AUCTION : 1019

Lot#: 764

DESCRIPTION: England, tall clock, 8 day, time, strike and chime on a nest of eight bells, playing either Cambridge or Westminster tune, weight driven movement in an inlaid mahogany case with broken arch top with brass rosettes, three brass finials, brass Corinthian columns flanking hood door, over trunk and plinth inlaid with conch shell and fruit basket. The brass dial has silvered chapter ring, moon phase and subsidiary seconds with cast brass corner spandrels.
CONDITION: the case retains its original finish with minor chips and abrasions and some minor damage to left arch area surrounding rosette. THere is an age split below fruit basket on plinth. The dial is in good condition and slightly tarnished.
ESTIMATE: $1200 - $1500
PRICE SOLD: $1100
CIRCA: 1880
DIMENSIONS: 100in x 20in x 12in

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