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RARE! French Conical Mystery Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$5,000 – $12,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$14,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – May 05, 2007[/restrict]

RARE! French Conical Mystery Clock, 8 day time only, 4″ ball with brass numerals, spring driven, spring suspension and hangs by 3 brass chains. Spelter figure and base. All original, very good condition. Circa 19th century.

22 1/2″ T x 7 1/2″ W 8 1/2″ D

Rare Diana Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$7,000 – $9,000[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$7,500[/restrict]

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

Rare Diana Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock. Standing bronze figure of Diana the Huntress, she is wearing a robe and holds a bow with a quiver of arrows at her left side, in her right hand she holds the pendulum. Hanging from 3 chains, under a large 4 spring suspension cluster is a cobalt sphere; containing the spring driven movement with a conical platform at the top, teardrop acorn bob hangs in the center and the dial of the sphere and has applied brass Roman hour numerals. The spring inside the movement drives the mystery escapement at the top as the conical bob hanging in the center swings around clockwise, has an hour and half hour bell strike. A very rare and unusual clock in very good working condition. 27.5 in. high.

French Mystery Conical Shelf Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $2,400[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$1,700[/restrict]

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

French Mystery Conical Shelf Timepiece, Circa 1890, 3″8-day, brass spring driven movement, quality cast decorative tripod frame with 3 1/2″ brass ball dial, the pendulum suspended by a thread gains its motivation by means of a rotating tail from the top of the ball, the hands, numerals and ball have been repainted blue, an unusual rare and collectors item, very good restored condition. Height 15″, Width 5″, Depth 5″.

French Figural Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$5,000 – $7,500[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$5,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]

French Figural Dore Bronze & Alabaster Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock. Standing bronze classical robed female figure holding an urn in one hand and the pendulum in the other, hanging from a silk thread suspension, figure is unsigned; white alabaster base has dore bronze side mounts & feet. 4 in. gilt metal dial has applied brass Roman hour numerals and gilt spade hands; round brass 8 day spring driven movement signed Japy Freres et Cie., has an half hour strike with a bell, movement has a vertical post connected to a lever at the top of the movement which rotates the pendulum clockwise. Clock is in working condition, figure has a nice dark brown patina and old minor repairs to the front corners of the base. 35 in. high x 18 in. wide x 9.5 in. deep.

Figural Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$4,500 – $6,500[/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 – May 17, 2014[/restrict]

Figural Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock. Standing gilt spelter figure of a standing robed maiden, in her left hand she holds up the pendulum. Hanging from 3 chains, under a large silk thread suspension cluster is a purple luster sphere containing the spring driven time only movement (numbered 8084) with a conical platform at the top, a long stalactite post drops in the center into the spinning horizontal bar at the top of the verge; the dial of the sphere has applied brass Roman hour numerals. The spring inside the movement drives the mystery escapement at the top as the conical bob hanging in the center swings around clockwise. A very rare and unusual clock in good working condition. 20.5 in. high.

Diana Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$6,000 – $8,000[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$5,500[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Nov 17, 2012[/restrict]

Rare Diana Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock. Standing bronze figure of Diana the Huntress, she is wearing a robe and holds a bow with a quiver of arrows at her left side, in her right hand she holds the pendulum. Hanging from 3 chains, under a large 4 spring suspension cluster is a silvered sphere; containing the spring driven movement with a conical platform at the top, teardrop bob hangs in the center and the dial of the sphere and has applied brass Roman hour numerals. The spring inside the movement drives the mystery escapement at the top as the conical bob hanging in the center swings around clockwise. A very rare and unusual clock in very good working condition. 24.5 in. high.

Philippe Mourey Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $3,000[/restrict]

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

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$4,750[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]

Philippe Mourey Figural Dore Bronze & Onyx Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock. Standing dore bronze classical female figure holding a locomotive in one hand and the pendulum in the other, hanging from a silk thread suspension, she stands beside a globe on a round plinth on top of the clock case, figure is signed Ph. Mourey; white onyx case has dore bronze side mounts, columns, feet and finials. 4 in. gilt metal dial has applied brass Roman hour numerals and fancy pierced hands; round brass spring driven movement has an half hour count wheel strike mechanism with steel bell, movement has a vertical post connected to a lever at the top of the movement which rotates the pendulum counter clockwise. Clock is in working condition with a few minor corner chips and one repair to the case, one foot is loose and the lions head escutcheon plate at the bottom of the pendulum is loose. 22.5 in. high.