AUCTION : 1019

Lot#: 885

DESCRIPTION: Manufacture des Ateliers Brillié Frerès, Paris, France, an "Electrique Brillié" model 1555 master clock with 1/2 seconds pendulum, battery powered movement with subsidiary seconds below 12:00, the heavy ball pendulum with magnet impulsed by the stationary coil, oak case with molded, glazed door mounted to a white marble backboard, and arabic numeral white painted dial with blackened necktie hands
CONDITION: case in an old finish, dirty, with paint spatter and wear, clips that attach case to backboard replaced, dial replaced, and over a paper, hand drawn replacement, pasted on to the original dial, seconds hand with minor bend, marble backboard dirty, the two upper mounting straps replaced, movement complete, and pendulum is impulsed when circuit is energized, hands advance when escape wheel is manually rotated, toggle replaced, alignment of toggle and escape wheel will be required
ESTIMATE: $400 - $600
PRICE SOLD: $275
CIRCA: 1950
DIMENSIONS: 18in x 13in x 5.75in

"
"
"
"
"