasses with black Roman numerals for the hours, red Arabic numbers for the five minute marks and cut, gilt and counterbalanced hands. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time-only movement is accessed by removing the latched lift-out gilt-bronze door in the base, has a nice lever platform and is wound, set and adjusted off the backplate. |
| Notes: |
This is a rare example of Houdin’s mystery clocks and is similar to one we recently sold. |
| Size: |
14.25in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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Rare c.1855 French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Glass Dial Mystery Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF28 |
| Maker: |
Hy Marc PARIS. |
| Dial: |
Frosted glass dial with finely lettered Roman numerals for the hours, an inner chapter with five-minute marks, a patinated copper arrow as the hand and is signed, 'Hy Marc A PARIS'. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement retains its original cylinder balance platform, is stamped 'Hy Marc A PARIS' and '74' and is wound and set off the backplate. |
| Notes: |
This is a rare example of Houdin’s mystery clocks. It is very similar to Fig.19-10 in Robert's 'Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks' with the cast case and candle holder, but is driven directly by gear-work rather than cord. |
| Size: |
13.75in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1885 French Gilt-Bronze Double Dial Calendar Clock with Elaborately Engraved Mask.
| Inv. #: |
DF15 |
| Dial: |
Porcelain chapter ring dial with sunken center and outside escapement, blue Roman numerals for the hours, red Arabic numbers for the five-minute marks and steel-cut hands.
Calendar has a porcelain chapter ring indicating leap years and a sunken center with days, date, month and moon dial. |
| Movement: |
The eight-day time and strike movement with a Brocot escapement is stamped '15148' and has a mercury compensating pendulum.
Calendar mechanism is advanced from above, is set off the backplate and is also stamped twice, '15148'. |
| Notes: |
Often the serial numbers on these clocks are not matching, but off by small amount. It is nice to find one that the serial numbers match. |
| Size: |
15in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1895 Large French Gilt-Bronze and Feldspar Annular Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF1 |
| Dial: |
Gilt Bronze hour and minute rings with porcelain cartouche numbers and numerals. |
| Movement: |
Eight-day time and strike movement located in base, original balance wheel, countwheel striking on bell. |
| Notes: |
Feldspar is a mineral that was rarely used in pieces this large.
For a similar example in bronze see: Kjellberg's, pg.284. |
| Size: |
23in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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c.1885 Massive French White and Grey Marble and Gilt and Patinated Bronze Annular Clock.
| Inv. #: |
DF2 |
| Maker: |
Henry Dasson. |
| Dial: |
Solid Porcelain hour and minute rings, black numerals and numbers, decorative gilt half-hour stars. |
| Movement: |
Eight-day time and strike movement located in urn, original balance wheel, countwheel striking on bell. Wound and set out top. |
| Notes: |
Signed 'Henri Dasson, 1885' along side of shield. Bronzer noted for exceptional quality. |
| Size: |
32in. |
| Retail Price: |
On Request. |
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