GRAND QUARTER SAWN OAK TALLCASE CLOCK WITH MOON DIAL CIRCA 1890'S

THIS CLOCK WAS CUSTOM MADE IN EUROPE THE LATE 1890'S BY A COMPANY NAMED "ELITE", KNOWN FOR CLOCKS OF HIGH CRAFTSMANSHIP.
THE CASE IS OF EUROPEAN QUARTER SAWN OAK WITH A BREAK ARCH PEDIMENT AND ELEGANT FINIALS (THE CENTER ONE TOPPED BY A BRASS EAGLE IS A REPLACEMENT AS THE ORIGINAL WAS CRUSHED IN TRANSIT). THE DOOR HAS FLUTED COLUMNS WITH BRASS CAPITALS AND BASES. THE BRACKET FEET HAVE A HANDSOME CARVING IN THE MID SECTION. THE GLASS IN THE DOOR IS BEVELED.
NOTE THE ELEGANT BRASS DIAL AND THE GREAT MOON PHASE DIAL. THE TWO TRAIN MOVEMENT HAS BEEN OVERHAULED AND IS OF EIGHT DAY DURATION. IT IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, WITH A GRAHAM DEAD BEAT ESCAPEMENT AND MAINTAINING POWER. THE CLOCK STRIKES THE HOUR AND HALF HOUR ON A VERY IMPRESSIVE CATHEDRAL GONG.-

DIMENSIONS:
8 FEET, TWO INCHES HIGH
22 INCHES WIDE
14 INCHES DEEP

CURRENT PRICE: $6,500.00

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Item Last Modified: 04/10/08

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