DESCRIPTION:
Austria, small bracket clock, ebonized wooden case with ogee molded base and pagoda top with gilt ring carrying handle, case sides with figural gilt mounts, gilt shield shaped dial with engraving, matted center, and Roman numeral applied silvered chapter ring, a single blued steel hand, and silvered alarm set ring, round brass 30 hour fusee timepiece with verge escapement and alarm, turned baluster form pillars, and engraved, watch style back cock and with pendulum fixed to pallet arbor, c1790.
CONDITION:
case with repairs and restoration to finish, gilt mounts good, dial good with minor wear and scratches, hand good, dial mask obscures a bit of the engraving, top right, movement trains complete, fusee cord broken, will tick with pressure on train, will need restoration and adjustment, Ht 14" to top of handle
ESTIMATE:
$700
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$900
PRICE SOLD:
$800
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