Clocks
The finest clocks from the English Golden Age – the period c.1660-1725 when huge strides were made in horology – are rare on the market. But this category embraces collectable timekeepers from all periods and places – from German table clocks and the classic Georgian longcase to the Victorian slate mantel clock and the advent of electricity.
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Bright spark’s invention at Paris auction
12 June 2017Among several unusual clocks included in the 328-lot dedicated auction to be held in Paris on June 26 by Chayette et Cheval is this 3¾ x 2¾in (9.5 x 7cm) reveil briquet (lighter alarm clock).
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Tower of strength as figural clock takes £5000 at Chiswick Auctions
12 June 2017Figural clocks combining novelty and automaton features were very popular in the 19th century, many of them being of French manufacture.
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Rediscovered John Fromanteel longcase clock emerges at Bonhams
12 June 2017In recent years, Bonhams has uncovered several previously unrecorded English Golden Age clocks and at the sale of Fine Clocks on June 29 it will be presenting a recently discovered longcase clock by London maker John Fromanteel.
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Profile of Edward Burd: a specialist showing his wallpower
12 June 2017Wall clocks are fashionable these days. Open most publications with an interiors feature and one will probably be displayed: in the kitchen, dining room or hallway. What is the reason for their popularity? One person who knows is Edward Burd, wall clock collector for 40 years and dealer for 15.
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Clock worth hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from antiques dealer at Chicago show
24 May 2017US police and a New Orleans dealer have appealed to the trade to help find a stolen Asprey & Co clock.
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Auction trio reflects an overall buoyancy to the antiques market
22 May 2017Three substantial sales from Edinburgh to Exeter via Doncaster last month confirmed the promise of early spring with the staple areas of furniture, silver and ceramics holding up and, for named or specialist-interest material, doing well. The figures underline the overall buoyancy.
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Chinese automaton clock chimes at Paris auction
08 May 2017Classic antiques from furniture and works of art to scientific instruments and a Roman marble torso all feature in Artcurial’s evening sale in its Paris rooms on May 16.
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English humpback clock on offer in Frankfurt auction
02 May 2017A rare English humpback carriage clock is coming up for sale at Dr Crott in Frankfurt on May 6. The 6in (16cm) high calendar timepiece with phases of the moon and an English lever escapement was manufactured in the 1890s by Jump of London.
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Houdin mystery clock could be record result
02 May 2017In what has been a buoyant first quarter for clocks of quality, the 109 examples at Chiswick Auctions’ (22% buyer’s premium) March 21 sale of horology and European works of art made a significant contribution to the £225,000 taken by the 275 lots on offer.
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The joy of six brings Duke’s Goode auction times
02 May 2017One of the more intriguing clocks to come in the market this spring was this early 18th century bracket clock signed to the backplate Cha [rles] Goode, London offered at Duke’s (22% buyer’s premium) on April 12.
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Ticking the right clocks boxes in regional sales
24 April 2017Confirmation of market tastes in horology could be gleaned from major spring sales in the provinces...
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Time travelling to Edinburgh auction
24 April 2017Victorian exuberance or Georgian elegance – you pays your money and takes your choice. At Lyon & Turnbull (25% buyer’s premium) on April 5, it cost a great deal for the former and rather less for the latter.
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Reader tips? Music to our ears
05 April 2017MADAM – I was amused to read in the Previews section of ATG No 2285 that the “star” in Locke & England’s March 30 sale would be a large organ clock, estimated at £3000-5000 (lot 100). This is certainly not the case.
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International previews: Horology in Massachusetts
25 March 2017The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, auction house Fontaine’s has a track record of selling good examples of horology and has achieved some very high prices recently for elaborate English clocks made for the Chinese market.
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Transparent 19th century ‘mystery clock’ comes up for sale at Chiswick Auctions
21 November 2016A rare early model of the ‘mystery clock’ invented by magician and horologist Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) is up for sale at Chiswick Auctions next month.
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Clocks by Big Ben and royal clockmaker on sale at Chiswick Auctions
30 August 2016London Bridge is falling down, goes the song. A bit further upstream, it turns out that the Houses of Parliament are actually doing the falling down.
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Chinese-made clock in European style chimes at $1.27m
03 June 2016A classic Chinese-made European style automaton clock or ‘Sing Song’ sold for $1.27m (£907,140) at Fontaine’s in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Scott collection fires the market for English clocks
18 December 2015One of the most ambitious dealer selling exhibitions of recent memory – the Tom Scott collection of clocks at Carter Marsh – has concluded with market-defining sales for the Winchester dealership.
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Harrison medal for horologist Taylor
07 December 2015Dr John C Taylor, the horologist, inventor and clockmaker, has been given the Harrison Medal by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers for his services to horology.
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Auctionata set €2.8m house record for Chinese clock
10 July 2015Berlin online auction house Auctionata set a house record when this Chinese enamel, ivory-mounted and paste-set musical and automaton clock was sold for €2.8m (£2.15m), or €3.37m including premium.
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