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A large 19th century lacquered brass skeleton clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]£800 – £1,200[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Bonhams[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]£1,800[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Dec 15, 2021, 2021[/restrict]

A large 19th century lacquered brass skeleton clock with lever escapement and original dome
Signed on the bell J. Taylor, 6 Silver Street, Wakefield
The elaborate scroll frame united by seven turned tapering pillars and surmounted by the signed bell, mounted on a wooden base with tooled red leather centre embossed with a gilt 'S', the 7.25 inch skeletonised Roman dial with dotted minute outer track and blued-steel trefoil hands, the twin chain fusee movement with English lever escapement mounted above XII, rack striking the hour on a blued steel coiled gong mounted on a block stamped F.D., and striking the half-hours on the bell. Running and striking, with trip repeat for the hour. Together with the large original glass dome (49cms high) and a large brass winding key. 51.5cms (20ins) high (3)
Footnotes:
A Joseph Taylor was active in Wakefield in 1851-71.

A rare mid 19th century skeleton clock by John Pac

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]£1,500 – £2,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fellows[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]£1,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]2:00 AM – Apr 02, 2012[/restrict]

A rare mid 19th century skeleton clock by John Pace, Bury St. Edmunds, with musical movement. Having a fine gilt Arabic chapter ring framing blued steel spade hands and an exposed gut-driven movement with wheels of five crossings, raised on twin c-scroll supports to a brass oval base engraved “JOHN PACE Bury St Edmunds”, the brass base plate stamped several times beneath “PACE BURY ST EDMUNDS”, with cut-out and blued steel wavy connecting rod to a later gut-driven fusee musical movement by Reuge, St. Croix, with 2″ barrel and complete comb, playing a Brahms waltz and a Mozart serenade, Reuge label beneath, original red octagonal paper label within of John Pace, on ebonised base and brass ball feet, 13.75″, (35cm) high overall. Similar examples without musical movement were sold last year by Christie’s King Street, 17th March lot 121 and Bonhams New Bond Street, 13th December lot 64. Literature: see Derek Roberts, ‘British Skeleton Clocks’ (ACC, 1987), p.89 and F. B. Royer-Colllard, ‘Skeleton Clocks’ (NAG 1969), p.14.

Condition

Dial – excellent. Hands look broad for the elegant dial and may be later. Movement – excellent, though with later musical movement. Case – typical knocks to base but otherwise good. Brass strapwork around base edge has a vertical split. No dome. Fellows do not guarantee the working order or accuracy of any clocks sold.

A mid 19th century brass-framed skeleton clock by

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]£300 – £400[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fellows[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]£340[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]2:00 AM – Apr 02, 2012[/restrict]

A mid 19th century brass-framed skeleton clock by Webster of London. Having a 5″ silvered Roman chapter ring framing a wire-driven single-fusee timepiece movement with passing-strike, wheels of four crossings, the four-pillar A-frame surmounted by a bell with pikestaff hammer, on a fruitwood base with brass plaque engraved “Webster 8 days LONDON WARRANTED”, raised on three bun feet, 15″, (38cm) high.

Condition

Dial – very rubbed and worn, especially to numerals. Movement – requires a clean and service. Frame – appears sound. Minor splitting to edges of base. No dome. Fellows do not guarantee the working order or accuracy of any clocks sold.

A good mid 19th century brass skeleton clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]£400 – £600[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fellows[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]£2,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]2:00 AM – Apr 02, 2012[/restrict]

A good mid 19th century brass skeleton clock. Attributed to Edwards of Stourbridge, circa 1850, having a 4.75″ silvered twelve-lobed Roman dial with minute dots, framing a six-pillar chain-driven twin-fusee movement with wheels of six crossings, the frame of scrolled ‘Christmas Tree’ design with knopped and ringed pillars, 11″, (28cm) high, on a stepped white marble base beneath glass dome, 15.5″, (39.5cm) high overall. For a similar example by this firm, see F. B Royer-Collard, ‘Skeleton Clocks’ (NAG 1969), p.16.

Condition

Dial – some tarnishing to chapter ring, especially around VI-VII. Movement – superb quality and condition. Frame – excellent. Base – some glue to base joint (between stepped tiers). Dome intact. Fellows do not guarantee the working order or accuracy of any clocks sold.

19th Century English Brass Skeleton Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$700 – $1,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$450[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2019[/restrict]

19th Century English Brass Skeleton Clock. Porcelain dial. Fusee time and passing strike movement. With dome. Ht. 14″. The Ferd Kirshberger Collection, VA.

A French lacquered brass carriage clock late 19th

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]£300 – £400[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Bonhams[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]£180[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Oct 15, 2021[/restrict]

A French lacquered brass carriage clock
late 19th century,
the case with moulded borders the white enamel dial with Roman chapters and subsidiary alarm dial, and with repeater button, brass swing handle, height 20cm, handle extended, together with a smaller carriage clock with floral chased borders, the white enamel dial with Roman chapters, 16cm high. (2)

A LARGE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS CARRIAGE/TABLE CLOCK.

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]£800 – £1,200[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]John Nicholson Auctioneers[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]£900[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]6:00 AM – Nov 08, 2013[/restrict]

A LARGE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS CARRIAGE/TABLE CLOCK. 6.5ins high.