Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Gothic or Cathedral-form Fusee Skeleton Clock, England, pierced brass plates on a four stepped base, skeletonized silvered roman numeral chapter ring, with boss engraved "Scott. Leeds" below, eight-day, chain-fusee, time and drop off strike movement regulated by a pendulum, and pull repeat, mounted to a wooden base and housed under a glass dome, ht. with dome 18 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
currently winding, ticking and striking.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. 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 shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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Leeds, United KingdomJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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