ClockPrices.ComUnusual Walnut Silk Thread Mantel Clock
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Circa 1840 European Unsigned 30 hour Mantel Clock with 3.5″ Good original engraved silvered dial with tarnishing, Original spring driven brass movement with silk thread suspension, Unique early small collectible mantel clock. Good condition with minor wear, needs cleaning, hole in top of case for finial or ornament. 10.5″H x 8″W x 4″D
French Figural Silk Thread Mantle Clock
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French Figural Silk Thread Mantle Clock. 2 tone dore and brown patina bronze clock case has a figural woman seated on top, she is wearing a fancy dress, petting a dog with her right hand and holds a book & handkerchief in her left hand, she sits on a boulder-like mound with floral mounts. 3.5 in. silvered bronze dial has black incised Roman hour numerals, bronze bezel and blued open moon hands; typical round brass spring driven silk thread movement has a half hour strike on a brass bell. 15 in. high x 12 in. wide x 4 in. deep.
French Bronze Silk Thread Mantle Clock
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French Bronze Figural Silk Thread Mantle Clock. 2 tone bronze case with dark brown patina and gold dore, case top in the form of a boulder with a Scottish highlander kneeling at the top holding his sword in his left hand and pointing his pistol with his right. Has a 3 in. silvered dial with black painted hour numerals, open moon hands and brass bezel; brass 8 day spring driven silk thread movement is unsigned, has an half hour strike on a bell. 14.25 in. high x 10.5 in. wide x 4 in. deep.
French Figural Silk Thread Clock
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French Figural Silk Thread Clock. 3 in. silvered dial with etched center signed Boulay Ricoud a Chateau Deim, has blued open moon hands and a beaded dore bezel; typical round French brass spring driven silk thread movement, half hour strike on a silvered bell. Figural bronze case has a 2 tone dore and brown patina finish, a nobleman is seated, leaning against a rock, wearing a long overcoat and holds a scroll in his right hand; on a splayed base with fancy swirling filigree. 15 in. high x 10.5 in. wide x 4 in. deep.
French Silk Thread Bronze Cupid Clock
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French Empire Silk Thread Figural Bronze Cupid Clock. Gilt bronze of a figural standing winged cupid beside a whetstone grinding wheel, he smiles as he sharpens the arrow of love; the clock is contained in the body below with French Empire period designed tables on either side, one with a jug and cup, the other with a basket of flowers, the scene in the arched panel of the base depicts a dog seated on a rock and watching cupid string his bow. 4 in. porcelain dial has black hour numerals and blued open moon hands; brass spring driven 8 day movement has a silk thread suspension and half hour strike on a bell. In very good condition, beautiful finish, no breaks or repairs, tip of the arrow is missing. 18 in. high x 12.5 in. wide x 5 in. deep.
French Silk Thread Mantle Clock
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French Silk Thread Mantle Clock. Figural dore bronze case has a seated Asian woman wearing long elegant embroidered garments, she holds a mirror in one hand and she is putting her earrings on; has a beautiful base with Asian motif, very high quality design. 3 in engraved dial with gold finish, black Roman hour numerals and open moon hands. Typical French round brass silk thread movement, count wheel strike mechanism, strikes on a bell. 18 in. high x 13 in. wide x 5 in. deep
French Figural Silk Thread Clock
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French Figural Silk Thread Mantle Clock. The dore bronze clock depicts the “Fountain of Youth”, a spiral glass rod spins, resembling flowing water, has a separate spring driven movement built into the case; the figure of Ponce de Leon is seated beside the fountain on a boulder, he holds a canteen of water in his hands, the stepped rectangular base has a grey tone finish with dore bronze mounts containing gothic arches with quatrefoil medallions in the center. Has a 3 in. silvered chapter ring with black Roman numerals and open moon hands; typical round French brass silk thread movement signed Villemsens a Paris, count wheel strike mechanism strikes on a bell. Clock is in overall good condition, both movements are in running condition; the canteen held by the figure appears to be replaced, missing pendulum. 17 in. high x 10 in. wide x 4.5 in. deep