HarrisonÂs Grasshopper Escapement Skeleton Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,500 – $3,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,750[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]
HarrisonÂs Grasshopper Escapement Skeleton Clock. c. 1950-1960. Pierced gilt brass plates w/ 4 in. painted metal hour dial, 3 in. minute sub dial and 2.5 in. sub seconds dial at the top, brass spring driven movement with grasshopper escapement with 2 brass & silvered rocking barbells acting as the pendulums and swinging the escape levers. Has a mahogany base in original finish and good condition, standing on spherical brass feet and under a plexi glass dome. In good running condition, no breaks or visible repairs; unsigned. 17 in. high x 14.5 in. wide x 10.5 in. deep.