Inlaid Rosewood Carriage Clock

Inlaid Rosewood Carriage Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,800 – $2,200[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,800[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2013[/restrict]

Inlaid Rosewood Carriage Clock. Porcelain dial has a 3.5 in. chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals and pierced black hands. Brass 8 day spring driven movement has a platform lever escapement with helical spring, in good running condition, balance swings freely with nice brisk motion; count wheel strike mechanism strikes the hour and once on the half hour on a bell. The rosewood case has brass inlaid borders, sliding beveled glass front door, glass side panels and escapement exposed through a beveled glass in the top of the case; has a hinged brass handle on the top. Case has a cleaned and polished finish, has some warping, stress cracks and minor losses to the inlays due to age, front glass panel has chips in the corners. 12 in. high x 7.5 in. wide x 5.5 in. deep.