James Arthur Drum-head Tall Clock

Description:

James Arthur Drum-head Tall Clock, James Arthur, New York City, 1903, mahogany case with 14-in. brass Roman numeral dial stamped by maker, glazed waist door with eight-day time only wooden and brass wheeled skeletonized movement with dead-beat escapement signed James Arthur 1903 and James Arthur Co. New York, transfer gearing to transmit power to the hands, applied plaque stating To Bessie Humphrey Arthur, From her Father James Arthur, October 24th, 1904, powered by two brass-cased weights and regulated by a brass bob, wooden rod pendulum, ht. 87 in.

Note: For biographical information on James Arthur see citation in previous lot.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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