Andre Romain Guilmet, Mystery Torsion Clock, circa 1875-ClockPrices.Com

Andre Romain Guilmet, Mystery Torsion Clock, circa 1875

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$8,000 – $12,000[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$15,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Mar 31, 2023[/restrict]

Andre Romain Guilmet, Mystery Torsion Clock, circa 1875

Patinaed metal and marble, glass dial, satin glass chapter ring, exposed escapement, bell striking Samuel Marti movement, torsion pendulum

Ht. 29 in. W 8 1/2 in. D 8 1/2 in.

Provenance: Sotheby's, Masterpieces from the Time Museum, 2002, Time Museum Inventory No. 1075.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.

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Andre Romain Guilmet Figural Mystery Torsion Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$8,000 – $10,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine’s Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$7,750[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture][/restrict]

Andre Romain Guilmet Figural Mystery Torsion Clock
late 19th century
the patinated metal figure with purpose made glass case and marble base, 8-day brass time and strike movement with Guilmet's crank and stirrup escapement and torsion pendulum, movement signed with the makers mark "GLT, 4565" and by the ebache supplier "Marti"
29 x 9 x 7 inches (clock)
34 x 12 x 14 inches (case)

André Romain Guilmet Figural Mystery Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$4,000 – $6,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$8,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Apr 01, 2023[/restrict]

André Romain Guilmet Figural Mystery Clock
circa 1880
the patinated metal figure holding a crystal mystery pendulum, surmounted on a gilt brass-mounted slate base, 8-day brass time and strike movement, signed with the makers mark "GLT, 2061" and by the ebache supplier "Marti," figure signed "D. Marie" for DÃˆsirÃˆ-Pierre-Louis Marie (French, 1761 – 1863)
29 x 12 x 5 inches

A late 19th century well form mantel clock with conical pendulum by Andre Romain Guilmet

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

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$3,200[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]2015[/restrict]

Andre Romain Guilmet, Paris, a late 19th century well form mantel clock with conical pendulum, the case with gilt and silvered open frame with cobalt blue glazed and gilt, faux masonry base, a well wheel at the top, just below the point at which the repousse pail pendulum is suspended, the front panel with molded cartouches bearing gilt, Gothic roman numerals, and 8 day, two train movement striking the hours and half hour on a bell, and with Guilmet's mark on the back plate

A late 19th century well form mantel clock with conical pendulum by Andre Romain Guilmet

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

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$3,200[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Jun 12, 2022[/restrict]

Large Guilmet Mystery Clock, circa 1880

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$8,000 – $12,000[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$8,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Mar 31, 2023[/restrict]

Large Guilmet Mystery Clock, circa 1880

Black marble base with gilt bronze mounts, roman numeral dial, paw front feet, surmounted by a gold-tone patinaed metal classical female statue after Auguste Louis Mathurin Moreau (1834-1917) with upraised arm holding a gilt pendulum with a glass bob which swings without an visible means of impulse. Eight-day time and strike movement marked "Brevete GLT S.G.D.C.," strikes the hour and half hour on a bell.

Ht. 37 1/2 in. W 22 in. D 11 in.

Provenance: Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.

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Rare Torsion Pendulum Mystery Clock, sculpture by Auguste Moreau, circa 1890

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$5,000 – $8,000[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$9,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Mar 31, 2023[/restrict]

Rare Torsion Pendulum Mystery Clock, sculpture by Auguste Moreau, circa 1890

Patinaed metal figure of Nebuleuse by August Moreau on a roux marble base supports the Torsion Pendulum. The rear view shows the suspension assembly which passes down through the tube.

Ht. 30 1/2 in.

Provenance: Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.

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