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1960s Atlanta Brass Zodiak Table Clock – Vintage Astrological Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This Atlanta brass Zodiak Table Clock from the 1960s is an exquisite piece of mid-century design that combines art and functionality. This clock features a solid brass body with a st...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
High Victorian inlaid black marble mantel clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
High victorian inlaid black marble mantel clock circa 1870.
Fine quality mantel clock of large proportions from the period in victorias reign when it was in vogue to commemorate the...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Brass Carriage Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality brass carriage clock Having a quality brass carriage clock with bevelled edge glass panels white enamel dial with Roman numerals original hands 8 day moveme...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
$799 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Hand-Painted English Grandfather Clock Commemorating Lord Nelson
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique grandfather clock was made in 1805 by William Whitaker of England with hand-painted artistry by Alker of Wigen to commemorate the life and dea...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century J.E Caldwell Victorian 9 Tube Mahogany Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century J.E Caldwell Victorian 9 Tube Mahogany Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Dimensions : 95" Tall X 24" Wide X 17" Deep
This grandfather clock was made in the USA in the late 1...
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1890s American Victorian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Nomon Swing Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Among the fashionable and avant-garde watches offered by the Nomon brand, is the Swing G Wall Clock. It has an innovative design using dark tones of walnut and Gold needles. It is part of the Gold N collection that stands out for showing the elegance of home, while maintaining simplicity at all times. The combination of simplicity and elegance will go hand in hand with the decorative style of your home, establishment or office.
The use of wooden floors, furniture or dark sofas, or the decorative piece of your choice, will be enhanced in beauty and character. You should take into account the neutral color palette for the walls and thus know where to place it. The Swing G Watch by Nomon stands out for being one of those watches with wooden pendulum variations in its lower part.
American walnut wood is the star and main material of this work of are, in addition to its polished brass needles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,188 / item
German Junghans Style Brass Barmaid Lady Swinging Clock
Located in Danville, CA
German Junghans Style Brass Barmaid Lady Swinging Clock
Solid Brass cast lady barmaid statue with a wood base. Hand painted 2" porcelain dial ring. Clock portion swings back and for...
Category
Late 20th Century Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
1960s Lucite and Gilt Brass Sphere/Ball Paperweight Clock by Swiss Arthur Imhof
By Arthur Imhof
Located in North Miami, FL
1960s Mid-Century Modern lucite and gilt brass sphere/ball paperweight clock with 15 jewel wind-up movement by swiss clockmaker Arthur Imhof
By: Arthur Imhof
Material: brass, copper...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
17th Century Regency Clock and Console Table
Located in Cantù, IT
A clock and console table in the style of Louis XIV made by parisian cabinet maker Lessure who specilised in the reproduction of statues of horses. He ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
$33,042 / set
Nomon Pisa Floor Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Innovating with its small and simple models Nomon brings the Pisa T Clock to be placed on desktops or corner desks. The slim needle shape of this foot clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$1,298 / item
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Country French comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Historic antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century.
Located in Berlin, DE
Historic antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century.
English grandfather clock, 18th century, mahogany veneer with b...
Category
18th Century English Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Fine quality antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid long case clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine quality antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid long case clock, having a quality mahogany inlaid case, a brass arch dial with Roman numerals, Tempus Fugit inscribed to the top, havin...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
R&C Paris Brass Carriage Clock, c. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass carriage clock made by R&C Paris having decorated foliate scrolls all around the piece and standing on four winged beast figure feet, also having enamel dial with bla...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
English Brass & Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome T. Mapple C 1850
By T. Mapple
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass skeleton clock under original glass dome with a polished steel roman numeral dial, fusee chain movement, and affixed to an oval carved wood felt base with four bun feet...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Magnificent Quality Antique Ornate Gilded Brass Miniature Longcase Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Magnificent quality antique Edwardian ornate gilded brass miniature longcase clock having a beautiful and quality ornate gilded brass case with a circular porcelain dial with origina...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,809 Sale Price
20% Off
Original 1948 Baccarat Crystal Sun Clock
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The designs of Georges Chevalier (1894-1987), who was artistic director of Baccarat from the 1920s to the 1970s, were largely responsible for propelling Baccarat into the modern era. With his purity of line and geometric style cues, his signature is clearly legible, marking the stylistic power of the first artist to work for the Manufacture.
Among Georges Chevalier’s flagship designs, was the Sun...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Iron
Art Deco 'cubist' Travel Clock by Cartier
By Cartier
Located in Norwich, GB
C A R T I E R
Art Deco ‘cubist’ travel clock in a gilded case resting on black block feet with black and red geometric line decoration.
Painted dial with Arabic numerals signed ...
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Italian Ornate Mantel Clock with Two Figural Cherub Candelabras - Garniture Set
By Hermle
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Roman Style Ornate Mantel Clock with Two Figural Cherub Candelabras - Garniture Set
The Vintage Italian Roman Style Ornate Mantel ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Jaeger LeCoultre Mid-Century Marina Mantel Clock with Oriental Theme No. 349
Located in London, GB
Stunning Jaeger LeCoultre mid-century marina desk clock with an Oriental theme, number 349. The clock has a polished gilt brass and lucite case. It is beautifully decorated with an O...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Henry Lepaute Coat of Arm Shield Wall Clock
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Henry Lepaute wood wall clock. It depicts the clock wood case shaped as a coat of arm shield. The wood case is adorned in each one of the upper corners with one heraldic symbol made of marquetry. The round clock face is white color with black color Roman numerals. Both hands are also black color. A gold tone metal frames the inside central circle and the outside border of the dial. At the lower part of the central face is written the name of the clock maker-as above- and his address in Paris. The time and chime...
Category
19th Century French Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by CONDOR, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique French Japy Freres Brass Champleve Enameled Cloisonne Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Dayton, OH
Antqiue late 19th Century French Japy Freres gilt brass enameled mantel clock featuring neoclassical styling with polychrome champleve enamel accents, four columns with spire finials, beveled glass sides and trophy vase topper. Stamped with Japy Freres Medaille D'honneur stamp. Eight day striking movement. 9470. Made in France.
Japy Freres was founded in 1806 by Frédéric and his sons.. Japy Freres manufactured their clocks and watches in one place on a production line using machines...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Japy Freres Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock 19th century
By Japy Frères
Located in Sweden, SE
Very good condition, repairs to dial, minor age and usage wear, gold finish well preserved, movement is running only with pendulum off and not striking at all as needs service.
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Quality Victorian Marble Mantle Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large quality antique Victorian marble mantle clock having a quality ornate marble case with a circular brass dial, original hands with a eight...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Skeleton Clock, France, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique skeleton clock, France, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Egyptian Revival Mantel Clock Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Egyptian revival mantel clock & garniture set, early 20th century.
Circular white sunken dial with black Arabic numerals and brass sunburst with two train movement set in a polished black slate and stepped rouge marble case...
Category
Early 20th Century Brass Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$9,200 / set
Beautiful Mid Century Kienzle brass wall clock with original battery drive
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, very classy Mid Century Modern Kienzle wall clock made of brass.
Made in Germany. Very nice, rare Mid Century design.
Battery operated with original electromechanical mech...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Gilt Brass Mantel Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Brass Mantel Clock, late 19th century, case surmounted by a cherub seated by a clamshell, surrounded by seashells and dolphins and fishtails, the circular dial wi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Vintage Table Clock, Russia, 1970's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Rectangular table clock with Roman numerals and decorative patterns
Made of brass, plastic, metal, wood, glass
The watch is battery powered and fully functional
They have a small chi...
Category
1970s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Big Kienzle Weltzeituhr Modernist Table World Timer Zone Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Kienzle automatic world timer zone clock.
An exclusive big table clock from Ø 26cm wonderful clocks face with world map and world time zones, glass,...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
German Junghans Style Brass Onion Boy Figure Swinging Clock
Located in Danville, CA
German Style Brass Onion Boy Figure Swinging Clock
Solid Brass cast statue with polished wood base. Hand painted 2" porcelain dial. Clock portion swings back and forth with no appar...
Category
Late 20th Century Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Ormolu Wall Clock Barometer
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Ormolu Wall Clock Barometer
French, Mid-18th Century
Height 133cm, width 34cm, depth 16cm
Dating from the mid-18th century, this remarkab...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
XVIIIth Cartel Clock Louis XV Boulle Marquetry
Located in Marseille, FR
Cartel from the Louis XV period in brown tortoiseshell and inlaid with brass signed in enamel Jean Louis Delisle in Paris and on the movement, strikes the hours and half-hours revise...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Westminster Chiming Grandmother Clock in a Mahogany Case
Located in Montreal, QC
This grandmother clock has a spring-driven, three train, chiming movement, facilitating the Westminster chime on a nest of gong rods. The case is mad...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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 bronze clock sitting on top of a solid marble base with bronze feet
These clocks vary massively in price, once recently sold for over £150,000 on 1stdibs, which was fully restored and look brand new. They have two mechanical winding features, one operates the clock and the other turns the wheels, I have wound the clock and it works as does the turning mechanism however both will need serving as they have sat for a very long time unused, I can have this done with a very fine clock restorer should the new owner wish
I will include the full specification on this piece below which I found online, my example is in very fine order indeed, the sale includes everything pictured and that’s it, if you can’t see it it’s not included
Dimensions
Height:- 45cm
Width:- 47.5cm
Depth:- 23cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask
c.1895 French Animated Locomotive Clock...
Category
1890s French Industrial Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Italian Red Coral Clock
Located in New York, NY
Italian red coral clock. Vintage forties coral enamel glazed clock with shaped border and brass roman numeral face with key for winding. Happily tick...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Period Portico Clock in Tulipwood, Fine Inlay, Ormolu Mounts-France, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Portico style French tulipwood clock with Boulle style fine inlays of mother-of-pearl and bronze. Eight day French movement with a grid-iron ormolu pendulum...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
A Unique Twin Fusee English Carriage Clock by James Moore French
Located in Amersham, GB
A one of a kind english twin fusee carriage clock by James Moore French. The eight day movement has a large English jewelled level escapement with compensated bimetallic balance. The movement is wound and set through a round glazed door at the back and can be regulated from the outside as the fast/slow arm extends through the back of the case with rack striking the hour and half hour on blued steel gong with trip repeat.
The gilt dial is signed as is th back plate of the movement, the centre of the dial is engraved with foliate scroll work with a roman chapter and breguet style moon hands.
The unusual case of case bronze in a rococo revival style is finely chased with fluted sides flanked by Cariatids with a swag of fruit and flowers strung between them, th handle is formed of two dolphins.
James Moore French was born in 1781 in County Antrim, Ireland. He was the son of Dr Hugh French and Sarah (née Arundel) French who married his father in 1763 and died in 1783, two years after James’s birth. In 1784, the year after Sarah’s death, Dr Hugh French married a widow named Judith Woodward who was to raise the young James French as her own, alongside his own and his half siblings. As a young man, James French moved from Ireland to London, where he worked with a relative, Peter Moore...
Category
19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Travel Alarm Clock in Brass and Faux Snakeskin from "GW", Germany, ca 1950's
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Introducing a Timeless Treasure: Vintage travel alarm clock in brass and faux snakeskin from "GW," Germany!
Elevate your décor and embark on a jou...
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Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique George III quality carved oak brass face longcase clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique George III quality carved oak brass face long case clock having a quality George III long case clock in a wonderful carved oak case ...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Travel Alarm Clock "Europa", 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Travel alarm clock "Europa", 1950s
Excellent original condition
Hart cover
Still working
Seven jewels.
Measures: Closed H 2 cm, W 8 cm, D 7 cm
Open ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Fine quality antique Victorian carved walnut Vienna double weight wall clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian carved walnut Vienna double weight wall clock, having a quality carved walnut case with reeded turned columns, having all the original finales, fantast...
Category
19th Century Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Travel alarm clock "JMS", germany around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Travel alarm clock "JMS", germany around 1950s
Original condition
Brass with red faux leather cover
Still working
Measures: Open height 8cm, wide 7,5cm, deep 8cm
Closed height 3cm, ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Viennese Empire Portal Clock With Caryatids And Gilded Fittings, Around 1810
Located in Vienna, AT
Complete Vienna clock on six stocky ball feet made of alabaster, architecturally structured wooden case with fruitwood veneers in the shape of a portal, steps in front flanked by two...
Category
1810s Austrian Empire Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Hickory Dickory Dock Mouse Novelty Wall Clock - The Mouse Reads Time
Located in Danville, CA
A "Hickory Dickory Dock" themed clock inspired by the popular nursery rhyme. The clock has a wooden design with an antique feel. The top of the clock has the words “Dickory Dickory Dock” engraved in gold letters, referencing the classic rhyme. The clock face is not the traditional round shape but a long vertical structure, resembling a height chart, with golden numbers from 1 to 12 running along the length.
Instead of a standard clock...
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Late 20th Century Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Phillip Avenell of Farnham English Tall Clock with Japanned Case circa 1770
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an English tall clock with japanned case by clockmaker Phillip Avenell of Farnum (d. 1783). Avenell was part of the renowned and p...
Category
1770s English Georgian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Quality Antique Victorian Brass Carriage Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
This is a quality late 19th Century Victorian antique brass carriage clock which has a quality brass and bevelled edge glass case with a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Nomon Rodon Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Functional and versatile Nomon clock. Dimensions: 70 cm in diameter.
The Rodon N wall clock of the Spanish clock brand Nomon recalls the subtle elegance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
$979 / item
Kienzle, Heinrich Moller for Kienzle 1932 'Bauhaus'era Table Clock
Located in Sharon, CT
Heinrich Moller for Kienzle, 1932. A modernist table clock. Chromed brass, glass and black enameled dial with brass numerals and white hands.
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Original Dutch Stoelklok with Verge Escapement Wall Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Dutch Stoelklok
Arched bracket with two painted mermaids, gilded lead cresting moulded with two lions beside an armorial crest, side glazed windows ...
Category
1780s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
George Nelson for Howard Miller Clock #4766
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice vintage mid century modern George Nelson for Howard Miller 4766 Clock in working condition. The clock has an alarm function that is working as well. The clock bears a Treadway...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Tall Case Clock or Horloge de Parquet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Country Louis XV style horloge de parquet, or tall case clock from Burgundy. The case is made of walnut and cherry with burl of elm panels. In two parts, with a...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid 20th Century Zodiac Wall Clock in Black Metal & Brass made in Germany, 60s
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a vintage wall clock that has a magical aura, made in East Germany, as attested by the GDR sign printed on the mechanism, proposes and combines the theme of the hor...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brillie Vintage French Station Railway Clock Factory Industrial Paris France
By Brillie
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Vintage French station - Railway - Factory Brillie clock.
The frame is metal with glass - The faces are painted.
Measures: Diameter 20.47 inch
Original vintage conditon.
...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Repeating Drocourt Carriage Clock with Alarm
Located in Amersham, GB
A strike repeat alarm carriage clock by Pierre Drocourt. Stamped and numbered with the Drocourt mark on the back plate in a gilded 'Gorge' case. Drocourt was one of the great carriag...
Category
1860s French Victorian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel, Ormolu
French 19th Century Tall Case Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic solid oak case clock was crafted in France during the 19th century. A sharply carved bonet over a single door with glass panes for the dial case and pendulum to show t...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Large Arts & Crafts Brass & Oak Gustave Serrurier-Bovy Style Wall Clock, ca 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and stylish clock, in good working order.
If you are looking for an exceptionally designed clock from the Arts & Crafts era then this rare wall clock could be yours to o...
Category
Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
Jaeger-LeCoultre Mid Century Brass and Lucite Inline Skeleton Clock No. 420
Located in London, GB
A stunning lucite and brass Jaeger LeCoultre Inline Skeleton Clock, with a clean minimalistic design which would look stylish in any setting. The beauty of these skeleton clocks is that you can see the 16 jewel Swiss movement working and watch the balance staff turn.
This delightful Mid Century...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass
English Tripod Table Regulator Clock by Thomas Cole, Retailed by Hunt & Roskell
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine English Tripod Table Regulator Clock by Thomas Cole, With Integral Thermometer and Barometer, Retailed by Hunt & Roskell, London
Signed to the dial for the retailer ‘Hunt & Roskell, London.’
No. 1318 /38
The circular six-inch silvered dial with cast bezel, signed ‘Hunt & Roskell, London’, above Roman chapters and blued steel spade hands, set with a large subsidiary seconds dial below XII, the centre finely engraved with scrolling strapwork decoration. The steel winding square protruding through an engraved and shaped plate immediately below 6 o'clock with handset achieved by adjustment to the rear. The movement with tapered plates joined by cylindrical screwed pillars, a two-part backplate, a going barrel, and deadbeat escapement. The pendulum suspended from the apex of the tripod from a G-bracket, with plumb line above, fine regulation achieved by a sliding cylindrical weight on the rod, terminating in a heavy silvered spherical bob secured via Cole's pendulum-locking system.
The case formed of three cylindrical rods set on a gilt and stepped circular base engraved with scrolling foliage, the recessed centre with a semi-circular glazed barometer with silvered register scale, blued steel hand and manually adjustable gilt recording hand. The tilted thermometer within an engraved and gilded surround. Below the tip of the pendulum is a beat scale resting on a bimetallic bar providing thermal compensation, the base resting on three adjustable gilt-metal levelling nuts.
Retaining its original glass dome and brass winding key.
England, Circa 1855.
This fine and rare timepiece by Thomas Cole is a masterpiece of design.
Described by Hawkins in 'Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking' as “the first English table regulator for a gentleman’s library table,” Cole’s strut clock underwent over eight iterations before achieving a design that combined precision with extraordinary elegance.
The use of a tripod to determine the optimal pendulum suspension point is just one of several ingenious mechanisms Cole employed. Three adjustable nuts serving as feet allow for effective levelling of the clock, while a plumb line and bob ensure precise vertical alignment. Relocating the winding square directly beneath the dial eliminates the risk of scratching the surface or damaging the hands, while the inclusion of a thermometer, angled at 45 degrees, effectively conceals the beat scale and pendulum locking mechanism.
Ingeniously designed, the locking mechanism positioned just below the pendulum’s tip includes a beat scale resting on a brass bar that can be raised to secure the pendulum in place. This mechanism also provides thermal compensation through a bi-metallic strip, which automatically raises or lowers the bob in response to temperature fluctuations.
Both inventive and aesthetically striking, this rare clock exemplifies the highly ornamental Victorian timepieces...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Brass Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
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