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Mon 29 Apr

JAEGER LE COULTRE. Glass and brass cage clock, skeletonized movement. 20 x 11.5 x 5 cm. Some wear, movement probably in need of overhaul.

Mon 29 Apr

Blue-white glazed earthenware mantel set including two baluster vases decorated with birds and flowers (chips) and a vase decorated with a landscape with a mill in a cartouche, the lid decorated with a bird (broken and reglued). Delft, 20th century. Height 33 cm and 37 cm

Mon 29 Apr

Bronze clock with brown and gilded patina, decorated with a putti with a lyre, resting on a pedestal decorated with goat heads, on a white marble base. Four small bronze feet. White enamel dial, Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for the minutes, railway track. In the 18th century taste. Height : 41 cm - Width : 45 cm - Depth : 13 cm

Mon 29 Apr

Portico clock in white marble and gilt brass. White enamel dial (accidents and missing parts). Strikes the hours and half-hours. Louis XVI style, 19th century. Height : 49 cm - Length : 32 cm - Width : 10 cm

Mon 29 Apr

PLANCHON. Portico clock in white marble and gilt bronze with caryatids decorated with fire pots and ribbon bows (small chips). White enamel dial signed Planchon in Paris, Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for the minutes, railway track. Movement signed . Resting on 5 feet. Wire suspension with a brocade pendulum ending in a radiant cherub head. Louis XVI style, 19th century. Height 59 cm - Width 34.5 cm - Depth 12.5 cm With key.

Mon 29 Apr

Regule clock featuring a woman in the antique style sculpting a pediment surmounted by the attributes of the Navy (accidents). Black dial, hours in Arabic numerals, traces of signature. Metal and black marble base, resting on claw feet at the front, toupie feet at the back. Strikes the hours and half-hours. With winding key. 19th century. Height : 40 cm - Width : 40 cm - Depth : 17 cm On joint : Hot-water bottle lamp in blue lacquered sheet metal. In the 19th century style. Height Height : 47 cm

Mon 29 Apr

French work circa 1900 Eiffel Tower clock in black-stained wood and brass. The white enamelled dial shows the hours in Arabic numerals and the minutes in dotted lines. It stands on a square base. Brocot suspension. Height 81 Width 29 Depth 29 cm. (attack of xylophagous insects) Built for the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle as a showpiece of French industrial genius, it was designed by Stephen Sauvestre, chief architect for Eiffel, who reworked Maurice Koechlin's original project. On completion in March 1889, it became the world's tallest tower, a record it held for almost 40 years. Designed to be short-lived, it was reused for scientific purposes, as a meteorological and radio relay tower. Now the international symbol of Paris and France, its image is alternately reviled or acclaimed by artists, who reuse its instantly recognizable form.

"Pendules et Bronzes d'ameublement entrés sous le Premier Empire", Jean-Pierre Samoyault, Ed. Réunion des musées nationaux, 1989

2 Volumes: "La pendule Francaise 2eme partie du Louis XVI à nos jours", Ed. Tardy, 1969 / "La Pendule française 3eme partie, provinces et étranger", Ed. Tardy, 1964

3 Volumes: "La passion des antiquités, l'orfèvrerie, les miroirs et le mobilier-la faience et la porcelaine-les pendules et les montres", JC Wardell-Yerburgh, Ed. Gründ, 1974 / "Antiquités & objets d'art", Jean Bedel, Ed. Larousse 1991 / "L'antiquaire de Marine", Jean randier, Ed. Edition marine et outre-mer, 1973

Mon 29 Apr

a Louis XV style clock in red tortoiseshell veneer inlaid with brass (accidents) and gilt bronzes, movement signed Marti 1889 - H 44.5 cm

Mon 29 Apr

a clock: allegory of science in gilt bronze, Restoration period - 33 x 24 cm (glass and pendulum missing and partly to be refixed)

Tue 30 Apr

Brass travel pendulum with key (in working order). Height 7 - Width 4 - Depth 4.5 cm

Tue 30 Apr

SIX PENDULETTES including four Swiza, one Nepro and one Jaeger.

Tue 30 Apr

Adrien Etienne GAUDEZ (1845-1902): Ondine. Brown patina bronze proof signed on the terrace and titled: Ondine - par A. Gaudez - jeu concours, in a cartel on the pedestal. Total height 61 cm

Tue 30 Apr

Miniature officer's clock with gilt bronze cage and beveled glass, decorated with a frieze of pearls and oak leaves. The dial features Arabic numerals on a white enamel background. Mid-19th century. (Mechanism as is) Height: 8.2 cm - Width: 5.2 cm - Depth: 4.7 cm

Tue 30 Apr

Louis XVI-style ormolu clock in chased bronze. Decorated with putti chasing doves, the clock stands on a white marble base with bronze toupie feet. The enameled dial is signed RAINGO Frères in Paris. H.30 W. 26 D. 12 cm

Tue 30 Apr

Imposing Napoleon III-period cartel with blackened wood veneer and rich ormolu ornamentation. The movement signed de Sainteville in Paris. H. 86 W. 43 D. 18 cm Total height 115 cm

Tue 30 Apr

Chased and gilt bronze clock, 19th century Chariot driven by a puti, pulled by two lions Resting on a white marble base. H. 23 L. 22.5 cm

Tue 30 Apr

A LARGE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK Surmounted by a fluted handle, large bevelled glass panels, white enamel dial with Roman numeral hour marks, blued steel hands, striking on a coiled blued steel gong, stamped ‘6190’, housed in a leather box and double ended key. (h 17.5cm x w 9.7cm x d 8.3cm)

Tue 30 Apr

A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT METAL MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND BOULLE WORK BRACKET CLOCK The circular enamel dial and eight day movement striking on a gong , dial signed ‘A Jack & Co., Paris’, complete with key and pendulum. (h 49cm x d 13cm x w 24cm)

Tue 30 Apr

A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MOUNTED STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK The case modelled with porcelain painted military emblems, figures and trophies, the conforming enamel dial with raised Roman chapters, pierced gilt-metal hands, the eight day twin barrels movement with count wheel strike on bell. (h 33cm x d 15cm x w 24cm)

Tue 30 Apr

JAEGER-LeCOULTRE. Atmos" clock. Gilt metal cage clock. Openwork dial with applied hour-markers and Arabic numerals. Atmos movement - 22.5 x 16.5 x 11.5 cm approx.

Tue 30 Apr

Boulle" marquetry of tortoiseshell and brass; the rich bronze decoration features an allegory of Astronomy; the door adorned with a female figure flanked by a stilt-walker; the base with satyr's head and leafy seeded base. The bronze dial features twelve enamelled cartouches indicating the hours in Roman numerals; the movement is signed "Jacq. Panier à Paris". Louis XIV period (marquetry lifting and missing; suspension modified). H: 130 - W: 53 - D: 23 cm.

Tue 30 Apr

Small table clock in red-tinted jaspered tortoiseshell veneer and chased ormolu; of architectural form, the wide stave cover supporting a perfume burner; the front features rosettes and foliate scrolls on an amati background centered on a palmette; the dial with twelve enamelled cartouches indicates the hours in Roman numerals; plate signed "B.G. Martinot à Paris". Louis XIV period (missing). H: 38.5 - W: 20 - D: 11.5 cm. Provenance: purchased 1929.

Tue 30 Apr

Red-tinted tortoiseshell and brass veneered clock; domed capital with fire pots; case flanked by columns with composite capitals; apron base with lambrequin; gadrooned ball feet. The dial is inscribed in an engraved plate with busts and a cartouche signed "Panier à Paris" and twelve others indicating the hours in Roman numerals; the plate is also signed. Ringing on demand. Louis XIV period (suspension modified). H : 57 - W : 38 - D : 16 cm.

Tue 30 Apr

Rare "skeleton" clock in chased or knurled gilt bronze, enamel and white and black marble; it features three dials, the main one showing the hours in Arabic numerals, the minutes in increments of fifteen and the revolutionary date; it also indicates the revolutionary months. The upper dial shows the date of the moon through a window; the lower dial shows the solstices and equinoxes. These dials are set in an arched frame with enameled gold stars on a blue background, signed "Lecomte à Paris". Rectangular base with pearl frieze and panels, the front panel depicting putti framing an altar; small toupee feet. The enameled decoration is attributed to Joseph Coteau (1740-1801). Convention-Directoire period. H : 54 - W : 28 - D : 15.5 cm. The 18th century in France was probably the most imaginative period in the European decorative arts. Indeed, there was an exceptional renewal of shapes and motifs, and the invention of new models previously absent from the aesthetic repertoire or virtually never used. Particularly in the second half of the century, craftsmen demonstrated a rare creativity in the creation of clocks with increasingly sophisticated compositions, often incorporating movements designed by the best Parisian master watchmakers of the time. The "skeleton" clock model was created in this particular context, allowing the complexity of the mechanisms to be revealed to the public and emphasizing the elegance of the deliberately pared-down compositions, often consisting solely of a frame supporting the dial(s). For the most luxurious examples, these frames were covered with more or less refined enamel decoration by the most talented Parisian enamellers of the time, notably Dubuisson or Merlet, and particularly Joseph Coteau, to whom we attribute the enamel decoration on the clock we are proposing. Among the few other known examples made in the same spirit, let us mention: a first clock, signed "Bruel à Paris", reproduced in G. et A. Wannenes, Les plus belles pendules françaises, de Louis XVI à l'Empire, Florence, 2013, p.299; as well as several models illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen Age au XXe siècle, Paris, 1997, p.319 Last but not least, we should mention a clock of this type in the collections of the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris, formerly the Théodore Reinach collection (published in L. Metman, Le Musée des Arts décoratifs, Le Métal-Le Bronze, Deuxième album, Du milieu du XVIIIe siècle au milieu du XIXe siècle, Paris, plate CIX, n°1041). Joseph Coteau (1740-1801) was the most famous enameller of his time, collaborating with most of the great Parisian watchmakers of the period. He was born in Geneva, where he became master painter-enameller at the Académie de Saint Luc in 1766, and moved to Paris a few years later. From 1772 until the end of his life, he lived in the rue Poupée. Coteau left his name to a precious technique of relief enameling he developed with Parpette for the decoration of certain pieces of Sèvres porcelain, and which he later used to decorate the frames and dials of the most precious clocks; made with this characteristic decoration, let us mention in particular: a covered bowl and its tray that belong to the collections of the Musée national de la Céramique in Sèvres (Inv. SCC2011-4-2); a pair of vases known as "cannelés à guirlandes" in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (published in the exhibition catalog Un défi au goût, 50 ans de création à la manufacture royale de Sèvres (1740-1793), Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1997, p.108, catalog n°61); and a ewer and its bowl known as "de la toilette de la comtesse du Nord" exhibited at the Pavlovsk Palace in St. Petersburg (reproduced in M. Brunet et T. Préaud, Sèvres, Des origines à nos jours, Office du Livre, Fribourg, 1978, p.207, fig.250).

Tue 30 Apr

Cartel d'alcôve" with "à la demande" repeater chime in chased and gilded bronze; a simulated vase with leafy seeds supporting laurel tori on the shock-absorber; the sides flanked by broad foliage; floret base. The enameled dial, signed "Ageron à Paris", indicates the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in increments of five in Arabic numerals. Louis XVI period. H : 41.5 - L : 28 cm.

Tue 30 Apr

Planter" clock in the form of a figure filling a shaft with a palm tree; octagonal base with bas-relief of children harvesting sugar cane; small ovoid feet with rings. The enameled enameled dial (reported) indicates hours in Roman numerals and minutes in increments of five in Arabic numerals (hair, one hand missing). H. 30 - L. 29 cm

Tue 30 Apr

Mantel clock in white and cherry marble and chased and gilded bronze in the form of a seated figure of renown leaning on a drum resting in clouds; base with fluted lateral half-columns framing knotted palms and a motif also evoking renown; cherry marble base; small domed feet. The enameled dial (minor restoration) shows the hours and minutes in Arabic numerals. Directoire period (chips). H. 48 - L. 41 - D. 13 cm

Tue 30 Apr

Chased ormolu mantel clock featuring a shepherdess seated holding a sheep by a ribbon (missing); the movement is supported by riprap from which springs flow; rectangular base with rounded sides; small domed feet. Dial signed Delettre in Paris. Late 18th century (small missing). H. 43 - W. 33 - D. 12 cm

Tue 30 Apr

Large gilt bronze clock with brown patina resting on a rectangular base decorated in high relief with musical instruments and surmounted by a woman playing the lyre seated on the dial. Restoration period. Wear and tear. H. 63 cm

Tue 30 Apr

Mantelpiece clock "à la naissance du Duc de Bordeaux" in finely chased bronze, gilded with matte and burnished; the movement surmounted by two doves pecking at each other in the form of a terminal with a bas-relief base. Quadrangular base featuring Rousseau teaching boys; feet decorated with pelicans feeding their young. The enameled annular dial with guilloché center shows the hours in Roman numerals. Charles X period. (Crack to the rear bezel). H. 46 - L. 34 - D. 13.5 cm Reference: This clock is extensively documented in the January 1986 issue of L'Estampille magazine, p. 46. This clock represents Marie-Caroline, Duchess of Berry. She is breast-feeding young Prince Henry, born on September 29, 1820, symbolizing maternity. The Duc de Bordeaux became the Comte de Chambord, pretender to the French crown from 1844 until his death in 1883.

Silver-plated copper sconce with repoussé decoration of a winged cherub's head under a canopy flanked by Medici vases and eagles perched on scrolls. Copper dial with Roman and Arabic numerals. (Old workmanship, probably Flemish, numerous wears and oxidations, lower part broken and refixed, small missing parts). Dimensions without bezel: 42 x 33 cm Expert : MB ART EXPERTISES. Morgan BLAISE - 06 78 62 87 55 - [email protected] Lots will be available by appointment on Tuesday May 14th at Paris XVème (Métro Sèvre-Lecourbe or Pasteur).

Silver-plated clock decorated with scrolls and garlands of flowers in the rocaille style, enameled dial, Arabic numerals for the hours and garlands of flowers. Dimensions: 22 x 13 x 10 cm Lots will be available for collection by appointment on Tuesday May 14th at Paris XVème (Métro Sèvre-Lecourbe or Pasteur).

Brass travel clock with Arabic numeral dial signed MASSELIN à BERNAT, With key, Circa 1900, (Upper plate partly detached) Dimensions: 12 x 8 x 6 cm Lots will be available by appointment on Tuesday May 14th at Paris XVème (Métro Sèvre-Lecourbe or Pasteur).

Tue 30 Apr

Léon HATOT (1883-1953) dit ATO - Rare illuminated globe clock with glass and paper globe resting on a modernist nickel-plated and patinated metal frame. Signed "ATO" and Girard Barrère Circa 1930-1935 Height: 36 cm Bibliography: "L'Art Vivant", year 1934, number 189

Tue 30 Apr

Meissen Blue and White Antique Porcelain Mantel Clock - Representing musicians and dancers and a lady with pets on the top. Finely carved botanical decoration in blue tones. Porcelain dial with blue roman numbers. Gold toned arms. Key wind, key included. Measuring H 25 D 13 Condition: in good condition, some chips and scratches, no damage to the porcelain.

Tue 30 Apr

Vintage German Rococo Wall Clock - Intricately decorated cast metal wall clock with brass finishing. Hinged glass dial door and key wind mechanism with key included. Marked Made in Germany. Measuring H 15 W 9 in Provenance: private collector

Wed 01 May

LALIQUE ATO Pressed molded glass sparrow clock (chips) 16x22x7.5 cm

Wed 01 May

MONTJOYE or SAINT DENIS, acid-etched and gilded glass terminal clock decorated with garlands of flowers, H 22 cm (mechanism works but needs to be overhauled)

Wed 01 May

HATO Frères, clock, in leather-covered metal, 36.5x30x17.5 cm (to be revised)

Wed 01 May

Portico clock created by Saint Faure Paillard for Intérieur, dim 40x34 cm

Wed 01 May

Gilt bronze clock, Restoration period, H 44 cm

Wed 01 May

Gilt bronze clock with chariot decoration, 19th century, H 17 W 17.5 cm

Wed 01 May

Important late 19th century clock in black marble, topped by a bronze horseman with brown patina, 69x40x20 cm

Wed 01 May

A FINE EBONISED AND ORMOLU MOUNTED CHIMING BRACKET CLOCK, 19TH CENTURY Signed 'W. Payne & Co, 63 New Bond St, London' surmounted with a twin dolphin cast handle and four painted finials to the corners, with honeycomb grill panels to each side, the glazed panel door enclosing a gilt dial face with silvered chapter ring, inked with Roman numerals, on leaf and paw cast feet, with pendulum, and winding keys. 51cm high

Thu 02 May

Scheibler,H. - The physical and musical tone meter, which proves by the pendulum, visible to the eye, the absolute vibrations of the tones, the main types of combination tones, as well as the sharpest accuracy of equal temperament and mathematical chords. Essen, Bädeker 1834. with 5 on 3 lithographed plates. VIII, 80 pp. Mod. Cloth. First edition. - Rare work by the self-taught music theorist from Krefeld (1777-1837). With the invention of the "tone meter" (monochord) he succeeded, among other things, in precisely determining the concert pitch. - Foxing, le. Plates rubbed at bottom.

Table clock with ''WARRIOR'' - Patinated and gilded bronze table clock depicting ''WARRIOR.'' Black marble base from Belgium. 19th century. 57x49x20 cm approx.

Boulle clock - Boulle clock with gilt bronze gaskets. Label on dial "Paul Dewald Berlin." 19th century. 37x20x12

Thu 02 May

M. LEDUCQ (1879-1955). Regula clock featuring a seagull, signed. On oval black onyx base. 57 x 47 x 22 cm. (wear and chips on the base).

Thu 02 May

Bronze, regule and beige marble clock with antique-style figures. 19th century (missing parts, accidents). 51x31x12 cm

Thu 02 May

Regula and violet marble clock with woman design, after Ruche. Early 20th century (wear, small missing pieces, needs to be refixed). 52 cm

Thu 02 May

Resin clock with woman design (wear). 30 cm

Thu 02 May

Daniel&Ashley gilt metal wall clock in the form of a pocket watch. 52 cm

Thu 02 May

Table clock, in the shape of a travel alarm clock with brass movement of a verge pocket watch, sign. Simon de Charmes, London, engraved iron dial, h. 9 cm

Thu 02 May

Boulle pendulum, wooden case, c. 1870, France, Napoleon III, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, brass mount, strike on bell, brass movement, magnificent pendulum, starts, h. 55 cm, (please note shipping instructions)

Thu 02 May

Table clock, c. 1950, wooden case, Kienzle, strike on clay rod, brass movement, dial with Arabic numerals, starts, h. 22 cm

Thu 02 May

Table clock, brass case, Junghans-Meister, gold-colored dial with Roman numerals, 20th century, h. 17 cm, w. 22 cm

Thu 02 May

Mantel clock, England, 19th century, in the form of archways, walnut, burl and mahogany inlays, richly carved, painted dial, brass movement, pendulum missing, h. 41 cm, w. 60 cm, d. 25.5 cm

Gilded metal clock with richly decorated base topped by a gentleman, height 33cm, length 27cm width 19cm, key missing.

Fri 03 May

Meissen-Pendule - Meissen pendulum 19th century. Colorfully painted. Brass movement with thread suspension of the pendulum. Sword mark. H 30 cm, L 25 cm.

Fri 03 May

Pendule, Lectura von Gerard - Pendulum, Lectura by Gerard Paris, early 19th century. Fire-gilt bronze case with marble base. Enamel dial. Signed (see Tardy, p. 253). Brass movement with thread suspension and half-hour strike. 32 x 29 x 14 cm.

Fri 03 May

Tischuhr mit Automat von Rouilly & Hooker à Paris - Table clock with automaton by Rouilly & Hooker à Paris First half of the 19th century. Fire-gilt bronze case in Chinese style. Silver-plated dial. Automaton with four rocking Chinese, intact. Brass movement with thread suspension and striking on a bell. H 52 cm.

Fri 03 May

Feine Pendule von E. Jullien à Paris - Fine pendulum by E. Jullien à Paris, late 19th century. Onyx and gilt bronze. Ancient female figure holding a fruit. Painted dial. Signed (see Tardy, p. 336). Brass movement. H 28 cm.

Fri 03 May

Lyraförmige Glaspendule von H. Moyson & Cie., Anvers - Lyre-shaped glass pendulum by H. Moyson & Cie, Anvers, late 19th century. Transparent glass and gilt bronze. Finely painted dial. Signed. Brass movement with strike on bell. H 56 cm.

Fri 03 May

Louis XVI-Pendule von Viger à Paris - Louis XVI pendulum by Viger à Paris, late 18th century. Marble and gilt bronze. Enamel dial. Brass movement. Signed. H 32 cm, W 30 cm.

Fri 03 May

Pendule in Form einer Öllampe der Antike - Pendulum in the shape of an antique oil lamp France, early 19th century. Bronze, fire-gilt and dark patinated. Enamel dial. Brass movement with thread suspension and half-hour strike. H 35 cm.

Fri 03 May

Emaille-Pendule - Enamel pendulum Bronze, gilded and enameled. Brass movement with strike on clay spring. H 50 cm, W 36 cm.

Fri 03 May

Vasenpendule von Angevin à Paris - Vase pendule by Angevin à Paris, early 19th century. Finely painted porcelain case with sculpted sphinx handles. Brass movement. Enamel dial. Signed (see Tardy, p. 9). Marble plinth. H 31 cm.

Fri 03 May

Pendule von Ephraim Hedström - Pendulum by Ephraim Hedström Stockholm, early 19th century. In the shape of an oil lamp. Bronze, fire-gilt and dark patinated. Enamel dial signed. Brass movement with thread suspension and strike on bell. H 40 cm.

Fri 03 May

Pendule von Dartois à Paris - Pendulum by Dartois à Paris First third of the 19th century. Fire-gilt and patinated bronze case with sculpted psyche. Signed (see Tardy, p. 156). Brass movement with thread suspension and half-hour strike. H 56 cm.

Fri 03 May

Pendule und ein Paar fünfflammiger Girandolen von Japy Frères - Pendulum and a pair of five-flame girandoles by Japy Frères Paris, last quarter of the 19th century. Bronze, gilt and enameled. Brass movement with strike on bell. Signed. H 50 cm.

Fri 03 May

Französische Pendule, Mitte 19. Jhdt. H 37 cm. - French pendulum, mid-19th century. H 37 cm.

Fri 03 May

Tischuhr und ein Paar Vasen von J. Duffez - Table clock and a pair of vases by J. Duffez France, early 20th century. Marble, onyx and metal. Signed. Brass movement. Pendulum: 34 x 53 x 12 cm.

Fri 03 May

Tischuhr von Meister Sonnemann in Oesselse (Hannover) - Table clock by Master Sonnemann in Oesselse (Hanover), early 19th century. Mahogany case, partly blackened. Enamel dial. Signed. Brass movement with strike on bell. H 53 cm.

Fri 03 May

Skelettuhr - made of brass, ca. 19th century. Dial ring with Roman numerals, strike on bell. Movement starts, not checked. Pendulum and key present, bell missing. D

Fri 03 May

Wandregulator - with pendulum and 2 weights in a wooden case, c. 1910/20. 134 x 44 x 20 cm. Movement: Gustav Becker, Freiburg im Breisgau a.o. No. P 27 a. 542425 D

Fri 03 May

Small Louis XV-style bronze mantel clock, gilt. Baluster-shaped body of opulent rocailles and foliate scrolls, on a corresponding console. Profile-framed clock face and added quartz movement. Quartz movement. H. 26,5 cm. A small French gilt bronze clock. Quartz movement added later. France. Late 19th century.

Fri 03 May

Small Boulle pendulum With an all-over tortoiseshell background and inlays of ornamented brass in the so-called Boulle technique and gilt bronze. Baluster-shaped body with vase finial and glazed dial with enamel reserves. Quartz movement. H. 35 cm. A French Boulle style mantel clock. Quartz movement added later. France. Around 1900.

Fri 03 May

Napoleon III figure pendulum Bronze, gilt. A high, fluted pedestal base on lush foliate scrolls with a fully sculpted depiction of a young allegorical figure dressed in antique costume. Profile-framed dial and pendulum movement with thread suspension and half-hour strike on bell. H. 49 cm. 39 cm x 16 cm. A French gilt bronze Napoleon III mantle clock. Strikes half hour on a bell. France. Circa 1860.

Fri 03 May

Belle Epoque bronze figure pendulum, gilt and dark patinated. Above a stepped, cranked round base with a surrounding palmette and pearl frieze, a fully sculpted depiction of a putto supporting a round clock case. Sculptural crown of rose petals and bow motif. Glazed enamel dial, marked Passement Hger.du Roy à Paris. Balance movement with half-hour strike on bell, h. 47 cm. A French gilt and patinated bronze Belle Epoque clock. Strikes half hour on a bell. France. 19th century.

Fri 03 May

Large Napoleon III Boulle pendulum Full-surface base of red lacquer with inlays of ornamented brass in the so-called boulle technique. Gilt bronze applications. Curved, rising clock case glazed on three sides over a concave base with a segment-shaped upper finial. Curved, rising crown with applied foliage and a fully sculpted Fama. Dial with enamel reserves. Pendulum movement with pendulum spring and half-hour strike on bell. H. 99 cm. A large French Napoleon III Boule style clock. Strikes half hour on a bell. France. Late 19th century.

Fri 03 May

ATMOS table clock by Jaeger LeCoultre, so-called "Pendule Perpetuelle". Gilt brass, partially satin-finished. Rectangular body glazed on all sides. Profile-framed white chapter ring with indices. Arabic numerals. Marked ATMOS, Jaeger LeCoultre. Rotating pendulum. H. 23,5 cm. 21 cm x 16 cm. A Swiss gilt brass table clock by Jaeger LeCoultre. Switzerland. Le Sentier. 20th century.

Fri 03 May

Rococo table clock with rare Meissen comedian figure "Pulcinella" Gilt French bronze base with relief scrolls. In the center is the porcelain figure of the Neapolitan Pulcinella with a strongly formed hump from the Italian comedy, stylistically related to the Harlequin or "Hanswurst" depiction. Comedian standing in an expressive dancing posture, dressed in a white jacket with stripes and playing card pattern over two-tone trousers and pointed hat. Holding a sausage in his right hand and a plank in his left. Polychrome painting with gold staffage. Figure designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1740 - 1742. The back with ascending, widely branching acorn tendrils in green painted metal with horn acorns as supports for a round, rocaille-framed clock case in gilt bronze. Glazed enamel dial with black Roman and Arabic numerals. Hinged, decorated back cover, incised no. inside; thread suspension. H. 33 cm. Cf. master, cat. Porcelain, Pauls Collection, p. 265; cat. Meissen from a private collection, no. 204; Jansen, Commedia dell'arte, no. 15 (comparable figures); Menzhausen, p. 133; Röbbig, Kabinettstücke, p.59 ff. A splendid French gilt-bronze mounted Rococo pendule arranged Meissen porcelain figure of the Neapolitan Pulcinella and oak branches decor. Meissen/France. Mid 18th century.

Fri 03 May

Large, magnificent Meissen Rococo pendulum High, rocaille-shaped, open-worked, gilt bronze base with five-step staircase and adjoining decorative railing. In the center, a gold-framed base plate with a rocaille frame. Group composed on a rocky hill. Seated, crowned young lady in a white dress decorated with so-called Indian flowers, surrounded by two playing cupids. On both sides slightly recessed standing malabars playing music. Malabar in a fur-lined, pink coat over a floral patterned robe and long yellow trousers. Holding a hurdy-gurdy in her right arm. As a counterpart, a bearded Malabar playing a stringed instrument (added in the 19th century). On the reverse, ascending flowering branches of green painted iron with color painted, so-called Vincennes flowers. Tall, branched bronze stem as support for a round clock case framed like a cartouche. Glazed enamel dial with black Roman and Arabic numerals, marked "á Paris". Half and hour strike on bell. Thread suspension and sun pendulum. Polychrome painting with gold decoration. Designed by Friedrich Elias Meyer. Minimally rest/rep; h. 60 cm. 50 cm x 23 cm. The Meissen porcelain manufactory commissioned the Vincennes-Sèvres manufactory in Paris to produce flowering branches of this kind. A comparable flower arrangement with figurative depictions on a similarly designed bronze base from Paris can be found in the porcelain collection in the Dresden Zwinger and in the Bavarian National Museum. Luxurious arrangements of valuable porcelain figures combined with fire-gilded bronze mounts were a specialty of the "Marchands mercies"; these Paris-based dealers in luxury goods had the privilege of "combining imported goods and enhancing them by transforming them into ensembles of different materials". These pieces found their way into court collections and also ended up in the possession of wealthy financiers as cabinet pieces to decorate the rooms at festive events. Cf. cat. Museum Bad Pyrmont, Meissen porcelain, ill. p. 196; Rückert, ill. 1061. Röbbig, Kabinettstücke, p.59 ff. Provenance: from the liquidation of an important North German private collection, acquired at Schloss Ahlden, auction no. 95, lot 1120. A splendid Parisian gilt-bronze mounted Rococo pendule arranged with Meissen porcelain figures and Vincennes flowers. Minor restored/repaired. The 19th. C. malabar figure added later. Meissen/Paris. Circa 1745.

Fri 03 May

Large Meissen magnificent pendulum with Watteau decoration with a rectangular base on heavily scrolled volute feet. Baluster-shaped curved clock body with a lattice-like openwork dome, the interfaces with applied small forget-me-not flowers. Topped with a sculptural vase with a bouquet of flowers. A figure of Flora sitting on the shoulder with a palm branch and cupids playing. Surrounded by rocaille decoration in relief with sculpturally applied, elongated leaf tendrils with large, various flowers. Framed absorbent cotton scenes in gold-contoured reserves on the front. The narrow sides and base with scattered flower arrangements. Polychrome painting with rich gold decoration. Designed by J. J. Kaendler. Round movement case, glazed, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals. Hour strike on bell. Minimal rest.; sword mark. H. 71 cm. Provenance: from the liquidation of an important North German private collection. A splendid large porcelain mantel clock painted with Watteau decor. Minor restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Mid 18th century.

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Magnificent mantel clock on a porcelain base. Two-piece; rectangular, curved, profiled base, flattened at the corners. Architecturally structured baluster body on four pressed leaf volutes, crowned by an oval, bulbous lidded vase. Relief decoration on all sides consisting of extended, leaf-relief corner pilaster strips, cherub and female mascaron heads, gold-ornamented blue and white drapery, latticework and a cross-band border. Rich gold staffage with gold etchings. Glazed porcelain dial with Roman numerals. Gilt brass bezel and hands. Half-hour strike on bell. Plate inscribed "Lenzkirch AGU 1 Million" with serial no. 9830028. designed around 1775. model no. 635. year letter. Sceptre and painter's marks. H. 35 cm. Cf. Köllmann/Jarchow, vol. 2, fig. 627. A splendid rich gold-decorated porcelain mantel clock on base. "Lenzkirch AGU 1 Million" movement. Date letter. Sceptre and painter's mark. KPM-Berlin. Circa 1925.