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Ca 1900 French Gilt Brass Shelf Clock
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Ca 1900 French gilt brass shelf clock, back door missing, ht 22 3/4"
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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French Gilt Brass & Porcelain Easel-Form Clock
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French Gilt Brass & Porcelain Easel-Form Clock
early 20th century
brass with inset porcelain panel and enamel highlights, 30-hour time only movement, unsigned
5 x 2 3/4 x 4 inches
French Porcelain and Gilt Brass Shelf Clock
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French Porcelain and Gilt Brass Shelf Clock
19th century. Hand painted panels. 8 day time and strike spring driven movement. Retail by Spalding & Company, Chicago & Paris.
Ht. 19 W 10 in.
A Rochester, NY Collection.
A French gilt bronze cartel clock, circa 1900
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A French gilt bronze cartel clock
circa 1900
With enameled Roman chapters, the twin train movement striking on a bell.
height 12in (30cm); width 8 1/2in (21.5cm); depth 5 1/2in (14cm)
French Gilt Brass Hanging Cartel Clock
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French Gilt Brass Hanging Cartel Clock. 5 in. porcelain dial has black Roman hour numerals, blued 5 minute numbers outside, fancy gilt pierced hands and rope-twist door bezel with beveled crystal; French round brass spring driven movement has an half hour countwheel strike mechanism with bell, marked Paris. In a gilt brass case with allover pierced filigree design, has a repair to the finial on the rear plate. 23.75 in. high x 9 in. wide x 4 in. deep.
French Brass Clock on Gilt Gesso Base
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French brass clock on gilt gesso base, 17 1/2" H x 12" W x 6" D. on stand. Includes key and pendulum. Provenance: Estate of August van der Becq, Westport, Connecticut.