62.              $1250

Bawo & Dotter Elite Chiming Hall Clock,ca. 1904.  A solid mahogany case, 93.5-inches (7 ft, 9 in) tall housing an Elite PAA movement that plays Westminster or Whittington chimes on 8 tubular bells; the hours are counted on a ninth bell.  Bawo & Dotter were competitors of Walter Durfee at the turn of the last century and were sued by Durfee over patent rights to the manufacture of tubular bells.  Durfee lost and B&D began marketing tubular bell hall clocks to all major retailers in the eastern US, led by Charles Jacques and using movements made by Winterhalder & Hofmeier.  This clock was retailed by Daniel Pratt’s Son in Boston-Mass, as stamped at the bottom of the brass dial.  The dial has pierced brass spandrels and center ring with a silvered dial; there is a seconds bit sub-dial and two sub-dials for silent/chime and Westminster/Whittington.  A lever on the center-left of the dial allows you to silence the hour strike.  The moon dial has hand-painted images of a sailing ship and a country cottage.  The case has an old finish and shows some drying on the door; rejuvenation with a finish restorer is probably in order.   There are beveled glasses in the trunk and a flat glass over the dial; the case sits on a platform with carved paw feet in front, and there are carvings on the front with two wooden finials.  The back of the case is covered with fabric, as originally manufactured.  The bells are nickel with upper end caps marked “Elite”, 1-1/8 inch in diameter.  The brass plate movement is stamped “PAA ELITE”, 107365, and the back of the dial is stamped “Germany”.  There are three brass weights, with the heavy weight driving the chimes on the right.  The clock is running, chiming, and striking the hours.  At the turn of the last century anyone with money had to have a tubular bell hall clock; this clock retailed for $463 in 1904, the equivalent of $15,000 today.  This clock was professionally appraised in 2015 for $12,000.  AAC sold a similar example in 2020 for $1655.  Delivery to the eastern half of the US for $500 or less, depending on distance.  $1250-$1800.