Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Bigelow Kennard & Co. Carved Mahogany Quarter-chiming "Hall" Clock, Boston, arch-top hood with three cast brass pineapple finials above the circular 13-in. dia. silvered dial with applied roman numerals, engraved center, and subsidiary seconds, relief-carved waist door flanked by turned spiral quarter-columns, acanthus leaf carved mid-molding and similar carved base panel, all resting on four carved hairy paw feet, eight-day three-train movement with Westminster/Whittington playing on a nest on eight bells or four gongs, three bras-cased weights and pendulum.
Estimate $7,000-9,000
The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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Bigelow Kennard & Co.Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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