Shelf or Mantel Figural Animated
French, Eugene Farcot, 8 day, spring brass movement, Farcot-style chaff cutter movement with swinging doll pendulum in an alabaster mantel case.
Alabaster case has one tiny chip on the base. Original porcelain dial has a couple hairline cracks. Original hands. Original gilt figure has some slight wear on the high spots.
France, an attractive architectural mantel clock with animated figure, gilt and silvered bronze case, the rectangular base on gilt, scroll feet with Grecian ornament, the mid section also with cast ornament surrounding the Roman numeral silvered dial, and
case dirty, silvered surfaces with some staining and tarnish, gilding good, the animated cupid an incorrect replacement for the original butterfly, dial with tarnish, hands with minor oxide, movement needs work, ticks, strike mainspring broken, bell missing
F. Kroeber Clock Co., New York, "Angel Swing No. 1" shelf clock with a spring driven, 8 day timepiece movement in a walnut case.
The case is in excellent condition with original finish. The original paper dial is also in excellent condition and the hands are original. The door glass and both side glasses are original. The swinging angel pendulum appears to be original. Nice label. This is an excellent example of this scarce model..
Ansonia Clock Co., New York, "Jumper No. 2" bobbing doll novelty timepiece, 30 hour, time only, spring driven movement that powers the clock and bouncing bisque doll, cast metal stand, 4 inch paper dial.
case is in good as found condition. Original paper dial is slightly stained. Hands are original. Doll is a modern replacement of the wrong design. The movement ticks and the doll bounces, but it was not tested long term.
France, after Farcot, swinging doll clock, 8 days, time and strike, spring driven, visible movement, chaff-cutter escapement with two escape wheels in an alabaster case with white enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals.
edge and corner chips to case. Putto has an old patina. The porcelain dial has hairlines; There never was a bezel or front glass, so it was originally under a glass dome. The movement is stamped with serial number 52797 and "Chappelment Brevet " as well as a trademark featuring a bird with arrows. Movement runs but was not tested long term.
French, Farcot, 8 day, spring driven, Farcot-style chaff cutter movement with swinging doll pendulum in an alabaster mantel case.
White alabaster case has minor edge roughness on the base and chip broken off the right front corner. There is also some roughness on the top back edge. Original porcelain dial is perfect. Original hands. Original swinging doll has some gilding loss. Doll swings front to back.
French "Swinging Cupid" 8 day time and strike shelf clock, white alabaster case with marble and brass accents and feet. Japy Fils movement, 1844, 149 and 1855 medailles, with double escape wheel and "chaff cutter" escapement.
there are many small edge chips, and a larger loss at the rear, but overall condition is very good. The white enamel dial is good (there never was a front bezel, glass and back as it was originally under a dome): The movement ticks, swings the doll and strikes on bell, but was not tested long term. We see a bit of solder where the twisted cable attaches to the cupid.
French, 8 day, spring brass movement alabaster case swinging doll pendulum mantel timepiece. Movement is marked Chapement Brevet #58849
Alabaster case has minor imperfections and some roughness on the top back edge but is in otherwise nice condition. Original porcelain dial is perfect and original hands. Original cast metal doll has gilding loss on the high spots. Timepiece runs, but the movement is in need of cleaning.
Junghans, Germany swinging doll novelty mantel clock, 8 days, time only, spring driven movment wound from the side of an oak case in the form of a chalet with bisque figures of a well dressed man pushing a young Victorian lady on a swing. The white enamel
the case has remnants of a very old finish. The figures are both in excellent condition with only very minor damage and the dial is in excellent condition. The movement ticks but has not been fully tested.
Karl Griesbaum, Germany, whistler, carved and painted figure of a man in hat and overcoat with umbrella tucked under his arm, enjoying a beer, his head moving from side to side and whistling a tune when activated by lever in his back, with "KG" logo on
very good overall, a bit dirty, working well