Antique 20thC Norwegian Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Table Clock, Oslo c.1920

Antique early-20th Century Edwardian travel clock featuring a solid silver inset clock with ruby mounted decorations on translucent agate body. The clock has a signed easel on the ba...

Antique 19th Century French Empire style ormolu bronze mantle clock. The foliate surround gilt dial, Inside with eight day movement with strike on bell. The top mounted with a figure...

Art deco octagonal table clock cm. 10x10 in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent black and red fired enamels on guilloché, Swiss mechanical skeletal movement, winding 8 days The miniatures are hand-painted on a usually white homogeneous enamel base. The same colored glazes are used, but ground much finer, which are mixed with special oils to form an infinite palette of colors. The paint must be gradually dried on electric stoves...

This enameled silver desk clock is unsigned, so a specific maker cannot be identified, but the case was made in France, and the movement in Switzerland in the period and style of Art Deco. The silver content of the case has not been tested, but is believed to be Continental or .800 or just under .925 sterling, The front of the clock is ornately enameled with raised bright red flowers on each corner with contrasting black and red geometric panels with green accents, which are duplicated on the sides. The hinged back opens to gain access to the winding mechanism and the high grade Swiss movement has been professionally serviced and works well. Although barely visible, the clock is stamped on the bottom with a French...