Unusual Lg. Gilt Carved 30 Day Mirror Clock

Unusual Lg. Gilt Carved 30 Day Mirror Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,500 – $5,000[/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 – May 21, 2016[/restrict]

Unusual Lg. Gilt Carved 30 Day Mirror Clock. Large wall hanging case with gilt carved frame, seashell and pierced filigree crest and mirror with 14 in. aperture exposing the dial. 12.5 in. dial painted on a 20.25 in. dia. steel plate has black Roman hour numerals, fancy pierced hands and blued sweep seconds hand. Brass 30 day double weight driven time only movement with deadbeat escapement, has brass pulleys, iron weights and brass covered pendulum bob hanging from an ebonized wood stick; movement is mounted on an iron back plate inset into the backboard of the clock case. Mirror is in good overall condition having very minor silvering loss, crest has repair, pendulum stick is replaced and refinished, dial is an old replacement and repainted, seconds hand is replaced. 91 in. high x 30 in. wide x 7 in. deep.