Antique French Empire Silk Thread Shelf Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$500 – $1,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$200[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]October 1, 2016[/restrict]
French Silk Thread Mantle Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $3,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Jun 02, 2012[/restrict]
French Silk Thread Mantle Clock. Figural dore bronze case has a seated Asian woman wearing long elegant embroidered garments, she holds a mirror in one hand and she is putting her earrings on; has a beautiful base with Asian motif, very high quality design. 3 in engraved dial with gold finish, black Roman hour numerals and open moon hands. Typical French round brass silk thread movement, count wheel strike mechanism, strikes on a bell. 18 in. high x 13 in. wide x 5 in. deep
French Figural Silk Thread Mantle Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $2,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,750[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2013[/restrict]
French Figural Silk Thread Mantle Clock. 2 tone dore and brown patina bronze clock case has a figural woman seated on top, she is wearing a fancy dress, petting a dog with her right hand and holds a book & handkerchief in her left hand, she sits on a boulder-like mound with floral mounts. 3.5 in. silvered bronze dial has black incised Roman hour numerals, bronze bezel and blued open moon hands; typical round brass spring driven silk thread movement has a half hour strike on a brass bell. 15 in. high x 12 in. wide x 4 in. deep.
French Bronze Silk Thread Mantle Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$700 – $900[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$450[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]
French Bronze Figural Silk Thread Mantle Clock. 2 tone bronze case with dark brown patina and gold dore, case top in the form of a boulder with a Scottish highlander kneeling at the top holding his sword in his left hand and pointing his pistol with his right. Has a 3 in. silvered dial with black painted hour numerals, open moon hands and brass bezel; brass 8 day spring driven silk thread movement is unsigned, has an half hour strike on a bell. 14.25 in. high x 10.5 in. wide x 4 in. deep.
French Empire Silk Thread Mantle Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,250[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]
French Empire Silk Thread Mantle Clock. Mahogany case with an arched top; has gilt brass mounts and trim, the front panel depicts a woman kneeling beside an obelisk and a birdcage, a bird lays in the hay beside her. 5 in. porcelain dial with cobalt border, black Roman hour numerals, Arabic 5 minute markers and is signed Laplace a Paris. Round brass silk thread movement has a count wheel strike mechanism and strikes on a bell; dial has some minor faint hairlines. 19 in. high.
French Silk String Empire Mirror Back Shelf Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$400 – $1,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$300[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Jul 27, 2011[/restrict]
French Silk String Empire Mirror Back Shelf Clock: unmarked porcelain dial; time and strike.
(Dial has minor scuffs and cracks around screw and keyholes.)
17 1/2″
French Figural Silk Thread Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Nov 17, 2012[/restrict]
French Figural Silk Thread Clock. 3 in. silvered dial with etched center signed Boulay Ricoud a Chateau Deim, has blued open moon hands and a beaded dore bezel; typical round French brass spring driven silk thread movement, half hour strike on a silvered bell. Figural bronze case has a 2 tone dore and brown patina finish, a nobleman is seated, leaning against a rock, wearing a long overcoat and holds a scroll in his right hand; on a splayed base with fancy swirling filigree. 15 in. high x 10.5 in. wide x 4 in. deep.