France, an attractive late 19th century hour repeating carriage clock, gilt Anglaise Riche style case with bowed sides, five beveled glasses, the top glass with convex ends and incurved corners, matte silver mask with black enamel Limoges dial having faux white enamel cartouches with red roman numerals, the scheme repeated in the alarm chapter, but with arabic numerals, gilt distaff hands, and 8 day, three train movement with lever platform, striking the hour and half hour on a gong, and repeating the last hour on demand
Probably Vienna, an unusual, large, late 19th century Austro Hungarian ivory and enamel table clock, the architectural case with ivory moldings and veneers, the base with a full width drawer, the corners with blue enamelled columns ornamented with spiraling floral and foliate vines and Corinthian capitals below urn finials, and mounted with twenty one enamel plaques, and surmounted by an enamel dome with figural finial, the polychrome panels with figures in arcadian landscapes and including many putti, and characters from Greek mythology, each with a plain, conforming gilt frame, the larger panels with corner rosettes, and others trimmed with gilt mounts, arabic numeral enamel dial with center decorated to match the panels and gold plated hands, the inner surface of the back door with mirror, the interior with mirrored flap above two drawers, also with decorative enamel panels, and 8 day, two train movement striking on a gong
An unusual large late 19th century Austro Hungarian ivory and enamel table clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$10,000 – $15,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$6,500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Nov 20, 2022[/restrict]
Probably Vienna, an unusual, large, late 19th century Austro Hungarian ivory and enamel table clock, the architectural case with ivory moldings and veneers, the base with a full width drawer, the corners with blue enamelled columns ornamented with spiraling floral and foliate vines and Corinthian capitals below urn finials, and mounted with twenty one enamel plaques, and surmounted by an enamel dome with figural finial, the polychrome panels with figures in arcadian landscapes and including many putti, and characters from Greek mythology, each with a plain, conforming gilt frame, the larger panels with corner rosettes, and others trimmed with gilt mounts, arabic numeral enamel dial with center decorated to match the panels and gold plated hands, the inner surface of the back door with mirror, the interior with mirrored flap above two drawers, also with decorative enamel panels, and 8 day, two train movement striking on a gong
An unusual and decorative early 20th century hour repeating carriage clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $1,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$700[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]2022[/restrict]
Richard & Co., London and Paris, an unusual and decorative hour repeating carriage clock, gilt Anglaise Riche variant case with break arch top and scroll ornamented carrying handle, arabic numeral white enamel dial with gilt and engraved fretted mask featuring trailing vines and foliage, dragons, and basket of fruit, blued steel hands, and signed, 8 day, two train movement with lever platform, striking on a gong and repeating the last hour on demand
An unusual and decorative early 20th century hour repeating carriage clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $1,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$700[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jun 12, 2022[/restrict]
Richard & Co., London and Paris, an unusual and decorative hour repeating carriage clock, gilt Anglaise Riche variant case with break arch top and scroll ornamented carrying handle, arabic numeral white enamel dial with gilt and engraved fretted mask featuring trailing vines and foliage, dragons, and basket of fruit, blued steel hands, and signed, 8 day, two train movement with lever platform, striking on a gong and repeating the last hour on demand