Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Custom Order E. Howard Keyhole Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1875, mahogany case with black, gold, and red reverse-painted lower tablet and paper label on inside of door, 15-in. painted iron dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, eight-day brass movement marked as the dial, regulated by a pendulum and powered by a round-bottom cast iron weight, ht. 34 in.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
Clock appears to be all original except for replaced weight baffle. Slight paint loss on lower tablet.
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