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A mid 19th century quarter striking Austrian mantel clock with later dog automata
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Austria, a mid 19th century quarter striking mantel clock with later dog automata, the oval, ebonized, fluted case with molded base and top, surmounted by a recumbent hound, opening and closing his mouth as the clock strikes, roman numeral white enamel dial with blued steel trefoil hands, and spring driven, three train, two day grand sonnerie striking movement with silk thread suspension
A monumental late 19th century quarter chiming bracket clock by Reinhold Schnekenburger
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Reinhold Schnekenburger, Muhlheim, a monumental late 19th century quarter chiming bracket clock, the walnut case with heavy molded base with applied, high relief floral and scroll carvings, break arch door with bevelled glass and flanking, molded pilasters, also with carved ornament, and with unusual capitals having floral, foliate and central mask carvings, the projecting molded cornice with carved and turned moldings below a balustrade with corbelled corners, the top with four urn and flame finials, a cushion dome with high relief floral carving and central molded plinth with large, festooned urn and flame finial, roman numeral composite dial with silvered chapter ring, gilt spandrels, and the arch with subsidiary dials for chime control, chime selection, and rise and fall regulation, fancy blued steel hands, 8 day fusee movement with deadbeat escapement and Vulliamy pallets, sounding Westminster quarters on gongs or chiming on eight bells, and counting the hours on a large gong, with heavy brass pendulum
A good first quarter 19th century figural gilt bronze mantel clock
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France, a good first quarter 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock, the unadorned base on anthemion and medallion ornamented feet, the molded surbase with various regular, overlapping leaf forms, and supporting a mid section with oval bas relief mount flanked by classical ornament, framed with laurel and featuring a seated Athena with small child at her knee, two children reaching for a wreath in her right hand, and a child at the right with scroll and wreath, the composition also including a terrestrial globe, artists palette, pedestal, and divider, all surmounted by a central rectangular enclosure housing the clock, the front with matted ground, fruit festoon, and rose wreath bezel, the enclosure with flanking figures, each studying books and scrolls, aided by a tall, standing oil lamp, the engine turned, roman numeral gilt dial with blued steel hands, and 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement with silk suspension, striking on a bell
A good first quarter 19th century figural gilt bronze mantel clock
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France, a good first quarter 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock, the unadorned base on anthemion and medallion ornamented feet, the molded surbase with various regular, overlapping leaf forms, and supporting a mid section with oval bas relief mount flanked by classical ornament, framed with laurel and featuring a seated Athena with small child at her knee, two children reaching for a wreath in her right hand, and a child at the right with scroll and wreath, the composition also including a terrestrial globe, artists palette, pedestal, and divider, all surmounted by a central rectangular enclosure housing the clock, the front with matted ground, fruit festoon, and rose wreath bezel, the enclosure with flanking figures, each studying books and scrolls, aided by a tall, standing oil lamp, the engine turned, roman numeral gilt dial with blued steel hands, and 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement with silk suspension, striking on a bell
A later 18th century ebonized quarter striking bracket clock signed Michael Remred London
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Probably Michael Dermer, Ochsenhausen, Germany, a later 18th century ebonized three train bracket clock, the case with molded top and base, the door with glazed, break arch aperture, and upper corners with gilt spandrels, sides also with glazed break arch openings, and flattened, molded bell top with cast brass carrying handle, gilt and engraved composite dial with silvered, roman numeral chapter ring, blued steel hands, and mock pendulum below 12:00, the arch with signed boss and subsidiary dials for strike control, brass, two day, three train movement with verge escapement and bob pendulum, striking petit sonnerie Viennese quarters on two bells, with grand sonnerie repeating on demand
19th Century Austrian Gilded Mantel Clock
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19th century Austrian mantel clock with gilded gesso over wood case, decorated with foliate and a bird surmounted on an urn, 7-inch porcelain dial with cast brass hands, 8-day brass "Japy Freres" movement having rack and snail bell strike and platform escapement, gilding has darkened with parts of gesso missing, rear door is a replacement, runs a few minutes before stopping, strike functional. 28 in. high x 18 in. wide x 6 in. deep.
A 19TH CENTURY THREE WEIGHT AUSTRIAN REGULATOR
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The arched pediment over door with full columns topped by scrolling Corinthian columns with flutes and bulbous turnings, waisted lower bracket with drop finials. The porcelain enamel dial with Roman numerals.
Measures 52 x 18 x 8 inches.
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