Rare Automaton with Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Stanton’s Auctioneers & Realtors[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jan 07, 2022[/restrict]
Automata. A la Civette. 23" tall x 20" wide x 11" deep, partial original Paper label. Porcelain dial clock. Cylinder music box. No dome
Bontems 8 Bird Automaton Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$7,000 – $9,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$6,500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]
Attr: Bontems 8 Bird Automaton Clock. 8 birds are perched in a tree, 2 of the birds and a spiral spinning glass rod at the bottom resembles running water are animated with a large spring driven movement in the base, unsigned. In good condition and mechanism is running; has leaves and flowers in the tree, one bird sits in a nest with an insect on the tree trunk, foliage, moss and mushrooms grow on the ground around the tree. To the left side is a 3 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, black open moon hands and a gilt brass beaded bezel; typical French, round brass movement signed Japy Fils and has an half hour strike on a silvered bell. Missing glass dome, dial has cracks, gilt base is refinished and appears to have the name Bontems written in pencil on the inside of the base in script. 26 in. high x 20 in. wide x 10 in. deep.
Rare Trumpeter Clock with Automaton
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,500 – $5,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Stanton’s Auctioneers & Realtors[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$4,250[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jan 07, 2022[/restrict]
A Wehrle Style Black Forest Example. 36" tall x 16" wide x 10-1/2" deep. Untest
Rare French Automaton Car Clock by Guilmet
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$5,000 – $8,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$42,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Oct 17, 2014[/restrict]
Rare French Automaton Car Clock by Guilmet. C. 1907. Brass body; folded silk window coverings; automated wheels on steel spoked rims, driven by a chain. On the driver’s side door, there is a clock with a porcelain dial and an Aneroid barometer below the clock. A Fahrenheit thermometer is on the passenger door. Ht. 8 1/2″ W 16″ D 6″ .
Condition
AN EXTREMELY RARE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH AUTOMATON CLOCK
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]£300 – £500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Hannam's Auctioneers Ltd[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]£2,300[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]2:00 AM – Jun 08, 2017[/restrict]
AN EXTREMELY RARE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH AUTOMATON CLOCK depicting military figures within the castle walls, encased within a glass dome. 46 cm x 55 cm.
5 Bird Automaton Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$7,000 – $9,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$6,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]
5 Bird Automaton Clock. 5 birds are perched in a tree, 3 of the birds and a spiral spinning glass rod at the bottom resembles running water are animated with a spring driven movement in the base. In good condition and mechanism is running, one bird flaps its wings, on jumps from branch to branch and the third drinks from the running water, has 2 bellows and whistles and a separate music box mechanism in the base. To the left side is a 3 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, black open moon hands and a gilt brass beaded bezel; typical French, round brass 8 day movement signed Japy Freres, has an half hour strike on a silvered bell. Missing pendulum, has dome and signed with retailers label on the bottom of the base ÂF. Kroeber, Importer & Dealer in French, German and American ClocksÂ. 25 in. high x 17 in. wide x 9 in. deep.
4 Bird Automaton Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$6,500 – $8,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$28,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]
4 Bird Automaton Clock. 4 birds are perched within a blossoming tree, 2 of the birds and a spiral spinning glass rod at the bottom resembles running water are animated with a large spring driven movement in the base, the 2 stationary birds are nested in the top of the tree. In good condition and mechanism is running, bird whistles are faint. To the left side is a 3 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, black pierced quatrefoil hands and a gilt brass beaded bezel; typical French, round brass movement signed Japy Freres and Brevetes S.G.D.G. strikes on a silvered bell. Missing pendulum, glass dome is in very good condition. 26 in. high x 19 in. wide x 8.5 in. deep.