Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
English Quarter-chiming Ebonized Bracket Clock, London, last quarter 19th century, flame finial atop the dome-top case with keystone-shaped door, ormolu mounts, pierced brass side frets and bail handles, roman numeral painted iron dial with chime/silent in the arch, brass eight-day, chain fusee, quarter-hour chime on eight bells and hour-strike on coil, pull repeat on demand, powered by a brass-faced pendulum, ht. 19 in.
Estimate $600-800
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LondonJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
From early timekeeping devices to precision regulators, the Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments department covers centuries of invention and function with trusted appraisals and world-competitive auctions.