Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments Featuring Historic Arms & Militaria
Sale 2684M
November 2, 2013
Marlborough
Historic Arms & Militaria
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1 1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GT, VIN# 036302, odometer reads at cataloging 40,972 miles, built April 1972, red body with black interior, V6, fueled by three Weber carburetors, 5-speed gearbox, wheelbase 2340 mm, lg. 4230, wd. 1700, ht. 1115 mm, good condition.
Preview: Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd. Skinner recommends you have your mechanical represenative view this automobile. $140,000-240,000
Provenance: Private ownership.
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Historic Arms & Militaria Lots 1A–281
1A Lantaka Swivel Cannon, c. 18th/19th century, ornate bronze barrel with bronze swivel, mounted on a carved walnut stand for display, barrel lg. to end of cascabel 46 1/2 in. $800-1,200
3 Brass Twenty-four-pound Naval Deck Cannon Model, c. late 20th century, brass tube with brass rammer, worm, and scoop, wooden carriage with chains and rope attaching it to a wooden base, lg. 9, lg. 15 in. $200-300
2 Bronze Lantaka Cannon, c. 18th/19th century, bronze barrel with ornate designs, bronze swivel attached to trunnions, barrel lg. to end of cascabel 24 1/2 in. $300-500
4 Model Cannon, c. late 20th century, wooden double-trail carriage with steel fittings, functioning elevating screw, and brass tube, lg. 17 in. $200-250
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5 Ames Naval Boat Gun and Carriage, c. 1837, bronze tube marked on muzzle AMES MFco 1837 CHICOPEE MASS, and on trunnions AMES MFc 1837 USN MM223 CHICOPEE MASS, mounted on original wooden naval carriage with bronze hardware, tube lg. from muzzle to cascabel 48, ht. 19, bore dia. 3 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000 6 Napoleon-style Cannon Model, c. late 20th century, wooden carriage and wheels with steel fittings, steel barrel, lg. 28 in. $300-500 7 Cast-metal Signal Cannon, c. early 20th century, painted carriage, tube, and wheels, ht. 7, lg. 15 1/2 in. $200-300
8 Galbraith & Son Bronze Life Saving Cannon, c. 20th century, bronze Lyle gun tube and carriage, marked C.C. GALBRAITH & SON INC. NEW YORK, U.S.A. on sides of carriage, tube lg. 30, ht. 13 in. $1,000-1,500 9 Gatling Gun Model, c. 20th century, cast carriage and tube with removable magazine, side boxes, ht. 9, lg. 15 in. $400-600
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10 Pair of G. Massin Flintlock Pistols, c. 174050, carved walnut-burl stocks with ornate brass fittings, lockplates have remnants of gilt around cherubs and foliate designs, engraved barrels also have a cherub and foliate designs, both marked G. Massin, with some remaining gilt finish, bone nosecaps, and wooden ramrods with horn tips, barrel lg. 9 3/4, overall lg. 17 in. $2,500-3,000 11 Flintlock Tinder Lighter, c. late 18th/early 19th century, walnut grip with brass frame marked LONDON on one side, and SPENCER on the other with a panoply of arms, brass candle stand on the side of the pan, and a lyre-shaped stand on the front, lg. 5 1/2, ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-500
12 Cased Pair of W. Parker Flintlock Pistols, c. early 19th century, walnut checkered pistol grips with steel fittings, lockplate marked W. PARKER, one with replaced cock, slide bar safety, steel barrels have gold inlay, platinum vents, and are marked W. PARKERHOLBORN-LONDON, small silver escutcheon plates marked with a raised arm and sword, and FORTES FORTEN JUVAT, and the initials J.D., triggerguards are engraved with a flag and foliate designs, wooden ramrods, and walnut case marked on the lid to Lt. John Maxwell, case lid lined with gosling-green baize, felt in cut-outs for the pistols, barrel lg. 4, overall lg. 8 1/2 in. Note: A paper label in the case reads: “Fine pair of flintlock coach pistols, marked Parker, Holborn, London. Gold inlaid, platinum vents, checkered grips, silver nameplates with coat of arms. Plate on oak case marked ‘Lieut John Maxwell’ who was a mate on the Bounty (Mutiny on the bounty). They came from an auction sale and this history was given.” A check of the crew list does not show a Lt. Maxwell. The silver crest on the escutcheon plate appears to be the crest if the Dickson family, possibly once owned by John Dickson. $2,500-3,500 13 French Model An XIII Flintlock Pistol, c. early 19th century, walnut stock with iron and brass fittings, iron swivel on the butt, barrel, triggerguard, and backstrap marked M.Y., barrel lg. 9, overall lg. 15 in. $500-700
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14 Brass-barrel British Flintlock Pistol, c. late 18th/early 19th century, walnut stock with brass and iron fittings, lock marked TOWER, with a crown over G.R, and under the pan a government ownership mark, top of brass barrel marked LONDON with crown over crossed scepters, barrel lg. 9, overall lg. 15 in. $500-700 15 Pair of Ottoman-style Pistols, c. early 19th century, ornate brass stocks with steel miquelete locks and engraved barrels, and steel ramrods, barrel lg. 12 3/8, overall lg. 20 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 16 Pair of French Flintlock Pistols, c. mid-18th century, silver inlaid walnut stocks with iron fittings, and gold inlaid octagonal to round barrels, barrel lg. 4 1/4, overall lg. 8 1/2 in. $300-600 17 Ketland Marked Flintlock Pistol, c. late 18th/early 19th century, walnut stock with brass triggerguard, escutcheon plate, ramrod pipes, sideplate, and grip cap, steel barrel marked with view marks, stamped crown over crossed scepters, lg. 15 in. $600-800
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18 French Model An IX Flintlock Pistol, c. 1809, walnut stock with cartouches, iron and brass fittings, lockplate marked Charleville, barrel proof-marked and 9, barrel lg. 8, overall lg. 14 in. $400-600
19 Model 1836 Johnson Converted Pistol, c. 1836, walnut stock with visible cartouche on left side, iron fittings, lock marked U.S., other markings not visible, left side of barrel marked US, JH, and P, lg. 14 in. $400-600
20 U.S. Model 1842 Percussion Pistol, c. 1852, walnut stock with brass fittings, lock plate marked US, H. ASTON & CO., with the tail of the plate marked MIDDTN, CONN, 1852, left side of stock has two cartouche stamps, barrel stamped with proofs and 1852 on barrel tang, lg. 14 1/2 in. $600-800
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21 U.S. Model 1842 Percussion Pistol, c. 1852, walnut stock with brass fittings, lock plate marked US, H. ASTON & CO., with the tail of the plate marked MIDDTN, CONN, 1852, left side of stock has two cartouche stamps, barrel stamped with proofs and 1851 on the barrel tang, lg. 14 1/2 in. $600-800 22 U.S. Model 1842 Percussion Pistol, c. 1849, walnut stock with brass fittings, lock plate marked US, H. ASTON & CO., with the tail of the plate marked MIDDTN, CONN, 1849, left side of the stock has light cartouche marks, and barrel proofs, lg. 14 1/2 in. $300-500 23 Allen and Thurber Six-shot Pepperbox Pistol, c. 1845, walnut grips with engraved steel frame and fittings, marked on fluted cylinder ALLEN & THURBER WORCESTER, and on hammer ALLEN’S PATENT 1845, lg. 8 1/2 in. $400-600 24 Allen and Thurber Six-shot Pepperbox Pistol, c. 1837, walnut grips with engraved steel frame and nipple protector, marked on barrel ALLEN & THURBER WORCESTER, and PATENTED 1837 CAST-STEEL, lg. 8 3/4 in. $400-600
25 Cased French Percussion Target Pistol Set, c. 1850s, carved walnut stocks with casehardened lock, triggerguard, and buttplate, blued barrels marked F.P. Devisme a Paris, serial numbered 1413, and marked 1, marked 2 on the breech and barrel tang of each gun, maroon velvet-lined walnut case with all accessories in the case, barrel lg. 10, overall lg. 16 1/2 in. $3,000-4,000 26 Double-barrel Percussion Pistol, c. mid to late 19th century, walnut one piece grip with steel frame, triggerguard and barrels, marked under both barrels and frame 32, lg. 8 in. $200-400
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27 Cased French Percussion Target Pistol Set, c. mid-19th century, ornate carved walnut stock with steel fittings, blued barrels marked ACIER FONDU, color case hardened bullet mold, wooden mallet, powder flask marked AB PARIS, screwdriver, wooden cap box, ball puller, loading and cleaning rods, walnut case lined with green broadcloth, ht. 3, wd. 10 1/4, lg. 18 3/8 in. $2,000-3,000
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28 Two Spur-trigger Pistols, c. mid to late 19th century, a Smith & Wesson model one revolver with blued barrel and silver-plated backstrap, engraved Andrew C. Berry, serial number 77191, and an American Standard Tool Company single shot Hero pistol, lg. 6 to 7 1/2 in. $400-600 29 Meyers Pepperbox Pistol, c. late 19th century, engraved steel frame and cylinder with walnut grips, marked MEYERS BREVETE on left side of cylinder shield, lg. 5 in. $400-600 30 Continental Double-barrel Pistol, c. mid to late 19th century, carved walnut grip and engraved steel frame and blued barrels, lg. 8 3/4 in. $400-600
31 Backlock-style Percussion Pistol, c. mid19th century, walnut stock with checkered grip, engraved steel backlock and steel fittings, barrel lg. 7 1/2, overall lg. 12 1/2 in. $400-600
34 Two Spur-trigger Percussion Pistols, c. 1830-40, walnut grips and steel frames, one marked 1555 on the frame, and 1319 on the grip, lg. 6 1/4 in. $200-400
32 Two Spur Trigger Revolvers, c. late 19th century, Robin Hood No. 1 pistol with walnut grips and steel frame, barrel, and cylinder, and a Defender pistol with checkered black plastic grip, and plated steel frame, lg. 5 1/2 to 5 3/4 in. $200-300
35 Continental Double-barrel Percussion Pistol, c. mid to late 19th century, walnut grip with carved radiating lines near top of grip, octagonal steel barrels with a few light proof marks on bottom, steel frame and triggerguard, lg. 11 1/2 in. $400-600
33 Two Spur-trigger Revolvers, c. late 19th century, Smith & Wesson Model 1 1/2 Second Issue with rosewood grips, and plated engraved frame, barrel and cylinder, Hopkins & Allen Ranger No. 2 with horn grips, plated steel frame and leather holster, lg. 6 3/4 to 8 in. $200-400
36 Colt 1860 Army Revolver with Holster, c. 1863, leather holster with brass finial, pistol serial number 85869, all matching numbers including wedge, marked on top of barrel ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA, and also marked with rack numbers A over 18 on steel backstrap near serial number and shoulder stock cut away, lg. 13 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200
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37 Colts Patent .44 Caliber Bullet Mold and Smith & Wesson Parts Pistol, c. 1860, steel .44 caliber mold for both bullet and ball, marked COLTS PATENT on top plate; Smith & Wesson Model No. 1 revolver, (missing cylinder), mold lg. 5 in. $100-200 38 E. Whitney Navy-style Revolver, c. late 1850s/early 1860s, two-piece walnut grip, brass triggerguard, steel frame, cylinder, and barrel marked E. WHITNEY N. HAVEN, barrel lg. 3 1/2, overall lg. 8 3/4 in. $200-400
39 Cased Manhattan Arms Navy Revolver, c. 1859-60, serial number 2120, all matching including wedge, silver-plated brass backstrap, octagonal 6 1/2-in. barrel marked on top MANHATTAN FIRE ARMS MFG. CO. NEWYORK, walnut case with green velvetlined case, bullet mold marked to Manhattan Arms, powder flask, and ELEY BROS marked cap tin, case wd. 5 1/2, lg. 11 1/2 in. $800-1,000
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40 Colt Model 1862 Police Pistol, c. 1862, walnut grips, brass grip-strap and triggerguard, serial number 11223, all matching including wedge, marked on top of barrel ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEWYORK U.S. AMERICA., and on fluted cylinder with PAT SEPT. 10th 1850, barrel lg. 5 1/2, overall lg. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,000 41 Moore’s Patent First Model Derringer, c. 1860-65, silver-plated brass frame with steel barrel, top marked MOORES PAT. F.A. CO. BROOKLYN N.Y., and bottom marked D. MOORE PATENT FEB. 24, 1863, frame engraved with scrolls and barrel has long arrows, lg. 4 7/8 in. $400-600 42 Colt 1860 Army Revolver, c. 1862, serial number 27704, all matching numbers, marked on top of barrel ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA, walnut grips, lg. 13 1/2 in. $900-1,100
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43 Factory Engraved Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver, c. 1853, walnut grip, serial number 23002, factory engraved hammer with wolf’s head design, engraved frame, loading lever, screws, wedge, and barrel in foliate designs, top of barrel marked ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA, also marked COLTS PATENT on left side of frame, cylinder is engraved with Texas naval scene, backstrap engraved T.J. Eubanks 48th Regt. Ala. Vols. from the Officers of his Company, and further engraved on the butt for gallantry July 1-3, 1863, barrel lg. 7 1/2, overall lg. 13 3/4 in. Note: Thomas James Eubanks enlisted in May of 1861 as a Private in Company K, 9th Alabama Infantry. Later that year he was promoted to Lieutenant and appointed to the 48th Alabama Infantry. May 1st, 1863 he was promoted to Captain and participated in the attack on Devils Den and Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg. In the report of Colonel Sheffield on August 7th, 1863, Col. Sheffield mentions the actions of T.J. Eubanks, “I cannot close without speaking of those who acted most conspicuously during the hottest of the conflict. Lieutenants Burk and Ewing and Captains Eubanks and Edwards are especially noticed for their gallantry in leading their men forward and remaining in front of their commands encouraging their men.” Captain Eubanks was mortally wounded on October 28th, 1863, during the Battle of Wauhatchie in the Lookout Valley, Tennessee. Lot includes much information on Eubanks, his service records, and copies of period newspapers relating to Eubanks and his death, purportedly by Federal soldiers who had already surrendered. $8,000-12,000
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44 Colt Dividend Receipt Book, c. 185790, leather-bound book with spine marked DIVIDEND RECEIPTS. COLT’S PATENT FIREARMS MF’G CO., first page dated December 30th, 1857, with all shares and dividend payments made to Samuel Colt and others through the Civil War, ending on December 31st, 1890, ht. 16, wd. 11 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
45 Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver, c. 1861, walnut grip with brass backstrap and triggerguard marked on the left side with a small 4, all matching serial numbers 106279, bright color case hardened loading lever and frame marked COLTS PATENT, blued cylinder has complete scene, marked COLTS PATENT No. 106279, and ENGAGED 16 MAY 1843, octagonal blued barrel marked ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S AMERICA., with brass sight, barrel lg. 7 1/2, overall lg. 13 3/4 in. Provenance: By family descent to the consignor. $18,000-22,000
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46 Middle Eastern-style Percussion Pistol, c. late 19th century, walnut stock inlaid with pearl around barrel tang, iron fittings, and octagonal barrel, barrel lg. 11, overall lg. 16 3/4 in. $200-300 47 Middle Eastern-style Percussion Pistol, c. late 19th century, walnut stock with iron triggerguard and sheet-brass barrel bands, round engraved barrel, lg. 12 3/4, overall lg. 18 3/8 in. $200-300
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48 1875 Apache Knuckle-knife Pinfire Pistol, steel frame and knuckle, blued fluted cylinder, straight blade on knife, no maker markings, small 1 on right front of frame, lg. 7 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200 49 Stevens New Model Pocket Rifle, c. 1870s, walnut grip with steel barrel marked on side J. STEVENS & CO. CHICOPEE/FALLS, MASS. PAT. SEPT. 6, 1864., silver-plated brass frame, serial number 16, (no shoulder stock), barrel lg. 15, overall lg. 18 1/2 in. $300-400 50 German Long-barrel Flare Pistol, c. early 20th century, blued barrel and frame with walnut grips, marked on left side Waffenfabrik Walther Zella-Mehlis (Thur), serial number 15525, overall lg. 13 in. $200-300
51 German Mace, c. 16th century, forged iron hollow handle with a spiral grip, seven tapering flanges in a triangular pattern, with a small acorn-shaped pommel on top, lg. 23 3/8 in. $1,200-1,400
52 Continental Two-handed Sword, ornate steel hilt with curled quillons, leather-wrapped grip with steel studs, long steel serrated double-edged blade with engraved pattern near hilt, overall lg. 70 in. $2,000-2,500 51
53 Continental Rapier, c. late 16th/early 17th century, ornate gilded-steel hilt with wire wrapped grip, pierced counter-guard with Maltese cross, steel blade marked on one side with C.V.N.S.D. with a series of dots, and on the other side with R.V.T.C.M.B., blade lg. 35 1/2, overall lg. 45 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500
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54 Steel-hilt Smallsword, 17th century, iron hilt with pierced pommel, copper wrapped grips, and pierced counter-guard, iron chain from pommel to counter-guard, triangular steel blade, leather scabbard with engraved iron throat, middle band, and drag, blade lg. 33, overall lg. 41 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200 55 English Silver-hilt Smallsword, c. 1685, silver pommel with figural designs and a light hallmark, which looks like an HH with a crown above, silver knuckle bow with a repair, silver wire wrapped grip, silver counter-guard with figural and foliate designs, as well as hallmarks of a lion, lions head, an HH with crown, and a 1685 date mark, steel triangular blade has gold foliate designs, blade lg. 30, overall lg. 35 3/4 in. $1,500-2,000 56 French Model 1771 Bayonet, c. late 18th century, iron triangular bayonet with crown markings on the base of the blade, socket has retaining ring at base, overall lg. 17 1/4 in. $200-300
57 Eagle Head Silver-hilt Sword, c. mid to late 18th century, crude eagle head pommel, off-white bone grip with silver wire wrap, silver S-shaped counter-guard, and slightly curved steel blade with single fuller near the spine, blade lg. 26 3/8, overall lg. 31 1/2 in.
58 Lion Head Silver-hilt Sword, c. late 18th century, silver lion head pommel with bone grip and flat silver wire wrap, silver S-shaped cross-guard with foliate designs and a touchmark with a hole punched through, which looks like a BA just in front of the hole, steel blade with no fuller, blade lg. 26, overall lg. 32 3/4 in.
61 British Hanger, c. late 18th/early 19th century, iron hilt with horn grip, steel counterguard with curled quillons, steel blade with the letter G on the ricasso, light engravings on blade with faint royal cipher, blade lg. 25 1/2, overall lg. 32 in. $1,000-1,200
Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $2,500-3,000
62 Naval Boarding Pike, c. late 18th/early 19th century, iron spear head in leaf-shape form, iron langets attached with iron nails, wooden haft, overall lg. 79 1/4 in. $600-800
59 Silver-hilt Smallsword and Scabbard, c. mid-18th century, engraved silver hilt with panoply of arms decorations and foliate designs, a hallmark D.S in a rectangle at the top of the handguard, silver wire wrap on grip, tapering triangular blade with small gold inlaid design, leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver throat and drag, blade lg. 28 3/8, overall lg. 35 in. Provenance: From the Collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $3,000-3,500 60 Engraved Sardinian Socket Sporting Bayonet, c. mid to late 18th/19th century, silver socket with foliate designs and bird, ornate chiseled steel blade riveted to socket with a lion on one side, and a double-headed eagle under a crown on the other side, blade lg. 10, overall lg. 15 1/4 in. $300-500
Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $2,000-2,500
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63 British Naval Boarding Pike, c. late 18th/ early 19th century, four-sided iron spear point and iron langets, with wooden haft, total lg. 77 1/2 in. $600-800 64 Lion Head-pommel Silver-hilt Sword, Scabbard, Belt, and Cane, c. early 19th century, silver lion head and silver-wrapped light brown bone grip, S-shaped slotted counter-guard with two silver chains from lion’s mouth to the quillon, fire blue and gilt on steel blade with foliate designs and crossed flags, damaged leather scabbard with brass throat, middle band, and drag, with red morocco leather belt embossed with gold designs, and a wooden cane with ivory pommel, brass ferrule at the bottom, and a silver band which reads Capt. Simeon Moors August 28th 1852, sword blade lg. 31 3/8, overall lg. 38 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $2,500-3,000
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65 Eagle-pommel Sword with Divided Guard and Scabbard, c. 1790-1800, gilt-brass hilt with brown horn grip, curved steel blade has fire blue and gilt with American eagle motif, inscribed in scroll EPLURIBUS UNUM, and marked at hilt WARRANTED, leather scabbard has gilt-brass fittings with engraved lines, blade lg. 30 1/2, overall lg. 36 in.
66 Francis Thurkle Eagle-pommel Hanger and Scabbard, c. 1795-1800, gilt-brass hilt with checkered ivory grip, steel blade with fire blue and gilt, engraved with a panoply of arms, eagle and shield, a native, and foliate designs, tooled leather scabbard with gilt-brass throat and frog stud, middle band, and drag, blade lg. 31 1/2, overall lg. 38 1/2 in.
Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $2,500-3,000
Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $3,500-4,000
67 French-made American Eagle-pommel Sword, c. 1803, silver-plate hilt, knuckle bow and langets, with wire-wrapped leather grip, curved steel blade with fire blue and gilt, engraved with a panoply of arms, sunburst, shielded eagle with E. PLURIBUS UNUM in a banner, and HONOUR AND MY COUNTRY, leather scabbard has silver-plate throat, middle band, and drag, blade lg. 30 1/2, overall lg. 36 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $2,500-3,000
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68 Silver-hilt Pillow-pommel-style Sword with Scabbard and Sword Belt, c. early 19th century, silver hilt with five-ball pattern handguard and off-white bone grip, steel blade with some remaining fire blue and gilt panoply of arms, foliate designs, an eagle with a banner above inscribed E. PLURIBUS UNUM, a flag wielding soldier in an oval, and a sunburst, black leather scabbard with silver throat, middle band, and drag, and a red morocco belt embossed with gold patterns and foliate designs, blade lg. 33 1/4, overall lg. 39 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $2,000-2,500
69 Eagle-pommel Sabre and Scabbard, c. early 19th century, silver-plated brass-hilt and backstrap with eagle head quillon and langets decorated with acorns and a carved ivory grip, curved steel blade has remnants of gilt on engravings of a panoply of arms, foliate designs, a shielded eagle with banner reading E. PLURIBUS UNUM, silver-plated brass scabbard with two carrying rings, blade lg. 33, overall lg. 39 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $1,500-2,000 70 Solomon Jackson Eagle-pommel Silver-hilt Sword and Scabbard, c. early 19th century, silver eagle-pommel and hand guard with shielded eagle with stars on counter guard, ivory grip, and steel blade with light remnants of fire blue, gilt, and foliate designs, and eagle with banner inscribed E. PLURIBUS UNUM, and a panoply of arms, leather scabbard with silver throat, middle band, and drag, blade lg. 31 1/2, overall lg. 37 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $1,500-2,000
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71 Knight’s Head Smallsword by Draper, c. late 18th/early 19th century, gilt-brass hilt with knight’s head pommel, pierced oval counterguard, black horn grip with brass wire wrap, tapered triangular steel blade, blade lg. 31 3/4, overall lg. 38 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $800-1,000 72 Eagle-pommel Artillery Officer’s Sword and Scabbard, c. 1810, gilt-brass hilt with eagle head pommel, ornate knucklebow with shielded eagle and ten stars, and solid counter-guard and reeded bone grip, curved steel blade has remnants of fire blue and gilt, with engravings of foliate designs, a shielded eagle with banner marked E. PLURIBUS UNUM, panoply of arms, a G on the ricasso, and Warranted, tooled leather scabbard with gilt-brass throat, middle band, and drag, blade lg. 30, overall lg. 36 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $2,500-3,000
73 F.W. Widmann Eagle-pommel Sword and Scabbard, c. 1835, gilt-brass hilt with foliate designs and eagles, shell guard features an eagle with open wings, laurels, and arrows, grip wrapped with brass wire, steel blade has remnants of fire blue and gilt, engraved with foliate designs, panoply of arms, and an eagle with banner above marked E. PLURIBUS UNUM, gilt-brass scabbard engraved with foliate designs and a shielded eagle with stars below, and a banner above, again engraved with E. PLURIBUS UNUM, and rays of light, blade lg. 31, overall lg. 36 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $3,000-3,500 74 Pair of Short Swords, c. 19th century, steel blades and hand guards, and brass ferrules on each end of the wooden, flat sided grips, blade lg. 18, overall lg. 22 1/4 in. $400-600
75 The Hunters of Kentucky Sword-cane, c. 1824-28, faceted maple walking stick with inlaid silver bands, two brass strips with engraved stars, a silver pommel with a half horse-half alligator, and a short steel blade, blade lg. 14, overall lg. 36 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200
76 Two French Infantry Briquetes, c. early to mid-19th century, cast-brass hilts with steel blades, one marked with a small MA, and a C, the other blade with an illegible marking, blade lg. 22 5/8, overall lg. 28 3/4 in. $300-500
77 W. Butcher Sheffield Bowie Knife, c. 19th century, horn grip with silver and pearl inlay, silver blade engraved with foliate designs and GOOD AS GOLD in the center, maker’s mark W. BUTCHER/SHEFFIELD, wooden scabbard covered with red morocco leather, and engraved silver fittings, blade lg. 13, overall lg. 19 1/4 in. $2,500-3,000 78 British Model 1856 Pioneer Sword, and a French Model 1831 Artillery Sword, c. 19th century, brass-hilted pioneer sword with sawback blade, marked on one side with broad arrow over WD, and on the other with WILKINSON LONDON, includes leather scabbard with brass throat and drag, and an 1831 short-sword with brass hilt marked 151, and steel blade with illegible maker’s marks, lg. 28 1/4 to 25 in. $300-500
79 British Pattern 1859 Cutlass Bayonet, steel blade and handguard, pressed leather grips, leather scabbard with steel throat and drag, lg. 32 1/2 in. $300-500 80 Non-regulation Model 1840 Cavalry Officers Sabre, c. mid-19th century, brass hilt with foliate designs, shagreen grip with wire wrap, steel blade marked on the spine Klingenthal, and steel scabbard, lg. 42 1/2 in. $300-500 81 Imported Model 1840 Cavalry Sabre, c. mid-19th century, brass hilt with leather wrap and brass wire, steel blade marked SOLINGEN, and steel scabbard, lg. 44 in. $400-600 82 Model 1840 Cavalry Sabre, c. 1852, brass hilt with leather grip and partial brass wire wrap, steel blade marked on one side US A.D.K., and on the other AMES MFG. CO. CABOTVILLE 1852, lg. 41 1/4 in. $300-500
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83 Fifth New York Duryee Zouaves Nonregulation Officer’s Sword, c. 1861, German silver hilt with dark gray shagreen grip, brass wire wrap, engraved steel blade is marked with Solingen, a sitting squirrel in an oval circle, Eickhorn, panoply of arms, and FABRICA DE TOLEDO, scabbard is engraved: Presented to Lieut. Jos. S. York 5th New York S.V. “Duryees Zouaves” by the members of the New York bar for gallant services at the battle of Big Bethel June 10th 1861, blade lg. 34, overall lg. 40 1/4 in.
84 Sauerbier Model 1850 Foot Officer’s Sword, c. mid-19th century, brass hilt with foliate designs and knuckleguard screw to pommel, shagreen grip with brass wire, unmarked steel blade, and brass-mounted leather scabbard, blade lg. 31 1/4, overall lg. 37 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $800-1,000
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85 Gorham Model 1850 Staff & Field Officer’s Sword, c. 1862, gilt-brass hilt with foliate designs and US, shagreen grip with wire wrap, ornate steel blade with laurels, an eagle, crossed flags, and a large U.S, marked above the ricasso with GORHAM & CO PROVIDENCE R.I., and below marked with COLLINS & CO HARTFORD CONN. 1862, brown steel scabbard with engraved gilt-brass fittings, blade lg. 31, overall lg. 39 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $4,500-5,000
86 Ames 1850 Staff & Field Sword, c. mid to late 19th century, gilt-brass hilt with foliate designs and US on the handguard, shagreen grip with brass wire wrap, steel blade marked with an eagle, panoply of arms, foliate designs, a U.S., and above ricasso with Ames Mfg. Co Chicopee Mass., brown steel blade with gilt-brass fittings, one marked AMES MFG. CO. CHICOPEE MASS, blade lg. 30 3/8, overall lg. 37 3/4 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $6,500-7,000
87 Horstmann Cavalry Officer’s Sword, c. mid to late 19th century, gilt-brass hilt with foliate designs, wire wrapped brown horn grip, steel blade with gilt, marked above ricasso with W.H. HORSTMANN & SONS PHILADELPHIA, and IRON PROOF on the spine of the blade, brown steel scabbard with gilt-brass fittings with eagles, laurels, crossed cannon, and sunbursts, blade lg. 35 1/2, overall lg. 43 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $6,000-6,500
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88 Non-regulation Cavalry Officer’s Saber, c. mid to late 19th century, steel hilt with turneddown pommel, shagreen grip with wire wrap, blade marked U.S., with martial motifs, and PROVED, in a circle, and BW. WALSCHEID SOLINGEN, marked on spine IRON PROOF, steel scabbard with a few light dents, blade lg. 33, overall lg. 40 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $1,000-1,200
96 Two French Model 1866 Chassepot Rifle Bayonets, c. 1867-68, brass hilts with steel crossguard and locking mechanism, both serial numbered and maker’s mark on spine of the blade, overall lg. 28 in. $150-250
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89 Collins & Company Sabre Bayonet, c. mid-19th century, brass hilt with steel spring and locking mechanism, numbers on hilt 9799, steel blade marked COLLINS & CO HARTFORD CONN, includes leather scabbard with brass throat and drag, blade lg. 22 1/2, overall lg. 28 1/4 in. $300-500
92 Confederate Staff & Field Officer’s Sword Hilt with Partial Blade, c. late 19th century, brass hilt cast with the letters C S A, possibly by Froelich, wooden grip and partial steel blade cut down to knife length, blade lg. 8 5/8, overall lg. 14 1/2 in. $400-600
90 Identified Roby Model 1860 Light Cavalry Officer’s Sword, c. 1863, engraved brass hilt with foliate designs, engraved on handguard Presented to Lieut. J.A. Brownell by N.B.L.D. July 22 1863, shagreen grip with brass wire wrap, steel blade marked U.S., with martial designs, and made by C. ROBY & CO N. CHELMSFORD MASS, scabbard made from steel with engraved brass fittings, blade lg. 34, overall lg. 43 in.
93 Confederate Artillery Short-sword and Scabbard by W.J. McElroy, c. 1861-65, brass hilt with steel gladiator-style blade, wooden scabbard with steel throat and drag, blade lg. 18, overall lg. 26 in.
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Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $3,500-4,000 94 French Imperial Guard’s Sword, c. 1860, brass hilt with eagles and an N below a crown on the knuckle bow, sword knot, wire-wrapped horn grip, folding counterguard marked GARDE IMPERIALE, and steel triangular blade with maker’s marks and date, blade lg. 32, overall lg. 38. $800-1,000 95 Horstmann Model 1872 Cavalry Officer’s Sabre, c. late 19th century, brass hilt with eagle, laurel, and foliate motifs, shagreen grip with brass wire wrap, steel blade with foliate designs and panoply of arms, marked W.H. HORSTMANN & SONS PHILADELPHIA, and IRON PROOF on the spine of the blade, steel scabbard with steel fittings, blade lg. 32 3/8, overall lg. 39 1/4 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $1,500-2,000
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97 Cased Model 1852 Presentation Sword by Bigelow Kennard & Co. and Other Objects Relating to Rear Admiral Frank Wildes, U.S.N., c. 1901, 18kt gold hilt with a shield, the pommel has an eagle resting on rope, with thirteen stars in relief, the counter-guard is ornamented with oak leaf and acorn decorations, with U.S.N., and a dolphin head quillon, grip is covered in white shagreen and wrapped with gold twisted wire, also adorned with gilt sword knot, steel blade marked GERMANY, one side engraved Presented to Rear Admiral Frank Wildes by citizens of Boston in recognition of distinguished services as captain of the cruiser Boston at the battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898., the reverse engraved with the battle of Manila Bay, and the cruiser Boston in the middle of the scene, and Presented Dec. 17, 1901, scabbard is black leather with the 18kt gold throat, middle band, and ornate drag, entwined between gold laurels, sword belt is blue broadcloth embroidered with gold metallic wire, 18kt gold belt plate and fittings, walnut case is fitted for sword, with two tabs to hole the belt, lined with red broadcloth and marked Bigelow Kennard & Co. in gold and a handwritten note dated 1902, also includes Wildes’ two-star wool bunting flag flown at Pensacola Navy Yard, December 23rd, 1901, and image of Wildes from the day of the sword presentation, beaver chapeau bras in its tin case, one set of dress Rear Admiral’s epaulettes in their tin case, two other pairs of Rear Admiral’s epaulettes, Dewey medal, Military Order of the Loyal Legion medal, testimonial of the presentation proceedings, second embroidered belt and plate, leather belt and plate, calling cards, and silver-plate lighting fixtures from a ship’s cabin. Provenance: By family descent to the consignor. Note: Frank Wildes was born in Boston, June 17, 1843, entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis September 21st, 1860 by appointment of Governor Rice, graduated May 28th, 1863 as Ensign and was ordered to the West Gulf Squadron and took part in the Battle of Mobile Bay and fought through the rest of the Civil War, promoted to Commander in 1880, and after numerous deployments around the world took command of the cruiser Boston, participating in the taking of the Spanish at Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, and died February 7, 1903 while in service. The sword case remained unopened by the family since it was closed in 1902, opened for the first time July 17th, 2013, revealing the contents. $20,000-30,000
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98 Two Bayonets and a Fighting Knife, c. late 19th/early 20th century, a Model 1873 trowel bayonet with prairie scabbard marked on socket PAT. APR 16th 72, and scabbard marked on upper right inside A.R.S., a blued Trapdoor Springfield bayonet with U.S. on the blade, and a Model 1917 fighting knife, marked on handguard U.S. L.F. & C. 1917, lg. 14 to 21 in. $400-600 99 Three Mauser 98k Bayonets and a Model 1938 Carcano Folding Bayonet, c. early to mid-20th century, two German Mauser 98k bayonets with steel blades and Bakelite grips, one with frog, a dress bayonet with plated-steel blade and hilt and black-painted scabbard, and a folding M.1938 Italian bayonet with wooden grips, steel blade and scabbard, lg. 12 to 15 in. $200-400 100 Prussian Cavalry Officer’s Sword, c. early 20th century, brass hilt with lion head, shagreen covering on grip with wire wrap, steel blade with foliate etchings, leather and metallic wire sword knot, and black painted steel scabbard, blade lg. 31 3/4, overall lg. 38 in. $300-500
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101 Prussian Model 1889 Infantry Officer’s Sword, c. early 20th century, brass hilt with folding cross guard with empire eagle clutching a sword, shagreen grip missing the wire wrap, unmarked steel blade with double fuller, black-painted steel scabbard, blade lg. 30 1/2, overall lg. 36 1/2 in. $300-500 102 German Cavalry Regiment Sword, c. early to mid-20th century, plated-steel hilt with wirewrapped plastic grip, blade etched 4. Esk. Reiter-Regiment Torgau, and maker’s mark A C S and scale, overall lg. 39 in. $300-500 103 German Kriegsmarine Sword, c. early to mid-20th century, gilded hilt with crown over an anchor, which folds up, right side folds down to lock onto scabbard, marked Kurtrius, lion head has one red, and one green eye, steel blade etched with ship and crown over anchor, as well as foliate designs, and maker’s mark C.E. with two squirrels, lg. 37 1/4 in. $300-500
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104 Five Bladed Weapons, c. 19th and 20th century, a fraternal sword, two German officer’s swords, an Enfield bayonet, and a lion head sword marked THEILE YOUACK HAMBURG GARANTIZADO, lg. 22 to 39 3/4 in. $300-500 105 Two German Bayonets, c. early to mid-20th century, a Mauser 98k bayonet with blued steel blade, scabbard, and Bakelite grips, and a dress bayonet with etched blade, scabbard, and frog, lg. 14 to 16 in. $200-400
106 Japanese Katana with Leather Scabbard Cover, c. early to mid-20th century, earlier blade adapted for use during WWII, ray skin grip with intact hilt binding, brown ink figures on tang, and leather-covered steel scabbard, blade lg. 28 1/4, overall lg. 39 in. $600-800
107 Japanese Katana, c. early to mid-20th century, earlier blade adapted for a later sword, ray skin grip with intact hilt binding, brown painted steel scabbard, blade lg. 25, overall lg. 35 in. $1,000-1,500.
108 Three Japanese Blades, c. early to mid20th century, a small tanto with ray skin grip, signature engraved on blade, a wakizashi with eel skin hilt binding and bronze menuki, World War Two non-commissioned officer’s katana with serial number 109567 on blade, and scabbard numbered 98206, and cast aluminum hilt, lg. 13 1/2 to 37 1/2 in. $300-500 109 Japanese Wakizashi with Leather-covered Scabbard, c. early to mid-20th century, partial ray skin grip with brass menuki of Mt. Fuji, intact hilt binding, colorful lacquered scabbard under leather, blade lg. 23, overall lg. 32 in. $400-600 110 Japanese Katana, c. possibly 19th century, masame-style figuring on blade, tsuba has ornate gold foliate design, steel scabbard has engraved swordsman with gold foliate designs, ray skin hilt with intact binding, blade lg. 28, overall lg. 40 in. $2,000-3,000 111 Japanese Naginata, wooden haft with painted coating, steel fittings, and a steel ferrule, twine wrapping around middle band, curved steel blade, blade lg. 16, overall lg. 95 1/2 in. $300-500 112 Japanese Shortened Katana, c. early to mid20th century, ray skin grip with gilded wooden menuki, and surrender label on cotton, with gray painted steel scabbard, blade lg. 23 1/2, overall lg. 34 in. $400-600 113 Japanese Katana, Flag, and Senninbari, c. early to mid-20th century, ray skin grip with steel blade, black painted scabbard, and leather sword knots, a thousand stitch belt with red stitches in the shape of a tiger, a partial Japanese flag, a headband with Japanese figures, a model 1917 bayonet and scabbard, and a billhook-style knife. Provenance: Brought back from Okinawa by the consignor’s father, a member of the 146th Fighting Seabees. $800-1,000 114 Japanese Katana, wooden grip with inlaid silver fish, steel blade and wooden scabbard with inlaid silver flowers and two small blades on either side of the throat, blade lg. 23 1/2, overall lg. 35 3/4 in. $500-700
115 Japanese Katana, c. 20th century, patterned blade with brass fittings, cloth covered grip, stripe-painted wooden scabbard with brass throat, blade lg. 30, overall lg. 42 in. $800-1,000 116 Iron-hilted Knife, India, 19th century, silvered steel grip and steel blade, engraved on one side with two elephants, and on the other side with a lion attacking another animal, and an elephant, with a leather-covered wood scabbard, blade lg. 10, overall lg. 15 in. $200-400 117 North African Knife, c. 19th/20th century, silver-plated brass hilt and scabbard over wood, curved, hand-filed, iron blade, blade lg. 9, overall lg. 15 1/2 in. $200-400 118 Burmese Knife, c. 19th/20th century, carved wooden grip with a sheet-brass ferrule at its base, iron blade and wooden two-piece scabbard, blade lg. 8, overall lg. 14 1/2 in. $200-400 119 Burmese Dha, c. 19th/20th century, silverplated copper hilt and decorated wood scabbard with steel blade, blade lg. 8 1/2, overall lg. 20 in. $200-400 120 Chinese Dagger, c. 19th century, steel double-edged blade with engraved brass pommel and crossguard, wooden grip, wooden scabbard with brass fittings, blade lg. 11, overall lg. 17 1/2 in. $300-600 121 Sri Lankan Piha Khetta Knife, c. 19th/20th century, steel blade with a single fuller, carved horn grip inlaid with silver, carved two-piece wooden scabbard, blade lg. 7 3/8, overall lg. 13 3/8 in. $400-600 122 Chinese Jian Sword, c. 19th century, steel double-edge blade with brass pommel and crossguard, and wood grip, blade lg. 22 1/4, overall lg. 29 3/4 in. $300-600 123 Persian Mace, c. 19th century, iron handle with handguard and decorated pommel, inlaid designs on fins, lg. 33 in. $400-600
124 Persian Axe, c. 19th century, iron handle with pommel, spear point, and curved decorated blade, lg. 23 1/2 in. $300-500 125 Persian Axe, c. 19th century, iron handle with onion-shaped pommel, spear point, axe, and knife-shaped blade with small accession numbers painted, decorated with foliate designs, lg. 28 in. $200-400 126 Persian Axe, c. 19th century, iron handle with onion-shaped pommel, spear point, axe decorated with foliate designs, and a brass elephant behind the axe head, lg. 23 1/2 in. $300-500 127 Persian Axe, c. 19th century, wooden handle with brass inlaid designs and round pommel, iron spear point with perforated axe head with lions, an elephant, and other gold inlaid designs, lg. 25 1/2 in. $600-800 128 Persian Engraved Axe, c. 19th century, iron handle with onion-shaped pommel, spear point, engraved axe blade with brass elephant behind axe head, lg. 22 3/4 in. $200-400 129 Sword and Scabbard, c. 20th century, brass hilt with rope-shaped handguard and foliate designs, copper wire around grip, blade with maker’s mark WIVRSHEKG, and blade marked GENZCEMHTN ZHYNLE, steel scabbard has brass fittings with foliate designs, blade lg. 30, overall lg. 36 in. $400-600 130 British Model 1908 Cavalry Sword, c. early 20th century, checkered grip, sheet steel bowl-shaped handguard, and steel blade with proof marks on ricasso, overall lg. 43 in. $200-400 131 Wilkinson Bicentennial Presentation Sword, c. 1976, silver hilt with thirteen small diamonds on pommel, and three sapphires on handguard, counter-guard has eagles on each side, and blade marked UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1976 on one side, and WILKINSON SWORD LONDON on the other, and numbered 473 out of 1,000, has a gold metallic sword knot, a mahogany mounting board, the original shipping box, and leather sock to store the sword, blade lg. 30, overall lg. 37 in. $1,000-1,500
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132 Engraved New York Map Horn, c. mid-18th century, horn with wooden plug, engraved with New York City, ships, windmills, hunting scenes, Hudson River, Albany, Halifax, and many other forts, as well as a hunter shooting at a deer with his hunting dogs, and remnant of original leather strap, lg. 20 in. $10,000-12,000
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133 Thomas Fitch Signed Connecticut Officer’s Commission, c. 1757, framed commission for Daniel Munroe, Jr., to be Ensign of the 1st Company, or Training Band in the town of Woodbury, dated June 7th, 1757, with red wax seal, and signed Thos. Fitch, frame lg. 16, ht. 11 1/8 in. $500-700 134 Engraved Powder Horn, c. 1758, small priming-size horn with trees, a fish, foliate designs, and what appears to be a hand, dated 1758 with a part of a name, and HIS next to it, flat pine plug with a screw, and two tacks, lg. 6 1/2 in. Note: This appears to have been cut down at some point from a larger horn. $200-400
135 Thomas Hutchinson Signed Officer’s Commission, c. 1772, framed commission for John Dagget to be Captain of the Second Military Company of Foot from Attleborough, Massachusetts, dated July 12th, 1772, ht. 22 3/4, lg. 27 1/2 in. $600-800
136 General De Grandmaison Manual for Light Troops, c. 1777, leather-bound book entitled GENERAL DE GRANDMAISON, ON THE MILITARY SERVICE OF LIGHT TROOPS, IN THE FIELD, AND IN FORTIFIED PLACES., printed in Philadelphia by Robert Bell in 1777, the original owner’s name covered in period blue ink, appears to have been Jos. Dean, within the front page is a red ink stamp with the name C*Freeman, ht. 8, wd. 5 in. $1,200-1,500
137 Thomas Kitchin Map of Charlotte and Albany New York, c. 1778, taken from the London Magazine 1778, and states: Part of the Counties of Charlotte and Albany in the Province of New York; being the Seat of War between the King’s Forces under Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne and the Rebel Army, in modern frame, frame wd. 11 3/4, ht. 14 3/4 in. $200-300 138 Wood Rumlet Barrel, c. late 18th/early 19th century, wooden staved barrel with lead or pewter set in hole, has a label thumb-tacked on one end which states Rumlet or Drinking Vessel, on the opposite end are the initials G:C stamped into the wood, dia. 8 3/4, lg. 8 5/8 in. $250-350
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139 Rope Tension Military Snare Drum, c. 18th/early 19th century, wooden hoops with diagonal painted red and blue lines, blue painted shell with white triangle and sunburst designs, natural linen rope, leather tension pulls, and calfskin heads, ht. 15, wd. 13 3/4 in. $800-1,000
140 American Militia Coatee, c. 1800, scarlet common broadcloth body and wings with buff twill-woven facings, collar, cuffs and skirt turnbacks, worked false buttonholes on facings, gold metallic cord on wings, turnback hearts, and around upper side vent, with small ball buttons, sleeves lined with plain woven cotton. Note: Found during the 1970s in a home in Sudbury, Massachusetts. $1,800-2,000
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141 George Right Philadelphia Powder Horn, c. late 18th/early 19th century, engraved memorial horn marked GEo RIGHT: 4th BTn MONTGOMERY: Ano 1778, also with A VIEW OF PHILADELPHIA, THE POTTS MANSION, FT. MIFFLIN, as well as an engraved image of a man’s head, with Capt. McLane below, wooden plug with an attached ring for a strap, lg. 15 in. $400-600 142 Two Powder Horns, c. late 18th/early 19th century, an engraved horn with Native American and shield, an eagle and shield, a deer, plug covered with leather and with red leather cloverleaf design, and an acorn shaped finial plug, also has spring-style whisk and pick attached; and a smaller horn with no engraving, lg. 7 1/2 to 12 in. $200-300
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143 Twenty-four-star American Flag, c. 182236, hand-sewn wool bunting American flag with white cotton stars, twilled cotton drill hoist with hand-sewn eyelets, the name G.H. Gilbert, and 5 YD Ensign/H H Co. in iron gall ink, ht. 7, lg. 14 ft. $3,000-5,000
144 Engraved John Cook Powder Horn, c. late 18th/early 19th century, horn embellished with circles, ducks or birds, and engraved John x Cook, slightly rounded pine plug also carved with circles, lg. 12 in. $600-800
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145 Militia Officer’s Chapeau-bras and Plume with Original Pasteboard Box, c. early 19th century, black beaver felt body with edges trimmed in silk ribbon with woven eagle pattern, silk cockade with gold metallic braid button and cockade loop, leather sweatband and maker’s marked silk liner, pasteboard box hand-painted with foliate designs marked JOHN MAYWELL S. MARKET ST. ALBANY. Provenance: From the collection of William Guthmann, then to the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $2,000-3,000
146 American Officer’s Sash, c. early 19th century, crimson sash woven in a fishnet style, with macramé-style knot slides on each fringed end, fringe lg. 9 in., overall lg. 9 ft.
147 Figure Study of a War of 1812 Infantryman, c. 1814, framed watercolor study of an infantryman with an encampment containing tents, split rail fences, and guard mounts in the background, wearing tombstone shako with cockade and plume, blue coatee, bayonet, musket, and tasseled boots, in lower right is the name George Hahn and the date 15th September 1814., ht. 17 5/8, wd. 15 1/8 in. $800-1,200 148 Two Powder Horns, c. early to mid-19th century, a horn with convex pine plug and no markings, and a smaller horn marked JAN 21. 1847 with faceted spout, lg. 8 3/4 to 10 in. $150-250
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149 Militia Sword Belt and Plate, c. early 19th century, silver-plated eagle belt plate with panoply of arms, and E. PLURIBUS. UNUM in a banner above the eagle, attached to a leather belt with tooling on the outside, (a few straps broken), plate wd. 2 5/8, ht. 2 3/4 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss. $800-1,000
150 Stoughton Grenadier’s Storage Box, c. 1837, wooden box with legs, marked on outside from later use HOSE 1, inside of cover is grain-painted and marked with an eagle and STOUGHTON GRENADIERS PRESENTED BY ABNER DRAKE JR. & NATHL. H. CAPEN., ht. 22, wd. 19, dp. 19 in. $800-1,200
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151 Grenadier-style Militia Cap Plate, c. 1840, stamped-brass cap plate with sunburst over clouds, with eagle clutching arrows and federal shield, and banner with E PLURIBUS UNUM, and maker’s name BALE stamped on lower right, lg. 7 1/2, ht. 5 3/8 in. Note: For more information on this cap plate, see figure 164 in American Military Insignia, 1800-1851, by J. Duncan Campbell. $400-600 152 Two Pairs of Epaulettes, c. 19th century, a pair of gold metallic shoulder straps with button hole and linen tape ties, and two slightly different French shoulder straps with a black twill-woven body, and red worsted fringe. $200-300 153 Tin Storage Container, c. 19th century, painted-tin storage container with removable tray and sectioned lower compartment, and brass carry handle, ht. 5 3/8, lg. 10 in. $150-250 150
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154 Flag of The 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps and Commissions of Daniel K. Cross, c. 1862-65, wool bunting flag with a red stripe on the hoist side, followed by a white, then red, with a red cotton 1 in the center of the white stripe, linen tubeshaped hoist with remnants of rope inside, an Abraham Lincoln-signed commission for Daniel K. Cross to be an Aide De Camp with the rank of Captain as of November 6th, 1863, and a secretarial signed commission for Daniel K. Cross as a Brevet Major for gallant and meritorious services during the war, dated March 13th, 1865, flag 56 1/2 at hoist, and 61 in. to the fly. Note: The flag found in Captain Cross’s trunk is an example of General McClellan’s designating flags adopted by the Army of the Potomac in 1862. The complex system relied on colored bars and numbers to denote regiments and brigades within divisions. This flag is for a 3rd Brigade of a 1st Division. Captain Cross served as an aide de camp to General John C. Caldwell, who commanded the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the 2nd Army Corps. Caldwell was originally Colonel of the 11th Maine, part of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division, Second Corps and undoubtedly this was his designating flag. A personal favorite of Caldwell, Capt. Cross was most likely given the flag as a gift memento from the General when he left Caldwell’s staff in November of 1863 to join the staff of the 11th Corps under General O.O. Howard. Daniel K. Cross (1837-1896) of Hanover, New Hampshire, enlisted in the Union cause in 1861 as a Sgt. Major with the Fifth Regiment of NH Volunteers. He was soon promoted to Lt. and Aide-de-Camp on Gen. John Caldwell’s staff (there is a famous photo of him with Caldwell taken on the Antietam Battlefield shortly after the fighting). He rose quickly through the ranks, serving as a Lieutenant at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, where he rescued his mortally wounded cousin, Col. Edward E. Cross of the 5th New Hampshire Volunteers, from the battlefield. He also served on the staff of the Eleventh Corps until his resignation from the service in early 1863. Daniel spent his last years in Denver where he established a business and was appointed Jr. Vice Commander of the Commandery of the State of Colorado. Daniel K. Cross Mentioned in dispatches (excerpts) Number 68. Report of Brigadier General John C. Caldwell, U. S. Army, commanding First Brigade.
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HEADQUARTERS CALDWELL’S BRIGADE, May 12, 1863. To Lieutenant [Daniel K.] Cross, of my staff, something more than a word of passing praise is due. He was indefatigable, and seconded me in the noblest manner. It was he that reported to General Hancock that the picket line was flanked; that brought to the notice of General Hooker the disgraceful flight on the left of the road, which the commanding general at once caused to be checked by cavalry. He also reported to General Meade for re-enforcements, and brought back his order. Whatever praise should be awarded to a gallant, intelligent, and indefatigable staff officer is due to him. At Antietam and Fredericksburg he distinguished himself, and has richly earned promotion.
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, SECOND CORPS September 5, 1863 Lieut. Col. FRANCIS A. WALKER, Assistant Adjutant-General, Second Corps. Colonel: I have the honor to transmit the following report of the part taken by my division in the battle of Gettysburg, July 2 and 3: The members of my staff rendered most efficient service. I would mention as worthy of particular commendation Lieutenants Daniel K. Cross and William P. Wilson and Majors George W. Scott and John Hancock. I have before the occasion to mention the bravery and good conduct of my orderly, Corpl. Uriah N. Parmelee, Company D, Sixth New York Cavalry. On this occasion he not only behaved with great bravery, but was of great assistance to me in checking fugitives. I respectfully recommend his promotion. $10,000-12,000
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155 French-manufactured Chasseur Cap, c. 1860s, leather cap body and crown with two side vents, and a visor, brass plate on front with eagle, shield, and infantry horn, with blue and white pommel on top, ht. 9 1/2 in. $200-300
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156 Civil War Carved Burl Pipe Bowl, c. 186165, wooden bowl carved in the shape of a bearded head, with a Federal shield on the top and bottom of the neck, and a sword on each side, ht. 2 1/4, lg. 3 1/4 in. $300-500 157 Diary, Group of Documents, and Image of Alonzo B. Searing, c. late 19th century, painted image of Searing in his uniform coat, diary dated July 26th, 1864, a copy of the book ALONZO’S WAR, as well as original orders, one read before the Battle of Gettysburg, post-war Grand Army of The Republic documents, as well as the Temperance League, a post-war canteen and belt plate.
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Note: Alonzo B. Searing was a member of Company E, 11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers. In 2012, Mary Searing O’Shaughnessy edited a book of compiled letters called ALONZO’S WAR. $400-600 158 Thirteen Civil War Naval Letters, Maps, and Engravings, c. early to late 19th century, 1807 ship’s manifest of the James Adams, maps of Boston harbor, Portsmouth, letters from various naval officers including a surgeon’s commission signed by Gideon Welles, and engravings of naval officers. $250-350 159 John Batchelder Army of the Potomac Print, c. 1863, wood-framed color lithograph by Batchelder titled The Army of The Potomac/THE WAGON TRAINS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC EN ROUTE FROM CHICKAHOMINY TO JAMES RIVER VA DURING THE SEVEN DAYS FIGHT (FORDING THE BEAR CREEK ONE MILE BELOW SAVAGE STATION) JUNE 29th, 1862, wd. 39 1/4, ht. 29 1/2 in. $300-500
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160 Frock Coats, Saddle, and Trunk of Col. Thomas F. Gallagher, America, c. 1861-65, double-breasted blue broadcloth officer’s frock coat with buttons set in threes with sash and sword belt, double-breasted frock coat with buttons singled with sash and sword belt, officer’s saddle with yellow-painted martingale, bridle, reins, and valise, also includes his trunk, a lithograph of Col. Gallagher, as well as a memorial to G company of the 11th Pennsylvania Reserves. Provenance: By family descent to the consignor. Note: Thomas Foster Gallagher enlisted July 21, 1861 as Colonel of the 11th PA. Reserves, listed as a POW June 27, 1862 at Gaines Mill, Virginia, exchanged August 15, 1862, wounded in action at the battle of Frostburg Gap, South Mountain, during the Antietam campaign as brigade commander, Brevet Brigadier General March 13, 1865. $3,000-6,000 161 Pommel Holsters, c. mid to late 19th century, formed leather holster, leather flaps with general staff officer button-style rosettes, brass caps on the bottom of the holsters, and intact yoke-strap. $400-600
162 English Sighting Scope, c. mid to late 19th century, brass sighting scope (missing optics) with engraved silvered dial marked Bate/ London, and engraved on level tube Lt. R.R. Armstrong C.S.S. Alabama, wooden box with label marked MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER, to the honorable Board of Excise/ HYDROMETER MAKER for the REVENUE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM/R.B. Bate with royal cipher and other instruments shown, ht. 5 1/2, wd. 6 1/4, lg. 14 5/8 in. $1,200-1,500
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163 Two Identified Model 1855 Cartridge Boxes, c. 1861-65, a leather cartridge box with brass U.S. belt plate and tin inserts, identified to Private Samuel Durling, Co. K, 143rd Pennsylvania and marked by contractor C.S. STORMS/MAKER N.Y., a second identified to Sgt. Alvin Durling, Co. K, 143rd Pennsylvania, both contain some original cartridges, one contains a musket tool, marked by contractor HOOVER CALHOUN & Co./MAKERS/NEW-YORK, wd. 8, ht. 7 in. $250-350 164 Civil War-era Square Flap Cap Box, c. mid to late 19th century, leather with two belt straps on back, inside flap, and sheepskin inside, and a few original caps, wd. 3 5/8, ht. 3 1/2 in. $200-300
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165 Confederate Kepi, c. 1861-65, cadet-gray crown and body with a dark blue satinet band, two U.S. Marine buttons for the painted leather chinstrap, pasteboard visor covered on top with black-painted cloth, and on the bottom with green-painted cloth, the edge bound with black painted cloth, inside liner is black, with a brown-painted cloth sweatband, the underside penciled with the name Williamson. $2,500-3,500 166 Packet of Civil War Era Letters, c. 18611917, group of letters and documents pertaining to the Woodbury family of Beverly, Massachusetts, many letters home during the Civil War from various ships including the U.S.S. St. Louis, the Ohio, and others, including a July 10th, 1863 draft notice for John Woodbury, two carte-de-visites, a George Washington and family, an Abraham Lincoln and family, and two discharge documents for Thomas Woodbury, one with a carte-de-visite of Lt. Woodbury. $300-500
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167 Identified Civil War Crutch, c. late 19th century, carved wooden crutch with a seated woman shoulder rest, a soldier with musket standing at attention in the center with F.A. Thomas carved into a shoulder strap, and a U.S. on the belt plate, next to the head is carved K 54 N.Y., ht. 32 in. Note: F. Adam Thomas enlisted in the 54th New York in September of 1861, and mustered out April, 1866 at Charleston, South Carolina. $2,000-3,000
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168 Confederate Lieutenant General Kirby Smith Letter and Confederate Bond, c. 1863, letter dated April 19th, 1863, from the headquarters of the Trans-Mississippi Department from Kirby Smith to a Lieutenant Kirley to take command of the steamer Trent, and a one thousand dollar loan bond (one missing note). $250-350
169 Confederate Cartridge Box, c. 1861-65, brown leather cartridge box with slits on the cover for a plate, tin plate inside the bottom of the box, copper rivets, brass finial, attachment straps for both a shoulder sling and waistbelt, with a typed museum tag which states, Rebel Cartridge Box/ Fort Hindman/ G.H. Thomas Post #8, the remaining number missing, ht. 7, wd. 8 1/4, dp. 2 in. Provenance: This box was purchased at an estate sale near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster was also home to the George Henry Thomas G.A.R. Post #83, which presumably held the box in its collections in the late 19th/ early 20th century. $600-800
170 Engraved Portraits of Confederate General Lee and General Jackson, c. 1870, engraved and colored framed portrait of General Robert E. Lee, and inscribed: Sold by authority of the Lee Memorial Association for the erection of a monument at the tomb of Genl. R.E. Lee at the Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, and another of General Thomas J. Jackson, inscribed Sold by the authority of the Jackson Monument Association for the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of Genl. Thomas J. Jackson at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., wd. 28, ht. 32 1/2 in. $400-600
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171 Flag of The First Brigade, Third Division, Twenty-first Army Corps, c. 1863, three stripes of red, white, and some remaining blue wool bunting, two soiled white stars with a 1 in each star, also included is a note written by the color bearer, John Webb, which states Battle Flag of Gen’ Sam’l Beatty 1st Brig 3d Div 21st army Corps Carried by John Webb Co A 19th O From Stone River to Last day of Atlanta Campaign with passes dated 1863 and 1864, and a few other military documents, also includes documents relating to Webb’s post-Civil War employment as a member of the Secret Service, including his identification as a Special Operative, lg. of the flag hoist 70, wd. to the fly 48 in. Provenance: Taken home by Private John Webb. Included is a newspaper article titled “KEPT THE FLAG,” in which he describes in detail the construction of the flag, where he carried it, and how he acquired it. Note: The Twenty-first Corps was formed January 9th, 1863 after the battle of Stone’s River, took part in the Tullahoma Campaign and the Battle of Chickamauga, after which they where reorganized with the Twentieth Corps to form the Fourth Corps in October of 1863. $5,000-7,000 172 U.S. Army Model 1876 Hat in Box, c. late 19th century, unused black wool felt hat body with three rows of brim reinforcement stitching, crown has silk grosgrain ribbon, and small vent holes, brown leather sweatband marked REGULATION U.S. ARMY HAT in silver, and paper size label 7 3/8, original pasteboard box marked NHC SONS & CO., ht. 9 1/4, lg. 14 1/2 in. $400-600
173 Bronze G.A.R. Plaque, c. late 19th/early 20th century, shield has G A R POST 19, as well as two flags, a bible, crossed swords, and anchor, two muskets, and a cannon, wd. 7, ht. 9 in. $100-150
180 Franco-Prussian War Automaton, c. late 19th/early 20th century, wooden-cased automaton with troops marching through villages with castles and bridges, ht. 30 1/2, wd. 23 in. Provenance: Property of Penny Marshall. $600-800
174 Thirty-five G.A.R. and Spanish American War Veterans Medals, c. late 19th/early 20th century, including New York veterans’ medals from General H.D. Hamilton, Chicago 1900 reunion, and a New York Gettysburg Veteran medal. $400-600 175 Model 1904 Saddlebags, c. 1904, leather saddlebags with brass buckles, marked above flap ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL with inspector’s initials T.C., lg. 44, wd. 14 in. $200-400 176 Three Pairs of Spurs, c. 19th century, a pair of plated-steel western-style spurs, a pair of brass spurs with leather backstrap, and a pair of gold-plated spurs. $200-400 177 Massachusetts Independent Corps of Cadets Militia Tunic, c. late 19th century, white broadcloth body with sky blue broadcloth cuffs and collar, Massachusetts militia buttons on front and two at each vent, three ICC buttons on each cuff. $400-600 178 Ten French Uniform Figure Studies, c. 19th century, individual watercolor figure studies of various regiments, mounted on larger paper, wd. 3 1/2, ht. 5 1/2. $500-700
181 Nine German WWI Medals and a Bayonet, c. early 20th century, including an iron cross, 47th Reserve Division medal with iron cross and battles fought on the back, silver wound badge; the bayonet with stag grip, plated blade and hilt, and leather bayonet frog. $300-500 182 German WWI Binoculars and Case, c. 1909-18, Fernglas 08 binoculars with metal lens cover, leather strap, and paper cloth and fiberboard case with intact paper label inside cover, ht. 5 3/4, wd. 5 3/8 in. $200-300 183 Twenty-three French and Polish WWI and WWII Medals, c. early to mid-20th century, including framed St. Helena medal, Croix De Guerre medals, liberation medals, and more. $400-600 184 Group of American Medals, c. early to mid20th century, including Philippine Insurrection, Bronze Star, World War One Victory, Tiffany New York Faithful Service #349, identified to Sgt. Dominick Hart, A. Co. 69th Infantry Regiment, Silver Star medals. $300-500
179 Iron Breastplate, iron breastplate with rivets mounted on edges, remnants of herringbone twill tape on top edge, wd. 14, ht. 17 1/2 in. $400-600
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185 Major Edgar Flint Group, c. 1917-18, melton wool overcoat with 86th Division insignia, tunic with 86th Division insignia, M1917 helmet with major’s insignia, campaign hat, images of the major and his unit, trunk filled with manuals, shoes, boots, spurs, leggings, M1910 Mills medical officers belt with contents, catalogues from which he purchased all of the uniforms and equipment, shirts, socks, history of the 86th Division, champagne cork and label dated on back November 11, 1918. Provenance: From Major Flint to the consignor. $1,000-1,200
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186 WWI Era Portrait of an American Captain, c. 1922, oil on canvas, army infantry captain with overseas cap, painted by Italian artist Carlo Siviero, signed Siviero, Roma, 1922, ht. 50 1/2, wd. 31 in. $300-500 187 Japanese Big Eye Naval Binoculars in Original Wooden Chest, c. 1930s-40s, cast body with spare lenses and document, wooden chest has paper label on the front and inside the lid, outside cover marked VICEADMIRAL WILSON BROWN, U.S.N. (RET.), ht. 8, wd. 15 3/8, lg. 22 in. $400-600 188 Barr & Stroud CF41 Naval Binoculars, United Kingdom, c. 1934, black binoculars with yellow painted government ownership broad arrow markings, telescopic guards on the end of each tube, and leather strap, lg. 9 1/2 in. $200-300 189 Chinese Communist Party Political Image Book, c. 1937-45, handmade book with numerous images of the Nationalist Chinese Army in the Jin Sui base area of North China area showing the training, combat, subsistence, and supply of the party in the War of Resistance to Japan, including its leadership and civilians working together with the army, ht. 8 3/8, lg. 13 in. $400-600 190 Model LKpW101 Fully Wired German Winter Flight Helmet, c. early to mid-20th century, winter pattern brown leather cap, lined with sheepskin, with communication cords and throat microphones. $200-300 191 Eleven WWII War Bond Posters, c. 194145, including four Norman Rockwell, “Back the Attack” with a paratrooper carrying a Thompson sub-machine gun, “Doing all you can, brother?” with a wounded soldier, “FOOD IS A WEAPON/ DON’T WASTE IT,” and four others. $300-500
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192 British Grenadier Mannequin with Sword and Rifle, c. mid to late 20th century, scarlet broadcloth tunic with silver ER marked buttons, bearskin grenadier cap, trousers, boots, sword, sword belt, and a non-firing Vetterli rifle, ht. 84 in. $300-500 193 VII Princess Royal’s Dragoon Guards Needlework, c. late 19th/early 20th century, framed needlework of the Seventh Dragoon Guards regimental color with battles fought, and embroidered regimental insignias, wd. 27 1/2, ht. 24 1/2 in. $400-600 194 Pair of Copper Naval Gun Tompions, c. 20th century, copper and brass over wood, with serial numbers on both copper and brass star in center, dia. 15 in. $100-150 195 Hand-painted Miniature Image of an Officer, c. 1858, continental officer in red frock coat with white facings, white vest and goldlaced trousers and black hat, with a name in pencil on the right side, and the date 1858, ht. 3 1/2, wd. 3 in. $300-500 196 Nineteen Civil War Carte-de-visites and Two Cabinet Cards, c. late 19th century, carte-de-visite images include Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, General Sherman, General Grant, General Custer, a Brady of General Winfield Scott Hancock, and Ohio officers and enlisted men. $300-500 197 Eight Carte-de-visites and Twelve Cabinet Cards, all Civil War-related, c. late 19th century, carte-de-visites of various officers, including General Buell, a New Hampshire militia officer, a Brady of Lt. R.H. Lamson, U.S.N., General Ambrose Burnside, General J.N. Bethune, and others, cabinet cards of an unidentified naval officer, post-war images of General Butler, his wife, daughter, and son-in-law Adelbert Ames, some by Brady, four W. Tipton Gettysburg related images, and a Lookout Mountain, Tennessee battlefield scene. $400-600
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198 Twenty-eight Post-Civil War Cabinet Cards, c. late 19th/early 20th century, including General Grant, Rutherford Hayes, Grover Cleveland, General Wesley Merritt, Major O. H. Marion, 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, a naval officer, the grave marker of Alexander Bruce, 1st Lt. 94th Aero Squadron at the Marne, and other uniformed men. $300-500
199 Carte-de-visite Album, c. 1861-65, ninetyeight carte-de-visites relating to the Civil War, fifty-eight various Lincoln images, Mary Todd, Tad, John Wilkes Booth, Jefferson and Varina Davis, politicians, Winfield Scott, Nathaniel Banks, General Grant, other officers, and African American images. $4,000-6,000 200 Twenty-eight Tintypes, Carte-de-visites, and Cabinet Cards of Hunters, Tradesman, and Musicians, c. late 19th century, eighteen sixth-plate tintype’s, six carte-de-visites, and four cabinet cards depicting hunters, some with dogs, tradesman with tools including conductors and a blacksmith, musicians playing the banjo, fiddle, and other instruments. $300-500 201 Thirty-nine Civil War Related Tintypes, Carte-de-visites, and Cabinet Cards, c. mid to late 19th century, including members of martial bands, drummers, Mary Tippee, 114th Pennsylvania Regiment vivandere, patriotic ladies, two of the same holding a flag and pistol, Brady of General Gouverneur K. Warren, Brady of General Winfield Scott Hancock, Brady of General Alexander S. Webb, other military enlisted men and officers, a tintype of Indian War soldiers, and a zouave veteran cabinet card. $500-700 202 Album of Twenty-eight Mostly Military Cabinet Cards, c. late 19th century, some military academy, militia, Indian War, seventh New York, and a few civilians. $300-500
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203 Quarter-plate Ambrotype of a Civil War Corporal, c. late 19th century, bearded soldier standing in a frock coat with corporal stripes, and forage cap, musket, bayonet, and accoutrements, wd. 3 3/4, ht. 4 3/4 in. $200-300
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204 Two Ninth-plate Ambrotype Civil War Era Images, c. mid to late 19th century, an image of a soldier with forage cap with an E on the chin strap, dress coat, and cartridge box shoulder belt, hand-colored buttons and epaulettes in gutta-percha case, another with a bearded soldier in a fatigue blouse, neck tie, and forage cap, in pressed-paper case, wd. 2, ht. 2 1/2 in. $200-400
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205 Seventh Massachusetts Regiment Button, c. 1781, pewter with raised MAS VII REG on face, and intact shank on the back, dia. 23 mm. $400-600
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206 British Oval G.R. Marked Belt Plate, c. late 18th/early 19th century, brass plate handengraved with a crown over script GR, back has six crude X markings, wd. 2 1/2, ht. 3 1/2 in. $200-400 207 Brass Button Mold, c. 18th century, brass gang mold for four pewter buttons with wooden grips, marked on back with NM for Nathanial Miller, along with four buttons cast from a different mold with a backwards S, lg. 7 1/4 in. $200-400 208 Fourteen One-piece Massachusetts Buttons, c. early 19th century, brass with standing Indian, some with COMMON * WEALTH, or MASSACHUSETTS circling, one with cannon, flag, and MASSACHUSETTS ARTILLERY around border, and six with the state seal, dia. 15 to 25 mm. $400-600 209 Group of Massachusetts Militia Buttons, c. 19th century, gilt-covered brass with state seal, as well as individual militia units, and a low convex Washington Light Infantry button, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $400-600
210 Thirty-one Vermont Militia Buttons, c. early to mid-19th century, four flat one-piece marked VT.M, ARTILLERY VT. MILITIA, LIGHT INFANTRY VT. MILITIA, and thirteen coatsize Vermont buttons with two marked to the FULLER BATTERY, N.G. V.T., fourteen cuff-size with various backmarks, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $400-600 211 Twenty Eagle Militia Buttons, c. early 19th century, pewter with gilt, eighteen are matched small-size with London backmark, coat-size is London backmarked, and eagle with no stars has no backmark, dia. 15 to 20 mm. $400-600 212 Group of Early Militia, Artillery, and Infantry Buttons, c. early to mid-19th century, four militia officer coin buttons, two militia rifles coin buttons, four militia artillery buttons, three low-convex I buttons, and seven low-convex A buttons, dia. 18 to 23 mm. $300-500
213 1812 Era Button Group, America, c. early 19th century, a pewter small U.S. over eagle, a pewter low-convex eagle I, a pewter eagle over 4 RT., two pewter U.S., a script I with empty oval below, and a gilt infantry officer’s button. $300-500
214 Glengarry Light Infantry Belt Plate, Canada, c. 1812-15, brass rectangular cross belt plate marked GLENGARY LIGHT.INFANTRY and a Scottish thistle, wd. 2 1/2, ht. 3 in. $400-600 215 Framed Group of Forty-eight Artillery Buttons, c. 19th century, gilt-brass artillery buttons covering the War of 1812 through the Civil War, wd. 9 1/2, ht. 11 1/2 in. $500-700
216 Three Topographical Engineer’s Buttons, America, c. mid-19th century, a gilt-brass twopiece button backmarked R&W ROBINSON, EXTRA RICH, a one-piece backmarked SCOVILLS WATERBURY, and a one-piece backmarked YOUNG SMITH & Co. N. YORK, dia. 23 mm. $800-1,000
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217 Imported Confederate Engineer Button, c. 1861-65, gilt-brass with fancy script E, backmarked with coat of arms and RIVET’D SOLDER’D, dia. 26 mm. $800-1,000 218 Confederate States Navy Button, c. 186165, gilt-brass button with rope border, and anchor over crossed cannon with CSN below, no backmark, dia. 23 mm. $200-400 219 Alabama Volunteer Corps Button, c. 186061, gilt-brass button with A.V.C. over an eagle with upswept wings, backmarked D. EVANS & CO, ATTLEBORO MASS, dia. 23 mm. $300-600
220 Three Louisiana Buttons, c. 1850s-60s, a right-turned pelican head with a SCOVILL, MFG, CO. WATERBURY backmark, a left-turned head with a brass back with no backmark, and a left-turned head with a HYDE & GOODRICH, NEW ORLEANS backmark, dia. 23 mm. $300-600 221 Thirteen Georgia State Buttons, c. mid-19th century, ten large brass buttons with various backmarks, and three cuff-size, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $500-700 222 Five North Carolina Buttons, c. 1861-65, four Confederate manufactured state seal buttons with S A MYERS, RICHMOND VA backmarks, one sunburst-style with the letters NC in the middle circle, dia. 23 mm. $500-700
223 Seventeen Virginia Buttons, c. mid-19th century, sixteen large brass buttons with various backmarks, one cuff-size, dia. 15 to 22 mm. $600-800 224 Confederate Two-piece Belt Sword Belt Buckle, c. 1861-65, Richmond Depot pattern lead two-piece belt buckle with CS in center disc, surrounded by a wreath, lg. 2 3/4, ht. 1 3/4 in. $400-600
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225 Five Texas Buttons, c. mid to late 19th century, gilt-brass buttons with star and spaced TEXAS between points, various backmarks including SCOVILL MFG CO, un-marked tinned iron, and WATERBURY BUTTON CO., dia. 23 mm. $400-600
232 Two-piece Eagle Buckle with Thirteen Stars, America, c. early to mid-19th century, brass, inset round eagle emblem with outer?? ring containing thirteen stars, back has a small diamond with an 8 stamped inside, overall lg. 2 3/4, ht. 2 in. $200-400
226 Seven South Carolina Buttons, c. mid to late 19th century, three gilt-brass rimmed buttons, three non-rimmed brass, and one non-rimmed silver, dia. 19 to 23 mm. $400-600
233 Seven Ordnance Corps Buttons, c. 183470, two large, low-convex early ordnance buttons with bomb, crossed cannons, and small raised U.S., four large marked on face in garter ORDNANCE CORPS with crossed cannons, and a small cuff-size of the same, dia. 13 to 23 mm. $400-600
227 Four Confederate Artillery Buttons, c. 186165, a cuff-size script A backmarked TREBLE, RICH, STANDARD, a block A backmarked P. TAIT & Co. LIMERICK, a block A with a tinned iron back and copper shank, and a block A with tinned iron back and repaired shank made from wire. $1,000-1,200 228 Thirteen Florida Territorial Militia Buttons, c. 1840-61, gilt-brass with eagle with downswept wings, thirteen stars, all backmarked SCOVILL MFG CO, dia. 14 mm. $500-700 229 Confederate General Staff and a General Service Button, c. 1861-65, a gilt-brass button with eagle and C.S.A. in shield surrounded by stars, backmarked with coat of arms and RIVET’D & SOLDER’D, and a C.S.A. general service button backmarked SUPERIOR QUALITY, dia. 22 to 26 mm. $600-800 230 Six Confederate Infantry Buttons, c. 186165, a script I with a HALFMANN & TAYLOR, MONTGOMERY backmark, three block I with SUPERIOR QUALITY backmarks, a block I with brass back and no backmark, and a block I with a tinned iron back and no backmark. $800-1,000 231 Three Confederate Cavalry Buttons, c. 1861-65, a block C marked button with no backmark, a block C with an H T & B, MANCHESTER backmark, and a cuff-size script D with a TREBLE RICH, STANDARD backmark. $1,000-1,200
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234 Eighty-nine Federal General Staff Buttons, c. mid to late 19th century, fifty-four large and thirty-five small rimmed gilt-brass buttons with eagle and shield surrounded by stars, various backmarks, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $700-900 235 Sixty-six Eagle I Buttons, c. mid-19th century, forty-six large brass eagle I buttons with various backmarks, twenty cuff sized, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $600-800 236 Thirty-five Eagle A and C Buttons, c. mid19th century, seven large and seven cuff-size eagle A, eleven large and ten cuff-size eagle C buttons, dia. 15 to 25 mm. $300-500 237 Goodyear’s Patent Eagle and Eagle D and R Buttons, c. mid-19th century, a hard rubber eagle button backmarked N.R. Co, GOODYEAR’S P=T. 1851., one low-convex and two convex eagle D, and six large and one cuff-size eagle R, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $300-500 238 Group of Eagle General Service Buttons, c. mid-19th century, sixteen large, eightysix coat, and sixteen cuff-size eagle general service buttons with various backmarks, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $400-600
239 Eleven Connecticut State Buttons, c. mid19th century, seven large and one small state seal button, three CNG marked, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $150-250
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240 Thirty-three Rhode Island State Buttons, c. mid-19th century, twenty-eight coat and four cuff-size state seal buttons, one very low-convex one-piece marked PROVIDENCE HORSE GUARDS, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $400-600 241 Seventy-one New York State Buttons, c. mid to late 19th century, sixty-two large and nine cuff-size gilt-brass buttons with the state seal of New York, and EXCELSIOR below, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $600-800 242 Group of Forty-one New York Militia and National Guard Unit Buttons, c. early to late 19th century, nine flat one-piece brass buttons with eagle and EXCELSIOR, two lowconvex one-piece marked with eagle, shield, N.Y.S.A. in a banner, and NATIONAL GUARD below, twelve gilt-brass militia staff buttons, and eighteen regimental buttons for National Guard units including the 2nd, 7th, 9th, and 13th, as well as the NAVAL MILITIA, dia. 20 to 23 mm. $600-800 243 Four Military Academy Buttons, c. early to mid-19th century, two low-convex one-piece cadet buttons, one marked CADET and N.U., the other marked CADET, and G.M.I.; two low-convex two-piece buttons, one marked CADET and V.M.I., the other CADET and U.S.M.A., dia. 17 to 21 mm. $150-250 244 Eighteen New Hampshire State Buttons, c. mid-19th century, ten large and eight small gilt-brass state seal militia buttons, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $300-500
245 Nine Civil War Era State Buttons, c. 1860s, three Wisconsin, one Kentucky, two Pennsylvania, one Michigan, one Missouri, and one Maryland, dia. 23 mm. $400-600 246 Forty Maine Buttons, c. 19th century, nine one-piece militia general use buttons with single large star, or large star surrounded with a circle of smaller stars, twenty-five two-piece coat-size state seal buttons from the Civil War period, and six cuff-size state seal buttons, dia. 15 to 23 mm. $400-600 247 Fifty-five Rimmed Massachusetts Buttons, c. mid-19th century, forty-seven brass coatsize buttons with raised arm and sword with various backmarks, eight small cuff-size buttons, dia. 15 to 22 mm. $400-600
248 Model 1851 Eagle Sword Belt Plate, c. mid to late 19th century, cast-brass plate with eagle, shield, wreath, and E PLURIBUS UNUM in banner above eagle, mounted on a hand-sewn blue velvet belt, plate measures wd. 2, lg. 3 3/8 in. $200-250 249 Afghan Flintlock Blunderbuss, c. 19th/20th century, walnut stock with steel buttplate, brass triggerguard and fittings, ornate engraving on the barrel, and East India Company lock with lion, barrel lg. 18 1/2, overall lg. 32 1/2 in. $300-600 250 Jezail Inlaid Afghan Musket, c. 19th/20th century, walnut stock inlaid with brass, steel and brass fittings, East India Company lock marked with lion, and 1815 date, with original leather sling, barrel lg. 44, overall lg. 58 in. $400-600
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251 Jezail Inlaid Afghan Musket, c. 19th/20th century, walnut stock with brass and horn inlay, brass and steel fittings, East India Company lock marked with lion, and 1814 date, and original leather sling, barrel lg. 32, overall lg. 46 1/2 in. $400-600 252 Jezail Inlaid Afghan Musket, c. 19th/20th century, ornate bone and wood inlaid stock with steel and brass fittings, East India Company lock dated 1804, and maker marked GOFF, engraved steel barrel with iron ramrod and sling swivels, barrel lg. 47, overall lg. 61 in. $400-600 253 Two Middle Eastern Miquelete Muskets, c. 19th century, inlaid walnut stocks with steel and brass fittings, barrel lg. 28 to 48 1/2, overall lg. 42 to 64 in. $200-300
254 French Carbine, c. late 18th century, walnut stock with carved No 17 on left butt, brass fittings, and lockplate marked St. Etienne, barrel has proof marks on breech and 74, barrel lg. 31, overall lg. 44 3/4 in. $2,000-2,500
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255 French Model 1777 Musket, c. 1777, walnut stock with cheek cutout on left side of butt, iron parts with finger ridges on rear of triggerguard, lock re-marked with TOWER 1777 and a crown over GR, barrel also has British proofs, barrel lg. 42 1/2, overall lg. 57 in. $1,400-1,600
256 British Model 1779-S Short Land Musket, c. late 18th century, walnut stock marked 1st RCBM with brass fittings, lockplate marked TOWER with crown over GR, barrel has proof marks near breech, barrel lg. 42, overall lg. 58 in. $1,500-1,700 257 1793 India Pattern Brown Bess Musket, c. late 18th century, walnut stock with brass fittings, buttplate marked with an A over a 9, lock marked with TOWER and a crown over GR, barrel has proof marks near breech and is engraved RPM, barrel lg. 39, overall lg. 54 3/4 in. $1,400-1,600 258 Portuguese Carbine, c. early 19th century, walnut stock with brass fittings, top of buttplate marked with rack numbers, lockplate marked but undecipherable, barrel proof marked near breech, barrel lg. 20 1/4, overall lg. 35 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200
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259 3rd Model Brown Bess Variant, c. early 19th century, light colored walnut stock, brass fittings, steel lock marked with a crown over GR with not other markings, proof marks on breech, barrel lg. 39, overall lg. 55 1/4 in. $1,500-1,800 260 3rd Model Brown Bess Variant, c. early 19th century, light colored walnut stock, brass fittings, steel lock marked with a crown over GR with no other markings, proof marks on breech, barrel lg. 39, overall lg. 55 1/4 in. $1,500-1,800 261 Model 1809 Prussian Potsdam Flintlock Musket, c. 1813, beech stock with cheek cutout, brass and iron fittings, lockplate marked Potsdam, g.s., iron barrel has proof marks and light rack numbers, barrel lg. 41 1/4, overall lg. 56 1/4 in. $500-700
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262 American Conversion French Musket, c. late 18th/early 19th century, walnut stock with US marked French Charleville lock plate, percussion hammer, and a mix of Springfield parts, missing ramrod, barrel lg. 42, overall lg. 57 in. $700-800
266 Cut-down 1842 Springfield Rifled Musket, c. 1854, cut-down walnut stock with iron parts, lock marked SPRINGFIELD 1854, steel barrel marked 1855 on tang with proof marks and graduated sight, barrel lg. 28 1/2, overall lg. 44 in. $300-400
263 Converted Percussion Model 1816 Musket, c. 1834, walnut stock with steel fittings, lockplate marked U.S. over and eagle with JOHNSON underneath, tail of plate marked 1834, MIDDL CONN., barrel dated 1840 with proof marks on left side, front barrel band and nose cap from an 1861 Springfield, barrel lg. 42 in. $500-700
267 Remington Model 1863 Zouave Rifle, c. 1863, walnut stock with two cartouches, brass and iron fittings, and brass patchbox on butt, lockplate marked REMINGTON ILION, NY, and dated 1863, barrel dated 1863 and marked with a VP, an eagle, STEEL, and R.K., (missing sling swivels), barrel lg. 33, overall lg. 49 in. $2,000-3,000
264 Half-Stock Percussion Musket, c. mid-19th century, walnut stock with brass nose cap, steel fittings, engraved steel lock marked J. GOLCHER, barrel marked with Liege proof, and wooden ramrod, barrel lg. 33, overall lg. 48 in. $400-600
268 Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine, c. late 19th century, walnut stock, steel barrel, saddlebar and fittings, serial number C, 31305 on tang, marked on top of barrel NEW MODEL 1863, and SHARPS RIFLE/MANUFG. CO./HARTFORD CONN., marked on lock R.S. LAWRENCE’ PAT./APRIL 12TH 1859, and C. SHARPS’ PAT./SEPT. 12TH 1848, barrel lg. 22, overall lg. 39 in. $1,000-1,500
265 Percussion Musket, c. late 18th/early 19th century, curly maple stock with brass fittings, barrel has proof marks on left side, lock marked A.BAKER, barrel lg. 28 3/4, overall lg. 43 1/2 in. $400-600
269 Model 1861 Parkers Snow & Company Rifled Musket and Bayonet, c. 1863, walnut stock with two clear cartouches on left side, steel fittings and barrel dated 1863 with V P and an eagle, lockplate marked with an eagle, U.S. PARKERS’ SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN. and dated 1863, barrel lg. 40, overall lg. 50 in. $400-600 270 Model 1854 Austrian Lorenz Rifle Musket, c. 1861, beech stock with cheek rest, steel fittings, lockplate marked 861 with a faint Austrian eagle, has a tag attached which reads: This Civil War Musket rifle was given to me about 1939 by next door neighbor Mrs. Alice MacLean. She had it stored for many years in my shop attic with other belongings of hers. Wm. S. Sargent 9-8-2000, lg. 52 1/2 in. $400-600 271 Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine, c. late 19th century, walnut stock with crisp cartouche, steel barrel, receiver, saddlebar and fittings, serial number C, 5636 under an added peep sight, (missing the ladder-type sight), marked lightly on top of barrel NEW MODEL 1863, and SHARPS RIFLE/MANUFG. CO./HARTFORD CONN., on lock R.S. LAWRENCE’ PAT./APRIL 12TH 1859, and C. SHARPS’ PAT./SEPT. 12TH 1848, barrel lg. 22, overall lg. 39 in. $1,000-1,500
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272 Peabody Carbine, America, c. late 19th century, walnut stock with W.C. cartouche, iron fittings and saddle ring, left side of receiver marked PEABODY’S PAT. JULY 22, 1862, MANT’D BY PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. PROV. R.I., barrel lg. 19 1/4, overall lg. 39 in. $600-800 273 Remington Rolling Block Carbine, c. late 19th century, walnut stock with steel fittings, top of buttplate marked 7 E, lightly marked on tang behind hammer, barrel replaced with a 12-08 Rock Island Arsenal barrel, overall lg. 40 in. $500-600 274 Model 1873 Trapdoor Springfield Carbine, c. 1873, walnut stock with brass tacks from possible Native American use, two oblong holes drilled for a rope to use as a sling, serial number 17370, lock marked U.S. SPRINGFIELD 1873, overall lg. 41 in. $400-600
275 Model 1874 French Bolt-action Rifle, c. 1875, walnut stock with steel fittings, marked on side of receiver MLE 1874, serial number 21927, overall lg. 51 in. $600-800 276 Swiss Model 78 Vetterli Rifle, c. late 19th century, walnut stock with steel fittings, marked on right side of receiver with E D, and on left side with WAFFENFABRIK BERN and serial number 190422, barrel lg. 24, overall lg. 44 in. $250-350 277 Winchester Model 1892 Rifle, c. 1892, walnut stock, serial number 10302, caliber 38 W.C.F., marked on tang below hammer MODEL 1892 -WINCHESTER- PAT. OCT. 14. 1884. and on top of octagonal barrel -MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A.-, barrel lg. 24, overall lg. 42 1/2 in. $800-1,000 278 Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Rifle, c. 1896, serial number 49885, caliber 30 W.C.F., walnut stock with steel fittings, tang on receiver marked MODEL 1894 WINCHESTER PAT. AUG. 21. 1894, and on barrel NICKEL STEEL BARREL ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER, and MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A, also has the name FOSS lightly engraved on the left side of the receiver, barrel lg. 24, overall lg. 42 in. $600-800
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279 Parker Bros. 12 Gauge Double-barrel Lifter Shotgun, c. 1878, walnut stock with checkered wrist, serial number 11229, marked on top of barrels PARKER BROS “MAKERS” MERIDEN CONN “STUB TWIST,” lg. 47 in. $600-800 280 Double-barrel Black Powder Shotgun, c. mid to late 19th century, walnut stock with checkered wrist, steel fittings with wooden ramrod, barrel lg. 34 3/4, overall lg. 50 3/4 in. $200-300 281 Moore & Co. Percussion Shotgun, c. late 19th century, walnut stock with engraved steel fittings, barrel marked MOORE & CO. LONDON DAMASCUS STEEL, and MOORE & CO. on both sides of the receiver, barrel lg. 30, overall lg. 46 5/8 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $600-800
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Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments Lots 282–754
American & European Clocks
282 Thomas Lumpkin Marquetry Long Case Clock, Claremarket, London, c. 1695, walnut veneered and marquetry case with blind sound frets in the rising hood, barleytwist columns with Corinthian capitals flanking the 11-in. composite brass dial with silvered chapter ring engraved Tho. Lumpkin, Claremarket, Roman numerals, quarters, half and half-quarter markings, matted center with ringed winding holes and recessed date with engraved flourish, seconds bit, cast brass spandrels and pierced blued steel hands, the waist door with panels of floral, foliage, vases, and bird marquetry, pendulum aperture and ebonized moldings, the base with stylized bird and cornucopia all on a molded plinth, case sides with banded inlay and central figured panels, eight-day, time and hour striking, five-pillar movement with great wheel mounted count-wheel and recoil escapement, two iron weights and brass-faced pendulum bob and iron rod, ht. 78 3/4 in. $15,000-25,000
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283 Fromanteel-style Architectural Longcase Clock, London, 20th century, the ebonized case with pitched pediment rising hood, applied gilt-brass floral swag on the frieze and columns with Corinthian capitals flanking the 9-in. square brass dial signed A. Fromanteel Londini. fecit. along the lower edge, applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with quarter and half hour marks, recessed date, and blued steel hands, paneled waist door, plain base and molded plinth, the eight-day, time and count-wheel strike, six latched pillar movement with shouldered plates, verge escapement, bolt and shutter maintaining power, horizontal bell hammer, two brasscased weights and pendulum, ht. 75 in. $7,000-9,000
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284 William Speakman Quarter-repeating Bracket Clock, London, c. 1695, the ebonized case with gilt double-basket top, four finials and carrying handle, applied gilt mounts on the glazed dial door over the 7-in. square brass dial, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring signed Wm. Speakman London with quarters, half and half quarter markings, matted center, recessed date and faux pendulum aperture, eight-day, time and strike, six-pillar fusee movement with verge escapement, pull quarter-repeat on three bells, fully engraved back plate marked Wm. Speakman London within a rectangular cartouche, short bob pendulum and cast and pierced heart-shaped pallet cock, ht. 17 in. (without handle extended). $20,000-30,000
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285 Brass Lantern Clock by Jeremie Gregorie, Royal Exchange, London, c. 1670, brass case, engraved 6-in. silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with quarter and half hour markings, single steel hand, engraved dial plate with tulips and signed Jeremie Gregorie at the Royall Exchange, pierced brass frets, strapped bell above, thirty-hour, time, alarm, and count-wheel strike movement with recoil escapement, long pendulum, endless rope with a single lead weight, clock ht. 15 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $2,500-3,500 286 Brass Lantern Clock, England, 4 1/2-in. engraved Roman numeral dial with floral center, single steel hand, thirty-hour, brass posted frame, time and strike movement, strapped bell above, crown-wheel and verge escapement with silk thread suspension, short pendulum, powered by two lead weights, ht. 8 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $800-1,200
287 Miniature Lantern Clock by John Berry, London, c. 1700, brass case and frets, engraved silvered alarm dial and 3 3/4-in. Roman numeral chapter ring with quarter and half hour markings marked Berry, London, single steel hand, thirty-hour, weight-powered, time and alarm movement, verge escapement with short pendulum, ht. 9 in. 287
Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $800-1,200 288 18th Century Weight Driven Clock Jack, Continental, with iron hinged box, threetrain movement and wooden drum, rotating governor, key with turned wood knob, and cast iron weight, ht. 6 1/2 x wd. 4 1/2 x dp. 5 3/4 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $200-250 289 Two English Posted Frame Movements and Dials, both with a single hand, thirtyhour time and strike movement, 10-in. square Roman numeral dial, powered by a single weight and regulated by a pendulum, one with a composite brass dial with matted and engraved center, chapter ring engraved Wm. Ball, Bicester, the other a painted dial signed Chas. Steel, Campden. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $800-1,200
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290 Gilt-brass Madonna and Child Table Clock, Augsburg, c. 1635, the standing Madonna figure with revolving silvered Roman numeral dial in the crown, blued steel staff in her left hand and holding the infant Jesus in her right, stands on the checkered gilt-brass floor and above the shaped ebony veneered base with applied ormolu decoration, glazed viewing ports for the movement and flattened bun feet enclosing the brass fusee rectangular plate movement engraved Binedickt Miller with verge escapement, steel balance, engraved and pierced floral balance cock and strike detent, count-wheel cut for three segments of six strikes on a bell mounted within the case, all on a later plinth and under a tall glass dome, ht. 16 1/2 in.
Provenance: The Justice Warren Shepro Collection; Sotheby’s April 26, 2001, Sale 7630, Lot 26. $20,000-30,000
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291 Joseph Smith Ebonized Quarter Hour Repeating Table Clock, Bristol, England, c. 1765, 7-in. composite brass dial with matted center, faux pendulum and calendar apertures, applied Roman numeral chapter ring, spandrels and regulating dial in the arch, both dial and rear plate of movement engraved Joseph Smith, Bristol, ebonized dome-top case with brass carrying handle and pad feet, eight-day, time-only, fusee movement with verge escapement and six-bell quarter-hour repeat on command, ht. with handle extended 20 in. $1,000-1,500
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292 Stephen Rimbault Musical Table Clock, London, c. 1780, French-style tortoiseshell veneered case with Rococo ormolu mounts and a putto holding a scale and sword, the glazed door with young Chronos over the brass dial with Roman numerals and matted center, faux pendulum aperture signed S. Rimbault London and painted floral and musical themed decoration around the perimeter, eight-day, brass, five-pillar fusee movement with front-mounted rack and snail hour strike, verge escapement, 5 1/2-in. flat bob pendulum, separate four-pillar, fusee pin barrel musical train with eight bells, fourteen hammers and outboard adjustable fly, ht. 21 1/2 in. $20,000-30,000
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293 Mahogany Table Chime Clock by Tiffany & Co., 8-in. silvered Roman numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co., Breguet-style hands, brass bezel with beveled glass, dome-top case, string and butterfly inlay below dial, brass ball finials, capitals, carrying handles, side sound frets and pad feet, brass eight-day Westminster Chime movement marked on backplate HH, Made in Germany, ht. 18 in. $200-400
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294 Charles Cabrier Musical Table Clock, London, c. 1780, the mahogany case with pagoda top, pierced side frets backed with fabric, carrying handles, scrolled feet and brass mounts flanking the tombstone-shaped glazed door over the composite brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary dials, one for “Strike-Silent� and signed Charles Cabrier, London, the other marked Minuets and numbered 1-6, brass spandrels, matted center, recessed date aperture and engraved and painted moon’s age dial in the arch, eight-day, springpowered, fusee movement with tune pin barrel, fourteen tuned bells, crown-wheel verge escapement with 9- in. pendulum, rack and snail strike system and fully engraved back plate, ht. 23 in. $15,000-25,000
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295 Rosewood Table Clock by Ellicott & Smith, London, c. 1860, dome-top case, fully glazed dial door, brass sound frets backed with glass, silvered 6-in. Roman numeral dial, slow-fast subsidiary dial in arch, marked Ellicott & Smith, 17 Royal Exchange, London, eight-day timeonly fusee movement engraved as the dial, brass pendulum rod and engraved brass ball, ht. 13 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500
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296 Miniature Japanned Continental Table Clock, probably Germany, c. 1800, the case with raised gesso and painted decoration, brass carrying handle on a raised molded top, glazed door over the pressed brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, recessed mock pendulum, two-day, time and bell strike, brass movement with verge escapement and 4-in. pendulum, ht. 14 in. with handle extended. $2,000-4,000 297 English Mahogany Tall Clock, Cleobury, England, c. 1760, composite brass dial with silvered chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, maker’s boss in arch engraved Blount Clobury, gilt spandrels, veneered case, freestanding ropetwist hood columns, tapered waist with inset panel on door, eight-day time and strike movement, pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 94 in. $1,000-1,500 298 Mahogany Tall Clock, Scotland, c. 1800, the string inlaid hood with a swan’s neck pediment, freestanding columns flanking the painted iron dial, marked Bisset St. Andrews, spandrels depicting figures playing golf, rooster and red banner in arch, seconds and calendar subsidiary dials, pierced gilt hands, slender waist door with shell inlay and chamfered columns, eight-day time and strike movement, two iron weights and pendulum, ht. 86 in. $2,500-3,500 299 Scottish Long Case Clock by Alex Kirkwood, Paisley, Scotland, c. 1770, the pine case with swan’s neck pediment over the composite brass dial, dolphin form spandrels flanking the silvered boss reading Alex Kirkwood Paisley, the engraved dial center with subsidiary minute dial, and date aperture, cast brass spandrels surrounding the silvered chapter ring, case trunk with chamfered columns and lambs tongue capitols, iron pendulum bob painted with a finely detailed two-masted schooner, water and sky, ht. 88 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
300 Mahogany Tall Clock by W. Robertson, Forfar, Scotland, c. 1830, scroll-top case, freestanding turned hood columns flanking the painted iron Roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location, subsidiary date and seconds dials, convex waist door flanked by turned columns, highly figured base panel, eight-day time and strike movement, two cast iron weights and a pendulum, ht. 84 in. $1,000-1,500
303 Dutch Stoelklok, c. 1785, the Roman numeral dial flanked by pierced cast lead ornaments, automaton carousel above (activated when clock strikes), thirty-hour verge escapement brass and steel movement, with Dutch striking and alarm, on a hooded wooden bracket with robust mermaids, two brass-cased lead weights and a pendulum, ht. 31 in. $800-1,200
301 German Oak Westminster Chime Tall Clock, c. 1890, the full-length door with convex glass over the 10-in. round brass dial and glazed waist section, eight-day pull-up wind Westminster chime movement, three brass-cased weights and a pendulum, ht. 82 in. $500-700
304 Black Forest Cuckoo & Quail Wall Clock, Germany, c. 1880, the case in black paint with pitched pediment of leaves, grapes, and a crow, the case front decorated with leafage, grapes and fox, 6-in. Roman numeral dial, thirty-hour quarter sounding movement with three pinecone weights and a maple leaf pendulum, ht. 27 1/2 in. $200-400
302 Dutch Stoelklok, c. 1780, a hooded wooden bracket supports the clock with mermaids flanking the Roman numeral dial marked above A.S. 1786, thirty-hour posted frame brass and steel movement with hour strike and alarm mechanism, powered by brasscased weights, ht. 29 in. $400-600
305 Black Forest Carved Bird Cuckoo Clock, Germany, c. 1910, the pitched pediment with a carved bird and leaves, the case decorations of foliage and a pair of nesting birds, 6-in. Roman numeral dial (numerals replaced), brass one-day movement with two pinecone weights and a leaf pendulum, ht. 25 in. $200-250
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306 Walnut Grand Sonnerie Vienna Regulator, c. 1875, the flame veneered case with glazed door and attached chamfered columns and carved pediment, 7-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial with engine-turned brass bezel, eight-day quarter-striking movement with three brass-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 45 in. $800-1,200
307 Swedish Cartel Clock, c. 1940, with convex painted aluminum Roman numeral dial marked Westerstrand Toreboda, pierced brass hands, brass bezel, gilt carved Rococo-style case, spring-powered hour and half hour strike movement and a pendulum, ht. 28 in. $300-500
308 Tiffany Quarter-chiming Tubular Bell Tall Clock, case attributed to R.J. Horner, movement manufactured in Germany by Elite, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, c. 1890, quarter-sawn oak case, pierced carved maiden crest, griffins flanking the composite brass dial with silvered chapter ring, applied Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, chime/ silent and chime selection dials and marked New York, Tiffany & Co., moon’s age in arch, detailed female figures flank the glazed waist door, eight-day, time, strike, and dual quarterchime movement (Westminster/Whittington) marked on the back plate ELITE, Germany, pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 121 in. $60,000-80,000
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309 Tiffany Quarter-chiming Tubular Bell Tall Clock, case attributed to R.J. Horner, movement manufactured by Waltham Clock Company with Walter Durfee tubular bells, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, c. 1890, quarter-sawn oak case, pierced carved griffin crest, Father Time hood columns flanking the composite brass dial marked Tiffany & Co., New York, with silvered chapter ring, applied gilt Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, strike/silent and chime selector dials, moon’s age in arch, maidens flanking the beveled glass waist door, nine tubular bells marked Walter Durfee Co. PROV. R.I., eight-day, time, strike, and dual chime movement (Westminster/Whittington) marked Waltham Clock Co., silvered beat scale, mercury temperature-compensating pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 112 in. $60,000-80,000
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310 Mahogany Chime Clock, c. 1900, the scroll-top hood with freestanding fluted columns flanking the composite brass dial with raised Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for tune selection and chime/silent, moon’s age in arch, eight-day time and gong strike with Whittington and Westminster chimes on bells, marked Germany, spiral-turned columns flanking the fully glazed waist door, three brass-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 99 in. $1,200-1,500
311 Walter Durfee Tubular Bell Chime Clock, Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1885, scroll-top mahogany case with freestanding ropetwist columns on hood, trunk, and base, fan carving in arch of trunk door, raised panel base on paw feet, engraved brass dial with applied silvered chapter ring, raised gilt Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, strike/ silent and chime selection dials, maker’s boss signed Walter H. Durfee & Co., Providence, nine nickel-plated tubular bells marked Walter Durfee Co. PROV. R.I., eight-day time, strike, and Westminster or eight-bells chime, three brass-cased weights and a pendulum, ht. 102 in. $10,000-15,000
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312 Herschede Tubular Bell Chime Clock, Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1950, the serpentine top over full-length glazed door flanked by freestanding fluted columns, engraved sheet brass dial with raised Arabic numerals, five tubular bell quarter-chiming movement with three weights and pendulum, ht. 84 in. $1,000-1,500
313 Herschede Mahogany Tubular Bell Chime Clock, retailed by The Scribner & Loehr Co., Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1910, 13-in. composite brass dial marked for retailer with applied silvered chapter ring, raised gilt Arabic numerals, moon’s age in arch, subsidiary seconds, chime/silent and chime selection dials, eight-day, time, strike, and dual chime (Whittington/Westminster) movement, three brass-cased weights and a pendulum, case with turned freestanding fluted columns on hood and waist flanking the glazed doors, carved applied decoration on waist and base, all on paw feet, ht. 97 in. $1,000-1,500
314 Victorian Long Case Tubular Bell Chime Clock, Donne & Son, London, c. 1889, mahogany case, hood with carved cresting, fabric-backed sound frets and freestanding fluted brass columns flanking the engraved and chased silvered brass dial signed in the arch Donne & Son, Cornhill, London, A.D. 1889, applied gilt Arabic numerals, subsidiary chime selection (Westminster/Whittington) and strike/silent dials in arch, waist with freestanding fluted brass columns flanking the glazed tombstone door, fabric-backed pierced wood sound frets on sides, eight-day, time, strike, and dual chime on nine tubular bells movement, silvered beat scale, pulleys with four spokes, three brass-cased weights, and a single-jar temperature-compensating mercury pendulum, ht. 99 in. $10,000-15,000
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316 J.B. Dancer Ebonized and Quarter-sawn Oak Wheel Barometer, Manchester, England, c. 1880, the pitch pediment top sitting on six ebonized supports, above the two turned columns flanking the silvered dial thermometer, 11 1/2-in. barometer dial marked J.B. Dancer Optician Manchester terminating with two columns, molded lion’s head, and carved shell, ht. 50 in. $700-900
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317 D. Fagioli & Son Mahogany Inlaid Wheel Barometer, 3 GT Warner St., Clerkenwell, England, 19th century, with a pitch pediment above the circular dry/damp scale, thermometer in throat reading in part Blood Heat at the 100 degree mark, silvered lower dial with convex glass and brass bezel, and maker’s plaque with spirit level and engraved as above, lg. 38 3/4 in. $300-500
318 Kettle Drum-form Aneroid Barometer by D.B. & Sons, England, c. 1870, gilt and silvered brass drum-form case, foliate engraved bezel with applied drum mallets, 2 1/2-in. silvered dial calibrated in inches, gilt tripod stand, all on a wooden base and under a glass dome, ht. 8 in. $300-500 319 Admiral Fitzroy’s Mahogany-cased Barometer, England, 19th century, the barometer, thermometer and storm glass tubes laid over the lithographed paper dial with Admiral Fitzroy’s Remarks on rising and falling of the mercury, ht. 37 in. $300-500 320 W.M. Welch U.S. Navy Stick Barometer, W.M. Welch Manufacturing Co., serial number 2973, 1943, brass instrument with dual silvered dial scales reading 23-32 and 7801080, thermometer in throat, cistern cover with plaque reading as above, hinged wall mounts and a copper carrying case with glass faced door, case lg. 43 in. $1,500-2,000
321 Spencer Browning & Co. Rosewood Stick Barometer, London, 19th century, with bone scale marked as above, wheel adjusting vernier, mother-of-pearl inlay, mercury thermometer in trunk, and brass cistern, ht. 37 in. $800-1,000
325 Walnut Stick Barometer, unsigned, c. 1880, with silvered scale thermometer and register plates under the glazed molded window, brass arrow-shaped vernier adjustment, and an exposed glass tube, terminating in a elongated cistern, ht. 41 1/2 in. $400-600
322 Classical Carved Mahogany Stick Barometer by Cail, 19th century, with a scalloped carved crown over the ivory scale marked Cail Newcastle, spiral-turned trunk with thermometer aperture, terminating in a brass cistern, ht. 37 1/2 in. $800-1,200
326 Bird’s-eye Maple Stick Barometer by C. Wilder, Peterboro, New Hampshire, c. 1860, the turned case with acorn finial, curved glass cover over the silvered thermometer and barometer scales marked with the maker’s name and location and WOODRUFF’S PAT., JUNE 5, 1860, ht. 39 in. $1,000-2,000
323 Burl Walnut Stick Barometer, Europe, 19th century, with a stepped molded cornice above the white dial reading Barometer and scale from 27-31, adjustable needle arm, and thermometer with brass plaque reading Fahrenheit, lg. 38 in. $300-500 324 Henry J. Green Observatory Stick Barometer, Brooklyn, New York, green oxidized barometer body with silvered scale reading 65-83 and vernier, thermometer in throat, framed milk glass aperture windows behind the scale and cistern for reading the mercury levels, plaque inside the hinged case reads Henry J. Green, Scientific Instruments, Brooklyn, N.Y. U.S.A., box ht. 44 in. $400-600
327 Charles Wilder Mahogany Stick Barometer, Peterboro, New Hampshire, c. 1860, the arched top above the glazed hinged door with silver scale and thermometer dials marked as above, Woodruff’s PAT June 5, 1860 on scale side, and For Bruster & Griffith Baltimore on the thermometer side, all above the rectangular throat and cistern reservoir, lg. 37 3/4 in. $400-600
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328 Frodsham Astronomical Wall Regulator, 84 Strand, London, No. 1876, dome-top mahogany case with full-length glazed door, 12-in. dia. Roman numeral silvered brass astronomical dial engraved Chas. Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, 1876, with minutes on the outside, subsidiary seconds and hours within, six-pillar brass movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, two-jar mercury pendulum and an elaborate six crossing pulley suspending a brass-cased weight, ht. 51 in. $10,000-15,000
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329 J.W. Benson Astronomical Regulator, London, No. 9076, c. 1880, walnut roundtop case with glazed door and carved fret masking the 12 1/2-in. silvered brass dial engraved J.W. Benson, London, By Special Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, outer Arabic minutes, seconds dial in the upper quadrant and hours below all with blued steel hands, eight-day damascened plate movement with rear plate engraved F. W. Benson, London, 9076, jeweled train through the pallets, dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, brass pulley, nickel-cased mercury temperature-compensated pendulum with regulating scale calibrated 0-180, silvered beat scale, brass-cased weight and original winding key, ht. 75 in.
Note: This lot is accompanied by an 1875 first edition copy of Time and Time Tellers by J.W. Benson. $5,000-7,000
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330 Carved Oak English Dial Clock, Birmingham, c. 1860, with 12-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked F. Brunner, Birmingham, eight-day, time-only, fusee movement, brassfaced pendulum bob and brass rod, in an oak case, dia. 16 1/2 in. $300-500 331 Mahogany English Dial Clock, with painted iron Roman numeral dial marked P. Stiener, Manchester, eight-day, chain fusee, time-only movement, brass-faced pendulum bob and brass rod, dia. 15 in. $200-400 332 Dial Clock by D. Evans, Pontypool, Wales, c. 1870, ornate papier-mâché case front with mother-of-pearl inlay, 12-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location as above, eight-day, time-only, fusee movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 21 in. $800-1,000 332
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333 John Carter Two-day Chronometer Watch, No. 697, London, c. 1850, with 2 3/4-in. silvered dial, “Up-down” and subsidiary seconds dials, marked John Carter, Maker to the Royal Navy, Cornhill, London, 697, full plate chain fusee movement marked as the dial with bi-metallic balance, helical hairspring, and spring detent chronometer escapement in a hallmarked silver case, all in a velvet-lined mahogany box, dia. of watch 79 mm. $3,000-5,000
334 Roth Brothers Brass Two-day Display Chronometer, New York, the lacquered brass case with removable bezel and beveled glass over the 7-in. silvered dial engraved Roth Brothers, Chronometer Manufacturers, New York, minutes in Arabic numerals around the perimeter, seconds at the twelve o’clock position and hours below, two-day, brass, chain drive, fusee movement with spring detent escapement, bi-metallic two-arm balance, helical hairspring and maintaining power, ht. 11 in. $3,500-4,500
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335 Thomas Earnshaw Two-day Marine Chronometer, London, No. 2156, 2 1/2-in. enameled Roman numeral dial marked London, subsidiary seconds, chain fusee movement marked Thos. Earnshaw, London, 2156, split bi-metallic balance with adjustment screws, flat hairspring, spring detent chronometer escapement, engraved and chased balance cock and foot, diamond endstone, in a three-tier brass-bound mahogany box with flush carrying handles, in a gimbaled brass bowl, ht. 6 x wd. 5 1/2 x dp. 5 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000
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336 Graham & Parkes Two-day Marine Chronometer, 45 Canning Place, Liverpool, the 4-in. silvered engraved dial signed as above, “Up-down� indicator, seconds dial marked 3350, gold and blued steel hands, chain fusee, maintaining power, split two-arm bi-metallic balance with brass weight and screws, helical hairspring, spring detent escapement, in a gimbaled brass bowl, rosewood and boxwood string-inlaid box, wd. 7 x dp. 7 x ht. 7 in. $1,500-3,000
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337 John Poole Two-day Chronometer, London, the 4-in. Roman numeral silvered dial engraved John Poole Maker to the Admiralty, 57 Fenchurch Str., London. 3381, “Updown” and seconds subsidiary dials, brass gimbal and bowl, all housed in a brass-bound rosewood box with bone plaque reading in part John R. Cameron, Liverpool. 1797. $600-800 338 Hamilton Model 22 Two-day Chronometer Watch, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, c. 1942, No. 2F24056, 2 1/4-in. Arabic numeral dial marked Hamilton, Lancaster, PA., U.S.A., with “Up-down” indicator and seconds dial, stemwind, pin-set movement marked with maker’s name and serial number as above and Model 22-21 jewels, Adj. to Temp & 6 Pos., Made in U.S.A., U.S. Navy-Bu. Ships-1942, base metal case, all housed in a green-velvet-lined mahogany box with glazed dial opening, 5 x 7 x 2 in. $400-600
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339 Four Horological Titles by Theodore R. Crom, Early Lancashire Horological Tools and Their Makers, An Eighteenth Century English Brass Hardware Catalogue, Horological Shop Tools 1700-1900, and Trade Catalogues 1542-1842, new condition. $200-400 340 Two Volumes Relating to Scientific Instruments, Clocks, and Automata, The Clockwork Universe, German Clocks and Automata 1550-1650, edited by Klaus Maurice and Otto Mayr, 1980; Scientific Instruments in Art and History, by Henri Michel, 1967. $200-300 341 Three Hardbound Horological Volumes, The Knibb Family Clockmakers, by Ronald A. Lee, number 944 from an edition limited to 1,000 copies, 1964; British Skeleton Clocks, by Derek Roberts, 1996; and La Pendule Francaise, by Tardy. $200-300
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342 Discourse Concerning Time & C., William Holder, D.D., printed by F. Heptinstall, second edition, London, 1701, the leather-bound volume with additional handwritten notes on inside front and back covers, 106 pages in eight chapters, ht. 6 1/2, wd. 4 in. $200-300
343 Japanese Makura Dokei with Two Dials, late 19th century, arched acid-etched dial surround with false pendulum and two calendar apertures, 4-in. traditional Japanese fixed hand with rotating dial above the 3-in. silvered western-style Roman numeral dial, chain fusee movement with verge escapement and rack and snail striking, spring-powered alarm is set on the Japanese dial, fully engraved backplate with signature (in Japanese), all in a hardwood bracket clock case with brass carrying handle on top, fabricbacked pierced brass sound frets on sides and brass ogee feet, ht. with handle extended 17 in. $10,000-15,000
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344 Japanese Yagura Dokei and Cherry Stand, early 19th century, surmounted by a straight sided bell with domed top, brass case with floral engraving on back and sides, dial plate similarly engraved and with rotating chapter ring, fixed steel hand and twin date apertures, weight-powered movement with verge escapement regulated by a short front mounted pendulum which swings in front of the dial, single brass weight, all supported on a tapering cherry base, ht. 28 in. $3,000-5,000
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345 Japanese Double Foliot Dai Tokei with Alarm and Hardwood Stand, mid-18th century, surmounted by a bell over the twin foliot bars, brass case decorated in a mottled acid-etched finish, stationary black lacquered chapter ring around rotating center alarm disc with brass hand, weight-powered iron movement with verge escapement and twin foliots, three lead weights and counterweights, on a carved hardwood stand, glazed hood with pierced sound frets backed with fabric, ht. 32 in. $5,000-8,000
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346 Tiffany & Co. Dual Escape Wheel Ormolu Shelf Clock, Paris, c. 1860, Rococo-style case surmounted by Cupid, putti, floral swags and birds on the base, eight-day time and count-wheel strike movement marked Rollin a Paris, and Vincenti et Cie, 6-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co., New York, Breguet-style hands, and outside escapement with dual escape wheels, ht. 26 in. $5,000-7,000 347 French Gilt-bronze Rococo-style Mantel Clock, c. 1890, with pierced floral design throughout, convex glass surrounding the enameled Roman numeral dial, pierced gilt hands, eight-day, time and strike, springpowered movement, ht. 10 in. $200-400
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348 Monumental Gilt and Marble Figural Mantel Clock, Hemon, Paris, France, c. 1860, a raised pediment with applied leafage and scrollwork ormolu and triptych classical frieze supports a gilt-brass Roman soldier with sword unsheathed standing beside the marble clock pediment and elaborately cast gilt-brass dial with Roman numerals and fulllength female figures at the half hour positions, the eight-day, time and bell strike, springpowered, pendulum movement stamped Hemon Paris with silk thread suspension and count-wheel strike, ht. 35, wd. 28 1/2, dp. 11 in. $4,000-6,000
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349 Figural Ormolu-mounted Slate Mantel Clock, France, c. 1880, a cast brass statue of three musicians playing during a break from the harvest sits atop the black slate case with floral ormolu frieze, scroll and grape corner accents and dial surround, all on scroll feet, 3-in. gilt cast brass dial with inset Roman numeral lozenges, unsigned eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum, ht. 21 in. $2,000-2,500 350 Belgian Slate Triple Calendar Mantel Clock, France, c. 1880, 5-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial flanked by Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers over glazed pendulum aperture, barometer and calendar with month, day, date, moon’s age and mean time at noon, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement all in a Belgian black slate case, ht. 19 in. $700-900
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351 Mahogany and Gilt-brass French Portico Clock, c. 1860, the mahogany veneered case with gilt-brass capitals, applied mounts, and floral designed bezel, dial with engine-turned center and marked Duval a Paris, eight-day time and count-wheel strike, cornucopia and floral decorated grid-iron pendulum, ht. 19 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $1,000-1,500
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352 Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock by Deniere, Paris, c. 1880, two merboys flank the beaded bezel over the 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Deniere, Ft. De Bronzes, A Paris, eight-day time and strike movement marked Deniere, A Paris, floralthemed ormolu-mounted white marble base on gilt mushroom feet, ht. 12 x wd. 15 in. $2,000-3,000
353 Ormolu and Marble French Mantel Clock, Paris, c. 1860, crossed torch and arrows finial over the pierced ormolu front and side panels backed by glass, beading and insets on the gray marble base, on mushroom feet, brass bezel, convex beveled glass, 5-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, pierced gilt hands, eightday time and strike movement marked Fabque D’Horlogerie, Paris, ht. 17 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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354 Rosewood and Marquetry Lyre Mystery Clock, France, c. 1870, the lyre-form case with floral and musical-themed marquetry, 5 1/2-in. silvered Roman numeral engine-turned dial with cast bezel and moon hands, the cast brass grid iron pendulum suspended behind the lyre “strings� provides movement while the clock is running, eight-day time and count-wheel strike movement with pendulum mounted above, ht. 23 in. $800-1,200
355 Lyre Clock by Etienne Maxant, Paris, ormolu lyre with bead trim, floral swag below the symbol of the Sun King, beaded bezel over the 4 1/2-in. porcelain dial marked Tilden, Thurber & Co., Providence, pierced gilt-brass hands, eight-day time and strike movement, all on an ormolu-mounted white marble base, ht. 23 in. $1,000-1,500 356 Ormolu and White Onyx Lyre-form Mystery Clock, France, c. 1860, white onyx lyre-form decorated with ormolu beading and floral swags, 4-in. convex porcelain Arabic numeral dial with painted floral swags, gilt pierced hands, eight-day, spring-powered, time and strike movement marked in part H&H, Made in France, knife edge, grid iron pendulum with a ring of paste stones encircling the dial as the ball, ht. 20 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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357 Mahogany Portico Clock Retailed by Bigelow, Kennard & Co., France, c. 1900, ormolu column capitals, bezel, cornice, case decorations, and feet, 3 1/2-in. gilt Roman numeral dial with engine-turned center, Breguet-style hands, eight-day time and strike movement marked in part Samuel Marti, gridiron pendulum with gilt bob, ht. 18 in. $300-500 358 Furtwangler Sons Mahogany Balloon Clock, Germany, c. 1925, satinwood and mother-ofpearl inlay, 5-in. silvered brass dial with Arabic numerals marked by retailer J.C. Caldwell & Co., eight-day spring-powered quarter-striking movement, ht. 14 in. $200-400
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359 White Marble Portico Timepiece, France, case entirely of marble, floral decoration on frieze and base, gilt, cast brass bezel surrounds the 3-in. brass Roman numeral dial with engine-turned center marked Malbec a Paris, eight-day time-only movement with knife edge suspension, gridiron style pendulum with gilt cast brass bob, ht. 16 1/2 in. $600-800
360 French Onyx Dial Wall Clock, 12-in. dial with applied Roman numeral cartouches and pressed brass trim, brass and painted wood inlay dial surround, enclosed by a carved wood frame, eight-day, spring-powered, time and strike movement, all in a 24-in. square, grainpainted case. $1,500-2,500 361
361 French Marquetry Wall Clock, Bordeaux, c. 1840, rosewood with marquetry inlay case, 12-in. reverse-painted on glass Roman numeral dial signed Bordes a Bordeaux, eight-day time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, 23 in. sq. $800-1,200 362 French “Baker’s” Wall Clock by Auger, Lyon, ebonized case with brass inlay, 9 1/2-in. reverse-painting on glass Roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location, spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement, ht. 23 1/2 in. $200-300
363 Carved Ebonized and Inlaid Boulle Wall Clock, France, c. 1860, the serpentine case with carved cresting frames, a boulle dial mask over the Roman numeral marble and porcelain dial signed Metz, eight-day, time and strike, spring-powered movement with pendulum and wire gong, ht. 33 in. $800-1,200
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364 Ebonized Baker’s Wall Clock, France, c. 1870, the hinged ebonized oval frame opens to the brass-inlaid dial mask and marble Roman numeral dial marked Guilbert-Latour, Chalon/Saone, eight-day, time and strike, spring-powered movement with pendulum and gong strike, ht. 26 in. $800-1,200 365 French Cartel Clock, c. 1900, cast and patinated brass case, brass bezel with convex beveled glass, 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, eight-day time and bell strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 21 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
366 Porcelain Panel Mantel Clock, France, c. 1890, brass crystal regulator-style case, front and both side panels of porcelain depicting gardens with lovers and putti, 3 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial marked Shreve, Crump & Low, Co., Boston, blued pierced steel hands, gilt bezel, column capitals and case accents, eight-day time and strike movement controlled by a pendulum, ht. 12 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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367 Gilt-brass and Porcelain Clock by Henry Marc, Paris, c. 1890, heavy brass round gothic case, dial panel with 6-in. Roman numeral dial over two gentlemen in a rural scene, side panels of urban views, eight-day time and bell strike movement by Japy Frères also stamped Hy. Marc, Paris, all on stepped rectangular feet, ht. 22 in. $2,500-4,500
370 French Porcelain and Ormolu Shelf Clock, c. 1880, porcelain panels with pink ground, the front with 3 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial, two putti reclining below, convex side panels, tureen-shaped urn finial, floral decorated base, mushroom feet, eight-day time and strike movement, all on a painted wooden base, ht. 16 in. $500-700
368 French Brass Shelf Clock with Porcelain Panels, panels signed H. Desprez, c. 1890, the dial panel signed by the retailer Mermod Jaccard & Co., St. Louis & Paris, 4 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial, the side panels of scenes in a wine cellar, the brass case with beveled glass front and rear doors, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 13 in. $1,000-1,500
371 F. Berthoud Ormolu-mounted Traveling Clock, Paris, c. 1880, 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location, pierced gilt hands, wreath-form carrying handle, beaded bezel and base, all on paw feet, eight-day time and strike movement with platform escapement, in original silk-lined leather carrying case, ht. of clock 9 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
369 Champlevé Mantel Clock, France, c. 1890, the brass case with champlevé front panel, upper and lower frieze, freestanding columns at each corner, and dial center of the 3 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial, brass bezel with beveled glass, eight-day time and gong strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 13 in. $1,000-1,500
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372 Ormolu and White Marble Boudoir Clock, France, c. 1890, bead and floral ormoludecorated case topped by two doves, paste stone-encrusted bezel over the 2-in. porcelain dial, pierced brass hands, eight-day time-only movement with platform escapement, ht. 6 1/2 in. $200-300
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373 “Thais� Large French Mystery Clock, c. 1880, the cast figure of a woman titled on the base THAIS par Valentin, a raised arm supporting the blue-painted ball with pierced brass hands and applied Roman numerals and the enclosed mechanical timepiece, 28-in. bi-metallic pendulum rod and painted ball, all on a red marble base, ht. 42 in. $2,500-3,500 374 Spelter Statue for French Swinger Clock, brass-tone female figure with raised arm on a turned, ebonized base, ht. 25 in. $250-450 375 Swinging Cherub Clock by Farcot of Paris, c. 1890, 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral chapter ring with open center, Breguet-style hands, one-day spring-powered time-only duplex escapement movement, regulated by a cherub in a traditional rope swing acting as the pendulum, on gilt Rococo-style stand, ebonized base, under a glass dome (cracked), ht. 11 in. $300-500
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376 Double Figural Mystery Clock, France, a branch held up by two standing female figures supports the 6-in. blue globe with attached brass Roman numerals, pierced brass hands, eight-day time-only movement, gridiron-style pendulum, ht. 42 in. $3,000-5,000 377 French Oval Crystal Regulator, c. 1900, brass and beveled glass case with engineturned bezel around the white porcelain Arabic numeral dial, eight-day time and gong strike movement and two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 10 in. $300-500 378 Large French Crystal Regulator, c. 1900, architectural case, 5 1/2-in. porcelain dial with blue Arabic numerals, gilt pierced hands and bezel, eight-day time and strike movement marked Samuel Marti, and a two-jar mercury pendulum (one jar broken), ht. 16 in. $400-600
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379 Ch. Oudin Gilt-brass Crystal Regulator with Coup Perdu Escapement, Paris, c. 1880, 6 1/2-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk center marked Ch. Oudin a Paris, recessed moon’s age dial and exposed coup perdu escapement, brass and beveled glass case on bracket base, eight-day, time and strike, spring-powered movement with rack and snail strike, grid iron temperature compensated pendulum above an inset porcelain beat scale marked 0-6 in two segments, ht. 20 in. Note: The coup perdu or “lost beat� escapement is occasionally found in highquality French clocks; it enables a seconds hand to jump full seconds with a pendulum which beats half-seconds. $6,000-8,000
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380 French Green Onyx Crystal Regulator, c. 1900, brass and beveled glass case with green onyx base and top, 4-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, pierced gilt hands, eightday time and strike movement with a two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-500
382 French Bowfront Crystal Regulator, polished brass case, heavy beveled glass, 3 1/2-in. porcelain dial, eight-day time and strike movement with two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 10 in. $300-500
381 Champlevé Crystal Regulator, France, c. 1900, brass and beveled glass case, champlevé frieze and base band, 3 1/2-in. gold-tone Arabic numeral dial with champlevé center, paste stone-encrusted bezel, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 11 in. $300-500
383 Large Crystal Regulator, France, c. 1900, brass and beveled glass case, 5 1/2-in. dished, gold-tone, Arabic numeral dial, eightday time and strike movement with outside escapement stamped in part S. Marti et Cie, ht. 16 1/2 in. $700-900 384 French Oval Crystal Regulator, c. 1900, curved beveled glass in both sides and doors, 3 1/4-in. Arabic numeral dial, paste stone-encrusted bezel and portrait pendulum, eight-day time and strike movement marked S. Marti et Cie, ht. 9 1/2 in. $400-600
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385 Bowfront Crystal Regulator, France, c. 1900, flat panel beveled glass sides and back, bow front, beveled glass front door, pierced floral bands around top and base, 4-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, eight-day time and strike movement by Japy Frères regulated by a twojar mercury pendulum, ht. 13 in. $500-700 386 French Crystal Regulator, the case with four freestanding turned and tapered columns, heavy beveled glass, 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, Breguet-style hands, springpowered, eight-day, time and strike movement with outside escapement, rear plate marked A*B, and a two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 14 in. $500-700
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387 Seth Thomas “Empire No. 4” Crystal Regulator, c. 1907, beveled glass front, sides and back, 4-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Seth Thomas, bronze top and base with raised gold ornaments, eight-day time and strike movement and a two-jar faux mercury pendulum, ht. 11 in. $250-350 388 Ansonia “Peer” Crystal Regulator, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1915, the cast base and top in rich gold finish, doors and sides glazed with beveled glass, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement, 4-in. Arabic numeral dial, and a faux mercury pendulum, ht. 12 in. $200-400
389 Boston Clock Company “Delphus” Crystal Regulator, c. 1890, reeded brass corner columns, beveled glass sides and doors, convex chapter ring, pierced brass center decoration, eight-day, tandem wind, time and strike movement with lever escapement, ht. 11 in. $400-600
390 French Champlevé and Porcelain Crystal Regulator, c. 1890, the hexagonal case with four beveled glass panels, porcelain dial, panels above and below the front door, and two side panels, champlevé dome, frieze, and six columns, paste stone-decorated bezel and pendulum, eight-day time and strike movement, all on six spool feet, ht. 16 in. $2,500-3,500
391 Champlevé French Crystal Regulator, retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston, c. 1890, the brass and glass case with champlevé decoration of top and bottom frieze, square columns, dial center and pendulum, dished, gold-tone Arabic numeral dial marked with retailer name and location, paste stone-encrusted bezel and pendulum, eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 11 1/2 in. $500-700 392 French Pinwheel Regulator, with 11-in. Roman numeral dial, brass bezel, eight-day, weight-powered, time-only movement with pinwheel escapement, gridiron pendulum and brass-cased weight, ht. 54 in. $800-1,200
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393 “Allard� Month Duration Astronomical Regulator, Paris, c. 1825, figured walnut case and architectural top with a molded cornice, dentil and carved corners, glazed sides and full-length front door and base with fluted corners and flat base molding, rear access doors to the weight channel with pulley mounted on roof board, the 10-in. dia. silvered brass Roman numeral dial within a gilt bezel engraved Allard, four hands off the center indicating hours, minutes, sweep seconds with blued steel hands, and a gilt hand for the equation of time, geared calendar mechanism mounted below in a silvered semicircle calibrated ring with the equation of
time ellipse behind, month duration single train movement with rear mounted escape wheel and removable dead-beat pallets, all powered by a single flat lead weight within a rear compartment and regulated by a temperature compensating grid iron pendulum with two flat gilt-brass and one flat steel rod, 9 1/2-in. dia. gilt pendulum bob with internal thermometer under glass, steel indicating needle and calibrated dial all suspended by a steel knife edge set on a T-bridge and reading against a silvered beat scale stating Degres du Cercle, ht. 84 1/2 in. $20,000-40,000
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394 French China Case Clock, Rococo-style case in purple and white with gold accents, 4-in. porcelain dial marked by retailer W.H. Glenny Sons & Co., Buffalo, N.Y., pierced gilt hands, eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 15 in. $100-150
397 Four Horological Titles by Theodore R. Crom, Early Lancashire Horological Tools and Their Makers, An Eighteenth Century English Brass Hardware Catalogue, Horological Shop Tools 1700-1900, and Trade Catalogues 1542-1842, new condition. $200-400
395 Bronze Tropical-theme French Clock, treehouse-form case, 3 1/2-in. dial with applied Roman numeral lozenges, gilt dragon hands, agricultural tools and sheaves of grain on the base, eight-day time and strike movement marked Pert Bally, Brevete, a Paris, controlled by a pendulum (not original), ht. 15 1/2 in. $300-500
398 German Mahogany Westminster Chime Mantel Clock, by Winterhalder & Hofmeier, c. 1880, carved acanthus leaves on the dome top, fabric backed sound frets, fully glazed dial door over the silvered Roman numeral dial marked for retailer J. & E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, engraved spandrels, subsidiary fast/slow and chime/silent dials, eight-day, time, strike, and chime movement with a brass pendulum, ht. 17 in. $1,200-1,800
396 Japy Frères Porcelain Figural Mantel Clock, France, c. 1850, unmarked case with floral encrusted front, a young couple on the base and topped by two putti laying floral garlands, 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, Breguetstyle hands, eight-day time and count-wheel strike movement with silk thread suspension by Japy Frères, ht. 17 in. $700-900
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399 Inlaid Mahogany Bonnet-top Shelf Clock, with ribbon and bell inlay below dial, brass bezel, finials, carrying handles, sound frets, column capitals, stop-fluting, and pad feet, 7 1/2-in. silvered, convex, Arabic numeral dial, eight-day time and strike movement marked H & H and Made in France, ht. 17 in. $300-500
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400 Figural French Mantel Clock, c. 1890, bronze-tone spelter statue of a traveler entitled Depart du Village and marked Fuchs on the rear of the base stands atop the white marble case on scroll feet, 3-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, eight-day time and count-wheel strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 21 in. $400-600 401 Two French Hour-repeating Carriage Clocks, c. 1900, both with brass and beveled glass cases, eight-day time and strike movements with platform escapements and hour repeat on command, the first with porcelain dial marked Tiffany & Co., New York, subsidiary alarm dial and case with dentil molded top, ht. with handle extended 8 in., the last with unmarked Roman numeral dial and spade hands, ht. with handle extended 7 1/2 in. $600-800
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402 French Carriage Clock, c. 1900, the brass and beveled glass case with carrying handle, porcelain Arabic numeral dial and alarm subsidiary dial, eight-day time and, alarm strike, with platform escapement, leather carrying case, ht. with handle extended 5 3/4 in. $200-400 403 French Brass Carriage Clock, retailed by Bigelow Kennard & Co., Boston, c. 1900, brass case with beveled glass sides and top, 2 1/4-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, eight-day time and strike movement stamped Made in Paris, with original silvered platform escapement, in a velvet-lined leather carrying case, clock ht. with handle extended 7 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $300-500 404 Chelsea “Eagle Series” Carriage Clock, Boston, c. 1980, brass, beveled glass and faux tortoiseshell case, 4-in. gold-tone Roman numeral dial marked Chelsea, eight-day time and house strike movement with lever escapement, ht. with handle extended 10 1/2 in. $300-500
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405 Tourbillion Triple Calendar and Hour Repeating Subscription Carriage Clock, L’Eppee, Switzerland, No. 59, c. 1990, the brass and beveled glass case marked Sousscription Speciale-Ancaha No. 41-19671987 housing the porcelain Roman numeral dial marked L’Epee-Foundee en 1839, three subsidiary dials for calendar and alarm, recessed moon’s age dial and Breguet type moon hands, eight-day time, strike, and alarm movement with hour repeat on command and tourbillion platform escapement, original box and operating instructions, ht. with handle raised 7 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500
406 Gilt Brass and Silver Miniature Carriage Clock, France, c. 1890, the engraved brass and beveled glass case with 1-in. dia. porcelain Roman numeral dial, pierced silver dial mask and side panels, eight-day time-only movement with platform escapement and winding key all in the original leather carrying case, ht. with handle extended 3 3/4 in. $600-800
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407 Miniature French ChamplevÊ Carriage Clock, retailed by Theodore B. Starr, New York, c. 1880, beveled glass and gilt-brass case, champlevÊ dial mask, columns, handle, top and base, 1-in. porcelain dial marked with retailer’s name and location, eight-day time-only movement with silvered platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 4 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
408 Brass Carriage Clock with Porcelain Panels, France, c. 1890, brass and beveled glass case with carrying handle, Roman numeral dial masked with porcelain decoration and subsidiary alarm dial, side panels depicting a lady playing a lute and washing the laundry, eight-day, time, strike, and alarm movement with cylinder platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 7 1/2 in. $800-1,200
409 Henry Capt Hour-repeating Carriage Clock, France, c. 1890, the gilt-brass and beveled glass case with porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Henry Capt Geneva and subsidiary alarm dial, eight-day, time, strike, and alarm movement with platform escapement, hourrepeat on command, rear plate stamped Henry Capt Geneva, dual hammer, single gong, and stamped 3750, ht. with handle extended 6 3/4 in. $800-1,200
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410 French Black Slate Mantel Clock, with incised gilt scroll decoration, green marble insets, brass bezel with beveled glass surrounding the Roman numeral dial, eightday time and strike movement stamped Medaille D’argent Vincent 1855 with outside escapement, ht. 8 1/4 in. $300-500 411 Belgian Slate Mantel Clock, France, c. 1900, with 5-in. dark blue porcelain Roman numeral chapter ring around the recessed, engineturned, dial center, gold spade hands, eightday time and strike movement with outside escapement, gold floral case decoration, gallery top with brass corner finials, ht. 15 in. $300-500 412 Red Marble French Mantel Clock, retailed by Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, c. 1900, pitched pediment top, gilt frieze, columns and bezel, 3 1/2-in. gold-tone dial with blind pierced center marked for retailer, eight-day time and strike movement controlled by a pendulum, ht. 11 in. $400-600
413 French Onyx Mantel Clock, c. 1890, pitched pediment, half columns flanking the 4-in. Roman numeral dial, brass bezel with beveled glass, eight-day time and gong strike movement with pendulum, ht. 11 in. $150-250
414 Swiss Silver and Enamel Travel Clock, retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low, light blue enamel over the engine-turned silver case, square 1 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial marked for retailer, eight-day time-only movement marked Concord W. Co., Swiss, fifteen 15 jewels, three 3 adj., in a hinged leather carrying case, clock 1 3/4-in. cube. $200-400 415 Paperweight and Pocket Watch Clocks, Switzerland, the 2 1/2-in. glass ball with black dial, gold Roman numerals, stem-wind, pin-set, movement, and an open face pocket watch-style with 5-in. Roman numeral dial, seconds bit, stem-wind, pin-set movement, in a chrome case. $200-400
416 Global World Time Brass Desk Clock, France, 20th century, the brass base set with three 1 1/2-in. dials, a barometer, centigrade thermometer and a Roman numeral clock with dial marked Hour Lavigne, a rotating center mounted 5-in. globe surrounded by a pierced equatorial band with two sets of Roman numerals I to XII, controlled by a thirty-hour, time-only, lever escapement movement, ht. 8 1/2 in. $200-400 417 Ormolu Austrian Desk Clock, Vienna, c. 1880, a sun supported by two swan’s necks surmounts the 1-in. porcelain dial marked Aug. Klein, Wein, pierced gilt hands, paste stone-encrusted bezel, key-wind, key-set watch movement, on a pale green marble pillar with floral swags and an inset portrait of a young woman, a putto and woman adding floral embellishments to the pillar, all on a square marble base on four paw feet, ht. 12 in. $700-900 418 Silver Cube Desk Clock, France, c. 1900, the front face with 1 3/4-in. Roman numeral dial, rear with barometer, top with compass and carrying handle, one side Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometers, the other an adjustable perpetual calendar, one-day time-only movement with platform escapement, cube 2 1/8 in. $1,500-2,000
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420 Brass and Marble Desk Clock, France, c. 1910, a bronze putto sits atop the brass case, satyr heads flank the 2-in. porcelain dial, pierced gilt hands, white marble base with beaded trim on goat hoof feet, eight-day, timeonly movement with a platform escapement marked B & G, ht. 10 in. (photo page 98) $300-500
419 Engraved Silver Desk Clock, with an eight-day Waltham pocket watch movement having a black dial with raised 12-3-6-9 Arabic numerals, glow in the dark minute indicators, subsidiary seconds dial, the face having the wind and handset knob behind the pierced fret, boss marked SAK, two porcupines in arch and forest view surrounding the Roman numeral dial, ht. 6 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $150-250
421 Texier Petite Sonnerie Skeleton Calendar Clock with Remontoire, Paris, c. 1830, 8-in. porcelain chapter ring with blue Roman numerals, blued steel Breguet-style hands and sweep center seconds, lower porcelain panel with subsidiary dials for month, day, date and marked A.dre Texier de la Pommeraye, Paris, going barrels power the three-train movement, the hours and quarters sounded on glass bells with the hour on a larger and quarters on the two smaller, dead-beat escapement with weight-powered Robert Robin-type remontoire, grid iron pendulum, all supported by eight turned pillars on a black slate base with associated brass-framed glass cover, ht. of clock only 23 in. $20,000-30,000
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422 Eight-bell Quarter-chiming Skeleton Clock, England, c. 1880, 7-in. silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, skeletonized plates with a triple-chain fusee time strike and Whittington chime on eight-bell movement, dead-beat escapement, and brass-faced pendulum, supported by two raised brass plinths on a wooden base and glass dome, ht. 17 in. $4,000-6,000
423 J.C. Elliott Quarter-striking Skeleton Clock, Leeds, England, c. 1880, 6-in. pierced silvered Roman numeral dial, gothic-form skeletonized plates marked J. C. Elliott, Leeds housing a time and quarter-striking (on two bells) chain fusee movement with six crossing wheels regulated by a grid-iron pendulum and supported on four brass feet all on a white marble base with glass dome, ht. 21 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500 424 Brass Cathedral-form Skeleton Clock, England, c. 1860, pierced brass plates possibly modeled on York Minster, engraved silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, eightday, chain fusee, time and strike movement with hour strike on a gong, and bell strike on the half hour, all mounted on a white marble base and under a brass-framed cover, clock ht. 23 1/2 in. $2,000-2,500
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425 J. Tritchler Brass Skeleton Clock, Oxford Street, London, c. 1870, with pierced steel hands, skeletonized silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, weight-powered time and strike movement with serpentine-shaped plates and maker’s boss at the 6 o’clock position engraved J. Tritchler, Oxford St. London, dual stacked winding drums, recoil escapement, rack and snail strike system and knife-edge pendulum suspension all powered by two cylindrical brass-cased weights and mounted on a cherry and brass stand, ht. 40 in. $1,500-2,500 426 German Art Deco Triple-chime Mantel Clock, mahogany tambour-style case, 5 1/2-in. silver-tone Arabic numeral dial, silver pierced Art Deco hands, eight-day triplechime movement, ht. 9 in. $150-250
427 Two Hardcover Horological Titles, The History of Simon Willard, Inventor and Clockmaker, by John Ware Willard, 1911, number 131 from an edition limited to 500 copies; and The Book of American Clocks, by Brooks Palmer, 1950. $200-250
429 Four Horological Titles by Theodore R. Crom, Early Lancashire Horological Tools and Their Makers, An Eighteenth Century English Brass Hardware Catalogue, Horological Shop Tools 1700-1900, and Trade Catalogues 1542-1842, new condition. $200-400
428 Six Titles on Antique Clocks, including Bailey, Chris H., Two Hundred Years of American Clocks & Watches, Robinson and Burt, The Willard House and Clock Museum and The Willard Family of Clockmakers, Lloyd, Allan H., The Collector’s Dictionary of Clocks, Diston and Bishop, The American Clock, Palmer, Brooks, A Treasury of American Clocks, and Joy, Edward T., The Country Life Book of Clocks. $100-150
430 Four Horological Titles by Theodore R. Crom, Early Lancashire Horological Tools and Their Makers, An Eighteenth Century English Brass Hardware Catalogue, Horological Shop Tools 1700-1900, and Trade Catalogues 1542-1842, new condition. $200-400
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431 Cherry Connecticut River Valley Tall Clock, East Windsor, Connecticut, c. 1790, the pagoda and fret-top case with fluted freestanding columns flanking the glazed hood door over the painted iron Roman numeral dial with floral spandrels, moon’s age in the arch and date aperture, serpentine top oval inlaid waist door flanked by fluted quartercolumns, base plinth with matching inlay all on ogee bracket feet, eight-day time and strike movement with recoil escapement, rack and snail, seconds beating pendulum all powered by two cast iron weights, ht. 91 in. $5,000-7,000
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432 Mahogany Tall Clock by Elnathan Taber, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1810, 12-in. painted iron dial marked E. Taber., Roxbury, with moon’s age in the arch, brass stop-fluting on freestanding hood columns and quartercolumns flanking the rectangular waist door, banded inlay on door and base, eight-day time and strike movement with two tin-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 95 in. $10,000-15,000
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433 David Williams Mahogany Tall Clock, Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1805, the case with pierced fret above the freestanding columns flanking the arched and glazed hood door, painted Roman numeral iron dial marked David Williams Newport, raised gilt spandrels, moons age in arch, seconds dial and date aperture, all above the fluted corner columns flanking the cockbeaded and crossbanded waist door, sitting on flared French feet, eightday time and strike mechanism, wood rod pendulum rod and two tin-cased weights, ht. 89 in. $10,000-15,000
434 Nelson Brown Mahogany Tall Clock, Boston, c. 1900, scroll-top case, freestanding turned hood columns flanking the composite brass dial with boss marked Nelson H. Brown, Boston, U.S.A., applied Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, moon’s age in arch, glazed waist door, raised panel base, all on paw feet, eight-day time and strike movement, two brass weights, and a pendulum, ht. 108 in. $1,000-1,500
435 “Simon Willard” Mahogany Tall Clock, Boston, c. 1800, the fret-top case with freestanding fluted columns flanking the arched and glazed hood door over the painted iron dial signed, Simon Willard, Boston., Roman numerals, gilt and painted spandrels and moon’s age dial in the arch, rectangular waist door with marquetry inlay flanked by fluted quarter-columns and all on short bracket feet, eight-day time and strike movement with recoil escapement, rack strike, pendulum, and two tin-cased weights, ht. 88 in. $6,000-8,000
436 Colonial Mahogany Grandmother Clock, Zeeland, Michigan, scroll-top case, split columns attached to hood door, glazed waist door, ogee feet, 10-in. metal dial with raised Arabic numerals, spring-powered eight-day time and strike movement, flat steel pendulum rod, and cylindrical brass bob, ht. 75 1/2 in. $200-400
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437 Gurdon Huntington Musical Tall Clock, Windham, Connecticut, and Walpole, New Hampshire, c. 1790, the cherry solid frettop case with freestanding fluted columns flanking the glazed hood door over the 12-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed G. Huntington with floral corners and moon’s age dial and six tunes indicated by the brass hand in the arch including R. D. Stuben’s Favorite, The Frog and the Mouse, The Lass of Pa...ten Mill, ...Psalm, Handels Minuet, and The...Bower, tombstone-shaped waist door and base panel inlaid with segmented banded inlay, all on ogee bracket feet, eightday movement with count-wheel hour strike and three-train, six-tune musical movement with pin barrel and ten bells mounted above, seconds beating pendulum and three tincased weights, ht. 97 in.
Provenance: By descent from the original owner, Ephraim Brown (1775-1845). This clock traveled from Windham, Connecticut, to Bloomfield, Ohio, with Gurdon Huntington’s widow, Temperance, in 1814, where she joined her daughter Mary and son-in-law Ephraim Brown at Brownwood, the family homestead. It returned to Connecticut with the Brown family about 1970 to a house located a few miles from where the journey began.
This clock was likely made during the time of Huntington’s move to Walpole, New Hampshire, and musical clocks are a rich tradition in both locales. Norwich, Connecticut, makers Thomas Harland and Daniel Burnap and Connecticut River Valley makers Asa Sibley (who administered Huntington’s estate) and Peregrine White, Sibley’s master, are known to produce musical clocks of a similar technical design. $15,000-25,000
Note: According to Penrose Hoopes, Connecticut Clock Makers of the 18th Century (reprinted 1975), pp. 92-3, Gurdon Huntington (1763-1804) was born in Windham and by age 21 was advertising in the Connecticut Gazette that he was carrying on the clock and watch business a few rods north of Maj. Ebenezer Backus’s store in Windham. By 1789, he moved to Walpole, New Hampshire, where he died in 1804.
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438 Stephen Taber Mahogany Tall Clock, New Bedford, Massachusetts, c. 1800, painted Roman numeral iron dial reading Warranted by S. Taber, seconds bit and calendar aperture, gilt and painted spandrels, ship’s image in arch, pierced fret and brass stop-fluted freestanding columns, above the stopfluted quarter-columns flanking the fan inlaid rectangular molded waist door, string and fan inlaid base on ogee feet, eight-day, time and strike, brass movement with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 95 in. $8,000-10,000
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439 Aaron Willard Mahogany Tall Clock, Boston, c. 1815, the fret-top case with reeded freestanding columns flanking the 12-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial signed Aaron Willard, Boston., red and gilt spandrels at the corners and moon’s age in the arch, rectangular waist door with banded and line inlays flanked by reeded quarter-columns capped with brass, the base with banded and line inlays all on raised French feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement powered by two tin-cased weights and regulated by a brass-faced pendulum bob and iron rod, ht. 94 in. $15,000-25,000
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440 E. Howard & Company Thirty-day No. 25 Astronomical Regulator, Boston, c. 1875, the mahogany “drum head” case with hinged and glazed dial door over the 14 1/2-in. silvered brass dial engraved E. Howard & Co./Makers/Boston, outer perimeter minutes in Arabic numerals, Roman numeral hour dial above and Arabic second’s dial below, thirty-day, damascened brass, two-train movement with brass dust covers top and sides, great wheel drums proud of rear plate, pendulum suspension frame with attachment to delicate jeweled escape wheel and pallet pivots, and the dead-beat pallets on the front plate, Geneva stops and threaded posts for dial attachment all regulated by a four-jar mercury temperature-compensating pendulum in a damascened brass frame with calibrated regulation nut and blued steel index pointer, and powered by two cast iron weights with integral pulleys, all on a plinth with recessed panel and two-stage base molding, ht. 80 in.
Provenance: This clock was used throughout much of its history in the office of the President of New York Central Railroad, New York City, and later, due to a merger, the office of the President and CEO of Penn Central Railroad. Note: An 1874 E. Howard catalog describes these timekeepers as “Astronomical Clocks for Observatories, Regulators for Watchmaker’s use and for Railroad Depots”; further it states that “it has four holes and the pallets jeweled, and a mercurial pendulum thoroughly adjusted to heat and cold, which enables us to detect the variation of one-hundredth of a second per day.” $60,000-80,000
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441 E. Howard & Co. No. 100 Mahogany Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, case with glazed wooden bezel over a 14-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, glazed lower door, eight-day timeonly movement marked as the dial and 3, gilt wooden pendulum rod, damascened brassfaced bob and a cast iron weight, ht. 47 in. $3,000-5,000
442 Seth Thomas No. 3 Variant, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1885, mahogany veneered case, 14-in. painted zinc dial, weightpowered, eight-day, time-only movement, wooden pendulum rod, nickel pulley, weight, beat scale, and damascened bob, ht. 51 in.
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443 Seth Thomas “Keyhole” Regulator No. 1, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1913, 12-in. painted zinc dial marked Seth Thomas, eight-day weight-powered timeonly movement, mahogany case, black and gold reverse-painted lower glass, wooden pendulum rod and a brass-cased weight, ht. 34 in. $800-1,200
444 Mahogany Seth Thomas “Jupiter” Wall Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1894, stepped pagoda top, glazed door over the 12-in. painted zinc dial with moon’s age in the arch, brass presentation plaque engraved Presented to Superintendent F. C. Hoffman By the Employees of Seth Thomas Clock Co., eight-day, pull-up, time and strike movement, with pendulum and two brass-cased weights, ht. 59 in. $4,000-6,000
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445 Ansonia “Bagdad� Wall Clock, c. 1900, mahogany case with full-length glazed door, 8-in. porcelain dial with subsidiary seconds, beat scale marked Ansonia Clock Co., paper label on back with company and model name, eight-day time-only movement powered by two brass-cased weights, ht. 50 in. $1,500-2,000
446 Walnut Ansonia No. 4 Wall Regulator, c. 1880, the walnut case with fully glazed door and sides, porcelain Roman numeral dial, weight-powered eight-day movement with sweep center seconds and pinwheel escapement, three-faceted-jar mercury pendulum, brass beat scale on a weighted stand, and a brass-cased weight, ht. 84 in. $2,500-4,500
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447 Welch No. 3 Wall Regulator, Connecticut, c. 1880, rosewood case, black and gold reversepainted tablet in lower door, 12-in. painted zinc dial, two-weight, eight-day, time-only movement, painted iron weights, wooden pendulum rod and a brass-faced bob, ht. 35 in. $800-1,200
450 “Queen Elizabeth” Wall Clock by Ansonia Clock Company, New York, c. 1890, carved and turned oak case with freestanding columns flanking full-length glazed door, 8-in. printed paper Roman numeral dial on zinc, eight-day, time-only, spring-powered movement, ht. 38 in. $300-500
448 Ansonia Black Walnut Office Regulator, New York, c. 1900, glazed brass bezel over the 12-in. printed paper Roman numeral dial on zinc, subsidiary seconds dial, beat scale marked with maker’s name, eight-day time and strike movement, wooden pendulum rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 32 in. $150-250
451 Wolfe & Seeley Oak Hotel Clock, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c. 1885, wood upper door with glazed openings for the dial and pendulum, lower door with forty-eight pull contacts, 12-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, a brass plaque marked MFG’D. BY WOLF & SEELEY BRIDGEPORT, CONN., ht. 53 in. $800-1,200
449 Seth Thomas Office Calendar No. 6, Connecticut, c. 1895, walnut case, painted zinc dials, 12-in. Roman numeral time, 10-in. calendar, eight-day, spring-powered, time-only movement, calendar movement displays month, day of the month, and day of the week, ht. 32 in. $500-700
452 “Elton” Wall Clock by Waterbury Clock Company, Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1900, oak case with fully glazed door, 8-in. painted metal dial with Roman numerals, eight-day, time-only, spring-powered movement and pendulum, ht. 39 1/2 in. $300-500
453 “ALTON” Wall Clock by Waterbury Clock Company, Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1900, carved oak case, fully glazed door, 8-in. Roman numeral printed paper dial on zinc, eight-day, spring-powered, time and gong strike movement, ht. 39 1/2 in. $600-800 454 Seth Thomas Oak No. 2 Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, glazed wooden bezel over the 12-in. painted zinc Arabic numeral dial marked Seth Thomas, eightday time-only movement with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power, wooden pendulum rod and a brass-cased weight, ht. 36 in. $800-1,200 455 Jerome & Co. “Heron” Calendar Wall Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1890, with 12-in. printed on paper Roman numeral dial, subsidiary day of week calendar within chapter ring, lower printed paper calendar with month and day of month marked Pat. 1882, Perpetual Calendar, spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement, all in a walnut case, ht. 31 in. $700-900
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456 Gilbert No. 8 Floor Regulator, c. 1910, carved cherry case with partial maker’s label on back, fully glazed sides and door, 12-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, eight-day timeonly movement with dead-beat escapement, sweep center seconds and maintaining power, gridiron pendulum and a brass-cased weight, ht. 104 in. $2,500-3,500
457 Welch Regulator D Wall Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1885, carved oak case, full-length glazed door marked Presented by the Ladies to Hyde Park Council R. & S. M., Oct. 4th 1893, 12-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, eight-day time-only movement with sweep center seconds and pin-wheel escapement, grid iron temperaturecompensating pendulum and a brass-cased weight, ht. 91 in. $6,000-8,000
458 Atkins Thirty-day Wagon Spring Gallery Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1850, octagonal rosewood veneered case, turned wooden bezel, 18-in. painted zinc dial, partial printed maker’s label inside case, thirty-day time-only movement with round brass plates, powered by an equalizing lever spring (wagon spring) in the base, ht. 28 in. $1,500-2,500
459 Seth Thomas Regulator No. 9, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1895, quarter-sawn oak case, fully glazed door, 10-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, subsidiary seconds dial, weightpowered, eight-day, time-only, movement with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power, beat scale, wooden pendulum rod and brass-cased weight, ht. 46 in. $700-900 460 Ingraham Pressed Oak Shop Regulator, Bristol, Connecticut, 12-in. printed paper Arabic numeral dial, lower glass marked Gilbert Hubert, Jeweler, Torrington, Conn., eight-day time-only movement, wooden pendulum rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 36 in. $200-250
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461 Oak Waterbury Drop Octagon Timepiece, Connecticut, c. 1920, with 9-in. printed paper Arabic numeral dial, eight-day spring-powered time-only movement, ht. 22 1/2 in. $150-200 462 Oak No. 70 Wall Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, turned wooden bezel over the 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location, reverse-painted glass in lower door, eight-day weight-powered movement marked E. Howard, Boston, 70, wooden pendulum rod, damascened brassfaced bob and a cast iron weight, ht. 32 in. $800-1,200 458
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463 Rosewood Welch No. 4 Round Head Calendar Clock, Forestville, Connecticut, c. 1878, turned wooden bezel over the 12-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and days of the week, 8 1/2-in. lower painted zinc calendar dial with months and day of the month, printed maker’s label on inside backboard, eight-day, spring-powered, time and strike movement, ht. 32 in. $600-800
464 Seth Thomas Office Calendar No. 3 or “Peanut” Wall Clock, c. 1860, the rosewood veneered case surrounding the 6-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, calendar dial with Arabic numerals representing the day of the week and marked Calendar, paper rollers, and Mix Brothers calendar mechanism, dualspring, eight-day, time-only movement, ht. 23 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000 465
465 Ithaca No. 3 1/2 “Parlor” Calendar Clock, Ithaca, New York, c. 1860, walnut case with applied moldings, and ebony trim, 5-in. Roman numeral black paper dial, glass calendar dial with paper-wrapped roller day and month indicators, beveled and etched glass pendulum, eight-day time and bell strike movement, ht. 20 1/2 in., the associated carved walnut shelf with arched crest above the spiral-turned columns, center aperture, resting on a platform with a bust of the Greek god Pan and floral swags below, shelf ht. 37 in. $2,500-4,500
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466 Joseph Ives Mahogany Looking Glass Wall Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830, the fulllength door with rope-turned columns flanking the looking glass, reverse-painted upper glass with dial and pendulum apertures, Roman numeral painted iron dial, eight-day time and rack and snail strike iron plate movement, roller pinions and brass bushed iron plates, green painted interior with maker’s label, ht. 42 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $700-900 467 Gilbert “Berkshire” Calendar Wall Clock, Winsted, Connecticut, c. 1900, ornate oak case, glazed door with McCabe’s Patent calendar mechanism, 7-in. printed paper Roman numeral dial on zinc, eight-day, springpowered, time and strike movement, printed maker’s label on interior backboard, ht. 39 in. $800-1,200 468 Miniature Howard No. 70 by Wayne Cline, Bowling Green, Kentucky, the walnut case with maroon, black, and gold tablet, painted Roman numeral dial with maker’s name, Waltham eight-day, 37 size, key-wound movement, ht. 15 1/2 in. $600-800 469 Miniature Howard Figure Eight Clock by Wayne Cline, Bowling Green, Kentucky, the walnut case with reverse-painted tablets, painted Roman numeral dial with maker’s name and location, Waltham eight-day, 37 size, key-wound movement, ht. 19 in. $600-800
470 Mahogany Dwarf Timepiece, United Kingdom, c. 1800, scroll-top case with round dial opening, fluted frieze and rectangular door with cut corners on a molded base with ball feet, 8-in. cast-brass engraved Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minute marks, eight-day brass timepiece with back plate engraved 1801, recoil escapement, regulated by a 25-in. brass-faced pendulum bob and iron rod all powered by a single lead weight, ht. 42 in. $2,500-4,500
471 Classical Gilt George Washington Figural Mantel Clock, France, c. 1840, the gilt Roman numeral porcelain dial with pierced brass hands set into a stylized desk and bookcase with General George Washington in full military regalia standing to the side clutching the Treaty of Alliance in his left hand while his right gestures to the desk with the Declaration of Independence unfurled and a banner with American eagle and shield crowning the vignette, all set on a plinth with a centered garland swag, ribbons and Prince of Wales crest on bracket feet, eight-day, time and hour strike, spring-powered movement with recoil escapement, count-wheel strike and silk thread suspension, ht. 15 in. $20,000-25,000
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472 Joshua Wilder Mahogany Shelf Clock, Hingham, Massachusetts, c. 1815, scroll-top case with reverse-painted tablets, the top signed J. Wilder Hingham. on a stenciled ground, red and gilt spandrels frame the 8-in. painted dish dial with Roman numerals and gold chapter band, the lower tablet with seated child feeding chickens and holding a black hat with matching green border all on gilt flattened ball feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement with recoil escapement, rack and snail strike, two lead weights, and 19 1/2-in. iron rod and brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 35 in. Literature: For an extensive discussion of Joshua Wilder please see Jobe, Sullivan, and Obrien, Harbor and Home, pp. 268-73. $30,000-50,000 473 Joshua Wilder Mahogany Shelf Clock, Hingham, Massachusetts, c. 1825, the scroll top case with central finial, reverse-painted door glass depicting the four seasons and opening to the concave Roman numeral dial faintly inscribed Warranted by J. Wilder, Hingham, the lower flame mahogany veneered panel door opens for access to pendulum and weights, Victorian-era penned label stating in part Made by Joshua Wilder, Hingham..., eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum and two lead weights, ht. 39 in. $2,000-4,000
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474 Aaron Willard Painted Shelf Clock, Boston, c. 1815, the white-painted cherry case with gilded rope-molded frames enclosing the reverse-painted tablet in the hood section inscribed Aaron Willard, Boston within an oval cartouche on a stenciled ground with lyre spandrels over the iron dish dial with Roman numerals, the lower section with gilded ropemolding framing the original looking glass above a pillow molding and gilded ball feet, eight-day timepiece with iron weight and 12in. pendulum, ht. 33 1/2 in. $30,000-50,000
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475 “Aaron Willard� Mahogany Dwarf Clock, Boston, 19th and 20th century, pierced fret top with kidney dial opening over the painted iron Arabic numeral dial marked Aaron Willard, Boston, fluted quarter-columns flanking the line-inlaid waist door, the base with corresponding line inlay and ogee feet, eightday time-only movement with iron plates, pendulum, and tin-cased weight, ht. 57 in. $1,000-1,500
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476 Simon Willard Patent Timepiece or “Banjo� Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1805, the mahogany case with reverse-painted glasses, the lower in pink, white, and gold geometric pattern marked, S. Willard’s Patent, the waist flanked by brass side ornaments with oak leaves and acorns, painted iron dial with Roman numerals beneath a brass bezel, eight-day timepiece with step train, T-bridge, through bolts for case attachment, and deadbeat escapement regulated by a brass-faced pendulum bob, powered by a lead weight, ht. 33 in. Literature: Willard timepieces are extensively discussed in Philip Zea and Robert C. Cheney, Clock Making in New England, 1725-1825, pp. 43-48. $8,000-12,000
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477 Aaron Willard Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Boston, the mahogany case with gilded rope-molded frames enclosing reversepainted glasses, the lower depicting and marked Constitution & Guerriere, painted iron dial marked Aaron Willard, Boston, gilded pedestal, eight-day time-only movement with pendulum and cast iron weight, ht. 41 in. $1,500-2,500
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478 Aaron Willard Patent Timepiece, Boston, c. 1820, mahogany case with gilt rope-molded frames enclosing the reverse-painted glasses, the throat marked Patent, and the lower a naval scene signed Hull, Decatur, Jones, Bainbridge, painted iron Roman numeral dial signed A. Willard, Boston, eight-day weight-powered movement with step train and T-bridge suspension, pendulum, and a lead weight, ht. 43 in. $3,000-5,000
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479 Sylvester Edgerly “Banjo” Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Sylvester Edgerly, Roxbury, mahogany case, convex frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower an eagle on a wreath, eight-day time-only movement, cast iron weight and a pendulum, ht. 32 in. $800-1,200
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480 Sawin Mahogany “Banjo� Clock, Boston, c. 1830, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Sawin, half-round mahogany frames enclosing the mahogany panel tablets, brass side arms, eight-day time-only movement, lead weight, iron pendulum rod, and brassfaced bob, ht. 34 in. $1,200-1,800
481 Mahogany Gilt Front Lyre Clock, glazed brass bezel over the 7 1/2-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial, carved midsection framing the reverse-painting on glass of the goddess of music, lower door tablet in matching colors (glasses repainted), carved lower pediment, eight-day time-only movement, brass-faced pendulum ball, and a lead weight, ht. 40 in. $1,500-2,500
482 Birge & Fuller Mahogany Double Steeple Wagon Spring Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, transfer and paint decorated tablets on upper and lower doors, eight-day, brass, time and strike movement marked Birge & Fuller, Bristol Conn., powered by a leaf spring mounted in the base, ht. 27 in. $1,500-2,500 483 Rosewood Double Steeple Fusee Clock by Elisha Manross, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, transfer-decorated and reverse-painted glass tablets, printed maker’s label inside case, eight-day strap brass movement with wooden fusees mounted in an attached iron frame, ht. 23 1/2 in. $700-900
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484 E. Terry & Sons Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, scroll-top case, freestanding columns flank the painted wood Arabic numeral dial, raised gilt spandrels, printed maker’s label inside backboard, wooded, thirty-hour, weightpowered, time and strike movement with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 29 in. $1,500-2,000 485 E. Terry & Sons Pillar and Scroll Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, mahogany scroll-top case, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length glazed door, painted wooden dial with Arabic numeral dial with floral spandrels, lower reverse-painted tablet of a rural scene (repainted), printed maker’s label inside, thirtyhour weight-powered wooden movement, pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 31 in. $300-500
486 Chelsea Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Chelsea, Massachusetts, c. 1955, the Arabic numeral dial marked Chelsea, floral spandrels, reverse-painted door tablet, eightday time and house strike movement with lever escapement, ht. 23 1/2 in. $400-600 487 C. & L.C. Ives Mahogany Triple-decker Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1840, the case with carved and gilded eagle splat, grain painted and gilded half columns flanking the painted wood Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt spandrels, the lower section with similar columns, reverse-painted and stenciled tablets depicting Greek Revival dwellings, printed maker’s label inside reading in part Eight Day Clocks, Made and Sold by C. & L.C. Ives, eight-day, time and strike, strap brass movement with rolling pinions, ht. 38 in.; together with an unmarked mahogany tripledecker clock. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $500-600
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488 Mahogany Miniature Column and Splat Shelf Clock by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, with fruit stenciled splat, wooden dial with Arabic numerals, lower tablet a mirror, carved paw feet, printed maker’s label on backboard stating First Quality Time Pieces with Alarm, Pivots bushed with Ivory, Manufactured by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour wooden time and alarm movement with pendulum, a cast iron time and a lead alarm weight, ht. 25 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
489 Mahogany Miniature Column and Splat Shelf Clock by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, with fruit stenciled splat, wooden dial with Arabic numerals, lower tablet a mirror, carved paw feet, printed maker’s label on backboard stating First Quality Time Pieces with Alarm, Pivots bushed with Ivory, Manufactured by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour wooden time and alarm movement with pendulum, and a cast iron time and a lead alarm weight, ht. 25 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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490 Terry Clock Co. Weight-powered Miniature OG Clock, Waterbury, Connecticut, mahogany veneer case, transfer and reversepainted lower tablet (replaced), painted zinc Roman numeral dial with seconds dial, brass, weight-powered, thirty-hour, time and strike movement, printed maker’s label glued to inside of backboard, with two cast iron weights, ht. 18 in. $500-700 491 Rosewood Fusee Miniature OG Clock by Smith & Goodrich, Bristol, Connecticut, painted zinc Roman numeral dial, transfer and reverse-painted lower tablet, printed maker’s label on inside of backboard, thirty-hour time and strike movement with wooden fusees and an iron frame, ht. 15 1/2 in. $400-600
492 Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Clock by Mark Leavenworth, Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1825, printed label inside, scroll-top, brass urn finials, painted wooden Arabic numeral dial, reverse-painted tablet in lower door, thirty-hour wooden movement, two cast iron weights and a pendulum, ht. 31 in. $500-800 493 Hopkins & Alfred Mahogany Pillar & Scroll Clock, Harwinton, Connecticut, three brass urn finials, scroll-top case, freestanding turned columns flank the wooden Arabic numeral dial with floral corner spandrels and raised gilt center decoration, reverse-painted lower tablet, printed maker’s label inside backboard, thirty-hour time and strike wooden movement, pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 31 in. $600-800
494 E. & G.W. Bartholomew Transitional Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1840, mahogany case, stenciled splat and half columns on door, painted wooden dial and lower tablet, printed maker’s label inside backboard stating in part Manufactured and Sold by E, & G. W, Bartholomew, Bristol, Conn., thirty-hour weight-powered time and strike wooden movement, carved paw feet in front, ht. 28 in. $800-1,200 495 E. & G.W. Bartholomew Stenciled Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, stenciled split columns mounted to the full length door, painted wood Arabic numeral dial, mirrored lower tablet, printed maker’s label inside backboard, thirty-hour wood movement, pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 34 1/2 in. $150-200
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496 Ansonia “Huntress” Ball Swing Clock, c. 1900, spelter classical huntress figure with upraised arm supporting a 4 1/2-in. bronzetone sphere with applied Arabic numerals, pierced brass hands, three-rod pendulum, 2 1/2-in. sphere bob, eight-day time-only movement marked Ansonia Clock Co., all on a black-painted iron base, ht. 25 in. $400-600
497 Ansonia “Gloria” Ball Swing Clock, c. 1900, standing winged figure holding a lyre in one hand and the swing ball pendulum in the other, blue 4 1/2-in. ball, applied Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands, eight-day timeonly movement marked Ansonia Clock Co., all on a black-painted iron base, ht. 28 in. $700-900
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498 Ansonia “Huntress” Ball Swing Clock, c. 1900, spelter classical huntress figure with upraised arm supporting a 4 1/2-in. blue sphere with applied Arabic numerals, pierced brass hands, three-rod pendulum, 2 1/2-in. sphere bob, eight-day time-only movement marked Ansonia Clock Co., all on a blackpainted iron base, ht. 25 in. $400-600
500 Jerome “Paris Model” Shelf Clock, Connecticut, c. 1850, pressed brass front marked Paris in the lower center, 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, Botsford balance wheel escapement on the eight-day spring-powered movement, glass dome (cracked), wooden base, all on three ball feet, ht. 12 in. $300-500
499 Estell’s Walnut Program Regulator, Hadley Brothers & Estell, Chicago, Illinois, c. 1870, with a hinged glazed door opening to a 9-in. white painted Arabic numeral metal dial, marked Estell’s, Programme Regulator Patented Jan. 11th 1870, lower hinged door with reverse-painted tablet (cracked), original paper label reading in part Directions For Setting To Any Programme, eight-day, springpowered, time, strike, and programmable movement, ht. 20 in. $400-600
501 Seth Thomas Bronze Doric No. 1 Mantel Clock, c. 1910, with convex glass over the raised Arabic numeral dial marked Set Thomas, fifteen-day, time and strike, springpowered movement stamped ST., all resting on bun feet, ht. 10 3/4 in. $150-250
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502 Seth Thomas “Lincoln” Walnut Mantel Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1895, case with fully glazed door, 8-in. painted Roman numeral dial on zinc, weight-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement, wooden pendulum rod, damascened, nickel-faced bob, and two brass-cased weights, ht. 27 in. $300-500 503 Ansonia “Elite” Mantel Clock New York, c. 1905, the gold finish case with gallery top, ornate three-quarter corner columns flanking panels with scenes of rural life, on paw feet with griffins, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement, 4-in. Roman numeral dial all regulated by a pendulum, ht. 15 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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504 Four Connecticut Shelf Clocks, c. 1880, two ionic-style clocks including an eight-day Ingraham & Co. and a rosewood thirty-hour Daniel Pratt & Son, a Seth Thomas thirtyhour time and alarm cottage clock and an unmarked pine clock, ht. 9 1/4 to 15 1/2 in. $200-300 505 Four Miniature Rosewood Cottage Clocks, Connecticut, c. 1870, all have thirty-hour spring-powered movements and painted zinc Roman numeral dials, three Seth Thomas, one with an alarm, the fourth an E.N. Welch, all ht. 9 1/4 in. $400-600
506 Waltham “Banjo” Wall Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1930, mahogany case with tulipwood inlay on frames enclosing the reverse-paintings on glass, the lower marked Boston State House, painted zinc Arabic numeral dial, eight-day weight-powered timeonly movement, wood pendulum rod, brassfaced ball engraved Presented to Franklin S. Huddy, July 7, 1934 by Officers St. John’s Lodge No. 1, Providence, F. & A. M., ht. 42 in. $1,000-1,500
507 Waltham Mahogany Rope Front “Banjo” Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1930, the case with brass eagle finial, bezel, side arms, and rope moldings, reverse-painting on glass in throat and lower door, painted iron Arabic numeral dial marked Waltham, Shreve, Crump & Low Co., Boston, eight-day weight-powered timeonly movement, ht. 40 in. $1,000-1,500
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508 Inlaid Mahogany Dome-top Mantel Clock, retailed by Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, moth inlay in oval below dial, brass bezel, finials, handles, sound frets, column capitals, and ball feet, 5 1/2-in. convex porcelain Roman numeral dial signed by retailer, eightday time and strike movement marked in part Made in France, AD. MOUGIN, ht. 20 in. $300-500
509 Tiffany & Co. Quarter-chiming Mahogany Bracket Clock, New York, c. 1882, the case with freestanding fluted columns and Corinthian capitals flanking the composite brass dial engraved Tiffany & Co. Makers on the silvered Arabic numeral chapter ring, cast brass spandrels and putti flanking the ChimeSilent subsidiary dial in the arch, cast brass door with beveled glass, pierced sound frets and carrying handles on the sides, all resting on scrolled acanthus leaf feet, eight-day time and quarter-hour Westminster chime on wire gong brass movement stamped Tiffany & Co. Makers Patented Nov. 7th 1882 610, recoil escapement and crescent-shaped pendulum marked 610, ht. 19 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500
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510 Chelsea Ship’s Clock and Barometer, both in brass cases with screw bezels, in mahogany bases, 4-in. silvered dials marked Chelsea, the clock with eight-day time and ship’s bell strike movement, the barometer with aneroid movement, ht. 6 in. $300-500
511 Chelsea “Mariner” Yacht Wheel Clock, Boston, c. 1940, with statuary bronze wheel and base, polished brass case and spokes, hinged bezel, 6-in. silvered dial marked Chelsea, Ship’s Bell, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike movement, all on a mahogany back and sub-base, ht. 17 1/2 in. $800-1,200
516 Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock and Barometer Set, Boston, both in brass cases with 4 1/2-in. silvered dials and screw bezels, the clock dial marked for retailer Kelvin & Wilfrid O. White Co., Boston-New York, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike movement, all mounted on a mahogany stand, lg. 14 1/2 in. $300-500 517 Chelsea Yacht Wheel Wall Clock, Boston, hinged bezel over the 6-in. silvered brass dial, case and spokes of polished brass, wheel of copper bronze, eight-day ship’s bell movement, dia. 14 1/2 in. $800-1,200
518 Chelsea “Willard Banjo” Wall Clock, Boston, c. 1950, with gilt rope-turned moldings and lower bracket, reverse-painting on glass tablets, the lower a scene of Mount Vernon, 7 1/2-in. painted Arabic numeral dial marked Chelsea, Shreve, Crump & Low Co., Boston, eight-day time and house strike movement with lever escapement, ht. 41 in. $1,000-1,500 519 Chelsea “Helm’s Mate”-style Clock, with 4-in. silvered dial marked for retailer Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co. and Chelsea Ship’s Bell, polished brass case, hinged bezel, eightday ship’s bell movement, mounted in the center of a 24-in. mahogany ship’s wheel with hanging bracket. $250-350
512 Chelsea “Fulton” Desk Set, Boston, c. 1930, both clock and barometer with 2 3/4-in. silvered dials, the clock dial marked Chelsea, eight-day, time-only, rear-wind and set movement, aneroid barometer calibrated in inches, all in shaded old brass finish, ht. 5 3/4 x wd. 9 1/2 in. $400-600
513 Chelsea U.S.S. Constitution Commemorative Clock, Boston, c. 1997, the starboard profile of the ship engraved on the 4-in. silvered dial, eight-day ship’s bell movement, polished brass case, hinged bezel, mounted on pine plank from “Old Ironsides” along with a piece of the bottom copper, ht. 13 in.
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520 Brass Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1980, with 4-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked Chelsea, Ship’s Bell, brass case, screw bezel, eight-day, lever escapement, ship’s bell striking movement, mounted on a mahogany base, ht. 6 1/4 in. $300-500
523 Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock, Massachusetts, brass case with 4 1/2-in. silvered dial marked Chelsea, Ship’s Bell, screw bezel, eightday lever escapement ship’s bell striking movement, mounted in a mahogany base, ht. 7 1/4 in. $400-600
521 Chelsea “Commander” Ship’s Bell Clock, Boston, bronze metal case, screw bezel, 6-in. silvered dial marked Chelsea Clock Co., Boston, U.S.A., Ship’s Bell, eight-day ship’s bell strike movement with lever escapement, with mahogany sub-base and back, ht. 9 1/2 in. $500-700
524 Chelsea “Marine” Clock, Boston, with 6-in. silvered dial marked Chelsea and The UpsonWalton Co., Cleveland, eight-day time-only movement, in red brass case with hinged bezel, dia. 7 5/8 in. $200-400
522 Chelsea “Millennium” Ship’s Bell Clock, Boston, c. 1999, with 8 1/2-in. silvered dial, gold plated raised Arabic numerals and millennium logo, lacquered brass case, hinged bezel, and pedestal (engraved with the names of eminent artists), walnut base, eight-day ship’s bell strike movement, all in original blue presentation box, clock ht. 12 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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525 Chelsea U.S. Navy Deck Clock No. 1, Boston, c. 1940, No. 4432, brass case with screw bezel, 6-in. black dial marked Chelsea Clock Co., Boston. U.S.A., U.S. Navy., Deck Clock No. 1, No. 4432, moon hands, eightday time-only movement, mounted on a wooden base, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-500
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526 Nickel-case Lever Timepiece, from Charles River passenger boat Adelle, c. 1898, silvered Roman numeral dial marked ADELLE, E. I. Fitzhenry and Co., Boston and American Steam Gauge Co., Boston, nickel case, Seth Thomas, one-day lever timepiece movement, dia. 4 in. $600-800 527 Seth Thomas No. 88 Ship’s Bell Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1920, eight-day, 7-jewel, ship’s bell strike movement, silvered, 8 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial, heavy cast brass case, hinged bezel, mounted in a mahogany stand, ht. 11 in. $1,000-1,500 528 Chelsea Brass Ship’s Clock, Boston, with 6-in. painted Arabic numeral dial marked Chelsea, eight-day time-only movement with sweep center seconds, screw bezel, dia. 7 1/2 in. $200-400
529 Chelsea “Banjo” Wall Clock, Boston, c. 1995, the mahogany case with brass eagle finial and side ornaments, reverse-painted tablets, the lower a scene of Mount Vernon, 6-in. painted Arabic numeral dial marked Chelsea, eight-day, time and house strike, lever escapement movement, ht. 33 in. $400-600 530 Chelsea Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Boston, c. 1955, the mahogany case with brass eagle and side ornaments, reverse-painted tablets, the lower depicting Mount Vernon, 6-in. painted Arabic numeral dial, eight-day, time-only, lever escapement movement, ht. 32 in. $400-600 531 Mahogany “Banjo” or Patent Timepiece, beveled mahogany frames enclose the reverse-painted glass tablets, the lower being a British and American naval battle scene, turned wooden bezel over the 7 1/2-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial, eight-day time-only movement, iron pendulum rod, brass-faced ball and a cast iron weight, ht. 34 in. $500-700
532 E. Howard & Co. “Banjo” Timepiece, Boston, c. 1910, mahogany veneer case, simulated rope frames, reverse-painting on glass tablets, the lower a naval scene with British and American ships, brass bezel over the 7 1/2-in. painted zinc dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day, weightpowered, time-only movement stamped as the dial, with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 33 1/2 in. $800-1,200 533 Waterbury Willard No. 1 “Banjo” Clock, Connecticut, c. 1910, the Flemish oak case with gilt rope-turned moldings enclosing the reverse-painting on glass, the lower one depicting the battle of the Constitution and Guerriere, 8-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, brass, weight-powered, eight-day, time-only movement, ht. 42 in. $500-700 534 Mahogany “Banjo” Clock, gilt rope-molded frames enclose the reverse-painting on glass tablets, the lower a scene of a windmill, gilt turned wood bezel over the 7 1/2-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial, eight-day time-only movement powered by a lead weight, ht. 33 in. $500-700
535 Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, with mahogany case, rope-molded gilt frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower depicting a rural scene, brass side ornaments, eagle finial and bezel, painted iron dial, eight-day, weight-powered, brass, timeonly movement, lead weight, and brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 35 in. $400-600 536 “Banjo” Timepiece Wall Clock, with an 8-in. Arabic numeral painted zinc dial marked Made in the United States of America, gilt frames enclosing the reverse-paintings on glass, the lower tablet a scene of Mount Vernon, gilt lower pedestal, brass eagle finial, eight-day, time-only, weight-powered movement marked Chelsea Clock Co., Boston, U.S.A., wooden pendulum rod, brass-faced bob and a cast iron weight, ht. 41 in. $400-600 537 Gilt Front New Hampshire Mirror Clock by Foster Campos, Pembroke, Massachusetts, white-painted pine case, gilt and painted half columns flanking the reverse-painting on glass dial opening and the lower mirror tablet, painted iron dish dial signed Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass, eight-day time-only wheelbarrow movement stamped Kilbourne & Proctor, Inc., pendulum and lead weight, ht. 30 in. $700-900
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538 Mahogany Stennes Girandole Clock, Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1970, mahogany case with brass bezel over the 7 1/2-in. dia. painted iron dial with Arabic numerals and signed Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., steel graduated circle hands, gilt frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the waist tablet marked Patent, the lower depicting and marked Aurora with carved and gilded pediment below, eightday time-only movement stamped Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., pendulum and lead weight, ht. 44 in. $2,500-4,500
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539 Mahogany Girandole Clock by Foster Campos, Pembroke, Massachusetts, gilt eagle finial, bezel, lower pediment and frames enclosing the reverse-paintings on glass, the lower marked Aurora, the throat marked Patent, 7 3/4-in. painted iron dial signed with maker’s name and location, brass side ornaments, eight-day, weight-powered, timeonly movement, damascened brass pendulum ball and a lead weight, ht. 46 in. Note: Foster Campos purportedly only made twelve of these larger size clocks, which are the approximate dimensions of those made by L. Curtis. $2,500-4,500
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540 Mahogany Girandole Clock by Foster Campos, Pembroke, Massachusetts, c. 1970, gilt frames enclosing the reverse-paintings on convex glass, the lower labeled Aurora, the throat marked Curtis, brass bezel over the 7 1/2-in. painted iron dial, eight-day, weightpowered, time-only movement marked Foster Campos, 4, Pembroke, MA, damascened brass pendulum ball and a lead weight, ht. 44 in. $2,500-4,500
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541 Mahogany Lyre Clock by Foster Campos, Massachusetts, with carved finial, brass bezel over the 7 1/2-in. dia. painted iron Roman numeral dial signed Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass., carved mid section framing reverse-painted tablet depicting a female mythological figure, carved pediment and eight-day time-only movement with pendulum and lead weight, the case branded with maker’s logo, weight and movement stamped with maker’s name, ht. 42 in. $2,000-2,500
542 Mahogany Lyre Clock by Elmer Stennes, Weymouth, Massachusetts, carved midsection enclosing the reverse-painting on glass of a woman with a harp, carved finial and pedestal, brass bezel over the 7 1/2-in. painted iron, Arabic numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location, eight-day timeonly movement marked Kilbourn & Proctor, Inc., pendulum and lead weight, ht. 40 in. $2,000-2,500
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543 Elmer Stennes Gilt Front Lyre Clock, Weymouth, Massachusetts, glazed brass bezel over the painted iron dial with Roman numerals and “fly,” carved and gilded midsection framing the reverse-painted glass on a red ground with gold scrolls, hinged lower door also with painted glass, carved and gilded pedestal at the base, brass eight-day timepiece movement marked E.O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., ht. 45 1/4 in. $2,500-4,500
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544 Elmer Stennes “Banjo” Timepiece, Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1950, mahogany case, rope-molded frames enclose the reverse-painted throat and “Battle of Lake Erie” lower door glasses, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., eight-day weightpowered movement marked Eastman Clock Co., Boston, lead weight and brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 34 in. $500-700
545 T.E. Burleigh, Jr., Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Winchester, Massachusetts, c. 1975, with a 7 1/2-in. dia. Roman numeral painted iron dial, gilt rope-turned moldings enclosing the reversepaintings on glass, signed Linda Abrams 76, the lower tablet depicting a figure strolling near a river, gilt lower pedestal, eight-day time-only movement, ht. 41 in. $500-700
546 Foster Campos Stenciled Front Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Pembroke, Massachusetts, c. 1970, mahogany case, black half-round frames and lower bracket with stencil decoration, reverse-painted glass tablets, the lower one signed Moberg on the back, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location, eight-day time-only movement, with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 43 in. $1,000-2,000
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547 Mahogany Gilt Front Timepiece by Edward Stone, Bowie, Maryland, c. 2000, case with gilt eagle finial, pedestal, carved vine side arms and rope-molded frames enclosing the reverse-painting on glass tablets, the lower depicting the battle of the Constitution and the Guerierre and signed on the back Moberg, 7 1/2-in. printed paper dial marked Edw. H. Stone, Bowie, eight-day time-only movement marked C.A. Lenderman, Diboll, TX, with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 42 in. $2,000-2,500
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548 Gilt Front Patent Timepiece by Edward H. Stone, Bowie, Maryland, c. 1998, mahogany case with gilt rope-turned moldings enclosing the reverse-paintings on glass, the lower a harbor scene marked on the back Moberg, brass side arms and bezel, 7 1/2-in. printed paper dial, weight-powered, eight-day, time-only movement by Lenderman of Diboll, Texas, ht. 33 in. $800-1,200
549 Tiger Maple “Banjo” Clock by Foster Campos, Pembroke, Massachusetts, with brass finial, bezel and side arms, ebony string and banded inlaid frames enclosing the reverse-paintings on glass, the lower a scene of a naval battle and signed on the back Moberg, painted iron dial marked with maker’s name and location, eight-day timeonly movement, pendulum and lead weight, ht. 34 in. $2,000-3,000
550 Diamondhead “Banjo” Clock by Foster Campos, Pembroke, Massachusetts, inlaid frames enclose the painted iron dial marked Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass., the waist with reverse-painted tablet of oak leaves and acorns, the lower tablet with pendulum aperture and marked Daniel Munroe, maker’s brand mark on backboard, eight-day timepiece movement with “passing” strike on the hour, pendulum and lead weight, ht. 40 in. $1,500-2,500 551 Miniature Mahogany “Banjo” Clock by Foster Campos, Pembroke, Massachusetts, with carved lower pedestal, brass side arms and eagle finial, twisted brass rope moldings enclosing the reverse-paintings on glass, the lower depicting a naval scene and signed Moberg on the back, brass bezel, 3 3/4-in. painted Arabic numeral dial, eight-day, keywind, 37 size Waltham movement, ht. 21 in. $500-800
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552 Miniature Diamond-head Banjo Clock by Wayne R. Cline, Bowling Green, Kentucky, walnut case with line inlay, reverse-painted glasses, the lower marked Daniel Munroe, painted dial marked with maker’s name and location as above, Waltham 37 size, key-wind, lever escapement movement, lg. 21 in. $800-1,200 553 Elmer Stennes Coffin Clock, Massachusetts Correctional Institute, Plymouth, c. 1970, full-length door with glazed dial and pendulum apertures, inside of door stamped with maker’s trademark, painted iron dial marked Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass. with raised gilt spandrels and arch decoration, eight-day, weight-powered, time-only movement stamped E. Howard & Co., Boston, pendulum and weight, ht. 50 in. $700-900
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554 Elmer Stennes Rocking Ship Coffin Clock, brass eagle finial atop the pine case, maker’s mark stamped inside the full-length door with glazed dial opening and pendulum aperture, 7-in. painted iron dial with rocking ship in the arch, eight-day, weight-powered, time-only movement, brass-faced pendulum bob marked on back E S, and a lead weight, ht. 50 in. Note: One of the clocks made while Elmer Stennes was in prison. Upper case side stamped M.C.I.P. 9. $800-1,200 555 Mahogany “David Wood” Shelf Clock by Foster Campos, Pembroke, Massachusetts, with carved fret-top and three brass finials, painted iron Arabic dial signed Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass., quarter-columns flanking the inlaid lower door, and eight-day weight-powered timepiece movement with “passing strike” on the hour, ht. 35 in. $800-1,200
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556 Elmer O. Stennes Mahogany Dwarf Chime Clock, Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1960, the fret-top case with fluted finial plinths, hood columns and quarter-columns flanking the waist door, inlaid waist door and base panel all on ogee feet, the 7-in. painted Roman numeral dial marked Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., with floral spandrels and arch decoration, eight-day, spring-powered, time, strike, and Westminster chime movement, wooden pendulum rod and a cylindrical brass bob, ht. 61 in. $800-1,200
557 Mahogany Dwarf Clock by Foster Campos, Pembroke, Massachusetts, with pierced fret, line and banded inlay, maker’s logo branded inside of backboard, fluted columns, French feet, painted iron dial signed Foster S. Campos, Pembroke Mass., eight-day weightpowered movement with “passing” strike on a bell, ht. 51 in. $1,500-2,500
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558 Elmer Stennes Cherry Case “Grandmother” Clock, Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1960, scroll-top pediment over the glazed hood door, serpentine waist door, and bracket foot base, painted iron dial signed Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass. with floral corners, quarter-chiming spring-powered movement with pendulum and wire gongs, ht. 59 in. Note: This clock is accompanied by a benchmade 5 in. tall pedestal. $800-1,200
Watches 559 Lagisse & Bussat Silver Case Watch, Dusseldorf, Germany, c. 1725, silver dial marked Lagisse et Bussat, A Dusseldorp, with raised Roman numerals against a matted ground, outer Arabic minute marks, calendar aperture, brass hands, swing-out key-wind chain fusee movement with verge escapement marked as the dial, large pierced balance cock with serpents and grotesque mask, pierced foot, tulip pillars and silvered regulating dial, cased dia. 48 mm. $600-800
560 Approximately Twenty-five Early Watch Keys, England and Continental, 19th century, the group of varying patterns including pistols, locket, and ratchet keys in gold, silver, giltbrass, and steel, with agate, ruby, and paste stone insets, mounted on velvet and framed. $200-400
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561 E. Howard 18kt Gold Hunting Case Watch, Boston, c. 1875, No. 102560, 15-jewel, stem-wind, lever-set, movement, marked with number as above and E. Howard & Co., Boston, Arabic numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location, no seconds, rear of case engraved with monogram H H, front engraved and set with diamond- and ruby-like stones, inside of case marked E. H. & Co., 18 K, dia. 41 mm. $800-1,200
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562 Holmes Electric “The New Time Lock” with E. Howard Movements, last quarter of the 19th century, the interior damascene nickel plated plate marked E. Howard Boston No. 263, the two movements turn a single twentyfour-hour enameled dial that sets the opening periods, housed in a nickel plated case with an arch-shaped aperture, wd. 10 1/2 x dp. 5 x ht. 3 3/8 in. Note: A similar time lock is pictured in American Genius Nineteenth-Century Bank Locks and Time Locks, by David and John Erroll. $1,000-1,500
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563 Three Howard Open Face Watches, Boston, all 17-jewel with dials marked Howard, two in 14kt gold cases with swing-out movements, a No. 974916 with a double-sunk Arabic numeral dial, and a No. 984463 with sunk seconds, the third a Keystone No. 20774 with a silvered dial in a gold-filled case, dia. 43 to 49 mm. $800-1,200
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564 E. Howard & Co. 14kt Gold Open Face Watch, Boston, c. 1890, No. 304244, porcelain Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, 15-jewel, 3/4 plate nickel movement marked with maker’s name, location and number as above and with a running deer, in a 14kt gold case, dia. 54 mm. $700-900 565 14kt Gold Hunting Case Watch by A. Frankfield & Co., New York, c. 1900, with sunk seconds Roman numeral dial marked A. Frankfield & Co., New York, stem-wind, lever-set movement and engine-turned case marked with name and location as above, dia. 45 mm. $300-500 566 14kt Gold Hunting Case Watch Retailed by Lambert Bros., New York, c. 1920, Arabic numeral dial with sunk seconds marked Lambert Bros., the damascened nickel movement marked with retailer’s name, location and Swiss, adjusted, 17 Jewels, 239591, in an engine-turned Solidarity case, dia. 50 mm. $250-450
567 Ayres 14kt Gold Open Face Pocket Watch, No. 1820234, porcelain Arabic numeral dial with sunk seconds, stem-wind, stem-set movement marked with number as above and F. S. Ayres, Elmira, N.Y., 17 Jewels, all in a 14kt gold case, dia. 47 mm. $200-400 568 Two Silver Case Watches and a Waltham Travel Clock, a Waltham open face in a coin silver case, Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds, key-wind, key-set movement, and a Waltham, eight-day, 15-jewel, 37 size, travel clock with screw bezel, and a silver hunting case London watch by John Forrest, keywind, key-set, chain fusee movement marked London E.C., Chronometer maker to the ADMIRALTY, dust cap marked John Forrest, 98807, London, dia. 57 to 82 mm. $200-400 569 Waltham 14kt Gold-filled Open Face Watch, Massachusetts, c. 1905, No. 16995014, with enamel Arabic numeral dial, sunk seconds, marked Waltham, damascened, nickel movement marked with number as above and A.W.W.Co., Waltham, Mass., 15 Jewels, in a Fahys case stamped Warranted to Wear Permanently, housed in a hinged wooden case, dia. of watch 46 mm. $300-500
570 Four Pocket Watches and a Pocket Barometer, a Waltham hunting case with enamel Arabic numeral dial, sunk seconds, damascened nickel movement marked with maker’s name, location and number as above, in a Fahys Montauk case, a Waltham lady’s size 0 in a gold-filled case, a 15-jewel Elgin with Arabic dial, sunk seconds in a Fahys Oresilver case, and a large Swiss open face watch with dial marked Majestic, dia. 70 mm; the pocket barometer by R. & J. Beck. $200-400
571 Tiffany & Co. 18kt Gold Open Face Pocket Watch, No. 231158, enameled Arabic numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co. with sunk seconds, case marked Tiffany & Co., 18K, rear of case engraved with a monogram, 21-jewel Swiss-bar movement marked with retailer’s name and location, dia. 46 mm. $500-700 572 Hamilton 21-jewel Gold-filled Open Face Watch, Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 1568229, enamel doublesunk dial marked Hamilton, damascened nickel movement marked 992, 21 Jewels Adjusted 5 Positions. $175-225
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573 Three Pocket Watches, two Elgin open face watches, both stem-wind and stem-set, one in a coin silver case and the other in a gold-filled case, the third a Swiss 17-jewel movement in a base metal hunting case, dia. 48 to 57 mm. $200-400
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574 Wm. Sayer Gold Repoussé Pair-case Watch, Devizees, No. 191, c. 1760, the outer repoussé decorated case with three classical figures and scrollwork opens to the brass dial with raised Roman numerals on a matted ground, engine-turned center and pierced hands, the gilt chain fusee verge escapement movement signed Wm. Sayer/Devizees/191, fully pierced balance cock and foot, silver regulating dial and Egyptian-style pillars, dia. 50 mm. $1,000-1,500
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575 Two Open Face Lady’s Watches, a Talis “golf ball” pattern hunting case with double sunk Arabic numeral dial, stem-wind, stemset, 15-jewel, movement, dia. 37 mm; and an open face with Arabic numeral dial, sunk seconds, marked by retailer Jaeckle Bros., 17-jewel Longines movement marked with retailer’s name and location, in a 14kt gold case, dia. 34 mm. $200-400
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576 Quarter Hour Repeater Open Face Watch, the Arabic numeral dial with seconds, pierced gold-tone hands, unmarked, quarter-hourrepeating, stem-wind, pin-set, movement, in a base metal case, dia. 53 mm. $700-900
577 18kt Gold Open Face Chronograph, the Roman numeral dial with gilt hands, blued sweep second, outer calibrated chapter ring, and marked in part Improved Chronograph, key-wind, key-set movement marked No. 16203, engraved center on case back, dia. 55 mm. $500-700
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578 James Planche Gold Pair-cased Watch, London, No. 116, c. 1750, the hallmarked outer case opens to the porcelain Roman numeral dial and gilt hands, gilt fusee verge escapement key-wind movement engraved James Planche/London/116, with pierced balance cock, engraved foot, silvered regulation dial and Egyptian-style pillars, dia. 52 mm. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $700-900
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579 Smith Gold Pair-case Watch, London, No. 32211, c. 1750, the hallmarked outer case opens to the porcelain Roman numeral dial and pierced brass hands, removable dust cover over the gilt fusee verge escapement key-wound movement engraved Smith/ London/No. 32211, straight pillars, fully engraved balance cock and diamond endstone, silvered regulation dial and removable dust cover, dia. 55 mm. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $700-900
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580 18kt Gold Open Face Liverpool Watch by John Penlington, c. 1830, No. 3202, with chased and engine-turned case, gold Roman numeral dial with outer ring of tricolor gold foliage decoration, key wind and set, chain fusee movement marked with maker’s name, location, and number as above, dia. 50 mm. $400-600
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581 Thomas Mudge Silver Pair-cased Watch, London, c. 1755, No. 449, the 20th century silver case made by Gideon Levington of Bath, England, opens to the porcelain dial with Roman numerals and beetle and poker hands, swing-out movement with dust cover engraved Thos. Mudge/London, with winding square and visible silvered regulator dial, gilt, chain fusee, cylinder-escapement movement engraved Thos. Mudge/London/449, pierced balance cock with grotesque mask and diamond endstone, engraved foot and silvered regulator dial, dia. 50 mm. $800-1,200
582 Mathew Gobert Silver Pair-cased Watch, London, c. 1720, pair-case watch with raised Roman numeral dial marked Rivers London on a matted ground, verge escapement movement signed Mathew Gobert, London with finely pierced and engraved balance cock and table, chain fusee, Egyptian pillars and silvered regulation dial, dia. 54 mm. $1,000-1,500
584 Beezley Gold Hunter Case Watch, Liverpool, No. 2505, c. 1860, the engine-turned and decorated case opens to the porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds and gilt hands, the swing-out movement with dust cover signed Beezley/Liverpool, No. 2505, fully jeweled lever escapement movement with “Liverpool shades,� diamond endstone, engraved balance cock and regulating assembly, dia. 55 mm. $400-600
583 18kt Gold Open Face Pocket Watch, England, c. 1915, with engine-turned case, silvered engine-turned Roman numeral dial, Breguet style hands, unmarked, key-wind, key-set, movement, dia. 37 mm. $300-500
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585 14kt Gold International Watch Company Hunting Case Watch, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, No. 932111, c. 1935, the dial with gilt Arabic numerals and hands, sunk seconds, marked International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, plain gold case marked with company trademark and 14K, stem-wind, stem-set, movement marked with trademark and number as above, dia. 51 mm. $400-600
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586 Tissot Skeleton Pocket Watch, Switzerland, c. 1980, gold-plated case with crystals front and rear, the front reveals the Arabic numeral dial and both front and rear, the skeletonized and jeweled stem wind and set lever escapement ETA 6497-16 1 1/2-in. movement, ref. T82.4.602.02, in a wooden leather-lined display box. $300-500 587 Three Swiss Gold Open Face Watches, all with stem-wind, stem-set movements, a Zenith with a gold-tone, double sunk Arabic numeral dial, movement marked Zenith, 2337665, in a plain 18kt gold case, dia. 47 mm; a Longines with a gold-tone, Arabic numeral dial, movement No. 3769389 marked in part 5 Adj., 17 Jewels, in a plain 14kt gold case, dia. 43 mm; and a Longines with silver-tone dial, applied silver Arabic numerals, 17-jewel movement, in a 14kt white gold case, dia. 45 mm. $200-400
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588 14kt Gold Hunting Case Watch by J.E. Hohne, Witten, Germany, simple gold case, cuvette signed J. E. Hohne, Witten, enamel double-sunk Arabic numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location and Union Horlogere, pierced gilt hands, unmarked movement, overall dia. 54 mm. $600-800 589 Continental Consular Case Pocket Watch, porcelain Roman numeral dial, pierced steel hands, swing out movement hinged to an unmarked metal case, key-wind, key-set, chain fusee movement with pierced and paste stone-set decorative plate over rear of movement, Christ on the cross silver balance cock, dia. 53 mm. $300-500
590 J.R. Arnold Silver Pocket Chronometer, London, No. 2111, the hallmarked consular silver case with hinged bezel over the porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Arnold 2111, seconds dial and blued steel hands, full plate gilt chain fusee movement engraved Jn. R. Arnold/London/Fecit/2111 with spring detent escapement, two-arm bimetallic balance, helical hairspring and diamond endstone, dia. 60 mm. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $1,000-1,500
591 Adolph Lange 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Dresden, No. 8318, the hallmarked engine-turned case marked M Goldsmith 18 (with crown above) and 8318 opens to the Roman numeral dial marked A. Lange, Dresden, sunk seconds and blued spade hands, stem-wound, lever-set 3/4 plate movement engraved Adolph Lange, Dresden, 8318 with gold escape wheel, engraved balance cock and diamond endstone, dia. 55 mm. $8,000-10,000
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592 Frederic Lagne 18kt Gold and Enamel Watch, Chaux de Fonds, No. 13807, the hunter case with inset stones, punched and enameled decoration opens to the Roman numeral dial marked Frederic Lagne, Chaux de Fonds Suisse, sunk seconds and Breguet type blued steel hands, the cuvette and jeweled movement marked Frederic Lagne, Chaux de Fonds, bar type stem wind movement jeweled through the center with lever escapement, dia. 42 mm. $3,000-5,000 593 A. Lange & Sohne 18kt Gold Hunting Case Watch and Two Other Swiss Gold Case Watches, Glashutte, Germany, No. 49527, the Lange in a fully engraved case with a monogram on the front, enamel double sunk Arabic numeral dial marked A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte, B/Dresden, stem-wind, lever-set movement marked on dial and number above, 35mm, and two unmarked Swiss open face watches, one 14kt, the other 18kt, both with base metal cuvettes, dia. 33 to 42 mm. $1,000-1,500
594 Jules Jurgensen Stem-wind Bow-set Five-minute Repeater 18kt Gold Watch, Copenhagen, No., 11420, the engine-turned gold hunter case marked 18K, JJ and 11420 on all lids and cuvette opens to the Roman numeral dial signed Jules Jurgensen, Copenhagen with blued steel moon hands and sunk seconds, the cuvette lid engraved No. 11420/Jules Jurgensen/Copenhagen within an engine-turned border opens to the fully jeweled five-minute repeating, stem-wind, bow-set movement signed Jules Jurgensen/ Copenhagen/No. 11420, dia. 55 mm. $5,000-7,000
595 Patek Philippe & Company Five-minute Repeating Gold Watch, Geneva, Switzerland, No. 66487, c. 1888, the open face watch case with engraved back and numbered 66487, Arabic numeral dial inscribed J. L. Woodward, Chicago with red minute markings and sunk seconds, pierced gold hands and cuvette marked No. 66487. Made for James L. Woodward, Chicago, by Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva 1888, the jeweled stem wound and set movement engraved Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, No. 66487, lever escapement and compensated balance with gold timing screws, and engraved back cover all with the original Patek, Philippe & Co. Certificate of Origin and Warranty dated July 1, 1888, and the original leather carrying case with silk liner marked Manufacture D’Horlogerie-Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, dia. 53 mm. $6,000-8,000
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596 E. Mathey Gold Minute-repeating Chronograph, Switzerland, No. 25696, the plain 14kt hunter case, no. 25696 opens to the Arabic numeral double sunk porcelain dial with outside chronograph dial and signed E. Mathey, button activated chronograph function and minute repeating slider, cuvette engraved E. Mathey/25696 opens to the fully jeweled movement signed E. Mathey/25696 and with Swiss patent mark, dia. 55 mm. $3,000-5,000
597 V.C. Vacheron & Company 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Geneva, No. 134915, 18k gold open face case serial #134915 with engine-turned back, stem-wind, lever-set, white porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Vve. C. Vacheron & Co./Geneva with sunk seconds and blued steel moon hands, the engine-turned cuvette engraved Vacheron & Constantin/Geneva/No. 134915/Timekeeper/ Vve.C. Vacheron & Co./Successors opens to the nickel damascened fully jeweled bar plate movement signed Veuve C. Vacheron & Co., lever escapement and flat hairspring, together with an 11-in. 14kt gold chain and original manufacturer’s display box, dia. 50 mm. $2,000-4,000
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598 Frederic Nicoud Silver Hunter Case Chronometer Watch, Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, no. 47183, the heavy silver case with deeply cut foliate designs and knurled rim hallmarked and stamped Platine, doublesunk Roman numeral dial marked Fred(r) Nicoud/47183, outer chapter calibrated in 15 second intervals, with another identically designed dial in silvered brass, engine-turned and marked as above, the nickel stem-wind, lever-set movement under the glazed bezel engraved Fred(r) Nicoud/Chaux-de-Fonds/No. 47183, with damascened star emanating from the center wheel pivot, lever escapement, and helical hairspring, dia. 55 mm; sold with a gold and silver 36-in. chain and original display box with maker’s gilt silk banner. Note: The case and the original box for the watch are marked Platine, however the case tests as silver. $2,500-4,500 599 F. Jacot Matile “Double Time” Silver Hunter Case Watch, Switzerland, the porcelain dial signed F. Jacot Matile/Locle, two subsidiary time dials with Roman numerals and gold hands, seconds dial and outer sweep seconds, cuvette marked by maker as above and Patent Lever/15 Ruby/Double Time/ Parachute & Compensator, Swiss bar-type movement, dia. 55 mm. $300-500
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600 Ornamentally Turned African Blackwood Mallet, mid-19th century, turned handle and decorative base with ivory framed boss depicting and marked H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and H.R.H. Princess Alexandra, ht. 10 in. $1,000-1,500
602 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Box, early 19th century, the pressure-fit lid with beaded, scalloped and guilloche decoration, turned handle, above the circular center section, terminating in the cove-molded base, ht. 4 1/4 in. $300-350
601 Ornamentally Turned Rosewood Gothic Tower, mid-19th century, with turned and pierced ornament and removable decorative components, ht. 12 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
603 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Cup, early to mid-19th century, with a cross mounted to the scalloped shaped press-fitted lid, guilloche decoration on interior bottom, pierced stem, terminating in the hard-edged reeded base, ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-400
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604 Ornamentally Turned Cocobolo and Ivory Sugar Bowl and Tongs, mid-19th century, sharp-edged reeded cocobolo center with screw-fit ivory base and top rim, both having embellished decorations, the tongs with a U-shaped bent horn hinge, and terminating in shell-carved shaped ends, bowl dia. 3 3/4 in. $300-350 605 Ornamentally Turned Podauk and Ivory Vase, mid to late 19th century, screw-fit flared rim attached to the tapered podauk center section with six inset ivory guilloche pattern panels, terminating in a screw-fit cove-molded and stepped base, ht. 8 1/2 in. $750-950
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606 Ornamentally Turned Ebony and Ivory Goblet, mid to late 19th century, the three part screw-fit goblet with horseshoe-shaped banding around cup, tapering stepped section terminating into the beaded column, and sitting on the scalloped and block pattern base, ht. 5 1/2 in. $350-400
607 Daniel Brush Ornamentally Turned Ivory Snuff Box, last quarter of the 20th century, with a threaded lid having a granulated 22kt gold boss, snuff spoon interior, scale decorated body, gold rings and beads above the flared fluted base, guilloche pattern underside with 22kt gold granulated boss, ht. 3 1/4 in. $8,000-9,500
608 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Cup, early to mid-19th century, the pierced cup above the spiral-turned stem, sitting on the stepped base with sixteen beads and cloverleafshaped feet, ht. 4 1/8 in. $300-400 609 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Box on Pedestal, mid-19th century, a five-piece screw-fit box and tapered pedestal with pierced finial handle centering the guilloche patterned lid, basketweave and beaded decorated center section above the hardedged reeded pedestal, terminating in the circular molded base, ht. 4 1/4 in. $800-900
610 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Basket Box, early to mid-19th century, the tapering sides with exterior woven design and simulated strapping, fitted lid with shallow scallop design radiating out from the center guilloche decoration, interior lid bottom with prism shaped design with center pinwheel, interior and exterior box bottom with guilloche patterning, largest point dia. 3 3/8 in. $250-300
611 Ornamentally Turned Spire, mid to late 19th century, the three-part screw-fit spire with pierced finial having interior beading, above the slotted and pierced tapered center section, beaded and scalloped collar above the flared hard-edged reeded base, ht. 6 in. $400-500
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612 Ornamentally Turned Filigreed Ivory Vase, mid-19th century, the six-part screw-fitted vase with center spiral above the pierced basket, lid, center section, and base, ht. 10 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000 613 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Chalice, late 19th century, the five-piece chalice with stepped edge dental molding, sharp-edge reeded bowl and center stem terminating in hollow reeds, sitting on a raised block, covemolded and “floral� designed base, ht. 7 in. $1,800-2,300
614 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Tower, mid to late 19th century, the six-piece screw-fit tower with the sharp-edged reeded spire, swag decorated midsection, pierced lower section with cross motifs, all terminating on the stepped fluted base, ht. 10 1/2 in. $700-850 615 Ornamentally Turned Hexagon Urn, mid to late 19th century, the lid with an artichokeshaped finial, above the center section with six twisted applied columns and ornamentation, on the turned spiral stem, all resting on the skewed scalloped and flat paneled base, ht. 8 in. $1,800-2,200 616 Two Ornamentally Turned Ivory Thermometers, mid to late 19th century, both with engraved Fahrenheit and Reaumur scales, one with a single screw-fit spire above the beaded center column with an alcohol thermometer, terminating in the circular base; the other with split turned columns flaking the center plate with mercury thermometer, attached to the basketweave decorated base, terminating on the hardwood circular turned plinth, ht. 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 in. $500-700
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617 Two Ornamentally Turned Ivory Boxes, mid-19th century, both with screw-fit lids with guilloche patterning, the larger one having scalloped edging, and basketweave side decoration, dia. 2 1/4; the smaller one with egg-and-dart-style edges and containing four game chips with gilt decoration and blackpainted clovers, dia. 1 3/8 in. $400-600 618 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Casket, early to mid-19th century, the pressure-fit 4-in. dia. shallow casket with guilloche pattern decoration on top, bottom, and both interior surfaces, ht. 7/8 in. $300-350
619 Ornamentally Turned Ivory Portico with Thermometer, J. Long, 20 Little Tower St., early to mid-19th century, with the guilloche decorated dome sitting above the pierced midsection, four columns and beaded thermometer center stem, sitting on the engraved base reading J. Long 20 Little Tower St., ht. 9 1/2 in. $750-900 620 Pair of Ornamentally Turned Ivory Candlesticks, mid to late 19th century, the four-piece screw-fit candlesticks with a complexity of turned designs throughout stem and base, ht. 7 1/2 in. $900-1,200 621 Ornamentally Turned Kingwood Casket and a Small Turned Wood Box, mid to late 19th century, kingwood box with guilloche decoration on lid, sharp-edged reeded and stepped center section, base dia. 3 7/8; a small turned box with guilloche patterning on top and bottom, and an inlaid mother-of-pearl chip on lid, dia. 2 5/8 in. $500-700
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622 Daniel King Boxwood and Brass Circumferentor, Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1758, the boxwood instrument with engraved semicircular scale with inner/outer markings 0-180 and center scale 180-360, the whale bone plaque reading Daniel King Fecit 1758, above the trough compass with paper dial having inked S/N, representing north/south, shaped blued needle with brass hub, brass alidade with sighting circles attaches to the threaded post with a knurled screw, and a brass staff mount underneath, lg. 7 1/4 x 3 7/8 in.
Note: Only a few examples of Daniel King’s works have survived, including a quadrant signed Daniel King Fecit Salem March ye 24 1766, in the collection of the Maine Maritime Museum, and the late M.V. Brewington of the Peabody Museum in Salem, describes an unusual semi-circumferentor, made of boxwood, measuring 6 inches in length, having a flat bar needle with a brass bearing contained in a recess of about 4 inches. The compass card was executed in black ink, inscribed “Daniel King, Salem fecit 1767.” $8,000-12,000
Provenance: Reportedly found in northwest Pennsylvania, consignor purchased from David Geiger Antiques, Meadville, Pennsylvania.
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623 Lidded Burlwood Bowl Housing a Brass Compass, America or Europe, 3 1/2-in. circular compass ring sitting above the engraved compass plate with cardinal points, a “star” representing north, center stem with needle, “U”-shaped gimbaled arm with a 10in. long wood handle. $1,000-1,500 624
624 Brass Handheld Gimbaled Compass with Boxwood Case, 19th century, the unmarked brass instrument with a 2 1/4-in. silvered dial with engraved line splitting the center, dipping needle, gimbaled center ring, and shaped handle, together with a boxwood carved conforming-shaped green-velvet-lined case, instrument lg. 8 1/4 in. $300-500
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625 William J. Young Brass Theodolite, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last half 19th century, with an 8 1/4-in. scope, rack focusing, and spirit level, inlaid vertical slivered scale on one side of the “U”-shaped frame and an engraved protractor scale with vernier on the other side, center compass with cardinal points in block letters, horizontal silver scale and vernier with fine adjustment screw, top of platform plate marked William J. Young Maker Philada., underneath reads Capt. E. Power, My. Washington, Ballo Co. from Dr. W.H. Kenner, 1868, ht. with turned pedestal, 14 in. Note: Reportedly, in 1863 Dr. Keener presented this theodolite to Capt. E. Power who was his superintendent during the working of the copper mine at Bare Hill near Baltimore City, Maryland. Mt. Washington was a suburb of the area. $800-1,200
626 Silver Equinoctial Sundial by Dollond, London, mid-18th century, silvered hinged hour ring with Roman numerals marked Dollond London, calibrated latitude arc, folding gnomon, engraved center compass with cardinal points in block lettering, and calibrated in four quadrants 0-90, all in a velvet-lined leather-clad carrying case, dia. of instrument 2 3/8 in. $700-900
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627 Kirkwood’s 6-inch Celestial Globe, Edinburgh, Scotland, 19th century, with longitude and latitude lines, cartouche reading Kirkwood’s New Celestial Globe, classical constellations such as the Great Bear, Pegasus, and Orion, engraved full brass meridian ring and hour circle, printed horizon band, all resting on four turned ebonized legs and cross-stretchers, ht. 9 in. $800-1,200 628 12-inch Cruchley’s Terrestrial Globe, London, 19th century, twelve printed gores on a plaster sphere with cartouche reading in part Cruchley’s New Terrestrial Globe, Exhibiting the Discoveries in Equatorial, Africa, North Pole, and the settlements and territories of Australia, New Zealand., Analemma located in the Pacific Ocean, calibrated brass meridian ring with hour circle, printed horizon band with calendar and Zodiac, turned black-stained base ht. 19 in. $500-700
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629 Gilman Joslin 15-inch Globe on Cast Iron Tripod Stand, mid to late 19th century, 12 printed gores with states and countries highlighted in shades of green and yellow, Analemma ring located in the Pacific ocean, brass hour circle at the pole and calibrated meridian ring, paper on mahogany horizon ring with Zodiacal and Gregorian calendars, and marked Manufactured Gilman Joslin, all on a floral design cast iron base with three shaft supports, ht. 23 in. $2,000-3,000
630 Early Boxwood Nocturnal, first quarter 18th century, England, with a brass central sighting hole, rotating volvelle and pointer arm, circular section is stamped with scales on the front side for date, hour, lunar age, and polar distance, with compass rose on rear, pierced heart and trefoil designed handle marked Both Bears, lg. of instrument 8 1/2, lg. with index arm 10 3/8 in. $4,000-6,000
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631 Spencer Browning & Co. 12-inch Ebony Octant, London, 19th century, ivory scale in arc marked 0-105, JBR is engraved in script between the 50-55, brass index arm with ivory scale vernier, makers plate reading as above, horizon mirror, dual sets of sunshades, two eyepieces, all fitted in a dovetailed mahogany keystone box with label reading in part F.W. Lincoln Jr. & Co. Boston. $800-1,200
633 Mahogany, Brass, and Bone 20-inch Octant, unsigned, 18th century, engraved bone arc reading 0-90, brass and mahogany index arm with vernier scale divided 0-10, sighting pinnula, horizon mirror and a set of sunshades, three brass feet on the reverse side along with adjustable brass mechanisms for the mirrors. $1,200-1,500
632 W&S Jones 16-inch Rosewood Octant, London, 18th century, with ivory scale in arc engraved 0-95, brass vernier marked W&S Jones 30 Holborn London above scale, horizon mirror, sighting pinnula and sunshades, ivory note pad on reverse and three brass turned feet. $1,000-1,500
634 Mahogany and Boxwood 20-inch Octant, c. 1768, with bone plaque partially legible, reading George F----- Sept. 21 1768, boxwood arc with carved center grid and scales 0-90 in both directions, index arm having ivory-edge reader, brass sighting pinnula, and horizon mirror. $2,500-3,000
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635 18-inch Mahogany Octant, 19th century, with bone scale calibrated 0-90 and marked J at the end of scale, shaped brass index arm with bone vernier and thumbscrew lock, sighting pinnula, horizon mirror, and sunshades, an unmarked bone plaque on cross arm, and a red-stained keystone fitted box. $1,200-1,800
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636 Spencer Browning & Rust 12-inch Ebony Octant, early 19th century, London, with ivory plaque engraved as above, brass index arm with ivory vernier, sunshades, and horizon mirror, ivory arc with scale from 0-95, all fitted in a dovetailed mahogany keystone box with label reading in part John Kehew, Nautical Instrument Maker, New Bedford, with a carved ivory latching hook. $800-1,200 637 W.F. Cannon Mahogany 10-inch Octant, London, with bone scale divided 0-100, brass index arm with bone vernier, sighting pinnula, mirror, and sunshades, fitted in a oak keystone case with label reading Michael Rupp & Co., Chronometer Manufacturers and Importers of Charts, Sextants & C., 39 South St. Cor. Old Slip, New York. $300-500
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638 Lenoir Paris No. 33 Brass Reflecting Circle, 18th century, the 11-in. pierced six-arm open circle engraved Lenoir Paris No. 33, scale measurement of 0-720, index arm with vernier and fine adjustment knob, horizon mirror, and shade, the full-length arm having a 6-in. telescope with dual adjusting knobs, mirror, sunshades, and vernier, turned walnut handle with brass ferrule, all housed in a dovetailed walnut box. $1,500-2,000
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639 Spencer Browning & Rust 10-inch Brass Bridge Sextant, London, 19th century, the pierced frame with an upper bridge, silvered scale from 0-140 and marked Spencer Browning & Rust, London, sliding index arm with vernier and adjustable magnifier, multiple sunshades, horizon mirror, 7-in. and three additional eyepieces, turned ebony handle, all housed in a dovetailed mahogany keystone box with paper label reading in part David Baker Mathematical Instrument maker, New Bedford. $3,000-5,000
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640 G. Heath 10-inch Brass Sextant, London, 19th century, with a pierced body, silvered scale from 0-150, sliding index arm with vernier, fine adjustment knob, and magnifier, horizon mirror, and sunshades, turned walnut handle, two 3-in. and one 7-in. scopes, all housed in a mahogany keystone box. $400-600
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641 Spencer Browning & Co. 10-inch Sextant and an L. Casella Altazimuth, London, the pierced frame sextant with a silvered boss marked George Davidson Spirit Horizon Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. 1865, horizon mirror, index arm with magnifier, silvered scale from 0-120 and engraved as above and U.S. Navy 30I83, multiple lenses, all housed in a fitted pine box with shipping labels and marked on underside of lid Paris Exposition 1865, Group 2 Class 12, No 63 George Davidson U.S. Coast Guard Survey Philadelphia Pa U.S.; the pocket Altazimuth engraved on the dial L Casella Maker to the Admiralty & Ordnance London 144, with a brass two-draw lens. $1,000-1,500
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644 Dollond 48-inch Decagonal Mahogany Telescope, London, 18th century, with a single brass 10-in. draw, and objective sliding lens cover, engraved Dollond London. $1,500-2,000
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645 27-inch Troughton & Simms Two-draw Spyglass, London, c. 1860, first draw with engraved scale 25-40, the second draw reads Presented by the British Government to Mr. James C. Stowell, Chief Mate of the United States Ship “Harvest Queen” in the testimony of his gallant conduct on the occasion of the rescue of the Master and Crew of the “Xiphies” of St. John’s N:B: on the 22nd January 1860, with a leather-wrapped barrel and lens shade, lg. extended 37 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 646 2 3/4-inch S. Thaxter & Son Brass Telescope, Boston, 19th century, with a 50-in. main tube, rack focus single-draw eyepiece, engraved S. Thaxter & Son Boston, and Made in France at eyepiece, sitting on a brassmounted wood tripod, overall ht. 64 in. $1,000-1,500 647
647 W.S. Jones Brass Tabletop Telescope, 135 Holborn, London, second half 19th century, a 29-in. tapered tube with rack focusing and single-draw eyepiece marked as above, sitting on a central pedestal and snake foot tripod base, all housed in a mahogany box with an additional eyepiece, box lg. 30 3/4 in. $500-700 648 Two Brass Telescopes, 19th/early 20th century, one with a 31-in. main tube, 2-in. objective lens, rack focusing (not working), and tripod screw mounts, overall lg. 44 in.; the other with a 30-in. main tube, 1 1/2-in. objective lens, and tripod mount, overall lg. 40 in. $500-700
642 Gilbert Wright & Hooke 13-inch Brass Sextant, 18th century, the “A” frame with three cross bars over the triangular sub-frame, arc engraved Kings Patent, Gilbert Wright & Hooke, London, scale engraved 0-140, index arm with vernier scale reading 0-20, adjustable magnifier, 6-in. scope, horizon mirror and dual sets of sunshades, turned lignum vitae handle. $1,000-1,200
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643 Hoppe 11-inch Pierced Brass Sextant, London, first quarter of the 19th century, the pierced brass frame engraved Hoppe Manufacr, Church Strt, Minories London, with inset silvered scale calibrated 0-135, index arm with silvered vernier scale, sunshades, horizon mirror, and rosewood handle, fitted mahogany keystone box with magnifier and two eyepieces. $1,000-1,500
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649 W. Watson & Sons Three-draw Spyglass, 313 High Holborn, London, the ocular draw tube end marked as above, leather-wrapped barrel, all mounted on a wood and brass tabletop tripod, ht. of tripod 19 1/4 in. $300-500 650 39-inch Single-draw Leather-bound Spyglass, 19th century, Royal Western Yacht Club, the 8-in. draw engraved COX Davenport Optician to the R.W.Y.C, sliding lens cover and cap, with a 2-in. objective lens with extendable shade. $200-300
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651 Dolland 21-inch Brass and Wood Spyglass, 19th century, the 17-in. single-draw brass tube marked Dolland London Day & Night, both eyepiece and objective lens with sliding covers, lg. closed 21 1/2 in. $500-700 652 Telltale Compass by F.W. Lincoln Jr. & Co., Boston, 5-in. dry card compass marked F.W. Lincoln Jr. & Co., Boston, Mass., suspended on a central pin, brass case with flared bezel, gimbaled brass hanger, ht. 7 1/2 in.
655 John Bliss & Co. Brass Telltale Ship’s Compass, New York, 19th century, a 5-in. dry card compass with cardinal points suspended on a central pin and marked as above, flared brass bezel, and gimbal with a cast brass deck mount, overall dia. 6 3/4 in. $500-700
Note: A “Telltale” compass was hung over a sea captain’s bunk to allow him to view the direction of the ship while lying in bed. $800-1,200
656 Yacht Binnacle by John Ferguson, early 19th century, the conical body with divided viewing windows, enclosing the 4-in. dry compass card with cardinal points and marked John Ferguson 5 West Breast, Greenock, removable lantern with loop handles, sitting on a 11 1/2-in. turned mahogany molded base, ht. 10 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
653 Robert Merrill Brass Telltale Ship’s Compass, New York, 19th century, 5 1/2in. dry card compass with cardinal points, fleur-de-lis representing north, and marked Robert Merrill New York, with cast brass floral designed deck mount, overall dia. 7 5/8 in. $1,200-1,500
657 Brass 3-inch Lifeboat Binnacle, 19th century, the brass case with a square glass viewing window, enclosing the gimbaled compass with cardinal points, and a removable lantern with loop handles, wd. 5 1/2 x dp. 5 1/2 x ht. 10 1/2 in. $500-700
654 J.M. Kleman Hanging Crown or Telltale Compass, Amsterdam, c. 1790, with a 6-in. fleur-de-lis dry map suspended on a central pin, scale divided in four quadrants, cast brass ornamentation in the shape of a crown surrounds the compass dome, with gimbaled suspension, overall dia. 6 3/4 in. $2,500-3,500
658 E.S. Ritchie Brass Gimbaled Lifeboat Compass, last quarter 19th century, compass bowl ring marked 4750, cross-shaped curved compass card with black-painted cardinal points, copper bowl with white-painted interior, all housed in a slant lid mahogany box, ht. 14 x wd. 12 x dp. 11 3/4 in. $300-500
659 E. Dent & Co. Brass and Copper Ship’s Compass, London, no. 45651, Patent 65, the 5-in. dry compass card with cardinal points in block letters and fleur-de-lis representing north, outer brass ring marked as above, gimbal lever lock housed in the mahogany box with a brass and glass trapezoidal upper section, wd. 8 3/4 x dp. 8 3/4 x ht. 12 in. $200-400
660 John Bliss & Co. Brass Binnacle, New York, 19th century, the brass hood with dual burners flanking the oval viewing lens, enclosing the 4-in. wet card gimbaled compass marked as above, ht. 11 1/2 in. $800-1,200 661 Decca Arkas Gimbaled Deck Compass on Dolphin Mounts, type 41B90, serial no. 2255, the compass dial with cardinal points in block letters reading Arkas Copenhagen, bowl interior painted white (flaking), gimbaled outer ring marked 2255 and NP 6615, all attached to two brass dolphin-form mounts, all attached to a woven-style mahogany board, compass dia. 7 in. $500-700
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662 U.S. Navy Spyglass and Ship’s Compass, first half 20th century, the 31-in. black stippled covered spyglass with a 2 1/2-in. objective lens, ocular end marked in part U.S. Navy Spyglass Quartermaster Mark I 16 Power No. 18968 1942 Wollensak Optical, housed in its original oak box; and a Kelvin & Wilfrid O. White Co. 3-in. brass gimbaled compass in a mahogany box. $200-400 663 Sperry Gyro-Compass Repeater, manufactured by Package Machine Co., first quarter of the 20th century, the brass housing holding the gimbaled 8-in. compass, dial marked in center Mark XV MODO.O, cardinal points in block letters, and outer ring reading 0-360, all sitting on a turned mahogany pedestal. $400-600
664 Two Brass Ship’s Lights, 19th century, a “three-way” trapezoidal-shaped box with port and starboard lenses flanking the central clear glass lens, original burner, ht. 12 in.; the half moon-shaped light with a clear Fresnel glass and marked Bow Light on top, rear door stamped Universal Metal Spinning & Stamping Co. New York, ht. with handle extended 14 in. $300-500
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665 Pair of Brass Torpedo Ship’s Side Lights, Perko, Brooklyn, New York, first quarter 19th century, the brass bodies with elongated reflector shields and blue and red lenses, both marked Corning, access door in rear, electrified, ht. 18 in. $200-400 666 Pair of Galvanized Metal and Brass Running Lights, c. 1910, the galvanized body with right-angle rear corners, red and blue glass lenses, small tags reading in part Trade Mark Triplex Dec. 20 1910, electrified, ht. 17 1/2 in. $200-400 667 Four Brass and Copper Ship’s Searchlights, first half 20th century, two 6-in. dia. flat lens searchlights with yokes, one marked Neverout Searchlight Projector, Rose MFG. Philadelphia No.116, both with interior concave mirrors; two 10-in. dia. searchlights with convex lenses, one marked GE K.G.I., the other unmarked, with a rack and pinion angle adjustment knob, mounted on a custommade oak bracket. $600-800
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668 U.S. Navy Compensating Binnacle, first half 20th century, the copper mushroom-shaped hood with the hinged viewing window, dual handles, and rear sliding door, enclosing the gimbaled compass with ring stamped Kelvin White Boston Spherical Compass, brass wings supporting the compensating spheres, and C-L Flinders Bar, a riveted plaque on the tapering body reading in part Mark VIII, Mod 2, Ser. 3813 Ajax engineering Co., ht. 60 in. $700-900 669 Four Brass Ship’s Telegraphs, 20th century, a 5 1/4-in. double-faced telegraph marked Hydraulic Telegraph Control, Hyland LTD, Wakefield England, with dual lever controls, ht. 18 1/2 in.; a dual-lever telegraph control with one lever having a locking device and reading Kimball Control No. 1053 Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.; a wall mounted 8-in. dia. telegraph marked Jos. Harper & Son Co. New York, N.Y.; and a 17-in. wall mounted brass and resin electrified telegraph. $700-900 670 Siemens Brothers & Co. Brass Ship’s Engine Order Telegraph, London, first half 20th century, with dome-shaped top housing the black dial with commands and reading in part Shipbuilders, Grangemouth Dockyard Co. LTD, all standing on a tapered center column terminating in a flared base, ht. 44 in. $300-500
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671 A. Robinson & Co. Brass Double-faced Ship’s Telegraph, England, first half 20th century, with dual command levers and internal bell, 16-in. black dial with bold lettering and marked in part A. Robinson & Co. LTD Patentees & Manufacturers Liverpool & Glasgow, all sitting on a tapered cylindrical pedestal, ht. 46 in. $600-800
672 Massey’s Brass Taffrail Log, London, 19th century, the brass instrument with enameled dial marked Massey’s Frictionless Log London with three recording dials, protected by a quarter turn of the housing, four fins each engraved Patent, swivel tip and line, lg. 20 in. $300-500
673 Pair of Cast Brass Dolphin-form Supports, 19th century, ht. 23 1/2 in. $300-500 674 14-inch Gimbaled Brass Ship’s Sconce, 19th century, the brass arm with a figure of a dog’s head holding the gimbal arm through its mouth, attaching to 9-in. candlestick terminating in a scroll-decorated pommel, and an urn-shaped colorless glass chimney. $400-600
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675 20-inch Brass Ship’s Porthole, early to mid-20th century, with a 14-in. glass window mounted to the swing plate, two dogs, and eleven mounting holes on back plate. $200-300
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676 Copper and Canvas Diver’s Helmet and Suit, first half 20th century, with small hinged glazed viewing window and multiple ports, one marked Telephone, the canvas partial bodysuit having rubber gaskets at the end of sleeves and torso section. $400-600
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677 Cased Wooden Model of the Cutty Sark, Hugh Dunston, Cape Neddick, Maine, c. 1988, the clipper ship constructed of mahogany planking, bass wood, and brass fittings, foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, jib and beam lines, four deck boats, and a gilt carved figurehead, all on a black-painted hull, housed in an oak and glass display case, boat lg. 43 x ht. 29 in. $2,500-4,500
678 Ive’s Patent Tin Sheet Iron Tinderbox, Bristol, Connecticut, early to mid-19th century, with sliding lid marked Ive’s/Patent/Bristol, opening up to a three-compartment interior with flint, sulfur cloth, and kindling, lg. 5 1/4 in. $200-400
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679 “Large Best” or No. 1 Binocular Microscope by Smith, Beck & Beck, 31 Cornhill, London, c. 1864, No. 4146, with rack and pinion coarse focus, micrometer fine focus on the single nosepiece, mechanical stage with X and Y adjustments, rack and pinion focus of substage accessories, calibrated draw tube for function as a monocular, supported by double pillars on a tripod base marked with maker’s name, location, and number as above, all in a mahogany box with many accessories, box lg. 19 x wd. 9 1/2 x ht. 5 in. $2,000-4,000 680 Cased Schiek Brass Microscope, Berlin, Germany, No. 1212, the lacquered brass monocular microscope, single tube, engraved Schiek in Berlin No.1212 on the end cap of post, square stage, plano/concave mirror, two additional eyepieces, all housed in a mahogany box, ht. closed 9 1/4 in. $250-350 681 Curta Type I Calculator, Liechtenstein, No. 46709, eight digits for data entry or “setting slides,” six-digit revolution counter, eleven-digit result counter, bottom marked in part Made in Liechtenstein by Contina AG Mauren Type I No. 46709, housed in a black metal can, ht. 4 1/4 in. $400-600 682 Curta Type II Calculator, Liechtenstein, No. 534633, eleven digits for data entry or “setting slides,” eight-digit revolution counter, fifteendigit result counter, bottom marked in part Type II No. 534633 Made in Liechtenstein by Contina LTD Mauren, housed in a black plastic can, ht. 4 1/4 in. $300-500 683 Set of Drafting Instruments, first quarter 19th century, a boxed set, with slide rule marked Keuffel & Esser Co. N.Y., two dividers, parallel rule, and a triangle, all housed in a fitted mahogany box, together with a beveled edged parallel rule marked Patent “Hezzanith mark1 Fields Rule, Hills Patent No. 15455, with brass mounts, lg. 17 7/8 in. $300-500
684 Four 19th Century Weston Electric Instrument Company Meters, Newark, New Jersey, two ammeters, a voltmeter, and an unmarked meter, all with raised lettering reading Made by Weston Electrical Instrument Company, Newark; N.J. U.S.A. on a stippled background; together with two watt hour meters with glass shades. $400-600 685 Two Large Dial Gauges, 20th century, both with 15 1/2-in. dials, one in white marked Laboratory Test Gauge, scale 700-1400, and hand writing in green ink reading Boston Navel Ship Yard Boiler Shop 4, the other with a black dial, reading Draft In Net, and SP. GR. of Sea Water 1.025, scale 0-50. $300-500 686 Two Brass-cased Gauges, first half 20th century, an 8-in. silvered dial with the scale from 0-6000, marked Hydraulic, and Acme Gauge & Instrument Co., Brooklyn N.Y., the 6-in. paper dial gauge marked Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co. Boston, U.S.A. $250-450
687 Fore River Shipbuilding Company Gauge, Quincy, Massachusetts, the cast iron body with a brass bezel surrounding the 8 1/2-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial, marked as above, and American Steam Gauge & Valve Manufg. Company Boston Mass. U.S.A., overall dia. 10 7/8 in. $150-250 688 The Meilink Manufacturing Company Black Painted Cast Iron Safe, Toledo, Ohio, 1880, with a hand-painted manufacturer’s cartouche above the combination dial, and painted gilt pin-striping, interior with two small drawers, all resting on pierced iron wheels, ht. 22 1/2 x dp. 16 x wd. 14 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $200-400 689 Allan Herschell “Torpedo Runabout” Amusement Ride Car, Coney Island Amusement Park, first quarter 20th century, the Model T-designed amusement ride car with a white-painted license plate reading Torpedo Runabout 1910 “T” Allan Herschell Co., red-painted spoked rims, black runners, and battery hook-up, lg. 75 in. $1,200-1,500
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Mechanical Music 690 Regina 20 3/4-inch Disc Oak Musical Box and Cabinet, no. 31583, c. 1899, the hinged lid with a beaded edge dome above the turned column gallery, monochrome print on interior, brass bed plate, double combs, and barleytwist pressure-bar, full turned columns gracing the corners of the main case, all sitting on a hinged two-door cabinet with divided compartments, twenty-eight discs, ht. 46 in. $5,000-7,000 690
691 Symphonion 10 1/2-inch Coin-operated Disc Music Box, No. 221037, with double combs marked Schutz-Marke, Trade Mark on brass bed plates, outside lid carved Symphonion Musical Automaton in script lettering, inside lid with paper plate reading in part Drop 1 Cent in the Slot., oak and walnut veneered case, all sitting on turned bun feet, approximately thirty discs, wd. 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. $300-500 692 Coin-operated Symphonion 18-inch Musical Disc Box, No. 865764, with brass bed plate, double combs, side coin-slot, housed in a walnut case with arched window and fabric-backed corner spandrels on the full-length hinged door, unit converted to electric, ht. 38 x dp. 14 x wd. 25 in. $500-700 693 Six-air Cylinder Musical Box, Switzerland, No. 17945, with a 13-in. cylinder, dual combs, governor-cock stamped BAB, harp-shaped zither attachment, lever-wind, and start/stop levers, all housed in a grain-painted and inlaid rosewood case, lg. 22 in. $500-700 694 13-inch Cylinder Musical Box, unmarked, lever-wind single-comb movement with nickel zither attachment, start/stop and change/ repeat levers, housed in an ebonized box with string inlay on front, box lg. 22 in. $200-300 695 15-inch Cylinder Musical Box, unmarked, c. 1880, inlaid rosewood veneer case with marquetry inlay, brass bed plate, dual combs, start/stop and change/repeat switches, leverwind movement, lg. 24 3/4 in. $500-700
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696 Oak-cased Edison Phonograph Standard Model D, serial #643943, the case front reading in script Edison, black-painted bed plate with pin-striping, brass maker’s plate marked Edison Standard Phonograph Combination Type, tin horn with brass end, domed lid and carrying handle, approximately sixty cylinders, wd. 13 1/8 x dp. 9 1/2 in. $300-500 697 Oak-cased Edison Phonograph Standard Model F, serial #484589, the case front reading in script Edison, black painted bed plate with pin-striping and tufts of grass on corners, brass maker’s plate, model S reproducer, tin horn with brass end, domed lid and carrying handle, approximately sixty cylinders, wd. 13 1/8 x dp. 9 1/2 in. $300-500 698 Oak-cased Edison Phonograph Standard Model B, serial #S276998, the case front with gold banner transfer stating Edison Standard Phonograph, black-painted bed with remnants of tufts of grass on corners, brass maker’s plate, model C reproducer, tin horn with brass end, domed lid and carrying handle, approximately sixty cylinders, wd. 13 x dp. 9 1/2 in. $300-500
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699 Double Singing Bird Automaton by Botems, France, No. 5414125, two birds in red, yellow, and green plumage with moving heads, beaks, and tails, in a brass domed cage with fabric-lined interior, repoussé base, going barrel movement and birdsong, ht. 21 in. $1,250-1,500 700 Singing Bird Automaton, probably France, c. 1900, the brass case with repoussé decoration, single bird with yellow, blue, and black plumage on a limb with cloth flowers, clockwork mechanism activates tail, head, and beak, ht. 11 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $500-700 701 Austrian Painted Porcelain and Gilt Pianoform Music Box, late 19th/early 20th century, the repoussé gilt-brass body surrounding the painted porcelain panels depicting figures in an idyllic setting, the hinged fallboard opening to reveal painted porcelain keys, when lid is lifted it activates the key-wound music box, gilt three-legged stool with circular painted porcelain seat, all sitting on a cold-painted bronze carpet, piano lg. 7 in. $1,500-2,000
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702 WWII Japanese “Rokuoh-Sha” 35mm Machine Gun Camera, Konishoruko Camera Co., the camera with f/4.5 75mm taking lens, hand-cranked spring motor, front and rear sights, cables for remote operation, six film canisters, operating instructions in Japanese, and wooden case, lg. of camera 29 in.
703 Six Japanese 35mm Cameras, an Olympus PEN-FT with a Zuiko 35mm f/1.8 lens, a Nikon F with clip-on light meter, Nikkor f/2 50mm lens, a Canon 7 rangefinder camera with a Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens and Serenar f/1.8 50mm lens in a leather case, Minolta ALF, Miranda FV, and an Argus CR-3E. $300-600
Note: The camera was used in place of a real gun and the film would be analyzed to determine the accuracy of the gunner, when proficient with the camera, they would move on to using bullets. $300-500
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704 Zeiss Contarex Bull’s-eye Camera and Accessories, c. 1964, round coupled exposure meter over the lens, Zeiss 50mm f/2 Planar lens, Zeiss lenses a Distagon 35mm f/4 lens (scratch to front element), and a Sonnar 135mm f/4, two additional backs, Leitz bellows, and various filters and other accessories. $400-600
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705 Leica M2 and Accessories, c. 1960, No. 949637, with Summicron 5cm f/2.0 lens, Leicameter-MC, M lenses Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5 No. 1108403 and Elmar 9cm f/4 No. 1497899, screw mount lenses Telyt 20cm f/4.5 No. 1548017 and Hektor 13.5cm f/4.5 No. 1642535, Leica accessories QUAGO, VISOFLEX II, OTVXO, OTXBO, OUBIO, Leitz bellows with 135 tube, a Gossen luna-pro meter, tripod, and various slides and slide mounting equipment. $800-1,200 706 Two Leica IIF Cameras, Germany, c. 1951, no. 453219 black dial with Leitz Elmar 5cm f/3.5 lens, No. 944891, and a red dial No. 681202 with 1/1000th top shutter speed, a Leitz Elmar 5cm f/2.8 lens No. 1538083, both in a leather case. $600-1,000
707 Two Leica Rangefinder Cameras, a Leica II No. 218316 with a Leitz Hektor f/2.5 5cm non-collapsible lens, and a Leica IIIF No. 772678 with red dial and self timer, fitted with a Leitz Summitar f/2 5cm lens No. 902914. $500-900
708 Leica SYOOM, Germany, the rapid winder for Leica cameras above No. 400000, in original box along with leather Leica case for cameras with the winder attached. $400-600 709 Leica Lens Turret OROLF, for three screw lenses with M2 and M3 cameras. Note: This Leica accessory was only manufactured for one year and total production was not more than 250 units. $1,500-2,500 710 Leica Meters, Flash Attachments, and Other Accessories, meters including Leicameter-MR, Leicameter-MC, two Metraphot MF/L, five booster cells for Leicameter-MC, five booster cells MBOOWT, a rapid advance lever, two table tripods, three double cable releases, group of take-up spools, and six various flash attachments. $300-500
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712 Leitz Visoflex I & II and Accessories, Germany, Visoflex I with PEGOO magnifier, Visoflex II with OTXBO 90 degree magnifier, two OUBIO lens mount adapters and a OTZFO focusing mount. $700-900 713 Lot of Leica Attachments, including sliding stage OOBAZ with magnifiers, microscope attachment MIKAS, M to R lens adapter 14127F, two Leica ball and socket tripod heads, a VTOOX, a OUAGO, 30x loupe LOOHW, eight screw-mount to bayonetmount adapters, two 5cm, two 9cm, two 13.5cm and two others and twenty Leica lens and body caps. $500-700 714 Seventeen Leica Lens Hoods, including one each of no. 12504, no. 12521G, FOOKH, FIKUS, FISON (New York), SOOHN, and two each ITODY, ITDOO, SOOMT, and five folding hoods for Summitar/Summicron. $300-500
711 Nine Leica Viewfinders, Germany, c. 1940, including six VIOOH finders, three lyre-shape body, three straight side body, and one marked E. Leitz New York, U.S.A., a ROSOL and a RASAL with RAMET mask in deerskin case with four non-Leica rangefinders. $500-700
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715 Eight Leica Lenses and Two Others, three 3.5cm f/3.5 lenses all in leather cases, a Summaron No. 1007794, Elmar No. 332805, Elmar No. 439491, three Elmar f/4 9cm, screw mount in black and chrome No. 518125, non collapsible bayonet mount No. 1712156, and a collapsible bayonet mount No. 1139204, two screw mount Hektor f/4.5 13.5cm in black No. 617932, in chrome No. 983912, a Schacht Travenar f/2.8 90mm No. 359173 and a Braun Color Ultranit f/2.8 50mm No. 278216. $1,000-1,500 716 Schneider Tele-Xenar f/5.5 500mm Lens No. 4502616, in compound shutter, with caps, custom adaptors, and wood case; and a Kodak Commercial Ektar f/6.3 14-in. lens no. ES139, in fitted wood case. $300-400 717 Voigtlander Euryscop IVa5 Lens, No. 75906, internal diaphragm, f/7, in brass barrel marked Voigtlander & Sohn, Braunschweig, Germany, glass dia. 6.5 cm. $300-400 718 Voigtlander Prominent I & II Rangefinder Cameras, both with double stroke film advance and Nokton 50mm f/1.5 lens, the Prominent I lens No. 3444150 and Prominent II lens No. 3867199. $500-700
719 Five Voigtlander Cameras, three Prominent, all in leather cases, two with 50mm f/2 Ultron lenses, one with a 50mm f/1.5 Nokton lens, a Bessamatic with a 50mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar lens, and a Vitessa L with 50mm f/2.8 ColorSkopar lens. $500-700 720 Two Plaubel Makina IIIR Cameras, Lenses and Accessories, Germany, two bodies both with Anticomar 10cm f/2.9 lenses one with roll back the other with plate back, Orthar 7.3cm f/6.8 lens, Tele-Makinar 19cm f/4.8 lens, and five roll film backs. $500-800 721 Seven Subminiature Cameras, a Gami 16 with chain and leather case, a Rollei 16 in leather case, Mamiya 16, two Minicord by Goerz, a Minox BL in original presentation box with warranty card and instruction manual, a Minox III with leather case and chain, and Minox attachments, two film viewing magnifiers, a Minox B reflex finder, binocular attachment, and two flash units. $500-700 722 Rolleiflex 2.8E, c. 1958, No. 1648686, with dual-range non-coupled exposure meter, f/2.8 80mm Schneider Xenotar lens, and Rolleikin 2. $800-1,200 723 Eight Rollei TLR Cameras, a Rolleiflex E3 with Schneider Xenotar 75mm f/3.5 lens, two Rolleicords, two Rollei Magic, and three Rolleiflex Grey Baby cameras, Rollei pistol grip, and flash attachment. $500-800
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724 Group of Rollei Accessories, Germany, many in original boxes including two extension hoods, Rolleiflex F auxiliary focusing knob, three Rolleimeter 3.5 rangefinders, four Rolleicord 24 exposure kits, three Rolleicord 16 exposure kits, panorama head, Rolleikin 2, Rolleifix, pistol grip, six lens hoods including R11, R111, and 4x4 in gray, two focusing screens with rangefinder wedge, and an assortment of Rollei filters. $500-700 725 Five Bolex Movie Cameras and a Stereo Attachment, a Bolex H-16 with a 16mm f/1.8 Switar, 25mm f/1.8 Switar and 75mm f/2.8 Yvar lenses, in a velvet-lined leather case, a Kern Paillard stereo attachment for the H-16, and four Bolex 8mm cameras, P1, two B8 and a 250. $400-600 726 Calumet 4x5 View Camera and Lens, black front and rear standards on a 19-in. black monorail, rotating back, with a Caltar-S II, 210mm f/5.6 lens in a Copal 1 shutter, Polaroid film back, three cut film holders, and cable release, all in a wooden carrying case. $300-500
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727 Partial Three-Dimensional Fossil Unknown species Matrix lg. 22 in. $700-900 728 Marine Reptile Keichousaurus Four crisp detailed examples in a framed gray slate matrix, frame wd. 17 x lg. 14 1/2 in. $300-500 729 Horse Skull with Matrix Mesohippus Oligocene, Middle Eocene, good bone quality and teeth, lg. 8 1/2 in. $500-700
732 Ten Fluorescent Rocks Canada and North America Including hardystonite, scheelite, sodalite, clinohedite, esperite, and tremolite $200-400 733 Fish Fossil Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, lg. 29 in. $1,500-2,500 734 Two Positive/Negative Fish Fossils Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, lg. 8 1/2 and 11 in. $400-600
730 Reptile Sinohydrosaurus Jixian, Late Jurassic, matrix lg. 22 in. $200-400
735 Large Positive/Negative Fish Fossil Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, lg. 47 1/2 in. $6,000-8,000
731 Two Bat Specimens in Resin, bat lg. 4 1/2 to 7 in. $200-400
736 Two Positive/Negative Fish Fossils Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, lg. 12 in. $400-600
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737 Five “Multi Fish� Plates Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 6 1/2 to 10 3/4 in. $300-500 738 Three Fish Plates Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 10 to 11 in. $400-600
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739 Six Fish Plates Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 7 1/4 to 8 1/2 in. $400-600
740 Five Fish Plates Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 7 1/2 to 10 in. $300-500
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741 Six Fish Plates Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 6 1/4 to 9 1/2 in. $300-500 742 Five Fish Plates Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 6 3/4 to 9 3/4 in. $300-500
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743 Four Fish Plates Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 8 to 9 1/2 in. $300-500
747 Four Flora Plates Gymnosperms Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 8 to 10 1/2 in. $200-400
751 Five Insect Plates Orthoptera Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 4 to 5 in. $300-500
744 Fish Fossil Dastilbe elongatus Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, lg. 11 3/4 in. $200-400
748 Eight Flora Plates Gymnosperms Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 4 to 6 in. $200-400
752 Six Cricket Plates Orthoptera Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 4 in. $300-500
749 Six Insect Plates Odonata and Hemiptera Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 4 to 5 in. $300-500
753 Six Beetle Plates Hemiptera Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 4 in. $200-400
750 Seven Cricket Plates Orthoptera Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 4 in. $300-500
754 Four Insect Plates Hemiptera Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 4 to 5 in. $200-400
745 Three Dragonfly Plates Odonata Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 5 to 7 in. $500-700 746 Four Dragonfly Plates Odonata Crato Formation, Early Cretaceous, matrix lg. 5 to 6 in. $500-700
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