Viennese Silk Thread Wall Clock
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Viennese Silk Thread Wall Clock. 5 in. porcelain dial has black Roman hour numerals, signed Philipp Happacher in Wien; quality 3 spring, brass movement has grand sonnarie strike on 2 coiled gongs with repeater lever and silent-strike lever above the dial, in good running condition. In an ebonized shadow box case with dore bronze trimming, fancy bezel and expose figural pendulum with sea goddess. 19.5 in. high x 15.5 in. wide x 5 in. deep
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.
Austrian Silk Thread Wall Clock
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Austrian Silk Thread Wall Clock. 6 in. silvered dial signed ÂJoh. Martin Artz, MuchenÂ, has black incised Roman hour numerals, fluer de lis half hour markers and 5 minute numbers outside; brass 8 day spring driven silk thread movement has square brass plates, unsigned, with an hour strike on a bell and silvered crescent moon face pendulum bob. In a gilt carved wall hanging picture frame case with glass front door panel, applied brass filigree corner spandrels and eagle with grapevine patter around the open aperture below which exposes the swinging pendulum. Case is in excellent condition with original gilt finish, door glass has a chip in the upper right corner, clock is running and striking though the bell is broken off. 20.25 in. high x 16 in. wide x 5.25 in. deep. Weight: 13.25 lbs.
Inlaid Rosewood Silk Thread Wall Clock
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Inlaid Rosewood Silk Thread Wall Clock. Inlaid rosewood boxed picture frame style case with inlaid scene of a lion hunting a small deer, 4 in. porcelain dial with hinged brass bezel; brass 8 day spring driven silk thread movement has an half hour strike on a bell and is in running condition. Case is in good condition and original finish, inlays are intact, dial has some hairlines and damage; unsigned. 18.5 in. high x 14.5 in. wide x 5.5 in. deep.
Bronze Silk Thread Sunflower Clock
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Bronze Silk Thread Sunflower Clock. 2 tone bronze clock has a 2.5 in. dial with damascened center, black Roman hour numerals and large 5.25 in. flower petal bezel. Open back with a typical round brass spring driven silk thread movement with half hour strike on a bell, movement is dusty. The weighted base resembles a flower pot with 2 ringed handles on the sides, serpentine flower stem rises out of the pot with a dark brown patina and 4 gilt leaves on the sides. Rare and unusual clock in very good condition; missing pendulum. 13.25 in. high.
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.