Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments featuring the Terry & Karen Brotherton Collection
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Provenance Property from:
Terry & Karen Brotherton
Vera Rubin
Private New Jersey and New York Collections
A Vermont Gentleman
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The Collection of Terry & Karen Brotherton: Lots 1–58
Terry and Karen Brotherton, Pasadena, Texas
One of the great joys in collecting is certainly the people you meet, and when those people also collect for the right reasons— to study, to share, to publish—it is a friendship made in heaven. Skinner is pleased to have been chosen to sell the 30-year, nationally known, early American clock collection of Terry and Karen Brotherton, as they move on to a new chapter in their lives. The Brothertons were careful buyers relying on a trusted and highly skilled group of dealers and clock experts for advice. Examples from Ralph Pokluda of Houston, Peter Sawyer of New Hampshire, Chris Bailey of Connecticut, Ed LaFond of Pennsylvania, and Robert C. Cheney from Massachusetts, all point to high standards of rarity and condition. Unique Pennsylvania shelf clocks, J.N. Dunning rarities, Ives “wagon springs,” examples by S.B. Terry, and mirror and globe clocks were Brotherton favorites. Those once owned by NAWCC past presidents (3), and noted early collectors were also sought by Terry and Karen, particularly when accompanied by wonderful, original painted tablets. With the quality and rarity of the collection, it is no surprise to find examples photographed in numerous books including Horology Americana, The American Clock, Pennsylvania Shelf and Bracket Clocks, 1750-1850, A Treasury of American Clocks, and American Shelf and Wall Clocks. Terry’s credentials in clock circles span the National Watch and Clock Collectors’ national organizational structure and the national and regional meetings where attendees could view and study the exhibitions prepared by Terry, Karen, and other noted collectors in the Houston area. Terry served as the President of the NAWCC Museum Board of Trustees and a NAWCC 2nd Vice Chairman of the Interim Board of Directors and other positions at the local level. Exhibitions held in conjunction with the 11th annual NAWCC Seminar in Houston in 1990, the landmark exhibit, Horological Rarities of Space City ’99, and an exhibit and catalog for the 1999 NAWCC National convention in Houston, featured many clocks from the Brotherton collection and set new standards for future exhibits and publications at NAWCC meetings. Terry teamed up with his good friend George Goolsby of Houston as guest curators for the special exhibit of Pillar and Scroll Clocks at the National Watch and Clock Museum in 2006-2007 which resulted in a 98-page color publication and of course, featured several Brotherton clocks. It seems only natural that the Brothertons would one day offer their collection at public auction so that others would have an equal opportunity to acquire, study, and learn from the treasures held within. Those of us fortunate to call Terry and Karen friends are truly lucky that horology has allowed our paths to cross. As collectors we are only temporary custodians of the artifacts we hold dear, but our friendships will live forever. Robert C. Cheney, Director Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments, Skinner Inc. Publications and exhibitions cited in the catalog: Classic American Clocks, special exhibit at The Heritage Museum in Houston in conjunction with the 1990 NAWCC Seminar; Horological Rarities of Space City ’99, exhibition catalog of the 1999 NAWCC National Convention in Houston; American Shelf and Wall Clocks by Robert Ball, 1999; Pillar & Scroll Clocks by Phil Gregory and J. Carter Harris, special exhibit at NAWCC of Pillar and Scroll Clocks, 2006-2007.
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1 Pennsylvania Walnut Inlaid Tall Clock, Attributed to John Albert, Adams County, Pennsylvania, c. 1795, carved flame finials and pinwheel swan’s neck hood, above the four freestanding columns flanking the painted Roman numeral dial with sweep center seconds, raised gilt and pictorial painted spandrels, moon’s age in arch, and calendar aperture, carved shell-top full-length waist
door with center inlaid star flanked by reeded columns, raised panel base with central star inlay and turned quarter-columns, and ogee bracket feet, eight-day, brass, time and rack strike movement with dead-beat escapement mounted towards the rear plate, powered by two lead weights, and regulated by a brassfaced pendulum. ht. 97 in. Literature: Illustrated in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 8. $4,000-6,000
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2 Pennsylvania Pillar and Scroll Clock, Allentown, Pennsylvania, c. 1830, the mahogany case with heavy scrolls, wooden finials, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length door with glazed dial opening over the painted iron Arabic numeral dial with floral spandrels and oval paper label in the reverse penned in script Johann Kaltenbach/ Neukirch, lower painting on iron of a memorial scene with angel and mourning maiden, thirtyhour time and count wheel strike movement with birch frame, brass wheels and lantern pinions all powered by two weights and regulated by a pendulum, on four turned feet, ht. 31 in.
3 John Albert Mahogany Shelf Clock, Tyrone Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, c. 1830-35, the mahogany case with scroll top and urn finials, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length door, the upper section over the 10-in. diameter painted iron Roman numeral dial with delicately pierced hands, the lower mahogany veneered panel with pendulum aperture all on turned feet, eight-day time and rack strike movement with attached alarm, pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 48 in.
Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 22; Classic American Clocks, p. 7; Pillar and Scroll, pp. 84-85; and Spittler, Stevenson, and Taylor, NAWCC Bulletin #368, p. 332. $3,000-5,000
Literature: Edward F. LaFond, Jr. and J. Carter Harris, Pennsylvania Shelf and Bracket Clocks, 1750-1850, pp. 73, 77. $10,000-15,000
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Provenance: Dr. Marlow Olsen (Richard Bourne 5-10-88).
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4 Jacob D. Custer, Mahogany Shelf Clock, Norristown, Pennsylvania, c. 1830, the scrolltop case with freestanding columns flanking the 12 3/4-in. painted iron Arabic numeral dial signed J.D. Custer/Norristown/Patent with grain painted border around the perimeter and flowers in the spandrels and arch, lower mahogany veneered panel and four turned feet, eight-day time and strike movement with “pin” count wheel strike on great wheel with double-ended hammer, anchor escapement, pendulum, and two lead weights, ht. 38 1/2 in.
Provenance: The Time Museum, Rockford, Illinois (Inventory #980), Sotheby’s Masterpieces from the Time Museum, October 14-15, 2004, Lot 1105; George Goolsby. Literature: This clock is illustrated and discussed in Edward F. LaFond, Jr. and J. Carter Harris, Pennsylvania Shelf and Bracket Clocks, 1750-1850, p. 48. $15,000-25,000
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5 Samuel S. Grosch Mahogany Shelf Clock, Marietta, Pennsylvania, c. 1820, with four freestanding turned columns supporting an arched cornice with six plinths topped by brass finials, 13 1/2-in. painted iron dial marked Saml. S. Grosch, Marietta, Pa., Arabic hour, minute, and center calendar numerals, blued steel hour, minute, calendar, and sweep hands, painted dial with country scene with pendulum aperture a tilt-top table, veneered side panels framed with banded inlay, brass paw feet, removable bird’s-eye maple veneered panels inside front door, two hinged sections of backboard for access to weights, and eight-day double compounded, weightpowered movement with rack and snail strike, pull repeat, and front-mounted escape wheel and pallets, ht. 36 in.
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Provenance: Herbert Nilson Collection; Skinner, Sale #2444, February 2009, Lot 50. Literature: This clock is pictured and discussed in Edward F. Lafond, Jr. and J. Carter Harris, Pennsylvania Shelf and Bracket Clocks, 1750-1850, p. 59; Stacy Wood and Stephen Kramer III, Clockmakers of Lancaster County and Their Clocks, 1750-1850, pp. 63, 221; and The American Clock, pp. 114, 115. $20,000-30,000
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6 Luman Watson Portico Shelf Clock, Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1830, mahogany porticoform case with Arabic numeral painted iron dial, turned bezel which opens by pulling forward and rotating a half turn, cylindrical lead weights fall through the gilt tin columns flanking the looking glass at the back, lower banded mahogany door opens to the backboard with partial printed maker’s label, two rear fitted doors for movement access and removable top for access to the compound pulleys, thirty-hour wood movement with count wheel strike and regulated by a rear-hung pendulum rod and cut glass bob, ht. 28 1/2 in. Provenance: Former NAWCC President, Douglas Cowan. Exhibitions: 2013 NAWCC National Convention, Dayton, Ohio. $10,000-15,000 7 Aaron Willard Mahogany Shelf Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1800, the fret-top case with three brass urn finials, glazed dial door over the “kidney”-shaped painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed Aaron Willard/ Washington Street/Boston, the lower raised plinth with banded inlay supported by splayed French feet, eight-day, time-only movement with cast iron weight and pendulum, ht. 39 in. $8,000-12,000 8 Mahogany Gilt Front Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1815, mahogany case with five-piece chestnut backboard, painted iron Arabic numeral dial over the rope-molded gilded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments and marked Patent, the lower hinged box glass of a lattice pattern with a gilded basket of flowers, eightday, time-only movement with lead weight, brass-faced pendulum, and swallow tail tie down, ht. 32 1/2 in. $800-1,200 9 Aaron Willard Jr. Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, No. 2080, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1820, Roman numeral painted iron dial signed A. Willard, Jr./Boston/ No. 2080, half round frames over the reversepainted glasses, the waist glass flanked by side ornaments in a leaf, basket, and field of stars design on a red ground, the lower box glass depicting Poseidon and a maiden in his sea chariot pulled by two mythological sea creatures, eight-day time and integral alarm movement with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 33 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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10 Stenciled Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, New England, c. 1825, painted Roman numeral iron dial over the stenciled half round frames enclosing reverse-paintings on glass, the waist glass with scrollwork on a red and blue ground, the lower box glass depicts a domed building and spacious lawn, eight-day brass movement with weight and pendulum, ht. 31 in. $600-800
11 H. Tifft Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, North Attleboro, Massachusetts, c. 1840, mahogany case with turned wood bezel over the painted iron Roman numeral dial marked H. Tifft, wood side ornaments, beveled frames enclosing the reverse-painted glass tablets, the throat a foliate vine, the lower an Odd Fellows glass marked Tisquantum Lodge, No. 46, I.O. of O.F., Instituted Sept. 30, 1844, with several symbols of the order in the pendulum aperture, eight-day, time-only movement powered by a weight, ht. 35 in. $1,000-1,500
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12 Mahogany “Harp Pattern” or Lyre Clock, unsigned, Massachusetts, c. 1830, the lyre-form case with flat frames enclosing mahogany veneered front and lower hinged box door, turned wooden bezel over the painted iron Roman numeral dial and moon hands, eight-day, time-only movement with “ears” for movement attachment, iron weight and pendulum, ht. 38 in.
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13 Mahogany “Harp Pattern” or Lyre Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1825, “true” lyre-form case with carved finial, brass bezel over the painted iron Roman numeral dial, lyre midsection with mahogany veneered panel set into the frame, pillow molding caps the veneered pedestal, eight-day, time-only movement with iron weight and pendulum, ht. 38 in. Provenance: Tom Grimshaw.
Literature: Illustrated in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 16, and Classic American Clocks, p. 7. $2,500-4,500
Literature: Illustrated in Classic American Clocks, p. 7. Exhibitions: 1990 NAWCC Seminar, Houston, Texas. $2,000-4,000
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14 Elnathan Taber Mahogany Coffin Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1810, the dovetailed case with full-length door, glazed opening for the 7 3/4-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed Warranted by E. Taber, eight-day time and detached alarm movements, the time movement with step train and through bolt attachment to the case, pendulum suspended by a “T-bridge” and two period lead weights, ht. 32 in. Provenance: Skinner, January 16, 1993. Literature: This clock is illustrated and discussed in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 2. $15,000-25,000
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15 Edmund Currier Looking Glass Wall Clock, Salem, Massachusetts, 1825-30, the mahogany dovetailed case with fulllength door held firm with large door latches, flat molded top cornice surmounting the reverse-painted tablet over the painted iron Roman numeral dish dial inscribed E. Currier/ Salem and pierced spade hands flanked by twist-carved and turned columns capped by pressed brass rosettes, the lower section with original looking glass all opening to the eightday, time-only movement with lead weight and brass-faced pendulum bob and wooden rod, ht. 38 1/2 in.
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Provenance: An old typewritten label pasted to the backboard reads: “This clock was made by Edmund Currier, a Salem clockmaker about 1837. It hung in the dining room of Samuel L. Batchelder, Cedar St. from about 1850-1891.”; Peter Sawyer Antiques. Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 17. $8,000-12,000
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16 S.B. Terry Wall Regulator, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1840, mahogany case with turned wood bezel over the 11-in. painted wood Roman numeral dial, wood panel lower door, unusual eight-day brass movement with square back plate, skeletonized circular front plate secured by tabs to the three pillars, powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 35 in. Literature: Illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 213. $3,000-5,000
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17 Silas B. Terry Bevel Case Shelf Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1840, mahogany case with door of quarter round molding, lower tablet a transfer and paint scene of buildings along a park with a heart shaped pendulum aperture, paper on wood dial marked Silas B. Terry, Terry’s Ville Conn, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 24 in.
18 Silas B. Terry Shelf Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1840, mahogany cornice-top case with rounded sides, full-length door with reverse-painted glass lower tablet depicting a house and trees on a stream bank, paper on wood Roman numeral dial marked Silas B. Terry, Terry’s Ville Conn., thirty-hour, weightpowered, time and strike movement with rounded top plates and large escape wheel, ht. 22 1/2 in.
Provenance: Tony Sposato; Dr. Martin Baker.
Provenance: Dr. Martin Baker.
Literature: Illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 156. $700-900
Literature: Illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 156. $500-800
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19 S.B. Terry Eight-day Torsion Octagon Wall Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1853, rosewood veneered ogee octagon case with printed label on the reverse stating in part, Eight-Day and Thirty Hour Marine Clocks, and Time Pieces. Warranted. Manufactured by Terryville Manufacturing Company, U.S.A., Patented by S.B. Terry, October 5th, 1852., 9-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, eightday, time-only torsion pendulum movement stamped Patented Oct. 5th 1852, ht. 12 in. $500-700 20 Terryville Manufacturing Company Torsion Candlestick Timepiece, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855, with 2 3/4-in. paper on zinc dial marked Terryville Mfg. Co., Terryville, Conn., thirty-hour timepiece with four-arm balance wheel, hairspring, and regulator below the movement, cobalt glass pedestal and glass dome, ht. 10 in. $1,000-1,500
21 Terryville Manufacturing Company Torsion Candlestick Timepiece, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855, with 2 3/4-in. paper on zinc dial marked Terryville Mfg. Co., Terryville, Conn., thirty-hour timepiece with four-arm balance wheel, hairspring, and regulator below the movement, back plate stamped Terryville Manufacturing Company, Terryville, Conn., Patented October 5th, 1852, cobalt glass pedestal and glass dome, ht. 10 in. $1,000-1,500
22 S.B. Terry Mahogany Cottage Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1860, the painted zinc Roman numeral dial with alarm disc and single winding arbor, lower frosted glass and printed maker’s label on inside backboard, thirty-hour time and alarm ladder movement with pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in. Provenance: Dr. Marlow Olsen (5-10-88 Bourne Auctions). Literature: Classic American Clocks, 1990 NAWCC Seminar, Houston, Texas. $400-600
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23 S.B. Terry Torsion Cottage Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855, flat-top rosewood veneered case, with base stenciled S.B. Terry &Co., Manufacturer, gilt door trim, painted zinc Roman numeral dial, thirty-hour, time-only movement with two-bar torsion pendulum stamped Patented Oct. 5th 1852, ht. 8 1/2 in. $800-1,200
24 Silas B. Terry Miniature Torsion Steeple Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855, small mahogany sharp Gothic case, lower glass with transfer of a meetinghouse, painted zinc Roman numeral dial, label on case back stating in part Eight day and Thirty Hour Marine Clocks and Time Pieces ...Patented by S.B. Terry, thirty-hour time and alarm movement marked Patented Oct. 5th 1852, with two-arm torsion pendulum and alarm on a bell, ht. 13 in. $800-1,200
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25 Silas B. Terry Balance Wheel Steeple Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1845, oversized “sharp Gothic” shelf clock with full-length door, the upper glazed section over the painted wooden Roman numeral dial with openings for seconds and the 3-in. vertical balance wheel, the lower with transferdecorated and painted tablet with royal blue background, printed maker’s label inside backboard stating in part, Balance Clocks Invented by Eli Terry/Manufactured by Silas B. Terry, Terryville, Connecticut, thirty-hour, strap brass, fusee movement regulated by a brass balance, ht. 24 1/2 in.
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Provenance: Anthony J. Sposato. Literature: This clock is illustrated and discussed in New England Clocks and Watches/15th Annual NAWCC Convention Exhibition, 1959, p. 23; NAWCC Bulletin Vol. IV, No. 3, Whole #33, pp. 115-116; Brooks Palmer, A Treasury of American Clocks, p. 149; Horology Americana, p. 183; and Classic American Clocks, p. 10; Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 28 (exhibited). $8,000-12,000
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26 Miles Morse Four-column Mahogany Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, the two-tier case with columns flanking the glazed dial door over the painted iron Roman numeral dial signed M. Morse. Plymouth, Ct., gilt scroll and floral spandrels, seconds bit and pierced diamond-shaped blued steel hands, the lower section with hinged door, veneered frame enclosing a reverse-painted tablet depicting a town center within an oval border of gold leaf on a red and blue ground and an oval pendulum aperture all against a mustard ground and flanked by freestanding columns, eight-day time and rack strike brass movement powered by two iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 26 1/4 in. Provenance: Dr. Martin Baker.
27 Heman Clark Mahogany Four-column Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1820, with freestanding turned columns flanking the 13-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial signed H. Clark, Plymouth, Ct., the lower section with freestanding columns and a reversepainted tablet depicting a pond scene, eightday, brass, rack and snail “Salem Bridge” movement with pendulum bob and two iron weights, ht. 26 in. Provenance: Jim West and former NAWCC president, Doug Cowan. Note: For related examples see Chris H. Bailey, “Heman Clark and the ‘Salem Bridge’ Shelf Clocks,” NAWCC Bulletin Supplement, June 1980, pp. 20-23. $3,000-5,000
Literature: This clock is illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 202; and Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 4. $3,000-5,000
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28 Edmund Wooding Column and Splat Shelf Clock, Torrington, Connecticut, c. 1830, stenciled splat and half-columns flanking the full-length door, painted wood Roman numeral dial, lower tablet of three women labeled The Sisters, maker’s label inside case marked in part, Patent Improved Clocks, Made by Edward Wooding, Torrington, Conn., wood, thirty-hour, “east-west,” time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights, ht. 30 1/2 in. $300-500
29 Marine Clock Company Octagonal Gallery Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1847, mahogany case with glazed brass bezel over the 10-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked C. Keirk’s [sic] Patent, label on back marked Eight Day and Thirty Hour Marine Time Pieces and Clocks, Manufactured by the Marine Clock Manufacturing Company, New Haven, Conn., U.S., thirty-hour time and strike, Kirk’s patent movement with two-pallet detached lever escapement, cast iron back plate, all powered by a single mainspring, ht. 13 in.
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Literature: Illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 254. $700-900
30 Hills, Goodrich & Co. Ogee Shelf Clock, Plainville, Connecticut, c. 1850, mahogany veneered case, gilt columns flanking and floral crest above the 7-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, lower transfer and painted tablet of a scene across a river marked Presidents House, eight-day, time and strike, cast iron back plate, movement housed in a brass drum, powered by shaped cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 in. Provenance: Chris Bailey. Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 4. Note: Exhibited at and illustrated in Classic American Clocks, 1990 NAWCC Seminar in Houston, Texas. $1,500-2,500
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31 Lever Time Piece Eight-day Mirror Clock, attributed to George Hills, Connecticut, c. 1850, reverse ogee mahogany case, upper door with mirrored dial surround on glass, lower mirrored tablet, 6-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked Lever Time Piece, 8 Day, eight-day, dual-mainspring, time-only movement with lever escapement, ht. 25 1/2 in. $600-800
32 J.C. Brown Mother-of-pearl Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1850, the case with stenciled gilt and mother-of-pearl decoration, painted zinc Roman numeral dial signed J.C. Brown, Bristol, Ct. U.S., upper glass with blue and gold corner decoration, lower transfer decorated glass depicting and marked J.C. Brown Manufacturer, printed maker’s label stating Forestville Manufacturing Company, J. C. Brown, Bristol, Connecticut, eight-day time and strike movement stamped Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol CT., U.S., ht. 17 1/2 in. Provenance: Label of former NAWCC president Amos Avery inside door. Literature: Illustrated in Classic American Clocks, p. 10. $400-600
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33 Jerome Eight-day Keyhole Wall Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1870, with octagonal painted zinc Roman numeral dial, keystone-shaped lower section with black and gold tablet, printed maker’s label inside stating Clocks and Timepieces Of All Kinds, Manufactured by Chauncey Jerome, New Haven CT., eight-day, time-only, brass movement, ht. 18 in. Literature: Illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 256; and Classic American Clocks, p. 13. $600-800
34 Seth Thomas “Senora Chime” Wall Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1920, mahogany case with fabric-backed pierced brass side sound frets, full-length door with slag glass in three lower panels, inverted pyramidal bracket below, 8-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked Seth Thomas, Sonora Chime, eightday, time, bell strike, and Senora chime on four bells, ht. 33 in. $1,500-2,500
36 Standard Novelty Co. Night Light Clock, New York, c. 1886, nickel-plated octagonal base with carrying handle marked The Standard Novelty Co., Pat. Apr. 6, 1886, New York, milk glass dome with annular Arabic numeral dial molded in rotates past the single fixed hand, small oil lamp housed under the dome provides the light, one-day, time-only, lever escapement movement, ht. 6 in. $150-250
35 Seth Thomas Eight-bell “Sonora Chime” Mantel Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1920, mahogany and satin wood inlaid case, with a 6-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked Sonora Chime, stepped molded base, and brass bun feet, eight-day time and quarter, half, and hour strike movement, playing Whittington or Westminster chimes on eight bells, ht. 14 3/4 in. $800-1,200
37 Ansonia Jumper #2 Bobbing Doll Clock, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1890, spelter and tin case and stand with printed Roman numeral dial with Ansonia logo, thirty-hour, time-only movement with the seated bobbing bisque doll used as a pendulum regulator, ht. 14 1/4 in. $200-400 38 Pine Packing Crate from the Lux Clock Company, Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1920, stenciled on two sides: Clocks Handle With Care/from/The Lux Clock Mfg. Co./Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.A. $300-500
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39 Smith and Goodrich Wall Acorn Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1850, the stylized mahogany veneered case with ebonized and glazed dial door over the painted zinc Roman numeral dial signed Smith & Goodrich/Bristol, CT. U.S. and moon hands, the lower with reverse-painting on glass depicting an exotic lake with primitive buildings on the shore, inside a green dust cover and business card of a Lowell, Massachusetts, repairman, thirtyhour time and strike movement with attached fusees, ht. 28 1/4 in. Literature: Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 10. $5,000-7,000
40 Birge and Fuller Beehive Candlestick “Wagon Spring” Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1850, painted zinc Roman numeral dial over the transfer-decorated tablet flanked by a pair of “candlesticks,” the lower door with transfer painted tablet with pendulum aperture of red flowers, inside a printed maker’s label, thirty-hour time and strike “accelerating lever” or wagon-spring clock, ht. 21 3/4 in. Provenance: Chris Bailey. Literature: Illustrated and discussed in NAWCC Bulletin #277, p. 170; also shown in Classic American Clocks, p. 10, and Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 3. $4,000-6,000
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41 Smith and Goodrich Box Cottage Clock, Bristol, c. 1850, rosewood veneered case with full-length door with concave frame, the upper Roman numeral dial is framed by reversepainted and transfer-decorated designs in the spandrels, the lower original glass in the same manner, thirty-hour time and strike movement with attached fusees, pendulum and maker’s printed label inside the backboard, ht. 16 1/2 in. $1,500-3,000
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42 Forestville Mfg. Company Acorn Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1850, the “acorn�-form case with painted zinc Roman numeral dial signed Forestville Manfg. Co./ Bristol, Ct. U.S.A., the lower transfer printed tablet depicting and marked State House/ Hartford all flanked by laminated side ornaments capped with acorn finials, eightday time and strike movement with detached fusees in the bottom of the clock and pendulum, ht. 24 1/2 in. $10,000-15,000
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43 John Hunt Steeple Clock with “Wagon Spring,” Plainville, Connecticut, c. 1845, mahogany veneered, reverse ogee, “sharp gothic” oversized shelf clock with full-length door, the upper glazed dial opening over the painted zinc Roman numeral dial, the lower with frosted glass depicting an American eagle and shield, thirty-hour time and strike movement with wagon spring and maker’s label in the lower section, ht. 29 1/2 in. Provenance: Herschel Futch.
44 Forestville Mfg. Company Rosewood Veneered Acorn Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1850, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, printed maker’s label inside backboard, reverse-painted and transfer-decorated floral tablet, eight-day time and strike fusee movement stamped Forestville Mfg. Co., Bristol, CT, USA, ht. 19 1/2 in. Provenance: Herbert Nilson Collection, Skinner, November 1, 2008, Lot 75. $8,000-12,000
Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 12. $3,000-5,000
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45 Joseph Nye Dunning Striking Girandole Wall Clock, Burlington, Vermont, c. 1825, the mahogany case with veneered front, wooden bezel over the 7 3/4-in. painted Roman numeral dial, concentric circle hands, carved side ornaments flanking the waist and carved pedestal below, eight-day time and hour striking movement with two lead weights and pendulum, ht. 45 in. Provenance: Biders Auction. Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 16. $20,000-40,000
46 Shaker Shelf Clock Attributed to John Winkley, Canterbury, New Hampshire, c. 1790-95, the cherry case with dovetailed flat top, kidney-shaped glazed dial door over the 5-in. Roman numeral silvered brass dial, lower door with oval pendulum aperture within the recessed panel all on a cove molded flat base, eightday, time-only, step train movement with skeletonized plates, recoil escapement, pendulum suspension from the back of the dial and crutch assembly attached directly on the pallet arbor, powered by a shaped lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 26 1/2 in. Provenance: Peter Sawyer Antiques.
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Literature: Several of these Winkley “Shaker� clocks are discussed in the NAWCC Bulletin, August 1999, pp. 437-451. The present clock is illustrated p. 446. A closely related example in the collections at the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, is illustrated p. 441. $10,000-15,000
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47 Benjamin Morrill Striking Mirror Clock, Boscawen, New Hampshire, c. 1825, the painted pine case with full-length door, gilt and faux veneer half-columns flanking the stenciled reverse-painting over the painted Roman numeral iron dial marked B. Morrill/Boscawen, and lower looking glass, pasted inside behind the looking glass is a printed maker’s label stating in part, Eight-Day Clocks and Time Pieces/Manufactured by Benjamin Morrill,/ Boscawen, N.H., yellow-painted interior, eight-day time and strike “rat-trap” movement, pendulum and weight, ht. 29 1/2 in.
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Provenance: Peter Sawyer Antiques. Literature: Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 11. $5,000-7,000
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48 Levi Pitkin Wall Regulator, Montpelier, Vermont, c. 1800, dovetailed cherry case with top-mounted bell, recessed pulley, full-length case door with glazed dial opening over the 10 1/2-in. engraved brass dial marked Pitken/ Montpelier with Arabic minutes around the perimeter, seconds at the top subsidiary dial and hours below, eight-day time and “passing strike� movement with seconds pendulum and tin-cased weight, ht. 53 1/2 in.
Provenance: Skinner, Inc., August 2011, Sale 2559M, Lot 20. Note: Pitkin was an apprentice to Daniel Burnap of East Windsor, Connecticut, and the present regulator is related to a movement sketch done by Burnap in his Memorandum book, now at the Connecticut Historical Society. For additional information about Pitkin please see Kenneth Joel Zogry, The Best the Country Affords/Vermont Furniture 17651850, pp. 140-141. $8,000-12,000
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49 Joseph Nye Dunning Gallery Clock, Burlington, Vermont, c. 1825, mahogany and mahogany veneered case with 20-in. gilded frame enclosing the hinged bezel over the 16-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial and teardrop blued steel hands, serpentine sides with swelled midsection rising to the ogival lower hinged door and ending with the veneered pedestal, eight-day, time-only round plates with straight base movement, step train and recoil escapement, pendulum and iron weight, ht. 36 in. Provenance: Former NAWCC President, Donald Packard; Peter Sawyer Antiques. Literature: A closely related clock with identical movement is illustrated and discussed in Lilian Baker Carlisle, Vermont Clock and Watchmakers, Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1778-1878, p. 125; this reference is also an excellent source of additional information on Dunning during his Vermont years. Illustrated and discussed in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 18. $10,000-15,000
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50 Joseph Nye Dunning Wall Clock, Burlington, Vermont, c. 1820, mahogany case with wooden bezel over the 7 3/4-in. painted Roman numeral dial inscribed J. N. Dunning, concentric circle hands, carved side ornaments just below the head, flat waist section rising to the bottom ogival box door and veneered pedestal below, eight-day, time-only movement with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 45 in. Provenance: Former NAWCC President, Donald Packard; Peter Sawyer Antiques. Literature: Donald Packard, “Concord Clocks,” NAWCC Bulletin Supplement #5; NAWCC Bulletin #67, February 1957, p. 445; NAWCC Bulletin #77, Vol. VIII, December 1958, p. 339; Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 19 and inside back cover. $15,000-25,000
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51 Joseph Ives Gilt Patent Looking Glass Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1820, the dovetailed mahogany box with carved and gilt-gesso framed full-length door, the upper section with reverse-painted tablet of a country scene and lower pendulum aperture, the lower a looking glass, painted iron Arabic numeral dial and teardrop blued steel hands, the door opens to a sponge-painted and wallpapered interior, eight-day time and strike iron plate, short drop movement with rolling pinions, recoil escapement, rack and snail strike, two iron weights and pendulum, ht. 48 in.
52 Joseph Ives Patent Looking Glass Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1820, mahogany scroll-top case with three brass urn finials, full-length door with reverse-painting enclosing the painted Roman numeral dial with teardrop blued steel hands flanked by bird’s-eye maple corbels, reeded flat columns flank the looking glass over the lower reverse-painting on glass depicting a pagoda-roofed garden house and boats, the sponge-painted interior housing an eight-day iron plate movement with roller pinions, rack striking, two iron weights and long drop pendulum, ht. 54 1/2 in. Provenance: Robert C. Cheney.
Literature: Illustrated and discussed in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p 227. $2,500-4,500
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53 Joseph Ives “Brooklyn” Accelerating Lever or “Wagon Spring” Shelf Clock, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1825-30, with 10 1/2-in. printed paper on iron Roman numeral dial marked Joseph Ives/New York, polished pewter bezel over the mahogany veneered midsection flanked by two freestanding columns, the lower box with reverse-painted tablet depicting a rural scene on a lake, opens to the printed maker’s label stating in part, Manufactured by Joseph Ives, Brooklyn, Long Island, New York, ball feet, eight-day, wrought brass, wagon-spring, roller pinion movement with count wheel strike, recoil escapement and pendulum, ht. 28 in.
Provenance: Dr. Martin Baker; 3-27-91 Bourne Auctions. Literature: A closely related example is illustrated and discussed in Kenneth Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, 1810-1862, pp. 74-76. The present clock is illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 52; and Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 3. $8,000-12,000
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54 Joseph Ives Hour Glass “Wagon Spring” Clock, Plainville/Farmington, Connecticut, c. 1839-41, the mahogany case with freestanding columns capped by urn finials, the upper section with wooden Roman numeral dial and moon hands, the lower section with reverse-painted tablet depicting a Greek Revival home and fence opening to the printed maker’s label stating in part Improved Paten [sic] Brass Clocks, Manufactured by Joseph Ives, Plainville, Farmington, CT., all against a green dust paper, thirty-hour time and count wheel strike movement with lantern pinions, pendulum and leaf (“wagon”) spring mounted in the top, ht. 23 1/2 in.
Literature: For additional information about these rarities please see Kenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, 1810-1862, pp. 207-209. $8,000-12,000
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55 Timby Walnut “Solar Timepiece” or Globe Clock, Saratoga Springs, New York, c. 1865, the scroll-top case with central turned finial and gilt cap, printed Arabic numeral hour dial encircling the 6-in. twelve-gore printed globe marked on the maker’s boss Joslin’s Six Inch Terrestrial Globe, Containing the Latest Discoveries, Gillman Joslin, Boston 1860, in a brass yoke with North Pole facing front, lower minute dial with Arabic numerals behind a hinged and glazed door, eight-day, time-only movement with balance wheel escapement, ht. 26 1/2 in. Note: The annual report of the American Institute, New York City, 1867-68, describes the Timby timepiece as “a miniature world or model of the earth, put in motion, making a revolution once in twenty-four hours, moved by a superior time movement, requiring to be wound once in eight days...” See An Empire in Time, Clocks and Clock Makers of Upstate New York, by G. Russell Oechsle and Helen Boyce, pp. 136-138. $1,500-2,500
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56 Juvet & Co. Time Globe Table Clock, Canajoharie, New York, c. 1880, the tabletop stand supporting the 12-in. terrestrial globe with maker’s boss marked Time Globe/ Manufactured by Juvet & Co./Canajoharie, NY, printed paper Arabic numeral dial on the equatorial ring displaying local time throughout the world, glass dial at the North Pole indicating local time, brass meridian ring calibrated in quadrants 0-90 degrees, thirtyhour duration clockwork mechanism inside the globe wound by the feather end of the arrow through the poles and rotating the globe 15 degrees each hour, the lacquered brass tripod stand with turned ball pillar, three stylized dolphin feet, ht. 31 in. Literature: Illustrated in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99. Note: In 1880, the esteemed Scientific American highly recommended Louis P. Juvet’s Time Globe to its readers stating that it was “a fit ornament for any library, a valuable adjunct in every business office, and a necessity in every institution of learning.” $6,000-8,000
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57 The Globe Clock Co. Clock, Milldale, Connecticut, c. 1883, 9-in. globe with twelve colored lithographed paper gores with cartouche reading in part J. Schedler’s Terrestrial Globe, painted tin horizon band with world city names and reading The Globe Clock Co. Milldale, CT. Pat’d Jan 9 1883, with outer scale divided 0-180, inner equatorial time ring divided 1-12 for day and night, brass meridian ring and minute dial, attached to a binnacle mounted black-painted steel housing, enclosing the skeletonized double spring movement reading L. Hubbell, with lever escapement, all resting on a faux marble and black-painted base, ht. 18 in. Provenance: Chris Bailey. Literature: Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 27 (illustrated). $4,000-6,000 56
58 Juvet & Company Time Globe Floor Clock, Canajoharie, New York, c. 1880, floor standing example supporting the 12-in. terrestrial globe with maker’s boss marked Time Globe/Manufactured by Juvet & Co./ Canajoharie, NY, printed paper Arabic numeral dial on the equatorial ring displaying local time throughout the world, glass dial at the North Pole indicating local time, brass meridian ring calibrated in quadrants 0-90 degrees, thirtyhour duration clockwork mechanism inside the globe wound by the feather end of the arrow through the poles and rotating the globe 15 degrees each hour, the lacquered brass tripod base with stylized flower center column, and dragon-form tripod legs terminating in clawand-ball feet, ht. 46 in. Literature: Pictured in Horological Rarities of Space City ‘99, p. 5. Note: In 1880, the esteemed Scientific American highly recommended Louis P. Juvet’s Time Globe to its readers stating that it was “a fit ornament for any library, a valuable adjunct in every business office, and a necessity in every institution of learning.” $400-600
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Clocks & Watches
59 Aaron Willard Mahogany Tall Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1790, the fret-top case with brass stop-fluted freestanding columns flanking the painted iron Osborne dial inscribed in gothic script Aaron Willard/ Boston, floral spandrels and oval vignette of a classically dressed woman and putto, the rectangular waist door with ovolo corner line inlay, the base plinth with similar line inlay and banding, all on a two-stage molded base with ogee feet, eight-day, brass, hour-striking movement with two tin-cased weights and seconds beating pendulum, ht. 94 in. $12,000-18,000
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60 Mid-Atlantic Inlaid Mahogany Tall Clock, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, c. 1810, swan’s neck pediment over the freestanding, brass capital, reeded columns, Arabic numeral painted iron dial with moon’s age in arch, raised gilt spandrels, seconds bit and calendar aperture, figured mahogany tombstoneshaped door flanked by reeded quartercolumns, lower figured waist panel, base with similar figured panel and line inlay, terminating in a serpentine apron with flared French feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement, cast by bell founder A. Coats Glasgow, powered by two iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 95 in. $2,000-4,000
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61 Mahogany Eight-day Tall Clock, possibly Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, c. 1810, stepped molded flat-top hood with freestanding reeded columns with acanthus leaf carved capitals, painted Arabic numeral iron dial, moon’s age in arch, sweep seconds, and center calendar hand, raised gilt, and painted spandrels, freestanding reeded columns flanking the serpentine shaped waist door with cross-banded and crotch mahogany oval center panel, base with similar adornment as waist door, all resting on ogee bracket feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement, with dead-beat escapement, regulated by a brass faced pendulum and powered by two lead weights, ht. 97 in. $3,000-5,000
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62 Simon Willard Mahogany Inlaid Tall Clock, Boston, c. 1815, fret-top hood with fluted plinths and brass finials over the glazed door flanked by brass stop fluted freestanding columns flanking the painted iron Roman numeral dial signed Simon Willard, with two painted pheasants in center, floral spandrels, moon’s age in arch, seconds bit and calendar aperture, stop-fluted quarter-columns flanking the applied molded waist door with string and cross banded inlay, base with similar inlay decoration, all resting on scalloped base with French feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement with false plate, moon’s age dial plate stamped Wilson Birm on back, powered by two tin-cased weights and period pendulum, ht. 94 in. with finial. $8,000-12,000
63 Frederick Wingate Tall Clock, Augusta, Maine, c. 1820, birch and maple fret-top case, freestanding turned columns with brass capitals flanking glazed hood door over the painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Frederick Wingate, Augusta, No. 181, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, painted spandrels with raised gilt decoration, rectangular waist door with crossbanding, brass capitals on turned quarter-columns, flat base panel all on stylized French feet, eightday time and strike movement, two tin-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 89 in. $5,000-7,000
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64 Aaron Willard Mahogany Shelf Clock, Boston, c. 1810, scroll top with reeded plinth and giltwood acorn finial, over the hinged upper door encasing the reverse-painted glass tablet marked in the boss with blue background Aaron Willard Boston, gilt and red swag-form spandrels framing the Roman numeral painted iron dish dial and arrow hands, the reverse-painted lower tablet depicting Poseidon and Father Time, with both glasses enclosed by crossbanded and line-inlaid frames, all resting on flared French feet, eight-day, brass, time-only movement with recoil escapement, pendulum and iron weight, ht. 36 in. $10,000-15,000 65 Aaron Willard Dish Dial Shelf Clock, Boston, c. 1820, scroll-top mahogany case with halfround moldings enclosing the reverse-painted glasses both with lyre corner decorations, the upper marked Aaron Willard, Boston, the lower with a mirrored oval in the center, painted iron Roman numeral dish dial, brass, eight-day, time-only movement powered by a cast iron weight, all on wood ball feet, ht. 35 in. $10,000-15,000
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66 Simon Willard Jr. Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, c. 1815, painted iron Roman numeral dial signed S. Willard Jr. Boston, mahogany crossbanded inlaid frames enclosing the reverse-painted glasses, the lower tablet reading E Pluribus Unum, the waist glass with gilt, red, blue, and green glass reading Patent, flanked by brass side ornaments, eight-day timepiece movement with step train, fillister head case attachment, and dead-beat escapement, regulated by a pendulum and a lead weight, ht. 33 in. $500-700
67 Abiel Chandler Mahogany Wood Front Lyre Clock, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1830, carved midsection with inset mahogany panel, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked A. Chandler, Concord, N.H., brass alarm disc, brass, eight-day time and alarm movement, with two lead weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 38 in. $2,500-4,500
68 Abiel Chandler Mahogany Lyre Clock, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1830, painted Roman numeral iron dial signed A. Chandler above the lyre-form midsection with reversepainted glass, the lower box glass with scroll and cornucopia decoration, eight-day brass timepiece movement with ears on back plate for attaching to case, pendulum and iron weight, ht. 37 in. $800-1,200 69 Joshua Seward Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Boston, c. 1830, mahogany case with half-round moldings enclosing the reversepainted glasses, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Seward, arrow hands, brass, eight-day, time-only movement powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 34 in.
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70 Mahogany Wall Regulator Attributed to Aaron Willard, Boston, c. 1830, the case with hinged molded bezel over the 12 1/2-in. Roman numeral painted iron dial and blued diamond-shaped hands, half-round molded frames, both the hinged midsection and lower pendulum access door framing the black and gold reverse-painted glasses, eightday trapezoidal movement with T-bridge, alternate train layout, and recoil escapement powered by a brass-cased cylindrical weight and regulated by a brass pendulum bob and gilded wooden rod, ht. 50 in. $3,000-5,000
Note: According to Paul Foley “Willard Patent Timepieces”, Seward was a likely apprentice of John Sawin and advertised in 1833 that he had on hand a “large assortment of silver watches and was a manufacturer of clocks and timepieces...” $1,500-2,500
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73 E. Howard & Co. No. 11 “Keyhole” Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1885, rosewood grainpainted case with an 11-in. Roman numeral zinc dial, above the black, gold, and maroon glass, brass, eight-day, time-only movement stamped E. Howard & Co Boston, wooden pendulum rod, damascened bob, and cast iron weight stamped 7, ht. 31 in. $1,500-1,800 74 E. Howard & Co. Cherry No. 70 Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, 12-in. Roman numeral painted zinc dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, black, gold, and maroon lower tablet, eight-day timepiece movement stamped E. Howard & Co. Boston, 70, iron weight stamped 70, and damascened pendulum bob, ht. 31 in. $800-1,200 75 E. Howard & Co. 21-inch Dial No. 70 Oak Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, Roman numeral painted iron dial marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, above the clear glass lower tablet, brass, time-only movement engraved E. Howard & Co. Boston 28/14, recoil escapement and Geneva stop, regulated by a pendulum with damascened bob and cast iron weight impressed “2,” lg. 45 in. $1,000-1,500
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76 E. Howard & Co. No. 2 Regulator, Boston, c. 1875, rosewood grain-painted cherry case with glazed turned wooden bezel over the 10-in. painted iron dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, black, gold, and maroon reversepainted glasses in the throat and lower door, eight-day, timepiece movement with damascened brass plates marked as the dial, gilt wooden pendulum rod and a damascened brass-faced pendulum bob, all powered by a cast iron weight cast “2,” ht. 44 in. $2,000-4,000
71 E. Howard No. 11 “Keyhole” Regulator, Boston, with rosewood grain-painted cherry case, painted iron dial, lower tablet reversepainted in red, black, and gold, brass, weight-powered, time-only movement marked E Howard & Co., Boston, wood pendulum rod and brass-faced bob, powered by a cast iron weight marked 11, ht. 31 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000
72 E. Howard and Company No. 5 Regulator, Boston, c. 1870, the rosewood grain-painted case with painted iron Roman numeral dial signed E. Howard & Co. Boston, half-round moldings frame the black, gold, and maroon reverse-painted glasses, eight-day timepiece movement stamped E. Howard & Co. Boston powered by an iron weight marked 5, and regulated by a damascened pendulum, ht. 28 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
77 Waltham Quarter-sawn Oak Regulator, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1900, arch-top case with carved egg-and-dart molding above the relief-carved bust of Benjamin Franklin, Corinthian capital fluted columns flanking the 12-in. Roman numeral brass dial marked Waltham Clock Co., with mitered quartersawn surround and glazed door, all resting on a molded carved base, brass, eight-day, time-only movement with maintaining power and dead-beat escapement, stamped 889, brass-cased cylindrical weight, 27 1/2-in. pendulum with wooden rod and engine-turned brass-faced bob, ht. 73 in. Provenance: Possibly from the Suffolk Franklin Savings Bank, Boston, Massachusetts. $2,000-3,000
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78 Boston Clock Company Cherry Wall Regulator, Chelsea, Massachusetts, c. 1885, 12-in. Roman numeral painted iron dial, above the maroon and gilt reverse-painted tablet with shell-form aperture, brass, eight-day, timeonly movement stamped Boston Clock Co. Boston, and 48 on the front plate and bridge, wooden pendulum rod, and damascened bob, ht. 30 in. $400-600 79 “E. Howard” Astronomical Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1900, the dovetailed mahogany case with full-length glazed door, brass astronomical regulator dial with minutes on the outside perimeter, seconds at the top, and hours below the center, eight-day, brass, time-only movement stamped in Gothic script E. Howard & Co./ Boston, with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power powered by a cylindrical brass weight and regulated by a brass-faced pendulum bob and wooden rod, ht. 53 in. Note: This clock was used as the principle timekeeper for teaching purposes at the Lick Observatory, University of California, Berkley, by astronomer Dr. Hamilton Jeffers. $1,000-1,500 80 Chelsea Banjo Clock, Boston, no. 178444, the mahogany case with half-round moldings enclosing the reverse-painted glasses, the throat with eagle and Federal shield, the lower of a naval scene marked Constitution & Guerriere, silvered Arabic numeral dial marked Chelsea Clock Co., Boston, U.S.A., eight-day, time-only movement marked as the dial and number above, powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 40 in. $400-600 81 Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, scroll-top case, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length glazed door, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals and raised gilt decorations, lower reverse-painted tablet with gilt border and pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating in part Patent Clocks, made and sold by Seth Thomas, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour time and strike, wooden movement with pendulum bob, and two iron weights, ht. 31 in. $700-900
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82 Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, mahogany scroll-top case with three brass urn finials, painted wood dial with Arabic numerals, raised gilt decoration and two beehives below the center, reverse-painted lower glass of a country house, printed paper maker’s label stating in part, Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry./Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut by Seth Thomas, thirty-hour wooden movement with count wheel strike two cast iron weights and pendulum, ht. 32 in. $700-900
83 Eli Terry Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, scroll-top case, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length glazed door, painted wood Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt decorations, lower reverse-painted tablet with gilt border and pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating in part, Patent Clocks, made and sold at Plymouth, Connecticut by Eli Terry, thirty-hour time and strike, wood movement with pendulum bob and two iron weights, ht. 31 in. $800-1,200
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84 Eli Terry and Sons Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, with mahogany scroll-top case with freestanding turned columns flanking the full length glazed door over the painted wood Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt decorations, lower reverse-painted tablet of a village scene with gilt border and pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating in part Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry. Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut, by E. Terry & Sons, thirty-hour time and strike, wooden movement with pendulum bob and two iron weights, ht. 31 in. $800-1,200
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85 Pennsylvania Tiger Maple Pillar and Scroll Clock, c. 1830, scroll top with turned freestanding columns flanking the door, cherry case sides, turned finials and feet, 12-in. painted iron Arabic numeral dial with figural depictions of the four seasons in corners, lower tablet painted on iron and mounted behind glass, thirty-hour, wood, brass, and steel movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 in. $2,000-3,000
87 Seth Thomas Stenciled Transition Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1835, with floral and leaf stenciled splat and half-columns flanking the painted wood Roman numeral dial with floral spandrels and raised scroll decoration in the center, reverse-painted tablet depicting a town center, central pendulum aperture and stenciled border, printed maker’s label inside backboard, thirty-hour wood movement with two weights and pendulum, all on carved paw feet, ht. 29 1/2 in. $500-700
86 Samuel Terry Stenciled Transitional Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830, mahogany case with stenciled fruit basket splat and floral half-columns flanking the door, painted wood Roman numeral dial with raised gilt and floral corner decorations, lower tablet with reverse-painting of a Greek Revival estate, interior case label states in part Patent Clocks, Invented by ELI TERRY. Made and Sold at Bristol, Connecticut, by SAMUEL TERRY., wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights, all on carved paw feet, ht. 29 in. $500-700
88 Ephraim Downes Carved Transitional Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830, carved half-columns and splat, painted wood Roman numeral dial with gilt raised decorations, reverse-painted lower tablet of a stream side scene, printed makers label inside, wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights, all on carved paw feet, ht. 30 in. $1,000-1,500
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89 Seth Thomas Mahogany Transitional Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1835, splat stenciled with cornucopias, floral stenciled half-columns flanking the door, stenciled and reverse-painted lower tablet, painted wood Arabic numeral dial with floral and raised gilt corner decorations, interior label stating in part Invented by ELI TERRY., Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut, by SETH THOMAS, wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two iron weights, all on carved paw feet, ht. 31 in. $500-700
90 Eli Terry and Sons Eight-day Transitional Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, case with stenciled half-columns, carved eagle splat, and paw feet, painted wood Roman numeral dial with seconds, label stating in part Eight-day Clocks. Invented by ELI TERRY. Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut, by E. TERRY & Sons., lower tablet depicting a park and marked Part of Regent Street, London, wood, eight-day time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights, ht. 36 in. $1,500-2,500
91 Ephraim Downs Stenciled Column and Splat Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830, mahogany case with stenciled fruit basket splat and floral half-columns, painted wood Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt decoration, lower tablet of a young girl holding a cat, case label inside marked Improved Clocks, Manufactured and Sold by Ephraim Downs, Bristol, Conn., wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 35 in. $1,000-1,500 92 F. Kroeber “Maltese” Walnut Gallery Clock, New York, c. 1890, the case with applied turned buttons, glazed wood bezel over the 14-in. paper Roman numeral dial on zinc marked Presented by A.D. Norton, Jeweler. Gloversville, N.Y., spring-powered, eight-day, time-only movement stamped F. Kroeber, New York, ht. 28 in. $600-800
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93 Brewster & Ingrahams Giltwood Gallery Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, molded gilt frame surrounding the 14-in. Roman numeral wooden dial, marked as above, thirty-hour, time-only movement, with paper instructional label, dia. 20 1/2 in. $600-800 94 Seth Thomas Ship’s Bell Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1875, silvered brass dial with Roman numerals, seconds bit, and marked Seth Thomas, spade hands, brass bezel, and bell mounted below, thirty-hour time and ship’s bell strike with lever escapement movement, all in a glazed maple case, ht. 14 in. $500-700
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99 Timby Walnut “Solar Timepiece” or Globe Clock, Saratoga Springs, New York, No. 369, c. 1865, the scroll-top case with central turned finial and gilt pendant, printed paper Arabic numeral hour dial encircling the 6-in. twelve-gore printed globe marked on the maker’s boss Joslin’s Six Inch Terrestrial Globe, Containing the Latest Discoveries, Gillman Joslin, Boston 1860, in a brass yoke with North Pole facing front, lower printed paper minute dial with Arabic numerals behind a hinged and glazed door, eight-day time-only movement with balance wheel escapement, interior maker’s label numbered 369, ht. 26 1/2 in.
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95 Seth Thomas Course Clock, Connecticut, c. 1942, 6-in. black dial with subsidiary seconds marked Course Clock by Seth Thomas, Mark 2 Mod.1, Serial No. 21350, in a Bakelite case mounted into a heavy metal frame with viewing window and mechanism to mount one of the four course cams included, all in a hinged wooden box, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 12, dp. 12 in. $400-600 96 Chauncey Jerome Eight-day Double Fusee Shelf Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1850, flat front mahogany veneered case, painted wood Roman numeral dial marked C. Jerome, New Haven, Conn., U.S., lower tablet of a street scene marked View in Liverpool, eight-day time and strike movement with remote mounted wood fusees, ht. 23 1/2 in. $250-450
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97 John Birge Mahogany Double Steeple Fusee Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc dial, original Fenn, Bristol painted tablets, maker’s label inside backboard stating in part Eight-day Brass Clocks, Made For Sale Wholesale and Retail by John Birge, Bristol, Conn., eight-day time and strike movement stamped Birge and Fuller Bristol, Conn. U.S.A., and detached wood fusees, ht. 26 1/2 in. $600-800
98 Birge & Fuller Wagon Spring Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc dial marked William Beals, Boston, painted tablets on upper and lower door, printed maker’s label inside the case: J. Ives Patent Accelerating Lever Spring Thirty-hour Brass Clocks Made and For Sale, Wholesale and Retail by Birge & Fuller, Bristol, Conn., with lyre-shaped, thirty-hour time and strike, “wagon spring” movement, ht. 24 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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Note: The annual report of the American Institute, New York City, 1867-68, describes the Timby timepiece as “a miniature world or model of the earth, put in motion, making a revolution once in twenty-four hours, moved by a superior time movement, requiring to be wound once in eight days...” See An Empire in Time, Clocks and Clock Makers of Upstate New York, by G. Russell Oechsle and Helen Boyce, pp. 136-138. $4,000-5,000 100 Kroeber “Noiseless Rotary No. 1” Derrick Clock, New York, c. 1884, with circular 11-in. ebonized wood base supporting the eight-day time and strike movement, 5-in. black and gold Roman numeral dial, and the black pierced wood derrick that supports the silk thread suspension for the nickel conical pendulum, all under the original glass dome, ht. 21 in. $800-1,200 101 Ansonia Figural Clock “The Philosopher,” New York, c. 1895, Japanese bronze finish statue of a man contemplating a geometry problem sits in a chair adjacent the clock with Roman numeral dial marked Ansonia Clock Co., Patented, both on a cast iron base with egg and dart and floral mounts all on paw feet, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 15 in. $250-350
102 Jerome & Co. “Flying Pendulum No. 1” Clock, New Haven Clock Company, c. 1885, with oak case on brass paw feet, 2 3/4-in. printed paper Roman numeral dial, blued spade hands, and spring-powered, one-day, time-only movement with flying pendulum swinging to the right and wrapping itself around the brass rod, unwinding then swinging to the left and repeating, ht. 10 1/4 in. $200-400 103 Jerome “Paris Model” Shelf Clock, Connecticut, c. 1850, lower center of pressed brass front marked Paris, 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, Botsford balance wheel escapement on the one-day spring powered movement, glass dome, wood base on three brass ball feet, ht. 12 in. $300-500
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104 William Hardy Spring Pallet Observatory Regulator, London, c. 1825, the figured mahogany case with arched hood over the substantial 12-in. engraved silvered dial signed at the center Willm. Hardy, Invt. et Fecit, London, observatory marks for the seconds chapter, 24-hour dial, outer minutes, and blued steel hands, the tapered waist section with glazed opening flanked by chamfered corners reveals the temperaturecompensating pendulum with flat steel rod, sliding micro and other regulation adjustment screws, pendulum frame with mercury-filled glass jar and lid, engraved and silvered beat scale mounted to an ebony block on the case back, the lower case on a raised plinth with raised ebony trim, a brass seating board supports the heavy lacquered plate, five-pillar movement enclosed by a fitted mahogany box, with delicate high count wheels, five crossings and screw collets, spring detent escapement planted on the back plate with escape wheel mounted between jeweled chatons front and rear, all powered by a cylindrical brass weight with integral pulley and regulated by the pendulum suspended from the steel suspension spring hanging from a heavy rectangular bracket mounted across the tops of the plates, ht. 72 1/2 in.
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Literature: For an extensive discussion of Hardy regulators and his design of a detached or spring pallet escapement and other closely related examples, please see Derek Roberts, English Precision Pendulum Clocks, pp. 8394. Note: Hardy delivered his first clock, ordered by Nevil Maskelyne in April 1811, to the Old Royal Observatory in Greenwich, where it stood in the Circle Room until November 1823, when it replaced Graham’s regulator as the Transit Clock. The clock performed well at Greenwich and public and private orders from all over the world quickly followed. It is thought that twenty-eight regulators were made with eighteen being recorded. It is difficult to determine, but this is probably an unrecorded example. Hardy developed the first spring pallet escapement in 1807 and is said to be the first horologist in England to make the epicycloidal cutters for wheels and pinions. In 1862, Charles Frodsham wrote that “the train and wheel work in Hardy’s regulators is among the best in England, and the shape of the wheels and pinions makes the most perfect gearing I’ve ever seen.” please see back cover for full view of this lot $70,000-90,000
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105 F.W. Clerke Astronomical Regulator, London, c. 1880, oak round-top case with glazed door and carved oak leaf and acorn fret below masking the 12-in. silvered brass dial engraved F.W. Clerke, 27 Lombard Street, London, outer Arabic minutes, seconds dial in the upper quadrant and Roman numeral hours below all with blued steel hands, eightday heavy plate movement with dead-beat escapement, jeweled pallet faces, maintaining power, six-spoke brass pulley, mercury, temperature-compensated pendulum with regulating scale, silvered beat scale mounted inside the case, and a brass-cased cylindrical weight, ht. 72 in. $5,000-7,000
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106 Riefler Invar Pendulum, Germany, c. 1920, nickel/iron alloy components, bob marked Riefler, Munchen, D.H.R. 100870, 1795., 40-tooth rating nut with lock, pendulum hook stamped 1795, lg. 47 in. $800-1,200 107 William Rust Japanned Longcase Clock, Bury, England, c. 1760, gilt and green painted japanned case with remnants of raised decoration, arched hood with engaged quarter-columns flanking the composite brass dial with boss in arch reading Willm Rust Bury, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, engraved center, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, tombstone-shaped waist door over the step molded base and bun feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement, regulated by pendulum and two lead weights, ht. 89 in. $1,500-2,000
108 John Downes Mahogany Longcase Clock, London, c. 1760, dentil molded flat-top hood with inlaid stars above the freestanding castbrass Corinthian capital, stop-fluted columns, and checker-inlaid door, composite brass dial with strike/silent in the arch, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, calendar aperture, and boss reading John Downes London, gothic-topped, inlaid, flame mahogany waist door, flanked by stop-fluted quarter-columns with cast brass Corinthian capitals, all resting on bracket feet, eight-day, five-pillar, time and hour-strike movement, strap brass pendulum rod, brass-faced bob, and two brass-cased weights, ht. 84 1/4 in. $500-700
109 Thomas Triggs Longcase Clock, London, c. 1730, burl walnut veneered flat-top case with blind frets and engaged columns, composite brass dial with maker’s boss reading Thomas Triggs London in the arch, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, seconds bit, recessed date dial against a matted center, and cast brass spandrels, tombstone waist door and two-stage stepped molded base, five-pillar, eight-day time and hour strike movement with anchor escapement, regulated by a brassfaced pendulum, and powered by two iron weights, ht. 89 in. $2,000-4,000
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110 Inlaid Mahogany English Longcase Clock, c. 1815, gilt-metal peacock finial above the faux pagoda hood with gilt painted floral, and cottage scene, freestanding reeded columns flanking the Arabic numeral painted iron dial with moon’s age in arch and pattern spandrels, string banded inlaid upper and lower waist panels, reeded quarter-columns flanking the crossbanded crotch mahogany door, all resting on ogee bracket feet, eight-day time and hour strike mechanism, regulated by a pendulum and two lead weights, ht. 99 in. $1,000-1,500
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111 Thomas Gray Mahogany Longcase Clock, London, c. 1790, arch-top hood with stop-fluted freestanding columns flanking the composite brass dial, Roman numeral silvered chapter ring, matted center, strike/ silent in arch, subsidiary seconds dial and boss reading Thomas Gray London, above the tombstone crotch mahogany door, eight-day time and hour strike movement, regulated by a pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 89 in. $3,000-5,000
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112 W. Wilkinson Mahogany and Oak Veneered Longcase Clock, Leeds, England, c. 1800, bellflower-inlaid swan’s neck pediment, cast brass Corinthian capital reeded columns flanking the painted iron dial reading W. Wilkinfon Leeds, with moon’s age in arch, and floral spandrels, seconds and calendar dials, shell-inlaid panel above the cyma-shaped waist door with urn inlaid center, raised bottom panel with central and corner petal inlay, all resting on bracket feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement, pendulum and two lead weights, ht. 90 in. $1,000-1,500
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113 Ebonized Mahogany Rococo Chime Clock, probably England, c. 1880, the pierced scroll top with carved urn finials surmount the stylized glazed hood door with carved surround and flanked by carved buttresses over the engraved brass Arabic numeral dial with three subsidiary dials in the arch for “Strike and Chime Silent” and “Whittington and Westminster” chime selection, seconds bit and engraved throughout the serpentine form, with waist carved freestanding columns flanking the glazed waist door with lattice carving over the base panel with grotesque mask, carving on a punch decorated surface and ogee feet, eight-day time, strike, and quarter-hour chime movement with nine tubular bells against the fretted back, all powered by three brass cylindrical weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 108 in. $10,000-15,000
114 Elaborately Inlaid Mahogany Chime Clock, America, c. 1900, pagoda-top hood over the freestanding, stop-fluted, cast brass Corinthian columns, fabric-backed pierced side sound frets, composite brass dial with raised Arabic numerals, silvered chapter ring, silvered seconds dial within the engraved center, cast brass spandrels, Chime/Silent and Whittington/Cambridge Chimes subsidiary dials in the arch, fully inlaid floral and ribbon, crossbanded waist door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter-columns with cast brass acanthus leaf capitals, inset paneled lower section with shell inlaid ovolo corners, inlaid classical urn and floral decoration, the base with scroll feet and scroll apron, eight-day, brass, three-train, weight-powered, quarterchiming on eight bells movement, powered by three brass-cased weights and regulated by cylindrical lead pendulum bob, ht. 109 in. $3,000-5,000
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115 Carved Mahogany Nine Tubular Bell Chime Clock, Bigelow Kennard & Co., Boston, c. 1900, egg-and-dart and bead-decorated case with dentil molded pitch pediment hood with wreath and swag carving in the arch, Corinthian capital fluted double columns flanking the composite brass dial, silvered chapter ring with raised Arabic numerals, seconds bit, and moon’s age in the arch, boss reading Bigelow Kennard & Co. Boston, beveled glass oval waist door flanked by full-length Corinthian capital fluted columns, terminating in claw feet, eight-day time and quarter-chiming movement on nine bells, brass-faced pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 96 in. $5,000-7,000
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116 Thwaites Mahogany Table Clock, No. 3005, Clerkenwell, London, c. 1805, the case with glazed and brass beaded dial opening over the silvered Roman numeral dial with Strike/ Silent subsidiary dial in the arch and pierced gilt brass hands, brass carrying handle at the top, carved buttresses at the sides and a flat molded base, eight-day time, strike, and repeat chain fusee movement marked 3005 in two places and trademark Thwaites on front plate, cut shoulders, decorated perimeter and boss marked Jno.Twaites/Clerkenwell/ London, rack and snail hour strike, recoil anchor escapement, and pendulum ht. with handle down 12 in. $6,000-8,000
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117 Payne & Co. Ormolu-mounted Marquetry Inlaid Boulle Mantel Clock, 165 New Bond Street London, no. 858, c. 1890, cast brass eagle finial adorning the fully floral marquetry and ormolu-mounted case, 6-in. Roman numeral porcelain shield dial with blue numerals, and black Arabic numeral minute markings, porcelain center marked Payne & Co, 165 Bond Street London 858, eight-day, time-only, fusee movement with back plate engraved as above, regulated by a brass pendulum bob, ht. 20 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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118 Gothic Rosewood Library Clock, probably London, c. 1880, the carved lancet top with central carved and turned finial surmounts the glazed door flanked by bundled reeded columns, over the silvered engraved Roman numeral dial with subsidiary dial at the top for regulation and lever above the twelve for “Strike-No Strike,� pierced sound vents on both sides backed by silk, molded base and pad feet, eight-day time and strike, brass movement with wire gong strike, ht. 27 in. $2,000-4,000
119 English Mahogany Bracket Clock, early 19th century, dome-top case with brass side frets backed with glass, painted iron dial with subsidiary fast/slow and strike/silent dials in the arch, brass hands, eight-day, fusee, time and strike movement with pull repeat and back plate marked Edwards, Coleman Street, N. 58, regulated by an engraved pendulum, ht. with handle extended 19 in. $2,500-3,000 119
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120 D. Monnier Mahogany Bracket Clock, Philadelphia, c. 1815, dome-top case with side carrying handles, restored painted iron Roman numeral dial with subsidiary calendar dial and strike/silent in arch signed D. Monnier, Philada, eight-day, time and strike, fusee movement with dead-beat escapement and fully engraved back plate, ht. 17 in. $2,500-3,500
121 James Burke Mahogany Bracket Clock, Dublin, Ireland, with brass handle on the bell-top mahogany case, glazed side panels, composite brass dial with fully engraved center, ringed winding hole, calendar aperture, and maker’s boss in the arch, fusee, eight-day, timepiece movement with recoil escapement and fully engraved back plate, pull quarterhour repeat on command on six bells, ht. with handle extended 20 in. $2,000-3,000 122 Roskell Bracket Clock and Bracket, Liverpool, c. 1830, ebonized, stepped, dometop case with brass inlay, pierced side sound frets, 6 1/2-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, eight-day, time and strike, fusee movement with engraved back plate marked Roskell, Liverpool, regulated by an engraved brassfaced pendulum, with matching wall bracket, clock ht. 19 in. $1,000-1,500
123 Morris, Tobias & Levitt Regency Mahogany Bracket Clock, London, c. 1820, lancet shape case with gilt-metal carrying handles, column capitals, pierced side sound frets, bezel, and paw feet, 8-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Morris, Tobias & Levitt, London, brass, eight-day, chain fusee, time and strike movement with border engraved back plate and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 19 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 124 “Tall Orrery” Clock by Devon Clock Co., England, last half 20th century, the movement powered by going barrels and regulated by a platform escapement controls the annular Arabic and Roman numeral chapters, the orrery above depicts the sun and the closest six planets, turned socle base, all mounted on a mahogany disc and under a glass dome, ht. 23 in. $1,500-2,000
125 Thomas Wright Mahogany Bracket Clock with Penny Moon, Dorking, England, c. 1800, brass handle atop the broken arch case with brass lined door and corner strips, fabricbacked pierced brass side sound frets, and brass bracket feet, composite brass dial with applied chapter ring marked Thos. Wright, DORKING, finely matted center and penny moon in center of the silvered subsidiary dial in arch with Arabic numerals for day of lunar cycle and Roman numerals for the high tide at Dorking, brass, eight-day, twin fusee, time and strike movement with pull repeat, engraved back plate border, brackets and pendulum, ht. with handle extended 19 in. Note: A penny moon is usually found on English tall clocks and is rare on formal bracket clocks. $3,000-5,000
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126 Brass Skeleton Clock, England, c. 1890, pierced brass plates, skeletonized Roman numeral chapter ring, eight-day, fusee, time and drop off strike movement regulated by a pendulum, on four turned brass feet, all mounted on a wooden base and under a glazed mahogany “dome,” ht. 17 1/2 in. $800-1,200
127 Walsh Pagoda-top Rosewood Bracket Clock, Newbury, England, c. 1825, sweeping pagoda-top case with brass side carrying handles, pierced fabric-backed sound frets, bezel, scrolling inlay below dial, and pad feet, 8-in. silvered Roman numeral dial with subsidiary simple calendar dial below center marked Walsh, Newbury, brass, eight-day, fusee, time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 18 in. $1,000-1,500 128 Japanese Inro Watch and Case, c. 1845, turned convex dial with movable numbers and two moving hands, rear-wound movement with foliate pierced and engraved plates, going barrel, four turned posts and cylinder escapement with balance wheel mounted on the outside of the rear plate, in Shitan wood case with glazed brass bezel attached to the front and removable top with key compartment, all suspended from a cord with a bone hook and a cloisonné bead ojime, ht. 2 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000
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129 Japanese Combination Lantern Clock and Pillar Clock, 19th century, the verge movement surmounted by a straight-sided bell over the balance wheel within a drum surround, floral engraved dial plate and side doors, dial with adjustable characters on the revolving chapter ring with dual calendar apertures below, fixed steel hand, all mounted on a traditional case of black lacquer with floral inlay of abalone, glazed slide on hood with silvered pierced side sound frets, the trunk with adjustable hour and half-hour plates, time indicated by the fall of the single silver-cased octagonal weight, ht. 55 in. Note: Please see Japanese Clocks, by N.H.N. Mody, plate 109, for another example of a combination clock. $20,000-24,000
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130 Japanese Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock, c. 1850, traditional-style case of mulberry wood with glazed hood and key drawer is decorated with scrolling foliage in gold maki-e lacquer, dual-sided black lacquer time scale held in place by two silvered brackets, pierced brass pointer attached to the lead weight indicates the time as the weight falls, brass movement with pierced and engraved front plate and verge escapement regulated by a balance wheel, ht. 16 in. Note: This clock may have originally had seven two-sided time scales to allow proper timekeeping in the changeable Japanese system. $2,000-3,000
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131 Large Japanese Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock, c. 1850, traditional ebonized case with removable glazed hood and lower key drawer, time scale with thirteen movable silvered hour markers, brass movement with floral pierced and engraved front plate, turned pillars at corners, and verge escapement regulated by a balance wheel, the pierced silvered hand attached to the wood box enclosing the cast iron weight, ht. 51 in. $5,000-7,000
132 Japanese Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock, c. 1850, traditional-style wooden case with glazed hood and lower key drawer, reversible black lacquered time scale held on by two brackets, brass movement with turned short pillars at front corners, pierced and engraved front plate and verge escapement regulated by a balance wheel and powered by a lead weight, ht. 15 in. Note: This clock may have originally had seven two-sided time scales to allow proper timekeeping in the changeable Japanese system. $800-1,200
133 Japanese Striking Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock, 19th century, traditional-style wood case with glazed hood and key drawer, the trunk has pierced brass sound frets inset into the sides and time scale with movable hour and half-hour markers attached to the front, brass movement with turned pillars at corners, pierced and engraved front plate and verge escapement regulated by a balance wheel, spring-powered striking mechanism in the trunk, housed in a brass case, and acts as the weight to power the time movement, ht. 20 in. $1,500-2,000
134 Large Japanese Shaku Dokei or Lacquered Stick Clock with Stand, 19th century, traditional case with thirteen silvered adjustable hour markers on the time scale, brass movement with floral engraved front plate, turned half-columns at front corners and verge escapement regulated by a short frontmounted pendulum, case decorated with gold maki-e lacquer floral motif, all on a similarly decorated stand to allow use as a floor/table clock, ht. 33 in. $10,000-15,000 135 Japanese Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock, c. 1850, traditional Shitan wood case with glazed hood and key drawer, the time scale with thirteen silvered adjustable hour indicators, brass bird head pointer attached to the lead weight points to the time as the weight falls, brass movement with turned corner columns, pierced front plate of floral design and verge escapement regulated by a top mounted balance wheel, all in original wooden carrying case with Japanese characters painted on the lid, ht. of clock 12 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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136 Japanese Eight-day Lantern Clock and Wall Bracket, c. 1865, a straight sided bell sits over the top mounted balance wheel, floral engraved panels on all four sides, rotating dial with movable hour and half-hour markers turns against stationary pierced steel hand, eight-day, verge escapement, time and strike movement regulated by a balance wheel with adjustable timing weights and powered by a single weight on an endless rope, all on a Shitan wood wall bracket with a glazed hood and fabric backed pierced side sound frets, ht. of clock only 9 in. $3,000-5,000
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137 Japanese Makura Dokei or Bracket Clock, c. 1840, with straight sided bell above the top mounted balance wheel, turned brass corner columns, round, floral engraved, front and back plates, double calendar apertures, 2 1/4-in. revolving dial, fixed pierced steel hand, one-day, chain fusee, verge escapement time train with going barrel strike train, all in a glazed Shitan wood case with hidden key drawer and brass carrying handle, ht. with handle extended 9 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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138 Chinese Verge Escapement Bracket Clock, c. 1860, rosewood case with mother-of-pearl inlay, glazed front sliding door, 5-in. porcelain dial, pierced steel hour, minute, and sweep second hands, brass dial surround, eight-day time and strike, chain fusee movement with crown-wheel and verge escapement, rear wind and set, short bob pendulum, all on a scroll-cut bracket, ht. 18 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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139 Robert Houdin Swinging Glass Dial Mystery Clock, France, c. 1835, two patinated metal classical female figures hold up a bracket supporting a clear glass Roman numeral dial marked Robert Houdin, Paris, with pierced gilt hands, all above a gridiron pendulum with a blue, star studded, sphere as the bob which contains the eight-day, timeonly movement, ht. 26 1/2 in. Note: As the pendulum swings the hands mounted on the glass dial tell time with no apparent connection to the movement. $7,000-9,000
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140 Gilt “Frame” Clock with Calendar by Imbert, Paris, c. 1790, the Arabic numeral dial marked Imbert a Paris with red outer Arabic numeral date dial, pierced gilt hands and blued steel barbed calendar hand surmounted by an eagle gripping a floral garland and enclosed by a bead and engine-turned dial surround, eight-day time, strike, and calendar brass movement with count wheel bell strike, silk thread suspension and sunburst pendulum bob, all supported by an inverted “U” gilt frame with engine turned and bead decoration rising above the four decorated cone feet, white marble floor and applied rope edges, the back frame of identical shape and decoration joins the front with bold twist columns and matching decoration, ht. 18 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
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141 French Gilt and Bronze Statuary Clock of Belisarius, c. 1830, gilt figure of Belisarius holding a bronze helmet and staff sits atop the clock with a fasces, sword, and shield adjacent, the bezel of the silvered 4-in. Roman numeral dial is an Ouroboros, the front of the plinth are scenes from the life of Belisarius cast in bas relief, all on gilt scroll feet, with eightday time and count wheel strike movement with silk thread suspension, ht. 22 in. $2,000-4,000
142 LeRoy Gilt Figural Mantel Clock, Paris, c. 1830, the brass and bronze case with gilded double winged figure is lofted by tree branches and amidst the line decorated silvered dial marked LeRoy a Paris with Roman numerals and blued moon hands, eight-day time and hour strike movement with silk thread suspension, pendulum and count wheel, all resting on a base plinth with a raised scene of a classically dressed woman in a garden being attended by a winged putto presenting a garland of flowers, ht. 18 in. $2,000-4,000
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143 Henry Marc Napoleon Mantel Clock, Paris, c. 1840, flat-top multicolored marble case with brass cornice topped by a bronze statue of Napoleon on his horse, cast brass bezel with heavy beveled glass over the 4-in. brass Roman numeral dial marked Hnry Marc, a Paris, eight-day movement with count wheel strike and a silk thread suspension marked Delauncy a Paris, ht. 19 in. $1,500-2,000
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144 F. Berthoud Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Figural Mantel Clock, Paris, c. 1860, the Roman numeral porcelain dial marked Fd. Berthoud a Paris with pierced gilt hands set within a truncated classical porcelain column festooned with floral and ribbon garlands and flanked by a standing woman figure holding a commemorative plaque and child playing with a puppy, the raised marble base with applied decoration in the frieze framed by beadwork, eight-day time and strike movement with silvered platform escapement and marked CR and EM, ht. 13 3/4 in. $2,000-4,000
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145 Ebonized Two-column Inverted Swinging Clock, France, c. 1830, ormolu-mounted entablature supported by two Corinthian columns on a plinth raised on pad feet, movement housed in the bob of a gridiron pendulum with cast floral dial surround and engine-turned Roman numeral dial, blued Breguet-style hands, suspended by a reverse knife-edge, eight-day time and count wheel strike movement which swings the pendulum/ clock as it ticks, ht. 21 in. $4,000-6,000
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146 Ormolu-mounted Black Marble Portico Clock, France, c. 1850, scroll top with foliate ormolu mounts supported by four Corinthian columns, cast bezel with ormolu drapery swags hanging below, 4 1/2-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, pierced gilt hands, eightday, time and count wheel strike movement stamped 2, 2512, regulated by a grid iron pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in. $800-1,200
148 Planchon Ormolu and Bronze Shelf Clock, Paris, c. 1840, on top a painter sitting in a garden with a female figure leaning on his shoulder, bronze body with applied ormolu decoration and bezel, all on acanthus leaf scroll feet, 3 1/2-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Planchon, a Paris, brass eight-day time and strike movement with silk thread suspension marked Pons, Metaille d’argent 1823, ht. 20 in. $2,000-4,000
147 Gentilhomme Ormolu Portico Clock, Paris, c. 1850, four Doric columns support the stepped cornice and the cast brass bezel surrounding the 5-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked M.me Gentilhomme, Palais Royal a Paris, spring-powered, eightday time and count wheel strike movement regulated by a gridiron pendulum, ht. 19 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000
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150 Lepaute Variegated Marble Portico Clock, Paris, c. 1850, variegated gray marble case with four columns supporting the stepped cornice, finely detailed ormolu column capitals, cast brass bezel and mushroom feet, 5-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Lepaute a Paris, eight-day time and count wheel strike movement stamped H 59, regulated by a temperature compensated grid iron pendulum with a 4 1/4-in. brass encased ball, ht. 20 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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151 Gilt Bronze and Enamel Tambour No. 1 Mantel Clock, attributed to Brocot, No. 572/110, Paris, c. 1860, the fluted top section with a 6 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial against a pink ground with gilt and enamel decoration in the center of two cherubs near a winter campfire all in a beaded brass bezel, the lower section with classical leaf scrolls and swags, two panels depicting the harvest and a lower base frieze with three cherubs in a winter scene all on flattened ball feet, the movement of approximately two-week duration, rack and snail strike, approximately 10-in. pendulum and back plate stamped AB within a star, pendulum and key, set on a raised, carved, and gilded plinth with worn silk fabric cover marked on the underside Tambour No. 1, stamped DS within an oval and a paper label marked in pen No. 572/110, and this set on an ebonized hardwood oval pediment marked in pencil in a similar manner to above and Mr. Brocot, all framed for a fitted glass shade, ht. 24 in. $3,000-5,000
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152 Rosewood and Marquetry Gilt-brass Portico Clock, France, c. 1860, floral marquetry case with brass Corinthian capitals adorning the four columns, 4-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial surrounded by floral designed brass bezel, eight-day time and count wheel strike mechanism, with cast brass wreath decorated pendulum, ht. 19 1/2 in. $300-500
154 Pert Bally Quarter-striking Candlestick Clock, Paris, 1875, blue porcelain Roman numeral chapter ring marked Pert Bally/Paris with two bells above and eight-day, quarterstriking, pendulum movement stamped with maker’s name and mark mounted behind, supported on a gilt cast brass oval bead-decorated frame with porcelain panel depicting a putto holding a bountiful harvest, on a six-sided marble base with cast rope edging, all on a felt and ebonized pedestal with glass dome, ht. 16 in. $2,000-3,000
153 Waring and Gillow Gilt Figural Mantel Clock, Paris, c. 1870, the porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Waring & Gillow Ltd./ Paris and pierced gilt hands flanked and surmounted by the goddess Dianna and Cupid amidst an array of floral garlands, ribbons and Classical iconography applied to the white alabaster case on reeded cone feet, eight-day time and hour strike, Japy Frères movement with rack strike and pendulum, ht. 14 in. $1,000-1,500
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155 Bourdin Gilt Figural and Porcelain Mantel Clock, Paris, c. 1875, the gilt and cobalt blue porcelain column rises above the brass pedestal with classical scene on the frieze, seated putti contemplating the meaning of time and flanking the porcelain dial with blue Roman numerals and marked Bourdin/Paris surrounded by a ribbon of garland with a bow at the top, all is capped by a classical urn with blue and gilt porcelain center, swags, and pineapple finial and beaded drops, the back with two urn finials capped by pineapples, brass time and bell strike movement with rear plate stamped Bourdin/Paris and 6028, 5-in. pendulum and recoil escapement, ht. 18 in. Note: The clock “finisher,� Mr. Bourdin triple signed his work: signed on the dial, the back plate of the movement and the interior of the porcelain column visible only if the movement is removed. $2,000-4,000
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156 Guilmet Mystery Clock, France, c. 1885, black marble base with incised and gilt floral decoration, cast bezel with beveled glass over the incised 4-in. Roman numeral dial, gilt lion head side handles and paw front feet, surmounted by a patinated metal classical female statue with upraised arm holding a gilt pendulum with a glass bob which swings without an visible means of impulse, eightday time and strike movement marked Brevete GLT S.G.D.C., ht. 25 in. Note: Guilmet was granted a patent in 1867 for this type of “mystery” clock. The pendulum is kept in motion by a imperceptible movement of the platform under the statue. $5,000-7,000
157 Wedgwood and Bisque Mantel Clock, movement French, c. 1880, brass Roman numeral dial with blued steel moon hands, engine-turned center and cast floral bezel, eight-day, time-only, pendulum movement, the case of Wedgwood and white bisque decoration, roses outline and frame the upper section with classically dressed maiden holding an ample floral bouquet and surrounded by butterflies and bumblebees, the base with floral sprigs and set on cast brass feet, ht. 12 1/4 in. $400-600
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158 Tiffany & Company Gilt Figural Mantel Clock, France, c. 1880, the Roman numeral dial signed Tiffany & Compy/New York, outer Arabic minute numerals and pierced gilt hands flanked by the conflicting forces of love and war with a winged cupid holding a bow and an arrow on one side and a war figure holding a spear, shield, and wearing a helmet on the other, all capped by two mating doves, the raised base with garland apron and paw feet, eight-day time and strike movement with bell strike and pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-500 159 French Clock with Brass Corner Shelf, brass front and side panels with etched floral design, porcelain Arabic numeral dial, pierced gold hands, eight-day time and strike, spring-powered movement regulated by a pendulum, on a green felt-covered corner shelf with pierced brass railing, brass edge trim, and a box of the same materials mounted below, ht. 20, wd. 22, dp. 14 in. $200-400
160 Gilt Bronze and Crystal Lyre Clock, France, c. 1890, the lyre with a sun god between two swans holding a floral swag above the engine turned dial surround and bezel over the 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, ornate pierced gilt hands, floral embossed crystal base, all on a floral plinth raised on mushroom feet, eight-day time and strike movement with sunburst pendulum hung from the top behind the lyre “strings” which mysteriously moves with the ticking of the clock, ht. 20 in. $1,500-2,000
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161 Large Black Marble and Bronze Egyptian Revival Shelf Clock, France, c. 1880, black and red marble case with patinated bronze statues and accents, god Lamassu atop with male and female gods flanking the 6-in. porcelain dial with red Roman numerals, hieroglyphs in the red marble dial surround and lower frieze, on six bronze feet, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 25 in. $700-900 162 French Gimbaled Ball Clock on Stand, c. 1900, the brass dial with painted Arabic numerals and inscribed Guintanay & Co. (?)/Habana, blued spade hands, round French timepiece movement with platform escapement accessed through the rear door, the whole resting in a brass gimbaled mount supported by two cast serpents, on a variegated marble base with four brass pad feet, ht. 14 1/2 in. $300-500
163 Large Equestrian Marble and Bronze Mantel Clock, France, c. 1880, a bronze stallion surmounts the Siena marble case with acanthus leaf corner mounts on a heavily decorated bronze plinth with scroll feet, the dial comprised of Roman numerals mounted to the front surface of the marble, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. of horse 12, total ht. 24 in. $2,000-3,000 164 Champlevé and Marble Crystal Regulator Mantel Clock and Garniture, French, c. 1890, pitch pediment-style marble top above the beveled glass sides and doors, champlevé-decorated flat columns flank the door over the 3 1/2-in. Arabic numeral porcelain dial marked in part A. LA Renaissance Paris, pierced gilt hands, and champlevé-decorated bezel, resting on a marble base with brass mushroom feet, eight-day time and strike, spring-powered movement, regulated by a two-jar mercury pendulum; together with two Egyptian-style marble and champlevé urns, clock ht. 13 in. $800-1,200
165 Lenzkirch White Marble Mantel Clock, Germany, c. 1880, the white marble case with cast brass latticework across the facade with two cartouches featuring musical themes flanking the porcelain Arabic numeral dial signed by retailer Franz Hiess & Sonne/ Wien, the time-only movement marked in part Lenzkirch and the serial number 792675, brass bead work highlights the molding edges while “Love Conquers All” is depicted by a cupid with bow riding a lioness at the top, wd. 15 1/2, dp. 6, ht. 16 in. $600-800
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166 French Gilt Figural Clock, c. 1890, ornate raised plinth with a young hunter standing next to the clock drum, blue-edged 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial with a floral wreath around the center, a similar porcelain panel in the center of the base, unsigned, eightday time and count wheel strike movement regulated by a pendulum, giltwood platform with an “A� in a box stamped into the bottom side, all on an ebonized base under a glass dome, ht. 18 in. $800-1,200
167 Gilt Figural Crystal Regulator, France, c. 1880, white marble, gilt brass, and beveled glass case with standing winged cupid holding a commemorative plaque of a female festooned with garlands of flowers, drapery, and ribbons, the base with applied ormolu and pad feet, porcelain Arabic numeral dial with floral garlands below the numerals and pierced gilt hands, eight-day time and strike movement stamped Marti et Cie and LH, rack strike and pendulum, ht. 16 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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168 Bronze French Shelf Clock, c. 1890, the stepped flat top supported by engaged columns with side and front panels of birds, butterflies, and flowers cast in bas relief, all on a stepped plinth, brass bezel glazed with beveled glass over the 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial with recessed center, blued steel hands, brass, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement and a pendulum, ht. 16 in. $1,000-1,500
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169 Cobalt Blue Vase Clock, France, c. 1890, the blue and gilt case with removable lid decorated with floral sprays and brass finial, the vase midsection with porcelain Roman numeral dial, pierced brass hands and faux diamonds around the bezel, round, eight-day time and strike movement with gong strike, count wheel and cylinder escapement, ht. 13 in. $1,000-2,000
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170 Brass-mounted Alabaster Clock and Garniture Set, Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, c. 1890, flame-top and swagdecorated urn adorning the stepped top plinth, beveled glass panels enclosing the 4-in. Arabic numeral dial with an engineturned bezel, marked Bailey, Banks & Biddle Philadelphia, flanked by freestanding Corinthian capital columns, stepped molded base on four cast-brass decorated feet, with two four-arm candelabras with central urn and pineapple finials on base, eightday time and half-hour strike movement, regulated by a floral-decorated center pendulum, clock ht. 19 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
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171 Marble and Bronze Diana Clock, France, c. 1890, a large bronze bust of Diana sits atop the red marble Doric column, brass bezel with beveled glass over the porcelain Roman numeral dial below, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement regulated by a pendulum, ht. of statue 21, overall ht. 32 in. $3,000-5,000
172 Etienne Maxant Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Shelf Clock, Paris, c. 1885, the dome top with floral finial, torch-form columns at each corner with flame finials above, champlevé front and side panels, 4-in. embossed Roman numeral dial with champlevé center marked for retailer Shreve Crump & Low, Boston, all on gilt mushroom feet, eight-day time and strike movement marked with maker’s name and location, intrinsic “keys” hidden by the closed bezel pull out to wind the clock and are marked Patented 1879 United States, ht. 19 in. $4,000-6,000
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173 Double Dial Swinging Pendulum Clock, France, c. 1825, the gridiron pendulum with 11in. porcelain Roman numeral dial on each side of the bob, lyre-form midsection, and alternating brass and steel rods, the fourteen-day, time-only movement fitted with a pinwheel escapement, one dial has three hands including sweep center seconds while the other has two hands and the winding square, with original hanging bracket and threaded beat adjustment, ht. 48 in. $3,000-5,000 174 Planchon Mystery Turtle Clock, Paris, c. 1895, No. 1402, an engraved pewter dish with Roman numerals for hours, half hour marks, and quarter hour ring along the inside edge holds water to float the turtle that moves around to indicate the time, the dish is held in a bezel atop the giltbronze hexagonal case with engraved decoration and marked on one panel Planchon a Paris, all supported by six prone lion feet, with eight-day, time-only movement marked with maker’s name, location, and serial number as above, regulated by a silvered platform escapement, ht. 3 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000
175 Gilt Brass and Bronze Desk Clock, France, 1810, a bronze poodle dutifully holding the cast and chased brass basket with 1-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial timepiece on a raised platform with acanthus leaf edging, ht. 5 in. $2,000-4,000 176 Miniature Tortoiseshell and Silver Carriage Clock, France, c. 1880, the shell case with silver corners, reeded feet, and folding carrying handle encloses the 1-in. Arabic numeral dial with engraved brass center and blued spade hands, the rear door opens to the French springpowered movement marked French Movement which carries a platform escapement, ht. with handle down 4 in. $1,000-1,500
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177 Continental Gilt and Enameled Figural Boudoir Clock, France, late 19th century, the oval enameled Roman numeral dial with gilt floral surround and brass hands, rooster finial, opening to the gilt full-plate fusee movement marked Robin Paris, pierced balance cock with diamond endstone and verge escapement, enameled allegorical and classical figures adorn the back and inside of the case held aloft by a Turkish warrior on a raised pillow base with four allegorical vignettes, gilt floral decoration and applied masks, all on four scrolled feet, fitted wooden gold leafed and painted box, ht. of clock 7 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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178 Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock, France, c. 1890, brass and beveled glass Corniche case with carrying handle, porcelain Roman numeral dial with subsidiary alarm dial, selection lever on case bottom marked Hours Quarters, Quarters, Silent, eight-day, time, choice of strike, and alarm movement with repeat on demand button on top, regulated by a lever platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 7 in. $1,000-1,500 179 French Champlevé Hour-repeating Carriage Clock, France, c. 1890, the brass and beveled glass case with champlevé handle, top, columns and lower frieze, matte gilt dial with phoenixes flanking the Arabic numeral alarm dial, eight-day time, strike, and alarm movement with hour repeat on demand, regulated by a silvered platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 8 in. $800-1,200 180 French Hour-repeating Carriage Clock, Paris, c. 1890, brass and beveled glass case with carrying handle, 2-in., gold-tone, Roman numeral dial marked A. Golay Leresche & Fils, Geneve, Paris, subsidiary alarm dial, matte gold dial mask, eight-day time, strike, and alarm movement with repeat on demand, ht. with handle extended 7 1/2 in. $500-600
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181 Petite Sonnerie Carriage Clock, France, c. 1900, retailed by Black, Starr, & Frost, New York, brass and beveled glass Corniche case, porcelain Roman numeral dial with subsidiary alarm dial marked with retailer’s name and location, eight-day time, petite sonnerie strike, alarm, and repeat on demand movement regulated by a silvered platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 6 1/2 in. $1,250-1,500
183 Lenzkirch Large Carriage Clock, Germany, c. 1923, brass and beveled glass Corniche case with carrying handle, 3-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked with name of German retailer, eight-day time and strike movement marked Lenzkirch, AUG, 2 Million, 43285, regulated by a platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 9 3/4 in. $400-500
182 Tourbillion Triple Calendar and Hourrepeating Subscription Carriage Clock, L’Eppee, Switzerland, No. 59, c. 1990, the brass and beveled glass case marked Sousscription Speciale-Ancaha No. 41-19671987 housing the porcelain Roman numeral dial marked L’Epee-Foundee en 1839, three subsidiary dials for day of the week, day of the month, and alarm, recessed moon’s age dial and Breguet-type moon hands, eightday time, strike and alarm movement with tourbillion platform escapement, hour-repeat on command, original box and operating instructions, ht. with handle raised 7 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500
184 Tiffany & Co. Partner’s Desk Clock, Switzerland, c. 1928, Art Deco-style brass frame holding back to back square dials with applied Arabic numerals and marked Tiffany & Co., 8 Days Swiss, on a green onyx base, ht. 5 in. $300-500 185 Silver and Enamel Desk Clock, c. 1940, elongated oval case with dark blue enamel panels, gold-tone Roman numeral dial marked 8 Tage, blued steel hands, eight-day, timeonly, lever escapement movement, lg. 5, ht. 2 1/4 in. $400-800
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188 Tudor Oyster Date Chronograph Wristwatch, Switzerland, c. 1998, black dial with subsidiary seconds, elapsed minutes, hours and date aperture, stainless steel oyster case made by Rolex with screw down crown and push buttons, rotating bezel, stainless steel band made by Tudor, dia. without crown 39 mm. $1,000-1,500 189 Cartier “Tank Basculante Mecanique” Reversible Wristwatch, Switzerland, stainless steel case mounted in a frame hinged at the bottom so watch can be pivoted for angling or reversal, Roman numeral dial with guilloche marked Cartier, blued steel hands, stem-wind and set mechanical movement, lg. 38 mm. $1,000-1,500 190
190 Continental Picture Clock, c. 1829, oil on tin depicting a biblical scene of Susanna and the Elders, two winding arbors flanking the 1-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial in the arch of the portico, fountain in the form of a lion with faux running water triggered when the clock strikes the hour, brass, one-day time and half-hour strike movement with crown-wheel escapement, and pull repeat, tin signed lower right C.L. Hofmeister..., ht. 18, wd. 21 1/2 in. $700-900 191 Small Dutch Hood Clock with Automata in the Arch, c. 1800, mahogany dome-top case, glazed dial door with attached half-columns, painted brass dial of a seaside scene with matted center and applied Roman numeral chapter ring, in the arch a fisherman catches a fish with each revolution of the escape wheel, one-day, brass and iron, time, strike, and alarm movement powered by two brasscased weights, ht. 36 in. $800-1,200
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186 Tiffany Brass Desk Timepiece, France, c. 1920, round-top brass frame surrounding the beveled glass over the gold-tone Arabic numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co., France, folding rear support bracket, eight-day, timeonly, lever escapement movement, ht. 8 in. $300-500
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187 Tornek-Rayville TR-900 Dive Watch, c. 1965, stainless steel water-resistant antimagnetic dive watch with sweep center second made for the U.S. Navy, bi-directional revolving black bezel with luminous unit indication, screw-back engraved with military markings, “MIL-W-22176.” $10,000-15,000
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192 Mahogany Dutch Hood Wall Clock with Automata, c. 1790, dome-top mahogany case, glazed arched dial door with ebonized half-columns attached, composite brass Roman numeral dial marked J.M. Weijgel, Amsterdam, with the ticking of the clock the angel Gabriel flies back and forth above the moon’s age dial in the arch, brass, one-day, time, strike, and alarm movement powered by two weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 49 in. $400-600
193 Continental Gilt-framed Musical Picture Clock, c. 1860, oil on canvas depicting a pastoral scene with livestock grazing on a riverbank, and a chapel with a 1 1/4-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial in the tower, powered by three brass movements, the first an eight-day time and strike, spring-powered movement, the second with a “prayer strike” movement in the manor of Morbier clocks, and the third striking at a preselected hour on two gongs, with a series of single and dual notes, the six-air musical box no. 14043 with three pull levers for music/ hour/change selections, tune sheet attached to backboard, ht. 34, wd. 40 in. $2,000-4,000 194 Austrian Animated Picture Frame Clock, c. 1820, oil painting on iron of a stream-side village scene with people, dogs, and farm animals, animated mill waterwheel turns as the clock runs and time shown on porcelain Roman numeral dial in the church tower, brass, one-day, springpowered, time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, all in a gilt frame, ht. 15 1/2, wd. 19 1/2, dp. 4 1/2 in. $600-800 195 German Quarter Striking “Jacks and Bell” Automaton Wall Clock, Black Forest, c. 1850, with painted iron Roman numeral dial, cutout in arch with nest of three bells and three “jacks” with hammers, each quarter is struck on the two small bells, on the hour the quarters are followed by the hour on the large bell, three-train movement with wood plates, brass wheels, and steel arbors, powered by three brass-cased weights, ht. of dial 18 in. $800-1,200
196 Walnut Quarter-hour Vienna Regulator, c. 1890, carved and applied molded case decoration with floral crest and pedestal, 7-in. brass Roman numeral dial with silvered chapter ring, and engraved center, eight-day time and quarter-striking movement stamped with monogram UCK 2303 on the back plate, regulated by a pendulum with decorated bob, and powered by three brass-cased weights with raised decoration, ht. 53 in. $1,000-1,500 197 Grand Sonnerie Morbier Clock, Jura, France, porcelain dial with applied Roman numeral lozenges marked Cretin Fils, Morbier (Jura), France, posted frame, time and grand sonnerie strike movement with sweep center seconds, simple calendar, and pin-wheel escapement, powered by three cast iron weights and regulated by a gridiron pendulum, all housed in a wall hanging hood. $500-700
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198 French Empire Wall Regulator, c. 1840, mahogany case with pediment top, glazed full-length door with square dial opening and Gothic lancet top lower section, 10-in. round porcelain dial with Roman numerals surrounded by an engine-turned brass bezel, eight-day, weight-powered movement with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power, with a grid iron pendulum and a brasscased weight, ht. 74 in. $2,000-2,500 199 Art Nouveau-style Quarter-hour Vienna Regulator, c. 1890, carved and applied molded case decoration, 7-in. brass Roman numeral dial with porcelain chapter ring, and engraved center, eight-day time and quarter-striking movement stamped Made in Czechoslovakia on the back plate, regulated by a pendulum with decorated bob, and powered by three brass-cased weights with raised decoration, ht. 48 in. $1,000-1,500
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200 Continental Walnut-framed Musical Picture Clock, c. 1860, oil on canvas depicting a river scene with a 1 1/4-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial in the chapel’s tower, powered by two brass movements, the first an eight-day time and strike, spring-powered movement, sounding the hour and half hour, the second striking at a preselected hour on two gongs, with a series of single and dual notes, the musical box no. 92992 with dual comb, full zither, and two pull levers for start/ stop, change selection, ht. 31, wd. 37 1/2 in. $700-900 201 Continental Gilt-framed Picture Clock, c. 1860, oil on canvas depicting a farm scene with cottages and figures on a riverbank, 1 1/4-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial marked Wurtel Paris in the chapel’s tower, powered by two brass movements, the first an eight-day time and strike, spring-powered movement, sounding the hour and half-hour, the second striking at a preselected hour on two gongs, with a series of single and dual notes, ht. 32, wd. 39 in. $500-700
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202 Continental Gilt-framed Picture Automaton Clock, c. 1860, painting on iron depicting a pastoral scene with brass Roman numeral dial in the church tower, a seated gentleman and lady on a stone well with flowing water automaton, another couple walking and grazing sheep, gilded wooden frame and spring-powered, verge escapement striking movement with separate drive for the stream, ht. 24, lg. 30 1/2 in. $1,800-2,200 203 Gothic Burl Clock and Writing Box Base, late 19th century, Gothic-form clock of burl and ebonized wood, side storage compartments and drawers below, 4 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial, Waterbury eight-day time and strike movement, and a pendulum, mounted to a burl fold-top writing desk with floral and bird inlay which opens to the leather writing surface, storage tray and brass top inkwell, ht. 27 in. $1,000-1,500
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204 Michael Rupp Eight-day Marine Chronometer, New York, c. 1900, no. 1359, 5-in. silvered Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and up/down sector marked Michael Rupp & Co., New York, No. 1359, chain fusee movement with spring detent escapement, maintaining power, split bi-metallic balance, helical balance spring, in a fully gimbaled brass bowl with screw bezel, threetier, brass-bound, mahogany box with inset brass carrying handles and mother-of-pearl maker’s plate, ht. 8 1/2 in. Note: The outer mahogany transportation case and papers for cleaning and timing of the chronometer and photos of the ship it was used on, the Stanley H. Miner, accompany the lot. $1,000-2,000
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205 Charles Frodsham Two-day Marine Chronometer, No. 1727, 7 Pavement Finsbury Square, London, the 3 1/4-in. silvered brass dial inscribed Charles Frodsham/7 Pavement Squr, London. No.1727., with seconds bit, Wind-UP-Down indicator marked 0-56, Roman numerals and Maltese blued steel hands, 2 1/4in. damascened plate, chain fusee movement with spring detent escapement, maintaining power, two-arm bi-metallic balance, helical hairspring, and diamond endstone, all in brass bowl with spring cushion, convex glazed bezel and gimbals set in a two-tiered mahogany box with retailer’s label: Solomon Marks & Son/ Chronometer Makers...Cardiff, inset brass bands and corners, bail carrying handles, and ivory boss marked 1727, Charles C. Hutchinson, 154 State Street, Boston, January 19, 1925 rate certificate accompanies the timekeeper, box approx. 6 in. square. $4,000-6,000
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206 J.W. Ray Two-day Chronometer, Liverpool, c. 1906, No. 177, the 4-in. silvered dial with subsidiary up/down indicator and seconds dial, marked J.W. Ray & Co., 17 So. Castle St., Liverpool, 177, chain fusee movement with maintaining power, spring detent escapement, split bi-metallic balance, helical balance spring, in a fully gimbaled brass bowl with screw bezel, three-tier, glazed, brass-bound, and inlaid ebony box with inset mother-of-pearl plaque, ht. 7 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
207 Zenith Eight-day Chronometer, c. 1925, No. 200920, 2 1/2-in. silver-tone dial marked Zenith, Chronometer, with subsidiary up/down indicator and seconds dial, eight-day, stemwind, stem-set movement marked Vail Watch Co., U.S.A., 8 DAYS, Six-6-Jewels, Three3-ADJ., Zenith, Swiss, in a fully gimbaled, weighted brass bowl, three-tier mahogany box, all in a felt-lined outer carrying box, ht. 7 1/4 in. Note: Zenith in Switzerland took Vail U.S.A. 6-jewel movements and upgraded them to 15-jewels and added the up/down indicator for military use. Although this one appears to be upgraded the jewel number stamped on the movement has not been changed. $400-600 208 C.W. Wilder Stick Barometer with Case, Peterboro, New Hampshire, c. 1860, maple case with acorn finial above the silvered thermometer scale on right, barometer scale on left reading Woodruff’s Pat. June 5th, 1860, and C.W. Wilder Peterboro N.H., with vernier, housed in its original wood case with operating instructions, instrument ht. 40 in. $2,500-3,500
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209 Currier & Simpson Wall Barometer, c. 1860, mahogany glazed case with beveled glass enclosing the silvered dials, adjustable thermometer and vernier scales, and central mercury tube, ht. 15 1/4 in. $400-600 210 Batty Storr Mahogany Stick Barometer, York, England, late 18th century, serpentine crest with egg and dart molding and floral drop center finial, above the dual silvered dials flanked by the central glass mercury tube, engraved vernier arm, rope-turned carved edge molding, terminating in a carved cistern cover, lg. 39 in. Note: Batty Storr was an established clockmaker based at the Minster Gates in York. Very few examples of his work have survived, one of note is at The Treasurer’s House in York. $4,000-6,000
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211 Newton’s Improved Celestial 3-inch Pocket Globe, c. 1840, twelve printed gores illustrated with mythical beasts and scientific instruments and labeled in Latin, with cartouche reading Newton’s Improved Celestial Globe, laid down on a plaster and wooden sphere, housed in a green-painted wood case, case dia. 3 1/4 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $1,000-1,500 212 Gilman Joslin 16-inch Celestial Globe, late 19th century, twelve engraved and handcolored gores, with colored constellations labeled and represented as stylized mythological figures, beasts, and instruments of science, brass hour ring at pole, calibrated meridian ring, engraved and printed horizon band reading in part Improved Globe Boston, Manufactured by Gilman Joslin Corrected to Date on wood with Zodiacal and Gregorian calendars, all resting on a stylized, tri-foot, cast iron base, ht. 23 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $1,000-1,500
213 Merriam & Moore 6-inch Celestial Globe, Troy, New York, c. 1854, twelve printed gores illustrated with mythical beasts and scientific instruments and labeled in Latin, with cartouche reading in part A New Six inch Celestial Globe Reduced from the Astronomical Association London by Merriam & Moore, calibrated brass meridian ring, and printed horizon band on wood, all resting on a stylized, tri-foot, cast iron base, ht. 8 in.
215 Near Pair of Philip’s 6-inch Globes, George Philip & Son, London, first quarter 20th century, both with twelve colored printed gores, uncalibrated lacquered brass half meridian ring, resting on squat ring-turned base, the terrestrial globe with cartouche reading in part, Philip’s 6 inch Terrestrial Globe London Geographical Institute, celestial cartouche reading Philip’s Popular Celestial Globe Magnitudes, ht. 9 in.
Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $1,000-1,500
Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $400-600
214 Horizontal Mounted Gardner’s 4-inch Celestial Globe, c. 1826, twelve handcolored paper gores with constellation shown within the boundaries shown by green lines, mythical figures not represented, stars shown by magnitude scale, Ecliptic Circle, and cartouche reading Gardner’s Four Inch Celestial Globe, metal axis pins at the poles attach the globe to the original black-painted turned uprights and the cross-shaped base, ht. 5 1/2 in.
216 Josiah Loring’s 12-inch Celestial Globe, c. 1833, twenty-four engraved and hand-colored gores, with cartouche reading in part Loring’s Celestial Globe Containing all the known Stars Nebulae, The Transactions of the Astronomical Society of London, Boston Josiah Loring 136 Washington St., the constellations labeled and represented as stylized mythological figures, beasts, and instruments of science, brass hour pointer, and meridian ring, engraved and printed horizon band on wood with Zodiacal and Gregorian calendars, all resting on a “X”form stretcher with turned legs, ht. 17 in.
Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $1,500-2,000
Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $400-600
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217 James Wilson 13-inch Celestial Globe, c. 1837, twelve engraved and hand-colored gores and calottes, with cartouche reading in part Wilson’s New Thirteen Inch Celestial Globe Containing the positions of nearly 7000 Stars, Clusters, Nebulae, By C. Lancaster 1837 Albany St. N.Y., the constellations labeled and represented as stylized mythological figures, beasts, and instruments of science, brass hour pointer, and brass meridian ring, engraved and printed horizon band on wood with Zodiacal and Gregorian calendars, all resting on a red-stained “X”-form stretcher with turned legs, ht. 17 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $3,000-5,000 218 J. Forest 2-inch Terrestrial Globe, Paris, early 20th century, twelve chromolithographed paper gores with cartouche reading Globe Terrestre Dresse par J. Forest 17 rue de Buci Paris, continents identified in French, resting on a black-painted and turned base, ht. 5 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $100-150
219 J. Forest 12-inch Celestial Globe, for the Spanish market, late 19th/early 20th century, twelve chromolithographed printed gores with calottes, constellations indicated in Spanish, cartouche reading in part, Esfera Celeste Trazada sequin los ultimos des cumbrimientos Por J. Forest Geografo 17 Calle Sequier 17, resting on a turned, black-painted base, ht. 21 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $200-250
221 Near Pair of Philip’s 6-inch Globes, George Philip & Son, London, first quarter 20th century, both with twelve colored printed gores, uncalibrated lacquered brass half meridian ring, resting on turned bulbous stems and molded circular base, the terrestrial globe with cartouche reading in part, Philip’s 6 inch Terrestrial Globe London Geographical Institute, celestial cartouche reading Philip’s Popular Celestial Globe Magnitudes, ht. 11 1/2 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $400-600
220 H. Schedler’s 12-inch Celestial Globe, Jersey City, New Jersey, c. 1868, the twelve engraved and hand-colored gores laid on a wooden sphere with cartouche reading in part, H. Schedler’s Celestial Globe Exhibiting all the stars visible to the naked eye up to the sixth magnitude, the constellations labeled and represented as stylized mythological figures, beasts and instruments of science in red, brass meridian ring, hour circle, engraved and printed horizon band on wood with calendar, all resting on a stylized tri-foot pine base, ht. 20 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $800-1,200
222 Henry Bryant Celestial Indicator, Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1872, the dual indicator showing armillary and orrery models with the brass sun centering the adjustable wooden known planets, revolving moon sphere and paper-covered earth, armillary sphere showing the planetary orbits, paper zodiac band of constellations on inner band and instructional label on outer band, resting on a cast iron base with original gilt pinstriping, housed in its original crate with stenciling reading in part One Celestial Indicator from the Bryant Celestial Indicator Company, with original “Testimonials,” and pamphlet, instrument ht. 18 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $7,000-9,000
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223 Nathaniel Hill 2 1/2-inch Pocket Globe, c. 1754, twelve printed gores laid down on a plaster and wooden sphere, illustrating the Northwest portion of America as “Unknown Parts,” cartouche reading A New Terrestrial Globe by Nath Hill 1754, fish-skin-covered wood case lined with twelve hand-colored printed gores of the celestial maps, housed in a custom glass and lead case. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $5,000-7,000
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224 Geared Tellurian Attributed to W. Jones, London, 19th century, multigeared mechanism with central brass ball representing the sun, bone sphere with longitude and latitude lines representing the earth, the bone moon rotating around the engraved paper moon phase dial, and Zodiac ring, engraved hand-colored paper dial laid down on a 9-in. plate, showing the Gregorian and Zodiacal calendars. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $7,000-9,000
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225 Fr. J. Berg Tellerium, Sweden, c. 1870, with a geared 2 3/4-in. terrestrial globe made up of eighteen gores, cartouche reading in part Jordglobe, white painted-wood moon ball on the arm, cast iron base with brass candle stick centering the paper calendar, concave reflector, and “S”-shaped handle, lg. 25 in. $1,500-2,500
226 Ernst Schotte & Co. Orrery, Germany, c. 1870, brass sun ball atop central shaft, nine black-painted iron planetary arms with painted wooden planets and moons on wire arms, Saturn with rings and eight moons, Jupiter with five moons, Mars with two moons, painted blue Earth with its moon, colored circular paper horizon plate reading in part Ernst Schotte & Co. Berlin, W Geographisch artistische Anstalt with Zodiacal and Gregorian calendar, and outer scales, days of the month and seasons, separate smaller subsidiary dial showing days of the month, all resting on a cast iron tulip-form base, geared mechanism with turning handle, ht. 15 1/2 in. $15,000-25,000 227 Mechanical Slide Orrery No. 1, Wilkinson Optician, Sunderland, 19th century, mahogany plank having a pierced geared wheel showing the planets, and is turned by a threaded handle allowing the planets to rotate, label reading No 1 The Solar System, showing the Revolution of all the Planets with their Satellites round the sun, and plank marked with Wilkinson Optician Sunderland, lg. 7, wd. 4 3/8 in. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $300-500
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228 W. Jones Planetarium or Orrery, London, 19th century, lacquered brass planetarium with 1-in. dia. sun and seven arms supporting turned bone planets and their moons on separate rings, with threaded mount, engraved paper dial exhibiting the longest and the shortest days, the Autumnal and the Vernal Equinoxes, months of the Gregorian and Zodiacal calendars by name and symbol, marked A New Portable Orrery, Invented and Made by W. Jones and Sold by him in Holborn, London, laid down on a 7 1/2-in. oak base, with old dovetailed carrying case. Provenance: Collection of Vera Rubin. $7,000-9,000 229 Trippensee Planetarium, Trippensee Mfg. Co., Detroit, Michigan, no. 10378, with 3-in. terrestrial globe made up of twelve gores, black- and white-painted wood moon ball, geared and chain-drive mechanism on maple arm with maker’s plaque, spinning and rotating around 5-in. yellow plastic sun and circling black-and-white Venus, on turned column to stepped patinated-metal base with circular calendar, wd. 22 in. $800-1,200
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230 Laing’s Planetarium, Essex, Ontario, c. 1896, with 3-in. terrestrial globe made up of twelve gores, cartouche reading American Globe and School Supply Co., black- and white-painted wood moon ball, geared and chain-drive mechanism on walnut arm with maker’s plaque reading Laing’s Planetarium Pat’d August 27, 1896 A. Laing, Essex Ont., spinning and rotating around a gilt 4 1/2-in. sun and circling Venus, on turned column to stepped wooden base, wd. 17 in. $3,000-5,000
231 Four-vial Sand Glass, late 17th century, four glass vials joined by colored twine, and containing light color sand, the dark-stained casing with five carved supports, serpentine fretwork, and shaped back fret, ht. 10, wd. 9, dp. 2 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000 231A Johann Schrettegger Universal Equinoctial Sundial, Germany, 18th century, octagonal foliot engraved brass frame with hinged hour ring with Arabic numerals, and latitude arc, spring-mounted gnomon, 1-in. compass dial with blued steel hands set under the glazed aperture, bottom engraved Johan Schrettegger in Ausburg, dia. 2 in. $500-700
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232 George Wilson Mahogany Nocturnal, late 18th/early 19th century, with a central brass sighting hole, rotating volvelle with handcarved scale divided 1-12 and pointer finger, circular section with hand-carved abbreviated months, rotating index arm, reverse side reads George Wilson Maker & Owner, pierced “A”-shaped handle terminating in a half moon, instrument lg. 8 1/4 in. $5,000-7,000 233 English Boxwood Nocturnal, late 19th century, rotating volvelle with shaped guide pointers marked GB and LB for “Ursa Major and Ursa Minor,” circular section is stamped with scales on the front side for date, hour, lunar age, and polar distance, compass rose on rear, with tide chart scale, pierced heart designed handle, central brass sight, lg. of instrument 10 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000
234 Brown-painted Sand Glass, 19th century, molded ring-turned end plates connected by three turned columns, encasing the large colorless glass bulb with white sand, ht. 12 1/2 in. $300-500
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235 Samuel Thaxter Chestnut Sand Glass, State Street, Boston, ring-turned end plates, the top plate with partial label reading Thaxter State Street Boston, connected by four turned columns, encasing the colorless glass bulb with gray sand, ht. 4 1/2 in. $500-700 236 H. Hemsley 12-inch Ebony Octant, 19th century, London, brass index arm with bone vernier scale from 0-20 with thumbscrew lock, arc reading 0-95, cross-arm bone boss reading as above, sighting pinnula, horizon mirror, and sunshades, small bone note plaque on rear, housed in a fitted mahogany case. $800-1,200
237 Elias Allen 9-inch Brass Sector, London, c. 17th century, engraved brass arms with central rule-joint hinge and stabilizing bar, engraved on inner edge Elias Allen Fecit. $300-500
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238 English Brass Universal Equinoctial Ring Dial, 18th/19th century, meridian ring divided 0-90-0 on one side with 0-90 declination scale on the other, sliding bridge and suspension loop with tightening screw, equinoctial ring divided I-XII-I, bridge with sliding pinhole and Zodiacal calendar scale, dia. 5 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000
239 Brass Horary Quadrant and a Sector, England and France, 19th century, quadrant with incised lines and punched characters, calendar scale, radius marked 0-90, and two sighting holes, 4 1/4-in. radius; sector with two arms, one marked Pigeon a Commune affranchie Les Cordes, engraved north star at hinge, lg. 6 3/4 in. $300-500 240 19th Century Bone Divider Compass and Cased Drafting Set, Europe, with 3 1/2-in. incised arms, brass thumbscrews, and arrowshaped points; set of brass and steel drafting instruments in a tooled leather-wrapped case with a fitted interior marked No. 4, compass lg. 6 in. $300-500
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241 17-inch Mahogany Octant, early 19th century, with bone scale calibrated 0-90, index arm with brass read-out, locking thumbscrew, and bone vernier divided 10-15-5-15, sighting pinnula, mirror magnifier, sun shades, unmarked maker’s plaque on cross arm, housed in a walnut case with label reading in part Robert King Mathematical Instrument Maker No 212 Front Street, New York.
243 W&S Jones Brass Pocket Sextant, Holborn, London, 19th century, 2 3/4-in. brass instrument marked W&S Jones Holborn London, with silvered scale, index arm with fine adjustment knob, sighting scope, and magnifying arm, screw-fit cover with engraved division scales. $200-400
Note: Reportedly from Barnstable, Massachusetts, with handwritten note including owners and registration date of July 14, 1819; “From original documents in New Bedford Customs House.” $1,500-2,500
244 Brass Pocket Sextant by Cary and a Boxwood Gunter’s or Gunner’s Rule, 19th century, 3-in. brass instrument marked Cary London, with silvered scale, index arm with fine adjustment knob, sighting scope, and screw-fit cover; the 12-in. boxwood Gunter’s rule with reduction scales and rules. $500-700
242 Carol Eduard Kraft 4-inch Expedition Surveyor’s Sextant, Vienna, mid-19th century, brass “A”-frame sextant with arc reading 0-140, index arm with vernier, and engraved C.E Kraft in Wien, sighting scope and adjustable horizon mirror, two steel plotting or divider points, one formed from the arc, the other from the index arm, original blued screws, and ebony handle. $1,500-2,000
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245 H. Hunt Pocket Sextant and a Thomas Jones Boxed Miniature Sextant, Europe, late 19th century, H. Hunt 2 1/4-in. dia. brass sextant with silvered scale and vernier, magnifier arm, and retractable eyepiece, case lid engraved A.L. Perrier C.E. to J.J. Whitty C.E.; brass 3 1/4-in. radius skeletonized sextant engraved Thomas Jones 62 Charing Crofs London, arc scale from 0-150, sliding index arm with vernier marked 24, and horizon mirror, housed in a mahogany fitted box stamped with retailer Hudson & Son Greenwich on exterior and interior. $400-600
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252 Charles C. Hutchinson 4-inch Refractor Telescope, Boston, late 19th century, 50-in. leather-wrapped main tube marked Charles C. Hutchinson Boston on the ocular collar with rack-and-pinion focusing, 11-in. finder’s scope, mounted on a walnut tripod, carrying case with compass label reading in part Chas. C. Hutchinson Nautical Instruments, with additional eyepieces. $1,500-2,500 253 Harrison & Co. 4-inch Refractor Telescope, Montreal, Canada, late 19th century, 57-in. brass main tube marked Harrison & Co Montreal on the ocular collar with rackand-pinion focusing, 21-in. main eye tube, mounted on an oak tripod with shaped legs, carrying case with label reading in part Handle With Care Harrison & Co.. $1,500-3,000
246 J.D. Potter Anodized Brass Sextant, London, mid-19th century, brass arc with silvered scale marked 0-160, pierced frame engraved Potter London, index arm with vernier, magnifier, and thumbscrew, horizon mirror, eyepiece, and ebony handle, all housed in a fitted dovetailed mahogany box with additional eyepiece, and label reading in part: Hydrometer and Mathematical Instrument Maker J.D. Potter Successor to R.B. Bate 31 Poultry, London. $800-1,200 247 L. Casella 7-inch Brass Sextant, London, 19th century, pierced frame with silvered scale marked 0-160, engraved below L. Casella Makers to the Admiralty London, index arm with magnifier and vernier, horizon mirror and sunshades, and wood handle, four additional eyepieces, all in a fitted mahogany case with brass bail handle. $400-600 248 Richard Patten & Son Brass Surveyor’s Compass, Baltimore, Maryland, 19th century, 5 1/2-in. silvered dial marked Richard Patten & Son Baltimore Md., cardinal points in block lettering, fleur-de-lis representing north, outer scale divided in four quadrants, dual bubble levels, and sighting vanes, all housed in a fitted walnut case, instrument lg. 13 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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249 B. Pike & Son Brass Surveyor’s Compass, 19th century, 518 Broadway, New York, 4 1/4in. silvered dial with cardinal and intercardinal points, fleur-de-lis representing North, engraved as above, dual bubble levels, and sighting arms. $400-600 250 C. Plath 7-inch Sextant, Hamburg, Germany, with pierced frame, inset silvered brass scale calibrated 0-155, marked C. Plath Hamburg, index arm, adjustable magnifier, vernier scale marked 0-10, multiple sun shades, horizon mirror, eyepieces, and a rosewood handle, all in a fitted mahogany box with German C. Plath manual. $400-600
251 Surveyor’s Theodolite by L. Casella with Burt’s Patent Solar Attachment, London, no. 5191, brass and gun metal finish, 2 1/4in. silvered dial signed L. Casella, London, 5191, needle ring calibrated 0-360, cardinal points in block lettering, horizontal plate with dual verniers and magnifiers, twin “A”-frames supporting a 12-in. telescope and silvered half circle calibrated 0-100 in two quadrants, the solar attachment with horizontal silvered hour circle calibrated 0-12 in two quadrants and 4 1/2-in. declination arc with vernier read-out, tri-foot leveling base and walnut fitted carrying case and accessories, with wood tripod, instrument ht. 14 in. $2,000-4,000
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254 E.S. Ritchie U.S.S. Constellation Ship’s Binnacle, U.S. Navy Yard, California, c. 1868, octagonal brass tapered hood with five glass panels, finial ring plate engraved U.S. Navy Yard California, sits atop the mahogany octagonal paneled box housing the 7 1/2-in. gimbaled wet-card compass marked E.S. Ritchie Boston, patent dates 1862, 1863, 1866, and 1868 on the outer ring, bulbous ring-turned center pedestal resting on the brass-wrapped undulating triangular base, ht. 52 in. Provenance: The collection of the Valley Forge Historical Society. Note: On loan to the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, from 1954 to 1988. $400-600
255 E.S. Ritchie & Sons Boxed Ship’s Compass, retailed by T.S. & J.D. Negus, New York, 7-in. gimbaled wet card compass with bezel reading E.S. Ritchie 80474 Boston, and center marked with retailer, housed in a red-stained walnut slant-lid case with hinged lid having two sliding viewing doors, original brass tag reading Negus New York, and removable brass oil lamp on the side, box wd. 14, dp. 12 1/2, ht. 13 1/4 in. $500-700 256 Robert Merrill Gimbaled Compass, New York, 19th century, 6 1/2-in. dry card compass with cardinal points, fleur-de-lis representing north, and marked Robert Merrill New York, with brass gimbal adjustment balance at center, housed in its original dovetailed wood box. $500-700
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262 Thomas Wilfred’s “Clavilux Junior,” Clavilux Laboratories, New York, May 1930, walnut veneered Art Deco cabinet housing the convex white screen, upper and lower colored bulbs in the upper section of the cabinet, bottom section with remote control, pierced disc turntable to allow light to filter through for projection of colored glass discs, light projection tube, and disc storage, original typed label reading The Clavilux Junior Model P.X K 100-CW Patented #85 May 1930 This instrument sold for amateur use only. It can not be used for lecturing, advertising or for any public display. Thomas Wilfred, clear 8-in. glass disc with five various prism shapes, six colored disc with labels reading in part Clavilux Junior with record numbers OP 72 through OP 76, six clear glass discs, cabinet ht. 68 in. 257 Two Boxed Artificial Horizons, London, first quarter 20th century, an anodized and glass tent-form example marked on one side Negretti & Zambra London and the other side Schnabl Y Ca Buenos Aires, cast iron base and brass dispenser; and a black rectangular glass plate marked Cary London 7/17, with three adjustable feet; both in fitted wood boxes. $300-500 258 Cased “Tycos” Barometer and Compass Set, late 19th century, brass 2-in. dia. instruments with silvered barometer dial marked Compensated “Tycos” Short & Mason on dial with inner scale from 20-31, compass with cardinal and intermediate points, and a bone thermometer in Celsius and Fahrenheit readings, all in a fitted crosshatch-decorated leather case with silk and velvet lining, case wd. 5 3/4 in. $200-400
259 Thos. Walker & Son Taffrail Log and “Cherub” Ship’s Log, Birmingham, England, late 19th century, 3-in. enameled dial instrument marked Walker’s “Cherub” Mark III, with outer dial from 10-100 and two subsidiary dials, on a gimbaled mounting bracket, taffrail log with four fins each marked T.W. Cherub with an anchor. $400-600
260 George M. Phelps Weight-driven Register, for the American Telegraph Co., 19th century, pierced lacquered brass body with clockwork, weight-driven mechanism, stamped G.M Phelps Maker 570 and AM. TEL CO., attached to a mahogany and cast iron bed, with early roll of tape and key, lg. 13 1/2 in. Provenance: The collection of Jay Gaynor. $500-700
261 Edison Bipolar Electric Fan and Battery Box, Edison MFG. Co., Orange, New Jersey, c. 1898, cast iron tripod base and housing, fixed and rotating coils, four brass blades, original gilt pinstriping and plaque with serial number reading 10686, oak battery box with instruction label underneath lid, and colorless glass bottle reading in part Special Battery Oil, box lg. 25 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500
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Note: The Clavilux, developed in the early 1920s by Thomas Wilfred, was the first and most famous experimental color-instrument, at that time referred to as “Lumia.” The Clavilux employed several projectors and filters that allowed light to dance across the screen which was controlled by a keyboard or console comprising of sliders. A complicated arrangement of prisms that could be twisted or distorted on a plane in front of the light source with the color strength being manipulated by separate rheostats which was operated by the performer or artist. Introduced in New York in 1922, in 1925 the Clavilux went on an extensive recital tour throughout the Unites States, Canada, and Europe, with some comparing the performance or display to the Aurora Borealis, or “music for the eye.” The Art Institute of Light was set up by Wilfred at the Grand Central Palace in New York where he gave regular performances up until WWII. After WWII, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) curator Dorothy Miller included Wilfred’s “Lumia” or “light played by key” in the 1952 exhibition titled Fifteen Americans, which also included Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. More recently, his work was included in Terrence Malick’s movie Tree of Life in 2011. For more information please see Ken Peacock’s article in Leonard, November 1991; Jen Graves in The Stranger, 2014. $3,000-5,000
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263 Vichy Pierrot Serenading the Moon, Gustav Vichy, Paris, France, c. 1890, sitting on a raised gilt and velvet covered plinth, whitefaced Pierrot dressed in black tights, sandcolored waistcoat with pleated collar, pearl buttons and cap plays his mandolin while nodding and moving his head back and forth to the music while the captivated moon
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264 Fruit Seller Automaton, Gustav Vichy, Paris, France, c. 1870, a black magician dressed in a red silk waistcoat, gold ruffled shirt, and red velvet trousers stands holding a brass tray with an apple, a pear, and a peach, when the clockwork movement is activated, music begins and the magician turns his head, blinks his eyes and watches as the center pear opens to reveal figures dancing, then the peach opens to a white mouse running in circles, and finally the last opens to a monkey’s head looking to and fro, opening and closing his mouth while comically blinking his eyes, all on a slightly raised plinth with silvered plate stating in part Aux Enfants Guiton Fab.Sages/...Paris, ht. 27 1/2 in. Note: For a closely related example, see Christian Bailly, Automata, The Golden Age, 1848-1914, p. 73. $25,000-45,000
265 Little Boy in Dunce’s Cap Automaton, Gustav Vichy, Paris, France, c. 1900, the brown-eyed child dunce sitting on a bench with his lunch basket, wearing his dunce cap, silk shirt, velvet vest, striped pants and socks, and tattered black shoes, holding a handkerchief in his right hand and a mathematics book in his left, when wound and activated, the single tune begins and the boy nods and moves his head back and forth, swinging his outstretched leg and moving his bisque hand and handkerchief to his mouth as if prompting a sneeze, ht. 19 1/2 in. Note: For a closely related example, please see Christian Bailly, Automata, The Golden Age, 1848-1914, p. 104. $8,000-12,000
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266 Magician Mechanical Picture, c. 1900, the lithographed cardstock image of a magician on stage, when mechanically wound, he alternately lifts two black sheets of card while he covers and uncovers his head, this causes his head to miraculously appear on his neck and then in the box on his table, all while a balcony audience member applauds and a dastardly character in the lower audience turns his head to and fro, framed ht. 28 1/2, wd. 20 in. $10,000-15,000
267 “Mechanical Life Picture” Automaton of President Grover Cleveland, J. Ottmann Lithographing Co., New York, c. 1900, colored lithographed cardboard scene of Cleveland and his wife fishing along a brook, both figures with animated heads, right arms, and fishing rods, a small African American boy pops out of the cluster of rocks in the bottom left corner, President Cleveland with swarming mosquitoes around him, and a herd of onlooking deer in the background, signed bottom right J. Ottmann N.Y., in a gilt-gesso frame, brass clockwork mechanism with weighted steel rods, sliding rear panel with original directions label, wd. 13 3/4, ht. 13 1/2, dp. 5 in. Note: President Cleveland and his wife, Frances Clara Folsom, honeymooned in Deer Park, Maryland. Life magazine from August 1886 includes illustrations of the two fishing while on that trip. This lot may depict the pair’s activity during that stay. $1,000-1,500
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268 Nicole Frères Six-tune Grand Format Overture Cylinder Musical Box, Switzerland, c. 1860, serial no. 36804, Gamme no. 1391, rosewood veneered and grain-painted case with decorative brass stringing, enameling, and mother-of-pearl inlay on case front and lid, housing 21 x 4-in. brass cylinder playing six overtures, dual combs, bedplate marked 36804 and Nicole Frères A Geneve, silver plaque under lid reading in part 6 ouvertures Grand Format Gma 1391 N 36804 with the list of six tunes, wd. 33, ht. 9, dp. 11 1/2 in. Note: Tunes listed are “L’Italienne a Alger” and “Tancrede” by Rossini, “Figaro” by Mozart, “D.I. Puritani” by Bellini, “Cheval de Bronze” by Auber, and “Fidelio” by Beethoven. $40,000-60,000
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269 Piccolo Twelve-air Cylinder Musical Box, Switzerland, c. 1890, no. 24095, 17-in. cylinder, dual comb, damascened zither, jeweled flywheel, start/stop and change/repeat levers, tune sheet attached to underside of lid, all housed in a rosewood veneered and grainpainted, inlaid and marquetry box, lg. 27 in. $800-1,200
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270 Ten-air Swiss Musical Box, c. 1890, the faux rosewood case with stringing and ebony trim, ten-air tune sheet under the lid marked Made in Switzerland and listing selections by Strauss, Genee, Tucker and Williams, 6-in. cylinder and single comb, tune selector and crank wind, lg. 16, dp. 8, ht. 5 in. $300-500
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271 Interchangeable Cylinder Musical Box, retailed by Milikin & Lawley, London, six 11in. cylinders, each playing six tunes, single comb, jeweled flywheel, full-length zither, components stamped 68, start/stop and change/repeat levers, tune sheet attached to underside of lid, housed in an inlaid burl walnut and ebonized case, lg. 29 1/2 in. $2,500-4,500
272 Polyphon 15-inch Disc Musical Box, no. 150, gilt cast decorated bedplate reading Polyphon with crosshatched center and beaded frame decoration, “tempo-regulator� switch, dual comb, star-wheel construction and decorated pressure bar, lithographed castle scene reading Polyphon in gilt lettering on underside of lid, elaborately carved and inlaid dome-top case with turned corner columns and applied molding, start/stop pull on side, wd. 22 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000
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Conditions of Sale 1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot. 2. All property is sold “as is,� and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability. 3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate. 4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale. Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser. 5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases. 6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale. 7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item. 8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots. 9. Sales in Massachusetts, Florida, and New York are subject to the respective current sales taxes. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties may be exempt from sales tax upon submission of proper documentation. 10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. 11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid. 12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent. 13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit. Revised January 21, 2015
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Directions to the Marlborough Gallery
SKINNER
From Boston and Points East: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) West to Route 495 North at exit 11A. Proceed on Route 495N to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left at the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light onto Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.
From Points North: Take Route 495 South to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light onto Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.
From Points West: Take 290 East toward Marlborough. Merge onto Route 495 South via exit 26A, toward Cape Cod. Take the Simarano Drive exit, 23C. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light onto Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.
From Points South: Take Route 495 North to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left at the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light onto Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.
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FOR OFFICE USE Marlborough
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508.970.3253
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Richard Albright
discovery@skinnerinc.com
John Deighton Karen M. Keane Andrew Payne Nancy R. Skinner, Chairman Emerita
508.970.3202
American & European Paintings & Prints Robin S.R. Starr Elizabeth C. Haff Michelle Lamunière paintings@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3206
European Furniture & Decorative Arts Stuart G. Slavid Stephanie Opolski Gwendolyn L. Smith european@skinnerinc.com
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508.970.3203
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508.970.3263
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Florida: April L. Matteini, G.G.
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Wine, Whisky & Ale Marie Keep Joseph Hyman
508.970.3138
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finewines@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3296
Maine: Bruce Buxton
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Absentee & Telephone Bidding
508.970.3269
William Madden
508.970.3229
Boston: 617.874.4318
508.970.3266
Marlborough: 508.970.3211 Discovery: 508.970.3208
Kevin Rota 508.970.3283
Auctioneers Chris Barber, John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie Keep, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney
63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429
274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3000 Fax 508.970.3100
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