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HORTON'S ANTIQUE CLOCKS JANUARY 2017 Sealed bid auction This is a blind, or sealed-bid auction. You submit a bid sheet with the How does this work? maximum price you wish to pay for an item by the close of the auc- tion (Jan 31). If you are the high bidder you win the item! You will be notified if you have won the item at the close of the auction and will have 15 business days to make payment by check, credit card, money order, or Paypal. See the Detailed Instructions for more information. Who can I contact Carroll Horton, 3864 Wyse Square, Lexington, KY 40510 with questions? (859) 381-8633 FAX (866) 591-6616 email: [email protected] Website: Hortonclocks.com Horton’s Antique Clocks – January 2017 Auction Visit Hortonclocks.com for more pictures 1. $75 Black Forest carved case holding a French clock, a 5. $400 thermometer, and a Holosteric Barometer by Seth Thomas metal mantel clock, “Roselle”, ca “Radiguet A Paris”. The clock is an 8-day lever 1906. Very similar to #4 as it was originally part of a movement, striking half hours and hours on a coil 3 piece set. The finish is also very similar, Art Nou- gong. I did not run this clock. I chose not to take it veau, and is 15 inches tall, complete and original apart to check the movement. The porcelain dial is including the pendulum, decorated porcelain dial, unsigned but did not check the movement for sig- and hands. The movement runs 15 days and strikes nature. Beveled glass in the French hinged sash, half hours on a Cathedral bell. These decorator nice one piece porcelain dial and pair of old hands. metal clocks are difficult to find if you are a collec- The thermometer registers the typical Centigrade tor of them. Ly-Seth Thomas, #2059. $500-$750. temperature. The carved case is 30” tall and won- derfully carved in the Black Forest fashion of vines, 6. $350 leaves, and other objects. $100-$300. Seth Thomas metal mantel clock, “Artful”, ca 1905. Another clock similar to #4 and #5. This model origi- 2. $300 nally was part of a 3 piece set, its side pieces were New Haven Clock Co. with a running 8-day move- candelabras. This bronze clock is 16 inches tall and ment by New Haven and a chime movement by originally had a nice clean Art Nouveau finish, now Wilcock of Canada, patented 1896, copied from the of course, aged and dull, probably nothing a good chime movement of this large mantel clock. Like the cleaning would not fix. It also has a 15 day fine pol- Seth Thomas chime clocks, this one has two move- ished movement that is running and striking half ments, the 8-day running movement has one ham- hours on a Cathedral bell. It has a decorated and mer that strikes the hours on the largest of five coil signed porcelain dial, correct hands, and a special gongs, and the chiming movement has one spring long pendulum visible in the case opening. Ly-Seth Thomas #1935. (wound from the side of the case) that plays Westminster Chimes, $400-$750. four hammers on four coil gongs. Also on the side is a chime/silent lever. Beveled glass in the brass sash, signed dial, and the hands are 7. $300 correct. Flat fluted columns on the sides with wood capitals and Seth Thomas Clock Co. “Carson”, a City Series clock, ca 1884. The bases. There is a large piece of carved decoration on the front and back door has the factory stamp indicating the clock was made Au- metal feet. Large wood back door with a complete paper label stat- gust 1884. The company description of the case ing in part, “Patented in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- was, “sheet brass case, nickeled body, gold gilt land”. The mahogany case is 17” tall, in very good condition, com- ornaments at head and base, and bronze alligator plete, and original. Pendulum and key included. $400-$600. panel”. There is some wear on the brass, but the nickel and gold ornaments are good except for 3. $650 some minor grunge. The case is 14.5” high, free of Waterbury Clock Co. hanging, “Calendar No.36”, ca 1891. As far as I any damage or repairs and has the original wood can tell I have never sold a No.36 wall model. Except for the bases it back door with a key lock. French sash with bev- is identical to the shelf model No. 40. This good eled glass over the one piece porcelain dial and original oak case is 28” high, has barley twist col- original hands. The dial is signed, is clean and free umns each side of the door, mushroom finials on of any problems. The 8-day brass movement is top, and other nice etched, grooved, and sawn signed, running, and striking half hours on a cup bell and hours on a parts both applied and attached. The calendar dial cathedral bell (gong). A pendulum bob and key are inside. We have has some paint loss but is original, and the top dial been a collector of City Series for over 40 years and have owned less is original with very little paint loss. The dial pans, than a half dozen of this model. The Carson, Dallas, and Austin, are dial board, hands, pendulum, door latch, and gong, considered by collectors to be rarer than most City Series clocks all appear to be original Waterbury stock. On the because of the metal and/or metal ornaments that adorn them. Ly- back are most of two paper labels. The 8-day Seth Thomas #517. $400-$600. movement is running, striking and changing the calendar. Ly-Waterbury, page 104; Ly-Calendar, 8. $275 page 104. $750-$1000. Seth Thomas Clock Co. one of their City Series clocks, “Dallas”, ca 1889. Not an easy model to find in good condition because it is one 4. $350 of a handful in the series that has some metal on the case, in this Seth Thomas bronze mantel clock, “Dorothy”, with example the base has metal ornaments. Other parts an Art Nouveau finish, ca 1905. I cannot imagine that of the case are walnut and the flat section around the anyone has collected and sold more Seth Thomas dial is burl walnut. Incised lines on the front are gold clocks than me and I have had fewer than 5 of these filled, buttons, finials, and the four feet, are all turned. metal clocks in over 40 years of selling, none of this Beveled glass in the sash, signed porcelain dial, and model. Most of the metal clocks came with matching correct hands. Full back door has a key lock and a side pieces but I have never seen a complete set. This knob. Signed 8-day brass movement, outside count clock is 16 inches tall, original finish has darkened over wheel, strikes half hours on a brass cup bell and hours time but is complete and all original. The 15 day move- on a standing gong and is running. Factory stamp on ment is running and it strikes half hours on a Cathedral bell and has the back door, “5881K”, is their code for November the correct pendulum. It has a 3 ½” decorated porcelain dial. Ly- 1885, the date the clock was made. Ly-Seth Thomas #536. $400- Seth Thomas #1972. $400-$750. $600. 2 Horton’s Antique Clocks – January 2017 Auction Visit Hortonclocks.com for more pictures 9. $300 you will find anywhere. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages 148-149. $400-$750. Seth Thomas Clock Co. mantel clock, one of their nicer City Series models, “Utica”, ca 1886. Hand- 13. $250 somely designed walnut case is 22” high, prolific Seth Thomas eight-day steeple clock, “Sharp Gothic”, ca 1879, with carvings on the top, dentil moldings around the a special alarm system, “Winward’s New Eight-Day door glass, and wings on each side. This model is Railway Alarm Clock”, as copied from a paste over one of 10-15 I would call their top of the line label inside on the backboard. This identical clock is City Series models, one sought by many folks, not the subject of an article in the NAWCC Bulletin, Feb- just clock collectors, because of its inherent beauty ruary 2000, page 85. It is an original Seth Thomas as a “living room” mantel clock. The wood has made clock with their 8-day time and striking move- aged and darkened thru natural as well as unnatu- ment, their label and gong. The extra alarm on-off ral causes, has been “rubbed out” with polish and levers can be seen on the top of the case. The 21 inch soft rag, until it fits right in with other fine living mahogany veneered case is all original and in very room furniture. Nickel / silver accessories include the damascened nice condition with a couple of small problems, such pendulum bob, pendulum hanger, gong base, gong hammer, alarm as paint chips on the original dial. Otherwise the glasses, bell and ring, and dial rings. The paper dial is a modern replacement. The gong, pendulum bob, and movements are all original and are run- movement is signed, running briskly, and strikes hourly on a Cathe- ning. We have sold at least one other Seth Thomas steeple clock dral bell (coil gong). The super door glass is original and retains all with this special alarm. Ly-Seth Thomas #2296. $300-$500. its paint.