DESCRIPTION:
Louis Achille Brocot, Paris, for J. Silvani, 13 & 14 Kings Road, Brighton, a large, year going table or mantel clock, the case with molded, white marble base and top containing gilt, ovolo molded frames set with four beveled glasses, signed roman numeral white enamel dial with sunk center and visible Brocot escapement, blued steel Breguet style hands, brass movement with round plates and five barrels, marked "A.B." within a star on the back plate, and with compensated, Ellicott variant bimetallic pendulum of Brocot's design, serial #4313
CONDITION:
case dirty, marble with flakes and minor losses, frames lacking gilding and with minor tarnish and spotting, front glass with minor loss, lower left, rear glass with small chips, upper right, and small loss, lower left, dial dirty, and with a few very faint hairlines, minor chips below 6:00, and losses to signature and address, hands with a few minor specks of oxide, movement running, pendulum with minor marks and dings
ESTIMATE:
$2800
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$3500
PRICE SOLD:
$2200
CIRCA: 1855
DIMENSIONS: 17.75in x 11in x 8.25in
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