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French Mantel Clock.

Tortoise shell and ebonized wood case with brass inlay, mounted with ormolu c-scroll decoration, central gilt clock face with enamel Roman numerals, 26″ t. Condition: Loss to brass inlay work, cracking in tortoise shell and ebonized case, repainted Roman numerals. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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Atkins Shell Column Shelf Clock

Atkins Shell Column Shelf Clock: wood, bell striking movement with partial interior label, 8 1/2″ wood dial and replacement glass panes. The case is mahogany and veneer and has a gilt gesso splat. The dial has 2 small screws for mounting it. The gilt and shell columns have original paint showing some wear on the […]

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French Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock

French Tortoise Shell Mantel Clocklate 19th century, in the Louis XV style with gilt metal mounts, the works by S. Marti et Cie and numbered 10809, with very fine enamel face with Roman numerals and Arabic numbers, signed “V. depose.”12.25 in. Private Estate Collection, Eastern North Carolina. Condition report Some cracking and finish damage to […]

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Tortoise shell and brass French shelf clock

Tortoise shell and brass French shelf clock Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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Seth Thomas Shell Column Shelf Clock

Seth Thomas Shell Column Shelf Clock: 8 day time with wire gong striking, weight driven movement. 7″ metal dial. In an ebonized wood case with shell columns, stenciled splat, door and bottom front. A partial label is inside the case. (The dial has some slight wear and some paint loss at the moving points.) 24 […]

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Seth Thomas Shell Column Shelf Clock

Seth Thomas Shell Column Shelf Clock: 8 day weight driven movement with gong strike and original 7″ dial, glass and mirror. In a mahogany and veneer case with shell painted columns. A legible label is inside. (Running, but the strike activates until unwound. The case has some scattered veneer loss and scraped paint.) 25″ tall […]

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