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Small 30-hour brass spring-driven movement, with suspension spring. Probably Jerome. The Catalog 644. $78 Jerome remote fusee spring and two fusee spools. Source of fusees not known, probably not Jerome. $50-$100. 500. $350 Cast eagle clock stand. Nine inches tall with a gilded or brass eagle on a spelter tree, gilded/brass ring around the bottom, all sitting on a green onyx base. Good detail on the casting; your watch can hang from the eagle’s open beak. $200-$300. 501. $10 ea Clock toppers for mantel clocks. Reclining woman (Daphne, No. 1132, page 649 of Ly’s Ansonia Clocks & Watches) in the original Japanese bronze finish on left, and a Roman soldier with repainted finish and some wear on right (not shown in Ly’s books on Ansonia or Waterbury clocks). Daphne is 9 inches wide, 6.25 inches tall; the soldier is 8 inches tall. No mounts on bottom (hollow). Indicate on your bid sheet which one you are bidding on. $10–$50. 502. $10 Clock topper for mantel clocks. This Shakespearean character carries a hammer in his right hand and stands 10 inches tall in what may be the original bronze finish. I could not find him in Ly’s books. He is hollow, with no bottom mount. I am puzzled as to who this figure represents. Can you help out? $10–$50. 503. $379 Black Forest whistler, ca. 1930? This is a common whistler format, with a drunk leaning against a lamppost. You can find many examples on LiveAuctioneers, generally selling for around $400. Dating these seems to be haphazard; I believe this one dates to the 1930’s, as it is marked “Handcarved, handpainted, Black Forest, Made in Germany” on the bottom. The “Germany” would indicate manufacture before about 1940, as after the WWII Germany was divided, and products from West Germany, including the Black Forest region, were so-marked. Manufacture prior to 1900 seems unlikely, as the lamp uses a flashlight bulb and what would appear to be a size C or D battery in the base, which were introduced in 1900 at the World’s Fair in Paris. The lamppost stands 18.5-inches tall and has a brass top and thin yellow glass panes. The flashlight bulb inside is wired to a battery in the base, but the metal connectors are badly corroded now, and I did not test it. There does not seem to be a way to turn the light on or off, and it is not activated by the lever that activates the whistler. The disheveled fella leaning on the lamppost has a wind-up movement and bellows inside, similar to a cuckoo mechanism, and when you press down the lever in back he begins whistling and his head turns back and forth. You can see and hear a short video of him passing the time here. The color on the carving is good and I see no chips or cracks. This guy can brighten your day. $250–$500. 603. $12 Lithograph tablet. Dimensions: 5.5 inches wide by 6.25 inches tall. Good retention of image with some flaking losses in the middle. Suitable for a steeple clock. 604. $186 Norris North pillar & scroll case. The case is 28 inches tall and 15.5 inches across. There are veneer losses at the top left on the scroll top and at the bottom right; the scroll tips have been repaired, the feet and skirt appear to be replacements and the right rear foot is missing. The escutcheon is missing, the dial glass is modern, the tablet glass old, nicely repainted, but a replacement, held in place with wooden strips. There is a good label inside, no dial, movement, or weights. $100–$200. 605. $255 Patent Model Clock with original case, ca. 1880? My consignor did not know what this was when he bought it. He still doesn’t. I don’t believe the auctioneer knew what it was; I don’t. But it is interesting – here is the link to the original sale; it went for a lot of money. It is clearly a clock movement, time and something else(?), with two 8-day springs and two hands. It comes in a wooden case with a latched front door and a leather handle on top. Here’s my take on it: It has a large pinwheel on the right and an arm that can serve as the escapement; it’s movement seems to be regulated by a wheel on the upper left that rotates back and forth (no full revolutions) to pull the escapement back and forth across the pins. There is one additional wheel gear and pivot loose in the box, and I don’t know where it goes, or if it goes with this contraption. There are some additional short arms at the top of the movement, but I don’t know what purpose they serve, and would appear to be for attachment to something else. I keep taking it out of the box thinking it will dawn on me what this thing does, but it doesn’t. Maybe it will dawn on you. Try your luck. $75–$800. 606. $10 ea Long pendulums. They all look European to me, with French-style hooks at the top. The first (A) is 13.5 inches long; B is 17 inches long with an R/A porcelain center; C is 16.5 inches long with an R/A porcelain center, and D is 12.5 inches long with pressed brass decoration and no bob. Indicate on your bid sheet which one(s) (A, B, C, or D) you want; each starts at $10.