04-28-201704-28-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 28, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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J. Thorrowgood English Saltbox Dial Clock

Sell one like this
$2,214$1,800
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3003MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 28, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

J. Thorrowgood English Saltbox Dial Clock, Brentwood, England, c. 1795, ebonized mahogany case with shaped hanging bracket, hinged side and bottom access panels, cast brass bezel, and convex glass surround the 12-in. dia. roman numeral silvered dial marked J. Thorrowgood Brentwood, finely shaped blued-steel hands, five-pillar, eight-day, single-train, fusee movement with anchor escapement, and A-shaped cutout plates, regulated by a lead-filled brass bob, overall dia. 17 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

No winding key.


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Keywords

Brentwood, United Kingdom