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March 20, 2010 - Antique Estate Auction
Fontaine's Antique Auction Gallery
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March 20, 2010 - Antique Estate Auction (At Fontaine's Pittsfield MA) This will be a large auction feature over 700 lots of antiques and accessories mostly from local estates to include Early American, Victorian, Period Empire, Turn of Century Oak, Arts & Crafts, Antique Wicker & Custom Mahogany Furniture, Clocks, Antique Lighting incl. Table Lamps, Domes & Chandeliers, Sterling Silver, Porcelains, Pottery, Artglass, Cut Glass, Tiffany Pieces, Music Boxes, Oriental Rugs, Bronzes, Paintings, Plus hundreds of related accessories.

March 21, 2010 - EVENT - Is your Tiffany Lamp Authentic? Fontaine’s will hold a special seminar on the Lamps of Tiffany, with special guest speaker nationally renowned Tiffany Lamp expert Paul Crist. Bring your Tiffany, Handel, Pairpoint, Duffner & Kimberly Lamps for a free authentication. A special certificate of authenticity can also be acquired. (At Fontaine's, Pittsfield MA) - Please call for an appointment and seating: 413-448-8922

May 22, 2010 - Cataloged Antique Furniture, Lighting, Mission, Antique Clock and Watch Auction (At Fontaine's, Pittsfield MA) - Consignments Wanted

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We are looking for antique consignments to our Spring and Summer Antique Auctions - We also buy Antiques and entire estates outright - call today - 413-448-8922 and speak to John Fontaine.

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We are looking for high-quality items or collections for our upcoming catalogs. We are looking to buy or for consignment, the following and offering 0% Commission.

Clocks & Watches Lighting (Tiffany, Duffner & Kimberly, Handel, Pairpoint, etc.) Victorian, Carved Oak, American and Mahogany Furniture, Fine Art & Paintings Arts & Crafts, Mission, Antique and Rare Firearms, swords & weapons, armor and uniforms.

In the above photos, 2 lots from our upcoming auction. 10 pieces attributed to R J Horner dining Room Set and a George A. Jones Astronomical Regulator Clock in a Herter Brothers case. H 10’3", W 67", D 19"

E. Howard Clocks and November Press Release

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 142		WALNUT 3 WEIGHT VIENNA REGULATOR CLOCK. Elaborate carved walnut case with exceptional detail. Open carved crest with maiden head and the lower bracket has a figural winged angel. Full carved columns with capitals. The 3 weight half hour time and gong strike movement is signed Gustav Becker and has an embossed porcelain dial, weights and pendulum. 14.5"W x 5.5"H x 8"D. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. View details and photo
Lot 143		FOSTER S. CAMPOS BANJO CLOCK. Time only brass movement. Dial has staining. Throat glass and lower door glass "The Constitution and Guerriere" are in good condition but has some flaking. Mahogany cross-banded case is in very good condition. Good bezel & brass eagle finial. 10"W x 34"H x 3.5"D. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. View details and photo
Lot 144		ELMER O. STENNES PRESENTATION BRIDAL BANJO CLOCK. 8 day, time only weight driven movement. Presentation bride's case that was originally white. Case has aged over the years due to being exposed to smokers. It has a dark white color due to nicotine staining. Lower presentation bracket has missing gilt on at least four of the presentation balls. Side arms are good. Hands & dial are good. Overall a nice, straight example of a bride's banjo clock. Dial does have staining, but in overall good condition. Case has #3 and #12 on it. This is a very rare example. 10.5"W x 42"H x 4"D. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. View details and photo
Lot 145		FRENCH EMPIRE 4 COLUMN MANTLE CLOCK. Figured mahogany case with 4 columns having gilded capitals and bases. Unusual "OG" top and platform. Circa 1860. The bell strike movement is marked "B.J" and is in good condition. The gilt bezel & pendulum are brilliant. This clock has exceptional feather grained veneers. 10.5"W x 20"H x 5.5"D. Estimate $1,500 - 1,800. View details and photo
Lot 146		TABER/WILLARD BANJO CLOCK. Unsigned weight driven banjo clock. The dial is unsigned and has flaking, chips, and other imperfections. The clock has a typical period style weight, bob and pendulum rod. The movement is an 8 day time only brass movement typical to the late period banjo clocks. The throat glass and lower door glass both have been professionally restored and repainted. The case is marked in 2 spots 99. The clock case is in good physical condition and the surface has been restored. The finial has been replaced at the top. The side arms are original and in good condition. The clock has moon hands that are replaced. 10"W x 34"H x 4"D. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. View details and photo
Lot 147		WEIGHT DRIVEN VIENNA REGULATOR CLOCK. Single weight time only movement. Circa 1880. Gilded dial with silvered chapter ring. Elaborate walnut case with arched door, carved capitals and numerous gilded bronze mountings. Finish is original but alligatored, some wear to gilding on applied bronze mounts. 13.5"W x 44"H x 7"D. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. View details and photo
Lot 148		CHARLES JACQUES 8 BELL 9 GONG TALL CASE CLOCK. The original finish oak case is decorated with ornate carvings, full reeded columns, dentil moldings, garlands and leaves. The oval waist door has beveled glass. The bonnet has 6 full reeded columns with carved capitals, broken arched top and carved finial. The dial has gilt applied numerals, finely engraved pierced spandrels, blued steel hands and is signed Chas. Jacques, 22 Cortland St., N.Y. The 8 day, 3 weight movement is signed J.J. Elliott, London and plays Westminster, Whittington or St. Michael melodies on 8 bells or 9 gongs. 27"W x 102"H x 16.25"D. Estimate $10,000 - 12,000. View details and photo
Lot 149		GILBERT REGULATOR. Gilbert wall regulator, time only brass movement. Movement has maintaining power. Wood stick, brass pendulum bob, and very nice label on the inside, manufactured and sold by W. L. Gilbert & Co. Winsted, Connecticut. The lower glass has some touchup, flaking, and imperfections. The case has been refinished. The dial is in good condition and not signed, some minor crazing and cracking. The hands are large open moon style. The case has also had two large wall stabilizers added to the back. Massive early cast iron weight running down the back of the clock. The clock has two angle irons that have been added to the inside to stabilize the base. Apparently the weight has gone through the bottom at a previous time. 15.5"W x 32.5"H x 4.5"D. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. View details and photo
Lot 150		SETH THOMAS PARLOR CALENDAR #4. 8 day time and strike movement. The upper and lower dials have been restored. The hands are in good condition, the lower day of the week and month of the year drums appear original. Day of the month hand is in good condition. The case is immaculate and in beautiful original condition with excellent color. 15"W x 24"H x 5.5"D. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. View details and photo
Lot 151		E. HOWARD & CO. #5 WEIGHT DRIVEN BANJO CLOCK. Dial is original, no extra holes. Movement is signed E. Howard & Co. Weight is signed #5. Throat and lower door glass are in good condition, no flaking, no damage. Lower weight baffle is painted red. Pendulum appears original. It has a painted black wood stick. Rosewood grained case is in good condition, with minor nicks and imperfections. Hands appear original. 12"W x 29"H x 4"D. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. View details and photo
Lot 152		TS & JD NEGEIS NY #2025 SHIP CHRONOMETER. Boxed 56 hour chronometer with up/down indicator and detent escapement. Escapement has a helical hairspring and is a fusee. Movement is dirty. The silver dial has an imperfection on the seconds chapter ring, at about the 24 second mark. Other minor imperfections on the silver dial. The key is not original to the clock. Clock is running with a good motion. Case is in good, original condition, many minor scratches, dents and imperfections. Handles are good. Piano hinge is good, but the upper door is missing. 7.5"W x 7.5"H x 7.5"D. Estimate $1,200 - 1,500. View details and photo
Lot 153		SETH THOMAS 14" LOBBY CLOCK. Dial is signed Seth Thomas, Thirty Day and is in good condition but has minor flaking, hands are in good condition. The movement is a 30 day brass time only with the graham deadbeat escapement. Oak case is in nice original condition. 20.5"W x 31"H x 7.5"D. Estimate $1,200 - 1,500. View details and photo
Lot 154		SIGNED AARON WILLARD BANJO CLOCK. The clock dial is signed Aaron Willard, Boston and has been refinished. The clock has an 8 day time only brass movement with a "T" bridge suspension. The reverse painted throat glass has flaking. The wood structure of the throat is exceedingly delicate. The lower door has paint restoration, flaking and gilt restoration. The base has two missing balls on each side with gesso loss, the base has come off in the past and has been re-glued. The clock has added wood blocks & repaired glue blocks. It has a brushed pendulum bob and brass side arms. The clock has a gilt acorn finial and a typical brass weight with duckbill hook. 10"W x 39"H x 4"D. Estimate $3,000 - 5,000. View details and photo
Lot 155		SETH THOMAS OFFICE #5 WALL CLOCK. 8 day time only spring driven movement. Dial is in good condition; 7, 8 and 9 have ink loss but are still readable. Refinished case is in good condition. Hands are good and original. 19"W x 29"H x 6"D. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and photo
Lot 156		ENGLISH FUSEE SKELETON CLOCK. The clock has a skeleton dial with black roman numerals, spade and poker hands. The minute hand has 25% paint loss. The base is an Italian white marble with bun style feet. The glass dome is cracked on the back. The clock has a 5 inch dial. The clock movement is approx 11 inches high. The Fusee chain is in good condition and functional. The silver skeletonized dial is in good condition. The clock has a brass pendulum stick and brass bob. 11.5"W x 16"H x 8"D. Estimate $800 - 1,200. View details and photo
Lot 157		BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK. Large hanging clock features a deer head crest with glass eyes over a highly carved case with oak leaves & ferns. It has a 3 weight time and strike movement with a cylinder music box. This clock was once a flutist clock and has been converted. Good color and patina. 24"W x 44"H x 19"D. Estimate $3,000 - 5,000. View details and photo
Lot 158		FOSTER S. CAMPOS WEIGHT DRIVEN BANJO CLOCK. Cross banded case. Brass movement signed F.S. Campos. Typical lead weight, reverse painted glasses are in good condition. Lower tablet signed S. Willard's Patent. Upper bezel glass broken, the finial is bent over and cracked on the ball. The pendulum bob is good, inside the case is in very nice condition with minor nicks. 10"W x 32"H x 3"D. Estimate $1,500 - 2,500. View details and photo
Lot 159		JAPPY FRERES FIGURAL GILT BRONZE MANTLE CLOCK. Greek revival gilded bronze clock features a tapered base with lions heads and a figural mount of a semi nude woman, The movement is signed Jappy Freres with a decorative dish face. Overall good condition. Brilliant gilded finish with no wear. 8"W x 17"H x 6"D. Estimate $600 - 800. View details and photo
Lot 160		FOSTER S. CAMPOS WEIGHT DRIVEN BANJO CLOCK. Foster S. Campos weight driven banjo clock in mahogany and Birdseye maple case. The throat glass is reverse painted and in good condition. The lower tablet reverse painted glass has much flaking and is in delicate condition. The dial is signed Foster S. Campos, Pembroke Mass, has mild staining but is original. Good hands, eagle finial and side arms. The case is in wonderful original condition. The clock has a typical 8 day time only brass clock movement. 10"W x 34"H x 4"D. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. View details and photo
Lot 161		3 PC. CHEMPLEVE & ONYX CRYSTAL REGULATOR SET. The green onyx case features multi colored chempleve enameled mountings with gilded bronze capitals, embossed dial with matching chempleve bezel and center medallion. The beveled glass center compartment with concave side panels. Single gong French 8 day hour and half hour strike movement signed "L. Mart et cie". 13"W x 19"H x 7"D. Estimate $3,000 - 5,000. View details and photo
Lot 162		3 PIECE FIGURAL MARBLE & BRONZE MANTLE CLOCK. High quality ornate marble & bronze clock set with Zeus on a globe and Hercules figures holding up the top platform. The marble case has fluted columns and gilt bronze capitals. 8 day time and strike on the gong movement. Matching side urns with Northwind heads. 14.5"W x 23"H x 7"D. Estimate $1,500 - 2,500. View details and photo
Lot 163		JOSEPH JENNENS INLAID GRANDFATHER CLOCK. Joseph Jennens grandfather clock in a documented Tobey case. This is a massive mahogany grandfather clock with incredible inlay. It has a signed brass dial with moon phase and typical pierced style hands, silver chapter ring, raised gold Arabic hour numerals and silent chime switch. The massive time, strike and chime restored brass clock movement was made in England. The clock has 8 tubes for the Westminster and Whittington chime selection. It strikes the hour on a coiled cathedral anvil. The clock has a massive mahogany seat board. It is totally restored, highly polished, exceptionally cleaned, and immaculate. The weights are brass shells, highly polished, large and massive. The clock has an impressive bonnet with intricate inlay and three brass finials. The case is numbered #944. A shaped beveled glass in the waiste door and in both side panels. 24"W x 102"H x 16"D. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000. View details and photo
Lot 164		2 WEIGHT VIENNA REGULATOR CLOCK. Gustav Becker 2 weight Vienna regulator. The walnut case features a shell carved crest with/ finials, nice fluted columns and drop finials at the base. The single gong movement signed Gustav Becker has a porcelain face with an etched center & matching pendulum. Good original condition. The pulleys need some minor repair. 18"W x 52"H x 8"D. Estimate $700 - 900. View details and photo
Lot 165		SILK THREAD FRENCH EMPIRE CLOCK WITH LYRE FRONT. The gilt bronze case features embossed cherubs and a lyre with flame torches at the corners. The silk thread movement, Circa 1840 is signed Lesieur, has a nice porcelain dial. In very good overall condition with brilliant gilding. 7.5"W x 16"H x 4.5"D. Estimate $1,400 - 1,600. View details and photo