Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Large Victorian Malachite-Inlaid Slate Drumhead Mantel Clock
- Price realized
- $185
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $150
- Category
- Table, Mantle Clocks
- Sold
- March 28, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 2 – MARCH 2026 | THE SPRING COLLECTION, FINE AUCTION EVENT
Lot description
Large Victorian slate presentation mantel clock, late 19th c., drumhead case with malachite inlay and incised scrollwork, centering gilt-metal dial with open escapement, marked Wherly & Sheraton, Newcastle on Tyne, Arabic hour markers, time-and-strike movement marked HP & Cie., above engraved silver-tone metal dedication plaque inscribed "Presented to Sergeant Richard Nicholas by the Officers and Constables of the Newcastle on Tyne Constabulary, as an act of respect on his appointment as Superintendent of the Penzance Borough Police, Jany 30, 1886," on platform base and block feet, accompanied by keys and pendulum, time movement observed operating, glue repair to top right side of case, approx 14.25"h, 22"w, 7"d, 59lbs
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.