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Provenance 

Fossils from the Collection of Serafino Avella 

The Estate of Leonard Goldfarb 

Lots 141, 147, 149, 154, 155, and 181 were used by Dr. Brian O’Brien, who became the chair of 

physiological optics at the University of Rochester in 1930, and later the director of the Institute of 

Optics.

Fossils 

1. 

Ichthyosaurus Paddle 

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England 

19th century handwritten label attached to back, 10 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. 

$400-600 

2. 

Three Crinoids and a Vertebra 

Crinoids from Yorkshire and Dudley, England, the vertebra from Lyme 

Regis, Dorset, England 

Crinoid no. 1499, formation Carboniferous Limestone, woodcrinus 

dichodactylus, 7 x 7 x 1 in.; crinoid no. 1825, formation Wenlock 

limestone, Cyathocrinus capillaris 6 x 4 x 1 in.; crinoid no. 1817, 

Wenlock Limestone, includes Pseudocrinites quadrifaciatus, 

Cyathocrinus goniodactylus, and Actinocrinus arthriticus, 8 1 / 2 x 7 x 2 

in.; the vertebra no. 1394, Plesiosaurus, 5 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue labels as listed. 

Note: Lot accompanied by catalogue label and conservation 

photography by Tom Rich. 

$600-900 

3. 

Fish 


Lower Jurassic 

Blue Lias limestone 

Dapedius granulatus, 17 x 8 x 2 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label No. 1359, see 

enlarged label inside back cover; John Cummings, Woburn Public Library, 

Argentum Auctions, February 10, 2003, Lot 62. 

Note: Lot is accompanied by catalogue label and conservation 


$1,000-1,500 

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4. 

Two Bone Fragments 



Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus, lg. 9 in.; the second a belemnite species 

from England, lg. 8 1/2 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label No. 1399, the 

other unknown. 

Note: No. 1399 is accompanied by catalogue label and conservation 


$200-400 

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5. 

Trilobite and Sequoia Pinecone 

Ontario, Canada, and North Dakota 

Trilobite plate, 12 x 14 x 1 1/2 in.; and a large sequoia cone from the 

Cretaceous period, 6 x 5 x 4 in. 

$200-400 

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6. 

Two Ichthyosaurus Vertebrae 



Both measuring 3 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue labels No. 1383 and 

1384. 



$200-300 

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7. 

Two Ammonites 

Lyme Regis and Sherbourne, Dorset, England 

Upper and Lower Jurassic 

No. 1337, with two raricostata specimens, approximate lg. 4 1/2 in., no. 

1245, polished sections of blagdeni, approximate lg. 3 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label numbers as 

listed. 



$200-400 


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8. 

Ammonite Group 

Schlaiffhausen, Germany 

Jurassic 

Dactylioceras commune, 13 x 6 x 3 in. 

$200-400 


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9. 

Cuttlefish 




Large sepia cuttlefish, 13 x 7 x 1 1/2 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label No. 1351; John 

Cummings, Woburn Public Library, Argentum Auctions, February 10, 

2003, Lot 63. 



$300-500

10. 

Group of Eight Fossils 

Europe and North America 

Including two Carcharadon megalodons, a chierolepis, a Turrilites 

costatus, a Dipacanthus, and others, lg. from 2 1/2 to 10 1/2 in. 

Note: Some have 19th century catalogue labels and conservation 


$300-500 

11. 

Trilobite 

Mid-Cambrian 

Possibly a Paradoxides bohemicus, 14 x 10 x 1 1/2 in. 

12. 

Three Fish Fossils 

lg. 4 to 13 1/2 in. 

$400-600 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label Nos. 1668 and 

1740. 

$200-300 

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13. 

Blue Amber 

Dominican Republic 

One surface polished, 3 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. 

$700-900 

14. 

Large Assorted Collection of Fossils 

Mostly European 

Including Acidaspis mira, Proetus latifrons, Scalaria clementina, and 

Illaenus barriensis, lg. from 1/2 to 9 in. 

Note: Some lots include catalogue labels and conservation 


$600-800 

15. 

Two Ammonites 

The larger from Volga River, Russia, Jurassic period, 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 

1/2 in.; the second Alberta, Canada, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. 

$300-500 


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16. 

Five Trilobites 

Morocco, Russia, and New York 

Periods ranging from Silurian through Permian, lg. 2 to 5 in. 

$800-1,200 

17. 

Two Ammonites 

White Cliffs of Dover, England 

Baculite, lg. 4 1/2 in., and a Cephalopod, 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. 

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$300-500 


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18. 

Ammonite 

Sherbourne, Dorset, England 

Jurassic 

Inferior Oolite, large Parkinsonia specie, 11 x 10 x 2 in. 



2003, Lot 6. 



$300-500

19. 

Fish 

Spindle-shaped fish with symmetrical forked tail and single dorsal, 25 x 

11 3/4 x 1 in. 

$500-700 

20. 

Four Agatized Fossil Coral 

Florida 

One full specimen cut in half, lg. 6 to 9 1/2 in. 

$200-400 

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21. 

Fish 

Wyoming 

Green River Formation 

Notogoneus osculus, mounted on a board, 33 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 1/2 in. 

$800-1,200 

22. 

Walrus Tusk 

Alaskan 

Pleistocene period 

Left side, lg. 14 in. 

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$600-800 

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23. 

Fish 

Wyoming 

Early Eocene 


Diplomystus dentatus, 20 x 16 x 1/2 in. 

$500-800 

24. 

Two Jaw Fossils 

One Merycoidodon culbertsonii, Badlands, South Dakota, 7 x 4 1/2 x 3 

1/2 in., the other uncatalogued. 

$200-400 

25. 

Group of Six Fossils 

Europe 

Including No. 1830 Gascocrinus tuberculatus, No. 1854 Dalamanites 

longiraudatus, No. 1918 Dalmanites, No. 944 Dentalium, and two 

others, lg. 2 1/4 to 9 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue numbers as listed. 

Note: No. 1830 and 1854 are accompanied by catalogue and 

conservation photography by Tom Rich. 

$200-400 

26. 

Large Fossil Skeleton 

Consisting of vertebrae, ribs, and foot bones laid in a large plate, 55 x 

28 1/2 x 2 in. 

$200-300 

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27. 

Amber Segment 

Prussia 

5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. 

$200-400 

28. 

Crinoid 

Bradford, Wiltshire, England 

Mid-Jurassic 

Bradford Clay, Apiocrinus parkinsoni von schlotheim, 8 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. 


Cummings, Woburn Public Library, Argentum Auction, February 10, 

2003, Lot 15. 



$500-700 

29. 

Ammonite 

Ilminster, Somerset, England 


Harpoceras serpentinus, 8 x 7 x 1 1/2 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue No. 1308. 



$800-1,200

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30. 

Crinoid 

Dudley, England 

Mid-Silurian 

Wenlock limestone 

Glyptocrinus expansus, Gascocrinus tuberculatus, and Cyathocrinus 

goniodactylus, 9 x 6 x 2 in. 



2003, Lot 1. 



$500-700 


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31. 

Fish 



Lias Formation 

Pholodophorus beachei, 8 x 3 x 3/4 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, No. 1362 (lacking catalogue 

label); John Cummings, Woburn Public Library, Argentum Auctions 

February 10, 2003, Lot 13. 



$200-400

32. 

Five Cephalopods 

Sherbourne, Lyme Regis, Cheltenham, England 

Jurassic 

Various species including Ammonite, Nautilius truncalis, Pleuroceras 

spinatus, Androgynoceras, and an uncatalogued fossil. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue Nos. 1251, 1322, 

1323, 1347. 

Note: Above catalogue numbers are accompanied by catalogue labels 

and conservation photography by Tom Rich. 

$800-1,200 

33. 

Four Fossils 

Cheirocrinus serialis and three others uncatalogued, wd. 3 to 13 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label No. 1835. 

$400-600 

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34. 

Fish 

Palaeoniscus magnus, 15 x 9 x 1/2 in. 


$300-500 

35. 

Nautilus 

Atherfield, Isle of Wight, England 

Jurassic 

Lower Green Sand Formation 

Nautilus plicatus, 6 x 5 x 4 in. 


Cummings, Woburn Public Library, Argentum Auctions February 10, 

2003, Lot 36. 



$300-500 


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36. 

Ammonite 


Jurassic 

Macrosophites, 17 x 12 x 6 in. 


Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright; John Cummings, Woburn Public 

Library, Argentum Auctions, February 10, 2003, Lot 60. 



$3,000-5,000

37. 

Collection of Ten Fossils 

Including tree bark, fern, Trilobite, Cephalopod, bone, etc., lg. 2 1/2 to 

11 in., some include early catalogue labels. 

$300-500 

38. 

Fish 

Wyoming 

Eocene 

Phareodus 


Slab lg. 19 3/4 in., fish lg. 13 in. 

$400-600 

39. 

Sea Scorpion 

Otisville, New York 

Mid-Silurian 

Eurypterus remipes, 6 1/2 x 5 x 1 1/2 in. 

40. 

Collection of Five Fossils 

Lyme Regis and other areas 

Including an ulna, a jaw, a fish, and others, lg. from 3 to 6 in. 

$250-450 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue Nos. 1373, 1400, 

1454, 1749, 1875. 

$300-500 

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41. 

Collection of Fish Fossils 

Including three Palaeoniscum species and a Coccosteus, lg. from 8 1/2 

x 4 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label Nos. 1423, 1425, 

1427, 1684. 

$300-500 


42. 

Teleosaurus Fragment 


Jurassic 

Portion of Teleosaurid crocodyliform, 9 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 in. 




$250-450

43. 

Group of Fossilized Teeth 


Including a four-hump Mastodon Molar tooth, 7 x 3 x 3 in.; a 

Rhinoceros occidentalis jaw fragment, (cracked and has partial label), 

lg. 7 1/2 in.; No. 1135, tooth of a Plesiosaurus, lg. 2 in.; No. 221, 

Carcharodon megalodon tooth, lg. 4 in.; and two other jaw/tooth 

fragments. 

Note: Some accompanied by Bryce McMurdo Wright catalogue labels. 

$600-900 

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44. 

Collection of Teeth 


Sperm whale, a Otodus obliquus, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and two 

others. 

$300-500 

44A. 

Logger Head Sea Turtle Carapace 

Ffound mid-20th century 

Reportedly from Kwajelein Atoll, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 

lg. 18, wd. 14 1/4 in. 

$500-700 


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45. 

Fish 

Hakel, Lebanon 

Cretaceous 

Paleobalistum, 7 1/4 x 8 x 3/4 in. 

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$300-400 


46. 

Group of Eight Fossils 

Europe 

Including a Hybodus grossiconus tooth, Plesiosaurus, 

Hymenophyllaceae, and a Ichthyosaurus tooth. 

$300-400

47. 

Pryitized Ammonite 

Germany 

Uncatalogued species (no. 8972 inked on back), polished surface, 8 x 

7 x 1 1/2 in. 

$200-400 

48. 

Amber 

Baltic Sea, Poland 

Two resin bodies, partially polished, ht. 5 to 6 in. 

$400-600 

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49. 

Ammonite 

France 

9 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. 

50. 

Collection of Fossils 

North America 

Including bivalves, ferns, and baculites, lg. 1 1/4 to 9 in. 


$200-400 

$300-500 

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51. 

Stalagmite 

Arizona 

lg. 21 in. 

$500-700 


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52. 




Blue Lias 

Ammonites bisulata, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 in. 



2003, Lot 11. 



$300-500

53. 

Group of Fossils 

Including Trilobites, a Chalcedony, and an Amblypterus, lg. from 3 to 8 

1/2 in. 

$300-500 

54. 

Crinoid 



Pentacrinites in a carved walnut frame, 33 x 23 x 3 3/4 in. (not including 

frame). 


$1,500-2,500 


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55. 

Crinoid 


Mid-Silurian 


Marsupiocrinus coelatus and Pseudocrinus quadrifasciatus, 6 x 5 x 1 

1/2 in. 


Cummings, Woburn Public Library, Argentum Auctions February 10, 

2003, Lot 30. 



$300-500 

56. 

Crinoid 

Specimen with “580” on small tag attached to front side, 7 x 4 x 2 in. 

$300-500 


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57. 

Fossilized Turtle Shell 

9 x 7 x 3 1/2 in. 

58. 

Cephalopod 

Montana 

12 x 9 x 6 in. 

59. 

Cephalopod 

Badlands, South Dakota 

Cretaceous 

Hoploscaphites, 10 x 8 x 3 in. 

$200-400 

$300-500 

$200-400

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60. 

Fish 

Lincoln County, Wyoming 

Eocene 


Phareodus testis, 14 1/2 x 9 x 3/4 in. 

$400-600 

61. 

Collection of Bone Fossils 

North America 

Including a bison bone, Missouri River; alligator vertebrae, Florida; 

dinosaur vertebrae, Wyoming; partial skull and jaw from an unknown 

species and a partial jaw fragment, lg. 1 1/2 to 7 in. 

$200-300 

62. 

Crinoid 

Yorkshire, England 

Carboniferous 

Woodocrinus macrodactylus 12 x 8 1/2 x 2 in. 



2003, Lot 69. 



$800-1,200 

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63. 

Group of Five Fossils 

Including a portion of a Plastrom, a Lepidotus, and three other 

specimens, lg. 7 1/4 to 15 1/2 in. 

Note: Three include early 19th century catalogue labels. 

64. 

Group of Ammonites 


Jurassic 

Blue Lias limestone, brookii, 7 x 3 1/2 x 1 in. 

$300-500 



2003, Lot 8. 



$300-500 

65. 

Dinosaur Track 

Middletown, Connecticut 

Triassic 

Grallator ichnogenus, 14 x 11 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. 


$200-400 

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66. 

Fish 

Airdrie, Scotland 

Lower jaw and scales of a Rhizodus hibberti, 10 x 7 x 1 1/2 in. 

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$200-400 


67. 

Ammonite 

Folkestone, Kent, England 

Cretaceous 

Lower Gault Clay 

Oxytropidoceras, 3 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. 




$200-400

68. 


Europe 

Four with Bryce McMurdo Wright catalogue labels 

No. 1468 lepidodendron, No. 1354 geoteuthis, No. 1679 osteolepis, 

and No. 1149; also including a furcater, lg. 4 to 9 in. 

$300-500 

69. 

Two Fossils 

Mid-Cambrian and Miocene 

Paradoxides bohemicus from Czechoslovakia, 5 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in., 

(bearing partial A. Krantz label on back); the other a partial jawbone of 

a Rhinoceros occidentalis, Chadron, Nebraska, (also with label), 4 1/2 x 

3 x 1 1/2 in. 

$200-400 

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70. 

Crinoid 


Mid-Silurian 


Perichocrinus moniliformis, 7 x 6 x 1 in. 



2003, Lot 20. 



$750-1,000 


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71. 

Ammonites 

Somerset, England 

Group of four iridescent ammonites on slate, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1/2 in. 

$300-500 


72. 

Ichthyosaur Pelvic Bone 



5 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue No. 1387; John 


2003, Lot 17. 



$200-400

73. 

Four Ichthyosaur Dorsal Bones 




Dia. 3 1/2 to 6 1/2 in. 

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Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label Nos. 1381, 1382, 1385, 1386; John 

Cummings, Woburn Public Library, Argentum Auctions, February 10, 2003, Lot 38. 

Note: Lot is accompanied by catalogue labels and conservation photographs by Tom Rich. 

$1,000-1,500 


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74. 

Tailbone 


Wenlock limestone, 10 x 2 x 1 in. 


$600-800 

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75. 

Two Psittacosaurus Dinosaur Skeletons 

Western Liaoning Province, China 

Early Cretaceous (121-125 million years old) 

Yixian Formation 

Including one probable adult, lg. approximately 48 in. and a newborn, 

lg. approximately 8 in., both professionally mounted on a wooden board 

under a Plexiglas case. 

Note: Psittacosaurus is the most abundant and widely distributed 

ceratopsian dinosaur in the Lower Cretaceous area of Asia. It is a small 

(less than six feet in length) herbivore with a prominent parrot-like beak 

and high nostrils giving the skull a squashed appearance. 

$3,000-5,000

76. 

Two Dinosaur Eggs 

Gobi Desert, Mongolia 

Upper Cretaceous 

Including a Protoceratops egg, 6 x 6 x 6 in., and an Oviraptor egg, 8 x 

3 x 2 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

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77. 

Ichthyosaur Jaw 




Ichthyosaur intermedius, 9 x 3 x 1 in. 



2003, Lot 64. 



$600-800 

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78. 

Reproduction Smilodon Skull 

South America 

Pampas, Smilodon populator, lg. 14 in. 

$400-600 

79. 



Various species including Glypocrinus, Calymene, Penaeus, Ophiosamis 

and a Gogia spiralis, lg. 1 1/2 to 7 1/2 in. 

Note: Some include Bryce McMurdo Wright catalogue labels. 

$300-400 


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82 

80. 

Four Trilobites 

Including an Olenellus thomsoni, Lancaster county Pennsylvania, 

Cambrian period, 4 1/2 x 4 x 1 in.; Arctinurus boltoni, Orleans County 

New York, Silurian period, 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 1 1/2 in., and two others, lg. 

4 to 6 in. 

$300-500 

81. 

Group of Eight Ammonites 

Europe 

Including Asteroceras, Nautilus, Prodactylioceras and Harpoceras 

Genera, most are accompanied by Tom Rich photography, lg. 2 to 4 in. 

Note: All with Bryce McMurdo Wright catalogue labels. 

$300-400

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82. 

Fish 

Lyme Regis, England 

3 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 12 in. 


$300-500 

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83. 

Walnut Four-drawer Specimen Cabinet 

Specimens mainly European 

Including problematicas, trilobites, brachiopods, ammonites, plants, 

and fish, most specimens accompanied by Bryce McMurdo Wright 

catalogue labels. 

Note: Handwritten note found in drawer stating “All specimens in these 

drawers were sold to John Cummings in 1850 by Bryce McMurdo 

Wright of England.” 

$1,000-1,500

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84. 

Three Ammonites 

No. 1298, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, Lower Jurassic, Lytoceras 

fimbriatum, 4 x 3 x 1 1/2 in., the remaining two uncatalogued, both lg. 

5 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue labels as listed. 

Note: No. 1298 is accompanied by catalogue label and conservation 


$500-700 

85. 

Large Collection of Fossils 

Mainly European 

The four-drawer oak clerk’s desk containing a collection of fossils 

including Ammonites, Gastropods, Nautiloids, and Belemnites. 

$1,000-1,500 

86. 

Ammonite 

Bisected and polished, 14 x 16 x 2 1/4 in. 

$300-500 


87. 

Six Ammonites 

Three bisected and polished, one in full matrix, and two others, lg. 3 to 

5 in. 

$200-300 

88. 

Five Ammonites 

Including four full ammonites bisected and polished, and a polished half 

ammonite, lg. 2 to 9 in. 

$200-300 

89. 

Two Ammonites 

Both bisected and polished on one side, lg. 16 1/4 to 17 3/4 in. 

$300-500 

90. 

Dinosaur Footprint 

Middletown, Connecticut 


Eubrontes giganteus, 14 x 12 x 1 in. 

$200-400

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91. 

Amphibian 

Czechoslovakia 

Permian 

Discosauriscus, 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 1/2 in. 

$500-700 

92. 

Six Fossil Samples on Slate 

Europe 

Five include Bryce McMurdo Wright label, Nos. 1435, 1469, 1471, 

1473, and 1746. 

Note: No. 1473 accompanied by catalogue label and conservation 


$200-400 

93. 

Sea Urchin 

Echinoidea 

Rock formation containing fossilized Clypeus ploti, 29 x 18 x 1 1/2 in. 

Provenance: Dr. F. Krantz, catalogue label No. 184. 

$300-500 


94. 

Wooly Mammoth Tusk 

Alaska 

Pleistocene 

Mammuthus premigenius, lg. 27 3/4 in. 

95. 

Large Calamite 

Nova Scotia, Canada 

Carboniferous 

Fossilized tree trunk, lg. 33 in. 

$800-1,200 

$200-300 

96. 

Ammonite 

Sherbourne, Dorset, England 

Jurassic 

Inferior Oolite, Stephanoceras humphriesianus, 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. 




$600-900

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97. 

Ammonite 



Bucklandi species, 12 x 10 x 2 3/4 in. 




$600-900 

98. 

Ammonite 



Fimbriatus, 8 x 6 x 3 1/2 in. 




$200-400 


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99. 

Crinoid 


Mid-Silurian 


Actinocrinites simplex and Dimerocrinites icosidactylus, 5 1/2 x 4 x 2 in. 




$200-400 

100. 

Four Ammonites 

Lyme Regis and Charmouth, Dorset, England 


No. 1299 margaritatus, No. 1312 henleyi, No. 1305 possibly 

asteroceras, No. 1301 annulatus, lg. 6 1/2 to 3 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label numbers as 

listed. 

Note: Lot is accompanied by catalogue labels and conservation 


$1,000-1,500

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101 


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101. 

Two Ammonites 

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England 

Jurassic 

Both from Oxford Clay Formation 

No. 1063 Kosmoceras jason, 3 x 3 x 1/4 in.; No. 1062 Kosmoceras 

comptoni, 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 in. 


Library, Argentum Auctions, February 10, 2003, Lots 50 and 49, 

respectively. 



$600-800 

102. 

Ammonite 



Microderoceras birchii, 5 1/2 x 5 x 1 in. 



2003, Lot 24. 



$200-400 


102 

103. 

Crinoid 

West Australia 

Permian 

Gascoyne Junction 

Jimbacrinus bostocki, 10 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. 

see enlarged view inside front cover 

104. 

Fish 

Brazil 

Cretaceous 

Santana Formation 

Aparidelepidotes, 16 x 7 1/2 x 3 in. 

105. 

Ammonite 


Jurassic 

Asteroceras obtusus, 8 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. 


$1,000-1,500 

$800-1,200 



$500-700

103 

104

106. 

Belemnites 

Lyme Regis, England 

Lias Formation 

7 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. 


$200-400 

107. 

Fish 

Clearly recognizable head and tail with scales throughout midsection of 

body, 15 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. 

$400-600 

108. 

Two Petrified Pinecones 

Patagonia, Argentina 

Jurassic 

Araucaria mirabilis cone, one with long stem lg. 3 1/4 in., the other lg. 

3 in. 

$300-500 

109. 

Large Crinoid in Shale 

North Wales 

15 x 16 1/2 x 3/8 in. 

$300-500 


107 

110. 

Marine Reptile 

Parana, Brazil 

Permian 

Mesosaurus brasiliensis, 23 x 7 1/2 x 1 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

111. 

Crinoid 


Mid-Silurian 


Glyptocrinus expansus, Pseudocrinus quadrifasciatus, and Heisocrinus 

serialis, 7 x 4 x 1 in. 



2003, Lot 5. 



$300-500 

112. 

Ammonite 

Germany 

16 x 15 4 3/4 in. 

$800-1,200

110 

112 


47

48 

113 

114

113. 

Crinoid 


Mid-Silurian 


Cyathocrinus goniodactylus and Cyathocrinus arthriticus, 5 x 3 x 1 in. 


Library, Argentum Auctions, February 10, 2003, partial Lot 10. 


photography by Tom Rich. Specimen is labeled 1824, but lacks original 

catalogue label. 

$200-400 

114. 

Crinoid 

Atlas Mountains, North Africa 

Upper Silurian/Early Devonian 

Large Scyphocrinus elegans plate, 26 x 17 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. 

$600-800 

117 

115. 

Group of Four Fossils 

England 

Includes a Ligillaria, a Lepidodendron, and a Coccosteus. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright catalogue label Nos. 1276, 1463, 

1464, and 1686. 

$400-600 

116. 

Large Body Segment 

Scotland 

Ludlow rock 

Possibly Slimonia acuminata, 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 1/2 in., mounted on 

board. 


$200-400 

117. 

Two Crinoids 


Mid-Silurian 


Cyathocrinus goniodady, 5 1/2 x 4 x 1 1/2 in., Actinocrinus simplese, 4 

x 3 1/4 x 1 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue Nos. 1822 and 1831. 



$400-600 


49

118. 





Asteroceras obtusum, 9 x 6 x 2 in. 



2003, Lot 31. 



$800-1,200 

119. 

Ammonite 

Possibly from Fox Hills, South Dakota 

Bisected and polished, 11 x 10 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. 

$200-400 


118 

120. 

Crinoid 


Jurassic 

Large Extracrinus basaltiformis, 15 x 11 x 1 1/2 in. 




$500-800 

121. 

Three Ammonites 

No. 868, Wiltshire, England, Upper Greensand, Mantelli, 3 1/2 x 3 x 1 

1/2 in.; No. 870, Wiltshire, England, Upper Greensand, Varians, 4 x 3 

x 1 1/4 in.; and No. 1047, Kimmeridge, Dorset, England, Kimmeridge 

Clay, Biplese, 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue numbers as listed. 

Note: All species are accompanied by catalogue labels and 


$300-500

121 

120 


51

122. 

Fish 

Steinheim, Germany 

Miocene 

Tinca micropygoptera, 7 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. 



2003, Lot 52. 

$800-1,200 

123. 



Including a Horse-hair snake, a Clupece ventricosa (Lot number 53 

from Argentum Auctions 2003), and a Phacops and a Calymene 

blumenbachii which include Tom Rich conservation photography. 

$200-400 


122 

124. 

Brain Coral 

13 x 16 x 11 in. 

125. 



Many with early 19th century labels 

$300-500 

Note: No. 1300, 1319, 1344, and 1346 include catalogue labels and 


$500-700 

126. 


England and Scotland 

Including Hybodus veticulatus, lg. 13 3/4 in., a Gyracanthus formosus, 

lg. 10 in., a Pholidophorus, lg. 4 1/4 in., claw of a Slimonia acuminata, 

lg. 7 in.; and another uncatalogued species, lg. 6 in. 

Provenance: Bryce McMurdo Wright, catalogue label Nos. 1371, 1447, 

1364, and 1747, and an illegible label. 

Note: Two with conservation photography and label by Tom Rich. 

$300-500

127. 

Collection of Glass and Wooden Mineral Models, many of the glass 

models stamped “Made in Germany” and with label marked “Dr. F. 

Krantz Bonn a. Rh,” some with internal silk threads, the wood models 

stamped with numbers. 

$1,000-1,500 

Science 

128. 

Martha Chase Youth “Sanitary Doll,” Pawtucket, Rhode Island, c. 

1913, oil painted surface over a stockinette body, articulated shoulders, 

elbows, hips and knees, faded label under left arm stating in part 

Model-, Chase, Hospital Doll, Pawtucket R.I., tag on left leg reading 

IMPORTANT, The rectal orifice of this doll is designed for the use of a 

standard #18 (French Scale) colon tube. The correct size colon tube will 

assure proper functioning., ht. 42 in. 

$600-800 

124 

129. 

Martha Chase Adult Female “Sanitary Doll,” Pawtucket, Rhode 

Island, oil painted doll with rope joints at shoulder, metal hinged elbows 

and knees, and eye-hooked pelvis joints, signature painted hair and 

label under left arm stating Chase Hospital Doll, Trade Mark, Pawtucket 

R.I., Made in the U.S.A. PAT NO. 2213270. 

$800-1,200 

130. 

Medicinal Herbarium Scrapbook, c. 1850, containing handwritten 

inscriptions identifying pressed flowers, herbs, and common fauna, 

within marbled boards and leather spine, ht. 11, wd. 9 1/2 in. 

$200-300 


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128 

131. 

Mahogany Dovetailed Apothecary Box, late 19th century, hinged lid 

opens to reveal twenty-five bead-edged compartments, eighteen glass 

bottles with stoppers, single dovetailed drawer in lower section with 

gold scale and other tools, ht. 10 in. 

$400-600 

132. 

Mahogany Herbal Specimen Chest, late 19th century, dovetailed 

mahogany two-door, eight-drawer herbal chest, the first drawer 

contains printed paper indexing cards laid down on mahogany boards, 

the following drawers contain samples of over 200 herb specimens, 14 

3/4 x 11 x 9 3/4 in. 

$400-600 


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133. 

Mahogany Traveling Apothecary Cabinet, 19th century, with inset 

brass carrying handle, two hinged doors opening to fitted velvet-lined 

upper and lower compartments displaying ten small and four large 

colorless glass apothecary bottles with stoppers, two lower center 

dovetailed drawers with ivory pulls and divided interior compartments, 

ht. 11 in. 

$500-700 

134. 

“Fool the Mad Genius” Carnival Scale, America, 20th century, 

wooden tripod stand supporting an oak armchair and 21-in. dia. 

silvered brass scale marked Frederick C. Allen, Los Angeles and 

calibrated 0-400 hundred pounds, together with a painted sign where 

the “Mad Genius” challenges participants that he can guess their 

weight, their age, how many cigarettes they smoke, number of family 

members, and the age of their car, ht. 102 in. 

$600-800

132 


55 

133

134 

135. 

Banks-Maxwell Propeller, Fort Worth, Texas, laminated wood with red 

enameled wing tips, “Banks-Maxwell Propeller Co., Fort Worth Texas” 

decals on each wing, riveted aluminum tall caps, and a circular mount 

with six bolt holes, lg. 60 in. 

$400-600 


136. 

Fairbanks’ Infallible Counterfeit Coin Detector, Baltimore, Maryland, 

c. 1896, of McNally-Harrison pattern, the nickeled rocker with slots for 

U.S. gold and silver coins, on gilt-decorated cast iron base with slot for 

(replaced) counterweight, in maker’s cardboard box with gilt label on lid 

and interior illustrated instructions and advertising labels with table of full 

and least weights of gold coins, wd. 9 1/2 in. 

$200-300

137. 

Model 4-4-0 British-style Steam Locomotive and Tender No. 17, 

2 1/2-in. gauge live model of a L&SWR Drummond, inside connected 

cylinders between the frames, steam gauge in cab, sits on aluminum 

rails, lg. 29 in. 

$800-1,200 

137 

138. 

Bench-made Stationary Steam Engine, c. 1920, with wood lagged 

cylinder, brass bearings, fittings, valves, and draincocks, 4-in. spoked 

flywheel, sitting on a mahogany wooden plinth, together with a copper 

gas-fired steam boiler, all mounted on a stained pine base, engine lg. 

10 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

138 


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145 

139. 

Model of Norton Company, Germany, wood model built by Peter 

Koch Modell Werks, depicting the Norton factory plant buildings in 

Germany, side of building marked Deutsche Norton, GES.M.B.H., 

Norton Schleifscheiben and Worcester Mass., Niagara Falls NY., 

Chippawa Can., one-, two-, and three-story brick buildings, furnace 

stacks, dust collectors, tall boiler stack and an outer building connected 

by walkway, all in a glazed wooden case, 30 x 23 x 22 in. 

$600-800 


140. 

Becker Brothers Analytical Balance, New York, glazed walnut case 

with drawer and turned adjustable feet, central brass limb with celluloid 

maker’s boss and scale, spirit level and two pans, ht. cased 16 1/2 in. 

$200-300

141. 

Seederer-Kohlbusch Inc. Balance Scale, Englewood, New Jersey, 

brass and steel scale housed in a wood and glass case with sliding 

front and rear doors, hinged doors on each end, and scale mounted on 

black glass, ht. 18 in. 

Provenance: Dr. Brian O’Brien. 

$100-150 

142. 

F.G. Schmidt Barograph, New York, the mahogany and beveled glass 

cased instrument with lacquered brass drum, aneroid barometer, pen, 

maker’s plate and lower drawer with instructions for the barograph and 

thermograph, lg. 14 3/4 in. 

$200-400 

143. 

Taylor Instrument Barograph and a Three-Power Compound 

Microscope, a mahogany and glass case, 4-in. dia. drum with paper 

recording scale, pressure disc, and recording arm; the three-power 

French microscope in a maple wooden box with original pamphlet, 

instrument ht. 6 in. 

$300-500 

144. 

Silvertown Coherer/Decoherer, Silvertown, London, mahogany case 

with quarter-round base molding on block feet, gutta-percha bed 

marked Telegraph Receiver Silvertown-London, Patent, brass terminal 

screw knobs, glass capsule with metal filings between two metal 

electrodes, electro magnetic coils, upper platform marked No. 195 

Telegraph Works Silvertown London Patent, with bridge terminals and 

gutta-percha and brass contact points, wd. 16 in. 

$1,500-2,500 

145. 

Edison Type 3-A Universal Stock Ticker, D & H Precision Tool Co., 

Newark, New Jersey, with brass supports stamped with maker’s name 

and place and 5776 flanking telegraphic receiving mechanism, twin 

alpha-numeric rollers and a tape-feed mechanism over twin electromagnets, 

on a circular cast iron base with glass dome, ht. 10 in. 

$6,000-8,000 

146. 

Elliot Bros Galvanometer, London, No. 987, the brass and glass 

cased instrument with directing magnet, electrical connections, and 

leveling feet, all in the original carrying case with maker’s printed label. 

Note: This instrument was used in the Jas. W. Queen & Co. Physics 

and Chemistry Department. 

$300-500 

147. 

Hottinger and Co. Gauge No. 1111, Zurich, with convex mirrored 

center and two stems projecting from body, with a velvet-lined case, ht. 

2 3/4 in.; a Brown and Sharp Combination Square, with protractor and 

angle attachments, 12-in. blade. 


$100-150 

148. 

Brass-cased Pressure Gauge, U.S. Gauge Co., New York, c. 1953, 

11-in. dia. case with screw-on bezel, 8-in. dia. dial calibrated 0-4000, 

with original box. 

$200-300 

149. 

Chrome-plated Manganese Bronze Focalscope, Air Force issued, 

used to check the focus of 9 x 9 and 9 x 18-in. aerial cameras, both 

plates marked 24 volt, eyepiece mounts in either plate, housed in a 

green painted wooden box. 


146 

$150-250 

150. 

Tyler Standard Screen Scale, Cleveland, Ohio, assortment of twelve 

brass screens ranging from 3 to 270 mesh per inch, ht. stacked 28 1/2 

in. 

$100-150 

151. 

Curta Type II Calculator, Liechtenstein, c. 1960, eleven digits for 

data entry or “setting slides,” eight-digit revolution counter, fifteen-digit 

result counter, marked on bottom in part Type II No. 525844 Made 

in Liechtenstein by Contina LTD Mauren, housed in a black aluminum 

case, ht. 4 1/4 in. 

$300-400 

152. 

Two Brass Sealer’s Rules, c. 1840, the first a gauge for checking 

yardsticks, the distance between the two protruding sections being 

exactly 36 in., overall lg. 38 7/16; the second a reference standard yard 

marked “Wawaonda Orange N.Y.” with a stamped eagle, 36 x 3/4 x 

1/2 in. 

$700-900 


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157 

153. 

Group of Scientific Instruments, including Otis King’s Patent 

Calculator, a portable folding gold scale, two pocket compasses, an 

Ashcroft thickness gauge, and microscope components. 

$100-150 

154. 

Pair of Theotorlites and a Map Plotter, used for sun radiation study, 

the theotorlites with eyepiece set at 90 degrees to the telescope, both 

on a rotating shaft, base with bubble levels and electrical contacts 

on rotating platform, both housed in custom made wooden cases, 

each with its own tripod; large aluminum map plotter with a full circle 

indicator on arm divided into half degrees, in a oak box. 


$1,000-1,500 

155. 

Electric Light Eliminating Scope, c. 1940, used for viewing sun 

activity and atomic blasts, black painted metal scope, viewing piece 

above 115 volt electric motor, plate stating Institute of Optics, University 

of Rochester, MOD. 7001, SER. 01, lg. 19 in. 


$300-500 


155A. 

Brass Diamond Grader, engraved on lid Exupere, 71 rue de Curligo, 

Paris, the cylindrical vessel with engine-turned lid signed as above, thirty 

3-in. dia. sheets with specific sized holes to sort diamonds into different 

levels of the container, ht. 3 3/4 in. 

$400-600 

156. 

Ross 7 x 50 Binocular Gun Sight, London, England, c. 1940, green 

painted body with engraved markings Ross, London No. 1125379 

on lens body, three filters and original eyecups, housed in the original 

military-issued wood box, lg. 11 in. 

$200-300 

Photography 

157. 

Large Tintype, c. 1860, image with two seated gentleman in top hats, 

exchanging money, prop wooden fence against a painted backdrop 

depicting a camping scene, wd. 10, ht. 7 in. 

$300-500 

158. 

Jules Richard Stereoscope, Paris, France, c. 1900, hand-held 

burlwood and inlaid box-type viewer, nickel plated bed with left/right 

lens adjuster and stamped Made in France and Brevetes, SGDG, 

Paris, rack-and-pinion focusing knob, ivory name plate stating in part 

VERASCOPE RICHARD, nine plates and two other unassociated lenses 

in a velvet-lined box. 

$200-400

160 

159. 

Perfescope-Stereoscope, metal body with “tortoiseshell” finish, brown 

velvet around viewer hood, turned wood handle, patent date of October 

15, 1895, two boxes of Underwood & Underwood stereocards of India 

and Ceylon, and approximately thirty loose cards with images from 

Nantucket, Yosemite Valley, and other various places. 

$200-300 

160. 

“The Graphotrope” Carte-de-visite Display, manufactured by William 

Walker & Co., New Haven, patd. June 1866, walnut viewing box with 

four glazed openings (two on each side) flanked by turned half columns 

and trimmed with ripple molding, hinged lid with floral relief and maker’s 

printed label inside stating The Graphotrope, Manufactured by William 

Walker & Co., New Haven, patd. June 12th 1866, viewing frame rotates 

on an iron pillar mounted to a raised plinth causing metal framed 

photographs to move from left to the right window, together with 

twenty-seven tin-framed photographs by various studios, ht. 8 1/2 in. 

$400-600 

161. 

Brewster-Pattern Stereoscope and a Stereo-Graphoscope, green 

and black marbleized painted wedged-shaped body with ground 

glass for illuminating tissue or glass views, ht. 6 1/2; collapsible walnut 

Graphoscope with 4-in. main lens (missing) above stereo lenses, 

porcelain handled drawer on bun feet, wd. 12 in. 

$400-600 

162. 

Framed Zograscope Tapestry, The Optical Viewer, after the 1791 

painting by Louis-Leopold Boilly, depicting a young woman and child 

looking at prints through a zograscope, 29 1/2 x 39 1/4 in. 

Note: The woman depicted is Sebastienne Louise Gely, who at age 16 

had just married the French revolutionary Georges Danton, his second 

wife. The boy in front of her is Danton’s son by his first wife. 

$200-300 


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163 

166 

169

163. 

Three Early Leica Cameras, a model 1A, II, and III, the first having a 

later range finder, all with Elmar 50mm F3.5 lenses and black finish. 

$300-400 

164. 

Collection of Cameras and Accessories, Including a Leica IIIF with a 

screw mount Summatar 50mm F2 lens, a Hektor 135mm F4.5 lens and 

view finder, Leica meter and booster cell; Nikon FE with a 50mm 1.8 

Nikkor lens; Nikon FG20 body; three non Nikon lenses, a 35-105mm 

lens and two 70-210mm lens; Contax T VS 35mm with a 28-56mm 

zoom lens and miscellaneous camera accessories. 

$500-700 

165. 

Three Leica Cameras and Accessories, including a MII with a Sonnar 

50mm F1.5 lens; a IC with a Canon 28mm F2.8 lens; a IIIF with a 

Sonnar 85mm F2 lens; two view finders, one marked TOWER and 

Steneheil, Germany the other having a turret with five focal lengths, and 

a meter marked Leica-METER MR. 

$300-400 

166. 

Nikon S2 Chrome, c. 1955, with a Nikkor-S.C. 50mm F1.4 lens and a 

magnifier marked Auto-Up II for Nikon-S2 Nikkor F:1.4. 

$300-400 

167. 

Nikkormat and Nikomat 35mm Cameras with Five Lenses, Including 

a Nikkor-O 35mm FII lens, Nikkor 35mm F2.8 lens, Nikkor-C zoom lens 

43-86mm, and two Vivitar lenses, a 28mm F2.5 and a 135mm F2.8. 

$300-500 

168. 

Russian Kiev 35mm Range Finder Camera and Lens, chrome and 

black body, 50mm FII lens, and a view finder. 

$200-250 

169. 

Zeiss Ikon Contarex 35mm Camera, Germany, c. 1964, all-metal 

die cast body, built in photo-electric exposure meter and automatic 

exposure control, 50mm F1.2 and a 135mm F1.4 lenses with leather 

cases. 

$250-350 

170. 

Four Vintage Cameras, including two twin-lens reflex cameras, one 

Model VII by Ricohflex, the other a Royce Reflex, a 35mm Vitomatic 

range finder camera and leather case and a Kodak bellows folding 

camera with “compur” shutter and F4.5 135mm lens. 

$150-250 

171. 

Leica IIIG 35mm Camera Body, c. 1959, with a screw mount 50mm 

F1.5 Summarit lens, variable viewfinder, and a Weston Master IV 

exposure meter. 

$600-800 

172. 

Collection of Six Medium Format Cameras, including a two Rolleiflex 

and a Rollicord, all with 75mm 3.5 lenses, a Rollei prism finder in case; 

a Graflex with roll film back, Rodenstock Heligon 80mm F2.8 lens; and 

two Kodak Folding Brownie cameras, a 3 and a 3A. 

$300-500 

173. 

Linhof Super Technika 6 x 9 Model IV Camera, c. 1960, with a Zeiss 

Tessar 105mm F3.5 lens and a Linhof Rollex 6 x 9 roll film back. 

$300-500 

174. 

Group of Three Cameras, an ICA Stereoette Cupido stereo camera; a 

2 1/4 x 3 1/4 field camera with a Kodak Ektar 101mm F4.5 lens; and a 

Century model 46 4 x 5 field camera. 

$300-400 

175. 

Large Collection of Cameras, seven folding cameras including a 

Korona IIA, a Kodak 616 in brown; a Bolex H16 16mm movie camera 

with a three-lens turret, and miscellaneous 35mm and Polaroid 

cameras. 

$200-250 

176. 

Two Canon Range Finder Cameras, c. 1950, a IVS with Serenar 

50mm F1.8 lens, 35mm viewfinder; and a model III fan flash 

attachment; and a body only VT, both includes rapid wind lever. 

$250-350 

177. 

Two Kodak Cameras, Rochester, New York, a Kodak Bantam Special 

F2, with original field case, box, and instructions; and a Medalist II, with 

a Kodak Ektar 100mm F3.5 lens. 

$200-300 

178. 

Three Rollie 35S Cameras, Singapore, c. 1980, including a Rollie 

35SE, all with Sonnar 40mm F2.8 lenses. 

$250-350 

179. 

Rochester Optical Whole Plate Field Camera, Rochester Optical and 

Camera Company, c. 1900, Bakelite plate on the front standard marked 

King, Rochester Optical & Camera Co., mahogany and brass case, 

spring back with ground glass focusing screen, lens marked Wallensak 

fitted to a REGNO shutter, with leather bellows and handle. 

$200-300 

180. 

5 x 7 Deardorff Field Camera, Chicago, Illinois, c. 1935, mahogany 

case with ground glass focusing screen, leather bellows, front standard 

with brass name plate below 4 1/2-in. square lens board, stating MFD. 

by L.F. Deardorff & Sons, Chicago, Ill. 

$200-300 


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181. 

Two Cine-Kodak Movie Cameras, c. 1923, both 16mm hand-cranked 

movie cameras with hinged spring-loaded lens cap and black painted 

metal body with crackle finish, in their original boxes, 8 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 

in. 


179 

$600-1,000 


171 

181A. 

Group of Four Film Cameras, including a Nikkon F Photomic Tn, with 

Vivitar 24mm F2 lens; a body only Hasselblad 500 EL; a Reflex-Korelle, 

with Xenar 75mm F3.5 lens; and a Polaroid 180, with Tominon 114mm 

F4.5 lens with a Seiko shutter. 

$250-350 

180

Navigation & Surveying 

182. 

Teak and Brass Helm, 20th century, segmented 

and turned eight-spoke teak wheel, brass center hub 

attaching to a bronze rudder indicator, 24-in. tapered 

column ending in a circular flange with four bolt holes, 

ht. 46 1/2 in. 

$400-600 

183. 

Two Louis Vuitton Trunks and Queen Mary 

Memorabilia, Paris and London, a large trunk with 

maker’s tag stating Louis Vuitton, Paris, London, 

802841, fabric interior, leather trim and brass fixtures 

marked with Vuitton logo and serial numbers, (lacking 

interior tray), lg. 30, dp. 18, ht. 9, and a smaller leatherbound 

trunk with Vuitton brass fixtures and interior 

webbed tray, lg. 18 1/4, wd. 18 1/2, ht. 9 1/2 in., both 

trunks with Cunard Stateroom baggage tags, passenger 

tickets for June 1964 passage on the RMS Queen Mary 

from Southampton to New York. 

$1,000-1,500 

184. 

Negus Improved Traffrail Log, 69 Pearl Street, New 

York, brass body with an enameled 1 7/8-in. dial 

marked Negus Patent Log, measurement gradient 0-50, 

propeller marked M. Negus. 

$100-200 

185. 

Brass Gimbaled Dory Compass, unmarked, 4-in. 

compass card suspended in liquid, cardinal points in 

block letters, outer needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four 

quadrants, blue painted brass bowl and mahogany case 

with carrying handles and glazed lid, ht. 5 1/2, wd. 7 

3/4, dp. 7 3/4 in. 

$300-500 

186. 

Walnut and Brass Ship’s Compensating Binnacle, 

Lionel Corporation, New York, the brass hood encloses 

a 9-in. dia. gimbaled compass marked Kelvin White 

Boston and 110069, cardinal points in bold block 

letters, adjustable iron correcting spheres side mounted 

on brass arms, clinometer calibrated 0-40 in two 

segments and marked with maker’s name, electrified to 

light compass and hood section, ht. 52 1/2 in. 

$750-1,200 

187. 

Mahogany Boxed Dory Compass, Eugene H. 

Sherman, Seattle, c. 1900, set in brass gimbals, the 

dry card with cardinal points in block letters, outer ring 

calibrated 0-360, maker’s name on inside perimeter, 

finger-jointed mahogany box with lid, wd. and dp. 7 1/2, 

ht. 4 3/4 in. 

$200-300 

183 

182 


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188 

188. 

Civil War Small Craft Binnacle, mahogany box binnacle made for 

the U.S. Navy, fold-down glass viewing door, bail handle, compass by 

Robert Merrill, New York, and an unusual suspended overhead lighting 

device, printed paper label stating in part Prestons Liquid Compass, ht. 

19 1/2 in. 

$1,200-1,500 

189. 

Mariner’s Mahogany Octant, c. 1775, 17 7/8-in. inlaid ivory scale is 

graduated from -5 to 95 degrees, the ivory vernier is engraved with zero 

at its center, ivory nameplate on crossbar, quadrant is fitted with ivoryknobbed 

pencil and notepad on back, main index mirror, two horizon 

mirrors, two peep sights and a set of three sunshades. 

$1,250-1,750 

190. 

Spencer Barrett & Co. Ebony Octant, London, 11-in. radius with 

bone maker’s plaque marked Spencer Barrett & Co., London, scale 

calibrated 0-105, brass index arm with vernier scale divided 0-20, brass 

thumb screw, bone pencil cap, sighting pinnula, horizon mirror, three 

shades and a mahogany keystone box with retailer’s label reading in 

part Chase C. Hutchinson, Nautical, Surveying instruments Commercial 

St. Boston. 

$400-600 


191. 

8-inch Radius Black Finish and Brass Sextant, Liverpool, brass 

scale engraved Made For John Bruce & Sons, Liverpool, calibrated 

0-130, sliding index arm with vernier, thumb-screw, locking knob and 

magnifier, four shades, and horizon mirror, walnut handle, 8-in. sighting 

scope with additional eyepieces, all in a finger-jointed box, label on 

inside lid stating in part The National Physical Laboratory, Certificate of 

Examination, 10 3/4 x 10 x 5 1/2 in., with a fitted leather-bound carrying 

case. 

$300-400 

192. 

J.E. Hand & Sons Company 8-inch Brass Sextant, Philadelphia, with 

pierced frame, inset silver scale calibrated 0-130 degrees, inscribed 

by maker below the scale, adjustable magnifier, multiple sun shades, 

horizon mirror and two eyepieces, all in a fitted mahogany box with 

carrying handle, ht. 5, wd. 10 3/4, dp. 9 3/4 in., boxed. 

$600-800 

193. 

Walnut and Brass Combined Rule and Protractor, a ruler and course 

indicator for nautical purposes, manufactured by L. Morgan and Son, 

New York, the brass protractor has index marks ranging from “west 

north west to east north east,” patent 1869 by Reuben A. Briggs, lg. 

17 in. 

$400-600 

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W. & A.K. Johnston, Ltd. 18-inch Terrestrial Library Globe, Edinburgh, Scotland, c. 1900, printed gores with states and 

countries highlighted in different colors, maker’s cartouche in the Pacific stating 18 Inch Terrestrial Globe, Terrestrial Globe, A.J. 

Nystrom & Co., Chicago, Ill., Analemma or Table of Equation of Time chart, brass hour circle at the pole and calibrated meridian 

ring, paper on wood horizon ring with signs of the zodiac and calendar, all on a turned and carved walnut base with central carved 

shaft support and four supporting legs, ht. 40 in. 

$1,000-1,200 

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195. 

Richard Patten Brass Surveying Compass and Tripod, New York, 

c. 1825, with 4 1/4-in. dia. engraved silvered dial signed Rich d Patten, 

New York, engraved star pattern with compass points in block lettering 

and a fleur-de-lis at north, needle ring engraved 0-90 in four quadrants, 

blued-steel hand, brass lifter, spirit level, vanes, dovetailed carrying case 

and original tripod, lg. of instrument 11 in. 

Note: According to Smart, The Makers of Surveying Instruments 

in America since 1700, Vol. I, p. 114, Richard Patten is listed as a 

mathematical instrument maker in the New York Directories from 1813- 

1840. 

$2,000-3,000 

196. 

Surveyor’s Compass by Richard Patten, New York, with a 5-in. 

engraved silvered dial signed Rich Patten, New York, Warranted, 

cardinal points in block letters, fleur-de-lis representing north, needle 

ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, dual spirit levels, and sighting 

vanes, lg. 14 1/4 in. 

$600-800 

197. 

2 1/4-inch Telescope and Tripod, France, c. 1900, unmarked fourdraw 

brass tube with shutter dust cover on eyepiece and brass cover 

on objective end, oak tripod and brass holder, lg. of tube extended 

approximately 40 in. 

$150-200 

198. 

Surveyor’s Transit by Buff & Buff Manufacturing Company, Boston, 

No. 10934, painted brass frame with a 10 1/4-in. telescope and spirit 

level mounted below, 4-in. silvered compass dial with maker’s name 

and serial number, vernier read-out, spirit levels, mahogany dovetailed 

case, metal tag on top reading in part BUFF, Trade Mark, Boston Mass, 

printed paper labels inside, and a tripod; together with a Keuffell & 

Esser surveying stick, lg. 66 1/2 in. 

$300-500 

199. 

Brass Surveyor’s Cross Attributed to Stanley, London, the 3 1/2-in. 

dia. brass drum, inset silver scale below calibrated 0-360, compass 

bearings in block letters against a black background, silvered needle 

ring calibrated 0-360 degrees and sighting slots every 90 degrees, ht. 

7 3/8 in. 

$700-900 

200. 

Brass Telescope by Dolland, London, England, inscribed Dolland, 

London at eyepiece end, 2 1/2-in. subject lens with a 1 1/4-in. draw 

tube, lens adjustment knob on right side of the body, tapered 12-in. 

cylindrical base that screws to a brass mounting collar on mahogany 

tripod, lg. 37 3/4 in. 

$800-1,200 


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Ramsden Brass Reflecting Telescope, London, late 18th century, 

inscribed Ramsden London at eyepiece end, rack-and-pinion fine 

focusing adjuster, 2-in. subject lens and 7/8-in. single-draw tube, two 

additional screw-fit lenses, all on folding tripod base, lg. 15 in. 

$3,000-5,000 

202. 

Brass Mountain Barometer by Cary, London, mid-19th century, 38-in. 

brass tube with scale calibrated from 15-32, brass-cased thermometer 

calibrated in both Fahrenheit and centigrade, brass-mounted mahogany 

tripod that also serves as carrying case, ht. mounted 57 in. 

$2,000-4,000 

203. 

Nachet et Fils Brass Compound Microscope, 17 Rue St. Severin, 

Paris, with U-shaped base inscribe as above, single-tube rack focus, 

rectangular stage, condenser and planar mirror, and mahogany carrying 

case, approximate ht. of instrument 12 in. 

$300-500 

204. 

Bausch & Lomb Optical Company Brass Compound Microscope, 

Rochester, New York, no. 31838, with U-shaped base engraved 

Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N.Y., rack focus, three-lens 

objective, rectangular stage, condenser, an additional eyepiece and 

objective, and carrying case, ht. 12 3/4 in. 

$200-300 

205. 

R. & J. Beck Brass Binocular Microscope, No. 9366, London, 

c. 1855, tripod base with one leg marked R.&J. Beck, London & 

Philadelphia, rack focus with thumb-screw adjustment, circular stage 

and planar mirror holder, ht. approximately 12 in. 

$150-250 

Automata & Mechanical Music 

206. 

The Lord’s Supper Automaton, attributed to Henry Phalibois, c. 

1890, the automaton based on Da Vinci’s The Lord’s Supper, features 

Jesus and the twelve Apostles in period clothing moving as if in serious 

conversation at a long table set with pewter dishes and goblets, 

complex gearing and drives all powered by two 110 and 220 volt 

60-cycle motors, lg. 69, ht. 30, dp. 22 in. 

Note: This automaton was part of the traveling London Mechanical 

and Electrical Exhibition touring England, Europe, Australia, and 

reaching New Zealand in the 1920s. Details of this exhibition are 

featured in Rod Cornelius, Mechanical Music, July/August 2011, pp. 

32-35. To view the automaton in action, see: http://www.youtube.com/ 

watch?v=sJia3eTF80c 

$10,000-15,000 


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“St. Dennistoun Mortuary” Coin-Operated Automaton, attributed 

to Leonard Lee, c. 1900, the mahogany cabinet and glazed viewing 

area displays a Greek Revival mortuary building with double doors 

and grieving mourners out front, when a coin is inserted, doors open 

and the room is lighted revealing four morticians and four poor souls 

on embalming tables, the morticians move as if busily at work on their 

grisly task and mourners standing outside bob their heads as if sobbing 

in grief, ht. 30 1/2, wd. 24, dp. 17 1/4 in. 

$4,000-6,000 

208. 

Singing Bird Automaton, probably France, c. 1900, the brass case 

with repoussé decoration, single bird with aqua, gray, and black 

plumage on a limb with ceramic flowers, clockwork mechanism 

activates tail, head, and beak while singing a birdsong, ht. 21 in. 

$500-700 

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Three German Carved Whistlers, c. 1925, including a “Sailor,” a 

“Drunk on a Lamppost,” and an old man, clockwork mechanism and 

bellows which move the head while whistling a tune, ht. 18 in. 

$500-700 

209. 

Two Singing Bird Automaton, France, c. 1900, the brass cage with 

repoussé decoration in the base and wire cage with two birds in colorful 

plumage which when activated by the clockwork mechanism sing and 

move heads, tails, and beaks, ht. 20 in. 

$600-800 

209A. 

Three German Carved Whistlers, including two best friends with 

hands in pockets, ht. 15; a “Clock Peddler,” ht. 14; and a smartly 

dressed gentleman with a bowler hat, ht. 13 1/4 in.; all with clockwork 

mechanisms and bellows to provide head motion while whistling a tune. 

$300-500 

210. 

Three Singing Bird Automaton, France, c. 1890-1900, brass cage 

mounted on a wooden base with gilded applied carving, three birds in 

colorful plumage which when activated by the clockwork mechanism 

move tails, heads, and beaks while singing a vigorous birdsong, ht. 22 

in. 

$1,000-1,500 

210A. 

Four German Carved Whistlers, c. 1930-50, including a Scottish 

bagpiper, ht. 13 1/2, “prosperous” drinker and a lady hobo by Karl 

Griesbaum, both ht. 9 1/2, and a “Drunk on a Lamppost,” ht. 18 in. 

$500-700 

211. 

Two Small Bird Automata, Germany, both in brass cages with base 

mounted clockwork mechanisms which activate bird motions and 

songs, the first, a single bird with yellow and black plumage, the last, 

two birds with yellow, red, and black plumage, ht. 11 in. 

$600-800

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Two Small Bird Automata, Germany, both in brass cages with base 

mounted clockwork mechanisms which activate bird motions and 

songs, the first, a single bird with green and red plumage, the last, two 

birds with yellow, green, red, and black plumage, ht. 11 in. 

$400-600 

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Black Forest Musical Buggy Whip Holder, Germany, c. 1870, in the 

form of a rabbit dressed for the hunt with gun and overcoat, key-wound 

musical box activated by hanging the whip on the holder playing a 

sprightly tune, ht. 12 1/2 in. 

$500-700 

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Black Forest Musical Buggy Whip Holder, Germany, c. 1870, in the 

form of a Scotty dog dressed for the hunt with gun, overcoat and cap, 

internal key-wound musical box activated by hanging the whip on the 

holder playing two songs listed on a tune sheet, ht. 12 in. 

$500-700 

213. 

Brass Singing Bird Box, Germany, 20th century, the cast lacquered 

brass case with inset paste cabochons, raised lattice work against a 

matted ground, hinged enameled lid depicting a gentleman and three 

ladies, lever-activated singing bird with red feathered body and a blue 

head emerges from a pierced stage, rotates, flaps the wings and moves 

the beak while singing a spirited birdsong, ht. 2 1/2, lg. 4 3/4 in. 

$400-600 

214. 

Brass Singing Bird Box, probably Germany, 20th century, the brass 

box with raised scroll decoration, lever activated bird with red, blue, 

and green plumage which sings as the beak, body, wings, and tail 

move and then drops out of sight, original winding key stored in a rear 

compartment, and blue fabric and card storage box, wd. 4 in. 

$400-600 

215. 

Sterling Silver Singing Bird Automaton, repoussé case marked 

Sterling on the bottom with cherubs holding musical instruments and 

birds all against a backdrop of decorative scrollwork, once activated, 

the lid raises and a bird with green, red, and white plumage emerges 

from the pierced stage, looks right and left, and moves wings, tail, and 

beak while emitting a spirited birdsong, ht. 1 1/4, wd. 3 3/4, dp. 2 1/4 

in. 

$800-1,200 


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Brass Singing Bird Box, probably Germany, c. 1880, the cast and 

chased case depicting dancers in a outdoor country setting, the leveroperated 

clockwork mechanism raises the repoussé lid to reveal the 

singing bird with colorful plumage moving wings, tail, and beak while 

singing a bird song, wd. 4, dp. 2 1/4, ht. 1 3/4 in. 

$800-1,200 

217. 

12-Air Cylinder Musical Box and Another, Mermod Frères, No. 

80847, and an unsigned box, the 12-air Mermod Frères box with faint 

tune sheet, 8 1/2-in. cylinder with tune selector, Jacot’s Patented 

Safety Check and winding key, wd. 19, dp. 10, ht. 6 1/2; the unmarked 

6-air box with 3 1/2-in. cylinder, tune selector and lever wind in a grainpainted 

box with ebonized moldings and inlaid Gothic cartouche on the 

lid, wd. 13 3/4, dp. 7, ht. 5 in. 

$300-500 

218. 

Nicole Frères Musical Box, Switzerland, no. 46867, rosewood and 

grained painted case with crossbanding and string inlay on front and 

top, Gamme no. 2337, 12-in. cylinder playing twelve airs, wd. 23 in. 

$700-900 

219. 

Sublime Harmonie 13-inch Cylinder Musical Box, with iron bedplate, 

two-part comb, zither attachment, lever-wind mechanism, two 

additional cylinders in rosewood case, burl walnut veneered cabinet 

with banded inlay and ebonized trim, lg. 32 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

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220. 

9 1/4-inch Interchangeable Cylinder Musical Box, with brass 

bedplate, single comb, zither attachment, 8-air tune indicator, 

Rosewood veneered and banded inlaid case, marquetry panel with 

musical instruments atop the lid, ebonized trim, single drawer with two 

additional cylinders, lg. 31 in. 

$2,000-3,000 

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221. 

Sublime Harmonie Tremolo 6-Air Musical Box, No. 24834, 13-in. 

nickel cylinder, three-part comb, zither attachment, lever wind, Jacot’s 

Safety Check, tune selection, rosewood veneer and inlaid case with 

tune sheet under the lid and carrying handles, lg. 26 in. 

$400-600 

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222. 

Upright Symphonia 19-inch Musical Box, Germany, 

carved crest above a walnut veneered case with turned 

and fluted columns, tombstone door with pierced 

spandrels, two comb and star wheel assemblies, on 

a walnut veneered disc bin with carved and turned 

columns, the interior with five pull-out shelves and two 

drawers all on turned feet, includes approximately forty 

discs, ht. 82 in. 

$3,000-5,000

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Arts & Crafts Oak Tall Clock with Regina Musical Box, c. 1900, 

chamfered edge crown molding above a glazed door opening to a 

composite brass dial with Arabic numerals and cast brass spandrels, 

eight-day time and gong strike movement marked Seth Thomas, chain 

driven with two brass-cased weights, beveled glass waist door and side 

glass, all above a Regina musical box, playing six different tunes on a 

single disc, with fourteen bells, ht. 90 in. 

$5,000-8,000 

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223. 

Symphonion Oak Cased Disc Musical Box, No. 10517, with brass 

bedplate, single comb and star wheel assembly, plays 15 3/4-in. discs, 

Mackie Music Co., Rochester N.Y., tag on inside back wall, raised 

dome lid with applied carving with lithographed card on the underside 

marked Symphonion, carved molded base, together with approximately 

nine discs, lg. 23 1/2 in. 

$500-700 

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13 1/2-inch Monopol Disc Musical Box, Germany, walnut veneered 

cabinet with turned three-quarter-columns at the corners, hinged lid 

with marquetry inlaid top and framed musical theme print inside, dual 5 

1/4-in. comb movement marked 298966 and Trade Mark--Germany on 

an iron bedplate, together with approximately ten discs, ht. 11, wd. 21 

3/4, dp. 17 3/4 in. 

$400-600 

225. 

Columbia Graphophone Cylinder Phonograph, Model Type AG 

2192, 1890-1910, with nickel-plated bedplate, black japanned chassis, 

molded and beaded oak case with banner and exposition transfer, 

24-in. tin painted horn, seven 5-in. wax cylinders with cases, ht. 13 in. 

$1,500-2,000 

226. 

Columbia Graphophone Cylinder Phonograph, Model Type AT 

288101, c. 1890-1910, with nickel-plated bedplate, black japanned 

chassis, finger-jointed oak case with banner and exposition transfer, 

fourteen 2-in. wax cylinders, ht. 12 1/2 in. 

$600-800 


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Pius Lang 100-Blade Exposition Knife, No. 258, Germany, c. 1960, 

with 4 3/4-in. master blade marked P. Lang and Stainless, barbed 

hoof cleaner with serial number 258, 100 implements including in 

part numerous special purpose blades in different shapes and sizes, 

all polished to a mirror finish, including cigar and leather punches, 

mustache comb, tweezers, scissors, pliers, nippers, a scalpel, files, 

bone and wood saws, can and bottle openers, corkscrew, fork, an 

earwax spoon, a bone toothpick, and many others, set in carefully 

selected highly figured mother-of pearl grips all in the original felt-lined 

box, lg. of knife closed 4 3/4 in. see front cover for opened view 

Note: Pius Lang founded P. Lang in 1852 with their knives first 

presented at the Paris World Exposition in 1889. The present knife 

was likely handcrafted by 4th generation, Walter Lang, who reportedly 

made 400 during his career, all with serial numbers on the hoof cleaner. 

Walter Lang’s career was shortened by illness and ended in 1998. The 

mother-of-pearl was reportedly hand-chosen by Pius Lang nearly 100 

years before manufacture. 

Provenance: From the personal collection of the owner of Stoddard’s, 

the oldest and most distinguished cutlery retailer in America, founded 

in 1800. 

$8,000-12,000

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United States Patent Model for Harness Rosettes, March 16, 1869, 

leather, brass, and gold braid harness rosette sample with the original 

handwritten patent model label inscribed L.C. Wilson Harness Rosette, 

Patented March 16, 1869, in a glazed display case. 

$400-600 


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229. 

Painted Canvas H & L No. 1 Mamaroneck Fire Department Banner, 

Mamaroneck, New York, c. 1890, trapezoidal banner with central 

cartouche marked H & L No. 1. flanked by griffins with scrolled banner 

below marked Mamaroneck, with a stenciled perimeter, hooks and 

fastening straps, wd. 35 in. 

$1,000-1,500

230. 

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Bronze Wall Plaque, marked 

V.D. Brenner 1809-1909, c. 1909, with the November 19, 1863 

Gettysburg Address, Lincoln’s signature in script and applied bust of 

Lincoln marked as above commemorating the birth of Lincoln and the 

introduction of the Lincoln penny, ht. 21 1/2, wd. 28 in. 

$200-400 

231. 

Brass-cased Stick Barometer by Rapport, London, mid-20th 

century, silvered dial marked with maker’s name, current reading 

can be set on rotating dial below barometer scale, brass encased 

thermometer calibrated in centigrade, ht. 36 in. 

$300-500 

232. 

D. Balerna Mahogany Barometer, Dundee, Scotland, c. 1870, with 

upper thermometer, lower 7 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial signed by 

maker and calibrated around perimeter 0-31, blued-steel and brass 

hands, all with scrolled case form and raised half round molded edge, 

ht. 36 1/2 in. 

$300-500 

233. 

Mahogany Aneroid Wheel Barometer, Bollenbach Co., with pitched 

pediment top, thermometer, lever escapement eight-day timepiece, and 

8-in. dia. silvered barometer dial with brass and blued-steel hands, ht. 

40 in. 

$200-300 

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234. 

Mahogany Stick Barometer by J.N. Sutter, Edinburgh, with pitched 

pediment, silvered brass scale engraved with maker’s name, scales for 

barometer and thermometer enclosed within a hinged and glazed door, 

line inlay and turned finial, ht. 39 3/4 in. 

$600-800 

235. 

Mahogany Stick Barometer by A. Comitti and Son, London, mid- 

20th century, silvered dial marked with maker’s name, wheel operated 

vernier, silvered thermometer calibrated in Fahrenheit, brass cistern and 

gimbal, ht. 35 in. 

$400-600 

236. 

Three-vial Brass Hourglass, France, c. 1763, three glass vials with 

spherical ampoules containing dark colored sand, the centers joined 

by colored twine and lashed with gold thread, the brass casing with 

chased scrolls, punch decorated frieze depicting stallions and marked 

1763, twisted columns, lower door for access to vials and rotating 

mounting device on the reverse, ht. 11 in. 

$500-700 

237. 

Wooden Diptych Sundial, probably Germany, mid-19th century, 

with printed listing of latitudes of principle cities on lid, floral design 

printed paper dials inside, Roman numerals, horizontal dial with central 

compass with Arabic numerals, string gnomon, lg. 3 in. 

$300-500 


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Watches 

238. 

Edward Prior Triple Case Watch for the Turkish Market, London, 

No. 70344, late 18th century, the outer punch decorated silver case 

opens to reveal the tortoise shell case with engraved silver band and 

rivets, opening to the hallmarked inner case with chased band and 

bezel, the watch with enameled dial marked Edward Prior London, 

black Turkish numerals and gilt hands, gilt full-plate movement signed 

and numbered as above, pierced balance cock, Turkish dialed 

regulation, fusee, crown wheel and verge escapement, dia. of inner 

case and movement 42, max overall dia. 67 mm. also see back cover 

$1,000-2,000 

239. 

Silver Pair-Cased Watch, probably Switzerland, c. 1800, with 

enameled Roman numeral dial with pierced gilt hands, full-plate 

engraved movement with pierced balance cock, ruby jewels and 

regulator dial and hand, fusee with verge escapement enclosed within 

an outer tortoiseshell case, 55 mm. 

$300-400 

240. 

Two Late 18th Century Silver Pair Case Watches, Eardley Norton, 

London and Nicholas Wilson, Kendall, both with enameled dials, 

key-wound, chain fusee, verge escapement movements and pierced 

balance cocks, the first with enameled Roman numeral dial marked 

Eardley Norton, London, outer case with A. Ambrose watch paper, 

the movement with squared baluster pillars, silver regulator dial and 

engraved Eardley Norton London, 63 mm; the last, with Arabic numeral 

dial marked Thomas Watson, movement with fully engraved back plate, 

pierced balance cock and signed Nicholas Wilson, Kendall 6110, 60 

mm. 

$300-500 

241. 

George Bolton Gilt Case Watch, Liverpool, No. 2549, enameled dial 

with Roman numerals and winding square at numeral four, the gilt 

case with chased decoration on the band and pendant, gilt full-plate 

movement engraved with maker’s name, place and number as above, 

fusee movement with flat steel balance, engraved balance cock, crown 

wheel and verge escapement, 50 mm. 

$300-500 

242. 

Three Silver Open Face Watches, 19th Century, the first a pair case 

watch with cream-colored Roman numeral dial, gold hands, swing out 

movement with dust cover opening to reveal a full-plate gilt fusee and 

verge escapement movement with pierced balance cock and grotesque 

mask on the table, plate engraved G. Fivey, Dublin, no. 6205, 60 mm, 

the next, with enameled Roman numeral dial marked James Aitchison, 

15 Bank Street, Edinburgh, key-wound, key set cylinder escapement 

movement, 54 mm, the last with Arabic numeral dial, moon hands, 

key-wound through the dial, unmarked but probably Swiss fusee, verge 

escapement movement with pierced balance cock, 52 mm. 

$200-400 

243. 

Group of Four Swiss Watches, late 19th century, all with typical bartype 

movements, one stem-set and wind with case marked K14 inside 

lid and three key-wound with silver cases, all approximately 45 mm. 

$200-300 

244. 

Group of Five Modern and Other Swiss Watches, including two silver 

cased, one with crown-wind and set, the other key-wind, an Omega in 

a gold-filled case and two modern watches, one with repoussé case 

with Model T and marked Ford. 

$200-250 

245. 

Triple Calendar Silver Watch, Switzerland, late 19th century, stemwound, 

pin-set unmarked gilt-brass half-plate bar movement with 

enameled Roman numeral dial with four subsidiary dials for day of the 

month, day of the week, month of the year and seconds with recessed 

moon phase, raised gilt minute marks and pierced brass hands, cuvette 

engraved Remontoir Ancre 15 Rubis 3 Quantiemes & lune, 43 mm. 

$200-400 

246. 

Swiss Patented Triple Calendar Open Face Watch, Switzerland, No. 

51933, c. 1890, the white and pink enameled dial with Arabic numerals, 

raised gilt decoration and marked Patented Calendar, subsidiary dials 

for seconds, day of the month, day of the week and recessed moon 

phase, gilt-brass hands in inset paste stones, stem-wind and outer 

lever-set modified bar type nickel movement with crystal cuvette, base 

metal case with BWC monogram on back, 52 mm. 

$200-400 


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247. 

J.B. Losada Gold Hunter Case Watch, 105 Regent Street, London, 

1856, the finely chased 18kt gold case with vacant shield on the front 

lid, fully decorated band and back opens to the gold and silvered 

elaborately engraved dial with raised Roman numerals, sunk seconds 

and maker’s banner marked as above, the dial center with floral basket, 

bold half hour marks against a matted background and a garland 

around the perimeter, full-plate key-wind, key set lever escapement 

movement marked by maker as above, 43 mm. 

$300-500 

248. 

Two Nickel Case Swiss Coach Watches, c. 1900, the first with 

enameled Roman numeral dial faintly inscribed by retailer and bluedsteel 

spade hands, 74 mm, the next with silvered brass Roman numeral 

dial, sunk seconds and blued-steel spade hands, both with stem-wind 

and set gilt plate movements, 67 mm. 

$400-800 

249. 

“Modernista Patent” Open Face Sector Watch, Switzerland, c. 

1900, engine-turned gold-filled case, dial inscribed Piccardo Cia 

Ltda, retrograde minutes, recessed hour and lower seconds, cuvette 

engraved in flowing script Modernista Patent, Swiss bar type stemwind, 

pin-set movement unmarked by maker but with serial number 

27838, 50 mm. 

$200-300 

250. 

Three Art Deco Elgin Open Face Watches, all Arabic numeral dials 

marked Elgin and sunk seconds, stem-wound, stem-set movements, 

the first, a 14kt white gold octagonal watch with silvered dial, 15-jewel 

M:Model 3, grade “192,” 42 mm, the next, a 14kt white gold-filled 

rectangular case watch with silvered dial, 17-jewel three-quarter-plate 

movement, 42 mm, the last, a 14kt gold-filled cushion-style case, 19 

jewel three-quarter-plate nickel damascened movement, 42 mm. 

$300-500 

251. 

Three Gold-filled Pocket Watches, South Bend, American Watch 

Company and Elgin, the first, an 18 size open face watch with Roman 

numeral dial inscribed American Watch Company, Waltham, full-plate 

stem-wind and set movement, the next, a South Bend with Arabic 

numeral dial and sunk seconds, three-quarter-plate 9-jewel movement, 

50 mm, the last a hunter case Elgin with Roman numeral dial and threequarter-plate 

crown-set movement, 53 mm. 

$200-400 

252. 

Three Open Face American Watches, American Waltham Watch 

Company and Elgin National Watch Company, the first in a nickel 

“Defiance” case, enameled Roman numeral dial with “bleeding heart” 

insignia, full-plate nickel movement inscribed by maker, 17 Jewels 

and serial number 12,867,892, 52 mm, the next, an American Watch 

Company nickel case with enameled Roman numeral dial signed by 

maker, full-plate stem-wind and pin-set movement marked by maker 

and Bond Street and serial number 4114583, 52 mm, the last an Elgin 

with ore silver case, enameled dial with Roman numerals and marked 

by maker, full-plate key-wind and set movement marked by maker and 

serial number 1518096, 55 mm. 

$200-300 

253. 

Three Waltham 14kt Gold Watches and an Empty Case, the first, 

a 16-size hunter engine-turned case marked 14K Dueber, white 

enameled Arabic numeral double-sunk dial marked Waltham, threequarter-plate 

17-jewel movement, two 0 size 14kt hunter cased 

watches, one multicolored with inset stone, the last an empty 14kt gold 

hunter case, 42 mm. 

$300-500 

254. 

Three Silver Open Face Pocket Watches, Illinois Watch Company 

and United States Watch Company, two by Illinois Watch Company, 

both with enameled Roman numeral dials with sunk seconds and 

marked by maker, one in a coin silver case, key-wind and set full-plate 

movement marked by maker and Currier and No. 307694, 58 mm, 

the next Illinois with silverode case, stem-wind and lever-set full-plate 

movement marked by maker and Miller with serial number 65431, 

58 mm, the last in a ore silver case with Roman numeral dial marked 

United States Watch Company, sunk seconds, full-plate key-wind and 

set movement marked George Channing, Marion New Jersey and 

14790, 55 mm. 

$200-300 

255. 

Two Coin Silver Engine-turned Hunter Case Watches, American 

Watch Company, no. 1,183,006; Illinois Watch Company, no. 

1,047,226, the first with enameled Roman numeral dial marked 

American Watch Company, sunk seconds and blued spade hands, 

key-wind and set full-plate brass movement marked P.S. Bartlett 

Waltham Mass. and serial number, 55 mm, the last, with dial enameled 

Roman numeral dial marked by retailer E. Alter, Newark, New Jersey, 

sunk seconds and moon hands, stem-wind, lever-set three-quarterplate 

nickel-plate movement marked by maker and with serial number 

1,047,226, 52 mm. 

$200-300 

255A. 

Two Coin Silver Open Face Watches, Illinois Springfield Watch 

Company, No. 17003, and American Waltham Watch Company, No. 

585418, the Illinois with enameled Roman numeral dial marked Illinois 

Springfield Watch Co., full gilt plate key-wound 11-jewel movement 

engraved with maker’s name, serial number and Hoyte, 58 mm; 

the Waltham with enameled Roman numeral dial signed by maker, 

decoratively engraved case and full-plate movement signed by maker 

and numbered as above, 55 mm. 

$200-300 

256. 

Three Gold Open Face Watches, Waltham and Hamilton Watch 

Companies, the 12 size 14kt white gold Hamilton with silvered dial, 

raised brass Arabic numerals, sunk seconds and three-quarter-plate 

nickel damascened 17-jewel model 916 movement; a 16 size Waltham 

with cream-colored dial, worn Dueber 14kt gold case, three-quarterplate 

15-jewel nickel movement; the last a 12 size Waltham with creamcolored 

dial, Roy 14kt case and three-quarter nickel damascened plate 

17-jewel movement. 

$200-300 

257. 

Carved Mahogany Watch Display Case, full glazed ornamental brass 

hinged door with chip-carved edges and beaded molding, case with 

scalloped gallery, turned and carved elements on base, interior with 

multiple felt-covered panels containing approximately sixty watch hooks, 

ht. 31 1/2 in. 

$100-150 


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258 

with detail 

260 

259 

with detail 

258. 

Waltham 16 Size Vanguard 23-Jewel Open Face Watch, 

Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 

26,615,051, enameled double-sunk dial with bold Arabic 

numerals, UP-DOWN indicator, bridge type nickel damascened 

lever-set movement with gold set jewels marked Vanguard 

Waltham, Mass. U.S.A., serial number as above and 23 Jewels 

Adjusted all in a 10kt gold-filled “Waltham Premier” case. 

$400-600 

259. 

Waltham Vanguard 14kt Gold 23-Jewel Open Face Watch, 

Waltham Watch Company, Waltham Massachusetts, No. 

12,011,672, enamel double-sunk dial with Arabic numerals and 

marked Waltham, stem-wind, lever-set full-plate damascened 

movement marked with serial number and Vanguard, Waltham, 

Mass. and 23 Jewels, gold set jewels and exposed winding 

wheels, all set in a gold case marked AWC Co. 14K. 

$500-700

261 

with detail 

260. 

Illinois 14kt White Gold-filled 23-Jewel “Sangamo Special” Watch, 

Illinois Watch Company, No. 4,628,420, 16 size with double-sunk 

Arabic numeral dial marked Illinois, cuvette marked by maker and 

Sangamo Special, three-quarter-plate stem-wind lever-set movement 

with gold-set jewels marked by maker, serial number as above and 

Sangamo 23 Jewel Special, all in a Wadsworth Quality 14kt gold-filled 

case. 

$200-300 

261. 

Elgin 18 Size “Veritas” 21-Jewel Watch, Elgin National Watch 

Company, No. 9,607,112 enamel double-sunk dial marked Ferguson 

Dial Patented for Elgin Watch with outer Arabic numeral minutes and 

inner red Arabic numeral hours, crystal back revealing the nickel threequarter-plate 

lever-set damascened movement marked Veritas Elgin Ill. 

U.S.A., 21 Jewels and serial number as above, gold jewel settings and 

micrometer regulator all in a gold-filled case. 

$200-250 

262. 

Elgin 21-Jewel “Father Time” 18 Size Open Face Watch, Elgin 

National Watch Company, Elgin, Illinois, No. 15,575,962, enameled 

double-sunk dial with bold Arabic numerals, UP-DOWN indicator and 

marked Elgin, stem-wind, lever-set three-quarter-plate nickel movement 

with gold-set jewels marked Father Time Elgin, Illinois, with serial 

number and 21 Jewels, all in a Philadelphia Watch Company silverode 

case with screw-on bezel and back depicting a locomotive. 

$200-400 

263. 

Illinois 60-Hour 23-Jewel 16 Size Bunn Special, Illinois Watch 

Company, Springfield, Illinois, No. 5238846, the double-sunk enameled 

Arabic numeral dial marked Illinois Bunn Special, seconds dial and 

23 Jewel 60 Hour, stem-wind, lever-set three-quarter-plate nickel 

damascened movement marked with all details as above, gold set 

jewels and inscribed, Double Roller and cased in an Illinois Bunn Special 

Model #28 10kt gold-filled case. 

$200-300 


262 

with detail 

87

265 

with detail 

264. 

Two Illinois “Bunn Special” Open Face Gold-filled Watches, Illinois 

Watch Company, Springfield, Illinois, both Star Watch Case Company 

10kt rolled gold plate cases, 16 size, stem-wind and lever-set threequarter-plate 

nickel damascened movements marked Bunn Special, 

the first, serial no. 5474291, with double-sunk Arabic numeral dial with 

individual minutes indicated around the perimeter, movement marked 

by maker, Sixty Hour, 21 Jewels and model 161, the last, serial no. 

4108939, double-sunk enameled dial marked Illinois, movement marked 

by maker, 23 Jewels and Adjusted Temp and 6 Positions. 

$200-400 

265. 

Illinois 23-Jewel 60-Hour 16 Size “Bunn Special” Open Face 

Watch, Illinois Watch Company, Springfield, Illinois, No. 5,321,896, 

double-sunk Arabic numeral enamel dial marked Illinois Bunn Special 

and 23 Jewels 60 Hours, stem-wind lever-set three-quarter-plate 

damascened nickel movement signed Sixty Hour Bunn Special, Illinois 

Watch Company, Springfield, serial number as above and 163 Motor 

Barrel 23 Jewels, all in a Bunn Special 14kt white gold-filled case. 

$200-250 


266 

with detail 

266. 

Illinois 16 Size 23-Jewel “Bunn Special” Open Face Watch, Illinois 

Watch Company, Springfield, Illinois, No. 3814963, Arabic numeral 

double-sunk dial marked Illinois, stem-wind, lever-set three-quarterplate 

damascened movement marked by maker with serial number and 

Bunn Special 23 Jewels, all in a Keystone gold-filled case. 

$400-600 

267. 

Group of Four Gold Elgin Watches, Elgin National Watch company, 

Elgin, Illinois, including 12, 6, and 0 size hunter cased watches, the 12 

size with double-sunk Arabic numeral dial, engine-turned 14kt “Roy” 

case and 17-jewel three-quarter-plate movement, the 6 size with 

engine-turned and engraved B.W.C. Co. 14kt gold case, enamel dial 

with Roman numerals and sunk seconds, three-quarter-plate gilt-brass 

movement, the 0 size with monogrammed engraved case marked 14K 

and last, an Art Deco “G.M. Wheeler” model open face watch with 

raised Arabic numerals, case marked Wadsworth 14 Karat, the back 

with applied raised gold monogram and three-quarter plate, 17-jewel 

movement. 

$300-500

268. 

Group of Four American Watches, Waltham, Elgin and Standard, all 

with gold-filled cases, the 18 size Elgin and Standard with crown-wind 

and set movements, two 12 size Walthams, both with Arabic numeral 

dials, one with white gold-filled Art Deco case. 

$200-250 

269. 

Group of Four Gold-filled Hunter Case Watches, American Waltham 

and Swiss, including three Swiss “O” size watches in engraved and 

engine-turned cases, one American Waltham 12 size in a Fahey 

Monarch No. 1 case. 

$200-250 

270. 

Four Gold-filled Gentleman’s Pocket Watches, Elgin, South Bend 

and Longines, two Elgins, the first a 16 size open face, enameled 

double-sunk dial with Arabic numerals, monogrammed back, threequarter-plate 

“BW Raymond” 21-jewel nickel damascened movement 

serial no. 15873550; the next an 18 size hunter case watch with 

enameled Roman numeral dial marked by maker, full-plate gilt leverset, 

stem-wound movement, serial no. 3199558; a 12 size South Bend 

with silvered dial, sunk seconds, and Arabic numerals, 19-jewel nickel 

damascened double roller movement model 429; the last a Longines 

12 size gold-filled, monogrammed back, open face watch with raised 

Arabic numerals, 17-jewel nickel movement, chain and display box. 

$250-450 

274 

with details 

271. 

Group of Five “O” Size Open Face Watches, Elgin, Waltham, 

Waterbury, and New England Watch Company, the gold-filled Addison 

with blue Arabic numerals and gilt decoration, chased case, stem-wind 

and set lever escapement movement, the Waterbury in engine-turned 

and engraved case, Roman numerals and Waterbury logo on dial, lever 

escapement movement, the last three all with Arabic numeral dials 

marked by makers and 15-jewel movements. 

$150-250 

272. 

Waltham 16 Size Vanguard 23-Jewel Open Face Watch, Waltham 

Watch Company, the enameled dial with sunk seconds, bold Arabic 

numerals and inscribed Waltham Vanguard 23 Jewels, damascened 

nickel lever-set bridge type movement inscribed as above without serial 

number, pressed jewel settings and exposed winding wheels, all set in 

a plain Keystone 10kt gold-filled case. 

$250-450 

273. 

Four Open Face Gold-filled Waltham Pocket Watches, Waltham 

Massachusetts, c. 1900, including two 18 size stem-wind and crownset 

watches with Arabic numeral dials, sunk seconds and signed by 

maker, three-quarter-plate 15- and 19-jewel movements, the next a 

16 size, cream-colored dial with Arabic numerals, three-quarter-plate 

damascened nickel stem-wind and crown-set movement, the last, a 12 

size watch with Arabic numerals, sunk seconds and three-quarter-plate 

15-jewel movement. 

$200-300 


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278 

with detail 

274. 

American Watch Company 14kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Waltham, 

Massachusetts, c. 1887, heavily engraved 14kt gold case with box 

hinge, monogrammed front lid within an elaborate border, rear lid with 

alpine scene, chased decoration around the rim, white enameled dial 

with Roman numerals, sunk seconds, blued-steel spade hands and 

signed American Watch Company Waltham, stem-wound, lever-set giltbrass 

full-plate movement marked P.S. Bartlett, Waltham, Mass. and 

3758010, 53 mm, case weight 50 dwt. 

$300-500 


279 

with detail 

275. 

Four Open Face American Waltham Watch Company Watches, the 

a sterling silver case with locomotive on rear lid, Arabic numeral dial 

and sunk seconds, stem-wind and set full-plate movement marked by 

maker and 14,326,020, 52 mm, (dial with hairlines); a silveroid case with 

enameled dial marked by maker and sunk seconds, key-wind and set 

full-plate movement marked Wm. Ellery and serial number 1,548,854, 

55 mm, (case rubbed); an ore silver case, enameled Arabic numeral dial 

marked by maker, full-plate nickel movement, serial number 9,645,248, 

55 mm, (movement damaged); and a silverode case, Arabic numeral 

dial, full-plate brass stem-wind and set movement signed by maker and 

serial number 20591914, 58 mm. 

$200-300

276. 

Two 16 Size Hamilton 21-Jewel Open Face Watches, Hamilton 

Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 1280681 and C106400, 

the first, a Model 992 with bold Arabic numeral double-sunk dial 

marked Hamilton, three-quarter-plate damascened nickel stem-wind, 

lever-set movement marked with maker, serial number, model and 

21 Jewels all in a Hamilton Railroad Model 10kt gold-filled case, the 

last, a Model 992B with enameled Arabic numeral sunk seconds dial 

marked Hamilton and individually marked minutes around the perimeter, 

stem-wind, lever-set three-quarter-plate nickel damascened movement 

marked Hamilton Watch Co. U.S.A., Adjusted Temp and 6 Positions, 

21 Jewels, model number and C106400, all in a Hamilton Watch 

Company 10kt gold-filled case. 

$200-300 

277. 

Four Waltham Watches, late 19th early 20th century, including two 

octagonal Art Deco white gold-filled cases, silvered Arabic numeral 

dials, stem-wind and set movements marked by maker, both 43 mm, 

and two gold-filled hunter cased watches with engine-turned and 

engraved cases, one with Arabic numeral dial marked American Watch 

Company and movement marked by maker and Riverside, the last a 

15-jewel stem-wind and set movement with Roman numeral enameled 

dial marked Waltham. 

$300-500 

278. 

Waltham Crescent Street 16 Size 21-Jewel Watch, Waltham Watch 

Company, No. 20,130,966 enameled triple-sunk Arabic numeral dial 

with UP-DOWN indicator at 12 o’clock position, seconds at 6, 60 

minutes indicated in Arabic numerals in black and red at five minute 

intervals, nickel damascened lever-set movement marked Crescent 

St. Waltham, Mass., 21 Jewels and serial number as above, gold-set 

jewels and exposed winding wheels, all in a Keystone 10kt rolled gold 

open face case. 

$200-400 

280 

279. 

Hamilton 16 Size 21-Jewel “Railway Special” Watch, Hamilton 

Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 833,440, enamel 

double-sunk dial marked Hamilton Railway Special, bold Arabic numeral 

hours and individually indicated minutes shown in red at five minute 

intervals, three-quarter nickel damascened plate lever-set model 990 

movement marked by maker as above and 21-Jewels with gold jewel 

settings and exposed winding wheels, all in a Keystone 10kt gold-filled 

case. 

$200-400 

280. 

Waltham Riverside and Hamilton 992 21-Jewel Open Face 

Watches, Waltham, no. 29243575, c. 1936; Hamilton, no. 2592389, 

c. 1934, the Waltham with 10kt rolled gold-filled plain case, bold Arabic 

numeral dial marked Waltham 21 Jewels, sunk seconds and outer 

minutes in Arabic numerals, stem-wound, lever-set nickel damascened 

movement marked Waltham USA Riverside, 21-Jewel and serial number 

as above, 48 mm, the Hamilton with 10kt gold-filled “Wadsworth” case, 

enameled Arabic numeral double-sunk dial marked by maker, threequarter-plate 

nickel damascened movement marked with maker’s name 

and place, 21 Jewels, 992 and serial number, 50 mm. 

$500-700 

281. 

Hamilton Model 974 14kt Gold Watch, Hamilton Watch Company, 

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 1,222,077, enameled dial with Arabic 

numerals and sunk seconds, stem-wind and set three-quarter-plate 

movement marked by maker, 974 and 17 Jewels, all in a Roy 14kt gold 

case. 

$200-300 

282. 

Hamilton Model 22 U.S. Navy Chronometer Watch, Hamilton 

Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 3506, c. 1942, silvered 

Arabic numeral dial with UP-DOWN indicator and seconds, bar layout 

nickel stem-wind, pin-set movement marked on damascened back 

plate Hamilton Watch Company Model 22-21 Jewels Adjusted to 

Temperature & 6 Positions and U. S. Navy-BU. Ships-1942, Keystone 

base metal case with cuvette and screw-on back engraved Bureau of 

Ships U. S. Navy No. 3506-1942 Chronometer Watch, 70 mm. 

$300-500 


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283. 

Hamilton U.S. Navy 22 Jewel Model 4992B Open Face Watch, 

Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 40439, c. 

1945, black 24-hour dial with inner hours, outer minutes and marked 

G.C.T., stem-wind and set sweep seconds three-quarter-plate nickel 

damascened movement marked by maker and 4992B BU. Aero. U.S. 

Navy and 22 Jewels, Keystone base metal case inscribed on back 

Hamilton Watch Company and part/contract numbers, 50 mm. 

$150-250 

281 

282 


284. 

Hamilton 16 Size 21-Jewel 992B Railway Special, Hamilton Watch 

Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. C505728, enameled doublesunk 

dial signed Hamilton Railway Special, bold Roman numerals with 

all minutes in Arabic and in red on the five minute marks, stem-wound 

lever-set three-quarter-plate striped damascened movement marked 

by maker and 21 Jewels 992B, all in a Hamilton Watch Company 10kt 

rolled gold plate case. 

$200-300 

285. 

Patek Philippe 18kt Gold Wristwatch, Geneva, Ref. 531, c. 1940, 

round silvered dial marked Patek Philippe Geneve with raised Arabic 

hour numerals on the quarters and seconds dial, 18 jewel movement 

marked Patek Philippe Geneve and 825981, together with a 14kt gold 

bracelet. 

$2,000-4,000 

286. 

Patek Philippe Open Face Watch, Geneva, No. 69476, the white 

enameled dial signed Wm. Kendrick’s Sons Louisville KY., Roman 

numerals and sunk seconds, S.W.C. Co. 14kt gold-filled case no. 

5888043, multi-jewel crown-set movement marked as the dial and 

Patek Philippe & Co. Geneva, No. 69476, 50mm. 

$300-500 

287. 

Cartier 18kt Gold Wristwatch, the silvered dial with Roman numerals 

marked Cartier and France, blued-steel moon hands, back wind and 

set movement marked Jaeger LeCoultre, case back engraved with 

WES III and serial 66609, together with a later leather strap. 

$1,500-2,500 

288. 

Tornek-Rayville TR-900 Dive Watch, c. 1965, rare stainless steel 

water-resistant anti-magnetic dive watch with sweep center second 

made for the U.S. Navy, bi-directional revolving black bezel with 

luminous unit indication, screw-back engraved with military markings, 

“MIL-W-22176.” 

Note: This watch was used on patrol in Vietnam in 1967-1968 by the 

consignor; crystal and band are original and show age. 

$8,000-10,000 

289. 

Glycine 18kt White Gold Bracelet Wristwatch, Switzerland, c. 1940, 

pillow-form case, silvered dial marked Glycine with raised brass Arabic 

numerals, 17-jewel mechanical movement marked by maker, with 14kt 

white gold bracelet. 

$300-500 

290. 

Group of Four Mechanical Wristwatches, including “Lord Elgin” and 

“Hamilton Masterpiece” Art Deco cased watches, a “Croton Nivada 

Grenchen” and a lady’s Omega “Ladymatic.” 

$200-400 

291. 

Patek Philippe Naviquartz Chronometer, Geneva, Switzerland, 

the black dial inscribed Patek Philippe Geneva, inner Arabic numeral 

hours and outer sweep seconds with brushed aluminum dial surround, 

stippled black metal outer case with stand, closed compartment for 

setting hands and regulation, “D” battery compartment and inset plate 

stating Naviquartz Patek Philippe, Geneva and Serie E 1200, Numero 

690541, precision quartz movement powered by three D cell batteries, 

together with outer finger-jointed maroon felt-lined mahogany box with 

glazed lid, overall ht. 8 3/4, wd. 6 1/4, dp. 3 in. 

$1,500-2,500

285 

292. 

Hamilton Watch Company Model 21 Two-day Marine 

Chronometer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 7641, c. 1940, 4-in. 

Arabic numeral silvered dial inscribed Hamilton Lancaster PA., 

U.S.A., 7641 and 1941, full-plate nickel damascened movement 

marked Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Penn., Model 21 

14 Jewels, chain fusee, maintaining power, steel balance, helical 

hairspring, balance lock screw and spring detent escapement, 

all in a weighted brass bowl and gimbal, walnut three-tier brassbound 

box with carrying handles, printed instructions under the lid 

and “Break Circuit” attachment in the base, overall dimensions ht. 

10, wd. 8 1/4, dp. 7 3/4 in. 

$600-800 

293. 

Hamilton Model 22 Chronometer Watch, Hamilton Watch 

Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, No. 12013, c. 1945, 2 

1/4 in. silvered Arabic numeral dial marked Hamilton Lancaster 

PA., U.S.A., Up-Down indicator, seconds dial and blued-steel 

hands, stem-wind, locking pin-set split-plate movement marked 

by maker, 21 Jewels and U.S. Navy Bu. Ships 1943 with serial 

number 2F25560 in a weighted bowl and brass gimbals, three-tier 

box with applied maker’s plate and glazed viewing lid, 6 x 6 x 6 in. 

$600-800 

287 

291 


288 

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293 

292 


294 

295

294. 

Hamilton Model 21 Two-day Marine Chronometer, Lancaster, 

Pennsylvania, the 4-in. dia. silvered Arabic numeral dial inscribed 

Hamilton Lancaster, PA., U.S.A., Up-Down indicator, seconds, 4279 

and 1941, 3/4 nickel damascened plate marked by maker and Model 

21, 14 Jewels, 4279-1941, chain fusee, maintaining power, steel 

balance with brass timing screws, helical hairspring spring detent 

escapement in a gimbaled brass bowl and three-tier brass-bound 

mahogany box with carrying handles all in an outer padded, felt-lined 

transport box with tipsy key, overall dimensions: wd. 12, ht. 9 1/4, dp. 

10 in. 

$700-900 

295. 

Hamilton Watch Company Two-day Marine Chronometer, Hamilton 

Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 4 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial 

marked with maker’s name, 2E11130 and U.S. Maritime Commission, 

Up-Down indicator, Arabic numerals and spade hands, damascened 

nickel plates marked Model 21 14 Jewels, Hamilton Watch Co. 

Lancaster, Penna. 2E11130, two-arm steel balance with helical 

hairspring and spring detent escapement fitted in a two-tier mahogany 

box with brass gimbals and outer padded carrying case. 

$800-1,200 

296. 

Two-day Marine Chronometer by Graham & Parkes, Liverpool, 4 

1/4 in. dia. silvered brass Roman numeral dial with 56-hour “Up-Down” 

indicator and marked Graham & Parkes, 43 Canning Place, Liverpool, 

5122, gold hour and minute hands, lacquered gimbals and bowl, chain 

drive fusee movement with bi-metallic split balance, helical hairspring, 

detent escapement and spotted plates, tipsy key, brass-bound 

mahogany box with recessed carrying handles and viewing lid, ht. 6 3/4 

x wd. 7 1/4 x dp. 7 1/4 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

300 

297. 

Gray & Keen Two-day Marine Chronometer Liverpool, No. 296, 3 

3/4-in. engraved silvered dial marked Gray and Keen, 25 & 26 Strand, 

Liverpool, Up-Down indicator, seconds dial marked 296 within the 

chapters, Roman numerals, three-quarter spotted plate movement 

with split bi-metallic two-arm balance, diamond endstone and helical 

hairspring, chain fusee and spring detent escapement, lacquered brass 

bowl and screw-on bezel, all in an associated mahogany box. 

$300-500 

298. 

Elgin One-day Box Chronometer Watch, Elgin National Watch 

Company, c. 1950, with 2 1/4-in. Roman numeral dial inscribed Elgin 

National Watch Co., seconds dial and spade hands, screw-on bezel 

and stem-wind, lever-set eight-day lever escapement movement, 

weighted brass bowl and gimbal mount in a two-tier mahogany box 

with brass plate marked Elgin, boxed wd. 5, dp. 5, ht. 5 1/4 in. 

$400-600 

299. 

Russian Two-day Marine Chronometer, 20th Century, 4-in. dia. 

silvered Arabic numeral dial marked by Russian maker, Up-Down 

indicator, seconds and 23471, three-quarter-plate gilt-brass 

damascened plate, chain fusee movement with maintaining power, split 

bi-metallic balance, helical hairspring and spring detent escapement 

all in a gimbaled lacquered bowl and hardwood brass-bound three-tier 

case with carrying handles and tipsy key, overall dimensions: wd. 7 1/2, 

ht. 7 1/2, dp. 7 3/4 in. 

$600-800 


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301 


302 

303 

300. 

Waltham Boxed Deck Watch, Waltham Watch 

Company, 2-in. dia. silvered Arabic numeral dial 

inscribed Waltham with blued-steel hands and seconds 

subsidiary dial, stem-wind, stem-set lever escapement 

movement set in a weighted bowl, gimbals and threetier 

box with outer felt-padded carrying case, overall 

dimensions: wd. 8, ht. and dp. 7 in. 

$500-700 

301. 

Waltham Eight-day U.S. Navy Chronometer, 

Waltham Watch Company, the silvered 2 3/4-in. 

Roman numeral triple-sunk dial inscribed Waltham 

Watch Co. and 8 Days, Up-Down indicator and bluedsteel 

hands, stem-wind, stem-set three-quarter-plate 

damascened movement marked Waltham Watch Co. 8 

Days, weighted bowl engraved U.S. Navy 1615, all set 

in brass gimbals and three-tier box with outer walnut 

felt-padded carrying case and leather strap, overall 

dimensions: wd. 9, ht. and dp. 7 1/2 in. 

$500-700

304 

302. 

Zenith Eight-day Chronometer Watch, Zenith Watch Company, 

c. 1950, with 2 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial marked Zenith and 

Chronometer, Up-Down indicator and seconds dial, stem-wound and 

set eight-day lever escapement movement set in a weighted brass 

bowl, gimbals and mounted in a mahogany box, wd. boxed 5, dp. 5, 

ht. 3 1/4 in. 

$400-600 

303. 

Zenith Eight-day Chronometer Watch, Zenith Watch Company, 

c. 1950, with 2 1/2-in. Arabic numeral dial marked Zenith and 

Chronometer, Up-Down indicator and seconds dial, stem-wound and 

set eight-day lever escapement movement set in a weighted brass 

bowl, gimbals and mounted in a mahogany box, wd. boxed 5, dp. 5, 

ht. 3 1/4 in. 

$400-600 

304. 

Ulysse Nardin Two-day Marine Chronometer, Locle, Switzerland, No. 

1273, 4-in. dia. silvered dial signed Ulysse Nardin Locle Suisse, 1264 

and 1273, “Up-Down” indicator, gold hands, three-quarter spotted 

plate chain drive fusee movement with maker’s mark and 1273, split 

bi-metallic two-arm balance with diamond endstone, helical hairspring 

and spring detent escapement, lacquered brass bowl and gimbals in a 

brass-bound two-tier mahogany box with maker’s plate, boss marked 

1273and carrying handles, all in a padded transport box, ht. 9 1/2, dp. 

9 1/2, wd. 11 1/2 in. boxed. 

Provenance: This chronometer was presented to Sanford L. Cluett 

in 1898 by J.W. Alfred Cluett. An undated baggage label affixed to 

the box indicates that Sanford Cluett sailed with this chronometer on 

the Vulcania from New York to Cannes. Sanford Lockwood Cluett 

patented “Sanforizing” a process to reduce fabric shrinkage during 

laundering. 

$600-800 


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98 

306 

with detail 

additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com 

305. 

Parkinson & Frodsham Two-day Marine Chronometer, Change 

Alley, London, no. 1727, the silvered and engraved dial signed 

Parkinson & Frodsham Change Alley, London. 1727., with seconds 

dial and Up-Down indicator, and blued-steel hands, 2 1/4-in. dia. 

plate chain-drive fusee movement engraved with maker’s name and 

origin as above, bi-metallic balance with keystone weights and brass 

timing screws, helical hairspring, diamond endstone and spring detent 

escapement within a brass dust cover, lacquered brass bowl set in 

gimbals with locking lever, tipsy key, three-tier brass-banded mahogany 

box with bail carrying handles, dial dia. 3 1/4, boxed ht. 6 1/2, wd. and 

dp. 6 1/4 in. 

$2,000-3,000 

306. 

Dent Two-day Marine Chronometer, 61 Strand & 4 Royal Exchange, 

London, No. 46172, c. 1885, with three-tier box with printed maker’s 

label inside top lid, circular enamel boss marked Dent 46172, brass 

folding carrying handles and escutcheon, 2 3/4-in. engraved silvered 

dial, marked Dent, Maker to the Queen and address as above, Roman 

numerals Up-Down indicator, seconds dial, blued-steel hands, brass 

bowl and gimbals, spotted full brass plates, chain fusee, Earnshawtype 

spring detent escapement, Dent’s “staple-type” balance, helical 

hairspring, and diamond endstone, ratchet key, ht. 7 5/8, wd. and dp. 

7 1/4 in. 

$3,000-4,000

Clocks 

307 

with detail 

307. 

Cherry Astronomical Regulator by U.B. Lust, Fremont, Ohio, c. 

1923, case with removable arched top hood, convex glass, silvered 

hinged bezel opening to silvered brass dial marked U.B. Lust, 1923 

Fremont, Ohio, glazed hinged waist door, eight-day brass weightpowered 

movement with deadbeat escapement, and maintaining power 

with cherry pendulum rod and two 6-in. steel cylinder pendulum bob, 

ht. 60 in. 

Literature: For comprehensive information on U.B. Lust, see the Bulletin 

of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, April 1959, 

pp. 491-97. 

$2,000-4,000 


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308 with details 


308. 

E. Howard No. 12 Wall Regulator, E. Howard & Company, Boston, 

c. 1875, black walnut case with turned molded bezel over the 15-in. 

dia. painted zinc Roman numeral dial inscribed E. Howard & Co. 

Boston., lower door with black, gold and maroon painted tablet, eightday 

damascened brass plate, time-only movement with deadbeat 

escapement, maintaining power and Geneva stop, iron weight and 

four-jar etched glass mercury temperature compensating pendulum and 

looking glass behind, ht. 62 in. 

$15,000-25,000

309 

with details 

309. 

Riefler Precision Astronomical Regulator, No. 1174, c. 1907-10, 

the silvered dial with outer ring minutes, subsidiary dial for seconds 

at 12 and hours at 6, eight-day timepiece mounted on a brass plate 

with pendulum suspension, five-wheel train, deadbeat escapement, 

maintaining power, beat setting provision on the crutch, and outboard 

pulley to direct weight fall, K-style invar pendulum marked Riefler 

Munchen-DRP 100870-1174, nickel pulley and single weight, all in a 

painted wooden case with full-length glazed door, ht. 52 in. 

Note: The Riefler firm and their clocks are illustrated and discussed in 

Derek Roberts, Precision Pendulum Clocks, pp. 119-149. 

$6,000-8,000 


101

310 

with details

310. 

E. Howard No. 74 Astronomical Regulator with Gravity Escapement, E. Howard Clock Company, Boston, c. 1874, 12 1/2-in. painted zinc dial 

inscribed E. Howard & Co. Boston, Mass., subsidiary dials for hours at the bottom, seconds above and minute track around the perimeter, fourlegged 

gravity escapement single-train movement stamped E. Howard & Co. Boston, jeweled gravity arm arbors, lifting arms and locking faces, 

maintaining power and stainless steel replica single-jar mercury pendulum, regulating assembly and suspension block, powered by a single side-hung 

lead weight all mounted on a cast iron backboard bracket in an oak case with removable hood and sides, ht. 59 1/2 in. 

Note: With a long history in Waltham, this clock is likely one used in the Howard factory from new until early in the 20th century. Inside the great 

wheel under the maintaining ratchet are the following inscriptions by E. Howard Company escapement finisher Mr. L. P. Emerson: L.P.E. 1874 

Cleaned 1884 L.P.E. Put up in Supt. Office 1892 L.P.E. Cleaned 1900 new wire 1902. 

$35,000-50,000 


103

311 

312 

311. 

E. Howard & Co. Master Clock and Slave, Boston, Massachusetts, 

mahogany stained maple case with full-length glazed door, 15-in. 

painted dial with Roman numerals marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, 

surrounded by a wooden bezel, electrically wound movement with a 

two-cylinder mercury pendulum, tape program controller, and a blue 

painted slave clock with a 12-in. painted dial, ht. 60 in. 

$400-600 

312. 

Standard Electric Time Co. Master Clock, Springfield, 

Massachusetts, the oak case with an 11-in. aluminum and black 

painted Roman numeral dial, milliammeter, three Roman numeral pilot 

dials, and mercury pendulum; also includes a program controller and 

two slave clocks, ht. 66 in. 

$400-600 

313. 

International Time Recording Company Master Clock, Endicott, 

New York, model D, oak case with arched glass door, round painted 

12-in. dial with Arabic numerals and seconds bit, marked International 

Time Recording Co. of New York, Endicott, N.Y. surrounded by oak 

bezel, powered by two electrically wound weights, mercury pendulum 

with beat scale, ht. 64 3/4 in. 

$400-600 


314. 

Self Winding Clock Co. Master Clock, New York, 12-in. white 

enameled Roman numeral dial, stained birch case with stepped cornice, 

brass bob pendulum on steel rod, with an additional “F” movement, ht. 

41 in. 

$400-600 

315. 

Stromberg Electric Master and Slave Clock, Chicago, Illinois, master 

clock with Roman numeral dial, movement number 7162M, beveled 

glass, 2-in. hole centered around seconds hand, stained maple case, 

ht. 59; slave clock with Arabic numeral dial, model S6, painted black 

metal case, 14 1/2-in. diameter. 

$200-400 

316. 

Self Winding Clock Company Master Clock, New York, model 

F7186, oak case with divided glass door, 14 1/2-in. square aluminum 

dial with Arabic numerals and seconds bit, marked Self Winding Clock 

Co., New York, sixty-beat mercury pendulum, fitted with a Roman 

numeral 14-in. dia. metal slave clock, also marked as above, master 

clock ht. 58 in. 

$200-400

317. 

Gents’ “Pul-syn-etic” C-69 Impulse Programmer, Leicester, England, 

mahogany case with glazed hinged door, serial no. 129252, large dial 

calibrated 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., smaller dial with days of the week, mercury 

hourglass linked to minute dial, all attached to cast iron frame sitting on 

wooden base, ht. 15 3/4 in. 

$150-250 

318. 

English Synchronome Master Clock, c. 1950, round corner oak case, 

Roman numeral dial, exposed “A” frame movement in black matte 

finish, with electromagnet coils wound with a black covering, invar 

pendulum, no serial number present on movement, ht. 49 3/4 in. 

$800-1,200 

319. 

Gents’ Electric Master Clock, Leicester, England, “Pul-syn-etic” 

electric impulse clock, oak case with square Arabic numeral dial, 

movement provides an impulse to slave clocks once every thirty 

seconds, flat invar rod with green painted cast iron bob, ht. 50 1/2 in. 

$300-500 

318 

321 

320. 

Art Deco “Postal Telegraph” Electric Wall Clock, Chicago, Illinois, 

Arabic numeral dial, chrome bezel, black enamel metal frame, red 

enamel crescent second hand, manufactured by Hammond Instrument 

Co., diameter 20 1/2 in. 

$200-300 

321. 

Warren Telechron Co. Master Clock Type B, Ashland, 

Massachusetts, oak case with electrically wound spring-driven 

movement, originally used to regulate generators in power plants, main 

dial displays deviation from standard time, ht. 36 in. 

$600-900 

322. 

Stromberg Electric Wall Clock, Chicago, Illinois, model number 31, 

Roman numeral dial with 2-in. hole centered around seconds hand, 

battery wound pendulum movement, instructional label on inside front 

door, stained maple case, ht. 31 in. 

$200-300 


105

329 

323. 

H&B ATO Electric Wall Clock, mahogany veneered case with beaded 

door decoration, piecrust carving around dial opening, multi-piece 

beveled glass lower door, round aluminum dial with Arabic numerals 

marked ATO and H&B, T-shaped pendulum swinging within two 

electrical coils, back plate stamped H&B D.R.P, currently powered 

by one D cell battery, together with a 6-in. Roman numeral paper dial 

electric wall clock. 

$200-300 

324. 

Eureka Clock Company Thousand-day Clock, London, England, 

c. 1910, 4 1/2-in. metal dial with Roman numerals, marked Eureka 

Clock Co. Ltd., London, “1000 Day Electric Clock,” electro-magnetic 

timepiece mounted on metal base with two engraved posts, ht. 12 in. 

$200-400 


325. 

Two Self Winding Clock Co. Clocks, New York, the first with a 

12 1/2-in. aluminum dial with Arabic numerals marked Official Time, 

Western Union below hand shaft, and Self Winding Clock Co., New 

York at bottom edge, housed in a square walnut case; the other with 

a 14-in. round aluminum dial with Arabic numerals and seconds bit, 

marked Self Winding Clock Co., New York, 21-in. square case with 

circular dial glass and metal plate marked Naval Observatory Time, 

Western Union. 

$200-300 

326. 

Two Self Winding Clock Co. Clocks, New York, One round medal 

cased 15-in. metal dial with “Naval Observatory Time, Western Union” 

below hand shaft, overall 20 in. diameter; the other square metal cased 

14-in. dial with “Synchronizes Self Winding” below hand shaft, overall 

dia. 20 in. 

$300-500 

330

327. 

Two Poole Electric Clocks, Ithaca, New York, both 3-in. metal dials 

with Arabic numerals, and seconds bit, marked Poole, Trade Mark, and 

bubble levels on base, one cased in mahogany and beveled glass, the 

other sits on a 7 1/2-in. Bakelite base under a glass dome, ht. 10 3/4 

to 11 3/4 in. 

$200-250 

328. 

Collection of Five Electric Clocks, including two Bulle on wood 

bases, metal dials with Arabic numerals, both movements stamped 

Bulle Clock France; one Barr on wood base, metal dial with Arabic 

numerals and seconds bit; two “Tiffany Never Wind” on metal bases, 

porcelain dials with Arabic numerals, ht. 10 to 14 in. 

$300-500 

329. 

Ansonia “General” Regulator, Ansonia Clock Company, Brooklyn, 

New York, c. 1895, mahoganized ash case with pressed and carved 

decoration, wooden bezel over the 18-in. painted zinc dial with 

Roman numerals, glazed lower door and pedestal, eight-day time-only 

movement with pendulum and two brass-cased weights, ht. 68 in. 

$3,000-4,000 

330. 

Walnut Wall Regulator Attributed to George Jones, New York, 

c. 1880, with pitched pediment and turned finial crest, full-length 

glazed door over the 8 1/2-in. enameled dial with sunk center, Roman 

numerals and center seconds, eight-day time-only movement with club 

foot deadbeat escapement, maintaining power grid-iron temperature 

compensated pendulum, ht. 56 in. 

$2,000-3,000 

331. 

Ansonia “Santa Fe” Oak Wall Clock, Ansonia Clock Company, 

Brooklyn, New York, c. 1890, the oak case with incised decoration, 

freestanding columns flanking the full-length glazed door, and gallery 

top, 10-in. paper on zinc dial with Roman numerals and seconds bit, 

eight-day time-only movement powered by two brass-cased weights 

and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 46 1/2 in. 

$800-1,200 

332. 

Cherry #3 Wall Regulator by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, cherry 

case with turned bezel over the 13 1/4-in. dia. painted zinc dial with 

Arabic numerals and inscribed Chelsea Clock Co., Boston. eight-day 

timepiece with maintaining power and deadbeat escapement stamped 

Chelsea Clock Co. Boston, U.S.A., pendulum and brass-cased weight, 

ht. 37 in. 

$700-900 

333. 

Ansonia Oak Wall Regulator, 12-in. painted zinc dial with Arabic 

numerals and marked Ansonia, eight-day time-only weight-powered 

movement with cylindrical brass weight, wooden rod, and brass-faced 

pendulum bob, ht. 36 in. 

$400-600 

334. 

Waterbury Clock Company Thirty-day “Admiral” Regulator, 

Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1912, oak long-drop case with glazed brass 

bezel, 12-in. dia. painted metal dial with Roman numerals, seconds bit, 

marked THIRTY DAY., lower door glass marked Regulator, thirty-day 

time-only movement, ht. 31 in. 

$200-250 

331 

335. 

Boston Clock Company Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, 

mahogany case with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, marked Boston 

Clock Co. Boston, black and gold decorated lower and throat glass, 

eight-day weight-powered brass movement, ht. 29 in. 

$400-600 

336. 

Oak #70 Wall Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, case 

with glazed wooden bezel over the 12-in. painted zinc dial with Roman 

numeral and marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, painted glass tablet on 

lower door, eight-day time-only movement stamped E. Howard & Co, 

Boston and 70, with pendulum and iron weight, ht. 31 in. 

$800-1,200 


107

337. 

Oak #70 Wall Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, 

turned wooden bezel over the 12-in. dia. painted dial with Roman 

numerals signed E. Howard & Co. Boston, painted glass tablet on 

lower door and eight-day nickel plate time-only movement stamped E. 

Howard & Co. and 70 with pendulum and cast iron weight stamped 70, 

ht. 31 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

338. 

Seth Thomas Oak No. 2 Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, zinc 

painted dial with Arabic numerals marked Seth Thomas and Made in 

U.S.A., glazed lower door, eight-day brass weight-driven movement, 

brass-cased weight and pendulum, ht. 36 in. 

$800-1,200 


341 

with detail 

339. 

Seth Thomas Oak No. 2 Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 

1890, 12-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, lower glazed door 

marked First Spiritual Temple 1891, eight-day time-only movement with 

deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, pendulum and brass-cased 

weight, ht. 36 in. 

$700-900 

340. 

Howard & Davis No. 4, Boston, Massachusetts, mahogany case with 

printed paper Roman numeral dial on zinc, marked Howard & Davis, 

Boston., lower glass tablet with replaced paper image of a landscape 

and mill, original black and gold decorated throat glass, eight-day 

weight-powered brass movement, ht. 32 in. 

$1,000-1,500

341. 

Seth Thomas Street Clock Movement, Thomaston, Connecticut, 

c. 1907, black and gilt painted cast iron Y-shaped frames housing 

an eight-day weight-powered time-only movement, 4-in. dia. Arabic 

numeral “setting” dial marked Made By Seth Thomas Clock Co. 

Thomaston, Conn., sitting on a tapered 35-in. pedestal with eagle and 

star decal, brass-cased lead 14-in. pendulum bob and iron rod, ht. 55 

in. 

$1,000-1,500 

342 

with detail 

342. 

James Arthur Regulator with Remontoir, New York, 1901, the maple 

case with molded top, glazed dial and waist doors and mirrored back, 

the skeletonized movement stamped with maker’s name and date with 

three front mounted dials, seconds at the top, hours object lower right, 

and minutes lower left, deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallet 

faces, lever activated one minute remontoir rewound by the large brasscased 

weight and internal “ball” pulley all regulated by a steel grid iron 

pendulum and cylindrical bob, ht. 81 in. 

Note: This clock is illustrated and discussed in James Arthur, Time and 

Its Measurement (1909), pp. 39-40. For additional information about 

the creative mechanic James Arthur see: Robert C. Cheney, “James 

Arthur: Pioneer Collector and Benefactor,” pp. 329-337, in The Quest 

for Longitude. 

$1,000-1,500 


109

343. 

James Arthur Drum-head Tall Clock, James Arthur, New York City, 

1903, mahogany case with 14-in. brass Roman numeral dial stamped 

by maker, glazed waist door with eight-day time-only wooden and 

brass-wheeled skeletonized movement with deadbeat escapement 

signed James Arthur 1903 and James Arthur Co. New York, transfer 

gearing to transmit power to the hands, applied plaque stating To 

Bessie Humphrey Arthur, From her Father James Arthur, October 24th, 

1904, powered by two brass-cased weights and regulated by a brass 

bob, wooden rod pendulum, ht. 87 in. 

Note: For biographical information on James Arthur see citation in 

previous lot. 

$1,000-1,500 


343 with detail 

344. 

Bigelow, Kennard & Company Mahogany Tall Clock, Boston, 

Massachusetts, c. 1920, dome-top case with freestanding reeded 

columns flanking the painted iron dial with Arabic numerals, signed by 

retailer as above, moon’s age in the arch and date dial, reeded quartercolumns 

flanking the line-inlaid waist door all on bracket feet, eight-day 

time and gong strike movement with pendulum and two brass-cased 

weights, ht. 92 in. 

$400-800 

345. 

Mahogany Tall Clock, c. 1900, scroll-top hood with freestanding 

reeded columns flanking a composite brass dial, Arabic numerals, 

moon’s age dial in arch, glazed waist door, reeded columns with brass 

capitals on trunk and base, eight-day time and strike movement on 

singular tubular bell, silvered pendulum bob and weights, ht. 95 1/2 in. 

$800-1,200

346. 

Elite Mahogany Twelve Tubular Bell Chime Clock, Germany, c. 

1900, carved scroll-top case with freestanding columns and, flanking 

composite brass dial, with Arabic numerals, marked Bawo & Dotter 

Ltd, Patentees & Makers, N.Y., subsidiary dials for tune selection and 

chime silent, moon’s age in arch, glazed waist door, eight-day time and 

quarter chiming movement on twelve tubular bells, pendulum and three 

brass-cased weights, ht. 101 in. 

$2,000-3,000 

346 

347 

347. 

Mahogany Eleven Tubular Bell Chime Clock, c. 1900, scroll top 

with freestanding fluted columns, flanking composite brass dial, Arabic 

numerals, subsidiary dials for tune selection and chime silent, moon’s 

age in arch, case with beveled side glass and waist door, fluted 

freestanding columns, all on carved paw front feet, eight-day quarter 

chiming movement on eleven tubular bells, brass lyre-shaped pendulum 

and three brass-cased weights, ht. 98 in. 

$2,000-4,000 


111

348 

348. 

Math. Bauerle Mahogany Thirteen Tubular Bell Chime Clock, St. 

Georgen, Germany, c. 1900, domed-top case with fluted freestanding 

columns flanking divided glass door, with beveled glass on waist and 

sides, composite brass dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for 

tune selection and chime silent, moon’s age in arch, eight-day quarterstriking 

movement on thirteen tubular bells, lyre-shaped pendulum, and 

three brass-cased weights, ht. 90 in. 

$2,000-3,000 


349. 

Mahogany Veneer Nine Tubular Bell Chime Clock, c. 1900, scroll 

top, carved capital columns flanking full-length beveled glass waist 

door, composite brass dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for 

tune selection and strike silent, moon’s age in arch, eight-day time and 

quarter-chiming movement on nine tubular bells marked Walter Durfee & 

Co. Prov. R.I., pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 100 1/2 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

350. 

Herschede Model 250 Grandfather Clock, Spanish olive ash 

veneered case with brass stringing, beveled glass door and sides, 

nine-tube quarter-hour and hour strike, chime and strike silent selector, 

eight-day movement with lyre pendulum, hand-engraved 14kt goldplated 

dial with Arabic numerals and brass spandrels, Whitington, 

Westminster, and Canterbury chime selector, ht. 87 1/2 in. 

$600-900 

351

351. 

Jan Gobels Burl Walnut Marquetry Tall Clock, Amsterdam, c. 

1760, the case with blind sound fret in the crest, flat fluted columns 

with Corinthian capitals flanking the composite brass dial with silvered 

Roman numeral chapter ring engraved Jan Gobels Amsterdam, 

engraved and matted center with calendar, cast brass four seasons 

spandrels, moon’s age in the arch with lunar and tidal calibrations, 

tombstone-shaped waist door with oval lentical and floral and scroll 

marquetry pattern inlays, bombé base with similar decoration all on 

hairy paw feet, eight-day time and Dutch striking movement with two 

bells, two iron-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 100 1/2 in. 

$8,000-10,000 

352. 

T. Reynolds Japanned Longcase Clock, London, c. 1775, flat top 

hood with engaged columns flanking the arched and glazed hood door, 

composite brass dial engraved T. Reynolds, London, Roman numeral 

chapter ring, Strike-Silent dial in the arch and cast brass spandrels, 

tombstone-shaped waist door and molded base all with original 

japanned decoration including feather-grained sides, eight-day time and 

strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 81 in. 

$3,000-5,000 


352 

with detail 

113

353. 

Thomas Sone Oak Longcase Clock, Fareham, England, c. 1785, 

dome top case with engaged columns flanking the composite brass 

dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring engraved, Thos. Sone 

Fareham, applied cast brass spandrels, recessed seconds dial, 

sunburst engraving in the arch and engraved center, tombstone-shaped 

waist door and bracket base, eight-day time and hour strike movement 

with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 83 3/4 in. 

$1,500-2,500 

354. 

Smorthwaite Pine Longcase Clock, Colchester, England, c. 1710, 

brass composite 11-in. dial with Roman numeral chapter ring engraved 

Smorthwaite in Colchester, quarter hour and half hour fleur-de-lis 

markings, cast brass spandrels and single hand, flat cornice top, blind 

fretwork, rectangular waist door with glass lentical, flat molded base, 

thirty-hour posted frame movement with recoil escapement, countwheel 

strike and Huygen’s endless rope, pendulum and single weight, ht. 80 

in. 

$600-900 


355 

with detail 

355. 

James Edwards Mahogany Tall Clock with Automaton, Stourbridge, 

United Kingdom, c. 1825, the scroll-top case with brass rosettes, 

arched and glazed door flanked by carved and turned freestanding 

columns, painted iron dial signed Jas. Edwards, Stourbridge, colorful 

depictions of the four seasons in the spandrels, a rural countryside 

within the Roman numeral chapter ring and automata in the arch with 

two figures on a teeter-totter moving with the swing of the pendulum, 

serpentine waist door flanked by matching columns to the above, 

French feet and inlaid on all surfaces, eight-day time and strike 

movement with two iron weights and brass-faced pendulum, ht. 93 1/2 

in. 

$1,000-1,500 

356. 

Thomas Hughes Clock Dial and Movement, London, England, c. 

1760, composite brass dial with silvered chapter ring engraved Thomas 

Hughes, London, seconds, calendar and strike silent dials, cast brass 

spandrels, matted centers, eight-day time and strike brass five-pillar 

movement, lead weights, brass strap pendulum rod and bob, ht. 18 in. 

$400-600

356 

357. 

Adam Chilholm Mahogany Tall Clock, Dumfries, Scotland, c. 1825, 

with painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed Adam Chilholm, 

Dumfries, painted floral corners and moon’s age in the arch, scroll-top 

case with freestanding turned columns flanking the dial, carved reeded 

quarter-columns with thistle capitals and twist column bases in the 

waist, fluted columns on the base and short bracket feet, eight-day 

time and strike movement with two iron weights and paint and stencil 

decorated pendulum, ht. 96 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

358. 

Four Horological Titles Mostly of Pennsylvania Interest, including 

George H. Eckhardt, Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers (1955), 

Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr. and Stephen E. Kramer, Clockmakers of 

Lancaster County and Their Clocks, 1750-1850 (1977), Arthur E. 

James, Chester County Clocks and Their Makers (1947), and Brooks 

Palmer, The Book of American Clocks (1972). 

$100-150 

357 

359. 

Five Titles on American Clocks, Carl Drepperd, American Clocks, 

George Eckhardt, Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers, Andrew 

Miller, Survey of American Calendar Clocks, Tran Duy Ly, Seth Thomas 

Clocks and Movements, and Herschede Clocks, Selection from Four 

Catalogues 1904-1927. 

$50-100 

360. 

Four Standard Reference Works on American Clocks, Chris H. 

Bailey, Two Hundred Years of American Clocks and Watches, Brooks 

Palmer, Book of American Clocks and A Treasury of American Clocks, 

and Distin and Bishop, The American Clock. 

$100-150 

361. 

Two Reference Titles on American Clocks, Battison and Kane, The 

American Clock, 1725-1865, and Distin and Bishop, The American 

Clock. 

$100-150 


115

362 

363 

362. 

Proceedings of the Boston Clock Club and Other Titles, edited by 

Albert L. Partridge, 1934-1940, cloth on board bound volume of original 

Boston Clock Club Papers 1934-1940 including an index to Bulletin and 

Special Articles from January 1934-April 1939, together with Battison 

and Kane, The American Clock, 1725-1865, Brooks Palmer, The Book 

of American Clocks (1950), and Wallace Nutting, The Clock Book 

(1935). 

Note: The Boston Clock Club Papers has long been an antiquarian 

horologist treasure for early insight and primary source information on 

American horology. Articles by Albert L. Partridge have stood the test 

of time while those by James Conlon offer the early 20th century dealer 

perspective. 

$200-300 


363. 

Five Titles on American Clocks and Watches, including Chris H. 

Bailey, Two Hundred Years of American Clocks and Watches (1975), 

Distin and Bishop, The American Clock (1976), George H. Eckhardt, 

Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers (1955), Brooks Palmer, The 

Book of American Clocks (1967), John Ware Willard, Simon Willard and 

his Clocks (Dover Reprint, 1968). 

$100-150 

364. 

Large Group of Clock and Watch Repair Titles, approximately 60 

hard and softbound books by authors including Saunier, Henry Freid, 

Jesse Coleman, Louis and Samuel Levin, H.G. Harris, W.J. Gazeley, 

F.W. Britten, Donald DeCarle, Laurie Penman, Eric Bruton, and Steven 

Conover, Elgin service manuals, etc. 

$300-500

367 

374 

365. 

Ted Crom Horological Research Material, four ringed binders 

which include “Prescott Toolmakers,” an alphabetical computer printout 

listing toolmakers (source unknown, 1994), Eliot Isaacs, Wheel 

Cutting, Practical Notes for Clockmakers (Chronos Designs LTD, 1979), 

and others, Ingenious Yankees, the Rise of the American System of 

Manufactures in the Private Sector (Donald Hoke doctoral thesis, 1984), 

and a copy of Dorthea E. Spear, American Watch Papers (1952). 

$75-100 

366. 

Seven Titles on Clock Repair and Values, Steven G. Conover, 

Clock Repair Basics, Striking Clock Repair Guide, Chime Clock Repair, 

and How to Repair Herschede Tubular Bell Clocks, Donald de Carle, 

Practical Clock Repairing, H.G. Harris, Handbook of Watch and Clock 

Repairs, and Robert Miller, Clock Guide Identification with Prices. 

$50-100 

367. 

Six Titles on American Clocks, including Chris H. Bailey, Two 

Hundred Years of American Clocks and Watches (1975), Kenneth 

D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock 

Technology (1970), Penrose R. Hoopes, Connecticut Clockmakers 

of the Eighteenth Century (1975), Wallace Nutting, The Clock Book 

(1924), Walter A. Dyer, Early American Craftsmen (1915) and N. Hudson 

Moore, The Collectors Manual (1906). 

$100-150 

368. 

National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Bulletins, Vols. 

1-27, 1944-1985, the bound set includes Supplements 1-12, 1962- 

1978, and seven redundant bound volumes. 

$150-250 


117

375 

379 

369. 

Bound Volumes of Clocks Magazine, Model & Allied Publications 

LTD, England, eleven volumes, July 1978-May 1989. 

$100-150 


370. 

Two Horological Titles, Clutton and Daniels, Clocks and Watches in 

the Collection of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, and Hans 

von Bertele, Marine and Pocket Chronometers. 

$75-150

371. 

Three Hardcover Titles on Early Astronomical Clocks, including 

Needham, Ling and Price, Heavenly Clockwork(1960), Klaus Maurice 

and Otto Mayr, The Clockwork Universe, German Clocks and Automata 

1550-1650 (1980), and C.F.C. Beeson, Perpignan 1356, The Making of 

a Clock and Bell for the King’s Castle, (1982). 

$300-500 

372. 

Five Titles on Horological History, Britten’s, Watch and Clock 

Maker’s Handbook Dictionary and Guide (16th edition, 1978), Willis 

Milham, Time and Timekeepers, Donald de Carle, Watch and Clock 

Encyclopedia, Kenneth Ullyett, In Quest of Clocks, and Alan Smith, The 

International Dictionary of Clocks. 

$75-150 

373. 

Four Horological Titles by Brian Loomes, The White Dial Clock 

(1975), Country Clocks and Their London Origins, Complete British 

Clocks, and Yorkshire Clockmakers. 

$75-150 

374. 

Six Titles on Regional Clock and Watchmaking, hardcover titles 

including Mason, Clock and Watchmaking in Colchester (1969), Snell, 

Clocks and Clockmakers of Salisbury (1986), Smith, Old Scottish 

Clockmakers 1453-1850 (1921), Penfold, The Clockmakers of 

Cumberland (1977, First Edition, no. 110), Haggar and Miller, Suffolk 

Clocks and Clockmakers (1974) and a softbound publication by 

Bellchambers, Somerset Clockmakers. 

$200-300 

375. 

Three Hardcover Titles by Vaudrey Mercer, published by the 

Antiquarian Horological Society, including John Arnold & Son (1972), 

Edward John Dent and His Successors (1977), and The Frodshams- 

The Story of a Family of Chronometer Makers, (1981). 

$300-500 

380 

376. 

Three Titles on European Horology, Georg D.W. Callwey, Uhren der 

Sammlung Landrock, Richard Muhe, Horand M. Vogel, Alte Uhren, and 

Otto Mortensen, Jens Olsen’s Clock, A Technical Description. 

$75-150 

377. 

Three Titles on Mechanical Music and Clocks, Claude B. Reeve, The 

Musical Clock, Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume, The Musical Box, A Guide for 

Collectors, and Gilbert Bahl, Music Boxes. 

$50-150 

378. 

Five Paperback Titles on German Clocks, including Rick 

Ortenburger, The Vienna and German Regulator, and two copies of 

Viennese Regulators and Industrialized Clock Factories, Antique Clock 

Publishing, The Junghans Story, and Tran Duy Ly, Gustav Becker 

Clocks. 

$50-150 

379. 

Tardy’s Three Volumes of La Pendule Francaise and Three 

Additional Titles, including Tardy, Poincons d’Argent, Grund, Montres 

et Horloges and Montres et Horloges, and Steve Nemrava, The Morbier 

1680-1900. 

$100-150 

380. 

Three Titles on Watches and Watchmaking by George Daniels, 

including, Clutton and Daniels, Watches (1965), The Art of Breguet, 

second impression (1977), (dust jacket torn), and Watchmaking (1981). 

$200-400 

381. 

Two Titles on Antique Watches, Cecil Clutton and George Daniels, 

Watches, and Jaquet and Chapuis, Technique and History of the Swiss 

Watch. 

$100-150 


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382. 

Nine Price Guides and General Works on Clocks, including Alan 

Smith, Clocks and Watches, E.J. Tyer, Clocks and Watches, Eric Smith, 

Clocks Repair and Maintenance, and others. 

$50-75 

383. 

Four Titles on Antique Clocks, F.B. Royer-Collard, Skeleton Clocks, 

Libuse Uresova, European Clocks, Cedric Jagger, Clocks, and H. Alan 

Lloyd, The Collector’s Dictionary of Clocks. 

$75-125 


386 

with detail 

384. 

Seven Titles on the History of Clocks, Watches, and Silver, 

including Seymour Wyler, The Book of Old Silver, Cedric Jagger, Clocks 

and Watches, D.W. Hering, The Lure of the Clock, and others. 

$100-150 

385. 

Seven Titles on Watch and Clock History, including Ronald E. 

Rose, English Dial Clocks, E.J. Tyler, The Craft of the Clockmaker, 

Anthony Bird, English House Clocks, Donald deCarle, Watch and Clock 

Encyclopedia, and others. 

$75-125

387 

with detail 

386. 

Benjamin Willard Tall Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, no. 207, c. 

1780, silvered sheet brass dial engraved Benja. Willard Roxbury, No. 

207, and Ab Hoc Momento Pendet Eternitas with a phoenix in the arch, 

the fret-top maple case with fan-carved waist door flanked by thumbnail 

corners, all on a two-stage molded bracket foot base, eight-day time 

and strike movement with rack and snail strike regulated by a wooden 

pendulum rod and brass-faced bob all powered by two period iron 

weights, ht. 87 1/2 in. 

Note: For a discussion of numbered Benjamin Willard tall clocks, see 

Philip Zea and Robert C. Cheney, Clock Making in New England, 1725- 

1825, p. 29 and note 1, p. 56. 

$15,000-25,000 

387. 

Daniel Burnap Cherry Tall Clock, East Windsor, Connecticut, c. 1785, 

engraved sheet brass silvered dial signed in the arch Daniel Burnap, 

East Windsor, recessed seconds and calendar dials, Roman numerals 

and overall decorative engraved raffles, stylized pagoda hood with 

three turned finials, fluted freestanding columns flanking the arched and 

glazed hood door, fluted quarter-columns flanking the serpentine top 

waist door, two-stage base molding and ogee feet, eight-day time and 

strike movement with deadbeat escapement, wooden pendulum rod, 

brass-faced bob and two cast iron weights, ht. 88 1/2 in. 

Note: Daniel Burnap (1759-1838) was a clockmaker, instrument maker, 

silversmith and brass founder and remains very well documented 

in the definitive work by Penrose Hoopes, The Shop Records of 

Daniel Burnap, Clockmaker. Burnap’s Memorandum Book, wheelcutting 

engine, tools and casting patterns are in the collections of the 

Connecticut Historical Society. 

$10,000-15,000 


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388. 

Reuben Ingraham Tall Clock, Plainfield, Connecticut, No. 90, c. 1780, 

11 1/2-in. sheet brass engraved silvered dial plate signed in the arch 

Reuben Ingraham, Plainfield No. 90 surmounted by engraved portraits 

of a man and woman, Roman numerals with Arabic minutes, stylized 

floral spandrels, seconds bit and recessed date dial, eight-day time and 

rack strike movement with wooden pendulum rod, brass-faced bob and 

powered by two period iron weights, walnut case with solid fret top, 

freestanding columns, waist door and recessed panel in the base, ht. 

85 in. 

Note: Reuben Ingraham (1745-1811) was apprenticed to clockmaker 

and silversmith John Avery (1732-1794) of Preston, Connecticut. See 

Heckscher and Bowman, American Rococo, 1750-1775, p. 69 for a 

magnificent engraved and silvered Reuben Ingraham dial signed by the 

engraver, John Avery. 

$4,000-6,000 


390 

389. 

Pennsylvania Cherry Cased Tall Clock, c. 1830, scroll-top case with 

striped maple freestanding columns flanking the arched and glazed 

hood door, rectangular waist door with line inlay and banded outline, 

circular line inlay in the base all on French feet, painted wooden dial 

with Roman numerals and floral sprays in the spandrels, thirty-hour 

chain drive weight-powered “Black Forest” movement with two weights 

and pendulum, ht. 100 1/4 in. 

$200-300 

390. 

New England Cherry Tall Clock, probably New Hampshire, c. 1800, 

unsigned painted iron dial with Roman numerals, river view with bridge 

in the arch, raised gilt decorated spandrels, arched and glazed hood 

door flanked by freestanding fluted columns, inlaid rectangular waist 

door, inlaid base on French feet, eight-day skeletonized plate movement 

with countwheel strike on the great wheel, recoil escapement, wooden 

pendulum rod, brass bob, and two lead weights, ht. 88 1/2 in. 

$5,000-7,000

391 

with details 

391. 

Elnathan Taber Mahogany Tall Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 

1790, case attributed to Stephen Badlam (1751-1815), dial signed 

by John Minott (1772-1826) J Minott 89, painted iron dial signed 

Elnathan Taber, Roman numerals, floral spandrels and moon’s age 

dial in the arch, pierced and blind fret at the cornice, brass stop-fluted 

freestanding columns flanking the dial, banded inlaid rectangular waist 

door with cut corners and fan spandrels flanked by brass stop-fluted 

quarter-columns, the base with banded, line, segmented, and fan inlays 

all on ogee feet, eight-day time and strike movement with tin-cased 

weights and pendulum, ht. 97 in. 

Note: The front plate of the movement is inscribed This clock cleaned 

by E. Taber Roxbury, 27 Nov, 1812, it then being 20 years old. 

Marked Stephen Badlam cases are known with blind fret, complicated 

inlays, waist doors, and side frets with cut corners. For a closely 

related case and signed Minott dial, see Robinson and Burt, The Willard 

House and Clock Museum and Willard Family Clockmakers, p. 57. For 

a documented Badlam case see, p. 88. 

Information on dial painter John Minott is found in Paul J. Foley, 

Willard’s Patent Timepieces, pp. 283-84. 

$10,000-15,000 

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392. 

James Doull Mahogany Tall Clock, Charlestown, Massachusetts, c. 1805, case attributed to Thomas Seymour, the pierced fret hood with 

freestanding columns flanking the painted iron dial inscribed James Doull, Charlestown, Roman numerals, Federal shields and raised gilded scroll 

spandrels, concave scene in the arch depicting a windmill with rocking ship flying an American flag moving with pendulum motion, rectangular waist 

door with flame mahogany panels enclosed with figured banding and flanked by reeded quarter-columns and flame birch plinths, the base with 

banded, line, and segmented inlays on French feet, eight-day time and strike movement with two painted tin-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 96 in. 

Literature: For an informative discussion of the collaboration between clockmaker James Doull and cabinetmaker Thomas Seymour see Robert D. 

Mussey, Jr., The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour, pp. 55-56. 

$20,000-30,000 


392 

with detail

393 

with detail 

393. 

Stephen Taber Mahogany Tall Clock, New Bedford, Massachusetts, c. 1800, painted iron dial inscribed S. Taber, Roman numerals, gilt corner 

spandrels and moon’s age in the arch, pierced fret top with brass stop-fluted freestanding columns flanking the glazed hood door, fan-inlaid 

rectangular waist, brass stop-fluted quarter-columns and fan inlaid base on ogee feet, eight-day time and strike brass movement with pendulum and 

two iron weights, ht. 89 1/2 in. 

Note: According to Jobe, Sullivan, and Obrien, Harbor & Home, Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts 1710-1850, Stephen Taber (1777-1862) 

was trained by Boston clockmaker Aaron Willard and moved to New Bedford to make clocks in 1799. His interesting clock career, which ended 

about 1810, is described on pp. 174-175. 

$8,000-12,000 


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detail 

394. 

William Cummens Mahogany Tall Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 

1795, painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signed W. Cummens, 

floral sprays in the spandrels and moon’s age in the arch, rectangular 

waist door with line and fan inlays flanked by brass stop-fluted quartercolumns, 

the lower section with fan inlays and two-stage base molding, 

eight-day brass time and strike movement powered by two brass-cased 

weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 96 in. 

$12,000-18,000 


395. 

Joseph Loring Cherry Shelf Clock, Boston, c. 1800, with painted 

kidney-shaped Roman numeral dial signed Joseph Loring, Boston, 

inlaid case with fret top and French feet, eight-day time-only movement 

with iron weight and pendulum, ht. 38 in. 

Note: An eight-day tall clock by Joseph Loring is in the J. Cheney 

Wells Collection at Old Sturbridge Village, and his daybook is in the 

collections at the American Antiquarian Society. 

$2,000-4,000 

396. 

Seth Thomas Off-center Pillar and Scroll Clock, Plymouth, 

Connecticut, c. 1818, painted wooden with Arabic numerals, inside 

minute track and gilt decoration, scroll-top case with three brass finials, 

reverse-painted lower tablet depicting a rural scene and off-center 

pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label stating in part, Patent Clocks 

Made and Sold by Seth Thomas, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour strap 

wooden movement with center mounted countwheel all powered by 

two compound-hung weights and pendulum, ht. 30 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

395

396 397 

398 

400

401 

403 

397. 

Eli Terry Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Watertown, 

Connecticut, c. 1820, wooden dial with Arabic numerals and raised 

gilt decoration, scroll-top case with three brass finials, full-length door 

with reverse-painted tablet depicting a river scene, printed paper label 

stating Patent Clocks Eli Terry. Made and Sold Watertown, Connecticut, 

thirty-hour time and strike wooden movement with pendulum and two 

iron weights, ht. 30 1/2 in. 

$600-800 

398. 

Eli Terry & Sons Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, 

Connecticut, c. 1825, scroll-top case with three brass urn finials, 

wooden dial with Roman numerals and raised gilt decoration, reversepainted 

lower glass with town center scene, printed paper maker’s label 

stating in part, Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry. Made and Sold by 

E. Terry and Sons., thirty-hour wooden movement with pendulum and 

two cast iron weights, ht. 31 in. 

$800-1,000 

399. 

Ephraim Downes Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Bristol, 

Connecticut, c. 1830, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, 

scroll-top case, reverse-painted tablet, French feet, printed maker’s 

label inside stating Ephraim Downes for George Mitchell, Bristol, Conn., 

thirty-hour time and strike wooden movement with two iron weights and 

pendulum, ht. 32 in. 

$400-600 

402

400. 

Seth Thomas Mahogany Transitional Shelf Clock, Plymouth, 

Connecticut, c. 1835, with floral and leaf stenciled splat and half 

columns flanking the wooden dial with Arabic numerals, floral 

spandrels and raised scroll decoration in the center, reversepainted 

tablet depicting a town center with central pendulum 

aperture and stenciled border, printed maker’s label inside 

backboard, thirty-hour wooden movement with two weights and 

pendulum, all on carved paw feet, ht. 29 1/2 in. 

$600-800 

401. 

Seth Thomas Mahogany Transitional Shelf Clock, Plymouth, 

Connecticut, c. 1835, with stenciled fruit basket splat, half 

columns flanking the full-length glazed door with lower original 

painted and stencil decorated tablet, wooden dial with Arabic 

numerals, floral and raised gilded spandrels and stylized 

grapevines in the center, printed maker’s label inside backboard, 

thirty-hour time and strike wooden movement with two iron 

weights and pendulum, all on carved paw feet, ht. 30 3/4 in. 

$600-800 

402. 

Ephraim Downs Mahogany Stenciled Column and Splat 

Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830, wooden dial with 

Roman numerals and raised gilt decoration, stenciled eagle 

splat, stenciled half columns flanking the full-length door with 

lower reverse-painted tablet depicting a rural scene, carved 

paw feet, printed maker’s label stating in part Improved Clocks, 

Made and Sold by Ephraim Downs, Bristol, Connecticut, thirtyhour 

wooden movement with pendulum and two iron weights, 

ht. 29 in. 

$300-500 

403. 

Silas Hoadley “Upside-Down” Mahogany Stenciled Shelf 

Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, wooden painted dial 

with Arabic numerals, stenciled splat and half columns flanking 

the full-length door with looking glass and painted tablet, 

printed maker’s label inside stating Franklin Clocks with the 

Improvement of Bushing the Pivots with Ivory. Arranged and 

manufactured by Silas Hoadley, (Conn)., thirty-hour wooden 

“upside-down” movement with pendulum and two iron weights, 

ht. 35 3/4 in. 

$300-500 

404. 

Joseph Ives Mahogany Looking Glass Wall Clock, Bristol, 

Connecticut, c. 1820, scroll top with brass finials, painted iron 

dial with Roman numerals, full-length door with reeded columns 

flanking the looking glass, reverse-painted glasses surrounding 

the dial and along the base, blue painted interior, eight-day time 

and iron plate movement with rack strike and roller pinions, two 

cast iron weights and long pendulum, ht. 56 1/4 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

404 


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405 

405. 

Silas B. Terry Mahogany Balance Wheel Steeple Clock, Terryville, 

Connecticut, c. 1845, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, 

seconds dial, cut outs for viewing the escape and balance wheels, 

reverse-painted tablet depicting a mill scene, printed maker’s label 

stating Balance Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry, and Patented to 

him, August 9th, 1845, Manufactured by Silas B. Terry, Terryville, 

Conn., thirty-hour brass balance wheel escapement movement with 

countwheel strike and detached wooden fusees, ht. 24 3/4 in. 

$10,000-15,000 

406. 

Silas B. Terry Carved Crest Mahogany Shelf Clock, Plymouth, 

Connecticut, c. 1835-40, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals 

and raised gilt decoration flanked by turned half columns and 

surmounted by a carved shell crest, the lower with painted tablet 

depicting an urban street, paper dust cover and 4 1/2 x 3-in. printed 

maker’s label stating Silas B. Terry. Horologist. Manufacturer of Clocks, 

Timepieces and Regulators, Plymouth, Conn., eight-day time and strike 

strap brass movement with countwheel strike, pendulum and two iron 

weights, ht. 36 in. 

$800-1,200 


407. 

Silas B. Terry Mahogany Beveled Case Shelf Clock, Terryville, 

Connecticut, c. 1840-45, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals 

inscribed Silas B. Terry Terry’s Ville Conn., brass thirty-hour time and 

strike movement with solid great wheels, solid pinions and center 

mounted escape wheel, pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 24 in. 

$500-700 

408. 

Silas B. Terry Mahogany Shelf Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1850, 

painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, sleigh-front case form with 

turned half columns flanking the dial and transfer decorated tablet, the 

lower door with similar tablet opens to the printed maker’s label stating 

Eight Day Brass Clocks Made and Sold by Silas B. Terry, Terryville, 

Conn., eight day time and strike movement with solid great wheels, 

count wheel strike, two weights and pendulum, ht. 32 in. 

$500-700 

409. 

Terryville Manufacturing Company Eight-day Torsion Pendulum 

Wall Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1853-54, mahogany veneered 

ogee octagon case with printed label on the reverse stating Eight- 

Day and Thirty Hour Marine Clocks, and Time Pieces. Waranted [sic]. 

Manufactured by Terryville Manufacturing Company, U.S.A., Patented 

by S. B. Terry, October 5th, 1852., 9-in. painted zinc Roman numeral 

dial, eight-day time-only torsion pendulum movement stamped 

Patented Oct. 5th 1852, ht. 11 in. 

$800-1,200 

410. 

Two Mahogany Silas B. Terry Torsion Pendulum Timepieces, 

Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1852-54, both with thirty-hour springpowered 

torsion pendulum movements stamped Patented Oct. 

5th 1852 and painted zinc Roman numeral dials, the cottage clock 

with printed maker’s label on the back stating in part Eight-Day 

and Thirty-hour Marine Clocks and Timepieces, with Double Acting 

Torsion Balance and Escapement...Manufactured by S.B. Terry & Co., 

Terryville Conn., U.S.A., ht. 10 in. the octagon wall clock with variant 

printed maker’s label stating as above and Manufactured by Terryville 

Manufacturing Company, Terryville, Conn., U.S.A., ht. 8 3/4 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

411. 

Three Iron Front Silas B. Terry Torsion Pendulum Clocks, Terryville, 

Connecticut, c. 1855, all with thirty-hour torsion pendulum movements, 

zinc Roman numeral dials and stenciled decoration, two with mother-ofpearl 

insets, the larger, with remains of printed paper maker’s label on 

the backboard and time and strike movement, ht. 13, the two smaller 

clocks with time-only movements, ht. approximately 10 1/2 in. 

$400-600 

412. 

Birge & Fuller Double-steeple Mahogany Wagon Spring Shelf 

Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, painted zinc dial with Roman 

numerals, mirror and frosted lower tablet, printed maker’s label inside 

case stating J. Ives, Patent, Excelorating [sic] Equalizing Lever Spring, 

Berge & Fuller, Bristol Conn., eight-day time and strike brass movement 

with iron lever spring-mounted in base, ht. 27 in. 

$800-1,200

406 407 

408 412

413 

413. 

Birge & Fuller Mahogany Double Steeple Fusee Shelf Clock, Bristol, 

Connecticut, c. 1840, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, reversepainted 

tablets on upper and lower doors, printed maker’s label inside 

case stating Improved Steel Spring, Eight-Day Brass Clocks, Birge 

& Fuller, Bristol, Conn., eight-day time and strike brass movement 

stamped Birge & Fuller, Bristol, Conn, USA, with detached wooden 

fusees, ht. 26 1/4 in. 

$600-800 

414. 

Atkins Thirty-day Wagon Spring Gallery Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, 

c. 1850, eight-sided rosewood veneered case with gilded beading and 

bezel, 18-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, thirty-day time-only 

iron plate and solid wheel movement with roller escapement and wagon 

spring (equalizing lever spring) power source in the base, ht. 28 in. 

$2,000-2,500 

415. 

J.C. Brown Mahogany Ripple-Molded Beehive Clock, Bristol, 

Connecticut, c. 1850, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, transfer 

decorated tablet framing an American eagle, printed maker’s label 

inside, eight-day time and strike spring-powered movement with 


$300-500 

416. 

J.C. Brown Sharp Gothic Ripple-Molded Mahogany Shelf Clock, 

Forestville, Connecticut, c. 1850, painted zinc dial with Roman 

numerals, frosted and transfer decorated tablet depicting an elegant 

residence, maker’s label inside backboard, eight-day time and strike 

spring-powered movement, ht. 20 in. 

$400-600 


414 

417. 

J.C. Brown Rosewood Ripple-Molded Ogee Gothic Shelf Clock, 

Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, the twin spire case with painted zinc 

Roman numeral dial signed J.C. Brown, Bristol Ct. U.S., etched tablet, 

printed maker’s label inside backboard, eight-day time and strike 

spring-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 20 1/4 in. 

$600-800 

418. 

E.N. Welch Mahogany Steeple Clock, Forestville, Connecticut, with 

veneered case with painted zinc dial and Roman numerals, transfer and 

paint decorated tablet, remains of printed maker’s label inside, eightday 

time and strike movement with pendulum, ht. 19 1/4 in. 

$150-200 

419. 

Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Steeple Clock, Brewster & 

Ingrahams, Bristol, Connecticut, painted dial inscribed Brewster & 

Ingrahams./Bristol, Ct. U, frosted glass tablet, with maker’s label, 

brass eight-day spring-powered movement with iron backplate 

and enclosures for brass springs, lyre-shape wire gong stand and 

pendulum, ht. 19 3/4 in. 

$300-500 

420. 

Kirk’s Patent Rosewood Octagon Wall Clock, New Haven, 

Connecticut, c. 1850, 6-in. dia. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, 

eight-day spring-powered movement stamped C. Kirks Patent New 

Haven Ct. AD 1847, with balance wheel and regulator, ht. 8 1/2 in. 

$300-400

415 

417 

416 

421

425 

421. 

Botsford’s Improved Patent Lever Marine Timepiece, Jerome 

Manufacturing Company, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1845-55, with 

gilt, paint and mother-of-pearl decorated front, enameled dial with 

Roman numerals and inscribed Mrs. Eliza Kelley within a stylized 

banner, printed maker’s label pasted on the back with description as in 

title line and instructions, thirty-hour patent lever escapement movement 

all mounted on a gilt decorated pedestal with glass dome, ht. 12 1/2 in. 

$800-1,200 

422. 

Forestville Hardware and Clock Company Iron Front Wall Clock, 

Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1853-55, the slightly convex iron case with fleurde-lis 

at the quadrants, 5 3/4-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals 

and signed Forestville Hardware & Clock Co., Bristol, Ct. U.S., thirtyhour 

spring-powered lever escapement movement, ht. 15 in. 

$300-500 

423. 

H. Welton and Co. Mahogany Ogee Clock, Terrysville, Connecticut, 

painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, raised gilt decoration, 

mirrored lower glass, thirty-hour time and strike brass weight-driven 

movement, printed paper label stating Extra Brass Clocks, H. Welton 

and Co. Terrysville., Connecticut, ht. 26 1/2 in. 

$150-250 


424. 

Boardman & Wells Mahogany Beveled Cased Clock, Bristol, 

Connecticut, Roman numeral painted wooden dial with floral spandrels, 

“Fenn” stenciled decorated lower tablet with twelve star flag above an 

eagle and shield with Boardman & Wells Bristol, CT. along bottom, 

thirty-hour time and strike weight-powered wooden movement, printed 

maker’s label Extra Clocks, Boardman & Wells Bristol, Conn., ht. 26 in. 

$150-250 

425. 

E. Howard Presentation Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Boston, 

Massachusetts, the mahogany case with gilded front, painted iron dial 

with Roman numerals inscribed E. Howard & Co., Boston, reversepainted 

tablets, the lower depicting a sea battle on Lake Erie, eight-day 

time-only movement stamped E. Howard & Co. Boston, iron weight and 


Provenance: By descent from the estate of James Michael Curley, 

Boston. 

$1,500-2,500 

426. 

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Massachusetts, 

c. 1825, with Roman numeral iron dial, crossbanded inlaid frames 

enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower inscribed S. Willard’s 

Patent, and E. Pluribus Unum, eight-day time-only weight-powered 

movement with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 33 1/2 in. 

$800-1,200 

433

434 

427. 

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo Clock,” marked Aaron 

Willard, Boston, c. 1825, with painted iron Roman numeral dial marked 

as above, half-round mahogany frames enclosing reverse-paintings on 

glass, the lower depicting a rural mill scene, the waist glass with red, 

blue, white, and gold scrolled designs, eight-day brass timepiece with 

skeletonized plates and recoil escapement powered by an iron weight 

and regulated by a brass-faced pendulum, ht. 34 in. 

Note: Skeletonized movement in this clock is related to others by the 

Billings clockmakers of Acton, Massachusetts. 

$600-800 

428. 

Waltham “Banjo” Clock, Waltham, Massachusetts, mahogany case 

with bracket, brass bezel, side arms, rope molding, cast eagle finial and 

decorative pedestal, painted metal dial with Arabic numerals marked 

Waltham below hand shaft, reverse-painted portrait of Washington in 

throat glass and Mount Vernon on lower door glass, eight-day weightpowered 

movement, ht. 41 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

429. 

Foster Campos Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, 

Pembroke, Massachusetts, c. 1970, painted iron dial with Roman 

numerals and signed Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass., crossbanded 

mahogany frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower 

depicting and marked Sept. 10, 1813, Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie, the 

waist glass with eagle and Federal shield, eight-day time-only weightpowered 

movement stamped Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass, and 

brass-faced pendulum, ht. 44 in. 

$1,500-2,000 

430. 

Mahogany Lyre Clock, 20th century, maker unknown, zinc dial 

with Roman numerals, carved lyre-shaped midsection with recessed 

veneered panel, hinged lower door for pendulum access, carved 

shell lower pedestal and eight-day weight-powered brass timepiece 


$200-300 

431. 

Sharp Gothic “Jigsaw” Shelf Clock, c. 1900, intricately cut case with 

a tower on each corner above a hinged center door, pierced spandrels 

and blind fret work dial surround, 2 1/2-in. paper dial with Roman 

numerals, thirty-hour time-only lever movement, ht. 23 3/4 in. 

$300-500 


435 

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436 

432. 

Elephant Swinger Clock, Junghans, Germany, with enameled Arabic 

numeral dial carrying maker’s logo, brass elephant statue on a wooden 

base, ht. 11 1/2 in. 

$300-500 

433. 

Ithaca No. 3 1/2 “Parlor” Calendar Clock, Ithaca, New York, c. 1860, 

walnut case with ebonized turned columns, spandrels and carved 

crest, nickel plated dial surround, bell, pendulum rod and calendar, 

black paper 5-in. time dial and 8-in. glass calendar dial, etched glass 


$1,000-1,500 

434. 

Welch & Spring & Company Rosewood Calendar Clock, Forestville, 

Connecticut, 12-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked 

with days of the week, lower calendar dial and B.B. Lewis patented 

perpetual calendar mechanism, maker’s label inside backboard and 

backing calendar mechanism, eight-day time-only movement with 


$800-1,200 


435. 

Ithaca “Chronometer” Calendar Clock, Ithaca, New York, c. 1880, 

with 8-in. paper dials, the time with Roman numerals, the calendar with 

Arabic numerals and marked Manufactured by the Ithaca Calendar 

Clock Co., Ithaca, N.Y., rolling day and month drums, eight-day time 

and strike spring-powered movement with wooden pendulum rod and 

bob, ht. 33 in. 

$1,200-1,800 

436. 

Ithaca “Mantel Index” Calendar Clock, Ithaca, New York, c. 1890, 

with 8-in. paper dials, the time dial with Roman numerals, the calendar 

with Arabic numerals, rolling month and day dials and marked by 

maker, Manufactured by the Ithaca Calendar Clock Co., Ithaca, N.Y., 

printed instructions on backboard and eight-day time and strike springpowered 

movement, ht. 28 1/4 in. 

$400-600 

437. 

Rosewood Ansonia Brass and Copper Co. Calendar Clock, 

Ansonia, Connecticut, the painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and 

marked Terry’s Patent-Manufactured by the Ansonia Brass and Copper 

Co., Ansonia, Conn., day of the month indication from the center, 

recessed dial for month indication, eight-day time and strike springpowered 


$100-200 

438. 

Ansonia “Utopia” Crystal Regulator, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1915, 

gilt-brass and beveled glass case with bow front, four cut glass 

freestanding columns, Arabic numeral enameled dial with Brocot 

exposed escapement, eight-day time and strike movement with two-jar 

faux-mercury pendulum, ht. 17 1/2 in. 

$250-300 

439. 

Ansonia Crystal Regulator, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1900, multicolored 

brass and beveled glass case with pierced caddy basket top, scrollwork 

and four freestanding columns flanking the Roman numeral enameled 

dial with Brocot exposed escapement and cast brass dial surround, 

eight-day time and strike spring-powered movement with cast brass 


$200-300 

440. 

Seth Thomas Empire No. 13 Crystal Regulator, Thomaston, 

Connecticut, c. 1910, the gilt-brass and beveled glass case capped by 

a mythological lion, top and base cast with decorative roping and leaf 

scrolls, 3 3/4-in. floral decorated dial with Arabic numerals and marked 

Seth Thomas, eight-day time and strike movement with faux-mercury 


$300-500 

441. 

Ansonia “Symbol” Crystal Regulator, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1900, 

lacquered brass and beveled glass case, Roman numeral enameled dial 

with Brocot exposed escapement, eight-day time and strike movement 

with original cast brass pendulum, ht. 15 1/4 in. 

$200-250 

442. 

Two Seth Thomas Crystal Regulators, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 

1900, both with brass and beveled glass case, Arabic numeral dial 

marked Seth Thomas, and eight-day time and strike movements, one 

with two-jar mercury pendulum, the other faux mercury, ht. approx. 10 

in. 

$250-350

438 

441 

440 

444

445 

443. 

Ansonia Green Onyx Crystal Regulator, Brooklyn, New York, c. 

1920, “Temple-form” case, Roman numeral enameled dial with Brocot 

exposed escapement, eight-day time and strike movement with two-jar 

faux-mercury pendulum, ht. 15 1/2 in. 

$200-250 

444. 

Ansonia “Symbol” Mantel Clock, Ansonia Clock Company, Brooklyn, 

New York, c. 1900, the silvered brass and beveled glass case with 

four finials at the top, engaged columns at the corners and full-length 

front door, 4 1/2-in. enameled dial with Roman numerals and outside 

escapement with a silvered cast dial surround, eight-day time and strike 

movement with pendulum, ht. 15 1/4 in. 

$200-300 

445. 

Two Ansonia Green Onyx Mantel Clocks, Brooklyn, New York, 

c. 1920, both with green onyx and beveled glass cases, applied gilt 

decorative mounts, Roman numeral enamel dials with Brocot exposed 

escapements and eight-day time and strike movements with fauxmercury 

pendulums, ht. to 15 in. 

$300-400 

446. 

Boston Clock Company Tandem-Wind Crystal Regulator, Boston, 

Massachusetts, c. 1900, the gilt-brass and beveled glass case with 

three-quarter reeded columns at the corners and dentil moldings at the 

cornice, 4-in. dia. Arabic numeral chapter ring and recessed pierced 

gilt center, eight-day tandem-wind time and strike movement stamped 

Boston Clock Co. on the nickel damascened rear plate, rack and snail 

strike and lever escapement, ht. 11 in. 

$500-700 


447. 

Boston Clock Company Tandem-Wind Crystal Regulator, Boston, 

Massachusetts, c. 1900, gilt-brass and beveled glass case with threequarter 

reeded columns at the corners and dentil moldings at the 

cornice, 4-in. dia. Arabic numeral chapter ring and recessed pierced 

gilt center, eight-day tandem-wind time and strike movement stamped 

Boston Clock Co. on the nickel damascened rear plate, rack and snail 

strike and lever escapement, ht. 11 in. 

$250-450 

448. 

Ansonia China Clock, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1890, with Royal Bonn 

green, gilt, crème, and floral decorated case, enameled dial with Roman 

numerals and Brocot escapement, eight-day time and strike movement 

with pendulum, ht. 12 in. 

$100-200 

449. 

Ansonia China Clock, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1890, the green and 

gilt Royal Bonn china case with Dutch water scene below the dial, 

enameled dial with Roman numerals and Brocot escapement, eight-day 


$100-200 

450. 

Ansonia China Clock, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1890, with Royal Bonn 

blue, white, gilt, and floral decorated case, enameled dial with Arabic 

numerals, eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum, ht. 11 in. 

$100-200

451. 

Three Ansonia China Clocks, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1900, with 

varying case design and decoration, Roman and Arabic numeral enamel 

and brass lattice dials, eight-day time and strike movements with 

pendulums, ht. 10 1/2 to 11 1/2 in. 

$250-450 

452. 

Ansonia China Clock, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1900, the crèmecolored 

case decorated with green floral and light pink geometric 

patterns, enameled dial with Arabic numerals and Brocot exposed 

escapement, eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum, ht. 

12 1/2 in. 

$100-150 

453. 

Two Ansonia Walnut Mantel Clocks, Ansonia Clock Company, 

Brooklyn, New York, including a “Dew Drop” model with Roman 

numeral dial, silver leaf transfer decorated glass, ht. 24, and another 

with Roman numeral dial, carved cresting, pull-out drawer in the base, 

cut glass pendulum, both with eight-day time and strike movements, ht. 

25 in. 

$300-400 

453A. 

Four Ansonia Statuary Clocks, Brooklyn, New York, all with spelter 

cases and allegorical figures, Arabic and Roman numeral enameled 

dials and eight-day time and strike movements, ht. to 30 in. 

$200-300 

454. 

Ansonia “Reflector” Wall Clock, ebonized case with 6-in. Roman 

numeral dial, stenciled glass door with an image of a girl picking fruit 

bordered by branches and leaves, beveled glass mirrored side shelves, 

eight-day spring-driven time and strike movement, ht. 36 in. 

$200-250 

455. 

Ansonia Thirty-day Walnut Wall Clock, Brooklyn, New York, with 

15-in. paper on zinc Arabic numeral dial marked Ansonia Thirty Day, 

dual-wind spring-powered movement and pendulum, ht. 19 in. 

$150-250 

456. 

New Haven Thirty-day Mahogany “Banjo” Clock, New Haven Clock 

Company, with Arabic numeral dial, spade hands, reeded molded 

frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower depicting an 

American and British naval battle, the waist glass with eagle and shield, 

thirty-hour time-only spring-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 43 

1/4 in. 

$200-400 

457. 

Waterbury “Banjo” Clock, Waterbury, Connecticut, mahogany 

veneered banjo clock with bracket, oval shaped beveled glass 

pendulum aperture in lower case, and hinged throat door, brass 

bezel surround seven inch porcelain dial with Arabic numerals floral 

decoration, eight-day time and strike spring driven movement, ht. 38 in. 

$150-250 

458. 

Two Waltham Miniature Mahogany Wall Clocks, Waltham Clock 

Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1930, both with 37 size lever 

escapement key-wound, eight-day movements, a “banjo” clock with 

Arabic numeral dial marked Waltham, reverse-painted tablets, hinged 

bezel and pedestal, ht. 22; and a shelf model with eagle splat, Roman 

numeral dial marked Waltham 8 Days, and reverse-painted tablets 

enclosed in rope-molded frames, ht. 12 in. 

$500-700 

459. 

Foster S. Campos Miniature Mahogany Wall Clock, Pembroke, 

Massachusetts, c. 1980, with gilded eagle splat, 4-in. dia. painted dial 

marked Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass., reverse-painted Moberg 

tablets and Waltham 37 size lever escapement movement, ht. 15 in. 

$500-700 

460. 

Two Waltham Eight-day Desk Clocks, Waltham Watch Company, c. 

1950, the first in a Lucite case, gold toned dial with Arabic numerals 

and marked Waltham 8 Days, the last in a painted and carved wooden 

case and Roman numeral dial marked Waltham, ht. to 10 1/4 in. 

$200-400 

461. 

Seth Thomas Mahogany Shelf Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 

1950, with case with scroll work inlay and splayed feet housing the 5-in. 

dia. enameled dial with Arabic numerals and marked Seth Thomas, 

eight-day time and strike brass movement with pendulum, ht. 13 1/2 in. 

$125-175 

462. 

Seth Thomas Mahogany “Balloon” Clock, Thomaston Connecticut, 

c. 1950, the line and fan inlaid decorated case with 5-in. enameled 

dial with Arabic numerals and inscribed with retailer’s name, Smith 

Patterson Company, Boston, eight-day time and strike spring-powered 

movement, ht. 12 1/2 in. 

$175-225 

463. 

Dickory-Dickory-Dock Wall Clock, New Haven Clock Company, c. 

1910, the painted poplar case with applied Arabic numerals, moving 

mouse and the inscription Dickory, Dickory Dock, The Mouse Ran 

up the Clock, The Clock Struck One, The Mouse Fell Down, Dickory, 

Dickory Dock., thirty-hour spring-powered lever escapement movement 

which enables the mouse to ascend striking the hours along the way, 

then drop back to the bottom, ht. 43 in. 

$1,800-2,200 


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464. 

Seth Thomas Sonora Chime Mantel Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, 

c. 1900, brass lancet-shaped case, 8 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial marked 

Seth Thomas Sonora Chime, raised Arabic numerals, eight-day time, 

strike and Sonora quarter-chime on bells, ht. 18 in. 

$600-800 

465. 

Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock and Barometer, Chelsea Clock Company, 

Boston, Massachusetts, both in mahogany supports, brass cases and 

4-in. dia. silvered dials, the clock with Arabic numerals and marked 

Chelsea Ship’s Bell, the aneroid barometer marked Chelsea, eight-day 

time and “ship’s bell” strike lever escapement movement, ht. 7 1/2 in. 

$400-600 

466. 

Chelsea Brass Tambour Clock, Chelsea Clock Company, Boston, 

Massachusetts, no. 138555, with 4-in. dia. silvered brass Arabic 

numeral dial marked by retailer Spaulding & Co., Chicago and Chelsea, 

eight-day time and house strike lever escapement movement, lg. 13 

1/2, ht. 7 1/2 in. 

$300-500 


464 

467. 

Chelsea “Clairmont” Brass Clock and Barometer, Chelsea Clock 

Company, the yacht wheel pattern with 3 1/2-in. silvered Arabic 

numeral dial marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell and matching aneroid 

Holosteric Barometer with curved thermometer, eight-day lever 

escapement “ship’s bell” striking movement, hinged bezels and 

mounted on a bronze pedestal engraved July 2, 1948-Dick Mather- 

From DesMoines Plant, ht. 9, wd. 14 in. 

$200-400 

468. 

Chelsea Brass Ship’s Clock and Barometer Set, Chelsea Clock 

Company, Boston, Massachusetts, lacquered brass cases with 4-in. 

dials, the aneroid barometer dial marked Chelsea, the clock with Arabic 

numerals and marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell, eight-day time and ship’s 

bell strike lever escapement movement, wd. 18, ht. 7 in. 

$400-600 

469. 

Chelsea Mahogany “Banjo” Wall Clock, retailed by Tiffany & 

Company, New York, with 7 1/2-in. dia. Arabic numeral dial marked 

Tiffany & Co. New York, flared mid section flanked by cast brass 

side ornaments, box and pedestal base, eight-day time-only lever 

escapement movement by Chelsea, ht. 43 in. 

$800-1,200

465 

467 

466

470. 

Chelsea Desk Clock and Case, Chelsea Clock Company, Boston, 

Massachusetts, c. 1985, brass and faux tortoiseshell case with carrying 

handle and pad feet, 4-in. dia. brass dial with Roman numerals and 

inscribed Chelsea, eight-day time and house strike lever escapement 

movement all in a satin-lined leather presentation display case, ht. of 

clock with carrying handle extended 11 in. 

$500-700 

471. 

Three Eight-day Swiss Desk Clocks, Jaeger LeCoultre and 

Bailey Banks and Biddle, both LeCoultres with visible 16-jewel lever 

escapement movements, the first in a Lucite case with gilt oriental 

decorative elements, the next in a blue Art Deco case, and the Bailey 

Banks and Biddle in a brass case with brushed silver dial, ht. to 7 in. 

$800-1,200 

472. 

Two Glass Paperweight Clocks, Switzerland, c. 1900, glass cases 

with stem-wind, stem-set, eight-day lever escapement movements, the 

first with paste stones around the perimeter of the Arabic numeral dial, 

the other with Roman numeral dial, moon hands and seconds bit, ht. 

approx. 4 1/2 in. 

$500-700 

473. 

Three LeCoultre Atmos Clocks, Switzerland, all with brass and glass 

cases, mechanical elements powered by atmospheric pressure, and 

Arabic numeral dials, ht. 9 1/2 in. 

$600-1,200 

474. 

Two LeCoultre Atmos Clocks, both with brass and glass case, white 

dial with raised Arabic numerals and marked LeCoultre, and mechanical 

elements powered by atmospheric pressure, together with an additional 

movement and carrying case, ht. 9 1/2 in. 

$400-600 


468 

475. 

LeCoultre Atmos Clock, c. 1951, with ribbed brass door and fivepaneled 

glass case, round painted metal dial with raised hash marked 

hour numerals, barometrically powered 15-jewel movement marked 

LeCoultre Switzerland, ht. 9 in. 

$200-400 

476. 

John Taylor Mahogany Table Clock, London, c. 1765, the composite 

brass dial with engraved recessed maker’s boss marked John Taylor, 

London, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, alarm disc at the 

center with Arabic numerals, matted center, Strike-Silent in the arch 

and applied cast brass spandrels, the case with bell top, applied brass 

mounts, side sound vents and carrying handles, eight-day time and 

strike movement with fully engraved back plate, verge escapement, 

rack and snail strike, pull-cord alarm mechanism, hour repeat on 

command and short bob pendulum, ht. 21 in. 

$5,000-7,000 

477. 

Robert Roskell Mahogany Table Clock, London, c. 1800, the case 

with carrying handle, fretted sound apertures and sides, brass stopfluted 

columns flanking the 8-in. dia. painted iron dial with Arabic 

numerals and inscribed Robt. Roskell, London, center date hand, eightday 

spring-powered fusee movement with verge escapement, fully 

engraved back plate and short pendulum rod and pear-shaped bob, ht. 

20 in. 

$600-800 

478. 

Brass Lantern Clock, probably England, 18th and 19th centuries, 

with Roman numeral dial and applied pierced center, two steel hands, 

bell mounted above and replacement eight-day time and rack strike 

movement with pendulum, ht. 13 in. 

$200-300

479. 

Mahogany English Fusee Wall Timepiece, c. 1865, beveled edged 

dial surround, and carved decorations flanking lower box, 12-in. brass 

bezel over a painted Roman numeral dial, marked Joyce., Whitchurch, 

eight-day spring-powered fusee movement, ht. 23 in. 

$300-400 

480. 

Mahogany Three-tune Quarter-chiming Table Clock, attributed 

to Elliott, London, c. 1890, composite brass dial with raised Arabic 

numerals, cast brass spandrels, three subsidiary dials in the arch for 

Chime-Silent, Fast-Slow and three-tune chime selection, all flanked by 

freestanding brass fluted columns and Corinthian capitals, caddy top 

with five acorn finials, all on a scrolled foot base, eight-day time, strike 

and triple chime on eight bells and gongs fusee movement, ht. 26 in. 

$2,000-4,000 

476 

480 

481. 

Ebonized Quarter-chiming Table Clock, attributed to Elliott, London, 

c. 1890, the dome-top case with four finials, brass freestanding fluted 

columns flanking the composite brass dial with Roman numerals, 

subsidiary dials in the arch for Chime-Silent, Cambridge Chimes, and 

Chime on Eight Bells, eight-day, time, strike, and quarter-hour chime, 

engraved backplate and pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in. 

$2,000-4,000 

482. 

Ebonized Quarter-Chiming Table Clock, attributed to Elliott, c. 1900, 

composite brass dial with Roman numerals, cast brass spandrels, 

subsidiary dials in the arch for regulation and Chime-Silent flanked 

by gilt and cast caryatids at the corners, domed top with five flamed 

finials, cast brass side sound vents all on scrolled feet, eight-day time, 

strike and quarter-chime on nine bells and gong, fusee movement with 

pendulum, together with a matching ebonized bracket with decorative 

brass mounts, ht. of clock 27, with bracket 39 3/4 in. 

$2,000-4,000 


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481 

483. 

Ebonized Quarter-chiming Table Clock, J.C. Jennens, London, c. 

1890, the dome-top case with four brass finials, freestanding fluted 

columns flanking the arched and glazed door, composite brass dial with 

Roman numerals, Chime-Silent and Westminster Chimes-Chime on 8 

Bells subsidiary dials in the arch, brass spandrels, eight-day quarterchiming, 

chain-drive fusee movement stamped J.C. Jennens London, 

and pendulum, ht. 18 in. 

$800-1,200 

484. 

Elliott Mahogany Table Clock and Two Others, the Elliott with 

carved caddy top and brass inlays, 5-1/2 in. dia. brass dial marked 

Elliott London with Roman numerals, eight-day time and strike fusee 

movement, ht. 18 1/2; a lancet-shaped Seth Thomas eight-day 

Westminster chime table clock with Arabic numeral dial, ht. 15; and last 

a Waterbury dome top eight-day Westminster chime clock with a 6-in. 

Arabic numeral dial marked Waterbury Clock Co. USA, ht. 16 in. 

$300-500 

485. 

Finnigan’s Ltd. Mahogany Quarter-chiming Mantel Clock, 

Manchester, England, c. 1900, the Regency-style case with bellflowers 

and block inlay, 7-in. dia. convex silvered dial marked Finnigan’s Ltd., 

Manchester, Roman numerals, eight-day quarter-hour Westminsterchiming, 

chain-drive fusee movement marked with Elliot, London, logo, 

ht. 14 1/4 in. 

$300-500 


482 

486. 

Victorian Oak Table Clock, England, c. 1900, with carved caddy top, 

canted fluted corners and molded base on pad feet, silvered Roman 

numeral dial, spade hands and eight-day time-only chain fusee springpowered 


$400-600 

487. 

C.K. Reid & Son Mahogany Regency Table Clock, Newcastle on 

Tyne, c. 1825, the case with stepped top and pineapple finial, recessed 

panels with brass beading framing the 8-in. convex painted iron dial 

with Roman numerals and marked C.K. Reid & Son, Newcastle on 

Tyne, pierced side vents backed with fabric and ring drop carrying 

handles, eight-day time and strike fusee movement with engraved 

backplate with maker’s name, engraved pendulum bob and pull 

quarter-repeat on six bells, together with an associated bracket, ht. 19 

in. 

$1,500-2,500 

488. 

George Dawson Regency Mahogany Table Clock, Sudbury, United 

Kingdom, c. 1840, 8-in. convex painted dial inscribed Geo. Dawson, 

Sudbury with Roman numerals and blued-steel hands, mahogany case 

with brass inlay, fretted sound vents and ball feet, eight-day time and 

strike spring-powered fusee movement with anchor escapement and 

pendulum with engraved bob, ht. 17 3/4 in. 

$1,000-1,500

486 

488 

487 

489

491 

489. 

Mahogany Quarter-chiming Mantel Clock, attributed to Elliott, 

London, c. 1900, dome-top case with inlaid quarter-columns flanking 

the 8-in. dia. silvered dial with Roman numerals and “Chime-Silent” 

lever, fielded inlaid panel, side fretted sound vents and carrying handles, 

eight-day time, strike, and Westminster chiming chain-drive fusee 


$600-900 

490. 

Tiffany Mahogany Chime Clock, Grimshaw, Baxter, and Elliott, 

England, c. 1900, line inlay decorated case with brass stop-fluted 

quarter-columns flanking the 7-in. dia. silvered brass dial marked by the 

retailer, Tiffany & Co., New York, Roman numerals, eight-day quarterchiming 

movement marked Grimshaw, Baxter and Elliott with 7-jewel 

platform escapement, ht. 15 in. 

$300-500 


491. 

Austrian Thirty-day Skeleton Clock, c. 1840, the silvered case with 

two classical columns on an oval base with engine-turned beading and 

acorn feet, 6 3/4-in. dia. dial with Roman numerals within an engineturned 

bezel, subsidiary dials indicating seconds at the top, day-of-themonth 

object right and month-of-the-year object left, sweep minute 

hand and pierced hour hand, thirty-day time-only movement with 

maintaining power, deadbeat escapement and decorative star wheels 

to advance calendars all powered by a silvered engine-turned weight 

and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 21 1/4 in. 

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Norman Langmaid. 

Literature: The present clock is illustrated and discussed in Derek 

Roberts, Continental and American Skeleton Clocks, p. 154. 

$2,000-4,000 

492. 

Walnut Vienna Regulator, c. 1880, the case with carved and turned 

half-columns flanking the full-length glazed door, applied top crest 

and lower pedestal, Roman numeral enameled dial with seconds bit, 

eight-day time and strike weight-powered movement with rear-hung 

pendulum and two brass-cased weights, ht. 54 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

492

493. 

Miniature Walnut Vienna Regulator Wall Clock, Germany, c. 1890, 

the case with ebonized moldings and finial, full-length glazed door 

opening to the two-part enameled dial with Roman numerals, time-only 

spring-powered movement and pendulum marked R-A, ht. 17 1/4 in. 

$150-200 

495 

496 

494. 

“Berliner” Walnut Wall Clock, Germany, c. 1900, carved and turned 

case with half columns flanking the Arabic numeral dial, lower pendulum 

section with freestanding columns, beat scale and carved pediment, 

eight-day time and countwheel strike, spring-powered movement 

marked Gongschlag on the back plate, ht. 44 in. 

$600-800 

495. 

Brass Zappler Table Clock, probably Germany, c. 1800, pressed 

brass front facade with scroll work and shells surrounding the brass 

Roman numeral chapter ring with “Dutch-type” arcaded minute track, 

thirty-hour time-only brass spring-powered movement with crown wheel 

and verge escapement and front mounted 6 1/2-in. pendulum, ht. 13 in. 

$800-1,200 

496. 

Brass Zappler Wall Clock, Austria, mid-19th century, the engraved 

brass dial with Roman numerals, pierced brass hands, brass 

dial surround with cast depictions of the four seasons, tin hinged 

compartment at the back housing the eight-day spring-powered brass 

movement with front-suspended pendulum, ht. 20 1/4 in. 

$800-1,200 

497. 

Webster Year Duration Belgian Slate Table Regulator, 74 Cornhill, 

London, c. 1880, the black slate case with variegated red marble 

ogee molded edges flanking the 5 1/2-in. enameled dial with Roman 

numerals and inscribed Regulator Going One Year Without Winding 

Exd. by Webster 74 Cornhill London, round brass one year duration 

timepiece with back plate stamped Webster, AB within a star and 2971, 

five going barrels, pin pallet escapement, top mounted regulator, brass 

pendulum bob and 9 1/2-in. rod, ht. 16 in. 

$3,000-5,000 


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497

498. 

French Industrial Cannon-form Clock, c. 1890, cast brass and nickel 

cannon with time-only lever escapement timekeeper at the end, 2 1/4in. 

dia. silvered Roman numeral dial, anchor with mercury thermometer, 

brass swabbing basin with aneroid barometer and a smaller one with 

compass, lg. 11, ht. 7 in. 

$200-400 

499. 

French Boulle and Ormolu Bracket Clock, c. 1870, the finely chased 

brass dial set with twelve blue enameled Roman numerals and cut steel 

hands set in an oak case with red boulle and inlaid brass, the pagoda 

top with applied mounts and winged classical figure sounding the 

trumpet, chamfered sides flanking the dial, Zeus on his chariot before a 

glazed pendulum aperture, scrolled apron and bun feet, together with a 

separate pedestal, rectangular eight-day time and strike movement with 

countwheel strike and pendulum, ht. on pedestal 41 in. 

$500-700 

500. 

French Conical Pendulum Clock, c. 1890, 3-in. paper on brass dial 

with Roman numerals and heart-shaped hands, motion work mounted 

behind dial, pendulum suspended by a thread, wooden pedestal with 

movement within and pull-wind movement all enclosed under a glass 

shade, ht. 7 in. 

$300-500 

501. 

French Neoclassical Wall Clock, Japy Frères, c. 1870, brass case 

with scrolled ribbons, leaves, and classical urn at the top, enameled 

dial with blue Roman numerals, eight-day time and countwheel strike 

spring-powered movement, ht. 19 1/2 in. 

$200-400 


498 

502. 

French Three-piece Brass Clock Garniture, c. 1880, the Renaissance 

revival case form with pagoda top, finials, cast brass decorative 

elements, a central cartouche, carrying handles and Roman numeral 

dial, together with a pair of eight-light candelabra of matching form, 

eight-day round brass movement with rack strike and pendulum, ht. of 

clock 29, candelabra 30 1/2 in. 

$300-500 

503. 

French Figural Slate Mantel Clock, Bailey and Co., Philadelphia, with 

stepped black slate base, mounted with a cast white metal figure of a 

women with a perched bird in her hand, Roman numeral enameled dial, 

eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 19 1/2 in. 

$600-900 

504. 

French Belgian Slate Mantel Clock, c. 1900, two piece enameled dial 

with Roman numerals and outside escapement, incised gilt decoration 

and decorative metal mounts, brass bezel and beveled glass door, 

eight-day time and rack strike movement and pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in. 

$200-250 

505. 

French Art Deco Mantel Clock Set, c. 1920, variegated pink and 

black marble tambour case with scrolled base and a pair of urn shaped 

garnitures, brass bezel encompassing the enameled Arabic numeral 

dial, brass eight-day time and strike spring-powered movement, ht. 12 

in. 

$800-1,200

499 

505 

500 


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506 

506. 

French Gilt-brass Mantel Clock, c. 1890, the case with pitched 

pediment and balustrade top, caryatids flanking the Arabic numeral 

enameled dial with recessed gilt center and Brocot exposed 

escapement, brass lattice against a painted red ground and eight-day 


$1,000-1,500 

507. 

French Mahogany Shelf “Banjo” Clock, retailed by Shreve Crump 

& Low Company, Boston, the 5 1/2-in. dia. enameled dial with Arabic 

numerals and marked as above, reverse-painted glass tablets in brass 

frames, brass side ornaments and pad feet, eight-day time and strike 

French movement stamped HH and pendulum, ht. 19 in. 

$400-600 


507A. 

Three-piece Louis XV Style Gilt-metal and Marble Garniture Set, 

enameled dial with Roman numerals and Simons, Bro. Co. Philadelphia 

printed on face, tag on bottom of statuary figure that reads Nymphe 

des Bois, Par L. Moreau, eight-day time and strike spring-powered 

movement, clock ht. 24 in. 

$1,200-1,800 

508. 

Onyx and Gilt-bronze French Mantel Clock, onyx case with giltbronze 

rocaille foliate ornamentation, basket of flowers adorn top, 

enameled dial with blue Roman numerals marked France, brass eightday 

time and strike movement stamped J.E. Dupont Paris, ht. 16 in. 

$200-300

510 

with details 

509. 

French Champlevé Boudoir Clock, c. 1890, brass and champlevé 

case with 2 1/4-in. enameled dial with Arabic numerals and floral 

garlands, eight-day time-only spring-powered movement with 


$300-500 

510. 

Brass and Enameled French Mantel Clock, Japy Frères, Paris, 

the polished brass case with enameled panels on the front and both 

sides, Roman numeral dial with classical scene depicting two ladies in 

a garden setting, the side panels enameled with an Asian woman on 

one side, a man on the other, eight-day time and strike movement with 

back plate marked with maker’s name and pendulum, all on a walnut 

pedestal and under a glass dome, ht. 18 1/2 in. 

$500-700 


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511 

513 

514 

512

515 

511. 

French Porcelain Mantel Clock, Japy Frères, Paris, c. 1890, stylized 

pagoda-top case with four finials, 4-in. dia. enameled dial with Arabic 

numerals, the case decorated over front and side surfaces with floral, 

leafage, and scroll decoration in multiple colors, the reverse stylized 

birds and flowers in blue and white, eight-day time and strike movement 

stamped by the maker, ht. 13 1/4 in. 

$300-500 

512. 

French Meissen Mantel Clock, c. 1890, the porcelain case with 

winged scribe and tablet, applied flowers, ribbon and a crowing rooster 

at the top all enclosing a 3 1/4-in. dia. enameled dial with Blue Roman 

numerals and pierced gilt-brass hands, eight-day time and strike springpowered 


$600-800 

513. 

French White Marble Mantel Clock, c. 1890, white enameled dial 

with Roman numerals, Breguet blued-steel hands, brass and beveled 

glass case, four freestanding fluted columns with Corinthian capitals, 

serpentine-shaped base and top with lion figure, eight-day time and 

countwheel strike movement with two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 18 in. 

$600-800 

514. 

Two French Mantel Clocks, c. 1900, the first with brass case, 

enameled dial with Roman numerals and inscribed Boutillier & Co., 

applied brass scrollwork, fleur-de-lis and brass finials, eight-day time 

and strike spring-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 20 in., 

the last, a satin wood “balloon” clock, 3 1/4-in. enameled dial with 

Roman numerals, eight day time-only movement with cylinder platform 

escapement, ht. 9 in. 

$300-500 

516 

515 

515. 

Two Miniature Carriage Clocks, France, c. 1900, both with brass 

and beveled glass case, eight-day time-only movement with platform 

escapement, and enameled dial, the smaller with Arabic, the larger with 

Roman numerals, ht. with handles raised 3 and 3 3/4 in. 

$400-600 

516. 

Grande Sonnerie French Brass Carriage Clock, c. 1890, the 

brass and beveled glass case with Roman numeral enameled dial, 

Breguet type hands, eight-day time, strike, and quarter-hour repeating 

movement, ht. including carrying handle 7 1/4 in. 

$400-600 

517. 

Gilt French Hour-repeating Carriage Clock, A.H. Rodanet & 

Company, Paris, c. 1890, the gilt-brass and beveled glass case with 

engraved decoration on all surfaces, engraved and gilt dial surround, 

2-in. multicolored dial with Roman numerals and marked A.H. Rodanet 

& Co., 38 Rue Vivienne, Paris, Breguet hands, eight-day time, strike, 

alarm, and hour repeat on command movement with lever platform 

escapement, ht. with handle extended 7 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

518. 

French Brass Hour-repeating Carriage Clock, with brass and 

beveled glass case, carrying handle, enameled Roman numeral dial, 

eight-day time, strike, alarm, and hour repeat on command movement 

with platform lever escapement, ht. with handle extended 7 1/4 in. 

$400-600 


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519. 

Tiffany Enameled Hour Repeating Carriage Clock, retailed by 

Tiffany, New York, c. 1900, the brass and beveled glass case with 

3/4 fluted columns and Corinthian capitals at the corners, segmented 

Roman numerals within gilt borders and signed Tiffany & Co., New 

York, enameled side panels of classically attired young women, eightday 

time, strike, alarm and hour repeat on command movement with 

platform escapement and rear plate engraved Tiffany, all in a leather 

carrying case, ht. with handle extended 8 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

520. 

French Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Bigelow Kennard, Boston, 

c. 1900, polished brass and beveled glass case, white enameled dial 

with Roman numerals and faintly marked by retailer as above, eightday 

time, strike, and alarm movement with quarter-hour repeat on 

command, grande sonnerie selection lever on the underside, lever 

platform escapement, and original leather carrying case, ht. with handle 

extended 7 1/4 in. 

$500-700 

521. 

Silver Miniature French Table Clock, movement marked Made in 

France, the engraved silver case with scrolled carrying handle and 

monogrammed EMB, rear hinged door, 2-in. dial enameled dial 

with Roman numerals, eight-day time-only movement with platform 

escapement, ht. with handle extended 4 3/4 in. 

$600-800 


519 

with detail 

522. 

Two Crystal Regulator Mantel Clocks, both with brass and beveled 

glass case, enameled Arabic numeral dial, and eight-day time and 

strike spring-powered movement with two-jar mercury pendulum, the 

first with nickel damascened plates and stamped The Vermont Clock 

Company, Fairhaven, VT USA, the other stamped Japy Frères, ht. 9 1/2 

and 10 3/4 in. 

$200-400 

523. 

French Crystal Regulator, gilt-brass and beveled glass case with 

canted fluted corners, enameled Arabic numeral dial faintly inscribed 

by a Boston retailer, eight-day time and strike movement with two-jar 

mercury pendulum, ht. 13 in. 

$250-450 

524. 

French Champlevé Crystal Regulator, c. 1890, the round brass, 

champlevé decorated case with six beveled glass panels, 4-in. dia. 

floral garland decorated enameled dial with blue Roman numerals and 

champlevé center, with matching decoration on all surfaces including 

the frieze, the base, inside and front surface of the pendulum, eight-day 

time and strike movement with pendulum and gong strike, ht. 15 3/4 in. 

Note: The present clock is closely related to one sold at Skinner’s 

Science, Technology, & Clocks, July 2011, Lot 507. 

$1,500-2,000

520 

525. 

French Oval Crystal Regulator, c. 1900, brass and beveled glass 

case with floral decorated Arabic numeral dial, gilt pierced hands, eightday 

time and strike movement with two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 12 

in. 

$250-450 

526. 

French Oval Crystal Regulator, c. 1900, the brass and beveled glass 

case with floral decorated Roman numeral dial inscribed by the retailer 

Smith Patterson & Company, Boston and France, pierced gilt hands, 

eight-day time and strike spring-powered movement with two-jar 

mercury pendulum, ht. 10 3/4 in. 

$300-500 

527. 

French Oval Crystal Regulator, c. 1890, brass and beveled glass 

case of oval form with classical urn at the top, freestanding columns 

flanking the floral decorated Arabic numeral dial, applied pierced brass 

decoration along the base, eight-day time and strike movement with 

two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 14 1/4 in. 

$300-500 

528. 

Brass and Champlevé Crystal Regulator, Hemon, Paris, c. 1890, the 

beveled glass and brass case with classical urn and six finials at the 

top, fluted pilasters flanking the floral decorated Arabic numeral dial, 

swelled glass front corners and conforming case components all with 

champlevé decoration, eight-day time and strike movement marked on 

back plate Hemon a Paris, with silk thread suspension and cast brass 

sunburst pendulum bob, ht. 17 1/2 in. 

$400-600 


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524

527 

525 

528 

526

529 

529. 

French Crystal Regulator, retailed by G. Well & Son, Oxford, the brass 

and beveled glass case with two-piece enameled dial with Roman 

numerals and faintly inscribed by retailer, Brocot exposed escapement 

with bar-type bridge, eight-day time and bell strike movement with 

heavy brass pendulum bob, ht. 11 3/4 in. 

$200-300 

530. 

French Bow-front Crystal Regulator, c. 1900, brass and beveled 

glass case with swelled front, sides, and conforming top and bottom, 

fluted pilasters flanking the floral-decorated enameled dial with blue 

Arabic numerals, eight-day time and strike movement with two-jar 

mercury pendulum, ht. 14 in. 

$400-600 

531. 

French Crystal Regulator, c. 1890, brass and beveled glass case with 

3 1/2-in. dia. enameled Arabic numeral dial with paste stones around 

the perimeter, eight-day time and strike movement with circular brass 


$250-450 

532. 

Tiffany Brass Mantel Clock, France, c. 1900, lacquered brass case 

with beveled glass front, dial bezel, and rear door, 6-in. dia. enameled 

dial with Arabic numerals and Brocot exposed escapement, eightday 

time and strike movement stamped Tiffany and two-jar mercury 


$400-600 

533. 

Tiffany & Company Brass Mantel Clock, France, c. 1890, the dometop 

case with beveled glass front and rear panels, 4-in. dia. enameled 

dial marked by retailer Tiffany & Co., Roman numerals and Breguet-type 

moon hands, eight-day time and strike movement with two-jar mercury 

pendulum and backplate stamped Tiffany & Co. and Made in France, 

ht. 11 1/2 in. 

$250-450 

534. 

Onyx, Bronze, and Ormolu Statuary Clock, Raingo Frères, Paris, the 

fluted case with applied gilt-brass scrolls, shells, and floral decoration, 

4-in. dia. enameled dial with blue Roman numerals and marked Raingo 

Frères, a Paris and gilt pierced brass hands, eight-day time and strike 

movement stamped Raingo Frères Paris and 4547 with pendulum, 

classical bronze statue at the top depicting two muses, one with 

tambourine in outstretched hand, the other leading a young faun, all on 

an associated variegated pink marble column pedestal, ht. on pedestal 

72, ht. of clock 33 in. 

$3,000-5,000 


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533 

535 536 

535. 

French Ormolu Statuary Mantel Clock, c. 1860, the 

brass case with standing classical winged figures sharing 

a small butterfly all flanking the engine-turned silvered 

dial with Roman numerals, eight-day time and strike 

movement with silk thread suspension, all on a raised 

ormolu decorated base with paw feet, ht. 24 in. 

$1,000-1,500 

536. 

Gilt-brass French Statuary Clock, c. 1875, with 

a female figure in Victorian dress seated on a 4-in. 

enameled dial with Roman numerals and gilt-brass 

hands, raised plinth pedestal with garlands and rococo 

raffles, eight-day time and bell strike countwheel 

movement with silk thread suspension and pendulum, 

ht. 18 in. 

$300-500 

537. 

French Gilt-bronze Statuary Clock, dial marked 

Fabrique par R.F. Gally, a Paris, the fluted white marble 

case with seated classical figures engaged in scientific 

pursuits flanking the central urn at the top, winged 

caryatids on an open talon base supporting the cast and 

gilt-brass tablature with applied ormolu along the frieze, 

enameled dial with blue Roman numerals and marked 

as above, eight-day time and strike movement with 

countwheel strike and silk thread pendulum suspension, 

ht. 21 1/2 in. 

$2,000-4,000

534 

with detail 

537 


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543 

Clock and Watchmaking Tools 

538. 

Group of Horological Tools, including a watchmaker’s lathe and 19th 

century Swiss watchmaker’s mandrel components, bench vise, and 

others. 

$100-150 

539. 

Group of Horological Tools, including jewelling rests, watchmaker’s 

depthing tools, calipers, main spring winder, watch glass scale, etc., 

and a brass posing tool in turned rosewood case. 

$100-150 

540. 

Two Watchmaker’s Mandrels, late 19th century, one nickel finish 

with 4 3/4-in. brass face plate, steel spring-loaded work holders, 

and compound slide; the other brass body with 4 3/4-in. face plate, 

compound slide, tool rest, spring-loaded work holders and tailstock, 

both lg. 14 in. 

$400-600 

541. 

Brass Clockmaker’s Sector, possibly England, with adjustable arm 

tightening with thumb-screw in a velvet-lined case, lg. 13 in. 

$200-400 

542. 

Brass Watchmaker’s Sector, possibly England, the adjustable arm 

tightens with thumb-screw, lg. 12 in. 

$200-400 


543. 

Collection of Watchmaking Tools, including three depthing tools, two 

for watches and one for clocks, two steel Geneva Pattern Turns with 

runners and tool rests, four cased pivot polishing tools, and a main 

spring winder. 

$250-350 

544. 

Wheel-cutting Engine and Uprighting Tools, Switzerland, 19th 

century, the footed and bow powered tool with 6 1/2-in. indexing plate 

marked 50-144, outside row of division marked 360,365,366, pivoting 

steel arm with curved finger loop, and cutter which adjusts on two axes, 

with thumb-screw fasteners; including five brass 19th and 20th century 

uprighting tools. 

$700-900 

545. 

Three Brass Rounding-Up Tools, Switzerland, last half 19th 

century, 5-, 6-, and 7-in. hand wheels all with wooden handles, cutter 

assemblies, wood stands, two with drawers and an additional leather 

covered box containing cutters and stumps, ht. 7 1/2 to 9 1/4 in. 

$500-800 

546. 

E. Howard and Company 11 1/2-inch Movement, Boston, 

Massachusetts, brass weight-driven movement marked E. Howard & 

Co., Boston, 11 1/2. 

$150-200

547. 

Collection of Pendulums, including four double cylinder mercury, two 

single cylinder metal, a three- and two-cylinder faux mercury, and two 

brass-faced bobs on wooden rods, lg. 37 to 45 in. 

$150-250 

548. 

Collection of Electrically Wound Movements, including Self Winding 

Clock Co., International Time Recording Co. and Telechrom Co. 

$100-150 

544 

549. 

Five French Clock Movements Dials and Bezels, and a round 

eight-day time and strike movement by Seth Thomas, Thomaston, 

Connecticut. 

$100-150 

550. 

Collection of Clock Parts, Metal Stock and Hardware, including 

main springs, keys, 400-day suspension springs, clock hands, assorted 

pendulums, two movement holders, Bergeon main spring winder, 

brass, steel rod and flat stock, approximately nine containers of 

miscellaneous screws and suspension springs. 

$150-250 

545 


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554 

551. 

Collection of Watch Movements and Parts, including complete 

and partial movements, wheels, spring barrels, porcelain dials, plates, 

screws, balance wheels, etc. 

$150-250 

552. 

Four American Spring-powered Movements, a Seth Thomas 86 T 

thirty-day, time-only; an Ansonia eight-day time and strike stamped 18; 

and two Chelsea eight-day time and strikes, one complete. 

$200-250 

553. 

Collection of Miscellaneous Brass Movements and Case Parts, 

including French and German spring and weight-driven movements, 

porcelain and metal dials, bezels, and back plates. 

$100-150 


554. 

Levin Instrument Turret Lathe, Micro Drill Press and Accessories, 

Levin, Culver City, California, bench mounted 18-in. bed, 2-in. swing, 

two headstocks, both with collet closer and one with index pawl, two 

tailstocks, one with bed clamp, the other with lever lock, two doubletool 

cross slides, one with micrometer adjustment, a six position, self 

indexing turret with tool holders, a lever feed micro-drilling attachment 

with dial read out, chip tray and coolant system, 115 volt DC, 1/4 hp 

motor with variable speed control, counter shaft with 1/12 hp, 115 volt 

motor, the micro drill press with Jacobs chuck, lever operated table and 

1/12 hp motor, three-, four-, and six-jaw Sherline and HR chucks fitted 

with Levin arbors, approximately 90 numbered and fractional D collets, 

approximately forty index plates and other accessories. 

$1,000-1,500 

555. 

Clement Watch Maker’s Lathe, Waltham, Massachusetts, including 

a 9-in. lathe bed, headstock, tailstock, various Clement tools, and 

associated chucks and collets. 

$250-350

556 

556. 

G. Boley Watchmaker’s Lathe, Germany, 11-in. bed, headstock, 

tailstock, flip tool rest, associated three- and six-jaw chucks and two 

bed clamps. 

$200-400 

555 

557 

557. 

G. Boley Watchmaker’s Lathe, Germany, 10-in. bed, headstock, 

tailstock, cross slide, three-independent-jaw chuck, flip tool rest, pulley 

transmission, various tools and approximately twenty WW collets all in 

a finger jointed box, together with approximately forty-five additional 

collets in a wood box. 

$300-500 


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558. 

Group of Lathe Accessories, including six drawer bars, four D and 

two WW; six tool rests; seven tailstocks including two marked Levin; 

three V blocks marked Levin; nine cross slides including an American 

Watch Tool Co., three marked Levin, and one Marshall; two index 

plates, one 51-366, other 52-365. 

$200-300 

559. 

Gilman Lathe and Assortment of Unrelated Accessories, lathe with 

an 18-in. bed, two tailstocks, pulley transmission and miscellaneous 

lathe and milling accessories. 

$200-300 

560. 

Derbyshire Micromill, Waltham, Massachusetts, cast iron chip tray 

with elements of lubricant system, multi-directional milling table, cutter 

arbor, approximately forty indexing plates, approximately thirty WW 

collets and 1/4 hp, 115 volt AC motor, lg. 16, wd. 12, ht. 16 in. 

Note: Formerly the property of the U.S. Navy. 

$200-400 

561. 

G. Boley Watchmaker’s Lathe, Germany, including an 11-in. bed, 

headstock, cross slide and associated tool rest, tailstock, three- 

and four-jaw chucks, all on an aluminum base, 115 volt motor with 

forward and reverse switch and a foot speed control, together with 

approximately thirty-five WW collets. 

$200-300 


567 

562. 

Two Model Maker’s Lathes, including a 10-in. Small Machines Inc. 

lathe with motor and foot speed control, headstock, tailstock, flip tool 

rest and cross slide, the other a 12-in. Rivett lathe with headstock, 

tailstock, flip tool rest, and a box of approximately twenty-five WW 

collets, and an Emesco cable driven dental drill for use as a rotary 

grinding tool. 

$150-250 

563. 

Nickel Finish Watchmaker’s Lathe, headstock end stamped Moseley, 

Made in U.S.A, tailstock end stamped C. & E. Marshall Co., 12-in. bed, 

headstock, two different tailstocks, all mounted on an aluminum stand 

with an electric motor, a foot speed control, and approximately fifty WW 

collets. 

$100-150 

564. 

Steinel Grinding and Polishing Machine, with a concave iron tray, 

9 1/2-in. bed, lever-operated tailstock with quick release collet, and 

pivoted grinding/polishing head. 

$150-250 

565. 

Collection of Metal Working Cutters and Bits, including wheel and 

pinion cutters, slitting saws, reamers, drill bits, and cutter bits. 

$100-150

566. 

Two Jewelling Tools and Three Staking Sets, two Seitz jewelling 

tools with pushers, anvils, and reamers one in a wooden other in a 

fabric lined box; two Kendrick & Davis stacking tool sets in wooden 

boxes together with associated punches. 

$200-300 

567. 

Assortment of Collets, including a number set of Derbyshire D collets 

1-80 in wood box, fractional set from 1/64-5/16-in. Derbyshire D 

collets, miscellaneous Derbyshire D collets, fifteen various makers, in 

wood block; approximately sixty-five “Large” Derbyshire collets including 

fractional and numbered; approximately thirty-one WW numbered Levin 

collets in wood box; approximately fifty-five WW numbered collets and 

five stepped collets in a wood box; approximately fifty miscellaneous 

WW collets; five Levin mini-stepped collets in an aluminum block. 

$250-350 

568. 

Group of Chucks and Collets, including four three-jaw chucks, five 

face plates and five step collets all in WW size; two three-jaw chucks, 

two four-jaw chucks, one face plate marked Derbyshire, twenty wheel 

collets and one box chuck all in D size. 

$100-150 

569. 

Thirty-two Schaublin W12 Collets, Switzerland, including a set of 

thirty-two fractional 1/64-1/2-in. collets, all brand new in original boxes. 

$200-250 

568 

570. 

Large Collection of Watch Tools and Parts, including Bulova 

movement holders, Bergeon water-tight watch tools, balance trueing 

calipers, case openers, mainspring winder, mainsprings, screws, jewels, 

crystals, staffs, spring bars, and click springs. 

$200-300 

571. 

Bergeon No. 6200 Clock Bushing Tool, Switzerland, a complete set 

for bushing clock plates with press including the tool with two arms, 

two chucks and a box of press accessories, stakes, punches, and 

instructions, (new condition). 

$150-250 

572. 

KWM Bushing Tool, Germany, mounted on wood base with a set of 

five cutters, stumps and pushing tools, pivot gauge and two boxes of 

assorted bushings, ht. 13 in. 

$200-300 

573. 

Collection of Taps, Dies and Screw Plates, including but not limited 

to metric and fractional, ranging from watch size through 1/2 in.; 

German and Swiss manufacturer screw plates. 

$250-350 

574. 

Collection of Gauges and Measuring Devices, including a torque 

watch gauge, Smiths hand tachometer, Phase II co-ax indicator, Jaeger 

revolution counter, three unmarked Micrometers, four Micrometer 

spindles, and depth gauges. 

$200-300 


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576 

575. 

Four Watchmaker’s Lathes of Various Manufacture, including two 

12-in. Peerless, one 11-in. Elson, and one 15-in. American Watch Tool 

Co., all having headstocks and both Peerless with tailstocks. 

$200-300 

576. 

Two Unimat SL Lathes, Austria, both with 13-in. beds, headstocks, 

tailstocks, cross slides, two three-jaw chucks, 115 volt electric motors, 

and miscellaneous cutting tools. 

$200-400 


575 

577. 

Nickel-plated Rounding-Up Tool, Germany, direct gear-driven cutter 

assembly, gallows for holding work, mounted on turned wooden base 

with glass dome, with a box of additional cutters, ht. 5 1/4 in. 

$250-450 

578. 

Collection of Hand Tools, including a Foredom flexible shaft tool 

and accessories, file handles and files, pliers, screwdrivers, brushes, 

gravers, jeweler saws, tweezers, group of wooden tool and bit holders, 

and other miscellaneous tools. 

$100-150

579. 

Victor Engraving Block, revolving turntable on bearings, deep throated 

jaws on center screw, spherical 5-in. dia., sits on leather pad, includes 

attachments. 

$150-200 

580. 

Group of Vises and Presses, including three bench-mounted vises, six 

machinist vises, three small presses, a bench pin, two aluminum test 

stands, and an anvil. 

$100-200 

581. 

Jelenko Jelcraft LFC Furnace, temperature range 0-2000 Fahrenheit, 

115 volt 1430 watt furnace, counter weighted oven handle, 4 x 4 1/2 x 

5-in. oven, overall ht. 17; together with an L&R Tickoprint watch timer, 

ht. 4 1/2 x 12 x 7 in. 

$150-200 

582. 

Group of Machinist’s Tools, including a Tumico 1-2-in. micrometer, 

Starret 1-2-in. micrometer, two Brown & Sharp depth gauges, Brown & 

Sharp 13-in. caliper, Lufkin Rule Co. micrometer depth gauge, Starret 

Radius gauge set, boxed Starret micrometer spindles, and other 

measuring devices. 

$250-350 

583 

Militaria 

583. 

Major George Washburn’s Civil War Personal Items, mid-19th 

century, the document box with Kellog and Clark’s, Boston, label, 

contents including a carte-de-visite of George Washburn, his signed 

leather-bound bible, patriotic envelope, shaving kit dated 1863, 

toothbrush, soap, combination fork, ink bottle, sewing kit, lead pencil, 

bone comb, glasses, dice, small powder flask, cap bugle, and GAR 

badge. 

Note: This lot includes copies of Major George Washburn’s service 

records, 133rd New York Regiment, serving in the New Orleans Red 

River Campaign and the Army of the Shenandoah. 

See lot 605 for a pocket revolver also owned by George Washburn. 

$600-800 

584. 

Replica British Horse Flintlock Pistol, 20th century, walnut stock, 

brass mounts and GR crown and Tower on lock plate, lg. 16 in. 

$150-200 

585. 

Replica Flintlock Pistol, wooden stock, brass mounts, and checkered 

stock, lg. 17 in. 

$200-250 


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587 detail 

586 

586. 

“Perry” Boxlock Cannon Barrel Pistol, late 18th century, with 

engraved trigger guard and lock plate, crown and scepter marks on 

bottom of barrel, Perry marked on left side of lock plate marked WR on 

back of grip, lg. 8 in. 

$200-400 

587. 

Roby Model 1840 Cavalry Saber, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, c. 

1865, brass hilt with leather and wire-wrapped grip, engraved on 

blade side of hand guard J.M. PERKINS, blade marked C. Roby W. 

Chelmsford Mass on one side and US 1865 on the other, lg. 41 in. 

Note: John M. Perkins enlisted in the first Nebraska cavalry January 

1865, mustered out July 1st, 1866. 

$1,200-1,500 


588. 

1853 Enfield Rifled Musket, c. 1862, walnut stock, brass butt plate 

and trigger guard, lock marked Tower 1862 with a crown on tail of lock 

plate, with Springfield bayonet marked US, barrel lg. 39, overall 74 in. 

$600-800 

589. 

Red Painted Tin Snuff Box, c. 1840, with hinged lid depicting and 

marked General Blucher within a delicate gilt border, wd. 3 1/4, dp. 2, 

ht. 1 in. 

$150-200 

590. 

Two Belgian Ivory-handled Pistols, c. 1870, both cylinders and 

frames engraved, one marked with a crown over an R on barrel, lg. 7 

1/2 in. 

$150-250

591. 

Double-barrel Percussion Pistol, mid-19th century, walnut grip and 

sheet iron trigger guard, lg. 8 1/2 in. 

$300-500 

592. 

Bridesburg 1861 Springfield Rifled Musket, Bridesburg, 

Pennsylvania, c. 1863, inspector’s cartouches on walnut stock, butt 

plate marked U.S. 14, lock plate marked 1863 behind hammer, an 

eagle and US Bridesburg, barrel lg. 40, overall 55 1/2 in. 

$1,500-2,000 

593. 

Civil War Staff and Field Officer Sword, Ames, Chicopee, 

Massachusetts, mid-19th century, with folding brass guard cast with 

shield and trophies and American eagle, shagreen grip, faint inscription 

Capt. Victor J. Garrick on blade and scabbard, lg. 37 in. 

$400-600 

592 

with detail 

594. 

Remington New Model Five-Shot Police Revolver, c. 1858, barrel 

marked in part E. Remington New York, U.S., New Model walnut grips, 

blued cylinder, lg. 9 1/2 in. 

$400-600 

595. 

Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Turkey, 18th/19th century, 12 1/4-in. twostage 

barrels with round fronts and octagonal breeches, marked 

“T.R.,” steel and brass furniture including brass fore-end caps, spurred 

pommels, and turned ramrod pipes, the brass with intricate engraved 

and chased designs, the wood stocks carved, filigree-inlaid and 

mounted with silver and coral. 

$1,000-1,500 

596. 

Remington Rolling Block Rifle, c. 1860, walnut stock with strap 

behind hammer marked in part Remington Pat. 1860, Middle Eastern 

markings behind barrel behind site, lg. 50 in. 

$200-300 


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597. 

Group Collectible Arms Including Two Muskets and a Fowler, first 

half 19th century, including a rifled musket model 1861, contract by 

Savage, Middletown, Connecticut, lg. 56; a flintlock musket dated 1814 

on top of barrel, brass butt plate and trigger guard, walnut stock and 

bayonet, lg. 56 1/2; a percussion fowler with walnut butt stock and iron 

butt plate, lg. 46 in.; and a brass powder flask with shell decoration and 

green woolen cord. 

$400-600 

598. 

Brass Replica “Peace” Powder Flask, embossed flask with eagle 

above twenty-six stars surrounding shaking hands and U.S. marked 

shield with trophies of war, (missing lanyard loops), ht. 9 in. 

$300-500 

599. 

1832 Foot Artillery Sword, brass handle with engraved eagle on 

pommel and cast fish scales, cross guard marked R.H.K.W. and J.H, 

blade has two fullers at the ricasso and single fuller on tip, lg. 25 in. 

Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester Massachusetts. 

$300-500 

600. 

Civil War-era Sword and Scabbard, W.H. Horstmann & Sons, 

New York, and Philadelphia, 1843-62, single-edged blade with 12-in. 

false edge, etched with a panoply of arms, eagle and shield, flags, 

EPLURIBUS UNUM” on a banner, and “U.S.” interspersed with 

scrolled floral and foliate designs, marked “W.H. Horstmann/& Sons/ 

Philadelphia,” the top of the blade is etched “IRON PROOF,” double 

strand and twisted wire-wrapped shagreen grip, the iron guard with 

pierced spreadwing eagle design, iron scabbard, sword belt hook and 

remnants of silk sash, blade lg. 32 1/2, overall lg. 39 1/2 in. 

$600-800 


599 detail 

601. 

Kentucky Rifle, half stock walnut, Ketlind percussion lock, brass 

hardware including patch box and ramrod entry pipes, lg. 52 in. 

$800-1,200 

602. 

William Powell & Son Side-by-Side Shotgun with Case, Birmingham, 

England, c. 1870, walnut stock with checkering, case hardened locks, 

marked Henry R Grant between barrels, serial no. 5090 on trigger guard 

strap; leather-bound case includes shot and powder measures, brass 

carriage tool, walnut and horn bird call, barrel lg. 30, overall lg. 46 1/2 

in. 

$800-1,200 

603. 

Model 1840 Ames Light Artillery Saber, Chicopee, Massachusetts, c. 

1862, brass hilt with leather and wire-wrapped grip, blade marked Conn 

1862 on one side of blade and on the other Made by Ames Mfg Co. 

Chicopee MASS, lg. 37 1/2 in. 

$800-1,200 

604. 

Rogers and Spencer Revolver, Utica, New York, serial no. 1539, 

marked on top of frame as above, inspector’s cartouche on the grip, 

and serial number on the cylinder, lg. 13 1/4 in. 

$600-800 

605. 

Samuel Colt Pocket Revolver, mid-19th century, serial no. 203973, 

silver back strap, engraved cylinder, marked Address Saml Colt, 

Hartford, Ct., matching serial numbers on cylinder, bottom barrel 

assembly, cylinder and grip frame and frame wedge, lg. 10 1/2 in. 

Provenance: George Washburn. See lot 583 for other Washburn 

material. 

$2,000-3,000

602 

with detail 

603 detail

605 

606. 

Half-stock Percussion Fowler, Warren & Steele, Albany, New York, 

c. 1850, walnut stock with checkered wrist, lock marked as above, 

octagon to round barrel, barrel lg. 47, overall lg. 62 in. 

$300-500 

607. 

Reproduction Flintlock Pistol, Tower-type, 8 1/4-in. barrel, steel 

and brass furniture including lock plate marked “TOWER” with 

crown symbol, brass pommel, ramrod joined to muzzle by pivoting 

attachment. 

$700-900 

608 

with detail

608. 

East India Company British Musket, c. 1779, walnut stock, brass 

fittings, marked No. 18 on butt plate, overall lg. 53, barrel lg. 37 1/4 in. 

$600-800 

609. 

Short Musket, mid-19th century, percussion lock, iron side plate and 

trigger guard and flared muzzle, lg. 33 in. 

$200-300 

610. 

Half-stock Percussion Fowler, first half 19th century, lock marked 

Ashmore, checkered wrist, octagonal to round barrel, brass trigger 

guard and butt plate, lg. 55 in. 

$150-200 

612 

with detail 

611. 

Civil War-era Ammunition and Bullet Molds, including a collection 

of five complete boxes of .44 caliber with labels stating in part 6 

Combustible Envelope Cartridges, Col. Colts Patent, New Model 

Revolving Holster Pistol 44/100 in. Calibre, five buck and ball paper 

cartridges, package of revolving shotgun rounds, four various mini-ball 

cartridges and a paper packet of musket caps, and five various caliber 

bullet molds. 

$300-500 

612. 

Model 1842 Ames Boxlock Naval Pistol, c. 1843, walnut stock, brass 

trigger guard band and cap on butt, lock stamped USN 1843, Ames, 

Springfield Mass, barrel marked USN 1843, WP, lg. 12 in. 

$200-300 


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617 

with detail 

613. 

Civil War Grouping, c. 1863, including a charcoal enhanced image of 

a Civil War soldier, confederate states loan No. 355, dated August 19, 

1861, a confederate ten dollar Richmond bill No. 1837, and a militia 

shako marked MASS- VOL Militia 8 on the brass cap plate with a Bent 

and Bush paper label on underside. 

$200-400 

614. 

Brass Civil War Belt Buckle, lead-filled back, and marked CSA. 

$200-300 

615. 

Chasseur-style Civil War-era Child’s Uniform, c. 1865, a red kersey 

jacket with general service buttons, blue trousers with white stripping, 

kepi with painted paste board visor and small navy buttons, together 

with a wool flag, 24 x 18 in. 

$300-500 


616. 

Engraved Wrought Iron Anvil, flared head with a dull edge, engraving 

of a fish and “F.R.” on one side and “1825” above a tree on the other, 

terminating in a blunt taper, lg. 15 1/2 in. 

Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts. 

$200-300 

617. 

Plug Bayonet, possibly Germany, early 18th century, turned rosewood 

handle with brass pommel and cross guard, engraved blade, lg. 17 3/4 

in. 

$100-200 

618. 

Flintlock Musket, France, late 18th century, 41 1/2-in. round barrel, 

steel furniture including lock plate marked with an American eagle, 

walnut stock with worn mark reading “UNITED STATES,” steel ramrod. 

$300-500

619. 

.36 Caliber Colt Replica, Italy, imported by Navy Arms company, 

Ridgefield, New Jersey, case hardened frame, engraved cylinder and 

walnut grips, lg. 13 in. 

$250-350 

620. 

Two Military Trowels, one with a turned oak handle, brass ferrule 

stamped U.S. Springfield on one side and on the other 1308, 

single-edge stainless steel blade, leather scabbard with brass belt 

hook stamped R.I.A on reverse; the other with a turned oak handle 

stamped US stainless steel blade and ferrule, lg. 13 1/4 and 12 3/4 in., 

respectively. 


$200-250 

621. 

Hospital Corps Knife Model 1904, Springfield, Massachusetts, carved 

walnut handle with brass rivets, pommel and guard, stainless steel 

blade marked on one side U.S. 32706 and on the other S A 1913, 

leather scabbard impressed Rock Island Arsenal 1912. H.E.K, overall 

lg. 17 in. 


$300-500 

622.-623. 

No lots. 

624. 

Two Bayonets and a Trench Knife, including a brass knuckle knife 

marked U.S. 1918 on grip, blade marked AU LION, in a fiberglass 

scabbard; an Enfield P-17 bayonet with leather and steel scabbard, 

blade marked U.S. and 1917 Remington, and a Japanese bayonet, lg. 

13 to 22 1/2 in. 

$200-250 

625. 

Two German Bayonets, a WWII German Mauser marked 42 cvl, serial 

no. 2578 marked on blade and scabbard, original 1942 bayonet frog; 

and a German Mauser with leather scabbard and frog, marked on blade 

HEMBRUG, lg. 16 to 20 in. 

$300-500 

626. 

Two WW II Katana Japanese Officer Swords, c. 1940, one with an 

iron pierced guard and cloth-wrapped grip ending in a brass cap with 

a wood scabbard; the other having a round steel guard, cloth-wrapped 

grip and a steel scabbard, lg. 36 1/4 to 37 in. 

$300-500 

627. 

Japanese Parade Dress Sword, c. 1940, brass hilt with hand-chased 

floral decoration, leather and wire-wrapped grip, blade marked but 

illegible, with a steel scabbard, lg. 39 1/2 in. 

$250-350 

628. 

Two Wrought Iron Blades, one a Japanese single-edged cleaver 

with three markings at front of blade, turned wood handle and copper 

ferrule, the other a single-edged axe head with three “crown” markings, 

lg. 25 1/4 and 16 3/4 in., respectively. 


$300-500 

629. 

Jian Sword and Scabbard, China, engraved brass pommel and short 

winged guard with “Shou” characters, reeded wood handle, steel blade 

with brass reinforced rivets spaced throughout length of blade, ray skin 

scabbard with brass mounts, lg. 20 3/4 in. 


$200-250 

630. 

Pair of French Replica Flintlock Pistols, 20th century, engraved 

barrels, engraved brass nose caps and brass wrist plates, lg. 20 in. 

$200-400 

631. 

Persian Musket, 19th century, Manton marked flintlock, silver trigger 

guard and barrel bands, walnut stock with ivory butt plate, lg. 62 in. 

$800-1,200 

632. 

Pair of Turkish Swords, 18 1/4-in. single-edge steel blade with each 

side having double fullers, engraved brass pommels and cross-guards, 

sharkskin scabbard with brass engraved locket and chape. 

$600-800 

633. 

Replica Percussion Pistol, Spain, with walnut stock, checkered grip, 

and blued-steel barrel, lg. 17 in. 

$150-250 

634. 

Turkish Long Gun or Sind, early 19th century, with mother-of-pearl 

and brass inlay throughout, iron lock plate engraved VIANTON and 

1800 above a heart, East India Company flintlock mechanism, engraved 

iron trigger guard, and brass riveted strapping around muzzle, lg. 41 in. 

$800-1,200 

635. 

Turkish Musket, 19th century, British lock dated 1810, brass barrel 

bands and trigger guards, engraved barrel, stock with mother-of-pearl 

decoration, lg. 58 in. 

$800-1,200 


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636. 

Fleur-de-lis-shaped Spearhead, double inward curving hooks with 

single-edged blades, center spear with double fuller and shaft with 

socket end, lg. 20 1/4 in. 


$200-250 

637. 

Three Bladed Weapons, including a double-sided European socket 

bayonet, spike bayonet with steel scabbard, and an Italian single-edged 

dagger with steel scabbard, lg. 12 to 19 in. 

$300-500 


636 641 

638. 

Gurkha Knife, Nepal, inwardly curved engraved steel blade, carved 

horn handle, leather scabbard with embroidered designs and two 

miniature knives, lg. 15 in. 

$400-600 

639. 

Three Iron Weapons, including two Kindjal knives, one with a bone 

handle and sheath and other with wooden handle; and a double-edged 

knife with a bone handle with brass cross guard and pommel, lg. 16 to 

21 in. 

$500-700

640. 

Two Standard Heads, one with a wrought iron body and forked 

shaped head, a star encircled above tapered socket shaft, the other 

with gilt and red painted Gothic motifs with a cross affixed to top above 

a coat of arms, lg. 12 to 14 in. 


$300-500 

641. 

Trident Spearhead, with engraved foliate and fish on prongs, image of 

a face with horned helmet just above socketed shaft, overall lg. 24 1/4 

in. 


$300-500 

642. 

Kora Sword, inward curving hooked blade, tulwar-style shaped hilt with 

finial pommel, and leather-clad scabbard, lg. 22 1/2 in. 


$200-300 

643. 

Three Iron Weapons, a double-edged spearhead and two heads of a 

handbill, lg. 14 to 16 in. 


$300-500 

644. 

Two Spearheads and a Spontoon, one elaborately carved and 

pierced spearhead with four brass mounts around a central medallion 

and gilt wash on octagonal socket shaft, the other a wrought iron head 

with a fragmented wood handle and metal and brass rivets with a short 

engraved head and side mounts; lg. from 15 to 8 1/4 in. 


$300-500 

642 

645. 

Four Iron Implements, a bone-handled Navaja with engraved blade, 

carved wood-handled single-edged knife, etched nutcracker with acorn 

finials on handles, and a turned circular collar hunting-bag frame. 


$200-250 

646. 

Linstock Head, iron stock with spear blade terminating in clasping 

head of a mystical animal, swirled guards and a socketed end to 

receive a staff, lg. 28 in. 


$300-500 

647. 

Engraved Halberd Head, sword blade broken off above axe, engraving 

of compotes, foliage and birds on sword section, shields and floral 

decoration on one side of axe blade and an inscribed WA surrounded 

by a wreath on the other, an octagonal short section with a socketed 

end, overall lg. 34 in. 


$200-250 

648. 

Navaja Knife, wood handle wrapped with engraved brass sheathing, 

single-edged blade with eligible engraved writing on one side, 

ratcheting-toothed locking mechanism on blade, lg. 17 in. 


$200-250 


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649. 

War Hammer, wood handle with steel pommel, single quillon, 

protracted sharp point and a blunt ball-peen on head, lg. 20 in. 


$300-500 

650. 

Horseman’s Axe, double-edged steel curved blade with faceted spike 

at back, spiral turned handle ending in a hexagonal mount with an 

engraved pommel, lg. 21 1/2 in. 


$300-500 

651. 

Jambiya Dagger, carved wood hilt with engraved brass mount at 

pommel, single-edged blade, brass ferrule and scabbard engraved on 

one side, lg. 14 1/2 in. 


$200-300 

649 


653 

652. 

Nimcha Short Sword and Sheath, single-edge blade with chiseled 

decoration along spine, carved wood hilt inlaid with silver wire and 

enameled red highlights, brass ferrule, wooden scabbard with similar 

decoration as hilt and five brass bands, lg. 23 in. 


$200-300 

653. 

Bullfighter’s Dagger, pierced brass handle with a bust of a bull above 

blade, triangular double-edged steel blade with a pierced brass center, 

lg. 11 3/4 in. 


$300-500 

654. 

Two Gurkha Knives, inwardly curved blade on both, one with straight 

hilt, elephant head quillons, finial pommel, and pointillism decoration on 

blade, the other with etched curved hilt, floral and elephant decorated 

blade, lg. 19 3/4 in. 


$300-500

656 

655. 

Turned and Painted Truncheon, Cornwall, England, red painted shaft 

with Withiel Parish in gilt lettering and W.R. IV and a crown painted on 

the lead-filled handle, lg. 18 3/4 in. 


$200-250 

656. 

Maine Gauche Parrying Dagger, Spain, pierced and engraved 

pommel, wire-wrapped wood handle, sail-shaped pierced guard, thumb 

depression on ricasso and a straight 14 1/2-in. serrated blade, overall 

lg. 20 in. 


$300-500 

657. 

Lantaka Bronze Cannon, engraved decoration on front muzzle and 

rear breech (portion broken off), middle button and front sight, 1-in. 

bore, swivel arm at center, lg. 34 in. 


$300-500 

658. 

Bowie Knife, wood handle with brass ferrules, iron guard, doubleedged 

blade, and a braided wrapped wooden scabbard lg. 16 in. 


$200-250 

659. 

Cylindrical Iron Strongbox, body wrapped with reinforced strapping, 

wrought iron handle and hinged lid, lid has thee decorative mounts and 

the fourth used for releasing door lock, (key teeth broken), ht. 8 1/2 in. 


$200-300 

660. 

Group of Military Items, including a 28-in. Yatagan with engraved 

single-edged blade, horn hilt with thin broad wings and chased 

strapping, and a carved wooden scabbard; single-edged sword with 

a bone and brass hilt and engraving along fuller and marked 1911; an 

engraved helmet with a spear finial and sliding nasal; and a steel domed 

circular-form shield, engraved and having four bulbous finials near 

center, dia. 18 1/2 in. 

$350-500 

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Skinner, Inc. - Conditions of Sale 

1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and 

Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed 

the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a 

lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot. 

2. All property is sold “as is,” and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with 

respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of 

description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made 

at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability. 

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed 

bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot 

for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in 

excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be 

required to participate. 

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the 

purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of 

the date of sale. 

Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If 

any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and 

the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three 

days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after 

deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser. 

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank 

authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check 

until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the 

drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases. 

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of 

all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without 

limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) 

offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to 

pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale. 

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such 

purchaser for such item. 

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within 

the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that 

include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of 

licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute 

cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots. 

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. 

Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and 

other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of 

Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston. 

10. Except for property purchased via On-line Auctions, a premium equal to 18.5% of the final bid price up to and including $200,000, plus 10% 

of the final bid over $200,000, will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the Buyer as part of the purchase price. The buyers premium on 

property purchased via On-line Auctions will be in an amount up to 22.5% of the final bid price up to and including $200,000, plus 15% of the 

final bid over $200,000. 

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, 

through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid. 

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or 

reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalogue. The 

copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this 

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prior written consent. 

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or 

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federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or 

hereafter have to the venue of any such suit. 

Revised April 17, 2012 

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convenience, and will not be held responsible for any errors or failure to execute bids. I understand that my bids 

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Marlborough Boston Phone Fax Mail Person Employee: 


Auctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art 

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274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA 01752 Tel: 508.970.3000 Fax: 508.970.3100 

www.skinnerinc.com

Board of Directors 

Administration 

Expert 

Departments 

SKINNER, INC. 

Auctioneers and 

Appraisers of Antiques 

and Fine Art 

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Boston, MA 02116 

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Chairman of the Board - Nancy R. Skinner 

Richard Albright 

John Deighton 

Barnet Fain 

Stephen L. Fletcher 

Karen M. Keane 

Andrew Payne 

President/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. Keane 

Chief Financial Officer - Don Kelly 

Executive Vice President - Stephen L. Fletcher 

Vice Presidents - Eric Jones, Marie Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey, 

Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr 

20th Century Design - Jane D. Prentiss 

American & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. Starr 

Assistants: Kathy Wong, Elizabeth C. Haff 

American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. Fletcher 

Deputy Director: Chris Barber; Assistant: Karen Langberg 

American Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas Deihl 

Asian Works of Art - Judith Dowling 

Assistants: Biying Zhang, Carol Tran 

Books & Manuscripts - Devon Gray 

Bottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. Fletcher 

Ceramics - Stuart G. Slavid 

Classic Automobiles & Motorcycles - Jane D. Prentiss 

Couture - Cara Elmslie 

Discovery Auctions - Cara Elmslie 

Assistants: Garrett J. Sheahan, Melissa Riebe 

European Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. Slavid 

Assistants: Leah Kingman, Stephanie Opolski 

Fine Wines - Marie Keep 

Assistant: Michael J. Moser 

Jewelry - Victoria Bratberg 

Assistants: John Colasacco, Julie Khouri 

Judaica - Kerry Shrives 

Musical Instruments - David Bonsey 

Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Gary Richards 

Science, Technology & Clocks - Robert C. Cheney 

Assistant: Jonathan Dowling 

Silver - Stuart G. Slavid 

Toys & Dolls - Kerry Shrives 

Auctioneers - LaGina Austin, Chris Barber, Robert C. Cheney, 

John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie C. Keep, 

Gloria Lieberman, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, 

Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney

Exhibitions & 

Property Distribution 

Finance Department 

Subscriptions 

Service Departments 

Marlborough: Warehouse Manager - Fred Trottier; 508.970.3261 

Property Manager - Samuel Combs, 508.970.3262 

Boston: Property Distribution Manager - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308 

Auction Coordinator - Benjamin Evans, 617.874.4329 

Marlborough: Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269 

Accounts Payable, Consignment - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.3268 

Accounts Payable, Trade - Kevin Rota, 508.970.3283 

Credit Supervisor - Joe Monteyro, 508.970.3266 

Marlborough: Heather Retzke, 508.970.3240 

Appraisal & Auction Services - LaGina Austin, Christine E. Finn, 

Shannon M. Ames, Hadley Bridgman 

Advertising Production - Pamela Van de Houten 

Boston Gallery Director - Laura V. Sweeney 

Assistant Gallery Director: Paige Lewellyn 

Gallery Assistant: Jessica Turner 

Catalogue Production - Pamela Van de Houten, Kristina Harrison 

Consignment Services - Patricia Walker King, Megan J. Blomgren, Carol Zeigler 

Customer Relations - Carol McCaffrey 

Institutional Relations - L. Emerson Tuttle 

Human Resources - Carol McCaffrey 

Information Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry Shrives 

Assistants: Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa Riebe 

Managing Director - Marie C. Keep 

Marketing & Public Relations - Kate de Bethune, Kathryn Gargolinski, 

Heather Retzke 

Photographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak, John Cornelius 

Receptionists - Marlborough: Jessica Bedenbaugh 

Boston: Sarah L. Collins 

Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography 

Transportation - Eric Jones 

Assistant: Mark McCaffrey 

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DIRECTIONS TO THE 

MARLBOROUGH GALLERY 


From Boston and Points East: 

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) West to Route 495 North at exit 11A. Proceed on 

Route 495N to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. At the bottom of the 

exit ramp take a left at the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill 

Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left. 

From Points North: 

Take Route 495 South to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left 

onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on 

the left. 

From Points West: 

Take 290 East toward Marlborough. Merge onto Route 495 South via exit 26A, toward Cape 

Cod. Take the Simarano Drive exit, 23C. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left onto 

Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left. 

From Points South: 

Take Route 495 North to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left at 

the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at 

#274 on the left. 

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MARLBOROUGH AREA RESTAURANTS 

Allora Ristorante 

139 Lakeside Ave. 


508.485.4300 

Boston Market 

185 Boston Post Rd. West 


508.229.2525 

China Taste 



508.229.2882 

Fish Restaurant & Wine Bar 

29 S. Bolton St. 


508.460.3474 

Jake’s Restuarant & Coffee Shop 

30 Main Street 


508.480.0414 

Linguini’s Italian Eatery 



508.481.9747 

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Longhorn Steakhouse 

191 Boston Post Rd. 


508.481.4100 

Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub 



508.480.8899 

Panera Bread 



508.281.6161 

Subway 



508.481.3464 

Tandoori Grill 

197 H Boston Post Rd. West 


508.357.6551 

Wildwood Steakhouse 

189 Boston Post Rd. East 


508.481.2021 

Guiseppe’s Grille 

35 Solomon Pond Rd. 

Northborough, MA 

508.393.4405 

Yoong Tong 

Thai Cuisine and Sushi 

278 Main Street 

Northborough, MA 

508.393.7714 

Tomasso 

The Crossings 

154 Turnpike Rd. 

Southborough, MA 

508.481.8484

MARLBOROUGH HOTELS 

Courtyard by Marriott 

75 Felton St. (exit 24B off 495) 


508.480.0015 

Embassy Suites 


(exit 24B off 495) 


508.485.9500 

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$56.00 each way for two 

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80 Northborough Rd East 

Marlborough, MA 01752 

508.481.7300 

Hampton Inn 




508.787.9888 

Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel 

181 Boston Post Road West 



508.460.0700 

Enterprise Car Rental 

Hotel Pick-up and Delivery 

364 Maple Street 

(Rt. 85) 


508.480.0221 

Hertz Car Rental 

410 Maple Street 

(Rt. 85) 


508.229.2756 

Holiday Inn and Suites 

265 Lakeside Ave. 

(exit 24A off 495) 


508.481.3000 

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