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Antique American Clocks                      July 2021

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2.         $1500

English 8-bell bracket clock, ca. 1890.  Not as intricately carved as #1 but still impressive, 29.5 inches tall and 15 inches wide in English walnut with the original finish.  The silvered dial is inscribed with a floral pattern and black lacquered numerals and chapter ring.  It sits behind a thick beveled glass in the wooden door; there is no key.  Two smaller dials at the top turn off the chime, and as with #1 it plays Westminster Chimes on four bells and that tune I don’t recognize on eight bells, as selected by the top right dial.  The heavy brass plate, triple fusee bracket movement is unsigned; it is running without problem and chiming and striking the hours on a large cathedral gong.  The back door is glass with a working key and latch.  I suspect the center finial is a replacement.  $1500-$2500.

 

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