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An English Brass and Steel Cathedral Skeleton Clock
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$4,250
Live Auction
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description
An English Brass and Steel Cathedral Skeleton Clock
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
the clock with a Roman numeral dial and raised on a slate base and having a triple fusée movement and striking eight bells on the quarter, half and full hour, and striking an hour gong coil on the hour.
Height overall 25 inches.
Height overall 25 inches.
Property from a Private Collector, Lincolnwood, Illinois
Condition
Height of clock (excluding plinth) 21 3/4 inches.
The clock lacking a winding key but appears in otherwise good, stable condition. The body with a small area of oxidation at lower left front. The dial is not firmly attached but present. The movement appears intact and the mallets strike the bells on the quarter, half and full hour. The inner-most mallet on the left array aswell as the outermost mallet on the right array move backwards but do not strike the bell when released. Hour mallet does not strike coil, works appear intact but do not run on hour. Additional images available upon request.
The clock lacking a winding key but appears in otherwise good, stable condition. The body with a small area of oxidation at lower left front. The dial is not firmly attached but present. The movement appears intact and the mallets strike the bells on the quarter, half and full hour. The inner-most mallet on the left array aswell as the outermost mallet on the right array move backwards but do not strike the bell when released. Hour mallet does not strike coil, works appear intact but do not run on hour. Additional images available upon request.