AN AMERICAN POLYCHROME PAINTED CAST IRON FIGURAL BLINKING EYE NOVELTY MANTEL TIMEPIECE THE MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO THE WATERBURY CLOCK COMPANY, THE CASE BY BRADLEY AND HUBBARD, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1860 The thirty-hour single-train movement with skeletonised plates and oversized lever escapement regulated by sprung monometallic brass balance with wire armature connected from the lever to the pivoted eyes of the figure, with circular white laminated paper Roman numeral dial incorporating slot for the regulating lever at twelve-o'clock, set with hinged brass bezel into the belly of the case modelled as a portly gentleman in 18th century dress wearing bicorn hat, tailed green coat, red waistcoat, black breaches and boots, with eyes 'blinking' to the motion of the escapement, mounted on serpentine outline moulded oblong base with shaped apron painted with stylised foliate scrolls and incorporating feet to angles, the underside with cast inscription BRADLEY & HUBBARD, PATENT APPLIED, FOR, 1887, PCF, (lacking hands, hour wheel and pipe, and glass for the bezel). 42cm (16.5ins) high, 26cm (10.25ins) wide, 18.5cm (7.25ins) deep. This design of 'blinking eye' novelty timepiece was Patented by The Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company of Meriden, Connecticut on 14th July 1857. The present lot appears to be a variant of 'The Admiral' model but without rosette to the hat and epaulettes to the shoulders. A closely related timepiece was sold in these rooms on 15th September 2015 (lot 27 for £1,300 hammer), although this other example was in a 'The Admiral' variant case, it was fitted with a near identical movement to that of the present timepiece albeit stamped for The Waterbury Clock Company, Connecticut, to the frontplate. From this it would be reasonable to suggest that the movement of the present timepiece was also made by Waterbury.
AN AMERICAN POLYCHROME PAINTED CAST IRON FIGURAL BLINKING EYE NOVELTY MANTEL TIMEPIECE THE MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO THE WATERBURY CLOCK COMPANY, THE CASE BY BRADLEY AND HUBBARD, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1860 The thirty-hour single-train movement with skeletonised plates and oversized lever escapement regulated by sprung monometallic brass balance with wire armature connected from the lever to the pivoted eyes of the figure, with circular white laminated paper Roman numeral dial incorporating slot for the regulating lever at twelve-o'clock, set with hinged brass bezel into the belly of the case modelled as a portly gentleman in 18th century dress wearing bicorn hat, tailed green coat, red waistcoat, black breaches and boots, with eyes 'blinking' to the motion of the escapement, mounted on serpentine outline moulded oblong base with shaped apron painted with stylised foliate scrolls and incorporating feet to angles, the underside with cast inscription BRADLEY & HUBBARD, PATENT APPLIED, FOR, 1887, PCF, (lacking hands, hour wheel and pipe, and glass for the bezel). 42cm (16.5ins) high, 26cm (10.25ins) wide, 18.5cm (7.25ins) deep. This design of 'blinking eye' novelty timepiece was Patented by The Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company of Meriden, Connecticut on 14th July 1857. The present lot appears to be a variant of 'The Admiral' model but without rosette to the hat and epaulettes to the shoulders. A closely related timepiece was sold in these rooms on 15th September 2015 (lot 27 for £1,300 hammer), although this other example was in a 'The Admiral' variant case, it was fitted with a near identical movement to that of the present timepiece albeit stamped for The Waterbury Clock Company, Connecticut, to the frontplate. From this it would be reasonable to suggest that the movement of the present timepiece was also made by Waterbury.
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