Black Marble Triple Dial Mantle Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,100[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]
Black Marble Triple Dial Mantle Clock. Large inset dial has an 8 in. porcelain chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals, blued open moon hands and exposed Brocot escapement with jeweled pallets; round French brass movement is signed LÂMarti & Cie, half hour strike on a steel bell. Large black slate case has an arched top with brown marble inlays and gilt incising, aneroid barometer to the right and calendar mechanism to the left with indicators for date, month, day and moon phase. Brass bezels with beveled crystals around the dials. Case is in very good condition, time mechanism, barometer and calendar are in good working condition, the strike mechanism needs some attention, is not striking properly because the governor is not attached to the movement. 19 in. high x 27.5 in. wide x 6 in. deep.