Nickel Cased Waltham Car Clock

Industrial Glass and Brass Gas Lamp Pendant, Italy, 21st century In the style of an industrial gas lamp pendant, converted...

England, 1880 Hand carved and painted wooden duck. 5.5”w x 12.5”d x 7”h Ref. O2115 $ 920

Black & Brass Eight Shade Chandelier Made in Italy Rectangular form with brass hardware and eight black painted metal shades. 55" w x 33.5" d x 13.75" h x 35.5" overall h Ref. L213...

Elegant form with two swinging glass doors and painted back plate. Made in italy *Please Note: This fixture is made to order in Italy, and comes newly wired (eu wiring). It is not ...

Antique Victorian clock and barometer adorned with medieval weaponry.

From the personal collection of the legendary Joe DiMaggio, this incredible vintage desk clock was presented to the Yankee Clipper by Harrah's for his par...

A brass circular base with a central inset hinged glass panel that reveals a white metal face with black enameled Roman numerals hours and Arabic numerals seconds. The clock lacks a ...

One of the most amazing timepieces we have ever acquired that offers far more than meets the eye, this incredible work of art blends the beauty of a painting with the mechanical complexities of both a cylinder music box and an automaton. While it is clear to see the integrated clock residing within the arched giltwood and gesso frame, when activated, this painting quite literally comes alive. As the cylinder mechanism within plays its lovely tune, every character in the farrier's shop becomes animated – from the group of farrier's toiling away at the forge and anvil forming the horseshoes, to the wagging of the charming terrier's tale. This musical automaton picture clock is attributed to Xavier Tharin of Paris who was the preeminent creator of this fantastical "moving pictures", especially this particular farrier scene. His process mixed oil painting and hand-colored lithograph images that were layered starting from the back, middle and foreground to craft the complex series of movements throughout the painting. A look inside this particular work reveals the complex mechanism (with the three gongs, pendulum and cylinder components immediately visible) which must run the timepiece, the cylinder musical component plus the multitude of moving elements in the painting...a truly incredible feat considering the technical prowess to create just one of these devices. Musical picture clocks...