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Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, attr

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, attributed to Horace Tifft, Attleboro, Massachusetts, with brass finial and bezel, painted iron dial, brass side ornaments beveled frames with reverse-painted glasses, the lower with eagle and shield and inscribed S. Willard’s Patent all housing an eight-day brass weight-driven movement with original weight and pendulum, (re-painted glass), ht. 34 […]

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Terry Clock Co. Walnut Mantel Clock, Pittsfield,

Terry Clock Co. Walnut Mantel Clock, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, with carved leafage on the top and sides flanking the reeded door with silver transfer decoration, paper on zinc dial marked Luminous and eight day time, strike and alarm movement, ht. 19 in. Condition report Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is […]

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Louis XV style gilt bronze mantel clock, late 19t

Louis XV style gilt bronze mantel clock late 19th century The foliate dial with white enamel chapters, surmounted by a cherub and flanked by two further cherubs, raised on an ornate open rococo scroll apron, centered by a shell.H: 28 1/2 in. PROVENANCE: From a private New Jersey collection Condition report Descriptions provided in both […]

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French Gilt Metal Figural Mantel Clock Samuel Mar

French Gilt Metal Figural Mantel ClockSamuel Marti & Cie, Circa 1900Having a two train movement striking on a bell, within a gilt metal chariot-form case surmounted by a gladiator driving two horses, above a purple veined white marble base with title plate inscribed Le Vainqueur. Dial signed ITSWEIRE/ HAZEBROUCK; movement stamped with S. Marti medallion […]

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Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Massac

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Massachusetts, circa 1815, with concave gilded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower depicting a kneeling woman in classical dress, the waist inscribed “Patent”, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and eight-day timepiece with pendulum and iron weight, ht. 39 in. Condition report Condition: dial is a replacement, losses on […]

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Sessions Clock Co. Pressed Oak Regulator Wall Cl

Sessions Clock Co. Pressed Oak Regulator Wall Clock, with spring-driven movement. Condition report Any condition statement is 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. The absence of a condition statement […]

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