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ANTIQUE #SA1154786

Antique Miniature Four Glass Ting Tang Library Clock Retailed In Glasgow

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Antique Miniature Four Glass Ting Tang Library Clock Retailed In Glasgow.
 
This lovely four glass mantel clock has a wonderful colour and grain and is of unusually small proportions. The top of the case has a lovely moulding leading to the square body of the case. There are then a total of four thick, bevelled glass panels to the front, sides, and top so that the movement can be fully viewed. There is then a further moulding to the base with the corners having round brass feet.
 
The dial is then silvered with a silvered chapter ring set out in black Roman numerals. The clock then has the retailers name “AIRD & THOMSON, GLASGOW”. Finally the dial is finished by two lovely shaped hands.
 
The movement is then would from the front and accessed from the back. It ticks away and chimes as it should and comes complete with its regulating pendulum and winding key. The clock also chimes one ting tang on the quarter past, two on the half past, three on the quarter to and the number of hours...
Antique SA1154786 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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