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297.             $600

English double-fusee skeleton clock, ca. 1900. A 20-inch tall (with glass dome) time-and-strike, double-fusee skeleton clock mounted on a white marble base on a mahogany stand on four turned metal feet.  The glass dome is likely original, as it fits on the base in only one orientation.  I believe the brass dial was originally silvered, as it shows considerable wear from cleaning; the hands are old and have been painted.  The clock is unmarked except for an ‘FD’ stamped into the front of the gong stand.  It is running, 8 days I presume, and counting the hours on the large cathedral gong with a soft sound.  There is a lever on the upper right that allows you to repeat the strike. Most skeleton clocks are single-fusee (with or without a passing bell strike), while double-fusee clocks like this typically have a rack-and-snail gong strike and a passing strike on the half-hour on an overhead bell.  This clock does not have a passing strike. Fontaine’s sold two double-fusees in 2023 for $750 and $1100.  $750–$1200.

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Antique American Clocks                     JANUARY 2025

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