11-01-200811-02-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2431Boston
November 1, 2008 03:00 PMCalender
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Girandole Clock by T. E. Burleigh, Jr.

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$8,295$7,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM

Description:

Girandole Clock by T. E. Burleigh, Jr., Winchester, Massachusetts, c. 1975, with white painted case, carved eagle finial and lower pedestal, gilded bezel over the painted iron dial signed L. Curtis' Patent, and frames enclosing convex reverse-painted glasses, the waist inscribed L. Curtis Patent, the lower Marriage, eight-day weight powered timepiece movement with pendulum, ht. 47 in.

Note: This "Bride's Model" girandole clock is a quality copy of the period example at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Minor losses on gilded elements, small touch up on dial at winding hole. Case marking "TEB 11".

Keywords

L. Curtis Patent, T. E. Burleigh , Jr., Massachusetts, Winchester