$72,000
Tiffany Quarter-chiming Tubular Bell Tall Clock, case attributed to R. J. Horner, movement manufactured in Germany by Elite, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, c. 1890, quarter-sawn oak case, pierced carved maiden crest, griffins flanking the composite brass dial with silvered chapter ring, applied Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, chime/silent and chime selection dials and marked New York , Tiffany & Co. , moon's age in arch, detailed female figures flank the glazed waist door, eight-day, time, strike, and dual quarter-chime movement (Westminster/Whittington) marked on the back plate ELITE , Germany , pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 121 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-02