Posts Tagged ‘longcase’

MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, EBONY BRACKET CLOCK, GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK, BRASS GRAVITY CLOCK, BRASS GRAVITY CLOCK

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, [...]

CHAIN FUSEE REPEATING EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK, OAK CHIMING CUCKOO BRACKET CLOCK, ROSEWOOD WALL CLOCK, ОAK AND BRASS WATER CLOCK

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 [...]

MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, STAINED BEECHWOOD LONGCASE CLOCK, LACQUERED BRACKET CLOCK, COPPERED BRASS ATMOS CLOCK, GERMAN OAK BRACKET CLOCK

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 [...]

MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, VIENNESE REGULATOR WALL CLOCK, LARGE EBONISED QUARTER BRACKET CLOCK, BRASS LANTERN TIMEPIECE

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, VIENNESE REGULATOR WALL CLOCK, LARGE EBONISED QUARTER BRACKET CLOCK, BRASS LANTERN TIMEPIECE
A MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, the 14in enamel dial signed Frans. Atkin Liverpool and with second’s and calendar subsidiary dials, lunar dial in the arch; the movement with anchor
escapement and rack striking on a bell; the case with a swan neck pediment [...]

MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER, ОAK LONGCASE CLOCK, GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY QUARTER CHIMING AND REPEATING LONGCASE CLOCK, BLACK LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER, ОAK LONGCASE CLOCK, GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY QUARTER CHIMING AND REPEATING LONGCASE CLOCK, BLACK LACQUER LONGCASE CLOCK
A MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER, with a  silvered register, the trunk applied with a hygrometer, a thermometer, a mirror and а Level, engraved Warranted Correct, (95cm), early 19th
century.
A MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER, the 8in silvered register hygrometer, thermometer, [...]

Antique 18th Century Clocks

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

18th Century Clocks
While the most significant technical advance in clocks of the 18th century – the introduction of the pendulum – had been the achievement of the Dutchman, Huygens, it was the English clockmakers, led by Thomas Tompion, who in the remainder of the century took the greatest strides in the development of accurate timepieces.
The [...]