Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Large Brass-inlaid Rosewood Quarter-chiming Mantel Clock, probably England, c. 1890, cast brass pineapple finials atop the dome-top case with freestanding brass Corinthian capital reeded columns, composite brass dial with roman numeral applied chapter ring, matted center, chime/silent, slow/fast, chime on eight bells/Westminster chime subsidiary dials in the arch, eight-day, three-train fusee time and quarter-hour on eight bells movement, ht. 30 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,000
case losses, loss of brass inlay in the arch, partial finial, surface rust to gongs
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United KingdomJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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