Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments and Clocks, Instruments & Militaria—Online Sale 2724M
May 3, 2014
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Sale 2724M - Lots 401–666 (Lots 1-307, Historic Arms & Militaria, will begin at 10AM, Lot 401 to follow immediately thereafter)
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The Pitfalls of Collecting Willard’s Patent Timepiece or “Banjo Clock” An illustrated lecture by Robert C. Cheney, Director of Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Friday, May 2, 2014 Wine Reception 5-6:30PM; Lecture to follow 274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA Simon Willard was granted a patent for his timepiece in 1802. Commonly called a “banjo” clock, it is today perhaps the most difficult American clock to find in original condition. Correctly evaluating a patent timepiece requires a working knowledge in many aspects of the decorative arts: furniture, painting on iron or the reverse of a glass, carving, gilding, brass hardware, and the mechanical elements. This lecture will open the faker’s handbook and pass on a few secrets to fully understand the form. Robert C. Cheney is a third generation clock maker who cleaned his first Willard timepiece under his father’s watchful eye at age seven. Drawing on over one hundred years of Cheney timepiece experience, he has written and lectured on this subject for over thirty-five years.
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Scientific Instruments Lots 401–427
401 Veuve Lennel Brass Repeating Circle, Paris, c. 1785, the instrument on three adjustable brass feet, attached to a walnut shaft with disassembly and azimuth adjustment wing nuts, the azimuth ring engraved Veuve Lennel a Paris calibrated 0-60 in six segments with vernier, central pillar, sector calibrated 0-90 with vernier and counter weight adjusted by bone and brass thumbscrews, 16 1/2-in. circle calibrated 0-360 and adjusted by a bone and brass thumbscrew, two magnified verniers, two 26-in. two-draw telescopes and dual spirit levels, ht. of instrument with calibrated circle horizontal 25 in.
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Note: Reportedly there is another Lennel repeating circle at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers. The present instrument appears to be the one illustrated on the cover of Ken Adler, The Measure of All things. $15,000-25,000
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402 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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403 Printed “Chronometer or Time Piece,� George Passmore invenit/Henry Burgh Sculpsit, London, c. 1755, the engraved plate marked as above along the lower edge and in the central cartouche A Chronometer. or Time Piece flanked by the moon in full and quarter phases, classical depictions of time, science, and navigation frame openings with recessed manually moveable dials showing months, year, sun rise, sun set, holy days related to Easter, high water at London, and signs of the Zodiac, three tables for lunar and tidal calculations, period ebonized and gilded frame with openings on the reverse to adjust the almanac, ht. 16, wd. 12 in. $2,000-4,000
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404 Brass Reflecting Circle, an eight-spoke 10 3/8-in. wheel with stationary eyepiece, and sunshade, the inset silvered scale divided measurements of 180, vernier arm marked S.H. n 887, fine adjustment screws, mirror and hinged magnifier, hinged turned wood handle on underside. $700-900 405 Brass and Leather Handheld Spectroscope, the 9-in. leather-bound brass instrument with collimator. $800-1,200
406 H. Gambey Brass Reflecting Circle, Paris, no. 249, the 10 1/2-in. brass circle with calibrated silver ring, dual verniers and swivel magnifier and marked Gambey a Paris, central arm with 4 3/4-in. telescope, horizon mirrors, and shades, all on an articulated arm mounted to a brass pillar, on folding iron legs, ht. 18 in. $1,000-1,500
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407 John Browning Spectroscope, London, the horizontal disc engraved John Browning, London and calibrated 0-100, fine adjustment knob for vernier, magnifier, dual prisms, 11-in. scope with rack and pinion focusing and collimator, all raised on a center shaft and tripod base, instrument ht. 11 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 408 J.G. Hofmann Direct Vision Spectroscope, Paris, the 18-in. brass tube engraved in part: Spectroscope-Hofmann a Vision directe, with side tube and rack focusing eyepiece, all resting on a cast iron tripod base, ht. 13 in. $1,000-1,500
409 John Browning Spectroscope, London, the horizontal disc engraved John Browning London and calibrated 0-120, fine adjustment knob for vernier, magnifier, dual prism plate engraved Telford Premium 1876 Awarded by the institution of Civil engineers to Richard Spelman Culley, M. Inst: C.E., 11-in. scope with rack focusing and collimator, all raised on a center shaft and damascened tripod base, with a fitted mahogany case, instrument ht. 11 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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410 John Browning Spectroscope, London, the horizontal disc engraved John Browning, London and calibrated 0-120, fine adjustment knob for vernier, dual prisms, 11-in. scope with rack and pinion focusing and collimator, all raised on a center shaft and damascened tripod base, with a fitted mahogany case, instrument ht. 11 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 411 H. Gambey Brass Reflecting Circle, Paris, no. 222, the 10 1/2-in. brass circle with calibrated silver ring, protractor divided 0-140, dual verniers and swivel magnifier and marked Gambey a Paris No. 222, central arm with 4 3/4-in. telescope, horizon mirrors, and shades, hinged turned wood handle on underside. $1,000-1,500
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412 Unmarked Spectroscope, the horizontal disc calibrated 0-120 with magnifier, fine adjustment knob for vernier, dual prisms and 11-in. scopes with rack focusing and collimator, all raised on a center shaft and tripod base, with a fitted mahogany case, instrument ht. 11 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 413 A. Kruss Brass Spectroscope, Hamburg, Germany, the 9-in. scope attached to a horizontal arm with adjustment knob for fine tuning, rack and pinion focusing, collimator with dual adjustment knobs on a single plate, turned bone knob on the prism housing lid, all on a cast iron tripod base, ht. 15 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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414 Eight-prism Brass and Cast Iron Spectroscope, unmarked, the 11-in. scope with rack focusing, main prism adjustment drum, and vernier, all secured to a movable arm which adjusts the eight prisms that are attached to the horizontal main plate, fixed arm having a 12-in. collimator tube with an adjustable drum, all attached to the rotating section of the black-painted cast iron tripod base, ht. 17 in. $1,000-1,500
415 12-inch 22kt Gold and Bone Ruler, July 16th, 1849, possibly for the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition, England, 1851, the 22kt gold embossed frieze depicting a procession of Greek Gods, framed by bone with beveled edge quarter- and sixteenth-inch measurement markings, British registry mark at one end and an unidentified hallmark on the other, housed in a velvet-lined fitted case. $3,000-5,000
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416 17-inch Mahogany Octant, late 18th century, the brass index arm engraved H. Rehme and with panoply of arms decoration, bone vernier scale marked 10-15-5-10, with thumbscrew lock, arc reading 0-90, engraved floral decorated bone cross arm boss, pennula, horizon mirror, and sunshades. $2,000-2,500
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417 Spencer Browning & Rust 12-inch Ebony Octant, early 19th century, London, with bone plaque engraved as above, brass index arm with bone vernier, sunshades, and horizon mirror, bone 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 bone latching hook. $600-800
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418 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
419 Spencer Browning & Rust 10-inch Brass Bridge Sextant, 19th century, London, 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. eyepiece 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.
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Note: Pencil inscription on inside lid reads in part “Ship Athens, J. O. Morse Eliza Adams, William Holley,” dating presumes it to have been owned by Capt. William Holley c. 18381844. A three-page compilation by Patrick J. Slattery done in 1998 accompanies the lot. $3,000-5,000 420 Telltale Compass by F.W. Lincoln Jr. & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 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. 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. $700-900 419
421 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. $1,500-2,000
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422 August Lingke & Co. Mahogany-cased Assayer’s Kit, Freiberg, Germany, c. 1865, the dovetailed case with hinged lid having a label reading in part Augult Lingke & Co. in Freiberg, the upper fitted velvet-lined tray with bone scale marked as above and a collection of instruments, second layer reveals a hinged box with a selection of tools and instruments, the third layer having the platform and brass balance scale in a fitted box, the lower section with colorless glass jars holding appropriate chemicals for the testing of ore and minerals, wd. 11 3/4 x dp. 8 3/4 x ht. 7 3/4 in. $2,000-4,000
423 Dudley Adams 18-inch Terrestrial Globe, c. 1800, twenty-four printed gores on plaster sphere and cartouche reading in part: Britanniarum REGI Augustissimo GEORGIO TERTIO., Made by D. ADAMS, Globe Maker to the King, Ins’t Maker to his Majesty’s Ordh’ee, & Optician to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, No. 60 Fleet Street London 1798, calibrated brass meridian ring with polar hour ring, printed horizon band with Gregorian and Zodiacal calendars, supported on a turned baluster tripod stand with an engraved paper compass, and brass casters, ht. 40 in. $4,000-6,000
424 Gilman Joslin 15-inch Globe on Cast Iron Tripod Stand, mid to late 19th century, twelve 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. $1,000-1,500
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425 Donaldson’s 12-inch Terrestrial Globe, c. 1830, with twelve printed gores, cartouche reading in part Donaldson’s Terrestrial Globe 1830, engraved by W.&A.K. Johnston, calibrated brass meridian ring with hour circle, printed horizon band with calendar, all resting on ebonized turned wood legs and stretchers, ht. 18 in. $800-1,200
426 Cary 12-inch Celestial Globe, c. 1815, with twelve printed gores, cartouche reading in part Cary’s New Celestial Globe, on which are correctly laid down upwards of 3,500 Stars Selected from the most accurate observations and calculated for the year 1800, classical constellations, engraved full brass meridian ring and hour circle, printed horizon band, 5-in. paper dial compass mounted to the snake foot tripod mahogany base, ht. 24 in. $2,000-3,000 427 Trippensee Planetarium, The Trippensee Planetarium Mfg. Co., Detroit Michigan, with 3-in. twelve-gore terrestrial globe, black- and white-painted wood moon ball, geared and chain-drive mechanism on maple arm with maker’s plaque and compass, spinning and rotating around 5-in. mercury glass sun and circling black- and white-painted Venus, on turned column to stepped patinated-metal base with calendar, total wd. 22 in. $1,000-1,500
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428 Large Gold Enameled Watch, case mid-17th century, movement, Jn.o Everell, London, 2136, c. 1725, the outer faux tortoiseshell case opens to the enameled inner case with annular Roman numeral chapter ring, central depiction of the Death of Cleopatra, and beetle and poker blued-steel hands, the case back finely painted with the personification of Charity, three putti, and basket of grapes, the band with travelers in fanciful landscapes, the interior enamel of two travelers in a wooded landscape, gilt dust cap engraved Jn. [o] Everell, London, 2136, full plate gilt movement with finely pierced and engraved balance cock with grotesque mask, pierced table, endstone, silvered regulating dial, square baluster pillars, chain fusee, and verge escapement movement, dia. 60 mm. $6,000-8,000
429 Julian LeRoy Silver Verge Watch for the Turkish Market, No. 1162, Paris, c. 1760, the silver case with porcelain and gilt and green enamel dial signed Jn. LeRoy/A. Paris within the Turkish numeral chapter ring, pierced steel hands, swing-out, full plated, key-wind and set movement signed Juln. LeRoy/Paris/1162, chain fusee verge escapement with pierced balance cock, silvered regulation dial and Egyptian-type pillars, dia. 58 mm. $1,500-2,500
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430 L. Raby 18kt Gold Hunting Case Quarterhour Repeating Chronograph, Paris, No. 650, the hunter case opens to the porcelain dial with Roman numerals, Breguet-type moon hands, center seconds, cuvette marked No. 650/L. Raby/Sr de A. Benoit & Cie/Boulevart des Italiens/Paris, opening to a fully jeweled lever-escapement gilt plate quarter-repeating movement with slides for repeat at four and chronograph at eight, key-wind and set, dia. 50 mm. $2,000-4,000
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431 Tobias 18kt Gold Pair Case Watch, M.I. Tobias & Co., Liverpool, with decorated gilt Roman numeral dial, swing-out, key-wind and set, fusee movement marked with maker’s name and location, in a hinged, engraved, and engine-turned outer case, dia. 52 mm. $300-500
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432 Smith Gilt-sterling 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.
433 14kt Gold Hunting Case Pocket Watch by Jaques Roulet, Locle, Switzerland, No. 22347, the porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds marked with maker’s name and location, bar movement, in a fully engraved and engine-turned case, cuvette marked N22347, Jaques Roulet, Locle, in a velvetlined wooden case, with base mtal chain, dia. 43 mm. $300-500
Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $700-900
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434 Charles Frodsham 18kt Gold Demi Hunting Case Watch, No. 010173, London, the gold case marked 18, R, and numbered 010173, with blue enamel numerals and decoration on the reverse opens to the porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Chas. Frodsham, London, sunk seconds and blued spade hands, threequarter gilt plate movement signed Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, 010173 and By Appointment to the Queen, lever escapement, pin-set, crown-wind with Geneva stop, dia. 48 mm. $2,500-4,500
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435 Lady’s 14kt Gold Hunting Case Pendant Watch, Switzerland, enamel decoration on both sides, the front of a peacock with six small inset stones below, the rear with roses, 3/4-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, unsigned Swiss bar movement, on a 10kt gold chain, dia. 26 mm. $600-800 436 Elgin 18kt Gold Hunting Case Watch, No. 5249078, with enamel Roman numeral dial, sunk seconds and marked Elgin Natl. Watch Co., blued Breguet-style hands, stem-wind, lever-set movement marked as above and Adjusted, in a case marked 18 K, dia. 53 mm. $600-800 437 Thomas Worsfold Gilt Pair-cased Watch with Zacheus Gates Paper, Hampton Wick, No. 514, c. 1775-90, the hinged outer case opens to the porcelain Arabic numeral dial with brass hands and bull’s-eye crystal, dust cover signed by maker as movement, full plate gilt verge-escapement movement engraved Thos. Worsfold, Hampton Wick, No. 514 with chain fusee, fully chased balance cock and diamond endstone, five-arm flat steel balance and silvered regulation dial, together with a printed watch paper signed Zac. Gates Clock & Watchmaker*Charlestown, dia. 55 mm. Note: Zacheus Gates, a likely apprentice of Aaron Willard in Boston, made tall shelf and wall timepieces with known examples in the J. Cheney Wells Collection of New England Clocks at Old Sturbridge Village. Like other clockmakers of his time, he also repaired watches. See Paul Foley, Willard Patent Timepieces, p. 254, for extensive material on Gates. $400-600
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438 T.A. Davis Pair Case Watch with William Adams Watch Paper, No. 3055, Boston, c. 1800, the outer case with printed watch paper marked William Adams, Watch and Clock Maker, Opposite Old South, Boston, opens to the cream-colored Roman numeral dial and brass hands, full plate movement engraved T. A. Davis, Boston, No. 3055, full plate, fusee verge-escapement, key-wind movement with pierced balance cock, steel balance, and pointer regulation dial, dia. 50 mm. Note: For additional information on William Adams, see Paul J. Foley, Willard’s Patent Timepieces, p. 208. $200-400
439 Elgin 14kt Gold Box Case Watch, No. 747902, with porcelain Roman numeral dial, sunk seconds, Breguet-style hands, movement marked with maker’s name and number, case marked Warranted 14K, U.S. Assay, with monogram JRD on front cover and cuvette engraved for presentation, dia. 50 mm. $400-600
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440 Oak Roll-top Watchmaker’s Bench by J.H. Roseberg, Chicago, fitted with thirteen drawers filled with various watch parts, movements, and accessories, drawer and roll-top pulls stamped J.H. Roseberg Mfg. Co.-Chicago, ht. 48 x wd. 43 x dp. 24 in. $400-600
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441 LeCoultre Polaris Stainless Steel Wristwatch with Alarm, Switzerland, c. 1968, a diver’s watch, triple crowns with gridwork motif, at two to wind and set the alarm, at three to adjust the inner rotating dial ring, and at four to wind and reset the automatic movement, triple case back, the outer pierced with sixteen holes to make the alarm more audible underwater, the waterproof component inner bronze back below, dial center rotating alarm disc marked Memovox with triangle to set the desired alarm time, dark brown time section with tapered hatch marks, date aperture at three, and marked LeCoultre/Automatic, rotating inner diver’s bezel with Champion stainless steel band, dia. 42 mm. $4,000-6,000
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442 Hamilton & Company 18kt Triple Complicated Minute-repeating Watch, No. 4117, movement marked Hamilton & Co. London/Calcutta, the fully engraved 18kt gold hunter case with vacant shield on front cover opens to the enamel Roman numeral dial marked 4117, triple sunk subsidiary dials, perpetual calendar at twelve, day of the month at three, seconds and cobalt blue and gold moon’s age dial on a starry ground at six, and day of the week at nine, finely blued steel hands, three-quarter frosted gilt plate minuterepeating movement with lever escapement, two-arm bi-metallic balance, engraved balance cock, screwed chatons and diamond endstone, case dia. 53 mm. $20,000-40,000
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443 18kt Gold Open Face Quarter-repeating Musical Watch, France, c. 1860, the raised Roman numeral champlevĂŠ dial with engine-turned matted center and finely matte background on the numerals, blued-steel diamond hands, cuvette marked at three arbors, Montre/Musique/Aiguilles, the gilt movement with cylinder escapement, quarterrepeat function on command by pushing the crown, and musical barrel to play music on the hour, dia. 56 mm. $2,000-3,000
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444 Longines Minute-repeating 14kt Gold Hunting Case Watch, case No. 2612783, Switzerland, c. 1900, the plain back and monogramed lid opens to the porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Longines, sunk seconds and blued-steel spade hands, the cuvette engraved Longines/5 Grands Prix/ Paris-Anvers-Paris/Milan/Bruxelles/Repetition a Minutes opens to the frosted gilt lever-set movement jeweled through the hammers and stamped Longines, in an E.F. Co. Longines case numbered as above and marked 14kt, dia. 56 mm. $4,000-6,000
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445 Tiffany 18kt Gold Hunting Case Fiveminute-repeating Watch, No. 7593, Switzerland, the 18kt case with monogramed front lid opens to the porcelain Arabic numeral dial with sunk seconds and marked Tiffany & Co., rear lid marked Tiffany & Co./18K, cuvette marked Swiss and 18K, nickel bartype five-minute-repeating movement with lever escapement, fully jeweled through the hammers, marked Tiffany & Co. New York and 7593/Adjusted, dia. 47 mm; together with a green silk Tiffany & Co. display case. $4,000-6,000
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446 Patek Philippe Gold Open Face Fiveminute-repeating Watch, No. 174402, Switzerland, retailed by Tiffany & Company, c. 1915-20, the open face case marked Tiffany & Co./18 kt. and 174402 with porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co./Switzerland, sunk seconds, and blued spade hands, damascened nickel five-minute-repeating movement marked Made for Tiffany & Co. by Patek Philippe & Co./Switzerland, No.174402/ Thirty One Jewels/Eight Adjustments and Extra, dia. 46 mm; together with a silk-lined display box marked Tiffany & Co. and an associated base metal chain. $2,500-4,500
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447 Tiffany & Co. 18kt Gold Open Face Minuterepeater, Touchon & Company, Switzerland, c. 1900, porcelain Arabic numerals dial marked Tiffany & Co. and Switzerland, sunk seconds and blued-steel spade hands, the monogramed case back marked inside Made for Tiffany & Co. by Touchon & Co., Switzerland and 18 KT, the cuvette marked 18KT and 12511 opens to the Swiss bar-type minute-repeating movement marked 12511, Thirty Jewels/Eight Positions, and Made for Tiffany & Co. by Touchon & Co. Switzerland, lever escapement and exposed hammers, dia. 46 mm. $3,000-5,000
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448 Jaeger “Recital� No. 106 Alarm Clock, Switzerland, c. 1965, with 3-in. pierced gilt case, hinged cover over the dial, painted Roman numeral dial marked Jaeger, Recital, 8, with aperture for twenty-four-hour alarm, revolving disk for day/night indication, pierced blued hands, tandem wind, 17-jewel, leverescapement movement with alarm. $300-500
449 Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Grand Sonnerie Travel Clock, by Charles Hour, France, c. 1890, the sterling case with inset 1 1/4-in. porcelain dial, top carrying handle and rear door marked on edge Sterling-Tiffany & Co.France, 13-jewel, time and sonnerie strike with repeat on command marked Ch. Hour-France regulated by a platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 3 1/2 in. $400-600
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450 Tiffany & Co. Minute-repeating Enamel and Silver Carriage Clock, no. 12251, the engine-turned rose-colored enameled case with silver and white enameled edging, oval Arabic numeral dial with painted roses in the center, jeweled hands, pierced gilt banding, all resting on a molded black glass base, nickelplated movement marked E. Mathey Tissot Switzerland Fifteen Jewels and three 3 adj., the minute-repeating function on command is activated by a colorless jeweled button adorning the top, original gilt leather-bound case and key, ht. 3 1/4 in. $5,000-7,000
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451 Carriage Clock Retailed by The Loring Andrews Co., France, brass and beveled glass case, porcelain dial marked France, The Loring Andrews Co., Cincinnati, eight-day time and strike movement with repeat on command marked Couaillet Fres., France, ht. with handle extended 6 1/2 in. $600-800
452 Carriage Clock Retailed by Tiffany & Co., France, brass and beveled glass Cornishe case, porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co., subsidiary alarm dial, eightday time, strike, and alarm movement with hour repeat on command, regulated by a silvered platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 6 1/2 in. $800-1,200 453 French Carriage Clock, the brass and beveled glass case with three-quarter fluted columns and Corinthian capitals, porcelain chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial, engraved dial mask, eight-day, time, strike, and alarm movement with hour repeat on command, regulated by a silvered platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 8 in. $800-1,200
454 Serpentine Case Carriage Clock, France, brass and beveled glass case with serpentine edges to top and bottom, porcelain Roman numeral dial, eight-day, time and strike movement with hour repeat on command, regulated by a silvered platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 6 in. $400-600 455 French Carriage Clock, retailed by J.E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, brass and beveled glass Cornishe case, 2-in. porcelain dial, eight-day, time and strike movement with hour repeat on command, regulated by a silvered platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 6 in. $600-800
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456 John Fletcher Two-day Chronometer, No. 1501, 48 Lombard St., London, c. 1855, 4-in. silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and up/ down indicator, marked with maker’s name, location, and number as above, full plate, chain fusee movement with helical hairspring, split bi-metallic balance with adjusting screws and a spring detent escapement, in a gimbaled brass bowl, all housed in a brassbound, three-tier, rosewood box with inset side handles and a plaque marked as the dial, ht. 6 3/4 in. $4,000-6,000
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457 Longines Deck Watch, Switzerland, No. 6121514, 3-in. matte silver twentyfour-hour dial with outer seconds and up/ down indicator, blued spade hands and sweep center seconds, damascened nickel movement with micrometer regulator marked with maker’s name, location, and number as above and Twenty one 21Jewels, Adjusted to Temperature and Five 5 Positions, U.S. Army A.C., gimbaled brass bowl housed in a brassbound mahogany box, wd. 6 in. $800-1,200
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458 Mercer Eight-day Chronometer, St. Albans, England, No. 640 N, 5-in. silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and up/down dials, marked with maker’s name, location, and number as above, damascened, three-quarter plate, fusee movement with split bi-metallic balance, helical hairspring, and spring detent escapement, in a fully gimbaled brass bowl, all in a glazed two-tier mahogany box, ht. 8 in. $1,000-1,500
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459 Kelvin, White & Hutton Two-day Chronometer, London, c. 1910, No. 5631, 4-in. silvered Roman numeral dial marked Kelvin, White & Hutton, 11 Billiter St., 5631, subsidiary up/down and seconds dials, blued-steel hands, chain fusee movement with maintaining power, spring detent escapement, split bi-metallic balance, helical balance spring, in a fully gimbaled brass bowl with screw bezel, two-tier glazed mahogany box with bone maker’s plate, all in a green felt-lined carrying box, wd. 11 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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460 Hamilton Model 22 Two-day Chronometer Watch, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, c. 1942, No. 2F3147, 2 1/4-in. matte silver Arabic dial marked Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A., with up/down sector and seconds bit, 21-jewel, stem-wind, pin-set movement, in a green felt-lined three-tier mahogany case with glazed opening, all in a mahogany carrying case with maker’s plate, wd. 9 x dp. 8 x ht. 4 1/2 in. $500-700
461 Elgin Model 600 Two-day Chronometer, No. 339, c. 1943, silvered Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary up/down indicator and seconds dials and marked Elgin, U.S.A., No. 399, 219431, damascened nickel chain fusee movement with split bi-metallic balance, spring detent escapement and helical hairspring marked Elgin 600 U.S.A., 14 Jewels, U.S. Navy, Bu. Ships N 339, 1943, in a fully gimbaled brass bowl with screw bezel housed in a glazed two-tier mahogany box with maker’s plate, wd. 7 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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462 Hamilton Model 21 Two-day Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with silvered dial marked with maker’s name, location, and in the seconds dial U.S., Sideral, chain fusee movement No. 2E3677 with a balance of uncut stainless steel rim and Invar cross arm, helical hairspring, maintaining power, and externally operated balance arrest mechanism, housed in a fully gimbaled brass bowl in a three-tiered brass-bound mahogany box with carrying handles all in a felt-cushioned outer carrying box, ht. 9 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500 463 Hamilton Model 21 Two-day Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 8854, with silvered dial marked with maker’s name, location, and number as above and 1941, damascened nickel chain fusee movement with a balance of uncut stainless steel rim and Invar cross arm, helical hairspring, maintaining power, and externally operated balance arrest mechanism, housed in a fully gimbaled brass bowl in a three-tiered brass-bound mahogany box with carrying handles all in a feltcushioned outer carrying box, ht. 9 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500
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464 Elgin “Father Time” Boxed Chronometer, No. 21869240, c. 1918, the 2 1/8-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Hamilton National Watch Co., with sunk subsidiary seconds and up/down indicator dials, 21-jewel, free-sprung, damascened nickel movement with screw-down gold jewel settings, in a gimbaled brass bowl, all in a three-tier mahogany box with inset brass maker’s plate, ht. 5 1/4 in. $300-500 465 Hamilton Model 22 Two-day Chronometer Watch, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, c. 1943, 2 1/4-in. matte silver Arabic dial marked Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A., with updown sector and seconds bit, reverse of brass case engraved MTB Watch BUREAU OF SHIPS U. S. NAVY 8373-1943, 21-jewel, stem-wind, pin-set movement, in a three-tier mahogany case, outer carrying case and shipping container with original cardboard box. $600-800
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466 Russian Deck Chronometer Watch, No. 17843, c. 1985, the silver-tone split-second dial with blued hands and sweep center seconds, 22-jewel, damascened, bar-type movement with split bi-metallic balance, housed in a three-tier mahogany box with brass maker’s plate, dia. of watch 64 mm. $800-1,200 467 Hamilton Watch Company Model 21 Two-day Marine Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 2022, c. 1941, 4-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A., No. 2022, 1941, full plate nickel damascened movement marked Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Penn., Model 21, 14 Jewels, chain fusee with maintaining power, uncut steel balance, helical hairspring, spring detent escapement and balance brake lock, fully gimbaled brass bowl with screw bezel, in a three-tier brass-bound box with carrying handles and maker’s and serial number plates, all in a lined transportation box, wd. 12 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500
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468 Dubuc Figural Mantel Clock Depicting George Washington, Paris, c. 1815, the brass case with ormolu decoration and porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Dubuc/ Rue Michel-le-Comte N. 33/a Paris, within the engine-turned bezel over the banner marked WASHINGTON/First in WAR, First in PEACE, First in the HEARTS of his CONTRYMEN, and eagle finial on a plinth marked E PLURIBUS UNUM flanked by a figure of George Washington in ceremonial military dress, all on an ormolu decorated plinth and engineturned bun feet, ebonized pedestal and glass shade, eight-day time and count-wheel hour and half-hour strike with silk thread pendulum suspension, ht. of clock 16, with pedestal and shade 21 in. $5,000-7,000
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469 Nathaniel Mulliken Tall Clock, Lexington, Massachusetts, c. 1765, composite brass dial with silvered name boss in the arch engraved Nath.l. Mulliken, Lexington, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, recessed seconds and date dials, the cherry case with sarcophagus top and two gilt ball finials, freestanding columns flanking the dial, serpentine-top waist door all on a two-stage molded base, eight-day time and hour-strike movement with pendulum and two lead weights, ht. 90 in. $10,000-15,000
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470 Levi and Abel Hutchins Tall Clock, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1790, the maple scrolltop case with carved rosettes, freestanding columns flanking the arched and glazed hood door over the five-piece engraved sheet brass dial with Roman numerals and signed in the arch Levi & Abel Hutchins, Concord, tombstone-shaped waist door and bracket foot base, eight-day time and hour-strike movement powered by two tin-cased weights and regulated by a brass-faced pendulum, ht. 86 1/2 in. $6,000-8,000
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471 Benjamin Willard Cherry Tall Clock, Grafton, Massachusetts, c. 1770, the pagoda top with brass finials, freestanding columns flanking the hood door over the composite brass Roman numeral dial with silvered chapter ring, seconds dial and name boss in the arch engraved Benjamin Willard/Grafton/Fecit, matted center and cast brass spandrels, the serpentine shaped waist door over the twostage base molding, eight-day brass hourstriking movement regulated by a pendulum cast with “Morris” and powered by two iron weights, ht. 88 in.
Note: See Paul Foley, Willard’s Patent Timepieces, pp. 330-31, for biographical information on Benjamin Willard, and p. 285 for an illustration of a pendulum bob with “Morris” casting. $10,000-15,000
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472 David Williams Mahogany Tall Clock, Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1800, 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, moon’s age in arch, seconds dial, and date aperture, all above the fluted corner columns flanking the cock beaded and crossbanded waist door, sitting on flared French feet, eight-day time and strike movement, wood pendulum rod and two tin-cased weights, ht. 89 in.
473 Carved Cherry Tall Case Clock, James Perrigo, Jr., Wrentham or Franklin, Massachusetts, early 19th century, the arched hood with freestanding columns enclosing a white-painted polychrome and gilt iron dial showing an exotic bird in the arch, with floral spandrels, seconds hand, and calendar aperture, lettered “J. Perrigo, Junr:,� with brass, weight-driven, eight-day movement, the waist with thumbmolded door flanked by lambrequin corners, on ogee bracket feet, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 86 in. $6,000-8,000
474 Mahogany Eight-day Tall Clock, probably Philadelphia area, c. 1810, highly figured mahogany veneered scroll-top case with urn finials, freestanding columns flanking the arched and glazed door over the painted iron Arabic numeral dial with floral spandrels and moons age in the arch, crotch mahogany veneered rectangular waist door flanked by chamfered reeded columns and figured base with serpentine skirt and French feet, eightday time and strike movement with hour bell strike, recoil escapement, pendulum and two lead weights, ht. 100 in. $6,000-8,000
Note: David Williams (1769-1823) worked in Newport c. 1800-1823. Working in Providence as well, his name appears on tall clocks, patent timepieces, shelf clocks and watches. (Spittlers and Bailey, Clock Makers and Watch Makers of America, p. 440.) $6,000-8,000
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475 Aaron Willard Mahogany Tall Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, 1806, the fret-top case with brass stop-fluted freestanding columns flanking the 12-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial signed Aaron Willard, Boston with gilt spandrels and American sailing ship in the arch, heart-shaped seconds hand, inlaid rectangular waist door flanked by brass stopfluted quarter columns, the base with similar inlays on high French feet, eight-day, brass, time and hour-strike movement with pendulum and two tin-cased weights, ht. 95 in.
476 New England Mahogany Tall Clock, c. 1810, the fret-top case with glazed door opening to the unsigned painted iron dial with Arabic numerals, floral spandrels and hunting spoils in the arch, fluted quarter-columns flanking the inlaid rectangular waist door with handwritten paper label stating in part: Bought of...18th day, November 1808, price 65 dollars..., inlaid base on French feet, eight-day, time and strike, brass movement with two tin-cased weights and brass-faced pendulum bob with iron rod, ht. 92 in. $1,000-1,500
Note: The original bill of sale is attached to the backboard stating, “Jan. 11, 1806/ Benjamin Billings (?) Bot of Aaron Willard/one eight-day clock at $64/Received payment in full/Aaron Willard.� $8,000-12,000
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477 Riley Whiting/Rufus Cole Painted Tall Clock, Winchester, Connecticut, and Broadalbin, New York, c. 1830, the scrolltop case decorated with stenciling, faux line, banded, and figured mahogany painted surface, the glazed dial opening over the painted wooden Arabic numeral dial signed R. Whiting/Winchester with floral sprays at the spandrels, rectangular waist door with centralized diamond design signed in red paint on the back Made by Abrm. Cole at ...(?), the base with variant decoration and marked on the skirting R. Cole/Painter, thirty-hour, time and strike, wooden movement with countwheel strike, pendulum, and two tin-cased weights, ht. 83 in.
Note: It is rare today to have a triple signed tall clock. The clock maker, Riley Whiting, the case maker, Abraham Cole, and the case painter and decorator, Rufus Cole, have all signed their work for future generations. For another more elaborately decorated example of the Cole’s work please see the example in the J. Cheney Wells Collection at Old Sturbridge Village illustrated and discussed in Philip Zea and Robert C. Cheney, Clock Making in New England, 1725-1825, p. 90. $4,000-6,000
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478 Aaron Willard Jr. Alarm Timepiece, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1815, the mahogany case with five-piece backboard, painted iron Roman numeral dial faintly numbered and inscribed ...Willard, Jr., blued-steel barbed hands, top-mounted alarm bell, crossbanded inlaid frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets the waist glass inscribed Patent and flanked with brass side ornaments, the lower glass depicts country scene framed by a red, blue, mustard, and gold scrolled border, eight-day time and integral alarm brass movement die stamped at the bottom of the front plate Aaron Willard Jr./Boston., fillister head screws for case attachment, recoil escapement, and alarm train all powered by a period lead weight and regulated by a brass-faced lead-backed pendulum, ht. 33 in.
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Note: For additional information on Aaron Willard Jr. see Paul Foley, Willard’s Patent Timepieces, pp. 329-30, and for a look at the variety of alarm movements found on his clocks, see pp. 143-46. $7,000-9,000
479 Simon Willard Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1810, painted iron Roman numeral dial with pierced blued-steel hands, mahogany crossbanded inlaid case framing reverse-painted glasses, the lower geometric pattern glass in blue, creme and gold inscribed S. Willard’s Patent, the waist glass with cross-hatched gold decoration flanked by brass side ornaments, eight-day timepiece movement with step train, fillister head case attachment, and dead-beat escapement set in a uniformly cut head, regulated by a pendulum and powered by a lead weight, ht. 33 in. $1,000-1,500
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480 Simon Willard Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1815, mahogany case with painted iron Roman numeral dial, crossbanded inlaid frames with mustard, gold leaf, and green reverse-painted tablets, the waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments and signed S. Willard’s Patent, the box glass with stenciled columns and geometric design with Federal eagle, shield and stars at the pendulum aperture, eight-day timepiece with T-bridge, step train, through bolt case attachment, and recoil escapement, pendulum and lead weight, ht. 33 in. $3,000-5,000
481 Lemuel Curtis Patent Timepiece “Banjo” Clock, Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1815, the mahogany case with painted iron Roman numeral dial signed Warranted by L. Curtis/ Concord, blued-steel moon hands, gilt “Concord-style” rope moldings frame the reverse-painted glasses, the waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments with silver leaf crosshatching on a red ground and marked Patent within a scroll leaf border, the lower depicting and marked Mount Vernon framed by a stenciled leaf decoration, eightday timepiece with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 34 in. Note: For a comprehensive look at Concord timepieces including those of Lemuel Curtis, please see David F. Wood, “Concord Massachusetts Clockmakers, 1811-1831,” The Magazine Antiques, May 2001. $7,000-9,000
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482 J.N. Dunning Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1820, painted iron dial with Roman numerals and inscribed J. N. Dunning, mahogany case with half round moldings framing reversepainted tablets, the lower depicting a quiet river scene and cottage, the waist glass with red, green, and gold leafage framed by brass side ornaments, eight-day brass timepiece regulated by a brass-faced, lead-backed pendulum and powered by a lead weight, ht. 32 in. $1,000-1,500
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483 Nathaniel Munroe Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1815, the mahogany case with convex painted iron Arabic numeral dial, gilt rope moldings frame the reverse-painted glasses, the throat flanked by brass side ornaments with stenciled decoration, Federal eagle and marked N. Munroe, the lower on a red and green ground with silver leaf stenciling and shield pendulum aperture, eight-day timepiece with lead weight, pendulum, and butterfly tiedown, ht. 33 in.
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Note: For information on Munroe and other Concord timepiece clockmakers, please see David F. Wood, “Concord, Massachusetts Clockmakers, 1811-1831,” The Magazine Antiques, May 2001. $1,000-1,500
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484 Samuel Whiting Patent Timepiece, Concord, Massachusetts. c. 1825, mahogany case, half-round molding enclosing the crotch mahogany panels in the throat and lower door, brass bezel and side ornaments, painted iron dial marked Warranted by S. Whiting, Concord, brass, eight-day, timepiece movement powered by an iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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485 Aaron Willard Patent Timepiece or “Banjo� Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1820, mahogany case with painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed Aaron Willard, Boston, gilded rope front frames with reverse-painted glasses, the lower of a mother and child, the waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments, with ribbon scrolls framing a stenciled center, eight-day timepiece with through bolt attachment and recoil escapement, pendulum, and lead weight, ht. 34 in. $3,000-5,000
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486 Aaron Willard Jr. Patent Timepiece with Alarm, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1825, mahogany case with alarm bell mounted above, separate weight channel through the waist, Roman numeral painted iron dial, brass alarm disc and blued-steel hands, gilded rope front moldings frame the reverse-painted glasses, the waist flanked by brass side ornaments with stenciled decoration on a red ground, the hinged lower of a steer next to a stream, eight-day time and alarm movement stamped A. Willard Jr./Boston with pendulum and alarm and time lead weights, ht. 32 1/2 in.
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Note: Patent timepieces and shelf and tall clocks carried many variations of alarm movements. For many of these interesting variations please see Paul J. Foley, Willard Patent Timepieces, pp. 141-48. $4,000-6,000
487 Aaron Willard Jr. Patent Timepiece or “Banjo� Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1815, mahogany case with painted iron Arabic numeral dial signed A. Willard Jr./Boston, blued-steel hands, the gilded rope fronts frame reverse-painted tablets, the waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments and inscribed Patent, the lower a classical lady in a garden within an oval stenciled border, eight-day timepiece with recoil escapement, fillister head screws for case attachment, pendulum, and lead weight, ht. 35 in. $4,000-6,000
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488 James Collins New Hampshire Mirror Clock, Goffstown, New Hampshire, c. 1830, black-painted pine case, gilt and painted half columns enclose the mirrored lower tablet and the reverse-painted dial glass (cracked), 7 3/4in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked James Collins, Goffstown, brass, eight-day, timepiece movement, with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 29 1/2 in. $800-1,200
489 Mahogany “Harp Pattern” or Lyre Clock Attributed to John Sawin, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1825, the “true” lyre-form case with painted iron Roman numeral dial, carved acanthus leaf and scroll midsection with fractured original reverse-painted glass, pedestal below terminating in an acorn finial, eight-day brass movement with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 41 in. Note: For further information on “harp pattern” wall clocks please see Paul J. Foley, Willard’s Patent Timepieces, pp. 127-36. $2,000-4,000
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490 Henry Hinkley Mahogany Lyre Clock, Boston, c. 1830, the painted iron dial with Roman numerals signed Hinkley above the carved lyre midsection with reversepainted glass, the lower box glass with scroll decoration and crosshatched pendulum aperture all on a mustard ground with veneered pedestal below, eight-day brass timepiece movement with recoil escapement, pendulum and iron weight, ht. 37 in. Note: According to Paul Foley in Willard’s Patent Timepieces, pp. 264-65, Hinkley led a very interesting life as a clockmaker, rubbing shoulders with Sawin & Dyar and John Sawin, serving as a journeyman for Aaron Willard Jr. at the same time as Edward Howard and David P. Davis, and working as a journeyman for Howard and Davis in the mid-19th century. He also served as a soldier in the Civil War. When he died in 1904, he was described as the “oldest clockmaker in the United States.” $2,500-4,500
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491 L. Curtis Girandole Clock Attributed to Stennes, gilt frames enclosing the convex reverse-painted glasses, the waist inscribed Patent, the lower Aurora, brass bezel over the convex painted iron dial marked L. Curtis, brass, eight-day, weight-powered movement stamped E. Howard & Co., Boston, with a lead weight, ht. 45 in. $2,000-3,500 492 Elmer Stennes Carved Mahogany Lyre Clock, 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 Roman numeral dial marked Elmer O, Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., eight-day time-only movement stamped E.O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass. 70, pendulum and cast iron weight, ht. 43 in. $2,000-4,000 493 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. $1,500-2,500
494 Waltham Miniature “Banjo” Time Piece, Waltham, Massachusetts, with mahogany case, 3 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial, above the reverse-painted glass tablets, 37-size, leverescapement, key-wind, eight-day movement, ht. 21 in. $600-800
495 Miniature Diamond-Head Wall Clock by Wayne R. Cline, Bowling Green, Kentucky, mahogany case with line inlay, reversepainted tablets signed Munroe, Concord on the waist and Perry on the lower, painted dial signed Wayne R. Cline, Bowling Green, KY, Waltham 37-size, key-wind, lever-escapement movement, lg. 21 in. $400-600
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496 David Wood Shelf Clock, Newburyport, Massachusetts, c. 1815, mahogany case with solid fret, arched and glazed hood door over the painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed D. Wood., raised gilt and fruit decoration in the spandrels, a Federal gilded urn with drapery swags and flowers in the arch, plain quarter columns flank the lower door, French feet and scalloped apron base, eight-day timepiece movement with recoil escapement, strap brass pendulum rod, and brass-faced bob, all powered by a single tin-cased weight, ht. 37 3/4 in.
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Note: Formerly in the collection of the Henry Ford Museum. This clock is illustrated in Brooks Palmer, A Treasury of American Clocks, p. 32. $10,000-15,000
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497 John Munroe Mahogany Shelf Clock, Barnstable, Massachusetts, c. 1800, case attributed to William Munroe, Concord, the case with molded fret top and brass finials, painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signed John Munroe/Barnstable in the lower gilt scroll cartouche, line and banded inlaid base with scalloped apron and high French feet, eight-day “passing strike� movement with recoil escapement and bell with casting mark Ainsworth/Warrington, lead weight and pendulum, together with a bench-made inlaid shelf, ht. of clock 40 in. $10,000-15,000
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498 Joseph Loring Mahogany Shelf Clock, Sterling, Massachusetts, c. 1800, molded fret top and inlaid plinth over the glazed “kidney” dial opening, painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signed Joseph Loring, Sterling below the raised gilded swags, the richly figured lower section with line, banded, and fan inlays, scalloped apron and French feet, eight-day timepiece movement with recoil escapement, pendulum, and lead weight, together with a bench-made mahogany shelf, clock ht. 40 in. Note: Joseph Loring was an important journeyman for the Willards and other clockmakers in Massachusetts. His work is known from Sterling and Boston. Loring’s account book is in the collections at the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. $8,000-12,000
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499 Asa Hall Mahogany Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1800, the scrolled top with inlaid finial plinth, brass finials, glazed dial opening over the painted iron “kidney” dial with Roman numerals, seconds dial, and signed Asa Hall/Plymouth., pierced blued-steel hour and minute hands and pointer seconds, all framed by a blue-painted dial mat, banded inlaid lower section all on ogee bracket feet, eight-day movement with train configured to register seconds, rack and snail strike, 10-in. strap brass pendulum and two lead weights with integral pulleys, ht. 36 in. $8,000-12,000
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500 Bird’s-eye Maple Dwarf Clock, probably southeastern Massachusetts, c. 1820, the scroll-top case with mahogany moldings, rear door for access to mechanical components, arched and glazed door over the painted iron dial with Arabic numerals, gilt scroll decorated spandrels and starburst in the arch, plain quarter columns flank the rectangular waist door all on a French foot base with scalloped apron, eight-day alarm timepiece movement with recoil escapement and “passing” strike on bell mounted above the movement, 24-in. pendulum and iron weight, ht. 42 in. $8,000-12,000
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501 Reuben Tower Dwarf Clock, Hingham, Massachusetts, c. 1818, the pine case with mahoganized surface, molded top over the arched and glazed door flanked by freestanding columns, painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed Reuben Tower, Hingham, blued-steel “figure 8” hands, the waist door with faux painted banding, the base plinth with similar treatment all on bracket feet, eight-day timepiece movement with “passing” strike, pendulum, and lead weight, ht. 47 1/2 in. Note: A related clock in a painted pine frettop case is in the J. Cheney Wells Collection at Old Sturbridge Village, see Philip Zea and Robert C. Cheney, Clock Making in New England, 1725-1825, p. 106. $10,000-15,000
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502 Joshua Wilder Dwarf Clock, Hingham, Massachusetts, c. 1815, the pine case with glazed dial opening, painted iron dial marked Warranted by Joshua Wilder, Hingham, gilded spandrels with Federal shields, full-length rear door for weight and pendulum access, eightday time and passing strike movement with cast iron weight and 18-in. pendulum rod and brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 42 in. $800-1,200 503 Twenty Titles on Antique Clocks and Furniture, including Brooks Palmer, The Book of American Clocks (1966) and A Treasury of American Clocks (1967), Wallace Nutting, The Clock Book (1935), Penrose Hoopes, Connecticut Clock Makers of the Eighteenth Century (1930), Kenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, 1810-1862 (1970), and Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock (1973), Chris H. Bailey, Two Hundred Years of American Clocks and Watches, Charles S. Parsons, New Hampshire Clocks and Clockmakers, Bishop and Distin, The American Clock, Dworetsky and Dickstein, Horology Americana, Petrucelli and Sposato, American Banjo Clocks, Chipman P. Ela, The Banjo Timepiece, Battison and Kane, The American Clock, 1725-1865, Husher and Welch, A Study of Simon Willard’s Clocks, Robinson and Burt, The Willard House and Clock Museum and The Willard Family of Clockmakers, Paul J. Foley, Willard’s Patent Time Pieces, G.H. Baillie, Brittens Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers (7th Edition, 1956), and Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World (1969), Joseph K. Ott, Rhode Island Furniture, 1730-1810: The John Brown House Loan Exhibition, Wallace Nutting Period Furniture (pamphlet, unknown date), and Warren H. Niebling, History of the American Watch Case. $300-500 504 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, wood, thirty-hour, weightpowered, time and strike movement with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 29 in. $750-1,500
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505 Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, the mahogany scroll-top case with painted wooden Arabic numeral dial with basket of fruit below the center, reverse-painted tablet of a town center with pendulum aperture, freestanding columns flanking the door and French feet with scalloped apron, thirty-hour time and strike movement with count-wheel strike regulated by a pendulum and powered by two iron weights, ht. 31 1/2 in. $800-1,200 506 Silas Hoadley “Upside-Down” Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1820, the scroll-top case with striped maple plinths, glazed door over the painted wooden Arabic numeral dial gilt corners and town landscape with the oval at numeral six, printed maker’s label stating in part, Franklin Clocks/ With the Improvement of Bushing the Pivots with Ivory/...Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour “upside-down” wooden movement with count-wheel strike, pendulum, and two iron weights, ht. 30 in. $400-600
507 Eli Terry Outside Escapement Pillar and Scroll Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1817-18, the mahogany case with scroll top, flame birch plinths and brass finials, freestanding columns flanking the full-length door, the glazed upper section over the painted wooden Arabic numeral dial with floral spandrels, outside escapement with blued-steel diamond-shaped hands, the lower with reverse-painted glass depicting a rural garden scene with trees and pendulum aperture, all on French feet with scalloped apron, the label inside the backboard reading in part, Patent/Invented/Made and Sold By Eli Terry, Plymouth., Model 3, thirty-hour wooden movement with full plates, count-wheel strike and tin-cased weights with wooden caps and integral pulleys, ht. 29 1/2 in. Provenance: Peter Mitchell, Mitchell Inn, Middletown, New York. Note: These rare examples of the birth of mass production in clockmaking are discussed and illustrated in Kenneth Roberts and Snowden Taylor, Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock (revised second edition), pp. 87-90; this clock is illustrated in Brooks Palmer, The Book of American Clocks, pls. 182, 183. $15,000-25,000
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508 Seth Thomas Off-Center Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1818, the mahogany scroll-top case with printed maker’s label inside stating in part, Patent Clocks/Made and Sold by/SETH THOMAS/ and warranted if well used., painted wooden Roman numeral dial with floral spandrels, Arabic minute marks inside the chapter ring and seconds bit, thirty-hour, time and strike, wooden strap movement with center count-wheel regulated by off-center-mounted pendulum and powered by two compounded weights, ht. 29 1/2 in. $1,000-2,000
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509 Eli Terry Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1820, the mahogany scroll-top case with printed paper label stating in part, Patent Clocks Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut by Eli Terry/ Inventor and Patentee/Warranted if Well Used, freestanding columns flanking the full-length case door, upper glazed section over the painted wooden Arabic numeral dial with floral spandrels, the lower, a reverse-painted glass with Masonic iconography, scalloped apron and French feet, thirty-hour time and countwheel strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 29 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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510 Eli Terry and Sons Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, the scroll-top case with full length glazed door, the top over the painted wooden Roman numeral dial with gilt corners and floral decoration in the center, the lower reverse-painted glass depicting a formal garden space, all on French feet with scalloped apron, printed maker’s label stating in part, Patent Clocks Invented by Eli Terry, Plymouth/Made and Sold by Eli Terry and Sons, thirty-hour wooden movement with two iron weights and pendulum, ht. 30 in. $1,000-1,500
512 Lucius Bradley Eight-day Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Watertown, Connecticut, 1825, the scroll-top mahogany case with turned, freestanding columns flanking the door, the lower tablet a reverse-painting on glass of a garden scene, printed label inside case, the painted Roman numeral dial marked Lucius B. Bradley, Watertown, Ct., brass, eight-day, time and strike movement powered by two compounded cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 32 3/4 in. $800-1,200
511 Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, 1820, mahogany scroll-top case with three brass urn finials, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, raised gilt decoration, and basket of flowers below the center, reverse-painted lower glass of a country house, printed paper maker’s label stating in part, Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry./Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut by Seth Thomas, thirty-hour wooden movement with count-wheel strike, two cast iron weights, and pendulum, ht. 32 in. $2,500-3,500
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513 Aaron Willard Mahogany Wall Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1830, the timepiece form with painted iron Roman numeral dial and signed Aaron Willard/ Boston, reverse-painted black and gold glasses, the hinged lower marked Regulator, eight-day trapezoidal movement with step train, maintaining power, and dead-beat escapement powered by an iron weight and regulated by a brass pendulum bob with a gilded wooden rod, ht. 50 in. Provenance: Owned by Philip L. Spalding early in the 20th century and given by him to Estabrook & Company, Boston, in June of 1935. $10,000-15,000
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514 Louis Bernhard Thirty-day Wall Regulator, Bloomsburg (Columbia County), Pennsylvania, 1875, walnut and burl walnut veneered case with carved crest depicting “Columbia” and flanking finials, full-length glass door opens to the glass dial with Roman numerals and seconds dial, lower removable pedestal with carved stylized lion’s head, thirty-day skeletonized movement signed on the front plate Louis Bernhard, Bloomsburg, Pa., with front-mounted escape wheel, maintaining power, and gravity escapement with pivoted detent arms similar to “Reids spring pallet” escapement, single faceted jar mercury temperature-compensating pendulum signed and dated Louis Bernhard/1875 and powered by a brass-cased weight, a separate skeletonized striking movement mounted in the base is also signed Louis Bernhard, Bloomsburg, Pa and carries a front-mounted count-wheel strike and rear-mounted hammer striking on a bell inside the case powered by a separate brass-cased weight, ht. 95, wd. 32 in. Note: Louis Bernhard (1839-1921) was a German immigrant finally settling in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Of the three timekeepers extant by this maker, one is a chronometer, the other two regulators. The present example remains the only one in private hands and is possibly the example in his home described in J.H. Battle’s History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 323, as “a most elaborately finished case of black walnut, an astronomical clock of the most perfect workmanship...valued upwards of $500.”
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517 A. Howard No. 5 Regulator, Boston, c. 1861, the grain-painted cherry case with black and gilt reverse-painted glasses, 7-in. printed paper on zinc dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day weight-powered movement stamped A Howard, Boston, all powered by an iron weight, ht. 29 in. Note: When the company was formed on March 24, 1861, Albert Howard was elected president and Edward Howard treasurer. $1,000-1,500
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518 E. Howard No. 11 Keyhole Regulator, Boston, c. 1875, with rosewood-grain-painted cherry case, painted iron dial, lower tablet reverse-painted in red, black, and gold, brass, weight-powered, time-only movement marked E Howard & Co., Boston, wooden pendulum rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 31 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 519 E. Howard & Company No. 5 Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1870, the rosewood-grain-painted case with painted zinc Roman numeral dial signed E. Howard & Co./Boston, half-round moldings frame the black, gold, and maroon reverse-painted glasses, eight-day timepiece movement stamped E. Howard & Co./Boston powered by an iron weight and regulated by a damascened pendulum, ht. 30 in. $1,800-2,200
520 Howard & Davis No. 1 Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1860, the rosewood-grainpainted case with turned wooden bezel over the 12 1/2-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial signed Howard & Davis/Boston with seconds bit, hinged waist and base doors with half-round moldings frame the black and gold reverse-painted glasses, the lower opens to the weight baffle and tie-down, eightday trapezoidal movement with dead-beat escapement, stepped train, top-mounted regulating assembly all powered by an iron weight and regulated by a gilt wooden pendulum rod and damascened brass-faced bob, ht. 50 in. $4,000-6,000 515 E. Howard Box Bottom Wall Regulator, Boston, the rosewood-grain-painted cherry case with rounded frames enclosing the gilt and black reverse-painted glass tablets, printed paper on zinc dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day, weight-powered, timepiece movement, wooden pendulum rod with damascened brass-faced ball, all powered by an iron weight marked with a “V,” ht. 29 in. $800-1,200
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516 E. Howard No. 10 Figure Eight Wall Clock, Boston, c. 1875, the mahogany case with reverse-painted black, red, and gold glasses, painted iron dial marked E. Howard & Co.,” Boston, brass eight-day movement marked as the dial, gilt wooden pendulum rod, and a lead weight, ht. 34 in. $1,500-2,500
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521 Howard & Davis No. 3 Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1860, the rosewood-grainpainted case with upper bezel opening to the 9-in. printed paper on zinc Roman numeral dial inscribed Howard & Davis/Boston, half round frames enclosing black and gold tablets, the lower opens to the weight baffle, tie-down, and damascened pendulum bob, eight-day movement stamped Howard & Davis/Boston powered by an iron weight with cast “3,” ht. 38 in. $2,000-4,000
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522 E. Howard & Company No. 6 Figure Eight Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1875, walnut case with carved cresting, 15-in. Roman numeral dial signed E. Howard & Co./ Boston, seconds bit, and blued-steel hands, the full-length door with printed Directions for Putting Up the Clock...E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., black, maroon, and gold leaf tablets open to the gilt pendulum rod and damascened pendulum bob with tie-down, eight-day rectangular plate movement stamped E. Howard & Co./Boston with deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, and compounded iron weight, ht. 58 in. Note: A note inside the case reads: “This clock hung in Young’s Hotel in Boston for many years.” Young’s Hotel was located on Court Street in the financial district of Boston. $8,000-12,000
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523 E. Howard No. 7 Figure Eight Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1875, walnut case with carved cresting, full-length glazed door with printed Directions for Putting up the Clock...E. Howard & Co./Boston, opening to the 12-in. painted Roman numeral dial signed E. Howard & Co./Boston in shadow block lettering, blued-steel diamond hands, black, gold, and maroon tablets with apertures to reveal the gilded pendulum rod and damascened pendulum bob, eight-day rectangular timepiece movement stamped E. Howard & Co./Boston with recoil escapement, and cast iron weight, ht. 50 in. $5,000-7,000 524 E. Howard & Company Sidewalk Clock Movement, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1890, painted iron frame with original pinstriping, five-train movement with dead-beat escapement and removable pallets, together with dial gearing cluster for two dials, and one hand, ht. 14 3/4 in. $1,500-2,000
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525 Two E. Howard Eight-day Wall Clock Movements, both complete with trapezoidal plates, one marked Howard & Davis, Boston with dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, and remnants of regulating bracket mounted above, ht. 7, the other E. Howard & Co. with recoil escapement, Geneva stop, vacant holes for regulating assembly above, ht. 7 in., (lacking counterweight on intermediate wheel and pawl on Geneva stop). $200-400 526 Two E. Howard & Company Zinc Wall Clock Movements, both mechanically complete, the first with Geneva stop, counterbalance on the intermediate wheel and partial regulating bracket, the other with partial stop mechanism, front plate mounted intermediate wheel, and partial regulating bracket, both with recoil escapements and marked E. Howard & Co./Boston, ht. 6 3/4 in. $200-400 527 Three E. Howard & Company Eight-day Wall Clock Movements, two weight-powered examples with brass plates, Geneva stops, recoil escapements, and marked E. Howard & Co./Boston, the last a zinc plate springpowered movement with recoil escapement, regulating assembly and marked on the front plate E. Howard & Co./Boston, ht. 6 1/4 to 7 1/4 in. $200-400 530
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528 Two Eight-day Movements and E. Howard Parts, Chelsea, Massachusetts, E. Howard & Co., two complete eight-day movements, the first by Chelsea Clock Company, the next, possibly Boston Clock Company; and an eight-day E. Howard & Co. eight-day movement (lacking minute wheel) and the remains of an E. Howard regulator movement marked E. Howard & Co. comprising a set of plates, front plate wheel work, and a center wheel within the plates. $200-400
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529 E. Howard No. 21 Gallery Clock, E. Howard & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1920, 24-in marble Roman numeral dial inscribed in red, E. Howard & Co./Boston, steel trefoil hands, eight-day nickel plated movement with recoil escapement, Geneva stops, hand counterbalance on intermediate wheel, 11 1/2-in. pendulum with damascened pendulum bob and lead weight, all housed in a painted wooden case, max. dia. 24 in. $1,000-1,500
531 Custom Order E. Howard Keyhole Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1875, mahogany case with black, gold, and red reverse-painted lower tablet and paper label on inside of door, 15-in. painted iron dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day brass movement marked as the dial, regulated by a pendulum and powered by a round-bottom cast iron weight, ht. 34 in. $10,000-15,000
530 E. Howard No. 20 Marble Dial Wall Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1920, the 24-in. Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, brass, eight-day, time-only movement marked as the dial, with counterbalanced hands and Geneva stop, powered by a compounded cast iron weight marked 70, ht. 28 in. $2,000-3,000
532 E. Howard No. 70 16-inch Dial Wall Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, with oak case, 16-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, lower door with reverse painted glass in black, gold and red, all housing a nickelplated, eight-day, weight-driven timepiece movement marked E Howard & Co., Boston, 4, powered by an iron weight marked 70 and regulated by a damascened decorated pendulum bob, ht. 42 in. $3,000-5,000
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533 E. Howard Regulator No. 75 Wall Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1889, the oak case with carved accents, lower door with reversepainted maroon, black, and gold glass, 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, weight-powered eightday timepiece movement marked as the dial and with 70, ht. 34 in. $3,000-5,000
534 Seth Thomas Regulator No. 1 “Keyhole” Wall Clock, Connecticut, c. 1910, the oak case with 12-in. painted zinc Arabic numeral dial, black and gold reverse-painted glass in lower door, eight-day, weight-powered, timeonly movement, and a wooden pendulum rod with brass-faced bob, ht. 34 in. $1,000-1,500
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535 E. Howard & Company Watch Ephemera, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1870, most addressed to Mr. John P. Adams, a watch adjuster in Ipswich, Massachusetts, related to watches stopping due to key areas not having proper oil, one signed E. Howard & Co. finishes with We did not suppose any living man would leave such a peace dry but havin found such a one, we hope there are no more., a large group of blank watch Certificate of Adjustment, Howard blank receipts, correspondence with the Seth Thomas Clock Company, period price lists from the Howard and Illinois Watch Company. $200-300
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536 E. Howard & Company No. 80 Renaissance Revival Tall Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1890, the fully carved mahogany case with sarcophagus top and two carved finials, octagonal glazed dial opening flanked by engaged columns and carved leaf spandrels over the 15-in. cast brass dial inscribed E. Howard & Co./Boston within the seconds bit, applied raised Roman numeral chapters, cast decorated zone, the waist section capped by carved ram’s heads, swags and a central winged cupid over the lancet-shaped beveled glass door flanked by three-quarter columns all on a raised and carved two-stage base, eight-day time, strike and quarter-hour Westminster chiming movement on coiled gongs with gilded wooden rod, deadbeat escapement, brass-faced pendulum bob, brass pendulum tie-down and three compounded brass-cased weights, ht. 106 in. $7,000-9,000
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537 Waterbury No. 61 Regulator, France and Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1900, the walnut case with carved cresting and finials, 12-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial with pierced hands and sweep seconds, full-length glazed door over the two faceted jar mercury temperature-compensating pendulum, beat scale cast Waterbury, elaborately carved removable floor standing base, French eightday timepiece with pin-wheel escapement, maintaining power and a single brass-cased weight, ht. 96 1/4 in. $2,000-4,000
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538 Mahogany Pin-wheel Wall Regulator, France, c. 1890, the case with carved crown and dentil molding top, full-length glazed door opening to the 11-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial with blued spade hands and sweep center seconds, eight-day timepiece with pin-wheel escapement, maintaining power regulated by a cylindrical brass-cased pendulum bob and wooden rod with nickel beat scale calibrated and engraved A. Witte/ Suffern, N.Y., all powered by a single brasscased weight, ht. 70 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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539 Walnut Pin-wheel Wall Regulator, France, c. 1890, the walnut case with full-length glazed door over the 12-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial with moon hands and sweep seconds, eight-day, brass, pin-wheel escapement movement with maintaining power and large grid iron temperature compensating pendulum, all powered by a single brasscased weight, ht. 65 in. $2,000-4,000
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540 French Empire Wall Regulator, c. 1840, mahogany case with pediment top, glazed full-length door with square dial opening and Gothic lancet-top lower section, 10-in. round porcelain dial with Roman numerals surrounded by an engine-turned brass bezel, eight-day, weight-powered movement with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power, with a grid iron pendulum and a brasscased weight, ht. 74 in. $2,500-3,500
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541 Carved Walnut Aneroid Wall Barometer, last quarter 19th century, with a pitch pediment and central finial above the turned columns flanking the silvered scale mercury thermometer, carved sunburst and finials in the midsection, 9 3/4-in. engraved silvered barometer dial with floral carved spandrels and freestanding columns, all above the lower carved pedestal, ht. 49 in. $600-800
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542 Charles Wilder Mahogany Veneer Stick Barometer, Peterboro, New Hampshire, 19th century, exposed glass mercury tube dividing the silvered barometer scale, marked as above and Woodruff’s PAT. June 5, 1860, and the alcohol thermometer plate, marked Wilder Troy, N.Y., vernier scale adjusted by a metal rod protruding through the arched top, glazed hinged door, terminating in a molded base, ht. 37 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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543 Mahogany Stick Barometer by Huddleston, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1860, the engraved silvered dial reading Huddleston Boston, with a thermometer and vernier under the glazed window, full-length mercury and glass housing tube terminating in a turned covered cistern, ht. 38 in. $800-1,200
544 Walnut Stick Barometer by E.C. Spooner, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1880, the silvered dial plate engraved in part, The Standard, Storm King Barometer, Manufactured by E.C. Spooner Boston, and thermometer enclosed under the glazed and molded window, fulllength mercury tube and elongated cistern cover, ebonized trim throughout, lg. 41 1/2 in. $800-1,200
545 Rosewood and Rosewood Veneer Wheel Barometer by Jackson, England, c. 1830, with a removable alcohol thermometer box on throat, brass bezel surrounding the 9-in. silvered dial engraved Jackson Nottingham, ht. 39 1/2 in. $500-700
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546 Timby’s Solar Timepiece No. 36, Manufactured by L. E. Whiting, Saratoga Springs, New York, c. 1863, the walnut case with centrally mounted terrestrial globe marked Gilman Joslin, Boston, c. 1860, revolving printed hour dial with Arabic numerals and minute markings, the lower printed paper Arabic seconds dial with eight-day jeweled lever-escapement movement mounted behind and wound from the rear, original paper label inside lower door stating in part Timby’s Solar Time-Piece, Manufactured by L.E. Whiting, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,...Warranted accurate and of perfect workmanship throughout., original label stating Timby’s Patent Timepiece, Patented 1863, No. 36, ht. 27 in. $3,000-5,000
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547 Philip’s 6-inch Terrestrial Globe Clock, London, first quarter 20th century, the globe with twelve gores, cartouche reading in part, Philip’s 6inch Terrestrial Globe London, pierced hour hand radiating off the north pole, brass hour circle with hour and quarter-hour markings in black and red distinguishing AM and PM, all resting on a fluted center column, the circular brass base encloses the eight-day, spring-powered, time-only movement, and is marked Made in France and Smith & Son Ltd. on the bottom, ht. 11 3/4 in. $800-1,200
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548 Curtis & Clark Miniature Shelf Clock, case by Charles Platt, New York, movement, Connecticut, c. 1825, the mahogany case with carved columns flanking the painted iron Roman numeral dial signed Curtis & Clark/Plymouth within a stenciled border and painted shell spandrels, printed maker’s label inside backboard stating in part, Clocks Made by Curtis and Clark/Plymouth, Con./This clock combines advantages over any other clock made in this country, for convenience. It is made of the best materials, the springs imported from Geneva., eight-day, time and strike, spring-powered movement, ht. 23 in. $4,000-6,000
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549 Spencer Hotchkiss & Company Timepiece, Salem Bridge, Connecticut, c. 1830, mahogany case with stenciled half columns and splat, maker’s label on inside backboard stating in part, Eight Day Timepiece Manufactured by Spencer Hotchkiss and Co./Salem Bridge, Conn., mirrored lower tablet, painted wooden dial over the brass eight-day, time-only movement powered by a lead weight with integral pulley, ht. 21 in. Provenance: Thomas Grimshaw, 1976. $4,000-6,000
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550 Spencer & Hotchkiss Carved Salem Bridge Shelf Clock, Salem Bridge, Connecticut, c. 1830, mahogany case with carved splat of two cornucopias, carved pineapple finials and split columns with leaves and vines flanking the full-length door, reverse-painted lower tablet (considerable losses), printed maker’s label inside, painted wooden Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt decoration, all on paw feet, brass, eight-day, time and strike movement powered by two compounded lead weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 30 in. $6,000-8,000
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551 Heman Clark Mahogany Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1820, case-oncase form with freestanding columns flanking the painted iron Arabic numeral dial and marked H. Clark, Plymouth, seconds dial and blued-steel hands, the lower reverse-painted tablet with stenciled border and gristmill scene on a river with waterfall, eight-day time and strike “Salem Bridge” movement with pendulum and two compound suspended cast iron weights, ht. 26 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
553 Silas Hoadley Time and Alarm Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, with fruit stenciled splat, wooden dial with Arabic numerals, lower frosted glass tablet with a lyre, 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 two cast iron weights, ht. 25 1/2 in. $800-1,200
552 Silas Hoadley Transitional Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, mahogany case topped by a stenciled splat with split columns flanking the full-length door, all on French feet, painted wood Arabic numeral dial, lower tablet stenciled and reverse-painted, printed maker’s label on inside of backboard, thirty-hour, ivory bushed, wood, time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights, ht. 29 in. $300-500
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554 George Barber Miniature Shelf Clock, Unionville, Connecticut, c. 1840, the mahogany case with carved columns flanking the painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, raised gilded dots around the perimeter, gilt and painted scrollwork in the spandrels, the lower tablet depicting a country garden scene with pendulum aperture, printed label inside reading in part, Invented by Eli Terry/ Made and Sold by George Barber/Unionville, Conn..., thirty-hour, five-wheel-train, wooden movement with count-wheel strike and recoil escapement powered by two iron weights, ht. 22 in. $4,000-6,000
557 Hotchkiss and Benedict Triple-decker Clock, Auburn, New York, c. 1834-36, painted wooden dial inscribed Warranted by Hotchkiss & Benedict, Roman numerals and stenciled gilt flowers in the spandrels, lower section with tapered flat columns and carved capitals flanking the door with looking glass in the lower section and painted tablet above, printed maker’s label inside stating: A. Munger’s Patent Eight Day Brass Clocks, Made, Warranted and Sold Wholesale and Retail by Hotchkiss & Benedict, Auburn, N.Y., eight-day weight-powered brass movement stamped No. 2348, finger pointing seconds hand, compound hung weights and eagle pendulum bob, ht. 38 in.
555 S.B. Terry Bevel Front Mahogany Shelf Clock, Terry’s Ville, Connecticut, c. 1840, the door with half-round door moldings frame the reverse-painted lower tablet depicting a classical Greek revival building and heartshaped pendulum aperture, printed paper on wood Roman numeral dial marked Silas B. Terry/ Terry’s Ville Conn., brass, thirty-hour, “upside down” time and strike movement, with two cast iron weights and pendulum, ht. 24 in. $800-1,200
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556 S.B. Terry Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, mahogany case with double quarter-round sides and cove molded top, paper dust cover on the interior, lower reverse-painted tablet depicting a two-spire church with heart-shaped pendulum aperture, sheet brass dial with raised Roman numeral chapter ring, brass, thirty-hour, time and strike, “upside down” brass movement with two brass-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 22 1/2 in. $700-900
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558 Boardman & Wells Fusee Steeple Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, mahogany case, lower glass with stenciled border and strawberries, painted zinc dial, brass, thirty-hour, time and strike movement with two wooden fusees mounted to brass brackets below, printed maker’s label marked in part, Made and Sold by C. Boardman, also by J.A. Wells, ht. 20 in. $500-700 559 Chauncey Boardman Triple Fusee Steeple Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1848, mahogany case with beveled door molding, lower tablet a Fenn glass of an eagle (cracked), painted zinc dial, printed maker’s label inside, brass, thirty-hour, time, strike, and alarm movement with three wooden fusees, ht. 20 in. $400-600
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560 Birge & Fuller Mahogany Double Steeple Wagon Spring Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, transfer decorated and painted tablets on top and lower doors, printed paper label on backboard stating J. Ives Patent Equalizing Lever Spring, Eight Day Brass Clocks...Birge & Fuller, Bristol Conn., eight-day time and strike movement powered by an iron leaf spring mounted in the base, ht. 27 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 561 Jerome Ripple Front Wall Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1850, the rosewood and mahogany ripple molded short drop octagon case with carved side “ears,” 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, eight-day, spring-powered, time and strike movement with the smaller strike spring mounted between brass caps and hooked to the center pillar post, ht. 22 in. $300-500 562 Atkins Clock Co. Thirty-day Wagon Spring Wall Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1855, rosewood drop octagon case with ripple molding, glazed brass bezel over the 12-in. painted zinc dial, round, brass, time-only movement mounted to the heavy cast iron frame of the equalizing lever spring (wagon spring), ht. 25 in. $1,500-2,500 563 Atkins Clock Co. Thirty-day Fusee Wall Timepiece, c. 1860, rosewood drop octagon case with ripple molding, glazed brass bezel over the 12-in. painted zinc dial marked J.J. Beals & Co., Haymarket Sq., Boston, round brass movement mounted to the iron frame housing the two brass fusees, printed label of J.J. Beals inside of case, ht. 25 in. $1,000-1,500
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564 Jerome Fusee Ripple Front Wall Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1850, with a mahogany ripple molded short drop octagon case, 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, large eight-day time and strike fusee movement, and maker’s label on inside of backboard, ht. 22 in. $500-700
566 Brewster & Ingraham Ogee Gothic Rosewood Shelf Clock, the four-spire case with rounded frames, the lower with a frosted glass tablet, painted zinc Roman numeral dial over the eight-day time and strike movement stamped by the maker, label on inside of backboard (missing bottom half), ht. 20 in. $400-600
565 J.C. Brown Ripple Ogee Gothic Rosewood Shelf Clock, c. 1845, the four-spire rosewood veneered case with ripple front frames, the lower enclosing an etched gothic-themed tablet, painted zinc Roman numeral dial, printed maker’s label on backboard, eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 20 in. $800-1,200
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567 J.C. Brown Mahogany Ripple Front Steeple Clock, Forestville, Connecticut, the mahogany veneered case with ripple front frames, the lower enclosing a reverse-painted countrysidethemed tablet, painted zinc Roman numeral dial, marked J.C. Brown Forestville, Ct., printed maker’s label inside, eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 20 in. $300-500
568 J.C. Brown Rosewood Ripple Front Steeple Clock, Forestville, Connecticut, the rosewood veneered case with ripple front frames, the lower enclosing a painted gothic-themed tablet, painted zinc Roman numeral dial, printed maker’s label inside, eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 20 in. $600-800
569 Pair of Atkins Cottage Clocks, both flat-top mahogany cases with stenciled door glass, 6-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dials, one an eight-day time only movement, the other a thirty-hour time and alarm, ht. 12 in. $200-400 570 Two Rosewood Atkins Cottage Clocks, both thirty-hour with painted zinc Roman numeral dials, one a time and alarm, the other a timepiece. $200-400
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571 Topsy Blinking Eye Clock and Tin Advertising Panel, attributed to Bradley and Hubbard, Meriden, Connecticut, the cast iron case in the form of a black woman with red V-neck blouse, blue skirt, and black shoes, thirty-hour, lever-escapement movement and paper on zinc dial with Roman numerals mounted just above the hemline, mechanical connection provides automaton motion to the eyes which move up and down with the escapement action, all on an oval base, ht. 16 1/2-in. and a colorful tin advertisement marked in part: Drink Topsy, Chocolate Honey Dairy Drink, ht. 14 x wd. 9 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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572 Sambo Blinking Eye Clock and Another Case, attributed to Bradley and Hubbard, Meriden, Connecticut, the cast iron case in the form of a black banjo player dressed in a hat, shirt, vest, pants, and shoes, thirty-hour, lever-escapement movement with paint on zinc dial with Roman numeral mounted in the body of the banjo, mechanical connection provides the up and down automaton motion to the eyes with the escapement action, all on a rectangular base, and another of the same statue never finished as a clock, ht. 16 in. $1,500-2,500 573 Sambo Blinking Eye Clock, attributed to Bradley and Hubbard, Meriden, Connecticut, the cast iron case in the form of a black banjo player dressed in a green shirt with red collar, cuffs and pants, thirty-hour, lever-escapement movement with paper on zinc dial with Roman numeral mounted in the body of the banjo, mechanical connection provides the up and down automaton motion to the eyes with the escapement action, all on a rectangular base, ht. 16 in. $1,000-1,500
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574 Carved “Masonic” and “Odd Fellow” Shelf Clocks, Connecticut, c. 1870, the carved Masonic with columns and globes flanking the 3 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial, mirrored aperture window, punch decorated field with Masonic symbols throughout, thirty-hour timeonly movement, label inside reading in part: E.N. Welch; the Odd Fellow with heart and the hand above the 3 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial, thirty-hour time and strike movement, ht. 17 1/2 in. $400-600
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575 Welch “Patti V.P.” Rosewood Shelf Clock, veneered case with turned ornaments and finials, 5-in. painted zinc dial, eight-day, time and strike, “Patti” movement, pendulum with glass inset, full maker’s label on case back, ht. 19 in. $800-1,200
576 Welch Gerster V.P. Rosewood Shelf Clock, Forestville, Connecticut, c. 1880, with eightday, “Patti,” time and strike movement, 5-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial (some losses around center and winding arbors), pendulum with glass center, and full maker’s label on back of case, ht. 18 1/2 in. $500-700
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577 Kroeber “Noiseless Rotary No. 1� Derrick Clock, New York, c. 1884, round 11-in. ebonized wooden base supports the springpowered, eight-day, time and strike movement with pierced hands, 5-in. paper Roman numeral dial, and the black derrick that supports the silk thread suspension for the nickel conical pendulum, all under the original glass dome, ht. 21 in. $800-1,200
578 Standard Box Skeleton Clock by Ithaca Calendar Clock Company, Ithaca, New York, c. 1870, walnut case with ebony trim, glass on four sides, skeletonized 4 1/8-in. dia. silvered time dial with Roman numerals, 6-in. dia. calendar dial with Arabic numerals, printed silver and black day and month drums, eightday time and strike movement with countwheel strike and pendulum, ht. 23 in. $10,000-15,000
583 Baird Advertising Wall Clock, Plattsburgh, New York, upper door with marked with raised letters Vanner & Prest’s, Molliscorium, 11-in. paper Roman numeral dial marked Baird Clock Co., Plattsburgh, N.Y., U.S.A., eight-day time-only movement marked with maker’s name and location, paper maker’s label pasted on inside of case back, ht. 31 in. $500-700 584 Welch “Audran, B.W.” Double-dial Calendar Clock, Connecticut, c. 1872, carved black walnut case, two 8-in. dials, the upper with Roman numerals and the days of the week, the lower with the months and day of the month, eight-day, spring-powered, time and strike movement, B.B. Lewis perpetual calendar movement below, wooden pendulum rod and a brass-faced bob, ht. 31 1/2 in. $800-1,200 585 Welch Time and Strike No. 4 Round Head Regulator, Connecticut, c. 1880, with rosewood and rosewood veneer case, painted zinc upper dial with Roman numerals and the day of the week, calendar dial with month and day of the month, paper labels on back of calendar and inside case, spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 in. $1,000-1,500 586 Welch No. 4 Round Head Regulator, Connecticut, c. 1880, with rosewood and rosewood veneer case, painted zinc upper dial with Roman numerals and the day of the week, calendar dial with month and day of the month, paper labels on back of calendar and inside case, spring-powered, eight-day, time-only movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 in. $500-800
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579 Welch Spring & Company No. 5 Regulator, Forestville, Connecticut, c. 1875, black walnut case with turned finials, columns, and pendants, black flocked paper on backboard, wooden bezel over the 10-in. painted zinc dial, glazed side panels with gilt moldings, two weight, eight-day, time-only movement, brass beat scale and regulated by a pendulum with a gilt wooden rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 52 in. $4,000-6,000 580 Waterbury Calendar No. 27 Wall Clock, Connecticut, c. 1890, oak case with carved and turned ornamentation, 10-in. painted zinc dials, brass, spring-powered, eight-day, timeonly movement, lower calendar with month, day of the month, and day of the week, ht. 44 3/4 in. $700-900
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581 Waterbury Calendar No. 27 Wall Clock, Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1890, oak case with carved and turned ornamentation, 10-in. painted zinc dials, brass, spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement, lower calendar with month, day of the month, and day of the week, ht. 44 3/4 in. $700-900 582 Large Gilt Brewster and Ingraham Gallery Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, turned gilt wooden case with convex bezel glass, painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location, eight-day time only “east-west” movement with rear mounted pendulum, dia. 19 in. $400-600
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587 Seth Thomas Office Calendar No. 7, c. 1884, with a 10-in. Roman numeral painted zinc dial reading Seth Thomas, and 8-in. calendar dial marked Patented Feb. 15. 1876., Mix Brothers patent calendar mechanism, eight-day, time and strike, springpowered mechanism, direction label on interior door, ht. 26 1/2 in. $700-900 588 Seth Thomas Office Calendar No. 3 or “Peanut” Wall Clock, c. 1860, the rosewood veneered case surrounding the 6 1/2-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, dual-spring, eight-day, time-only movement, ht. 23 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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589 Brown & Sharpe Watchman’s Clock, Providence, Rhode Island, in a mahogany case with full-length door, glazed dial opening and pendulum aperture, 9-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked with maker’s name and location as above, separate outer ring surrounding dial marked with two series of 1-12, brass, eight-day, time-only movement powered by a cast iron weight, ht. 46 1/2 in. $300-500
590 Eureka Clock Co. Balance Wheel Electric Timepiece, No. 8968, England, c. 1910, with 4 1/2-in. enameled dial marked Eureka Clock Co. Ltd., London, large bi-metallic balance, with adjusting screws, mounted on pivots running in ball bearings and located below movement, front plate marked with number as above and Patent No.14614, 1906, Made in England, in a fully glazed mahogany case, the base inset with satinwood panels, battery compartment concealed in the base, ht. 15 in. Provenance: Time Museum Inventory No. 7. $2,000-4,000
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596 Carved Case Bulle Wall Clock, France, c. 1925, flat-top case with fully glazed door, 5-in. dial marked Bulle-Clock, Brevette S.G.D.G., Patented, France, movement visible through dial opening, ht. 17 in. $300-500
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597 ATO Wall Clock by Leon Hatot, No. 109711, Paris, flat-top oak case with glazed door, 5 1/2-in. silver-tone dial marked Electrique, ATO, Bte S.G.D.G., Made in France, pendulum movement powered by a battery, ht. 20 1/2 in. $250-450 598 Regina Electrique Clock, Paris, the movement supported on a brass pillar, with 3 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial marked Regina Electrique, A.S.E.M. Paris, Bte S.G.D.G., the pendulum of two discs on a rod is suspended above the movement, all covered by a glass dome and mounted on a square mahogany base, ht. 12 in. $200-400 599 Bulle 800 Day Clock, No. 201227, batterypowered timepiece, 3 1/2-in. silver-tone dial marked 800 Days, movement numbered as above, all under a glass dome and mounted on a wooden base (label intact under base), ht. 11 in. $200-400 591 Eureka Clock Co. Balance Wheel Electric Timepiece, No. 5253, London, c. 1910, 4 1/2-in. porcelain Roman numeral chapter ring, front plate marked with number as above and Patent No.14614, 1906, Made in England, large bi-metallic balance with pivots running in ball bearings mounted behind movement, in a mahogany case with four beveled glass panels and a mirrored back panel, ht. 10 1/4 in. $2,000-4,000 592 Two Poole Electric Clocks, Ithaca, New York, c. 1930, both with silvered dials marked Poole Trade Mark, the “Executive” on a black column and base and under a glass dome, the “Patrician” in a dome-top mahogany case with contrasting front panel, with two batteries, one with a glass case, ht. 9 1/2 to 11 1/2 in. $250-500
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593 Brillie Electrique Wall Clock, France, c. 1925, rectangular oak case with glazed front and white marble backboard, 6-in. porcelain dial marked Electrique Brillie, France, bluedsteel hands and sweep center seconds, pendulum of a horseshoe-shaped magnet with a brass sphere above, ht. 17 in. $300-500 594 Bulle “800 Day” Clock, No. 181635, batterypowered timepiece movement, 3 1/2-in. silver-tone dial marked 800 Days, all under a glass dome and mounted on a mahogany base, ht. 11 in. $200-400 595 Wood Round-top and Chrome Glass and Marble Bulle Clocks, both with 5 1/2in. silver-tone dials and battery-powered pendulum movements, the round top in a mahogany case on bun feet, the other with variegated black marble top and base, four beveled glass panels, chrome glass frames, support column, pendulum and base plate, ht. 11 1/2 to 14 1/2 in. $900-1,300
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600 Eureka Clock Co. Balance Wheel Electric Timepiece, No. 5551, London, c. 1910, 4 1/2-in. porcelain Roman numeral chapter ring, front plate marked with number as above and Patent No.14614, 1906, Made in England, large bi-metallic balance with pivots running in ball bearings mounted behind movement, in a mahogany case with inlaid front panel, ht. 13 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
601 Moore Quarter-repeating Table Clock, Ipswich, England, c. 1790, the painted and gilt finish case with fabric-backed scroll-cut wood sound frets, bell-top case with brass carrying handle, engraved silvered sheet brass dial marked Moore, Ipswich, with strike/ silent in arch and faux pendulum and calendar apertures, fully engraved back plate on the eight-day time and strike fusee movement with quarter-hour repeat on command on six bells, verge escapement and a short bob pendulum, ht. with handle extended 22 3/4 in. $2,500-3,500
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602 S. DeCharmes Quarter-repeating Table Clock, London, c. 1750, the elmwood veneered case with dome top, four brass finials and carrying handle, brass beaded door with sound vents and glazed opening to reveal the 6-in. composite brass dial with faux pendulum and silvered name boss marked S. DeCharmes/London, Roman numeral chapter ring with quarter, half, and half-quarter markings, matted center, ringed winding holes, regulation dial in the arch with recessed silvered starburst and calibrated to “60,� recessed date dial, cast spandrels and bluedsteel hands, eight-day, time and rack strike, five-pillar movement with pull quarter, six-bell repeat on command, fusee verge escapement and fully engraved back plate, ht. with handle extended 17 in. $12,000-18,000
603 Fruitwood Veneered English Shelf Clock, 19th century, the dome-top case with burr walnut inlays and brass columns flanking the 4 1/4-in. Roman numeral enameled dial, brass, eight-day, time-only fusee movement, with an engraved back plate reading: Jn Nicholls London, all resting on brass ogee bracket feet, ht. 14 1/2 in. $300-500
604 Congreave Rolling Ball Clock, probably London, 20th century, silvered Roman numeral dial, blued-steel trefoil hands, silvered name boss engraved Sir William Congreave/London/ Inventor, four-pillar frame with adjustable feet and pineapple finials supports the tilt table with rolling ball, as the polished ball finishes the traverse, it hits a lever tilting the table in the opposite direction, spring barrel movement with table release as the escapement, raised cherry pedestal and fitted glass enclosure, ht. of clock on pedestal 18 1/2, with glass 22 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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605 English Gothic-style Skeleton Clock, last quarter 19th century, with eight-day time-only fusee movement, 5 1/2-in. silvered Roman numeral dial, brass pendulum, ebonized oval wooden base and glass dome, ht. 15 in. $500-700
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606 English Quarter-striking Skeleton Clock, last quarter 19th century, pierced 7 1/2in. silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, skeletonized plates, eight-day chain fusee time and quarter-striking movement, brass pendulum, oval ebonized base and glass dome, ht. 20 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
607 “Masonic” Fusee Skeleton Clock, England, last quarter 19th century, the brass skeletonized plates of a set of compasses, square and “G” contain the eight-day, time and passing strike, fusee movement, with a brass pendulum and a key in the shape of a trowel, oval mahogany base and glass dome, ht. 16 in. $1,000-1,500 608 Oak Arts & Crafts Tall Clock, Germany, c. 1920, the flat-top case with glazed door opening to the 12-in. composite brass dial with Arabic numerals, cast brass spandrels and pierced steel hands, beveled glass sides and front door for access to the two brasscased weights and pendulum, all on a short bracket foot base, eight-day, time and strike, pull chain movement, ht. 80 in. $600-800
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609 A. Millar Mahogany Tall Clock, Edinburgh, c. 1830, the dome top over the painted iron Roman numeral dial signed A. Millar Edinburgh flanked by fluted flat columns, the waist door with banded inlay and serpentine top flanked fluted quarter-columns, banded and line inlaid base on straight bracket feet, eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 79 in. $2,000-2,500
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610 Belgian Tall Clock by Andre Sauveur, Herstal, c. 1790, carved oak case topped by a domed bonnet with glazed door over the composite brass dial, pewter name boss in the arch marked Andre Sauveur a Herstal, flanked by cast brass spandrels with pewter bust inserts, scalloped, enameled, Roman numeral dial center, pierced brass hands and brass and pewter corner spandrels, carved waist door with glazed pendulum aperture, carved bombé base with scalloped apron all on claw feet, eight-day, iron and brass posted frame movement with rack and snail “Dutchstrike” and alarm, powered by a single cast iron weight on a “endless chain,” regulated by a pendulum, ht. 99 in. $2,000-3,000
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611 Louis XV-style Bombé French Tall Clock, c. 1890, cast brass bezel with convex glass over the 10-in. brass dial with enameled Roman numeral shields, an angel tops the ormolumounted mahogany veneered case, glazed waist door, eight-day, Morbier-type movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a gridiron pendulum, ht. 92 in. $5,000-8,000
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612 French Marble and Gilt Statuary Clock, c. 1870, a young girl playing a hurdy-gurdy leans against the clock topped with grapes and short pipes, 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial with illegible maker and location, bluedsteel Breguet-style hands, spring-powered, eight-day, time and count-wheel strike movement regulated by a pendulum, with a white marble base, an ebonized wooden base and glass dome, ht. 15 1/2 in. $700-900
613 French Lyre-form Mantel Clock, c. 1870, glass lyre form and pedestal with gilt base and ormolu, engine-turned bezel and dial surround over the 4-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, pierced gilt hands, spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement marked Brunier, Made in France, controlled by a platform escapement, ht. 22 in. $2,000-3,000
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614 Triple Dial Belgian Slate Shelf Clock, France, c. 1880, with a 6-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial over glazed pendulum aperture which is flanked by a 5-in. calendar dial with month, day of the month, day of the week and moon’s age, and a 5-in. barometer dial, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement, Belgian black slate case, ht. 21 in. $2,000-3,000
615 Miniature French Triple Dial Desk Clock, c. 1890, all dials with brass bezels and beveled glass, clock with 2-in. Roman numeral dial over the Fahrenheit thermometer and aneroid barometer dials, rear-wind, time-only movement with platform escapement, Belgian black slate case with malachite and gold decoration, ht. 8 3/4 in. $800-1,200
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620 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Stump Speaker” Bank, Shepard Hardware Co., c. 1886, place a coin in the figure’s right hand and press the release button at the rear of the stage which in turns activates the mouth opening and hand falling forward depositing the coin in the satchel, ht. 10 in. $300-500
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621 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Magician Bank” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1901, a coin placed on the table and the lever pressed at the side of the stairs will lower the magician’s hat, covering and triggering the fall of the coin into the bank below, ht. 8 in. $800-1,200
622 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Novelty Bank” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1873, the red-, white-, and blue-painted building with hinged door opening to reveal a figure holding a tray for a coin, when the door is closed the coin is released to the safety of the bank, ht. 6 3/4 in. $400-600
616 Working Model of a Two-cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine, with copper boiler, dual 3 1/2-in. spoked wheels, “manometer” pressure gauge, double cylinder horizontal mill engine with 5/8-in. bore and 1-in. stroke, faux brick chimney, ladders and platforms flanking the boiler, all resting on a black-painted pierced iron base with rear access door, lg. 14 x dp. 6 1/2 x ht. 18 in. $1,000-1,500
618 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Cabin” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1885, the yellowand red-painted building with a figure standing in the doorway, a coin is laid on the edge of the roof and the brush on the side of the building is pulled to release the man to swing around and kick the coin into the bank, ht. 3 3/4 in. $400-600
617 “Hoyt Life Picture” Automaton, c. 1900, the chromolithographed paper portrait depicting a black farmer in checked shirt and hat, with articulated eyes, eyelids, head, and upper lip, the double-spring mechanism causing the portrait to look from left to right, narrowing his eyes and lowering his head, in black-painted frame with partial label on back, ht. 20 34 x wd. 15 3/4 in. $2,000-4,000
619 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Lion and Two Monkeys” Bank, Kyser & Rex, c. 1883, place a coin in the front monkey’s hand which is connected to the rear monkey, and by pressing the branch-form lever at the rear of the tree stump, it triggers the rear monkey to flip forward and the lion’s mouth to open to receive the deposited coin, ht. 8 in. $500-700
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623 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical Boy and Girl “Organ Bank” Bank, Kyser & Rex, c. 1882, the boy and girl flanking the articulated monkey holding a paddle for the coin, when the crank is turned the coin falls off the paddle getting deposited into the slot, ht. 7 1/2 in. $300-500 624 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Trick Pony” Bank, Shepard Hardware Co., c. 1885, by placing a coin in the mouth of the articulated head of the pony, and pulling a lever at the back of the bank to activate the head falling forward depositing the coin into the trough, ht. 7 3/4 in. $500-800 625 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Always Did Spise a Mule” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1879, with a hinged seated boy and mule, when coin is placed under the boy the lever near the rear of the mule is pulled and activates the mule to turn clockwise and kick the boy triggering the release of the coin into the bank, underside reading PAT April 22 1879 & PENDG, ht. 6 in. $400-600
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626 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Trick Dog” Bank, Hubley Manufacturing Co., type II, c. 1930, place a coin in the dog’s mouth, then press the lever which activates the dog to jump through the clown’s loop and deposit the coin into the barrel, ht. 7 3/4 in. $400-600 627 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Hall’s Excelsior Bank” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1869, the red- and gray-painted building with a hinged dome opening to reveal a figure and a coin slot, ht. 5 1/4 in. $400-600 628 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical Dog and Cat “Organ Bank” Bank, Kyser & Rex, c. 1882, the dog and cat flanking an articulated monkey holding a paddle for the coin, when the crank is turned the coin falls off the paddle getting deposited into the slot, ht. 7 1/2 in. $300-500
629 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Two Frogs” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1882, place a coin on the stomach of the upside down frog, then press the lever at the rear of the larger frog, in turn it activates the foot of the smaller frog to kick the coin into the opened mouth of the larger frog, ht. 4 1/4 in. $700-900
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630 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Clown on Globe” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1900, the globe gets wound on an interior spring mechanism, then released by a lever on the rear of base which in turns spins the globe the clown is straddling, a button release on the globe activates the clown to flip forward and rest in a handstand, ht. 9 in. $400-600 631 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Tammany” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1873, a coin placed in the right hand of the figure, and the head depressed, triggers the hand to drop the coin into the slot of the left arm, ht. 6 in. $200-400 632 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Eagle and Eaglets” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1883, place a coin in the beak of the articulated eagle, then press the snake-form lever at the rear of the bank to make the eagle fall forward dropping the coin in the eaglets’ nest, ht. 6 in. $400-600 633 Two Painted Cast Iron Mechanical Black Figural Banks, a “Jolly Nigger Bank” and a “Dinah” bank, when you place a coin in their right hands, and press the lever located on their left shoulders, they lift their hands and deposit the coin into their mouths, ht. 6 1/4 in. $500-700
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634 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Always Did Spise a Mule” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1879, by placing a coin in the figure’s mouth you trip the lever near the rear of the mule, which activates the mule to kick its hind legs causing the figure to flip over and deposit the coin into the bank, ht. 8 in. $400-600 635 Two Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Owl” Banks, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1880, when lever is depressed the owl turns its head to reveal the coin slot on its left shoulder, ht. 7 1/2 in. $400-600 636 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Grenadier” Bank, John Harper Co., c. 1885, by placing a coin on the figure’s rifle you press the rear foot that triggers the coin to be shot towards the slot in the tree, ht. 6 3/4 in. $400-600 637 Cast Iron “Artillery Bank” Bank, Shepard Hardware Co., c. 1892, by cocking back the cannon lever the arm of the Union soldier goes up, insert a coin into the cannon barrel and depress the other lever to shoot the coin into the brick tower, ht. 6 in.; together with an additional tower. $400-600
638 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “William Tell” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1896, a coin placed on the figure’s rifle, and the rear foot pressed, triggers the coin to be shot towards the figure standing in front of the castle with an apple on his head, the coin is then deposited through a slot into the bank, ht. 6 3/4 in. $400-600 639 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Monkey Bank” Bank, Hubley Manufacturing Co., c. 1930, place a coin in the monkey’s mouth, then press the lever which activates the monkey to jump and deposit the coin into the figure’s organ, ht. 7 3/4 in. $300-500
640 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “William Tell” Bank, a coin placed on the figure’s rifle, and the rear foot pressed, triggers the coin to be shot towards the figure standing in front of the castle with an apple on his head, the coin is then deposited through a slot into the bank, ht. 6 3/4 in. $400-600
641 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “New Bank” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1877, the red- and green-painted building with a figure in the doorway rotates with a push of a lever to reveal the slot to deposit your coin, ht. 5 3/4 in. $400-600 642 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Always Did Spise a Mule” Bank, J. & E. Stevens, c. 1897, with a hinged seated boy and mule, when coin is placed under the boy the lever near the rear of mule is pulled and activates the mule to turn clockwise and kick the boy triggering the release of coin into the bank, ht. 6 in. $400-600
643 Two Coin-operated “Sports” Penny Arcade Games, early to mid-20th century, the Miniature Baseball World Champion game with thumb lever releasing arm, spiral-shaped “field,” and aperture holes indicating scoring, a Jennings and Co. decal on side of cabinet; and the Kicker and Catcher, manufactured by The Baker Novelty Co., with dual knobs to control the players, ht. 16 1/2 to 17 1/2 in. $300-500
644 Coin-operated Nickel Slot Machine, O.A. Williams Mfg. Co., early 20th century, the oak case with three tin reel strips, lever crank, plaque on front reads For 5 cents You Receive A Package of Confection and Premium Checks, with aperture window indicating the number of checks won, operational/care instruction label on interior back panel, ht. 24 x dp. 14 1/4 x wd. 15 1/4 in. $200-400
645 “Chicago Club-House” Coin-operated Slot Machine, mid-20th century, the Art Deco case with lever crank on side, five reels depicting playing cards, paper label reading in part 1c Ball Gum 1c and a list of poker hand winnings, ht. 13 x wd. 10 3/4 x dp. 8 1/4 in. $200-400 646 Two Coin-operated Racing Horse Arcade Games, early to mid-20th century, The Official Sweepstakes nickel game with eight horses on a central disc, and roulette outer ring, all under glass plates and enclosed in a hardwood case, wd. 15 x dp. 13 x 11 1/2; the Half Mile game manufactured by A.B.T., Chicago ILL. with seven horses, painted tin center wheel and money slots from 1-7, wd. 11 1/2 x dp. 15 1/2 x ht. 7 1/2 in. $300-500
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647 “Sparks” Coin-operated Penny Arcade Game, mid-20th century, with three cigarette label reels, slot machine-style lever, gumball payout, all housed in a blue and gold washed case, ht. 13 in. $300-500 648 Mermod Frères Coin-operated Full Orchestral Musical Box, Switzerland, c. 1890, with a ten-air 13-in. cylinder on a brass bedplate, triple comb, drum, castanet, six bells with butterfly, bee, and fly hammers, flower finials, “Jacot’s Safety Check,” all housed in a carved oak box, lg. 29 in. $600-800
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649 Coin-operated Sublime Harmony Eight-air Dancing Doll Musical Box, no. 500, with a 13-in. cylinder, two-part comb with a centered three-quarter-length zither attachment, nickel-plated double-spring motor, lyre-form tune indicator, nickel-plated jeweled butterfly governor, tune sheet tacked to backboard reading Sublime-Harmonia Symphonique, and a tune list of eight airs, all housed in a mahogany veneered case with tulipwood crossbanding on door and drawer fronts, wd. 29 1/2 x dp. 14 1/2 x ht. 25 1/4 in. $5,000-7,000
650 Bremond Eight-air Six-bell Musical Box, Switzerland, c, 1880, no. 16665, with a 13-in. brass cylinder, two-part comb, six bells with fleur-de-lis hammers, governor stamped BAB, and winding handle stamped 16665, carved and paneled mahogany case with tune sheet under the lid, lg. 27 in. $3,000-5,000
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651 Paillard & Company Interchangeable Orchestral Cylinder Musical Box, #49887, with six eight-air cylinders, double-spring motor, shield-form fast/slow indicator, fourpart comb, twenty-four-note organ section, six engraved bells, drum and castanet, all housed in an ebonized and book-matched burl maple veneered case, resting on a two-drawer matching serpentine-leg table, table lg. 49 1/2 x dp. 27, overall ht. 44 in. $6,000-8,000
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652 Nicole Frères “Grand-format” Cylinder Musical Box, #46331, c. 1874, with a 24-in. brass cylinder playing twelve airs, two-part comb, circular tune indicator and separate selector control, jeweled governor, all resting on a brass bedplate, engraved silvered tune sheet reading Keith Prowse & Co., Cheapside, Londrés, and list of tunes on underside of lid, all housed in a rosewood veneered case with kingwood banded inlay, ebonized base and gilt-metal carrying handles, lg. 37 in. $4,000-6,000
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653 Stella 17-inch Disc Musical Box, Switzerland, no. 3668, with brass bedplate, single comb, star wheel, and pressure bar, chrome-plated patent plate, start/stop lever, moderator switch marked slow/fast, and approximately thirty-six discs in lower storage area, all housed in a green-stained cabinet, ht. 38 in. $1,000-1,500
654 Carved Regina 11-inch Disc Musical Box and Cabinet, c. 1890, no. 44917, with brass bedplate, dual combs, and barleytwist pressure-bar, monochrome print, all housed in the fully carved walnut case, sitting on a hinged single-door cabinet with divided shelves, approximately twenty-five discs, overall ht. 41 1/2 in. $800-1,200
655 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 and twenty-eight discs, ht. 46 in. $3,000-5,000
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656 Storefront Figural Automaton, early 20th century, the woman dressed in late Victorian fashion donning a red touring hat with a plumage of feathers, her right hand bearing a black muff, while her left arm rises and falls while waiving a banner of red and yellow, the gentlemen with a yellow turtleneck, brown trousers, and a red Scally hat, his torso rotates moving the assemblage of balloons that are in his extended left hand, ht. 76 x wd. 36 in. $1,500-2,500
657 Millionaire Calculator by Hans W. Egli, Zurich, Switzerland, No. 2372, with motor attachment, eight slides, sixteen-digit capacity, multiplier-lever and regulator (for addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction) and crank on a painted brass bedplate, slide table and instruction plate on interior lid, two brass plaques reading in part: Hans W. Egli Ingenteur and a distributer agent plaque reading: W.A. Morschhauser New York, sitting on the original desk frame with two oak veneered table wings, machine wd. 25 1/2 in. Provenance: Reportedly purchased for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and used by the Animal Nutrition Division at the Beltsville, Maryland, research station. $1,500-2,500
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658 Burroughs Adding Machine, No. 3, serial number 48598, Detroit, Michigan, c. 1910, with beveled glass panels, decal on front reading Burroughs Detroit, Mich. U.S.A., nine-row keyboard with total, error, and repeat function keys, advancement lever, collapsible side table, all resting on the original tubular base, ht. 42 in. $300-500 659 French Arithmometer, No. 2976, L. Payen, Paris, with brass plate marked as above and Siege Social 16 Rue Dela Tour des Dames, eight slides, crank, and sixteen-digit display, housed in an oak case with brass corner plates, lg. 23 in. $500-700
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660 William Snowden Surgical Set, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1880, with approximately thirty crosshatched ebonyhandled implements stamped Snowden, thirteen surgical knives, bone saw, capillary hook, nippers, and tweezers-forceps, fitted compartments, all in a felt-lined, brass-bound, rosewood case, with a removable tray, lg. 16 3/8 x dp. 6 1/4 x ht. 3 3/4 in. $2,000-4,000
661 Mahogany-cased Cupping Set, 19th century, the dovetailed case with brass bail handle, opening to reveal a divided red velvet interior housing the twelve-bladed brass scarificator marked Simpson 55 Strand, 6-in. pump, six blown glass cups, three with brass fittings, and three additional six-bladed scarifier blades, wd. 9 1/2 x dp. 6 1/2 x ht. 4 1/4 in. $600-800 662 Single-blade Spring Lancet, 19th century, with steel blade and brass case, housed in a leather-clad box, lg. 2 in. $200-300
663 Boericke & Tafel Pharmaceutical Lithograph, late 19th century, signed by the lithographers Pfeil & Golz Lith. Camden NJ at lower right, Pat. Sept. 6th 1881 at lower left, frame wd. 30 3/4 x ht. 24 1/2 in. $300-500
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664 Group of Bloodletting Instruments, 19th century, five multi-blade brass and cast steel fleams, including a bone-cased example, two spring and single-blade lancets, and two scarificators. $400-600
665 Oil on Canvas of a Mastectomy Surgery, 19th century, depicting a surgeon with a chloroform cloth in one hand overseeing the patient, another surgeon standing in front of a felt-lined instrument tray, frame size 38 3/4 x ht. 29 in. $800-1,200
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666 Quarter Plate Sinclair Tropical Una Camera, London, c. 1930, brass-bound mahogany body with rotating back, Ross Combinable 9-1/2 in. lens in NS Perfect shutter, additional Dallmeyer ADON lens in black and nickel with diaphragm marked 1 to 8, three mahogany double-sided plate holders, all in original velvet-lined leather case. $2,000-2,500
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1007 Iron Halberd with Wooden Haft, c. 18th century, iron halberd with tall spiked point, mounted on a cut-off wooden haft, halberd ht. 32, overall lg. 72 in. $800-1,200
1002 Model 1836 A. Waters Converted Percussion Pistol, c. 1843, walnut stock with multiple cartouches on left side, steel fittings, lock marked A.WATERS MILBURY.MS 1843, lock has been converted to percussion, barrel proofmarked JM P, lg. 14 in. $400-600
1008 Halberd and Spontoon, c. 18th/19th century, an iron halberd head marked HYLAND, with partial wooden haft, a spontoon head with crossbar and a partial wooden haft, lg. 39 to 40 in.
1003 Replica Colt Walker Model Revolver, c. late 20th century, serial number 6789, walnut grips, case-hardened frame marked SMARCO, barrel marked BLACK POWDER ONLY CAL. 44 MADE IN ITALY, barrel lg. 9 1/8, overall lg. 16 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $200-300 1004 Three Belgian Pinfire Revolvers, c. mid to late 19th century, an engraved revolver with gutta percha grips, an engraved with blued frame, and a nickel-plated revolver with checkered walnut grips. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $400-600 1005 French Model 1873 Revolver, c. 1875, checkered walnut grips, steel frame marked on right St. Etienne, and right side of barrel marked S. 1875, top of barrel marked Mle 1873 and F 60563, cylinder number F 60563 as is the left side of the frame, barrel lg. 4 1/2, overall lg. 10 3/4 in. $300-500 1006 Persian Axe, c. 19th century, iron handle with pommel, spear point, and curved decorated blade, lg. 23 1/2 in. $300-500
Note: According to the consignor, these where purchased at Bannerman’s New York City store. $300-500 1009 Two Model 1833 Foot Artillery Swords, c. 1844, brass hilt and grip with an eagle on the pommel, both marked W.A.T. on one side of the cross guard and J.H. on the other, both steel blades marked U.S/1844/JH, and on the opposite side, an eagle above N.P. AMES/SPRINGFIELD, blade lg. 19, overall lg. 25 1/4 in. $400-600
1012 Two Civil War Swords, c. 186165, a Model 1840 NCO sword with brass hilt, steel blade marked C. ROBY CHELMSFORD, MS. and U.S./1863/F.S.S., leather scabbard with brass fittings, and a Model 1840 musician’s sword marked AMES Mfg. Co./Chicopee, and dated 1864, with no scabbard, blade lg. 28, overall lg. 35 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500 1013 Model 1852 Naval Officer’s Sword and Scabbard, c. late 19th century, brass hilt with foliate designs, a dolphins head, and USN, blade marked on ricasso with HORSTMANN/& SONS/PHILADELPHIA, blade engraved with anchor, shield, and foliate designs, leather scabbard with brass fittings, blade lg. 27 3/4, overall lg. 34 in. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
1010 Two Model 1833 Foot Artillery Swords, c. 1833-56, a brass-hilted sword with an eagle on the pommel, scales on grip, and a steel blade marked UNITED/STATES/1836/ WS and an eagle with N.P. AMES? SPRINGFIELD on the other, and a brass-hilted sword with an eagle on the pommel, scales on the grip, and a steel blade marked US/1856, blade lg. 19, overall lg. 25 1/8 in.
1014 Two Model 1860 Naval Cutlasses, One with Scabbard, c. late 19th century, brass hilts with leatherwrapped wooden grips, steel blades, one marked 1862, and the other has very light Ames markings, one leather scabbard with copper rivets and brass frog finial, blade lg. 26, overall lg. 31 3/4 in. $400-600
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
1015 French Light Artillery Saber, c. mid19th century, brass hilt with leathercovered wooden grip, steel blade marked on ricasso 12B, steel scabbard with carrying rings, blade lg. 33, overall lg. 40 in.
1011 Two Militia Swords, c. mid-19th century, a sword with brass knight’s head, bone grip, and brass counterguard, with steel blade and damaged leather scabbard, and a sword with a knights head, bone grip, brass counterguard, steel blade, and a damaged leather scabbard, blade lg. 26, overall lg. 33 in. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
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1001 Pair of Flintlock Pistols, c. late 18th/ early 19th century, walnut stocks with some damage, steel fittings, steel octagonal barrel, wooden ramrods, barrel lg. 7 1/2, overall lg. 13 in. $500-700
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500 1016 Model 1840 Musician’s Sword and Scabbard, c. 1862, brass hilt with steel blade marked COLLINS & CO./ HARTFORD/CONN./1862, black leather scabbard with brass throat and drag, blade lg. 28, overall lg. 34 1/2 in. $300-500
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1017 Model 1840 NCO Sword and Scabbard, c. 1864, brass hilt and grip, steel blade marked on one side made by/AMES MFG. CO./CHICOPEE, and on the other U.S/A.D.K./1864, black leather scabbard with brass throat, brass drag marked J.C.W., blade lg. 32 1/4, overall lg. 38 3/4 in. $300-500
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1018 Three Military Academy Swords, late 19th/early 20th century, a sword with a brass hilt and plated grip, marked on the ricasso V.H. BLACKINGTON/ ATTLEBORO FALLS, MASS., and engraved on the blade USMA, with steel scabbard and brass fittings, a sword with brass hilt and plated grip, marked on the ricasso MEYER/NEW YORK/STAINLESS/WEST GERMANY, and engraved on the blade USMA, and a sword with brass hilt, marked on the ricasso RIDABOCK/&Co/NEW YORK/N.Y. and engraved on the blade U.S., blade lg. 30, overall lg. 36 in. $300-500 1019 Two Model 1873 Trowel Bayonets With One Walnut Insert, c. 1873, two steel trowel bayonets with markings on socket PAT. APR 16th 72, and a walnut insert for using the bayonet as an entrenching tool, overall lg. 14 5/8 in. $300-500 1020 Three Model 1873 Entrenching Tools, wooden grips marked US with steel blades, leather and brass scabbards marked U.S. with riveted loop on throat, blade lg. 8 1/4, overall lg. 13 1/8 in. $300-500 1021 Four Springfield Armory Model 1880 Hunting Knives, three hunting knives with wooden grips, with brass counterguard marked US. SPRINGFIELD with leather and brass scabbards, one without a scabbard, blade lg. 8 3/4, overall lg. 13 1/2 in. $400-600 1022 Model 1895 Winchester Bayonet and Scabbard, c. late 19th/early 20th century, walnut grip with steel guard marked WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. and steel blade, brown leather scabbard marked U.S below and ordnance bomb, blade lg. 8, overall lg. 16 in. $200-300
1023 Two Model 1905 Cavalry Sabers, c. 1906, a sword with steel hilt and wirewrapped shagreen grip, marked on the ricasso SA/1906 with an ordnance bomb, and 58 on the opposite side, steel blade has been broken off partway, leather-covered steel scabbard, and a sword with a steel hilt and wirewrapped shagreen grip, marked on the ricasso SA/1906 with an ordnance bomb, and a leather-covered steel scabbard, overall lg. 38 in. $300-500 1024 Group of Wooden Model 1913-style Cavalry Training Swords, c. early 20th century, a wooden sword with steel hilt, stamped on the blade R.I.A./1911, a wooden sword with steel hilt, with no visible markings stamped on the blade, a spare blade stamped R.I.A. 1914, and a woven basket for the training sword. $200-300 1025 Three Model 1904 Hospital Bolo Knives, c. early 20th century, a knife with a walnut grip, brass counterguard, and steel blade marked 1904 and US/1856 on the other side with no scabbard, a knife with walnut grip, brass counter-guard, with bright steel blade marked SA/1908 and U.S./7642 on the other side, with leather and steel scabbard marked ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL/1912 on the back, and a knife with walnut grip, brass counter-guard, and bright steel blade marked SA/1910 and US/14950 on the other side, leather and steel scabbard marked ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL/1911 on the back, blade lg. 12, overall lg. 18 in. $400-600 1026 Four Model 1909 Bolo Knives, c. early 20th century, a knife with walnut grip and steel blade marked PLUMB/ PHILA/1917 and U.S./43525 without a scabbard, a knife with walnut grip and steel blade marked PLUMB/ PHILA/1917 and U.S./52561 with a leather and brass scabbard marked LADEW, a knife with walnut grip and steel blade marked SA/1910 and U.S./5292 in a leather and brass scabbard marked ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL/1915, and a knife with walnut grip and steel blade marked SA/1910 and U.S./5685 in a leather and brass scabbard marked LADEW/1918, blade lg. 13 3/4, overall lg. 20 in. $300-500
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1027 Model 1913 Cavalry Saber, c. 1918, black steel basket-shaped hilt with checkered black grip, steel blade marked U.S. on one side, and SA/1918 with an ordnance bomb, cloth covered scabbard with steel throat and drag, blade lg. 35 1/4, overall lg. 42 in. $300-500 1028 Model 1913 Cavalry Saber, c. 1918, black steel basket shaped hilt with checkered black grip, steel blade marked U.S. on one side, and L.F. & C./1918 with an ordnance bomb, cloth covered scabbard with steel throat and drag, blade lg. 35 1/4, overall lg. 42 in. $300-500 1029 Model 1913 Cavalry Saber, c. 1914, black steel basket shaped hilt with checkered black grip, steel blade marked US/22660 on one side, and SA/1914 with an ordnance bomb, cloth covered scabbard with steel throat and drag, blade lg. 35 1/4, overall lg. 42 in. $300-500 1030 Unissued Model 1917 Trench Knife and Scabbard, c. 1917, wooden grip with blued-steel handguard marked U.S./L.F.&C./1917, triangular steel blade with original cardboard storage tube, green-painted leather scabbard with steel fittings marked JEWELL 1918 near the throat, lg. 14 1/4 in. $300-500 1031 Three Model 1917 and Two Model 1918 Trench Knives, c. 1917-18, a 1917 with wood grip and triangular steel blade marked U.S./L.F. &C./1917 on bottom of handguard, leather scabbard with steel fittings, a 1917 with wood grip and triangular steel blade marked U.S./L.F.&C./1917 on the bottom of the hand guard, leather scabbard with steel fittings, a 1917 with triangular steel blade marked A.C. CO/U.S.A./1917 on inside of hand guard, leather scabbard with steel fittings, a 1918 with blued brass grip marked U.S. 1918/H.D. & S. 1918, blued-steel blade and scabbard, a 1918 with brass grip marked U.S. 1918/L.F & C-1918, steel blade with no scabbard, lg. 11 to 15 in. $400-600
Provenance: The non-regulation foot officer’s sword was purportedly carried in the Civil War by Ezekial Mack, Joliette, Ohio. $400-600 1033 German Stag-handled Hunting Sword, c. 20th century, stag grip with brass acorn-shaped pommel, acorns on the grip, deer hoof handguard, and a deer on the langet, steel blade has lightly engraved hunting scenes, leather scabbard with brass fittings, blade lg. 16 1/4, overall lg. 22 1/4 in. $300-400 1034 German Sword and Three Bayonets, c. 19th/20th century, a German sword with steel hilt and plastic grip, marked on the ricasso DEUTSCHER/OFFIZIERVEREIT/BERLIN, steel blade and blackpainted steel scabbard, a Civil War-era bayonet marked US, an M1 Garand bayonet and fiberglass scabbard, and a French Model 1874 bayonet. $300-500 1035 Two Japanese Blades, a wakizashi with ray skin grip with intact binding, wooden scabbard, and a katana with ray skin grip and intact binding with a wooden scabbard with foliate designs, overall lg. 28 to 38 in. $400-600
1036 Japanese Naval Officer’s Sword, c. early to mid-20th century, gilded-brass hilt with white shagreen wire-wrapped grip, backstrap and handguard have flowers and foliate designs, steel blade has a single fuller and wavy figuring on the cutting edge of the blade, steel scabbard with single carrying ring, blade lg. 26 1/2, overall lg. 35 1/4 in. From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $200-300 1037 Two Militia Cartridge Boxes, c. late 18th/early 19th century, a leather cartridge box with remnants of a linen strap, and a wooden block containing twenty-four holes, and a brass finial on the bottom, and a leather cartridge box with back attachment for shoulder straps, and added loops for wear with a belt, front flap has a small brass rosette with a foliate design, and a wooden block containing twenty-six holes. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500 1038 Militia Bell Crown Shako, c. early 19th century, black painted leather body and visor, gold bullion on back and sides with a gold tassel hanging from a plain small brass button, and a floral rosette on the left side, black painted sweatband inside cap, ht. 8 in. Provenance: Sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. $400-600 1039 Uniforms of the Armies of the War of the American Revolution 1775-1783, c. 1926, first-edition, hard-bound copy by Lt. Charles M. Lefferts, number 89 out of a series of 500, complete with uniform plates and descriptions and references, ht. 12 1/2, wd. 10 in. Note: From the collection of Gerald Stowe, former curator of arms and armor at the West Point Museum. $300-500
1040 Two Amos Doolittle April 19th, 1775 Printing Blocks, c. late 19th/20th century, made for later reprints, includes Plate I of the fight on Lexington Common, and plate III of the fight at the North Bridge in Concord, engraved printing plates mounted on wood blocks, ht. 12 1/4, wd. 15 5/8 in. $400-600 1041 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, and the remaining number missing, ht. 7, wd. 8 1/4, dp. 2 in. Provenance: This cartridge 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 collection in the late 19th/early 20th century. $600-800 1042 Revolver Cartridge Box and a Cap Box, c. 1860s, leather revolver cartridge box stamped U.S., inspector stamped T.J. SHEPERD, and maker marked J. DAVY & CO./NEWARK, N.J., and a cap box maker marked MOORES & CO/CIN.O. $300-500 1043 One Model 1851 Belt and Two Cap Boxes, c. 1861-65, a blackened-buff leather belt with a brass belt plate with an eagle, silver laurels and banner with E PLURIBUS UNUM, a two leather cap boxes. $200-400
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1032 Four Swords, c. late 19th/early 20th century, a non-regulation foot officer’s sword with steel hilt and shagreen grip, marked on the ricasso PROVED and W. WALSCHEID/SOLINGEN, with a steel scabbard, a cavalry saber with steel hilt and wire-wrapped shagreen grip, marked on the spine of the blade FA D TOLEDO 1870 with a steel scabbard, a Masonic sword with brass hilt, bone grip, and engraved steel blade, with a steel scabbard and brass fittings, and a Model 1902 officer’s sword with a plated hilt, bone grip, an engraved steel blade marked U.S., and a steel scabbard.
1044 Four Civil War-era Knapsacks, c. mid to late 19th century, three doublebag Model 1853/55 knapsacks with painted canvas bodies and leather straps, and a militia-style box knapsack of black-painted cloth, a wooden internal frame, and leather straps, outer flap has a large white-painted 9, and on the right side B/25. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
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1045 Seven Civil War-era Belts, c. mid to late 19th century, leather waistbelts with militia belt plates, navy plates, and a post-war era officer’s belt.
1050 Pair of Civil War-era Saddle Bags, c. mid to late 19th century, leather saddle bags with iron buckles on each pouch, and a central leather strap, lg. 37 in.
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
1046 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 yellow pommel on top, ht. 9 1/2 in.
1051 Three Civil War Waistbelts, c. 186165, a leather waistbelt with a brass keeper, and a lead-filled oval brass plate marked US, a leather belt with no keeper and a lead-filled oval brass plate marked US, and a Model 1852 NCO and musician’s plate with eagle and wreath.
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $200-400
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
1047 Two Civil War-era Canteens, c. 185965, a painted-tin canteen with spout and leather strap, and a blue-painted British canteen with maker’s mark D.BRADFORD/1859, and marked with a broad arrow over WD/1859, and a small white C.S. painted on the front.
1052 Two Pairs of Civil War-era Sergeant’s Chevrons, c. 1861-65, dark blue twill-woven blouse flannel backing with light blue herringbone twill tape stripes hand-sewn to the backing, lg. 8 1/2 in.
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $200-300
1048 Pommel Holsters, c. early to mid19th century, formed leather holster, broadcloth covered leather flap with gold metallic tape around border of the flap, brass stud flap closures, intact yoke-strap, and brass cap at bottom (one missing).
1053 Group of Pre-Civil War Epaulettes, c. 1850s, a pair of brass NCO shoulder scales, a pair of white wool worsted epaulettes marked HORSTMANN, a pair of green worsted epaulettes with a yellow border, a pair of blue and white worsted epaulettes with a brass border, and MARYLAND buttons, a pair of blue and white worsted epaulettes, and a pair of blue, royal blue, and white worsted epaulettes with OHIO buttons.
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500 1049 Group of Civil War-era Hat Badges, Company Letters, and Numbers, c. mid to late 19th century, various brass cap and hat insignia, including engineer corps castle, trumpets of various forms, crossed sabers and cannon, and a container filled with numbers and letters. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $400-600 1054 Sharps Carbine Cartridge Box, and a Holster, c. 1861-65, leather cartridge box with holes for a plate, marked on inside A. DINGEE/N. YORK, leather revolver holster with copper rivets and brass finial. $300-500
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1055 Three Civil War-era Knapsacks, a Model 1853-55 double-bag knapsack of painted canvas with leather straps, an imported French knapsack of painted canvas with leather straps and an internal wooden frame, and a painted canvas knapsack with leather straps, internal wooden frame and white-painted 5/L/55 on one side. $400-600 1056 Civil War Period Brogan, c. late 19th century, leather shoe with repair on left side, leather lace, pegged sole and half-sole, small heel with iron tacks, lg. 11 1/2 in. $300-500 1057 Group of Civil War Newspapers, Documents, and Images, c. 1861-65, group of Harper’s Weekly and Boston Post newspapers, images, currency, and a framed image of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock with his autograph. $300-500 1058 Group of Civil War-era Objects, c. mid to late 19th century, a leather artillery pole pad with iron pin, an artillery priming wire, an artillery lanyard, a brass powder flask marked BATTY/1853, a pair of binoculars in a leather case, volume one and two of CASEY’S INFANTRY TACTICS, a postCivil War artillery sponge cover marked U.S./12 PDR./GUN and marked on inside ROCK ISLAND/ARSENAL/1903, a brass bugle, and an imported Model 1850 foot officer’s sword. $400-600 1059 Four Brass Buckles, c. 19th century, a two-piece militia officer’s plate with an eagle, a two-piece naval officer’s plate with eagle, stars, and anchor, a Model 1851 belt plate with eagle and wreath, and a two-piece naval belt plate. $300-500
Provenance: Sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Note: These were worn by Ralph S. Bartlett while a member of the company. $400-600 1061 Two Model 1872 Cavalry Carbine Slings and Three Cavalry Saber Slings, c. 1872, a leather sling with brass buckle with steel swivel and hook, marked inside O.B. NORTH & Co./NEW HAVEN-CT., and a leather sling with brass buckle and brass strap end tab, marked on end of strap ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, three sword slings with leather straps and brass fittings marked R.I.A, and stamped on the leather straps ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL. $400-600 1062 Three McKeever Cartridge Boxes and Three Pistol Cartridge Boxes, c. late 19th/early 20th century, two black McKeever cartridge boxes with .4570 cartridges, one brown McKeever cartridge box for .30 caliber marked ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL 1908 and STATE OF TEXAS, two brown pistol cartridge boxes marked ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL and dated 1903, and 1906, and a black leather Navy Model 1889 pistol cartridge box stamped U S N in an oval on the front flap. $300-500
1064 Group of G.A.R. Medals and Belts, c. late 19th/early 20th century, reunion medals, belts, ribbons, and other related material. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500 1065 Three G.A.R. Swords, c. late 19th century, a Model 1860 staff and field officer’s sword with brass hilt marked GAR, engraved steel blade marked PATCH/&/FELLOWS/BOSTON/MASS., and G.A.R., with a steel scabbard with brass fittings, a Model 1860 staff and field officer’s sword with brass hilt marked GAR, engraved steel blade with A.E. Hammond with the post markings, steel scabbard and brass fittings, and a Model 1850 foot officer’s sword with leather-wrapped grip and brass hilt, engraved steel blade marked H. RUDDICK/BOSTON. MASS. and U.S., engraved steel scabbard with decorative brass fittings marked Presented To/Encampment Chas. Beck/Post 56 Dept. of Mass. G.A.R./by vote at the/G.A.R. Fair at Cambridge/ March 15th. 1859. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500 1066 Group of G.A.R. Medals and Belts, c. late 19th/early 20th century, reunion medals, belts, ribbons, and other related material. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
1063 Two Pairs of Epaulettes, c. late 19th century, a pair of Marine Corps epaulettes with red cording, a silver globe and anchor, and raised brass shoulder scale, and a pair of Civil Warera naval paymaster’s epaulettes.
1067 Model 1881-style New York Cavalry Helmet, Cap Plates, Cords, and Patches, c. late 19th century, a Model 1881-style cavalry helmet with New York plate on the front and gold cording, an officer’s waistbelt, a group of chevrons, hat cords, bugle cords, and a partial officer’s sash.
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $200-400
Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $400-600
1068 Group of Spanish American War Through WWI Objects, c. late 19th/ early 20th century, canvas haversacks marked ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, eagle snap .45 pouches, Model 1910 garrison belt with two eagle snap pouches and slide on adaptor for pistol holster, a entrenching tool cover with single belt tab marked R.I.A./1909, two .45 magazine pouches, a 1917 revolver triple-clip pouch marked GREGORY & READ CO./Lynn, Mass., a trench mirror, a Model of 1918 musketry rule, three engineer’s compasses, three Krag rifle action covers, a ten-pocket cartridge belt, an unissued nine-pocket cartridge belt, and a canvas holster for a Remington Mark 3 brass framed flare pistol. $400-600 1069 Model 1912 Cavalry Belt and Bucket, c. 1918, web nine-pocket belt with leather and steel garrison ring, marked on inside pocket JUNE/ RUSSELL/1918, with leather bucket and straps marked ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL/1918. $500-700 1070 Renault FT 17 Tank Tread, c. 1918, steel tank tread with battle damage, cast S I on bottom, lg. 13, wd. 13 1/2, ht. 5 in. $200-300 1071 WWI Inert Grenades and Artillery Rounds, c. 1917-18, a relic condition Mark 1 hand grenade, a Mark 2 hand grenade, two artillery rounds, Artillery in Action postcard, three insignia, and an unissued grenade vest. $200-300 1072 WWI Emergency Ration, c. 191718, oval tin container with green label marked U.S. ARMY EMERGENCY RATION. with instructions, and PREPARED BY ARMOUR AND COMPANY/KANSAS CITY KANSAS, lg. 5 7/8, ht. 3 in. $300-500
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1060 Massachusetts Independent Corps of Cadets Militia Uniform, c. late 19th century, a cap by BENT & BUSH with a militia cap plate, a blue fatigue blouse with blue chevrons near the cuff, a pair of sky blue trousers with a white welt in the side-seam, a sky blue overcoat with cape, and a white tunic with blue cuffs, collar, and shoulder straps.
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1073 German Model 1916 and a Model 1918 Helmet Shell, c. 1916-18, a green steel Model 1916 helmet shell with battle damage and no liner, and a Model 1918 helmet shell with white and light blue camouflage pattern and a white 1 painted on the left side, with inside liner band and partial cloth chinstrap.
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Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
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1074 Two Naval Ship Rangefinders, first half 20th century, a 36-in. galvanized steel and brass rangefinder marked Barr and Stroud Ltd. No. 12MK VIII, and an unmarked 43 1/2-in. brass and copper finder, both marked with French and Dutch patent plaques. $200-300 1075 Japanese Admirals Hat, Belt, and Epaulettes, c. early to mid-20th century, a beaver bi-corn-style beaver hat with gold bullion lace and cockade, silk liner with Japanese figures, a pair of dress epaulettes with gold bullion fringe, a flower, and anchor, and two stars, a stand for the epaulettes, and a sword belt with gold bullion lace, giltbrass fittings, and a gilt-brass belt plate with an anchor and flower. $600-800 1076 Group of WWI and WWII Photographs, c. 1917-45, large group of Signal Corps photographs with descriptions on the back for press release, including North Africa and European Theatre of Operations, as well as Pacific Theatre. $300-500 1077 German Cased Explosive Detonator Timer, c. 1944, green-painted alloy casing with internal timer, inside a green-painted wooden case marked in white J-Feder 504, inside the case is the original instruction manual, and a paper label on the inside of the lid, case ht. 6 1/2, wd. 5 3/4, lg. 9 1/2 in. $300-500
1078 Wrentham Muster Roll, and Continental Tax Payment, c. 172378, muster roll entitled May ye 1st 1723/A List Taken of the Second Military Company in Wrentham under the Command of Capt. Eben. Fisher with a list of the officers, noncommissioned officers, and enlisted men of the second company, and a Continental tax payment, marked Sherburn March 31st 1778/ Received of Mr. Benja. Tapet Ten Pounds toward carrying on the present war./Recd. by me Moses Perry Lieut. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $300-500 1079 Group of Weare Family Documents from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, c. 1742-80, two land grants dated 1742 and 1771, two letters dated July 8, 1779 and March 6, 1780, a receipt for pay from the committee of safety in Exeter, New Hampshire to Nicholas Gilman, and a receipt for payment dated March 24th, 1778. $400-600 1080 Group of Military Documents, c. late 18th/early 19th century, a 1780 Pennsylvania claim for a horse furnished for the state for the use of the United States, an 1807 morning return for the 39th Regiment, an 1800 dated commission for the first regiment of militia from Connecticut, and an 1836 dated Revolutionary claim document for Roswell Grant from Litchfield, Connecticut. $300-500 1081 Three Civil War Soldiers Memorials, c. late 19th century, wood-framed memorial to Joseph Greniger/Co. C, 17th Regt. Pennsylvania Vol. Cavalry, a wood-framed memorial to Company/ H/24th Regt. Mass. Vol. Infantry, and a wood-framed memorial to Company/ F/137th Regt. New York Volunteers. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
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1082 Portrait of “Brig. Gen. T.F. Meagher. U.S.A.,” c. 1861-65, unsigned ink and watercolor on paper in a period wood frame, 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. Note: Thomas Francis Meagher was an Irish nationalist and leader of a rebellion in Ireland, and served time for sedition in Australia until he escaped and came to America where he studied law and became a journalist. Meagher joined the U.S. Army at the beginning of the American Civil War, and rose to the rank of brigadier general. He was most notable for recruiting and leading the Irish Brigade, and encouraging support among Irish immigrants for the Union. $400-600 1083 Woolwork Picture of a British Sailing Ship, c. 19th century, on a blue sea within a central oval surmounted by a crown, flanked by international flags against a background with draperies and a British outpost in the lower section with flags flying and two canons, ht. 22 1/4, wd. 26 3/4 in. $300-500 1084 Oil Painting of a WWI Dogfight, c. 20th century, wood-framed, oil on canvas of the July 3, 1918, dogfight between German ace Ernst Udet, as he shoots down American pilot Lieutenant Walter Wanamaker, signed “Jenkins” at lower right, ht. 26 3/4, lg. 52 in. $500-700 1085 Model 1816 Waters Conversion Musket and Bayonet, c. 1830, walnut stock with steel fittings, lockplate marked on the tail MILLBURY, and in front of the hammer A.WATERS/ MILLBURY, barrel dated 1830 with a US and light proofmark, side-lug-style bolster in the barrel, bayonet marked US/EH, barrel lg. 42, overall lg. 57 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $300-500
1087 Model 1861 Springfield Rifle-musket with Sling and Bayonet, c. 1861, walnut stock with no visible cartouche, on the right butt is inset an 1863 dated penny, steel lockplate dated 1861, and marked U.S./SPRINGFIELD, steel fittings, bayonet marked US, barrel lg. 40, overall lg. 56 in. Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck. $400-600 1088 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 1089 Dwarf Clock by John Bayley, Hanover, Massachusetts, the flat-top pine case with glazed hood door over the painted iron “kidney” dial marked John Bayley, Hanover, brass, eightday, time-only movement with solid wheels, powered by a tin-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 43 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 1090 Red-stained Birch Tall Clock, New England, c. 1800, the archedtop hood above the freestanding reeded columns flanking the 12-in. painted Roman numeral dial with a ship and anchors in the arch, floral spandrels, seconds bit, and calendar aperture, reeded quarter columns and rectangular waist door, eight-day time and strike movement with the false dial plate stamped Osborne, ht. 79 in. $600-800
1091 Cherry Tall Clock, Pennsylvania, cherry case, solid serpentine scroll top with wooden finials, scroll-top waist door, half columns flank the inset base panel, all on turned feet, 12-in. floral decorated painted wooden dial with raised chapter ring, eight-day, wood and brass Black Forest-style movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 93 in. $700-900 1092 Reuben Tower Mahogany Tall Clock, Kingston, Massachusetts, c. 1820-25, the truncated scroll top with freestanding columns flanking the glazed hood door over the painted iron 12-in. Roman numeral dial signed Reuben Tower/Kingston with basket of flowers in the arch and stylized shells at the spandrels, fluted quarter columns flank the crotch mahogany veneered door, raised panel all on a molded base, eight-day, time and strike, brass movement with two lead weights, (lacking pendulum), ht. 87 1/2 in. $800-1,200 1093 Riley Whiting Cherry Tall Clock, Winchester, Connecticut, fret-top case with turned wooden finials and free standing hood columns, fluted quarter columns flank the waist door, painted wood dial marked R. Whiting, Winchester, wood, thirty-hour, pull-up, movement, powered by two tin-cased weights; sold with an ogee clock and another painted wood tall clock dial, ht. 85 in. $800-1,200 1094 Silas Hoadley Mahogany Tall Clock, Connecticut, c. 1815, fret top case with brass ball finials, freestanding turned hood columns, ropetwist quarter columns flank the waist door, all on turned feet, painted wood dial marked S. Hoadley, Plymouth, wood, thirty-hour, time and strike movement powered by two tin can weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 89 in. $1,500-2,000
1095 Riley Whiting Pine Tall Clock, Winchester, Connecticut, c. 1820, solid fret-top case, half columns flanking the glazed dial opening, painted wooden Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt spandrels and floral urn in the arch and signed R Whiting, Winchester, rectangular waist door, cut out base, wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two tin-cased weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 86 in. $600-800 1096 Mahogany Tall Clock, c. 1977, fret-top case with freestanding fluted columns flanking the dial door, rectangular waist door, floral inlaid base panel, all on ogee feet, pierced brass hands, painted iron dial with subsidiary seconds and date dials, bird in the arch, fan corner spandrels, marked in part Dundee, brass, eight-day, time and strike movement powered by two iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 92 in. $1,500-2,500 1097 Mahogany Tall Clock, 20th century, fret top case with freestanding fluted columns flanking the hood door, rectangular waist door with fan and floral inlay, scroll inlaid base panel, all on ogee feet, composite brass dial with moon’s age in arch, weight-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement, pendulum and two brass-cased weights, ht. 88 in. $1,500-2,500 1098 Mahogany Patent Timepiece, eightday timepiece with step train, T-bridge, through bolts for case attachment, Roman numeral painted iron dial, both tablets enclosed by brass casings, lower tablet marked L. Abrams, and sheet brass side ornaments, ht. 33 1/2 in. $600-800
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1086 Austrian Percussion Musket, c. mid19th century, beech stock with cheek rest on the left side, an M stamped just below the triggerguard, steel fittings, buttplate, triggerguard, and unmarked lockplate, barrel lg. 42 1/2, overall lg. 58 in. $400-600
1099 Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1815, mahogany case with gilt rope molded frames enclosing the reversepainted tablets, 7-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial, brass, eight-day, weight-powered movement, and a pendulum, ht. 29 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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1100 Mahogany “A. Willard” Patent Timepiece, Massachusetts, c. 1820, with gilt rope-turned moldings enclosing the reverse-paintings on glass tablets, the throat marked Willards Patent and the lower a scene of Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie, 7 1/2-in. painted iron dial marked A. Willard, eight-day time-only movement, wooden pendulum rod and a cast iron weight, ht. 33 in. $1,000-1,500
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1101 Mahogany “Banjo” Clock, with half round molding enclosing the reverse-painted glasses, the lower depicting a ship’s scene marked United States & Macedonian, painted iron Roman numeral dial, brass, eightday movement, lead weight, and pendulum, ht. 30 in. $2,500-3,500 1102 Gilt Front “Banjo” Clock, mahogany case with gilt rope molded frames enclosing the reverse-painted tablets, 7-in. painted iron Arabic numeral dial, brass, eight-day, weight-powered movement, and a pendulum, ht. 41 in. $700-900 1103 Gilt Front Banjo Clock, mahogany case with gilt rope molded frames enclosing the reverse painted tablets, 7-in. painted aluminum dial marked G. Bussolini, brass, eight-day movement, pendulum and a lead weight, ht. 41 1/2 in. $700-900 1104 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. $300-500 1105 George Hatch Banjo Timepiece, Attleboro, Massachusetts, c. 1850, the mahogany case with rounded sides to the lower box, rounded frames enclose the gilt, black, and red reverse-painted glass tablets, 7 1/2-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Phila., eight-day timepiece movement with wooden pendulum rod, powered by an iron weight, ht. 29 in. $800-1,200
1106 New Hampshire Mirror Clock, painted pine case, gilt and painted half columns flanking the reversepainting on glass dial opening and the lower mirror tablet, 7 3/4-in. painted iron dial, brass, eight-day, time-only, “wheelbarrow” movement, with pendulum and cast iron weight, ht. 30 in. $800-1,200
1111 Waltham Mahogany Banjo Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1930, with flat frames enclosing the reverse-paintings on glass, the lower a scene of Mount Vernon, brass bezel over the 7 1/2-in. painted iron dial marked Waltham, eight-day time-only movement with wooden pendulum rod, brass-faced bob and a lead weight, ht. 38 in. $1,000-1,500
1107 Seth Thomas “Banjo” Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, with a 7-in. Roman numeral dial, reverse-painted American eagle and shield decorated throat glass, lower tablet depicting ships in battle, brass side ornaments, eight-day, spring-powered, brass movement, ht. 36 in. $600-800
1112 New Haven “Washington” Westminster Chime Banjo Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1930, the mahogany case with octagonal head, reverse-painted throat and lower door glasses, black and gold maker’s label on back of case, eight-day time strike and Westminster chime on rods powered by springs and controlled by a short pendulum, ht. 42 in. $300-500
1108 Mahogany “Banjo” Clock, with half-round molding enclosing the reverse-painted glasses, the throat marked Patent, and the lower of a chariot, carved gilt lower bracket, painted iron Roman numeral dial, brass, eight-day movement with step train, T-bridge, and fillister head screw case attachment, all powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 38 in. $1,000-1,500 1109 Mahogany “Banjo” Clock, with half-round moldings enclosing the crotch mahogany tablets, the lower with a glazed pendulum aperture, 7-in. painted iron dial, weight-powered, eight-day, time-only movement, lead weight, and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 41 in. $800-1,200 1110 Waterbury Willard No. 5 Banjo Clock, Connecticut, c. 1905, the mahogany case with brass side ornaments and finial, reverse-painting on glass tablets, the lower of Mount Vernon, 7 1/2-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, eight-day time-only movement with the unusual Waterbury pulley and “cable” system for the weight, ht. 44 1/2 in. $300-500
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1113 George E. Winslow Reservoir Indicator, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1900, with a nickel-plated damascened movement marked Howard & Co. Boston 13 in a hinged, brass, bezel case, 8 3/8-in. silvered dial marked American Steam Gauge Co. Boston, center section with a recording gauge marked 0-120 and reading as above, linked to a Seth Thomas, brass, dual barrel clock mechanism, and flanked on the other side by a hinged, brass, bezel case housing a pressure/recording gauge with dial indicator marked 0-100, with a brass, spring-powered, clock mechanism, all attached to a molded oak panel, wd. 45 x ht. 35 in. $1,000-1,500 1114 Chelsea Bronze Gallery Clock, made for Tiffany & Co. by Chelsea Clock Company, Boston, heavy cast bronze case with glazed bezel over the 10-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked in part Tiffany & Co,, New York, brass, eight-day, time-only movement, dia. 16 in. $300-500 1115 Bronze Chelsea Desk Clock, Boston, No. 233562, for Shreve, Crump & Low, square bronze frame with rear swing out stand and thick beveled glass, silvered chapter ring with raised bronze Arabic numerals, pierced silvered hands, eight-day, time-only movement, ht. 10 in. $300-500
1117 Large Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock and Barometer Set, both with 8 1/2-in. dials in hinged bezel red brass cases, dials marked in part Chelsea, dia. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,200 1118 Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock and Stand, brass case with hinged bezel, 4-in. silvered dial marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell, eight-day ship’s bell strike movement with platform escapement all on a mahogany stand, ht.7 1/2 in. $200-400 1119 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 1120 Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, 20th century, polished brass case with screw bezel, 6-in. dial marked Chelsea, Ship’s Bell, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike movement, dia. 7 1/2 in. $200-400 1121 Seth Thomas Oak #2 Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1890, the painted zinc dial with Arabic numerals and marked Seth Thomas, and Manufactured in the United States of America, glazed bezel and lower door, molded pedestal and eight-day timeonly movement with pendulum and weight, ht. 36 in. $600-800
1122 Seth Thomas Oak #2 Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1890, the painted zinc dial with Arabic numerals and marked Seth Thomas, glazed bezel and lower door, molded pedestal, paper label on interior bottom reading in part: Seth Thomas Clock Co., and eight-day time-only movement with pendulum and weight, ht. 36 in. $600-800
1127 Bishop & Bradley Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Watertown, Connecticut, c. 1825, mahogany case, reverse painted lower tablet of a country scene, printed maker’s label on inside backboard, painted wooden dial, wood thirty-hour, time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights, ht. 32 in. $1,000-1,500
1123 E. Howard & Company #70 Wall Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1880, the cherry case with 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial signed E. Howard & Co./Boston, spade hands, lower hinged door with red, gold and maroon glass, eight-day nickel timepiece stamped E. Howard & Co./Boston and 70 powered by an iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 32 in. $1,000-1,500
1128 New Haven China Clock, floral decoration on a light green ground, 4-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement, ht. 12 1/2 in. $200-300
1124 Chelsea Clock Company Wall Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1890, the mahogany case with turned bezel over the 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked Chelsea Clock Company/Boston, moon hands, glazed hinged door for pendulum access, eight-day timepiece stamped Boston Clock Co./Boston powered by a flat lead weight and regulated by a damascened pendulum bob and wooden rod, ht. 36 in. $800-1,200
1129 Ansonia Royal Bonn China Clock, floral decorated case, 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, beveled glass in the cast brass bezel, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 14 1/2 in. $200-400 1130 Ansonia and Waterbury China Clocks, Ansonia Royal Bonn “La Barque” in green with floral decoration, Waterbury in dark blue with original paper dial, both ht. 11 in. $250-350
1125 Two Brigg’s Rotary Clocks, E.N. Welch, Forestville, Connecticut, with thirty-hour spring powered movement, swinging ball pendulum, printed paper dial, ebonized wooden base on paw feet and glass dome, ht. 7 3/4 in. $300-500
1131 Ansonia Royal Bonn “La Champagne” China Clock, c. 1900, pink and floral decorated case, cast brass bezel with beveled glass over the 5-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 14 3/4 in. $400-600
1126 Two Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clocks, both in mahogany cases, one a reproduction with period painted wood dial and label and a spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement, the other with a weight-powered, thirty-hour, wood, time and strike movement, ht. 31 in. $300-500
1132 Ansonia Royal Bonn “La Mosella” China Clock, New York, c. 1890, case with green accents and floral decoration, cast brass bezel with beveled glass over the 4-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 12 in. $200-400
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1116 Chelsea and Salem Ship’s Bell Clocks and Two Barometers, both clocks with 4 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dials in brass cases with screw bezels, eight-day, time and ship’s bell strike movements with lever escapements, both barometers with dials marked Salem, one is a brass case matching the clocks, the other with a 5 1/2-in. dial in a ship’s wheel case, all but ship’s wheel in mahogany stands, ht. 7 to 11 in. $500-700
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1133 Brewster & Ingraham Eight-day Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, with a Roman numeral painted tin dial with floral spandrels, brass, eight-day time and strike movement stamped Brewster & Ingraham Bristol CT. U.S., mahogany veneered ogee case with mirrored lower glass, brass-faced lead pendulum bob and two lead weights, ht. 29 in. $200-300
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1134 Welch “Cary” and Gilbert “Keystone” Rosewood Shelf Clocks, Connecticut, c. 1880, the Welch with 5-in. painted zinc dial (re-painted), eight-day time strike and alarm “Patti” movement, pendulum with glass inset and maker’s label on case back, ht. 20 1/2; and the Gilbert with 5-in. cardboard Roman numeral dial, eightday time and strike movement with separate alarm, maker’s label on case back, ht. 17 3/4 in. $500-700 1135 Gilbert “Mitra” Walnut Shelf Clock, Connecticut, c. 1890, split columns flank the dial and the lower tablet, 6-in. paper on zinc dial with Roman numerals, eight-day, time and gong strike movement with a wooden pendulum rod and a large brass-faced bob, maker’s label on case back, ht. 22 in. $150-250 1136 Mahogany Veneered Ogee Clock, Forestville Clock Company, Forestville, Connecticut, with printed maker’s label, painted zinc dial, original transfer and paint decorated glass and brass, thirtyhour, time and strike, weight-driven movement, ht. 25 3/4 in. $100-150 1137 Gilbert “Old Mr. Boston” Advertising Clock, Winsted, Connecticut, c. 1929, with pressed and painted steel case, 6-in. metal dial with raised Arabic numerals, eight-day, time-only, lever movement, ht. 21 3/4 in. $150-250
1138 Two Wooden Gilbert “Old Mr. Boston” Clocks, both in painted wooden cases with eight-day, timeonly, lever movements, the larger with a 6-in. metal dial with raised Arabic numerals, the smaller with painted numerals on a 4-in. metal dial, ht. 10 1/4 to 21 3/4 in. $150-250 1139 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 1140 Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Mandrel, a worm-gear-driven example with a three-jaw brass faceplate, knurled and flattened thumbscrews, turned wood crank handle, sliding dovetail bedplate, and tool rest, all mounted on a wood stand, lg. 18 in. $300-500 1141 Two Boxed Sets of Ornamental Turning Lathe Profile Cutters, late 19th century, approximately 300 cutter heads housed in slant lid boxes with circular brass plaques on lid, one box with lower drawer with turned ivory handle, some cutters marked with numbers, together with an additional mahogany storage box with approximately fifteen cutters enclosed. $1,000-1,500 1142 Double-sided Pocket Watch-form Trade Sign, 20th century, with the zinc painted Arabic numeral dial reading Watch Repairing, and the gold painted cast iron bezel with embossed letters reading Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, ht. 27 in. $200-400 1143 Five European Pocket Watches, England and Switzerland, two M.J. Tobias open face watches with engraved gold-tone dials, 4-jewel, key-wind, key-set movements, a Swiss 15-jewel bar movement in a fully engraved, base metal, hunting case, an unmarked Swiss movement in a fully decorated base metal case with a porcelain dial with Hebrew numerals, and a Marcel & Cie stopwatch. $200-300
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1144 Three Swiss Pocket Watches, one with unsigned porcelain dial, movement marked Nirvana, Swiss Made, in a plain 9kt gold hunting case, a F. Bachschmid open face with pierced hands, porcelain dial without seconds marked with maker’s name and Patent 27553, pin-set movement marked with only maker’s name, in a base metal case, and one with a double sunk Arabic numeral dial marked Waldren, 21 Jewels, lever-set movement model 210 with a micrometric regulator, in a nickel case, dia. 50 to 58 mm. $300-500 1145 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. $200-400 1146 Three Pocket Watches and a Paperweight Clock, Continental, a Lancet with gold-tone dial, 2-jewel Swiss movement in a gold-filled octagonal case, a small unsigned open face with porcelain dial, unmarked 8-jewel, key-wind and set, bar-type movement in a case marked K 18, a chain fusee movement marked Couratin, Paris, No.191, in a swingout case, with porcelain dial marked with maker’s name and location, and paperweight clock marked Cam La Fontaine, 24 Rue de la Paix, 24, Paris. $300-500 1147 Russian Two-day Chronometer, 20th century, No. 13409, with 4-in. silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and up/ down indicator dials, damascened movement with split bi-metallic balance, helical hairspring, and spring detent escapement, fully gimbaled brass bowl, in a three-tier mahogany box, all in a padded carrying box, ht. 9 1/2 in. $500-700
1149 18kt Baume & Co. Hunting Case Pocket Watch, Switzerland, No. 2397, the porcelain dial with sunk seconds is marked with maker’s name, movement marked with number as above and Baume, Prize Medals, Berne 1857, London 1862, Diploma Melbourne 188084., in a plain hunting case with back cover and cuvette marked with gold purity, dia. 52 mm. $300-500 1150 Girrard Perregaux & Co. and Two Other Gold-filled Watches, the open face gold-filled Perregaux with raised Arabic numerals, signed by maker and Swiss, nickel-plate 17-jewel movement no. 23171, dia. 43 mm; an open face Arabic numeral dial marked Waltham/ USA, sunk seconds and moon hands, movement marked by maker and 17 Jewels, dia. 46 mm; and a decorated hunter case with Arabic numerals, sunk seconds and marked Wm. Coates & Son/Brockville, Ont., nickel movement signed as the dial, dia. 42 mm. $200-400 1151 J.W. Benson “The Bank” Sterling Open Face Watch, 62 & 64 Ludgate Hill, London, No. 641886, with porcelain Roman numeral dial marked J.W. Benson/London, pin-set movement marked with maker’s name, location, and number as above and The “Bank” Watch, Best London Make, in an engine-turned 1890 silver case with maker’s mark J.W. B., dia. 50 mm. $250-450 1152 Three Howard Open Face Watches, Boston, all three marked Howard on the porcelain dial, movements marked E. Howard Watch Co., Boston, U.S.A., 17 jewels, two model 1907, series 2 movements, No. 989536, in a Howard 14kt gold case, No. 1271528 in a “Crescent Extra” gold-filled case, and a model 1905, series 3 movement, No. 945130, in a Keystone “J. Boss” case. $300-500
1153 E. Howard 14kt Gold Open Face Watch, Boston, No. 959801, porcelain dial with sunk seconds and blue five minute and seconds markings, marked Howard, 17-jewel, damascened, nickel movement marked with number as above and E. Howard Watch Co., Boston, U.S.A., Adjusted, 17 Jewels, in monogramed, swing-out Howard case, dia. 48 mm. $250-450 1154 Four Open Face Waltham Watches, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 29245633, porcelain dial with sunk seconds and bold Arabic numerals and a 21-jewel Riverside model movement with damascened nickel plates in a gold-filled case, No. 8760327, porcelain dial and sunk seconds marked A.W.W. Co., Waltham, Mass, a key-wind, key-set movement in a silver case, No. 6238825, with a porcelain Roman numeral dial, lever-set movement in a swing-out silveroid case, and No. 12319479, porcelain Arabic numeral dial with red five minute markings, a stem-wind and set movement with damascened nickel plates in an engraved gold-filled case, dia. 50 to 58 mm. $300-500 1156 Waltham Vanguard 23-jewel Open Face Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 28739409, the porcelain Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and “up/down” indicator, the movement marked with model name, location, and number as above and 23-jewels, adjusted 6 positions, Lossier inner terminal hair spring, in an engraved, 10kt, rolled gold case, dia. 50 mm. $400-600 1157 Three 14kt Gold Open Face Waltham Watches, all 19-jewel marked movements, No. 12076575 with porcelain dial marked Waltham, movement marked A.W.W.Co., Waltham Mass., Riverside, adjusted, in Keystone 14kt case, the other two with silver-tone dial with applied Arabic numerals, No. 24321914 movement marked with manufacture, location and model as previous and 5 pos. adjusted, in a “Solidarity” case, No. 22027555 movement marked Riverside A, Adj. 5 pos., Waltham, in a Waltham case, dia. 44 to 48 mm. $300-500
1158 Two 14kt Gold Pocket Watches and Six Other Watches, including two fully engraved lady’s 14kt gold hunting case watches, an Elgin and an A.D. Norton; two gold-filled pocket watches, a 15-jewel hunting case Waltham and an open face lady’s Elgin, a coin silver hunting case Waltham, and three wristwatches. $200-300 1159 Five Waltham Pocket Watches, a 15-jewel with a porcelain dial marked Waltham, movement No. 21741804 in a gold-filled swing out case, 17-jewel “Riverside” with porcelain dial marked by maker, movement No. 9504859 in an engine-turned, gold-filled, swing-out case, a 21-jewel “Crescent Street” with double sunk porcelain dial, No. 20002826 in a 10kt gold-filled case, a 21-jewel “645” with silver-tone dial marked with maker’s name, No. 17174537 in case marked Penn’a W. C. Co., XXX, Solid Gold, and a 23-jewel “Vanguard” with painted dial marked Waltham, Vanguard 23 Jewels, No. 32911009 in 10kt gold-filled case, dia. 46 to 51 mm. $400-600 1160 Three Waltham Open Face Watches, No. 1954689, with a porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds marked A.W. Co., Waltham, movement marked Appleton Tracy & co., Waltham, Mass., adjusted, in a silverode case, No. 19519443, with double sunk porcelain dial marked American Waltham Watch Co., movement marked with number, location and P.S. Bartlett, 17 jewels, adjusted, in an engraved coin silver case, and No. 33259595, with painted dial marked Waltham, Vanguard, 23 Jewels, movement marked with model name, location, number, and 23 jewels. 8 Adjustments, in a 10kt gold-filled case, dia. 50 to 59 mm. $200-300
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1148 Eleven Small Carriage and Desk Clocks, various makers, including five Waterbury carriage clocks: two small time-only, one in a leather carrying case, two time and alarm, and a time and strike with repeat; two French carriage clocks: a chrome time and alarm with a pitched pediment top, and a brass time and alarm; two Swiss desk clocks, and two quartz Waterford crystal clocks, ht. 2 1/4 to 6 1/2 in. $500-700
1161 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
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1162 Three Elgin Open Face Pocket Watches, Elgin, Illinois, all with porcelain dials and sunk seconds, a B.W. Raymond with a nickel, stemwind, lever-set, damascened, 21-jewel movement, No. F 190215, dial with bold Arabic numerals marked B.W. Raymond, Elgin, in a gold filled case, a Father Time, 21-jewel movement, No. 22167688, in a gold-filled case, and a 15-jewel nickel movement, No. 24514957, in a fully decorated sterling silver case, dia. 48 to 49 mm. $200-300
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1163 Elgin De Luxe 14kt Open Face Watch, Illinois, No. I633856, matte silver dial with gold-tone Arabic numerals and hands, movement marked with number above and Elgin 542 U.S.A., 6 Adjustments, 17 Jewels, in a 14kt gold Keystone case, dia. 44 mm. $250-450 1164 Three American Pocket Watches, all lever set with porcelain Roman numeral dials, two Dueber/Hampden, one Champion, No. 1994276 in an open face Crescent sterling silver case, the other a Dueber, No. 746132, in a fully engraved, gold-filled hunting case, and a South Bend with a 17-jewel, model 217 movement, with double sunk dial in an open face, gold-filled case, dia. 50 to 57 mm. $200-300 1165 Three Hamilton Open Face Pocket Watches, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a 17-jewel, model 910 movement, porcelain dial with sunk seconds, in a gold-filled, swing-out case, dia. 47 mm, a 21-jewel, model 992 movement, porcelain double sunk dial, in a goldfilled case, dia. 50 mm, and a model 992 movement, porcelain bold Arabic numeral dial with sunk seconds, in a glass back, base metal, case, dia. 51 mm. $300-500 1166 Four Hamilton Model 992 Open Face Watches, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, all 21-jewel, stem-wind, lever-set, movements with double sunk porcelain dials, two in 10kt, gold-filled cases, one engine-turned, the other with simple engraving on back, one in a 14kt goldfilled case with a back monogram, and one in a base metal case, dia. 50 mm. $400-600
1167 Three Hamilton and a Hampden Pocket Watches, all in gold-filled cases, the Hamiltons are open face, No. 2567027, a 21-jewel model 992 with a double sunk dial with bold Arabic numerals, No. 138344, 21-jewels, damascened nickel full plate movement, double sunk Arabic numeral dial with outer red five minute markings in a fully engraved case, No. 400043, 17-jewels, damascened nickel full plate movement, Arabic dial with sunk seconds, and a lady’s hunting case Hampden, No. 2602594 in a fully engraved case, dia. 33 to 54 mm. $300-500 1168 Six American Pocket Watches, Illinois and Indiana, two South Bend open face, one with matte silver double sunk dial, 19-jewel, model 219 movement in gold-filled case, the other with porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds, 15-jewel, full plate, nickel damascened movement in a silverine case, three Elgin, two open face with porcelain Roman numeral dials, one in a Fahys silver case the other in a nickel case, a lady’s in a fully engraved hunting case, and an Illinois with double sunk bold Arabic numeral dial, 17-jewel, dual color, damascened, full plate movement in a gold-filled case, dia. 37 to 58 mm. $400-600 1169 Four Illinois Open Face Pocket Watches, all with nickel movements, a full plate with Wheeler’s patent, No. 324455, with double sunk, porcelain, Roman numeral dial, in a coin silver case, dia. 55 mm., a 21-jewel Bunn Special, No. 3568188, adjusted to temperature and six positions, with a double sunk porcelain dial in a gold filled case, dia. 50 mm., a 19-jewel Sangamo Special, No. 2917576, adjusted to temperature and six positions, with a double sunk porcelain dial in a gold filled, swing out case, dia. 50 mm., and a 19-jewel A. Lincoln, adjusted to five positions, with an engraved, gilt Roman numeral dial, in a 14kt. gold case, dia. 44 mm. $300-500 1170 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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1171 Rosewood Table Clock by Ellicott & Smith, London, c. 1860, dometop 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 time-only fusee movement engraved as the dial, brass pendulum rod and engraved brass ball, ht. 13 1/4 in. $500-800 1172 English Mahogany Tall Case Clock, the swan’s-neck pediment above the turned columns flanking the glazed hood door, painted Roman numeral iron dial with a farm scene in the arch, three-quarter chamfered corner columns and waist door resting on the inlaid French foot base, eight-day time and strike movement, pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 93 in. $700-900 1173 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, eightday time and count-wheel strike, cornucopia and floral decorated gridiron pendulum, ht. 19 in. Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $500-700 1174 Replica Gilt Annular Dial Clock, 20th century, cast brass case topped by a sphere surround by putti hanging floral garland, the base with inset panels of children in educational pursuits and a frieze of classical images, the time read on a singular annular dial ring through an opening in the sphere, powered by an eight-day, time-only movement with lever escapement, ht. 23 in. $700-900 1175 French Cartel Wall Clock, by Charles Hour, gilt-metal case with 7-in. convex porcelain Roman numeral dial, pierced brass hands, spring-powered, brass, eight-day, time and strike movement marked in part: Ch. Hour, France, 15 Fifteen Jewels, regulated by a platform escapement, ht. 26 in. $600-800
1177 China Clock and Garniture, flowers on a wire fence decorate the clock and the vases, 2 1/2-in. printed paper dial marked Made in France, thirtyhour, time-only, lever escapement movement, ht. 8 1/2 in. $100-150 1178 Atmos Brass and Glass Clock by Le Coultre, Switzerland, pink-tone round dial with raised Arabic numerals, 15-jewel movement powered by changes in temperature and barometric pressure, ht. 9 1/4 in. $400-600 1179 Atmos Brass and Glass Clock by Le Coultre, Switzerland, the case with removable front glass, round dial with raised Arabic numerals, 15-jewel movement powered by changes in temperature and barometric pressure and regulated by a disc pendulum, ht. 9 1/4 in. $400-600 1180 Atmos Brass and Glass Clock by Le Coultre, Switzerland, gilt-brass and glass case with removable front glass, 13-jewel movement powered by changes in temperature and barometric pressure, ht. 9 in. $400-600 1181 Atmos Brass and Glass Clock by Le Coultre, Switzerland, round dial with raised Arabic numerals, 15-jewel movement powered by changes in temperature and barometric pressure and regulated by a disc pendulum, ht. 9 1/4 in. $400-600
1182 Atmos Brass and Glass Clock by Le Coultre, Switzerland, the case with a hinged front glass, silvered round dial with raised Arabic numerals, 15-jewel movement powered by changes in temperature and barometric pressure, ht. 8 3/4 in. $400-600 1183 Atmos Brass and Glass Clock by Le Coultre, Switzerland, brass and glass case with removable front glass, square white dial with Arabic numerals, 15-jewel movement powered by changes in temperature and barometric pressure, ht. 9 1/4 in. $400-600 1184 German Carved Walnut Wall Clock, c. 1890, for the French market, hinged carved front panel with a scrolled crest above the carved griffins flanking the applied raised enameled Roman numerals, molded center section with columns and foliage surrounding the enameled thermometer dial, case terminating in a 4 1/2-in. aneroid barometer, with leaves and nut motif, eight-day, time and gong strike, brass movement, ht. 39 in. $300-500 1185 Black Forest Picture Frame Clock, Germany, c. 1860, a gilded frame centers a reverse-painted hunting scene with hunter, hound dog, and two deer, Roman numeral dial with pierced hands, thirty-hour, time and strike movement with two brass-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 15 1/2 in. $600-800 1186 Pine Thirty-hour Tall Clock, 19th century, arched-top waist door on the flat-top pine case, glazed hood door over the 10-in. convex painted wooden dial, cast brass hands, thirty-hour, wood and brass Black Forest-style time and strike movement powered by two weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 78 in. $300-500 1187 Walnut Veneered Vienna Regulator, c. 1900, with flat-top case, full-length glazed door, brass bezel surrounding the Roman numeral 7-in. enameled dial, brass, eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum and two brass-cased weights, ht. 32 in. $400-600
1188 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. $1,500-2,000 1189 Junghans Westminster Chime Mantel Clock, c. 1915, the carved dome-top walnut case with reeded columns flanking the composite brass dial, silvered Arabic numeral chapter ring, chime/silent and slow/ fast subsidiary dials, brass, eight-day, time, strike, and Westminster chime on five rods, mechanism stamped with Junghans mark, ht. 19; and a George Mitchell, thirty-hour wooden works stencil-decorated shelf clock with label and two iron weights, ht. 35 in. $600-800 1190 German Quarter Striking Bracket Clock, retailed by J.E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, the round-top mahogany case with 8-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked with retailer’s name and location, spring-powered, eight-day, time and quarter-striking movement marked W. & H., Sch., Germany, ht. 14 in. $600-800 1191 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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1176 French Replica Mantel Clock and Garniture, late 20th century, child satyrs flank the ornate lyre form containing the brass 4-in. dial with lozenge Roman numerals, German, eight-day, time and strike movement with floating balance wheel escapement, all on a cast brass and white glass base, with two sevencandle garnitures, ht. 24 in. $300-500
1192 18-inch Colorless Glass Dome, 19th century, with handle and bull-nose molded base, sitting on a circular black painted base, base dia. 10 in. $300-500 1193 Large Glass Dome with Base, black painted wooden base with groove for oval glass dome, overall wd. 17 1/2 x dp. 8 1/2 x ht. 24 in. $300-500
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1194 Secor Fairy Sewing Machine, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c. 1885, the cast iron body marked Fairy, built-in adjustable “C” clamp with tightening screw, geared mechanism, and circular bedplate, ht. 8 in. $800-1,200
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1195 American Index Typewriter, 265 Broadway New York, c. 1895, the machine having a swinging sector, a partial strip of rubber type, two small ink rollers, index pointer, feed roller, advancing and space levers, lg. 10 in. $300-500 1196 Sensenich Brothers Maple Aircraft Propeller, Warner Aircraft Corp., Detroit Michigan, the laminated maple 83-in. propeller with riveted iron blade edges and painted tips, stamped Model 82RS-72, SER B-7814, HP 200, R.P.M. 2450, and with Sensenich Bros. Lititz. PA. decals on each wing. $800-1,200 1197 Pebbled Finish Parlor Kaleidoscope, possibly by Charles G. Bush, 19th century, with brass strapping, 2 1/2-in. spoked wheel rotating cell, 10 3/4-in. length body, all resting on a turned four-legged wood stand, ht. 12 in. $300-500 1198 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 10-in. wood handle. $200-400 1199 Brass 18-inch Noon Cannon Sundial, 19th/early 20th century, Roman numeral and compass engraved plate, quadrant arches flanking the 4 3/4-in. cannon, calendar correction table reading Fast Means That The Watch Should Be Faster Than The Dial Slow Slower. $250-350
1200 John Bliss & Co. Taffrail Log, 110 Wall Street, New York, the brass instrument with enameled dial marked John Bliss Taffrail with three recording dials, four fins, swivel tip and new line, all housed in a fitted box with original label and retail stamp reading in part: S. Thaxter & Son, Boston, lg. 10 in. $300-500 1201 Weems and Plath 7-inch Sextant, Germany, no. 60129, mid-20th century, the black pierced body with brass scale marked 0-120, 6 x 30 eyepiece, horizon mirror, multiple sunshades and index arm with vernier and fine adjustment knob, all in a fitted mahogany carrying case. $500-700 1202 C. Plath Navistar Classic Sextant, no. 62002, Hamburg, Germany, the black pierced body with brass scale marked 0-120, 6 x 30 eyepiece, horizon mirror, multiple sunshades and index arm with vernier and fine adjustment knob, all in a fitted mahogany carrying case. $500-700 1203 Unmarked Spectroscope, collimator slit with fine adjustment knob with dial, its arm with a horizontal fine adjusting tangent screw to vernier, counter balance weight, all resting on a cast iron tripod base. $400-600 1204 James W. Queen & Co. Brass Spectrometer, upper plate with dial scale marked 0-360, 11 1/2-in. horizontal enclosed silvered dial with two viewing apertures, magnifiers and engraved Societe genevoise a Geneve and James W. Queen, stationary telescope with rack focusing, rotating collimator arm, all resting on a cast iron tripod base, ht. 15 in. $1,500-2,500 1205 John Browning Brass Spectroscope, 139 Strand, London, 7478, with a 9-in. telescope and collimator, both with rack focusing, horizontal enclosed scale engraved as above, all resting on a cast iron tripod base, ht. 8 in. $400-600
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1206 Philip Harris & Co. Spectroscope, Birmingham, England, the black painted instrument with an 8-in. scope, collimator, and horizontal enclosed silver scale, ht. 9 in. $150-250 1207 John Browning Spectroscope, 68 Strand, London, the horizontal disc engraved as above and calibrated 0-120 with magnifier, fine adjustment knob for vernier, dual prisms (lacking), 11-in. scope with rack and pinion focusing and collimator tube (lacking collimator), all raised on a center shaft and tripod base, instrument ht. 11 1/2 in. $150-250 1208 Adam Hilger Spectrometer Camera, London, a 9-in. brass collimator tube, mahogany photographic plate housing with bone plate adjusting scale, all resting on a tripod cast iron base, ht. 15 1/2 in. $800-1,200 1209 Unmarked Spectrometer Camera, a 8-in. brass collimator tube with interior scale with aperture reading 0-35, cherry dovetailed photographic plate housing with bone adjusting scale, all resting on a tripod cast iron base, ht. 14 in. $800-1,200 1210 Moore Astro Navigator MK II, O.H. Kampf Ltd., Dorset, England, the stationary “Latitude” plate hinged to the “Declination” plate that rides along the brass “Hour Angle,” the “Zenith Distance” ring calibrated 0-110 with a clear plastic protractor set at 0, all housed in a fitted box with instructional manual. $150-250 1211 U.S. Army Air Corps Computer Time Conversion Instrument, Fairchild Aviation Corp., Type A-5, the black anodized metal box with dials reading in Sidereal Time, Greenwich Civil Time, and Longitude, and two rotational setting/clearing knobs, wd. 6 1/2 x dp. 3 x ht. 4 3/4 in. $150-250
1213 Questar Standard 3.5 Telescope, New Hope, Pennsylvania, cast aluminum equatorial fork mount, altazimuth controls, synchronous clock drive motor, setting circle, dual viewing ports, all in a vinyl fitted case with tripod and additional accessories, ht. 14 in. $300-500 1214 Wild T4 Universal Instrument, Heerbrugg, Switzerland, the astronomical theodolite with glass circles, and internal reading microscopes, fitted with its original aluminum carrying cases, manual, and external level. $2,000-2,500 1215 Trough Compass and a Sundo Pocket Barometer, mid-20th century, the resin and brass pinned trough compass case marked T.A.R.S. & W. Ltd. on the side, slide lid, scales divided 0-6 at each end of the silvered needle; the aneroid pocket barometer marked Compens and Sundo, revolving altitude scale from 0-3,000 feet, with original instruction pamphlet and box. $300-500 1216 Thatcher’s Calculating Instrument, Keuffel and Esser, New York, a paper covered cylindrical slide with scales, open framework of triangular-shaped sections, knobs on either end, attached to a board with cast iron brackets and directions, all housed in an oak wood box, instrument lg. 23 1/2 in. $800-1,200
1217 A.M.L. Position Line Slide Rule Mark IIA, Air Ministry Laboratory, South Kensington, no. 118/36, the inner cylinder is graduated with log tangents, the outer scale is graduated with log cosines, rear of slide are given scales of dip, refraction, moon’s parallax and converting time to arc, bone plaque engraved AM with a crown, ht. closed 9 in.; together with a Muto Giken “Kooler Calculator,” 11 1/2-in. rule with clear rotational sleeve for reading the scale. $300-500 1218 Burkhardt Arithmometer, Germany, with black-enameled plate, eight slides, crank and sixteen digit display, operating instructions in German, housed in a mahogany case with brass plaque on top lid reading Burkhardt Arithmometer, lg. 23 in. $500-700 1219 Compound Binocular Microscope by Leitz, no. 413924, with fine and coarse focusing, revolving turret with four objective lenses, large square stage with two-way adjustment, substage condenser and iris diaphragm, plano/ concave mirror, on a U-foot base, a carrying case with additional lenses, slides and lamp, ht. 14 in. $200-400 1220 Enameled Optician Thermometer, France, the enameled dial reading Hazebrouco Ingenieur Opticien 16, rue de la Paix, 16 Paris, with raised numerals, Fahrenheit and centigrade scales, pierced cast iron cistern cover, all in a black-painted frame with cavetto corners, lg. 48 in. $600-800 1221 Six Painted Cast Iron “Bank” Still Banks, late 19th/early 20th century, the painted buildings in various architectural forms all read “Bank” above the door, one reads “State Bank,” with a hinged door lock (lacking key), ht. 3 to 5 1/2 in. $200-400 1222 Nine Combination “Safe” Still Banks, 19th and 20th century, two by “The J. & E. Stevens Co.”, two by the “Kenton Brand,” a “Henry C. Hart Mfg. Co.,” and others, ht. 3 1/2 to 6 1/2 in. $300-500
1223 Painted Cast Iron and Tin Articulated Football Player, c. 1940, place the leather-bound football that reads Sun Bowl 1940 in the holder, then cock back the football player’s right leg which is then released by pressing down on the lever to activate the leg to punt the ball, ht. 8 in. $200-400 1224 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical “Dentist” Bank, Reproduced from Original in Collection of The Book of Knowledge, place a coin in the pocket of the dentist and press the lever at the feet of the figures, dentist extracts the tooth and falls backwards against the gas bag and the coin is deposited into the bag, the patient then falls back in his chair and throws up his arms, ht. 6 1/2 in. $200-400 1225 Twelve Lithographed Tin Banks and a Toy, three book-form banks, a “Benjamin Franklin Thrift Bank,” a monkey bank with an articulated arm and top hat, “Eight O’Clock Coffee,” “Gulfpride” oil can, a “Campbell’s Tomato Soup” 125th anniversary bank, three “Happy Days Bank” in the form of barrels, a “Children’s Crusade for Children” bank, and a Ford Model T automobile toy. $200-300 1226 Kingsbury Tin Fire Station Toy and Pumper, early 20th century, the red-painted building with gold-painted embossed letters reading Fire Station 8 above the spring-powered greenpainted doors, bell mechanism on top and a door release lever on side of building, and the red and gilt-painted fire engine pumper with clockwork mechanism, ht. 10 x wd. 8 1/2 x lg. 13 in. $300-500
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1212 Lietz Brass Deviation Finder, San Francisco, California, no. 1201, with the horizontal silvered compass, meridian circle, movable hour circle, East/West variant pointer, dual bubble levels, all resting on “A” frames, lead counter-weight on underside, housed in a fitted mahogany box with paper instruction label. $800-1,200
1227 “Juggling Clown Test Your Skill” Coin-operated Penny Arcade Game, International Mutoscope Reel Co., New York, c. 1930, the cast aluminum case with traces of old paint, orange-painted field with movable clown to catch the penny, and a paper instructional label, ht. 20 in. $300-500
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1228 Three Mid-century Coin-operated Arcade Games, the Sex Appeal Meter game manufactured by Exhibit Supply Co. with lighted game indicator; the SpitFire Drop Bomb in Funnel to Sink Battleship, and the I Owe You game, all with wood cases and traces of old paint; together with a painted wood sign reading in part: Get A Check Up On Your Love Life, ht. 5 to 27 in. $300-500
1233 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.
1229 Coin-operated “Money Back Scale,” c. 1900, arched hood with foil-backed glass surrounding the weight scale dial reading in part Correct Weight Only, 1 cent, and Fred P. White Malden Mass., oak case with reeded columns flanking a window with pins for diverting your coin, and a red painted brass plaque reading Watch Where Your Money Goes above it, terminating on a cast iron scale bed, ht. 76 in. $700-900
1234 Six-air Cylinder Musical Box, Switzerland, with a 13-in. cylinder, single comb, lever-wind, start/stop and change/repeat levers, tune sheet reading in part Mandoline and the list of songs, all housed in a grain-painted and marquetry inlaid box, lg. 21 1/2 in. $600-800
1230 National Cast Bronze Cash Register, Dayton Ohio, with plaque above glass box reading R.V. Fowler, serial number marked on plaque 863661/313, above the hinged case revealing Dollar/Cents and Customer Counter dials, two rows of keys above the white marble counter, and wood drawer, all sitting on a molded oak base, ht. 21 in. $200-400 1231 Five Lead and Copper Alcohol Advertising Printing Plates, mid20th century, a “Miller High Life” with an image of a bartender, “Schenley Distributors” whiskey, a “Brown Forman” distillers, a “Heublein’s Club Cocktails,” and a “Frankfort Distillers Corporation,” all with reverse type and images, approximate plate sizes 7 x 10 in. $300-500 1232 Marbleized RCA Victor Catalin Tube Radio, model number 66x9, c. 1945, with brown and yellow marbling, and original stock label on underside, lg. 15 1/4 in. $300-500
Provenance: The Estate of Charles P. Fisher. $500-700
1235 Eight-air Cylinder Musical Box, with an 11-in. cylinder, dual combs, harpshaped zither attachment, lever-wind, start/stop, change/repeat levers, all housed in a grain-painted, marquetry and inlaid box, lg. 23 in. $1,000-1,500 1236 Ten-air Cylinder Musical Box, Switzerland, with a 13-in. cylinder, single comb, harp-shaped zither attachment, lever-wind, start/stop and change/repeat levers, tune-sheet reading Mandoline Expressive Zither, 10-airs 12-pieces, no. 4109, all housed in a grain-painted box with sheet music, harp, and wind instruments inlaid on lid, wd. 23 in. $600-800 1237 Three-bell Eight-air Musical Box, Switzerland, with a 6-in. brass cylinder, crank wind, single comb, change/ repeat and start/stop switches, colored lithograph tune sheet attached to underside of lid marked Visible Bells, all housed in a rosewood top and ebonized case, wd. 16 1/2 x dp. 10 1/2 x ht. 8 1/2 in. $400-600 1237A Ten Philipps Paganini-Geigen-Piano Rolls, Germany, Wurlitzer rolls 218, 220, 241, 360, P.P. rolls 8157, 8436, 8581, 8657, and roll P.D. No. 04413 and four pop songs, sold with five 11 3/4-in. music box discs. $200-400
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1238 Edison “GEM” Model B Phonograph, c. 1900, serial number 243286, oak case with gilt Edison script on front, black enameled body with gilt pinstriping, model “C” reproducer, crank wind, horn, all resting on an oak base; together with a Edison Standard Phonograph with a model “H” reproducer, plaque on front reads in part: Made for International Correspondence Schools. $400-600 1239 Edison Model “C” Home Phonograph, c. 1908, serial number 318825, oak case with decal reading Edison on the front, cast iron bed plate with pinstriping and tufts of grass on corners, model “C” reproducer, a polygonal eleven-panel black and gilt horn, shoe and crane bar, with approximately forty-cylinders, wd. 16 1/2 in. $700-900 1240 Seventeen Magic Lantern Animated Slides and Chromotropes, c. 1880, including two labeled Moveable Astronomical Sliders, No. 3 and No. 7, five geometric patterns, three fishbowls, two fountains, a trapeze artist, gondola, windmill, witch, and a ship sailing around the world, wd. 2 to 4 1/2 in. Note: Chromotropes were used to add motion to lantern slide presentations and were some of the earliest moving images on screen. $1,200-1,600 1241 White Opaque Glass and Metal Fountain Pen-form Wall Light, Europe, mid-20th century, the 30 1/2-in. light with two sockets and twoprong European plug, possibly used as promotional sales aid. $1,000-1,500 1242 Collection of Fountain and Ballpoint Pens, an Aurora no. 0706 with 18kt nib and green resin case, two Tombow 828f or “Egg” pens, a Montblanc “Meisterstuck no. 149” with dual-colored nib marked 4810 14C Montblanc 585, a Waterman’s with dual-colored nib marked 18K 750, two other fountain pens, nine ballpoint and mechanical pencils, and assorted inks, all housed in a glass-top hinged-lid case with two drawers. $200-400
1244 Montblanc Meisterstuck Ramses II Fountain Pen, the cap covered in lapis lazuli, vermeil barrel and furnishings, with 18kt two-tone gold nib, lg. 5 1/2 in. $800-1,200 1245 Pelikan M900 Toledo Gold Fountain Pen, gold over sterling barrel sleeve, black resin with green ink window, with monotone 18kt gold F nib, lg. 4 7/8 in. $700-900 1245A Five Sheaffer Fountain Pens, including a Sheaffer/Levenger Mediterranean Blue, a Junior in green and black stripes, and three white dot stripes with Lifetime nibs, one with a military clip, lg. 4 3/4 to 5 1/2 in. $300-500 1246 Three Waterman and a Sheaffer Fountain Pens, United States and Japan, including a Waterman’s 72, eyedropper filler, in orange and black wood grain with an account 8 nib (cracked), a lever-fill Waterman’s Desk Model also in orange and black wood grain, with nib marked in part RED Waterman’s Ideal, a lever-fill Waterman 52 with clip in chased black hard rubber, in original box with papers and price band, fitted with a Waterman’s 2 nib, and a Sheaffer in dark wood with a floral overlay, cap band marked Sheaffer. Japan, with a 14kt inlaid nib. $200-400
1247 Four Glass Store Fountain Pen Display Cases, all with wooden bases and glass display tops, a Waterman’s in quarter-sawn oak with the front panel marked Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pens, glass display area with a mirrored back panel, 44 x 33 x 23 1/2 in., a Moore’s in quarter-sawn oak with an inset porcelain base panel marked in part: Morre’s won’t leak, safety, selffilling, with one glass shelf, 40 1/2 x 16 x 17 in., a Wahl with etched front glass marked Eversharp Wahl Pen, write hand companion, 42 x 16 x 24 in., a Sheaffer’s on turned legs, front glass marked Sheaffer’s and original velvet liner tray embossed as the glass, and fitted with an electric light, 40 x 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. $300-500
1251 Nikkor Lens and a Pair of Barr & Stroud Binoculars, the Reflex Nikkor 1:8, f=500mm lens with leather carrying case; the Barr & Stroud 7x CF41 black finished binoculars with twin turrets, and retractable shower shrouds, shoulder marked AP no. 1900A/serial no. 39813, and admiralty arrow, with original carrying case. $300-500
1248 Two Waterbury Clock Company Desk Sets, Connecticut, one with a black glass base, single pen holder and an eight-day, time-only Waterbury clock in a brass case, with a Wahl lever-fill desk pen, the other with a black onyx base, two pen holders, a thermometer, eight-day, time-only Waterbury clock and barometer in bronze cases, with two Wahl lever-fill desk pens, wd. 10 to 16 1/2 in. $300-500
1252A Leitz Summitar f/2 5cm Lens, Germany, No. 914255, Leica screwmount lens (collapsible).
1249 Parker “Spirit of Aviation” Desk Set, c. 1929, with green onyx base, two Parker holders, James Cady Ewell bronze statue of a woman holding an airplane aloft (repaired break at right ankle), two Parker Duofold pens, one a “Lucky Curve,” 10 x 18 x 10 in. $800-1,200 1250 Four Fountain Pen Desk Sets, a white onyx base Wahl with electric light, dual pen holders and a pair of Wahl lever-fill desk pens, a Parker Carlton Ware base in red with an Asian theme, single pen holder and a Parker Duofold “Lucky Curve” pen, a green onyx with dual pen holders and a clock and two lever-fill pens, and a brass Wahl with checkerboard presentation plate, single pen holder and a Wahl lever-fill desk pen. $300-500
1252 Leica Close-up Accessories, including a BOOWU, bellows UXOOR, OUBIO, two NOOKY hesum, OTZFO 16464K with tube OTSRO and a stand for extension ring use with an Elmar lens. $150-250
Note: This a Summitar lens not a Summicron. $200-300 1253 Kodak Bantam Special and Six Other Cameras, Bantam Special with Compur Rapid shutter, Ansco Memo half frame 35mm camera, Voigtlander Baby-box 54/18, Zenobia, Kodak Six20, a Retina IIa with a Xenon 50mm f/2 lens in a Synchro-Compur shutter and a Bantam with anastigmat f/6.3 lens in original box with instructions. $200-300 1254 Ten Kodak Roll Film Cameras, including four box Brownies, No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie with red bellows, Hawk-eye No. 3A, Senior six20 and three others. $200-400
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1243 Four Sterling Silver Fountain Pens, United States, three Parker 75 Cisele with gold plated clip, two with 14kt XF nibs, one missing nib, and a Waterman with sterling cap, barrel and clip, black blind cap, and with Ideal nib. $200-300
1255 Olympus Pen F and Nikomat with Ring Flash, Japan, Olympus with 38mm f/1.8 Zukio lens in original leather case, Nikomat with MicroNIKKOR 55mm f/3.5 lens, a Lester A. Dine Inc. Ring and point flash unit connected to a Clinical Box power supply all on a wooden wall bracket. $200-400
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1256 Three Schneider M39 Screw Mount Lenses, Germany, a 8cm f/2 Xenon No. 1831252, 10.5cm f/4.5 Xenar No. 794985, and a 13.5cm f/4.5 Xenar No. 1827504. $400-600
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1257 Zeiss Ikon Accessories for Contax Cameras, two plate backs a 540/13 and a 543/13, a Contatest with 1 meter Proxar lens and instructions in original box, three Contameters, one with adjustable rangefinder and lenses for 20, 30, and 50, a 1340, and a 1343. $200-400 1258 Zeiss Contaprox I, with Carl Zeiss 50mm f/3.5 Tessar lens No. 3009797 in focusing mount 563/04, extension tube 5522/13, focusing screen adapter 5520/6, and magnifier 1251. $200-400 1259 Zeiss Contarex and Contaflex Camera Backs, three Contarex backs complete with darkslides each in a black leather case, and five Contaflex, four with darkslides and one standard back. $100-200 1260 Unitron Astro Camera, model 220, the wood frame enclosing the groundglass screen, three plates, all in a fitted finger-jointed box. $100-200
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The Andrews Shaker Collection Lecture Series – May and June 2014 Skinner is pleased to present a series of lectures by Shaker scholars Jean Burks and Christian Goodwillie. These events will be held in conjunction with the June 15th auction of the Andrews Shaker Collection. Please join us!
About The Andrews Shaker Collection In 1923, Edward and Faith Andrews stopped at a Shaker community to buy a loaf of bread, a simple encounter which led to a lifelong involvement with the Shakers. On June 15th, Skinner will offer the last portion of the original Andrews Collection not residing in a major institution. The auction will present more than 100 lots including furniture, metalware, boxes, and ephemera— all featuring the Shakers’ characteristically simple, yet ingenious design. The event offers enthusiasts of Shaker the rare opportunity to purchase furniture and objects from this legendary collection.
Sunday, May 4, 2014, 1PM
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA
The Shakers: Models for Modernism
240 Years of Shaker Life in America
Illustrated lecture by Jean M. Burks, Senior Curator, Shelburne Museum
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Saturday, May 31, 2014, 4PM Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA
The Shakers: Models for Modernism Illustrated lecture by Jean M. Burks, Senior Curator, Shelburne Museum 1843 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, MA 01202 413.443.0188 www.hancockshakervillage.org
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Jessica Turner, 508.970.3240
Advertising/Production Manager - Pamela Van de Houten Appraisal & Auction Services - LaGina Austin, Christine E. Finn, Rachel Kingsley, Ava Pandiani Boston Gallery Director - Laura V. Sweeney Assistant Gallery Director: Paige Lewellyn Gallery Assistant: Ryan O’Hara Consignment Services - Patricia Walker King, Carol Zeigler, Kealyn Garner Customer Relations - Carol McCaffrey Institutional Relations - L. Emerson Tuttle Human Resources - Carol McCaffrey Image Editor - John Cornelius Information Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry Shrives Assistants: Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa Riebe Lead Designer - Kristina Harrison Managing Director - Marie C. Keep Marketing & Public Relations - Kate de Bethune, Kathryn Gargolinski, Jessica Turner Photographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak Receptionists - Marlborough: Katie Fitzgerald Boston: Bridget Spears Regional Director—Florida - April L. Matteini, G.G. Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography Transportation - Eric Jones
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Directions to the Marlborough Gallery
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From Boston and Points East: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) West to Route 495 North at exit 11A. Proceed on Route 495N to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left at the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light onto Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.
From Points North: Take Route 495 South to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light onto Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.
From Points West: Take 290 East toward Marlborough. Merge onto Route 495 South via exit 26A, toward Cape Cod. Take the Simarano Drive exit, 23C. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light onto Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.
From Points South: Take Route 495 North to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left at the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light onto Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.
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Marlborough Area Restaurants Allora Ristorante
Longhorn Steakhouse
Guiseppe’s Grille
139 Lakeside Ave. Marlborough, MA 508.485.4300
191 Boston Post Rd. Marlborough, MA 508.481.4100
35 Solomon Pond Rd. Northborough, MA 508.393.4405
Boston Market
Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub
Yoong Tong
185 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.229.2525
32 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.480.8899
China Taste
Panera Bread
Thai Cuisine and Sushi 278 Main Street Northborough, MA 508.393.7714
197 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.229.2882
197 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.281.6161
Fish Restaurant & Wine Bar
29 S. Bolton St. Marlborough, MA 508.460.3474
237 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.481.3464
Jake’s Restuarant & Coffee Shop
Tandoori Grill
30 Main Street Marlborough, MA 508.480.0414
Linguini’s Italian Eatery 350 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.481.9747
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Subway
197 H Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.357.6551
Wildwood Steakhouse 189 Boston Post Rd. East Marlborough, MA 508.481.2021
Tomasso The Crossings 154 Turnpike Rd. Southborough, MA 508.481.8484
Marlborough Hotels Courtyard by Marriott
Hampton Inn
75 Felton St. (exit 24B off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.480.0015
277 Boston Post Rd. West (exit 24B off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.787.9888
Embassy Suites 123 Boston Post Rd. West (exit 24B off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.485.9500
Holiday Inn and Suites 265 Lakeside Ave. (exit 24A off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.481.3000
Marlborough Travel Services & Car Rentals Ultimate Livery
Enterprise Car Rental
To Logan Airport
Hotel Pick-up and Delivery 364 Maple Street (Rt. 85) Marlborough, MA 508.480.0221
$46.00 each way for one $56.00 each way for two Private car and driver $147.50 one way Servicing all Marlborough hotels
Hertz Car Rental 80 Northborough Rd East Marlborough, MA 01752 508.481.7300
410 Maple Street (Rt. 85) Marlborough, MA 508.229.2756
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