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Japy Freres French crystal regulator in cloisonne enamel polished brass case with time and bell strike 8 day movement and Arabic numeral cloisonne enamel dial, c1890 -
French gilded brass figural mantel clock time and strike silk thread suspension spring driven movement with gilded lady petting her dog seated atop bronze base decorated with gilded trim on gilded brass feet with engine turned silvered 3" dial and Breguet style moon hands, c1840, mvt marked with an "M" and "4976" -
French, Ls. Boname, Seloncourt, for J. E. Caldwell, Philad'a, C.1895, large yellow marble portico clock, with 4 free standing columns, each with Corinthian capitals, and the frontal surfaces with ormolu Greek figures, and with an 8-day gong striking mov't No. 5457. -
French crystal regulator with ship's wheel pendulum, time and strike spring driven mvt and Roman numeral porcelain 3 1/2" dial, c1890 -
Raingo Freres, Paris, Louis XVI style CARTEL wall clock in a bronze and dore case, C.1850, signed Raingo on the dial and the movement, bell striking, 8-day+. The case with acanthus sprays and swags, surmounted by a finial. -
J. Charles a' Paris French gilded brass figural time only spring driven mvt with figure of Rembrandt working at easel with ship's scene on canvas and Roman numeral silvered dial with subsidiary seconds at 12, c1850 sNo. 6263 -
French gilt figural mantel clock with conical pendulum 8 day time and strike spring driven movement in soft white marble case surmounted by Greek figure holding pendulum, possibly Hygieia the goddess of good health, bearing a serpent entwined staff with Roman numeral porcelain chapter ring and exposed movement, sNo. 70867 c1850 -
French lyre form mantel clock with 8 day time and strike spring driven movement in rosewood case with satin inlay and ET Roman numeral gilt metal dial and Breguet style moon hands, c1880 -
French gilded brass figural waterfall automaton mantel clock with 8 day time and bell strike silk thread suspension spring driven movement with troubadour seated atop bronze rocky outcropping with crystal "waterfall / fountain" turning as clock ticks giving it the appearance of pouring down the rock surface, on gilded brass base with fancy feet and engine turned gilt Roman numeral 3 1/2" dial and Breguet style moon hands, c1840, mvt marked with "B.P. and F." and "3410" -
![French, Lerolle Freres, a'Paris, (blinker) dore bonze clock in the rococo fantasy style with a brace of hippocampi with webbed feet emerging from the waves, on left a young Amphitrite with fish tails and to her right a cherub with 2 fish fins in lieu of feet, playing a conch, and at the top a small cherub with two sticks in his hands for percussion accompaniment. Just below the dial a bust of Neptune [or Poseidon in Greek], with animated eyes that move back and forth with each tick. C.1850.](/images/robertoschmitt19/ts_2534_a.jpg)
French, Lerolle Freres, a'Paris, (blinker) dore bonze clock in the rococo fantasy style with a brace of hippocampi with webbed feet emerging from the waves, on left a young Amphitrite with fish tails and to her right a cherub with 2 fish fins in lieu of feet, playing a conch, and at the top a small cherub with two sticks in his hands for percussion accompaniment. Just below the dial a bust of Neptune [or Poseidon in Greek], with animated eyes that move back and forth with each tick. C.1850. -
French, Marti et Cie, LYRE FORM Clock, c.1890, with a ring of brilliants attached to the pendulum, and which swing from side to side. -
French, unsigned, very large Rococo style bracket clock with bracket, finished in Vernis Martin {or Martin Varnish}, C.1900. This clock is made in the style of the mid 1700s, and is a high quality version of an original. It has a well made Brocot escapement, and except for the suspension, the movement replicates an 18th century mov't in size and external appearance, even including a star spoked count wheel. Lacquer finish on furniture was brought to vogue by the Martin brothers in Paris in the early 1700s and has had periods of interest since then. The dial is 11.5 inches in diameter, and consists of 13 porcelain pieces attached to a brass backing. -
French, Ormolu and White Marble Temple motif clock with revolving annular dials, C.1875. The bell striking movement with platform lever escapement, driving two porcelain cartouche time rings, top minutes and bottom - hours, and in excellent original condition. The movement sets in a glass surrounded temple with ormolu plume filial, on a leaf cast pediment, and supported from either side by a gilt winged putti, all on an oval white base with inset floral ormolu friezes and gilded feet. -
French, Clock / Automaton with Barometer and Thermometer, C.1880. This is a well made and interesting piece, wound through the bottom, and actuated with a pull to the left side which allows the "steam pump" to run for a few minutes, one revolution of the great wheel, then stop. The clock is a souvenir level, oval dial timepiece with cylinder platform. -
French, Automaton Figural clock, the dial marked LeRoy, Paris, with a windmill powered by a separate movement in the base, and a bag-piper piping while a costumed girl to the right is dancing, and behind a silvered goat is eating flowers, C.1880 -
French, "BEAM ENGINE" from the industrial series by Guilmet, 8-day timepiece, c1885 -
French, attributed to Guilmet retailed by Alibert, 222 Rue Rivoli, Paris, "WINDMILL", clock from the Industrial series, a time only spring driven movement in the tower with the mill blades turned by a cord traveling up the tower from a separate movement in the base and wound by opening the door of the mill in the base with a silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with an Aneroid barometer above the clock and two mercury thermometers, one Centigrade and one Fahrenheit, c1890 -
French "STEAM HAMMER" mantel clock from the Industrial series designed by Guilmet, 8-day time and bell strike spring driven movement with applied Roman numeral gilt metal dial, the vertical impact "hammer" serving as the pendulum after the power has been transferred 9 times, sNo. 759, C.1880 including matching steam roller candelabra on black marble base -
![French, OARSMAN automaton timepiece, C.1885, a bronze sailboat setting on a nest of waves [also bronze], with the lone boatman rowing the boat due to lack of wind. The oarsman is suspended on a tri-leaf "swinger" type suspension, and the assembly is a compound pendulum, with a threaded bob at the bottom for adjustment.](/images/robertoschmitt19/ts_1820_a.jpg)
French, OARSMAN automaton timepiece, C.1885, a bronze sailboat setting on a nest of waves [also bronze], with the lone boatman rowing the boat due to lack of wind. The oarsman is suspended on a tri-leaf "swinger" type suspension, and the assembly is a compound pendulum, with a threaded bob at the bottom for adjustment. -
French, large Swinger, or mysterious swinging timepiece, the statue of "LE PROGRES" after the original by Bruchon, a winged male. The extra long swinging arm measures 38"