Posts Tagged ‘WINDING’
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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Sunday, January 10th, 2010
A marquetry Longcase Clock, An oak Longcase Clock, Edwardian stained oak chiming Longcase Clock
An oak Longcase Clock, circa
1820, the Win. painted dial signed
T. Humphrey, Guildford, the 30-hour
movement striking on a bell, the hood
with moulded pediment and plain
columns, with plain trunk and plinth
base, 188cm.; 74in. high, with weight and
pendulum.
An oak and mahogany Longcase Clock, circa 1810, [...]
Tags: aperture, ball finials, baluster, brass dial, BRASS-MOUNTED, bravington, CHIMING, clock, Edwardian, foliate, GEORGE, guildford, Hirksman, hour, james butler, longcase, longcase clock, MAHOGANY, MARQUETRY, mechanism, OVAL, pendulum, replacement, side columns, SILVER, spandrels, subsidiary, swan neck, tayler, WALNUT, weight, Westminster, whittington, WINDING
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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
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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