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French Silk Thread Lyre Clock

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

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$2,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]

French Dore Bronze, Malachite & Cut Glass Silk Thread Lyre Clock. Has cut glass columns with spherical finials at the top, dore bronze cross support and center crest with reverse cut glass portrait medallion; dore bronze reticulated dial with bronze side supports and cornucopias; movement and dial are set in turned fruitwood, malachite in the base and on the pendulum. Typical, brass, French, silk thread movement with half hour bell strike. 22.5 in. high x 10 in. wide x 7 in. deep. 4 in. dial

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 Silk Thread Lyre Mantle Clock

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

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$1,750[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]

French Empire Bronze Silk Thread Lyre Mantle Clock. 4.25 in. dore bronze dial with filigree border and center, black Roman hour numerals (repainted) and open moon hands. Bronze 2 tone lyre shaped case with finely relief decorated floral, filigree and grape vine design on the gilt front; pineapple finials on the sides, lioness head finials at the top and large maidenÂs bust crest, mounted at the base is 2 kneeling winged angles on either side of a large vase. Has a typical round French brass silk thread time only movement signed Douillo. 20 in. high x 7.5 in. wide x 4 in. deep

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.

French Figural Silk Thread Clock

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

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$400[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]

French Figural Silk Thread Clock

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

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$900[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Jun 02, 2012[/restrict]

French Figural Silk Thread Mantle Clock. The dore bronze clock depicts the “Fountain of Youth”, a spiral glass rod spins, resembling flowing water, has a separate spring driven movement built into the case; the figure of Ponce de Leon is seated beside the fountain on a boulder, he holds a canteen of water in his hands, the stepped rectangular base has a grey tone finish with dore bronze mounts containing gothic arches with quatrefoil medallions in the center. Has a 3 in. silvered chapter ring with black Roman numerals and open moon hands; typical round French brass silk thread movement signed Villemsens a Paris, count wheel strike mechanism strikes on a bell. Clock is in overall good condition, both movements are in running condition; the canteen held by the figure appears to be replaced, missing pendulum. 17 in. high x 10 in. wide x 4.5 in. deep