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John McConnell Quarter-chiming Fusee Skeleton Clock
Lot: 180Sold for: $9,840$8,000John McConnell Quarter-chiming Fusee Skeleton Clock, Belfast, silvered roman numeral chapter ring, skeletonized Gothic cathedral-form plates with a nest of eight bells between the towers, triple more ...
Martin Thomas Mahogany Veneered Longcase Clock
Lot: 181Sold for: $738$600Martin Thomas Mahogany Veneered Longcase Clock, Plymouth Dock, England, arch-top case with freestanding fluted columns flanking the composite brass dial, high water scale in the arch marked "High more ...
Mahogany Five Tubular Bell Chime Clock
Lot: 182Sold for: $861$700Mahogany Five Tubular Bell Chime Clock, retailed by Nelson H. Brown, Boston, c. 1900, scroll-top case with freestanding columns, flanking the composite brass dial with silvered arabic numeral more ...
Gilt-brass French Figural Mantel Clock
Lot: 183Sold for: $369$300Gilt-brass French Figural Mantel Clock, late 19th century, depicting a medieval knight on horseback in combat over the serpentine foliage-decorated case with central roman numeral porcelain dial, more ...
Guilmet Mystery Clock
Lot: 184Sold for: $6,150$5,000Guilmet Mystery Clock, France, c. 1885, gray marble base with incised and gilt floral decoration, 4-in. enamel roman numeral dial, paw front feet, surmounted by a gold-tone classical female statue more ...
William Moore Mahogany Shelf Clock
Lot: 185Sold for: $1,476$1,200William Moore Mahogany Shelf Clock, Clerkenwell, London, balloon-shaped figured mahogany veneer and satinwood case, with an 8-in. dia. convex white-painted roman numeral dial marked as above, more ...
Fattorini & Son English Fusee Bracket Clock
Lot: 186UnsoldFattorini & Son English Fusee Bracket Clock, Bradford, England, c. 1900, architectural case with fluted Corinthian carved columns flanking the arch-top glazed door, pierced side sound frets, more ...
D. Robertson Mahogany Longcase Clock
Lot: 187Sold for: $554$450D. Robertson Mahogany Longcase Clock, Blairgowrie, Scotland, swan's-neck hood with freestanding fluted columns, roman numeral painted iron dial with fruit decorated arch and spandrels, pierced gilt more ...
Nathaniel Brown Mahogany Longcase Clock
Lot: 188Sold for: $554$450Nathaniel Brown Mahogany Longcase Clock, Manchester, England, applied gilt rosette to swan's-neck hood with inset painted panels above the freestanding reeded columns, 14-in. composite brass dial more ...
Rare Tiffany & Co. No. 2 Astronomical Master Regulator
Lot: 189UnsoldRare Tiffany & Co. No. 2 Astronomical Master Regulator, c. 1880, carved and applied molded mahogany corner case with a fully glazed hinged door opening to the 15-in. silvered roman numeral dial, more ...
Gallo, Agostino (1499-1570) Le Tredici Giornate della Vera Agricoltura & de Piaceri della Villa
Lot: 190UnsoldGallo, Agostino (1499-1570) Le Tredici Giornate della Vera Agricoltura & de Piaceri della Villa, Venice: Nicolo Bevilacqua, 1566, octavo, dedication dated 1566, woodcut initials and head-pieces more ...
Fourteen Brass Apron Hooks
Lot: 191UnsoldFourteen Brass Apron Hooks, for a leathermaker, framer, gunsmith, goldsmith, shoemaker, locksmith, and upholsterer, two heart-shaped. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...
Framed Journeyman's Traveling Passport
Lot: 192Sold for: $62$50Framed Journeyman's Traveling Passport, c. 1862, document signed by three masters who granted the right to become Compagnons to a clogmaker from Lyon, France, frame ht. 17 3/4, wd. 13 1/4 in. more ...
Six Bottle Family Carpenter's or Cabinetmaker's Tools
Lot: 193Sold for: $3,198$2,600Six Bottle Family Carpenter's or Cabinetmaker's Tools, Harrietsham, Kent, England, 18th century, a back saw marked on the handle "B B 1785," a boxwood square marked "x B x Bottle 1760," with brass more ...
17th Century Armorer's Saw
Lot: 194Unsold17th Century Armorer's Saw, Europe, scrolled and decorated iron body dated "1660," flush-mounted blade, with iron ferrule on wooden handle, lg. 16 in. Literature: Codes & Symbols of European more ...
18th Century Diminutive Iron Bench Vise
Lot: 195Sold for: $185$15018th Century Diminutive Iron Bench Vise, Europe, fleur-de-lis bench mount with two small protruding pins for additional security, ht. 5 1/2 in. Literature: Codes & Symbols of European Tools, p. more ...
Two Wrought Iron Field Anvils
Lot: 196Sold for: $98$80Two Wrought Iron Field Anvils, France, 18th/19th century, rolled or bow-tied stops, lg. 15 to 18 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...
Six Armor-shaping Float Rasps
Lot: 197Sold for: $185$150Six Armor-shaping Float Rasps, Europe, 19th century, five with wood handles, various profile blades, lg. 8 to 12 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...
18th Century Armorer's Saw
Lot: 198Unsold18th Century Armorer's Saw, Europe, iron frame terminating in a serpent head at one end and a turned wooden handle with tensioning screw at the other, blade lg. 10 in. Provenance: The property of more ...
18th Century German Armorer's Saw
Lot: 199Unsold18th Century German Armorer's Saw, scroll-cornered iron frame, with a boldly turned wood handle with screw for adjusting and tightening the blade, lg. 18 in. Literature: Codes & Symbols of more ...
18th Century Armorer's Saw
Lot: 200Unsold18th Century Armorer's Saw, Europe, simple decorated iron frame with mortised brass and turned wood handle, with tension screw at rear, blade lg. 15 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent more ...
18th Century Armorer's Saw
Lot: 201Unsold18th Century Armorer's Saw, possibly Germany, simply decorated iron frame, turned wood handle with octagonal ferrule, blade lg. 17 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...
Armorer's or Gunsmith's Field Vice
Lot: 202UnsoldArmorer's or Gunsmith's Field Vice, possibly Germany, 17th/18th century, tapered stake with hinged jaws, offset jaws, and screw, lg. 20 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...
16th/17th Century Armorer's Iron Brace
Lot: 203Unsold16th/17th Century Armorer's Iron Brace, Europe, decorative iron frame with turned fruitwood head and handle, lg. 15 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...
17th Century Armorer's Axe
Lot: 204Sold for: $2,952$2,40017th Century Armorer's Axe, France, iron head with dual scrolls marked "G.S. 1613," with original elm handle. Literature: Codes & Symbols of European Tools, p. 141. Provenance: The property more ...
Four Chairmaker's Profile Planes
Lot: 205Sold for: $154$125Four Chairmaker's Profile Planes, France, 19th century, boxwood handles marked "W. Bickmore," with individual shaped-profile iron blades, lg. 10 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent more ...
Three Early Braces and a Chairmaker's Level Board
Lot: 206Sold for: $400$325Three Early Braces and a Chairmaker's Level Board, Europe, fruitwood-handled braces with iron blades, and an oval board with a collection of various bored holes and hooked handle, lg. 12 to 21 in. more ...
Two Stairmaker's Wreath Planes
Lot: 207Sold for: $492$400Two Stairmaker's Wreath Planes, United Kingdom, 18th century, beechwood bodies with adjustable shoes, bodies stamped "Griffiths Norwich," the opposing profile iron blades marked "John Green." more ...
18th Century Stairmaker's Saw
Lot: 208Unsold18th Century Stairmaker's Saw, France, the horn-handled oak body marked "1757" in the center, and with the Freemasons' mark and "IOS" on either side, lg. 12 in. Literature: Codes & Symbols of more ...
Two-handled Stairmaker's Saw
Lot: 209Sold for: $123$100Two-handled Stairmaker's Saw, France, 19th century, iron blade secured between the two-piece 24-in. fruitwood body with dual shaped handles. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...