Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Carved Oak Quarter-hour Chiming Longcase Clock, Robert Simpson, Halifax, England, fully carved facade case with composite brass dial, Tempus Fugit boss in the arch, engraved silvered chapter ring with moon's phase disc and date aperture, and applied gilt spandrels, eight-day time, strike, and musical movement on a nest of eight bells, ht. 90 in.
Estimate $700-900
dial and movement are on original seating board, case and movement are a marriage, three brass-cased weights and wooden rod pendulum (broken)
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.
Keywords
Robert Simpson, United Kingdom, HalifaxJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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