148. $600
French bronze clock with Napoleon and his horse on top, ca 1880. The bronze case is 16 inches tall
and 11 inches wide, decorated with cast bronze adornments all around the case. The one-piece porcelain dial has small chips at 4 and
12 o’clock and hairlines around. The backside of the clock is just as attractive as the front. Napoleon has a long sword on his side
and there is a bowed and beveled glass in a hinged sash, covering the movement opening. The 8-day movement is signed two places, “Japy
Freres” and another place, something “Paris”. The movement is running and striking half hours and hours on a nickeled bell. There
are floppy chain reins, and movable stirrups that he has his feet in. The gilt or bronze is bright but would be much brighter if the
black were cleaned off the metal. Nice collectable French clock. $750-$1000.
149. $500
Gubelin, Lucerne, Switzerland, a manufacturer of fine watches and jewelry since the mid 1800’s, and they also retailed clocks, many made by other Swiss manufacturers. This clock on a shelf is such a product. The painted wood case is covered with brass, has a key locking glass door in front and a latching door in back. The dial, movement, pendulum, and case are all signed by Gubelin. The clock is 18 inches but on the shelf together they are 25 inches high. The dial is comprised of large porcelain cartouche numerals, porcelain inner dial, and original hands. Interesting that the pendulum is also signed by Gubelin. The clock is running and striking on a bell. $750-$1000.
147. $375
Welch, Spring & Co. mantel clock, “Lucca V.P.”, ca 1885. Polished rosewood case is 24 inches
high, dark but clean. All the finials look to be original. I just noticed I did not center them very well for the picture. It has
a great original finial that only shows on one clock in the books. The three glasses are all original, a complete black label inside
on the bottom, and a nickel bell. The two-piece dial is original as are the brass dial rings and two-piece painted dial. It also has
the unique 8-day time and strike movement. Ly-Welch, pages 417-419. $400-$600.
151. $1450
“Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co. Winsted, Conn.”, hanging “Regulator No. 11”, ca 1891. This
clock is exceptionally nice. I cannot point to any place where I can tell it has not been cleaned, for there are no cracks or corners
where smoke and grime is hiding except perhaps on the back. The 50” high oak case almost looks new. That may disqualify some collectors
but thankfully a great many of us like our clocks clean and shining for that is the only way they can make it into the house, otherwise,
they go to the garage or basement. We have sold a few of these unusual clocks in the past with many different movements. This one
has an 8-day, time and strike, double weight movement, both weights wound from the same arbor, cords extending to the top corners
of the case and descending the sides. Brass weights are half the size of normal weights found on other clocks. The strike is spring
operated and wound like a normal strike. Pendulum bob, weights, and dial rings, are polished. Glass front and sides, original putty
is clean. The putty could not have been black then cleaned. The new paper dial is signed the same as the first line in quotes above,
and it is clean. Correct hands and all case hardware. There is no label and I do not think there ever was. I have never had a No.
11 with a label. Ly-Gilbert #353. $1500-$2000.
146. $350
“J. C. Brown, Bristol, Conn / Forestville Manufacturing Co.”, ca 1842. This clock is mahogany veneered, plain steeple case with ripple moulding on the door. It is standing 20” high, is all original and exceptionally
clean and nice. The finials are near perfect and have no broken tips. The veneer is in excellent condition. Original tablet has some
small chips on the white paint at the top. The top glass is old. On the door is their typical door latch. There is a good painted
original zinc dial that has faded some, and a couple of paint chips around the screws. It has a good pair of early hands and old pendulum
bob. The blue label is complete, the coil gong and brass bob are polished, and the 8-day brass movement is signed with the Forestville
name. It is a good example of a J.C. Brown early clock with rare ripple. $400-$600.
150. $500
Lenzkirsch, Germany, shelf clock in the Neuchatel style, ca 1878. This clock is similar in
many ways to #137. The case is 18 ½ inches high and I will call it burl walnut veneer but to be honest there is some graining that
is different than any I have ever seen. This case has a lot of cast ornaments all over, with gold gilt or similar finish on the ornaments.
There is a convex glass in the brass sash, large porcelain dial with Roman numerals for hours and Arabic numbers for minutes. One
little dial chip at the bottom. There is a door on the back like #137, cloth over brass mesh, allowing the chime sounds to better
escape. The 8-day movement has been serviced and is running and striking a standing gong. The movement is signed by Lenzkirsch and
bears the serial #292716. As stated at #137 this style and this size shelf clock sell well over $1000 at east coast live auctions.
$600-$900.
