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French Empire Bronze Portico Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$1,200 – $1,500[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$1,200[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]

French Empire Bronze Portico Clock. 3.5 in. gilt brass dial with black painted Roman hour numerals, machined center, acanthus leaf bezel and open moon hands; has a typical round brass 8 day spring driven movement with an half hour count wheel strike mechanism on a steel bell, gridiron pendulum with fancy leaf decorated bob. Dore bronze 4 column case with overhanging cornice top, relief decorated filigree and swans on the cornice and relief decorated garland, filigree and swans on the front of the base. In very good condition with an excellent finish and running. 17 in. high x 8.5 in. wide x 4.75 in. deep.

French Empire Portico Calendar Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$7,000 – $9,000[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$5,250[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]

Signed L. Dubois French Empire 4 Columns Portico Calendar Clock. 6 in. silvered and damascened dial has black painted Roman hour numerals with open moon hands, 2 sub dials with French abbreviations for Day & Month and open aperture exposing the date, dore bronze filigree decorated bezel; round brass spring driven movement with deadbeat escapement, count wheel half hour strike mechanism with a steel bell, large quality gridiron pendulum, in good running condition. In a beautiful French empire 4 column case with ebonized lacquered finish, dore bronze trim, capitols and overhanging cornice top. 28.5 in. high x 14.5 in. wide x 7.75 in. deep.

French Empire Malachite Portico Clock

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

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$3,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Nov 17, 2012[/restrict]

French Empire Malachite Portico Clock. 4.5 in. porcelain chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals, engraved dore bronze center and bezel, blued open moon hands; French brass spring driven movement, count wheel strike mechanism with silvered bell, large gridiron pendulum with heavy brass bob. The malachite case has 4 tapered columns with dore bronze capitols, cornice, base and feet. In very good condition with no breaks or repairs. 20.5 in. high x 10 in. wide x 7 in. deep.

French Empire Portico Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$500 – $750[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$450[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Nov 17, 2012[/restrict]

French Empire Portico Clock. 5 in. Silvered dial w/ black roman numerals and minute markers, open moon hands, round leafy dore bronze bezel; typical round French brass movement with count wheel strike mechanism and silvered bell; movement signed Â Fons 1827. Has a quality gridiron pendulum and a fancy dore bronze flower shaped bob; the mahogany case has smooth columns w/ dore bronze capitols and applied mounts; quality French bronze movement. 21.5 in. high x 11.5 in. wide.

French Empire Portico Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$1,200 – $1,400[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$1,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Nov 17, 2012[/restrict]

French Empire Portico Clock. 3.5 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, open moon hands and fancy dore bronze bezel; early round,brass spring driven French movement, has count wheel half hour strike mechanism and steel bell. In an ebonized, portico style case with spiral turned columns and heavily embellished with dore bronze floral mounts with swirled filigree and central medallions, fancy gridiron pendulum, with figural & relief molded dore bronze bob. Clock attr: to Louis Philippe (c.1840) and is in very good overall condition with only a few very minor losses to the mounts. 20.5 in. high x 10 in. wide x 6 in. deep.

French Empire Ebonized Portico Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$300 – $500[/restrict]

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

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

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]

French Empire Ebonized Portico Clock. 4 in. silvered dial has black Roman hour numerals, open moon hands and fancy gilt bronze bezel; round brass 8 day spring driven time only movement with long cast bronze gridiron pendulum has a leafy decorated bob. In an ebonized wood case with 4 long columns having gilt bronze capitols, pierced filigree mounts and turned wood feet. Case surface has some cracking and losses to the finish, movement is not running, very dirty, broken suspension spring, crutch & bell mount. 17.5 in. high x 9.5 in. wide x 5.25 in. deep.

French Empire Pinwheel Portico Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$3,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2013[/restrict]

French Empire Pinwheel Portico Clock. A fantastic birds-eye maple case with 4 turned columns, bronze dore capitols, trim and bezel around the dial, which has a 5 in. porcelain chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals, engraved dore bronze center, open moon hands and sweep seconds hand. Large, round brass movement is signed Rieussec, Hger Du Roi; has a pinwheel escapement, long heavy brass, gridiron pendulum hangs from a knifepoint suspension in the rear of the case. 22.25 in. high x 11.25 in. wide x 6.75 in. deep.