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Dutch Wag-on-the-Wall Clock
Lot: 328Sold for: $369$300Dutch Wag-on-the-Wall Clock, c. 1860, painted iron roman numeral dial marked in the arch 1860, heavy brass hands on the one-day time-only movement with brass-bushed iron plates, all housed in an more ...
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E.F. Caldwell & Co. Lapis Shelf Clock
Lot: 329Sold for: $4,920$4,000E.F. Caldwell & Co. Lapis Shelf Clock, New York, c. 1900, lapis drum-form body with brass back cover marked E.F. Caldwell & Co., New York, 7-in. skeletonized roman numeral chapter ring supported on more ...
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Marble, Glass, and Brass Crystal Regulator
Lot: 330Sold for: $277$225Marble, Glass, and Brass Crystal Regulator, France, variegated green flat-top case above beveled glass sides, 4-in. arabic numeral porcelain dial with engine-turned bezel, resting on a marble base, more ...
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Black Forest "Wag-on-the-Wall" Clock
Lot: 331Sold for: $185$150Black Forest "Wag-on-the-Wall" Clock, Germany, c. 1840, with painted wood roman numeral dial with convex chapter ring and a portrait of Napoleon in the arch, typical Black Forest-type time and more ...
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French Calendar Paperweight Clock
Lot: 332Sold for: $523$425French Calendar Paperweight Clock, 3-in. glass ball with pocket-watch-style stem and bow, enamel roman numeral dial and subsidiary seconds, day-of-the-week in French, day-of-the-month, and moon more ...
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Two Morbier Wall Clocks
Lot: 333Sold for: $369$300Two Morbier Wall Clocks, France, both with 9-in. porcelain roman numeral dials and pressed brass dial surrounds, one unsigned, the other marked Andrieux, a Villefranche, and eight-day time and more ...
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J. Belin Morbier Wall Clock
Lot: 334Sold for: $246$200J. Belin Morbier Wall Clock, Pradelles, France, with pressed brass dial surround, 9-in. porcelain roman numeral dial marked with maker's name and location, eight-day time and strike movement powered more ...
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Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu-mounted Mantel Clock
Lot: 335Sold for: $984$800Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu-mounted Mantel Clock, 20th century, Tiffany & Co., cobalt blue and gilt decorated porcelain urn marked on underside of lid with the "S," cast brass goddess-like busts more ...
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Large French Ormolu-mounted Boulle Wall Clock
Lot: 336Sold for: $1,722$1,400Large French Ormolu-mounted Boulle Wall Clock, retailed by Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, c. 1890, a trumpeting angel atop the faux tortoiseshell and brass-inlaid case, 9-in. repousse dial with more ...
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LeCoultre Atmos Clock with Original Box
Lot: 337Sold for: $492$400LeCoultre Atmos Clock with Original Box, brass and glass case with hinged front glass, round white dial with arabic numerals at the quadrants and baton hour markers, movement powered by changes in more ...
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Louis XV-style Ormolu-mounted French Floor Clock
Lot: 338Sold for: $2,952$2,400Louis XV-style Ormolu-mounted French Floor Clock, 20th century, bench-made case with various light and dark woods topped by two putti holding a floral swag over the 8-in. dial with roman numeral more ...
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LeCoultre Atmos Clock
Lot: 339Sold for: $461$375LeCoultre Atmos Clock, brass and glass case, round dial with arabic numerals at the quadrants and baton hour markers, movement powered by changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure and more ...
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19th Century Mahogany Brass-bound Traveling Apothecary Chest
Lot: 340Sold for: $1,046$85019th Century Mahogany Brass-bound Traveling Apothecary Chest, T. Spencer, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Workingham, United Kingdom, velvet-lined chest with hinged lid opening to reveal sixteen various more ...
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Three Early Bloodletting Instruments
Lot: 341Sold for: $277$225Three Early Bloodletting Instruments, 19th century, two brass and steel spring-loaded fleams, both in leather cases, and a cased four-blade lancet marked Arton on one blade. more ...
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T.S. & J.D. Negus Tell-tale Compass
Lot: 342UnsoldT.S. & J.D. Negus Tell-tale Compass, New York, 19th century, original wooden ship's support and cast brass floral gimbaled bracket, 6-in. dry card compass card marked as above with fleur-de-lis more ...
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John Ferguson Lacquered Brass Ship's Binnacle
Lot: 343Sold for: $615$500John Ferguson Lacquered Brass Ship's Binnacle, 19th century, conical body with divided viewing windows, enclosing the 4-in. dry compass card with cardinal points and marked John Ferguson 5 West more ...
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Spencer Browning & Rust 10-inch Brass Bridge Sextant
Lot: 344UnsoldSpencer Browning & Rust 10-inch Brass Bridge Sextant, London, 19th century, the pierced frame with an upper bridge, silvered scale from 0-140 and marked Spencer Browning & Rust, London, sliding more ...
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18th Century Grain-painted Spyglass
Lot: 345Sold for: $523$42518th Century Grain-painted Spyglass, New England, black-and red-painted reverse-tapered scope with a 33 1/2-in. main tube, focusing barrel on ocular end, dust slide on eyepiece, overall lg. 36 more ...
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Dollond 2 3/4-inch Mahogany Telescope or Spyglass
Lot: 346Sold for: $338$275Dollond 2 3/4-inch Mahogany Telescope or Spyglass, London, 19th century, 24-in. mahogany main barrel, with a single-draw brass tube engraved in script Dollond London, with dust slide on eyepiece, more ...
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Ramsden 2 3/4-inch Telescope or Spyglass
Lot: 347Sold for: $369$300Ramsden 2 3/4-inch Telescope or Spyglass, London, late 18th/early 19th century, 22 3/4-in. mahogany main tube with a single-draw brass tube engraved in script Berg late Ramsden London, with dust more ...
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James Mann Telescope or Spyglass
Lot: 348Sold for: $2,706$2,200James Mann Telescope or Spyglass, London, 18th century, mahogany 63-in. reverse-tapered main tube with a single-draw brass tube engraved Jas. Mann Ludgate-Street, London, (lacking dust slide),more ...
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Gilbert & Co. 2-inch Mahogany Telescope or Spyglass
Lot: 349Sold for: $338$275Gilbert & Co. 2-inch Mahogany Telescope or Spyglass, London, early 19th century, 36-in. mahogany main tube with a single draw brass tube engraved Gilbert & Co. London, Improved Marine Telescope, more ...
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Mahogany Decagonal Telescope or Spyglass
Lot: 350Sold for: $2,214$1,800Mahogany Decagonal Telescope or Spyglass, probably London, 18th/19th century, 59-in. tapered main tube with an unsigned single-draw brass tube, and dust slide on eyepiece, overall lg. 62 1/2 in. more ...
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Dollond Mahogany and Brass Telescope
Lot: 351Sold for: $984$800Dollond Mahogany and Brass Telescope, London, 19th century, tabletop instrument with a 54-in. tapered mahogany scope with brass eyepiece and collar marked Dollond London, fine adjustment knob, all more ...
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W & S Jones 2-inch Refracting Brass Library Telescope
Lot: 352Sold for: $584$475W & S Jones 2-inch Refracting Brass Library Telescope, c. 1792-1800, London, lacquered brass 29-in. main tube, internal rack focusing, 20-in. eyepiece engraved W & S Jones 135 Holborn, London, more ...
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Secretan 3-inch Refractor Telescope
Lot: 353Sold for: $1,722$1,400Secretan 3-inch Refractor Telescope, no. 347, Paris, 41-in. brass main tube engraved on ocular collar Secretan Paris No. 347, rack-and-pinion focusing, 9 3/4-in. finderscope, tripod-mount collar, more ...
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Bardou & Son 2 3/4-inch Refractor Telescope
Lot: 354Sold for: $615$500Bardou & Son 2 3/4-inch Refractor Telescope Paris, late 19th/early 20th century, 38-in. brass main tube engraved Bardou & Son Paris on ocular collar, and G B Trademark below, rack-and-pinion more ...
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J.H. Steward 4-inch Brass Refractor Telescope
Lot: 355Sold for: $2,460$2,000J.H. Steward 4-inch Brass Refractor Telescope, London, third quarter 19th century, 55-in. main tube with single-draw rack and pinion focusing, 12-in. finderscope, equatorial tripod mount with geared more ...
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James W. Queen & Co. 4-inch Refractor Telescope
Lot: 356Sold for: $1,353$1,100James W. Queen & Co. 4-inch Refractor Telescope, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 19th/early 20th century, 44-in. steel main tube with lacquered brass ocular and objective ends, engraved on collar more ...
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Cary Marking Protractor or Plotting Compass
Lot: 357Sold for: $185$150Cary Marking Protractor or Plotting Compass, London, 19th century, 6-in. dia. brass instrument with scale on outer edge marked 10-350, dual silvered verniers on rotating cross arms marked Cary more ...