$84,000
Tiffany Quarter-chiming Tubular Bell Tall Clock, case attributed to R. J. Horner, movement manufactured by Waltham Clock Company with Walter Durfee tubular bells, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, c. 1890, quarter-sawn oak case, pierced carved griffin crest, Father Time hood columns flanking the composite brass dial marked Tiffany & Co. , New York , with silvered chapter ring, applied gilt Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, strike/silent and chime selector dials, moon's age in arch, maidens flanking the beveled glass glazed waist door, nine tubular bells marked Walter Durfee Co. PROV. R.I. , eight-day time, strike, and dual chime movement (Westminster/Whittington) marked Waltham Clock Co. , silvered beat scale, temperature compensating pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 112 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-02
