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Time Pieces Auction Time Pieces Auction Tuesday June 23th 2015 at 6 p.m. PREVIEW Saturday, June 20th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday, June 22nd, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 23rd, 9 a.m. - sale time. Time Pieces Auction Tuesday, June 23th 2015 Lot # 401 Lot # 408 401 French A.H.Bedanet brass cased repeating 408 Brass carriage clock in a travelling leather case, carriage clock, overall height 7 3/4". height 4 3/4". $600 - $900 $250 - $500 Lot # 402 Lot # 409 402 French Vincenti & Cie gilt mounted boulle clock, 409 German gilt metal figured mantle clock with glass ht. 12 1/4". dome. $300 - $500 $300 - $500 410 German Kienzle walnut cased bracket style mantel clock, height 16 1/2". $50 - $75 Lot # 403 403 English repeating carriage clock- Goldsmith's Company London, height 5". $500 - $750 Lot # 411 404 19th. century gilt metal figured mantel clock on a 411 Marquetry inlaid mahogany longcase clock with wooden base. musical chime-overall height 8'8". $50 - $75 $1,500 - $2,500 412 Omega carriage clock. $100 - $200 413 Lot with four pocket & transitional wrist watches and a small dresser clock. $50 - $75 Lot # 405 405 French brass carriage clock, height 4". $75 - $125 406 Asonia mantle clock. $100 - $200 407 Ingersol repeater mantel clock. Lot # 414 $50 - $100 414 Miniature brass carriage clock, overall height with handle 3 1/2". $75 - $150 415 California Pacific International Exposition 1935 desk top clock. $50 - $75 429 Inlaid walnut Bulle Electromagnetic clock by Brevette, France. $100 - $200 430 Marble mantle clock. $100 - $150 Lot # 416 431 Chelsea brass desk top barometer. 416 Oversized silver plated chronometer in a fitted $25 - $50 wood case. $150 - $250 417 Victory two piece barometer. $50 - $100 418 Telescoping spy glass,Bradford, London. Late 19th century. $150 - $250 419 Shats Royal Mariner wall clock. Lot # 432 432 Ansonia ebonized metal base mantle clock. $100 - $200 $75 - $100 420 Carriage clock book. 433 George III inlaid oak longcase clock with round $50 - $100 enamel dial. $250 - $500 Lot # 421 421 Gilt metal mounted figural clock and garniture after Francoise Moreau. $450 - $550 Lot # 434 434 Herschede mahogany mantle clock. $75 - $100 435 Viennese regulator wall clock. $150 - $250 Lot # 422 422 Double-fuse brass lantern clock signed Francis Portway 1900, 15" ht. $1,000 - $1,200 Lot # 436 436 19th century German wall clock with musical movement. $150 - $300 437 Dutch clock. Lot # 423 $200 - $300 423 Good quality English-John B. Cross London 438 Grandfather clock. rosewood mantel clock, height 9 3/8". $250 - $500 $400 - $600 439 Fleet mantle clock. 424 Mantle clock. $40 - $60 $25 - $50 440 19th. century American New Haven Clock Co. 425 Small stone clock. black mantel clock. $25 - $50 $25 - $50 426 Arts and crafts long case clock. 441 New Haven mantle clock. $250 - $500 $75 - $125 427 Georgian Barometer. $150 - $250 428 Cuckoo clock. $100 - $150 455 Lot of vintage wrist watches. $50 - $100 456 Lot of wrist watches. $40 - $60 Lot # 442 457 Vintage "Snoopy" wrist watch. 442 Mantle clock,"Presented to Sister Branigan, $20 - $30 d.1906". 458 Papini Hunter cased pocket watch. $200 - $300 $25 - $50 459 Lot of vintage ladies gold tone wrist watches. $25 - $50 460 Solar, Lord Elgin & Green wrist watches. $50 - $100 Lot # 443 443 Mahogany mantle clock, "The Arthur Pequegnut 461 Two Mickey Mouse wrist watches. Clock Company, Canada". $20 - $30 $200 - $300 462 Lot of ladies wristwatches. 444 American Waterbury Clock Company Toledo $40 - $60 gingerbread mantel clock. 463 Guess & Fossil wristwatches. $50 - $75 $20 - $30 464 Four wrist watches. $25 - $50 465 Swiss made ladies wrist watch by Itraco. $20 - $30 Lot # 445 466 Walnut finish longcase clock. 445 Seth Thomas, Peterborough, ON mantle clock. $50 - $100 $75 - $125 467 19th century regulator wall clock. $75 - $150 468 Westminster wall clock. $25 - $50 469 Longcase clock. $25 - $50 470 Wall clock. Lot # 446 $20 - $30 446 Waterbury oak cased shelf clock. 471 Schatz mounted ships clock with barometer. $75 - $125 $50 - $75 447 Mantle clock. 472 Antique Dutch clock by Warmink. $50 - $100 $50 - $100 448 American Sessions mantle clock. $50 - $100 Lot # 449 449 Seth Thomas mantle clock. $75 - $125 Lot # 473 473 The New Haven clock company Banjo wall clock, 450 Christian Dior ladies wristwatch. 25" $40 - $60 $75 - $125 451 Enicor ladies wristwatch. 474 Wall clock. $150 - $200 $20 - $30 452 Two Leroy & a Caravell watches. 475 CN Rail wall clock. $40 - $60 $50 - $100 453 14K Bulova ladies watch w/ another. 476 Michael Kors fashion wrist watch. $75 - $125 $15 - $30 454 Five gold plated wrsit watches. 477 Rolex-style two-tone wrist watch. $50 - $100 $20 - $30 478 Two "Snoopy" wristwatches. 504 Lot of wrist watches. $15 - $30 $15 - $30 479 Betsey Johnson wrist watch. 505 Ladies Bulova wrist watch. $15 - $30 $30 - $50 480 Cartier-style tank wrist watch. $15 - $30 481 Fendi ladies wrist watch. $20 - $30 482 Chanel-style glass wrist watch. Lot # 506 $20 - $30 506 14k white gold Solar ladies wristwatch, GF band. 483 Chatalain pink gold-tone wrist watch. $75 - $125 $50 - $100 507 Four Rolex style wrist watches. 484 Kenneth Cole "Reaction" fashion wrist watch. $25 - $50 $15 - $30 Lot # 485 485 Three Gucci wrist watches. $50 - $100 486 Ladies wrist watch by Michel Herbelin Paris. Lot # 508 $25 - $50 508 Five Gucci wrist watches. 487 Grandfather clock. $50 - $100 $150 - $300 509 Two wrist watches- Gruen and Birks. 488 Barometer. $10 - $20 $25 - $50 510 Rado and Paolo men's watches. 489 Wall clock. $20 - $30 $25 - $50 511 Lot of men's wrist watches. 490 Korean 31 day wall clock. $25 - $50 $20 - $30 512 Lot of ladies gold tone wrist watches. 491 Wall clock. $25 - $50 $20 - $40 492 Wall clock. $20 - $40 493 Italian horse clock. Lot # 513 $30 - $60 513 14k yellow gold Cardow ladies wristwatch. 494 Art Deco telechron electric mantle clock. $250 - $500 $20 - $30 514 Lot of pocket watches, etc. 495 Jefferson electric desk clock. $25 - $50 $20 - $30 496 Mahogany finish longcase clock. $100 - $150 497 Ansonia mantle clock. Lot # 515 $25 - $50 515 Three transitional pocket/wrist watches- one marked 9ct. 498 Mantle clock. $75 - $150 $50 - $75 516 Lot of vintage wrist watches. 499 Canadian Seth Thomas Mantle clock. $20 - $40 $25 - $50 517 Imperial wrist watch with a Durawatch wrist watch. 500 Mantle clock. $30 - $50 $25 - $50 518 Vintage solar pocket watch & chain. 501 Mantle clocks. $25 - $50 $20 - $30 519 Lot of vintage ladies wrist watches. 502 Canadian Forestville mantle clock. $25 - $50 $25 - $50 503 Seth Thomas walnut cased mantel clock. $25 - $50 520 Three wrist watches, Bulova, Lorus & Kenneth 543 Lot of clock parts. Cole. $25 - $50 $20 - $40 521 Kundo anniversary clock. $40 - $60 522 Mantle clock. $20 - $40 523 Three dresser clocks. Lot # 544 $10 - $15 544 English made fine silver pocket watch c.1890. 524 Box of wrist watches. $200 - $300 $25 - $50 525 Wall clock. $20 - $40 526 Three mantle clocks. $25 - $50 527 Forestville mantle clock with Westminster chimes. $30 - $60 Lot # 545 528 Chinese pagoda-form mantle clock. 545 English made fine silver key wind pocket watch $60 - $80 inlaid w/roman numerals 529 Mantle clock. $300 - $500 $20 - $40 530 Canadian grandmother clock. $75 - $150 531 Mantle clock. $20 - $40 532 Mantle clock. $20 - $40 Lot # 546 546 Bellevue pocket watch w/ gold and silver chain. $75 - $125 Lot # 533 533 English mantle clock. $150 - $250 Lot # 547 534 Anniversary clock. 547 Regina size 18 Swiss made pocket watch. $15 - $30 $150 - $200 535 Gingerbread clock. $25 - $50 536 Late 19th. century black mantel clock case with newer clock. $25 - $50 537 American mahogany cased mantel clock. $15 - $30 Lot # 548 548 W.H. Hawley, Montewell pocket watch. 538 Two mantle clocks. $200 - $300 $25 - $50 549 Travelling pocket watch. 539 English Enfield mantle clock. $25 - $50 $25 - $50 540 Lot of watch & clock books. $15 - $30 541 Mantle clock. $20 - $40 542 IBM oak cased central time clock. $300 - $500 558 Rado wrist watch. $25 - $50 Lot # 550 550 Jaeger LeCoultre travel dresser clock with original case, 1 3/4" x 1 3/4". $200 - $400 Lot # 559 559 Skagen gold plated mens wrist watch. $100 - $150 Lot # 551 551 Rolex Oyster Lipton 3/4 sized military wristwatch. $100 - $200 552 Louis Boelle automatic wrist watch. $75 - $100 Lot # 560 560 Elgin National Watch Co. silveroid pocket watch. $100 - $150 Lot # 553 553 Longines automatic wrist watch. $150 - $200 Lot # 561 561 American Watch Co. Waltham pocket watch. Lot # 554 $100 - $150 554 Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk wrist watch. $100 - $150 Lot # 562 562 Elgin Nation Watch Co. pocket watch. Lot # 555 $100 - $150 555 Omega automatic "De Ville" wrist watch. 563 Early Victorian sterling silver pocket watch. $50 - $100 $50 - $100 556 Favre-Leuba "Sea Chief" wrist watch. 564 Hallmarked silver key-wind pocket watch. $50 - $75 $50 - $100 565 Hallmarked silver pocket watch. $50 - $75 566 Hallmarked silver pocket watch. $50 - $75 567 Hallmarked silver pocket watch. $50 - $75 Lot # 557 568 Hallmarked silver pocket watch. 557 Longines ladies wristwatch. $50 - $75 $75 - $125 579 Elbico pocket watch. $25 - $50 580 Waltham open faced pocket watch. $50 - $75 581 Elgin gold filled pocket watch. $50 - $75 Lot # 569 569 Patent Lever pocket watch. $100 - $150 Lot # 582 582 Waltham gold filled open faced pocket watch with chain. $100 - $200 Lot # 570 570 Hallmarked silver pocket watch, Fattorini & Sons, Bradford. $100 - $150 571 Waltham open faced pocket watch. $50 - $75 Lot # 583 583 Rolex Cellini wrist watch.
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