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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‘Ferris wheel’ timepiece turns heads
24 July 2023This ‘ferris wheel’ timepiece, thermometer and barometer compendium is a novel type that was first made in France in the last quarter of the 19th century.
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The web shop window: French mantle clock at Patrick Moorhead
17 July 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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Obituary: clock dealer Jonathan Carter (1964-2023)
17 July 2023From clothing career to clock dealer brilliance, Jonathan Carter specialised in the golden age of English clockmaking and set up the leading firm Carter-Marsh
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Royal Worcester by renowned designer George Owen doubles up at auction
10 July 2023Classic examples of distinctive porcelain take four-figure sums in Gloucestershire
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Homemade receiver ‘picked up news of the Titanic disaster’
10 July 2023Interest in wireless telegraphy, that was piqued when Guglielmo Marconi successfully sent a message from Poldhu, Cornwall to St John’s, Newfoundland in 1910, prompted many amateurs to build and develop their own sets based on the ‘Coherer’ principle for sending and receiving Morse code.
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Pedigree wall clock in need of a bit of TLC
03 July 2023Needing work but with an impeccable pedigree, this striking drop-dial wall clock topped the day at Bellmans (25% buyer’s premium).
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Silver Tompion strikes a good note on Treasure House first day
26 June 2023Among the busiest stands on the opening day of The Treasure House Fair that ran at the Chelsea Hospital site from June 22-26 was that of horology dealership Carter Marsh.
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Market fresh breeze blows through Scottish saleroom
12 June 2023Trio of collections is offered in Perth auction with estimates pitched to entice bidders
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Astronomical clock ticks tech boxes as innovative timekeeper offered at Drouot
12 June 2023De Baecque & Associés will be selling this monumental astronomical clock standing 9ft 11in (3m) high on June 30.
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Silver Tompion clock is the ‘best in private hands’
29 May 2023Horology dealership Carter Marsh is bringing to market what it calls the most important English table clock it has ever handled.
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Member of French clockmaking dynasty to feature in German auction
29 May 2023The signature Fortin à Paris on the dial of this 21in (53cm) high marble and gilt bronze clock shows that it was made by a member of one of the most prominent Parisian clockmaker dynasties of the 18th century.
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French style chimes with clock buyers in New York
15 May 2023Fine clocks from a single-owner selection sell well into six figures in New York saleroom
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Six Joseph Knibb clocks star in a stellar collection
15 May 2023This eight-day walnut longcase clock is one of six by Joseph Knibb in a 16-piece collection on offer from dealer Ben Wright.
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Detective work sheds some light on a £75,000 chandelier
08 May 2023Investigation by saleroom specialist pays off as Castle Howard connection helps a chandelier to impress
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Obituary: Horology specialist Phillip Gale (1947-2023)
17 April 2023It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Phillip John Gale (FBHI) who died peacefully, after a short illness, on February 21, 2023. His death represents a great loss to horology.
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The web shop window: French Art Deco clock
03 April 2023Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.
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Bavarian connoisseur clocks collection comes up for auction
27 March 2023For three decades, from the 1950s-80s, a Bavarian connoisseur amassed a collection of clocks, some of which are being sold by Nagel in Stuttgart.
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Mouseman Elephants clock price pushed up
13 March 2023Carving once available in low four figures now sells for five in North Yorkshire saleroom
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Falize’s sense of gothic timing
13 March 2023This 7½in (19cm) high carriage clock in a fanciful gothic revival taste is stamped to the base AF, probably for the renowned Parisian jeweller and goldsmith Alexis Falize (1811-98).
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