A good late 19th century figural annular mantel clock by Dumoulinneuf Paris
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Nov 20, 2022[/restrict]
Dumoulinneuf, a Paris, a rare and extremely decorative annular mantel clock, the stepped, molded, griotte marble base with bow front and incurved corners, gilt quarter round transition moldings and six gilt feet, all supporting a patinated bronze sphere set with gilt, three dimensional stars, hung with floral garlands, and surmounted by a large, gilt eagle with outspread wings, silvered dial rings with roman hours and arabic minutes, the time indicated by a bowknot suspended arrow, 8-15 day time and strike movement with lever platform, counting the hours on a bell, movement signed
A good late 19th century French figural conical pendulum clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,500 – $3,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Nov 20, 2022[/restrict]
France, a good late 19th century figural conical pendulum clock, on a turned griotte marble base with plaque engraved "Abeille par J. Causse", supporting a patinated spelter winged female figure with tulips, her right hand reaching for a flower and the left held aloft and holding a suspension with three chains attached to a spherical blue timepiece with stylized roman numerals, fancy gilt hands, and containing an 8 day timepiece movement, the continuously rotating escape pinion with lever bearing on a rod extending from the suspension, and causing the clock to trace a conical path
A late 19th century French figural mantel clock with
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,200 – $1,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,800[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Nov 20, 2021, 2021[/restrict]
France, a late 19th century figural mantel clock with conical pendulum, the alabaster case on toupie feet with cavetto molded base, case sides with naturalistic scroll ornament, the front with foliate ornamented double vasiform columns flanking the gilt, roman numeral dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, and surmounted with a standing female figure with globe at her feet and a locomotive in her right hand, her left held aloft and supporting the conical pendulum with spherical, star mounted bob, and 8 day, two train movement striking the hours and half hour on a bell
A late 19th century French figural mantel clock with conical pendulum
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $1,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]May 06, 2023[/restrict]
France, for M.S. Smith & Co., Detroit, a late 19th century figural mantel clock with conical pendulum, the break front alabaster case on scroll feet and molded base, case sides with stylized scroll, anthemion, and palmette mounts, the front with cruciform mount echoing those at the sides, signed, roman numeral alabaster dial with gilt spade hands, the case surmounted by a standing, gilt spelter female figure representing industry and commerce, with globe at her feet and a locomotive in her right hand, her left held aloft and supporting the conical pendulum with nickel plated, spherical bob with two gilt stars, driven by an 8 day, two train movement striking the hours and half hour on a bell
A fine late 19th century French figural mantel clock featuring La Nymphe Cloris by Delaplanche
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,200[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]May 06, 2023[/restrict]
France, a fine late 19th century figural mantel clock, the patinated bronze sculpture of "La Nymphe Chloris" rendered in exquisite detail, the dancing figure on the toes of her left foot, her arms raised above her head, with flowers in her hair and left hand, her dress expertly rendered, trailing and flowing in response to her movement, on a molded plinth signed by sculptor "Eugene Delaplanche" and also by the founder "F. Barbedienne", resting on a gilt bronze base having scroll feet, with rococo ornament including C scrolls, acanthus, and a stylized scallop shell, roman numeral white enamel dial with gilt Louis XIV style hands, and 8 day, two train movement with lever platform, striking the hours and half hour on a bell, signed "J. Dupont Paris"
A large and impressive mid 19th century French figural clock with annular dial
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$7,000 – $10,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,600[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]2021[/restrict]
France, a large and impressive mid 19th figural clock with annular dial, at the right a mottled marble plinth surmounted by a cobalt blue porcelain sphere decorated with small gold stars, at it's equator a silvered roman numeral chapter ring marked with hours and minutes, at the left, a bisque, seated female figure in ancient Grecian dress, her left hand held above the sphere, and the right holding a pair of gilt brass dividers, the point indicating the time on the silvered ring, 8 – 15 day brass timepiece movement with silk suspension and Brocot escapement, all on a rectangular Portoro marble base
A large and impressive mid 19th century French figural clock with annular dial
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$7,000 – $10,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,600[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jun 12, 2022[/restrict]
France, a large and impressive mid 19th figural clock with annular dial, at the right a mottled marble plinth surmounted by a cobalt blue porcelain sphere decorated with small gold stars, at it's equator a silvered roman numeral chapter ring marked with hours and minutes, at the left, a bisque, seated female figure in ancient Grecian dress, her left hand held above the sphere, and the right holding a pair of gilt brass dividers, the point indicating the time on the silvered ring, 8 – 15 day brass timepiece movement with silk suspension and Brocot escapement, all on a rectangular Portoro marble base