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SKINNER presents aGallery WalkPresented by Robert C. Cheney,Director of Skinner’s Science & Technology & Clocks DepartmentFriday, July 15, 20116:00 p.m. Reception7:00 p.m. Gallery Walk274 Cedar Hill StreetMarlborough, MAR.S.V.P. 508.970.3000events@skinnerinc.comReservations are LimitedGallery Walk held in conjunction with a preview of Skinner’sJuly 16th auction of Science, Technology & Clocks4

13Collection of Serafino Avella, Lots 1-1301.Wilson-type Screw Barrel Microscope, England, c. 1740, with ivoryhandle, including a compass microscope fitting the same handle, withaccessories and six slides in early shagreen-covered wood case, casewd. 5 1/4, dp. 3 1/2 in.$1,000-1,5002.Wilson Pattern Screw Barrel Microscope Compendium, 18thcentury, with simple microscope which attaches with screw threadsto one end of barrel, brass barrel with socket for ivory handle, springloaded stage, the detachable simple microscope has six numberedlenses, four with lens caps, and four-hole brass slide holder, withmahogany box (cracked), barrel lg. closed 2 1/4 in.$300-400online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com5

43.Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, England, c.1770, brass body with turned handle, sliding and pivotingspecimen holder, and three varied eyepieces, shagreencase, lg. 5 in.$800-1,2004.Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, England,18th century, the handle continues to a curving arm withsupport for the sliding and pivoting specimen holder, theeyepiece with brass slide housing four graduated lensesand decorative scroll, lg. 5 1/2 in.$1,000-1,5005.Withering’s Improved Botanical Microscope, England,early 19th century, the mahogany box opens to reveala folding apparatus with brass arm having a pivotingeyepiece with fitted magnifiers above an adjustable ivorystage, with a knife, a point, and clip to hold the object ofstudy, the inside cover of the box with printed directions,box lg. 5, wd. 2, dp. 1 in.$800-1,2006.Brass Compass Microscope with Turned WoodHandle, England, early 19th century, three magnifier armswith threaded openings, four-way adjustable specimenholder, with fitted mahogany box, overall lg. 8 1/4 in.$700-9007.Cased Brass Naturalist Microscope, Netherlands,early 19th century, with faceted wood handle, specimenforceps, brass tweezers, and three eyepieces, in a fittedgreen-velvet-lined case, body lg. 6 in.$1,000-1,50058.Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, 18th or19th century, canted brass body, turned handle, slidingand pivoting specimen holder with ivory grip, eyepiecereflector, lg. 6 in.$500-700

67899.Boxed Lacquered Brass and Wood-handled Compass Microscope,France, early 19th century, a thumbscrew adjusts the specimen slide’sdistance from the adjustable eyepiece, black-painted turned woodhandle, mahogany box contains one bone specimen slide, lg. 5 3/4 in.$500-70011.Boxed Brass and Wood Compass Microscope, probably early 19thcentury, wooden body, brass eyepiece, centrally located 90-degreebrass arm holds the sliding specimen holder, mahogany box, lg. 5 1/4,box lg. 6 in.$250-45010.Boxed Compass Microscope, second half 19th century, the carvedivory handle with brass body consisting of two brass arms, one withmagnifier, the other with screw-tightened specimen holder, in box withaccessories, lg. 8 in.$250-45012.Three Handheld Microscopes, 19th century, an ivory-handled fleamicroscope (lacks specimen holder), lg. 3 1/2; a live box-type withturned wood handle, lg. 4 1/2; and a Coddington lens with ivory handle,lg. 3 1/4 in.$500-800online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com7

13.Ivory Stanhope Lens and a Compass Microscope, 18th/19thcentury, the lens within a turned ivory cylinder, lg. 2 1/8; the microscopehaving a lens and handle on arms which fold into the brass body withsliding specimen holder, overall lg. 3 1/4 in.$300-50014.Silver Miniature Microscope, John Browning, London, England, c.1880, called “Browning’s New Miniature Microscope,” the microscopemade of German silver, with stage clips, forceps, and gimbaled mirror,overall lg. 2 in.$800-1,2002415.Four Small Naturalist Magnifiers, 19th century, including twoCoddington lenses, one with turned brass handle the other with pivotingcover; a Stanhope lens with twisted wire handle; and a cased screwfocusingexample, lg. to 2 3/4 in.$400-60016.Ivory-handled Compass-type Simple Microscope, Pritchard, c.1830, turned handle continuing to brass body signed “Pritchard/312Strand, with removable eyepiece, in velvet and silk-lined covered boardbox, lg. 4 in.$800-1,20017.Group of Five Simple Microscopes or Magnifiers, late 19th/early20th century, including the “American Agriculturist Microscope” fromOrange Judd Company, New York; a wire magnifying glass; a brassloop; a simple microscope on three brass legs; and a boxed small livebox microscope.$400-60018.Brass Rock Crystal Lens, Gaudin, Paris, 19th century, markedGAUDIN/A PARIS on the removable eyepiece with pinprick opening,mirrored stage below, ht. 2 in.$300-50022.Brass “Simple” Microscope on Stand, England, c. 1800, the verticalpost supports adjustable eyepieces and the circular stage with integralmagnifier and screw slide clamp, all fitting into stand supporting plano/concave mirror, (lacks pin fixing post to base), ht. 4 in.$1,000-1,50023.Brass Naturalist’s Microscope, W&S Jones, 30 Holborn, London,England, early 19th century, the square vertical post supports pivotinginterchangeable eyepieces, a multi-purpose adjustable stage with slidingspecimen holder, all on black-painted oval base inscribed with maker’sname, red paper-covered lined fitted board box houses specimentweezers, three slides with handwritten paper identifying contents,circular two-sided removable stage platform, and stage-mountedmagnifier, microscope ht. 4 1/4 in.$2,000-4,00019.Wooden Simple Microscope, mid-19th century, turned woodenhandle, spherical lens in ebony mount, opening fits a glass tube holdingspecimen, lg. 2 3/4 in.$200-40020.Four Magnifiers, 19th century, including a three-lens example in hornwith slide-lid wooden case, another horn example in cardboard box, acircular glass with handle of black-painted wood, and a folding brassone inscribed “CRESCENT INK & COLOR CO.,” lg. 1-5 1/2 in.$200-40021.Five Naturalist Microscopes of Varied Form, 19th century, a turnedwood magnifier in a threaded wooden case, a hand-held brass examplewith slide in clip, a cased flower microscope (incomplete), a brass lensin turned wooden box (missing box cover), and an early brass clothprover, lg. to 4 3/4 in.$700-90024.Brass Naturalist’s Microscope, England, first half 19th century, thepost, mounted in the center of the hinged box, supports a fixed armwith interchangeable eyepieces, above the stage with mounted forceps,and gimbaled concave mirror, box contains additional eyepieces, astage clip, brass tweezers, and slides, ht. 6 1/4 in.$300-50025.Brass Naturalist’s Microscope, 18th century, the original shagreencase with center mount for the pillar, eyepiece arm with three-wayadjustment and removable eyepiece, above the circular stage withspecimen holder and convex mirror below, box with additional eyepieceattachments and an ivory slider, ht. closed 5 3/4 in.$400-60026.Raspail-type Naturalist Microscope, probably France, secondquarter 19th century, the brass post is mounted on a mahogany boxwith drawer and supports a horizontally adjusting eyepiece, rackworkadjustedswing-arm stage, and a pivoting mirror, the drawer holds twoadditional eyepieces, ht. 7 in.$400-600online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com9

3334353627.Brass Raspail-type Microscope, France, retailed by Paul Roessler,New Haven, third quarter 19th century, the mahogany box with drawersupports a brass post with interchangeable eyepiece, circular stagewith rackwork adjustment, and gimbaled mirror, fitted drawer withebony-handled dissection tool, ht. 8 in.Literature: For a very similar example also retailed by Roessler, seeGiordano, Singular Beauty: Simple Microscopes from the GiordanoCollection, MIT, 2006, p. 53, catalogue no. 100, illustrated.$300-50028.Boxed Brass Simple Microscope, France, early 19th century,the circular brass base supports a pillar with adjustable stage,interchangeable eyepiece, and mirror, the box with additional eyepiece,tweezers, and several slides, ht. 4 1/4 in.$300-50029.Boxed Simple Microscope, 19th century, with large eyepiece whichtwists to adjust vertically, fixed circular stage below, and gimbaled planemirror, circular brass base, (lacquer worn), ht. 5, box 3 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 33/4 in.$250-35030.Cased Brass Naturalist’s Microscope, England, c. 1850, the pillarmounts at the center of the box top and holds a plane mirror, circularswiveling stage, and eyepiece, also includes a live box, (missingelements including objectives), ht. 6 in.$200-25031.Boxed Naturalist’s Brass Simple Microscope, possibly German,19th century, the scrolled support mounts to the center of the hingedbox and supports the pillar, the eyepiece has height adjustment forfocusing with screw mechanism, square stage with clips, substagelens condenser, and pivoting plane mirror, box with two eyepieces, ht.closed 6 1/2 in.$200-40032.Raspail-type Simple Microscope, c. 1830-40, the pillar mounts toone side of the box and supports a gimbaled mirror, rackwork-adjustedstage, and objective arm with thumbscrew horizontal adjustment, thefitted drawer houses three objectives and stage accessories, ht. 7 in.$400-60033.Brass Withering-type Naturalist Microscope, England, late 18thcentury, with two lenses and integral tweezers, an associated knife andpoint, and cylindrical cardboard case, ht. 2 1/2 in.$400-60034.Miniature Drum Microscope, 19th century unsigned, ht. 3, dia. 11/8 in. overall, focusing draw tube, with glass slide labeled “Plume deCalibre,” mahogany case.$200-40035.Cased Brass Simple Microscope, England, early 19th century, thewood base marked “I. ELLIS” and indistinctly marked “W. GOULD,”with square pillar, plane mirror, spring-loaded stage, and eyepiece withthree objectives which can be used together or separately, in uprightmahogany box with turned ivory feet.$300-50036.Withering-type Lacquered Brass Botanist’s Microscope, late 18th/early 19th century, with circular stage sliding on support rods, stagemountedforceps, objective dividing into three sections, live box, andmirror, ht. 3 1/4, in cylindrical grained leather-covered cardboard case,dia. 1 3/4 in.$400-60037.Three Simple Microscopes of Varied Form, 19th century, a casedWithering-type with tools having a circular stage supported by brassposts, another small microscope with turned wood handle, and a brassand glass eyeloop, ht. to 2 1/4, lg. to 2 3/4 in.$175-22510 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

323938.Three Simple Microscopes, late 19th century, a wooden insectmicroscope with canted mirror and eyepiece mounted on swing arm,with maker’s label “Chicago Apparatus Company,” lg. 9 3/4; and twosimple screw-adjusted microscopes with three brass feet, ht. 2, 1 3/4in.$300-40039.Cased Brass Gould-type Compound Microscope andCompendium, England, mid-19th century, with flat-folding tripod,rectangular post with rackwork stage adjustment, pillar-mounted mirror,stage-mounted condensing lens and stage-mounted forceps, arm withobjective and barrel attachment, box with additional eyepieces andobjectives, and ivory sliders, ht. 11 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com11

414240.Folding Brass Tripod Microscope, John Browning, London, 19thcentury, with rackwork coarse focusing, signed by the maker on thebarrel surround, single objective, circular stage, and gimbaled concavemirror, all on folding tripod base, in likely associated pine box, ht. closed11 in.$400-60041.Cary-type Compound Microscope and Accessories, England, c.1850, the pillar screws into a corner of the open box and supportsa gimbaled mirror, shaped stage which slides vertically, and armaccepting the objectives and barrel, the case includes additionalobjectives, stage mounting forceps, a live box, tweezers, two ivorysliders, glass disc, and two-sided ivory/black disc.$800-1,20042.Brass Pocket Compound Microscope, J. Swift, London, England,third quarter 19th century, tripod base with detachable legs on a pillarwith pivot which has a dovetail attachment to the barrel, spring stage,concave mirror, one case for the barrel, one case for the remainingparts including three slides and two eyepieces, ht. 4 1/2 in.$700-90043.Brass Gould-type Compound Naturalist Microscope, EdwardDavis, 65 Bold Street, Liverpool, c. 1839-41, with hinged limb casemounting, gimbaled concave mirror, spring stage with vertical rackworkadjustment, and compound tube, the hinged box with removable trayholds additional objectives, a live box, three ivory sliders, ht. 11 in.$400-60044.Gould-type Naturalist’s Microscope, Cary, London, second quarter19th century, the pillar signed “Cary, London” mounts to the edge ofthe hinged mahogany box and supports the partially tapered body tubeabove the rackwork-adjusted stage and concave mirror, ht. 7 in.$300-50045.Brass Cary-type Simple Microscope, England, c. 1880, the hingedbox supports a pillar with swivel objective arm, small square rackworkadjustedstage with circular aperture and live box attachment, substageswing arm holds additional magnifier if desired, above the plane mirror,box with three paperboard mounted slides, ht. 7 1/2 in.$400-60046.Brass Cary-type Microscope, England, c. 1860, the box with centrallymounted post supporting eyepiece arm with threaded eyepieces thatcan be used singly or together, rackwork adjustment, square stagewith circular aperture, substage mounted swivel arm with magnifierattachment, gimbaled plane mirror below, box with live box attachment,ht. open 7 1/2 in.$300-40047.Brass Gould-type Naturalist’s Microscope, R. Field & Sons,Birmingham, second quarter 19th century, the pillar screws into thelid of the velvet-lined box, the stage adjusts with rackwork, and theobjectives screw into a swing-arm signed “R. Field & Son/Birmingham,”which also fits the compound eyepiece, the box contains a plane mirror,slides, and a live box, ht. together 12 in.$200-30012 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

43484448.Nuremberg Culpeper-type Microscope, mid-19th century, brandedIM in a circle on the underside, with diced paper-covered tubesupported by three turned and stained splayed pillars, two-drawfocusing, sprung stage, turned eyepiece with threaded dust-cap,circular base with reflector on compass joint, on three turned feet, ht.closed 12 1/2 in.$2,000-4,00049.Brass Culpeper-type Microscope, England, c. 1850, lacqueredbrass with rack focusing, circular stage, reflector and scroll supports, inpyramidal mahogany case with storage drawer, ht. 10 1/4 in.$800-1,200online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com13

49 5050.Brass Monocular Microscope, France, c. 1875, with rackwork coarsefocusing, condenser mounted on jointed arm, square stage with fourholediaphragm, plano/concave mirror below, all rotating on a ball andsocket joint in circular base, ht. closed 11 in.$300-50051.Boxed Martin Drum-type Microscope, England, 19th century, withsingle draw-tube and rackwork focusing, interchangeable objective,circular stage with 1 in. aperture above concave mirror, the box withtwo eyepieces and six objectives, and stage-mounting mirror, ht. closed11 in.$800-1,20052.Four Household Microscopes, late 19th/early 20th century, of variedform including two lacquered brass drum microscopes, ht. to 3 1/2 in.$150-25054.Three Boxed Brass Miniature Drum Microscopes, late 19th century,draw focusing, one with spring stage, ht. to 2 1/4 in.$250-45055.Folding Dissecting Microscope, retailed by John J. Ogden, Boston,c. 1887, black-painted brass base with steel pillar and mounted mirror,and brass eyepiece arm above square stage, the microscope foldsnearly flat, with box containing eyepieces and objectives, ht. 4 1/2 in.$150-25056.Stainless Steel Dissecting Microscope, Bausch & Lomb Optical,Rochester and New York, New York, early 20th century, with triangularrackwork-adjusted post supporting a swing-arm with three objectives,above the square dissecting stage, on U-foot marked with maker’sname, (missing mirror), ht. closed 6 1/4 in.$250-45053.Three Small Microscopes, 19th/20th centuries, including a small drummicroscope with a spring stage, a box-mounted simple microscope“Universal-Instrument” by Max Wolf, and a brass Withering-typemicroscope with stage-mounted forceps and three objectives, ht. to 41/4 in.$300-40057.Lacquered Brass Solar Microscope, possibly Scotland, mid-19thcentury, rackwork focus on the tube, on a square brass plate withfour drilled screw holes at the corners for mounting, a long rectangularmirror adjusts on a rackwork wheel and endless screw to focus sunlightthrough the lens and onto a subject, which is projected on a screen orother suitable surface, lg. fully extended 18 in.$400-60014 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

515758.Three Student Microscopes, late 19th/early 20th century, the first atypical German boxed drum-form student microscope with draw tubefocus, ht. 6; the second a boxed example with green-painted baseand mounted mirror ht. 7 1/4; the third on a blue-painted disc basesupporting a ball-and-socket pivot, and brass tube with spring stage,ht. 10 1/2 in.$250-45059.Five Brass Student Microscopes, England, late 19th/early 20thcentury, including two boxed, one with offset barrel and ball-and-socketjoint, two miniature, ht. to 7 in.$150-250online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com15

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60.Three Lacquered Brass Student Microscopes, likely England, late19th century, of similar design with single-draw tube and pivotingmirrors, one boxed and marked “J.C. Freeman & Co./Worcester,” ht.to 6 in.$200-4007161.Two Microscopes, late19th/early 20th century, a small studentmicroscope with draw focusing and pillar-mounted mirror, ht. 6; theother a boxed micrometer for thread counting retailed by CharlesLowinson, New York, wd. 3 3/4 in.$200-40062.Brass Compound Microscope and Compendium, Amadio, London,early to mid-19th century, the single-draw tube on pivot atop theside pillar with rackwork focusing, above the fully adjustable squarestage and adjustable attachment-ready substage, large condensinglens on separate pillar, plano/concave mirror, and Y-foot markedAmadio, London, in a locking mahogany case with shelf housing fourcased objectives and drawer with seven objectives by various makersincluding three marked “Amadio/Optician/London,” five eyepieces, aniris diaphragm, a prism box, a spotted lens, an achromatic condenser,and a removable three-part nosepiece, (some accessories byassociation).$2,000-4,00063.Lacquered Brass Monocular Microscope, R. & J. Beck, Ltd.,London, c. 1880, with rackwork coarse focusing, fine focusing on thepillar, triple nosepiece with three objectives, rectangular stage with clips,substage condenser, plano/concave mirror on swing arm, squaredU-base marked with maker’s name and “WILLIAMS BROWN & EARLE/PHILADELPHIA,” ht. 11 1/2 in.$250-45064.Lacquered Brass Monocular Microscope, R. & J. Beck, London andPhiladelphia, 19th century, single tube with rackwork coarse focusingand fine focusing atop the pillar, square stage with clips, removablesubstage aperture, plano/concave mirror on swing arm, and tripod footinscribed “R & J. BECK/LONDON & PHILADELPHIA,” and the number“10475,” ht. 11 1/2 in.$200-30065.Boxed Brass Compound Microscope, Nachet et Fils, Paris, France,19th century, with draw tube coarse focusing, screw fine focusing,fixed square stage (missing clips), circular base with adjustable concavemirror, box with additional eyepiece, ht. closed 9 3/4 in.$200-40066.Lacquered Brass Microscope, E. Hartnack & A. Piarmowski, Paris,France, with draw-tube focusing, vertical pillar, square stage withsmall circular aperture and two slide clips, substage condenser withattachment to restrict or allow light, plano/concave mirror mounted onswing arm below, U-foot, in box, ht. closed 9 3/4 in.$200-40067.Brass Compound Monocular Microscope, France, late 19th century,rackwork coarse focusing, rectangular stage with four-hole diaphragm,concave mirror, all adjusts on a ball-and-socket joint, in case containingforceps and an additional eyepiece, ht. closed 10 3/4 in.$200-40068.Brass Binocular Compound Microscope Model 5511, R. & J. Beck,London, the folding body is supported by a triangular base at one offive points, rackwork coarse focusing on eyepieces and on pillar, finefocusing on the pillar, nosepiece with single objective, fully adjustablecircular stage with slide clips and stage-mounted forceps, substagediaphragm with three holes, gimbaled concave mirror, the wooden casewith additional eyepieces and objectives, ht. closed 14 3/4 in.$1,000-1,50069.High Power Binocular Microscope, Watson & Son, Ltd., London, late19th century, two eyepieces with adjustable width above the rackworkcoarse focusing and fine focusing mounted on the side of the curvingpillar, triple nosepiece with three objectives, highly adjustable circularstage, rackwork-adjusted substage condenser with iris diaphragm,U-foot, in box with additional eyepiece and objectives, and a laterelectric lamp.$300-50070.Lacquered Brass Compound Monocular Petrological Microscope,J. Brown, Glasgow, Scotland, late 19th century, with draw tube coarsefocusing and fine focusing on the pillar, circular stage with slide clipsand five-hole diaphragm, plano/concave mirror with vertical adjustment,maker’s mark on the gray-painted footed base, in box, ht. closed 10 in.$125-175online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com17

807971.Lacquered Brass Petrographic Microscope, R. Fuess, Berlin,Germany, c. 1890, with rackwork coarse focusing, fine focusing withvernier adjustments on the pillar, horizontal sliding adjustments onthe barrel, circular stage with vernier bezel, substage condenser andrackwork-adjusted aperture cylinder, and plano/concave mirror onswing arm, U-foot, in custom case, ht. 14 1/4 in.$2,000-4,00072.Brass Compound Monocular Microscope, E. Leitz, Wetzlar,Germany, late 19th century, rackwork coarse focusing, vernier dividedfine focusing on the pillar, triple-nosepiece with two objectives, squarestage with circular aperture, substage condenser with iris diaphragmon rackwork horizontal adjustment, and rackwork vertical adjustmentjoining the stage to the plano/concave mirror below, U-foot markedwith maker’s name, box with additional objective and two additionaleyepieces, and other accessories, ht. closed 11 in.$300-60073.Black-lacquered Brass Compound Microscope, O. Himmler, Berlin,19th century, with rackwork coarse focusing, fine focusing on the pillar,nosepiece with three Himmler objectives, circular stage, substage withcondenser and iris diaphragm, plano/concave mirror, and U-foot, ht.closed 12 1/4 in.$150-20074.Black-painted and Lacquered Brass Compound MonocularMicroscope, Ed Messter, Berlin, Germany, early 20th century, withrackwork coarse focusing, fine focusing knob divided 0-25, circularstage, substage condenser and iris diaphragm, plano/concave mirror,U-foot, in fitted box ht. 10 1/2 in.$150-25075.Lacquered Brass Monocular Compound Microscope, attributed toEd Messter, Berlin, Germany, c. 1900, with rackwork adjusted coarsefocusing and fine focusing on the pillar, square stage with small circularaperture and two clips, swing arm with plano/concave mirror, U-foot,ht. 10 1/2 in.$150-25076.Brass Compound Microscope, F. Koristka, Milan, 19th century, withrackwork coarse focusing, fine focusing on pillar, nosepiece with threemarked objectives, circular stage with clips, substage with condenserand iris diaphragm adjusts with a knurled thumbscrew, plano/convexmirror mounted on swing arm, flared U-base, with fitted box holdingthree eyepieces and four objectives, ht. closed 11 1/2 in.$300-50077.Brass Compound Microscope, C. Reichert, Wien, Austria, late 19thcentury, with rackwork coarse focus, square stage with slide clips,substage swing arm with condenser, plano/concave mirror with threewayadjustment, U-foot, fitted wooden box, ht. closed 9 1/2 in.$175-22578.Brass Zeiss Compound Microscope and a Small Slide Collection,late 19th century, the microscope with rackwork focusing, doublenosepiecewith two objectives, circular-over-square adjustable stage,substage condenser and plano/concave mirror on swing arm, U-foot,ht. 13 3/4 in.; the 50-slide collection housed in three small containers,together with a group of photomicrograph plates of the rocks ofFranklin, Connecticut.$150-25018 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

79.Lacquered Brass Binocular Microscope and Compendium, HenryCrouch, London, second half 19th century, the eyepieces with rackworkadjustment above the rackwork coarse focus, prism box mountedabove the single objective, circular stage rotates, movable slide clip,plano/concave mirror below, all pivots on shaped base marked “HENRYCROUCH./LONDON/1794,” in box with three marked objectives, livebox, four eyepieces, substage attachment, stage-mounting forceps,brass-based ball-and-socket condensing lens, (main rackwork loose),ht. closed 13 3/4 in.$1,500-2,50080.Compound Monocular Microscope, R. & J. Beck, London andPhiladelphia, late 19th century, with rackwork and draw tube focusing,above the single nosepiece, circular black stage with screw clip, pillarmountedring divided 0-120-0, substage with rackwork adjustment,two-sided mirror, and three-foot base marked with maker, in box withdrawer containing two objectives and an eyepiece, ht. closed 14 3/4 in.$1,000-1,50081.Lacquered Brass Monocular Compound Microscope Model 1574,Zentmayer, Philadelphia, last quarter 19th century, with long singlebarrel, rackwork focusing, rectangular sliding glass and brass stageabove substage with four-hole diaphragm, plano/concave mirror ondovetailed slide, and tripod foot marked “J. Zentmayer/Philadelphia,”and further “1574,” in box with six slides and mounted drawercontaining objectives, eyepieces, stage-mounted forceps, and live box,ht. 15 3/4 in.$1,500-2,50082.Brass Compound Microscope, 19th century, with rackwork coarsefocus and micrometer fine focus on the pillar numbered 0-100 onmount, circular stage (lacking one clip), substage with condenser andiris diaphragm, concave mirror, U-base with tag “46679,” ht. closed 131/2 in.$200-40083.Lacquered Brass Monocular Microscope, Negretti & Zambra,London, 19th century, the long tube with rackwork focusing and finefocusing mounted on the tube, circular stage, substage with adjustableaperture, plano/concave mirror with vertical adjustment, V-base marked“NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA/122 Regent St/LONDON,” ht. 13 1/2 in.$500-7008184.Lacquered Brass and Black-painted Compound Microscope,Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, New York, c. 1900, the singledrawtube with rackwork coarse focusing, vernier fine focusing, triplenosepiece with three marked objectives, circular stage with outer bezeldivided 0-360, substage with condenser and iris diaphragm, and plano/concave mirror, U-base with maker’s tag, ht. closed 11 3/4 in.$150-25082 83 84 85 86

85.Society of Arts Pattern Monocular Microscope, England, c. 1900,with rackwork coarse focus, fine focusing knob on the pillar, fullyadjustable square stage, four-hole substage diaphragm, plano/concavemirror with vertical adjustment, V-foot, with one labeled slide, ht. closed12 1/2 in.$300-50086.Brass Monocular Compound Microscope, J. Grunow, New York,19th century, rackwork coarse focusing, pillar-mounted fine focusing,marked on the barrel support with maker’s name, two-part nosepiecewith marked objectives (one Grunow), square stage with clips, substagewith condenser and iris diaphragm, side-mounted swing-arm plano/concave mirror, black-painted U-foot, ht. closed 11 1/2 in.Provenance: Billings Collection, fig. 145.$175-22592.Two Compound Microscopes, late 19th century, the first Bausch& Lomb, Rochester, New York, with rackwork coarse focusing, finescrew focusing, triple nose-piece changer with three marked objectives,black-painted square stage and swinging substage with condenser andiris diaphragm, on U-base, ht. 12 1/2 in.; the second Spencer, Buffalo,New York, with rackwork focus, fine screw focusing, double nose-piecechanger with one marked objective, square stage with clips and mirrorarm below (lacks mirror), on U-base, ht. 13 1/2 in.$200-40093.Black-painted Monocular Compound Microscope, Spencer, Buffalo,New York, late 19th century, with rackwork coarse focusing, finefocusing mounted on the side of the curved pillar, triple nosepiece withthree marked objectives, square stage with clips, substage condenserand iris diaphragm, plano/concave mirror, U-foot, with box, ht. 12 in.$250-45087.Lacquered Brass Monocular Compound Microscope, Bausch &Lomb, Rochester and New York City, New York, late 19th century, withrackwork coarse focusing, vernier fine focusing on the pillar, doublenosepiece with two objectives, circular rotating stage, adjustablesubstage, and gimbaled plano/concave mirror, U-foot with maker’smark (bent), ht. 12 in.$300-50094.Compound Monocular Microscope, Spencer, Buffalo, New York,early 20th century, rackwork coarse focusing, fine focusing mountedon the curving pillar, triple-nosepiece with three objectives, large squarestage with clips, substage condenser with iris diaphragm, plano/concave mirror, U-foot, in box with additional eyepiece and objective,ht. closed 11 3/4 in.$250-45088.Black-painted Brass Compound Monocular Microscope, Bausch &Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, New York, late 19th/early 20th century,with rackwork coarse focusing, fine focusing on the pillar, doublenosepiece with two objectives, square stage with stage-mountedforceps, plano/concave mirror below, U-foot, box with objective drawer,ht. closed 11 in.$200-30089.Lacquered Brass Compound Monocular Microscope, Bausch &Lomb, New York and Rochester, New York, late 19th century, rackworkcoarse focusing, focusing fine with 0-90 vernier divisions, triplenosepiece with three marked objectives, square stage with substagecondenser and iris diaphragm, and plano/concave mirror on swing arm,U-foot marked with maker’s name, in box with drawers for objectivesand eyepieces, ht. 12 in.$250-35090.Black-painted and Lacquered Brass Monocular Microscope,Bausch & Lomb, c. 1880-90, single tube with rackwork coarse focusingand fine focusing on the pillar, circular stage with four-hole diaphragm inthe substage, swinging mirror arm (no mirror), and Y-foot, ht. 11 in.$175-22595.Lacquered Brass and Black-painted Monocular Microscope, JamesW. Queen & Co., Philadelphia, with draw tube focusing, rectangularstage marked with maker’s name, substage with four-hole diaphragm,swinging mirror arm (lacks mirror), Y-foot, with box, ht. closed 10 3/4 in.$150-25096.Three Small Brass Compound Monocular Microscopes, late 19th/early 20th century, the first, boxed, on three-foot base marked “J.ZENTMAYER/PHILA/PAT’D AUG 15 ‘76,” supporting a stage with clipsand plano/concave mirror, ht. 11; the second, boxed, on gold-paintedU-shaped base supporting a mirror and black-painted stage with clips,rackwork coarse focusing, ht. 10 1/2; the third a Society of Arts patternexample with shaped green-painted base, square stage with clips,rackwork focus, ht. 10 in.$200-30097.Lacquered Brass Monocular Microscope, E.H. & F.H. Tigue,Detroit, Michigan, late 19th century, with rackwork coarse focusing,fine focusing suspended from the curved pillar, circular stage withcondenser and iris diaphragm, plano/convex mirror on swing arm,U-base marked with maker’s name, ht. 12 in.$200-40091.Lacquered Brass Compound Microscope, Bausch & Lomb,Rochester, New York, c. 1880, rackwork coarse focusing, fine focusingon pillar, double nosepiece with two objectives, rectangular stage withiris diaphragm, plano/convex mirror with vertical adjustment, U-basemarked “Bausch & Lomb Optical Co,” with box, ht. 12 1/2 in.$200-30098.Brass Monocular Compound Microscope, late 19th/early 20thcentury, with draw tube coarse focusing, pillar-mounted fine focusing,square stage with clips and circular aperture with interchangeableholes, brass plano/concave mirror below, U-foot, in box with apertureattachments, additional eyepiece and objectives, and apparentlyunrelated condensing lens, ht. closed 10 1/2 in.$300-50020 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

104 10610599.Two Compound Microscopes, Spencer Lens Co., Buffalo, andBausch & Lomb, Rochester, New York, late 19th century, the firstlacquered brass by Spencer Lens with fully adjustable stage; the otherblack-painted; both with substage condensers and iris diaphragms onU-feet, ht. 12, 11 in.$200-300102.Small Cased Goniometer by Nachet, Paris, 19th century,damascened brass base lettered “NACHET a PARIS,” brass cylindertopped by silvered ring with 0-360 degree vernier which can be rotated,engaging wheel attached to a clip which holds the object of study, topdia. 2 1/4, base 2 1/2 in. square.$1,000-1,500100.Spencer Compound Monocular Microscope, Buffalo, New York, 20thcentury, with rackwork coarse focusing, fine focusing mounted on theside of the curving pillar, triple nosepiece with three objective holders,large square stage with two-way adjustment, substage condenser andiris diaphragm, plano/concave mirror, U-foot, in box with three screwcasedobjectives and two eyepiece, and box of empty slides, ht. closed12 in.$150-250101.Optical Binocular Compound Microscope, Spencer, 20th century,the eyepieces pivot above a rackwork focus, square stage (lacks oneclip), and mirror below, all on U-foot, in case with objectives in plasticcontainers and two additional eyepieces, ht. 11 3/4 in.$150-250103.Brass Goniometer with Turned Wood Platform, Secretan, Paris,19th century, the platform supports thumbscrew-adjusted leveling feet,circular base with centrally mounted pillar, wheel coarse adjustmentand thumbscrew fine adjustment, with vernier readouts on edge of discnumbered 0-180 in each direction, and folding and screw-adjustedspecimen holder, overall ht. with platform 8 1/4 in.$800-1,200104.Microscopy Lamp, Collins and Bockett, London, late 19th century,with ring-form base and vertical pillar, black-painted height-adjusting tinfluid reservoir, tin chimney with rectangular aperture and glass insert,and gimbaled magnifying condenser mounted on adjustable arm, ht. totop of chimney 10 1/2 in.$400-500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com21

115112114116113105.Green-painted Iron and Damascened Brass Dissecting Table,retailed by John T. Ogden, 594 Washington St., Boston, 19th century,the circular brass stage marked “Ogden/Boston” rotates on a post,supported by an iron base of three legs with red paper label reading“From/JOHN T. OGDEN,/594 Washington St./Next Globe Theatre,/Boston.,” ht. 2 1/4, overall lg. 8 in.$150-250106.Microscopy Lamp, James Swift, London, with spirit illuminant bottlewith stopper on adjustable pillar, lacquered-brass ring-form base, glasschimney and porcelain shade marked James Swift, 48 University St.,London. Registered, ht. with chimney 16 in.$300-500107.Bockett Microscope Lamp, London, early 20th century, brass ringformbase, glass reservoir, tin chimney with circular aperture, andadjustable arm with condensing magnifier, ht. 9 in.$400-500109.Two Brass and Ceramic Microscopy Fluid Lamps, England, one withbrass reservoir and marked Swift & Son, London on the circular ringbase; the other with glass reservoir, shade highlighted with red striping,and tin chimney, ht. 12 3/4, 11 1/2 in., respectively.$200-400110.Black-painted Brass Spectroscope, Fasse, Berlin, late 19th century,the three legs with thumbscrew-adjusted feet for leveling, circular bodywith vernier divisions at edge and central post with finely adjustablestage, two arms support barrels, one with eyepiece the other with fiveholediaphragm, overall ht. 11, overall lg. 14 3/4 in.$800-1,200111.Brass and Iron Spectroscope, Heele, Berlin, 19th century withtripod base supporting a barrel with eyepiece, a barrel with adjustableslit opening, and a circular stage centering a triangular prism and anadditional barrel, ht. 9, span wd. 14 3/4 in.$200-400108.Microscopy Lamp, W. Wilson & Sons, London, late 19th century, withring-form base and brass pillar with height adjustment, glass reservoirwith cork stopper, and tin chimney with rectangular aperture, with box,height to top of chimney 11 1/4 in.$150-250112.Portable Laboratory Kit in Two Mahogany Boxes, A.F. Lingke,Sachsen, Germany, 19th century, the boxes each with brass tags onlid reading “Frederick Prime, Jr.,” one box housing chemicals in glassbottles and turned wood boxes, the other holds test tubes, tools,ceramic plates and other laboratory dishes, ht. 4, 7 in., respectively.$1,000-1,50022 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

117113.Brass Simple Naturalist’s Microscope, Negretti & Zambra, London,late 19th century, the eyepiece screws into an arm supported by arackwork-adjusted post, on a circular stage with removable glass,swing arm with specimen holder, on two canted brass legs and pillarwith vertically adjusted gimbaled mirror, ht. closed 5 in.$250-450114.William H. Weston Paper-covered Box with Apothecary Items, late19th century, each of the eighty-nine small cardboard boxes with label“WM. H. WESTON,/Apothecary./UNION SQUARE/Somerville.,” andlabeled with contents in pen, box ht. 4 1/2, wd. 8, dp. 5 in.$300-500115.Brass Simple Dissecting Microscope, J. Zentmayer, Philadelphia,c. 1880, swinging magnifier with threading adjusts vertically on a drawrod above the fixed damascened stage with slide clips and circularaperture, all on a post and circular base with mirror, ht. 4 1/2 in.$200-400116.Brass Monocular Compound Microscope, Lerebours, Paris, mid-19th century, marked on the eyepiece, with draw focusing, magnifiermounted on a swiveling and pivoting arm, oval stage with slide clips,substage diaphragm with five holes, and plano/concave mirror, moldedbase, ht. closed 10 1/2 in.$200-400117.Glazed Mahogany Display Cabinet with Twenty-one Drawers andApproximately 200 Slides, late 19th century, each drawer labeled andholding up to twenty-four slides, subjects include insects, echinoderms,mammalian sections, mostly labeled; preparers include Queen ofPhiladelphia, Walmsley of Philadelphia, and others, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 103/4, dp. 12 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500118.Collection of Approximately 180 Microscope Slides, various origins,including a collection of Newfoundland Rocks collected in 1928, a boxof varied 19th century slides, and 12 miniature artwork slides, soldtogether with a miscellaneous box of miniature stereocards.$150-250119.The Abbe Refractometer, probably Zeiss, Germany, early 20thcentury, the sector with engraved divisions is joined to the monocularbarrel with compensator divided 0-90 in each direction, above thedouble ABBE prism with swing adjustments, rectangular base withcut corners having an adjustable rectangular mirror, with box housingaccessories including a thermometer, ht. 12 3/4$150-250120.Cased Brass and Steel Paraboloid Condenser, Carl Zeiss, early20th century, of typical form with brass eyepiece and steel body, boxcontains steel plate with two apertures marked 1.0 and 1.1, ht. 1 1/8,lg. of plate 2 3/8 in.$400-600121.Boxed Brass and Steel Microtome, Carl Zeiss, probably late 19thcentury, with rectangular base having canted corners and signed by themaker, two steel posts supporting the specimen cylinder and circularwork surface, the apparatus with vernier adjustment, ht. 4 1/2 in.$300-500122.Stainless Steel and Glass Westphal Balance, W.M. Welch ScientificCompany, Chicago, Illinois, 20th century, the post supports thearm numbered 1-9, which balances on a fulcrum and suspendsinterchangeable weights in the glass beaker, in fitted case, ht. 8 in.$100-150online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com23

126129128123.“Dotchin” Gold Scale in Fish-form Box, China, c. 1880, the caseswivels on a decorative rivet to reveal an ivory beam from which thebrass pan and weight are suspended by string, (cracks to box), box lg.12 1/2 in.$200-300126.Three Bakelite Models of Mineral Crystals, America, mid-20thcentury, the colored spheres mounted on metal rods to demonstrateeach crystal’s molecular structure, mounted to wooden bases, includingmodels of anthracene, selenium, and silicon disulfide, ht. to 10 in.$400-600124.Cased Compass by W. & L.E. Gurley and a Dip Needle Compassby W.S. Darley & Co., America, first half 20th century, the compassset into a hinged box with white card dial, box wd. 3 1/4; the brasscasedand glass dip needle compass with stamped card dial, in a linedmarked box, compass dia. 3 1/2 in.$150-250125.Brass-handled Mining Compass Needle, W.S. Darley & Co., MelrosePark, Illinois, c. 1900, the 3 1/4 in. dia. dial with telescoping brasshandle, in fitted case with snap closure, lg. with handle 13 1/4 in.$150-250127.Three Bakelite Crystal Models, America, mid-20th century, thecolored spheres mounted on metal rods to demonstrate each crystal’smolecular structure, ht. 7 in.$400-600128.Three Bakelite Models of Mineral Crystals, America, mid-20thcentury, the colored spheres mounted on metal rods to demonstrateeach crystal’s molecular structure, two models mounted to woodenbases, including models of scandium fluoride and fluorite, ht. to 8 3/4in.$400-60024 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

131129.Large Bakelite Model of a Crystal, America, 1957, the coloredspheres mounted on metal rods to demonstrate the crystal’s molecularstructure, on wooden base, ht. 17 in.$400-600130.Lot of Microscope- and Scientific Instrument-related Cataloguesand Pamphlets, late 20th century, including eight Gemmarycatalogues, four Antiquities Scientifiques, six Antiquarian Scientist, andothers.$100-200Other Owners131.Extensive Collection of Over 1100 Mostly Labeled MicroscopySlides, 19th and early 20th century, housed in a mahogany cabinetwith thirty-six numbered drawers and a drawer of accessories (doordetached), seven cases of varied size and shape (some cases withcracks and separations), and twelve hard cardboard folding flat trays;slide subjects include hundreds of diatoms, as well as arachnids,insects, invertebrates, minerals, and animal tissues including human;preparers include Seaman in Washington, D.C., C.L. Peticolas, TheScientific Shop in Chicago, Dienelt in Loda, Illinois, C.M. Vorce inCleveland, G. Bonig in Berlin, W. Watson & Sons in London, E.P.Carlton, Cowardin, University of Wisconsin, and many by E. Thum inLeipzig; and a leather-covered box of objectives.$8,000-10,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com25

132132.Charles Spencer Brass Horizontal Microscope, Canastota, NewYork, c. 1850, signed in script on the body tube which pivots 90degrees, C.C. & H. Spencer, Casastota, N.U., the “Y” base withpivoting square limb with coarse focus with dual thumbscrews andheight adjustment for the dual gimbaled mirror, the square stage withone piece slide clip fits into a dovetailed holder with height adjustment,two bayonet mount objectives and associated mahogany carrying case,ht of instrument, 11 3/4 in.Note: Charles Spencer (1813-1881) was the first American tosuccessfully make microscopes and is known to have also madetelescopes.$5,000-7,000133.Brass Cuff-type Microscope, retailed by Dollond, London, c. 1761,and possibly made by John Cuff (1708-1772), the mahogany box footwith accessories including six objectives, an ivory double-screw topbox containing springs, a brush, brass tweezers, and four ivory sliders,supports a composite brass side pillar with thumbscrew-adjustedfine focusing mechanism, single tube with threaded nosepiece forthe objectives, quatrefoil stage signed “Dollond, London,” with stagemountedlens for top lighting, cone-shaped substage diaphragm, boxmountedconcave mirror, on shaped brass base affixed to the box withscrews and embellished with a scroll, all in a pyramidal mahogany boxwith drawer housing additional accessories including a Bonanni springstage and additional eyepieces, ht. of box including handle 17 1/2 in.Literature: COLLECTING MICROSCOPES, Gerard L.E. Turner, pp.52-7. According to Turner, it is possible that Dollond sold microscopesactually made by John Cuff. A copy of the relevant pages from thisbook accompanies the lot.$2,500-3,500134.Box of 128 Microscope Slides, 19th and 20th centuries, mostlylabeled, in twelve trays, subjects include marine zoology, zoology,entomology, and diatoms; preparers include Clarke & Page, J.B.Howard, Fred Enock, Arthur King Wood, and Russell, box ht. 3 1/2,wd. 8 1/2, dp. 8 in.$200-300135.Culpeper-type Compound Monocular Microscope, attributed toMathew Loft, c. 1750, turned lignum vitae body with leather wrappedsingle draw tube, brass eyepiece and sliding cover, outer card bodycovered in ray skin, shaped stage and wheel specimen stage, planarmirror on a replacement mahogany base, ht. 16 in.Literature: For closely related microscopes see Gerard L.E. Turner, TheGreat Age of the Microscope, pp. 36-7.$10,000-12,000136.W. Watson & Sons Binocular Microscope and an R. & J. BeckMicroscope Lamp, London, 19th century, the microscope oflacquered brass with Wenham-type tube, quadruple nose-piecechanger with four engraved objectives, circular stage with rim dividedinto 1 degree intervals 0-360, X and Y adjustment, plano/concavemirror, shaped base marked “W. WATSON & SONS/313 High Holborn/London,” ht. 19; adjustable-height oil lamp with chimney, magnifier onswing arm, and circular base marked around the top “R. & J. BECK.Ltd LONDON,” ht. to top of upright 11 in.$1,500-2,50026 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

137.Ernst Leitz Binocular Compound Microscope, Wetzlar, Germany,with dual eyepiece and dioptric adjustment, four objective turretnosepiece, thumbscrew rack focus on pivoting limb, circular stagewith perimeter calibrated 0-360 and vernier readout, condenser, planarmirror and U-shaped base together with additional components, ht. 16in.$100-150133138.Two Laboratory Spectroscopes, including a brass fixed angleexample on an iron base, removable lid to access prism, max. tubelg. 6 1/2 in. and another with stippled black finish, circular stage, twosighting scopes and marked Spencer, max. tube lg. 7 1/2 in.$150-250139.Lumiscope Binocular Microscope, Japan, with four-lens turret,monocular and binocular eyepieces, electric light source, mechanicalstage and condensing lens, all in a wooden case with accessories.$75-150140.Group of Five Microscopes of Varying Design, including acompound microscope with coarse and pull-tube focusing, bodymountedcondenser and square stage, mounted by twin pillars tocast oval stand, ht. 9 1/4, in fitted mahogany case with a few slidesand specimen tweezers, ht. 9 1/2 in., the rest, comprising a Martinpatterndrum microscope, two French-type drum microscopes, and amicroscope with cast-iron Y-stand, (two cased).$300-500141.J. Swift & Son Brass Compound Microscope, London, with U-footmarked J. Swift & Son London, thumbscrew adjustment rack focus,three lens turret, mechanical stage with two way worm gear drivenadjustment, condenser, planar mirror and wooden carrying case, ht. 12in.$300-500136

146142148147142.Walnut and Rosewood Veneered Stereographascope, probablyFrance, c. 1880, with hinged 13-in. convex lens enclosed within aturned wooden bezel, square stereoscope viewing ports mountedbelow, hinged and adjustable viewing easel with scrolled top, 8- and4-in. frames for positioning the photographs, all on a molded base,max. ht. 27 1/2 in.$500-700143.Group of Science Laboratory Measuring Devices, Including a“Precision” Penetrometer on a cast iron stand with leveling feet, rackheight adjustment on a single limb and 4-in. calibrated dial, an iron caseMilligram Balance by Roller-Smith Company with 6 1/2-in. dia. dial,a type UH hand tachometer calibrated to 50,000 RPM, a nickel caseAshcroft Paper Tester and a Hilger and Watts machinist level.$100-15028 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

149144.Precision Suspended Pantograph, Union Instrument Company,calibrated aluminum arms, tracer assembly and wooden carrying case,lg. boxed 68 in.$150-250145.Canon EF and T70 35 mm Cameras and Assorted Lenses, theCanon EF serial 343035 with a Canon 35-105mm zoom lens, 50 mm,1.4, 2X telephoto extender, filter and carrying case, the Canon T70serial 1111444 with 35-70 zoom attached and Canon 70-210 F.4,polarizing filters, remote shutter release cable and camera bag.$200-250147.H. Edgworth 16 1/2-inch Ebony Octant, Bristol, United Kingdom,mid-18th century, the brass and ebony arm with engraved decoration,bone vernier and thumbscrew adjustment, scale calibrated 0-95 andmarked by maker H. Edgworth, Bristol, horizon mirror, sun shades andthree turned brass feet.$1,000-1,500148.10-inch Radius Ebonized Octant by P.A. Feathers, Dundee,Scotland, brass arm with vernier, thumbscrew lock and adjustment,bone scale and maker’s plate signed P.A. Feathers Dundee the insetarc scale calibrated 0-105, horizon mirror, sun shades and sight all in awalnut keystone carrying case.$500-700Navigation & Nautical Instruments146.John Urings Ebony Backstaff, London, c. 1730-50, two boxwoodarcs, one of 60 and the other of 30 degrees at opposite ends of themortised triangular frame, inset name boss on one arm reads JohnUrings Fecit and decorative punchwork on serpentine end of largescale, lg. 25 in.Note: Urings is listed in Gloria Clifton’s Directory of British ScientificInstrument Makers, 1550-1851, p. 285, as working from 1730-50 inLondon.$2,000-2,500149.J. Hughes 10-inch Ebony Octant, London, with brass arm, bone scalecalibrated 0-100 with thumbscrew vernier, maker’s plate engraved J.Hughes. London, three sun shades, horizon mirror and peephole sightall in a walnut carrying case with 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. printed maker’slabel stating in part, J. Hughes Manufacturer of Sextants, Quadrants,Compasses and Telescopes...London.$600-800150.Riggs and Bro. 8-inch Brass Sextant, Philadelphia, c. 1870, bonescale and thumb screw vernier with hinged magnifier signed belowscale Riggs & Bro. Philadelphia, sun shades horizon mirror, 3-in.spotting scope, hardwood handle and mahogany carrying case, lg. ofinstrument 10 1/4 in.$400-600online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com29

150152151.Troughton & Simms Brass Pocket Sextant, London, c. 1850, 2 3/4in. dia. brass case with screw-fit cover inscribed Awarded to Gent.Cadet James B. Edwards for proficiency in surveying, RM Academy,December 1852, inset silver scale calibrated 0-140 and magnifier arm,signed Troughton & Simms, London across the top of the scale, thumbscrew mirror adjustment and peephole sight.$200-300152.United States Navy Small Boat Ensign, c. 1900-10, the 13-star flagin a 3-2-3-2-3 pattern, with stitched seams and two brass grommets,lightly stitched to a fabric and held in a wooden frame, 3 x 2 ft.$400-600153.Walnut and Brass Ship’s Compensating Binnacle, LionelCorporation, New York, the brass hood encloses a 9-in. dia. gimbaledcompass marked Kelvin White Boston and 110069, cardinal points inbold block letters, adjustable iron correcting spheres side mounted onbrass arms, clinometer calibrated 0-40 in two segments and markedwith maker’s name, electrified to light compass and hood section, ht.52 1/2 in.$1,500-2,500154.Miller-Dunn No. 3 Shallow Water Diving Hood, Miller-DunnCompany, Miami, Florida, the copper and brass hood with three glassports and protective lattice work, front and rear mounted lead weights,both marked Front (rear) Wt. No. 3 Divinhood, Miller-Dunn MiamiFla., air hose fixture, carrying handle and object left mounted plaquestamped Divinhood Style 3 Navy Standard..., ht. 26 in.$4,000-6,00030 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

155.Brass Signal Cannon, with 10-in. approximately 70 calibre barrel,walnut carriage with brass fixtures and wooden wheels, ht. 6 1/2, lg.13 in.$150-250156.Brass Lighted Gimbaled Binnacle Compass and Tin Boat Lantern,England, 19th century, the compass retains its lamp but no wick, thelantern with curved blue glass, (corroded surfaces), ht. 8 1/2, 10 in.$100-200157.S. Thaxter & Son Dry Card Compass, 125 State Street, Boston, 4-in.dia. card signed S. Thaxter & Son 125 State Street Boston, cardinalpoints in block lettering, blue painted wooden bowl and brass gimbal allin a poplar box with sliding lid.$200-250153157A.Brass and Wood Boxed Compass Sundial, J. Long, London, early19th century, the hinged mahogany box opens to reveal a brass dialmarked with the maker’s name, with folding hand having a scrolledsupport, over the compass with paper dial marled “Martin Fleet” andwith a fleur-de-lis, box ht. 1, wd. 5, dp. 5 in.$250-450158.Kelvin & White Brass Ship’s Compass, Boston, with 7-in. dia. drycompass card marked Kelvin & Wilfred O. White Co. Boston, cardinalpoints in block lettering set triangular or diamond shaped marks, brassbowl and gimbal mount all on a hardwood block, max. dia. 13 in.$200-400159.Brass Folding Nautical Compass, with folding lid, sight and compasswith needle ring calibrated 0-360, spirit level and blued steel hand, theouter lid with applied “Natural Sine” chart, associated mahogany box,dia. of dial 2 1/2 in.$100-125160.Assembled Pair of 13-inch Globes on Stands by Wilson, Albany,New York, c. 1834-36, both with twelve gore on plaster orbs, fourlegged maple and poplar stands, calibrated brass Meridian rings andcalottes at the poles, the terrestrial with maker’s cartouche in the PacificOcean stating in part Wilson’s New American Thirteen Inch TerrestrialGlobe Exhibiting with the Greatest Possible Accuracy the Positions ofthe Principal Known Places of the Earth...New Discoveries and PoliticalAlterations down to the Present Period, 1836. By Cyrus Lancaster,Albany New York, printed horizon ring with signs of the Zodiac andcalendar, the celestial with cartouche stating in part A New AmericanCelestial Globe Containing the Positions of Nearly 5,000 stars...laiddown from the Latest & Most Improved Astronomical Tables Reducedto the Present Time, 1834, by James Wilson & Sons, Albany, NewYork., ht. 18 1/2 in.$10,000-12,000161161.16-inch Gilman Joslin Library Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, withtwelve printed gores with creme background, countries and statesin salmon, green and gray tones, Analemma chart, calibrated metalmeridian ring with hour circle at the top, turned wooden horizonband marked Manufactured by Gilman Joslin Corrected to Date andImproved Globe. Boston with printed calendar and signs of the zodiac,on a three-legged turned maple stand with stretchers, ht. approximately24 in.$800-1,200

162164163162.Trippensee Orrery, Trippensee Planetarium Company, Saginaw,Michigan, chain and gear driven Bakelite Sun, Venus, Earth, and Moonon a moveable arm marked with the maker’s name as above and insetcompass, molded circular base with seasonal, monthly and zodiacalcalendar, ht. 14, lg. 22 in.$1,000-1,500163.Brass Armillary Sphere, probably England, 19th century, with hourcircle at the pole, calibrated and adjustable equatorial and meridianrings, the large equatorial ring inscribed with signs of the zodiac, on aturned wooden stand, ht. 20 in.$600-80032 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

164.Murdock & Company 5-inch Globe and Stand, West Boylston,Massachusetts, c. 1835, a wooden sphere with twelve printed goresand polar calottes, maker’s cartouche in Pacific Ocean marked Madeby D. C. & A. Murdock, West Boylston, Mass., Europe, North Americaand New Holland shaded in green with principal continents labeled, thestand with printed horizon ring, signs of the zodiac and calendar all on athree-legged stand.$800-1,200165.12-inch Library Globe on Stand by Replogle Globes Inc., Chicago,Illinois, twelve printed gores with countries and states in varying shadesof tan, green, yellow, and brown, oceans in green, maker’s cartouchestating 12 Inch Library Globe by Replogle Globes Inc., Chicago,Analemma in Pacific Ocean, calibrated cast meridian ring all on a turnedand carved stand with reeded legs and cast brass paw feet, ht. 35 1/2in.$200-400166.Kittinger 18-Inch Terrestrial Library Globe, Buffalo, New York, withprinted gores with states and countries highlighted in different colors,maker’s cartouche in the Pacific stating 18 Inch Terrestrial Globe,Kittinger Company, Incorporated..., Analemma table or Equation ofTime chart, brass hour circle at the pole, paper on wood horizon ringswith signs of the zodiac and calendar, all on a turned and carved walnutbase with central carved shaft support and four supporting legs, ht. 38in.$1,000-1,500167.Hammett’s Planisphere and Celestial Globe, heavy card 12-in. dia.revolving planisphere marked Hammett’s Planisphere showing thePrincipal Stars Visible for Every Hour in the Year, printed directionsfor use and for finding the principal constellations on the reverse, thecelestial globe with 6 1/2 in. metal orb, printed gores, iron frame withcalibrated brass horizon circle and meridian ring, signed on boss, ernstSchotte & Co.$300-500166168.Trippensee Planetarium, Trippensee Manufacturing Company,Saginaw, Michigan, chain and gear driven earth, and planets around astationary yellow sun, 16-in. arm supporting the earth and marked withmanufacturer’s name, cast iron base with calendar and signs of thezodiac, ht. 14 in.$1,000-1,500169.Mahogany Decagonal Telescope, probably London, c. 1770, withsingle brass draw, 35-in. mahogany tube, brass fittings for optics andlens covers, lg. extended 41 in.$700-900169

170171173170.J. Dollond & Son Mahogany Decagonal Reverse Taper Telescope,London, c. 1760, single draw with eyepiece end engraved J. Dollond& Son London, and later inscription, JB 1839, knurled brass fittingssupporting the optics and 36-in. mahogany tube.$700-900171.3 1/4-inch Almer Coe & Company Brass Telescope, Chicago,Illinois, c. 1900, with 50-in. main barrel and cast mark on the eyepieceend, Almer Coe & Co. Chicago, 8-in. sighting scope, rack focus, twoadditional brass draws, one marked Bardou & Son, Paris and GB, theother unmarked, walnut tripod with geared elevation crank and walnutand oak carrying case, cased, lg. 53 in.$800-1,20034 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

172.3-inch Brass Refracting Telescope by Bardou & Son, Paris, signedBardou & Son Paris at the ocular end, eyepiece with sliding cover,38-in. tube with rack focus, thumbscrew tripod attachment and woodentripod with brass mount.$500-800173.3-inch Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co. Refracting Telescope, with 44-in.main tube, two draw eyepiece marked Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co., 63Farringdon Rd. E.C., rack focus, 12 1/2-in. spotting scope mounted onmain barrel, elevation struts and folding walnut tripod with thumbscrewheight adjustment, ht. with scope level, 60 in.$2,000-3,000174174.3-inch Brass Refracting Telescope, unmarked, with 45-in. main tube,rack focus single draw eyepiece, ebonized folding tripod with iron headmount, ht. of scope level on tripod, approximately 62 in.$800-1,200175.10-Power Officer of the Deck Spyglass, US Navy BU. Ships,Serial No. 6411, the 3-in. stippled finish tube with 1 1/2-in. objective,calibrated focus ring at eyepiece and marked as above, in a fitted oakcase with identifying plate and US Navy stamp, lg. of box 25 in.$150-250175A.Pair of Brass British Naval Binoculars, England, World War I-era,with dual focusing on the eyepieces, and adjustable apertures for light,hinged shades for glare attached to the 3 1/4 in. dia. tube, on a foldingtripod base, ht. 61, overall lg. of binoculars 19 1/2 in.$2,000-3,000176.U.S. Navy 16-Power QM. Spyglass, Kollmorgen Optical Corp., serialno. 24366, 1942, 32-in. stippled black finish tapered tube, 2 1/2-in.objective lens ocular lens with calibrated focus and marked U.S. NavyBU Ships, QM 16-Power, MK. I No. 24366, 1942 and oak carryingcase with applied maker’s plaque, lg. boxed, 32 1/2 in.$200-400177.18-inch Focus Projection Lens, Charles Beseler Co., New York,3 1/2-in. lens in a brass housing with rack focus and marked withmanufacturer’s name.$50-150178.Zeiss WWII Binoculars, Wetzlar, Germany, stippled black finish, 2-in.objective, focusing ocular lenses, the ocular end marked 7x50 beh394917 (T), a German Swastika and M Artl., leather ocular cover andcarrying case, lg. 9 in.$200-400179.Two Brass Telescopes and a Wye Level, the first, a 1 1/2-in. threedrawFrench telescope with lens cap, lg. extended 29 in., the next aone-draw celestial scope, max lg. 6 in., a Wye level marked T. Cooke &Sons, London & New York , and a brass optical device with magnifierand eyepiece.$100-150180.1-inch Five-draw Brass Spy Glass, Paris, marked on eyepiece tubeLevasseur, Optien, quai de l’horolge, No.53, Paris., decorated withmother-of-pearl and faux rubies at the objective, lg. extended 3 1/2 in.$150-250181.Group of Optical Scientific Items, including two spyglasses, the first,a five-draw, leather-bound tube with 2-in. objective and sunshade, lg.closed 10 1/2, the next, a three-draw stippled leather and brass tubewith 2-in. objective, lg. 7; ivorine opera glasses in original carrying case,an unusual small pair of binoculars with articulated lenses, a militarytelescope elbow, a table brass three legged telescope stand and awalnut and brass spirit level marked JT, lg. 12 in.$200-300182.Group of Six Scientific Instruments, including a 10-in. mahoganybarrel single draw spyglass, a brass pocket compass with screw-fit lid,printed card and blued steel hand, Thaxter & Son mahogany foldingpocket sundial with printed paper label and card (lacking needle),pocket naturalists microscope in a red leather case with gilt decoration,an iron caliper and a watchmaker’s turns.$300-500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com35

183with detail183.Walnut Surveyor’s Compass by John Dupee, Boston, Massachusetts, early 18th century, the 4 1/2-in. printedpaper dial with fleur-de-lis at North, cardinal points in a star pattern, the center depicting a two-masted schooner andsigned, Made and Sold by John Dupee--North Side Swing Bridge, Boston New Eng, needle ring calibrated 0-90 infour quadrants, delicate blued steel hand, north limb scribed NM and two removable wooden sights, lg. 12 in.Note: According to Charles E. Smart, The Makers of Surveying Instruments in America Since 1700, p. 40, JohnDupee is found in Boston Town records in the early 1700s, and two compasses are known in public collections.$1,500-2,50036 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

184185184.Newell & Son Walnut Surveying Compass, Boston, c. 1795, 5-in.dia. dial with printed card marked in the center, Newell & Son, Makers,East End of Faneuil Hall, Boston and the engraver Callender scp.,cardinal points in block letters, fleur-de-lis at North, silvered needle ringcalibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, blued steel hand, sighting vanes andwooden tripod collar, lg. 14 in.$1,000-1,500185.Thaxter Walnut and Brass Surveying Compass, State Street, Boston,c. 1795, the frame with inset compass, 5-in. printed card marked at thecenter, Thaxter, Maker. State Street Boston, cardinal points in blockletters, fleur-de-lis at North and inscribed on banner Wightman Sculp.,at East, a stylized Federal eagle and shield with Masonic symbolism,brass needle ring calibrated 0-90 in Arabic numerals, blued steel handand brass lifter, detachable brass sighting vanes and brass tripod fitting,lg. 14 in.$1,000-1,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com37

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186.Thomas Hutchinson Balch Surveying Compass, Newburyport,Massachusetts, c. 1800, the painted birch frame with 5 1/2-in. dia.compass card marked at the center , Thos. H. Balch Maker, StateStreet, Newburyport, fleur-de-lis at north, cardinal points in block letters,needle ring around the perimeter, steel hand, two sighting vanes andwooden tripod collar, lg. 16 in.$200-300193.Phelps & Gurley Brass Vernier Surveyor’s Compass, Troy, NewYork, with 6-in. dia. silvered brass dial engraved Phelps & Gurley-Troy, N.Y., cardinal points in block lettering and fleur-de-lis at North,blued steel hand, needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, vernieradjustment, sight vanes, dual spirit levels and carrying case with printedpaper maker’s label inside lid, lg. of instrument, 16 in.$300-500187.Unsigned Walnut Surveying Compass, New England, c. 1800, 6-in.dia. card marked by engraver Callender scp., American eagle andFederal shield at North and American Indian at East, cardinal points inblock lettering, needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, blued steelhand and wooden tripod collar, lg. 15 in.$300-400188.Brass and Wood Circumferentor, American, late 18th century, the7 1/2-in. dia. maple circle with brass ring around the circumferencecalibrated 0-45 in eight segments, brass sighting vane with centralthumb screw pivot, inset blued steel needle under glass with brasskeeper, thumbscrew for keeper function and socket for tripodattachment on the underside all in an associated coopered box, dia. 9in.$400-600189.Stephen Dod, Brass Surveying Compass, Newark, New Jersey, c.1820, with 16-in. telescope and top mounted spirit level and 5 1/2-in.engraved silvered dial signed S. Dod, Newark, fleur-de-lis at North, Eastand South indicated by block letters, West with needle lifter, blued steelneedle, outer ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, inset spirit level,removable sighting vanes and walnut carrying case, lg. boxed 16 3/4 in.Note: According to Drost, Clocks and Watches of New Jersey, p. 104,Stephen Dod (1770-1855) moved to Newark in 1817 where he was inthe business of real estate and surveying. His maps of Newark drawnfrom his own surveys, appear in all Newark city directories from 1847-1863.$2,500-4,500190.Brass Transit, unmarked, c. 1900, with 8-in. telescope with silveredelevation scales and magnifiers, centrally mounted compass, 360degree silvered dial with magnifiers, multiple spirit levels, levelingthumbscrew adjustment and tripod mount, with an associated camphorbox, ht. 14 in.$200-300191.C.L. Berger Transit-Level, Boston, Massachusetts, the black anodizedframe with spirit level, applied name plaque, calibrated altitude andhorizontal circle with vernier, 10-in. sighting scope, carrying case, brassplumb bob and instruction booklet, ht. of instrument 11 in.$150-250192.C.L. Berger Surveying Transit, Boston, Massachusetts, the blackanodized frame with 4-in. dia. compass with cardinal points in blocklettering and signed by maker, spirit levels, silvered and engravedaltitude and horizontal scales with vernier read-out, 11 1/2-in.telescope, tripod mount and carrying case with maker’s label, ht. ofinstrument 15 in.$200-400193A.Boxed Brass Transit, W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, mid to late19th century, with silvered dial marked with the maker’s name, twolevels, and thumbscrew adjustment on the vernier readout, in fitted box.$200-400194.Boxed Brass Compass, with brass spring-loaded case, 5 1/2-in.glazed opening with stationary dial divided 0-360, cardinal points inblock letters and multi-prong needle, box approx. 9 in. square.$100-200195.Brass Pocket Sextant, unmarked, 20th century, the 3 1/2-in. dia. casewith knurled rims, screw thread cap which opens to reveal the silvereddial calibrated 0-120, magnifier, sun shades and internal sighting scope.$200-300196.Brass Wye Level by W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York, signed inblock lettering on the support limb, 20-in. telescope with lens covers,calibrated spirit level, thumb screw adjustments, original walnut carryingcase with printed maker’s label inside the lid.$200-300197.Brass Transit by Kolesch, New York City, anodized frame with 4-inchsilvered compass dial signed Kolesch & Co., New York City, bluedsteel needle, 9-in. telescope, dual spirit levels, vernier scales withthumb screw adjustment and original walnut carrying case with printedshipping and operating instructions, ht. 11 in.$200-300198.Group of Seven Surveyor Tripods and Four Sticks, of various forms,size and condition.$100-150199.Three Folding Field Compasses, all with folding lids and sights,needle rings, spirit level and blued steel needle and Natural Sine Charton the reverse, two in brass, the third, an anodized example markedStanley London, together with a brass and beveled glass instrumentmarked C.J. Simmons, London with silvered scale calibrated 0-40 intwo quadrants, electrical contacts and coils.$100-150200.Two Surveyor’s Transits, including a stippled black finish BergerInstruments optical plummet transit level with 12-in. telescope,horizontal circles with vernier read out, vertical arc with locking andtripod mount, the other with gray finish, 14-inch telescope and nameplate stating David White Company, Milwaukee.$100-150online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com39

208209201.Two Brass Pocket Transits, including on example marked StanleyLondon, the other marked F. Barker & Son Makers London 1917,both with calibrated silver scales, thumb screw verniers with hingedmagnifiers, internal mirrors, sighting scopes and leather carrying cases,dia. approximately 3 in.$100-150202.Four Field Compasses and an Inclinometer, Brinton and Stanley,including two brass folding case compasses marked Brinton CompassThomas Evans Esquire with paper directional cards, needle lifters andspirit levels, another in a nickel case marked Stanley London, a glasscasedexample calibrated 0-90 in two quadrants, and a brass-casedbeveled glass device with electrical contacts and scale calibrated 0-30in two quadrants.$100-150203.C.L. Berger & Sons, Surveyor’s Transit, Boston, Massachusetts, with11-in. telescope, elevation circle, 4 3/4-in. dia. compass with cardinalpoints in block lettering and marked with maker’s name and location,vernier adjustment, tripod mound and carrying case with two printedmaker’s labels, ht. of instrument 14 1/2 in.$150-250204.Boxed Brass and Iron Transit Level by Bostrom-BradyManufacturing, Atlanta, Georgia, 10-in. telescope supported on ironuprights, brass level, brass and iron frame signed by the maker, fourscrewleveling base, ht. 6 1/2 in.$75-125205.Type Tu, One-Second Theodolite by Askania-Werke and Tripod,Berlin, Germany, Nr. 580814, the galvanized steel carrying containeropens to access to the 1 3/4-in. objective, 7 1/2-in. telescope,thumbscrew adjustments, spirit level and tripod mount, leather carryingcase with instrument specific tools and instruction manual, all in a gray,heavy duty outer steel drum marked Iroquois Gun Mart, together withthe original tripod, overall ht. 16 1/2 in.$200-400206.Green-painted Brass Transit Level by Keuffel & Esser, New York,No. 14664, 18-in. telescope supported on rectangular bracket, fourscrewleveling base marked with maker’s name, in box with tags fromBuff & Buff Manufacturing inside top, ht. of instrument 7 1/4 in.$150-25040 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

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left and above: 212 details207.Surveyor’s Level by Dietzgen, Chicago, No. 60920, 18-in. telescopewith 2-in. objective, stippled black finish, with maker’s mark on frame,dual spirit levels and adjustable stainless steel tripod mount, woodencarrying case with leather strap, boxed, lg. 20, ht. 10 1/2 in.$100-150208.Cruise Missile Launch Control Center Seat, Fairchild Aircraft ServiceDivision, 1982, the upholstered armchair with adjustable head, armand leg rests, height and reline levers, four point adjustable seat beltwith inertial reel shoulder harness, later retro-fit aluminum base with sixrollers and maker’s data plate on the base, ht. 53 in.Note: This relic of the Cold War, one of twenty-four made, was usedin a heavily armored mobile trailer designed to launch tactical nuclearcruise missiles in 1982-87. In 1987, the United States and Russiaentered into the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and thesemobile launch vehicles were deactivated. As Russian observers lookedon, the missile hardware was cut up at Davis-Monthan Air Force Basein Tucson. This seat was retrieved from that military bone yard.$400-600209.Dr. Byrne’s Medical Examination Chair, F.S. Betz & Co., Chicago, c.1880, the red-painted steel chair with footrests marked with maker’sname and Model 1901 Prof. A.H. Ferguson, mechanical levers adjustback, leg, and height positions including laying flat for use as anoperating table, cushion and stirrups, ht. approximately 56 in.Note: This chair was used by two generations of Hatfield,Massachusetts, physicians, Charles and Robert Byrne, late 19th andearly 20th centuries.$400-600210.Brass Fleam and Carrying Case, unmarked, with sliding cover, springloadedtrigger-activated blade and leather-lined wooden carrying case,lg. 2 in.$50-150211.Glass Bottle Whimsy and a Hourglass Suspended in Fluid, 20thcentury, the bottle containing small wooden tool and water, thehourglass modern and full of blue sand, bottle ht. 9 1/2, hourglass ht.9 in.$75-125212.Holtzapffel & Deyerlein Ornamental Turning Lathe and Accessories,No. 1378, London, c. 1827, the mahogany bench with foot treadle,flywheel and six drawers below the iron bed with traversing mandrelheadstock marked Holtzapffel & Deyerlein London and 1378, brassindexing plate with six rows of divisions, 360, 221, 209, 144, 112, andan unmarked row, compound cross slide, tail stock, “Sheperd’s Crook”type overhead crane and pulleys, the two part mahogany tall chest withglazed upper section, shelves fitted for accessory storage including, butnot limited to brass chucks, mandrels, faceplates, indexing cross slides,cutting tools and holders, the lower two hinged doors for the storageof thirty-six turning tools marked Holtzapffel with rosewood and otherhandles, twelve drawers for additional component storage including asmall assortment of additional turning tools and other components, ht.of bench excluding overhead 50, wd. 44, dp. 30; accessory cabinet ht.73, wd. 38, dp. 18 1/2 in.$15,000-25,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com43

216218 218reverse213.Iron Wheel Cutting Engine Fragment, 18th century, the freestandingengine, largely incomplete, still retains its cutter arbor and gears, (pittedand rust overall), overall lg. 17 1/4 in.$100-200215.Jarmon Shoe Store Advertisement, early 20th century, a brass andaluminum shoehorn, the handle with cast with inscription Jarmon Shoesfor Men and stylized lion’s head wearing a crown, ht. 28 in.$100-150214.Jensen Stationary Steam Engine, Jensen Manufacturing Company,c. 1950, with nickel-plated steam boiler, 3-in. spoked flywheel, singlehorizontal piston and wooden base, ht. 6 1/2, lg. of boiler 6 1/2 in.$150-250216.Marble Base Noon Signal Sundial, England, c. 1850, the 13 1/4-in. dia. marble base with Arabic hour numerals and 51 (degrees)55 (minutes) latitude, 6 1/2-in. brass signal cannon and adjustablemagnifying glass used to ignite gunpowder in the cannon at noon.$1,200-1,50044 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

217.Brass Garden Sundial, 20th century, 11 1/2-in. dial withhours in Roman numerals, raised casting of Father Timeand Grow Old Along With Me-The Best Is Yet To Be andstylized bird gnomon.$100-150219218.Engraved Silver Pocket Perpetual Calendar, probablyEngland, late 17th century, the engraved disc with a ninerow, seven column table with Arabic numerals and fiverows for a chronological day of the month, zodiac signsand a reverse listing of letters A-G framed on four sides bywinged putti, on the reverse, a series of eight concentriccircles with outer ring calibrated for moon’s age, 1-29 1/2,others with months listed by name and number, Zodiacsigns and others, dia. 48 mm.$800-1,200219.Pocket Thermometer and Compass, probably England,early 19th century, the 2 1/8-in. dia. bone scale with ropecarved perimeter marked in Fahrenheit and Freezing,Temperate, Sumr. Heat and Blood Heat with front mountedcircular glass mercury thermometer, the reverse withapplied 7/8-in. dia. compass with cardinal points in blockletters and a carved bezel all in a hinged red leather case,dia. cased, 2 5/8 in.$200-400220.Brass Universal Equinoctial Sun Dial, probably London,mid-19th century, with brass plate inscribed with thelatitudes of major cities including London, Washington, St.Louis, Cincinnati, and Chicago, inset 3-in. dia. silvered dialcompass and blued steel needle, hinged needle gnomonand hour circle with calibrated latitude scale, spirit level andthree leveling feet, dia. folded 5 in.$250-450222221.German Octagonal Brass Pocket Sundial, late 18thcentury, engraved compass dial plate with cardinal pointsin block letters, engraved surround, latitude scale, needlegnomon and hour ring, and latitudes of major citiesengraved on back surface all in a period card box, max.dia. boxed 2 3/4 in.$200-400222.Brass Navigational Compass, late 19th century, 2 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial with cardinal points in block lettering,needle ring 0-90 in four quadrants, outer scale with pointercalibrated to determine inches per yard, blue, adjustablesighting frame and needle lifter all in a velvet-lined leathercarrying case.$200-400online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com45

223.Spencer Browning & Co. Brass Protractor, London, c. 1850,6-in. dia. silvered brass circle with Spencer Browning & Co. Londonengraved on cross frame, outer perimeter calibrated 0-360 in singledegrees and inner circle 0-360 in 10 degree increments, dia. 6 in.$200-400224.H. Hughes & Son Brass Protractor, London, with arc calibrated 0-90in two quadrants and signed at the base H. Hughes & Son, LTD, 59Fenchurch St. London, No. 1202, together with a Union Instrument ArmProtractor No. 155 in a fitted carrying case.$150-250225.Fred Baker Paper Scale and Case, New York, c. 1900, the nickelinstrument calibrated in two scales to 100 pounds, one scale for 300sheets, the other for 480 sheets, velvet fitted carrying case with base,pillar support and scale, boxed, ht. 1/4, wd. 4 1/4, dp. 6 in.$75-125226.Beringer-style Wooden Polyhedral Sundial, Germany, the woodenmolded base with inset compass, decorative printed card, adjustablecube marked D. Beringer, four printed dials with Roman chapters andbrass gnomons, ht. 9 in.$100-150227.Edison Electric Pen, New Jersey, c. 1876, with two-coil electric motor,1 3/4-in. nickeled flywheel, cast iron motor frame with faint remains ofgilt and red striping, nickeled shaft with threaded adjustment, hatchedgrip, brass stylus and needle, lg. 5 1/2 in.Note: Introduced to the public in 1876, the Edison Electric Pen wasused to make multiple copies of handwritten documents by utilizinga small motor causing a reciprocating needle to perforate speciallyprepared paper and thus, making a stencil. The stencil and copy paperwere then placed in a frame where ink was applied making a copy. TheEdison pen was made obsolete by the introduction of the typewriter.$8,000-12,000227 (two views)

228230228.Edison Stock Ticker, No. 11886, late 19th century, the lacqueredbrass plates stamped M’F’D’ by T.A. Edison Inc. and 11886, dual setsof coils and electrical connections, a full roll of original paper ticker-tapeand heavy cast iron housing with attached brass plate reading EdisonStock Ticker-This authentic old self winding stock ticker was designedby Thomas A. Edison in 1870. It was used for about eighty years forreceiving stock and commodity quotations from the nation’s leadingexchanges., all enclosed under a glass dome and original leather matwith gilt Greek key decorative border, ht. 13 1/2 in.$10,000-12,000229.Wet-Dry Bulb Hygrometer by Huddleston, Boston, early 20thcentury, the mahogany case with wed and dry thermometer, the wetscale marked with maker’s name, the dry marked Hygrophant, centerrevolving scale to percent relative humidity, ht. 13 1/2 in.$100-150230.Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Register, c. 1900, with brass andbeveled glass case, applied maker’s plaque stating The GamewellCompany and with multiple patent dates, heavy gearing and paper tapereel all on an iron base, ht. 9 1/2 in.$150-250231.Foote Pierson Telegraph Key and William Mayer’s AmericanTelegraphy, the c. 1900 brass and steel key stamped by maker,American Telegraphy a 1997 hardbound edition of the 1912 treatise onthe subject, 695 pp., 544 illustrations.$100-150232.Williams Electric Company Oak Telephone, Cleveland, Ohio, withenameled plate marked Manufactured by The Williams Electric Co.Cleveland, O., dual bells, adjustable mouthpiece stamped on brassplate 596473, earpiece and crank, ht. 32 in.$200-300online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com47

233233detail233.Brass Pantograph by Heath & Wing, London, c 1760, with calibrated26-in. arms, center hinge arm engraved Improved by Heath & Wing,London, four casters with ivory wheels, oak carrying case with periodhand-written instructions inside the lid, lg. boxed 26 3/4 in.Note: Heath and Wing are listed in Gloria Clifton, Directory of BritishScientific Instrument Makers, 1550-1851, p. 131 as instrument makersin London between 1751-1773.$500-800234.Approximately Twenty Mechanical Drawing Drafting Sets, of variousperiod and manufacture, most are complete with components in goodcondition, some cases in poor condition.$100-150235.Cased Eight-piece Drafting Set, 19th century, with hinged brass andsteel compass having three attachments, a bone-handled pair of steeltweezers with thumbscrew tightener, a brass protractor, another brassand steel tool, a folding wood ruler and a wood gauge, (case hingebroken), case lg. 7 in.$75-125236.Approximately Twenty Engineering Drafting Sets, c. 1900-50, ofvarious age and manufacture, most are complete, many in excellentcondition, some cases in poor condition.$150-250237.Group of Scientific Instruments, including precision thickness gauges,a JKA Feintaster dial calibrated thickness gauge, a Hunter Springmechanical force gauge, a Zernickow Company hand tachometer with3-in. dial, a Clinometer Field Mark VI, and others.$150-250238.Henry Troemner Balance Scale, Philadelphia, with mahoganycase, nickel balance pans and calibrated arm, together with a smallassortment of brass weights, ht. 8, wd. 14 in.$150-250239.De Grave Short & Company Balance Scale, London, mahoganystand with drawer, two brass pans, Mylar maker’s plaque, anassortment of related weights and a separate associated brass weightsfrom 20-500 grams, ht. 13, wd. 11 1/2 in.$150-25048 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

240241240.“Dark Town Battery” Mechanical Bank, J. & E.Stevens & Co., Cromwell, Connecticut, c. 1885, apitcher, batter and catcher are perched on a pedestalwith cast lattice work and Dark Town Battery, thepitcher tosses a coin towards the batter, batter lifts thebat and the coin goes into the catcher’s glove then intocoin trap below, ht. 7 1/2, lg. 9 3/4 in.$3,000-5,000241.Regina 27-inch Disc Changer Coin-operated MusicalBox, No. 30093, c. 1900, the “dragon front” mahoganycase with removable balustrade top, glazed door withturned and carved freestanding columns flanking theviewing window, fanciful carved dragons and acanthusleaves cap the arched viewing window with visiblemonochrome Regina print on the backboard, lowerglazed section with compartment for twelve discsawaiting play, iron bed marked Regina and 30093,duplex 11-in. combs, changer and player motors bothwith cranks, disc selection lever, coin slot, seven periodand five reproduction discs, ht. 66 1/4, wd. 40, dp. 25in.$10,000-15,000

242243242.Six-Air Jeu de Flutes Musical Box Attributed to Grenier &Bremond, Switzerland, no. 4083, c. 1859, rosewood cabinet withmarquetry inlays, hinged lid with tune sheet on the underside listingselections including Home Sweet Home, La Norma, Luther L’Choraland others, 12 3/4 in. cylinder, 82-tooth comb, 16-note reed section,crank winding with 4083 stamped on handle, and fretted sound coverbacked with fabric, ht. 9 1/2, lg. 22, dp. 9 1/2 in.$1,000-2,000243.Twelve-Air Organ Musical Box Attributed to Bremond, Switzerland,Serial no. 9094, c. 1866, the rosewood veneered box with marquetryinlay on lid and front, hinged lid with Parkins and Gotto, Oxford Street,London tune sheet listing selections by Rossini, Verdi, Strauss andothers inside, 19-in. cylinder, dual 30-tooth combs, 18-note reedsection, fret board backed with fabric and lever wind stamped withserial number 9094, ht. 11, wd. 30, dp. 13 1/2 in.$1,500-2,50050 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

244244.Polyphone 19-inch Coin Operated Disc MusicalBox, the walnut case with carved cresting, glazed doorover the mechanical elements, lower drawer all on bunfeet, with iron bedplate with cast name Polyphon and2371-7, dual 7 1/2-in. combs, coin slots on both sidesand with applied plate inscribed Drop a Penny in theSlot, winding key and approximately twenty discs, ht.39 in.$4,000-6,000245.Miniature Musical Box by Thorens, Switzerland,20th century, playing six tunes by Mozart, Beethoven,Schubert and others, 4 1/4-in. cylinder with singlecomb, mainspring barrel marked Switzerland, all ina burl walnut veneered and ebonized case with tunesheet, lg. 9 in.$200-400246246.Eight-Air Cylinder Musical Box, with 8 1/8-in. cylinderplaying All for Joy, Don Caesar, Cricket on the Heathand others, one-piece 56-note comb, lever-windmovement, tune sheet and walnut veneered cabinetwith floral inlay and ebonized trim, lg. 16 3/4 in.$200-400246A.Ideal Soprano Six-Air Cylinder Musical Box,Switzerland, c. 1890, the carved oak case with lowerdrawer for cylinder storage, celluloid card under lidstating Ideal Soprano--any number of cylinders canbe obtained for this box, nickel movement with zitherattachment, 14 1/2-in. single comb, “Jacot’s PatentedSafety Check,” tune selection dial and three cylinders,wd. 35 in.$1,200-1,800

247248(two views)247.Ten-Air Cylinder Musical Box by Mermod Frères, Switzerland, No.71409, with 7 1/2-in. cylinder playing Old Folks at Home, MarylandMy Maryland, Coming Through the Rye and others card tune sheet,41-note single comb, key-wind movement with Jacot’s Patented SafetyCheck, celluloid plate marked Jacot & Son, 39 Union Square, NewYork, all housed in a faux painted cabinet with floral decoration on thelid, lg. 19 1/2 in.$300-500248.Carved Case Symphonium 12-inch Disc Musical Box, Germany,no. 262823, the oak cabinet is entirely carved on all surfaces includingthe back with classical scroll work, figures, putti and musical themes,inside the lid against a velour backdrop is marked Symphonium anda lithograph of two young lovers, the movement with dual 4 1/2-in.combs and stamped Made in Germany, start-stop, crank wind and sixdiscs, ht. 12 1/2, wd. 19 1/2, dp. 16 in.$1,000-1,50052 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

249250249.Polyphon 19-inch Coin-operated Disk Musical Box, the figuredwalnut case with flat roof cornice, carved dentils and marked Polyphonin the center, glazed and hinged door, drawer and turned feet, ironbedplate with cast Polyphon, dual 7 1/- in. combs, coin slots on eachside, and one disc titled Sweet By and By, ht. 39 1/2 in.$3,000-5,000250.Imperial Symphonium 15-inch Disc Musical Box, Serial 11204, withcarved oak cabinet, religious lithograph inside lid and celluloid maker’scard stating Imperial Symphonium Trade Mark, two combs on an ironbed plate cast with Symphonium and serial number, push button starton front of machine, winding key and twelve discs, wd. 23, dp. 20, ht.9 1/2 in.$1,500-2,500251.17-inch Disc Musical Box by Stella, Switzerland, No. 4088, themahogany case with hinged lid stating Stella on the underside, carvedfrieze across the front, lower drawer with eighteen discs, cast ironbedplate with raised name Stella and serial number, 7 1/4-in. singlecomb, moderator for “Slow-Fast,” nickel maker’s plate and winding key,wd. 29 1/2, dp. 21, ht. 13 1/2 in.$800-1,200251online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com53

252254252.14-inch Criterion 101 Disc Musical Box, No. 18554, the hingedmahogany case with advertising lithograph inside lid stating Criterion,and Criterion 101 on an applied plate below, key-wound movementwith iron bedplate marked with serial number, single comb andapproximately 30 discs, ht. 12 x wd. 19 1/2 x dp. 17 in.$1,000-1,500253.Oak Reginaphone 15 1/2-inch Disc Musical Box, Regina Music BoxCompany, New Jersey, c. 1910, serpentine-shaped cabinet with raisedlid, matching quarter-sawn oak disc storage cabinet below, undersideof the lid marked with gilt transfer Reginaphone, dual comb movementwith winding key and brass horn together with approximately sixtydiscs, ht. of box and storage cabinet, 48 in.$1,200-1,800254.Double Singing Bird Automaton by Botems, France, no. 5414125,two birds in red, yellow and green plumage with moving heads, beaksand tails, in a brass domed cage with fabric lined interior, repoussédecorated base, going barrel movement and birdsong, ht. 21 in.$800-1,200

255256 (two views)255.Gilt-brass Singing Bird Box, West Germany, 20th century, the castcase with inset paste cabochons, raised lattice work against a mattedground, hinged enameled lid depicting a gentleman and three ladies,the lever-activated singing bird with red feathered body and a blue heademerges from a pierced stage, rotates, flaps the wings, and moves thebeak while singing a spirited birdsong, ht. 2 1/4, lg. 4 3/4 in.$500-700256.Silver and Mother-of-pearl Erotic Automaton, attributed to ThomasCallow, c. 1890, the silver and mother-of-pearl box with underside ofthe lid marked Callow opens to enameled figures of a man and womanengaged in pleasures of the heart, which when wound, features arapidly moving male pelvis and genitals, lg. 3 1/4 in.$8,000-12,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com55

257258259258.Gun Metal Open Face Digital Dial Watch, Switzerland, c. 1900, silverdial mask with leaf and scroll decoration around the recessed read outwith Arabic hours at the top, minutes in the center and seconds dialbelow, stem-wind and lever-set cylinder escapement movement markedG.T. within a oval, dia. 55 mm.$500-700259.Triple Calendar Watch and Silver Easel Frame, Switzerland, c. 1900,the enameled dial with burgundy Roman numerals, three subsidiarydials, the top indicating the month, at three, the day of the week andat nine, the day of the month, seconds and moon phases at six, brasshands, unmarked pin-set movement in a gun metal case, and a silverfront, leather-backed easel frame, watch dia. 65 mm.$800-1,200260.LeRoy & Fils Multicolored Gold Watch, Paris, No. 15661,multicolored gold dial with raised Roman numerals, matted andchase decorated center, outer case chased with floral decoration,cuvette engraved LeRoy & Fils, Hglrs. Du Roi Paris, gilt plate cylinderescapement movement with flat balance, dia. 40 mm.$2,000-3,000257.Cartier Gold Open Face Watch, E.W. & C. Co. Inc., Switzerland,engine-turned dial marked Cartier, Roman numeral chapter ring andouter minutes, stem-wind and -set movement with nickel damascenedplates marked, E. W. & C. Inc. Swiss, Eighteen Jewels and EightAdjustments, lever escapement and two-armed bi-metallic balance, dia.44 mm.$3,500-5,500261.Charles Taylor & Son Gold Hunter Case Watch, London, No. 17200,engine-turned case with vacant central medallion marked, R.T. & Co.,18K and 17200, enameled dial signed, Chas. Taylor & Son, London17200, Roman numerals and sunk seconds dial, key-wind, key-setthree-quarter plate fusee lever-escapement movement marked Chas.Taylor & Son, London and 17200, together with a silk-lined Tiffany box,dia. 50 mm.$2,000-4,00056 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

260 (two views)262.Silver Watch Hutch, 19th century, in the form of a Dutch bombé tallclock with repoussé decoration, Atlas and flanking trumpeters as finials,hinged and glazed bezel, waist door and bombé base with claw feet, allhall marked JVDH, ht. 10 1/2 in.$400-600263.French Gutta-Percha Watch Stand and Calendar, c. 1880, the easelstand with delicate raised scroll work, flowers and ribbons, the uppersection with a 2-in. recess for hanging a pocket watch, brass insetmercury thermometer, adjustable dials for the month, day of the monthand day of the week, ht. 11 in.$1,000-1,500264.Silver Pair-Case Pocket Watch by Jn. Wontner, London, No. 13849enameled dial with Arabic numerals, bull’s-eye crystal, 40 mm engravedfusee movement with pierced balance cock and signed Jn. Rentnow,London, 13849.Note: John Rentnow is the London watchmaker John Wontner, whooften spelled his own name backwards for an unknown reason.$150-250265.Dunand 14kt Gold Open Face Quarter Hour Repeater, Switzerland,No. 29695, double-sunk enameled dial marked Dunand with Arabicnumerals, red minutes and seconds dial, blued spade hands, engineturnedcase with cuvette engraved Dunand 29695, stem-wind and -setquarter hour repeating jeweled movement with lever escapement allmarked by maker, 50 mm.$1,500-2,500262online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com57

265269.E. Howard 14kt Gold Open Face Watch, E. Howard WatchCompany, Case No. 109982, monogrammed case marked Howard14K and with serial number, double-sunk enameled dial with Arabicnumerals marked Howard, 23-jewel lever-escapement, crown-windand -set movement, together with the original wooden box with giltinscription E. Howard Watch Co. and label, dia. 48 mm.$200-400270.E. Howard Watch Company Open Face Gold-filled Watch, Boston,Massachusetts, no. 1361510 series II Railroad Chronometer withenameled Arabic numeral dial marked Howard, stem-wind, lever-set21-jewel movement marked with serial number, maker’s name, 21Jewels, Series II and Railroad Chronometer, in a Keystone Extra plaincase marked Howard Watch Co., Boston, dia. 50 mm.$200-400271.Elgin B.W. Raymond 21-jewel Gold-filled Watch, Model 571, theenameled dial with Roman numerals, sunk seconds and marked BWRaymond and Elgin, keystone 10kt gold-filled case, damascened platelever-set movement with friction jewels, marked Elgin 571, P802185, 9adjustments, 21-jewels and BW Raymond, 50 mm.$300-500266.John Haywood Silver Pair-Case Watch, London, No. 4386, enameleddial with Roman numerals, gold hands, chain fusee movement markedwith maker’s name and number as above, curved balance cock withpierced table decorated with scrolls and a classical urn, outer case withseveral watch papers marked Jesse Smith, Watchmaker, 262 EssexStreet, Salem, dia. 51 mm.$150-250267.Thomas Earnshaw Silver Consular Case Duplex Watch, London,No. 4512, enameled dial with Roman numerals marked Thos.Earnshaw, London No. 4512, gold spade hands and blued secondshand, full plate movement marked Thos. Earnshaw, 119 High Holborn,London and No. 4512, ratchet tooth ruby duplex escapement withEarnshaw free-sprung bi-metallic balance, engraved balance cock,fusee barrel with maintaining power, jeweled escape and balanceendstone in screwed settings, silver engine-turned case, dia. 50 mm.$5,500-7,500268.Dent Silver Open Face Watch, 61 Strand and Royal Exchange,London, No. 49002, white enameled dial marked Dent and address asabove, Roman numerals, sunk seconds dial, key-wind and -set full plategilt movement engraved Dent within a triangle, address as in title, No.49002 and Watchmaker to the Queen, bi-metallic free sprung balanceand lever escapement, London hallmarked case numbered 49002, dia.55 mm.$1,200-1,500272.Elgin White Gold Open Face Watch, Elgin National Watch Company,No. 28597354 with matte silvered dial with raised Arabic numerals andmarked Elgin, case back with AEH monogram and marked inside, 14KKeystone, stem-wind and -set 19-jewel movement marked Lord Elginand with serial number as above, damascened plates and jewels in goldsettings, with chain, dia. 44 mm.$200-400273.Three Open Face Double-sunk Dial Watches, Elgin National WatchCompany and Waltham, a 16 size, 21-jewel Waltham in a base metalcase, enamel dial with Arabic numerals and marked Waltham, 21-jewellever-set movement adjusted to five positions, serial no. 20,002,299;an 18 size coin silver case, B.W. Raymond by Elgin National WatchCompany, Roman numeral dial signed by maker and full plate 17-jewelmovement serial no. 5782391, and an 18 size gold-filled case,enameled dial with Arabic numerals, three-quarter plate damascened19-jewel lever-set movement, serial no. 13,047,990.$200-400274.Three Gold-filled Open Face Watches, Elgin National WatchCompany, enameled Roman numeral dial, jeweled movement signedby maker and no. 6989905, worn decorated case, 55 mm; an Illinoiswith Arabic numeral double-sunk dial, 17-jewel movement no. 2611798,plain monogrammed case, 50 mm; and a Hamilton consular case,raised Arabic numerals and 17-jewel “910” movement no. 1896620 in aHamilton Watch Company case, 45mm.$100-150275.Elgin National Watch Company 14kt Gold Open Face Watch, Elgin,Illinois, c. 1900, enameled dial with Arabic numerals, sunk secondsand marked Elgin, case marked AWCCo. 14K, cuvette inscribed FromGrandma July 27, 1903, stem-wind and -set 17-jewel movementmarked with maker’s name and serial number 6590897, dia. 50 mm.$175-22558 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

267(two views)268(two views)276.Elgin National Watch Company 14kt Gold Open Face Watch, Elgin,Illinois, No. 1466926, enameled dial marked Elgin National Watch Co.,Roman numerals, sunk seconds dial, blued steel moon hands, casemarked A.P. & Co. and 14K, jeweled lever-escapement stem-wind,lever-set movement signed by maker and numbered, engraved balancecock, patent pinion and micrometer regulator, dia. 52 mm.$250-450277.Elgin 16 Size “B.W. Raymond” 21-jewel Watch, Elgin WatchCompany, no. H 630729, 10kt gold-filled case, enameled dial withArabic numerals, sunk seconds and marked Elgin, model 571 stemwind,lever-set movement with damascened plates marked Elgin 571,B.W. Raymond, 21 Jewels and 8 Adjustments.$300-350online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com59

278 279278.Waltham 16 Size 23-jewel “Vanguard” Open Face Watch, WalthamWatch Company, no. 32402988, Keystone 10kt gold-filled case,enameled dial with Arabic numerals and marked Waltham Vanguard 23Jewels, stem-wind, lever-set movement marked as the dial with serialnumber and 8 Adjustments.$275-375279.Illinois 18 Size 24-jewel Bunn Special Open Face Watch, IllinoisWatch Company, Springfield, Illinois, no. 1504174, with gold-filledcase, double-sunk Arabic numeral enameled dial marked Illinois WatchCompany, beautifully damascened stem-wind, lever-set movementmarked with maker’s name and serial number as above, 24 RubyJewels and Bunn Special.$1,700-1,900280.Hamilton 14kt Gold 23-jewel 16 Size Open Face Watch, HamiltonWatch Company, no. 1575109, with 14kt gold A.W.C. Co. case,initialed back, cuvette engraved To H. J. Burbank from the QuinabaugCo. in appreciation of long and faithful service, 1876-1921, enameleddouble-sunk dial with Arabic numerals, red minutes and marked,Hamilton, 950 grade stem-wind, lever-set movement signed by maker,marked 23 Jewels, Adjusted 5 Positions, and 950, together with thejeweler’s presentation case.$3,000-3,500281.Hamilton 992B Railway Special 16 Size Open Face Watch, HamiltonWatch Company, no. C 377252, Hamilton Watch Co. 10kt rolled goldplate case with plain back, enameled dial with Arabic numerals, sunkseconds and marked Hamilton Railway Special, 992B 21-jewel stemwind,lever-set movement marked by maker, adjusted for temperatureand six positions.$375-425282.Hamilton 18 Size Open Face Watch, Hamilton Watch Company,no. 552878, 20 year gold-filled case, enamel double-sunk dial withArabic numerals, red minutes, seconds dial and marked Hamilton,damascened plate 19-jewel 944 grade stem-wind, lever-set movementmarked with maker’s name, grade, serial number, Motor Barrel andAdjusted 5 Positions.$500-700283.Hamilton 18 Size Open Face Watch, Hamilton Watch Company, no.457285, 10kt rolled gold plate case, double-sunk Arabic numeral dialwith red minutes and marked Hamilton Watch Company, 21-jewel 940grade stem-wind, lever-set movement marked on the damascenedplates with maker’s name, serial number, adjusted and 21 Jewels.$200-400284.Hamilton 16 Size Open Face Watch, no. 1398660, with 10kt goldfilledplain case, double-sunk enameled dial with Arabic numerals andmarked Hamilton, 17-jewel 956 grade stem-wind lever-set movementmarked by maker, with serial number as above and 17 Jewels.$200-250285.Hamilton 16 Size 17-jewel Open Face Watch, Hamilton WatchCompany, no. 724847, Crescent 25 year gold-filled case with engineturnedback and cuvette engraved P. T. Murphy from Employees ofStreet Department, Norwich, Conn., June 1912, enameled dial withArabic numerals, sunk seconds and marked Hamilton, blued steelmoon hands, stem-wind and -set 972 grade 17-jewel movementmarked by maker, serial number as above and Adjusted 5 Positions.$225-27560 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

280 281286.Hamilton 16 Size 21-jewel Open Face Watch, Hamilton WatchCompany, no. 2301240, Crescent 25 year case with engine-turnedback, enameled double-sunk dial with Arabic numerals and markedHamilton, 992 grade 21-jewel movement marked with maker’s name,double roller adjusted to five position, stem-wind lever-set movementwith gold center wheel.$250-350290.Burlington Watch Company 21-jewel 16 Size Open Face Watch,Burlington Watch Company, Chicago, no. 3442534 Burlington WatchCompany 25 year gold-filled case with scroll decoration on the back,enameled double-sunk dial marked Burlington with Arabic numerals,individual minutes in red and black, 21-jewel double roller stemwind,lever-set movement marked by maker as above, adjusted totemperature and positions.$225-325287.Hamilton 14kt Gold 12 Size Open Face Watch, Hamilton WatchCompany, no. 1924867, with 14kt white gold case, silvered dial withraised brass Arabic numerals, sunk seconds and marked Hamilton,blued steel hands, 900 grade 19-jewel stem-wind, stem set movementadjusted to five positions and marked by maker.$500-550291.Illinois 16 Size “Supreme” Open Face Watch, Illinois WatchCompany, Springfield, Illinois, no. 3966936, 20 year gold-filled case,double-sunk enameled dial with Arabic numerals and marked Illinois,stem-wind, stem set 17-jewel movement marked with maker’s name,Supreme, serial number as above and Adjusted to Four Positions.$225-275288.Hamilton 14kt Gold 12 Size Open Face Watch, Hamilton WatchCompany, no. 3107105, with silvered Arabic numeral dial, sunkseconds and marked Hamilton, 14kt white gold Hamilton case, 12 size916 grade stem-wind, stem set movement marked by maker with serialnumber as above and Adjusted 3 Positions.$425-475292.Illinois 16 Size Elinvar Bunn Special 21-jewel Open Face Watch,Illinois Watch Company, Springfield, Illinois, no. 5496299, 14kt whitegold-filled ‘‘Bunn Special Model 29” case, double-sunk enameled dialwith Arabic numerals and marked Illinois, stem-wind, lever-set model161a double roller movement adjusted to temperature and six positionsand marked with serial number as above and Elinvar Bunn Special.$1,600-1,800289.Illinois 16 Size Open Face Watch, Illinois Watch Company, no.3706343, with SWCo. 20 year gold-filled case, enameled double-sunkdial marked Illinois, Arabic numerals and outer minutes in black and red,model 7, 17-jewel, double roller movement with two tone plates markedwith maker’s name and serial number as above.$175-225293.Illinois 18 Size Coin Silver Hunter Case Watch, Illinois WatchCompany, Springfield, Illinois, no. 423204 enamel Roman numeraldial with sunk seconds and marked Illinois Watch Company, model 1key-wind, key-set 15-jewel movement signed by maker and with serialnumber as above.$200-275online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com61

294.Illinois 12 Size “Time King” 19-jewel Watch, Illinois Watch Company,Springfield, Illinois, no. 4653100, with 14kt white gold-filled case,silvered dial with Arabic numerals and signed by maker, 19-jewelstem-wind and -set movement signed by maker and adjusted to threepositions.$100-175302.Seth Thomas Gold-filled Hunter Case Watch, Thomaston,Connecticut, No. 466821 enameled Roman numeral dial markedSeth Thomas, recessed seconds dial, lever-set stem-wind, 7-jewelmovement, finely decorated 14k 20-year warranted Illinois Watch CaseCompany case, no. 89783, dia. 42 mm.$200-400295.Illinois 12 Size 17-jewel Open Face Watch, Illinois Watch Company,Springfield, Illinois, no. 4052337, 25 year gold-filled case, enameleddial with Arabic numerals and marked Illinois, sunk seconds and trefoilhands, tu-tone double roller movement with maker’s name and serialnumber as above and marked Adjusted.$250-300296.Illinois 12 Size 14k White Gold Open Face Watch, Illinois WatchCompany, Springfield, Illinois, no. 4138851, silvered dial with Arabicnumerals and marked Illinois, swing out 17-jewel stem-wind, stem setmovement marked by maker and serial number as noted in title.$425-475297.Illinois 12 Size “A. Lincoln” Open Face Watch, Illinois WatchCompany, Springfield, Illinois, no. 4619463, with 14kt Keystone case,Roman numeral chapter ring on a silvered ground with floral decoratedcenter and marked Illinois, 19-jewel motor barrel stem-wind, stem setmovement marked with maker’s name, A. Lincoln and serial number asabove$450-500303.Southbend 12 Size 21-jewel “Studebaker,” no. 1234614 14ktgold-filled open face case, silvered double-sunk dial with engineturnedcenter and marked Southbend, stem-wind, stem set 21-jewelmovement marked Southbend Watch Co., Studebaker, 21 Jewels, and8 Adjustments.$375-425304.Gotham Braille 17-jewel Hunter Case Watch, Gotham WatchCompany, Switzerland, no.56743, nickel case with geometric designson front and back, enameled dial marked Gotham 17 Jewels, Arabicnumerals and raised dots at the hour with blued steel hands, nickelplate stem-wind and -set movement marked by the maker with serialnumber as in title.$150-250305.New York Watch Co. Hunter Case Watch, movement marked JohnL. King, Springfield, No. 5350, heavily decorated case with interiormarked P.B. & Co., enameled dial marked New York Watch Co.,Roman numerals, sunk seconds dial, blued steel spade hands, keywind,key-set three-quarter plate jeweled movement marked as notedabove with split bi-metallic balance and engraved table, dia. 53 mm.$250-450298.Waltham 18 Size Open Face 21-jewel Watch, American WalthamWatch Company, no. 12012346, enameled double-sunk dial withArabic numerals and marked Waltham, ‘Planet’ gold-filled case, model845, 21-jewel stem-wind, lever-set movement marked A.W.W.C.Waltham, Mass. and serial no. as above.$375-425299.Waltham 16 Size 19-jewel Riverside Open Face Watch, 16048596American Waltham Watch Company, no. 16048596, with Crescent 25year gold-filled case engraved on the cuvette Presented by Mother andFather on 21st Birthday, April 13, 1912, enameled double-sunk dial withArabic numerals and marked Waltham, stem-wind and -set 19-jewelmovement adjusted to five positions and marked A.W.W.CO. Waltham,Mass. Riverside 19 Jewel.$200-250300.Waltham 12 Size 17-jewel Open Face Watch, Waltham WatchCompany, no. 20179286, Bristol 25 year gold-filled case, enamel dialwith Arabic numerals and sunk seconds, moon hands, stem-wind and-set 17-jewel movement marked WWCO., 17 Jewels.$100-150301.Elgin 18 Size 19-jewel “B.W. Raymond” Watch, Elgin WatchCompany, no. 11098563, base metal open face case, enameled Arabicnumeral double-sunk dial marked Elgin, blued steel spade hands, stemwind,lever-set 19-jewel movement marked by maker, serial number, B.W. Raymond and 19 Jewel.$450-500306.American Watch Company 18kt Gold Hunter Case Watch, Waltham,Massachusetts, No. 691182, enameled dial with Roman numerals andsunk seconds, engine-turned and floral decorated case marked P.B.& Co. and 18K, interior lid with shell decoration, crown wind, lever-setjeweled movement marked with maker’s name, serial number andPatent Pinion, together with rope twist chain, dia. 42 mm.$250-450307.Silveroid Open Face Pocket Watch by the Home Watch Company,Boston, Massachusetts, No. 760854, enameled dial with Romannumerals, key-wind, key-set 18 size three-quarter plate movementwith decorated balance bridge, steel balance wheel and marked HomeWatch Co., Boston, Mass. 760854.$100-150308.Two Gold-filled Watches by Illinois and Hamilton, the Illinois in aplain, approximately 6 size hunter case, enameled Arabic numeral dialmarked Illinois, and a 15-jewel movement serial no. 1,995,534; theHamilton 910, an open face Arabic numeral dial 12-size watch with 17jewels, serial no. 1,917,460.$150-250309.Two Hampden Watch Company Open Face Watches, the first withwarranted 20 year gold-filled case, double-sunk enameled dial, Arabicnumerals and marked Hampden Watch Company, 21-jewel threequarterdamascened plate stem-wind, lever-set movement serial no.2198970 and marked The Dueber Watch Co. Canton O., 55mm., thelast with ore silver case, Roman numeral dial marked Hampden WatchCo., red minutes and sunk seconds, damascened three-quarter plate16-jewel stem-wind lever-set movement with micrometer regulation andnumbered 937533, 55 mm.$200-40062 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

312(two views)310.Two American Waltham Watch Company 18 Size Open FaceWatches, Waltham, Massachusetts, both with gold-filled engraved anddecorated cases, double-sunk enameled dials with Arabic numeralsmarked Waltham, and stem-wind movements, the first, serial no.16037280, marked A.W.W. Waltham, Mass 845, 21-jewel movementadjusted to five positions, the other serial no. 7822556, a 17-jewelmovement marked with maker’s name.$250-450311.Lambert Bros. Gold-filled Hunter Case Watch, New York, with 16size engine-turned CWC Trade Mark case, double-sunk Arabic numeraldial marked Lambert Bros. New York, blued moon hands, lever-setthree-finger bridge gold set 17-jewel movement serial no. 1592953.$200-400312.Patek Phillippe & Co. Chronograph Register 18kt Gold Hunter CaseWatch, Geneva, Switzerland, No. 65214, 1882, the bassine 18kt rosegold case with PPC mark opens to reveal the enamel dial marked M.Scooler, New Orleans, No. 65214, central minutes and chronograph,minute counter, subsidiary sunk hour and seconds dials, the inside rearlid engraved Presented by Friends Dec. 25, 95, the cuvette engravedNo. 65214 Made to Order for M. Scooler, 105 Canal Street, NewOrleans La, by Patek Phillippe & Co. Geneva, bridge-type jeweledmovement signed and numbered by maker as above, finely finishedsteel chronograph components, gold screw compensation balance,ruby endstone on lever and escape wheel, dia. 50 mm.Note: This lot is accompanied by an “Extract from the Archives” fromPatek Phillippe dated December 11, 2009, providing the details of dateof manufacture.See back cover for additional detail view$40,000-60,000

313314(two views)313.J. Aitchison 18kt Gold and Enameled Hunter Case Watch,Edinburgh, No. 3285, the front and rear enameled lids with enameledquatrefoil design on a green ground, the front with and entwined SI,the rear with heraldic lion surmounting a banner inscribed Avito ViretHonore, enameled double-sunk dial marked J. Aitchison, Edinburghand 3285, Roman numerals, sunk seconds and UP-DOWN indicator,three-quarter plate key-wind and -set fusee movement with free-sprungbalance, lever escapement and marked with maker’s name and serialnumber as above with the address, 23 Princes St., Edinburgh, alsoWatchmaker Appointment by Special to HM Emperor of Austria andHM Emperor of Brazil, in the original jeweler’s presentation case, dia.52 mm.$7,000-9,000314.R.F. Cowderoy 18kt Gold Consular Hunter Case Watch, London,No. 3780, c. 1865, the case marked John H. Welsh, 271 GreenwichStreet, 18 and 3780 depicting the “Washington Market” on the frontwithin an engraved border terminating in a Federal shield at thebottom, the reverse of the case with a portrait of George Washingtonenclosed within a broad garland of leaves with a tied ribbon at thebottom marked GW, the cuvette beautifully engraved in part Presentedto Mathew G. Chase by the Members of the Washington MarketSocial Club as a Token of Their Esteem, Feb. 22, 1865, enameled dialinscribed R. F. Cowderoy, London with Roman numerals and sunkseconds, movement dust cover engraved with maker’s name and serialnumber, gilt plate fusee lever-escapement movement with maker’sname and 27 Charringtons Euston Road, London, engraved balancecock with bi-metallic balance and diamond endstone, dia. 50 mm.$3,500-5,50064 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

315(three views)315.American Watch Company 18kt Gold Watch Presented by Abraham Lincoln, Waltham, Massachusetts, No. 32133, c. 1862, the finely chasedscroll decorated hunter case marked A. T & Co., 9274 and 18, inside the crystal bezel is inscribed To David Dudley Field (space) Abraham Lincoln1862, enameled double-sunk dial with Roman numerals, seconds and marked Dudley Field, key-wind, key-set model 1859 movement markedAmerican Watch Co., Waltham, Mass., 32133 and Reversible Center Pinion, Patented Nov. 30, 1858, screw-set, 15-jewel, engraved balance cockand lever escapement in the original rosewood box, dia. 54 mm.Note: David Dudley Field (1805-1894) met Abraham Lincoln in Chicago 1847 while a member of the “Barnburner” Democratic party. By 1856 Fieldand Lincoln had both become Republicans. A member of a distinguished family, Field was often on opposite sides of the political discourse withLincoln, but obviously highly respected as an advisor and frequent visitor to Lincoln at the White House.$30,000-50,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com65

316 319316.Waltham Watch Company Chronometer Watch, Waltham,Massachusetts, No. 17406025, mounted in a three-tiered mahoganybrass-bound box with inset plaque marked Waltham and brassgimbals, the 2 1/4-in. silvered dial signed with maker’s name, Arabicnumerals, Up-Down indicator and marked 8 Days, three-quarter nickeldamascened plate movement marked with serial number, maker’sname and 15 Jewels Adjusted, compensated balance and leverescapement.$700-900317317.Hamilton Model 22 Chronometer Watch, Hamilton Watch Company,Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with three-tiered box with Hamilton nameplaque, 2 1/2-in. dia. Arabic numeral dial signed by manufacturer,UP-DOWN indicator and seconds dial, screw-fit bezel and brass gimbalmount, box approximately 6 in. square.$1,000-1,500318.Zenith One Day Chronometer Watch, Switzerland, no. 2067721,c. 1900, the 3-in. dia. dial marked Chronometre and Zenith, secondsdial, UP-DOWN indicator, jeweled lever-escapement movement all ina hinged mahogany box with label on the underside of the lid statingExact Time--Chronometer--Zenith, Grand Prix Paris 1900.$600-800

320 (with detail views)319.Elgin Box Chronometer Watch, Elgin, Illinois, the three-tiered brassboundmahogany box with gimbal mounted Elgin chronometer watch,2 1/4-in. dia. double-sunk white dial marked Elgin National WatchCompany , UP-DOWN indicator and seconds, brass gimbal mounting,box, approximately 5 in. square.$2,000-2,500320.Norman M. Saati “One-Wheeled” Chronometer and Components,Geneva, c. 1895, with 4 1/8-in. dia. silvered brass dial signed N. Saati& Co., Geneva, Roman numerals, Arabic numeral twelve-hour dial,blued steel hands and center seconds, going barrel one wheel train withworm gear power transmission to a recessed center mounted escapewheel, split bi-metallic balance wheel with two weights and four timingscrews and jeweled lever escapement all in a brass bowl with screw-fitglazed bezel, max. dia. 4 3/4 in., other components include anothersimilar silvered dial with maker’s signature in script, two unfinished backplates, one with steel main plate and balance bridge, the other with onlya brass balance bridge, a going barrel and arbor and a poising tool.Note: An excerpt from the June 23, 1897 issue of the Jeweler’sCircular and Horological Review on the Pan-American Expositionin Providence states, the “this timepiece will revolutionize the entiresystem of horology. By an entirely new mechanical device the inventorhas constructed a watch and clock movement which he claims isstrong, durable and accurate...there is no gearing and no pinion in themovement nor under the dial and by this means all friction is avoided...”$7,000-10,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com67

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325 326321.Robert Roskell Eight-Day Marine Chronometer, Liverpool, no.64231, with 4 3/4-in. dia. silvered brass dial engraved Rob’t. Roskell,Maker to the Admiralty, Liverpool, No. 1751 and 64231, Up-Downindicator, seconds dial, gilt spade hands, three-quarter plate spottedmovement with chain drive fusee, maintaining power, spring detentescapement, bimetallic balance with round weights, adjustmentscrews and helical hairspring, all in a gimbaled bowl engraved in script,Warwickshire and rosewood brass bound carrying case with single lidand carrying handles,$2,000-4,000324.Two-Day Marine Chronometer T.S. & J.D. Negus, New York, No.2095, 4-in. silvered brass dial signed T.S. & J.D. Negus, New York,No. 2095, Roman numerals, Up-Down indicator, seconds dial, goldhour and minute hands, blued seconds and indicator, three-quarterdamascened plate movement with jeweled escape and balance, chainfusee, maintaining power, helical hairspring, two-arm bi-metallic splitbalance wheel with circular weights and spring detent escapement,all mounted in a gimbaled bowl and three-tiered mahogany box withcarrying handles and vacant ivory name plate, ht. boxed 7 1/2 in.$1,500-2,500322.Two-Day Marine Chronometer by H. Frodsham, Liverpool, England,No. 2328, 3 1/2-in. silvered brass dial with Roman numerals, Up-Downindicator, seconds and signed H. Frodsham Liverpool and 2328, goldspade and blued-steel subsidiary hands, 2 1/4-in. dia. three-quarterplate movement with two-arm bi-metallic balance, brass balancescrews and trapezoidal balance weights, helical hairspring, chain fuseewith maintaining power and spring detent escapement mounted in abrass gimbaled bowl and three-tiered, brass-bound mahogany box withFrodsham Liverpool and 2328 on bone plates inset in the case, box ht.7, wd. 6, dp. 6 in.$1,500-2,500323.Two-Day Marine Chronometer by French, London, No. 6182, 4-in.dia. silvered brass dial signed French, Royal Exchange, London, No.6182, Roman numerals UP-DOWN indicator, seconds, brass hands,3-in. dia. full plate fusee movement signed French, Royal Exchange,London, No. 6182, two-arm split bi-metallic balance with keystoneshapedweights, helical hairspring and detent escapement, brass bowlmounted in gimbals and all in a brass-bound two-tiered box marked6182 with carrying handles and tipsey key, box ht. 7, wd. 6 1/2, dp. 61/2 in.$1,500-2,500325.Two-Day Marine Chronometer by Bliss & Creighton, New York, No.2240, 3 3/4-in. silvered brass dial signed Bliss & Creighton, New York,No. 2240, Roman numerals, Up-Down indicator, seconds dial withArabic numerals and inscribed Patent, gold hour and minute hands,three-quarter damascened plate, chain fusee movement with 2240stamped inside front plate, maintaining power, two-arm bi-metallicbalance with wedge shaped weights, helical hairspring, jeweled escapeand balance and spring detent escapement all mounted in a brassgimbaled bowl and three-tiered brass-bound mahogany box withcarrying handles and vacant name plate, ht. boxed 7 in.$2,000-3,000326.Mahogany Gimbaled Chronometer Watch Box, probably England,mid-19th century, the brass bound outer box with carrying handlesand single lid opens to the inner mahogany felt-lined watch box with 21/8-in. round dial opening and hinged lid, suspended in a wooden andbrass gimbal mounted felt-lined holder, outer box 7 in. square, watchcompartment approximately 2 3/8 in. dia.$200-400online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com69

327 328327.A.S. & J.A. West Mahogany Stick Barometer, Rochester, New York,c. 1850, 6 1/2 x 2 1/2-in. silvered and engraved dial with maker’sname, thermometer and calibrations for barometric pressure and statusneedle, flat cornice case with ripple molding on all front surfaces andmolded base with oval looking glass, ht. 36 1/2 in.$800-1,200328.D. Balerna Mahogany Wheel Barometer, Dundee, Scotland, c. 1870,with upper thermometer, lower 7 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial signedby maker and calibrated around the perimeter 0-31, blued steel andbrass hands, all with scrolled case form and raised half round moldededge, ht. 36 1/2 in.$300-50070 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

329 330329.Mahogany Stick Barometer by Taronet & Company, the engravedand silvered dial marked with maker’s name, thermometer andbarometer scale with vernier read-out, pitched pediment case, singlebrass finial and banded and line inlay, ht. 38 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500330.Mahogany Wheel Barometer by Abraham & Company, Liverpool,with 10-in. dia. engraved and silvered dial signed by retailer, brassand blued steel hands, slivered calibrated thermometer scale mountedabove and all cased in and Empire case with applied carved leafageand raised scrollwork, ht. 40 1/4 in.$800-1,200online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com71

331(with detailviews)Clocks331.E. Howard Ninety-Day Wall Regulator with Fay’s Escapement, E.Howard & Co., Boston, c. 1858, the walnut case of No. 12 form withfull-length glazed door, 12 1/2-in. dia. silvered brass engraved dialmarked E. Howard & Co. Boston and Patented May 11, 1858, outerminutes, upper hour and lower seconds indication, 90-day durationmovement enclosed by three brass dust covers, outboard mountedgreat wheel barrels with attached covers, Fay’s patented escapementmounted on the front, all powered by two compound hung leadweights and regulated by a four glass vial mercury temperaturecompensated pendulum in a damascened frame with lower regulationcalibration and silvered beat scale, ht. 56 in.Note: Henry C. Fay of Troy, New York, patented his “walking pawl”or “silent” escapement on May 11, 1858. The present clock remainsas the only known 90-day duration wall clock and the only known wallclock with Fay’s escapement. For a discussion of a floor clock withFay’s escapement see: Derek Roberts, Precision Pendulum Clocks, pp.233-37.See inside back cover for additional detail view$80,000-120,000

332 (with detail views)332.Charles Fasoldt Table Regulator, Albany, New York, c. 1870, the brass and beveled glass casewith interior mirror, base mounted 5 1/2-in. dia. pierced brass dial with raised Roman numerals,recessed seconds and blued steel hands, the shaped plates with great wheel front roller bearingand outboard mounted rear plate, maintaining power, Geneva stop work, double wheel dead-beatescapement and top mounted pallet fork providing impulse to two steel rollers at the base of thependulum, 3-in. long steel mercury vial bob, removable case top for pendulum suspension andregulation, rear suspended lead weight with brass pulley backed by a tin baffle, ht. 23 in.Note: For the only other known closely related table regulator also attributed to Fasoldt, see,Sotheby’s Masterpieces From the Time Museum, part IV, vol. III, October 14-15, 2004, lot 1136.For additional information on Fasoldt and other rare examples of his unique work, see: DerekRoberts, Precision Pendulum Clocks, pp. 208-223.$80,000-100,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com75

333 (with detail)333.Curtis & Clark Early Spring-Powered Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, mahogany case with carved columns flanking the painted irondial signed Curtis & Clark, Plymouth, Conn, Arabic numerals, seconds dial and red and gilt border around the chapter ring, reverse-painting on glassof a Greek revival dwelling and meadow and trees, printed maker’s label inside stating in part Eight-Day Brass Clocks, Made by Curtiss and Clark,Plymouth, Con.. This Clock combines advantages over any other Clock made in this country, for convenience. It is made of the best materials, thesprings imported from Geneva..., eight-day spring-powered brass movement with recoil escapement, rack and snail strike and pendulum, ht. 22 3/4in.Note: According to Chris H. Bailey in “Heman Clark and the ‘Salem Bridge’ Shelf Clocks,” NAWCC Bulletin Supplement No. 13, 1980, pp. 22-26,Heman Clark undoubtedly designed and made the prototype for the Connecticut spring-powered shelf clock. An 1824 contract extant outlines theproduction of 200 of these clocks and few survive today. The present clock is illustrated on p. 25. It is suggested that the painted iron dials weresupplied by Boston dial painter Samuel Curtis, maker’s labels printed by P.B. Goodsell of Hartford and cases supplied by Alfred Platt of Waterbury.The present example was owned by the late Kenneth Roberts and was displayed for many years at the American Clock and Watch Museum, Bristol,Connecticut during his tenure as Director.$15,000-25,00076 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

334 335334.Lucius B. Bradley Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock,Watertown, Connecticut, c. 1823, with scroll top, brass urn finials,painted iron dial inscribed by retailer, J. W. Cortelyou, Morris-town,Roman numerals, seconds bit, painted shell spandrels and raisedgesso dots in the “Boston dial” manner, printed maker’s label insidebackboard, all on French feet, eight-day time and rack strike movementwith compound weights and brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 33 1/4 in.Note: William Drost, Clocks and Watches of New Jersey, pp. 61-2pictures another Salem Bridge shelf clock marked with the sameretailer’s name and confirms Cortelyou’s status as a merchant. Seealso, Chris H. Bailey, “Heman Clark and the ‘Salem Bridge’ ShelfClocks,” NAWCC Bulletin Supplement No. 13, 1980, pp. 28-9 foradditional information on Lucius B. Bradley.$8,000-12,000335.Mahogany Shelf Clock Attributed to Sylvester Clark, Salem Bridge,Connecticut, c. 1830, with carved top, full-length door with lookingglass in the lower section flanked by flat pilasters and Corinthiancapitals, wooden dial with Roman numerals, gilt chapter ring andspandrels, seconds bit, eight-day time and strike brass movement withbrass pulleys, pendulum and iron weights, ht. 31 1/2 in.Note: For a closely related example see the definitive work on this form,Chris H. Bailey, “Heman Clark and the ‘Salem Bridge’ Shelf Clocks,”NAWCC Bulletin Supplement No. 13, 1980, p. 40.$1,500-2,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com77

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338 (with detail view)336.Spencer Hotchiss Miniature Mahogany Eight-Day Timepiece, SalemBridge, Connecticut, c. 1835, with bevel molded flat top, freestandingmaple columns with acanthus leaf capitals flanking the wooden dialwith Roman numerals and raised gilded decoration, reverse-paintedrural scene with two houses and a stream, lower stenciled glass witha basket and leafage, eight-day brass weight-powered movement withstrap recoil escapement, two pulleys in the top of the case to redirectweight fall, lead weight with internal pulley and pendulum, ht. 26 in.Note: While this clock is unlabeled, the movement is identical toa labeled example illustrated and discussed in Chris H. Bailey,“Heman Clark and the ‘Salem Bridge’ Shelf Clocks,” NAWCC BulletinSupplement No. 13, 1980, pp. 49-52, figs. 72-74.$3,000-5,000337.Silvester Clarke Mahogany and Tiger Maple Timepiece, SalemBridge, Connecticut, c. 1830, half-round tiger maple sides and lineinlay flanking the painted wooden dial with Roman numerals and giltspandrels, looking glass and lower painted scene of a rural countryside,9 x 11 1/2-in. printed label on the back stating S. Clarke’s ImprovedBrass Clocks; Warranted if Well Used. Salem Bridge. Conn., eight-daybrass movement with strap recoil escapement, pulley mounted in thetop of the case, iron weight and pendulum, ht. 24 in.Note: For a related example see Chris H. Bailey, “Heman Clark andthe ‘Salem Bridge’ Shelf Clocks,” NAWCC Bulletin Supplement No. 13,1980, pp. 43-4.$1,500-2,500338.Spencer, Hotchkiss & Company Miniature Brass Timepiece, SalemBridge, Connecticut, c. 1828, the mahogany case with stenciled splatand turned half columns flanking the wooden dial with Roman numeralsand raised gilt decoration in the spandrels and lower looking glass,printed maker’s label stating Eight-Day Brass Timepiece Manufacturedby Spencer, Hotchkiss & Co., Salem Bridge, Conn. Warranted if WellUsed, eight-day brass time-only movement with compound lead weightand pendulum, ht. 21 in.$3,000-5,000

339 340341339.“Topsey” Blinking Eye Clock, attributed to Bradley and Hubbard,Meriden, Connecticut, c. 1870, the cast iron case in the form of a blackwoman with green V-neck blouse, brown skirt with red trim and redshoes, thirty-hour lever-escapement movement and paper on zinc dialwith Roman numerals mounted just above the hemline, mechanicalconnection provides automaton motion to the eyes which move up anddown with the escapement action, all on an oval base, ht. 16 1/2 in.$2,000-4,000340.J.C. Brown Iron Front “Circus Tent” Shelf Clock, Forestville,Connecticut, c. 1870, the cream-colored iron front case with pagodatop, gilt tassels and scroll work surmounting the paper on zinc dial withRoman numerals, the lower section with formal pulled draperies, centralcolumn capital with brass bezel and glass pendulum aperture flankedby fanciful paintings of buildings, eight-day time and strike springpoweredmovement stamped J.C. Brown, Forestville, CT. U.S.A. andpendulum, ht. 20 1/2 in.$1,000-2,000341.J.C. Brown Mother-of-pearl Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, thecase with hand painted, gilt and mother-of-pearl decoration, paintedzinc dial with Roman numerals and signed J.C. Brown, Bristol, Ct.U.S., lower transfer decorated glass depicting and marked J.C. BrownManufacturer, printed maker’s label stating Forestville ManufacturingCompany, J.C. Brown, Bristol, Connecticut, eight-day time and strikemovement stamped with maker’s name, ht. 17 1/2 in.Provenance: Anthony Sposato Collection, retains the collector’s labelon the back.$600-80080 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

342.Botsford’s Improved Patent Lever Marine Timepiece, JeromeManufacturing Company, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1845-55, withgilt, paint and mother-of-pearl decorated front, 3 1/4 in. enameleddial with Roman numerals, spade hands, printed maker’s label onthe back with maker’s name and operating instructions, thirty-hourspring-powered patent lever-escapement timepiece on a painted anddecorated pedestal with brass ball feet and glass shade, ht. 12 3/4 in.$2,500-3,500342343.J.C. Brown Ripple Front Ogee Gothic Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1845, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals andsigned J. C. Brown, Bristol, Ct. US, the four spire rosewood veneeredcase with ripple front frames, the lower enclosing an etched tablet,printed maker’s label on backboard, eight-day time strike and alarmmovement, ht. 20 in.$400-600344.Mahogany Ripple Front Beehive Clock by E.N. Welch, Forestville,Connecticut, painted zinc Roman numeral dial, frosted transferdecorated tablet, maker’s label inside on backboard, eight-day, timeand strike, spring-powered movement with gong strike, ht. 19 in.$300-500343 344

345347346345.E.C. Brewster Mahogany Beehive Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, No.4492, c. 1840, wooden dial with glass center, gilded chapter ring andRoman numerals, etched glass tablet of floral design, green paperdust cover on backboard, eight-day brass detached fusee movementstamped No. 4492, springs enclosed within an iron frame, Genevastops, between the plate rack strike and pendulum, ht. 19 in.Literature: Thomas Grimshaw, “Fusee Beehive Clock-Please IdentifyYourself,” NAWCC Bulletin, August 1980.$1,500-2,500346.E.C. Brewster & Company Mahogany “Sharp Gothic” Shelf Clock,Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1840, painted zinc dial with Roman numeralsand floral decoration, spires with ball finials flanking half round moldingsflanking the door with etched tablet in a floral pattern, green paper dustcover on backboard with business card label tacked in stating E. C.Brewster & Co., Manufacturers of Patent Spring Eight-Day RepeatingBrass Clocks, Bristol, Conn., eight-day time and rack and snail strike,iron back plate and spring barrels, front plate stamped E. C. Brewster& Co. Bristol, Ct. U.S.A., pendulum and lyre-shaped gong stand, ht. 21in.Note: Exhibited at the American Clock and Watch Museum, Bristol,Connecticut. According to Chris H. Bailey, sharp gothic shelf clockswith wider cases and spires with ball finials are believed to be theearliest production model of the Sharp Gothic or “Steeple” clockdesigned by Elias Ingraham. The Sharp Gothic became one ofAmerica’s most successful case styles.$5,000-7,000

349 350347.Brewster & Ingraham Triple Fusee Sharp Gothic Shelf Clock,Bristol, Connecticut, the mahogany case with four columns and turnedspires, painted zinc dial with original rectangular cut-out, Romannumerals and signed Bristol, Ct. U.S., transfer decorated tablet, printedmaker’s label inside backboard stating Patent Spring Equalizing andPower Retaining Brass Clocks. Springs Warranted not to fail. Made andsold by Brewster and Ingrahams, Bristol, Conn., thirty-hour brass time,strike and alarm movement with three wooden fusees, the center fuseebridge marked Patent, and enclosed coiled springs, ht. 19 1/4 in.$2,000-3,000349.Birge & Fuller Mahogany Double Steeple Wagon Spring Clock,Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial,transfer and painted decorated tablets on top and lower doors, printedpaper label on backboard stating J. Ives Patent Equalizing Lever Spring,Eight Day Brass Clocks...Birge & Fuller, Bristol Conn., eight-day timeand strike movement powered by an iron leaf spring mounted in thebase, ht. 27 1/2 in.$2,000-4,000348.Mahogany Ogee Gothic Shelf Clock by Brewster and Ingrahams,Bristol, Connecticut, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, frostedand cut glass lower tablet, four columns and finials flanking the case,printed maker’s label inside backboard, eight-day time, strike andalarm, brass spring-powered movement with gong strike and maker’sname stamped on front plate, ht. 19 1/2.$250-450350.Birge & Fuller Double Steeple Wagon Spring Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1845, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals,transfer and paint decorated tablets on the top and lower doors,printed maker’s label inside back board stating in part, J. Ives PatentAccelerating Lever Spring Thirty-Hour Clocks Made for Sale Wholesaleand Retail by Birge and Fuller, Bristol, Conn., thirty-hour time and strikemovement powered by an iron leaf spring mounted in the base, ht. 241/2 in.$1,500-2,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com83

351351.Welch, Spring & Company “Patti V.P.” Rosewood Shelf Clock,Forestville, Connecticut, c. 1880, the “Baby Patti” case form with turnedfinials and three-quarter columns on a molded base, printed paperRoman numeral dial with moon hands, gilt transfer decoration of glass,thirty-hour dual-wind time-only movement with pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in.$1,500-2,500353352.E.N. Welch Mahogany Sharp Gothic Shelf Clock, Forestville,Connecticut, c. 1870, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, zinc dialsurround and alarm disc, silver leaf transfer design on glass, printedmaker’s label on the back stating Sharp Gothic Visible Pendulum,Manufactured by the E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Connecticut,U.S.A., eight-day time and gong strike movement with pendulum, ht.20 1/4 in.$200-300353.Rolling Verge Cottage Clock Attributed to Atkins, Whiting &Company, Bristol, Connecticut, 1850-55, the glazed flat bevel doorover the painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, lower door withtransfer decorated tablet depicting the U.S. Capitol Building, brassserpentine-shaped plate, thirty-hour movement with 28-tooth escapewheel, roller pallets and countwheel strike, ht. 11 1/2 in.Note: For additional information on these interesting clocks, seeKenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to ConnecticutClock Technology, 1810-1862, revised 2nd edition 1989, pp. 328-30.$800-1,200354.Silas B. Terry Mahogany Reverse Ogee Cottage Clock, Terryville,Connecticut, blue and gilt reverse-painted dial surround over thewooden dial with Roman numerals, lower glass with transfer andpainted decoration depicting two colorful birds and a nest, printedmaker’s label inside backboard Spring Brass Clocks! Made, Warrantedand Sold by Silas B. Terry, Terryville, Conn., thirty-hour time and strikemovement with internally mounted countwheel, ht. 14 3/4 in.$2,500-3,500

354356355.Botsford’s Improved Patent Lever Timepiece, Jerome ManufacturingCompany, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1845-55, 3 1/4-in. enameleddial with Roman numerals, spade hands, pressed brass scrolldecorated surround marked Paris, thirty-hour spring-powered patentlever-escapement timepiece on a painted pedestal with brass ball feetand glass shade, ht. 12 in.$300-500357356.Silas B. Terry Pine Cottage Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855,the paper veneered case with “snakeskin” finish on the door andfaux graining, painted zinc dial signed S.B. Terry, Terryville, etchedgeometric-pattern tablet, printed maker’s label inside stating, PatentCaveat filed AD 1851, S. B. Terry, Manufacturer of Clocks, Terryville,Conn. Warranted, thirty-hour spring-powered ladder movementtimepiece with pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in.$800-1,200357.Silas B. Terry Cottage Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855, with“snakeskin” paper veneer finish on door and faux graining on sides,painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, transfer paint decorated lowerglass, printed label on backboard stating, Patent Caveat Filed 1851,S. B. Terry, Manufacturer of Clocks, Terryville, Conn., thirty-hour brassladder timepiece movement, ht. 10 1/2 in.$500-700

359358358.“Fashion” No. 4 Walnut Calendar Clock, Southern Calendar ClockCompany, St. Louis, Missouri, with painted zinc dials, the 7 1/2-in.time dial with Roman numerals and marked Patented Dec. 28 1875,recessed seconds marked Patented April 16, 1878 within a nickelplatedbezel, lower calendar dial inscribed Southern Calendar ClockCo. St. Louis Missouri, rolling drums for day and month, central handfor day-of-the-month, printed directions inside backboard, glassmarked Fashion in gilding and eight-day time and strike spring-poweredmovement, lacking pendulum, ht. 32 1/2 in.$2,000-3,000360359.Harvard Clock Company Silvered Brass Mantel Clock, Boston,Massachusetts, c. 1880, enameled Roman numeral dial with Harvardfaintly visible, central opening to reveal the lever escapement andbalance wheel against a damascened front plate, eight-day brasstandem wind, time and strike movement with rack and snail gong strike,ht. 11 1/2 in.$200-400360.William L. Gilbert “Orleans” Mantel Clock, Winsted, Connecticut,c. 1910, molded glass case with patinated spelter trim, front and rearbezels, enameled dial with Arabic numerals, visible escapement andGilbert logo, eight-day time and strike movement with two-jar fauxmercury pendulum, ht. 11 in.$500-700

367 (with detail view)361.Ansonia Crystal Palace No. 1 “Extra” Mantel Clock, Ansonia ClockCompany, Brooklyn, New York, printed paper on zinc dial with Romannumerals enclosed in a cast brass bezel, figures flanking the lowerlooking glass, eight-day time and bell-strike movement with faux two-jarpendulum, all on a walnut base and under the original glass dome, ht.18 1/2 in.$700-900362.E. Ingraham Walnut Calendar Clock, E. Ingraham & Company,Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1880, applied carved crest over the paper onzinc dial with Roman numerals and day-of-the-week indication, B.B.Lewis patent calendar in the base, inside stamped E. Ingraham & Co.,Bristol, Conn., eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum, ht.22 in.$300-500363.Mahogany Banjo Clock by the New Haven Clock Company, NewHaven, Connecticut, silvered Arabic numeral dial marked with maker’sname, transfer decorated tablets, the waist flanked by brass sideornaments and eight-day time-only weight-powered movement withpendulum and lead weights, ht. 40 in.$200-300364.The Teeny Tiny Clock Shop, Jacques and Mary Deveaux, NewYork, c. 1970, a dollhouse-like scale model of a clock shop withwatchmaker’s bench and electric lathe, fifteen miniature clocks ofvarious descriptions including a girandole, acorn, lyre, Massachusettsshelf clock, pillar and scroll., patent timepiece, lighthouse clock, andothers, all with working watch movements and handmade cases, max.ht. of clocks 5 in.$150-250365.Collection of Nineteen Miniature Lux Cuckoo Clocks, Keebler ClockCompany, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all with composite painted cases,most of the ‘Bobbing Head’ type, a “Blue Bird” and a “Scotty Dog,” ht.approx. 6 1/2 in.$400-800366.Walnut German Wall Clock, with turned and carved decorated case,celluloid on brass dial with Arabic numerals and pierced steel hands,two fully turned columns flanking the pressed brass pendulum, eightdayspring-powered movement, ht. 33 in.$200-300367.Seth Thomas Off-Center Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock,Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1818, scroll-top surmounting the paintedwooden dial with Arabic numerals, inner minutes, gilded and painteddecoration in the spandrels, a stylized beehive in the center andexposed escapement, freestanding columns, reverse-painting on glassof a garden scene and offset pendulum aperture, thirty-hour strapwooden movement with center mounted countwheel strike, off centerpendulum and two lead weights and wooden pulleys, ht. 29 in.$15,000-25,000

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370 (with detail view)368.Butler & Henderson & Company Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock,Clement, Nova Scotia, c. 1829-30, with scroll-top case, freestandingturned columns flanking the painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals,floral and raised gilt decoration, lower reverse-painted tablet withstarburst pattern border on a green ground, classical garden scene andpendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating in part PatentClocks Made and Sold at Clement Nova Scotia by Butler Henderson &Co., thirty-hour time and strike wooden movement with pendulum boband two iron weights, ht. 31 1/2 in.Note: According to Spittlers and Chris H. Bailey, AmericanClockmakers and Watchmakers, p. 55-6, Butler & Henderson were inpartnership 1829-30 selling clocks purchased from Samuel Terry.$2,000-4,000369.Eli Terry & Sons Mahogany Alarm Shelf Clock, Plymouth,Connecticut, c. 1825, full-length door with looking glass in the lowersection, wooden dial with Arabic numerals, raised gilt spandrels, centerwith basket of flowers and gilded garland, engraved silvered brassalarm setting disc, printed maker’s label inside backboard stating PatentClocks invented by Eli Terry Made and Sold at Plymouth Connecticutby E. Terry & Sons, thirty-hour time, countwheel strike and “windowshade” alarm mounted on the bottom board of the case, ht. 22 1/2 in.Provenance: Donald C. Dean Collection.Literature: The present clock is illustrated in Brooks Palmer, Book ofAmerican Clocks, plate 190; this rare form is illustrated and discussed inKenneth D. Roberts and Snowden Taylor, Eli Terry and the ConnecticutShelf Clock, 2nd revised edition, pp. 110-12.$5,000-8,000370.Silas Hoadley “Upside-Down” Mahogany Pillar and Scroll ShelfClock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, the scroll-top case with turnedcolumns flanking the full-length glazed door, painted wooden dial withArabic numerals, painted fruit spandrels and country scene insidethe chapter ring, lower reverse-painted tablet with gilded border andpendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating Franklin Clockswith the improvement of bushing the pivots with Ivory, Arranged andManufactured by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour wooden“upside-down” movement with countwheel strike, pendulum and twoweights, ht. 29 1/2 in.$6,000-8,000

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376 (with detail view)371.Erastus Hodges Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Torrington,Connecticut, the scroll-top crest and brass urn finials over the paintedwooden dial with Arabic numerals and colorful painted spandrels, lowerreverse-painting depicting a large formal residence and yard, printedmaker’s label inside stating in part, Patent Improved Clock, Made andSold by Erastus Hodges, Torrington, Conn. Warranted if well used.,thirty-hour time and strike weight-powered “Torrington-type” movementwith two cast iron weights and pendulum, ht. 29 in.$5,000-8,000372.Seth Thomas Off-center Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth,Connecticut, c. 1818, the scroll-top case with three brass urn finials,freestanding columns flanking the painted wooden dial with Arabicnumerals, seconds bit, minute marks inside the chapter ring, giltdecorated center and spandrels, reverse-painted lower glass withoff-set pendulum aperture and gold leaf border, printed maker’s labelinside stating Patent Clocks, Made and sold by Seth Thomas andWarranted if Well Used..., thirty-hour time and strike strap woodenmovement with center mounted countwheel, brass escape wheel andpendulum, ht. 30 1/2 in.$3,000-5,000373.Eli Terry & Sons Mahogany Pillar & Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth,Connecticut, c. 1825, scroll-top case, freestanding columns flanking thewooden dial with Arabic numerals and floral spandrels, reverse-paintedtablet with formal dwelling on a lake, French feet and scalloped apron,thirty-hour time and strike weight-powered wooden movement, ht. 33in.$300-500374.Forestville Manufacturing Company Miniature Triple Decker ShelfClock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1850, the mahogany case with carvedand gilded eagle splat, smoke grained and gilded half columns flankingthe painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, painted floral spandrels, thelower section with similar columns, flat bevel frame door with reversepaintedtablet of a Greek Revival dwelling, printed maker’s label insidestating in part Patent Brass Clocks Made and Sold by the ForestvilleManf’ Co. Bristol, Conn., thirty-hour time and strike movement withcountwheel strike, two iron weights and pendulum, ht. 29 in.$1,500-2,500375.Birge, Mallory & Co. Miniature Triple Decker Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals capped bya carved, gesso and gilt fruit basket and flanked by faux grained halfcolumns with gilded capitals, midsection with reverse-painted countryscene flanked by gilded freestanding columns, the lower section withfaux grain half columns, lower door and stenciled glass all on ball feet,thirty-hour weight-powered strap brass movement stamped BM&CO,countwheel strike, pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 26 3/4 in.$1,500-2,000376.Jeromes & Darrow Miniature Mahogany Empire Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1835, with flat crown molded top, freestanding columnsflanking the wooden dial with Roman numerals, painted tin alarm discand gilt decoration, reverse paintings on glass on the top and lowerdoors, both depicting English country scenes, printed maker’s labelinside stating Timepiece Manufactured and Sold by Jerome’s andDarrow, Bristol, Conn., sleigh front in the lower section and carvedpaw feet, thirty-hour wood time and alarm movement with dual bellsmounted on top of case, iron weights and pendulum, ht. 26 1/2 in.Provenance: From the Collection of the late Amos G. Avery, this clockis illustrated in Distin and Bishop, The American Clock, p. 137.$2,500-3,500

377378 (with detail view)377.Birge, Mallory & Company Miniature Triple Decker Shelf Clock,Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1838-43, mahogany case with carved gessoand gilded fruit basket splat, turned, gilded and smoke grained columnsflanking the wooden dial with Roman numerals, gilt spandrels andcenter, midsection reverse-painted tablet flanked by freestanding giltcolumns, lower section with half columns and door framing a reversepaintedtablet of floral design, printed maker’s label inside with name asin title, thirty-hour strap brass movement stamped BM&Co, brass-facedpendulum bob and two iron weights, ht. 26 1/2 in.$1,500-2,500378.Silas Hoadley Mahogany Miniature Alarm Timepiece, Plymouth,Connecticut, c. 1835-40, solid scrolled splat, freestanding stenciledcolumns flanking the wooden dial with Arabic numerals and lookingglass below, paper dust cover and printed maker’s label insidestating, First Quality Timepieces with Alarm, Pivots bushed with Ivory,Manufactured by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour time andalarm movement with two weights and pendulum, ht. 25 1/2 in.Note: Formerly in the Irving Cooperman Collection. These rare clocksare illustrated and discussed in Bryan Rogers and Joseph Arvay, “TheHoadley Alarm Timepiece,” NAWCC Bulletin, August 1996, pp. 501-04.$1,500-2,50092 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

379380379.Silas Hoadley Mahogany Miniature Alarm Timepiece, Plymouth,Connecticut, 1835-40, stenciled eagle splat and carved pineapplefinials, stenciled freestanding columns flanking the painted woodendial with Arabic numerals, raised gilt and painted decoration and lowerlooking glass, paper dust cover and printed label stating, First QualityTimepieces with Alarm, Pivots bushed with Ivory, Manufactured andSold by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour time and alarmwooden movement with two weights and pendulum, ht. 26 in.Literature: These rare clocks are illustrated and discussed in BryanRogers and Joseph Arvay, “The Hoadley Alarm Timepiece,” NAWCCBulletin, August 1996, pp. 501-04.$1,500-2,500380.Jeromes & Darrow Carved Miniature Mahogany Alarm Timepiece,Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830, painted wooden dial with Romannumerals, gilt spandrels, floral center and black and gold alarm disc,carved eagle splat, carved half columns flanking the full-length doorwith looking glass, printed paper label inside backboard stating, AlarmTimepiece, Manufactured and Sold by Jeromes’ & Darrow, Bristol,Conn. Warranted if Well Used, all on carved paw feet, thirty-hourwooden alarm timepiece with two original cast iron weights, ht. 25 1/2in.$2,500-3,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com93

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381.Hiram Welton Alarm Timepiece Shelf Clock, Terrysville, Plymouth,Connecticut, c. 1840, the grain-painted pine case with stenciled splat,stenciled and smoke grained half columns flanking the painted woodendial with Roman numerals, gilded spandrels and center and tin alarmdisc, lower William B. Fenn stenciled and painted glass depicting aFederal eagle and marked E. Pluribus Unum, printed maker’s labelstating in part Improved Time Pieces by Hiram Welton, Made andSold at Terrysville, Plymouth Con., thirty-hour time and alarm woodenmovement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 24 in.$2,500-3,500384382.Mitchell & Atkins Miniature Carved Column Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1835, the mahogany case with carved cornucopiasplat and pineapple finials, carved half columns flanking the paintedwooden dial with Roman numerals and floral decorated spandrels,lower reverse-painted tablet with Greek revival building, heart-shapedpendulum aperture and stenciled border all on carved paw feet, printedmaker’s label stating Improved Clocks Made and Sold by Mitchell &Atkins, Bristol, Conn..., thirty-hour time and strike wooden movementwith pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 27 in.$2,000-4,000383.Seth Thomas Miniature Mahogany Shelf Clock, Plymouth Hollow,Connecticut, c. 1850, the molded top supported by four freestandingcolumns flanking the painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and lowerreverse-painted glass with a colorful fruit bowl and flowers, printedmaker’s label on backboard, eight-day time and strike serpentine platemovement marked S. Thomas Plymouth Conn. U.S.A. powered by twobrass springs, ht. 19 in.$200-300384.Henry Terry Miniature Mahogany Ogee Clock, Plymouth,Connecticut, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, lower glassdepicting a formal domestic setting, printed label inside stating, BrassClocks Made and Sold by Henry Terry, Plymouth, Conn. Warranted,brass thirty-hour time and strike weight-powered movement withpendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 19 1/2 in.$400-600385385.Silas B. Terry Miniature Mahogany Alarm Timepiece, Terryville,Connecticut, c. 1845, the ogee case style, wooden dial with Romannumerals and signed J.J. Beals, Boston, transfer decorated tabletdepicting and marked Croton Fountain N.Y., over paste label insidebackboard with maker as above and Alarm Timepiece Movement Madeby Hiram Welton, thirty-hour time and alarm weight-powered brassmovement with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 18 3/4 in.$800-1,200

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386.Silas B. Terry Mahogany Empire Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut,1833-39, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, recessed brassseconds bit, gilt spandrels and central opening to view the movementsurmounted by a carved eagle crest and flanked by turned columns,the lower door with reverse-painted green draperies pulled back toreveal a reverse-painted glass mounted on the backboard depictingclassical buildings and a town green, the lower backboard withprinted instructions, beveled framed case all set on carved paw feet,eight-day brass movement with skeletonized front plate, between theplates center mounted countwheel, recoil escapement, temperaturecompensated grid iron pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 38 in.389Literature: A closely related example is found in Kenneth Roberts andSnowden Taylor, Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock, 2nd edition,pp. 322-24.$8,000-12,000387.E. & G.W. Bartholomew Hollow Column Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1840, the mahogany case with carved and gilded eaglesplat, two freestanding ebonized and gilded columns, wooden dialwith Roman numerals and looking glass flanked by freestanding gildedcolumns, the lower door with reverse-painted tablet with two statelyhomes within a gilded border, printed maker’s label inside backboardwith maker’s name as above, carved and gilded paw feet, thirty-hourtime and strike wooden movement with pressed brass pendulum boband two cast iron weights, ht. 36 in.Provenance: Formerly in the Martin Baker Collection.$2,000-4,000388.Hotchkiss & Benedict Mahogany Empire Shelf Clock, Auburn, NewYork, c. 1835, painted wooden dial inscribed Warranted by Hotchkiss &Benedict, Roman numerals and stenciled gilt flowers in the spandrels,lower section with tapered flat columns and carved capitals flanking thedoor with looking glass, printed maker’s label inside stating A. Munger’sPatent Eight Day Brass Clocks, Made, Warranted and Sold Wholesaleand Retail by Hotchkiss & Benedict, Auburn, N.Y., eight-day weightpoweredmovement stamped No. 2689, finger pointing seconds hand,compound hung weights and eagle pendulum bob, ht. 38 in.Note: Clark B. Hotchkiss and Thaddeus Benedict succeeded A.Munger & Co. These brass eight-day clocks were made by contractlabor at the Auburn, New York, State Prison.$800-1,200389.Eli Terry & Sons Carved Column and Splat Shelf Clock, Plymouth,Connecticut, the carved fruit basket crest over the painted woodendial with Roman numerals, raised gesso and gilt decoration, carvedhalf columns flaking the full-length door with looking glass and lowerpainted tablet of the rural New England town center, printed label insidestating in part, Eight Day Clocks Invented by Eli Terry, Made and Soldin Plymouth Conn. by Eli Terry & Sons, Warranted., eight-day time andstrike mahogany plate movement with pendulum, ht. 38 1/2 in.$800-1,200390390.Eli Terry & Sons Eight-Day Mahogany Shelf Clock, Plymouth,Connecticut, c. 1825, with elaborately carved fruit basket with acanthusleaves cresting, stenciled full-length half columns flanking the woodendial with Roman numerals, seconds dial, and raised gilded gessodecoration in the spandrels, the lower section with reverse-paintedtablet depicting a cathedral and a Greek revival building within astenciled border, printed label inside backboard stating in part Eight-DayClocks Invented by Eli Terry, Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut,Eli Terry & Sons., eight-day time and strike mahogany plate movementwith countwheel strike, two iron weights and pendulum, ht. 36 in.Note: This clock is illustrated in Dworetsky and Dickstein, HorologyAmericana, p. 124.$1,500-2,500

392 (with detail view)391391.Jeromes & Darrow Stenciled Column Mahogany Shelf Clock,Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830, with carved basket and acanthus leafcrest, full-length stenciled columns flanking the wooden dial withArabic numerals and gilt decoration, looking glass and stenciled fruitbasket at the bottom, printed maker’s label stating Eight-Day ClocksManufactured and Sold by Jeromes and Darrow, Bristol, Conn.,replacement thirty-hour wooden movement with two weights andpendulum, ht. 40 in.$200-250392.Mark Levenworth Carved Column Shelf Clock, Waterbury,Connecticut, c. 1830, the mahogany case with carved eagle perchedon a scrolled banner with twenty-three stars, carved half columnsflanking the painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, gilt and paintedspandrels and vase with flowers in the center, lower diptych glass withGreek revival buildings and central pendulum aperture, printed maker’slabel advertising Improved Clocks Made and Sold by Mark Levenworth,Waterbury, Conn., thirty-hour time and strike wooden movement withtwo iron weights and pendulum, ht. 30 in.$2,000-2,50098 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

393394393.Chauncey Jerome Empire Mahogany Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1850, the painted zinc dial with Roman numerals,flat column with turned rosettes in the corners flanking the transferdecorated lower tablet depicting and marked President’s House, printedmaker’s label inside backboard stating in part, Extra Brass Clocks madeand sold by Chauncey Jerome, Bristol, Conn., thirty-hour time andstrike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 21 in.$800-1,200395394.Bloomer and Sperry Mahogany Portico Shelf Clock, New York,c. 1845-46, with four columns flanking the wooden dial with Romannumerals and floral spandrels, transfer and paint decorated tablet,printed maker’s label inside backboard, thirty-hour weight-poweredbrass movement with pendulum and two 4 3/4 x 1-in. iron weights, ht.25 1/2 in.$200-400395.Crane’s Patent Eight-Day Torsion Pendulum Clock, J.R. Mills &Company, New York, c. 1846-48, the case with rosewood trim, flatbevel to the printed paper dial with Roman numerals and marked J. R.Mills & Co. New York. and A. D. Crane’s Patent, printed maker’s labelinside backboard stating in part Patent Eight-Day Clocks Manufacturedby the Year Clock Company 35 Cortlandt Street, New York. WarrantedSuperior Timekeepers, etched glass tablet and eight-day time and strikemovement with two cast iron weights and three-ball torsion pendulum,ht. 20 1/2 in.Literature: This clock is pictured in Horology Americana, p. 156.For the definitive study on these innovative clocks see FrederickShelley, “Aaron Dodd Crane An American Original,” NAWCC BulletinSupplement 16, Summer 1987, pp. 71-3.$2,000-4,000

396396.Chauncey Jerome Mahogany Empire Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1850, with painted zinc dial marked Made by C.Jerome. Bristol. CT. U.S.A., flat pilasters with turned rosette cornersflanking the door with lower etched garland tablet, printed label insidebackboard stating in part, Extra Brass Clocks Made and Sold byChauncey Jerome, Bristol, Conn., thirty-hour time and strike brassmovement with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 20 3/4 in.$1,000-1,500397.Chauncey Jerome Mahogany “Ogee Proto-type” Shelf Clock,New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1839, the flat cornice top with half roundsides flanking the zinc dial with Roman numerals and open center formovement viewing, painted dial surround, looking glass, blue dustcover and printed business card label inside stating Chauncey Jerome,Manufacturer of Brass Clocks, Eight Day and Thirty Hour of Every Styleand Description, New Haven, Conn., thirty-hour weight-powered brassmovement with countwheel strike, two weights and pendulum, ht. 22 in.$100-200398.Forestville Triple Decker Mantel Clock, Forestville ManufacturingCompany, Bristol, Connecticut, wooden dial with Arabic numerals,painted tablets, the middle depicting a country home with coach andhorses, the lower a garland of flowers, printed maker’s label and eightdaytime and strike movement, ht. 34 1/2 in.$300-500399.Walnut Wall Regulator, Connecticut, c. 1890, painted zinc dial withRoman numerals, carved and incised decorated cornice and pediment,unmarked eight-day time-only spring-powered movement withpendulum, ht. 44 1/2 in.$400-600400.Birge, Peck & Company Mahogany Sleigh Front Shelf Clock,Bristol, Connecticut, with molded cornice, turned half columns flankingthe wooden dial with Roman numerals and floral spandrels, transferand paint decorated tablets, the top depicting and marked View inRome Italy, the lower a Gothic cathedral, printed maker’s label insidebackboard stating Extra Eight Day Rolling Pinion and Steel Pivot BrassClocks Manufactured by Birge, Peck & Company, Bristol, Conn., eightdaystrap brass movement with rolling lantern pinions and countwheelstrike with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 32 1/2 in.$400-600401.New Haven Rosewood Wall Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, c.1890, with mother-of-pearl decoration around the paper on zinc dialwith Arabic numerals, lower drop with carved side ornaments flankingthe pendulum aperture, eight-day time and strike spring-poweredmovement stamped New Haven, ht. 28 in.$200-300402.Oak “Regulator” Calendar Wall Clock, attributed to The SessionsClock Company, printed paper dial with Roman numerals, Arabiccalendar chapters, lower glass marked Regulator, pressed oak caseand eight-day time-only movement with calendar attachment andpendulum, ht. 38 in.$200-400404

405 406403.Seth Thomas Thirty-Day Oak Wall Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut,12-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked SethThomas, seconds dial, blued spade hands, the reeded and carved casewith lower glass for access to pendulum regulation, thirty-day time-onlydual spring-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 38 in.$400-600404.J.C. Brown Mahogany Wall Acorn Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c.1845, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, reverse-painted lowerglass depicting and marked State House, Hartford, inside backboardwith green paper dust cover and 4 3/4 x 2 3/4-in. printed label cardstating Eight Day Spring Timepiece Manufactured by J. C. Brown BristolConn. and eight-day spring-powered, ladder time-only movementstamped Forestville Mfg. Co., Bristol, CT USA, ht. 28 1/4 in.$5,000-8,000405.Brewster and Ingraham Miniature Gallery Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1850, the turned mahogany hinged bezel opens to the7 1/2-in. dia. convex painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and faintlysigned Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, Conn., printed paper label onbackboard stating Patent Spring Eight-Day Gallery and Office Clocks,Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, Conn., eight-day spring-poweredtimepiece with rear hung pendulum, overall dia. 11 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500406.Brewster and Ingraham Mahogany Gallery Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1845, 9 1/2-in. convex wooden dial with Romannumerals, hinged wooden bezel opens to reveal printed maker’slabel on backboard and eight-day time-only movement powered by alarge brass spring, (lacking pendulum bob), dia. 13 1/2 in.$600-800407407.Chauncey Jerome Mahogany Fusee Gallery Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1845, the pine and turned mahogany case with 12-in.painted zinc Roman numeral dial, hinged brass bezel, and removablelower segment for pendulum access, hinged rear door with printedmaker’s label stating Chauncey Jerome, Manufacturer of Eight and OneDay Brass Clocks, Timepieces and Marine Levers, New Haven, Conn.USA, eight-day time-only brass movement with going barrel and fusee,lantern pinions, recoil escapement and pendulum hung from the top ofthe case, max. dia. 15 in.$1,000-1,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com101

408410408.Kirk’s Patent Marine Timepiece, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1850,turned mahogany bezel opens to the 6 1/2-in. zinc dial with raisedchapter ring and inscribed Kirk’s Patent Marine Timepiece, New HavenCt. US., paper label below the dial reads Patented by Charles Kirk, April1847 U.S.A., eight-day brass spring-powered movement with Kirk’spatented balance iron back plate and a worn 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. printedmaker’s label on the reverse of the backboard, max dia. 9 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500409409.Chauncey Jerome Miniature Keyhole Drop Octagon Wall Clock,New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1850, with faux rosewood-grained case,painted dial mask over the zinc dial with Roman numerals, transferdecorated lower tablet in black and bronze paint, printed maker’slabel on backboard stating, Clocks and Timepieces, of All Kinds,Manufactured by Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, CT., to whom allorders may be addressed and which will receive prompt attention.,eight-day time-only spring-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 16in.$1,000-2,000410.Oak Advertising Wall Clock by the Baird Clock Company, Chicago,Illinois, pressed tin Arabic numeral dial stamped U.S.G. Harness Oil*Blackens, Softens, Preserves.* and with maker’s name at the center,lower door with pressed tin stating E. Schmidt & Co. Manufacturers,Baltimore MD., dual-spring, time-only Seth Thomas fifteen-daymovement stamped ST and Baird Clock Company, Plattsburg, N.Y., ht.29 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

412411411.Oak Regulator No. 25 by Seth Thomas, Thomaston, Connecticut,12-in. dia. zinc dial with Roman numerals and signed with maker’sname, eight-day, time-only movement with dead-beat escapement,maintaining power, wooden pendulum rod, brass-faced bob and brasscasedweight, ht. 36 in.$1,500-2,000412.Harvard Clock Co. Wall Regulator, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1880,with Howard No. 59 case form, turned finials on the crest, full-lengthglazed door over the painted iron dial with Roman numerals andinscribed Harvard Clock Co., Boston, bird’s-eye maple weight guard,lower pedestal with three carved and turned finials, eight-day time-onlymovement powered by an iron weight and regulated by a silver giltpendulum rod and damascened nickel bob, ht. 46 in.$3,000-5,000413413.F. Kroeber No. 30 Walnut Wall Clock, New York, c. 1880, thewalnut and burl walnut veneered case with turned and carved columnsflanking the 7-in. paper on zinc dial, printed maker’s label on backboardstating Eight-Day Regulator No. 30, Manufactured by F. Kroeber No. 8Cortlandt Street, New York, lower pedestal and strawberry finial, eightday time-only Seth Thomas no. 10 spring-powered movement withnickel cylindrical pendulum, ht. 37 in.$1,500-2,000414.Seth Thomas Oak #2 Regulator, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1890,painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, seconds bit and marked SethThomas, glazed lower door and remains of printed maker’s label insidebase, eight-day time-only, dead-beat escapement movement withmaintaining power, pendulum, and cylindrical brass-cased weight, ht.38 in.$1,000-1,500

415.Oak No. 70 Regulator by the E. Howard Clock Company, Boston,Massachusetts, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial marked E.Howard & Co., Boston, lower painted tablet, eight-day time-onlymovement stamped with maker’s name, weight and pendulum, ht. 32in.$800-1,200416.Waltham Oak Wall Regulator No. 33, Waltham Clock Company,c. 1900, with pitched pediment crest, full-length glazed door, 12-in.painted zinc dial with Arabic numerals and marked Waltham ClockCo., eight-day time-only movement with damascened plates stamped,Waltham Clock Co. USA and 7254, dead-beat escapement, maintainingpower, Geneva stop and compound pulleys with one brass-casedweight, ht.$600-800417.Wall Regulator Attributed to E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts,painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, moon hands, half round framesenclosing black, gold and maroon glasses, eight-day weight-poweredtimepiece with pendulum and iron weight with “5” cast on the front, ht.28 1/2 in.$800-1,200418.E. Howard Walnut No. 70 Regulator, E. Howard & Co., Boston,c. 1875, with 12-in. dia. painted iron dial with Roman numerals andmarked E. Howard & Co., Boston, lower painted tablet in red, black,gold and maroon, eight-day timepiece movement stamped E. Howard &Co. Boston, iron weight with 70 cast on front and pendulum, ht. 32 in.$800-1,200419.E. Howard No. 4 Regulator, E. Howard & Co., Boston, c. 1875, therosewood grained case with half round frames enclosing painted tabletsin black, gold and maroon, 8-in. dia. painted iron dial signed E. Howard& Co., Boston, eight-day brass timepiece stamped E. Howard & Co.,Boston with pendulum and iron weight, ht. 31 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000420.Walnut Wall Regulator Attributed to George Jones, New York,c. 1880, with pitched pediment and turned finial crest, full-lengthglazed door over the 8 1/2 in. enameled dial with sunk center, Romannumerals and center seconds, eight-day time-only movement with clubfoot dead-beat escapement, maintaining power grid iron temperaturecompensated pendulum, ht. 56 in.$4,000-6,000421.Waterbury No. 7 Oak Regulator, Waterbury Clock Company, c. 1890,with carved cornice and pedestal, 12-in. dia. enameled dial with Romannumerals, full-length glazed door and sides, eight-day timepiece withdead-beat pin wheel escapement, maintaining power, sweep seconds,grid iron temperature compensating pendulum rod and brass-faced bobpowered by a cylindrical brass weight, ht. 82 in.$5,000-7,000422.Waterbury Oak Wall Regulator, Waterbury Clock Company,Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1900, with carved crest and finials, silveredbrass Roman numeral dial with pierced steel hands, full-length glazeddoor and carved lower pediment, eight-day trapezoidal-shaped timeonlymovement with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power,brass-cased cylindrical weight, seconds beating pendulum and castbeat scale marked Waterbury Clock Co., ht. 70 in.$5,000-7,000421

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423.Ithaca Regulator No. 1, Ithaca Calendar Clock Company, Ithaca, NewYork, No. 3059, March 1883, walnut case with serpentine sides andconforming crown moldings, carved crest and lower pediment, 12-in.printed paper on zinc dials, the time dial with Roman numerals, thecalendar dial marked Ithaca Calendar Clock Company, Ithaca, NewYork Arabic days of the month, rolling day and month drums, eight-daytime-only weight-powered nickel-plated movement powered by twoweights and regulated by a seconds beating wooden rod and nickelfacedpendulum bob, ht. 72 in.Note: In removing the incised decorated dial surround board, No. 3059and 3-83 is scribed in graphite in period script.$15,000-25,000424.Seth Thomas Regulator No. 19, The Seth Thomas Clock Company,Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1910, the oak case with carved crest, fulllengthglazed door and lower veneered and molded pediment, 12-in.painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked Seth Thomas,eight-day timepiece movement with trapezoidal shaped plates markedST, dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, bracket mountedrear hung pendulum with beat adjustment, two-faceted-jar mercurytemperature compensated pendulum, cylindrical brass weight andengraved beat scale, ht. 75 in.$20,000-25,000425.Seth Thomas Regulator No. 16, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1880,the walnut case with carved crest, full-length glazed door, lowerveneered and molded pediment, 12-in. painted zinc dial marked SethThomas and Arabic numerals, eight-day timepiece movement withcenter seconds, trapezoidal-shaped plates, dead-beat escapement,maintaining power, wooden seconds beating pendulum rod withdamascened nickel-faced bob, cylindrical weight and silvered beatscale, ht. 75 in.$15,000-25,000426.Atkins “Extra” Rosewood Thirty-Day Wall Regulator, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1870, 18-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals,Maltese hands and seconds dial below the center, glazed lower doorand molded base pedestal, thirty-day two-weight brass movementwith dead-beat escapement mounted at the bottom of the movement,lantern pinions, seconds beating gilded pendulum rod and brass-facedbob, ht. 56 in.Note: This clock hung in the Bowman Technical School, a vocationalschool for the jeweler’s trades including watch and clock making inLancaster, Pennsylvania.$2,500-4,500426

427428427.E. & G. Bartholomew Stenciled Column Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1840, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals andgilt corners flanked by stenciled columns and capped with a stenciledsplat and pineapple finials, reverse-painted tablet with a country scenewithin a gilt border, printed maker’s label inside case, carved paw feet,thirty-hour time and strike wooden movement with pendulum and ironweights, ht. 29 in.$400-600428.Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Clock Attributed to John Bailey,Hanover, Massachusetts, c. 1810, the pierced fret top case withfreestanding reeded columns flanking the 12-in. painted iron dialwith “Osborn” false plate, Roman numerals, seconds bit and moon’sage dial in the arch, inlaid rectangular waist door flanked by reededcolumns and base section with bracket feet, eight-day time andstrike skeletonized movement with two iron weights and brass-facedpendulum, ht. 90 in.$4,000-6,000108 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

429.Federal Butternut Tall Clock, probably Dracut, Massachusetts, c.1810, the hood with pierced fret and brass finials, brass stop flutedfreestanding columns flanking the arched and glazed hood door overthe “Osborne” painted iron dial with Roman numerals and bird in thearch, waist door flanked by brass stop fluted quarter columns andbracket foot base, eight-day time and strike movement powered by ironweights and regulated by a wooden pendulum rod and brass-facedbob, ht. 88 1/2 in.429Note: A January 6, 1864 handwritten note by J.P. Varnum statesthat this clock was owned by Jonas Varnum of Dracut, a soldier inthe American Revolutionary War and a combatant at Bunker Hill. Theclock stood in the dining room of Varnum’s house for seventy years anddescended in his family.$4,000-6,000430.Mahogany Hall Clock, Germany, c. 1890, with scroll-top hood, carvedtympanum, fluted freestanding columns flanking the arched and glazedhood door over the composite brass dial with raised Arabic numerals,silvered and engraved center, brass spandrels and moon’s age dial inthe arch, glazed waist door, classically carved base and eight-day timeand gong strike movement with dead-beat escapement, two brasscasedweights and pendulum, ht. 100 in.$1,500-2,500431.Waltham Nine Tubular Bell Mahogany Chime Clock, Waltham ClockCompany, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1911, the scroll-top case withfreestanding columns flanking the composite brass dial with Arabicnumerals and marked Waltham Clock Company, subsidiary dials fortune selection and chime silent, moon’s age in the arch, glazed waistdoor and ogee feet, eight-day time and quarter-chiming movement onnine tubular bells, pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 95 in.;together with the original bill of sale dated January 16, 1911 for this anda No. 31 “Willard” clock, accompanied by the original cashed checktotaling $325.Note: See lot 488 for the “Willard” clock mentioned in this invoice.$2,000-3,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com109

432 (with detail view)432.Mahogany Tall Clock by Thompson, Woodbridge, England, c. 1800,freestanding stop fluted columns with Corinthian capitals flanking thesheet brass silvered and engraved dial with Roman numerals signedThompson, Woodbridge., lancet-shaped waist door with stop-flutedquarter columns, molded fielded panels of crotch mahogany all ona raised pediment base, eight-day time and strike movement withpendulum and two brass-cased weights, ht. 92 in.$2,000-4,000110 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

434433.Mahogany Quarter-Chiming Floor Clock, retailed by Tilden ThurberCompany, Providence, Rhode Island, the carved case with bow frontglazed waist door, brass composite dial with Arabic numerals, “Chime-Silent” and gong selection subsidiary dials in the upper spandrels,retailer’s name engraved above numeral 6, moon’s age dial in the arch,eight-day time, strike, and quarter chime on four or eight gongs withpendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 96 1/2 in.$2,000-4,000434.Waterbury “Hall” Clock, The Waterbury Clock Company, Waterbury,Connecticut, c. 1915, with carved pagoda top, freestanding columnsflanking the arched and glazed hood door over the composite brass dialwith Arabic numerals and applied brass spandrels, glazed waist door,carved base and feet, eight-day time and strike movement with lanternpinions, two brass-shelled weights and pendulum, ht. 95 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com111

435 (with detail view)435.E. Howard No. 81 Oak Tall Clock, E. Howard Clock Company,Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1880, the fret top case with three brassfinials, freestanding columns flanking the composite brass dial withname plate inscribed E. Howard & Co., Boston, Roman numeralchapter ring, cast brass spandrels, damascened center and moon’sage in the arch, glazed waist door and ogee feet, eight-day time andhour strike with two brass-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 98 1/2 in.with center finial.$6,000-8,000112 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

438436.Honeybone Mahogany Longcase Clock, Brentford, c. 1815, withsolid wave fret and three finials, painted iron dial with Roman numeralsand signed, Honeybone, Brentford, waist door for pendulum and weightaccess, molded panel in the base all on low pad feet, eight-day timeand strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 86in.$1,000-1,500437.Mahogany Quarter-Chiming Tall Clock, Elite, Germany, c. 1900, thedecoratively carved case with beveled glass over the brass compositedial with Arabic numerals and marked by retailer Bawd & Dotter, NewYork, subsidiary dials for Chime-Silent and Whittington and WestminsterChime selection and moon’s age in the arch, glazed waist door, andstylized acanthus leaf feet all housing an eight-day time, strike andquarter-chiming nine-tubular-bell movement stamped Elite Germany onthe back plate, brass-faced pendulum and powered by three brasscasedweights, ht. 95 in.$2,000-4,000438.W. Drew Mahogany Longcase Clock, Glasgow, Scotland, c. 1830,brass bezel over the 14-in. dia. painted and gilded dial with Romannumerals and signed W. Drew, Glasgow, rectangular waist door withbanded and string inlay and flame mahogany veneer, base with similartreatment all on ball feet, eight-day time and bell-strike movement withtwo weights and pendulum, ht. 87 in.$1,800-2,200online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com113

439 (with detail view)439.James Collins Mahogany Tall Clock, Goffstown, New Hampshire, c.1820, the unusual Sheraton-style case with carved finial plinths, piercedfret, gilt wooden finials, turned columns flanking the painted iron dialsigned James Collins, Goffstown, Roman numerals and gilt urn in thearch, twist columns flanking the rectangular waist door, three-quartertwist columns and turned feet at the base, eight-day time and strikemovement with wooden pendulum rod, brass-faced bob and two ironweights, ht. 88 in.Note: Few clocks are known by Collins, but his career of awatchmaker, clockmaker, and jeweler are well documented in CharlesS. Parsons, New Hampshire Clocks and Clockmakers, pp. 306-7. Thisinteresting and well made case stands as a testament to the widevariety of cases found on New Hampshire clocks.$6,000-8,000114 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

440 (with detail view)440.Benjamin Willard Mahogany Tall Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts,No. 209, c. 1790, hood with pierced fret, fluted freestanding columnsflanking the silvered brass engraved dial signed Benja. Willard, Roxburyand No. 209 with rococo scroll spandrel decoration and phoenix andLatin inscription Ab hoc Momento Pendet Eternitas in the arch, archedwaist door flanked by fluted quarter columns and ogee feet, eight-daytime and strike movement with strap iron pendulum rod, brass-facedbob and two lead weights, ht. 93 in.Literature: This dial is illustrated on the facing title page of BrooksPalmer, Treasury of American Clocks.$12,000-18,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com115

441441.Aaron Willard Mahogany Tall Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1790,the case with pierced fret, plinths, and three wooden finials, flutedcolumns flanking the painted iron dial signed Aaron Willard, Romannumerals, floral decorated spandrels and moon’s age in the arch, flutedquarter columns, tombstone door and two-stage molded base, eightdaytime and strike movement with two iron weights and pendulum, ht.94 in.$20,000-30,000116 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

442 (3)442.Group of Three American Watch Papers, Joshua Wilder, JacobSargent, and J.D. Custer, all 2-in. dia. line engravings, the first,inscribed Joshua Wilder, Watch and Clock Maker, South Parish,Hingham and features a storefront window with watches hanging anda Massachusetts shelf clock, the next, inscribed Jacob Sargent, Clockand Watch-Maker, Eight rods north of the State House, Hartford andcapped by a perched eagle with banner stating Watches for Sale,the last, inscribed J.D. Custer, Clock and Watch Maker, Norristown,Montgomery County with a stylized border.$500-800443.Aaron Willard Watch Paper engraved by Paul Revere, c. 1785, 2-in.dia. line engraving on paper inscribed A. Willard Watch & Clock MakerBoston, within stylized border, angel blowing a trumpet, Father Time,rooster, flower, and leaves, the reverse is marked in pen, John Col...(?),cleaned $1.00, Jan. 28, 1809.Note: For additional information on Aaron Willard watch papers, seeClarence S. Brigham, Paul Revere’s Engravings, pp. 122-3.$5,000-7,000443online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com117

444444.Benjamin Franklin Willard Handwritten Document, Roxbury,February 10, 1820, addressed to a Mr. Humphries and states If you willbe so kind as to lend by your widest chisell and give me a small pieceof sand paper, you will oblige yours, Benj. Willard. NB. the chisell shallbe returned tomorrow., 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.$300-500446.Mahogany Patent Alarm Timepiece or “Lighthouse” Clock, probablyBoston, c. 1825, the blown glass dome houses the painted iron dial,with eight-day brass weight-powered alarm movement, engraved brassalarm disc, the alarm raps on a steel rod, the case with hinged doorand applied molding at base, ht. with dome 20 1/4, case wd. 8, casedp. 8 1/4 in.$5,000-8,000445.Simon Willard Mahogany Tall Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c.1795, with pierced fret top, arched and glazed hood door flanked bybrass stop fluted freestanding columns with Corinthian capitals, 16-in.painted iron “Osborne” dial signed Simon Willard, Roxbury, Romannumerals and painted spandrels depicting the four seasons, inlaidrectangular waist door flanked by brass stop fluted quarter columns,remains of Simon Willard label printed by Joseph Russell pasted onbackboard, inlaid base with ogee feet, eight-day brass time and strikemovement with recoil escapement and seconds beating pendulum allpowered by two tin-cased weights, ht. 97 in. (without a central finial).Note: Large dial Simon Willard tall clocks are exceedingly rare andpossibly intended for use in public assembly rooms. A related examplenow at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is illustrated in Husher andWelch, A Study of Simon Willard Clocks, p. 228. For the other knownexample see Christie’s Fine American Furniture, October 21, 1989, lot394.Dial also illustrated with lot 453$30,000-50,000447.Mahogany Quarter-chiming Longcase Clock, unsigned, scroll-topcase with satinwood string and oval mahogany inlays, flat reededcolumns flanking the arched and glazed door, over the unsignedcomposite brass dial with silvered chapter ring and Roman numerals,engraved center, applied spandrels and moon’s age dial in the arch,gothic waist door and inlaid base with chamfered corners on shortbracket feet, eight-day time and eight-bell quarter-chiming movementwith three weights and pendulum, ht. 91 in.$2,500-3,500448.William Carter Eight-Day Longcase Clock Movement and Dial,Cambridge, England, c. 1750, the 11-in. square brass composite dialwith Roman numeral chapter ring engraved Wm. Carter, Cambridgealong the lower edge, quarter and half hour marks, decorativelyengraved and matted center with ringed winding holes and seconds,applied cast spandrels and engraved borders on the four quadrants,eight-day weight-powered five-ringed pillar movement with countwheelmounted on the greatwheel and anchor escapement, pendulum andweights.$500-700118 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

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449449.Walter Chrichton Mahogany Longcase Clock, Haddington, Scotland,c. 1790, with scroll top and brass rosettes, fluted columns flanking thesilvered sheet brass engraved dial signed in the arch Walter Crichton,Haddington, Roman numerals and engraved scrollwork throughout,rectangular waist door inlaid with banding and central paterae, bracketfeet, eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum and two ironweights, ht. 85 1/2 in.$2,000-4,000450.Samuel Denton Oak Cottage Longcase Clock, Oxford, UnitedKingdom, c. 1785, the flat top case with pierced sound fret, engagedfluted columns flanking the glazed door over the composite brass dialwith silvered chapter ring and Roman numerals, applied cast spandrels,center engraved Saml. Denton. Oxford. and pierced steel hands,rectangular waist door and molded base, thirty-hour posted frame,endless chain movement with weight and pendulum, ht. 75 in.$800-1,200120 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

451 (with detail view)451.Dutch Burl Walnut Bombé Tall Clock, unsigned, c. 1770, detachablepagoda top with fretted sound vents, three carved and gilded figures,the hood cornice with pierced sound vents, arched and glazed hooddoor over the composite brass dial with Roman numeral arcadedchapter ring, recessed day-of-the-week, day-of-the-month, secondsdial, and moon’s age in the arch, serpentine shaped waist door withmarquetry inlay and cast brass pendulum aperture mount, inlaidbombé base on scrolled feet, eight-day time and Dutch striking on twobells, side-mounted alarm movement all powered by two brass-casedweights, strap pendulum rod and brass-faced bob, ht. with central finial118 in.$8,000-12,000

452.William Dutton Mahogany Astronomical Longcase Clock, London,c. 1800, the case in the form of a stylized classical fluted columnwith Corinthian capital, waist door, and freestanding columns flankingpainted iron dial signed Wm. Dutton, London at the bottom, recessedpainted scene of London and rise and fall tidal shutter in the arch,revolving painted day-of-the-month and day-of-the-week indication,central chapter ring calibrated I-XII in two quadrants flanked by Sun’sMeridian and Length of Twilight dials, central high water, moonmeridian, and age indication against revolving discs and brass pointers,lower spandrels with month and day recessed dials, traditional eightdaytime and rack strike movement with additional front plate formounting astronomical wheelwork, pendulum and two weights, ht. 92in.$20,000-30,000452 (with detail view)453.Tainsh Mahogany Miniature Longcase Clock, Crieff, Scotland, c.1815, 7-in. painted iron dial signed Tainsh, Crieff, Roman hour numeralsand Arabic days on the inner chapter ring, painted scenic arch andspandrels, the scroll-top hood with turned rosettes and finial, archedand glazed hood door with alternating light and dark veneers andflanked by freestanding columns, rectangular waist door flanked byinlaid chamfered corners and molded base with similar treatment, eightdaytime and bell-strike movement with two lead weights and 20-in.pendulum, ht. 47 in.Note: Shown with the dial of the Simon Willard, lot 445.$20,000-30,000122 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

453 (with dial to lot 445) 454454.John Smith Mahogany Longcase Clock, Chester, England, c. 1785, the elaborately carvedcase with conforming cornice hood, stop-fluted freestanding columns flanking the archedand glazed hood door over the composite brass dial signed in the arch John Smith Chester,silvered chapter ring and Roman numerals, engraved center and cast brass spandrels,serpentine shaped waist door flanked by stop-fluted quarter columns, raised panel base andchamfered corners, original ogee feet and blocking accompany the lot, ht. 96 in.$2,500-4,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com123

455 (with detail view)455.Markwick Markham Turkish Market Musical Bracket Clock, London, c. 1765, the ebonized casewith ormolu mounts, gilt-brass sound frets backed with fabric, carrying handle and acanthus leaffeet, 6-in. brass composite dial engraved on the recessed boss Markwick Markham London, silveredchapter with Turkish numerals, matted center, tune selection in the arch with A March and A Sonata,cast spandrels and blued steel hands, eight-day time, strike and two-tune musical eight-bell fuseemovement with verge escapement, rack strike and fully engraved backplate with central cartoucheengraved Markwick Markham, London, ht. 19 in.$10,000-15,000124 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

456456.Mahogany Tavern Clock, United Kingdom, c. 1825, removable hoodsection with segmented turned wooden bezel over the 12-in. paintediron dial with Roman numerals and Finnemore backplate, line inlaydecorated waist door and rounded base, eight-day time-only movementwith recoil escapement, brass strap pendulum rod, brass-faced boband lead weight, ht. 45 in.$3,000-5,000457.Morath Brothers Mahogany Fusee Wall Clock, Liverpool, England,c. 1860, with turned and carved case, glazed opening for pendulumviewing, 11 3/4-in. painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signedMorath Bros. Liverpool and eight-day fusee time-only movement withanchor escapement and strap brass pendulum rod and brass bob, ht.30 in.$600-800458.E. Gübelin Mahogany and Ormolu Wall Clock, Lucerne, c. 1880, thecase in the form of a wheel barometer with applied ormolu in swags,figures, classical garlands and central frieze with putti using navigationalinstruments, 6 1/2-in. dia. enameled dial with Arabic numerals andsigned E. Gübelin Lucerne, pierced and gilt hands, eight-day time andstrike movement with 4 1/2-in. pendulum, upper thermometer mountedon enameled plate and calibrated in centigrade, ht. 38 1/2 in.$5,000-7,500459.Mahogany “Anglo-American Clock” Signed Beaty & Co., Deptford,c. 1860, the painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and signed asabove, satinwood lining and inlay, carved side ornament, lower hingeddoor with printed maker’s label stating, Superior 8-Day Anglo AmericanClock fitted with the Standard American Movement, eight-day time andstrike movement, ht. 28 in.$100-200 457

460 462460.“Merlin”-type Skeleton Clock, 20th century, possibly by CharlesRuddick, with five turned pillars supporting the eight-day fuseemovement with maintaining power, the larger central pillar supportingan hour and minutes “band” chapter ring read against a fixed cursor,traditional hour chapter ring with single blued steel hand and rearmounted date ring set vertically, the crown wheel with silvered secondscalibration around the perimeter driven by a steel worm gear, steelverge and 10-in. pendulum, all on a wooden pedestal with brass plateengraved Charles Ruddick, Basingstoke and glass dome, ht. 16 1/2 in.Literature: For a discussion and illustrations of an 18th century JohnJoseph Merlin skeleton clock see Derek Roberts, British SkeletonClocks, pp.14-21.$3,000-5,000461.Brass Skeleton Clock, England, c. 1870, with pierced Roman numeralchapter ring, skeletonized brass plates with five pillars, vertical mountedtime train, chain drive fusee movement, recoil escapement and brassfacedpendulum, all on a marble base, (lacking glass dome), ht. 15 1/2in.$600-900462.Gothic Oak Table Clock by Simmons, Cheltenham, c. 1880, theGothic case with pitched pediment and carved foliage, blind friezealong the base and buttressed corners, 9-in. painted iron dial signedSimmons Cheltenham. and with Roman numerals and spade hands,eight-day time and strike fusee movement with pull repeat on commandstriking on a coiled gong and pendulum, ht. 29 1/2 in.$800-1,200126 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

463 464463.C. Haley Mahogany Bracket Clock, London, c. 1820, with reededcarved top, brass inlay, lattice side frets, carrying handles and ballfeet, 8-in. painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signed C. HaleyLondon, eight-day time and strike, chain fusee movement with anchorescapement and pendulum, ht. 20 in.$2,200-3,200464.Rosewood Regency Bracket Clock, English, c. 1820, serpentinetop with carved frieze, brass inlay, side frets and lion’s head carryinghandles, nickel bezel with beveled glass over the 8-in. dia. paintediron dial with Roman numerals, eight-day time and strike cord fuseemovement with anchor escapement and pendulum, ht. 17 1/2 in.$600-900465.Black Forest Picture Frame Clock and Automata, Germany, mid-19th century, the glazed and hinged door opens to reveal a gildedpicture frame with 4 1/4-in. enameled Roman numeral dial, painted tinportrait of a man in Turkish garb smoking a pipe with moving eyes withthe swing of the pendulum, thirty-hour posted frame wood and brasschain-driven weight-powered time, strike and alarm movement, (lackingweights and pendulum), ht. 13 x 10 1/2 in.$400-600466.Austrian Grande Sonnerie Picture Frame Clock, c. 1840, with 5-in.dia. Arabic numeral enameled dial with brass center and alarm disc,cast brass dial surround, moon hands, three day spring-powered time,strike, alarm and grand sonnerie movement with sunburst pendulum,all set in a gilded carved gesso frame with lower pendulum aperture, ht.20, wd. 16, dp. 6 in.$1,000-1,500467.Carved Black Forest Clock and Musical Box, Lenzkirch, c. 1880,in the form of a gothic cathedral, the clock flanked by two turretswith open belfries and gothic windows backed with pierced fabric,the dial with bone Roman chapters and hands, mounted behind, around French movement with back plate stamped with German retailerLenzkirch, rack and snail strike and pendulum with linkage to the sixtune, 8 1/2 in. cylinder musical box with seventy-four teeth marked ongovernor bridge J.H. Heller, playing selections including “Oh Come AllYe Faithful,” all enclosed within a raised architectural pedestal, ht. 30 in.$3,500-4,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com127

468469468.Emilian Wehrle Four-horn Trumpeter Mantel Clock, Germany, c.1860, the burl walnut veneered case with pierced Gothic crest, turneddial with raised Roman numerals, fluted pilasters flanking the entrancedoor for the emerging trumpeter and two stage molded base, eightdayspring-powered timepiece movement with pendulum and springpoweredmovement to activate a single bellow mounted above, woodenpin barrel and four brass trumpets, on the hour a trumpet hunting songplays while doors open and a red-coated trumpeter appears, ht. 34 1/2in.$2,000-4,000469.Carved Walnut Black Forest Cuckoo Clock, c. 1870, elaboratelycarved case with perched eagle at the top, the bone Roman numeraland turned wooded dial framed by carved oak leaves, acorns, andnesting bird with eggs at the bottom, eight-day time and strike springpoweredmovement with cuckoo automaton and bellow activatedsound on the hour and half, ht. 38 in.$2,000-2,500470.Rosewood Veneered Vienna Regulator, unsigned, Germany, c. 1890,case with full-length glass door, marquetry and brass inlay, 7-in. dia.enameled dial with Roman numerals, seconds bit and pierced steelhands, eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum and twobrass-cased weights, ht. 38 in.$150-250471.Gustav Becker Quarter-Hour Vienna Regulator, Germany, c. 1890,with carved case decoration, fluted columns flanking the full-lengthglazed door, 7-in. brass dial with silvered chapter ring and Arabicnumerals, eight-day time and quarter-striking movement stamped withmaker’s name on the back plate regulated by a pendulum and poweredby three brass-cased weights with raised decoration, ht. 50 in.$400-600128 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

474 475472.Gustav Becker Walnut Vienna Regulator, Germany, c. 1890, withcarved case, full-length glazed door, 7-in. dia. dial with enameledchapter ring and Arabic numerals, eight-day time and strike movementstamped with maker’s name, wood pendulum rod, pendulum bob andtwo repoussé brass weights, ht. 55 in.$400-600473.Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Massachusetts,c. 1830, painted iron dial with Roman numerals, moon-type hands,beveled frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower of a gristmill, the waist with gilt scrolls and flanked by brass side ornaments,eight-day, weight-powered time-only movement with pendulum and ironweight, ht. 35 in.$600-1,200474.Simon Willard & Son Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo”Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1825, the case with half roundframes enclosing mahogany veneered panels, 8-in. painted iron dialwith Roman numerals and faintly inscribed ...Willard & Son, eight-daytime-only movement with through bolt attachment to the case, leadweight and pendulum, ht. 33 in.$2,000-4,000475.Joseph Nye Dunning Mahogany Wall Regulator, Burlington,Vermont, c. 1835, 10-in. painted iron dial with Roman numerals, steelspade hands, tapered and serpentine-shaped waist section, concavelower door and pedestal below, eight-day brass time-only movementwith brass-faced pendulum and iron weight, ht. 34 in.Literature: A closely related example can be found in Paul J. Foley,Willard’s Patent Timepieces, p. 104.$10,000-12,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com129

476 (with detail view)476.Simon Willard & Son Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo”Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1825, painted iron dial with Romannumerals and faintly inscribed Simon Willard & Son, half round stenciledframes with reverse-painted glasses, the waist glass inscribed Patent,the lower in yellow, mustard, red, green, and gold with garlandpendulum aperture, stenciled pedestal and gilded carved eagle finial,eight-day brass movement with through bolt case attachment, recoilescapement and lead weight, ht. 43 in.$15,000-25,000130 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

478477477.Miniature New Hampshire Mirror Clock, probably New Hampshire,c. 1825, the pine case with painted turned half columns with brassrosettes at the corners, reverse-painted glass over the painted iron dialwith Roman numerals, looking glass in lower section, thirty-hour brassweight-powered movement with solid wheels and recoil escapement,14-in. pendulum and associated weight, ht. 20 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500480478.New Hampshire Mirror Clock Attributed to Samuel Abbott, Dover,New Hampshire, c. 1825, turned, painted and gilt columns with gessorosettes in the corners frame the full-length door with looking glass andreverse-painted glass over the slightly concave painted iron dial withRoman numerals, eight day time-only “grand piano’ type movementwith recoil escapement, pendulum and iron weight descending behindtwo iron guide wires, ht. 30 1/2 in.Note: Samuel Abbott (1791-1861) was a clock and watchmaker inDover, New Hampshire, Montpelier, Vermont and Boston. He madea variety of forms and is noted for his “grand piano” style movements.For more information see Paul J. Foley, Willard’s Patent Timepieces, p.207.$1,000-1,500479.James Corliss Mahogany Mirror Wall Clock, Weare, New Hampshire,c. 1825, with scroll top, flat tapered columns flanking the full-lengthdoor, the top with reverse-painted stenciled tablet on a red ground, thelower a looking glass, eight-day brass “wheel-barrow” movement withside hung pendulum and iron weight, ht. 30 in.$1,000-1,500

481480.Timothy Chandler Mirror Clock, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1820,with turned, painted and gilded half columns and brass rosettes inthe corners framing the full-length door with stenciled painted tabletand looking glass, the wooden dial inscribed Thimothy [sic] Chandler,Concord N.H., eight-day time-only weight-powered movement with leadweight and pendulum and seating board stamped T. Chandler, ht. 30in.$800-1,200482481.Benjamin Morrill Mirror Clock, Boscawen, New Hampshire, c.1830, the pine case with turned gilt and smoke grained half columnsflanking the painted iron dial with Roman numerals inscribed B. Morrill,Boscawen reverse-painted dial surround with fanciful foliage and lookingglass below, eight-day time-only movement with recoil escapement andiron weight, ht. 30 in.Note: The “New Hampshire mirror clock” was produced by manymakers during the first half of the 19th century and are found with apuzzling array of movement variations. Morrill was perhaps best knownand no doubt sold his movements to other makers. See Charles S.Parsons, New Hampshire Clocks and Clockmakers, p. 363 for anidentical movement to the present example marked “J. Chadwick.”$3,000-5,000482.Waltham Mahogany Banjo Clock, Waltham, Massachusetts, c.1920, with Arabic numeral painted iron dial marked Waltham, brassrope molded frames with reverse-painted tablets, the lower depictingand marked Lake Erie, Perry’s Victory, Sept. 10, 1813, the waist withFederal shield and flanked by brass side ornaments, eight-day timeonlymovement marked with manufacturer’s name, lead weight andpendulum, ht. 40 in.$1,000-1,500

483 484 488483.Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, probably E. Howard,Boston, c. 1880, with painted zinc Arabic numeral dial, gilded ropemoldings enclosing reverse-paintings on glass, the lower in a geometricpattern, brass side ornaments flanking the waist, lower pedestal, eightdaytime-only weight-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 41 in.$2,000-2,500484.Waltham Banjo Clock, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1920, themahogany case with brass bezel over the painted iron dial with Romannumerals and signed Waltham, brass rope molded frames enclosingreverse-paintings on glass, the lower depicting Mt. Vernon, the waistglass, a portrait of Washington, eight-day, brass weight-poweredmovement with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 41 in.$1,000-1,800485.Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock Attributed to Samuel Abbott,Boston, c. 1825, gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-paintedtablets, the lower depicting two warships and marked Hull, iron dial withRoman numerals and moon-shaped hands, brass eight-day movementwith pendulum, ht. 30 in.Literature: For a related movement by Samuel Abbott see Paul J.Foley, Willard Patent Timepieces, p. 64.$800-1,200486.Seth Thomas Mahogany Banjo Clock No. 1, Thomaston,Connecticut, heavy brass bezel over the painted zinc dial with Romannumerals and marked Seth Thomas, brass side ornaments flanking thewaist section with American eagle and shield, lower transfer decoratedglass depicting sailing ships in battle, eight-day spring-powered no. 41movement with Geneva stop, strap recoil escapement and pendulum,ht. 36 1/2 in.$750-1,000487.Mahogany New Haven “Willard” Banjo Clock, New Haven,Connecticut, silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked NewHaven Clock Company, New Haven, Connecticut USA, reeded framesenclosing painted and etched tablets, the lower with two ships in battle,eight-day time-only weight-powered movement with lantern pinions,maintaining power, pendulum and lead weight, ht. 46 in.$900-1,100488.Waltham Mahogany “Willard” No. 31 Banjo Clock, Waltham ClockCompany, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1911, painted iron dial with Arabicnumerals and marked Waltham Clock Co. Waltham, Mass., flat framesenclosing reverse-painted tablets, the waist depicting Washington,the lower Mt. Vernon, gilded pedestal, eight-day time-only movementstamped Waltham Clock Co. USA, Geneva stop, maintaining power,lead weight and pendulum, ht. 43 in.Note: This clock is noted in the original bill of sale dated January 16,1911 together with lot 431 and listed as a No. 31 Willard Clock.$800-1,200online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com133

489 (with detail view)489.Elmer Stennes Mahogany Girandole Clock, Weymouth,Massachusetts, 1972, with gilded frames enclosing reverse-paintedtablets, the lower depicting and marked Aurora and dated on thereverse 1972, the waist marked Patent, painted iron dial with Romannumerals and signed Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass, eight-daytime-only weight-powered movement with front plate and lead weightstamped with maker’s name, ht. 45 in.$3,000-5,000490.Elmer O. Stennes Mahogany Massachusetts Shelf Clock,Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1970, painted iron Arabic numeral dialsigned Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., molded and fret-top case,lower section with banded inlay trim and French feet, eight-day timeonlymovement with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 40 1/2 in.$2,000-4,000134 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

491 492491.Elmer Stennes Tiger Maple Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock,Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1970, with painted iron dial inscribedElmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., flat frames enclosing reversepaintedtablets, the waist marked Willard’s Patent, the lower, a countryscene with stenciled border, eight-day time-only movement with leadweight and pendulum, ht. 34 in.$1,000-1,500492.Foster Campos Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock,Pembroke, Massachusetts, c. 1970, painted iron dial with Romannumerals and signed Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass., crossbandedmahogany frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lowerdepicting and marked Sept. 10, 1813, Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie, thewaist glass with eagle and Federal shield, eight-day time-only weightpoweredmovement stamped Foster S. Campos, Pembroke, Mass andbrass-faced pendulum, ht. 44 in.$3,000-4,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com135

493 (with detail view)493.Walter H. Durfee Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock,Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1920, painted iron dial with Romannumerals and marked by retailer, Shreve, Crump and Low, Boston,“Concord-style” rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets,the lower depicting and marked The Boston State House, 1830 andsigned by the artist D.J. Steele, eight-day weight-powered time-onlymovement with dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, Genevastop, and front plate stamped Walter H. Durfee, Providence, ht. 44 in.Note: The artist of these painted glasses, Daniel J. Steele, was an earlyauthority on Simon Willard and the patent timepiece and wrote “TheClocks of Simon Willard” for The Magazine Antiques, February 1922.For additional information on Steele, see Andrew Dervan, “Daniel J.Steele’s Legacy,” NAWCC Bulletin, June 2011.$4,000-5,000136 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

494 495494.Marble French Portico Clock, c. 1870, the marble case with appliedfire-gilt ormolu, four columns supporting the cornice and flanking the 31/2-in. dia. enameled dial with Roman numerals and cast brass center,eight-day brass bell-strike movement with decorative faux temperaturecompensating pendulum, ht. 17 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500495.French Ebonized Portico Clock, late 19th century, with four columnssupporting the silvered brass dial with Roman numerals and cast dialsurround, applied ormolu mounts, gilded wooden pedestal and originalglass dome, eight-day time and strike movement with decorative castbrass pendulum, ht. with dome 28 in.$200-250online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com137

496 497496.French Enameled Classical Urn Mantel Clock, the cast brass casewith foliate base and side ornament flanking the blue enameled urndecorated with putti, the enameled dial with Arabic numerals and a catin a basket and gilt hands, eight-day time and strike movement withpendulum, ht. 22 1/2 in.$300-500498.Ebonized French Portico Clock, c. 1860, the ebonized woodencase with ormolu and four columns with cast brass capitals supportingthe cornice and flanking the 3 1/2-in. silvered brass dial with Romannumerals within a cast brass dial surround, eight-day time and bellstrikemovement with decorative brass pendulum, ht. 18 in.$600-800497.French Marble Statuary Mantel Clock, c. 1860, the marble base withapplied cast brass trim and mounts, supporting the silvered brass dialwith Roman numerals and eight-day time and bell-strike movement withsilk thread suspension, countwheel strike and pendulum, all surmountedby a seated shepherd and dog, ht. 23 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500499.Brass French Capucine Clock, unmarked, late 18th century, 3 1/2-in. dia. enameled dial with Roman numerals, moon hands and alarmpointer within engine-turned bezel, top-mounted bell, carrying handleand four finials, brass back and side doors open to the eight-daytime, strike and alarm movement with anchor escapement, silk threadsuspended short pendulum, dual rack for hour and two minute pasthour strike, starwheel and snail and pull wind alarm train with crownwheel, ht. 11 3/4 in.$700-900138 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

500500.Enameled Three-piece French Clock Garniture, c. 1880, the bronzetemple-form case with Arabic numeral and decorated dial, enameledpanels on three sides depicting colonial India with male and femalefigures against architectural backdrops, the matching urns with tuskedelephants capping enameled decoration, eight-day spring-poweredpetite sonnerie movement with two gongs and pendulum, max. ht. 18in.$3,000-5,000501.Junghans Elephant Swinger Timepiece, Germany, early 20th century,the patinated brass elephant with outstretched trunk supporting theswinging timepiece with 2-in. dia. Arabic numeral dial and Junghanslogo, lower faux grid iron pendulum and brass ball, ht. 11 in.$500-700online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com139

502 (with detail view)502.Year-Duration Equipoise Pendulum Mantel Clock for the Russian Market, attributed to Henri Pons,Paris, c. 1890, the gilt-brass and beveled glass case with enameled time dial with Roman numerals inthe lower section, sunk center with “Up-Down” indicator calibrated 0-400 with indicator hand and smallseconds dial, in the upper section an aneroid barometer with visible mechanism and enameled dialinscribed in Russian, brass spring-powered year-duration movement stamped on back plate Brevete, withequipoise pendulum mounted above and dead-beat escapement, ht. 15 in.$3,000-5,000140 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

506503.Mahogany Sedan Clock by J. Inman, London, dated 1822, the 3 1/2-in. dia. Roman numeral dial signed by the retailer, Maspoll Montl & Co.,Sandwich, set in a mahogany case with applied mounts, freestandingcolumns and paw feet, the brass back door opens to reveal a thirtyhour,brass, verge escapement fusee movement with pierced balancecock and signed J. Inman, London, AD 1822, ht. 12 1/2 in.$800-1,200504.French Crystal Regulator Mantel Clock, c. 1900, with brass andbeveled glass case, enameled dial with Arabic numerals, eight-day timeand strike movement with two-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 9 in.$300-400505.French Ormolu Figural Mantel Clock, probably Paris, c. 1830, withseated classical figure surmounting the 3 3/4-in. dial with silveredchapter ring and Roman numerals, applied mounts and case decorationalong the base and eight-day time and countwheel strike movementwith silk thread suspension, ht. 16 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500507506.French Mantel Clock Depicting Sir Walter Raleigh, PerretBeauchamps, Angouleme, c. 1880, enameled dial with Romannumerals and signed Perret Beauchamps, Angouleme, Belgian slatecase with brass bead trim and standing figure of Sir Walter Raleigh onthe top in full battle dress with swords, halberd, helmet, and gloves,eight-day brass movement with countwheel and bell-strike, ht. 23 in.$400-600507.Tiffany & Company Brass and Champlevé Crystal Regulator,French, c. 1890, the case with six beveled glass sections, the front dooropens to reveal the 4-in. dia. Roman numeral dial with ormolu centerand pierced brass hands, the dome top, dial perimeter, glass sections,floor and base frieze all with champlevé decoration, eight-day time, hourand half hour strike movement stamped Tiffany & Co., two-jar mercurypendulum, all on four cast bun feet, ht. 20 1/2 in.$3,500-4,500online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com141

508 509508.Paul Rimbault Brass Urn Clock, London, c. 1780, of classical urnform with phoenix finial, scrolled handles, swags and ram’s heads,silvered Roman hour and Arabic numeral minutes dials, all on apedestal with rear door for access to the eight-day time and bell-strikemovement with rear plate signed Paul Rimbault, London, “Strike-Silent”dial, 4-in. brass pendulum and hour repeat on command, ht. 19 in.$18,000-22,000510.LePine Gilt Ormolu Figural Mantel Clock, Paris, c. 1880, the gilt casewith seated figure surmounting the 4 1/2-in. porcelain dial with Romannumerals and inscribed Lepine, Paris flanked by fanciful swan fountains,patinated foliage and central peacock with full plumage, the basepedestal with applied serpents and four turned feet, eight-day brasstime and bell-strike movement with pendulum, ht. 18 1/4 in.$8,000-12,000509.French Bronze and Ormolu Mantel Clock, probably Paris, c. 1830,the patinated case with standing allegorical robed figure holding a tabletwith named works by Virgil, 4-in. dial with enameled chapter ring withRoman numerals, engine-turned center and ormolu spandrels, thebase with twin floral garlands and musical themes on a scrolled footbase, eight-day time and strike movement with silk thread suspension,countwheel strike, pendulum and unusual weighted automatic beatsettingattachment keeping the pallets centered by gravity on the palletarbor, ht. 18 1/2 in.$6,000-8,000511.French Bronze Lady Liberty Clock, c. 1880, twin kneeling statuesof Atlas supporting the stylized weight of the world with cast Romannumerals, acanthus leaves and gilt-brass hands, surmounted by astylized “Lady Liberty” with outstretched arm and banner, eight-daytime and bell-strike movement with platform escapement, all on amarble base, ht. 23 in.$4,000-6,000142 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

510 511512.Belgian Slate Mantel Clock with Barometer, LeRoy & Fils, Paris, c.1880, dome top with variegated marble moldings and trim, enameleddial with Roman numerals and marked with maker’s name, Brocotoutside escapement, moon hands, lower 4 1/2-in. dia. aneroidbarometer with enameled dial, eight-day time and bell-strike movementmarked with maker’s name and No. 5886 ht. 16 in.$800-1,200513.French White Marble and Figural Mantel Clock, late 19th century,with gilt-brass classical figures surmounting and flanking the 4-in. dia.enameled dial with Arabic numerals, the marble base with raised convexfrieze all on button feet, eight-day time and strike movement with bellstrikeand pendulum, ht. 13 in.$250-350514.Brass Miniature Table Clock, France, late 19th century, with stylizedpagoda top, serpent carrying handle, 3 3/4-in. dial enameled Arabicnumeral dial, gilt-brass hands, all on paw feet with eight-day time andstrike lever-escapement movement, ht. 7 1/2 in. with handle lowered.$400-600515.French Marble Balloon Clock, retailed by MacKay & Chisholm,Edinburgh, the variegated gray marble case with pink marble highlightsand incised decoration, enameled dial with Arabic numerals, floraldecoration and marked by retailer, eight-day time and strike springpoweredmovement by Marti with pendulum, ht. 12 1/4 in.$200-250online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com143

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516.Henri Robert Belgian Slate Perpetual Calendar Mantel Clock, Paris,1839, top-mounted turret-type brass two-week duration movementengraved on the brass floor Robert Horloger Boulevard St. Denis 19Exhibition 1839, half seconds beating pendulum with top rating nut,jeweled dead-beat escapement, countwheel strike and open centersilvered brass dial with Roman numerals and blued steel Breguet-typehands, all enclosed under a glass shade, the lower silvered perpetualcalendar dial with outer day-of-the month, middle month-of-the yearand inner day-of-the-week rings with three concentric hands in thesame form as the timekeeping dial, round plate calendar movementvisible through the center of the dial with steel levers and springs toperform the perpetual calendar functions, ht. 20 1/2 in.Note: According to Paul M. Chamberlain, It’s About Time, p. 363, HenriRobert (b. 1794-1874) was greatly influenced and probably worked forthe renowned horologist, Abraham Louis Breguet (1748-1823) of Parisand was known to have made exquisite clocks and watches. A copy ofHenri Robert, Etudes sur Diverses Questions D’ Horlogerie published inParis in 1852 and extensive archive accompanies the clock. Accordingto research conducted on this archive by clock and watch conservatorJohn Kovacik, Little Falls, New York, the clock was likely exhibited atthe Exposition des Produits de L’Industrie Francaise in 1839 and isrelated to a similar example sold at Christies London, December 9,2010, lot 229. The present clock is illustrated and discussed in F. B.Royer-Collard, Skeleton Clocks, p. 72.$20,000-25,000online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com145

518517.French Crystal Regulator, late 19th century, the brass and beveledglass case with enameled Arabic numeral dial, champlevé decorationon dial and case components, eight-day time and strike movement withtwo-jar mercury pendulum, ht. 11 1/4 in.$400-600518.French Crystal Regulator, late 19th Century, with brass and beveledglass case, floral decorated enameled dial with Roman numerals,freestanding columns flanking the case front, eight-day time and strikespring-powered movement with two-jar mercury pendulum bob, ht. 113/4 in.$400-600518A518A.French Hour-Repeating Carriage Clock, with brass and beveled glasscase, enameled Arabic numeral chapter ring on a brass mat, flutedcolumns with Corinthian capitals at the corners and eight-day springpoweredtime, strike and hour repeat on command movement withplatform escapement and unusual rear-mounted rack and snail, ht. withhandle extended 8 1/2 in.$200-300519.French Carriage Clock, retailed by C.E. Gifford & Co., Fall River,Massachusetts, the enameled Arabic numeral dial signed by retailer,applied brass scroll work on case frieze and base, eight-day time-onlymovement with platform escapement and original leather carrying case,ht. with handle extended 6 1/2 in.$300-600520.Henry Capt Grande Sonnerie Brass Carriage Clock, Geneva, c.1880, the brass and beveled glass case with carrying handle, gilt-brassdial signed Henry Capt, Geneva, Roman numerals, Maltese hour andspade minute hand, center seconds, painted moon’s age dial on a bluebackground, lower subsidiary dials, left to right, day-of-the-week, alarmand day-of-the month, eight-day time, strike and alarm movement withsilvered platform lever-escapement marked H.C., the case undersideengraved Henry Capt., Geneva and a selection lever for silent, grandeor petite sonnerie, original leather carrying case with hinged lid andglazed opening, ht. with handle raised 10 in.$4,000-6,000

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521.Gilt-brass and Porcelain Hour Repeating French Carriage Clock, c.1880, the gilt-brass case with chased and applied decoration along thetop, frames of the beveled glass and lower molded base, porcelain dialwith Roman numerals, raised gilded dots against a red ground, lowerscene with mother and daughter in the countryside, porcelain panelson both sides depicting a young woman in seasonal dress, eight-daytime, strike, and hour repeating movement with platform escapement,ht. 8 in.$6,000-8,000522.French Enameled Hour Repeating Alarm Carriage Clock, c. 1890,the bamboo style case with beveled glass front and rear, gilt-brassand enameled dial with Roman numerals, flowers, butterflies and birdswith the enameled sides fully decorated in a similar manner, eight-daytime, strike, and alarm movement with hour repeat on command andplatform escapement, ht. 8 in.$6,000-8,000523.French Gilt Hour-repeating Carriage Clock, c. 1900, the gilt-brassand beveled glass case with freestanding columns at the corners,porcelain dial with Roman numerals, a floral garland within the chapterring and a coastal scene with castles below, raised pagoda viewingport for the escapement and pierced lattice work with four finials, eightdaytime, strike, and hour repeating movement with lever platformescapement, ht. including handle 8 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000525524.French Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Achille Brocot, c. 1900,the gilt-brass and beveled glass case with carrying handle, four giltdecorated columns with Corinthian capitals at the corners, silveredbrass chapter ring with Roman numerals, brass and silvered-brassdecoration on dial mask depicting swans and scrollwork, eight day time,strike and grand sonnerie movement marked with Brocot’s logo, ABwithin a five-pointed star and 790, ht. including handle 8 1/2 in.$6,000-8,000525.Brass Marine Wall Clock by the Waltham Clock Company,Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1920, 8-in. dia. silvered brass dial markedby the retailer, William Bond & Son, Boston, seconds dial and regulationaperture, spade hands, hinged bezel, heavy cast brass case stampedon the reverse Waltham Clock Company, eight-day time-only leverescapementmovement, all mounted on a turned walnut back, max. dia.11 in.Note: William Bond & Son, Boston founded by William Bond, the firstdirector of the Harvard College Observatory in 1793, was once was theoldest jewelry store in America. For more information on this importantfirm, see Skinner, Science, Technology and Clocks, November 20,2010, lot 500.$2,500-3,500526.Chelsea Brass and Bronze Yacht Wheel Clock, Chelsea ClockCompany, Boston, Massachusetts, 1919, with 6-in. silvered brass dialwith Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell and the retailer,Shreve Crump and Low Co., Boston, hinged bezel, heavy cast brasscase marked on the reverse with maker’s name and 149009, eight-dayship’s bell-striking lever-escapement movement, ht. 15 in.$1,200-1,500526527.Chelsea U.S. Lighthouse Nickel Case Timepiece, Boston,Massachusetts, no. 59544, screw-fit bezel over the 4-in. silvered dialwith Roman numerals and marked Chelsea Clock Company, BostonUSA and U.S. L. H. Estab., regulating dial and seconds, eight-day timeonlylever-escapement movement, dia. 6 in.$800-1,200online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com149

529531528.Seth Thomas Ships Bell Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c.1870, the zinc case with bayonet fit bezel over the 5 3/4-in. dia.silvered dial with Roman numerals, seconds bit and marked SethThomas, U.S.A., thirty-hour lever-escapement ship’s bell-strikingmovement with bell mounted below and printed maker’s label onthe reverse, ht. 10 1/2 in.$400-600532529.Chelsea Commander Brass Ship’s Bell Clock, Boston,Massachusetts, no. 126035, 1918, brass case on a mahoganybase with screw-fit bezel over the 4 1/2-in. silvered dial withArabic numerals and marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell and the retailer,Negus, New York, eight-day ship’s bell-striking lever-escapementmovement, ht. 8 1/2 in.Note: A certificate of authenticity from the Chelsea ClockCompany accompanies the lot.$400-600530.Chelsea Bronze “Vanderbilt Ship’s Bell Clock, Chelsea ClockCompany, no. 579231, c. 1952, ship’s wheel easel type case,3 3/4-in. dia. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and markedChelsea Ship’s Bell, eight-day lever-escapement ship’s bellstrikingmovement, ht. 7 1/2 in.$600-800534531.Brass Wall Clock by the Chelsea Clock Company, Boston,Massachusetts, with 7 3/4-in. dia. engraved silvered dial withArabic numerals and marked with maker’s name, 10-in. dia.brass case with screw-on bezel and eight-day time-only, leverescapementmovement with center seconds, overall dia. 10 in.$200-400

535532.Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, 6-in. Arabicnumeral dial signed “Chelsea Ship’s Bell,” screw-on glazed bezel, eightdaylever-escapement ship’s bell-striking brass movement all mountedin a mahogany desk stand, ht. 9 1/2 in.$300-500533.Chelsea Ship’s Bell and Carriage Clock, Chelsea Clock Company,Boston, Massachusetts, the brass-cased Chelsea with 4-in. Arabicnumeral silvered dial marked Ship’s Bell and by the retailer, Wm. Wiseand Son, Brooklyn, screw-fit bezel and eight-day time and ship’s bellstriking lever-escapement movement, ht. in frame 9, the carriage clockwith Arabic numeral enameled dial, eight-day time-only movementmarked Chelsea Clock Company, eight-day time-only movement withlever escapement, ht. with handle extended 6 in.$200-300534.Chelsea Brass Ship’s Bell Clock, Chelsea Clock Company, Boston,Massachusetts, with screw-fit bezel, 5 1/2 in. dia. silvered dial withArabic numerals and marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell, moon handsand eight-day lever-escapement ship’s bell-striking movement in amahogany base, ht. 9 in.$200-250535.Chelsea Ship’s Bell Clock, Chelsea Clock Company, Boston,Massachusetts, with hinged bezel, 3 1/2-in. silvered dial markedChelsea Ship’s Bell, Arabic numerals and spade hands, eight-day timeand ship’s bell-strike lever-escapement movement in a mahoganystand, ht. 6 in.$100-150536.Two Seth Thomas Brass Ship’s Clocks, Thomaston, Connecticut,both with 5 1/2-in. silvered brass Roman numeral dials markedSeth Thomas, brass hinged bezels, lower bell and thirty-hour leverescapementship’s bell-striking movements, one with printed maker’slabel on the back, ht. 10 1/2 in.$400-600537.Gent Walnut Master Clock, with full-length glazed door, painted dialwith Arabic numerals and marked reliance and electrically controlledmaster clock movement on an iron backplate and regulated by a steelpendulum rod and cylindrical weight, ht. 51 1/2 in.$100-150538.International Time Recording Co. Master Clock, Endicott, New York,with 14-in. Arabic numeral dial marked with manufacturer’s name, dia.20 in.; together with a copper cased slave clock, 8-in. painted zinc dialwith Arabic numerals and marked International Time Recording Co.,Endicott, NY, dia. 10 1/2 in.$200-300539.Standard Electric Time Company Oak Master Clock, Springfield,Massachusetts, c. 1900, 11 1/2-in. painted zinc dial with Romannumerals and marked with maker’s name as above, full-length glazeddoor, multiple zinc cased subsidiary dials, the top an Electric Gauge,the lower two, traditional dials, tape mechanism, electro-mechanicalmovement with seconds beating pendulum and beat scale, ht. 64 in.,together with a square cased oak slave clock with Roman numerals andspade hands, ht. 15 1/2 in.$600-800online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com151

540.Stromberg Electric Model 45 Oak Master Clock, with cornice top, 131/2-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked StrombergElectric Co., Chicago, USA, beveled glass door, electro-mechanicalbrass movement with two jar temperature compensating pendulum, ht.64 in., together with a slave clock in a faux grained metal case, 12-in.dia. dial with Arabic numerals and signed by maker, spade hands andelectro-mechanical movement, dia. 18 in.$600-800541.Bulle Electrique Oak Wall Clock, with 15 1/2-in. square case with tophinged bezel, Arabic numeral dial marked Bulle-Clock Electrique, andelectric movement mounted behind the dial.$100-125542.Self-Winding Clock Company Oak Wall Clock, New York, themolded cornice, 14 1/2-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numeralsand signed by maker as noted above, brass movement stamped withmaker’s name, electrical contacts and self-winding mechanism andpendulum, ht. 32 in.$200-300543.Self-Winding Clock Company Oak Wall Clock, New York, thecarved cornice with applied brass plaque stating Stronberg ElectricChronograph, 14 1/2-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals andsigned by maker as noted above, brass movement stamped withmaker’s name, electrical contacts and self-winding mechanism andpendulum, ht. 32 in.$200-300544.Four Eight-Day Time and Strike French Mantel Clocks, late 19thcentury, a rosewood case portico clock with four inlaid columnsand marquetry inlay, 3-in. enameled dial with Roman numerals anddecorative pendulum, ht. 16 1/2; a brass case clock with classical urnat the top, enameled Roman numeral dial, paw feet and side carryinghandles, ht. 17; a black Belgian slate figural clock with seated femalefigure at the top, black dial and raised Roman numerals; and a Buellclock on stand with faux tortoiseshell, brass ornament, enameled dialwith Roman numerals, ht. 15 1/2 in.$300-500545.Institutio Astronomica by Pierre Gassendi (1582-1655), London:Jacob Flesher, 1653, Institutio Astronomica...cui accesserunt GalileoGalilei Nuntius Siderius et Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice...secunda editio...,Gassendi, in this first work by Galileo printed in England, drew on thework of Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler in this refutation of theterrocentric universe.$1,500-2,500546.Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage,William Edward Parry (1790-1855), London: John Murray, 1821, xxix +310 plus appendix of 179 pp. with folding charts, etching and aquatintillustrations by William Bury Westall, A.R.A. (1781-1850) from sketchesby Lieutenant Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), contemporary fullcalf with blind stamping and gilt ruling, marbled end papers; bookplateof John Bacon Sawrey Morritt of Rokeby Park inside front cover, smallsignature bookplate of William Rhinelander pasted on front and etching“The Habits of the Esquimaux” pasted on back of t.p.$1,000-1,500547.G. Webster & Co. (London, England, 19th Century), PublishersThe Commencement of Action Between His Majesty’s ShipShannon and the United States Frigate Chesapeake off BostonLight House, by John Theophilus Lee, artist (British, 1787-c. 1827), c.1813, aquatint on paper, identified in the matrix, sight size 22 1/2 x 171/2, image size 21 x 15 3/4 in. Condition: Toning, spots of foxing c.l.and u.c., evidence of old repairs, not examined out of frame.Note: This lot is being sold along with a complete leather-boundvolume of the Federalist Boston weekly newspaper the ColumbianCentinel for 1811.$1,000-1,500548.Seventeen Titles on Tools, Horological Tools, and Technology,mostly 20th century, including a reprint of Moxon’s 1700 MechanickExercises, 1970; Crom Horological Wheel Cutting Engines 1700 to1900, 1970; Hopkins Experimental Science, 1890; NagyszalanczyTools: Rare and Ingenious, 2004; and Knight’s American MechanicalDictionary, Vols. I-III, 1876.$200-250549.Large Lot of Clock- and Watch-related Books, 20th century,including Klaus Maurice Die deutsche Raderuhr, Band I and II, 1976;Bender, Die Uhrenmacher des hohen Schwarzwaldes und ihre Werke,Band I; Grotzsch Dresden Mathematisch-Physiakalischer Salon, 1978;Kaltenbock Die Wiener Uhr, 1988.$200-250550.Twelve Books on the Subject of Pocket Watches and Makers,mostly France, 20th century, including Cardinal L’Horlogerie dansl’histoire, les arts et les sciences: Chef’s-d’oevre de Musee internationald’horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds Suisse, 1983; Cardinal La Montredes origines au XIXe siecle, 1985; Chapiro La Montre Francaise duXVI siecle jusqu a 1900, 1991; Chapiro Jean-Antoine Lapine: horloger(1720-1814), 1988; Meis Taschenuhren, 1979; Herkner Glashutte undseine Uhren, 1978; and Camerer Cuss The Camerer Cuss Book ofAntique Watches, 1976.$300-500551.Group of Fifteen Books on the Subject of French Clocks andWatches, France, 19th and 20th century, including Traite du Rhabillage& de la Fabrication de L’Horlogerie Actuelle, 1861; Jacquet LesCabinotiers Genevois; Belmont, La Bulle-Clock Horlogerie Electrique;Three copies of Maitzner and Moreau La Comtoise, including anunbound boxed copy; Chavigny Les Brocot: une dynastie d’horlogers,1991; Baillod La Mesure de Temps, 1979; Tardy French Clocks TheWorld Over, Part Two: From Louis XVI style to Louis XVIII-Charles Xperiod, 5e edition, 1981; and Schoppig L’Horlogie Francaise a Poids,1re partie: Sa periode artisanale du XVIe siecle au debut du XIXe siecle,Tardy, 1984.$200-250552.Nine Books on Horological and Timekeeping History, 20th century,including Cunynghame, Time and Clocks: A Description of Ancient andModern Methods of Measuring Time, 1906; Leopold, The AlmanusManuscript, 1971; and Cowan, Time and its Measurement, 1958.$50-100152 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

553.Eight Pamphlets and Books Related to European Clock andWatch Trademarks and Manufacturers, 20th century, including threeTardy titles including Poincons d’Argent, 6th edition; Clock and WatchTrademarks, European Origin: Over 1000 Names Index, Antique ClocksPublishing, Concord, California; and Gold-Stempel by Jan Divis.$100-150554.Lot of Books and Catalogues of Private and Public HorologicalCollections, 20th century, nineteen total including Maddison andTurner, Museum of the History of Science Catalogue 2: Watches,1973; Todd and Shayt, Stabroek Market and the Public Clocks ofthe Co-Operative Republic of Guyana, 1991; Hagans Clock ManorMuseum Catalogue, 1964; Les Montres de musee du Louvre, TomeI: La collection Olivier, 1984; Horlogerie et instruments de precision:du debut du XVIe au milieu de XVIIe siecle, 1989; Edey, FrenchClocks in North American Collections, 1982; and Musee InternationalD’Horlogerie: Catalogue of Selected Pieces, 2002.$100-150555.Lot of Various Tool and Hobby Catalogues and Magazines, mostly20th century, including Sears Roebuck & Co. (1908), Keen Kutter,Jennings, and other publications.$100-150556.Twenty-five Clock and Watch-related Books and Pamphlets, 19thand 20th century, including Baines History, Directory, and Gazetteer,of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Vols. 1 and 2, 1825; PrasteauLes Automates, 1968; Savage-Smith Islamicate Celestial Globes: TheirHistory, Construction, and Use, 1985; Baillie, Lloyd, and Ward ThePlanetarium of Giovanni de Dondi, translated from a 1397 manuscript,1974; and von Bertele, Marine-und Taschenchronometer, 1981.$150-250557.Antiquarian Horology Journals, and the proceedings of theAntiquarian Horological Society, comprising a complete set of volumesfrom 1-25 (December 1953-December 2000) except vol. 6, first fivevolumes bound, remainder unbound, each with index.$400-600558.Fourteen Titles on Clock and Watch Repair, including John Wilding,Machining and Constructing a “Castle” Clock, Laurie Penmann,Practical Clock Escapements, Gazely, Watch and Clock Makingand Repairing, DeCarle, Practical Watch Adjusting, Levin, PracticalBenchwork for Horologists, Britten’s Watch and Clock Maker’s Manualand others.$100-150559.Three Titles on English Clockmaking, including R.W. SymondsThomas Tompion, His Life and Work, Cescinsky and Webster,English Domestic Clocks (1968 reprint), and Ernest L. Edwards, TheGrandfather Clock.$200-300560.Four Horological Titles by Eric Bruton, including The LongcaseClock, The History of Clocks and Watches, Antique Clocks and ClockCollecting and Clocks and Watches.$100-200561.Three Biographical Reference Books on Clocks and Watches,Baillie, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, Loomes,Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World Vol. 2 and Britten’s OldClocks and Watches and their Makers (7th edition, 1956).$100-150562.Thomas Tompion, His Life and Work, by R.W. Symonds, (B.T.Batsford LTD, 1951) the definitive study of Thomas Tompion with 320pp., 272 black and white illustrations, four color plates and dust jacket.$200-300563.Two Regional Studies on Antique Clocks, Edward E. Chandlee, SixQuaker Clockmakers, (The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1943),260 pp., 163 illustrations, signed by author, (torn spine, well used);and William E. Drost, Clocks and Watches of New Jersey, (EngineeringPublishers, New Jersey, 1966), 291 pp. of comprehensive biographicalinformation on New Jersey clockmakers with numerous illustrations,(Mylar cover over dust jacket, good condition).$200-300564.Japanese Clocks, by N.H.N. Mody, reprinted by Tuttle Publishers,1967 from the limited edition of 1932, pages not numbered, 135 platesand dust jacket, (excellent condition).$150-250565.No lot.566.Official Court Dress Coat, English, c. 1880, the wool coat with satinlining, gold embroidery flanking the front opening with nine brassbuttons marked on the reverse Firmin & Sons Ltd. London, raisedembroidered collar lined with blue satin, embroidered cuffs and tails atthe back with center vent and four matching buttons.Note: Official court dress also included wearing a ceremonial sword,white breeches and buckled court shoes. These formal coats for thehighest level royal events were made of red wool with gold embroidery.$400-600566A.Wool and Velvet Reproduction Revolutionary War Uniform, c.1876, comprising a blue wool jacket with white trim and brass buttons,a matching white vest, brown velvet pants, and a sling with bucklereading “Worcester Continentals 1876.”$200-300567.Military Print of Prince Louis Joseph de Bourbon, titled LouisJoseph de Bourbon Prince de Conde, ne a Paris le aout 1736, ht. 113/4, wd. 9 in. (sight).$75-125online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com153

566 (front and reverse)568.Two Daggers, the first, with blade indistinctly marked “STEIBER NY”hunt-decorated and scrolling hilt, bone handle, (handle slightly loose), lg.22; the second with double-edge blade and guard with Roman profilebust motifs, wire-wrapped handle and bulbous pommel, (tip of bladedamaged, loss to guard), lg. 19 3/4 in.Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.$200-300569.Steel Two-handed Sword, with undulating double-edged blade,faceted quillons, leather and wire-wrapped grip, and faceted pommel,lg. 47 in.570.Steel Two-handed Sword, tapered blade, faceted quillons and pasd’ane, leather-covered grip and reeded pommel, lg. 52 1/2 in.Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.$200-300571.Two Iron Swords, one a primitive example with round pommel, theother a Italian-type cinquedea, with wide tapering blade and carved andriveted wood handle, lg. 35, 24 in.Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.$200-300Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.$200-300154 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

572.Brass and Steel Sword, engraved brass and leather velvet-coveredscabbard, double-edge blade inscribed “SAHAGOM,” with wood andwire-wrapped handle between curving pierced and engraved brass hiltand guard, and similar pommel, (wear, minor pitting to blade), lg. 43 1/2in.Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.$200-300573.Bronze Breast Plate, riveted and welded together in small pieces,with verdigris patina, and with two additional related pieces of workedbronze, ht. 19 in.Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.$200-300574.Steel Armor Breast Plate and Similar Back Plate, the breast platewith a soldier in the central medallion surrounded by objects of war,brass rivets along the bottom edge, and vestiges of leather straps atthe shoulders affixed by decorative rivets, the back plate with similarriveting, ht. 14 1/4 in.Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.$200-300575.Steel Early 16th Century-style English-type Armet Helmet, the skullpiece of ridged form and with plume holder at the base, hinged full-facevisor, ht. 11 1/2 in.Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.$200-300576.Black-painted Plaster Cast of a Medieval-style Basinet Helmet,(chips), ht. 12 in.Note: With tag affixed to underside reading “The John WoodmanHiggins Armory Inc., Worcester, Mass. NO. 1514.”$100-150577.Four Tomahawks, iron heads, wood handles, three with maker’stouchmarks, two with square poll backs, lg. with handles 15-20 in.$200-400578.Flintlock Musket, France, late 18th century, 41 1/2-in. round barrel,steel furniture including lockplate marked with an American eagle,walnut stock with worn mark reading “UNITED STATES,” steel ramrod.$1,000-1,500578A.Percussion Conversion Long Gun, Springfield, mid-19th century,round barrel and steel furniture including the lock marked “SPRING/FIELD/1838” and engraved with an eagle over US, (ramrod missing,scattered minor rust).$300-500578B.Percussion Rifle, E. Whitney, New Haven, 1854, the round barreljoined to the walnut stock by brass straps, steel lock, and brasspatchbox in the butt.$400-600579.Brass and Wrought Iron Hinged Bullet Molds, the cast brassexample with casting holes for eleven balls, lg. 6 3/4, the wrought iron,with one shot mold, lg. 6 1/2 in.$100-150580.Steel Engraved Pepperbox Percussion Pistol, Stocking & Co,Worcester, Massachusetts. c. 1848-54, with 3 7/8-in. six-shot rotatingbarrel marked indistinctly “Stocking & Co Worcester/Warranted CastSteel, percussion hammer marked “Patent Secured 1848,” and pistolgrip inlaid with oval escutcheons.$250-350580A.Tooled Leather Rifle Carrying Case, 20th century, the two-part casewith sheepskin lining and decoration of eagles and a tiger.$300-500580B.Two Flintlock Guns, 19th century, the first a long gun with a shortenedbarrel, the lock with an indistinct mark; the other a pistol with possiblemaker’s mark on the lock near the pan.$200-300581.Five Tomahawks, four with iron heads and wood handles, one allwood and either fraternal or a toy, two with spiked ends, one head isexcavated and mounted, one in excellent condition has a round polland leather grip, lg. with handles 13-17 in.$200-400582.European Hanger, 18th century, with double edged blade, cast brasssemi-basket guard and tassel pommel, iron wire on grip, partial leatherscabbard, lg. of blade 31 in.$300-500583.Dragoon Saber, late 18th century, with ribbed bone handle, brass hiltand guard, blade lg. 32 1/2 in.$800-1,200online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com155

584.Officer’s Saber, early 19th century, with rope-carved bone handle,brass hilt and eagle head pommel, lg. of blade 29 1/2 in.$400-600585.Confederate Tredegar Bayonet, c. 1850-70, with triangular bladeslightly concave on the flat surface, marked 8395. on the socket, bandwith flat-head screw to secure mounting, lg. 20 in.$200-400585A.Two Rifles, late 19th century, including an English example withengraved lockplate, dolphin-form percussion hammer, crosshatchcarvedstock, and wooden ramrod; and a breech-loading rifle marked“PAT MAY 30 98.”$600-800586.Gilt-brass and Engraved Steel Naval Presentation SwordEnterprise, c. 1852, America, 28 1/4-in. single-edged tapering bladehaving one side with decorative motifs including knotted tassels, ananchor, and an eagle surmounted by sunburst, and lettered “USN” and“THE/ENTERPRISE/NEWPORT/R.I.,” the obverse similarly decoratedand further embellished with a union shield and trophy of war, castpierced and gilt-brass hilt lettered “USN,” guard terminating in adolphin, wire-wrapped grip, pommel with an embossed eagle, scabbardwith brass mounts incorporating knots and dolphin at tip.$600-800587.Early “Wavy Blade” Dirk, probably 18th century, with 4-in. steel blade,engraved fleur-de-lis guard, tortoiseshell handle with paste stone andengraved sides reading Draw Me Not Without Reason and Sheath MeNot Without Honor, lg. 7 1/2 in.$700-900588.Cedar-lined Rectangular Storage Box and Two Military BladedWeapons, America, first half 20th century, the box with brass handleand nickel closure, ht. 7 3/4, wd. 25, dp. 5 1/2 in.; the first weapon awood-handled Springfield Armory bayonet saber with 15 3/4-in. bladedated 1914 and marked “SA” above the “flaming bomb” mark and“US/608590” on the obverse, the leather scabbard painted green;the second a steel dagger with 8-in. blade and leather scabbard withdecorative sword knot.$200-300590.Brass and Steel Officer’s Sword, Solingen, Germany, c. 1820-50, theblued and gilded 31-inch single-edge blade indistinctly inscribed nearhilt “P. Hulb,” with embossed lion guard, sword knot of gilt threads withthe letter “M,” mother-of-pearl grip with embossed brass mount havinga crown surmounting the letter “M,” with lion’s head pommel, leatherand brass scabbard with damage.$500-700590A.Bone-inlaid Flintlock Rifle, possibly Turkey, 19th century, with steelmechanisms, the butt with bone inlays in varied shapes, brass triggerguard, and engraved metal strapping on the barrel.$300-500591.Two Bladed Weapons, a Moroccan Jambiya or Koumaya daggerwith 8 1/4-in. curving double-edged blade, and engraved mountson wooden handle with similarly engraved scabbard; and a SouthPhilippine Barong sword with 19 1/2-in. blade, with carved pommel andscabbard of figured wood.$300-500592.Two Wood-handled Krises with Scabbards, Southeast Asia, oftypical form with 13 3/4-in. wavy steel blades and carved woodenhandles, each with a sheet brass and carved wood scabbard.Note: The kris is an ancient and traditional weapon of Southeast Asia,especially Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. It has greatcultural significance to the area, plays a key role in several folk tales,and can be a predictor of good fortune for its owner.$300-500593.Steel Tanto or Short Sword, Japan, with very slightly curved 12 1/4-in.steel blade, thread-wrapped grip, the red-banded scabbard concealsa smaller engraved knife with 4 1/4-in. blade and cloisonné handleshowing a rabbit, all in an embroidered cloth case.$300-500END OF SALE589.World War I Wood-handled Iron Military Entrenchment Tool,America, early 20th century, the wide, flat blade marked “US” withina diamond, with curving point and lip on one side, and ring-turnedhardwood handle incised “US,” with original sheet metal leather-coveredand brass-mounted scabbard, overall lg. 13 in.Note: During World War I, where a trench (even a shallow one) couldprovide invaluable and improvised cover, soldiers were provided witha variety of digging tools, of which the present lot (a hybrid of a bladedweapon) is likely an example.$100-150589A.Two Metal Military Helmets, 20th century, one German with eagleover swastika decal, the other a green-painted helmet with stenciledlettering “JAY.”$200-300156 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

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Skinner, Inc. - Conditions of Sale1. 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 andSkinner, 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 exceedthe estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not alot 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 withrespect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, ofdescription, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement madeat 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 disputedbid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lotfor sale.4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and thepurchaser 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 ofthe 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. Ifany 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, andthe 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 threedays, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and afterdeducting 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 bankauthorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal checkuntil the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by thedrawee. 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 ofall items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, withoutlimitation, (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 topay 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 suchpurchaser 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 withinthe 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 thatinclude material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting oflicensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitutecancellation 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, andother qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department ofCorporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.10. Except for property purchased via on-line Live Auctions, a premium equal to 18.5% of the final bid price up to and including $200,000, plus10% 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 onproperty purchased via on-line Live Auctions will be in the amount equal 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 orreproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalogue. Thecopyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of thiscatalogue, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without ourprior written consent.13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts orchoice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner inconnection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or anyfederal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now orhereafter have to the venue of any such suit.Revised September 29, 2009158

Absentee Bid FormSale TitleSale DateFirst Time Bidder? YES NO Customer #Name (Please Print)Business NameAddresscheck if change in addressCity State Zip CodePhone # Alternate # e-mailI wish to place the following bids in the sale listed above. I understand that Skinner, Inc. will execute bids as aconvenience, and will not be held responsible for any errors or failure to execute bids. I understand that my bidsare executed and accepted as per Conditions of Sale as printed in the catalogue of this sale.Signature (Required)DateLot # Description Bid PriceFOR OFFICE USEMarlborough Boston Phone Fax Mail Person Employee:SKINNERAuctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617.350.5400 Fax: 617.350.5429274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA 01752 Tel: 508.970.3000 Fax: 508.970.3100www.skinnerinc.com

Board of DirectorsAdministrationChairman of the Board - Nancy R. SkinnerRichard AlbrightJohn DeightonBarnet FainStephen L. FletcherKaren M. KeanePresident/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. KeaneChief Financial Officer - Don KellyExecutive Vice President - Stephen L. FletcherVice Presidents- Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey, Kerry Shrives,Stuart G. Slavid, Stuart P. WhitehurstExpertDepartmentsSKINNER, INC.Auctioneers andAppraisers of Antiquesand Fine Art63 Park PlazaBoston, MA 02116617.350.5400Fax 617.350.5429274 Cedar Hill StreetMarlborough, MA 01752508.970.3000Fax 508.970.3100www.skinnerinc.comAmerican & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. StarrAssistants: Kathy Wong, Elizabeth C. HaffAmerican Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. Fletcher, Martha HamiltonAssistants: LaGina Austin, Karen Langberg, Chris BarberAmerican Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas DeihlAsian Works of Art - James F. CallahanAssistant: Tianyue JiangBooks & Manuscripts - Stuart P. WhitehurstDeputy Director: Sara C. WishartBottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. FletcherCeramics - Stuart G. SlavidClassic Automobiles & Motorcycles - Jane D. PrentissCouture - Kerry ShrivesDiscovery Sales - Kerry ShrivesAssistants: Garrett J. Sheahan, Melissa RiebeEuropean Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. Slavid;Assistants: Sara C. Wishart, Leah SkowronFine Wines - Marie KeepAssistant: Laura V. SweeneyJewelry - Victoria BratbergAssistants: John Colasacco, Julie KhouriJudaica - Kerry ShrivesModernism: 1896–Present: Art Glass, Pottery, Metalwork & Furniture -Jane D. PrentissMuseum & Collections Services - Martha HamiltonMusical Instruments - David BonseyOriental Rugs & Carpets - Gary RichardsScience, Technology & Clocks - Robert C. CheneyAssistant: Chris BarberSilver - Sara C. WishartToys & Dolls - Kerry ShrivesAuctioneers - 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, Stuart P. Whitehurst160

Exhibitions &Property DistributionMarlborough: Warehouse Manager - Jonathan Dowling, 508.970.3280Property Manager - Samuel Combs, 508.970.3262Boston: Kerryn Murphy, 617.874.4329Property Distribution Manager - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308Finance DepartmentSubscriptionsMarlborough: Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269Accounts Payable - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.3268Credit Supervisor - Joe Monteyro, 508.970.3266Marlborough: Karen Skinner, 508.970.3240Service DepartmentsAppraisal & Auction Services - Patricia Walker King, Shannon M. AmesAdvertising Production - Pamela Van de HoutenBoston Gallery Director - Laura V. SweeneyAssistant Gallery Director: Paige LewellynGallery Assistant: Jessica TurnerCatalogue Production - Pamela Van de Houten, Kristina HarrisonConsignment Services - Megan J. Blomgren, Carol ZeiglerCustomer Relations - Carol McCaffreyInstitutional Relations - L. Emerson TuttleHuman Resources - Carol McCaffreyInformation Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry ShrivesAssistants: Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa RiebeManaging Director - Marie C. KeepMarketing & Public Relations - Kate de Bethune, Karen Skinner,Kathryn GargolinskiPhotographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak, John CorneliusStaff Portraits - Cheryl Richards PhotographyReceptionists - Marlborough: Carol TranBoston: Hadley BridgmanTransportation - Eric JonesAssistant: Mark McCaffrey161

DIRECTIONS TO THEMARLBOROUGH GALLERYSKINNERFrom Boston and Points East:Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) West to Route 495 North at exit 11A. Proceed onRoute 495N to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. At the bottom of theexit ramp take a left at the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar HillStreet. 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 leftonto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 onthe left.From Points West:Take 290 East toward Marlborough. Merge onto Route 495 South via exit 26A, toward CapeCod. Take the Simarano Drive exit, 23C. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left ontoSimarano 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 atthe lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at#274 on the left.162

MARLBOROUGH AREA RESTAURANTSFINE DININGCoral Seafood Restaurant29 S. Bolton St.Marlborough, MA508.460.3474INEXPENSIVEBoston Market185 Boston Post Rd. WestMarlborough, MA508.229.2525MODERATEGuiseppe’s Grille35 Solomon Pond Rd.Northborough, MA508.393.4405Allora Ristorante139 Lakeside Ave. Rte. 20Marlborough, MA508.485.4300Wildwood Steakhouse189 Boston Post Rd. EastMarlborough, MA508.481.2021Longhorn Steakhouse191 Boston Post Rd.Marlborough, MA508.481.4100Tandoori Grill197 H Boston Post Rd. WestMarlborough, MA508.357.6551Panera Bread197 Boston Post Rd. WestMarlborough, MA508.281.6161Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub32 Boston Post Rd. WestMarlborough, MA508.480.8899Linguini’s Italian Eatery350 Boston Post Rd. WestMarlborough, MA508.481.9747China Taste197 Boston Post Rd. WestMarlborough, MA508.229.2882Yoong TongThai Cuisine and Sushi278 Main St./Rt. 20Northborough, MA508.393.7714163

MARLBOROUGH HOTELSCourtyard by Marriott75 Felton St. (exit 24B off 495)Marlborough, MA508.480.0015Embassy Suites123 Boston Post Rd. West(exit 24B off 495)Marlborough, MA508.485.9500Hampton Inn277 Boston Post Rd. West(exit 24B off 495)Marlborough, MA508.787.9888Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel181 Boston Post Road West(exit 24B off 495)Marlborough, MA508.460.0700Holiday Inn and Suites265 Lakeside Ave.(exit 24A off 495)Marlborough, MA508.481.3000TRAVEL SERVICES & CAR RENTALSUltimate LiveryTo Logan Airport$46.00 each way for one$56.00 each way for twoPrivate car and driver $147.50 one wayServicing all Marlborough hotels80 Northborough Rd EastMarlborough, MA 01752508.481.7300Enterprise Car RentalHotel Pick-up and Delivery364 Maple Street(Rt. 85)Marlborough, MA508.480.0221Hertz Car Rental410 Maple Street(Rt. 85)Marlborough, MA508.229.2756165

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