Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Morris, Tobias & Levitt Regency Mahogany Bracket Clock, London, c. 1820, lancet shape case with gilt-metal carrying handles, column capitals, pierced side sound frets, bezel, and paw feet, 8-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Morris, Tobias & Levitt, London, brass, eight-day, chain fusee, time and strike movement with border engraved back plate and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 19 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Movement appears to have been overhauled and ticks and strikes. Veneer cracks near peak. Bezel hinge screws loose.
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London, gilt-metal carrying handlesJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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