Switzerland
Mathey Tissot and Co., Switzerland, an enamelled, miniature, minute repeating travel or desk clock with leather bound box, the silver gilt case with black bordered, green enamel panels, with polychrome enamel and gilt ornament, and resting on a molded,
case very good, gilding worn from exterior of case, enamel with a few minor scratches, dial and hands very good, very minor losses to a few numerals, movement with fine scratches and minor spotting, dirty, one gong replaced and of incorrect pitch, running and repeating correctly, would benefit from service, outer box minor losses to base, leather with minor losses and staining at left, clock dimensions listed
Mira Floor Standing Music Box by Mermod Freres, Ste-Croix, Switzerland, playing 18" discs on a double comb movement with two sliding dampers in a mahogany case decorated with tinted gold and silver leaf foliate transfers, with brass handles over two doors
the box sounds excellent. All teeth on comb are intact. There 24 discs accompanying the box. Some of the beading around edge where doors close is absent. top with Old English scratch repairs. The case retains its original finish.
B.A. Bremond, Geneva, Switzerland, 5 tunes with a 17 inch cylinder playing on a three-piece comb using two mainsprings in a dark hardwood case with paper tune card under the lid and engraved tune card within the box, paper label with operating
The movement is a bit dull and dirty, but the box sounds very good. The dark wood case has some small areas of finish loss on the lid, edges, and corners. There are two broken teeth. The lid has a 4 inch crack starting on one end. The bill included with the lot is on B.A. Bremond letterhead and is dated 1880. The bill was address to Mr. Henry C. Gibson in Philadelphia who was presumably its first owner. Gibson was a businessman, distiller, philanthropist, and art collector.
Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, a small, two day marine chronometer, 15 jewel fusee movement with matte, gilt plates, spring detent escapement, large cut bimetallic balance with diamond endstone, blued steel balance spring, and micrometric regulator with
running, plates with minor marks and scratches, dial with a few minor marks and scratches, hands very good, bowl and gimbals with good polish and lacquer, box with dings, scratches, and abrasion, minor losses to finish, some hardware with tarnish
Switzerland for Heeren Bros. and Co., Pittsburgh, Penn., "Ideal Excelsior" interchangeable cylinder music box, 6 tunes using a 9 inch cylinder playing on a one piece comb with 60 teeth, mechanism with Jacot's safety check and speed control in a lidded oak
The two wood cases are in excellent condition and were probably restored in the past. The cylinder storage box lid has a long seam where a glue joint is located. The nickel plated movement and cylinders are clean and bright. The nickel plate has worn off of the plaque with patented dates on one edge. Retailer label is a bit faded. Comb is stamped with "ST" or "TS" trademark.
Switzerland, music box, playing 8 tunes with a 12 inch cylinder playing on a two-piece comb with 92 teeth and six tuned bells, mounted in a box with rosewood veneered top with marquetry scrolls, a striped shield and 13 Mother of Pearl stars, the front
The case is in very good condition with some very minor scuffs along the corners and edges. Very clean movement. Four comb teeth look to have been repaired in the past.
Switzerland, music box, playing 12 tunes with a 9.25 inch cylinder playing on a one piece comb with 44 teeth and five tuned bells, all mounted in a rosewood veneered box with string inlay on the front and top
The box is in good condition. It has some scratches in the wood on the top and bottom of the lid and may have been refinished some time ago. It is missing a small piece of molding on the back left corner. The movement looks fairly clean and the tunes change as they should. The bells and hammers have nice polychrome flower and butterfly ornaments. No tune card under the lid. No key for lid lock.
Geo. Baker & Co., late G. Baker-Troll & Co., Geneva, Switzerland, 21" cylinder music box playing 12 tunes on three combs over three octaves in a burl walnut and Carpathian elm burled veneer case with ebonized accents
the mechanism that has been fully restored by Henry Childs of Michigan and has a couple patches and small ding to the lid veneer and some deep scratches that have been nicely restored, but are visible at certain angles. Back right foot has a little damage. The right side panel has a repaired crack and some roughness on the edges. The left side panel has some veneer roughness on the edges as well. The 21 inch nickel plated cylinder and movement has been nicely cleaned and restored. The original tune card is missing. The tips on all the teeth in the three combs are present.
Standing Jeweler's Regulator, 8 day, time only, weight driven Swiss pinwheel movement with a gridiron lyre pendulum and sweep seconds in a carved walnut and walnut burl case with white enamel dial
the case has a nicely rubbed down finish. It is a professionally altered wall mounted factory case that is now in a standing configuration. The movement and pendulum have matching numbers. The weight is original.
Switzerland, a late 18th century Neuchateloise bracket clock, the red, hardwood case and bracket with painted floral ornament, the bracket with polychrome musical trophy, and with foliate, repousse mounts, and top with cast bronze urn finial, faux
case with minor repairs, repainted, surface with crazing, rear right foot repaired, dial replaced, hands good, movement ticks and strikes, but the striking is set up incorrectly and so the full hour is not reported, pendulum replaced