Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Sale 2857M
October 31, 2015
Marlborough
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American & European Works of Art Auction 2704B 02/07/2014 4:00 PM EST Lot 632 Of 689 - Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Red Circus Horse
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Selected Provenance The William Bond Shop Family Collection of Watches: Lots 4, 5, 8, 12–35, 37–45, 48–51, 55, 56, 58–66, 72–77, 80–82, 84–85, 87, 89–92, 94, 96–104, 109–115, 118–125, 127– 139, 141–146 An Important Minnesota Collection A New England Scientist and Maker of Scientific Instruments: Lots 363–404 A Private Michigan Collection A Private New Jersey Collection A Canadian Collection A Texas Gentleman A Florida Gentleman A Wisconsin Gentleman A Honolulu Estate
American & European Watches
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1 Edward Prior Silver Verge Watch for the Turkish Market, London, No. 63688, c. 1780, base metal outer carrying case opens to the silver pinned tortoiseshell case, revealing the engraved and chased silver case hallmarked 1770 and inner case by maker JB/WW and 1848 containing the small watch with 3 1/4in. dia. Turkish numeral dial marked Edward Prior/London and remains of brass hands, the swing-out, verge escapement, key-wind and set movement marked and numbered by maker as above, finely pierced balance cock, foot, and silvered regulator platform, steel balance, hairspring, chain fusee and pierced scrolled pillars, all with an associated chain and chatelaine, dia. of watch and inner case 39 mm, dia. of all cases 68 mm. $2,000-4,000
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2 George Prior Verge Gilt Watch for the Turkish Market, London, No. 21598, c. 1790, the outer gilt-brass carrying case with simple turned decoration opens to the inner gilt-brass case, porcelain Arabic numeral dial signed George Prior/London, and brass hands below a bull’s-eye crystal, the swing-out, key-wind and set, verge movement with finely pierced balance cock, foot, and silvered dial regulator platform, chain fusee, decoratively pierced pillars, and signed in Arabic and numbered 21598 on the plate, all with associated chain, watch dia. in inner case 56 mm, outer dia. 67 mm. $1,000-1,500
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3 William Farrow Silver Pair-cased Verge Watch with Calendar, London, No. 229, c. 1730, the outer case opens to the plain inner case stamped EM, silver dial marked Farrow with raised Roman numerals and arcaded chapter, blued-steel beetle and poker hands and recessed calendar, swing-out, fusee, verge movement engraved Wm. Farrow/ London/229, finely pierced balance cock with grotesque mask, foot, and silvered dial regulator stage, steel balance with hairspring, and squared baluster pillars, dia. 49 mm. $1,500-2,500
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4 Eardley Norton Gold Pair-cased Watch, London, No. 14208, c. 1795, Roman numeral porcelain dial signed Eardley Norton/ London, gold teardrop hands and bull’s-eye crystal, swing-out movement with dust cover engraved Eardley Norton/London/No. 14208 opening to the full-plate chain fusee, cylinder escapement movement with finely pierced balance cock, classical urn, steel balance and diamond endstone, engraved extended foot and silvered regulating dial, inner case with faint London and gold hallmarks and 14208, outer case with two Salem, Massachusetts, watch papers: one possibly 18th century by Theodore Morgan with Masonic iconography, and a later one by Jesse Smith, Jr., on Essex Street, dia. 54 mm, 127 g. $2,000-4,000
5 John Wood 18kt Gold Pair-cased Watch, Liverpool, No. 2299, c. 1795, porcelain Roman numeral dial with moon hands and blued seconds, the case carries two watch papers from Bond & Son and Jesse Smith Chronometers, Essex Street, Salem, inside marked 18, case maker TH, and Chester assay marks, gilt dust cover reveals the balance bridge with diamond endstone and inscribed Patent, and gilt full-plate movement marked by maker and numbered as above with chain fusee, maintaining power, steel three-arm balance, blued-steel regulator with compensation and chatoned “Liverpool windows,” dia. 56 mm, 155.7 g. $800-1,200
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6 Repoussé Pair-cased Verge Watch and Chain, probably Switzerland, c. 1800, the 10kt gold repoussé outer case with three raised figures on the back, opens to the gilt-brass watch case and porcelain Roman numeral dial with pastoral scene within the chapter, pierced gilt hands, swing-out keywind and set verge escapement movement signed H. Fly, chain fusee, finely pierced balance cock, engraved foot and balance surround, silvered regulator dial and squared baluster pillars, all with heavy gilt watch chain, dia. of inner watch case 44 mm, with outer case 50 mm. $600-800 7 Tobias Silver Pair-cased Verge Watch, London, case No. 7175, c. 1760, the outer case with several early printed watch papers including one stating Peleg Collins, Clock and Watch Maker, and Jeweler/Coventry, R.I opens to the porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Tobias/London and spade hands, full-plate gilt verge escapement chain fusee, key-wind and set movement signed Tobias/London with pierced balance bridge, brass three-arm balance, simple hairspring, engraved foot, and applied decoration and silvered regulator dial, dia. 60 mm, 134.2 g. $200-250
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8 Sedan Clock, Liverpool, c. 1800, with 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, blued-steel hands, hinged brass bezel, all set in a turned, ebonized wood case, a key-wind, key-set, chain fusee, watch movement marked Lewis Samuel, 4 Lord Street, 22011, Liverpool, dia. 6 in. $200-400 9 Lebel Silver Verge Watch for Turkish Market, Romania, porcelain dial with Turkish numerals marked Lebel, Bucharest, silver swing-out case, key-wind, key-set, chain fusee movement with a verge escapement marked as the dial, dia. 60 mm. $200-400 10 Antique 18kt Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch, the case elaborately engraved to depict on one side a reclining sailor holding an American flag, a harbor scene in the background, and on the other a lady with flowing hair looking out of window, each framed by elaborate foliage, enclosing a white enamel dial with Roman numeral indicators and subsidiary seconds dial, with M.I. Tobias & Co. key-wind, key-set movement, dia. 49 mm, case, cuvette, and movement no. 41866, dial and movement signed M.I. Tobias & Co., case signed C.J. & Bro. $700-900
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11 D. Edmonds Pair-cased Silver Verge Watch, Liverpool, No. 3078, the outer case with numerous period watch papers from New Orleans, Fitchburg, Clinton, Leominster, Lancaster, and Boston, Massachusetts, bold Roman numeral porcelain dial with a later hole drilled through the crystal to insert a key to set the brass hands, swing-out full-plate gilt-brass chain fusee movement signed and numbered as above, verge escapement, pierced balance cock, engraved foot, and regulator stage, together with a bar and link chain, dia. 55 mm. $600-800
12 Harrison Gray Otis Family 18kt Gold Watch, John McFarlane, Boston, No. 505, c. 1802, Roman numeral dial with brass hands, the engine-turned outer case with rose gold dial bezel inscribed with repair dates inside Harrison Gray Otis 2nd, 1810/Harrison Gray Otis 3rd/1873/Harrison Gray Otis 4th/1884, opening to the main case inscribed with Harrison Gray Otis dates as above, case hallmarks, TH, 18, and 1802 London hallmark, full-plate chain fusee, verge escapement movement inscribed Jn. MacFarlane/ Boston/505, three-arm steel balance, finely pierced balance cock with grotesque mask and extended foot, diamond endstone and silvered regulating dial, watch paper inscribed William Bond & Son/opposite the Exchange Coffee House/Congress Street/Boston, dia. 53 mm, 144 g. $7,000-10,000
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13 Four English Silver Watches, three chain fusee, verge escapement movements in pair cases: a D. Edmonds, Liverpool, a Peter Johnston, Mitcham, and a J. Simpson, London; and a key-wind, key-set, M.J. Tobias with lever escapement in an open-face case, dia. 50 to 61 mm. $250-450 14 Robert Roskell 18kt Gold Hunter Consular Case Watch, Liverpool, fully engraved and chased case marked 18K with small monogram shield marked ELL opening to the porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Robt. Roskell/Liverpool, sunk seconds and blued spade hands, three-quarter gilt plate key-wind and set movement marked Robt. Roskell/ Liverpool, lever escapement, steel balance and regulator, dia. 50 mm, 85 g. $300-500 15 Robert Roskell 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Liverpool, No. 22532, gold Roman numeral dial with engine-turned and engraved decoration and gilt fleur-de-lis hands set within a neatly cast and chased band and crystal, the guilloche back opens to the gilt dust cover and then to the three-quarter plate lever escapement, key-wind and set movement signed Rob. Roskell/Liverpool/No. 22532 with three-arm steel balance, diamond endstone and engraved foot marked Patent, lever escapement with adjustable pallets and maintaining power, dia. 52 mm, 132.8 g. $700-900
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16 Two 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watches, London and Switzerland, one a key-wind, key-set, chain fusee movement marked F.B. Adams & Sons, London, 72388, in an engineturned, swing-out case, dia. 53 mm, 136 g., the other an International Watch Company stem-wind, stem-set movement marked Int’nl Watch Co., No. 16433 in an engine-turned case, dia. 51 mm, 123 g. $300-500 17 Barrauds 18kt Gold Pair-cased Watch, London, No. 7044, c. 1810, the plain outer case marked with crown and 18, hallmarked for 1810 and WW, porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Barrauds/London/7044, gilt hands and seconds dial, consular case with back lid marked as above, brass, full-plate, key-wind and set, lever movement with brass three-arm balance, flat coiled hairspring, diamond endstone, slow/fast indexed regulator and all marked Barrauds/Cornhill/ London/7044, dia. 50 mm, 129 g. $1,500-2,500
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18 John McFarlane 18kt Gold Watch, No. 558, Boston, c. 1805, the gold case marked 18K and TH, 1805 London hallmark and convex porcelain Arabic numeral dial with brass hands, the back opens to the locking dust cover and full-plate, chain fusee, verge escapement, key-wind movement signed Jn. McFarlane/Boston/No. 558 with finely pierced balance cock, three-arm steel balance, diamond endstone, silvered regulating dial and engraved extended foot, the outer case with the printed watch paper inscribed Bond & Son/opposite the Exchange Coffee House/ Congress Street/Boston, dia. 52 mm, 154 g. $1,500-2,000 19 Three 18kt Gold Open Face Liverpool Watches, England, 19th century, all key-wind, key-set, with engraved gold-tone, dials, two with chain fusee movements: one a Lewis Samuel, the other a J. Mortimer, both with balance cocks marked Patent, swing-out cases, and dust covers; and an M.J. Tobias with a going barrel and cylinder escapement, dia. 46 to 51 mm, 253 g. $300-500 20 Five Silver London Key-wind Watches, various makers, four pair-cased watches with chain fusee movements: an Alec Rofs, T.B. Levis, Charles Davidson, James Caslon; and an Arnold with a second hand in an engraved back, open-face case, dia. 45 to 56 mm. $300-500
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21 Three Silver Pair-cased English Watches, 19th century, all key-wind, key-set, chain fusee movements, two with pierced balance cocks and verge escapements: a B. Clowes, Liverpool, and a Pearson, Coventry; and a lever escapement S.J. Tobias, Liverpool, dia. 54 to 57 mm. $200-400
22 Charles Taylor & Son 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, 45 St. John’s Square, London, No. 15536, engraved and chased case hallmarked 18 (with a crown), S.B, 15536, and with a presentation inscription by the Directors of the Clay Street Wharf Company to Henry A. Breed, President, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed by maker and numbered, bluedsteel hands and sunk seconds, engraved cuvette opens to the gilt, three-quarter plate, key-wind and set movement marked by maker as above, lever escapement and bimetallic balance with diamond endstone, dia. 53 mm, 152.8 g. $800-1,200
23 A.P. Walsh, London, No. 218 18kt Gold Open Face Chronometer, retailed by Hammond & Co., New York, c. 1900, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed and numbered by the retailer, sunk seconds and Up-Down indicator, blued-steel spade hands, the guilloche case with vacant boss carries a maker’s hallmark inside the lid and on the stem FT/London, possibly Frederick Thoms, three-quarter gilt plate, pin-set, crown-wind movement signed A.P. Walsh/London/ No.218, spring detent escapement, bimetallic temperature compensating balance, helical hairspring, diamond endstone, and engraved bridge and foot, dia. 51 mm, 115.8 g. $2,000-3,000
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24 James Poole 18kt Gold Open Face “Field Watch,� London, No. 143346, white porcelain Roman numeral dial signed James Poole/London, sunk seconds and blued-steel hands, guilloche case back hallmarked for gold content and G.A.P. opens to the three-quarter gilt plate stem-wind and pin-set movement marked James Poole/Ludgate Hill/London, serial number as above and The Field Watch/By Special Warrants to the Queen and the Prince of Wales, bimetallic balance, diamond endstone and straight bar regulator, dia. 52 mm, 127 g. $1,000-1,500
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25 James Pool 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, 33 Spencer Street, London, No. 1601, c. 1860, the porcelain Roman numeral dial inscribed James Poole/London/1601, gold hands and sunk seconds, the case back hallmarked with crown and 18, case maker AS, serial number as above and date mark for 1861, the lid with vacant cartouche opens to the three-quarter gilt plate movement inscribed as above, key-wind and set, lever escapement, screwed chatons, bimetallic balance and diamond endstone, dia. 43 mm, 74 g. $600-800
26 James Poole & Company Silver Watch Made for William Bond & Son, London, No. 5972, c. 1880, the porcelain Roman numeral dial inscribed James Poole & Co./London/No. 5972, sunk seconds, up-down indicator, and gold hands, silver guilloche decorated case with London hallmark, interior of the cuvette engraved Made for W. Bond & Son/Boston/ U.S., and serial number 5972, three-quarter gilt plate movement inscribed as above and 33 Spencer St. Clerkenwell, London/Awarded Prize Medals Paris and Philadelphia, key-wind and set, lever escapement, bimetallic balance, diamond endstone, screwed chatons, and leather exhibition case with felt and silk interior with printed maker’s information, dia. 54 mm, 145 g. $800-1,200 27 Three 18kt Gold Watches, England and Switzerland, all with Roman numeral dials, a Charles Frodsham with dial marked Chas. Frodsham, 05998, in a demi-hunter case, dia. 38 mm, 53 g., a 10-jewel Ulysse Breting in an engine-turned open-face case, dia. 42 mm, 51 g., and an unsigned key-wind and key-set in an engine-turned case, dia. 41 mm, 58 g. $200-400 28 J.W. Benson 18kt Gold Demi-case Watch, London, No. 8927, c. 1880, the demi-case hallmarked JWB ltd., 18, Birmingham hallmark for 1879, and numbered as above, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed J.W. Benson, London, blued spade hands and sunk seconds, three-quarter frosted gilt plate, lever escapement, crown-wind, pin-set movement engraved The Field, Best London Make, By Warrant to Her Majesty the Queen/JW Benson, Ludgate Hill/London and numbered as above, chatoned jeweled movement, bimetallic balance with diamond endstone and steel regulator, dia. 51 mm, 119.5 g. $1,000-1,200
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29 F.B. Adams & Sons 18kt Gold Open Face Lever Watch, London, No. 70666, c. 1850, the Roman numeral dial (hairlines) with sunk seconds and fleur-de-lis blued-steel hands, rear hallmarked lid marked 18, with crown, leopard’s head, and date stamp of 1848, H/W.F. and 666, gilt full-plate jeweled key-wind and set movement signed F. B. Adams & Sons/St. Johns Square/London/No. 70666, lever escapement, maintaining power, bimetallic balance, engraved balance cock with grotesque mask and diamond endstone, screwed jeweled chatons and dust cover, dia. 50 mm, 121 g. $800-1,000
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30 John Magnin & Company 18kt Gold Multicolor Open Face Watch, Geneva, No. 360, the engraved dial with raised Roman numerals and engraved center, lower seconds dial, spade hands, and multicolor gold floral wreath around the perimeter, the edge of both bezels with raised and chased scroll decoration, inside cuvette marked John Magnin & Co./Geneva/No. 360/Anchor Escapement, Ten holes and Three Pallets Jeweled, Compound Balance, all set within an engraved and engine-turned boss, key-wind and set gilt bridge-type movement, dia. 49 mm, 82.8 g. $300-500 31 Multicolor 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, probably France, c. 1780, the Roman numeral dial with engine-turned center and multicolor leafage and floral wreath, gold hands and turned bezel, brass cuvette with MA, key-wind and set verge escapement movement with pierced balance bridge and silvered regulator dial, all in a guilloche decorated case with knurled band, dia. 43 mm, 58.7 g. $200-250
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32 Multicolor 18kt Gold Open Face Fusee Watch, No. 5280, case marked J.B. & Co., c. 1890, the dial with raised Roman numerals, engraved and chased center, floral garlands around the perimeter, gold hands and seconds, guilloche case with floral bezel and edge of case back, removable dust cover, swing-out full-plate, key-wind and set fusee movement marked 5280 with lever escapement, maintaining power, steel balance, diamond endstone and blued-steel regulator, dia. 52 mm, 128 g. $300-500 33 Adams Multicolor 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, 36 Lombard Street, London, No. 3033, c. 1850, the gold Roman numeral dial with straight line turning, matting, and chased floral scrollwork, rose gold numerals and sunk seconds, blued-steel moon hands, consular three-quarter gilt plate, chain fusee, jeweled movement signed as above with maintaining power, key-wind, key-set, lever escapement, screwed gold chatons, bimetallic balance with gold timing screws and index regulator, case hallmarked with crown, 18, case maker RR and date marked for 1848, dia. 43 mm, 92 g. $600-800
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34 Rotherham & Sons Multicolor 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, London, No. 72820, the dial with gold Roman numerals, green gold leafage and rose gold flowers, engraved rural scene and engine-turned chapter ring, the consular case opens to the full-plate fusee, lever escapement movement with steel balance, engraved foot and signed by maker as above, dia. 48 mm, 99 g. $800-1,200
35 George Simons 18kt Gold Consular Case Open Face Watch, London, No. 2488, c. 1880, the dial with raised Roman numerals, engraved and chased center, seconds and blued-steel hands, guilloche decorated case, the swing-out movement with removable dust cover, inside lid marked E &ID/18 and 1651, full frosted gilt plates signed Geo. Simons/King Square/London/No. 2488, lever escapement, chain fusee, maintaining power, steel balance with diamond endstone, dia. 50 mm, 108 g. $800-1,200 36 Two Silver Pocket Watches, London, c. 1900, a hunter case with engine-turning, Turkish numeral dial signed J. Dent/London, frosted gilt lever escapement movement engraved J. Dent/London, key-wind, keyset, dia. 44 mm; and an unmarked lady’s pendant watch with nickel plates and cylinder escapement, stem-wind, crown-set movement, (lacking bow), dia. 33 mm. $100-150
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37 John Cashmore 18kt Gold Demi-Hunter Pocket Watch, London, c. 1887, with porcelain Roman numeral dial marked John Cashmore, London, three-quarter plate, stemwind, pin-set movement with split bimetallic balance and marked John Cashmore, 1 North Buildings, SOUTH PLACE, Finsbury, London, 6490, in an 18kt gold demi-hunter case with monogrammed back, dia. 45 mm, 94 g. $700-900
38 J.R. Arnold & Charles Frodsham 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, 84 Strand Street, London, No. 7733, c. 1845, Roman numeral dial inscribed Arnold//Charles Frodsham/7733, gold spade hands and sunk seconds, fully hallmarked 18kt gold case numbered as above, JWS and date mark of 1852, swing-out three-quarter frosted plate lever escapement chain fusee, key-wind and set movement inscribed J. R. Arnold/ Chas. Frodsham/84 Strand/London/7733, maintaining power, screwed chatons, and bimetallic balance with diamond endstone, dia. 54 mm, 120 g. $2,000-2,500
39 J. Mortimer 18kt Gold Consular Case Watch, Liverpool, No. 13327, porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds and brass hands, case and movement marked 13327, chain fusee patent lever escapement movement with maintaining power, brass dust cover opens to the three-quarter plate movement with engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, engraved foot inscribed Patent, and bimetallic balance, also inscribed J. Mortimer/Liverpool/13327, dia. 48 mm, 95 g. $800-1,200
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40 Barraud & Lunds 18kt Gold Free-sprung Watch, London, No. 2-9741, c. 1870, Roman numeral dial inscribed Barraud & Lunds/ London/2-9741, fleur-de-lis hands and seconds, damascened case with monogram boss marked inside the lid with crown, 18, serial number as above, case with maker’s mark AS and date mark for 1870, key-wind and set cuvette opens to the three-quarter gilt plate movement signed as above, bimetallic free-sprung balance with Breguet overcoil, diamond endstone, lever escapement, jeweled chatons with blued screws, engraved balance cock, and mainspring cap, dia. 50 mm, 120 g. $1,500-2,000
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41 Victor Kullberg 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, London, No. 1851, c. 1875, Roman numeral porcelain dial inscribed Kullberg/ London 1851, sunk seconds, power reserve dial and blued-steel hands, the finely engine-turned back stamped with London hallmarks for 1875 and marked 18K, the cuvette with engine-turned perimeter marked on the underside JM with a crown and 18, three-quarter plate frosted key and keyless wind movement signed Victor Kullberg/105 Liverpool Road/London, The Gold Medals/ Paris 1867/Havre 1868 and 1851, fully jeweled with screwed chatons and bimetallic balance with diamond endstone, dia. 50 mm, 114 g. $2,000-4,000
42 Gold and Pearl-set Chatelaine Watch, France, 18th century, hunter case with engine-turned lid set with seed pearls opens to the porcelain Arabic numeral dial and blued Breguet-type moon hands, swing-out, keywind and set, verge escapement movement with chain fusee, flat steel balance, pierced balance cock, and silvered regulating dial, together with a 14kt gold chatelaine and silklined red leather storage case, dia. 34 mm, 75.9 g. $800-1,200
43 Amalric Gold and Seed Pearl Chain Fusee Pendant Watch, Switzerland, c. 1800, No. 13159, porcelain Roman numeral dial, Breguet-style hands, guilloche gold case with enamel accents and edge set with seed pearls, swing-out, full-plate, key-wind, keyset, chain fusee movement with three-arm brass balance, verge escapement, and floral engraved pierced balance bridge, dia. 35 mm, 20 g. $1,000-1,500
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44 Cartier Platinum, Diamond, and Ruby Pendant Watch, Paris, guilloche Roman numeral dial marked Cartier, Paris, platinum case pavĂŠ-set with diamonds and rubies, stem-wind, stem-set movement marked 18 Eighteen Jewels, 8 Eight Adjustments, Cartier, Paris, suspended from a bow-shape pin of platinum and gold set with diamonds, dia. 28 mm. $2,000-4,000
45 A. Golay-Leresche & Fils Green Enamel Pendant Watch, Switzerland, No. 20479, enamel Arabic numeral dial marked A. GolayLeresche & Fils, Geneve, 18kt gold, openface, guilloche green enamel case with back set with diamonds cuvette marked with name, location, and number as above and 2. Rue de la Paix, Paris, unsigned, stem-wind, pin-set, bar-type movement, all suspended from a conforming watch pin, watch dia. 27 mm. $700-900 46 Antique 18kt Gold and Enamel Hunter Case Pocket Watch, the white enamel dial with Roman numeral indicators and subsidiary seconds dial, straight line anchor with visible ruby pallets, chronometer balance, cuvette signed Augte Favre Brandt, key-wind, key-set, within an elaborately engraved case with black tracery enamel, dia. 43 mm. $500-700
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47 Antique Rose Gold Open Face Pocket Watch, the white enamel dial with Roman numeral indicators and Arabic numeral minute ring, key-wind, key-set fusee movement, the reverse with an enamel portrait of a lady in 18th century dress, with silver and rose-cut colorless paste accents, and engraved detail, dia. 43 mm, (losses). $1,000-1,500
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48 Fres Wiss 18kt Gold and Enamel Open Face Watch, probably France, No. 7778, c. 1700, the glazed bezel with diamond chips and engraved decoration opens to the convex porcelain Roman numeral dial with Arabic minutes and moon hands, the case back with miniature enamel portrait framed with diamond chips and multicolor gold swags on a matte ground, numbered 7778 on stem, swingout, gilt plate, verge escapement movement with chain fusee, cylindrical pillars and plate inscribed Fres Wifs [sic]/& Amalric/7778, simple steel balance with hairspring, pierced bridge, and silvered regulator dial, dia. 32 mm, 32.4 g. $500-700 49
49 Continental Gold Pendant Watch, c. 1790, porcelain Roman numeral dial, Breguet-style hands, swing-out, frosted gilt full-plate, keywind, key-set, chain fusee movement with three-arm brass balance, verge escapement, and engraved pierced balance bridge, in a fully engraved, open-face case, 36 mm, 29 g. $400-600 50 Four Gold Open Face Lady’s Watches, various makers, a Swiss watch marked and retailed by Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, in an 18kt case with 14kt chatelaine pin in the shape of a crab, a Swiss watch marked Greenleaf & Crosby Co. Florida, in a hunter case with inset diamond and a chatelaine pin, both 14kt, and a Bigelow, Kennard and unmarked Swiss watch in 14kt cases, 14kt watches and pins 105 g., 18kt watch 35 g. $200-300
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51 Platinum Open Face Pocket Watch, retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, Art Deco-style case with diamond accented Roman numeral chapter ring, dial marked Bailey, Banks, & Biddle Co., Philadelphia, movement marked as the dial and Swiss, Adjusted, 15765, inside of case back marked 91005, 10% IRID. PLAT, dia. 41 mm, 53 g. $500-700
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52 Twenty-five Watch Keys, mainly 19th century, including six gilt settings with stone, cut glass, or paste, ten stick-type in gilt or silver with stones, glass, and depicting a deer’s hoof, a clinched fist holding a garland of flowers, and other patterns; and others, one with hinged locket, one with engine-turned design, a crank key, and other forms. $400-600
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53 Seven Gilt-brass Balance Cocks, 18th and 19th century, including five English-type with scroll and floral pierced bridge and engraved foot, one with diamond cap jewel, one depicting a profile of a lady, another a grotesque mask, two French-type bridges with scrollwork pierced center and attachment by flanking screws. $150-250
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54 Four Pocket Watch Holders, 19th and 20th century, a rosewood and bone example in the form of a scalloped-top dressing table with drawer and hinged mirror, ht. 9; a carved pine classical fluted pillar with Father Time sitting at the top of the watch opening and two seated figures representing prisoners of time, ht. 13 1/2; a mahogany Sheraton-form holder with floral marquetry, ht. 10; and an easel-form on a heavy candlestick-type base, ht. 6 in. $200-400 55 18kt Gold Open Face Watch Marked Breguet, Paris, c. 1780, porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Breguet/a/Paris, gold fleur-de-lis hands, the plain gold case opens to the swing-out gilt full-plate fusee, verge escapement, key-wind and set movement with pierced balance cock, three-arm steel balance, silvered regulating dial and signed Breguet/Paris, dia. 53 mm, 96 g. $800-1,200
56 Bourquin Le Jeune Verge Pocket Watch, Switzerland, c. 1830, No. 9613, silver swingout case with porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Bourquin Le Jeune, brass full-plate chain fusee movement with verge escapement marked with maker’s name and number as above, with a silver chain, dia. 56 mm. $150-250 57 Laulet 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Paris, porcelain Roman numeral dial, gold Breguetstyle hands, cuvette marked Laulet, Rue Richelieu 41, N. 3901, A Paris, key-wind and key-set movement in an engine-turned 18kt gold open face case, dia. 44 mm, 57 gm. $300-500 58 F. Rotig 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Havre, Switzerland, No. 731, the guilloche case opens to the Roman numeral dial marked F. Rotig/Havre, sunk seconds and spade hands, front lid numbered and marked 18K, cuvette engraved F. Rotig/ Const(r) de Chronometres/Havre/No. 731, nickel bridge-type, crown-wind and pin-set movement marked by maker on lower plate, lever escapement, wolf’s teeth winding, and compensating balance, dia. 50 mm, 107 g. $600-800
59 Four 18kt Gold Lady’s Watches, Switzerland, an Arnold Nicoud, no. 41642, with a stem-wind, lever-set movement in a fully engraved open-face case, and three keywind and set movements: a J.C. Ledmole in a fully engraved gold and white enamel hunter case, a J.F. Figuiere with cylinder escapement, gold-tone Roman numeral dial in an open-face case, and a Mathile in a fully engraved gold and black enamel hunter case, dia. 39 to 42 mm, 187 g. $300-500 60 Six Lady’s Open Face Pocket Watches, Switzerland and America, four in gold-filled cases: a 15-jewel Elgin, 15-jewel Hampden, a Waltham retailed by A. Stowell & Co., and a Venus; and a Longines in a Swiss silver case, and an Elva in a 9kt gold case, dia. 26 to 33 mm. $200-300
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61 Five Gold Lady’s Hunter Case Watches, late 19th century, four engine-turned 18kt gold cases: a Henry Capt with movement and case marked Henry Capt, Geneve, No. 32436, a Rodanet with cuvette marked in part Patek Philippe & Cie. Fabricants, a Jules Huguenin, and a Waltham P.S. Bartlett; with a 14kt gold Waltham, dia. 38 to 43 mm, 18kt total weight 207 g. $500-700 62 Three Gold Lady’s Watches, late 19th century, all with porcelain Roman numeral dials with sunk seconds and in hunter cases, two key-wind and set Swiss watches: an Alfred Lavalette and a Nordmann in 18kt gold cases, dia. 36 to 38 mm, total weight 83 g., and an Elgin in a 14kt gold Keystone case, dia. 39 mm, 52 g. $150-250
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63 Auguste Saltzman 18kt Gold Improved Straight-Line Lever Hunter Case Watch, Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, No. 26430, c. 1870, engine-turned case opens to the porcelain Roman numeral dial marked A. Saltzman with sunk seconds and gold hands with finely made blued-steel pointers, inside front lid marked Warranted 18 Carat Fine, the rear lid with serial number, the cuvette engraved No. 26430/Auguste Saltzman/Chaux de Fonds within an engine-turned perimeter, unusual shape nickel plates engraved Auguste Saltzman Chaux de fonds Improved Straight Line Lever/No. 26430, compensation balance, fully jeweled key-wind and set movement, dia. 54 mm, 133.4 g. $1,000-1,500
64 Edward Koehn 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Geneva, Switzerland, No. 76488, c. 1890, porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Ed. Koehn/Geneva, blued-steel hands and sunk seconds, inside back lid marked 18K/76488, lever escapement, 20-jewel movement marked Ed. Koehn/Geneva, Suisse/No. 76488, bimetallic balance, wolf’s tooth winding, and micrometer regulator, dia. 48 mm, 82g. $1,000-1,200
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65 E. Savoie Perret 18kt Gold Open Face Chronometer, Locle, Switzerland, No. 1884, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed E. Savoie Perret/Locle, sunk seconds and blued-steel Breguet-type hands, guilloche numbered case marked 18K with ribbed band and decorated perimeter of cuvette, Swiss bar-type nickel movement with detent escapement, gold train, bimetallic compensation balance, helical hairspring, screwed chatons, and inscribed as above, E. Savoie Locle/No. 1884 crown unscrews revealing a key to wind and set the watch, dia. 54 mm, 124 g. $2,000-4,000 66 Beguelin Houriet 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Tramelan, Switzerland, No. 14102, 18kt “Fine” hunter champlevé case with blue floral decoration opens to the Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds, gold hands with blued ends and bosses, the cuvette engraved Beguelin Houriet/Tramelan/No. 14102, gilt Swiss bar-type, key-wind and set movement, dia. 40 mm, 56 g. $700-900
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67 A. Lange & Sohne 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Glashutte, Germany, No. 61333, c. 1910, with double sunk Arabic numeral dial marked A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte-SA, pierced gold hands, stem-wind, lever-set movement marked with maker’s name, location, and number as above, in a 18kt gold hunter case, dia. 52 mm, 110 g. $500-700
69 P. Nordsteen Silver Pair-cased Watch, Moscow, c. 1790, porcelain Roman numeral dial with outer minute track and inner simple calendar ring marked P. Nordsteen, a Moscou, dust cap and movement marked as the dial and No. 1043, chain fusee movement with pierced and engraved balance cock and cylinder escapement, dia. 62 mm. $400-600
68 Gunmetal Complicated Calendar Watch, Switzerland, c. 1900, the porcelain Roman numeral dial with four subsidiary dials, day, month, day-of-the-month, and seconds with moon’s age, gilt pierced hands and outer Arabic minutes, gunmetal case with both metal and glazed cuvette revealing the nickel lever, crown-wind, pin-set, jeweled movement with damascened finish, dia. 67 mm. $700-900
70 Two Silver European Pocket Watches, England and Switzerland, an English paircased watch with porcelain Arabic numeral dial, chain fusee movement with pierced and engraved balance cock and verge escapement marked Geoe. Barlow, London, 6210, dia. 55 mm, and an open-face Swiss watch in a Continental silver case, dia. 50 mm. $200-400
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71 Agassiz 14kt Gold Open Face Watch, Switzerland, No. 237009, silver-tone dial marked Agassiz with applied gold Arabic numerals, 17-jewel damascened nickel movement marked with maker’s name, number as above, and 6 Adjustm_s, in a plain case, case back and cuvette stamped 14K, and with serial number, dia. 43 mm, 52 g. $300-500
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72 Henry Beguelin 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Locle, No. 62386, c. 1880, guilloche and engraved case opens to the Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds, and blued fleur-de-lis hands, interior of front lid engraved E.J. Hupper/1878, cuvette engraved 62386/ Henry Beguelin/Locle/Isochronal Spring/ Compen(s) Balance/20 Fine Rubys/Straight Line, nickel movement signed by maker with wolf’s teeth winding, bimetallic balance, and index regulator, dia. 43 mm, 62.7 g. $700-900 73 Charles Mollin 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Geneva, No. 555, porcelain Roman numeral dial with gold hands and sunk seconds, guilloche case and cuvette marked Timekeeper/Charles Mollin/Geneva/No 555, key-wind, key-set Swiss bar-type frosted gilt, jeweled movement with bimetallic balance and lever escapement, dia. 52 mm, 104 g. $700-900
74 Edward Perregaux 18kt Gold Open Face Calendar Watch, Locle, Switzerland, No. 6739, c. 1880, porcelain Roman numeral dial with day-of-the-month in the 9-12 quadrant and day-of-the-week in the I-III quadrant, stem-wind and crown-set at numeral III with setting lock slide at the V position, bluedsteel hands, inside back engine-turned cover stamped 6739 and 7139, cuvette engraved Edward Perregaux/Locle/No. 6739, rhodiumplated, lever escapement, fully jeweled movement with large two-arm bimetallic balance, and hound’s tooth winding, dia. 54 mm, 146 g. $3,000-5,000
75 Rossel et Fils 18kt Gold Open Face Chronometer, Geneva, No. 77586, c. 1840, open-face case with monogrammed back, porcelain Roman numeral dial, sunk seconds and blued-steel moon hands, cuvette engraved Rossel et Fils/succr. de Hautte & Ce/Geneva/No. 77586/Chronometre Echappement a Resort/Levee Repos/Dix Trous and et Six Contre Pivots en Rubis, Swiss frosted bar-type 10-jewel, key-wind and set movement with detent escapement, dia. 46 mm, 79 g. $500-700
76 James Kahn Geneva 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Geneva, c. 1880, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed James Kahn/Geneva with sunk seconds and blued-steel moon hands, engine-turned case marked with crown and 18K and Jurgensen-type bow opens to the cuvette marked inside 18 and 15093, then to the fully jeweled, nickel plate, lever-set, crownwind movement marked J. Kahn/Geneva, long lever escapement with bimetallic balance, index regulator, and jeweled chatons, dia. 55 mm, 159 g. $800-1,200
77 Albert H. Potter & Company 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Geneva, No. 595, c. 1890, plain case opens to porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Albert H. Potter & Co./ Geneva, sunk seconds and blued-steel moon hands, the interior of the front lid inscribed Robert Augustus Cummings/From Florence Eloise Hood/Dec. 14th 1892, rear lid opens with Potter case trademark, glazed viewing cuvette, spotted nickel lever escapement, crown-wind and set movement inscribed and numbered as above, Potter’s signature bridge design, cut bimetallic compensation balance, screwed chatons, Geneva stop and articulated index regulator with scale on barrel bridge, dia. 52 mm, 150 g. $2,000-4,000
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78 Two 14kt Gold Swiss Pocket Watches, one a hunter case with a double sunk Arabic numeral dial, frosted three-quarter plate stemwind, lever-set movement, in a plain case with a monogram on front cover, dia. 52 mm, 92 g., the other an open-face with Roman numeral dial, a key-wind, key-set, bar-type movement in a case with guilloche back, dia. 45 mm, 66 g. $300-500 79 Movado 18kt Gold Grand Prix Hunter Case Watch, Switzerland, c. 1910, gold-tone, double sunk, Arabic numeral dial marked Movado, Surete, unmarked, stem-wind, stemset movement, in a fully engraved hunter case with cuvette marked in part Movado, Grand Prix, Bruxelles, 1910, together with an 18kt gold fob, 12 g., watch dia. 47 mm, 60 g. $700-900
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80 Girard Perregaux 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Switzerland, No. 69399, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed by maker with fleur-de-lis hands and sunk seconds, the brass cuvette with serial number as above, Cylinder ‘Scapement/Four Holes Jeweled/ Lepine, Swiss bar movement with cylinder escapement, all in a finely chased and engraved 18kt case, dia. 42 mm, 52 g. $400-600
82 Audemars, Piguet & Company 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Brassus-Geneva, No. 15533, porcelain Arabic numeral dial signed Audemars, Piguet & Co./Brassus/Geneva, sunk seconds, Breguet-style hands and numerals, plain hallmarked case, no. 21455, cuvette engraved with maker’s name and 15533 and Swiss, nickel, Swiss bar variant, lever escapement, fully jeweled movement signed and numbered, dia. 47 mm, 85 g. $800-1,200
81 Audemars Piguet & Co. 21-jewel 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Brassus-Geneva, No. 16946, the porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Audemars, Piguet & Co./Swiss, sunk seconds and blued-steel spade hands, engine-turned and decorated case back and perimeter of cuvette marked on the interior 18K/196498, nickel Swiss bar movement variant marked C.D.P. Gibson/New York/ Superior/16946/, 21-Jewels and Audemars & Co., gold train, bimetallic balance and micrometer regulator, dia. 50 mm, 96 g. $800-1,200
83 Audemars 18kt Gold Minute Repeater Hunter Case Watch, Switzerland, c. 1895, No. 12460, white porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds and black Arabic five minute numerals, stem-wind, pin-set, damascened nickel movement with wolf’s tooth winding gears, split bimetallic balance and lever-activated minute repeat function, in an 18kt rose gold hunter case with monogramed front cover, engraved rear cover and see-though cuvette, together with a chain marked 14K, dia. 52 mm, 92 g. $4,000-6,000
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84 Vacheron & Constantin 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, retailed by Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, No. 376506, plain open-face gold case marked 18K with gold-tone Arabic numeral dial marked for the retailer, stemwind, stem-set movement marked for retailer, with number as above, and Vacheron & Constantin, Swiss, 21 jewels, 8 adjustments, dia. 44 mm, 60 g. $200-400
85 Malignon 18kt Gold Quarter-repeating Open Face Watch, Geneva, No. 1569, porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds and moon hands, guilloche decorated case with inside lid marked with number as above, 18K and AM, cuvette engraved with maker’s name, origin, and number as above, Echappement Duplex,/ Leviers et Huit Trous en Rubies,/Balancier a Compensation., gilt plate key-wind and set movement with duplex escapement, two slide activated visible hammers, bimetallic compensating balance and maker’s name and origin engraved on balance bridge, dia. 46 mm, 64.2 g. $600-800
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86 Patek Philippe “Chronometro Gondolo” 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Geneva, No. 133606, c. 1905, made for Gondolo & Labouriau in Brazil, with enamel Roman numeral dial marked Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, Chronometro Gondolo, sunk seconds and gold hands, stem-wind and set movement with gold wheels and lever escapement, marked with maker, location, and number as above, 18kt rose gold engineturned case with cuvette engraved with above information and Fabricado escpressamente para Gondolo Labouriau, Relojoeiros, RioDe-Janeiro, together with the original factory certificate and an “Extract from the Archives” from Patek dated February 2nd, 2010, which confirms the information and a manufacture date of 1905, dia. 53 mm, 135 g. $3,000-5,000
87 Patek Philippe & Company 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, retailed by Tiffany & Co., Switzerland, No. 190960, Arabic numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co./Switzerland, bluedsteel hands and sunk seconds, inside back cover marked Made for Tiffany & Co. by Patek Philippe & Co./Switzerland/190960, movement marked Extra and Twenty-two (22) Jewels/Eight (8) Adjustments/No. 190960 and as marked inside back cover, leverescapement movement with wolf’s tooth winding, bimetallic balance and micrometer regulator, dia. 50 mm, 100 g. $1,500-2,000
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88 Tiffany & Company 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, retailed in New York, No. 9626, c. 1885, the gold case’s front lid with initials CLC and back lid with the stylized date 1885, under rear lid is stamped Tiffany & Co. Makers/18K/9626, the front opening to the Roman numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co./ New York, sunk seconds and blued-steel spade hands, rear lid opens to a glazed cuvette showing the three-quarter plate nickel movement marked No. 9626/Tiffany & Co./New York, crown-wind and set lever escapement, gold and jeweled screwed chatons, bimetallic balance and snail type regulator, gold-filled chain and pocket knife with 14kt gold side plates marked July 24th 1892/C.L. Collins, dia. 52 mm, watch only 143.5 g. Note: Reportedly this watch was made for Tiffany by Vacheron Constantin for the former President of the National Bank in Cincinnati, Mr. Charles L. Collins, presented to him on July 24, 1892. $1,000-1,500
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89 Tiffany & Company 18kt Gold Five Minute Repeater, Switzerland, No. 90246, c. 1900, the porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co./New York, sunk seconds and blued-steel hands, plain hunter case marked Tiffany & Co./18K and 90246, the cuvette opening to the crown-wind and set, nickel, fully jeweled movement marked and numbered by retailer, wolf’s teeth winding wheels, visible hammers repeating to five minutes on command with slider on side of the case, bimetallic balance and lever escapement, dia. 53 mm, 114 g. $2,500-4,500 90 Tiffany & Company 18K Minute Repeater, Switzerland, No. 97730, c. 1900, the open face case marked Tiffany & Co./18K/97730, Arabic numeral porcelain dial marked Tiffany & Co., sunk seconds and blued spade hands, the cuvette opening to the fully jeweled lever escapement movement marked Tiffany & Co./No. 97730/Made in Switzerland, with bimetallic balance, internal hammers and dual winding system to wind both the timekeeping and the minute repeating function, activated by pushing the crown button, dia. 50 mm, 108.5 g. $3,000-5,000
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91 18kt Gold Hunter Case Quarter-hour Repeating Watch, Switzerland, No. 11838, the plain case hallmarked K, number as above and 18 inside the lid opening to the porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds and blued-steel moon hands, highly jeweled, Swiss bar-type, nickel, stem-wind and button-set movement with lever escapement, bimetallic balance, pointer regulator, two well finished visible hammers and two coiled gongs, dia. 52 mm, 102.8 g. $2,500-4,500
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92 Henry Capt, L Gallopin & Cie 18kt Gold Quarter-hour Repeater, Geneva, No. 41578, c. 1890, Roman numeral dial marked Ls. Gallopin & Cie Succre, Henry Capt, Geneve, cuvette and movement signed as the dial and with above number, stem-wind, pin-set, nickel, bar-type, lever escapement movement with quarter-hour repeat function, in an 18kt gold open-face case, dia. 33 mm, 42 g. $1,000-1,500 93 Touchon & Co. 18kt Gold Demi-hunter Case Minute Repeating Watch, Geneva, Switzerland, No. 137998, the demi cover with Arabic numerals over the porcelain Arabic numeral dial with sunk seconds marked Touchon & Co., Geneva, blued-steel hands, repeating slide at six o’clock, bar-type, minute repeating movement with two visible hammers, marked with maker and number as above, demi-hunter case front, rear, and cuvette all stamped 18K, dia. 48 mm, 87 g. $800-1,200
94 H.R. Ekegren 18kt Gold Minute Repeating Open Face Watch, Geneva, Switzerland, No. 78029, c. 1900, the plain case with porcelain Arabic numeral dial signed H.R. Ekegren/Geneva, sunk seconds, pierced gold hands and red outer minutes, cuvette signed H.R. Ekegren/Geneva Switzerland/ Made for J.E. Caldwell & Co./Philadelphia within an engine-turned band, fully jeweled, stem-wind and crown-set movement signed H.R. Ekegren/No. 78029/Geneva Switzerland, jeweled through the two visible hammers, bimetallic balance with blued-steel hairspring, micrometer regulation and gold screwed chatons, dia. 50 mm, 94.7 g. $3,000-5,000 95 18kt Gold Open Face Quarter-hour Repeating Pocket Watch, the ivory-tone dial with Arabic numeral indicators, stem-wind, stem-set, the case with guilloche engraving and centering an armorial depicting a medieval woman weaving, dia. 46 mm, and signed Patek Philippe on the dial and cuvette, the cuvette signed Wynalezli I Zrobili W Genewie, case and cuvette no. 9821, (movement not Patek, dial and case likely associated). $600-800
96 H.N. Lockwood 14kt Gold Open Face Watch, Boston, No. 93695, c. 1900, double-sunk Arabic numeral dial signed by retailer H.N. Lockwood/Boston, bluedsteel spade hands, plain case marked H.N. Lockwood/14K/37244, damascened nickel bar-type fully jeweled, lever escapement, stem-wind crown-set movement marked by retailer as above and Switzerland, bimetallic split balance and “snail follower” regulation dial, dia. 52 mm, 133 g. $800-1,200 97 Swiss 14kt Gold Double Chronograph, c. 1897, porcelain dial with subsidiary seconds and elapsed minutes dials marked Teddy Edwards, four hands off center, case back engraved Presented to E.S. Edwards for 24 Hour Road Record 339 Miles, By the Century Wheelmen of New York, June 13, 1897, in a 14kt gold open-face case, dia. 50 mm, 101 g. $300-500
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98 Tiffany & Company 18kt Gold Minute-repeating Split-second Chronograph, Switzerland, No. 112218, c. 1900, open-face case numbered as above and marked Tiffany & Co./18K, Arabic numeral double sunk dial with 60-minute register at the twelve position and twelve hour register at the six, marked Tiffany & Co. and blued-steel hands, crown-wind and set minute-repeating, split second chronograph movement with start-stop function on the crown, pusher and setting slide lock at 10 o’clock position, fully jeweled nickel movement signed Tiffany & Co./ Made in Switzerland, partial view of hammers under chronograph work, lever escapement with bimetallic balance gold timing screws and micrometer regulator, dia. 50 mm, 115.2 g. $4,000-6,000
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99 Jules Jacot Piaget 18kt Gold Independent Seconds Dual Time Zone Watch, Locle, Switzerland, No. 3587, the guilloche decorated numbered and hallmarked case opens to the engine-turned gold dial with slide activated sweep seconds, Roman numeral and Arabic chapters with seconds below, the decorated and engraved cuvette is marked Independent Seconds/New Duplex Escapement/No.3587/Jules Jacot Piaget/ Locle/Suisse/Roller and 16 Holes Jeweled/ Parachute and Compensation with engraving filled with white, blue, and green engraver’s wax, gilt Swiss modified bar-type movement with independent going barrels for the time and the sweep seconds, duplex escapement with parachute compensation, dia. 55 mm, 138.3 g. $1,500-2,500
100 Giles Wales & Co. Independent 1/4 Second 18kt Gold Chronograph Watch, La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, c. 1875, the engineturned hunter case marked 18K/G.W.& Co., and 9355 opens to the Roman numeral porcelain dial signed Giles Wales & Co./Chaux de Fonds, sunk quarter seconds register marked 1-4, blued-steel hands and sweep center seconds activated by a pusher on the case band, key-wind for quarter and time train, key-set, nickel, bar lever, fully-jeweled movement marked Giles Wales & Co./Chaux de Fonds, bimetallic balance, jeweled pallets and regulator, dia. 54 mm, 137 g. $3,000-5,000
101 Ulysse Nardin 18kt Gold Split Second Chronograph, Locle, Switzerland, No. 11538, c. 1920, plain open-face Ulysse Nardin case with Arabic numeral porcelain double sunk dial with 30-minute register and seconds below, blued-steel hands and brass seconds with fleur-de-lis end, stem-wind, crown-set and pusher at 11, inside back lid is inscribed Ulysse Nardin within a logo cartouche, 18K, and 11538, the cuvette inscribed No. 11538/ Ulysse Nardin/Locle/Grand Prize Paris, nickel fully jeweled movement signed as above with lever escapement and fly-back mechanism for chronograph, dia. 46 mm, 72 g. $2,000-4,000
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102 Jules Jurgensen 18kt Gold Hunter Case Five Minute Repeater, Copenhagen, No. 14,600, c. 1880, heavy engine-turned hunter case marked inside front and rear lid Jules Jurgensen/JJ/18K/14600, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Jules Jurgensen/ Copenhagen, sunk seconds dial and bluedsteel moon hands, patent crown-set, crownwind cuvette with engine-turned perimeter opens to the nickel, five-minute repeating, fully jeweled movement signed as above with lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance and two visible hammers and gongs, dia. 52 mm, 144 g. $4,000-6,000
103 Jules Jurgensen 18kt Gold Pocket Chronometer, Copenhagen, No. 15522, c. 1870, the engine-turned decorated hunter case marked 18K/JJ/Jules Jurgensen/15522 opens to the porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Jules Jurgensen/Copenhagen with sunk seconds and moon hands, gold cuvette engraved No. 15522/Jules Jurgensen/Copenhagen, fully jeweled pivoted detent escapement, stem-wind, crown-set movement signed as above with bimetallic balance, and indexed regulator, dia. 52 mm, 133 g. $3,000-5,000
104 Jules Jurgensen 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Copenhagen, No. 15543, c. 1870, porcelain Roman numeral dial signed Jules Jurgensen/Copenhagen, sunk seconds and blued spade hands, guilloche open-face case marked 18K/JJ/Jules Jurgensen and 15543, the gold cuvette engraved No. 15543/ Jules Jurgensen, nickel lever escapement 20-jewel, stem-wind, Jurgensen patent crown-set movement with gold bimetallic balance, indexed regulator and signed Jules Jurgensen/Copenhagen/20 Jewels/Adjusted and 15543, dia. 54 mm, 118 g. $2,000-4,000
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105 Jules Jurgensen 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Copenhagen, No. 13224, 1875, front lid opens to the Roman numeral porcelain dial marked Jules Jurgensen/Copenhagen, sunk seconds and blued-steel moon hands, inside lid stamped Jules Jurgensen/18K/13224, cuvette engraved with maker’s name, serial number and Patent 1867 January 15, nickel movement signed and numbered by maker, patented crown setting and winding, lever escapement, bimetallic balance and polished steel regulator, all in a Jurgensen mahogany display box with hinge edge stamped with maker’s name and origin, factory card reading in part: Jules Jurgensen Chronometer-WatchMaker/This is to certify that the accompanying Patented Keyless Lever, No. 13224 has been manufactured in my establishment December 1875/Jules Jurgensen, and with directions for setting the hands, dia. 55 mm, 155.6 g. $1,000-1,200
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106 Jules Jurgensen 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Copenhagen, No. 11173, 1869, guilloche case opens to the porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Jules Jurgensen/ Copenhagen, blued-steel moon hands, inside lid marked Jules Jurgensen/18K/11173, patented crown-wind and setting, cuvette engraved No. 11173/Jules Jurgensen/ Copenhagen opening to the nickel movement marked with maker’s name, serial number and origin, long lever escapement, bimetallic balance, polished steel regulator arm and wolf’s teeth winding wheelwork, all in a Jules Jurgensen mahogany display box with maker’s name stamped on lock plate, retailer J.E. Caldwell/Philadelphia on inner fold-out, original printed Jules Jurgensen factory cards, one marked This is to certify that the accompanying Patented Key Less Lever Watch No. 11173 has been manufactured in my establishment November 1869/Jules Jurgensen and instructions for setting the watch, dia. 51 mm, 115 g. $1,000-1,500
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107 Brass Lever Escapement Model, Warren, Pennsylvania, June 1896, perhaps constructed by a watch making student, the train is laid out on a 4 3/4 x 2 1/2-in. brass plate marked Warren PA/June 1896 and consists of a going barrel with mainspring, a jeweled first wheel and escape wheel, the pallets and balance with cap jewel, timing screws and hairspring, engraved top plate and balance bridge. $300-500
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108 Hampden Watch Company 14kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, No. 340075, c. 1878, heavy fully engraved 14kt gold Dueber box-hinge case No. 760518, with stylized monogram and floral framing and crown on the front lid, five-point deer on the reverse with similar framing, both enclosed within chased and engraved borders, porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Hampden Watch Co. with sunk seconds and blued spade hands, crown-wind, lever-set Gilowsky’s Standard full plate nickel movement numbered as above with bimetallic balance and gold timing screws, flat blued hairspring and screwed chaton and cap jewel, dia. 53.45 mm, 16.9 mm thick, 142.42 g. $2,000-2,500
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109 Two 14kt Gold Elgin Watches, Illinois, both stem-wind, lever-set, in 14kt gold Roy cases, one with porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Elgin, in an engine-turned and engraved hunter case, dia. 40 mm, 57 g., and a 19-jewel B.W. Raymond movement with a Montgomery dial in an engine-turned openface case, dia. 49 mm, 88 g. $300-500 110 Two Gold Elgin Open Face Watches, Illinois, c. 1885, both 15-jewel, grade 86, stem-wind, lever-set movements, with porcelain dials marked Elgin Nat’l Watch Co., one with Arabic numerals, No. 1646324, in an engine-turned 18kt gold case, dia. 52 mm, 136 g., the other with Roman numeral dial, No. 701442, in an engraved 14kt gold case, dia. 52 mm, 132 g. $300-500
111 Elgin 18kt Tricolor Gold Lady’s Hunter Case Watch, Illinois, No. 1149194, c. 1882, porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds, stem-wind, lever-set movement marked with maker’s name and number as above, scallop-shape case with floral decoration in rose, white, and yellow gold marked Warranted, 18, Karat Fine, dia. 44 mm, 84 g. $700-900
113 E. Howard & Co. 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Boston, Massachusetts, No. 308206, double sunk Arabic numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co./Boston, with blued-steel hands, plain case marked N.G.W. & S. and 18K, rope-turned bezel, lid and band, plain cuvette opens to a three-quarter plate, nickel, 15-jewel, lever escapement movement inscribed and numbered by maker as above, crown-wind and set, screwed gold chatons, bimetallic balance with gold timing screws and micrometer regulator, dia. 55 mm, 86.3 g. $1,000-1,500
112 E. Howard & Co. 14kt Gold Open Face Watch, Boston, Massachusetts, No. 309074, porcelain, double sunk, Arabic numeral dial inscribed E. Howard & Co./Boston, bluedsteel hands, 14kt guilloche case marked E H & Co, and Warranted US Assay 14K, fluted band, plain cuvette opening to damascened nickel, crown-wind and set movement numbered and signed by maker, screwed gold chatons, micrometer-type regulator, bimetallic balance with gold timing screws and flat hairspring, dia. 55 mm, 182.8 g. $2,000-4,000
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114 E. Howard & Co. 18kt Gold Open Face 23-Jewel Watch, Boston, Massachusetts, No.1112035, the double sunk porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Howard with red outer minutes and seconds, and bluedsteel spade hands, the plain case marked Howard/18K and the cuvette marked E. Howard & Co./Boston opens to the 23-jewel lever-escapement movement marked as above and Special Adjustment Five Positions and Temperature, bimetallic balance, gold timing screws and micrometer regulator, dia. 50 mm, 92.9 g. $500-700
115 American Watch Company 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 2788371, Roman numeral sunk seconds dial, blued-steel moon hands, guilloche case with monogram shield on back, rope-turned band and marked R, 18K and 694, cuvette opens to the nickel, three-quarter plate, crown-wind, lever-set movement marked and numbered by maker as above, lever-escapement, screwed gold chatons from the center through the balance, gold center wheel, bimetallic balance with gold timing screws and fork regulator, dia. 55 mm, 150.3 g. $800-1,200
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116 Two Gold Hunter Case Watches, both in guilloche cases, an American Watch Company with a sunk seconds Roman numeral dial marked American Watch Co,, a key-wind, key-set, Appleton Tracy movement No. 454923, in an 18kt case, dia. 44 mm, 69 g., and a L. Reymond, No. 51459, with Roman numeral dial marked Ls. Reymond, Locle, a stem-wind, pin-set, bar-type movement marked as the dial, in a 14kt case, dia. 49 mm, 85 g., together with a 14kt gold propelling pencil engraved F.T.P. Jr., lg. 2 in. $300-500 117 Waltham 14kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Waltham, c. 1906, No. 15495410, double sunk Arabic numeral dial marked Waltham, damascened, stem-wind, lever-set movement marked with number as above and 17 Jewels, American Waltham Watch Co., in a heart motif fully engraved case, together with a gold-filled fob and chain, 56 mm, 157 g. $800-1,000 118 Waltham Automobile Clock, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1915, black Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial marked Waltham, 8 Days, stem-wind, stem-set at six position, in a base metal case with bracket for hanging, ht. 4 in. $200-400
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119 Waltham 14kt Gold “Riverside Maximus” Open Face Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 11510950, double sunk porcelain dial with Arabic numerals and red five minute markings, movement marked with model name and number as above and A.W.W.Co., 23 Jewels, Adjusted, in a fully engraved and engineturned case, dia. 47 mm, 78 g. $400-600 120 American Watch Co. 18kt Gold “P.S. Bartlett” Open Face Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 43995, c. 1865, porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds, keywind, key-set movement marked with model name and number as above, in an engineturned case marked 18K, with cuvette and inner case back engraved for presentation, dia. 50 mm, 101 g. $700-900 121 Waltham 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Massachusetts, No. 9503948, porcelain Arabic numeral dial with sunk seconds marked Waltham, stem-wind, stem-set, bridge-type movement marked with serial number as above and 23 Jewels, American Watch Co., Waltham, Mass., in a plain 18kt gold openface case, dia. 50 mm, 114 g. $1,500-2,500
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122 American Watch Company 18kt Gold “Model 1872” Open Face Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 1637406, porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds marked A.W.Co., Waltham, 20-jewel, stemwind, lever-set, damascened nickel movement marked with maker’s name and number as above, in a 18kt gold, engine-turned case, dia. 54 mm, 149 g. $800-1,200 123 Waltham 14kt Gold “Riverside Maximus” Open Face Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 18102846, with porcelain double sunk Arabic numeral dial marked Waltham, damascened nickel movement marked with maker, location, model, and number as above and 23 Jewels, in an engine-turned, openface, Roy case, dia. 46 mm, 61g. $600-800
124 Four Gold Waltham Open Face Watches, Massachusetts, c. 1900, including a 19-jewel Riverside with engraved gold-tone Roman numeral dial in an 18kt gold case, and three in 14kt gold cases, a 19-jewel Riverside with porcelain Arabic numeral dial, a 19-jewel Riverside A with engine-turned dial with applied gold Roman numerals and a 17-jewel with porcelain Arabic numeral dial, dia. 45 to 50 mm, total weight 290 g. $400-600 125 Waltham 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1868, No. 410,583, plain open-face case marked K 18, porcelain Roman numeral dial with sunk seconds marked American Watch Co., key-wind, key-set from the back movement marked as the dial and serial number as above, dia. 52 mm, 104 g. $500-700
127 Four Gold-filled Hamilton Open Face Watches, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, all with porcelain Arabic numeral dials marked Hamilton, a stem-wind, lever-set, 21-jewel model 992, no. 702959 movement in a Keystone case, and three 17-jewel movements, a model 972 in a Philadelphia case, and model 956 and 910 in Hamilton 25-year swing-out cases, dia. 47 to 51 mm. $400-600 128 Hamilton 14kt Gold “950” Open Face Watch, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 2505270, porcelain double sunk Arabic numeral dial marked Hamilton, stem-wind, lever-set movement marked with maker, location, and model number as above and 23 Jewels, Adjusted 5 Positions, in a Dubois, engine-turned, 14kt gold, open-face, case, dia. 49 mm, 89 g. $600-800
126 Waltham 14kt Gold Hunter Case Chronograph, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 3126287, the white enamel dial with Roman numeral indicators and Arabic numeral minute ring marked A.W.W. Co., Waltham, sunk subsidiary dials for constant seconds and fifteen minute register, stem-wind, lever-set movement signed as the dial, in an engineturned case, dia. 53 mm. $1,200-1,800
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129 Hamilton 18kt Gold Open Face Watch, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 3003846, silver-tone dial with applied gold Arabic numerals, stem-wind, stem-set, 23-jewel, damascened nickel movement marked with maker’s name and number as above and 23 Jewels, Adjusted 5 Positions, in a case with monogram on back and cuvette engraved for presentation, dia. 44 mm, 65 g. $300-500
133 Five Silver Open Face Watches, England and America, four key-wind, key-set movements, John Johnson, Liverpool, in a pair case, movement marked Thos. Russell & Son, Makers to the Queen, an unsigned movement and a dial marked Quartier Au Locle, all in engine-turned cases, and a stemwind, lever-set Hampden in a fully engraved case, dia. 45 to 57 mm. $200-400
138 Four Gold Waltham Pocket Watches, Massachusetts, c. 1890, an American Watch Company, No. 3964023, in an 18kt gold plain hunter case, dia. 49 mm, 102 g., and three in 14kt gold cases: a 23-jewel Riverside Maximus, No. 22266011, in a monogrammed case, a lady’s watch in a fully engraved hunter case, and 17-jewel in a Solidarity case, dia. 40 to 49 mm, 179 g. $300-500
130 Three 18kt Gold Open Face Watches, 19th century, two with tricolor gold dials and rose and white gold decoration outside the chapter ring, one a Swiss bar-type movement in a case with an engraved dial with an eagle, a ship (perhaps the Constitution), a Federal shield and thirteen applied rose gold stars and Roman numerals, the other an M.I. Tobias movement with an engraved gold dial and applied rose gold Roman numerals, and an L.H. Samuel chain fusee movement with an engraved gold dial with applied Roman numerals, dia. 46 to 48 mm, 244 g. $400-600
134 Seven Open Face Watches, an Elgin “B.W. Raymond” in a base metal case, a Waltham “P.S. Bartlett” in an Oresilver case, an Illinois in an engine-turned coin silver case, a Hampden “John C. Dueber” in a base metal case and three others in gold-filled cases, dia. 50 to 59 mm. $300-400
139 Two 18kt Gold Lady’s Watches, late 19th century, both stem-wind, lever-set movements in fully engraved cases, a David Magnin No. 81444 with Roman numeral dial in a hunter case with inside of case front engraved O.E.R. Wallis, Boston, 1873, dia. 38 mm, 37 g., with a double link, 14kt gold chain with a cameo and gold fob, and a Swiss watch marked on movement and dial for retailer Bigelow Kennard & Co., Boston, in an open-face case, dia. 37 mm, 50 g., with a fine, double link, 14kt gold chain, weight of both chains 54 g. $800-1,200
131 Two Gold Pocket Watches, a key-wind, key-set, Leon L. Gullet, No. 21037, in a plain 14kt gold hunter case, and key-wind, lever-set movement marked Charles Sumner, Boston, No. 212250, with double sunk Roman numeral dial in a 14kt gold open-face case with engraved back cover, dia. 51 to 54 mm, 264 g. $300-500 132 Seven Silver Hunter Case Watches, three English chain fusee watches: an R. Moin and two unsigned, two Swiss watches from Locle: a Bernard Jacot and a Jules Huguenin, both bar movements with going barrels, and two American, a Waltham “Broadway,” and an Elgin, dia. 48 to 60 mm. $200-400
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135 Six American Pocket Watches, goldfilled and coin silver cases, four Hampden movements, two key-wind and key-set in coin silver hunter cases, and two stem-wind in gold-filled open-face cases, an Atlas in a goldfilled open-face case, and a Hartford in an engraved, gold-filled hunter case, dia. 54 mm. $200-400 136 Seven Waltham Open Face Watches, various models, two “P.S. Bartlett,” a key-wind in a sterling silver case and a stem-wind in a base metal case, two “Appleton Tracy,” No. 5711627 in a coin silver case and No. 12035531 in a base metal case, a private label in a gold-filled case, and two American Waltham in coin silver cases, dia. 54 to 56 mm. $250-450 137 Three Gold American Pocket Watches, United States Watch Co. No. 6540, Lord Elgin No. U585481, and Elgin No. 3006735, the United States Watch Co. an “Edwin Rollo” with butterfly cut out in the backplate and marked with number as above, in an 18kt hunter case, dia. 53 mm, 125 g., the Lord Elgin marked with serial number as above and Elgin 543 U.S.A., 7 Adjustments, 21 Jewels, in a 14kt open-face case, dia. 43 mm, 49 g., and a lady’s Elgin in a fully engraved 14kt hunter case, dia. 39 mm, 56 g. $400-600
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140 Lady’s Waltham and Two Other Watches, porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Waltham, plain 14kt gold open face case, damascened nickel movement marked Waltham Maximus, with two chatelaine watch pins; a Seth Thomas with porcelain sunk seconds Roman numeral dial marked for the manufacturer, in an engine-turned, gold-filled hunter case, with a stem-wind, lever-set movement, No. 485481; and a Swiss watch with skeletonized black with silver-tone Roman numeral dial, a base metal open-face case with front and rear crystals, stem-wind, stem-set movement marked Girard-Perregaux & Co., 7 seven jewels, Special, dia. 26 to 47 mm. $250-450 141 Four Gold Lady’s Hunter Case Watches, all in fully engraved cases, two 18kt: an American Watch Co. Riverside model no. 1051488, and an unsigned chain fusee movement in an English hallmarked case, dia. 41 to 42 mm, 134 g., and two in 14kt: an E. Howard 15-jewel Series VI, no. 101351 G, and a movement and dial marked Ella Long, dia. 39 mm, 115 g. $400-600
142 Four 14kt Gold Lady’s Waltham Watches, Waltham, Massachusetts, three in hunter cases and one in an open-face case, dia. 32 to 39 mm, 150 g. $300-500 143 Four Gold-filled Waltham Open Face Watches, Waltham, Massachusetts, a 21-jewel Crescent Street, adjusted, No. 7489683, with double sunk Arabic numeral dial in an engine-turned case, a 19-jewel Riverside, adjusted to five positions, No. 17059653, with double sunk Arabic numeral dial in an engraved back case, a 15-jewel Waltham, No. 9437096, in an engine-turned and engraved case, and a P.S. Bartlett, No. 1891467 in an engine-turned case, dia. 48 to 55 mm. $150-200 144 Four Waltham Gold-filled Lady’s Watches, Massachusetts, all stem-wind and set movements with porcelain dials marked Waltham, two in hunter cases and two openface, all dia. 35 mm. $200-400 145 Six Gold-filled American Pocket Watches, a Keystone Watch Co. “Dust Proof” No. 321153 in an engine-turned hunter case, a 17-jewel Ball “Official Railroad Standard” in an open-face case, a 21-jewel, adjusted to five positions, Illinois “A Lincoln” with Montgomery dial, a 15-jewel, South Bend “407,” and two Elgins: an open face with gold-tone dial and a lady’s in a fully engraved hunter case, dia. 42 to 55 mm. $300-500
146 Five American Open Face Watches, Waltham and Illinois watch companies, two Illinois watches in gold-filled cases, “The Garland,” a 21-jewel damascened nickel movement adjusted to three positions, No. 4505306 in a “Tivoli” case, an “A Lincoln” 19-jewel movement adjusted to five positions, No. 4773339 in a “Wadsworth” case, and three Waltham watches, a model 16-A with 17-jewels and five adjustments, in a base metal case, and a 17 and a 15-jewel movements in Dueber 14kt gold-filled cases, dia. 44 to 49 mm. $300-500 147 Tiffany and Waltham Gold Pocket Watches, the Tiffany with silver-tone dial with applied gold Arabic numerals and Tiffany & Co. banner, 21-jewel movement marked Agassiz W. Co. Swiss, 21 Jewels, 8 Adjustments, 237905, in an 18kt gold open face case 44 mm, 54 g., and a lady’s Waltham with porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked Waltham, in 14kt gold hunter case with a crescent moon and star set with diamonds on the back cover, dia. 32 mm, 30 g. $400-600 148 Zlatoust 191-yC Russian Diver Watch, black dial with Arabic numerals for the even hours and indices for the others, stainless steel case with screw-on bezel, the back marked 1392, and screw-down “canteen crown,” with composition band, all in original box with paperwork, dia. including crown 78 mm, 273 g. $600-800 149 Movado Vizio Men’s Black Leather Chronograph, Switzerland, black chronograph dial with date display at the four o’clock position, four-button quartz movement, in a water resistant stainless steel case with a black leather strap. $300-500
151 Longines Automatic Watch, Switzerland, silver-tone dial marked Longines, Automatic, with applied Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12, and baton indicators for the rest, subsidiary seconds above six, automatic wind movement all in a 14kt gold case with a Speidel metal band. $800-1,200 152 Two Swiss Wristwatches, c. 1930, both with Arabic numeral dials with seconds at the six o’clock position and leather straps, a gentleman’s with the dial marked Hodgson, Kennard & Co., with luminous hands and numerals, 17-jewel International Watch Co. movement all in a 14kt gold case, and a lady’s with the dial marked Shreve, Crump & Low Co., case back stamped Movado Factories, Switzerland. $300-500 153 Movado Triple Calendar Watch, Switzerland, c. 1949, the bicolor dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, month and day apertures, and outer date ring, a 17-jewel manual-wind movement with two quick-set push buttons for advancement of day and month, no. T1618751, 44776, in a 14kt gold case, completed by a brown alligator pattern leather strap. $600-800 154 Cartier 14kt Gold Wristwatch, Switzerland, with silver-tone dial marked Cartier, manualwind movement marked 17 Seventeen Jewels, Unadjusted, Swiss, Movado Factories, in a 14kt gold case marked inside case back 14K 0.585, Movado Factories, with a new leather band, with associated leather case marked Cartier. $1,000-1,500
150 Oris Classic Date Automatic Wristwatch, Switzerland, black dial with Arabic numerals at 3, 9, and 12, with date display at the six o’clock position, automatic 26-jewel movement in a stainless steel case with the movement visible through the case back, with an alligator pattern leather strap. $400-600
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155 J. Weber Year Duration Floor Regulator, Vienna, c. 1875, dial marked J Weber, Wien, with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and subsidiary seconds attached to the engraved brass dial plate, pierced, blued-steel hands, time-only movement with heavy brass plates, maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, foliate engraved brass-cased weight, pulley, and pendulum bob are nickel plated, all in an oak case with sarcophagus top, applied carvings, Corinthian capitals on engaged hood columns, glazed waist door all on bun feet, ht. 100 in. Literature: Illustrated in Victor Kochaver, Beautiful Vienna Regulators of the 19th Century, p. 134. $4,000-6,000
156 Year Duration Floor Standing Vienna Regulator, c. 1880, attributed to J. Schulz, flat-top mahogany veneered case with contrasting accents of burl in the frieze and the base, turned columns with contrasting Corinthian capitals attached to the door, two-piece, 10 1/4-in., porcelain, Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds dial, blued, pierced steel hands, year duration, time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a seconds pendulum with flattened brass rod flanked by a steel rod and barleytwist brass rod, brass-faced bob with centered, enameled, regulator status dial, ht. 79 in. Literature: Illustrated in Victor Kochaver, Beautiful Vienna Regulators of the 19th Century, p. 133. $8,000-10,000
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157 M. Gerz Thirty-day Carved Vienna Timepiece, Austria, fruitwood case with carved foliate crest and column capitals on full-length door, two-piece porcelain Roman numeral dial marked M. Gerz, Wien, with subsidiary faux seconds dial, brass, time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 53 in. $1,000-1,500
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158 Thirty -day Vienna Regulator Timepiece, Austria, dark stained case with turned finial centered above the porcelain Roman numeral dial, brass bezel, full-length glazed door and sides, lower pediment with final and drops, thirty-day time-only movement with deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, and crutch beat setting, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 47 in. $1,000-1,500
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159 Ninety-day Vienna Regulator Wall Clock, Austria, fruitwood veneered case with pitched pediment top, full-length glazed door with applied, ebonized, half-columns, 8-in. twopiece porcelain Arabic numeral dial with plain brass bezel, blued, pierced steel hands, brass, time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 56 in. $1,000-1,500
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160 Baroque-style Walnut Thirty-day Floor Regulator, Austria, c. 1880, carved crown, applied carved scroll accents on hood, foliate capitals and bases on hood, waist, and base columns, all on bun feet, circular dial with silvered, applied, Roman numeral chapter ring, foliate engraved brass dial center marked Jos. Neuwirth, Bernardgasse 6, Wien, with matching engraving on weight and pendulum bob, thirty-day time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, ht. 94 in. $4,000-6,000
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161 Baroque-style Walnut Thirty -day Floor Regulator, Austria, c. 1880, dial with applied silvered Arabic numeral chapter ring, foliate engraved dial center with matching engraving on weight and pendulum bob, carved headpiece, applied carvings at each corner of hood, waist and base, glazed waist door, raised base panel with applied carving, thirtyday time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, ht. 94 in. $4,000-6,000
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162 Walnut Vienna Thirty-day Wall Timepiece, fruitwood and mahogany veneered case with central finial above the porcelain Roman numeral dial, brass bezel, glazed sides and full-length door, lower pediment with drop, thirty-day time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 50 in. $1,000-1,500
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163 Year Duration Vienna Regulator Wall Timepiece, Vienna, Austria, dark stained case with carved central crest and two turned finials, two-piece, full-length glazed door and sides, 6 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial marked ...lmann in Wien, year duration, time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 50 in. $2,000-3,000
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164 Year Duration Oak Vienna Wall Regulator, Austria, c. 1870, pitched pediment top with turned central finial, piecrust moldings around all glazed openings, 9-in., foliate engraved, silvered dial plate with porcelain cartouche Roman numerals, pierced steel hands, year duration, time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 82 in. $2,000-3,000
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165 Gustave Becker Grand Sonnerie Vienna Regulator, Germany, two piece porcelain Arabic numeral dial, blued, pierced steel hands, eight-day time and grand sonnerie striking powered by three brass-cased weights and regulated by a pendulum, in a walnut case with turned finials, full-length glazed door with applied half columns, and a lower pediment with applied leaf decoration and turned finials, ht. 47 in. $700-900
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166 August Jager Small Vienna Regulator, Stockerau, Austria, c. 1890, pitched pediment mahogany case, full-length glazed door with fluted half columns attached, all over a scrolled lower plinth, 4 1/2-in. two-piece, porcelain Roman numeral dial marked August Jager, Stockerau, eight-day time-only movement with deadbeat escapement and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brasscased weight and regulated by a pendulum (both missing), ht. 35 in. $200-300
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167 Vienna Wall Regulator, c. 1890, applied molded crest above the full-length glazed door with split baluster turned columns, Roman numeral paper dial with Art Nouveau decorated center mat, eight-day time and strike, spring-powered movement with grid iron pendulum, ht. 45 in. $400-600
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168 Year Duration Vienna Floor Regulator with Calendar, Austria, c. 1880, 11-in. composite brass dial with applied Roman numeral chapter ring and silvered seconds dial, openings for month, day-of-the-week, and day-of-the-month, brass, time-only movement with deadbeat escapement powered by two square, brass-cased weights and regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brass-faced bob, in a walnut case, sarcophagus top with carved fan, hood door with carved foliate spandrels, waist door glazed with beveled glass, inset panel in base, enclosed bracket feet, ht. 103 in. $4,000-6,000
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169 Ninety-day Vienna Floor Regulator, c. 1890, round composite brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and Arabic numeral seconds, engraved center marked 1888, blued, pierced steel hands, long duration movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and crutch beat adjustment, engraved, brass-cased weight, pulley and brass pendulum bob, in a flat-top oak case with dentil molding and acanthus leaves brackets in the frieze, Ionic columns flanking the full-length glazed door, the central base panel with a door flanked by carved flat columns, all on flattened bun feet, ht. 87 in. $4,000-6,000
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170 M. Halbkram Year Duration Floor Regulator, Vienna, c.1880, fully engraved dial marked M Halbkram, with silvered chapter ring and porcelain cartouche Roman numerals, center with subsidiary seconds, delicate blued, pierced steel hands, a triple-plate timepiece movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement and crutch beat adjustment, the winding drum and center wheel arbor between the front and backplate with the rest of the train between the center and rear plate, pierced pulley and crutch, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum, all in an ornate walnut case with glazed waist door, ht. 86 in. $3,000-5,000
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171 Joh. Salfer Year Duration Vienna Floor Regulator, Austria, c. 1890, 9 1/2-in. foliate engraved brass dial plate marked Joh. Salfer, Wien, with applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial, blued, pierced steel hands, triple-plate time and strike movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, crutch beat adjustment, great wheels between the front and rear plates and the reminder of the trains between the middle and rear plates, powered by brass-cased weights and regulated by a compensated pendulum, in a walnut veneered case with sarcophagus top, turned and carved columns attached to hood door, glazed waist door with pierced wood overlay, front base panel hinged to allow access to interior, ht. 95 in. $10,000-15,000
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172 Brass Lantern Clock for the Turkish Market, England, c. 1780, topped by a strapped bell and pierced brass frets, dial with applied chapter ring with Turkish numerals and minute markings, matted center and maker’s boss in the arch in Arabic, two blued-steel hands, thirty-hour time and countwheel strike posted frame movement powered by a single lead weight and regulated by a verge escapement with a short pendulum, with a purpose built associated wooden bracket, ht. of clock only 13 in. $2,500-4,500
173 James De La Froom Lantern Clock, England, brass case with strapped bell above, heraldic brass frets, engraved Roman numeral chapter ring with half- and quarter-hour markings, engraved dial plate marked James De La Froom, single steel hand, thirty-hour time, countwheel strike, and alarm movement with recoil escapement, regulated by a long pendulum and powered by three lead weights, ht. 17 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500
174 Japanese Hardwood Shaku Dokei with Namagata Dial, c. 1850, glazed hood with sliding front door over the trunk with Namagata dial of thirteen columns with a scale to show the changing hours read against a descending arm attached to the weight, key drawer (with key) in the base, the weightdriven movement with four turned pillars, floral engraved front plate, and topped by a balance wheel, ht. 17 5/8 in. $1,000-1,500
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175 Yohannes Van Wyk Marquetry Inlaid Dutch Long Case Clock, Amsterdam, c. 1770, the fully floral decorated inlaid case with a removable pagoda top, fretted sound vents, three carved and gilded figures, cornice with pierced sound vents, arched and glazed hood door with engaged string inlaid columns flanking the composite brass dial with Roman numeral arcaded silvered chapter ring, recessed day-of-the-week, day-of-the-month, seconds dial, moon’s age in the arch, lunar cycle aperture
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and engraved Yohannes Van Wyk Amsterdam, ovolo-shaped corner waist door with an applied cast brass lenticle mount, canted corner base, all resting on four bun feet, eightday brass time and “Dutch striking� movement with side-mounted alarm, rack and snail strike, and anchor recoil escapement all regulated by a seconds beating pendulum and powered by two brass-cased weights and separate alarm weights, ht. 105 in. $10,000-15,000
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176 Mahogany and Mahogany Veneered Longcase Clock, Holland, c. 1780, pitch pediment case with dentil moldings and central urn finial, marquetry and applied ebonized and light wood columns capped with brass, the glazed door over the composite brass Roman numeral dial with moon’s age in the arch and painted Dutch scenes, arcaded chapter ring, month, day-of-the-week, and day-of-the-month indications set on a matted and engraved center, all framed with cast brass spandrels, canted-corner frame, the inlaid rectangular waist door with glazed
lenticle and cast brass urn, all on a base with fluted corners framing the marquetry and inlay, fluted base molding and feet, eight-day time, Dutch striking movement with alarm mechanism on two bells, two brass-cased weights and seconds beating pendulum, ht. 101 in. $8,000-12,000
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182 Samuel Hodges Mahogany Longcase Clock, London, c. 1770, pagoda-top hood above the brass stop-fluted reeded columns, composite brass Roman numeral dial with silvered chapter ring, applied brass urn and foliate decorated spandrels, matted center, strike/silent in the arch and applied name boss reading Sam. Hodges London, tombstone shaped waist door, brass capital stop-fluted quarter-columns, all resting on a stepmolded base, eight-day time and hour strike movement, regulated by a pendulum and powered by two tin-cased weights, ht. 103 in. $2,500-4,500
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177 Dutch Hood Clock, c. 1790, dome-top mahogany and oak case topped by center finial of Atlas flanked by trumpeting angels, glazed hood door with applied ebonized half columns, pressed brass Roman numeral dial with a harvest scene in the arch, brass and iron one-day time, strike, and alarm movement powered by two brass-cased weight, ht. 58 in. $1,200-1,800 178 Marquetry Dutch Hood Clock, c. 1800, mahogany case with floral marquetry throughout, dome-top hood with glazed arched door over the painted iron Roman numeral dial with a village scene in the arch and applied pressed brass four season spandrels, thirty-hour time, strike, and alarm movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 53 in. $800-1,200 179 Small Dutch Stoelklok, c. 1800, mermaids on each side of the painted wood bracket, 4-in. painted Roman numeral dial flanked by parrots, thirty-hour time, strike, and alarm movement powered by two brass-cased weights and regulated by a short pendulum, ht. 15 in. $600-800
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180 Small Dutch Hood Clock with Automata, c. 1800, mahogany dome-top case, glazed dial door with attached half-columns, painted brass dial of a seaside scene with matted center and applied Roman numeral chapter ring, in the arch a fisherman catches a fish with each revolution of the escape wheel, oneday, brass and iron, time, strike, and alarm movement powered by two brass-cased weights, ht. 36 in. $600-800 181 French Black Forest-style Wall Clock and Barometer, c. 1880, balustrade topped entablature, supported by pairs of freestanding, turned columns flanking the dial, Celsius thermometer and barometer centered below, 8-in. carved wood dial with enameled Roman numeral cartouches, pierced brass hands, eight-day, spring-powered, time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 36 in. $700-900
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183 Thomas Mason Bucks Inlaid Oak Longcase Clock, London, arch-top hood with dentil molding above the freestanding columns flanking the brass Roman numeral composite brass dial engraved Tos. Mason Bucks, with engraved center, and applied brass spandrels, shell-inlaid waist door and base, all resting on step-molded base, eight-day time and hour strike movement, regulated by a strap brass pendulum rod and two iron weights, ht. 94 in. $1,000-1,500 184 N.J. LeBrun Oak Longcase Clock, Belgium, c. 1776, the case with scrolls and foliate swags carved in relief, hood with broken swan’s neck pediment and glazed door over the 11-in. composite brass dial, pewter chapter ring with arcade outer ring, and maker’s boss in the arch marked N.J. LeBrun a St. Amand, 1776, thirty-hour, iron posted frame time and Dutch strike movement, ht. 108 in. $300-500 185 John Reilly Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Dublin, Ireland, c. 1790, pitch pediment top with scrolled blind fretwork above freestanding fluted columns flanking the Roman numeral composite brass dial with ringed winding holes, calendar aperture, and engraved John Reilly Dublin, serpentine shaped waist door, and reeded quarter-columns, all terminating on bracket feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement, powered by two iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 90 in. $1,500-2,500 186 English Mahogany Tall Case Clock, c. 1810, swan’s neck hood with blind fretwork above the freestanding columns, Roman numeral painted iron dial with fruit decorated arch, and spandrels, crotch mahogany veneered waist door with line inlay, similar base, all resting on a shaped bracket foot base, eight-day time and hour strike movement, and a brass-faced pendulum, ht. 87 in. $500-700
187 William Dickie Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Paisley, Scotland, c. 1825, flat-top case with freestanding turned columns with protruding stepped platforms flanking the Roman numeral painted iron dial with moon’s age in arch, marked Willm. Dickie Paisley, seconds bit, and calendar aperture, full-length waist door with rope-turned quarter-columns, terminating in an ogee molded base, brass eight-day time and quarter-hour strike on three bells and hour strike on a single bell, unmarked false plate, powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a brass-faced pendulum, ht. 82 in. $650-850 188 Scottish Mahogany Tall Clock, c. 1820, flat-top string-inlaid hood, freestanding turned columns flanking the Roman numeral painted iron dial with pierced gilt hands, floral spandrels and a classical woman in the arch, calendar and seconds subsidiary dial, crotch mahogany full-length tombstone waist door flanked by crossbanded and string-inlaid columns, lower section with crotch mahogany central panel resting on squat French feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement with false plate reading Whitaker Shreev Halifax, powered by two lead weights and regulated by a tin-faced pendulum, ht. 84 in.
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Note: Reportedly from the estate of Vera Innes. $2,000-3,000 189 Bench-made Mahogany Dwarf Clock, early 20th century, swan’s neck hood with central finial and blind fretwork in the tympanum, freestanding fluted columns flanking the Roman numeral painted iron dial with a rocking ship automata in the arch, midsection with dentil molding, relief-carved freeze, highly figured mahogany serpentine-shaped waist door, and fluted quarter-columns, base with similar relief carving on chamfered corners, all resting on ogee bracket feet, eight-day time and strike with recoil escapement, powered by two lead weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 57 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000 190 Sinclair Harding Precision Astronomical Regulator, London, No. 6, c. 1997, mahogany low dome-top case with beveled glass dial door, viewing window and full-length waist door, brass stringing throughout, silvered brass dial marked Sinclair Harding, England/No. 6, second’s dial at the top, hours at the bottom, minutes around the perimeter with blued-steel hands, eight-day time-only movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement with jeweled pallets, highly polished wheel work and pinions, beatsetting adjustment on blued-steel crutch, bluedsteel screws and other elements, steel pendulum rod, heavy brass bob hanging from bracket on case back, calibrated silvered regulating disc within the bob and lower beat scale, ht. 77 1/2 in. $5,000-7,000
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193 John Walker Rosewood Chime Clock, London, c. 1870, No. 6967, break arch top with four urn finials, ormolu arch decoration, side sound frets, and foliate scroll feet, door with chamfered columns, composite brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring marked JNo. Walker, 230 Regent St., No.6967, with subsidiary dials in the arch marked Chime/Silent, and Chime on Eight Bells/Cambridge Chimes, eight-day, triple chain fusee movement with eight bells and gong strike marked as the dial, all regulated by a pendulum, ht. 18 in. $4,000-6,000 194 John Ladd Mahogany Bracket Clock, London, stepped-top case with pineapple finial, pierced brass side sound frets below side carrying handles, inset brass mounted front panels, all on brass ball feet, 8-in. convex Roman numeral dial marked John Ladd, Cornhill, London, 307, with eight-day, fusee, time and strike movement, with edge engraved backplate and marked with maker’s name and location, ht. 20 in. $1,000-1,500 195 Stroud Dome-top Mahogany Bracket Clock, Pentonville, England, c. 1820, mahogany case with pineapple finial, brass inlay, pierced brass side sound frets, and ring side carrying handles, all on brass ball feet, 8-in. painted iron dial marked Stroud, Pentonville, eight-day time and strike, chain fusee movement with a brass-faced pendulum, ht. 24 in. $1,500-2,500
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191 F.W. Clerke Astronomical Regulator, London, c. 1880, oak round-top case with glazed door and carved oak leaf and acorn fret below masking the 12-in. silvered brass dial engraved F.W. Clerke, 27 Lombard Street, London, outer Arabic minutes, seconds dial in the upper quadrant and Roman numeral hours below, all with blued-steel hands, eightday heavy plate movement with deadbeat escapement, jeweled pallet faces, maintaining power, six-spoke brass pulley, mercury, temperature-compensated pendulum with regulating scale, silvered beat scale mounted inside the case, and a brass-cased cylindrical weight, ht. 72 in. $5,000-7,000
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192 Sheraton Boardroom Bracket Clock Attributed to Elliott, London, c. 1890, the dome top mahogany case with inlaid banding and floral marquetry capping the rectangular silvered brass engraved Roman numeral dial with three subsidiary dials, Chime-Silent, FastSlow and Whittington Chime--Westminster Chime, the chapters and dials all set on a fully engraved dial plate, molded base with additional marquetry decoration, the case sides inlaid in a matching form with pierced blind sound frets, all with the mahogany molded bracket with banded inlay and dentil work to display the clock, eight-day time, strike, and quarter chime, three-train movement with chimes as selected on five gongs or eight bells, and pendulum, ht. as mounted on bracket 36 in. $4,000-6,000
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196 English Gilt Quarter-chiming Mantel Clock, retailed by William Bond & Son, Boston, c. 1880, large gilt-brass and beveled glass case with engaged three-quarter Corinthian columns at the corners, 7-in. Roman numeral dial marked Wm. Bond & Son, Boston, subsidiary chime/silent and Westminster/ Cambridge selector dials below, gilt dial mask with applied pierced floral champlevĂŠ decoration, eight-day time, strike, and dual chime movement with Westminster chime on gongs and Cambridge chime on eight-bells, pull repeat, all regulated by a brass-faced pendulum, ht. 18 in. $3,000-5,000
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197 Tiffany & Company Ebonized Dual-chime Bracket Clock, probably England, c. 1880, ebonized dome-top case with four flame finials, cast brass door frame, side carrying handles, pierced side sound frets, and Corinthian columns at the front corners, all on ogee feet, composite brass dial with matted center, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and subsidiary dials for Chime/ Silent and Westminster Chimes/Chime on Eight Bells in the arch, triple fusee, eight-day time, gong strike, and quarter-chime on nine bells movement with engraved backplate and pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
198 Mahogany Quarter-chiming Mahogany Bracket Clock, A. Stowell & Co. Boston, c. 1900, step-molded dome-top case with central flame finial, above the cast brass caryatid flanking the composite brass dial, with matted center, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring marked A. Stowell & Co. Boston, applied spandrels, and slow/fast subsidiary dial in arch, all resting on cast brass hairy paw feet, eight-day time and quarter-hour chime on wire gongs brass movement stamped W&H SCH 2, with brass-faced pendulum, ht. 21 in. $2,000-3,000 199 Winterhalder & Hofmeier Westminster Chime Bracket Clock, Germany, c. 1900, dome-top mahogany case with pineapple finials, fabric-backed, pierced brass, side sound frets, all on scroll feet, composite brass dial with matted center, silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and subsidiary fast/slow dial in the arch, eight-day time, strike, and Westminster chime on gongs, movement, regulated by a pendulum, ht. 16 in. $400-600 200 No lot.
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201 William Johnson Ebonized Bracket Clock, London, c. 1780, dome-top case with brass bail carrying handle and beading above the hinged glazed door with brass trim, Roman numeral sheet brass dial with engraved floral spandrels, pierced iron hands, Chime/Silent in the arch, and reading William Johnson London, resting on a brass bracket foot base, engraved backplate with central engraved maker’s cartouche WJ, and similar floral decoration as the front dial, eight-day time and strike, five-pillar, fusee movement, with crown wheel verge escapement, regulated by a pear-shaped pendulum, ht. with handle extended 17 in. $2,000-4,000
202 George Yonge Musical Bracket Clock, London, c. 1825, mahogany, triple-pad, break arch-top case with brass top-mounted handle, pierced side sound frets, and frame to the dial aperture, on brass ball feet, painted iron dial marked G. Yonge, Strand, London, with Roman numeral chapter ring and inner calendar ring, strike/silent in arch along with tune selections marked Jigg, Air, Minuet, March, Dance, Song, eight-day, twin fusee, time and strike movement with music on command on nine bells, with fully engraved backplate and a pendulum, ht. with handle extended 18 in. $7,000-9,000
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203 Pennsylvania Mahogany Bracket Clock, attributed to John Crowley, Philadelphia, c. 1812, single pad, break arch-top case with brass carrying handle, brass door accents and trim around the glazed dial opening, all on brass ogee feet, painted iron Roman numeral dial with strike/silent in the arch, eight-day, fusee, time and strike movement with bell marked in part G. Ainsworth, all regulated by a pendulum, ht. with handle extended 19 in. Note: Attribution based on a letter with the clock from the late Pennsylvania clock expert, Edward LaFond, dated June 1, 1992, stating in part, “It is my belief that your clock was made by JOHN CROWLEY in Philadelphia...” $7,000-9,000 204 Pagoda-top English Bracket Clock, c. 1830, mahogany case with brass side carrying handles, pierced side sound frets, bezel and inlay to the front of the case, all on flattened bun feet, 8-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Greenwich, eight-day, twin fusee, time and gong strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
205 C.F. Younge Chiming Gothic Library Clock, Sheffield, England, c. 1840, oak case with carved flame over dual quatrefoils finial, accented with foliate and trefoil carvings, fabric backed pierced side sound frets, engaged hexagonal acanthus leave columns flanking the brass and beveled glass bezel over the 10-in. silvered Roman numeral dial, subsidiary chime/not chime dial above marked C.F. Younge, Sheffield, and presentation plaque below marked Presented to The Bebd. Stephen H. Langston M.A. by the congregation of St. Georges Church, Sheffield as a small token of their affection and esteem for the faithful manner in which he performed his duties as THEIR PASTOR, for a period of 15 Years, Septr. 1840, with eight-day, fusee, time, strike, and Whittington quarter chime on eight bells movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 37 in. $2,500-4,500
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207 Black Forest “Wag-on-the-Wall” Clock, Germany, c. 1840, with pressed brass dial and surround, 5-in. Roman numeral dial with cherub above, wood, brass, and steel thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 15 in. $350-450 208 Small Continental “Wag-on-the-Wall” Clock, possibly Germany, c. 1840, arched pressed brass dial with 2 1/4-in. porcelain Roman numeral chapter ring and brass alarm disc, wood, brass, and steel, time and alarm movement, powered by a brass-cased weight, ht. 5 in. $200-250
206 Camerer Kuss & Co. “Wag-on-the-Wall” Clock, London, c. 1840, with 6-in. painted wood Roman numeral dial marked Camerer Kuss & Co., 522 Oxford Street, London, brass hands, bezel, and alarm dial, all in a dial clockstyle surround, one-day “Black Forest” time and alarm movement powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, dia. 9 in. $200-250
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209 William Edward Frodsham Two-day Marine Chronometer, No. 1, Change Alley, London, c. 1823, the two-tier mahogany box opens to the printed label under the lid stating in part Parkinson & Frodsham, Chronometer Makers to the Right Honorable, the Lords Commifsioners of the Admiralty & Honorable C.M. Company, 4 Change Alley, opposite the South Gate, Royal Exchange, London..., 3-in. silvered engraved Roman numeral dial marked Will (m). E (d). Frodsham/Eleve of/ Parkinson & Frodsham/Change Alley/London/ No. 1, seconds dial and blued-steel hands, gimbaled and movement mounted in a brass bowl, three quarter brass plate chain fusee movement signed Willm. E. Frodsham/Change Alley/London, spring detent escapement, twoarm split balance with two brass timing screws and wedge-shaped weights, helical hairspring, diamond endstone, and maintaining power, all in a two-tiered mahogany box with bail carrying handles, vacant number boss and brass escutcheon, ht. 6 1/4, wd. 6, dp. 5 3/4 in. Note: William Edward Frodsham (18041825) was the son of William James Frodsham (1779-1850) and the student, or “eleve” as engraved on the dial, of Parkinson & Frodsham. William Edward was about 20 years old when he made this, his first chronometer and died a year or so later from drowning while bathing. The present timekeeper was used on voyages of exploration to the Arctic Circle in 1823 to Spitsbergen, Norway, and in 1824 to Repulse Bay, Canada. Its whereabouts since 1900 have been unknown until recently discovered by Skinner.
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William Edward’s second chronometer traveled in much more temperate climates. No. 2 served 80 years with the Royal Navy including service on the HMS Beagle carrying young naturalist Charles Darwin on a fiveyear voyage. Darwin’s notes on this voyage eventually became The Origin of the Species. $4,000-6,000
210 H.H. Heinrich Two-day Marine Chronometer, No. 507, New York, c. 1880, 4-in., silvered, twenty-four-hour, Arabic numeral dial marked with subsidiary seconds and up/down sector, marked H.H. Heinrich, New York, No. 507, chain fusee movement with spring detent escapement, maintaining power, split bimetallic balance, helical balance spring, in a fully gimbaled brass bowl with screw bezel, two-tier, brass-bound, rosewood box with inset brass carrying handles, serial number and maker’s plate, ht. 7 1/2, with green felt-lined mahogany transport box, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 7, dp. 7 in. $2,500-3,500
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211 William Bond and Son Two-day Marine Chronometer, No. 627, Boston, Massachusetts, the two-tier mahogany box opens to the 4-in. silvered and engraved 24hour dial signed Wm. Bond & Son, Boston, No. 627., seconds dial, up/down indicator, and spade hands, the two-day chain fusee, three-quarter spotted plate movement set in a brass bowl and gimbals with spring detent escapement, helical hairspring, split bimetallic temperature-compensating two-arm balance with timing screws, cylindrical weights and diamond endstone, figured mahogany box with recessed handles, name boss marked Wm. Bond & Son/627/Boston and tipsy key, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 7, dp. 7 1/4 in. $2,500-3,500
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212 Five Chronometer Boxes and a Liberty Aviation Clock Case, a red velvet-lined outer chronometer case, a three-tier mahogany case with brass plaque reading Hamilton Watch Co. with brass gimbal, two unmarked three-tier boxes, one with a brass gimbal, and a circular clock case with twelve screw terminals and marked Liberty. $300-500 213 Thomas Mercer Two-day Chronometer, St. Albans, England, no. 23945, 4-in. Roman numeral silvered dial marked Thomas Mercer, up/down indicator, seconds dial, blued-steel hands, two-arm split bimetallic balance with brass weights and screws, spotted plate, chain-drive fusee movement, spring detent escapement, brass bowl, and gimbal, in a fitted, glazed, single-tier box. $800-1,200 214 Two Russian Two-day Chronometers, 20th century, both with 4-in. silvered brass dials with Arabic numerals and signed in Cyrillic, one numbered 23573, the other 26503, with up/down indicators, seconds dials, and brass hands, striped damascened full-plate movement with chain fusee, two-arm split steel balance with brass weights and timing screws, and plate stamped with maker’s logo, one with a brass bowl, one with acrylic, both in brass-bound boxes with glazed opening, and brass maker’s plaques. $300-500 215 Elgin “Father Time” Deck Chronometer, no. 21098078, 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 screwdown gold jewel settings, in a gimbaled brass bowl, all in a three-tier mahogany box with inset brass maker’s plate, and plaque reading U.S.S.B. Ship Watch No. 708, ht. 5 1/4 in. $400-600
216 Hamilton Model 21 Two-day Marine Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the 4-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial inscribed Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A., up/down indicator, seconds, three-quarter brushed nickel plate marked Model 21 14 Jewels Hamilton Watch Co. 2E12570, chain fusee, maintaining power, steel balance with brass timing screws, helical hairspring spring detent escapement in a gimbaled brass bowl and three-tier brass-bound mahogany box with carrying handles, all in an outer padded, felt-lined transport box with tipsy key, and an aluminum shipping container. $800-1,200 217 Hamilton Model 22 Two-day Chronometer Watch, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, c. 1942, 2 1/4-in. matte silver Arabic dial marked Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A., with up/down sector and seconds bit, reverse of brass case engraved BUREAU OF SHIPS U. S. NAVY 7583-1942 Chronometer Watch, 21-jewel, stem-wind, pin-set movement, in a two-tier mahogany case. $300-500 218 Hamilton Model 22 Two-day Deck Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, c. 1942, 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 marked in part U.S. NavyBU Ships 1942, in a fully gimbaled brass bowl, all in a three-tier mahogany case, ht. 6 in. $700-900
220 Waltham Chronometer Deck Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1928, 2 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial with seconds bit and marked Waltham U.S.A., blued hands, stemwind, 37 size, 7-jewel movement, eight-day duration, marked on the back plate Waltham Watch Co. USA, 8 days, 25861812, housed in a single-tier box with glazed viewing window and plaque reading U.S. Navy 168-126320 Property. $300-500 221 Waltham Watch Co. Chronometer Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1908, No. 16628803, 2 1/2-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked for the retailer Black, Starr & Frost, 8 Days, with subsidiary seconds and up/down indicator, damascened nickel, three-quarter plate movement marked with maker’s name and serial number and 8-Days, 15 Jewels, Adjusted, mounted in a three-tier, brass-bound, mahogany box with inset plaque marked Richard S. Emmet, ht. 5 in. $200-400 222 Waltham Watch Company Eightday Chronometer Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 26205251, 2 1/4-in. Arabic numeral silvered dial with seconds bit and marked Waltham U.S.A, threequarter plate marked with maker’s name, three-quarter nickel movement with lever escapement, all housed in a three-tier mahogany box; sold with another three-tier mahogany box and brass chronometer casing and gimbal. $200-400
219 Waltham Chronometer Deck Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1939, 2 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial with seconds bit and marked Waltham U.S.A., blued hands, stemwind, 37 size, 7-jewel movement, eight-day duration, marked on the back plate Waltham Watch Co. USA, 8 days, 30624499, housed in a single-tier box with glazed viewing window, and an outer carrying case. $300-500
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223 Deniere Ormolu and Bronze Figural Shelf Clock, Paris, c. 1875, surmounted by a group of putti musicians on a gilt cast base of foliage and flowers, the head of Bacchus centered above the porcelain Roman numeral dial marked DENIERE, Fr DE BRONZES, A PARIS, gilt, pierced brass hands, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, marked Deniere A Paris, 3330, ht. 26, wd. 24, dp. 12 in. $2,500-3,500
224 Duval Boulle Table Clock, Paris, c. 1870, faux tortoiseshell and brass case, sarcophagus top with flame and urn finials, door with Corinthian pilasters flanking the repoussé dial, porcelain cartouche Roman numerals, maker’s plaque below marked Duval A Paris, all on bun feet, eight-day time and rear-mounted countwheel strike rear plate marked as maker’s plaque, powered by going barrels and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 23 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000 225 Monumental Neoclassical French Clock and Garniture, Paris, c. 1870, ormolumounted cobalt blue urn with a floral base on a tapered plinth above the porcelain case panels, 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Lassalle & Cie, Boult Des Capucines 1, Paris, pierced gilt hands, all on mushroom feet, eight-day time and strike movement marked Vincenti & Cie, Medaille D’Argent, with a single vasiform floral-arm candelabra, clock ht. 35 in. $4,000-6,000 226 French Figural Alarm Clock, c. 1900, a small Dutch girl is reaching up with a folded umbrella attempting to change the time on a tall clock, with 2-in. Arabic numeral dial and subsidiary alarm dial, one-day time and alarm, lever escapement movement with rear wind and set knobs, ht. 13 in. $700-900 227 French Gilt-brass and Marble Statuary Clock with Dome, F. Pelissier, c. 1890, floral and garland decorated clock with a 4-in. Arabic numeral porcelain dial, above the three joyous cherubs surmounting the fluted marble column with an applied beaded gilt-ball decoration, resting on four decorated cone feet, and under a colorless glass dome on a black-painted base, eight-day time and strike mechanism marked F. Pelissier France, height with dome 20 1/2 in. $700-900
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228 French Figural Shelf Clock, c. 1890, classical female figure holding a cup aloft in one hand and a bird in the other stands atop the clock drum with 3-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial marked for the retailer Heinrich Keim, Ems, all on a scrolled foliate base with inset multicolor marble panels, eight-day time and countwheel strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 20 in. $600-800 229 French Figural Mantel Clock, c. 1870, depicting a woman holding a sphere with a child next to her, a flower-filled urn sits atop the 3 1/4-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial, all resting on a foliate decorated scroll-footed base, eight-day time and countwheel strike mechanism, ht. 12, wd. 17 in. $500-700 230 French Statuary Mantel Clock, c. 1890, Scottish hunter and horse above the engineturned bezel and 3-in. Roman numeral silvered dial, above the gilt acanthus leaf and patinated base, all resting on floral designed feet, eightday time and countwheel strike mechanism, ht. 18 1/2 in. $800-1,200 231 French Gilt and Marble Figural Mantel Clock, c. 1880, floral-filled urn atop the central plinth with ribbon and garland decoration surmounting the 3 1/2-in. blue Roman numeral porcelain dial with gilt pierced hands, and flanking classical patinated brass maidens, all mounted on the central base with a pierced, swag-decorated, freeze, bellflower and egg-and-dart moldings, marble base with applied cast flowers, and resting on six mushroom-shaped feet, eight-day time and countwheel strike mechanism stamped in part Dussault A Paris, lg. 23, ht. 23 in. $1,500-2,500 232 Lepine Gilt and Marble Figural Mantel Clock, c. 1860, a maiden holding the handle of a broken vessel that lies at her feet and Cupid with his bow at his feet flanking the white marble plinth, with an engine-turned bezel surrounding the Arabic numeral porcelain dial marked Lepine Place Victoire, with calendar ring at the outer edge, lion’s head-form fountain below, all on a stepped molded base and four cone feet, eight-day time and countwheel strike mechanism engraved Lepine Paris No. 4420, ht. 15 in. $1,000-1,500
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233 Marble and Bronze Diana Clock, France, c. 1890, a large bronze bust of Diana sits atop the red marble Doric column, brass bezel with beveled glass over the porcelain Roman numeral dial below, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement regulated by a pendulum, ht. of statue 21, overall ht. 32 in. $1,500-2,500 234 Pandora Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock and Garniture, France, c. 1880, the figure seated on and to one side of the clock, cast brass bezel with beveled glass over the 3 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial, all supported by a short bronze column resting on a rouge marble base, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, with two rouge marble urns, ht. of clock 19 in. $2,000-3,000 235 Gilt Figural Clock and Dome, France, c. 1890, a cast spelter case marked 3 PH. MOUREY 67 of a fisherman standing beside the clock drum with 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral chapter ring and recessed center with outside escapement, one-day time-only movement regulated by a short pendulum, all on an ebonized wood base and under a glass dome, ht. 16 in. $400-600 236 French Gilt and Marble Figural Clock, c. 1890, classical maiden holding a wreath in her left hand sits atop the white marble cascading-form base, with a 3 1/2-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial with Breguet-style hands, eight-day time and strike mechanism marked in part C.M. Paris 1131, ht. 13 1/2 in. $800-1,200 237 French Chinoiserie Clock and Garniture, c. 1880, the pagoda-style Belgian black slate case surmounted by a cast elephant head, 4-in. brass Roman numeral dial with raised center decoration, colorful inlay of flowers on side columns and a dragon below the dial, all on a heavy cast base with six scroll feet, eightday time and strike movement marked with A and B flanking a star and a through-the-dial lever to start the pendulum, with matching dragon-handled square vases, clock ht. 21 in. $2,000-3,000
238 French Champlevé Boudoir Clock, retailed by William Bond & Son, Boston, c. 1880, a putti atop the champlevé case with floral ormolu mounts, 2 1/2-in. brass Roman numeral dial with champlevé center marked Wm. Bond & Son, Boston, all on composite scroll and claw-and-ball feet, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in. $250-450
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239 French Gilt and Enamel Mantel Clock, France, c. 1880, enamel-jeweled cobalt ground urn set atop the gilt and enamel panel case with garden scenes, 4-in. enamel Roman numeral dial with putti and floral center, all on flattened ball feet, eight-day time and strike movement stamped Vincenti & Cie 1855, Medaille d’Argent, ht. 24 in. $1,000-1,500 240 Bird-theme Gilt Cast Brass Mantel Clock, France, c. 1890, flat-top case with a bird centered in the applied frieze, bas relief panels on front and sides of birds in marshes, forests, and fields, all on a floral and geometric design base, porcelain Roman numeral dial with outside escapement, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 12 in. $200-300 241 Gentilhomme Ormolu Portico Clock, Paris, c. 1850, four Doric columns support the stepped cornice and the cast brass bezel surrounding the 5-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked M.me Gentilhomme, Palais Royal a Paris, spring-powered, eightday time and countwheel strike movement regulated by a gridiron pendulum, ht. 19 1/2 in. $1,000-2,000
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242 French Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock, c. 1870, blue and white porcelain finial above the acanthus leaf and swag decorated side ornaments flanking the 3 1/2-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial signed E.W. Screeter 37 Condunt Street London, double porcelain panels in the stepped molded base, eight-day time and strike, spring-powered mechanism, ht. 13 1/2 in. $700-900
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243 French Gilt and Marble Portico Mantel Clock, A. Mesnard, Bordeaux, c. 1890, floral urn-form vase atop the drum-head with an engine-turned bezel enclosing the 3 1/2-in. Roman blue numeral porcelain dial marked as above, flanked by flame-top urns and brass-mounted fluted columns, black marble plinths with engine-turned applied molding, all resting on the brass-mounted base and turned mushroom feet, eight-day time and countwheel strike mechanism, ht. 17 in. $300-500 244 French Brass and Cloisonné Mantel Clock, c. 1890, urn-top finial above the domed cloisonné decorated top with pineapple finials at each corner, 3 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial with cloisonné center and signed Cha Schumann & Sons New York, fluted Corinthian capital columns surrounding the beveled glass sides, all resting on a stepped molded base, eight-day time and strike, spring-powered mechanism, ht. 14 in. $400-600 245 French Gilt-brass and Porcelain Mantel Clock, c. 1880, porcelain finial depicting a cottage scene above the ornate cast brass case on flared feet, Arabic numeral painted porcelain dial with similar cottage scene in the center, and a full lower porcelain panel with cherubs, eight-day time and strike, springpowered movement, ht. 17 in. $200-400 246 French Brass and Marble Portico Mantel Clock, c. 1890, flame-top urn finial above the Arabic numeral porcelain dial with pierced gilt hands, and floral decorated center, simple turned finials atop the four variegated columns with a cast brass swag below the dial, resting on the rectangular base and mushroom pad feet, eight-day time and strike mechanism marked CH. Mour France, regulated by a sunburst pendulum, ht. 16 in. $500-700
247 Ormolu-mounted French Lyre Clock and Garniture, c. 1870, variegated green marble lyre-form case with applied ormolu beading, leafage, swags, and figural sunburst at the top, the gilt engine-turned bezel opens to the porcelain Arabic numeral dial with floral swags and pierced gilt hands, eight-day time and bell strike movement with paste stone pendulum surrounding the dial and suspended above, all on a wooden velvet fitted pedestal with glass dome, together with two vase-form marble candelabra with ormolu mounts and candleholders, ht. of clock on pedestal and dome 24 1/2, garniture ht. 12 in. $5,000-7,000 248 Champlevé and Brass Crystal Regulator, France, c. 1890, the oval case with beveled glasses, champlevé decorated dome top, and borders, 3-in. Arabic numeral porcelain dial with floral decorated center, pierced hands, and champlevé bezel, eight-day time and strike mechanism, and regulated by a champlevé and engine-turned pendulum stamped Japy Freres & Co. Made in France, ht. 11 in. $1,500-2,500 249 Tiffany & Company Brass and Glass Crystal Regulator, 3 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial marked Tiffany & Co. with engine-turned brass bezel, beveled glass case, eight-day time and strike movement with mercury twojar pendulum, ht. 9 1/4 in. $200-250 250 French Crystal Regulator, c. 1890, brass and heavy beveled glass case with engraved corner posts, 3-in. porcelain dial with blue Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands and paste stone encrusted bezel, eight-day time and strike movement marked Japy Freres, regulated by a two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 10 in. $300-500 251 Champlevé Crystal Regulator and Garniture, retailed by J.E. Caldwell, Philadelphia, c. 1890, champlevé dome top with central urn finial, four pineapple finials at corners, brass and champlevé Corinthian columns at corners, 3 1/2-in. brass Arabic numeral dial with champlevé center marked for retailer, beveled glass on four sides, eight-day time and strike movement marked in part Marti, regulated by a two-jar mercury pendulum, with dual candle garniture, clock ht. 14 in. $1,500-2,000
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252 French Belgian Slate Mantel Clock, c. 1890, the top supported by pilasters of rouge marble flanking the brass bezel, 4-in. black dial with incised gilt Roman numerals, eightday time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 14 in. $200-250 253 French Belgian Black Slate Mantel Clock, c. 1890, flat-top case with inset green and black marble accents, 3 1/2-in porcelain Roman numeral dial with recessed center, Breguet-style hands, eight-day time and strike movement with outside escapement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 9 1/2 in. $200-400 254 Belgian Slate Half-hour Striking Mantel Clock, c. 1890, dome and scalloped-top case above the 6-in. Roman numeral dial with recessed center, Breguet-style hands, with outside escapement, incised and variegated marble insets, resting on a step-molded base, eight-day time and half-hour countwheel strike mechanism regulated by a pendulum, ht. 16, wd. 20 1/2 in. $500-700 255 Black Marble Egyptian Motif Mantel Clock, France, c. 1890, scalloped top case with gilt incised decoration, stepped red marble sides with applied Egyptian goddesses flanking the 3-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial with stylized palm leaf adorning the hinged brass bezel, four lion paw feet appear to support the clock case, all resting on a slim beveled edged base with four adjustable brass bun feet, eight-day time and countwheel strike mechanism, ht. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,200 256 Belgian Black Slate Mantel Clock, retailed by Bigelow, Kennard & Co., France, c. 1880, case front in the style of a Baroque church with brass bas relief panels of scenes from life in the arch and below the dial, black 5 1/2-in. dial with incised and gilt Roman numerals marked Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 17 in. $700-900
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257 Belgian Black Slate Alarm Clock, France, c. 1880, with 2-in. porcelain Arabic numeral dial, brass urn atop the incised and multicolor marble decorated black case with freestanding brass columns flanking the midsection, oneday time and alarm movement regulated by a short pendulum, ht. 14 in. $400-600
259 French Black Slate and Gilt Mantel Clock, c. 1880, with a double-handled brass urn above the Roman numeral porcelain dial signed Chauvel A Nantes, floral and shell bezel surround, dolphin bauble at the corners, foliate brass cove-molding above the scrolled front feet, eight-day time and countwheel strike with silk thread suspension, ht. 17 in. $800-1,200
258 Hand-painted Black Slate Aesthetic Movement Mantel Clock, c. 1890, straightsided clock with beveled edges, enclosing the 4-in. black Roman numeral chapter ring with gilt numerals and bezel, marked Alex M. Hayes & Co. New York, center matte and dial surround with hand-painted scenes of floral and bird design, lower section with incised gilt decoration, eight-day time and strike mechanism, ht. 13 1/2 in. $300-400
260 French Quarter-striking Morbier Wall Clock, with pressed brass dial surround, 9-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, eight-day time, quarter-strike, and alarm movement with pull repeat, powered by three cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 20 in. $400-600
261 Lapis, Silver, and Gem-set Eight-day Desk Clock, white guilloche dial with turquoise markers surrounded by a beaded silver bezel, topped by a silver crown in the shape of a Russian Imperial eagle, with silver garland and gilt oval plaques of the tsar and tsarina flanking a gem-set crown, with an eight-day Elgin National Watch Company movement, no. 27495188, ht. 7 1/4 in. $3,000-5,000 261A 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 deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, with a grid iron pendulum and a brass-cased weight, ht. 74 in. $1,000-1,500
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262 Russian Lapis and Gilt-silver Desk Clock, white porcelain Arabic numeral dial with sunk seconds surrounded by a bezel of silver beading, gilt cone-shaped crown on top, supported by two gilt fish with ruby eyes, oval base with three floral scrolled accents, all on gilt feet, unsigned Swiss pin-set movement, ht. 4, wd. 4 1/2, dp. 1 5/8 in. $3,000-5,000 263 Large Paperweight Clock, Switzerland, 5-in. glass ball with pocket watch-style bow and stem, silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and applied gold hour markers, Swiss movement marked Xoticlox Co., unadjusted, fifteen 15 jewels, ht. 6 1/2 in. $300-500
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264 Two Small Ansonia Brass Clocks, New York, c. 1900, a “Bonanza� carriage clock with cast brass case accented with paste stones, porcelain Arabic numeral dial with company trademark, and eight-day time-only movement,; and a scrollwork stand enclosing a beveled glass over a paper Roman numeral dial, with a thirty-hour time-only movement, ht. 5 to 6 1/2 in. $100-150 265 French Gothic Carriage Clock with Stand, c. 1880, patinated brass and beveled glass case in the shape of a Gothic cottage with a scrolled handle at the peak to hang the clock from a patinated brass barleytwist and scrollwork stand, silvered Roman numeral dial, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a platform escapement, ht. of stand 17 in. $600-800
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266 Drocourt Grand Sonnerie Calendar Carriage Clock with Alarm, Paris, c. 1880, gilt gorge case with heavy beveled glass, gilt and engraved dial mask over the 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds at twelve position and day-of-theweek, day-of-the-month, and alarm dials below, eight-day time, grand sonnerie strike, and alarm movement marked DC flanking a carriage clock inside of an oval on the backplate, oversize platform escapement and hour and quarter-hour repeat on command, all in the original velvet-lined leather carrying case, ht. with handle extended 10 in. Note: Drocourt is known for superb, complicated carriage clocks and the present example is no exception. This example, with the rare addition of a seconds dial, also combines the complication of full calendar, alarm, and grande sonnerie in a heavy gilt case. Carriage Clocks, by Charles Allix, p. 438, lists Pierre and Alfred Drocourt in Paris and Saint-Nicolas-d’Aliermont at various times. The likely maker, Alfred Drocourt, participated in Paris exhibitions including those of 1880 and 1889 and as with this example, many with the trademark stamp of D-C flanking a carriage clock. See pp. 116-118 of this text for additional information about Drocourt. $4,000-6,000
267 Henry Capt Grand Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Geneva, c. 1890, gilt-brass and beveled glass case, gilt dial mask with Roman numeral dial marked Henry Capt, Geneve, and subsidiary alarm dial, eight-day time, strike, and alarm grand sonnerie movement on four ascending and descending notes with top mounted repeat on command button, rear plate marked as the dial, with original leather traveling case, ht. with handle extended 8 in. $3,000-5,000
268 Tiffany Gilt-brass and Enamel Carriage Clock, retailed by Tiffany & Co., France, c. 1890, gilt-brass case with Corinthian columns at the corners, porcelain dial and side panels with pierced gilt overlay, the sides of putti with fruits and flowers, the dial with Arabic numerals and floral center decoration marked Tiffany & Co., New York, eight-day time and strike movement with repeat on demand regulated by a silvered platform, ht. with handle extended 8 in. $2,000-4,000
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269 Nathaniel Mulliken Cherry Tall Clock, Lexington, Massachusetts, c. 1765, arch-top hood above the freestanding turned columns with gilt finished capitals, Roman numeral composite brass dial with applied spandrels, and circular boss in arch reading Nathaniel Mulliken Lexington, recessed seconds, and date aperture, and matted center, serpentinetop waist door all on a two-stage molded base, eight-day time and hour-strike, five-pillar movement with pendulum, and two brasscased weights, ht. 90 in. $6,000-8,000
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270 Benjamin Cheney Tall Clock, Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1760, the birch case with pagoda top, three turned urn finials, arched and glazed hood door over the composite brass Roman numeral dial, maker’s boss engraved Benj. Cheney/Hartford, brass spandrels, matted center and blued-steel hands, the waist section with tombstoneshaped door over the two-stage base molding and low bracket feet, eight-day time and countwheel strike movement with seconds beating pendulum and powered by two lead weights, ht. 91 in. $800-1,200
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271 Silas Parsons Cherry Tall Clock, Swanzey, New Hampshire, c. 1805, scroll-top hood with freestanding fluted columns flanking the Roman numeral painted iron dial signed Silas Parsons, floral spandrels and bird decoration in the arch, calendar and seconds subsidiary dials, similar carved quarter-columns flanking the full-length tombstone waist door, all resting on a two-stage molded base and delicate ogee bracket feet, eight-day time and hour strike movement powered by two tin-cased weights and regulated by a wooden rod pendulum, ht. 94 in. $1,500-2,000
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272 William Cummens Mahogany Tall Clock with Rocking Ship Automaton, Roxbury, c. 1800, fret-top case with reeded plinths and brass finials, reeded and brass stop-fluted freestanding columns flanking the glazed hood door over the 12-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial with faint signature reading Warranted W. Cummens, with raised gilt floral decorated spandrels, and rocking ship flying the American flag automaton in the arch against a rocky coast with two ships and a tower flying the American flag, molded-edge rectangular waist door with banded and line inlays flanked by reeded columns, original
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273 Rufus Porter Cherry Tall Clock, Billerica, Massachusetts, c. 1820, scroll-top case with freestanding brass-mounted fluted columns flanking the unusual Roman numeral brass dial signed Rufus Porter Billerica with stylized flowers in the spandrels and a rose in the arch, seconds and calendar subsidiary dials, scratchbeaded serpentine waist door with fluted quarter-columns above the step-molded base, all resting on bracket feet, eight-day time and hour-strike movement with recoil escapement, powered by two iron weights and regulated by a brass-faced pendulum with wood rod, ht. 82 in. $3,000-5,000
274 Pennsylvania Tiger Maple Tall Clock, c. 1825, swan’s neck hood with freestanding turned cherry columns flanking the painted Arabic numeral iron dial with moon’s age in the arch, and gilt, maroon, and green floral spandrels, tombstone-shaped waist door with mahogany edge banding, and inverted freestanding turned columns, base with similar door decoration all resting on French feet, eight-day time and strike mechanism, regulated by a pendulum and powered by two iron weights, ht. 97 in. $3,000-5,000
275 Walter Durfee Mahogany Tubular-bell Chime Clock, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, 1885, scroll-top case with cast brass, Corinthian mounted, freestanding fluted columns, flanking the composite brass dial with silvered Arabic numeral chapter ring, engraved center, and spandrels, moon’s age in arch, subsidiary dials, and boss reading Tiffany & Co. New York, acanthus leaf carved cove molding above the beveled glass waist door with fan carving at the top, carved step-molded base, nine nickel-plated tubular bells marked Walter Durfee Co. PROV. R.I., eight-day time, strike, and Westminster chime movement, with three brass-cased weights, and a pendulum, ht. 100 in. $5,000-7,000
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276 Waltham Mahogany Tubular Bell Chime Clock, Waltham Clock Co., c. 1900, foliate carved molded arch top above the carved Corinthian capital full-length tapered reeded columns, flanking the full-length beveled glass waist door, composite brass dial with gilt decorated pierced center and spandrels, subsidiary dials for strike/silent, and Oxford/ Whittington/Westminster chime, and moon’s age in arch, all resting on a block-shaped base with carved squat bun feet, eight-day time and quarter-chiming movement on nine bells, regulated by a three-jar mercury pendulum, and three brass-cased weights, ht. 91 1/2 in. $3,000-4,000 277 Simon Willard Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1805, the mahogany case with uniform cut head, dovetailed bottom board, crossbanded inlaid frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower inscribed Willard’s Patent and on the banner clutched by an American eagle, E. Pluribus Unum, all within a geometric border, the waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments decorated with leafage and scrolls, brass bezel over the painted iron rolling Arabic numeral dial, blued-steel diamond-shaped hands and period brass eagle finial, eight-day brass movement with deadbeat escapement, step train, through bolt case attachment and T-bridge pendulum suspension powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 35 in. $7,000-9,000 278 Samuel Whiting Patent Timepiece, Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1825, mahogany veneered case with brass side ornaments and gilt rope-molded frames enclosing the reverse-painted glasses, the lower of the Massachusetts State House, 7-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Warranted by S. Whiting, Concord, eight-day time-only movement powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 41 in. $800-1,000
279 Aaron Willard Jr. Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Boston, c. 1825, mahogany case with gilt rope-molded frames encasing the reverse-painted glasses, Roman numeral painted iron dial signed A. Willard Jr. Boston, with blue-steel barbed hands, brass eight-day time-only movement stamped A. Willard Jr. Boston. with recoil escapement, weight, and brass-faced pendulum, ht. 33 in. $1,000-1,500 280 Mahogany Gilt Front Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, c. 1815, painted Roman numeral iron dial signed Aaron Willard Boston, with gilt rope-molded frames enclosing the reverse-painted tablets, waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments, and lower gilt pediment, eight-day time-only movement with lead weight, and pendulum, ht. 40 in. $800-1,200 281 Mahogany Gilt Front Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, c. 1815, painted Roman numeral iron dial signed Aaron Willard Boston, with rope-molded gilded frames enclosing the reverse painted tablets, waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments, lower gilt pediment, and an eight-day time-only movement with lead weight, ht. 40 in. $1,000-1,500 282 Tifft Mahogany “Banjo” Clock, North Attleboro, Massachusetts, c. 1840, mahogany case with turned wood bezel over the painted iron Roman numeral dial marked H. Tifft, No. Attelborough [sic], Mass, wood side ornaments, beveled frames enclosing the black and gold reverse-painted glass tablets, the throat with a foliate vine, the lower with a gilt border pendulum aperture, eight-day time-only movement powered by a cast iron weight, ht. 33 in. $800-1,200 283 Aaron Willard Mahogany Dish Dial Shelf Clock, Boston, c. 1820, flat-top hood with half-round moldings enclosing the reversepainted glasses both with leaf-form border decoration, the upper marked Aaron Willard Boston, the lower depicting a mother and child, painted iron Roman numeral dish dial, brass, eight-day time-only movement powered by a cast iron weight, two cast brass hairy-paw front feet and two turned rear feet, ht. 29 in. $2,500-4,500
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284 Aaron Willard Mahogany Shelf Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1880, the fret-top case with three brass urn finials, glazed dial door over the “kidney”-shaped painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed Aaron Willard Boston, the lower raised plinth with banded inlay supported by bracket feet, eight-day time-only movement with cast iron weight and pendulum, ht. 39 in. $2,000-2,500
285 Currier and Foster Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, No. 11 Derby Square, Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1830, mahogany wood front timepiece with half-round moldings framing veneered panels, the lower with a 5 x 5-in. printed label within advertising the wares of Currier and Foster, Salem, framed by a Greek key decoration, a turned wooden and glazed bezel over the painted iron Roman numeral dial, carved finial and molded pedestal, eight-day time-only brass timepiece with step train, lead weight and pendulum, ht. 38 in. Note: According to Clockmakers and Watchmakers of America by Spittlers and Bailey, p. 100, Edmund Currier and George B. Foster are listed at No. 11 Derby Square in Salem c. 1831-35. The printed label inside the lower box door list the wide variety of goods offered by this 19th century “jewelry store,” including “Ever-Pointed Pencils...a variety of timepieces of their own manufacture, steeple and gallery clocks made to order, watches and clocks of every description.” And as if nothing in life ever changes, they also stated, “Cash for old Gold and Silver.” $4,000-6,000
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286 Striking New Hampshire Mirror Clock, attributed to James Collins, c. 1830, stained cherry case, full-length door with black and gilt half columns flanking the stenciled and reverse-painted glass over the painted iron Roman numeral dial, lower looking glass, stained interior, eight-day time and rack and snail strike, powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 32 in. $600-800
287 Samuel Abbott Gilt Front Mirror Clock, Dover, New Hampshire, c. 1820, the pine gilt-front Empire looking glass with black and gilt columns flanking the painted iron Roman numeral dish dial signed Samuel Abbott, Dover, wooden gilt surround, bezel, and tabernacle crest with looking glass below, eight-day brass rack and snail, “rat-trap� movement with off-set pendulum suspension and two iron weights, ht. 36 in. $3,000-5,000
288 George Marsh & Co. Hollow Column Clock, Connecticut, c. 1832, mahogany veneered case with carved eagle splat, round hollow Doric columns flanking the round, paintedwood, Arabic numeral dial, mirrored lower door, label inside marked in part Patent Brass Eight-Day Clocks Manufactured for George Marsh & Co., all on carved paw feet, eightday, Ives strap brass movement powered by two weights which descend through the columns and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 38 in. Provenance: Clock originally found on Nantucket. $3,000-5,000
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289 Eli Terry Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, scroll-top case, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length glazed door, painted wood Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt decorations, lower reverse-painted tablet with gilt border and pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating in part, Patent Clocks, made and sold at Plymouth, Connecticut by Eli Terry, wooden thirty-hour time and strike movement with pendulum bob and two iron weights, ht. 31 in. $300-500 290 E. Terry & Son Stenciled Transitional Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1835, with floral and leaf stenciled splat and half columns flanking the Roman numeral painted wood dial with raised gilt decoration, reverse painted tablet, printed maker’s label inside backboard, thirty-hour wood movement with two weights and pendulum, all on carved paw feet, ht. 29 in. $300-500 291 Eli Terry & Son Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, with mahogany scroll-top case with freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length glazed door over the painted wood Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt decorations, lower reverse-painted tablet of a village scene with gilt border and pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating in part Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry. Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut, by E. Terry & Sons, thirty-hour time and strike, wooden movement with pendulum bob and two iron weights, ht. 31 in. $800-1,200
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292 Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, scroll-top case, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length glazed door, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals and raised gilt decorations, lower reverse-painted tablet with gilt border and pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating in part Patent Clocks, made and sold by Seth Thomas, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour time and strike, wooden movement with pendulum bob, and two iron weights, ht. 31 in. $700-900
293 Elmer Stennes Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1973, scrolltop mahogany case with turned freestanding columns flanking the door, glazed dial opening over the floral decorated painted iron Roman numeral dial, paper maker’s label on inside backboard, brass, spring-powered, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 in. $300-500
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294 Simon Willard, Jr., Brass Skeleton Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, or New York City, c. 1825-35, the skeletonized thirty-hour timepiece with recoil escapement, crutch with beat setting device, brass and lead-filled pendulum bob and a yoke supporting two sets of brass pulleys and weights, object left powers the clock with smaller counterweight for pull-cord wind without removing the glass dome, object right for symmetry, all resting on two brass pillars flanking a silvered brass plate and thermometer marked Simon Willard essentially hidden while the silvered Roman numeral dial is in place, below the signature carries the marking Thermometer/Fahrenheit, calibrations and explanations flanking the glass mercury vial, Fever Heat/Blood Heat/ Summer Heat/Temperate and Freezing, ebonized pedestal and glass dome, ht. with glass dome 23 in. Note: It is likely that skeleton clocks of this type were imported by Simon Willard Jr. and sold under his own name while working with his father in Roxbury as Simon Willard & Son, or while working with Dominick Eggert in New York. The partially stamped maker’s mark gives a tempting glimpse at the possible maker reading Aug (te)..(Rol..) Moinu..e.. Another example of this rare form although lacking the thermometer plate, is found in the collections of the Willard House and Clock Museum and is illustrated and discussed in Roger Robinson and Herschel Burt, The Willard House and Clock Museum and the Willard Family of Clockmakers, p. 203. Additional discussion and another example is found in Derek Roberts, Continental and American Skeleton Clocks, p. 97. Also, please see Paul J. Foley, Willard’s Patent Timepieces, pp. 333-34 for excellent biographical information on Simon Willard, Jr. $8,000-12,000
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295 Brass Skeleton Clock, England, c. 1890, pierced brass plates, skeletonized, silvered, Roman numeral chapter ring, eight-day, fusee, time and drop-off strike movement regulated by a pendulum, mounted on a mahogany base, all under a glass dome, ht. 13 1/2 in. $300-500
296 English Skeleton Clock, c. 1880, pierced brass “rose window” plates, silvered, skeletonized, Roman numeral dial, eight-day, fusee, time-only movement regulated by a pendulum, mounted on a white marble base, all under a glass dome, ht. 20 in. $900-1,200
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297 John Bull Blinking-eye Clock, Connecticut, c. 1865, cast iron statue of John Bull marked under base T. Kennedy, Patent Applied for 1856, and painted with red coat, green vest, and black pants, 3-in. printed paper Roman numeral dial, thirty-hour time-only movement with mechanical connection to provide the up and down automaton motion to the eyes with the escapement action, ht. 17 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500 298 Briggs Rotary Conical Pendulum Clock, Connecticut, c. 1880, thirty-hour springpowered movement with swinging ball pendulum, and paper on zinc dial mounted on a hardwood base on paw feet all enclosed by a glass dome, ht. 8 in. $100-150 299 Three American Clocks, an oak gingerbread with pressed floral decoration surrounding, 5-in. paper Roman numeral and calendar dial, transfer decorated door tablet, eight-day time and strike movement; a New Haven Wall “Regulator” with Roman numeral dial, and eight-day time-only movement; and a dometop mantel clock. $300-500 300 New Haven Inlaid Wall Clock, Connecticut, c. 1880, mahogany case topped with carved crest and turned finials, freestanding columns flank the full-length door with banded inlay and pierced wood dial surround, all over an inlaid, scrolled plinth with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, spring-powered, eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 39 in. $300-400
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301 Seth Thomas Rosewood No. 1 Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1890, 12in. Roman numeral painted iron dial with seconds bit, over the blue and gilt decorated tablet reading Regulator in red, a ship scene and pendulum aperture, interior dark blue directions label and white paper beat scale, gilt pendulum rod and embossed brass pendulum bob reading Seth Thomas Clock Co. Plymouth Hollow Ct., early Silas B. Terry-type solid round plate brass, eight-day time-only movement, ht. 34 in. $700-900
302 Seth Thomas Oak Wall Regulator, c. 1900, step molded and ogee cornice above the 12in. Arabic numeral painted dial, with seconds bit, arched top full-length glazed door, beat scale, and lower concave bracket, eightday time-only movement, stamped Made in U.S. America, regulated by a brass-faced pendulum and brass-cased weight, ht. 46 in. $800-1,200
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303 Seth Thomas “Standard Time� Wall Clock, oak case housing a white-painted 12 1/2-in. Roman numeral dial, lower glass reading Standard Time, and a brass beat scale, eight-day time-only movement regulated by a brass-faced pendulum, ht. 28 3/4 in. $200-400
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304 Seth Thomas Oak No. 2 Wall Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1890, glazed wooden bezel over the 12-in. painted iron Arabic numeral dial marked Seth Thomas, seconds bit, brass, eight-day time-only movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, wooden pendulum rod and a brass-cased weight, ht. 36 in. $400-600
305 Seth Thomas Walnut No. 12 Wall Regulator, c. 1885, bisected polygon ridge-decorated crest above 14 1/2-in. painted Roman numeral dial reading Seth Thomas with independent seconds, applied walnut veneered spandrels, full-length glazed door with similar burl walnut veneer, flanked by freestanding turned columns, eight-day, Graham deadbeat escapement no. 68 movement, powered by a single nickel-plated weight, and regulated by a damascened nickel-plated pendulum, ht. 73 in. $15,000-20,000 306 Seth Thomas Thirty-day Office Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1925, 22-in. oak bezel over the 18-in. painted zinc Arabic numeral dial marked Seth Thomas, original counterweighted minute hand, dual-spring, time-only movement No. 86T, regulated by pendulum, dia. 22 in. $300-500 307 Seth Thomas No. 30 Cherry Wall Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1910, full-length door with carved fan spandrels in the dial opening, 12-in. painted iron dial marked in part Seth Thomas, eight-day, spring powered, time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 49 in. $300-400 308 Seth Thomas Oak No. 17 Wall Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1885, full-length glazed door opening to a 14-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, and marked Seth Thomas, seconds bit, eight-day trapezoidalshaped movement marked with maker’s trademark, mounted on an iron frame with deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, brass-faced lead pendulum, and brass weight, ht. 66 in. $2,000-3,000
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309 Seth Thomas “Lincoln” Shelf Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1895, flat-top mahogany case with four turned finials, full-length glazed door flanked by flat reeded columns, 8-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked ST, eight-day time and strike movement with trapezoidal plates marked with company trademark and location, powered by two brass-cased weights and regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and damascened nickel-faced bob, ht. 27 in. $250-350 310 Seth Thomas Oak No. 30 Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1910, 12in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds, eight-day time-only movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power regulated by a pendulum and powered by a brass-cased weight, all in an oak case with carved and incised decoration and a glazed door, ht. 48 in. $700-900 311 Seth Thomas Oak Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1910, 14-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds, eight-day time-only movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and damascened brass-faced bob, powered by a brass-cased weight, all in a gallery top oak case with full-length glazed door, ht. 67 in. $800-1,200 312 Chelsea Oak Regulator No. 3, Boston, c. 1910, with 12-in. painted zinc Arabic numeral dial marked Chelsea, and W.E. Hadlock & Co., Boston, brass, eight-day time-only movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a pendulum, all in a quarter-sawn oak case, ht. 37 in. $800-1,200 313 Gilbert No. 11 Walnut Regulator, Winsted, Connecticut, c. 1910, 8-in. paper on zinc Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and marked Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winstead [sic], Conn., eight-day, springpowered, time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum with wood rod and brassfaced bob, carved case with glazed sides and full-length door, ht. 50 in. $700-900
314 Self-winding Clock Company No. 10 Oak Gallery Clock, New York, c. 1900, with 14-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and marked Self Winding Clock Co., New York, battery wound, 120 beat movement regulated by a pendulum, all in an oak case with incised and pressed decoration, ht. 31 in. $200-250
320 Swinging Doll Clock, probably America, c. 1880, circular base with two scroll cut legs supporting the 4-in. paper on zinc Roman numeral dial and the eight-day time-only movement with dual escape wheels, regulated by a pendulum of Cupid on a swing which moves forward and back with the ticking of the clock, all under a glass dome, ht. 13 in. $500-700
315 Ansonia Black Walnut “Santa Fe” Wall Clock, New York, c. 1900, 10-in. paper on zinc Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds, eight-day, two-weight, time-only movement powered by two brass-cased weights, black walnut case with carved and turned top, freestanding columns flanking the door and incised decoration below, ht. 52 in. $1,000-1,500
321 Ansonia Gilt-metal Crystal Regulator, c. 1890, New York, urn-top finial above the beveled glass case, and foliate ornamented crest and base, 4-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial with sunk center, and outside escapement, eight-day time and strike movement stamped Ansonia New York with trademark, faux mercury two-jar pendulum, ht. 16 in. $400-600
316 New Haven “Enquirer” Thirty-day Calendar Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1900, two painted 10-in. dials, the time with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds marked Thirty Day, the other a simple calendar with New Haven trademark at top, thirty-day, dualspring, time-only movement regulated by a pendulum, all in an oak case with carved and turned gallery and lower pediment, ht. 50 in. $2,000-4,000 317 Waterbury Oak Thirty-day Wall Clock, Waterbury, Connecticut, with 10-in. painted Roman numeral dial marked Thirty Day, dualspring, time-only movement stamped with maker’s name and 22, in a dark oak case with full-length glazed door, incised and pressed decoration, ht. 45 in. $300-500 318 Ithaca Rosewood No. 4 Hanging Office Calendar Clock, Ithaca Calendar Clock Co., c. 1880, 12-in. Roman numeral paper dial with pierced hands, above the 9-in. perpetual calendar dial marked in part H.B. Horton’s Patents, and Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. Ithaca N.Y., thirty-day double spring, nickel-plated skeletonized movement stamped in part E.N. Welch Forestville Ct. U.S., ht. 28 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 319 Ithaca “No. 10 Farmer’s” Calendar Clock, Ithaca, New York, c. 1875, 8-in. paper on zinc dials, the time with Roman numerals, the calendar marked in part H.B. Horton’s Patents, Ithaca Calendar Clock Co., thirtyday, dual-spring, time-only movement, and calendar movement with rollers for the month and day of the week, and a hand for day of the month, in a flat-top walnut case, ht. 21 in. $400-600
322 Ansonia Crystal Palace No. 2 Extra, New York, c. 1875, walnut base with angled mirrors below the 5-in. Roman numeral dial, blued spade hands, spring-powered, eight-day time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum marked Davies, Patd., all under a glass dome, ht. 18 in. $400-600 323 Ansonia Art Nouveau Cast Metal Mantel Clock, New York, c. 1900, seated maiden figure playing the harp resting atop the Art Nouveau-style case with Roman numeral porcelain dial and outside escapement, eightday time and strike mechanism, ht. 17 in. $600-800 324 International Time Recorder Time Clock, Binghamton, New York, c. 1910, oak case with 10-in. printed paper dial on metal marked International Time Recording Co., Binghamton, New York, central glass panel marked as the dial and Rochester Time Recorder. Patd. Oct 30-94., lower time card punch unit, all run by a dual-spring, eight-day time-only movement, regulated by a pendulum with a nickel-faced bob, together with a seventy-five-slot time card rack, ht. 52 in. $700-900 325 Waltham Wall Regulator, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1900, turned mahogany bezel around the13-in. Silvered Roman numeral dial marked Waltham Clock Co., with subsidiary seconds above hand arbor, eight-day time-only movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power marked on the front plate 2709, Waltham Clock Co. U.S.A., regulated by a three-jar mercury pendulum and powered by a brass-cased weight, in a custom-made flat-top mahogany case with glass top, sides, and door, ht. 67 in. $3,000-5,000
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326 E. Howard & Co. No. 61 Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1875, carved walnut case with pitched pediment and central carved and turned finial, full-length glass door flanked by carved ornament, full-length glass sides, molded flat base with raised moldings enclosing decorative grained panels, 14-in. silvered brass, engraved dial marked E. Howard & Co./Boston, Mass., the dial reading seconds at the top, hours below and minutes around the perimeter with original blued-steel hands, the brass damascened movement marked E. Howard & Co./Boston with deadbeat escapement, jeweled pallets, maintaining power, Geneva stops and all mounted to a heavy iron bracket attached to the backboard, seconds beating, faceted glass vial and mercury temperaturecompensating pendulum with painted wooden rod attached to iron backplate and beating against a highly figured walnut backboard, silvered beat scale, key and holder, all powered by a brass-cased weight, ht. 94 in. $50,000-70,000
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327 E. Howard & Co. Walnut No. 13 Regulator, Boston, c. 1875, with 12-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, blued pierced diamond hands, eight-day brass movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a fourjar mercury pendulum, case with turned bezel, round top glazed door opening, and black weight baffle, ht. 56 in. $10,000-15,000
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328 E. Howard & Co. No. 73 Mahogany Gallery Clock, E. Howard & Co., Boston, mahogany case with applied molded decoration, 30-in. reverse-painted black and gold glass dial reading E. Howard & Co. Boston, weighted brass hands, eight-day time-only movement stamped E. Howard & Co. Boston 15 5/8, with Geneva stop, compound cast iron weight, and brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 40 1/2, wd. 38 in. Note: The original no. 73 was made for the rotunda of the Astor House in New York City, the first luxury hotel in lower Manhattan. $2,500-4,500 329 E. Howard & Co. No. 9 Wall Clock, Boston, c. 1875, walnut “figure 8� case with black and gold throat glass and black, gold and maroon lower door glass, 9-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day time-only movement marked as the dial, powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum with a gilt wood rod and a damascened brass-faced bob, ht. 37 in. $4,000-6,000
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330 E. Howard & Co. Oak No. 89 Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, with 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day time-only movement marked as the dial and 1 with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, regulated by a pendulum with a wood rod and brass-faced lead bob, powered by a cast iron weight, all in an oak case with full-length glazed door, ht. 63 in. $1,000-1,500
331 E. Howard & Co. Cherry No. 59 Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1880, 8-in. painted Roman numeral dial signed E. Howard & Co. Boston, with wood bezel, three turned finials above the full-length glazed door with stepped plinth and three carved finials below, eight-day time-only movement marked E. Howard & Co. Boston 5 regulated by a pendulum with a wood rod and a damascened nickel bob, lg. 47 in. $4,000-6,000
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332 E. Howard & Co. No. 59 Cherry Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1880, three turned finials above the full-length glazed door, 6-in. Roman numeral dial signed E. Howard & Co. Boston with wood bezel, stepped lower plinth with three carved finials, eight-day time-only movement marked E. Howard & Co. Boston 70, nickel-plated damascened pendulum, and weight marked 59, lg. 38 in. $4,000-6,000 333 E. Howard & Co. Oak 16-inch No. 70 Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, 16-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, reverse-painted maroon, red, black, and gold lower tablet with pendulum aperture, eight-day timeonly movement marked E. Howard & Co./ Boston and 4, powered by an iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 32 in. $3,000-5,000
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334 E. Howard & Co. Oak No. 70 Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, with 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, reverse-painted lower tablet black and gold with pendulum aperture, eight-day time-only movement marked as the dial and 59, powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum with damascened brass-faced bob, ht. 32 in. $800-1,200 335 E. Howard & Co. Oak No. 70 Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, 12-in. painted zinc Arabic numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, reverse-painted maroon, black and gold lower tablet with pendulum aperture, eight-day time-only movement marked as above and 70, powered by a cast iron weight stamped 70 and regulated by a pendulum bob, case stamped 86 on various parts, ht. 32 in. $1,000-1,500
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336 E. Howard & Co. Oak No. 70 Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, reverse-painted maroon, black, and gold lower tablet with pendulum aperture, eight-day, nickel plate time-only movement marked as above and 70, powered by a cast iron weight stamped 70 and regulated by a pendulum bob, case stamped 13 on various parts, ht. 32 in. $1,000-1,500 337 E. Howard & Co. Mahogany “Keyhole� No. 11 Regulator, Boston, c. 1875, with 10-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day time-only movement marked as the dial and 5, powered by a cast iron weight marked 11 and regulated by a pendulum with giltwood rod and brassfaced bob, in a case with turned wood dial door and lower door glass reverse-painted in black, red, and gold, ht. 31 in. $4,000-6,000
338 E. Howard & Co. No. 3 Regulator, Boston, c. 1875, with 9-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, gold, black, and maroon reverse-painted glasses, eight-day timepiece movement marked as the dial, powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum with a damascened brass-faced bob, all in a rosewood grainpainted cherry case, ht. 38 in. $3,000-5,000 339 E. Howard & Co. No. 4 Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1874, rosewood grain-painted case with an 8-in. 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 brass pendulum, ht. 32 in. $1,500-2,000
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340 E. Howard & Co. Walnut No. 58, Boston, c. 1900, 8-in. painted zinc dial stamped E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day brass timepiece movement marked as the movement and 5, with silver painted wooden pendulum rod, damascened bob and iron weight, in a case with carved cornice, glazed door and short pedestal on the base, ht. 39 in. $2,000-3,000 341 Howard & Davis No. 4 Wall Clock, Boston, c. 1860, with rosewood grain-painted mahogany case, black, and gold reversepainted glasses in throat and lower door, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Howard & Davis, Boston, weight-powered, eight-day time-only movement marked as the dial, with cast iron weight with a line of four dashes cast into the front and a damascened brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 32 in. $1,200-1,800 342 E. Howard & Co. Oak Wall Regulator, Boston, c. 1890, with 12-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day time-only movement with deadbeat escapement, maintaining power and Geneva stop, regulated by a pendulum with a gilt wood rod and a damascened brass-faced bob, all powered by a lead weight, in a case with full-length glazed door, ht. 53 in. $1,000-1,500
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343 Chauncey Jerome Wall Regulator, Connecticut, c. 1835, cherry case with turned wood bezel over the 10-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds marked C. Jerome, half-round moldings enclose the reverse-painted black and gold glasses, eight-day time-only movement powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum with a wood rod and a brassfaced bob, ht. 45 in. $3,000-5,000 344 “Crosby Steam Gauge & Valve Co.” Clock, Boston, c. 1915, 8 1/2-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked Crosby Steam Gauge & Co. Boston U.S.A., seconds bit, Seth Thomas dual-spring eight-day no. 10A movement with balance spring, all housed in a circular chrome case with hinged bezel, and mounted on a plywood board, overall dia. 10 3/4 in. $300-500 345 U.S. Navy Mark 1 Deck Clock, Boston, c. 1942, No. 41707, 6-in. black dial with white Arabic numerals marked Mark 1. Deck Clock, U.S. Navy, No. 41707, 1942, Chelsea, with eight-day time-only, rear-wind and set movement, in a hinged black phenolic case, wd. 8 1/2, dp. 4 1/2 in. $200-300
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346 Collection of American and Russian Aeronautical or Aviation Clocks, early to mid-20th century, three Waltham size 37 model XA eight-day clocks, one marked A.S.S.C. U.S. Army Waltham, another A.S U.S. Army Waltham; an Elgin “Elapsed Time” clock, serial number 516; a Waltham model CDIA with double twenty-four-hour dial, “Civil Date” calendar in center, and seconds on outer edge; two Elgin model 562 clocks; four Russian aviation clocks, a Waltham eight-day mechanism; and three eight-day Automobile clocks, one marked Phinney-Walker, the other two Waltham. $300-500 347 Four Brass-cased Deck Clocks, two 5 1/2in. Roman numeral clocks marked Sestrel, one with a split seconds center, luminous hands, and reading Henry Brown & Son Barking & London, both with eight-day timeonly movements; a “Howard Miller” ship’s bell clock with Arabic numerals; and a “Linden” 4-in. ship’s bell clock. $200-400 348 Two Seth Thomas Ship’s Bell Clocks, mid20th century, both with 4-in. Arabic numeral and twenty-four-hour silvered dials, marked Seth Thomas, with German eight-day time and strike movements. $200-400
349 Three Deck Clocks, 4-in. brass Elgin with an Arabic numeral dial, hinged bezel, and eight-day time and strike mechanism; Airguide ship’s bell clock with silvered Arabic numeral dial, eight-day time and strike mechanism; and a black dial brass clock with seconds bit in center, marked Roth Bros. New York U.S.A. $200-400 350 Five German Ship’s Bell Clocks, 20th century, all with Arabic numeral and twentyfour-hour dials, brass or chrome cases, two 5-in. and two 3 1/2-in. and a ship’s wheel form (lacking bezel), eight-day time and strike mechanisms. $200-400 351 Three Chelsea Deck Clocks, 5 1/2-in. twenty-four-hour black dial marked U.S. Army Clock, Message Center M2 with sweep center seconds and additional hand for a second time zone, hinged Phenolic case; a 5 1/2-in. radio room brass dial clock marked Chelsea; and a 3 1/2-in. brass-cased ship’s bell clock with an Arabic numeral silvered dial. $600-800
352 Chelsea Deck Clock, U.S. Maritime Commission, 5 1/2-in. Arabic numeral brass dial marked Chelsea Clock Co. Boston Ser. no. 5223, in a Phenolic case with hinged bezel, eight-day time-only movement. $200-400 353 Chelsea Deck Clock, c. 1940, 8-in. black Arabic numeral twenty-four-hour dial marked Chelsea Clock Co. Boston U.S. Government Ser. no., hinged bezel Phenolic case, sweep center seconds in red, eight-day time-only mechanism, mounted to a custom stand. $300-500
354 Chelsea Radio Room Deck Clock, U.S. Maritime Commission, 5 1/2-in. Arabic numeral and twenty-four-hour brass dial, marked Chelsea Clock Co. Boston U.S. Maritime Commission Ser. no., hinged Phenolic case, red markings to indicate the silent period when only emergency radio messages could be transmitted, sweep center seconds and white hand for indicating Greenwich Mean time, eight-day time-only mechanism. $200-400 355 Chelsea Ship’s Bell Wall Clock, Boston, with 4-in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike movement, all in a screw-bezel, polished brass case, dia. 5 3/4 in. $200-250 356 Chelsea Clock and Barometer Set, Boston, both in brass cases marked Chelsea Clock Co., with threaded bezels over 4-in. dials, the clock marked for the retailer M. Low Inc., New York, N.Y., with eight-day time-only movement, the German barometer marked in part Superfect, Germany, dia. 5 3/4 in. $300-500 357 Two Chelsea Yacht Wheel Ship’s Bell Clocks, Boston, c. 20th century, both Arabic numeral dials marked Chelsea, Ship’s Bell, a 3 1/2-in. dial with a screw bezel and a 4-in. dial with a hinged bezel, both on mahogany stands, ht. 9 to 12 in. $500-700
359 Chelsea and Seth Thomas Ship’s Clocks, both eight-day time-only movements, 5 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dials, the Chelsea deck clock with a silvered dial in a bronze case, the Seth Thomas an “Engine Lever No. 4” in a resin case with hinged brass overlay bezel. $300-500 360 Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock, retailed by Abercrombie & Fitch, with 4-in. silvered dial marked for retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Chelsea Ship’s Bell, polished brass case, screw bezel, eight-day ship’s bell strike movement, in a wooden stand, ht. 7 1/2 in. $600-800 361 Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Clock, Switzerland, 20th century, 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. $300-500 362 Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Clock, Switzerland, late 20th century, 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. $800-1,200
358 Seth Thomas Model 30 Ship’s Bell Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1890, brass case with hinged bezel and external bell, 5-in. silvered Roman numeral dial with subsidiary seconds marked Seth Thomas, thirty-hour time and ship’s bell strike, lever-escapement movement, ht. 10 1/4 in. $200-300
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Lots 363-404 are from the collection of a New England scientist and maker of scientific instruments
363 Wilson Pattern Screw-barrel “Culpeper� Microscope, 18th century, brass body engraved Culpeper Fecit, simple microscope which attaches with screw threads to one end of barrel, spring-loaded stage, and turned bone handle, barrel lg. 2 1/2 in. $400-600 364 Cuff-type Compound Microscope, 18th/19th century, unsigned body with manual height adjustment on a square pillar, shaped stage with simple rack focusing knob, stationary concave/convex mirror, all attached to a single-drawer walnut and brass base with additional objective lenses and specimen holders, housed in a brass-mounted pyramidal walnut case, instrument ht. 12 in. $400-600
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365 Cuff-type Monocular Microscope, unsigned, early 19th century, rectangular stationary pillar with scale engraved on side 1-5, body with engraved scale 3-6, sleeve carrying a concave silver lieberkuhn, shaped stage, all mounted on a single-drawer mahogany base with accessories that include spring stage, blank slides, fish-pan, and objectives, housed in a pyramidal mahogany box with drawer containing an additional cylinder and lieberkuhn, instrument ht. 14 in. $500-700
366 George Sterrop Cuff-type Compound Microscope, London, c. 1750, simple stage, engraved Sterrop London Fecit, rectangular brass pillar with an adjustable parallel pillar marked 1-6, fine focusing, tapered tube with objective lens, single-sided gimbaled mirror, mounted on a single-drawer mahogany base with five objective lenses, Bonanni spring stage, and multiple slides, ht. 15 in. $1,500-2,500
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367 Cased Schiek Monocular Microscope, no. 499, Berlin, Germany, c. 1840, main tube engraved Schiek in Berlin No. 499, rackand-pinion focusing on a triangular pillar, with square stage, condensing lens, and mirror, that attaches to the cylindrical lower pillar with a compass joint, all resting on collapsible trifoot base, housed in a fitted mahogany case, instrument ht. 16 in. $400-600 368 Benjamin Pike Jr. Monocular Microscope, 294 Broadway, New York, c. 1844, lacquered brass instrument with main tube attached to horizontal rotating arm with rack-andpinion adjustment, and disk of six objective lenses, square pillar, stage with horizontal fine adjustment, and up/down rack-andpinion focusing, condensing lens on manual adjustment arm, single pillar and foldable tri-foot base engraved Benjamin Pike Jr. 294 Broadway, New York, ht. 19 in. $800-1,200
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369 Horizontal Compound Monocular Drumtype Microscope, unsigned, 19th century, right-angle optical tube slips into a sleeve with course focus knob, hinged magnifier lens, circular stage, gimbaled mirror below, lead-weighted base screws onto the cylinder, ht. 10 3/4 in. $500-700 370
370 Culpeper-type Compound Monocular Microscope, early to mid-18th century, turned lignum vitae body with leather-wrapped singledraw tube, brass eyepiece and sliding cover, ray skin wrapped main tube, circular stage with etched central glass plate, gimbaled planar mirror on a mahogany base, singledrawer oak pyramidal box with accessories and eyepieces, ht. 14 in. $5,000-7,000
371 Nuremberg Culpeper-type Microscope, mid-19th century, branded ICR in a circle on the underside, with diced paper-covered tube supported by three turned and stained splayed pillars, single-draw focusing, turned eyepiece with threaded dust-cap, circular base with reflector on compass joint, on three turned feet, ht. closed 13 in. $800-1,200 372 Jean Gabriel Auguste Chevallier Monocular Microscope, France, mid-19th century, compound body engraved Maison De L’Ing Chevallier Optn. Place du Pont Neuf, 15 Paris, square pillar with circular stage mounted with fine adjustment knobs, and gimbaled rotating mirror, trunnion attachment to the rectangular lead-filled base, with a fitted mahogany carrying case, ht. 13 in. $300-500
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373 Nachet Et Fils Monocular Microscope, 17 rue St Severin, Paris, mid-19th century, eyepiece tube with manual focusing, fine focusing knob at the top of the pillar, and pillar arm engraved as above, circular stage with two clips, gimbaled mirror on a rotating hinged arm, weighted lead base, ht. 13 in. $200-400
374 Dellebarre-style Compound Monocular Microscope, late 18th century, hinged square pillar with rotating barrel arm housing the five-lens eyepiece, including a Lieberkuhn mirror, circular stage with rack-and-pinion adjustment/focusing, condensing lens, and large gimbaled mirror, with collapsible tri-foot base, ht. 16 in. $5,000-7,000 375 William Salmon Compound Monocular Microscope, England, mid-19th century, oak base with removable right-angle foot, lacquered brass tube with rack-and-pinion focusing, adjustable hinged arm that attaches to the wood base with a screw-clamp fitting, damascened rectangular base, and mirror arm, together with a fitted mahogany box, ht. 13 in. $500-700
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376 Charles Chevalier Universal Achromatic Microscope, c. 1840, with horizontal main tube engraved Microscope Achromatique Universal Charles Chevalier Ingenieur, Opticien, Palais Royal, 163, Paris, square stage, and large plano mirror on square pillar with fine adjustment, condenser lens with bayonet fitting, all housed in a dovetail mahogany case with accessories, two greenlined fitted velvet trays, containing objective lenses, eyepieces, mechanical stages, forceps, glass stage, bull’s-eye, additional accessories are housed throughout the drawer case, box ht. 6 1/4, wd. 17, dp. 13 in. Note: A copy of a handwritten list of accessories accompanies the lot. $7,000-9,000 376
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377 Louis Joseph Deleuil Monocular Microscope, France, c. 1840, combination microscope designed by Francois-Vincent Raspail, with pillar inserting into a brass fitting on the singledrawer mahogany box, and marked Deleuil, body attaches to a right-angle or cantilever arm with fine horizontal adjustment, and fitted with a bull’seye lens, square stage, and gimbaled rotating mirror, drawer with five magnifier lenses, ht. 14 in. $400-600
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378 Lacquered Brass Culpeper-type Microscope, late 18th/early 19th century, brass tube supported by three scrolled feet on circular mahogany base, rackwork focusing, threaded eyepiece, circular stage with spring slide-holder, and gimbaled mirror, housed in a pyramidal mahogany case with lower drawer containing four numbered objectives, and four bone specimen slides, box ht. 13 in. $1,500-2,500 379 Joseph Zentmayer Binocular Microscope, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1870, no. 790, lacquered brass tubes with diagonal rackwork focus, knurled screw attached to the bottom of the tubes for fine adjustment of objective lens, circular stage, condenser barrel below with rack focusing, twin pillars holding the limb on trunnions, swing arm mirror, (lacking mirror), terminating in a tri-foot base marked J. Zentmayer Philadelphia 790, with an associated period mahogany case, instrument ht. 18 in. $1,000-1,500 380 Jules Duboscq Large Solar Microscope, Paris, France, late 19th century, rectangular stage with double-tube main body marked J. Duboscq a Paris, 3-in. objective lens, double column attached to large square housing plate, that is capable of manually rotating 180 degrees, fine adjustment knob for adjusting the 5 x 11-in. mirror angle, lg. 25 in. $800-1,200
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381 Unsigned Monocular Microscope, 19th century, manual adjustable main tube on a rotating arm atop the steel square pillar, square stage with rack-and-pinion height adjustment, gimbaled mirror, all attached to a circular mahogany base, ht. 16 in. $700-900
382 Nuremberg-type Compound Monocular Microscope, German, late 18th century, turned fruitwood tube with two draw decorated paper covered tubes, eyepiece and objective lens with turned wood covers, oak box branded on the underneath (?)FF in a heart, rotating mirror, and a fruitwood slide, ht. 8 in. closed. $700-900
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383 Cased Solar Microscope Signed “Mon. Loiseau Boucart,� France, 19th century, lacquered brass instrument signed on the fixed plate Mon. Loiseau Boucart Sucr. 35 Quai de Horloge, with two knurled knobs for rack-and-pinion adjustments for horizontal and vertical movement of the mirror, stepped main tube with internal focusing and external rack focusing for eyepiece, fitted and removable double-tier accessories case, wd. 11 1/2, dp. 9 1/2, ht. 3 1/2 in. $1,500-2,000
384 Henry Crouch Binocular Microscope, London, late 19th century, lacquered brass tubes with diagonal rackwork focus engraved Henry Crouch London, knurled screw attached to the bottom of the tubes for fine adjustment of objective lens, circular stage with X-Y rack-and-pinion adjustments, and substage with silvered scale from 0-360, condenser barrel below with rack focusing, split pillars holding the limb on trunnions, gimbaled mirror, terminating in a tri-foot base, with a mahogany carrying case, ht. 18 in. $800-1,200
385 T. Blunt & Son Chest Microscope, London, c. 1800, Gould-style microscope with rectangular parallel pillar engraved T. Blunt & Son London with rotating objective arm, rack-and-pinion focusing, conical-shaped main tube, circular stage, and gimbaled mirror, attached to interior of case on a collapsible hinge, fitted mahogany box with fish plate, slides, two lenses, ht. of instrument when in use 12 in. $3,000-5,000
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386 J. Howie Disassembled Binocular Compound Microscope, 76 Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, 19th century, binocular tubes with horizontal focusing, three-piece objective lens turret, large square stage with X-Y adjustments, condenser lens, base with rack-and-pinion adjustment knobs, marked J. Howie Nethergate Dundee, all on a tripod base with trunnion joint, ht. 23 in. $800-1,200 387 Ross Compound Monocular Microscope, London, c. 1880, main tube with course focusing, nosepiece with triple objective lens turret, circular pillar with fine focusing knob marked 0-9, square stage, condenser with fine focusing, and rotating gimbaled mirror, on a double pillar and U-shaped base, engraved Ross London, ht. 17. $300-500
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388 W. Watson & Sons Oil Microscope Lamp, London, c. 1880, engraved on circular base W. Watson & Sons Ltd. 313 High Holborn, London, W.C., clear glass reservoir and anodized chimney attaches to square pillar with adjustment knob, and large rotating condenser, ht. 11 in. $500-700 389 Unsigned Inverted Chemical Microscope, late 19th century, horizontal screw-mount objective tube mounted on a rectangular pillar with fine and course focusing, circular main pillar with stationary stage with fine adjustment substage, concave and convex gimbaled mirror, ht. 13 in. $700-900
390 Two Lacquered Brass Monocular Microscopes, 19th century, main tube arm engraved Carpenter & Westley 24 Regent Street London, rack-and-pinion focusing on the triangular pillar, square stage, large concave mirror, and black-painted U-shaped base; a damascened Y-shaped microscope with base marked McIntosh Battery & Optical Co. Chicago Pat. MAR. 13’ 83, rack-andpinion focusing, circular stage, convex and concave mirror, ht. 15 in. $400-600 391 Three Boxes of 19th Century Specimen Slides, Ernst Leitz, Germany, a hinged cardboard box containing twelve wood trays with six insect and floral specimens each, some with labels reading Smith, Beck & Beck, two pebbled and embossed hinged cases reading Ernst Leitz, Berlin N.W. Luisenstrasse 45 on the bottom and Mikroskopische Praeparte on the binding. $400-600
392 Conrad Karner Ivory Diptych Sundial, Nuremberg, 17th century, foliate decorated outer case with wind rose numbered 1-32, internal compass aperture, and viewing hole, inner face with a carved village scene above the twenty-four towns with their latitudes, and string gnomon, the inner face with time scale graduated 4-12, 1-8 around a glazed sunk compass with horn maker’s mark, and Babylonian and Italian hours, marked Conrad Karner, back with multiple circular scales, dual 1-12 hours, lunar days 1-29, engraved brass pointer, double horn maker’s marks, and engraved in conjunction with the outer scale Epacta Iviani Anno 1619, inner scale Epacta Creori Anno, foliate decorated spandrels, four brass nail-head feet, and a hinged brass cover on the side for the wind vane, wd. 2 1/2, dp. 3 5/8, ht. 9/16 in. see frontispiece for additional view Note: The sale/purchase and exportation/ importation of ivory and all other endangered species may fall under various federal, state, and international restrictions. The buyer of this lot is solely responsible for understanding all applicable restrictions prior to purchase. $2,000-2,500
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393 Early Boxwood Nocturnal, England, first quarter 18th century, rotating volvelle with shaped guide pointers marked GB and LB for “Ursa Major” and “Ursa Minor,” circular section is stamped with scales on the front side for date, hour, lunar age, and polar distance, compass rose on rear, with tide chart scale, pierced heart-design handle, central brass sight, instrument lg. 10 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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394 Brass Equinoctial Augsburg-type Pocket Sundial, late 18th century, foliate engraved octagonal base with glazed brass compass and directionals in Latin, rotating central arrow for the scale divided 30-0-30, folding hour ring with Roman numerals and needle gnomon, latitude arc calibrated 30-80 degrees, and a triangular plumb bob, on three adjustable bun feet, dia. 3 1/2 in. $400-600
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395 Henry Robert Cylinder Dial or Shephard’s Dial No. 8, France, c. 1840, set for latitude 48, boxwood cylinder covered with paper scale with vertical declination and hour scales, and reads in part: A Paris. Henry Robert, Horloger, cylindrical capital with folding steel gnomon, housed in the center, original cardboard box with instructional labels, and calendar scale on lid, instrument ht. 5 in. $400-600
396 Lacquered Brass Graphometer, early 19th century, France, sight bar engraved Nebel Paris au Butterfield, inset silvered brass compass with eight-point rose, engraved border, steel needle, half-circle divided 0-180 in both directions, fixed and moving sights, verniers from 0-15, instrument lg. 9 in. $300-500 397 English Repeating Circle or Reflecting Circle, London, 19th century, 6-in. pierced brass instrument with scale from 0-360, inset silvered scale which is read by the movable dual verniers that are attached to the rotating arms and engraved Cary London, with collapsible spring plotting points, third arm with knurled knob for fine adjustment, center hub with glass bull’s-eye. $300-500
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398 C. Stedman Lacquered Brass Pocket Reflecting Telescope, 18th century, London, 1 1/4-in. reflecting telescope engraved on scope Stedman London with a 5-in. main tube with screw rod focusing, and dust cover, in fitted fish skin case. $400-600 399 Eight Books on Microscopes, 19th and 20th century, three from England, one each from America, Holland, Germany, Belgium, and France, including catalogs of the Billings microscope collection and the Utrecht University Museum collection. $200-400 400 Shagreen-cased Drafting Set, unsigned, 19th century, with brass and steel instruments, bone parallel rule (damage), folding 6-in. bone rule, protractor, all in a wood and shagreen fitted traveling carrying case with hinged lid, ht. 7 in. $300-500
401 Newton’s 3-inch Bronze-mounted Terrestrial Globe, London, 19th century, made up of twelve engraved gores on plastercovered sphere, with continents shaded and outlined in green, red, and yellow, cartouche reading in part Newton’s New & Improved Terrestrial Globe, segmented horizon, and meridian rings, on a turned center pillar with mounted ledger, divider, and spyglass, all mounted on a turned hardwood base, ht. 8 in. $300-500
402 2 1/2-inch Terrestrial Globe, 19th/early 20th century, twelve chromolithographed paper gores with cartouche reading A correct Globe with the new Discoveries, continents identified in various colors, resting on a turned wood base, ht. 8 in. $200-400 403 Chevalier Optician Mercury Wall Barometer, Paris, 19th century, painted wood plaque reading Chevalier Opticien 35 Rue de Passy 35 Paris, with metric scale stick barometer and Celsius alcohol thermometer, lg. 38 in. Note: Barometers containing mercury cannot be shipped and must be picked up at the gallery. $300-500
405 James Queen & Co. Field Microscope, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19th century, with manual focusing, engraved on the barrel surround reading James W Queen & Co. Philada, single objective reading Ernest Gundalach, rectangular stage, and gimbaled concave mirror, all on folding tripod base, in a mahogany case with brass bail handle, ht. closed 9 in. $200-400 406 Unsigned Gould-type Botanical Field Microscope, c. 1830, lacquered brass instrument with rack-and-pinion focusing on the stage, single eyepiece, four objective lenses, magnifier, and two bone slides, all housed in a rosewood velvet-lined lid case with removable tray, instrument ht. when mounted 11 1/2 in. $300-500
404 19th Century Woodblock Depicting an Astronomer, depicting a classical Egyptian figure “shooting the stars,” surrounded by armillary spheres, charts, dividers, and a repeating circle at his feet, stamped on reverse Mousty, 28.R.des GS. Augustins, wd. 5, ht. 7 1/2 in. $200-400
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407 F.L. West Cased “Society of Arts� Monocular Microscope, London, c. 1860, lacquered brass instrument with rack-andpinion course and fine focusing, mechanical stage, plano/convex mirror, multiple eyepieces and objective lenses with brass cases engraved F.L. West Optician 31 Cockspur St. Charing Cross, V-shaped base also engraved F.L. West 31 Cockspur St. London, all in a fitted mahogany case with lower drawer containing glass slides, box ht. 12 in. $300-500 408 Twelve Assorted Microscope Boxes and Glass Microscope Slides, 19th and 20th century, assorted wood boxes including two pyramidal boxes, approximately fifty slides with handwritten identification tags of blood, tissue, and organ samples. $200-400
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409 Carl Zeiss Camera Microscope Ultraphot II, Germany, no. 55818, component parts include the stand, two photo heads, interchangeable tube head, stages, illuminators, transformer, original instructional manual, and additional accessories, ht. 27 in. $400-600 410 English Brass Universal Equinoctial Ring Dial, 18th/19th century, meridian ring divided 0-90-0 on one side with 0-90 declination scale on the other, sliding bridge and suspension loop with tightening screw, equinoctial ring divided I-XII-I, bridge with sliding pinhole and Zodiacal calendar scale, dia. 5 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000 411 Two Brass 19th Century Instruments, England, a 6-in. signed Troughton & Simms London parallel rule with pierced arms and knife-edge sides, and a 4-in. enclosed sliding rule engraved on case Wm. Buice in script. $300-500
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412 Three M. Berge Brass Instruments, London, late 18th century, a protractor with engraved scale from 0-180, index arm with sighting hole having crosshairs and vernier, and engraved at the top of the arch Berge London; a 6-in. scope with adjustable ocular lens, bubble level and horizontal beam engraved M. Berge London, and a tripod mount; a 12-in. Gunter’s rule engraved with scales and Berge London, both protractor and scope in fitted mahogany cases. $800-1,200
413 Brass 12-inch Planetarium, France, possibly by Delamarche, with 1 1/4-in. sun-ball, geared hand-turned mechanism to revolve the Earth and Moon (not functioning), nine bone planets on brass arms, pewter horizon ring showing Zodiacal and Gregorian calendars, and engraved meridian, on turned ebonized column to circular base, ht. 20 in. $1,500-2,500
414 Josiah Loring 9 1/2-inch Celestial Globe, Boston, c. 1835, twelve engraved and hand-colored gores with cartouche reading in part: Loring’s Nine and a Half Inch Celestial Globe, all the Stars to the Fifth Magnitude, Boston Josiah Loring constellations labeled and represented as stylized mythological figures, beasts, and instruments of science, unengraved lacquered-brass meridian halfcircle on a baluster-turned walnut stand, ht. 13 in. $1,000-1,500
415 Franklin Terrestrial 12-inch Globe, H.B. Nims & Co., Troy New York, c. 1890, twelve printed gores on a plaster sphere with cartouche reading in part: The Franklin Terrestrial Globe Geographical Divisions & Political Boundries H.B. Nims & Co., analemma located in the Pacific Ocean, calibrated brass meridian ring and hour circle, printed horizon band with calendar and Zodiac, turned maple stretcher-base stand, ht. 17 in. $1,500-2,500 416 Weber Costello Co. 10-inch Near Pair of Globes, Chicago Heights, Illinois, c. 1930, twelve printed gores laid down on plaster spheres, terrestrial globe with analemma in the South Pacific, ocean currents, and cartouche reading Terrestrial Globe Weber Costello Co. Manufacturers Chicago Heights, Ill., Celestial with classical constellations and cartouche reading the same, both surmounted on a turned wood center column and stylized cast iron base, ht. 16 in. $600-800
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417 C.S. Hammond’s 12-inch Terrestrial Floor Globe, 20th century, made up of twelve colored gores with brass hour ring, showing shipping routes and distances, analemma and Russia as Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, cartouche reading in part Hammond’s 12 inch Terrestrial Globe Principal Steamship Routes with Distances in Nautical Miles, full cast metal meridian ring, all resting on a turned tri-foot mahogany base, ht. 37 in. $200-300
418 18th Century Brass-cased Alidade or Patent Plane, France, black-enameled brass instrument with removable outer case, single-draw eyepiece at one end, 45 degree rectangular glass viewing port at the other end, knurled adjustment knob that regulates the steel vernier marked 26-56, engraved main plate with logarithmic height, angle and distance scales, engraved Hauteurs des Objects (heights of objects), and Echell de Degres (scale of the degree), interior geared clockwork mechanism, split secondary mirror, and horizon mirror, edge of instrument also with scale from 150-2400, all housed in a fitted spalted wood case with pierced brass handle and key, instrument lg. 12 in. $3,000-5,000
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419 Dollond Box or Pocket Sextant, early 19th century, London, lacquered brass 2 1/2-in. dia. instrument with silvered scale and vernier, magnifier, index and horizon mirror, and red and green drop-down sunshades, plate engraved Dollond London, housed in a ropeedge decorated case. $300-500 420 Box or Pocket Sextant and Proportional Divider by Fraser & Son, c. 1840, Bond Street, London, 2 3/4-in. dia. lacquered brass sextant with silvered scale and vernier, magnifier arm, engraved Fraser & Son Bond St. London, with rope decorated edge screw-fit case, proportional dividers with brass body and steel points, engraved circle and line scales, and knurled center knob, marked Fraser Bond St. London, both in fitted embossed burgundy leather cases, divider lg. 9 in. $400-600
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421 8-inch Brass Presentation Sextant, c. 1850, cast brass frame with riveted and screwed top plates, horizontal bar engraved Presented by the Lords of the Admiralty of Great Britain and Ireland to Mr. Alexander Baxter Master of the United States Ship Cleone, for the humanity and intrepidity displayed by him in proceeding to the rescue of the Crew of the British Brig Elizabeth of Harrington from the sinking wreck of that Vessel on the 29 Dec. 1851, sliding index arm with vernier and magnifier, horizon mirror, sunshades, no. 865 engraved under the arc scale, all in a fitted mahogany box with brass plaque reading the same as the instrument. Note: A letter appeared in the New York Times, Thursday, June 24, 1852, reading in part: “Hugh Maxwell, Esq. Collector of the Customs, NY, I transmit to you, herewith, a box containing a gold medal and a sextant which have been bestowed by the British Government upon Capt. Alexander Baxter, of the ship Cleone, of New York, for rescuing in December last, the master and crew of the British brig Elizabeth...� $1,000-1,500
422 B. Biggs Bridge-frame Sextant, Cardiff, England, late 19th century, with pierced bridge frame, inset silvered brass scale calibrated 0-155, marked B. Briggs Cardiff, index arm, adjustable magnifier, vernier scale marked 0-10, multiple sun shades, horizon mirror, eyepieces, and a rosewood handle, all in a fitted mahogany box with eight C.B. Rhodes yacht club cards from various California clubs. $300-500 423 G. Heath 8-inch Brass Sextant, Erith, Kent, c. 1855, pierced frame with inset silvered scale marked 0-120 and marked Heath Erith, Kent, index arm with fine adjustment knob, vernier scale and magnifier, horizon mirror and sunshades, all fitted in a mahogany keystoneshaped box with interior retail or trade labels from Samuel Thaxter & Son, Boston, and H. Duren, New York, with additional eyepieces. $500-700
424 H. Hunt Pocket Sextant and a Thomas Jones Boxed Miniature Sextant, Europe, late 19th century, H. Hunt 2 1/4-in. dia. brass sextant with silvered scale and vernier, magnifier arm, and retractable eyepiece, case lid engraved A.L. Perrier C.E. to J.J. Whitty C.E.; brass 3 1/4-in. radius skeletonized sextant engraved Thomas Jones 62 Charing Crofs London, arc scale from 0-150, sliding index arm with vernier marked 24, and horizon mirror, housed in a mahogany fitted box stamped with retailer Hudson & Son Greenwich on exterior and interior. $400-600
425 Negretti & Zambra Large Double Sextant, London, early 19th century, lacquered brass double-sided 5-in. dia. instrument each side consisting of a silvered scale calibrated 0-180, vernier, magnifier, index and horizon mirrors and accompanying knurled adjustment knobs, a 4-in. scope that extends to 6-in. with rotating solar filters, engraved on one side Negretti & Zambra, London, and a folding rosewood handle, all housed in a fitted mahogany case. $1,500-2,500
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426 Heath & Co. 7-inch “Hezzanith” Sextant, serial no. 70, London, England, black pierced frame, quick-release index arm marked Hezzanith Endless Tangent Screw Automatic Clamp, brass arc engraved Heath & Co. New Eltham, London, S.E. 9 with inset silvered scale calibrated 0-130, vernier knob calibrated 0-55 for fine adjustment, sun shades, and horizon mirror, all in a fitted mahogany box with certificate of examination reading in part: The “Hezzanith” Instrument works Sextant No. R 70, with additional eyepiece, brush, and screwdriver, and original bill of sale. Provenance: David Grice of Marlborough, Massachusetts, World War II veteran. Note: This instrument’s original bill of sale came from F. Smith & Son, Nautical & Scientific Instrument makers, 23 Oxford St. Southampton, dated September 8th, 1946. $200-400 427 W. Ludolph 7-inch Sextant, Germany, c. 1950, index arm with locking toggle mechanism, and fine adjustment knob, arc reading 0-130 and marked W. Ludolph Bremerhaven, sighting scope, horizon mirror and shades, all housed in a fitted carrying case with certificate. $300-500 428 Bardou & Son 3-inch Refracting Telescope, Paris, late 19th early 20th century, 38-in. brass main tube engraved Bardou & Son Paris on ocular collar, and G B Trademark below, rackand-pinion focusing, fitted case with additional eyepiece, and an oak tripod with wooden thumbscrew. Note: Purportedly from Mary Pickard Winsor, who founded the Winsor school in Boston. $300-500 429 Unsigned 3-inch Reflecting Library Telescope, 18-in. main tube with ellipsoid mirror that is attached by an interior screw at the eyepiece end, all mounted to a screwmount scroll-foot base, ht. 14 1/2 in. $300-500
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430 Henry Fitz 4-inch Refractor Telescope, New York, c. 1850, 49-in. mahogany and brass mounted main tube engraved at ocular brass collar H. Fitz New York, single-draw eyepiece, rack-and-pinion focusing, 10in. finder scope, mounted on a mahogany tripod with adjustable extension arm, and horizontal worm gear adjustment, overall lg. 58 in. $5,000-7,000
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431 Two Spyglasses, 19th and 20th century, a leather-bound six-draw spyglass with dust cap, blue shade eyepiece, and a bull nose objective lens, housed in a leather-bound carrying case, lg. closed 9 1/2; a stitched leather-bound single-draw spyglass engraved on the draw U.S. Navy Quartermaster’s Spyglass Power 30 Keuffel & Esser Co. N.Y., lg. closed 21 3/4 in. $300-500 432 Two Charles Bush Kaleidoscopes, C.G. Bush & Co., manufacturer, Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1870s, both with pebbled papercovered cardboard cylinders, one brass ship’s wheel-form, the other with ebonized turned handles, with movable fittings, supported on a turned walnut, four-legged base, circular chamber box containing multicolored glass segments and liquid-filled ampules, producing geometric patterns in the viewing lens, one with original label reading C.G. Bush & Co. Providence R.I., the other engraved on brass ring, ht. 12 in. $300-500 433 Framed French Perpetual Mechanical Calendar, c. 1868, gilt frame with the engraved plate reading Calendeier Perpetuel above the months, and central scale with dates from “1849 to 1899,” recessed manually movable dial showing days of the week, flanked by goddess Demeter and Hermes holding a caduceus, lower scale indicating the days of the month, and leap year example stated at the bottom, printer cartouche reading Wm. Gengenbach Geneve, with printed legend or instructional label on reverse, with additional year scales up to the year 2000, lg. 16 1/2, wd. 14 in. $1,500-2,000
434 Crichton Bros. Kingwood Mercury Stick Barometer, London, late 19th century, flat-top case with beveled glazed window over the dual bone scale plates, left plate reading 9 A.M. Yesterday, right plate reading 9 A.M. To Day, double vernier with brass adjustment knobs below flanking the glass tube and mercury, thermometer scale and glass tube in throat, and terminating in a covered cistern, lg. 40 in. Note: Barometers containing mercury cannot be shipped and must be picked up at the gallery. $1,000-1,500
435 Copper Mercury Stick Barometer, Precision Thermometer & Instrument Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, slender copper tube with dual silvered scales on either side of the mercury tube, knurled vernier adjustment knob below, thermometer in waist, hanging from a bleached mahogany board with plaque reading as above, instrument lg. 40 1/2 in. Note: Barometers containing mercury cannot be shipped and must be picked up at the gallery. $200-300
436 Surveyor’s Theodolite by L. Casella with Burt’s Patent Solar Attachment, London, no. 5191, brass and gunmetal finish, 2 1/4in. silvered dial signed L. Casella, London, 5191, needle ring calibrated 0-360, cardinal points in block lettering, horizontal plate with dual verniers and magnifiers, twin “A”-frames supporting a 12-in. telescope and silvered half circle calibrated 0-100 in two quadrants, the solar attachment with horizontal silvered hour circle calibrated 0-12 in two quadrants and 4 1/2-in. declination arc with vernier read-out, tri-foot leveling base and walnut fitted carrying case and accessories, with wood tripod, instrument ht. 14 in. $2,000-4,000 437 Simple Theodolite with Prismatic Compass by Schmalcalder’s, 19th century, London, lacquered brass instrument with a 6-in. scope above the 2 1/2-in. fern-colored paper compass dial, dial has inverted scale for reading through the prism that is located on the eyepiece end of the scope, cardinal points in bold, and reading Schmalcalder’s Patent. No 82 Strand London, locking dial knob on side and, engraved 704 B on the bottom, all housed in a tapered, fitted mahogany box. $400-600 438 W & L.E. Gurley Surveyor’s Compass, Troy, New York, 4-in. engraved silvered dial with cardinal points and reading as above, outer ring calibrated in four quadrants 0-90, folding sighting vanes, and tripod mount, all in a fitted mahogany case with interior label reading: W. & L.E. Gurley, Manufacturers of Civil Engineers’ and Surveyors’ Instruments, Troy, N.Y. U.S.A. $300-500
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439 Lietz No 550 Engineer’s Transit, Sokkisha, 95651, 4-in. engraved dial marked Sokkisha 95651, cardinal points in block letters, needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, enclosed horizontal scale with verniers divided 10-20, A-frame supports with an 9-in. scope, full vertical scale, bubble level and rack focusing, tripod mount with four adjustable feet, ht. 13 in. $200-400
440 Two Bostrom-Brady Manufacturers Surveyor’s Levels, Atlanta, Georgia, model numbers 4 and 5, both with 10-in. scopes with fine adjustment knobs, horizontal mounts with scales divided in four quadrants, bubble levels tripod mounts, both housed in fitted carrying cases with interior lid branded Geiber & Blum Inc.,Troy N.Y. $200-300
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441 Alexei M. Isayev S-75 Surface-to-air Missile System, Isayev Design Bureau, c. 1957, this example is the upper stage of the two part missile V-750 that houses the liquid fuel, chamber burns a hypergolic mixture of triethylamine and xylidine with nitric acid as the oxidizer, constructed of mixed alloys, inspection marks in red, ht. on stand 40 in. Note: Alexei Mikhailovich Isayev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October 1908. From 1957 to 1967 he designed engines that powered rockets carrying the first artificial satellites, the first man in space, and the first unmanned probes to the Moon and Venus. During the 1950s he worked on engines for surface-to-air missiles and air-to-sea missiles. This engine is for a S-75 Dvina, a high-altitude, command-guided surface-to-air missile. This model has become known worldwide as the missile that shot down the U-2 spy plane of Francis Gary Powers while he was flying over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. $7,000-9,000 442 German Rear Axle Differential Model, mid 20th century, painted model with cut-out showing the gearing mechanism, leaf springs, aluminum drums with rubber wheels marked Hohm-Modelle 7.00-14, brake levers, all mounted on a plywood base with plaque reading Demonstrationsmodel KraftwagenHinterachse, wd. 10 in. $200-400 443 Mont Blanc Meisterstuck 146, Germany, black piston filler with gold-plated furniture, nib marked 4810, 14k, Montblanc, 585, clip band simply marked Germany, cap band marked Montblanc Meisterstuck No 149, lg. 5 3/4 in. $300-500 444 Dunhill and Dupont Rollerball Pens, London and Paris, a Dunhill “Sentryman Mini” in black resin with palladium-plated trim, and a S.T. Dupont “Defi Sport Stylo” in black. $200-300 445 Six Modern Pens, various countries, late 20th century, three made in Italy, a Visconti Van Gough “Starry Night” fountain pen with converter and a fine steel nib, a Mazzuoli “Officina” in micrometer finish with a medium stainless steel nib and cartridge fill, and a Stipula “Passport” fountain pen in sapphire blue with fine nib and cartridge or eyedropper filler, and three Monteverde, two cartridge or converter fill fountain pens, a “Regatta” in Americana blue and white with medium steel nib and an “Invincia” in black with fine steel nib, and a “Invincia” ballpen in black. $400-600
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446 Fada Model 1000 “Bullet” Catalin Table Radio, c. 1945, case with slight butterscotch marbling and red dial surround, fluted knobs and handle, circular dial reading Kilocycles Meters, lg. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,200 447 Addison Model 5D Catalin Table Radio, c. 1945, Toronto, Canada, marbled red and canary case with fabric sound grill, and dial reading Short Wave Broadcast, label on bottom reading Chassis No. R5A3 Addison Industries LTD Toronto Canada, lg. 12 1/2 in. $700-900
448 Bendix Model 526C Catalin Table Radio, c. 1945, serial number 250919, marbled green and ebonized catalin case with dial reading Aviation Bendix Corporation, with original label on bottom, lg. 11 in. $700-900 449 Dow Jones Ticker Tape Machine, mid-20th century, red- and gilt-painted floor-standing machine with plaque on front door reading Dow-Jones The Wall Street Journal, with original clipboard and 6-in. paper roll, ht. 49 in. $1,000-1,500
450 Millionaire Calculator by Hans W. Egli, Zurich, Switzerland, no. 2359, 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, with its original “safety screw,” lg. 25 3/8, dp. 11, ht. 6 3/4 in. $700-900 451 Fairbanks Cast Iron Cement Testing Scale, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, c. 1900, cast iron black-painted body reading Fairbanks with gilt pin-striping, single balance scale reading 0-200 lbs., two brass rollers marked 3006 with knife-edge hangers, lower one connected to a pierced wheel for height adjustment, brass shot run with lever start/stop rod, shot bucket, and four brass counterweights, bubble level on base and four adjustable feet, ht. 30 in. $400-600
452 Collection of Apothecary and Coin Scales, 19th century, a mahogany-cased apothecary scale engraved Jecker Paris on the beam; an unsigned rosewood-cased scale, two shagreen-cased velvet-lined coin scales with 2-in. pans, a W & T Avery scale with original label attached to interior of the oak box, both pans engraved with maker’s name; an unsigned scale in a mahogany box; and an oval tin-cased box with an image of “Justice” on the lid, all with weights except one shagreen-cased scale. $300-500 453 Didactic Dental Model of a Human Skull, Kilgore International, Coldwater, Michigan, the anatomically correct model with removable sections of the frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital bones, hinged jaw with cut-away section to reveal the teeth and principal nerves, all in a fitted carrying case. $500-700 454 Colorless Blown Glass Leech and Cupping Jars, France and England, late 19th century, flared outer edge and bulbous center bowl terminating on a circular base with unpolished pontil, four graduated English cupping jars, and two French cupping jars, leech jar ht. 10 in. $300-500
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455 Complete 18th Century Trepanning Set, England, unsigned, stainless steel and ebonyhandled instruments including two trephines, scalpels, bone brush, rugines, and lenticular, all housed in a velvet-lined fitted mahogany case with small brass bail handle, box lg. 11, dp. 9, ht. 2 in. $1,500-2,000 456 Collection of Medical Instruments, 19th and 20th century, cased trumpet stethoscope, bone-handled dental toothkey with ratching extractor, a G. Tiemann & Co. cased eye examining instrument, cased syringe with two needles, and a silvered brass pillbox. $200-400
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457 Gilt-framed Musical Automaton Picture Clock Depicting a Farrier’s Shop, attributed to Xavier Tharin, c. 1880, elaborately decorated arch-top giltwood and gesso frame with two cherub-like figures flanking the 4-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial in the arch, hand-colored lithograph depicting a farrier’s shop, a village scene in the distance with automaton maiden washing the laundry on the river bank, a procession of villagers along the streets, and a train passing over the canal, the shop depicting two smiths working on an anvil, one operating the bellows, a farrier shoeing a horse while the horse’s head nods, and a dog wagging its tail, eight-day time and gong-strike clock movement, single-air pull-string cylinder musical movement, two separate spring or going barrels operate the pulley systems, ht. 43, wd. 37 in. $5,000-7,000
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458 Continental Gilt-framed Musical Picture Clock, c. 1860, ornate gilt frame enclosing the oil on canvas depicting a village and coastal scene with ships in the harbor, one flying a French flag, chapel with a 1 1/4-in. Roman numeral porcelain dial in the tower, long duration time and strike, spring-powered movement, the three-air musical box with pull wind and three levers for music/hour/change selections, wd. 33 1/2, ht. 29, dp. 7 in. $1,000-1,500
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459 Columbia Phonograph “The Toy Graphophone,” American Graphophone Co., New York, c. 1899, with 3 1/2-in. dia. cast-metal turntable with paper label around center reading in part: American Graphophone Co. Columbia Phonograph Co. Sole Sales Agent, shaped base in original maroon paint with gilt edging, steel center spindle, threaded handle with cup at the top for turning by finger, and black japanned tin horn with brass ferrule, two cartons containing nine wax cylinders, both with their original labels, original maker’s shipping crate or packaging box with label on one side reading The Toy Graphophone, The Child’s Talking Machine Columbia Phonograph Co., and illustrations, advertising, and operating labels on the other sides, together with an original broadside from Columbia Phonograph Co. advertising the Toy Graphophone for 8 dollars. Note: Introduced in 1899, the Columbia Toy Phonograph was originally advertised for $3, with wax records sold in packs of five for an additional 50 cents. The heavy turntable, which mounts on a spindle on the teardropshaped base, acts as a flywheel when the handle is turned by fingertip. $7,000-9,000
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460 Sublime Harmonie 14-in. Interchangeable Cylinder Musical Box, Pallard, Vaucher, Fils, c. 1880, no. 68419, nickel-plated movement with dual combs each with an engraved anchor, 1-8 tune indicator, double spring barrels for long duration, and zither attachment, all housed in a rosewoodveneered cabinet with floral marquetry decoration on lid and front, cabinet lg. 31 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000 461 Bremond Eight-air Cylinder Musical Box, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1875, 15-in. brass cylinder, single comb, jeweled governor stamped B.A.B., crank arm reading 6172, tune sheet attached to lid reading in part Sacred Music, all housed in a grain-painted rosewood case, the top inlaid with a motherof-pearl butterfly, box lg. 23 1/4 in. $600-800
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462 Six-air Musical Box, 1890, no. 19727, ebonized case with floral decorated lid, 6-in. cylinder, single comb, crank wind, chromolithographed tune sheet attached to inside of lid, box lg. 13 1/2 in. $200-300 463 Symphonion Disc Musical Box and an Edison Home Phonograph, 19th century, ebonized Symphonion case with transfer decorated decal on lid, dual 4 1/2-in. combs, lever crank on front, start/stop on side, fifteen 10 1/2-in. discs, 12 1/2-in. square; oak Edison case no. H36760 with transfer decorated decal on lid reading Edison Home Phonograph, iron bed plate, and brass horn, lg. 16 in. $200-400
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464 Thomas Edison Amberola 50 Phonograph, c. 1920, Sm- 41650, mahogany case with fabric-backed front grill, hinged dome-top lid, model “C” reproducer, helical gear drive, brass plaque inside lid, together with a copy of the complete index of blue amberols compiled by Tim Gracyk, and fourteen cylinders, ht. 16, wd. 14 1/2, dp. 19 3/4 in. $200-400 465 Reuge Singing Bird Box with Clock, SainteCroix, Switzerland, late 20th century, gilt trimmed and enameled rectangular box with a 3/4-in. Arabic numeral clock dial on front, floral decorated lid signed M. Seilfert on top, that opens to reveal an iridescent feathered singing bird which turns, flaps its wings, and opens and closes its beak, marked on bottom 1248 Reuge Music Saint-Croix Made in Switzerland, all resting on mushroom-shaped feet, wd. 4 3/4, dp. 3, ht. 2 in. $2,000-3,000
466 Planox Mahogany Stereoscope and Slides, France, first quarter 20th century, with adjustable oculars, and having instructional label on interior box (in French), rack-andpinion focusing, slide advancement knob, magnetic slide carrier, and electrified rear tin lamp, with three magazines of binocular lantern slides, approximately fifty slides in all, ht. 20 in. $1,000-1,500 467 Collection of Hand-colored Magic Lantern Slides, two 3 1/4-in. square slides, first one depicting a cat getting reprimanded by its owner, the second the cat freeing himself; nine rectangular slides each having four numbered circular images of satires, eight similar size rectangular slides with village scenes. $150-250
468 Collection of Minerals from Norway, 19th century, many with D.E. Russell of Glen Cove, New York, identification cards with name of specimen and locations, some specimens also with 19th century labels, approximately 110 in all. Note: D.E. Russell cards read on back “Acquired 15 Aug 1992 Richard Hauck ExColl. Maximillian Circa 1850-1860.” $600-800 469 Collection of 19th Century Minerals, America and Europe, many with 19th century labels indicating places of origin and species that include Saugus Mass, South Brooklyn N.Y., Staaten [sic] Island N.Y., Nova Scotia, and Sienna Italy, approximately fifty species in all. $400-600
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470 Tibetan Quartz Crystal Cluster, specimen with gray or smoky color, and partial matrix, lg. 17 in. $800-1,200 471 Large Quartz Crystal, Chile, smoky color and partial matrix, lg. 19, wd. 10, ht. 5 in. $400-600 472 Compo Del Cielo Meteorite, Gran Chaco, Argentina, complete fusion iron specimen with scalloped faces and various size regmaglypts, lg. 10, wd. 9 1/2, ht. 6 in., 75 lbs. $4,000-6,000
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473 Compo Del Cielo Meteorite, Gran Chaco, Argentina, complete fusion iron specimen with scalloped faces and various size regmaglypts, lg. 13, wd. 8, ht. 6 1/2 in., 95 lbs. $4,000-6,000
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474 Compo Del Cielo Meteorite, Gran Chaco, Argentina, complete fusion iron specimen with scalloped faces and various size regmaglypts, lg. 9, wd. 6, ht. 5 1/2 in., 25 lbs. $1,200-1,500
475 Compo Del Cielo Meteorite, Gran Chaco, Argentina, complete fusion iron specimen with scalloped faces and various size regmaglypts, lg. 6, wd. 7, ht. 8 1/2 in., 40 lbs. $1,500-2,000 476 Compo Del Cielo Meteorite, Gran Chaco, Argentina, complete fusion iron specimen with scalloped faces and various size regmaglypts, lg. 4, wd. 3 1/2, ht. 2 in., 3 lbs. $400-600 477 Compo Del Cielo Meteorite, Gran Chaco, Argentina, complete fusion iron specimen with scalloped faces and various size regmaglypts, lg. 4 1/2, wd. 3 1/2, ht. 1 1/2 in., 4 lbs. $400-600
478 Hasselblad 500C/M and Two Other Cameras, Sweden, c. 1980, black and chrome body with pop-up focusing hood, Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar lens No. 6663122, a 3 1/4 x 4 1/4-in. “Anniversary” Speed Graphic with 135mm f/4.7 Graflex Optar lens, Kalart range finder, Heiland flash unit, seven film holders, and a Ciro-flex 120 roll film camera. $400-600 479 Voigtlander Bessamatic and Lenses, Germany, c. 1963, chrome and black “deluxe” body with lens setting visible in viewfinder, with three lenses, a Skoparex 35mm f/3.5, a ColorSkopar X 50mm f/2.8, and a Super-Dynarex 135mm f/4. $200-400 480 Black Leica II Model D and Lenses, Wetzlar, Germany, No. 11615, c. 1935, black body with serial number as above on top plate, with Leitz Varob 5cm f/3.5 lens and Hektor 135mm f/4.5 lenses. $200-400
481 Leica M3 Double Stroke and Midland Summarit Lens, Wetzlar, Germany, No. 900348, c. 1957, chrome body with number as above, and a Leitz Canada Summarit 5cm f/1.5 lens No. 1419663. $400-600 482 Konica Rapid Omega 100 and Lens, Japan, c. 1980, black body with focusing and pull wind on right and hand grip on left, with a 90mm f/3.5 Super Omegon lens. $200-400 483 Black Nikon F Body with TN Finder and Three Lenses, Japan, c. 1967, body No. 6832050, black TN metered finder, Nikkor 28mm f/2.5 lens, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5lens and a Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4 lens. $200-400 484 Nikon F2 FTN Finder and Three Lenses, Japan, black body and finder with three lenses, a Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8, a MicroNikkor 105mm f/4, and Nikkor-Q Auto 135mm f/2.8. $200-400
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485 Nikon Bodies, Finders and Lenses, Japan, a black F2 body, and a black F3 with eye level finder, an FTN finder and another, a MicroNikkor-P Auto 55mm f/3.5 lens, a MicroNikkor 105mm f/4 lens, and various adapters. $200-400
492 Six Polaroid Shutters and Lenses, all in press shutters, four in Prontor shutters, two 75mm f/4.5 Ysaron, a 127mm f/4.7 Ysaron, and a 65mm f/4.5 Milar, two in Copal shutters, both 127mm f/4.7 Tominon. $200-400
486 Rolleiflex 2.8D and Other Cameras, Germany, No. 1609899, c. 1955, Rolleiflex with Xentoar 80mm f/2.8 lens, a Kodak Retina IIIC, an Ansco Folding Buster Brown, a Kodak No. 2A Brownie, and a Waston Master III meter. $200-400
493 Four Polaroid 600 Cameras, United Kingdom, four instant 600 cameras, four packages of 600 film and an assortment of 669 film. $200-400
487 Two Olympus Cameras and Accessories, Japan, c. 1980, an OM-1 body with Zukio Auto-S 50mm f/1.8 lens, an OM-4 body with Zukio Auto-Macro 50mm f/3.5 lens, a Zukio Auto-Macro 135mm f/4.5 lens, an OM winder 2, a right angle finder, a T 10 ring flash, and an off-brand 135mm lens. $300-500 488 Nikon F2 Body and Five Nikon Lenses, Japan, c. 1975, chrome body, and Nikkor 28mm f/3.5, Nikkor 35mm f/2.0, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5, Nikkor 50mm f/1.2, and AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 lenses. $300-500 489 Two Crown Graphic Cameras, Rochester, New York, c. 1955, both 4x5, one with a side mounted Kalart rangefinder and a 90mm f/6.8 Optar lens, the other with top-mounted rangefinder and a 135mm f/4.7 Optar lens. $200-400 490 Calumet 4x5 Monorail Camera and Accessories, Chicago, c. 1955, with 20-in. rail, revolving spring back, geared rise and fall, 8 1/2-in. f/6.3 Commercial Ektar lens, with a partial Home Portrait Graflex with 25cm f/4.5 Zeiss Tessar lens, and Grafmatic film holder, and two Polaroid film backs. $300-500 491 Eight Enlarging Lenses, Germany and America, three 50mm f/4 and an 80mm f/5.6 Schneider Componon, 50mm f/4 Rodagon, 135mm f/4.5 Omegaron, 7 1/2-in. f/4.5 Kodak Anastigmat, and a 50mm f/3.5 El-Omegar. $200-400
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494 No. 5 Universal Synchro Shutter and Bausch & Lomb Large Format Lens, Rochester, New York, large Synchro shutter in original box and a Bausch & Lomb Tessar IIb lens in an Ilex No. 4 Acme shutter. $200-400 495 Wollensak and Bausch & Lomb Large Format Lenses, Rochester, New York, a Wollensak 12-in. Beach Multi-Focal Series B lens in a Betax No. 5 shutter, and a Bausch & Lomb 7 1/2-in. f/4.5 Tessar lens in an Alphax shutter. $200-400 496 Two Schneider Large Format Enlarging Lenses, Germany, both Componon f/5.6 lenses, a 135mm and a 210mm. $200-400 497 Mamiya RB67 Pro S Camera Kit, Japan c. 1974, black body with waist level finder and two 120 backs, two Mamiya-Sekor C lenses, a 90mm f/3.8 and a 180mm f/4.5, an eye level finder, Polaroid back, bellows, extension tubes, and pistol grip bracket. $300-500 498 Pentax Spotmeter V and Four Other Light Meters, Pentax Spotmeter V in original case, two Minolta flash meters, a III and IV in cases, a Weston Master II, and a Norwood Director. $200-400 499 Two Lenses, Germany and America, a 150mm f/3.5 Kilfitt, Kilar lens in screw mount, and a 8 1/2-in. f/6.3 Kodak Commercial Ektar in an Ilex No. 3 Acme Synchro shutter, together with a Leitz LVFOO and various Leica caps. $200-400
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500 Three Monolight Flash Units, two Photogenic Power Light 600 units and a Rokunar studio light model 150, together with two Minispot hot lights. $200-400 501 Box of Camera Accessories, various manufacturers, including Nikon accessories MD-2 motor drive, two right angle viewing attachments, focusing screens, extension tubes, together with various filters, cables, and some Leitz accessories. $200-400
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508.970.3203
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Daniel Bar Judie Ochsner online@skinnerinc.com
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Boston: 617.874.4318 William Madden
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508.970.3266
Discovery: 508.970.3208
Kevin Rota
Auctioneers Chris Barber, John Colasacco,
508.970.3283
Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie Keep, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney
63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429
www.skinnerinc.com
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Catalog Subscription Form Prices effective October 1, 2015. Catalog subscription price includes quarterly brochure. Subscription effective one year from date processed. No refunds for previous subscriptions. Renewal notice will be sent one month prior to expiration. Subscriptions do not include Discovery, Estates, and other special sales. Post-auction prices are available online at www.skinnerinc.com
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