DESCRIPTION:
Self Winding Clock Co., an unusual lyre form hanging timepiece, the gilt case with a pair of winged beasts having birds heads, feet, and sea serpent tails, the two arranged to suggest a lyre form, and perched on an urn like, fluted and foliate carved ornament, supporting the carved, scalloped cylindrical top containing the movement, and surmounted by a carved squirrel, roman numeral white painted dial, black painted barbed steel hands, style F movement with dead beat escapement, the mainspring providing power rewound at regular intervals, short pendulum with heavy brass clad bob, and instruction tag inside case top
CONDITION:
case regilded and with minor losses, dial repainted, two dial screws missing, hands good, movement with minor staining, will run when rewound manually, condition of circuitry unknown
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
PRICE SOLD:
$550
CIRCA: 1910
DIMENSIONS: 41in x 13.5in x 7in
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