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Seth Thomas lunar mantle clock

Currency:USD Category:Art / Period - Modern Art Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Seth Thomas lunar mantle clock
Seth Thomas lunar mantle clock

Artist: Seth Thomas

Title: Seth Thomas lunar mantle clock

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Medium: wood

Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 6 inches

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Description: This clock is an 8 - day key wound mantel clock and the original key is included. It has Westminister Strike and Chime Movement. This is a beautiful, fully funtional piece. It is in very good condition. The front faces are adorned in silver and brass. The brass backdrop is elegantly designed with etched and painted vines, leaves, and flowers. The silver time dial has Roman Numerals surrounded by intricate ingraving and artwork, as well as minutes in 5 minute incriments. This clock plays a beatiful chime every 15 minutes that increases in chords as the hour approaches. This clock has an additional moon dial that is a rarity in Seth Thomas clocks. The moon phase dial keep track of the lunar phases. It has daily incriments of the lunar cycle, silver stars and a silver moon surrounded by a blue sky. The silver face plate over the moon dial has etched clouds in the backdrop as well as 2 feminine figures, one holding a sword and the scale of justice, while the other holds an anchor and the dove of peace. T is a brass handle on top.

Signature: face plate Seth Thomas, sticky label inside box Seth Thomas, Division of Genral Time Corp, Thomaston, Conn, U.S.A

Condition: in generally good condition apart from a scrape across name plate on front dial

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