11-02-201311-02-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Tiffany Quarter-chiming Tubular Bell Tall Clock

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$84,000$70,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2684MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Tiffany Quarter-chiming Tubular Bell Tall Clock, case attributed to R. J. Horner, movement manufactured by Waltham Clock Company with Walter Durfee tubular bells, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, c. 1890, quarter-sawn oak case, pierced carved griffin crest, Father Time hood columns flanking the composite brass dial marked Tiffany & Co., New York, with silvered chapter ring, applied gilt Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, strike/silent and chime selector dials, moon's age in arch, maidens flanking the beveled glass glazed waist door, nine tubular bells marked Walter Durfee Co. PROV. R.I., eight-day time, strike, and dual chime movement (Westminster/Whittington) marked Waltham Clock Co., silvered beat scale, temperature compensating pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 112 in.
Estimate $60,000-80,000


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Keywords

Waltham Clock Company, Tiffany & Co., R. J. Horner, Walter Durfee, Walter Durfee Co., Rhode Island