French Gilt-Bronze Figural Hunter Mantel Clock - OWNED & USED BY JOHNNY CASH

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French Gilt-Bronze Figural Hunter Mantel Clock - OWNED & USED BY JOHNNY CASH:
$6395.00

Connoiseur of Time

French Gilt-Bronze Figural Hunter Mantel Clock - Owned & Used in Master Bedroom by Johnny Cash
Certificate of Authenticity - Part of our New Celebrity Collection - 1 Year Warranty

Certificate of Authenticity - Part of our New Celebrity Collection - Sotheby's Provenance - 1 Year Warranty

Today's sale showcases this elegant and fairly large third quarter 19th century French gilt-bronze figural mantel clock owned and used by the "Man in Black", the late Johnny Cash in his master bedroom.

It is marked “Koblin 17569" and features a wonderfully done reclining hunter sculpture with a rifle between his knees and sits on a beaded and leaf-case base, raised on an associated carved giltwood plinth.

It has a 3 1/2-inch white-enameled dial with Roman numeral chapters indicated by shaped hands enclosing a key-wind chiming mechanism.

Johnny Cash was one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. His wide ranging musical style embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel sounds, and this expansive appeal earned him the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame. He was the personification of country music to many people around the world.

He created many beloved and often chart-topping hits like “Ring Of Fire”, "I Walk the Line", “Sunday Morning Coming Down”, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “Hurt”, “Jackson”, “Man In Black”, “A Boy Named Sue”, “Flesh and blood", “Ballad of a Teenage Queen”, and “Don’t Take Your Guns To Town.”

Mr. Cash received multiple Country Music Association Awards, Grammys, and other awards across a wide range of categories and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Cash number 31 on their "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list.

His clock presents in excellent untouched original condition. The border on the wood plinth is missing details in a couple of small sections and shows a bit of wear from the clock sitting on it in Mr. Cash's bedroom.

We acquired it with its pendulum safely removed and packed. The clock remains untested as we received it. Please inquire if you would like it serviced.

It is accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Johnny Cash’s daughter Cindy Cash stating that the clock sat on the mantel in her father’s master bedroom.

This watch previously sold at Sotheby's in

Our new Celebrity Collection:
I'm excited to have recently launched a new collection that is composed of watches owned by iconic celebrities. It will be constantly changing and is currently headlined by watches and clocks owned by some of the most legendary Hollywood actors and actresses, musicians, comedians, and entertainers:

The King, Elvis Presley.
The King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
The King of Comedy, Jerry Lewis.
Hollywood icons Steve Martin, Burt Reynolds, Olivia Newton-John, Bob Hope, and Mickey Rooney.
Legendary musicians Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, and Beattles drummer Ringo Starr.
Further filling the current collection are watches from King Edward VIII and the Duchess of Windsor, beloved Hollywood host Ed Sullivan, heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey, Academy award-winning actresses Loretta Young and Doris Day, Emmy award-winning actress Valerie Harper, and fashion designer to the stars Nolan Miller.
It also includes rare watches given by heads of state: A prototype 18K gold Buren Microrotor gifted by His Royal Majesty Ibn Saud, former King of Saudi Arabia; a Felsa given by former Libyan Colonel and Head of State Muammar Al Qathafi; and a Longines given by Highness Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa former Prime Minister of the State of Bahrain. All three watches are new-old-stock in presentation shadow box frames with photos.

Recently sold was a watch given a handful of years after the Civil War concluded by the Vice President Elect to honor an Army commander who went on to receive the Medal of Honor.

This is a significant, exciting, and constantly changing new collection you won't want to miss! Stay tuned over the coming weeks for photos of other special pieces from the collection!

To view the first few already up for sale follow this

Detailed Appraisal:

Country of origin: France
Signatory: Koblin
Serial no.: 17569
Case material:Gilt-bronze
Case markings (outer):17569
Case condition: Excellent
Dimensions: Base, 21 inches; height, 16 inches
Dial:White enamel with Roman numeral chapter, excellent condition
Hands: Black steel, Breguet "moons"
Movement type:Key wound and key set with key wound chiming mechanism
Crystal: None
Serviced: No. We acquired it with its pendulum safely removed and packed. The clock remains untested as we received it. Please inquire if you would like it serviced.
Papers: It is accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Johnny Cash’s daughter Cindy Cash stating that the clock sat on the mantel in her father’s master bedroom.

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Connoisseur of Time, Inc.
1000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 6-343
Suwanee, GA 30024
U.S.A.

Phone: does not allow our contact information to be displayed. Please Google our name and visit our website if you would like to contact us by phone. It is listed toward the bottom of our homepage and prominently on each watch's listing page.

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100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If you are in any way unsatisfied with it, you are welcome to return it in the condition it was sold anytime within 30 days for a full refund of the purchase price. Our goal is to exceed your expectations throughout the buying experience. We hope you love it!
The water resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We don't recommend getting a vintage watch wet - and really don't recommend showering or diving with it - even one that was originally designed to be waterproof.
We have extensive international shipping experience. In the last 12 years we have safely shipped thousands of high value watches around the world (to over 70 countries!).
All items are packaged very carefully and mailed in large reinforced shipping boxes appropriate for high value items so you don't need to worry about your watch arriving safely. Wait until you see how big the box is that your watch is coming in!

(Please do remember though that while we do our very best and have careful procedures and quality control inspections - we will again fully re-test the proper functioning of your watch after you pay, right before we send it to you - from time to time some courier workers don't handle packages the way we think that they would want their own packages to be handled.

Watches are ultra-precision instruments, and the timekeeping of most is governed by a small spring that is only about 1/8 the thickness of a human hair. The vast majority of our watches arrive safely and problem free. However at times vintage watches and their hairsprings can be sensitive to rough courier handling or just having a difficult trip to you.

But even on a bad day there's still good news... We offer a full one-year warranty on virtually every watch we sell (unless occasionally specifically stated otherwise), so if anything happens to it in transit or goes wrong anytime in the first year, we will gladly repair it for you at no charge. Yes, even the older vintage watches. So sit back, relax, and dream about the first place where you're going to wear your new watch!
Our official warranty in many ways mirrors those of a number of the watch manufacturers and covers the proper timekeeping of the movement. It does not cover things like abuse, being dropped, crystals, bracelets, crowns, case parts etc. or water resistance. While we are the sole determinants of what qualifies for warranty work.... even if you have a problem that you don't think will qualify for coverage, tell us about it anyway. We are here to serve and just might be able to help you.
Winning buyers must fully pay within 48 hours of the end of the sale. After 48 hours the watch will be relisted.
To be fair to all buyers, we make it our practice not to end an sale early.
Because of the high rate of lost items and number of fraudulent payments, we do not sell or ship to Indonesia or Africa.

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