Sell or Auction Your French Champleve and Crystal Regulator Clock for up to Nearly $20,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Sell Your French Champleve and Crystal Regulator Clock
Champlevé is an enamelling technique in the decorative arts, or an object made by that process, in which troughs or cells are carved, etched, die struck, or cast into the surface of a metal object, and filled with vitreous enamel. The piece is then fired until the enamel fuses, and when cooled the surface of the object is polished. The uncarved portions of the original surface remain visible as a frame for the enamel designs; typically they are gilded in medieval work. The name comes from the French for “raised field”, “field” meaning background, though the technique in practice lowers the area to be enamelled rather than raising the rest of the surface.
Below is a recent realized price for a French champleve and crystal regulator clock. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
French Champleve and Crystal Regulator Clock. Sold for nearly $20,000.
We have sold the following items at auction:
Exquisite world clock from the Lyndon B. Johnson family. Cylindrical timepiece by Tiffany & Co. features a prominent engraving to one side reading, ”The President / November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969”. Brushed brass desktop clock features Arabic quarter-hour numerals surrounding a gilt and silver world planisphere. Map is divided into sectors with the names of twenty-four world cities and countries. 8-day Swiss movement is 15 jewels, and maker ”Tiffany & Co.” appears on the face. Measures 4” in diameter. Key for alarm and crystal is absent, else fine. With provenance from a charity auction benefiting the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas, and an LOA from Lynda Johnson Robb. Sold for $10,541.
Marlene Dietrich Personally Owned Radio Alarm Clock
Marlene Dietrich’s travel radio and alarm clock set. Black leather case opens to a timepiece on the left and radio speaker on the right. At center are the AM/FM dial and operating switches. Clock is square shaped and features a gilt dial with glow-in-the-dark accents on each hour and on both hands. Aimor brand set dates to the late 20th Century. Includes instruction sheet. Incidentally, Dietrich’s grandparents had a clock making firm during the 19th Century. Case measures 7” x 4.25” x 1.5”. Scattered abrasions to exterior. Interior is near fine. From the estate of Marlene Dietrich. Sold for $1,875.
Milton Berle’s personally owned gold ”Concord” brand desk clock with a Friars Club insignia to face of clock. Berle founded the Friars Club of Beverly Hills in 1947, inviting fellow a-listers from New York to join the private social club at the old Savoy Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, including Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby and many more. Gold clock is square with the Friars Club seal at top of face and ”Concord / Quartz” at bottom. Hands of clock are also gold. Clock measures 4.25” x 4.75” and is 2” deep. Tarnishing to gold on each edge, though face is rather pristine. Very good condition. From the Milton Berle estate. Sold for $1,050.
Queen Elizabeth Christmas Alarm Clock
Silver plated alarm clock with quartz movement gifted by Queen Elizabeth II. Clock is inscribed: ”Presented by Her Majesty The Queen / Christmas 2005” and has raised Royal cypher at bottom. Comes housed in original box with velvet lining and monogrammed lid. Clock measures 2.75” tall. Box measures 4.25” x 4.5” x 1.5”. Very good plus condition.
Sold for $625.
Ray Bradbury Creativity Award — In the Form of a Clock
Ray Bradbury’s Creativity Award from Woodbury University. Award takes the form of a timepiece in an octagonal wooden case. Clock rotates inside the case with a pair of brass handles on either side of the case. Hinged lid opens with a brass thumb-piece to an engraved dedication. Clock face itself measures 3.5” in diameter. Case features a piano gloss finish and measures 5” x 3.75” x 5”. Weighs 1 pound, 9 ounces. Some abrasions to case, else near fine. With a COA fom the Ray Bradbury estate. Sold for $625.
FREE VALUATION. To buy, auction, sell or consign your French champleve and crystal regulator clock that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com). Top dollar obtained for your French champleve and crystal regulator clock.