Tiffany & Co. 9 Tube Grandfather Clock

Tiffany & Co. 9 Tube Grandfather Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$12,000 – $15,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$13,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 21, 2016[/restrict]

Mahogany Tiffany & Co. and Walter Durfee 9 Tube Grandfather Clock. 12 in. silvered dial signed “Tiffany & Co., New York” with applied brass hour numbers, pierced and engraved corner spandrels and center, sub seconds dial, sub dials for Silent-Chime and Chime on Eight Bell – Westminster; silvered and black incised moon phase arch with painted moon phase disc signed Walter H. Durfee, Providence, RI. Quality brass 8 day weight driven movement with Graham deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, solid brass pulleys, 3 brass covered weights and long mahogany pendulum stick with brass covered bob; has 9 silvered tubes signed “Walter H. Durfee, Prov. RI”. In a carved mahogany case with arched crest carved with Romeo & Juliet busts with figural male and female side pilaster carvings on the bonnet; the case body has a filigree carved cornice over figural male and female pilaster busts on the sides of the beveled glass door with arched top and spiral carved frame. The base is carved with large figural heads over corbels, claw feet and a center panel with figural maiden’s head in the center; in excellent condition and original finish, movement is clean and in good running condition. 108 in. high x 30 in. wide x 19 in. deep.