Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Mahogany Nine-bell Tubular Chime Clock, c. 1900, arch-top hood with carved canted corners, and hinged side doors, composite brass dial with silvered chapter ring and subsidiary dials in the arch, beveled glass paneled waist door, resting on simple bracket feet, eight-day time and quarter-chiming movement on nine tubular bells, with damascened plates, regulated by a brass-faced pendulum and three brass weights, ht. 88 1/2 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
object right base molding off but present.
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.
Jonathan 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.