Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Ansonia Jumper #2 Bobbing Doll Clock, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1890, spelter and tin case and stand with printed Roman numeral dial with Ansonia logo, thirty-hour, time-only movement with the seated bobbing bisque doll used as a pendulum regulator, ht. 14 1/4 in.
Provenance: Terry and Karen Brotherton.
Estimate $200-400
Bisque doll in excellent condtion, movement runs well.
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Keywords
Brooklyn, Karen Brotherton, Terry BrothertonJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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