05-04-201305-04-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 4, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Carved Mahogany Chime Clock

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$6,000$5,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2652MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 04, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Carved Mahogany Chime Clock, attributed to Elliot, London, c. 1900, carved lion's heads support the dome top with North Wind face, acanthus leaves and bronze gallery top with pineapple finials, fully carved flat columns flank the dial door, pierced wooden sound frets backed with fabric, on bronze paw feet, fusee, eight-day, time, gong strike, and chime on eight bells or Westminster on gongs, composite brass dial with applied spandrels, silvered chapter ring, engraved center, and subsidiary dials Chime-Silent, Slow-Fast, and Westminster Chimes-Chime on Eight Bells in the arch, regulated by a pendulum, ht. 29 in.

Estimate $2,000-3,000

Clock is in need of cleaning and lubrication and is not running. The hour strike hammer has a soft solder repair. Fusee chain and springs connected, small piece of sound fret missing on each side.


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