DESCRIPTION:
Novelty clock, possibly German, gilt brass case with Baroque ornament, thirty hour timepiece movement with two trains run from a single barrel, one for the flying ball pendulum, alternately caught and released by the two staff wielding putti beneath a parasol, the second train with recoil escapement and pendulum controlling the timekeeping
CONDITION:
very good overall, flying pendulum arbor bent, clock will not retain tension on the mainspring until this is remedied, time train will tick with pressure on wheels
ESTIMATE:
$300
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$400
PRICE SOLD:
$650
CIRCA: 1900
DIMENSIONS: 12in x 8in x 3in
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