137: A WM. GILBERT 'MERL' GESSOED AND EBONISED CLOCK

The case plastered (gessoed) and engraved through the black to white gesso by hand to create the designs, time, strike and alarm, original paper label, 'Merl, Manufactured by Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn.'
Measures 20 z 13.5 x 5 inches.
As shown. Intact and running, the timekeeping condition is not known.
$75 - $125