11-20-201011-20-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 20, 2010 10:00 AMCalender
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Empire Mahogany Tall Clock by David Greig

Sell one like this
$5,036$4,250
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2527MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 20, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Empire Mahogany Tall Clock by David Greig, Perth, Scotland, c. 1835, 13-inch dia. painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signed David Greig, Perth, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials, lancet-shaped case top, brass bezel, lyre waist with shell carving, all on a French foot base, eight-day time and strike movement with two iron weights and pendulum, ht. 87 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

No significant repairs or restoration, replacement central final, dial shellac discolored with age, period iron weights are not a matched pair, movement needs an overhaul.

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David Greig, Perth, Scotland