An English Mahogany Bracket Clock

Dial Signed Berguer, London, 19th Century

the movement inscribed with script Berguer/ London.
Height 25 1/2 x width 13 3/4 x depth 8 3/4 inches.

Property from a Private Collector, Lincolnwood, Illinois

The movement runs when the pendulum is set in motion and the musical movement strikes when each repeater cord is pulled. Some of the hammers and bells are slightly mis-aligned, so the musical strike is not quite as it should be. There is a small key that seems to be for the case but no winding key. We are not able to open the glass cover for the dial; the key does not open it and it feels as if trying to force it open could break the cover. We are therefore unable to test how the clock winds, but it is in working condition. The case has some lost brass inlay around the edge and a few small areas of veneer cracks or damage. The upper dial has lost some of its paint / enamel. Weighs approximately 45 pounds. For shipping quotes we recommend contacting Mr. Shipper at 847.285.1644 or [email protected].

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Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

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