September Online Auction (Sale #281)

Letterbox and Clock Assortment

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Start price: $75

Estimated price: $150 - $250

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Description

Letterbox and Clock Assortment

(3) items including a wood letterbox having brass fittings and glass view panels; a painted mirrored clock dial in a wood frame, illegibly inscribed and a date of 1885 to the clockworks box on the reverse; and a brass tall case clock movement with dial marked ‘John Westcott, London’, having engraved designs including moon phase lunette, having (2) weights and pendulum

Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Streeterville) collector

Height: 10 3/4 inches, Width: 18 inches, Depth: 7 3/4 inches (letterbox)

Condition: Good, missing piece of veneer at front right of letterbox, missing key, chip with loss inside bottom of left pigeon hole; clocks not running; mirrored clock lacking key, alligatoring to painted face; Westcott clock face having detached and repaired lunette panel; possible missing parts to clocks

Disclaimers: we cannot guarantee the operation, accuracy or longevity, or that all parts are original

Category: Decorative Arts > Clocks

Estimated Sale Time: 11:51 am CST

Shipping Status: Due to size, weight, value or shipping complexity, this item must be shipped via a 3rd Party and the shipping cost may be high. We recommend contacting multiple shipping vendors for an estimate as the cost may vary greatly.

Sales Tax: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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Condition: Good, missing piece of veneer at front right of letterbox, missing key, chip with loss inside bottom of left pigeon hole; clocks not running; mirrored clock lacking key, alligatoring to painted face; Westcott clock face having detached and repaired lunette panel; possible missing parts to clocks

Dimensions: 10.75 x 18 x 7.75 in