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19th Century French Lyre Shelf Clock
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French Lyre Shelf Clock, 19th Century. White marble with gilt bronze mounts. Hand painted porcelain dial. Rhinestone pendulum. 8-Day time strike. Max height: 18 in.
A fine late 18th century swinging lyre mantel clock by Breant
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Breant a Paris, a fine late 18th century swinging lyre mantel clock, on a rectangular, gilt bronze plinth below an oval, blue – gray and white marble base with interlocking circle, bead, and floral mounts, the top of the base with gilt acanthus supporting a lyre form, beaded frame crowned with a floral festoon and Medusa mask, the swinging clock with knife edge suspended gridiron, roman numeral white enamel dial with open center, peripheral arabic date and five minute markers, engraved scissor and fleur de lis hands, blued steel date indicator, and 15 day two train movement, with skeletonized plates, pin wheel escapement, and striking the hours and half hour on a bell
A fine 19th century French gilt brass carriage clock
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A fine 19th century French gilt brass carriage clock with calendar in the manner of Abraham Louis Breguet
The Classically inspired case with folding bud handle and four bud finials on an engine turned ground over rosettes and reeded columns to a matching base on button feet, the white enamel dial with blue Roman numerals, minute track and blued steel trefoil hands over a subsidiary date dial within an engine turned mask, the movement with twin barrels driving a gilt platform with bimetallic balance to a lever escapement, the strike and repeat on a bell behind a shuttered rear panel. Together with an associated mid 19th century leather covered travel case and a double ended key. 16cms (6.25ins) high.
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This carriage clock is closely modelled on the early travel clocks by the great Abraham Louis Breguet. Comparable examples by Breguet were sold in these rooms 11 December 2019, lot 106 (Breguet number 2889, circa 1804), lot 107 (Breguet number 4248, circa 1837) and lot 109 (Breguet number 2963, circa 1820).
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A reproduction lyre clock with parts from a genuine early 19th century timepiece
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A reproduction hanging lyre clock with some parts from a genuine early 19th century timepiece, mahogany case with carved throat panel and reverse painted glass, and top with ball and eagle finial, cast brass bezel with convex glass, roman numeral white painted iron dial signed "P.P. Quimby Belfast", blued steel hands, and 8 day weight driven timepiece movement with brass clad pendulum
19th Century French Bronze Shelf Clock
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19th Century French Bronze Shelf Clock
with eagle finial and lyre and masked panels. porcelain dial, some hairline cracks to dial and touch ups.
Ht. 16 in.
From the private collection of the Calculagraph Co. East Hanover, New Jersey and the proceeding three generations.
A late 18th century French lyre form mystery clock signed Cronier
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Cronier, a Paris, a late 18th century lyre form mystery clock, the elliptical white marble base on gilt feet and with gilt classical mounts, supporting a cast lyre frame ornamented with acanthus and beads, and surmounted by a large gilt sunburst with Medusa mask, above a floral festoon with flanking medallions and pendant drops, arabic numeral white enamel dial signed "Cronier a Paris", with fancy pierced and engraved hands, brass, two train movement of two week duration with recoil escapement, light wheel work having four and five spoke crossings, and striking the hour and half hour on a bell, the pendulum with gridiron style rod and the bob with a ring of cut paste stones, oscillating just in front of the dial
A late 18th century French lyre form mystery clock signed Cronier
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Cronier, a Paris, a late 18th century lyre form mystery clock, the elliptical white marble base on gilt feet and with gilt classical mounts, supporting a cast lyre frame ornamented with acanthus and beads, and surmounted by a large gilt sunburst with Medusa mask, above a floral festoon with flanking medallions and pendant drops, arabic numeral white enamel dial signed "Cronier a Paris", with fancy pierced and engraved hands, brass, two train movement of two week duration with recoil escapement, light wheel work having four and five spoke crossings, and striking the hour and half hour on a bell, the pendulum with gridiron style rod and the bob with a ring of cut paste stones, oscillating just in front of the dial