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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 27, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Miniature Hour-striking Fusee Skeleton Clock

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Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2946MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 28, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Miniature Hour-striking Fusee Skeleton Clock, England, c. 1850, silvered brass roman numeral chapter ring with strike/silent dial above, and vacant name boss below, blued-steel Breguet-type hands with a spade hand on the subsidiary dial, architectural form brass plates with pitched pediment and side finials, the compact rack and snail hour-striking chain drive fusee movement, wheel work with five crossings, recoil escapement, rear-hung pendulum with tie down and strike-silent feature, all on a rosewood pedestal under a glass shade, ht. 13 in.

Provenance: Derek Roberts Antiques.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

Movement in clean and restored condition


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Keywords

Derek Roberts, United Kingdom