Posts Tagged ‘FRENCH’
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
As London had no Code of Press Advertising in those days, the bronze clock stamped em references to the antiques watch necklace by sheffield Regulator being ‘not subject to alter by change of weather’ (i.e., temperature) is hardly accurate, for even now in the clock escapement design twentieth Century we have [...]
Tags: anchor, BLACK, BRASS, CARRIAGE, CENTURY, clock, clock movement, CUCKOO, English, FRENCH, glass clock, longcase, marble clock, MUSICAL, OAK, pearl, rococo, SILVER, Silversmiths, TIME, TIMEPIECE, WINDING, zenith
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
American green onyx Mantel Clock, circa 1890, French gilt-spelter Mantel Clock, French marble and gilt Four-Glass Clock
An American green onyx Mantel Clock, circa 1890, the Ansonia Clock Co. movement gong striking, in an architectural case with gilt columns and vase finial,
44cm.
A miniature japanned Longcase Clock, with a modern watch movement, the case decorated in the [...]
Tags: ALARM, Alfred Chapron, ansonia clock co, bracket, brass dial, brickwork, BRONZE, bugle, classical figure, finial, floral swags, foliate, FRENCH, french marble, french movement, french porcelain, GARNITURE, glass, glass clock, Goliath, lever escapement, lever watch, lighthouse clock, longcase, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, mercury pendulum, MINIATURE, omega, pediment, pendulum, plaque, plinth, porcelain dial, PORCELAIN-MOUNTED, Portico, rectangular base, rectangular case, silk, STRIKING, surmount, Surround, suspension, TIMEPIECE, Waltham, WHITE
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
CLOCKS: chiming Mantel Clock, circa 1900, American Mantel Clock, circa 1880, German oak Mantel Clock
A German carved chiming Mantel Clock, circa 1900, the Lenzkirch movement striking on two gongs, the case with carved side columns, with broken pediment and
leaf mantling, 33cm.; 13in., with two keys and pendulum.
A French rosewood and inlay Portico Clock, circa 1850, [...]
Tags: American, american walnut, barley, base, BRASS, c amp, camel, CHIMING, Clocks, English, FRENCH, fruitwood, german oak, glass, glass dome, gong, Lenzkirch, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, MARBLE, MINIATURE, Mote, movement, o clock, oak mantel, panel, pediment, pendulum, plinth, PORCELAIN, Portico, rectangular base, rectangular case, ROSEWOOD, side columns, STRIKING, top case, wooden case
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
SKELETON AND LANTERN CLOCKS: A Vienna Wall Clock, Skeleton Clock, A brass Lantern Clock, 20th Century
An electric Mantel Clock, modern, the movement with silvered chapter ring, on fluted column supports, the rectangular base containing the batteries, with perspex dome, 41cm.
An assembled brass Lantern Clock, with a 4in. arched-top foliate engraved dial, now with a French [...]
Tags: baluster, Bartholomew Flaget, bracket, brass bezel, brass lantern, CENTURY, chapter, Clocks, damage, flaget, framework, FRENCH, french movement, French Wall, FUSEE, GERMAN, glass, gong, Hands, LANTERN, lantern clock, lever escapement, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, Mappin, Newbury, pedestals, pendulum, plinth, rectangular base, scroll, side columns, SKELETON, skeleton clock, spandrels, train movement, twin tower, VICTORIAN, victorian brass, Vienna Wall, Wall Clock, weight, winder, WOOD WALL, wooden case
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Sunday, January 10th, 2010
A French ebonised Mantel Clock, A German beechwood Bracket Clock, circa 1900, A German stained oak and mahogany Wall Clock
A German beechwood Bracket Clock, circa 1900, the eight-day movement striking on one gong, with gilded spandrels, silvered chapter ring, in a carved architectural case with bun
feet, one missing, 53cm.; 21 in., key and pendulum.
A German [...]
Tags: alarm clock, Arabic, BEECHWOOD, bell strike, boulie, bracket, bracket clock, brass dial, brickwork, caryatid, centre, circa, EBONISED, escapement, FRENCH, fruitwood, GARNITURE, german oak, giltwood, inlay, lion mask, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, MARBLE, movement, oak case, oak mantel, onyx, pediment, pendulum, plain case, PORCELAIN, rectangular case, roman, roman numerals, side columns, silk, spandrels, suspension, TIMEPIECE, top case, Wall Clock
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Sunday, January 10th, 2010
A French alabaster and gilt Mantel Clock, circa 1880, A French gilt Mantel Clock, A French black marble Clock Garniture
An inlaid rosewood Mantel Clock, circa 1850, with enamelled dial, the bell striking silk suspension movement No. 453, signed Leroy a Paris, the shaped case inlaid with bronze,
brass, ivory and mother-of-pearl scrolls, shells and figures, 46cm.; [...]
Tags: 19th century, alabaster, ALARUM, arabic numerals, backplate, black marble, boulle, bronze brass, case, cloisonne, decoration, dog, enamel, farmgirl, finials, floral clusters, foliate, FRENCH, GILT, gilt dial, gong, key, MANTEL, mantel clock, MARBLE, marble clock, mercury pendulum, MINUTE, playful children, plinths, PORCELAIN, ROSEWOOD, spelter, suspension, suspension movement, tortoiseshell, Vases, winged victory
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Sunday, January 10th, 2010
A French gilt brass and bronze Mantel Clock, A gilt spelter Mantel Clock, A French Mantel Clock
A French gilt brass and bronze Mantel Clock, circa 1880, with silvered chapter ring, striking on a gong, the case embossed with coloured metals depicting hunting scenes within
foliage and scrolls, turned pillars, pineapple and urn finials and on stepped [...]
Tags: aperture, AUTOMATIC, bell strike, BLACK, boulle, brass and bronze, cast bronze, CENTURY, chapter, dial, enamel plaques, finials, fishing rod, FRENCH, french bronze, friezes, GILT, giltwood, glass, glass dome, GOTHIC, hand, handler, IVORY, leaf scroll, MAHOGANY, mantel clock, MARBLE, OAK, pachyderm, pineapple, PORCELAIN-MOUNTED, rectangular base, rectangular case, ROSEWOOD, spandrels, spelter, TIMEPIECE, train movement, winder
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Sunday, January 10th, 2010
An ebonised Bracket Clock, A rosewood Mantel Clock, A burrwood Bracket Clock
A silver and enamel cased
Mantel Clock, London, 1903, the front
painted with foliate clusters on a white
ground, the case with chamfered
corners, ball finial and side handles.
Carrier: A silver-cased Travelling
Clock, import marked for London, 1927,
sponsor’s mark of J. Cartier, the rounded
rectangular case with engine-turned
decoration, the dial [...]
Tags: 19th century, backplate, bracket clock, BRASS, CENTURY, chamfered corners, claw feet, clock london, EBONISED, eight bells, FRENCH, glass, gold bezel, hour, james mccabe, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, Maximilian Borrell, pediment, pendulum, pineapple finial, rectangular base, rectangular case, replacement, roman numerals, ROSEWOOD, SILVER, spandrels, Thomas Boxell, TRAVELLING, travelling clock, VICTORIAN, Win
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
French bronze and ormolu Mantel Clock, French gilt-spelter Mantel Clock, German mahogany chiming Mantel Clock, black marble Mantel Clock
A French ormolu Timepiece,
with a V white enamelled dial, chipped, the movement with silk suspension contained in a vase-shaped case resting on a rectangular plinth applied with trophies, llV
A French bronze and ormolu
Mantel Clock, with a [...]
Tags: asymmetrical, benson, black marble, brass column, Candelabr, case, CUCKOO, dial, FIGURE, FRENCH, french bronze, Freres, FUSEE, garland, GARNITURE, GILT-SPELTER, greek warrior, hourglass, IVORY, LADIES, Lenzkirch, LEVER, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, MARBLE, MUSICAL, onyx, ormolu, pendulum, plinth, PORCELAIN, Raingo, standing, style, suspension, TIMEPIECE, WOOD WALL
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
nickel cased Goliath Watch, the white enamelled dial with black Roman numerals, gold cased Wrist Watch, gentleman’s Swiss Chronograph Wrist Watch
A gentleman’s silver cased
glazed Mysterious Watch, with part
jewelled cylinder movement, decorated
inner case titled Swiss Made, the glazed
dial translucent and with Arabic
numerals in a foliate surround
A Watch Movement by Jam’s Bush, London, No. gilt fusee Movement [...]
Tags: 19th century, A SILVER CASED, arabic numerals, backplate, balance cock, Belfast, BLACK, blued steel, Calendar, CENTURY, CHRONOGRAPH, chronograph wrist watch, CYLIN, CYLINDER, decoration, dial, escapement, FRENCH, FUSEE, garter, geneve, GILT, GOLD, gold bracelet, Goliath, HUNTING, inner case, IVORY, link bracelet, METAL, Mysterious, OPEN-FACED, outer case, oyster, POCKET, pocket watch, QUARTER-REPEATING, ROLEX, SILVER, SILVER PAIR-CASED, SMALL, steel hands, SWISS, swiss chronograph, thomas russell, VERGE, Waltham, waltham mass, watch case, watch movement
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