“My mom had this clock for years,” explained Denise Harris-Fiems in an email requesting an appraisal of her family heirloom. She was hoping to find out more about the piece and brought it to a recent ...

Though Marie Antoinette would be hard-pressed to care, the French Revolution of 1789 set its sights on more than simply toppling the monarchy. Revolutionaries sought to break the nation free from its ...

Before we all pulled our iPhones out of our back pocket to check the time, time was held by clocks, and some were the pinnacle of opulence. When it comes to antique clocks, there’s a world of rare and ...

Check out Sean Delaney’s appraisal of a French figural clock, ca. 1850, in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 1. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise ...

If you run a search online, you will discover so-called metric or decimal clocks for sale. But be careful -- these clocks have what looks like a metric face (10 hour markings and numbering), but use a ...

Comtoise watches, as seen here in the Comtoise Museum of master watchmaker Bernd Deckert, are a French pendulum clock from the French region of Franch-Comte. While they are beautiful antiques, they ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Black face with white writing; ...