George II Bracket Clock, signed ROBERT HIGGS. London, first half of the 18th century.Blond mahogany veneered case.Gilt bronze dial with gilt bronze spandrel, exposed pendulum, chime override dial.Calendar of the month. Eight-day winding machine, square plates, engraved on the back, hour chiming on a bell.Measurements: 52 x 30 x 30 cm.English table clock, bracket type, signed by the clockmaker Robert Higgs. Its case is veneered in blond mahogany. It has a front with a simple architectural composition, with a façade topped by a rounded arch raised on a moulded base, which in turn is raised on four bronze legs. The whole has a sloping top with curved angles. It has an arched top handle, which makes the piece very functional, as it can be easily moved. The front of the clock is decorated with garlands and classical vegetal compositions, while the sides of the clock have a glass plate that allows the interior of the mechanism to be seen. The dial features Roman numerals (for the hours) and Arabic numerals (for the minutes) engraved in black on gilt, with a gilt centre, and a calendar of the month.A well-known London watchmaker, Robert Higgs is documented as working in Sweetings Alley in London in 1743. He was a member of the Clockmakers Company from 1750 to 1769.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1760s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" or balance regulator. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.The English developed a watchmaking mechanics distinct from that of the rest of Europe, based on an industry of specialised workshops producing products of great technical perfection. The cases were made by cabinetmakers who enriched the watches, turning them into real jewels. For this reason, throughout the 18th century English clocks and watches were evidence of the stylistic evolution that developed in English cabinetmaking, starting with the William and Mary and Queen Anne models, passing through the Chippendale and Hepplewithe styles and finally returning to classicism with the Adam, the Sheraton and finally the Regency. As for the specific type of bracket clock, it maintained its elegant and stately appearance throughout the 18th century, and by the end of the century the cases would be larger and more monumental.
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George III Bracket Clock, signed VALENTIA. England, late 18th century, early 19th century.Mahogany veneered case, bronze applications.Gilt bronze dial with exposed pendulum.Machine with square plates, eight days winding and chime of hours on a bell.Measurements: 56 x 31 x 20 cm.English table clock, bracket type, signed Valentia. Its case is veneered in mahogany with a beautiful natural finish and is enriched with gilded bronze applications. The front has a simple architectural composition with a façade surmounted by a semicircular arch raised on a moulded base, which is in turn raised on four bronze legs. The whole has a sloping top with curved angles. The piece has an arched top handle, which makes it very functional, as it is easy to move it. The front of the clock is decorated with garlands and classical vegetal compositions and spandrels, and on the sides there is a glass plate that allows the interior of the mechanism to be seen. The dial features Roman numerals (for the hours) and Arabic numerals (for the minutes) engraved in black, with a gold centre and a calendar of the month. The second dial functions as an hour chime on a bell and has the option of silencing it.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" or balance regulator. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.The English developed a watchmaking mechanics distinct from that of the rest of Europe, based on an industry of specialised workshops producing products of great technical perfection. The cases were made by cabinetmakers who enriched the watches, turning them into real jewels. For this reason, throughout the 18th century English clocks and watches were evidence of the stylistic evolution that developed in English cabinetmaking, starting with the William and Mary and Queen Anne models, passing through the Chippendale and Hepplewithe styles and finally returning to classicism with the Adam, the Sheraton and finally the Regency. As for the specific type of bracket clock, it maintained its elegant and stately appearance throughout the 18th century, and by the end of the century the cases would be larger and more monumental.
George III Bracket Clock, signed JOHN TAYLOR. London, third quarter of the 18th century.Mahogany veneered case with gilt bronze appliques.Gilt dial with gilt bronze spandrels, month calendar and strike override.Machine, eight days winding, square plates and engraved back, hour strike on a bell and with alarm clock.Measurements: 55 x 28,5 x 20 cm.Bracket type table clock, signed by the English clockmaker John Taylor, one of the most renowned creators of bracket type clocks in London in those years. Its case is veneered in mahogany and decorated with openwork spandrels in fine tracery. It has an architectural structure, with an arched front and a talud-like dome with curved angles. The dial has Roman numerals (Arabic for the minutes) engraved in black on a silver circle and has an auxiliary window for the date calendar. A second dial, with a chime function, allows it to be silenced. This is a highly decorative piece, culminating in gilt-bronze pinnacles and other vegetal elements. The sides have ornamental latticework and side handles for easy carrying.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 17th century in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" or balance regulator. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
George III Bracket Clock, signed GEORGE CLERK (active ca.1780). London, last third 18th century.Cabinet case with gilt bronze applications.Dial with Spanish strike-cancelling dial (for the Spanish market).Calendar of the month.Eight days winding machine, square plate, engraved on the back, hour chiming on a bell.Measurements: 53 x 28 x 19 cm.English table clock, bracket type, signed by the clockmaker George Clark. Its case is made of wood, decorated with gilded bronze applications with foliate and rocaille motifs worked in relief. It has an architectural structure, the flanks of which are decorated with stipes with anthropomorphic busts. The corners and the panels surrounding the dial are also made of finely worked bronze with vegetal fretwork in the form of tracery. The dial has Roman numerals (for the hours) and Arabic numerals (for the minutes) engraved in black on silver, with a gilded centre. The second dial functions as a chime and has an override dial. The Spanish names indicate that the British watch was intended for the Spanish market. The dome, which is stepped in the form of a talud, is topped with a handle and is decorated with bronze appliqués and fruit elements decorating the corners.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" regulator or balance. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.The English developed a watchmaking mechanics distinct from that of the rest of Europe, based on an industry of specialised workshops producing products of great technical perfection. The cases were made by cabinetmakers who enriched the watches, turning them into real jewels. For this reason, throughout the 18th century English clocks and watches were evidence of the stylistic evolution that developed in English cabinetmaking, starting with the William and Mary and Queen Anne models, passing through the Chippendale and Hepplewithe styles and finally returning to classicism with the Adam, the Sheraton and finally the Regency. As for the specific type of bracket clock, it maintained its elegant and stately appearance throughout the 18th century, and by the end of the century the cases would be larger and more monumental.
George II Longcase clock, signed THOMSON FITTER. London, 1750.Richly decorated red lacquered case. With unique paintings on the door.Gilt dial with gilt bronze spandrels, signed, calendar of the month, second hand and chime override. Machine, eight days winding, chime of hours on a bell.Measurements: 244.5 x 51.5 x 23 cm.Longcase clock in red lacquered wood, the body of which has very balanced proportions. It consists of an architectural structure, with a pedestal, a closed central body and a crowned top. The watch case itself has a dial with Roman numerals (for the hours) and Arabic numerals (for the minutes). It also has a seconds dial and an additional window for the month calendar. The case also features an auxiliary dial with the option to deactivate the chime. Signed "Thomson Fitter" on the dial. This is a lavishly decorated piece in each of its parts: while the base features a narrative chivalric scene, the main body is decorated by two large pavilions with verdure-like scenes inside. These are characterised by a high degree of decoration and uniqueness. Vegetable motifs in gilding flood the rest of the piece, both the box and the crest, as well as the main body and the aforementioned plinth.
George III Bracket Clock, signed CHATER & SON. London, 1753-1784.Mahogany palm-plated case with gilt bronze appliques.Gilt bronze dial with spandrels, signed, visible pendulum, calendar of the month and dial with strike override.Machine, eight days winding, engraved back square plates, alarm clock and hour chiming on a bell.Measurements: 59 x 32.5 x 20.5 cm.Bracket type table clock, signed by the English watchmaker Chater & Son. Its case is made of wood veneered in mahogany palm, with gilded bronze applications with ornamental motifs worked in relief forming spandrels in fine tracery. It has an architectural structure, with an arched front and a talud-shaped dome with curved angles. It rises on a moulded base and a baroque-style skirt with a cut-out profile. The dial has Roman numerals (Arabic for the minutes) engraved in black on a silver circle and has an auxiliary window for the calendar of the month. A second dial, with a chime function, allows it to be silenced. It culminates in four gilt bronze pinnacles and a handle for easy carrying. The sides have a glazed surface that allows a view of the machinery.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" regulator or balance. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
George II Bracket Clock, signed WILLIANS WITHERS. London, 1760.Ebonised case with gilt bronze appliques.Gilt dial with gilt bronze epandrels, strike cancel.Month calendar.Machine, eight days winding, square plates, engraved back, hour strike on a bell.Measurements: 49 x 26 x 16,5 cm.English table clock, bracket type, signed Williams Witer. It is made of ebonised wood and is enriched with gilded bronze applications. It has a front with a simple architectural composition, with a façade topped by a round arch raised on a moulded base. The whole has a sloping top with curved angles. The piece has an arched top handle, which makes it very functional, as it can be easily moved. The front of the clock is decorated with garlands and classical vegetal compositions, while the sides of the clock have a glass plate that allows a view of the inside of the mechanism. The dial features Roman numerals (for the hours) and Arabic numerals (for the minutes) engraved in black, with a gold centre, and a calendar of the month. The second dial functions as an hour chime on a bell.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" regulator or balance. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.The English developed a watchmaking mechanics distinct from that of the rest of Europe, based on an industry of specialised workshops producing products of great technical perfection. The cases were made by cabinetmakers who enriched the watches, turning them into real jewels. For this reason, throughout the 18th century English clocks and watches were evidence of the stylistic evolution that developed in English cabinetmaking, starting with the William and Mary and Queen Anne models, passing through the Chippendale and Hepplewithe styles and finally returning to classicism with the Adam, the Sheraton and finally the Regency. As for the specific type of bracket clock, it maintained its elegant and stately appearance throughout the 18th century, and by the end of the century the cases would be larger and more monumental.
Clock; France, Empire period, circa 1805.Mercury gilt bronze.Paris type movement.It has a pendulum and a missing key.Measures: 42 x 12 x 12 cm.Clock made in gilded bronze with mercury, or moulu, in the shape of a cup or amphora. It has a Paris type mechanism with round plates, small Ancora escapement and pendulum suspended by thread. It chimes the hours and half-hours over the bell by a counting wheel. The clock has a square base with relief decoration in the form of two swans flanking a palmette. At the top of the base, the base is crowned on the outside perimeter, giving rise to the body of the clock, which takes the shape of a cup. In the centre of the clock is a large white dial with black Roman numerals. Finally, the clock is crowned with four pinnacles at the corners and an upper gable. The upper part of the gable has an armillary dial that represents a reduced model of the cosmos, understood from the terrestrial perspective. During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance it was a widely used object. There are similar examples catalogued in 'la Mesure du Temps dans les collecions du Musée du Malmaison'.
Bracket type clock, George III, signed WILLIANS HUGHES. London, 1784.Mahogany case, with important gilt bronzes.Signed dial, gilt, with gilt brass spandrels, chiming cancellations.Three-train machine with chime of hours and quarters, on eight bells and hours on one.Measurements: 63 x 36 x 22 cm.Important English table clock, with the dial signed by the clockmaker Williams Hughes, accompanied by the legend "Hig Holborn London". It follows the bracket model, a type of transportable clock, with handles, which became popular in England in the 18th century.Architectural in structure, the front and back windows are arched, with their spandrels richly worked with gilded bronzes. Also noteworthy are the gilded bronze applications that reproduce the stipes with vegetal body and human bust on the flanks, as well as the openwork soffits with floral motifs, and the flamboyant trophy-like pinnacles that crown the corners. The feet are also made of bronze, and a bronze crest decorates the dome in the form of a slope with a curved profile. The dial has a silver-plated disc with the hours engraved in black with Roman numerals, while the minutes are marked in Arabic. The hands are baroque in style. It is accompanied by a second striking dial and a calendar window. The foliate work on the gilt brass spandrels is also noteworthy.
Bracket type clock, George II, signed ROBERT ROMLEY. London, 1740.Ebonised case, with bronze applications.Signed dial, gilt, with gilt bronze spandrels, with the possibility of an override chime.Machine: eight days winding, square plates, engraved and signed back, quarter strike on eight bells and hour strike on one bell. Measurements: 53 x 30.5 x 20.5 cm.English table clock, with the dial signed by the clockmaker Robert Romley. It follows the bracket model, a type of transportable clock, with handles, which became popular in England from the end of the 17th century. With an architectural structure, the front and back windows are arched, with their spandrels richly worked with gilt bronzes. Also noteworthy are the gilded bronze applications that reproduce the stipes with vegetal body and human bust on the flanks, as well as the openwork soffits with floral motifs on the tympanum, and the fruit pinnacles that crown the corners. The feet are also made of bronze. The dome takes the form of a slope with a curved profile. The dial has a silver-plated disc with the hours engraved in black with Roman numerals, while the minutes are marked in Arabic. The hands are baroque in style. It is accompanied by a second dial for chiming and a calendar window.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" regulator or balance. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
Napoleon III tournant clock. France, ca.1850.Marble case, alabaster figure, gilt bronze applications.Eight days winding machine, quarter chimes on two bells and hours on one.Calendar of the week and month on two porcelain dials.Measurements: 43 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm.French clock, tournant type, with the case in the form of a marble temple that houses a sculpture in alabaster representing a child with a dove, in neoclassical style. The pergola has a first floor with a gilded bronze openwork gallery, and the gilded bronze applications on the plinth, the capitals and the border of ovals around the base are also gilded bronze. Following the typical tournant model, the Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes are arranged on discs, which are in turn accompanied by two small white porcelain dials for the calendar. The dome is crowned by a beautiful gilt-bronze floral tulip.
Empire table clock, signed "BARBE à Rouen", 1815". France, early 19th century.Gilt bronze.Pocket watch, thirty hours, pallet escapement.Measures: 17 x 15 x 7,5 cm.Empire style table clock, with the case and figures in gilt. It consists of a base decorated with reliefs on which rests a round sculpture representing a classical lady. This rests on the clock case, on which rests a chapel with the figure of a winged angel. The dial has Arabic numerals in black on a white background, with Breguet-type hands, bordered by a foliate cartouche.
Bracket type clock, George II, signed ROBERT HIGGS. London, first half s. LONDON, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY.Ebonised case, with gilt bronze applications.Signed dial, gilt, with gilt bronze spandrels.Selection dials with six melodies, sound annulment, quarter and hour chimes, with calendar.Three-train machine, with musical cylinder that activates thirteen bells and chime of hours and quarters on a bell.Measurements: 60 x 39 x 25 cm.Important English table clock, from the George II period, with the dial signed by the renowned watchmaker Robert Higgs. It follows the bracket model, a type of transportable clock, with handles, which became popular in England from the end of the 17th century. Architectural in structure, the front and back windows are arched, with their spandrels richly worked with gilded bronzes. Also noteworthy are the gilded bronze applications that reproduce the stipes with vegetal body and human bust on the flanks, as well as the openwork soffits with floral motifs, and the fruit pinnacles that crown the corners. The feet are also made of bronze, in the form of scrolls surrounded by foliage, and a bronze crest decorates the dome in the form of a slope with a curved profile. The dial has a silver-plated disc with the hours engraved in black with Roman numerals, while the minutes are marked in Arabic. The hands are baroque in style. It is accompanied by a second chime dial and a calendar window. Robert Higgs was a member of the Clockmakers Company from 1750 to 1769. Prior to that, he worked at Sweetings in London.English bracket clocks are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1760s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" or balance regulator. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
Bracket clock. ABEL PANCHAUD (active 1764-1784). London, 18th century.Gilt lacquered case.Gilt dial, engraved, signed, visible pendulum, month calendar dials and strike cancel.Eight-day winding machine, square plate, engraved back, quarter strike on eight bells and hour strike on one.Measurements: 51 x 27.5 x 18 cm.Desk clock of bracket type, work of the watchmaker Abel Panchaud, with lacquered case with representation of garlands and festoons. Gilt-bronze appliqués flank the architectural structure with its round-arched façade. The bronze spandrels feature vegetal designs in the form of tracery. The signed dial has Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the seconds, engraved in black on gilt. Three smaller dials serve as chime and calendar functions. Decorative acorns crown the case, whose dome takes the form of a slope with rounded corners. The bronze feet are Baroque in style, curling into sensuous scrolls.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" regulator or balance. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
Baroque table clock. Holland, late 17th-early 18th century.Root case, ebonised mouldings, gilt bronze applications.With key drawer.Gilt and engraved dial.Hour chime on counter wheel.Measurements: 66 x 37 x 19 cm.Dutch table clock, in walnut root. Box in the shape of a chapel, with the front door in round arch, moulded in ebonised wood. It is topped with a pyramidal truncated roof, decorated with pinnacles. The bronze applications represent religious motifs, such as the two angels carrying palms that decorate the spandrels. The structure stands on button- or disc-shaped feet, supporting a base that houses a small key box. The dial is richly engraved with scrolls and a medallion with a rampant animal inscribed on it, surrounding the silver-plated disc with Roman numerals to indicate the hours (Arabic for the minutes).
Charles X Portico Clock. France, ca.1830.Case of amboine root, with bronze appliques.Porcelain dial.Paris type machine, square with pendulum in sight, eight days winding, chime on gong.Measurements: 67 x 37 x 29 cm.French clock, portico type, in wood of amboine root, combined with bronze applications reproducing foliated capitals on cylindrical columns. The chiselled friezes of the base, the fillets on the dome and the dial mount are also in bronze. The clock has an exposed pendulum and a chime system on a gong. The porcelain dial has two holes, one for winding and the other for activating the chiming system. The dial is decorated with a chiselled border, Roman numerals and gilded hands. The sober structure of the whole is inspired by the architecture of antiquity, with its porticoes or peristyles, lintels and continuous friezes.
Bracket type clock, George II, signed CHATER & SON. London, 1753-1784.Green lacquered case, chinoiserie motifs.Signed dial, gilt, with gilt bronze spandrels, with chime-cancelling function.Eight-day winding machine, square plates, engraved and signed back, hour strike on a bell.Measurements: 55 x 28 x 18 cm (with the handle raised).Bracket clock signed Chater & Son. It has a front with an architectural composition, with a façade topped with a talud-type dome with curved angles, and raised on a moulded base, with the skirt trimmed according to Baroque models. The front has gilded bronze spandrels. The gilt dial features Roman numerals engraved in black for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes. The hands are Baroque in style. At the top of the dial is a second, smaller dial that indicates whether or not the chime is activated. The piece has a handle on the top for easy carrying. With regard to the ornamentation of the piece, it should be noted that it is defined by an orientalising style, although manufactured in Europe, where, throughout the 19th century, both China and Japan were a constant source of inspiration, both for painting and for the design of furniture, interiors and decorative objects.
French table clock. Charles X, ca.1830.With automaton (fountain).Mercury gilt and blued bronze case.Paris machine, eight days winding, with pendulum.Measures: 36,5 x 22 x 12,5 cm. Singular French clock with automaton, of epoch and Charles X style, inscribing itself in the classicism typical of the epoch. It combines mercury-gilt bronze with blued bronze. The design alternates emphatic volumes and geometric forms with scenes and reproductions of organic and mythological inspiration. Thus, on semicircular feet, rises the base with a bas-relief depicting Dionysus with thyrsus, accompanied by a maenad. In the centre, from a fountain in the form of a lion's mask, 'water' flows from the glass (the automaton mechanism imitates the falling of the liquid). The water falls into a vase flanked by plant shoots. At the top, the dial, surrounded by a floral wreath, is decorated with Roman numerals.
George III Bracket Clock, signed JOHN TAYLOR. England, third quarter of the 18th century.Mahogany palm-plated case with gilt bronze appliques.Silvered dial with gilt bronze spandrels, calendar of the month on a hand and strike override.Eight-day winding machine, square plates, engraved on the back, quarter strike on eight bells and hour strike on one.Needs restoration.Measurements: 54.5 x 32 x 20.5 cm.English table clock of bracket type, made by J. Taylor, known as an important manufacturer of Bracket type clocks, with case veneered in mahogany palm leaf and ornamental applications of bronze in relief. The front has a simple architectural composition, with a façade surmounted by a rounded arch raised on a moulded base, which in turn is raised on four bronze legs. The whole has a sloping top with curved angles, finished with an upper handle, which makes the piece very functional, as it is easy to move. The front of the clock is decorated with garlands and classical vegetal compositions, while the sides are decorated with vegetal latticework. The dial is numbered in Roman numerals (hours) and Arabic numerals (minutes).From the 18th century onwards, many great collectors, including Philip V of Spain, preferred English watches over others for their technical perfection, and English watches were in fact the main watchmaking school of the time. English bracket clocks originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock to replace the previous "foliot" or balance regulator. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This is how transportable watches came into being. These were short case pieces, which housed inside them a mechanism held between two thick plates and containing, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, English clocks were evidence of the stylistic evolution that developed in English cabinetmaking, starting with the William and Mary and Queen Anne models, passing through the Chippendale and Hepplewithe styles and finally returning to classicism with the Adam, the Sheraton and finally the Regency.
Bracket type table clock. VICENTE GINER, Barcelona, mid-eighteenth century.Cabinet case with gilt bronze applications.Signed dial, with gilded bronze spandrels, striking and calendar of the month with needle.Eight-day winding machine, square plates, engraved on the back, hour chiming on a bell.Measurements: 56 x 32.5 x 20 cm.Desk clock of the bracket type, with a case in wood and ornamental bronze applications in relief and round bulge.It has a front with an architectural composition, with a façade topped by a talud-type dome with curved angles, raised on a moulded base, in turn raised on four gilt-bronze feet. The corners are decorated with stipes combining anthropomorphic busts and vegetal bodies. The spandrels or spandrels are decorated with other bronze applications in the form of spandrels and foliage of classical inspiration. This one, gilded, is signed by Vicente Giner (Barcelona), and has Roman numerals engraved in black for the hours and Arabic for the minutes. The hands are Baroque in style. A second, smaller dial is located at the top, which indicates whether or not the chime is activated. The piece has side handles and bronze plaques with interlaced scrolls and rocailles. Small bronze vases decorate the corners, and a small ornamental crest flanks the upper pinnacle.
George II bracket clock, signed JAMES SMITH. London, mid 18th century.Red lacquered case with gilt bronze appliques.Gilt dial with gilt bronze spandrels and chime override.Eight days winding machine, square plate, engraved back, hour chiming on a bell.Measurements: 53 x 30.5 x 19.5 cm.Bracket type table clock, signed by the English clockmaker James Smith. Its case is made of lacquered wood, with gilded bronze applications with ornamental motifs worked in relief forming stipites with masks and spandrels in fine tracery. It has an architectural structure, with an arched front and a sloping dome with curved angles. It rises on a moulded base and skirt with a cut-out profile, in the Baroque style. The dial has Roman numerals (Arabic for the minutes) engraved in black on a silver circle. A second dial, with a striking function, allows it to be silenced.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock to replace the previous "foliot" or balance regulator. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
Louis XVI style portico clock; late 19th century.Gilded bronze and marble.Key preserved.Measurements: 52 x 57 x 12 cm.Louis XVI style table clock, with a white coloured structure following an architectural scheme, and applied gilded bronze decorations. The piece is structured as a classical style façade, inspired by the Baroque both in its mixtilinear plan and in the profusion of decorative elements, subordinated to the structural lines, without concealing the lines that define the piece. The façade is made up of a base comprising a single step, raised on low bronze feet, with projections that correspond to the columns and pillars of the main body. This base is topped with the typical Louis XVI ornamental repertoire, and is adorned with delicately chiselled rosettes in relief and plaques with plant-inspired compositions in relief. The façade has two columns supported by two central pillars with chiselled bronze bases and capitals. Between the two front pillars is the pendulum in the form of a radiate medallion, decorated in the lower centre with a classical mask. The façade is crowned by an entablature with the same mixtilinear profile of projections and recesses as the base. It is decorated with vases topped with bronze flowers. Next to the vases, garlands can be seen, starting from the upper part of the clock structure, where a large eagle with its wings spread out is placed.
Bracket machine, signed WINDMILL & BENET. London, early 18th century.Gilt dial, signed, with gilt bronze spandrels, gilt bronze pendulum, calendar of the month and sounding override.Eight-day winding machine, square plates, engraved on the back, hour chime on one bell and quarter chimes on demand on four bells.Measurements: 28 x 20,5 x 8,5 cm.English bracket type clock, with the dial signed by Windmill & Benet and located in London. It has Roman numerals engraved in gilt. The rich gilt-bronze decoration stands out, in compositions that interweave Greco-Roman-inspired female busts and figures of Egyptian evocation, with plant motifs and classical rockeries, reinterpreted according to Baroque taste.
TAKIS (1925-2019)Signal 1974 signed on the basepainted iron and bronze240.5 by 225.3 by 29.9 cm.94 11/16 by 88 11/16 by 11 3/4 in.This work was executed in 1974.Footnotes:We are grateful to the Takis Foundation, Gerovouno for their assistance in cataloguing this work. ProvenancePrivate Collection, GreeceAcquired directly from the above by the present ownerThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Große Vase. Bronze, dunkel patiniert. Umlaufend reiches, teils halb- und vollplastisches Relief mit Vögeln zwischen Bambussträuchern. Unwesentliche Gussfehler mit min. Löchern in der Wandung. Eingesetzter Boden mit kalligraphischer Marke. Japan, späte Meiji-Periode, Ende 19. Jh. H. 35,5 cm.
Weihrauchbrenner - Koro - mit Untersatz. Bronze mit dunkelbrauner Patina. Gedrückt kugeliger Korpus auf drei hohen Füßen in Form von stilisierten Elefantenköpfen. Seitliche Handhaben, Deckel und Untersatz in Form von plastischen, durchbrochen gearbeiteten, blühenden Zweigen. L. Gebrauchsspuren. China, Qing-Dynastie, 19. Jh. oder älter. Gesamt-H. 18,5 cm.
Räuchergefäß - Koro. Bronze. Kugelig gebaucht mit eingezogenem Hals und ausgestelltem Rand, auf drei hohen Füßen mit stilisierten Tierköpfen. Seitlich geometrisch durchbrochen gearbeitete Griffe. Gebrauchsspuren. Im Boden quadratische, kalligraphische Vierzeichenmarke. China, späte Ming-/frühe Qing-Dynastie, 17./18. Jh. H. 25 cm.
Klimsch, Fritz (1870 Frankfurt a. M. - Freiburg 1960) Großer, tanzender Frauenakt. Biskuitporzellan. Best. oder Glasurfehler auf Pobacke. Auf naturalistischer Plinthe sign., Boden mit grüner Stempelmarke Rosenthal, Entwurf 1935 und zeitnahe Ausformung von 1936. 1. Wahl. H. 68 cm. Lit.: E. Niecol, Rosenthal. Kunst- und Zierporzellan 1897-1945, Bd. 2, Nr. 3.0595. Entwurf von Fritz Klimsch aus dem Jahr 1935. Vgl. Hermann Braun, Fritz Klimsch. Werke, Hannover 1980, Nr. 29 mit Abb. (in Bronze) auf S. 74.
Kleine Tischpendule, Lorenz Furtwängler & Söhne. Architektonisches Nussbaumgehäuse mit Bronze-Zierbeschlägen. Eintüriges, versilbertes Zifferblatt mit schwarzen, arabischen Ziffern (Kratzer). Pendelwerk, sign. Lorenz Furtwängler & Söhne (gegründet 1836), um 1860-1870. Gehäuse mit Gebrauchsspuren. 34x 18x 11 cm.
Feine Empire-Tischpendule. Feuervergoldete Bronze. Architektonisches Gehäuse mit aufgelegten Zierelementen. Plastischer Aufsatz in Form eines Puttos, durch eine Satyrbüste auf junge, nachdenkliche Schönheit im klassischen Gewand blickend. Guillochiertes Zifferblatt mit weiß emailliertem Ziffernkranz (Risse) und schwarzen, römischen Ziffern. Pendelwerk mit Fadenaufhängung und Schlagwerk auf Glocke. Frankreich, Anf. 19. Jh. 40x 42x 14 cm.
Portaluhr. Bronze, vergoldet (teils berieben). Mit einer Schale gekrönte Uhrentrommel, getragen von vier Säulen. Kordel- und Rankenverzierungen, die profilierte Sockelplatte auf vier Füßen. Weißes Emailzifferblatt mit polychromer Rankenmalerei, schwarzen, arabischen Ziffern und Eisenbahnminuterie, bez. Veil Fres Genèrve. Französisches Pendelwerk mit Federaufzug, Halb- und Stundenschlag auf Glocke. Pendelfeder zur Hälfte gebrochen, läuft an. Altersspuren. Ende 19. Jh. 47x 22x 13 cm.
Empire-Pendule. Feuervergoldete Bronze. Architektonisches Gehäuse auf Volutenfüßen, Sockel mit militärischen Attributen im Relief. Vollplastischer Aufsatz als Amor mit Pfeil und zwei Tauben, auf Gehäuse sitzend. Messingzifferblatt mit schwarzen, römischen Ziffern. Pendelwerk mit Fadenaufhängung und Schlagwerk auf Glocke. Framnkreich, um 1830. 46x 35x 13 cm.
Prunkpendule. Vergoldete bzw. schwarz patinierte Bronze. Rechteckiger Sockel mit Akanthus- und aufgelegtem Girlandenrelief. Aufsatz als vollplastische Sitzfigur des Odysseus mit Speer (ohne Spitze), daneben Fußschale. Eintürig facettverglastes, weißes Emailzifferblatt (l. best.) mit schwarzen, römischen Ziffern. Pendelwerk mit Schlagwerk auf Glocke (eintürig verglast). Gebrauchsspuren, Kratzer, Sockel hinten locker. LS Boname Seloncourt, Frankreich, 1893. 48x 44x 13 cm.
Chodakowska, Malgorzata (geb. 1965 Lódź, Polen) Lebensgroße Mädchenskulptur in weißem Kleid mit erhobenem Arm - "Ich weiß es". Bronze, farbig bemalt. Auf naturalistischem Sockel in Holzoptik sign. Plastik aus dem Jahr 2005. H. 150 cm. Beigegeben: Künstler-Zertifikat in Kopie von 2014 mit Versicherungswert von € 15.000,- und Holzsockel, 55x 36x 28 cm.
Geyger, Ernst Moritz (1861 Rixdorf - Marignolle 1941) Bogenschütze (Akt). Bronze mit schwarz-brauner Patina (Kratzer, Flecken, Sockel teils oxidiert). Auf naturalistischer Plinthe sign. und Gießerstempel "AKT.-GES. vorm. H. GLADENBECK u. SOHN BERLIN - FRIEDRICHSHAGEN" und Widmungsplakette mit Dat. 1912. Entwurf von 1895. H. 63 cm (inkl. Bogenspitze). Lit.: Katalog der AG Gladenbeck, S. B 12.
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