DESCRIPTION:
Matthaus Hipp, Neuchatel, an electromagnetic, altdeutsch style hanging master clock, the walnut case with bulbous base, compound moldings and large, quarter round, turned bead molding, the glazed door with fluted columns and carved capitals, on turned, vasiform bases, and entablature with compound molded cornice, and with removable, molded, carved crest, roman numeral white enamel dial with sunk center and black painted steel Vienna style hands, brass movement with nickel plated plate, signed "M. Hipp Neuchatel Suisse", mounted to a cast brass bracket above the contact strip with toggle, pendulum with rectangular steel rod, heavy brass clad bob, count wheel with pin closing a contact every minute, and notched block for the toggle, with rectangular bar at bottom, receiving impulse through the coils at the bottom of the case
CONDITION:
case in an old finish, walnut with fading, minor bumps and dings, veneer on base with large blisters, upper base molding with minor misalignment at left, turned molding with minor misalignment at right, door with splits at top and bottom, cornice molding on right side with repair, dial very good, hands now painted black, movement complete, with minor tarnish and dirt, pendulum bob polished, pendulum rod and notched block with minor oxidation, count wheel cock with losses to plating, count wheel pawl with minor oxidation, condition of circuitry unknown
ESTIMATE:
$1400
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$1800
PRICE SOLD:
$5500
CIRCA: 1895
DIMENSIONS: 40in x 14.25in x 7in
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