Archive for December, 2009
Monday, December 28th, 2009
MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, EBONY BRACKET CLOCK, GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK, BRASS GRAVITY CLOCK, BRASS GRAVITY CLOCK
A MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, the
13in circular brass dial engraved 5. Hill, Tetley, within a rococo cartouche, the brass movement with turned pillars, the arched hood carved with leaves and flower heads, the
waist with canted sides, similarly carved, 78lin; 199.5cm, [...]
Tags: 19th century, aneroid, arabic numerals, bracket clock, BRASS, brass dial, british united, BURR-WALNUT BRACKET, centigrade thermometer, circular frame, clock, corn hill, EBONY BRACKET, eight bells, England, GILT-BRONZE, glass dome, GOOD, gravity clock, GREEN, IVORY, longcase, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, oak mantel, PORCELAIN, porcelain dial, regent street, roman numerals, SIMILAR, TIMEPIECE, UNUSUAL, waist
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
CHAIN FUSEE REPEATING EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK, OAK CHIMING CUCKOO BRACKET CLOCK, ROSEWOOD WALL CLOCK, ОAK AND BRASS WATER CLOCK
A MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER, the
thermometer above a silvered and engraved dial, the case with boxwood stringing, 38in; 96.5cm, with a presentation plaque, c. 1900
А BRASS SKELETON CLOCK with chain
fuses, the silvered dial with roman
numerals, the case pierced [...]
Tags: 19th century, anchor, balance, balance wheel, barometer, bracket, bracket clock, chain, clock, cockspur street, COLD, CUCKOO, EBONISED, EBONIZED, eight bells, fleur de lys, FRENCH, FUSEE, GILT-BRONZE, glass dome, haymarket london, LANTERN, longcase, longcase clock, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, MARBLE, marble base, MARQUETRY, meter dial, plinth, QUARTER, quarter plate, QUARTER-STRIKING, Queen, REPEATING, roman numerals, ROSEWOOD, signature, SKELETON, skeleton clock, SMALL, TIMEPIECE, UNUSUAL, WALL, Wall Clock, WATER, water clock, WHITE, WOOD WALL
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
BRASS FLICK TIMEPIECE, MAHOGANY WALL CLOCK, BRASS ALARUM MANTEL TIMEPIECE, GILT-SPELTER MANTEL CLOCK, GILT-SPELTER AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK
A MAHOGANY AND BRASS FLICK TIME-
PIECE wifh two rows of numeric cards within a glazed case enclosed by molded mahogany plates flanked by columns, 6lin; 16.5cm square, c. 1910
A BRASS MANTEL TIMEPIECE, the silvered dial initialled TFC, with [...]
Tags: ALARUM, American, ANOTHER, black marble, BRONZE, bunch of flowers, Candelabra, DESK, enamel dial, FIGURE, front, GARNITURE, GESSO, GILT-BRONZE, GILT-SPELTER, glass dome, glass panels, GOLD, inner steel, Liberty, MAHOGANY, mantel clock, MARBLE, OAK, oak mantel, paris london, PORCELAIN, roman numerals, Seth Thomas, spandrels, STRIKING, sunburst, TIME, time cards, TIMEPIECE, Wall Clock, WHITE
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
BRASS CARRIAGE ALARUM TIMEPIECE, BRASS CARRIAGE REPEATING CLOCK, MUSICAL BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK, GRAND AND PETIT SONNERIE REPEATING CARRIAGE ALARUM CLOCK
A BRASS CARRIAGE ALARUM TIMEPIECE,
the cornice case numbered 316, the back plate with the Coquille arrow, the silvered chapter rings with pierced filigree centers, 16cm, c. 1910
The significance of the Canailles arrow is discussed in Carriage [...]
Tags: 19th century, ALARUM, apron, balance, balance spring, BRASS, BRONZE, Canailles, CARRIAGE, carriage clock, carriage clocks, CENTURY, chapter rings, Charles Allis, clock, Clocks, composite columns, coquille, cornice, CYLIN, CYLINDER, EARLY, EBONY CARRIAGE, enamel dial, France, GERMAN, GILT-BRONZE, GRAND, indistinct, leather case, louis xv, MUSICAL, roman numerals, SMALL, SONNERIE, TIMEPIECE, WHITE, WINDING
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
BLACK MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, WALNUT AND MARQUETRY MANTEL CLOCK, GILT-SPELTER AND GREEN ONYX MANTEL CLOCK, GREEN ONYX MANTEL CLOCK
A BLACK MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, the
dial with gilt roman numerals, in an architectural case flanked by large scrolls, incised and painted with gilt foliate strap work throughout, 12in; 30.5cm, with pendulum, c.
1870
A GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, the dial [...]
Tags: 19th century, acanthus, ALARUM, arabic numerals, BLACK, black marble, boulle, bracket clock, brass lantern, CARRIAGE, clock, Clocks, conch shell, dial, flambeau, France, GARNITURE, GILT-BRONZE, GILT-SPELTER, GREEN, LANTERN, mantel clock, MARBLE, MARQUETRY, movement, pendulum, PORCELAIN, PORCELAIN-MOUNTED, roman numerals, ROSEWOOD, SIMILAR, TIMEPIECE, urns, WALNUT, whol, wood mantel
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, STAINED BEECHWOOD LONGCASE CLOCK, LACQUERED BRACKET CLOCK, COPPERED BRASS ATMOS CLOCK, GERMAN OAK BRACKET CLOCK
A MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK with
quarter-hour striking on rod gongs, the dial with roman numerals and sub-sidiary chime/silent and slow/fast dials, in a rectangular vase with a molded top, surmounted by a
carrying handle, 16lin; 42cm, ргоЬаЫу German, with кеу [...]
Tags: 19th century, arabic numerals, ATMOS, BEECHWOOD, BRASS, brass base, brass lantern, CENTURY, CHROME, clock, COPPERED, enamel dial, English, FIGURE, fruitwood, GERMAN, german oak, gustave, GUSTAVE BECKER, inlaid, LACQUERED, lantern clock, longcase, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, METAL, pendulum, QUARTER, rectangular vase, roman numerals, SIMILAR, SMALL, STRIKING, TIMEPIECE, WALNUT, WOOD AUTOMATON
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
SMALL COLD LADIES’ WRIST WATCH, CARTIER GOLD WRIST WATCH, WHITE-GOLD-COLOURED METAL WRIST WATCH, GOLD SELF-WINDING WRIST WATCH
A CARTIER GOLD WRIST WATCH, the
International Watch Со. movement, no. 936384, with compensation balance, the dial with roman numerals, signed Cartier London, 22 by 38mm, with а leather strap and gold Cartier
clasp with a Cartier leather presentation box
A GOLD [...]
Tags: 16mm, 20mm, 38mm, 40mm, arabic numerals, AUTOMATIC, CASED, CHRONOGRAPH, Chronographe, COLD, CYLINDER, dial, DIGITAL, enamel, Expandable, GOLD, gold wrist watch, GOLD-PLATED, GUN-METAL WRIST, harwood, LADIES, longines, lozenge, mechanism, Neptune, PLATINUM, POCKET, presentation box, PRINCE, rectangular case, ROLEX, roman numerals, SECONDS, SELF-WINDING, SILVER, SMALL, square case, start button, steel watches, SWISS, swiss movement, UNUSUAL, WATCHES, WHITE-GOLD-COLOURED
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
PLATINUM KEYLESS LEVER WRIST WATCH, GOLD AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH, GOLD LADIES’ WRIST WATCH, GOLD AUTOMATIC WINDING WRIST WATCH
A PLATINUM KEYLESS LEVER WRIST
WATCH, the jewelled movement with compensation balance, the dial with arabic numerals at the quarters, marked Union Soleure 17 Jewels Incabloc, the case inset with diamond
chips, now with an expanding bracelet
А GOLD WRIST WATCH, [...]
Tags: A SILVER WRIST, arabic numerals, AUTOMATIC, bezel, compensation, diamond chips, Geneva, GOLD, GOLD-PLATED, ground, indistinct, jewels, KEYLESS, LADIES, LEVER, METAL, POCKET, quarters, rectangular case, red dot, ring, ROLEX, RoleXy, ROSE DIAMOND, rubies, SECONDS, signature, SILVER, SIMILAR, slide action, SLIM, SWISS, UNUSUAL, watch movement, WHITE-GOLD-COLOURED, winder, WINDING, wrist watch
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
18-CARAT GOLD OPEN-FACED LEVER WATCH, SILVER PAIR-CASED VERGE WATCH, 18-CARAT GOLD HUNTING-CASED KEYLESS CENTRE-SECONDS LEVER WATCH
AN 18-CARAT GOLD OPEN-FACED LEVER
WATCH, the full-plate movement with chain fusee and engraved balance cock, the matt dial with roman numerals and fleur-de-lys hands, the case engine-turned and with a floral
band, 43mm, hallmarked London 1847
A SILVER PAIR-CASED VERGE WATCH by
Tho. [...]
Tags: 18 carat gold, 20 Manchester Road, A SILVER OPEN, A SILVER PAIR, A SILVER PAIR-CASED, Arabic, balance cock, Birmingham, CARAT, CENTRE-SECONDS, CYLINDER, Dewsbury, dial, GOLD, gold chain, h samuel, Holliwell, j thompson, KEVLESS, KEYLESS, LEVER, lever watch, liverpool, ludgate hill, maidstone, OPEN-FACED, Queen Victoria, Russell, signature, SILVER HUNTING-CASED, SILVER PAIR-CASED, SWISS, swiss bar, tassels, three quarter, VERGE, watch, winterhalder
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
GOLD OPEN-FACED CYLINDER WATCH, 9-CARAT GOLD HALF-HUNTING-CASED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH, I8-CARAT GOLD HALF-HUNTING-CASED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH
A 9-CARAT GOLD OPEN-FACED KEYLESS
LEVER WATCH, the three-quarter plate movement with compensation balance and micrometer adjustment, stamped State, the dial with repeat signature and roman numerals, 50mm,
hallmarked Birmingham 1918
A GOLD OPEN-FACED CYLINDER WATCH
with a Swiss bar movement, the matt
dial with [...]
Tags: 1918, American, ANOTHER, arabic numerals, balance, bird, BRONZE, CARAT, carat gold, Continental, CYLIN, CYLINDER, dial, display case, DUPLEX, GOLD, gold and silver, HALF-HUNTING-CASED, HUNTING, inset, KEYLESS, lever watch, Liberty, OPEN-FACED, PLATINUM, quarter plate, roman numerals, scrollwork, SECONDS, signature, SIMILAR, STEEL, SWISS, swiss bar, U.S.A., Waltham, waltham watch, watch
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