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THBTimby Walnut "Solar Timepiece" or Globe Clock
Lot 55
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Bonhams Skinner
274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
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$1,500 - $2,500
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Apr 25, 2015 - Apr 26, 2015
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- Lot Description
Timby Walnut "Solar Timepiece" or Globe Clock, Saratoga Springs, New York, c. 1865, the scroll-top case with central turned finial and gilt cap, printed Arabic numeral hour dial encircling the 6- in. twelve-gore printed globe marked on the maker's boss Joslin's Six Inch Terrestrial Globe, Containing the Latest Discoveries, Gillman Joslin, Boston 1860, in a brass yoke with North Pole facing front, lower minute dial with Arabic numerals behind a hinged and glazed door, eight-day, time-only movement with balance wheel escapement, ht. 26 1/2 in.
Provenance: Terry and Karen Brotherton.
Note: The annual report of the American Institute, New York City, 1867-68, describes the Timby timepiece as "a miniature world or model of the earth, put in motion, making a revolution once in twenty-four hours, moved by a superior time movement, requiring to be wound once in eight days..." See An Empire in Time, Clocks and Clock Makers of Upstate New York, by G. Russell Oechsle and Helen Boyce, pp. 136-138.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Replacement minute dial, old surface finish
The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. - Shipping Info
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