Shelf Animated
Black Forest animated mantle clock, ca. 1900.
13 inches high oak case, original finish. 3.5 inches dial with fancy brass beading, old hands. Style of case is to look like the blacksmith's shop. 1-day pendulum movement strikes a bell on the hours and half hours, at the same time the blacksmith strikes the anvil with his hammer. He is old, original and in good condition. Movement runs but should be serviced.
French Automaton Rocking Ship Mantel Clock In A Gilt And Bronze Case With An 8 Day Silk Thread Suspension Movement That Strikes The Hours And 1/2 Hours On A Bell.
The Automation Is Of A Rocking Ship On The Ocean. The Marking On The Ship Movement Are: T C Cailly, Eude, And Brevete. Circa 1810-1825.
French Automaton Rocking Ship Mantel Clock In A Gilt Case With A 8 Day Movement With A Silk Thread Suspension That Strikes The Hours And 1/2 Hours On A Bell. Circa 1810-1825.
The Clock Sits On An Inlaid Base. The Automation Is Of A Rocking Ship On The Ocean. The Marking On The Ship Movement Are: T C Cailly, Eude And Brevete.
German animated water fountain clock, circa.1920's.
Fancy case with carved half columns; brass ornamentation, tiny finials, approx. 13 inches tall. Water (twisted glass that turns simulating a waterfall) comes from a lion's mouth and falls into the brass basin at the bottom of the clock. Two mechanisms each winding separately. The clock movement winds from back; 2 inch two piece dial. A little unusual with this clock it comes with an alarm with outside bell; sets from back. Small hand to indicate alarm time on back is missing. Both movements work fine..
Junghans Shelf clock, circa.1880-1900's. 12 inch high mini oak case, open well bottom.
Overall has a Swiss chalet look, corners are metal with rivets, small pieces of metal and rivets applied all around case. 3.5 inch dia. porcelain dial, small chip at center shaft, has Junghans logo, silver bezel matches metal trim. Clock winds from side of case. 30 hour time only movement. Swinging child pendulum made of brass and lead. Running.
C.1910, German, Waterfall Automaton in generally very good condition, the waterfall spinning fine and the clock ticking.
This is a cute small walnut version with the clock in a hood at the top, and the separate spring motor for the waterfall housed in the lower section. The fountain has a cast brass lions mouth from which the glass tube extends and ends in a pivot in the brass water bowl at the bottom. The façade is faux marble painted (has a single vertical dry split), depicting black with green marble. A cute clock. Height 13.5 inches
CHINESE STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH AUTOMATA, circa1840
IN THE ARCH IS A THREE DIMENTIONAL SCENE WITH TWO IVORY FIGURES AND AN IVORY KETTLE BETWEEN THEM WHICH ELEVATES UP AND DOWN WHENEVER THE CLOCK STRIKES. -THE BRASS DOUBLE FUSSEE MOVEMENT STRIKES THE QUARTERS AND FULL HOURS ON TWO BELLS. THE BACK PLATE IS ENGRAVED AND SIGNED IN SCRIPT.. "A MAGNIFICENT AND BEAUTIFUL CASE ." -with mother-of-pearl, brass, and oriental teakwood-also sweep center seconds hand. Height 25.5inches (65cm) Width 13.5 (35cm)
18K gold and enamel, pin-set petite sonnerie striking clock with singing bird rising and singing every hour or on demand. Ilbery, London, movement attributed to Freres Rochat, No. 271, enamel attributed to Jean-Louis Richter, Geneva, circa 1800.
Ilbery, London, movement attributed to Freres Rochat, No. 271, enamel attributed to Jean-Louis Richter, Geneva, circa 1800. Magnificent, highly important, 18K gold and enamel, pin-set petite sonnerie striking clock with singing bird rising and singing every hour or on demand. C.
The Juggler" table timepiece painting with digital indication. Disheim-Goldschmidt Fils & Cie, Swiss, circa 1920.
"The Juggler" D. Disheim-Goldschmidt Fils & Cie, Swiss, circa 1920. Rare and amusing table timepiece painting with digital indication. C. Painting of a Chinese juggler in gilt bronze frame flanked by two pieces of malachite at the lower sides, sitting on a silvered rectangular base molded in alternating floral and chain-link patterns, hardstone rectangular base, push-piece at the top revealing the hour and minute apertures. D.
Digital automaton table timepiece painting. D. Disheim Goldshhmidt, Fils & Cie., Swiss, circa 1920.
D. Disheim Goldshhmidt, Fils & Cie., Swiss, circa 1920. Le Jongleur Fine and unusual digital automaton table timepiece painting. C. Gilt bronze framed painting, featuring a seated Chinese juggling with a playing card in one hand, an egg in the other disclosing the digital hours and minutes when depressing the button at the top. Silvered gallery with cast formal decoration, standing on a rectangular marble base. M. 19Ó', brass three-quarter plate with going barrel, pin pallet Roskopf escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the case and movement.