Posts Tagged ‘TIMEPIECE’
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
French bronze and marble Mantel Clock, circa 1880, French gilt Mantel Clock, French gilt-metal Gothic Clock
An American Wall Clock, circa 1880, with painted and glazed front panel, 66cm.; 26in.; and a gilt-spelter Mantel Clock.
A French alabaster Mantel Clock Garniture, circa 1850, the dial with chased centre, silvered chapter ring and gilt foliate surround, the rectangular [...]
Tags: acanthus, alabaster, American Wall, caryatid, case, CHAMPLEVE, champleve enamel, CHIMING, clock, Corinthian, Edinburgh, Elephant, escapement, finial, foliate, french bronze, GARNITURE, GILT-SPELTER, glass, glass dome, GOOD, GOTHIC, ground, H. Sch, ivory panel, MANTEL, mantel clock, MARBLE, marble plinth, mask, movement, OAK, pastes, pendulum, PLATED, PORCELAIN, presentation, regulation, ring, silver gilt, surmount, TIMEPIECE, torsion bar, tortoiseshell, W. Oppenheim, Wall Clock
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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
CARRIAGE CLOCKS: silver-cased Desk Clock, French silver and tortoiseshell Mantel Timepiece, hallmarked London, Carriage Clock with Alarm
A Duverdry & Bloquel Carriage
Timepiece, with white enamelled dial
and cylinder escapement, in gilt-brass
case with scroll handle, 14.5cm.; 53Ain., in
carrying case.
A Carriage Timepiece, with white
enamelled dial and cylinder escapement,
in gilt-brass obis case, 14.5cm.
A champleve enamel Carriage
Timepiece, with gilt matted and [...]
Tags: ALARM, alarm clock, ALARUM, arabic numeral, arabic numerals, Birmingham, Bloquel, bracket, bracket clock, brass case, bulle, CARRIAGE, carriage clock, carriage clocks, carrying case, CASED, clock, Clocks, Cockspur, CYLIN, CYLINDER, cylinder escapement, Dent, desk clock, Duverdry, enamel decoration, escapement, Examined, glass, glass panel, LEVER, lever escapement, MANTEL, mantel clock, METAL, MINIATURE, OVAL, pearl, presentation, rectangular case, REPEATING, serpentine, SILVER, TIMEPIECE, tortoiseshell, Webb
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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
ANTIQUE CARRIAGE CLOCKS
A Carriage Timepiece, the gilt dial with cream enamel chapter ring, Arabic numerals and paste set surround, cylinder escapement and in gilt-brass case decorated with champleve
enamel friezes and with shaped handle, slight chipping to front glass panel, 15cm.
A Carriage Timepiece, the white enamelled dial inscribed Emanuel, Southampton, lever escapement, in gilt-brass obis [...]
Tags: A Henry Jacot, amp, ANTIQUE, antique carriage clocks, Arabic, arabic numeral, arabic numerals, backplate, Bond Street, BRASS, brass case, CARRIAGE, carriage clock, CHAMPLEVE, chapter, clock, Clocks, Corinthian, corniche, cylinder escapement, decoration, emanuel, friezes, gilt dial, glass panel, gong, jacot, lever escapement, london, mechanism, MINIATURE, PASTE, PEARL INLAID, pendulum, pendulum aperture, piece case, pillars, regent st, ROSEWOOD, Silversmiths, Southampton, TIMEPIECE, WHITE
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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
A silver-cased Mantel Clock, A giltwood Mantel Clock, An oak-cased Mantel Clock
A giltwood Mantel Clock, circa 1880, the timepiece movement with replacement escapement, in a carved frame supported by putto, on scroll columns and shaped base, 57cm.;
A stained oak Mantel Clock, circa
1880, the movement striking on one bell
with exposed Brocot escapement,
stepped white dial with gilt [...]
Tags: 19th century, base, Birmingham, Bond Street, bracket clock, brass case, bun feet, CARRIAGE, carriage clock, case bun, CENTURY, chime, clock case, clock london, damage, dial plate, English, escapement, floral clusters, GOLD, GOTHIC, inlaid, leaf scroll, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, medallion, oak mantel, ovolo, putto, replacement, roman numerals, shell, STRIKING, subsidiary, TIMEPIECE, trafalgar square, watch, WHITE, william comyns
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
WALNUT BRACKET CLOCK, SCOTTISH EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK, QUARTER-STRIKING SKELETON CLOCK
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK with a
chipped 8-inch painted dial and pierced gilt hands, the
movement with anchor escapement and numbered
pendulum adjustment, the backplate signed Rivers &
Son Cornhill London and with engraved borders, in a
moulded broken-arch case with a panelled top and
brass scale frets at the [...]
Tags: acanthus, adjustment, apertures, backplate, brass scale, broken arch, CHIMING, clock, EBONISED, EBONY-VENEERED QUARTER-REPEATING, fennell, GEORGE, GEORGE III, james co, Kenneth Maclennan, LANTERN, lever escapement, MAHOGANY, pendulum aperture, QUARTER-STRIKING, quarters, ROSEWOOD, SCOTTISH, SKELETON, skeleton clock, threlkeld, TIMEPIECE, top case, two bells, UNUSUAL, WALNUT, William, william upjohn
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
SILVERED METAL ALARUM CARRIAGE CLOCK, ENGLISH CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE, EBONISED BALLOON MANTEL CLOCK, EBONISED CHIMING BRACKET CLOCK
A Carriage Timepiece with an enamel dial, the cylinder movement with the stamp of Duverdry and Bloquel, in a rectangular case, 41hin. high (11.Sem.)
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A Carriage Timepiece with an enamel dial, lever movement and rectangular case, 41kin. [...]
Tags: 19th century, ALARUM, aperture, backplate, balance, bell, bracket, bracket clock, carriage clock, case case, CENTURY, CHIMING, chisholm, clock, EARLY, EBONISED, Edinburgh, enamel dial, English, filigree decoration, grey enamel, Hands, japy freres, lever escapement, mackay, MAHOGANY, MANTEL, mantel clock, OVAL, pale grey, platform, PORCELAIN, PORCELAIN-MOUNTED, QUARTER-STRIKING, REGENCY, TIMEPIECE, UNUSUAL, woman and child
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