ing" on the dial. I will call it advertising but the name
author, and others that just got
married and had kids. Could be
pegs, a lock on the trap door but no key. The bezel is
15", the case is 6" deep, and necessary to hold the large
solid plate unsigned brass movement. Brass bezel, flat
glass, very nice painted dial, period hands, and a
slow/fast adjuster above the hand arbor. $600-$900.
made with either Black alnut or Mahogany, and hon-
estly I cannot be sure which it is. It is
dark, but not black, has the origi-
nal crusty finish, complete and
all original, and extremely nice.
Not a small clock for it is 41"
high, door with latch, brass bezel
with a slip latch. The old painted
metal dial has a couple of
touched up chips and some rub-
bing at the bottom where the finger
touched a thousand times. All three
hands sure look to be original,
same with the brass bob, wood
stick, brass beat scale, brass pulley,
and the large brass weight. The
movement is time only, running 8
days. Ly-New Haven #558. $700-
$900.
1910. Better known as a 4 bell Sonora Chime clock,
caps, bases, and feet, are or were originally covered
with gold gilt. The one piece porcelain dial is signed,
"Seth Thomas / Sonora Chimes", and there is a
slow/fast adjuster and a chime/silent adjuster on the
dial. The back wood cover is a new piece of wood cut
to fit. Both movements are clean and polished, every-
thing inside appears to be original. A tiny wood brace
was put under one side of the chime movement for sup-
port. Bob and key inside the case. The case is clean and
very attractive, the only things not normal were men-
tioned. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 151. $500-$750.
ca 1910. One of the finest German floor clocks we have
ever sold, definitely the only Bombay case. It is clean,
polished, has several large carved
ornaments, unusual moldings, side
windows covered with brass screen
and cloth, and bun feet. Bowed glass
over the near perfect brass dial, and
has a large glass in the big door. The
dial is signed, "Germany", and the
hands are extra special. It has the
original brass chains and three typical
German floor clock weights. It has the
correct and original brass pendulum
bob and wood stick. A label on the
door inside says, "Made In
Germany". The 8 day movement is
running, striking 8 large iron rods on
quarter hours, plays
ing. This is a keeper. $750-$1000.
very rare 30 hour weight driven large steeple shelf
returns reminiscent of a pillar and
The 30 hour seat board mounted brass movement is
clean, signed, and operational. It strikes hours on a coil
gong. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages 680-681; Diston &
Bishop "The American Clock", #328 shows an almost
identical clock. Some of this model had gold leaf gesso
finials and an eagle in the triangular section, instead of
a painted glass. In 30 plus years we have had only 3 of
this model. $500-$750.
Consisting of two parts, the "Mill Engine / Type S50",
and the "Babcock Boiler with Superheater /
No.500 / Specifically Designed for Steaming the
Mill Engine". The engine and
boiler kits were purchased from
Stuart Turner, Ltd.,
Henley-on-Thames,
ca 1958-1960. The
engine and boiler
were the type used
movement in this clock is 8 day, signed, running, and
the dial ring are nickeled. The origi-
nal brass bell has been replaced with
a nickeled gong base that goes with
very nice, but when they removed
behind the dial board. The door lock
case. There is a nice original glass,
knobs, small finials, spindles and all
indicator. It has a very nice painted
dial, signed in two places, and it has
things that keep the clock from being near perfect. If
not for those two things the clock might sell for $2500.
Ly-Seth Thomas, page 36. $700-$900.
only movement is signed, "P. Grenon / France / Two.2
Adjustments / 13, Thirteen / Jewels". The
cast bronze case is 22" high, 12.5" wide,
and signed, "France". It is in near perfect
condition, the gilt is clean and bright.
Bowed and beveled glass in the bronze
sash, bowed porcelain dial is signed, "Made
In France". Painted numerals for hours and
minutes, a pair of delicate and expertly
pierced French gold hands. The origi-
nal balance movement is running. In a
better venue than our auction, i.e.
Sotheby's or Christies, this clock
could fetch well over $1000. It is much
larger and richer looking than our pic-
ture depicts. $750-$1000.
The clock is powered by a sin-
gle fusee movement and you
from its shipping container, removed the braces holding
the batons steady, and it started running without any
assistance from me. All the parts are 24K gold plated,
the movement rests on a nice two tone wood base. A
drawer in the base is useful to store the large gold wind-
ing key. A rectangular glass and brass dome with
hinged doors, covers the clock and rests on the wood
base. The hinged doors makes it easy to wind the clock
each week. The clock without the dome is 17" high.
$750-$1000.
comes with the original instructions for erecting and
operation, and the engine and boiler will operate as the
originals, if instructions are followed. As is sits, it is 24"
wide, 13" high. The metal chimney is removable. $750-
$1000.