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19th Century French Portico Clock
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19th Century French Portico Clock
Ebonized case with turned columns, brass and shell inlay. Porcelain dial. Brass movement. 8 day time and strike.
Ht. 18 1/2 in.
From the private collection of the Calculagraph Co. East Hanover, New Jersey and the proceeding three generations.
19th Century French Portico Clock
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19th Century French Portico Clock. Satinwood inlay and gilt bronze mounts. Silvered dial, 8 day time and strike movement. Ht. 20″. The Ferd Kirshberger Collection, VA.
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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Antique French 19th Century Clock
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Antique French 19th Century Clock: mother of pearl inlay, 9" advertising painted metal dial, 8 day T&S movement, mahogany rippled edge case, mother of pearl surrounded by mahogany inlay on face gilt, bronze bezel, has minor chipping on veneer edge, glass is loose on the front. 24" x 18 3/4" **This clock is FOB which means shipping is ENTIRELY the buyer's resposibility. We cannot pack and ship this lot. Please be prepared to make arrangements for pick up if bidding on this lot!**
19th Century Sculptured Marble Portico Clock with time
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19th Century Sculptured Marble Portico Clock with time and strike movement. Raised on foliate and scroll feet, the base centered by a nautical shell flanked by horns of plenty, each side has a butterfly. The dial with Roman numerals and serpent hands enclosed by nautilus shell border, flanked by four twist turned columns with vine decoration and a Baccus pendulum. The top centered by a bust of Shakespeare. Condition: working. The back area housing the works has an old repair. Ht. 21 ¾ W. 12 D. 7Â
19th C. French Empire Portico Clock
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19th century French Empire gilt bronze mounted and marquetry inlaid Portico Clock, the case and four columns with floral inlay around the gilt mounted brass face with Roman numerals and two wind holes, shell motif pendulum. [18 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D]. Cracks to dial; stains; losses to veneer; scuffs; wear.
LATE 19TH C. FRENCH INLAID PORTICO PILLAR CLOCK
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A handsome late nineteenth century French inlaid portico/pillar clock having ebonized case with satinwood inlay and barley twist columns. Ht: 17″ Width: 9″ Depth: 4″