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The Art of Time

6 December 2018 | starting at 13:00 EST

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A fine ormolu mounted amboyna orrery clock Raingo à Paris, First quarter 19th century. Sold for US$112,500 inc. premium

A highly important South German quarter striking astronomical table clock with alarm from the group known as "The Orpheus Clocks", circa 1570. Sold for US$275,000 inc. premium

A gilt brass quarter striking automata table clock with alarm probably Augsburg, circa 1630. Sold for US$60,000 inc. premium

A rare silver mounted shagreen humpback traveling clock with perpetual calendar and moon phase Jump, London, circa 1900. Sold for US$50,000 inc. premium

Breguet. An historically important gold Montre à tact, presented by the Duke of Wellington to Commissary General William BoothBought by the Duke of Wellington July 8, 1815. Sold for US$50,000 inc. premium

A fine and rare month duration pillar timepiece with visible coup perdu escapement Ferdinand Berthoud à Paris, circa 1800. Sold for US$37,500 inc. premium

An important early gilt brass hour striking table clock with 24-hour dial, day / night indication, and alarm, the side panels with finely engraved images of the saints Christopher, Paul and Simon the Zealot, after Albrecht Durer Hans Steinmeissel, Prague, dated 1551. Sold for US$31,250 inc. premium

A fine and rare month-duration mahogany floor standing regulator John Ellicott, London, mid-18th century. Sold for US$25,000 inc. premium

An ebonized small table clock with pull quarter repeat Daniel Delander, London, circa 1720.. Sold for US$22,500 inc. premium

A fine and rare George III Neoclassical ormolu urn clock In the style of Matthew Boulton, signed Paul Rimbault, London, last quarter 18th century. Sold for US$10,000 inc. premium

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The Art of Time

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1 — Patek Philippe. An 18K gold quartz bracelet watch Ellipse, Circa 1970

2 — Patek Philippe. A lady's stainless steel and diamond set quartz wristwatch Aquanaut, Ref: 4961, Circa 2000

3Y — Cartier. A lady's 18K gold manual wind rectangular wristwatch Tank, Circa 1970

4 — Cartier. An early 18K gold manual wind rectangular wristwatch Tank, Circa 1920

5Y — Patek Philippe. A mid-size 18K gold manual wind wristwatch Calatrava, Ref: 2506/1, 1955

6Y — Blancpain. An 18K gold automatic triple calendar wristwatch with moon phase Circa 1990

7Y — IWC. A stainless steel automatic calendar wristwatch with 7 day power reserve Portuguese, Ref: IW500101, Circa 2007

8 — Patek Philippe. An 18K gold automatic calendar bracelet watch Sculpture, Ref: 5091/1J-001, Sold August 2000

9 — Longines. An 18K gold manual wind chronograph wristwatch Ref: 5967 85, Circa 1949

10 — Longines. An 18K gold manual wind flyback chronograph wristwatch with 13ZN movement Circa 1941

11 — Heuer. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph square wristwatch Monaco, Ref: 1133, Circa 1970

12 — Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold manual wind chronograph wristwatch with two tone pink dial Ref: 130, 1949

13 — Patek Philippe & Co, Geneva for Tiffany New York. A diamond set gold and enamel keyless full hunter pocket watch with a chatelaine and guard chain1857

14 — Patek Philippe. A rare and very fine enameled 18K gold and platinum pendant watch set with emeralds and diamonds and a chain Manufactured 1909

15 — Invicta. A gold and polychrome enamel decorated keyless wind full hunter pocket watch Circa 1890

16 — Cartier. A slim platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch with knife edge caseCirca 1920

17 — Cartier. A gold keyless wind demi-hunter pocket watch with enamel decoration Circa 1920

18 — Cartier. A platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch Circa 1930

19 — Cartier. A platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch Circa 1930

20 — Cartier. A fine platinum keyless wind jump hour pocket watch Circa 1920

21 — Cartier. A fine platinum and rock crystal keyless wind open face pocket watch Circa 1935

22 — Cartier. A fine and very rare minute repeating platinum and sapphire set keyless wind open face pocket watch activated via the bezel Circa 1930

23 — Cartier, Paris. A fine 18K gold keyless wind pocket watch with dial concealed behind shutters Circa 1915

24 — Vacheron & Constantin for Cartier. A fine gold and enamel decorated manual wind purse watch with concealed dial Circa 1932

25 — Cartier. A fine Art Deco gray metal manual wind purse watch with concealed dial Circa 1930

26 — Cartier. A 14K gold keyless wind open face pocket watch Circa 1930

27 — Gübelin. A 14K gold keyless wind open face minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1930

28 — Cartier. An early 20th century agate desk timepiece with sapphire and enamel decoration Circa 1920

29 — Swiss. An 18K gold engraved hunter cased double dial calendar watch with moon phase for the Spanish marketLast quarter 19th century

30 — Jump, 93 Mount Street, London. A fine 18K gold keyless wind open face pocket watch with eccentric dial Circa 1889

31 — Breguet. An historically important gold Montre à tact, presented by the Duke of Wellington to Commissary General William BoothBought by the Duke of Wellington July 8, 1815

32 — George Graham, London. An early silver key wind pair case pocket watch with cylinder escapement Circa 1747, later case with London Hallmark for 1779

33 — Jacob Debaufre, London. A gold and bloodstone key wind open face pocket watch later enhanced with diamonds, rubies and moss agate Circa 1720 and later

34 — A very rare gilt metal octagonal stackfreed watch with view of Munich on the dialMaker's mark VM, presumably for Ulrich Marquart mid 16th century

35 — A rare silver and gilt metal octagonal verge watch signed C. François Circa 1630

36 — An Edwardian repousse silver repeating carriage clock The case by William Comyns, London, 1901

37 — A gilt quarter repeating grande sonnerie carriage clock Retailed by Vve. J. Magnin Guédin, 29 Union Square, NY, last quarter 19th century

38 — An engraved gilt bell-striking center seconds carriage clock with chronometer escapement Barwise, Paris, No. 224 LM, Mid-19th century

39 — A two-day marine chronometer with auxiliary compensationH. Hughes & Son, Ltd., London first quarter 20th century

40 — Jaeger Le Coultre. A fine and unusual inlaid wood limited edition Atmos clock Atmos Regulateur, No. 14 / 50, circa 2000

41 — A rare gilt bronze mystery clock Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, Paris, mid-19th Century, the movement stamped Vincenti & Comp'ie

42 — A fine and rare George III Neoclassical ormolu urn clock In the style of Matthew Boulton, signed Paul Rimbault, London, last quarter 18th century

43¤ — A Dutch Walnut Longcase Clock, Signed Pieter Klock, Amsterdam, first quarter 18th Century with later marquetry

44 — A fine Anglo Dutch burr walnut six tune musical long case clock signed William Audouin, London mid-18th century

45¤ — A Victorian quarter chiming ebonized table clock Late 19th century

46 — A rare gilt mounted ebonized twelve tune musical clock with sliding bell carriage Eardley Norton, London, Late 18th century

47 — A walnut and marquetry long case clock with calendar, alarm and moon phase Signed on the dial A. V. Oostrom, Amsteldam

48 — A month going long case clock in an associated walnut case Thomas Tompion and Edward Banger, London, no. 373, circa 1700

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1 —
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold quartz bracelet watch
Ellipse, Circa 1970

2 —
Patek Philippe. A lady's stainless steel and diamond set quartz wristwatch
Aquanaut, Ref: 4961, Circa 2000

3^Y —
Cartier. A lady's 18K gold manual wind rectangular wristwatch
Tank, Circa 1970

4 —
Cartier. An early 18K gold manual wind rectangular wristwatch
Tank, Circa 1920

5^Y —
Patek Philippe. A mid-size 18K gold manual wind wristwatch
Calatrava, Ref: 2506/1, 1955

6^Y —
Blancpain. An 18K gold automatic triple calendar wristwatch with moon phase
Circa 1990

7^Y —
IWC. A stainless steel automatic calendar wristwatch with 7 day power reserve
Portuguese, Ref: IW500101, Circa 2007

8 —
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold automatic calendar bracelet watch
Sculpture, Ref: 5091/1J-001, Sold August 2000

9 —
Longines. An 18K gold manual wind chronograph wristwatch
Ref: 5967 85, Circa 1949

10 —
Longines. An 18K gold manual wind flyback chronograph wristwatch with 13ZN movement
Circa 1941

11 —
Heuer. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph square wristwatch
Monaco, Ref: 1133, Circa 1970

12 —
Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold manual wind chronograph wristwatch with two tone pink dial
Ref: 130, 1949

13 —
Patek Philippe & Co, Geneva for Tiffany New York. A diamond set gold and enamel keyless full hunter pocket watch with a chatelaine and guard chain
1857

14 —
Patek Philippe. A rare and very fine enameled 18K gold and platinum pendant watch set with emeralds and diamonds and a chain
Manufactured 1909

15 —
Invicta. A gold and polychrome enamel decorated keyless wind full hunter pocket watch
Circa 1890

16 —
Cartier. A slim platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch with knife edge case
Circa 1920

17 —
Cartier. A gold keyless wind demi-hunter pocket watch with enamel decoration
Circa 1920

18 —
Cartier. A platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch
Circa 1930

19 —
Cartier. A platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch
Circa 1930

20 —
Cartier. A fine platinum keyless wind jump hour pocket watch
Circa 1920

21 —
Cartier. A fine platinum and rock crystal keyless wind open face pocket watch
Circa 1935

22 —
Cartier. A fine and very rare minute repeating platinum and sapphire set keyless wind open face pocket watch activated via the bezel
Circa 1930

23 —
Cartier, Paris. A fine 18K gold keyless wind pocket watch with dial concealed behind shutters
Circa 1915

24 —
Vacheron & Constantin for Cartier. A fine gold and enamel decorated manual wind purse watch with concealed dial
Circa 1932

25 —
Cartier. A fine Art Deco gray metal manual wind purse watch with concealed dial
Circa 1930

26 —
Cartier. A 14K gold keyless wind open face pocket watch
Circa 1930

27 —
Gübelin. A 14K gold keyless wind open face minute repeating pocket watch
Circa 1930

28 —
Cartier. An early 20th century agate desk timepiece with sapphire and enamel decoration
Circa 1920

29 —
Swiss. An 18K gold engraved hunter cased double dial calendar watch with moon phase for the Spanish market
Last quarter 19th century

30 —
Jump, 93 Mount Street, London. A fine 18K gold keyless wind open face pocket watch with eccentric dial
Circa 1889

31 —
Breguet. An historically important gold Montre à tact, presented by the Duke of Wellington to Commissary General William Booth
Bought by the Duke of Wellington July 8, 1815

32 —
George Graham, London. An early silver key wind pair case pocket watch with cylinder escapement
Circa 1747, later case with London Hallmark for 1779

33 —
Jacob Debaufre, London. A gold and bloodstone key wind open face pocket watch later enhanced with diamonds, rubies and moss agate
Circa 1720 and later

34 —
A very rare gilt metal octagonal stackfreed watch with view of Munich on the dial
Maker's mark VM, presumably for Ulrich Marquart mid 16th century

35 —
A rare silver and gilt metal octagonal verge watch signed C. François
Circa 1630

36 —
An Edwardian repousse silver repeating carriage clock
The case by William Comyns, London, 1901

37 —
A gilt quarter repeating grande sonnerie carriage clock
Retailed by Vve. J. Magnin Guédin, 29 Union Square, NY, last quarter 19th century

38 —
An engraved gilt bell-striking center seconds carriage clock with chronometer escapement
Barwise, Paris, No. 224 LM, Mid-19th century

39 —
A two-day marine chronometer with auxiliary compensation
H. Hughes & Son, Ltd., London first quarter 20th century

40 —
Jaeger Le Coultre. A fine and unusual inlaid wood limited edition Atmos clock
Atmos Regulateur, No. 14 / 50, circa 2000

41 —
A rare gilt bronze mystery clock
Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, Paris, mid-19th Century, the movement stamped Vincenti & Comp'ie

42 —
A fine and rare George III Neoclassical ormolu urn clock
In the style of Matthew Boulton, signed Paul Rimbault, London, last quarter 18th century

43^¤ —
A Dutch Walnut Longcase Clock,
Signed Pieter Klock, Amsterdam, first quarter 18th Century with later marquetry

44 —
A fine Anglo Dutch burr walnut six tune musical long case clock
signed William Audouin, London mid-18th century

45^¤ —
A Victorian quarter chiming ebonized table clock
Late 19th century

46 —
A rare gilt mounted ebonized twelve tune musical clock with sliding bell carriage
Eardley Norton, London, Late 18th century

47 —
A walnut and marquetry long case clock with calendar, alarm and moon phase
Signed on the dial A. V. Oostrom, Amsteldam

48 —
A month going long case clock in an associated walnut case
Thomas Tompion and Edward Banger, London, no. 373, circa 1700