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A rare 19th century Japanese weight driven wall clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]£1,500 – £3,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Bonhams[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]£1,900[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Dec 15, 2021, 2021[/restrict]
A rare 19th century Japanese weight driven wall clock with alarm, now in a later hooded case
The clock body surmounted by a straight-sided bell with thickened rim over four finials and freestanding turned brass pillars set between top and bottom plates, the side and rear doors connected by pairs of hinges and removable as one joined unit, all three pieces engraved with an elaborate floral sprig, now set on a wooden wall bracket with glazed hood, the weight driven movement with verge escapement, the balance arbor and pallets suspended on silk, the flat brass balance with regulation effected by a sliding lead weight mounted on to one of the arms, the countwheel strike and alarm sounding on the bell above, the dial with 24 movable hour and half-hour markers, (12 silvered, 12 blued steel to denote day and night) rotating against a fixed pierced steel hand the centre further set with a smaller alarm-setting hand within a curved arc, over a pair of calendar apertures, all framed by a series of flowers and foliage.
The clock 24cms (9.5ins) high. The bracket 51cms (20ins) high.
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A 19th century European weight driven wall clock with
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]£600 – £800[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Bonhams[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]£600[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Dec 15, 2021, 2021[/restrict]
A 19th century European weight driven wall clock with front mounted pendulum in an ebonised wooden case
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The case with shallow arched cresting surmounted by a bell and hammer, over an arched glazed door and hinged glazed side doors, the 6 inch arched brass dial with five applied circular roundels, Roman and Arabic chapter ring framing the cross-hatched centre and gilt brass hands, the brass-posted movement with iron backplate complete with hook and spikes, verge escapement, front-mounted pendulum and outside countwheel strike on the bell. Together with three lead and one brass weight. 30cms (11 1/2ins) high (5)
Footnotes:
This weight driven wall clock can be used either in the wooden case, or independently hung via the hook and spikes set into the iron backplate.
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19th Century Weight Driven Banjo Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$200 – $400[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture][/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$250[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Nov 14, 2020[/restrict]
19th century banjo clock with 8-day, weight-driven movement, lead weight, steel hands, iron painted dial with roman numerals, replaced lower glass signed "Moberg 1994," replaced upper glass, finial is a modern replacement, side arms are later additions and signed "Made in England," not running. 32 in. high x 10 in. wide x 4 in. deep.
A GOOD 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRONZE CLOCK, formed as an
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]£1,500 – £1,800[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]John Nicholson Auctioneers[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]£1,700[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]6:00 AM – Nov 08, 2013[/restrict]
A GOOD 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRONZE CLOCK, formed as an oxen carrying a drum clock, with gilded decoration. 11 inches high.
Dokei Japanese Weight Driven Stick Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $7,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 07, 2011[/restrict]
Dokei Japanese Weight Driven Stick Clock: engraved movement; brass numerals; removable hood; drawer with key.
15″ x 2 1/2″
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Early Japanese Weight Driven Bracket Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $2,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$11,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – May 05, 2007[/restrict]
Early Japanese Weight Driven Bracket Clock with a iron movement and brass case with enamel painted dial. All sides have a floral design in relief. The clock rest on a carved and painted wood shelf.
30 1/4″ T x 9 1/2″ W
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.
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