Clocks Monthly Update
March 2009
Interiors,
South Kensington
3rd March 2009
Interiors,
New York
3rd-4th March 2009
Interiors,
South Kensington
17th March 2009
The Country House Sale,
South Kensington
18th March 2009
19th Century Furniture,
King Street
19th March 2009
Masters & Makers,
South Kensington
24th March 2009
The Sunday Sale,
South Kensington
29th March 2009
European Noble &
Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Message from
Jamie Collingridge
There is bumper crop of clocks this month. In the following pages you
will find (mostly decorative) clocks in eight different sales in London,
New York and Amsterdam.At the end of this update (p. 26) I have
given contact details of the specialist to contact for each sale if you
need more information or extra images, but if I can be of any help
please just let me know.
I am pleased to say that clocks have been getting some good press and
on a couple of occasions this year I have opened up my daily
newspaper to read of one which has done well at auction. In the more
specialist press, reviewing the Warner collection Anne Crane of the
Antiques Trade Gazette commented ‘Good British clocks appear to be
credit crunch-resistant at present’ and her colleague Anna Brady has also
written of the ‘cheering statistics’ demonstrated by our inaugural sale of
Important English Furniture and Clocks in January.Amidst all the
doom and gloom about the economy it is refreshing to read something
positive. Long may it continue.
Kind regards
Jamie Collingridge
Director & Head of Department
Clock Department
[email protected]
Tel. +44 20 7389 2223
Fax. +44 20 7389 2504
page one
Interiors, South Kensington
3rd March 2009
Lot 40
A FRENCH ORMOLU STRIKING
MANTEL CLOCK
Third quarter 19th Century
201⁄2 in. (52 cm.) high
£1,000 -1,500
Lot 172
A GEORGE II GREEN LACQUER STRIKING EIGHT DAY
LONGCASE CLOCK
John Pashler, London. Circa 1740
94 in. (239 cm.) high
£1,000 -1,500
Lot 232
A VICTORIAN GILTWOOD AND SHEET METAL
AUTOMATA PICTURE CLOCK
The movement signed John French, Yalding,
Mid 19th Century
241⁄2 in. (62 cm.) wide
£700 -1,000
5901
40
172
232
page two
Interiors, South Kensington
3rd March 2009
Lot 451
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED BISCUIT PORCELAIN
STRIKING AND CALENDRICAL MANTEL CLOCK: THE
BIRTH OF CUPID
Drouot, Paris. Circa 1810
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high
£1,500 - 2,500
Lot 454
A CHARLES X LARGE ORMOLU STRIKING EIGHT DAY
FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK
Second quarter 19th Century
23 in. (41 cm.) high
£800 -1,200
Lot 456
AN EMPIRE FIGURAL STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
Flocard, Paris. Early 19th Century
16 in. (41 cm.) high, excluding base and dome
£800 -1,200
5901
451
454
456
page three
Interiors, New York
3rd-4th March 2009
Lot 511
A CHROME STEEL, LACQUERED WOOD AND ENAMELED METAL ‘STEERING WHEEL’ CLOCK,
GEORGE NELSON FOR HOWARD MILLER, 1948
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter
$800 -1,200
Lot 555
AN ENAMELED METAL ‘STEERING WHEEL’
WALL CLOCK
GEORGE NELSON FOR HERMAN MILLER, 1948
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter
$600 - 800
Lot 625
A GERMAN WALNUT MANTEL CLOCK,
20TH CENTURY,
together with a Thorens music box
The clock 20 in. (51 cm.) high; the box 4 in. (10 cm.)
high, 93⁄4 in. (25 cm.) wide, 63⁄4 in. (17 cm.) deep
$700 - 900
Lot 816
A GEORGE III JAPANNED 'ACT OF PARLIAMENT'
CLOCK, THE CASE PART 18TH CENTURY, DIAL
SIGNED 'MALL HILL DEVONSHIRE STREET'
58 in. (147 cm.) high, 29 in. (73.5 cm.) wide
$2,000 -3,000
Lot 851
A BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED DIMINUTIVE TALL
CASE CLOCK, 20TH CENTURY
53 in. (134.5 cm.) high
$800 -1,200
Lot 856
AN ENGLISH BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED ‘ACT OF
PARLIAMENT’ CLOCK, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER,
DIAL SIGNED 'HRY LANE BRISTOL'
44 in. (112 cm.) high
$1,500 -2,000
Lot 752
A PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT MANTELCLOCK,
THE DIAL INSCRIBED 'ROBERT'
20 in. (51 cm.) high
$400 - 600
Lot 907
A NORTH EUROPEAN GILT-BRONZE,
ROSEWOOD AND MARQUETRY PORTICO CLOCK,
MID-19TH CENTURY
161⁄2 in. (42 cm.) high
$700 - 900
2141
Lot 927
AN AMERICAN CLASSICAL MAHOGANY AND
EGLOMISE MANTEL CLOCK, 19TH CENTURY
301⁄4 in. (77 cm.) high;
163⁄4 in. (42.5 cm.) wide;
6 in. (15 cm.) deep
$1,200 -1,800
551
555
625
816
851
856
752
907
927
page four
Interiors, New York
3rd-4th March 2009
Lot 871
A DIRECTOIRE PATINATED BRONZE, ORMOLU
AND MARBLE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK, CIRCA 1800,
DIAL SIGNED ‘GALLE RUE VIVIENNE A PARIS’
121⁄2 in. (32 cm.) high
$2,000 - 3,000
Lot 903
A NORTH EUROPEAN GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED
INLAID FRUITWOOD AND PART-EBONIZED MANTEL
CLOCK, 19TH CENTURY
20 in. (51 cm.) high
$800 -1,200
Lot 886
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE FIGURAL MANTEL
CLOCK, DIAL INSCRIBED 'PLANCHON A PARIS',
MID-19TH CENTURY
17 in. (43 cm.) high
$1,500 - 2,000
Lot 905
A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FIGURAL
MANTEL CLOCK,
LATE 19TH CENTURY
161⁄2 in. (42 cm.) high
$1,000 -1,500
Lot 906
A FRENCH PORCELAIN AND GILT-BRONZE
MANTEL CLOCK, DIAL AND WORKS INSCRIBED
‘PAUL GARNIER HER DU ROI PARIS’
171⁄4 in. (44 cm.) high
$800 -1,200
Lot 965
A SWEDISH GILTWOOD CARTEL CLOCK, LATE 18TH
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE WORKS INSCRIBED ‘B&W
167533’
401⁄2 in. (103 cm.) high
$1,000 -1,500
Lot 931
AN AMERICAN MAHOGANY TALL-CASE CLOCK,
19TH CENTURY, WITH REPLACEMENTS
881⁄2 in. (225 cm.) high
$1,000 -1,500
Lot 556
A PATINATED BRONZE AND ‘FAVRILE’ GLASS
‘PINE NEEDLE’ CLOCK, DIAL SIGNED ‘TIFFANY & CO.’
6 in. (15 cm.) high; 71⁄4 in. (18.5 cm.) high,
handle raised
$3,000 - 5,000
2141
Lot 981
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TALL CASE CLOCK,
DIAL SIGNED PARKER, LIVERPOOL, SECOND HALF
18TH CENTURY
971⁄2 in. (247.5 cm.) high, 191⁄4 in.(49 cm.) wide
$3,000 - 5,000
871
903
886
905
906
965
931
556
981
page five
Interiors, New York
3rd-4th March 2009
Lot 969
A NAPOLEON III PATINATED, GILT-BRONZE AND
MARBLE FIGURAL CLOCK GARNITURE,
LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE DIAL SIGNED ‘H. HOUDEBINE FT DE BRONZES PARIS’
The clock 261⁄2 in. (67 cm.) high;
the candelabra 28 in. (71 cm.) high
$10,000 -15,000
Lot 765
A ROCOCO REVIVAL MAHOGANY TALL CASE CLOCK,
20TH CENTURY,
with eight tubular chimes
98 in. (249 cm.) high
$10,000 -15,000
2141
969
765
page six
Interiors, South Kensington
17th March 2009
Lot 11
A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL
STRIKING EIGHT DAY CARRIAGE CLOCK
Retailed by Asprey, London. Early 20th Century
5 in. (12.5 cm.) high, handle down
£1,200 -1,800
Lot 38
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE
STRIKING EIGHT DAY MANTEL CLOCK
Late 19th Century
161⁄4 in. (41 cm.) high
£1,800 - 2,500
Lot 41
AN EMPIRE MINIATURE ORMOLU
MANTEL TIMEPIECE
Early 19th Century
101⁄4 in. (26 cm.) high
£800 -1,200
5902
11
38
41
page seven
Interiors, South Kensington
17th March 2009
Lot 47
AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY MARINE
CHRONOMETER
Thomas Mercer, London, No. 1261 N. Circa 1981
Box – 205 mm. diameter
Dial – 120 mm. diameter
£1,200 -1,800
Lot 116
A GEORGE II GREEN LACQUER STRIKING EIGHT DAY
LONGCASE CLOCK
Peter Carney, London, Circa 1740
831⁄2 in. (212 cm.) high
£1,500 - 2,000
Lot 121
A FRENCH GILT-BRASS STRIKING EIGHT DAY
MANTEL CLOCK
Last quarter 19th Century
131⁄2 in. (34 cm.) high
£600 - 900
5902
5902
47
116
121
page eight
Interiors, South Kensington
17th March 2009
Lot 127
A SWISS GILT-BRASS ATMOS TIMEPIECE
Jaeger-LeCoultre. Circa 1970
91⁄4 in. (23.5 cm.) high
£400 - 600
Lot 130
A VICTORIAN BRASS EIGHT-DAY SKELETON TIMEPIECE
WITH PASSING STRIKE
Late 19th Century
231⁄2 in. (60 cm.) high, excluding dome
£400 - 600
Lot 136
AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY TWO-DAY MARINE
CHRONOMETER
Thomas Mercer, St Albans, No. 21182. Circa 1955
Box – 190 mm. square
Dial – 100 mm. diameter
£500 - 700
5902
127
130
136
page nine
Interiors, South Kensington
17th March 2009
Lot 139
AN ENGLISH TWO-DAY SURVEY CHRONOMETER
Thomas Mercer, St. Albans, No. 21164. Circa 1955
Box – 275 mm. wide
Dial – 100 mm. diameter
£500-700
Lot 360
AN EMPIRE PATINATED BRONZE AND ORMOLU
STRIKING EIGHT DAY FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK
Early 19th Century
151⁄2 in. (39.5 cm.) high
£1,500-2,000
Lot 476
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY STRIKING EIGHT DAY
LONGCASE CLOCK
J. Armstrong, Walton. Circa 1820
87 in. (220 cm.) high
£600-800
5902
139
476
360
page ten
The Country House Sale,
South Kensington
18th March 2009
Lot 42
A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD MARINE STICK
BAROMETER WITH SYMPIESOMETER
By J.J. Wilson, Sunderland, circa 1880
373⁄4 in. (96cm.) high
£600-900
Lot 147
A GEORGE IV BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY
STRIKING EIGHT DAY TABLE CLOCK
By Bennett, Greenwich, circa 1820
171⁄2 in. (44.5 cm.) high
£800-1,200
5936
147
42
page eleven
19th Century Furniture, King Street
19th March 2009
Lot 1
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD
MANTEL CLOCK
BY ALFRED BEURDELEY, PARIS, SECOND HALF
19TH CENTURY
20 in. (51 cm.) high;
22 in. (56 cm.) wide, including the plinth
£3,000-5,000
Lot 125
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND GRIOTTE ROUGE MARBLE
MANTEL CLOCK
BY LEMERLE-CHARPENTIER ET CIE, PARIS, LAST
QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
211⁄4 in. (54 cm.) high;
16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide;
8 in. (20 cm.) deep
£2,500-3,500
Lot 3
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASSINLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY 'BOULLE'
BRACKET CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY LEGARDE, PARIS, SECOND HALF
19TH CENTURY
331⁄4 in. (84.5 cm.) high;
18 in. (46 cm.) wide;
81⁄2 in. (21.5 cm.) deep
7710
£5,000-8,000
1
125
3
page twelve
19th Century Furniture, King Street
19th March 2009
Lot 37
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT
BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL-VENEERED
BRACKET CLOCK
FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
281⁄4 in. (71.8 cm.) high;
14 in. (35.3 cm.) wide;
61⁄4 in. (15.9 cm.) deep
£3,000-5,000
Lot 71
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASS-INLAID
TORTOISESHELL-VENEERED MANTEL CLOCK
MID-18TH CENTURY
34 in. (87 cm.) high;
161⁄4 in. (41.2 cm.) wide;
6 in. (16.5 cm.) deep
£3,000-5,000
Lot 30
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE
MANTEL CLOCK IN THE MANNER OF THOMIRE,
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
39 in. (99 cm.) high;
223⁄4 in. (57.8 cm.) wide;
9 in. (22.8 cm.) deep
£7,000-10,000
7710
37
71
30
page thirteen
19th Century Furniture, King Street
19th March 2009
Lot 112
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD,
AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY REGULATEUR
DE PARQUET
IN THE MANNER OF CHARLES CRESSENT,
BY MAISON MILLET, PARIS, SECOND HALF 19TH
CENTURY
93 in. (236 cm.) high;
261⁄2 in. (67 cm.) wide;
101⁄4 in. (26 cm.) deep
£30,000-50,000
Lot 116
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLEUR DE PECHER
MARBLE ROTARY CLOCK
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
32 in. (83 cm.) high
£15,000-25,000
7710
116
112
page fourteen
Masters & Makers, South Kensington
24th March 2009
Lot 313
AN ENGLISH BRASS STRIKING LANTERN CLOCK
George Thomlinson, London. Late 17th Century
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
£800 -1,200
5926
page fifthteen
The Sunday Sale, South Kensington
29th March 2009
Lot 27
A LOUIS PHILIPPE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
Mid 19th Century
15 in. (38 cm.) high
£700-1,000
Lot 28
A GEORGE II OAK STRIKING TAVERN CLOCK
Third quarter 18th Century
54 in. (140 cm.) high
£1,000-1,500
5929
27
28
page sixteen
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 7
A DANISH RED AND GREY-PAINTED STRIKING
LONGCASE CLOCK WITH CALENDAR
A. FABRICIUS, AEROSKOBING, MID 18TH CENTURY
210 cm. high
Ç2,000-3,000
Lot 35A
A DANISH MARBLEIZED, PARCEL-GILT AND
POLYCHROME PAINTED STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK,
MID 18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT BY
H.J. PECKELLINN, COPENHAGEN.
241 cm. high
Ç5,000-7,000
Lot 52
A LOUIS XVI GREEN PAINTED AND CARVED
GILTWOOD BAROMETER
F. LUISELLY. LATE 18TH CENTURY
93 cm. high
Ç1,200-1,800
2818
7
35A
52
page seventeen
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 55
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL D'ALCOVE TIMEPIECE
WITH PULL QUARTER REPEAT
JEAN-BAPTISTE BAILLON, PARIS. CIRCA 1754
45 cm. high
Ç4,000-6,000
Lot 62
A SMALL DANISH STAINED FRUITWOOD AND
BRASS-MOUNTED STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
WITH REPEAT
JENS VILLADSEN BUNDGAARD FRIISENBORG.
MID 18TH CENTURY
28 cm. high (handle up)
Ç5,000-8,000
Lot 73
A DANISH WHITE AND GREEN PAINTED STRIKING
LONGCASE CLOCK
CHRISTIAN MATHIESEN, ROSKILDE. THIRD QUARTER
18TH CENTURY
218 cm. high
2818
55
Ç1,500-2,400
62
73
page eighteen
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 76
A DANISH WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT MUSICAL
LONGCASE CLOCK
N. HOHWU, GRAVENSTEIN (SCHLESWIG).
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
240 cm. high
Ç4,000-6,000
Lot 102
A DANISH RED-PAINTED LONGCASE CLOCK
M. P. JESPERSEN, CIRCA 1820
210 cm. high
Ç2,000-4,000
Lot 85
A DANISH GILT-BRASS MOUNTED AND ENGRAVED
GLASS TELL-TALE HANGING COMPASS
CIRCA 1800
23 cm. high
Ç2,000-4,0006
2818
85
76
102
page nineteen
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 118
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU FIGURAL STRIKING
MANTEL CLOCK ‘PENDULE AU CHAR’
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
40 cm. high x 33 cm. wide
Ç3,000-5,000
Lot 120
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU FIGURAL LYRE STRIKING
MANTEL CLOCK
FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
40 cm. high
Ç1,500-2,000
Lot 122
AN AUSTRIAN BIEDERMEIER MAHOGANY AND
FRUITWOOD LINE INLAID GRANDE SONNERIE
WALL REGULATOR
ANDREAS FETTINGER, WIEN.
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
114 cm. high
Ç1,500-2,400
2818
118
120
122
page twenty
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 143
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU STRIKING CARTEL CLOCK
CHARLES REY, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
56 cm. high
Ç4,000-6,000
Lot 158
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL D'ALCOVE
THE CASE BY JEAN JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN,
CIRCA 1745; CASE
48 cm. high
Ç3,000-5,000
Lot 174
A FRENCH ONYX, BRONZE AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED
WATCH HOLDER
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
24 cm. high
Ç800-1,200
2818
143
158
174
page twenty-one
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 272
A TEN PIECE GOLD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL SEWING
NECESSAIRE IN AN ORMOLU- MOUNTED SHELLSHAPED CUT-GLASS CASE
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
21.5 cm. high
Ç1,000-1,500
Lot 175
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE
STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT BY
VINCENTI & Cie
34 cm. high
Ç1,200-1,800
Lot 284
A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU, PATINATED BRONZE
AND ROUGE-GRIOTTE MARBLE FIGURAL STRIKING
MANTEL CLOCK
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
47 cm. high
Ç3,000-5,000
2818
272
175
284
page twenty-two
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 287
A GERMAN POLYCHROME PAINTED STRIKING
ZAPPLER WALL CLOCK
18TH CENTURY
31 cm. high
Ç1,000-1,500
Lot 288
A SOUTH GERMAN SILVER-MOUNTED EBONY AND
EBONIZED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK ‘PRUNKUHR’
THE MOVEMENT BY BRAUN, AUGSBURG.
LATE 17TH CENTURY;
THE CASE 17TH CENTURY AND LATER
41 cm. high
Ç800-1,200
Lot 293
A GERMAN POLYCHROME PAINTED IRON STRIKING
WALL CLOCK
MID 17TH CENTURY
26 cm. high
Ç3,000-5,000
2818
287
288
293
page twenty-three
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 294
AN EBONIZED POCKET WATCH HOLDER WITH
WATCH MOVEMENT, TOGETHER WITH A SOUTHWEST GERMAN EBONISED AND REPOUSSÉ BRASS
TABLE CLOCK
SIGNED ‘DISMAS REINER IN RIEDLINGEN’,
18TH CENTURY
Watch Holder – 22 cm. high;
the movement – 42 mm. diam.
Table Clock – 37 cm. high
Ç800-1,200
Lot 298
AN AUSTRIAN WALNUT QUARTER-STRIKING AND
REPEATING TABLE CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY JOHANNES WÖLFLE (WÖLFEL),
WIEN. MID 18TH CENTURY; THE CASE 20TH CENTURY
44 cm. high (handle down)
Ç800-1,200
Lot 300
A SOUTH-GERMAN BIEDERMEIER BRASS-MOUNTED
STAINED MAPLE AND EBONIZED GRANDE SONNERIE
MANTEL CLOCK
JOHAN MICHAEL HENGGELLER, MUNICH. CIRCA 1800
45 cm. high
Ç800-1,200
2818
298
294
300
page twenty-four
European Noble & Private Collections,
Amsterdam
31st March 2009
Lot 334
A FRENCH BRASS-MOUNTED WHITE AND BLACK
MARBLE STRIKING PORTICO CLOCK
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
46 cm. high
Ç1,000-1,500
Lot 392
AN ENGLISH CARVED GILTWOOD BAROMETER
JAMES TUPMAN, LONDON.
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
98 cm. high
Ç1,800-2,800
Lot 414
A NAPOLEON III EBONIZED CARVED WOOD
STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1880
70 cm. high (overall)
Ç1,000-1,500
2818
334
392
414
page twenty-five
For further information, additional images and condition reports,
please contact:
Interiors / Master & Makers
South Kensington
(Sales 5901, 5902, 5926)
Alastair Chandler
[email protected]
+44 (0) 20 7389 2227
19th Century Furniture
King Street (Sale 7710)
Giles Forster
[email protected]
+44 (0) 20 7389 2146
European Private & Noble Collections
Amsterdam (Sale 2818)
Koen Samson
[email protected]
+31 20 57 55 904
The Sunday Sale
The Country House Sale
(Sales 5936, 5929)
Lily Canvin
[email protected]
+44 (0) 20 7389 2019
Interiors
New York (Sale 2141)
Laura Layfer
[email protected]
+1 212 468 7117
Please note that lot numbers are subject to change, if you are interested in any clocks
we advise you to contact the appropriate specialist.
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