DESCRIPTION:
New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn. for Coe & Co., New York, shelf timepiece, 30 hour, time only, spring driven movement with Samuel N. Botsford's patent lever escapement on a wood base with paper mache front.
CONDITION:
Paper mache front timepiece with original gold and mother of pearl is in very fine condition. Original porcelain dial has a deep scratch running from the center arbor hold to the 8 o'clock position. Minute hand is replaced. Painted wood base retains original decoration. The glass dome is absent. Nice label on the back. The movement is dirty and oily, but insists on running nevertheless.
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$600
PRICE SOLD:
$325
CIRCA: 1854
DIMENSIONS: 9.5in x 8in x 5.5in
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