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Lot 72: A late 19th century French Three Graces Annular clock. 8-day time and strike movement with platform escapement and dual annular dial rings with porcelain markers, Roman hour numerals and Arabic minutes. Bisque porcelain case with upper urn and lift off cover and foliate detail, over Neoclassical figures of the Three Graces with floral swags standing before a fluted pedestal on a rectangular plinth with bas relief panels of frolicking Cherubs. Minor wear, no damage noted, running when cataloged. 24 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE S4,000-6,000

Lot 62: A 1980's vintage Rolex Submariner Date model gentleman's wristwatch. Automatic wind movement with a Black Tritium dial, Mercedes hands, Nipple markers, date aperture and sweep seconds, serial #R830240. 40 mm Stainless Steel case and a Rolex "Oyster" Stainless Steel bracelet. Slight wear, replaced bezel, winds, sets and running when cataloged. ESTIMATE $3,000-5,000

Lot 70: A late 19th/early 20th century English Bracket clock retailed by "Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia". High quality 8-day triple fusee movement with quarter hour Westminster/8 Bell striking on a nest of eight Bells and 5 coiled gongs, engraved Gilded Brass dial with arched top, Silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, upper Chime/Silent, Slow/Fast and Westminster/Chime on Eight Bells subsidiary dials. Ebonized Georgian Style case with original Ebonized finish and fine cast Brass mounts, finials, door and paw feet. Minor finish wear, small shrinkage cracks, running and chiming when cataloged. 26 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE $4,000-6,000

Lot 20: A 19th century American Lyre front Banjo clock. 8-day weight driven time only movement with a painted Iron dial and Roman numerals. Mahogany case with Gilded decoration, turned top finial over a circular dial door with convex glass and foliate carved lower panel with reverse painted glass, shaped drop with beaded detail and turned bottom finial. Some case wear, dial re-painted, replaced lower glass, running when cataloged. 37 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE $1,000-2,000

Lot 28: A 19th century Birge & Fuller Wagon Spring Shelf clock. 30-hour time and strike movement with "Wagon Spring" power, painted metal dial with Roman numerals. Unusual Mahogany "Beehive" form case with turned "Candles", arched upper door with original clear dial glass and reverse painted lower and bottom door glass. Paper label 80% intact. Old dry finish, minor dial damage, not running when cataloged. 21 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500

Lot 33: A turn of the century Lenzkirch Model 108 Jugendstil Miniature Freischwinger wall clock. Series 66, 8-day time only movement with convex porcelain dial with Arabic numerals and filigree hands, fancy cast Brass pendulum, serial #1 Million 283466 indicates a production date of 1901. Walnut case with applied Gilded Bronze decoration in the Art Nouveau manner with a hinged Brass dial door, convex dial glass and shaped bracket drop . Older finish with good color and only minor wear, running when cataloged. 15 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500 NOTE: This clock is illustrated on page 204 of George Everett's book "Lenzkirch Clocks, The Unsigned Story"

Lot 1: A mid 20th century German clockwork "Whistler" figure. Carved wooden automaton figure whose head moves and whistles a tune when activated via Brass key wind movement with bellows. Original painted finish. Minor wear, working when cataloged. 13 1/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $400-600

Lot 2: A mid 20th century German clockwork "Whistler" figure by Karl Griesbaum, Triberg. Carved wooden automaton figure whose head moves and whistles a tune when activated via Brass key wind movement with bellows. Original painted finish, with a battery operated street lamp. Stamped "K G" Trademark with songbird. Minor wear, working when cataloged. 18 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $600-800

Lot 3: A late 19th century Vienna Regulator wall clock by H. Endler & Co. Freiburg, Germany. 8-day weight driven time only movement with two part porcelain dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and molded Brass bezel, serial #101468. Figured Walnut Biedermeier case with a stepped, arched crown and turned finials over a single long door with arched glass flanked by fluted pilasters with shaped detail over a shaped drop. Older finish with Ebonized detail, minor wear, replaced top finial, running when cataloged. 47 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE $400-600

Lot 68: A Very Good quality Inlaid Vienna Regulator wall clock by "J. Thiel, in Wien". 60-day weight driven time only movement with a flat porcelain dial, with visible escapement, cut Steel verge and subsidiary Day/Date dials, Roman numerals and Cast Piecrust bezel, marked "J. Thiel, in Wien". Transitional Style Rosewood case with Brass, Copper and Pewter marquetry inlay features a carved crest above an arched carved crown with inlaid frieze, an arched door with chamfered corners and fluted columns with inlaid medallions, inlaid back panel and shaped inlaid drop and carved lower finial. Finish in excellent condition with minor loose inlays, running when cataloged. 54 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE $4,000-6,000

Lot 69: A late 19th century E. N. Welch model "D" wall hanging Jeweler's Regulator. 8-day time only weight driven movement with Pinwheel escapement, porcelain dial with Roman numerals, sweep seconds, molded Brass bezel and bi-metal compensating pendulum. Victorian Period Black Walnut case in the Eastlake design with hand carved detail features a shaped, scalloped crown with turned finials and carved frieze over a molded cornice and single long door with arched glass shaped frame and applied Burl panels above a tapered drop with applied Burl panel and sawtooth detail. Brass "Waterbury" plaque added to inside of case. Original finish with some wear and minor damage, one finial with base chip, running when cataloged. 91" high overall. ESTIMATE $4,000-6,000

Lot 71: A late 19th century French three piece Gilded Bronze and Marble Lyre clock set. 8-day time and strike movement with knife edge suspension, convex porcelain dial, Arabic numerals with hand painted floral swags and Gilded filigree hands, fitted with a gridiron pendulum and swinging exterior bezel decorated with applied "brilliants", serial #217. Louis XVI Style Rose Marble case with Gilded Bronze frame with swags and foliate detail, surmounted by torches, on a foliate pedestal base with a pair of three branch candelabra with foliate arms, and tripod bases with Ram's head and foliated swag detail. Minor wear, hairline free dial, minor fissures in stone, movement complete and running when cataloged, set-up and balancing will be required after moving. 18 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $4,000-6,000