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GRANDFATHER CLOCK WESTMINSTER CHIME 1920'S (Item: C-266) EIGHT DAY MAHOGANY TALLCASE (GRANDFATHER) CLOCK WITH WESTMINSTER CHIMES THIS CLOCK WHICH PLAYS WESTMINTER CHIMES IS OF GRACEFUL PROPORTIONS, WITH A STYLE THAT COULD FIT INTO EITHER A MODERN OR CLASSICAL SETTING. THE CLOCK HAD BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN THE EARLY 1920'S. THE CASE IS MAHOGANY AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL (ORIGINAL) HAND RUBBED PATINA. THE BONNET, OR HOOD, IS TOPPED WITH A MODIFIED BROKEN ARCH PEDIMENT. IT DOES NOT AND NEVER DID HAVE FINIALS- NOT PART OF THIS DESIGN. THERE ARE IONIC COLUMNS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DOOR. THE GLASS IN THE MAIN DOOR IN NICELY BEVELED. THE CLOCK FACE, OR DIAL IS HAND ENGRAVED BRASS WITH A SILVERED CHAPTER RING. THERE IS A SECONDS BIT AND ONE CAN TURN THE CHIMES OFF WITH THE UPPER DIALS. THIS CLOCK PLAYS WESTMINTER CHIMES
ON THE QUARTERS AND THEN STRIKES THE HOUR -- SOUNDS JUST GREAT.
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PRICE: $2,995.00
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