DESCRIPTION:
L.F. and W.W. Carter, Bristol, Conn., rosewood 8 days, weight driven double dial calendar timepiece, c1863
CONDITION:
this case retains an old dark finish with some scuffs and scratches. The painted metal dials are very good with a stain at the top of the upper dial, as are the inside labels on the backboard and B.B. Lewis calendar unit. The two weight time only movement (by Welch), and its pendulum, are correct. Ht 31"
ESTIMATE:
$1000
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$1500
PRICE SOLD:
$1200
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