Posts Tagged ‘style’

French bronze and ormolu Mantel Clock, French gilt-spelter Mantel Clock, German mahogany chiming Mantel Clock, black marble Mantel Clock

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 [...]

BRASS AND CHAMPLEVE CLOCK GARNITURE, AESTHETIC MOVEMENT EBONIZED MAHOGANY AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK, GILT SPELTER AND PORCELAIN CLOCK GARNITURE

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

BRASS AND CHAMPLEVE CLOCK GARNITURE, AESTHETIC MOVEMENT EBONIZED MAHOGANY AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK, GILT SPELTER AND PORCELAIN CLOCK GARNITURE
A BRASS AND CHAMPLEVE CLOCK GARNITURE, the gilt chapter ring with Arabic numerals, the movement with half-hour striking on а gong, contained in an architectural case with
segmental pediment surmounted by an urn, bearing а presentation plaque dated [...]

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, [...]

18 CARAT GOLD OPEN FACED KEYWOUND LEVER FOB WATCH, 9 CARAT GOLD GUARD CHAIN, 18 CARAT GOLD OPEN FACED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

18 CARAT GOLD OPEN FACED KEYWOUND LEVER FOB WATCH,  9 CARAT GOLD GUARD CHAIN, 18 CARAT GOLD OPEN FACED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH
AN 18 CARAT GOLD OPEN FACED KEY WOUND LEVER FOB WATCH,  the whole plate movement with mono-metallic balance and engraved clock, engraved dial with second’s subsidiary contained
in a foliate chased case, hallmarked London, 1859, [...]

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 [...]

Antique 19th Century Clocks

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

19th Century Clocks
The 19th century saw many changes in the craft of clockmaking. The demand was growing for a cheaper priced clock for the masses instead of costly possessions for the &lite. The French in the preceeding century had realized that sub-division of labour and specialization could achieve a greater output without necessarily destroying the [...]