Lot 969
  • 969

Rare Classical Gilt and Black-Painted Walnut Miniature Mirror Clock, New Hampshire, 1842

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description

  • Walnut
  • Height 7 in. by Width 7 in. by Depth 3 in.
With a wire hinged door over the clock face above a mirrored lower section; the door made with blackened corners and split columns decorated with freehand " gilding" on the corners, columns and cross member.

Provenance

Peter Eaton Antiques, Newbury, Massachusetts.

Condition

Overall fine condition, with some loses in the clock face under the number six.
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