Walter Durfee 9 Tube Oak Grandfather Clock

Walter Durfee, number 5, oak 9 tube grandfather clock with a large brass dial having a 12 in. silvered chapter ring with applied brass hour numbers, silvered sub seconds dial, moon phase with silvered arch, sub dials for Chime/Silent and Westminster/Eight Bells, fancy pierced gilt brass filigree decorated center and corner spandrels, pierced hands and signed by the retailer "H.J. Howe, Syracuse." The brass weight driven movement has Graham deadbeat escapement with retaining power, quality brass weights, pulleys and pendulum bob with steel pendulum stick and 9 silvered tubes; movement is signed on the back plate "Walter H. Durfee, Providence, RI." The oak case has an arched crest with pierced carved seashell, bell flower and ribbon design, turned finials, leaf carving and spiral turned columns with beveled glass on the bonnet door; the body of the case has long, turned fluted columns with leaf carving, mullioned beveled glasses on the door. beveled glass on the sides, oval brass escutcheon and inset panel on the base with filigree, bellflower and ribbon carving all standing on large claw feet. Plaque on the inside reads: "Erected by Warren H. Girvin, 1899." Top of bonnet & base are replacements. Dimensions: 100 in. high x 25 in. wide x 17 in. deep.
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