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September 11, 2010 Antique Estate & Discovery Auction (At Fontaine's) Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 500 lots in antiques and accessories mostly from local estates. Absentee and phone bid form

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September 25, 2010 at 10am Unreserved Antique Estate Auction (At Fontaine's) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 650 items to be sold in two sessions. We will be selling a fine Newport RI Ocean Avenue Estate (Name withheld upon request of heirs.) all items have been moved to the gallery for convenience of sale. Absentee and phone bid form

October 23, 2010 at 10am On-Site Unreserved Exceptional Estate Auction (Elizabethtown, PA) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding We have been commissioned to sell the contents of the Conewago Manor Inn, on site 2048 Zeager Road, Elizabethtown Pa. 17022 Absentee and phone bid form coming soon

November 13, 2010 Exceptional Cataloged Antique Auction (At Fontaine's) Internet, Floor, Absentee and phone bidding Over 400 lots of antique furniture, lighting, and accessories. Consignments are being accepted for this auction call John Fontaine 413-448-8922 Antique Consignments Wanted For Fontaine's Fall & Winter Auctions Absentee and phone bid form coming soon

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Antique Consignments Wanted For Fontaine's, Fall and Winter Auctions

Lots 1-23 Lots 24-48 Lots 49-71 Lots 72-94 Lots 95-119 Lots 120-141 Lots 142-165 Lots 166-187 Lots 188-210 Lots 211-231 Lots 232-250 Lots 251-270 Lots 271-275

Lot 72		FRENCH DOUBLE DIAL MARBLE CLOCK. Features a black marble case with delicate gilt incising. 8 day time & strike on the hour and the half hour. Singed Le Marti et Cie, has a jeweled pallet open escapement over a porcelain dial. The calendar shows the day of the week, day of the month and month of the year with moon dial showing day and knight. 13"W x 16"H x 6"D. Estimate $1,500 - 2,500. View details and photo
Lot 73		SETH THOMAS #3 WEIGHT DRIVEN CLOCK. Seth Thomas #3 regulator with brass 8 day time only weight driven movement with graham dead beat escapement. The movement is stamped maintaining power. The dial is discolored and has flaking and cracking and other slight imperfections. The pully is original. The movement has beat adjustment on the crutch. The hands were blued and spade at one time, they now have surface rust on them. The pendulum stick is wood painted black. The bob is brass and original to the clock and is nicely damaskeened, good rating and rating nut. The case is a rosewood veneer, there are a number of spots on the bezzel and the lower door that the veneer is chipping. There are four drops on this clock and they are all original and intact. The weight is brass and is typical. 20"W x 42.5"H x 5.5"D. Estimate $1,500 - 2,500. View details and photo
Lot 74		AESTHETIC SETH THOMAS MANTLE CLOCK "THE BEE". 8 day time and strike mantle clock with an ebonized case and inlaid front panel. The enameled dial is signed Seth Thomas New York and has black roman numerals. The bezel has a beveled glass. The movement is a typical 8 day brass time and strike with a count wheel. The black hands are original to the clock and in good condition. The clock has many minor nicks and marks due to age but in overall good condition. 8.5"W x 14.5"H x 5.5"D. Estimate $500 - 700. View details and photo
Lot 75		CHELSEA # 1 WEIGHT DRIVEN REGULATOR CLOCK. 8 day time only brass movement. Dial signed Chelsea Clock Company, Boston and has imperfections. Movement is signed #65628 Chelsea Clock Company, Boston Mass. No extra dial or case holes for the movement. Case is cherry. Clock has typical moon style hands. Wood stick and brass pendulum bob are all in good condition. Case in overall good condition but a few minor nicks, scratches due to age. 16"W x 34"H x 3.5"D. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. View details and photo
Lot 76		BREWSTER & INGRAHAM ROUNDED GOTHIC. Brewster & Ingraham, rounded gothic, four poster shelf clock. Clock has a painted dial w/ flaking and imperfections. The movement is a signed Brewster & Ingraham, 8 day, time and strike. Lower door glass is original and has flaking. Hands do not match, both spades but one has been replaced. Mahogany case is in very good condition. Clock has a good label, signed Patent Spring 8 Day Brass Clocks Made and Sold by Brewster & Ingraham. 12"W x 20"H x 4"D. Estimate $800 - 1,200. View details and photo
Lot 77		KILLAM & CO. PRESENTATION WEIGHT BANJO CLOCK. 8 Day time only presentation banjo clock, dial is unsigned and original to the clock. The dial has minor imperfections around the winding hole and minor flaking. No extra dial or movement holes. The movement is a brass time only movement signed Killam & Co, Pawtucket Rhode Island. The weight is original. The lower door glass and throat glass are both original with minor flaking. The pendulum bob and weight baffle are original. The presentation rope gilding is dull. The lower bracket has worn gilding and gesso. 10"W x 42"H x 4"D. Estimate $700 - 900. View details and photo
Lot 78		FIGURAL BRONZE 2 COLOR PUTTI MANTLE CLOCK. The putti figure has a very nice dark patina and is holding the gilt clock to one side and playing it as a drum. The figure sits on a gilt column decorated with applied filigree. All resting on a rouge marble platform with gilt mounts and 4 ornate feet. The movement is signed Medaille D' Argent, Paris and the face is signed Vauchez, Paris. This clock is spring driven and is in very good clean condition. 11.5"W x 24"H x 11.5"D. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. View details and photo
Lot 79		BIEDERMEIER LANTERN CLOCK CIRCA 1830. Austrian figured mahogany circa 1830 lantern clock with satinwood string inlay at the edges and arched throat glass. 8 day single weight movement. Porcelain dial with some wear to the name & painted roman numerals. Clock is in exceptional original condition. Crack to one side glass. 10.5"W x 40"H x 5"D. Estimate $12,000 - 15,000. View details and photo
Lot 80		GILBERT WEIGHT DRIVEN OAK WALL CLOCK. Gilbert time only weight driven brass movement with maintaining power, wood stick, brass pendulum bob, open moon hands, and good dial with subsidiary seconds bit. The dial is signed William L. Gilbert Clock Company Winsted, Connecticut. The dish type dial is in good original condition with very few imperfections. The case is in nice overall clean condition. 19.5"W x 49"H x 7"D. Estimate $1,500 - 2,500. View details and photo
Lot 81		ELMER O. STENNES WEIGHT DRIVEN LYRE BANJO CLOCK. Dial is signed Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth Mass. has light staining but is in good condition. The brass 8 day time only movement is signed #70. The hands and weight are original and typical to a Stennes weight driven clock. The reverse painted throat glass, finial and wood trimmings are in good condition. This clock overall is a very good example. 11.5"W x 42"H x 4.5"D. Estimate $3,500 - 4,500. View details and photo
Lot 82		E. HOWARD & CO. #4 BANJO CLOCK. E. Howard & Co. time only weight-driven #4 banjo clock, Original weight that has a #4 on it. Throat and door glass appear original with minor imperfections. Lower door glass has a small 1" spot with some paint loss. The pendulum and hands appear original; lower pendulum secure nut and plate are missing. Original dial has minor staining with no extra holes. 13.5"W x 32"H x 4"D. Estimate $1,500 - 2,500. View details and photo
Lot 83		E. HOWARD # 70 WALNUT WEIGHT DRIVEN CLOCK. E. Howard #70 weight driven wall clock. 8 day time only brass movement marked #70. The unsigned dial is in good original condition with minor chips and scratches. No extra dial or case holes. The hands are original and typical. The hinge is in good shape. The weight is typical and is marked #70. The pendulum stick is wood and painted black, the bob is brass with very nice damaskeening and has not been buffed. The lower door glass is original and in nice condition, no chipping or imperfections. The lower wood baffle is original and there was a large label from Howard with directions on setting up the clock, only half of the label is remaining. The clock has a number of holes on the back board for securing to the wall. The case is in good original condition. Some white paint where a wall was painted around the rear of the case. 15.5"W x 31"H x 5"D. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. View details and photo
Lot 84		SETH THOMAS 24" DIAL GALLERY CLOCK. This clock has an original dial with minor imperfections at the center hole, correct hands and a refinished oak case. It has a brass 8 day time and strike movement with Geneva stops intact, a wood pendulum stick that appears to be replaced, and a brass pendulum bob. This is a clean large and massive wall clock. The bottom of the Seth Thomas Clock Company dial is signed manufactured in the United States of America. 32"H x 6"D. Estimate $3,000 - 5,000. View details and photo
Lot 85		BREWSTER & INGRAHAN GILT GALLERY CLOCK. The clock has a brass signed Brewster and Ingraham Bristol, Ct. east / west movement. The clock has the original wood dial signed Brewster and Ingraham with some chipping and flaking, minor paint touchup to the center of the dial. The case has decorative gesso and is in good condition. Inside the back has a label signed calendar and office clocks manufactured by Brewster and Ingraham. The clock has a January 15, 1902 repair tag from Essex St. Lynn Mass. 4"D. Estimate $600 - 800. View details and photo
Lot 86		JAPPY FRERES MALACHITE & BRONZE MANTLE CLOCK. Jappy Freres malachite and gilt bronze mantle clock features finely detailed rams heads and a floral drapery urn finial. The face and sides of the clock are an emerald color malachite with applied gilded roman numerals on the face. The movement, signed Jappy Freres, is original is a rear wind. The overall condition of the clock is good. 8"W x 15"H x 5.5"D. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. View details and photo
Lot 87		SETH THOMAS CALENDAR CLOCK. Seth Thomas 8 day parlor calendar time and strike mantle clock. This clock has replacement hands and repainted upper dial. It has a good case label and a good door label. Both upper and lower glasses are original. The case has minor imperfections on the veneer, some veneer lifting. The center reverse painted glass is in good condition. The clock has good period cast iron weights that are original to the clock. 8 day time and strike early lyre movement with an eagle on the movement. The lower calendar dial has faded but the day of the month numerals are strong. The lower calendar hand is good. 19"W x 31"H x 6"D. Estimate $1,200 - 1,500. View details and photo
Lot 88		E. HOWARD #3 BANJO CLOCK. E. Howard & Co. weight driven #3 banjo clock. Typical brass movement and weight, which is marked #3. Dial has many imperfections, paint loss & restoration to the signature and the numerals. Throat and door glasses are in good original condition with minor imperfections. Hands are original as is the pendulum bob which is unbuffed. Case is original with rosewood graining intact. 16"W x 38"H x 4"D. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. View details and photo
Lot 89		FRENCH ANNULAR TIME & STRIKE MANTLE CLOCK. The dore bronze case features serpants, wrapped around an urn pointing to the hour & minute on the annular dials. Roman numerals mounted on porcelain inserts with a fluted column base. 8 day time and strike movement. 8.5"W x 23"H x 8.5"D. Estimate $3,000 - 5,000. View details and photo
Lot 90		E. N. WELCH #1 WEIGHT DRIVEN REGULATOR. Eight day time only weight driven regulator with a sweep second hand. The dial is has been repainted, hands are original. The rosewood case appears to have been refinished and is in very good condition. The movement is correct and original to the case. The clock has brass weights, painted wood stick with a large brass pendulum bob which are all correct. 23"W x 69"H x 9"D. Estimate $8,000 - 12,000. View details and photo
Lot 91		INDUSTRIAL MUSICAL STEAM ENGINE MANTLE CLOCK. The elaborate case features external wheels and levers which animate on the hour and half hour, along with an internal music box. American - circa 1910. The musical mechanisms are in good working order, with no broken teeth on the comb. The wheels and levers are clean and original. 14.5"W x 17"H x 7"D. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. View details and photo
Lot 92		LEROY, PARIS CARRIAGE CLOCK. 8 day time only carriage clock with alarm. This clock is signed on the dial and movement L. LeRoy Paris. This clock has a silvered platform with a lever escapement that is running with a good motion. The balance and hairspring are in good condition. The brass clock movement is dirty and would benefit from cleaning and fresh oil. The clock case has fluted cloumns and fancy capitals, good beveled glasses but the back door has a chip in the lower right hand corner. The dial is enameled and is surrouned by a decorated sliver face plate. The dial has some minor paint loss underneath the LeRoy signiature. The alarm set dial is enamel. 4"W x 8"H x 4"D. Estimate $1,200 - 1,500. View details and photo
Lot 93		FRENCH SILK SUSPENSION-NAPOLEON E CHEVAL. French bronze silk thread mantle clock. This 2 color figural gilt and patinated clock features Napoleon on his horse with an eagle and cannon base on scrolled rococo feet. The silk thread movement is unsigned and has a silvered dial. Overall good condition with the horses tail broken and reattached. 10"W x 14.5"H x 3.5"D. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. View details and photo
Lot 94		FRENCH SINGING BIRDS IN CAGE. Large cage with 2 animated birds singing on command with good vibrant sound. 11"W x 20"H. Estimate $2,000 - 2,500. View details and photo