A German Renaissance Revival tall case musical clock
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Description
A German Renaissance Revival tall case musical clock
Late 19th century
Likely Lenzkirch, the silvered-metal dial with black Arabic numeral hour markers, German weight driven time and strike movement, and a brass center under a molded glass bezel, set in a carved walnut case topped by turned finials and with intaglio carved strapwork centering a glazed door, over a paneled lower door revealing a Polyphon Musikwerke (Leipzig, Germany), single-comb, disc music box, plays on the hour with option lever in base, sold together with multiple music discs
100" H x 26.25" W x 13.5" D
Late 19th century
Likely Lenzkirch, the silvered-metal dial with black Arabic numeral hour markers, German weight driven time and strike movement, and a brass center under a molded glass bezel, set in a carved walnut case topped by turned finials and with intaglio carved strapwork centering a glazed door, over a paneled lower door revealing a Polyphon Musikwerke (Leipzig, Germany), single-comb, disc music box, plays on the hour with option lever in base, sold together with multiple music discs
100" H x 26.25" W x 13.5" D
Condition
Overall good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, nicks, shrinkage cracks, indentations, and separation at joints commensurate with age. The back panel with a broken slat. Includes key and weights. Has been refinished. The well door, coin play attachment, and coin drawer added about 1880. Working condition unknown. Moranis does not guarantee the working condition of clocks and watches. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
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A German Renaissance Revival tall case musical clock
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
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