10-31-201510-31-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 31, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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French Black Forest-style Wall Clock and Barometer

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Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2857MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 31, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

French Black Forest-style Wall Clock and Barometer, c. 1880, balustrade-topped entablature supported by pairs of freestanding turned columns flanking the dial, Celsius thermometer and barometer centered below, 8-in. carved wood dial with enameled roman numeral cartouches, pierced brass hands, eight-day, spring-powered, time and strike movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 36 in.
Estimate $400-600

Clock ticks and strikes. Hairline to porcelain thermometer scale. Case interior reinforced.


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