Antique American Clocks                      January 2020

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468.   $1200

English table clock, ca. 1900?  A large and impressive oak architectural case, 25.5 inches high by 18 inches wide, 12 inches deep with a broken pediment top, half-columns on each side, pierced fretwork on the sides and back that is backed with newer blue fabric, and an ornately decorated brass dial with a silvered chapter ring and matte center.  Note that the minute hand is incorrect; a replacement can likely be found or purchased from supply houses.  There are sub-dials for ‘chime-silent’, ‘fast-slow’, and two different chimes, Whittington and Westminster.  The large, 3-train fusee movement is unsigned, chimes on eight bells at the top and strikes the hours on a large gong.  The movement is running and chiming on cue, but I cannot get the strike to participate; it is fully wound.  The bell chimes are quite nice.  The key that comes with this clock is big enough to choke a horse; there is also a door key and two working locks.  I found several similar examples on the Antique Clocks Price Guide, with the most recent sale at Schmitt’s in May of 2018 for $1600.  $1200-$1500.

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