Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Tiffany & Co. Brass and Porcelain Mantel Clock, France, c. 1890, arch-top clock with central finial and applied ornamentation throughout, hand-painted porcelain Arabic numeral plaque depicting two children at a well with a Dutch village scene in the background, signed K.G. at bottom left, and Tiffany & Co. between the winding holes, resting on splayed bracket feet, eight-day time and half-hour strike movement engraved G.F in a circle, ht. 18 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
overall very nice condition, ticks and strikes, no chips to panels
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Tiffany & Co., FranceJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
From early timekeeping devices to precision regulators, the Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments department covers centuries of invention and function with trusted appraisals and world-competitive auctions.