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Jan 2021 - 175
Antique American Clocks
French wood portico, ca. 1880.
A 19-inch portico clock in a mahogany case with satinwood inlays
on the crest, top, floor, and base.
It sits on a 2.5-inch mahogany base, also with satinwood inlay, and that will hold a square
glass dome (not included).
There are ebony twisted barley columns on brass plinths with brass capitals, an ornate gilded dial
surround and a very poor porcelain dial with numerous cracks and chips.
Time for a replacement there.
The pierced hands
The pendule de Paris 8-day, time-and-strike movement runs but is out of plumb.
The pendulum bob is dull but
In fact, the entire clock needs a good cleaning and waxing.