Antique American Clocks                      January 2021

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234.    $100

Vincenti & Cie brass table clock with candelabra, ca. 1890.  An ornate brass clock, 12.5 inches tall with blue porcelain insets displaying medieval shields and armor, a blue porcelain dial with cartouche numbering and ornate brass hands, overlaying an image of medieval armor.  The top of the clock resembles a crown and it sits on 6 pointed feet.  There are two matching small candelabras, 15 inches tall surmounted by a medieval figure holding a banner.  The pendule a Paris movement is signed Vincenti & Cie Medal of Honor, strikes a brass bell on the hours and half-hours, and sits behind a glass door. It is running and striking as required.  Note that this clock is missing the brass chains that should be draped around the top and base (see #235).  $100-$200.

 

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