Patent Variant Wall Clock

Description:

Patent Variant Wall Clock, probably 20th century, with gilded pedestal and rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower depicting Neptune, the waist marked Patent and flanked by brass side ornaments, painted iron dial with Arabic minutes around the perimeter, Roman numeral hours shown by a recessed dial mounted behind, eight-day time-only movement with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 40 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500