Louis XV Quarter-Striking Musical Organ Bracket Clock

Louis XV Quarter-Striking Musical Organ Bracket Clock

Circa 1750, ebonized wood and brass boulle case, 15 in. 25-piece cartouche dial with finely pierced hands and leaf-cast bezel, square plated two train quarter repeating movement with verge escapement, quarter repeating on two bells, the strike work mounted on the back plate, releasing the organ on the hour, massive Swiss organ movement in the base with twin barrels and tandem winding twin fusees, pinned wood barrel playing eight airs on seventeen pipes and a pair of bellows, inlaid with foliate brass design, outlined in rococo C-scroll, shell and leaf mounted, the front with an allegorical figure and baby dragon mask, concave cresting surmounted by an associated ormolu figure of Charles Martel called 'Martel the Hammer'

.Max Ht. 50 in W 24 in. D 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, Sotheby's, New York, 1993.
Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.

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A later 18th century ebonized quarter striking bracket clock signed Michael Remred London

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$600 – $800[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$800[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Sep 10, 2022[/restrict]

Probably Michael Dermer, Ochsenhausen, Germany, a later 18th century ebonized three train bracket clock, the case with molded top and base, the door with glazed, break arch aperture, and upper corners with gilt spandrels, sides also with glazed break arch openings, and flattened, molded bell top with cast brass carrying handle, gilt and engraved composite dial with silvered, roman numeral chapter ring, blued steel hands, and mock pendulum below 12:00, the arch with signed boss and subsidiary dials for strike control, brass, two day, three train movement with verge escapement and bob pendulum, striking petit sonnerie Viennese quarters on two bells, with grand sonnerie repeating on demand

English Fusee Quarter Hour Striking Carriage Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$600 – $800[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

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

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,600[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 16, 2019[/restrict]

English Fusee Quarter Hour Striking Carriage Clock with Exposed Escapement. 2 inch silvered dial has black Roman hour numerals and spade hands. In a gilt brass case with an incised decorated top and front, beveled glass on the front and sides; the rear door has a pierced back and the top glass for viewing the escapement. Movement & strike mechanism function correctly. Dimensions: 6 3/4 in. high x 3 3/4 in. wide x 3 in. deep. Weight: 4.65 lbs.

Louis XV Musical Contra-Boulle Clock with Bracket

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$10,000 – $15,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$8,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Mar 31, 2023[/restrict]

Louis XV Musical Contra-Boulle Clock with Bracket

Circa 1750, waisted case veneered with brass inlaid with stained shell, surmounted by a rococo urn and applied with leaf and shell mounts throughout, with a conforming wall bracket. Brass dial with 25 porcelain cartouches, signed STRAUBHAR A STRASBOURG (Johann Jakob Straubhaar, active 1721-1750) 3 train musical with nest of 8 bells chiming on quarter hours and playing one of 7 tunes on the hour. Clock trains with going barrels, music on fusee movement wound on right of clock. Hour strikes on large bell at top of clock.

Catalog Note: H.L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers francais, Paris 1974; p. 600 (bio. on J.J. Straubhaar).

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Clock 27 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.

Provenance: Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.

Viennese Enamel Musical Organ Desk Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,500 – $4,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

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

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,750[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 16, 2019[/restrict]

Viennese Enamel Musical Organ Desk Clock. Gilt bronze decorated organ with cupids on either side of the top with a lyre in the middle and mythical creature heads on either side of the keyboard; has enamel panels on the front and sides depicting men, women and cupids with scenic backgrounds. Centered in the main scene is a 1-inch porcelain enamel dial with blue Roman hour numerals and gilt highlights; spring driven movement. Below is a two-tune music box. Dimensions: 3 3/4 in. wide x 7 3/4 in. high x 3 1/2 in. deep. Weight: 3 lbs.

For a detailed condition report on this item, please email jf@fontainesauction.com

Viennese Enamel Musical Organ Desk Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,500 – $4,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

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

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,750[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 16, 2019[/restrict]

Viennese Enamel Musical Organ Desk Clock. Gilt bronze decorated organ with cupids on either side of the top with a lyre in the middle and mythical creature heads on either side of the keyboard; has enamel panels on the front and sides depicting men, women and cupids with scenic backgrounds. Centered in the main scene is a 1-inch porcelain enamel dial with blue Roman hour numerals and gilt highlights; spring driven movement. Below is a two-tune music box. Dimensions: 3 3/4 in. wide x 7 3/4 in. high x 3 1/2 in. deep. Weight: 3 lbs.

Lenzkirch Quarter Striking Ormolu Mounted Oak Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$400 – $600[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Mark of Time[/restrict]

Sold Price:

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

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]1:00 PM – Feb 18, 2004[/restrict]

German Lenzkirch Quarter Striking Ormolu Mounted Oak Clock, Circa 1885, 6″ brass dial with cast spandrels & silvered chapter ring, 8-day, signed brass quarter striking movement, well appointed solid architectural style oak case, has various cast ormolu decorations, a good looking clock, and very collectible Lenzkirch maker, very good condition with minor losses to cornice, movement complete and in fine working order. Height 19 1/2″.