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A turn of the century Emilian Wehrle 5 Horn Trumpeter Black Forest wall clock. Brass 30-hour three train movement with arched Brass plates features a carved wooden dial with Oak leaves at the center and porcelain hour markers with Roman numerals, announces the hour with a melody played on five horns, counts the hour on a coiled gong, carved Oakleaf pendulum bob. Carved Walnut case with a pediment top features a carved Stag's head with an Oakleaf crest, surmounting hanging game and long rifles flanking a door which opens to reveal a German horn player automaton, with a scrolled lattice fence and lower Oakleaf skirt with dog's head and scrolled pack panel. Partial paper label on bellows. Old dark finish with some wear, repair to rabbit's ear, repair to 12:00 marker, movement restored and running when cataloged. 44" high plus weight drop. ESTIMATE $4,000-6,000

A late 19th century French "Woman on a Swing" mantle clock by Eugene Farcot. 8-day time only visible movement with porcelain chapter ring and Roman numerals has a Farcot patent swinger escapement with double escape wheel, and cast pendulum with figure, movement signed, "Chappement Brevete" with Eagle Trademark, serial #63506. Alabaster case with scrolled supports, urn finial with gilded Brass arms, finials and appliques, painted bosses and lower panel, on scrolled feet. Some wear and edge chips to case, dial hairlines, running when cataloged. 18 3/4" high. ESTIMATE $1,500-2,500

German Porcelain & Bronze clock set

A late 19th century Ansonia "Columbia" model figural clock. 8-day time and strike movement with visible escapement and embossed Brass dial with porcelain markers and Roman numerals. Japanned Iron case with patinated Spelter decoration including a figure of a shepherd boy, bas relief panels with battle scenes within Neoclassical frames with columns at the corners all supported by scrolled feet. Shepard boy has been refinished with additional older restoration, minor wear, running when cataloged. 25 1/2" high. ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500

A Ball/Hamilton 998E Elinvar Model BTRR (Bonne Terre Rail Road) Railroad watch with enameled medallion on back cover. 16 size, 23 j, Adj Temp & 5 pos, DR, DMK, GJS, SW, LS, "Ball Official RR Standard" GF, OF, Porcelain DSD with bold Arabic numerals marked "Ball Official RR Standard, Cleveland", serial #B649349. Minor wear, small chips to enamel, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $800-1,200

A Good 19th century Lenzkirch Nr. 321 Vienna Regulator wall clock. 8-day weight driven movement with a two-part porcelain dial, Roman numerals and molded Brass bezel, serial #643242 (1883). Figured Walnut case with an arched crest, with carved Songbirds and Stag decoration over an arched door with finely carved Oak leaves, hanging game, rifle, crossbow and powder horns above a shaped lower drop with carved hunting horn, bow and quiver between turned drop finials. Older finish with good color, only minor wear, running when cataloged. 49 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $3,000-4,000

A late 19th century French Boulle Louis XV style bracket clock. 8-day time and strike movement with cast Bronze dial and porcelain markers with Roman numerals and engraved minutes with Apollo Mask pendulum. Movement marked "G L F". Black Boulle case with Brass Marquetry inlay and gilded Bronze mounts including floral and flame finials, caryatid corners, foliate scrolls, lower door medallion and turned feet. Minor wear, some older repairs, hairlines and minor edge damage to dial markers, running when cataloged. 29 3/4" high. EATIMATE $2,000-3,000

A late 19th century Lenzkirch Digital Bracket clock, retailed by "G. Landmann & Co., Frankfurt a M (am Main)". The digital or "flip" clock was conceived by the Austrian inventor and engineer Josef Pallweber in 1890 and produced by the world-renowned Lenzkirch Clock Factory between 1893-1894. This clock features an 8-day time only movement with Silvered dial and Gilded Bronze Apollo mask decoration, serial # 1 Million 2895 (1893). Figured Walnut case with shingled "roof", cast Bronze finials and mounts, single door with arched beveled glass and Bronze Cherub columns on a molded base with winged figural feet. Older finish with good color and only minor wear, small loss to rear door panel, running when cataloged. 25" high. ESTIMATE $8,000-12,000

A Rare 4-train, 6 tune late 19th century Gothic Revival Period hall clock. High quality 4-train movement, probably by Elliott with thick Brass plates and 6 turned posts, features a choice of 6 tunes, with quarter hour striking on a nest of 15 bells with 18 hammers or 5 coiled gongs, arched Brass dial with painted moon phases and engraved hemispheres, a Silvered chapter ring with Arabic numerals, Silvered seconds dial and lower date aperture, with subsidiary dials for Silent/Strike Hours/Full Strike, Music/Silent, Chime/Silent and Easter Hymn/Auld Langsyne/Jolly Young Waterman/Blue Bells Of Scotland/Home Sweet Home/The Harp That Once Thro'Taras Halls tune selector, retailed by "Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia" with cast gilded spandrels. Carved Mahogany Gothic Revival Period case, attributed to R. J. Horner, New York, features a molded arch with carved foliate detail over a molded crown and sharp Gothic arches on the frieze over and arched molded dial door with beveled glass flan

Rare 4 Train, 15 Bell, 5 Gong Gothic Revival Grandfather clock in a carved Mahogany case. Retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia

A 19th century French Mystery clock by André Romain Guilmet, Paris. 14-day spring driven time and strike movement with Black Slate dial and inlaid Roman numerals, cast Bronze bezel, adjustable Brass and Steel pendulum with gilded Bronze mounts and Crystal bob, rear plate with "G L T" trademark, serial #208. Black Slate case surmounted by a Bronze classically-draped figure of a Greek Goddess which suspends the pendulum, with gilded moldings, Lion's mask side handles and a shaped molded base supported by paw feet. Minor surface wear, a few tiny edge flakes to the slate, running when cataloged. 31" high overall. ESTIMATE $6,000-8,000

A 19th century French Empire Period Bronze and Marble mantle clock by Honoré Pons, Paris. 8-day time and strike movement with silk thread suspension and porcelain dial with Roman numerals and gilded Bronze bezel, marked with the retailer's name and address "B. Marchand, Richelieu No. 59". Rouge marble case surmounted by a Bronze figure of the Greek Poet Homer seated holding a Gilded lyre on a stepped base with gilded Bronze appliques with central mask and foliate detail and moldings on flattened bun feet. Some surface wear, several older glued repairs with the marble, running momentarily when cataloged. 30 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000

A turn of the century Herschede Pattern No. 87 hall clock. 8-day weight driven two train movement with striking on nine tubular chimes, arched Brass dial with painted moon phases and engraved hemispheres, a Silvered chapter ring with Arabic numerals and subsidiary dials for seconds, Whittington/Westminster/Silent, Strike/Silent, engraved filigreed spandrels and dial center, serial #6530, damascened plates. Mahogany Neoclassical style case with hand carved decoration features a molded pediment crown above an arched opening over a single long door with beveled glass panels flanked by full length turned columns on a stepped molded base with gadrooned feet. Original finish with minor wear, running when cataloged. 97" high. ESTIMATE $ 2,000-3,000

movement, rear cover and enameled fob with engraved medallion on back cover. 16 size, 19 j, Adj Temp & 5 pos, DMK, GJS, SW, LS, with "B. of L. F. & E." logo, Keystone "Ball Model" GF, OF, Porcelain DSD with bold Arabic numerals marked "Trademark, B. of L. F. & E." Standard, Ball Watch Co., Cleveland", serial #B649349. Minor wear, small chips to fob enamel, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000

A late 19th century French figural upside-down swing clock by André Romain Guilmet, Paris. 8-day time only movement in a spherical case hangs from a bi-metallic gilded bronze gridiron pendulum, dark Blue sphere with Gold Roman numerals. Patinated Spelter figure of a classical draped woman suspends the pendulum within a scrolled Brass frame, supported by a Spelter base with Slate insert and paw feet. Case refinished, dial lacks two numerals, running when cataloged. 26 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000

A very good quality late 20th century Inlaid Vienna Regulator wall clock by Lonsdale & Snelling, England. 60-day weight driven time only movement with a flat porcelain dial, Roman numerals and gilded engine turned bezel, marked "Lonsdale & Snelling, 005", all parts numbered #005. Biedermeier style Rosewood case with Brass and Pewter marquetry inlay features a carved crest above an arched molded crown with inlaid frieze, an arched door with chamfered corners and fluted columns with carved capitols inlaid back panel and shaped inlaid drop and lower finial. Original finish in excellent condition, one cracked side glass, running when cataloged. 57 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $3,000-5,000

German Whistler Automaton Baseball Pitcher

A Good 19th century German hall clock, attributed to Lorenz Furtwangler & Sohne. 8-day weight driven time and strike movement, Cloisonne dial with Roman numerals, Oak center and cast Bronze inner bezels, embossed brass pendulum bob and matching Cloisonne weights. Carved Oak open well case with high quality Bronze mounts throughout features a shaped crest with Bronze finials and swags over molded cornice with Bronze frieze and masks an open dial with molded Brass bezel flanked by full bodied Bronze cherubs over the open well with arched backboard and applied bronze decoration flanked by turned columns with Bronze caryatid bases and scrolled sides, on a paneled base with arched bronze mounted crest, Bronzes allegorical panel flanked by turned columns with Bronze rings on a stepped plinth with gadrooned and molded transitions and simple block feet. Old finish with wear some repair and minor damage, running when cataloged. 102 1/2" high, ESTIMATE $8,000-12,000

New Haven Jeweler's Regulator

Jewelers Regulator from Detroit

A Hamilton 950E Elinvar Model Dual Time Zone Railroad watch. 16 size, 23 j, Adj Temp & 5 pos, DR, DMK, GJS, SW, LS, Hamilton "Railroad Model" GF, OF, Porcelain DSD with Arabic numerals and dual hour hands marked "Hamilton", serial #264058. Minor wear, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $800-1,200

Gothic Revival Bronze Water Fountain clock

A Ball/Hamilton 998E Elinvar Model BTRR (Bonne Terre Rail Road) Railroad watch with enameled medallion on back cover. 16 size, 23 j, Adj Temp & 5 pos, DR, DMK, GJS, SW, LS, "Ball Official RR Standard" GF, OF, Porcelain DSD with bold Arabic numerals marked "Ball Official RR Standard, Cleveland", serial #B649349. Minor wear, small chips to enamel, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $800-1,200

A turn of the century Louis XV style French Annular clock. 8-day time only movement with rotating porcelain indicator rings having Roman numerals on hours and Arabic minutes. Urn form Bronze case with lift off cover, Pineapple finial, two scrolled handles and central bas relief panel with the "Dancing Hours" figures on a Black slate base with circular Bronze foot. Slight wear, running when cataloged. 18 1/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $3,000-4,000

A turn of the century Walter H. Durfee Pattern 18 grandfather clock. 8-day weight driven three train movement with quarter hour striking on nine tubular chimes, arched Brass dial with painted moon phases and engraved hemispheres, a Silvered chapter ring with Arabic numerals and subsidiary dials for seconds, Chime/Silent and Westminster Chimes/Chime on Eight Bells, dial with engraved retailers name "James E. Caldwell & Co. Philadelphia", movement marked "Walter E. Durfee" on top edge of backplate, damascened plates. Mahogany Chippendale style case with hand carved decoration features a molded broken arch top, turned finials with carved detail over an arched molded crown and conforming dial door with beveled glass flanked by turned columns with Brass capitols, over a carved molded frieze and waist door with carved Fan and beveled glass flanked by turned columns on a paneled base with carved moldings, turned columns with Brass capitols all supported by carved paw feet. Original finish

An early 20th century Lenzkirch Art Deco Transitional table clock. 8-day time only movement with cast dial and Arabic numerals, serial # 1 Million 485671. Cast Spelter case with arched top and "Tempis Fugit" below the dial, lower figure and a Green marble base. Older Brown patinated finish with Black touchups, minor wear, running when cataloged. 17 1/2" high. ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500

A late 19th century French mantle clock by Adolphe Mougin, Paris. 8-day time and strike movement with Apollo mask pendulum and convex porcelain dial with Arabic numerals and fancy filigree hands, serial #5399. Gilded Bronze case with an urn finial with foliate garlands above two Cherubs holding the movement aloft on a White Marble base with gilded frieze and beaded feet. Slight wear, running when cataloged. 17 3/4" high. ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500

An Exceptional 19th century Black Forest carved Walnut table clock with on-demand music box. 8-day Brass time and strike movement with carved wooden dial and Brass Roman numerals, serial #117699, with an on-demand cylinder music box having pull string winding and play, marked "J L C" on plate. Exceptional hand carved Walnut case features a Hawk sitting on a farmer's harvest basket looking down at a rabbit, rooster, hen and two chicks with Wheat sheaves, logs, rock and foliate detail. Old finish with slight wear and minor damage, running and functioning when cataloged. 33 1/2 x 13 x 34" high overall. ESTIMATE $6,000-8,000

A turn of century Lenzkirch Neoclassical Brass table clock. 8-day time and strike movement with Brass dial and Roman numerals, original pendulum, serial # 1 Million 466779. Cast Brass case with arched top, foliate swags, lower glass and molded base with pierced floral detail. Polished case with minor wear, running when cataloged. 16" high. ESTIMATE $600-800

An AWW Co. "Railroader" Model 1892 Railroad watch. 18 size, 17 j, Adj, DMK, Swing Out movement, SW, LS, "Silver" OF with inlaid locomotive on rear cover, Porcelain SSD w/Arabic numerals marked "Railroader, Waltham", serial #8010082. Minor wear, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $800-1,200

An AWW Co. "Railroader" Model 1892 Railroad watch. 18 size, 17 j, Adj, DMK, Swing Out movement, SW, LS, "Silver" OF with inlaid locomotive on rear cover, Porcelain SSD w/Arabic numerals marked "Railroader, Waltham", serial #8010082. Minor wear, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $800-1,200

A late 19th century Cherry Biedermeier tall clock by Lorenz Furtwangler & Sohn. 8-day time and strike movement with dead Beat escapement, Silvered dial and Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds, backplate marked with "LFS" trademark and serial #918, bi-metalic compensating pendulum. Cherry Biedermeier style case, upper dial door with circular glass and waist door with beveled class, over a paneled base with simple scalloped plinth. Older finish with fading, minor exterior veneer damage, some veneer loss inside the waist base, running when cataloged. 78 1/2" high. ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500

A late 19th century French double statue swinger clock. 8-day time only movement within a painted spherical body with Roman numerals with compensating pendulum and brass mounts. Spelter Allegorical figures of "Spring & Summer" with two color patina on a Rouge Marble base with gilded Spelter feet. Some wear and touch ups to finish, running when cataloged. 24 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE $1,000-2,000

An early 20th century German Black Forest mantle cuckoo shelf clock with "Marching Sentry" automaton. Brass 8-day time and strike movement with "L B" trademark, Cuckoo and Gong strike, wooden dial with applied Roman numerals. Oak Gothic Revival case with spires on tall columns and a pediment crest over a carved wooden fence with painted Sentry figure, over a stepped molded base with carved frieze. Original finish with Ebonized detail, small repairs, running and functioning when cataloged. 27 1/4" high. ESTIMATE $3,000-4,000

A 19th century Birge & Fuller Wagon Spring Steeple clock. 8-day time and strike movement with "Wagon Spring" power, painted metal dial with Roman numerals. Figured Mahogany "Double Steeple" form case with four turned "Candles", shaped upper door with original clear dial glass and reverse painted lower and bottom door glass. Paper label 60% intact. Older finish with minor wear, minor dial wear, running when cataloged. 26" high. ESTIMATE $1,500-2,500

A turn of century Lenzkirch Renaissance style Brass table clock. 8-day time and strike movement with Brass dial, filigree hands and Roman numerals, serial #538820. Cast Brass case with Owl finial over cast panels in deep relief, full bodied musicians along side a winged female figure on stepped base. Polished case with traces of Red patination, minor wear, running when cataloged. 15 1/4" high. ESTIMATE $600-800

A late 19th century New Haven No. 4 model floor standing Jewelers Regulator. 8-day wright driven French movement with pinwheel escapement, sweep seconds, porcelain dial with Roman numerals and bi-metallic gridiron pendulum with lyre. Three section American Victorian Renaissance Revival Black Walnut case with Burl panels and carved detail features an arched crest with carved fan and applied medallion with lower swag over a paneled frieze and long door with carved "ears" and a paneled base with a molded plinth. Older refinishing with minor wear, chip in one iron movement bracket, pendulum pitting, running when cataloged. 126" high overall. ESTIMATE $4,000-6,000

An early 19th century French Empire Period Bronze mantle clock. 8-day time and strike movement with Silvered dial and Roman numerals, serial #112394. Two color Bronze case with a Queen Isabella and Columbus at the waters edge, lower case with gilded bezel and foliate scrolls on stylized Dolphin feet. Patina in remarkable condition with only slight wear, minor wear to the dial, running when cataloged. 20 1/2" high. ESTIMATE $1,500-2,500

A late 19th century French Boulle Louis XV style mantle clock with base by Japy Freres. 8-day time and strike movement with cast Bronze dial and porcelain markers with Roman numerals and engraved minutes above the retailer's marquee "Bataille A Paris" with Apollo Mask pendulum, stamped maker's mark. Red Boulle case with Brass Marquetry inlay and gilded Bronze mounts including a figural finial, foliate scrolls, lower door medallion and scrolled feet. Minor wear, some older repairs, hairline in Marquee, repaired split in base, running when cataloged. 21 1/2" high. EATIMATE $1,500-2,500

A 1920's Waltham Chiming Grandfather clock. 8-day weight driven three train movement with striking on five tubular chimes, arched Brass dial with painted moon phases and engraved hemispheres, a Silvered chapter ring with Arabic numerals and subsidiary dials for seconds, Strike/Silent, Chime/Silent, engraved filigreed spandrels and dial center, damascened plates. Mahogany Chippendale style case with hand carved decoration features an arched molded pediment above a shaped dial door flanked by turned fluted columns over waist door with beveled glass panel flanked by fluted quarter columns on a paneled base with carved paw feet. Original dark finish with some wear, running when cataloged. 96 1/4" high. ESTIMATE $1,500-2,500

German Double Whistler Automaton

A 19th century Merriman, Birge & Co. Ives Patent shelf clock. 30-hour weight driven wooden time and strike movement with painted wooden dial with Roman numerals. Mahogany case with a scrolled crest and Brass finials over a door with clear dial glass, mirrored center and reverse painted lower flanked by flat reeded pilasters with carved capitols, on a flat base. Paper label 80% intact. Older refinishing with minor wear, minor dial wear, restored lower glass, running when cataloged. 37 1/4" high. ESTIMATE $400-600

A late 19th century Ansonia "Char du Progres" (Chariot of Progress) model swinging arm figural clock by André Romain Guilmet, Paris. 8-day time only movement within a Brass cannister form body with porcelain dial and Roman numerals with compensating pendulum and gilded mounts, rear plate with "G L T" trademark, serial #9067. "Char du Progres" Spelter figure after Laroux with dark Brown patina and Marbleized turned wooded plinth. Some wear to the original finish, running when cataloged. 24" high overall. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000

A late 19th century French Bronze table clock by Vincenti & Cie retailed by Robein, Paris. 8-day time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, marble dial with serpent hands and applied Roman numerals. White Marble case with gilded bronze figure of Amphitrite seated in a shell with waves beneath on a chamfered base with gilded Bronze molding and feet. Only slight wear, replaced horn, running when cataloged. 18 3/4" high. ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500

An AWW Co. Canadian Pacific Railway Model 1883 Dual Time Zone Railroad watch, marked on movement. 18 size, 17 j, Adj Temp & pos, DR, DMK, GJS, SW, LS, Dust Proof AWW Co. Coin Silver, OF, Porcelain DSD with 24-hour Roman/Arabic numerals marked "Waltham", serial #3814450. Minor wear, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $600-800

An AWW Co. Canadian Pacific Railway Model 1883 Dual Time Zone Railroad watch, marked on movement. 18 size, 17 j, Adj Temp & pos, DR, DMK, GJS, SW, LS, Dust Proof AWW Co. Coin Silver, OF, Porcelain DSD with 24-hour Roman/Arabic numerals marked "Waltham", serial #3814450. Minor wear, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $600-800

French Gilded Bronze mantle clock

A 19th century Mark Leavenworth & Son Empire shelf clock. 30-hour weight driven wooden time and strike movement with painted wooden dial and Arabic numerals. Mahogany case with a shaped carved crest and carved pineapple finials, over a door with clear dial glass and reverse painted lower flanked by carved foliate pilasters, carved paw feet. Paper label 80% intact. Older finish with some wear, minor dial wear, restored crest, finials and lower panel, running when cataloged. 30" high. ESTIMATE $300-500