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FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS |
MORBIER OR COMTOISE TALLCASE / GRANDFATHER CLOCK(Item: C-389)CLOCK WAS MADE IN FRANCE OR SWITZERLAND FROM 1850 TO 1890. CASE WHICH HAS PEGGED CONSTRUCTION ( QUITE UNUSAL) IS WALNUT , OAK AND PINE. I PURCHASED IT FROM AN AMERICAN FAMILY THAT LIVED IN SWITZERLAND FROM THE 1920'S TO 1950'S. THEIR SON WHO INHERITED THE CLOCK, DISLIKED ANTIQUES AND SOLD IT TO ME. IT IS A WEIGHT DRIVEN EIGHT DAY MOVEMENT AND STRIKES THE HOUR WITH A REPEAT STRIKE AND ALSO STRIKES AT THE HALF HOUR. THE MOVEMENT HAS THE ORIGINAL CROWN WHEEL ECAPEMENT WITH AN ORIGINAL PENDULUM AND WEIGHTS. ITS A GREAT CLOCK AND RUNS WELL. THIS GRANDFATHER CLOCK CAN BE SEEN IN THE METRO DENVER AREA BY APPOINTMENT.
THERE IS NO CHARGE TO DELIVER AND SET UP THIS CLOCK IN THE METRO DENVER AREA. TO DELIVER AND SET UP IN OTHER PARTS OF COLORADO WILL ENTAIL A REASONABLE FEE. NOTE THE CASE CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE SEPARATE PIECES. PRICE UPON REQUEST
Circa: 1870
W. 20″ D. 14″ Ht. 87″ Wt. 250 pounds
CASE BREAKS DOWN TO THREE SECTIONS FOR EASE OF TRANSPORTATION
VERY ELEGANT CLOCK
NOTE THE PEG CONSTRUCTION
GREAT SILVER HANDS
EIGHT DAY- CROWN WHEEL
REAR OF ORIGINAL LOCK
ORIGINAL PENDULUM AND PENDULUM ROD
BEATIFUL HAND CARVING
GREAT LARGE HINGE
SHOWS PEG CONSTRUCTION
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