Antique Mechanical

The reverse section of this panel is still firmly in place and the numbers 8 would have allowed the showman to place this panel in line with other sections. Signed “Makers, Mechanica...

The name Heath Robinson has become commonplace in the English language as a result to describe anything mechanical that is eccentric, ridiculously complex and ingenious at the same t...

In the past centuries the attempt to measure the speed of the ships was especially hindered by the lack of tools for the measurement of time of sufficient precision: throwing a piece...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine and highly collectable Antique circa 1895 French Automaton Industrial Locomotive moving gilt ...

To sell premium timepieces to affluent American clientele, Merimont commissioned top-tier Swiss watchmaking houses—primarily Vacheron & Constantin, but occasionally others like Patek...

It is an example of the first mechanically powered drill. These sped up dental treatments This one seems to be in fully working order from what I can see, it’s a real survivor but th...

E.S.Ritchie founded the business in 1850 to manufacture mechanical, electrical and scientific instruments. In 1857 he turned his attention to navigational instruments and begun makin...

Above a slide basket - Exceptional and extremely rare mechanical lock. - Signed Paul Sormani Paul Sormani (1817-1877), was a Parisian ébénist of fine 'meubles de luxe'.

A photo or ivory miniature of a loved one (possibly secret) was inserted into the locket from the back. A mechanical fan "opens" with a pull of a tab and remains "open" clutched in t...

Fitted at the reverse with a hinged pin bar with a mechanical look to wear as a brooch and on top with a hinged retractable round bale to wear into a chain.

Gould states in the preface to the publication: "Many of the public are quite unaware how the colouring of these large plates is accomplished; and not a few believe that they are pro...

While the clock is in excellent condition overall, it is worth noting that the rear dust cover is missing—a minor omission that does not detract from the piece’s visual or mechanical...

I am a leading specialist in the field of antique still and mechanical coin banks, having been buying, selling, and examining these fine objects for more than 40 years.

One craftsman would be in charge of constructing the carcase and applying the veneer, another would cut out the brass motifs and friezes and fix them on the prepared base of dark woo...

Note please the fine brass casters and sabots and the brass mechanical slide for the raising of the table's top.

There may be minor surface imperfections consistent with age and use but there are no mechanical or structural issues.

It is from my own collection; I acquired it from Charles Klappert of San Diego in 1987---he was a noted mechanical bank and toy collector. Another original example is in the Cretor C...

Dimensions: 5 3/4" high x 12" long x 5" wide Provenance: My own personal collection since 1988; acquired from and previously owned by Charles Klappert, La Jolla, California; a well ...

Eugène Laurent Vail (1857 - 1934) Soir de Novembre, Dordrecht Oil on canvas 19 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches Signed lower left; titled in two places on the stretcher with various other inscrip...

It was then added to the famous bronze-caster Barbedienne’s catalogue and edited from 1865 to 1953 in six heights – 39cm to 115cm- thanks to the Collas mechanical reduction system. ...

It offers a deep sense of symmetry and optical order. It is a purely mechanical and artisanal process. The molten glass is pressed firmly into a metal mold that has spikes or points ...

The repetition is intentionally varied rather than mechanically symmetrical, giving the textile the visual energy characteristic of handwoven Moroccan tribal work.

Some of Giroux’s most unusual known creations are: a mechanical clock-work horse and carriage for the crown prince, an automaton of a violin player seated on a barrel and a lavishly ...

Ferdinand Barbedienne Ferdinand Barbedienne and Achille Collas, who was the inventor of a machine that would mechanically reduce statues, started the F. Barbedienne foundry in Paris...

Each decorative element is mechanically attached with metal pins and wires, a traditional method of assembly in French chandelier-making.

Initially working alongside the Cliquot family who acted as 'facteur d'orgue du Roi', he is recorded as building an organ for the church of Notre-Dame de Quebec, in Montreal in 1753 ...

Slab pottery constructed barn workshop having a peaked roof – open walled form with a mechanical pounder and a large round covered storage container.

Nicholson also exhibited at a variety of agricultural and industrial fairs: the Agricultural and Mechanical Association, St. Louis (1870); the St. Louis Mercantile Library (1871, 18...

Slab pottery constructed Model of a Paper Mill, in Green and Cream Color Glazed Terracotta having a peaked roof – open walled form with a mechanical pounder and a large round storage...

His workshop indulged in mechanical devices, a characteristic flair begun by his father, that made drawers and mirrors appear and disappear by pressing on hidden releases; Peter Kinz...

Like many illustrators of his generation, he translated his compositions into forms suitable for high-quality reproduction—photogravure, halftone, and other mechanical processes—ensu...

Or is it really right here beside us all the time, and we too dull and preoccupied with the inconvenience of a mechanical world to be aware of it?”  Gisella’s death in 1977 left a l...

Or is it really right here beside us all the time, and we too dull and preoccupied with the inconvenience of a mechanical world to be aware of it?”  Gisella’s death in 1977 left a l...

The product in bronze is, in fact, an exact reproduction of the artist's conception, unalloyed by any mechanical imperfection almost necessarily attendant on the old process.'

While some of these were produced mechanically, others were translated into their more domestic (and commercial) formats by trained sculptors, of which Manigot was one.

English Sheraton-style (19th Century) square satinwood and inlaid cellarette end table with mechanical folding top revealing a square tray and finial stretcher.

Karl Bock (German, 1873-1940) began his training around 1890, initially studying mechanical engineering. From 1898 to 1903 he studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy , as a master stud...