E. Howard No. 17 Marble Wall Clock

Description:

E. Howard No. 17 Marble Wall Clock, Boston, c. 1875, 24-in. marble dial with Roman numerals and marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, the lower section with black- and gold-painted glass, eight-day brass movement marked E. Howard & Co. Boston,6, with recoil escapement, Geneva stop, counterbalanced dial wheel work, regulation through the top of case, shaped iron weight and wooden pendulum rod with damascened brass bob, ht. 43 in.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Case repainted. Dial cleaned and refreshed. Inscription painted below dial Presented to John J. Madden by his friends, Nov. 21, 1900. Winding arbor Geneva stop missing.


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