DESCRIPTION:
John L. Fenn, a Victorian mahogany table regulator, the arch top case with squat ogee bracket feet and molded base, the door with half round molding with carved leaves and vine, seemingly wrapped around the molding, Roman numeral silvered dial with seconds below 12:00, blued steel hands, and with pierced floral and C scroll carving below, large 8 day fusee movement striking the hours on a coil gong, faux mercury pendulum with heavy brass cylinder fixed horizontally below the jar
CONDITION:
case in an old refinish, right side with split, top with minor deformation due to case segments moving under veneer, old dings and scratches under the refinish, rear feet replaced, dial with minor spots and minor tarnish, hands with specks of oxide, carving below dial replaced, movement and dial replaced, incorrect and mismatched movement mounting brackets, pendulum of later manufacture, a spectacularly confusing clock
ESTIMATE:
$900
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$1300
PRICE SOLD:
$650
CIRCA: 1870
DIMENSIONS: 21in x 14in x 9in
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