DESCRIPTION:
Austria, bracket clock, ebonized case with molded break arch top, molded base, cast brass feet and carrying handle, sheet brass dial with mock pendulum, gilt spandrels, Roman numeral white enamel dial, the arch with controls for the striking, and with landscape painting on enamel, pierced and engraved brass hands, case with glazed sides, and Helios mask frets, three train, quarter striking movement with verge escapement, strike trains with going barrels, time train with fusee, c1800
CONDITION:
case refinished, feet and handle are inappropriate replacements, enamel dials with chips, hairlines and repairs, enamel painting also with filled loss, movement ticking, strike trains not running, back plate defaced by C.R. Crookshank, who stamped his name, initials, date, and location beneath the center arbor, 20"h x 14"w
ESTIMATE:
$300
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$500
PRICE SOLD:
$700
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