Antique French Bronze Eagle Inkwell Clock

DESCRIPTION: Antique French bronze eagle inkwell features an intricate cast bronze eagle with spread wings atop a craggily rock base, clutching an antique "8 Jours" brass and glass cased clock. Further flanked by ornate double lidded inkwell, all raised on a green onyx base. Eagle signed at side. "8 Jours" ball clock features a glass and brass case with white enamled dial, black Arabic numbering, blued spade form hands, and lower seconds complication. Marked at case: "Metal Dore, PB" dial signed: "8 Jours" movement marked: "France".
CIRCA: 19th Cent.
ORIGIN: France
DIMENSIONS: (Inkwell) H: 7" x W: 7" x L: 12" (Ball Clock)H: 2.5" x D: 2"
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Bronze Eagle & Onyx Pedastal Glass Ball Clock

Bronze Eagle & Onyx Pedastal Glass Ball Clock. Figural gilt bronze eagle stands perched on a rock structure with spread wings, body turned to the its right and head cocked forward, has a deep brown patina on the figure and gilt finish on the rock structure; raised on a turned & fluted green onyx pedestal and square base. In its mouth the eagle holds a hanging spherical timepiece, magnifying glass ball front and back has a 3.5 in. dia. with Roman hour numerals on the dial and sub seconds dial; movement has a lever escapement with jeweled pallets, good balance wheel swings freely with nice brisk motion, winds from the crown at the top of the sphere and has a pin-set mechanism. Movement is signed Egalite, winds, sets and runs, has a slight bruise on the face of the sphere. 15.75 in. high.

French Bronze & Marble Glass Ball Clock with Eagle

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

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

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,200[/restrict]

Sold Date:

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French Bronze & Marble Glass Ball Clock with Eagle
late 19th century
the glass ball clock suspended from the eagle's beak, 8-day pin set Swiss movement, dial signed by the retailer "Adolph Nevir, Berlin"
14 1/2 x 10 x 7 inches

French Onyx & Bronze Eagle Moon Phase Ball Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$5,000 – $7,500[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

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

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,900[/restrict]

Sold Date:

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French Onyx & Bronze Eagle Moon Phase Ball Clock
late 19th century
the glass ball clock suspended from the eagle's beak, surmounted on an onyx base, 8-day pin set Swiss movement with calendar and moon phase dial
13 x 9 x 7 inches

Bronze and Marble Eagle Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$700 – $1,200[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$600[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – May 05, 2007[/restrict]

Bronze and Marble Eagle Clock with a ball top and arrow shaped hands. Works marked “R.A. 7753”. Time only works. Clock is not running at this time.

9 1/4″ T

Italian Bronze Clock w/Eagle & Serpent

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$100 – $1,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$325[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – May 03, 2008[/restrict]

Italian Bronze Clock w/Eagle & Serpent on its top: the 2″ porcelain dial is marked Veglia and made in Italy. Top front has NL overlapping monogram. The front and back are engraved with Lineretettel Bertatol 1943. First letters may be wrong. Fixed key wind movement.

(The dial is fractured. Alarm key is wound tight.)

9 1/4″ tall and running at this time