Patinated Bronze Figural Swing Clock

A Louis Philippe Verde Antico Marble, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Circa 1840
Height 24 1/2 x width 11 3/4 x depth 6 1/4 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.

A good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock signed Lebaury a Paris

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"

Figural Patinated & Gilt Metal Swing Clock

Estimate:

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

Auctioneer:

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

Sold Price:

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

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Oct 22, 2022[/restrict]

Figural Patinated & Gilt Metal Swing Clock
19th/20th century
the cherub surmounted on an onyx base and holding a modern copy of an Ansonia ball and movement, late 20th century 8-day movement with compound pendulum
31 x 7 1/2 x 10 inches

French Bronze Figural Swing Ball Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,800 – $2,400[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

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

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,100[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]10:00 AM – Jan 15, 2012[/restrict]

Male statue on marble base. 12″ w x 28″ t. C

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.

French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $2,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

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

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$6,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]2022[/restrict]

Lot 315

French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock (19th century)
modeled as a hunter beside a tree with birds, the dial with Roman numerals and two wind holes, the frieze panel decorated with figures in a littoral scene with nautical themes, all on a stepped plinth base accented with laurel leaves
24 x 17 x 6 inches

Provenance:
From the Private Collection of Joseph Rondina