A Mantel Clock, Elco Clocks and Watches Ltd., 1930-1940
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Bidding on A Mantel Clock, Elco Clocks and Watches Ltd., 1930-1940
Starting bid
$2,000,000Bidding has not opened on this lot yet.
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A buyer’s premium of 12% applies to the hammer price. At $2,000,000 that is $240,000, for a total of $2,240,000 excluding shipping and any applicable tax.
Consigned by
Marcus Vale
@valeandco
4.9 from 213 sales
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Catalogue note
Compression-moulded phenol formaldehyde ('Bakelite'); cardboard; electrical components. Height 14.6cm, Width 20.4cm, Depth 6.3cm. Made by Elco Clocks and Watches Ltd., 1930-1940.
The record for this object is published by the Victoria and Albert Museum, which gives neither an acquisition credit nor an ownership history for it. Both are noted here as absent rather than filled in.
Catalogued from the holding institution's record rather than from a bench examination: the movement has not been opened, timed or serviced for this sale, and is offered as found. Viewing is recommended. Catalogue data for this lot is drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum's open-access collections record (V&A open access).
Provenance
Not established. The Victoria and Albert Museum publishes the catalogue record for this object but no ownership history, and none is asserted here.
Condition
Excellent
Minor handling wear consistent with age; no material faults.
Condition reports are the house’s opinion, offered in good faith. Lots are sold as viewed; the absence of a remark does not imply the absence of a fault.
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Terms of sale
- Buyer's premium
- 12% of the hammer price, added to your invoice.
- Reserve
- This lot carries a confidential reserve. It will not sell below it.
- Anti-snipe
- A bid in the closing moments extends the clock so the room can answer.
- Settlement
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Catalogue record
This lot describes a real object held by Victoria and Albert Museum, whose collection data is published for open access. The object is not for sale; it stands in here so the saleroom can be demonstrated against genuine catalogue records rather than invented ones.
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