French Empire-Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock with Cupid
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,500 – $3,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine’s Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,800[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Oct 22, 2022[/restrict]
French Empire-Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock with Cupid
late 19th century
the seated cupid writing on a scroll with a dove by his side, dial marked "Grobe, A Paris," brass eight-day spring-driven movement with a half hour strike on a bell, signed "Japy Freres"
19 1/2 x 19 x 14 inches
A French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $2,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Hindman[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,300[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Oct 19, 2021[/restrict]
A French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Raingo Freres, Paris, Late 19th Century; The Case by Henri Picard
the dial signed Raingo Fres. a Paris, the case stamped 9/962 and H. Picard.
Height 14 x width 17 3/4 inches.
A good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock signed Lebaury a Paris
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$4,000 – $6,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,600[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]2022[/restrict]
Lebaury a Paris, a good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock, the stepped, patinated base on anthemion ornamented paw feet, surbase with gilt heart and flower decorated molding and mounted with three interlocking wreaths and flanking swords, surmounted by a patinated, winged male figure, studying a gilt scroll atop the architectural clock enclosure, the base and cornice with foliate ornamented moldings, and the front with torcheres and suspended festoon, signed, gilt roman numeral dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement with silk thread suspension, striking the hours and half hour on a bell, the back plate signed "Hemon a Paris"
A good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock signed Lebaury a Paris
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$4,000 – $6,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,600[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jun 12, 2022[/restrict]
Lebaury a Paris, a good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock, the stepped, patinated base on anthemion ornamented paw feet, surbase with gilt heart and flower decorated molding and mounted with three interlocking wreaths and flanking swords, surmounted by a patinated, winged male figure, studying a gilt scroll atop the architectural clock enclosure, the base and cornice with foliate ornamented moldings, and the front with torcheres and suspended festoon, signed, gilt roman numeral dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement with silk thread suspension, striking the hours and half hour on a bell, the back plate signed "Hemon a Paris"
Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$700 – $1,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Doyle New York[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture][/restrict]
Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock
Circa 1810
Height 12 1/2 inches (33.3cm).
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An Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $4,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Hindman[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,400[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Oct 18, 2022[/restrict]
An Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
19th Century
the case flanked by the figure of Apollo on one side and a telescope on the other, the base with a cast classical frieze titled Immortalite; the movement marked TN.
Height 23 5/8 x width 16 1/8 inches.
Property from the Estate of Michael L. Wilkie, Chicago, Illinois
Michael L. Wilkie (1941-2021) was the owner of one of the most renowned penthouses in both Chicago and the nation. Recently offered for sale for the first time in nearly fifty years, the penthouse occupies the entire top floor and roof terrace of 1500 Lake Shore Drive, which was built in 1927 by celebrated architect Rosario Candela.Wilkie, who grew up in Long Grove, Illinois as well as Montecito, California, played a critical role in expanding his family business, the DoALL Company, which came to include over 70 companies around the globe. His father, Leighton A. Wilkie, founded DoALL and invented the metal-cutting bandsaw, one of the most widely used tools in manufacturing today. Michael Wilkie worked for and ran the business for 60 years.
Photos courtesy of Andrew Miller and The Baines Group, Jameson | Sotheby's International Realty.
French Asian Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$600 – $800[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$750[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Oct 23, 2021[/restrict]
French Asian Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Clock
late 19th century
the bronze case with a hunting scene and foliate motifs, supported by an open-work base, 8-day time and bell strike movement, movement signed "AD. Mougin"
14 3/4 x 12 x 6 1/2 inches