View fellows upcoming auctions using our auction calendar. The auctions also regularly include longcase clocks, mantel clocks, bracket clocks, carriage timepieces, barometers, sextants, telescopes and barographs. Antique european clock collectors marvel at the technological complexity and decorative beauty of fine english and french timekeepers. Bonhams are the only international auction house to hold sales devoted purely to clocks. Junghans exacta ceramic wall clock with key over wound 20. The english auction is also known as an openoutcry ascendingprice auction. Rolex a 14ct gold oyster perpetual superlative chronometer automatic wristwatch, circa 1969, ref. Philip serrell auctioneers auctioneers of fine art and collectibles in malvern, worcester. Sale results clock auctions specialists in fine, rare. Auction listings published on the first monday of every month.
Our focussed approach to marketing each clock means that we have achieved some exceptional results for our sellers, including world record prices for clocks of the. Skinner is located at the heart of american clock history. Lots still available auction house london residential. Contact us if you are unhappy about any aspect of your purchase from us. You can read a general article on how to sell your antiques and collectibles here. The art and science of clockmaking began in europe in the 15th century with the invention of the first mechanical escapement. Clocks by big ben and royal clockmaker on sale at chiswick auctions. Our unique, highly specialised approach offers many benefits to our buyers and sellers. Below is a list of all the past auctions held by auction house london across london. View sothebys auction results for contemporary art, impressionist modern art, old master paintings, jewellery, watches, wines, decorative arts and mo. Another department highlight was a timepiece in the form of a mortar which had been thrown away because the glass was broken. One of his watches was presented to lord nelson who was wearing it when he was killed by a sniper at the battle of trafalgar in 1805. The professor hall collection of 56 lots included a fine month going tompion loncase keeping sidereal time, a rare astromomical skeleton timepiece by james gorham of london, a congreve clock by joseph moxon circa 1820, a. A practical combinatorial auction design lawrence m.
There was a time when clocks were very intricate, reliable and decorative objects of simple machinery. Mcmaster, a regency 8 day striking double fusee bracket clock striking on a bell, the 19 12 painted dial marked. Established in 1922, the london clock company has comprehensive collections of clocks ranging from the contemporary, through to timeless classics. Dont miss our upcoming fine clock auction auction online on 20090829. The sale of important watches on 14 may features an eclectic selection of watches representing true swiss craftsmanship in the beaurivage hotel in geneva. North london auctions, 917 lodge lane, north finchley, n12 8445 9000.
In america, clock manufacturing blossomed in the new england area. Please see photos the hour hand needs repair as it broken see photos uk postage only age old. Fine quality wristwatches and pocket watches and certain cameras and lenses are currently attracting strong interest among collectors. Leading the auction is an exceptional and rare musical automaton clock, in the shape of a bird cage. Used, antique mantel clock under bell jar bronze beautiful bronze mantel clock with painted 2 lovely antique victorian painted figural clock peddler. Find and bid on residential real estate in new london county, ct. Furtwangler l sohne antique grandfather clock youtube. Fine clocks, barometers and scientific instruments dreweatts. View online catalogues, download pdfs and find out viewing times and days. A 19th century flamed mahogany drop dial fusee wall clock with brass inlaid stringing and shaped pendulum aperture, fanded ears and 12 convex dial with cast brass bezel. Horology sales are held in new york and london, and these auctions attract buyers and collectors from all over the world, eager to compete for the best lots that we have. Antique clock auctions, watch auctions, barometers.
Upcoming auctions auction calendar auction dates fellows. Antique advertising clocks and watches antique advertising. You do not need to use plurals and remember not to use words unlikely to be used in a lot description such as furniture or jewellery. Tallcase clock estate auction online auction gardner.
Product ranges include wall clocks, mantel clocks, alarm clocks, anniversary clocks, regulator clocks and barometers. Other colonial centers supported important makers of handcrafted clocks as well, and by 1850, connecticut led the industry with. Antique clock and barometer auctions and valuations. Antique longcase clocks for sale in uk view 62 bargains. A late 19th century french gorge cased grande sonnerie carriage clock. Many of my readers come to antiquehq and ask where they can sell their antiques and collectibles. Clock for sale in east london, london antiques gumtree. The popularity of black mantel clocks made from onyx, slate, marble, iron, and wood led to the production.
We hold three large dedicated sales a year offering a good and varied selection of all types of antique and later clocks including carriage, mantel, bracket, electric, wall, longcase, barometers and many others. Auction house london 5 hampstead gate, 1a frognal, hampstead, london nw3 6al tel. Tooveys conduct specialist sales of clocks, watches, scientific instruments and cameras every other month. Carroll horton, 3864 wyse square, lexington, ky 40510 859 3818633 fax 866 5916616 email. Online auction platform with physical viewings by appointment. Search our database of new london county property auctions for free. Ausubel, peter cramton, and paul milgrom abstract we propose the clockproxy auction as a practical means for auctioning many related items. Clocks by big ben and royal clockmaker on sale at chiswick.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, france and england led the continent in both. Horology sales are held in new york and london, and these auctions attract. Please see picture for details and please view my other items as i will combine postage from delivered anywhere in uk. Enlarge download lot details colonial times clock company tallcase clock sold as is with weights, pendulum and manual chimes not attached height 1. Ingraham clocks were shaped like acorns, beehives, and miniature gothic cathedrals. Antique clocks for sale in uk 91 used antique clocks. Clarke, 1 royal exchange london, a mid 19th century oak bracket clock of large proportions in the aesthetic taste, the architectural case with foliate carved decoration and set silvered roman dial, signed, with strikesilent and 48 bell selector, set triple fusee quarter repeating movement with dead beat escapement, striking 8 bells and chiming gong, signed to back plate, 22. Other clocks sold in our antique sales include 18 th and 19 th century longcase clocks, bracket clocks, carriage clocks and wall clocks. Postage includes packing i do recycle and some of ebays fees. Within the clock auction department youll find rare chinese automation bracket clocks, continental champleve mantle clocks, american tall case and banjo. This can stem from a fascination with the inner workings of mechanical gadgets, a optimism in the growing worth of antique clocks, or preoccupation with objects that provide a window to the past. Antique clocks bring a certain kind of infatuation. A clock auction phase is followed by a lastandfinal proxy round.
An online antique clock auction website, presenting quarterly sealedbid auctions. People used to take a lot of pride in the clockery they had in their homes. Clock and barometer auctions department specialises in auctions, valuations. In the english auction, the price is successively raised until only one bidder remains, and that bidder purchases the auctioned item at a price equal to the final bid. This antique longcase clocks is in good used condition. Whether youre looking for a unique timepiece to place on a mantle or a standing grandfather, a specialized online auction is a perfect place to find it.
Bidding open for 2 weeks with the first lot ending at 20. Massachussetts was home to many great 18th and 19th century american clockmakers, including gawen brown, the mulliken and willard families, and later, edward howard, maker of precision regulators and watches. Antique clocks for sale old vintage clocks for sale. Each year at gorringes saleroom, our clocks and barometers section provides opportunities to bid on over 500 lots, ranging from. A fine and rare late 19th century french grand sonnerie giant carriage clock with moon phase, centre seconds, alarm and calendar drocourt, retailed musy pere and fils, hrs du roi, turin 2. Horology sales are held in new york and london, and these auctions attract buyers and collectors from all over the world, eager to compete for the best lots that we have to offer. Occasionally, the department offers rare or unusual clocks from the later 19th or 20th centuries. In this article i am going to focus only on selling your antique or collectible clocks at auction. North london auctions weekly auctions tend to include furniture, rugs, clocks, ceramics and other homewares as well as cameras and jewellery.
Josiah emery was a watchmaker who set up in england at cockspur street, charing cross, london. A bit further upstream, it turns out that the houses of parliament are actually doing the falling down. Important clocks and scientific instruments from the collection of the late professor e. Gardiner houlgate is one of the premier firms in the country to offer specialist clock auctions. Beautiful bronze mantel clock with painted 2 lovely antique victorian painted figural clock peddler. Weekly auctions tend to include furniture, rugs, clocks, ceramics and other homewares as well as cameras and jewellery. Antique english and french clocks skinner auctioneers.
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