European Furniture and Decorative Arts

No keys or pendulum are present. The clock takes a wind, and the hands can be manually advanced. When the hands are advanced, the pendulum crutch swings and the clock appears to run, but it cannot be tested for timekeeping accuracy without a full pendulum. The case is in overall good condition, with an attractive, dark patina to the wood. A few small chips and losses to the veneer, plus scuffs and scratches, as is typical. The face is brushed metal with the lettering and hour markers engraved and enameled. There are faint scuffs to the face and some craquelure to the enamel. There is an area of oxidation to the subdial just beneath the XII marker. The glass dome that covers the face is intact, but can be somewhat difficult to unlatch/open.

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