Time Is Precious 2021-11-04 Auction - 96 Price Results - Bonhams in Paris
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PENDULE FIGURATIVE DU DEUXIEME QUART DU 19EME SIECLEJ. HARGREAVES & CO, LIVERPOOL. MONTRE DE GOUSSET ARARE PENDULE 'LANTERNDLUHR' AUTRICHIEN EN ACAJOU ET
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Time Is Precious

The action of James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses famously takes place over a single day in Dublin and so vivid is the author's depiction of the city that it almost becomes a character in its own right. As well as readily identifiable locations, Joyce also incorporated real Dubliners into his fictional world. These included the Superintendent of Glasnevin Cemetery, John O'Connell. At one point in the narrative Joyce mentions O'Connell's watch and that same watch now leads Bonhams Time is Precious Sale in Paris on Thursday 4 November. The 18ct gold hunter case pocket-watch and chain is estimated at £50,000-80,000. The reference to O'Connell's watch comes in Hades, the sixth episode of Ulysses. The novel's central character Leopold Bloom travels with the funeral procession from Paddy Dignam's house to Glasnevin cemetery where O'Connell was Superintendent (or caretaker as Joyce calls him). O'Connell regales the small group of mourners with an anecdote, an event described by Joyce as follows: "The caretaker hung his thumbs in the loops of his gold watch chain and spoke in a discreet tone to their vacant smiles." Curator of the Time is Precious sale, James Stratton, said: "This watch has the most fascinating and unusual provenance of any I have ever encountered. To offer a tangible item from one of the most famous and influential novels of modern times is a rare privilege and something I never expect to be able to do again."
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J. ROSSEL FILS SUCCESSOR DE J. F. BAUTTE & CO, GENEVE.: J. ROSSEL FILS SUCCESSOR DE J. F. BAUTTE & CO, GENEVE. MONTRE DE GOUSSET EN OR JAUNE A CADRAN OUVERT ET ECUSSON EMAILLE REMONTOIR AU PENDANT J. ROSSEL FILS SUCCESSOR DE J. F. BAUTTE & CO, GENEVE. A
0009: J. ROSSEL FILS SUCCESSOR DE J. F. BAUTTE & CO, GENEVE.Est. €1,500-€2,000
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TRES RARE PENDULE DE VOYAGE FRANCAISE DE LA FIN DU: TRES RARE PENDULE DE VOYAGE FRANCAISE DE LA FIN DU 19EME SIECLE EN LAITON A SONNERIE, REPETITION ET ECHAPPEMENT DE TYPE 'KARRUSELL' PATENTE A very rare late 19th century French brass striking and
0015: TRES RARE PENDULE DE VOYAGE FRANCAISE DE LA FIN DUEst. €2,000-€4,000
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PENDULE FRANCAISE A REVEIL DU DEBUT DU 19EME SIECLE EN: PENDULE FRANCAISE A REVEIL DU DEBUT DU 19EME SIECLE EN LAITONAn early 19th century French gilt brass mantel alarm timepieceLefebvre Jne. a FontainebleauRectangular case with finials and a strap
0020: PENDULE FRANCAISE A REVEIL DU DEBUT DU 19EME SIECLE ENEst. €3,000-€5,000
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PENDULE D'OFFICIER EN BRONZE DORE DU DEBUT DU 20EME: PENDULE D'OFFICIER EN BRONZE DORE DU DEBUT DU 20EME SIECLE, ECRIN ASSOCIE A fine early 20th century 'pendule d'officier' travelling timepiece with an associated travelling caseLeRoy, Paris, 7 Bould.
0021: PENDULE D'OFFICIER EN BRONZE DORE DU DEBUT DU 20EMEEst. €2,500-€4,000
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PENDULE DE VOYAGE 'GRANDE SONNERIE' EN LAITON, TRAVAIL: PENDULE DE VOYAGE 'GRANDE SONNERIE' EN LAITON, TRAVAIL FRANÇAIS DU DEBUT DU 19EME SIECLE An early 19th century French brass grande sonnerie striking travel clockThe case with moulded rear edge
0022: PENDULE DE VOYAGE 'GRANDE SONNERIE' EN LAITON, TRAVAILEst. €1,200-€1,800
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PENDULE DE VOYAGE EN LAITON A SONNERIE ET REPETITION,: PENDULE DE VOYAGE EN LAITON A SONNERIE ET REPETITION, TRAVAIL SUISSE DE LA FIN DU 18EME SIECLE-DEBUT DU 19EME SIECLEA late 18th/early 19th century Swiss brass quarter striking and repeating travel
0023: PENDULE DE VOYAGE EN LAITON A SONNERIE ET REPETITION,Est. €5,000-€8,000
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PENDULE D'OFFICIER 'GRANDE SONNERIE' A REPETITION EN: PENDULE D'OFFICIER 'GRANDE SONNERIE' A REPETITION EN BRONZE DORE, TRAVAIL BELGE DU DEBUT DU 19EME SIECLEAn early 19th century Belgian ormolu grande sonnerie pendule d'officer with alarm and pull
0024: PENDULE D'OFFICIER 'GRANDE SONNERIE' A REPETITION ENEst. €6,000-€8,000
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