Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Joseph Ives Mahogany Looking Glass Wall Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1820, scroll-top mahogany and tiger maple case with carved and fluted full-length columns flanking the upper reverse-painted tablet and looking glass, roman numeral zinc dial with teardrop blued hands, red and black grain-painted interior, eight-day time and iron plate movement with rack strike and roller pinions, ht. 47 in.
Estimate $300-500
fret original with small crack, original weights, tablet replacement, lacking pendulum, period finials
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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Joseph IvesJonathan 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.