Militaria, Clocks, & Science
Description:
Herschede "Sheffield No. 230" Tubular Bell Tall Clock, Starkville, Mississippi, c. 1950, architectural case with applied burl walnut panels, composite brass dial with moon's age in the arch, applied black arabic numerals on the silvered chapter ring, Whittington/Canterbury/Westminster chime and chime/silent subsidiary dial, full-length waist door with beveled glass lower panel, eight-day, quarter-striking on eight tubular bells, brass, lyre-shaped pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 86 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
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Keywords
Canterbury, StarkvilleChristopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200