06-02-201206-02-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
June 2, 2012 10:00 AMCalender
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James Edwards Mahogany Tall Clock with Automaton

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$6,518$5,500
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2600MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: June 02, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

James Edwards Mahogany Tall Clock with Automaton, Stourbridge, United Kingdom, c. 1825, the scroll top case with brass rosettes, arched and glazed door flanked by carved and turned free-standing columns, painted iron dial signed Jas. Edwards, Stourbridge, colorful depictions of the four seasons in the spandrels, a rural countryside within the Roman numeral chapter ring and automata in the arch with two figures on a teeter-totter moving with the swing of the pendulum, serpentine waist door flanked by matching columns to the above, French feet and inlaid on all surfaces, eight-day time and strike movement with two iron weights and brass-faced pendulum, ht. 93 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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Stourbridge, United Kingdom