AUCTION : 1017

Lot#: 886

DESCRIPTION: Bench made carriage clock with chronometer escapement and astronomical dial, ebonized, glazed mahogany case, silvered dial with separate chapters for hours, minutes, and seconds, blued steel hands, 8 day timepiece movement with chronometer platform, cut bimetallic balance with rim riveted to balance arm, and Earnshaw spring detent escapement
CONDITION: case front with surface losses, dirty, dial with minor discoloration, minute and seconds hands painted black, movement dirty and with fingerprint staining, running, balance spring out of flat
ESTIMATE: $800 - $1200
PRICE SOLD: $600
CIRCA: 1880
DIMENSIONS: 6.5in x 5in x 3.25in

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