Chinese Triple Fusee Animated Bracket Clock

Chinese Triple Fusee Animated Bracket Clock. Carved teak wood bell-form bracket clock case with beveled front door glass, bronze filigree feet, mounts and corner trim, pierced decorated gallery at the top with flowerpots fencing in the hexagonal Chinese pagoda mounted on top with gilt bronze dragon’s heads pointing up; the pagoda has 3 glass panels exposing the animated acrobats, painted metal back panels and turned corner columns, the double archway panel has stenciled highlights. 6 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, fancy pierced gilt hands and sweep seconds hand, has pierced brass corner spandrels. Quality brass spring driven triple fusee movement with a filigree engraved back plate, 3 fusee cones winding from the in the rear with chains powering the time, strike and animated mechanism, duplex escapement with a large 1 3/8 in. balance wheel in running condition, strikes on the hour and also has a double bell quarter hour strike, striking 1, 2 3 & 4 double bells; after the hour strike, the animated mechanism is activated including an 8 nested bell chime as 13 spiral glass vertical rods and 2 horizontal rods rotate emulating falling rain and a row of ducks swimming right to left in the front, simultaneously with the rainfall animation, a pair of carved wood Chinese acrobat figures rotating on a platform as they pull themselves up and down on bars, the figures rotate from behind the archway to perform and then hide behind the archway. Timepiece and animated mechanisms are in working condition. In beautiful condition, original finish, bronze mounts have some tarnish and scratching to the finish, no missing or broken parts, no breaks or cracks in the wood, all mechanisms are functional, has original key. 30 in. high x 13.25 in. wide x 8.5 in. deep. 36 lbs. – Please Note: In order to bid on this item either live or absentee, you must contact Fontaine’s Auction Gallery to be approved. This is a separate process from being approved to bid on the other items in the auction. No bids will be accepted on this item without going through this process. Thank you