Seth Thomas Rare & Restored Lafayette-1883 City Series Antique Clock In Mahogany

  

AN E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER WITH SOUND FILES OF THE SETH THOMAS CITY SERIES LAFAYETTE - 1883 IS ATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LISTING PLEASE LISTEN, REVIEW, AND ENJOY. OFFERED FOR ONES PERSONAL USE AND ENJOYMENT. IS THE CLASSIC, ELEGANT AND HIGHLY DESIRED.

SETH THOMAS LAFAYETTE 1883 IN AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT WOOD. CENTURY SETH THOMAS CITY SERIES. TIME AND STRIKE CABINET CLOCKS.

RECENTLY I COMPLETED A FULL RESTORATION OF THE LAFAYETTE AND NOW OFFER IT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. PLEASE REVIEW MY LISTING AND THE HIGH RESOLUTION SUPERSIZE PHOTOS WITH INSETS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS SUPERB OFFERING. AS ALWAYS, MY PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A QUALITY RESTORED SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCK THAT EXCEEDS YOUR EXPECTATIONS! THE LAFAYETTE IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LYS SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS VOLUME 1 3D EDITION PAGE 195, PLATE 548. THIS IS THE ONLY LAFAYETTE I HAVE FOUND IN DECADES.

THE LAFAYETTE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ORIGINAL 6 INCH DIAL PAN, REPAINTED BY THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DIAL HOUSE IN DALLAS GEORGIA, DISPLAYING BLACK ROMAN NUMERALS. SIGNATURE SETH THOMAS FULL SPADE STEEL HANDS COMPLEMENT THE 6 INCH DIAL. THIS PARTICULAR LAFAYETTE IS FULLY AND METICULOUSLY RESTORED JUST COMPLETED AND READY TO BE PLACED IN YOUR HOME OR ANY VENUE OF YOUR CHOOSING. THE LAFAYETTES ORIGINAL AGED AMBER-SHELLAC-ON-WALNUT PATINA FINISH WAS RETAINED AND PRESERVED, RATHER THAN STRIPPED AND REFINISHED.

WHEN DISPLAYED ON A TABLE, WALL SHELF OR SIMILAR VENUE, THE LAFAYETTE BECOMES A TRUE FOCAL POINT AND IS ALWAYS NOTICED FOR. BY ALL MEANS TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AND ENJOY THE VIEWING.

THE SETH LAFAYETTE - 1883 WILL BE A WISE FIND FOR THE FORTUNATE FUTURE OWNER, AND CAN BE APPROPRIATELY DISPLAYED IN A FEATURED AREA OF THE HOME. CABINET, HARDWARE AND EQUIPMENT ADORNMENTS INCLUDE.

FULL TOP MOULDING ON FRONT AND SIDES - COMPLETE AND INTACT. FULL UPPER PEDIMENT CONSISTING OF CONTOURED CREST MOULDING AND TRIPLE FINIANS FOR A GENTLE AND APPEALING PRESENTATION. COMPOUND AND RELIEF MOULDINGS ON FRONT AND SIDES.

DUAL VERTICAL DETAILED WALNUT CABINET STILES ON THE DOOR, WITH HALF MOON DORIC HIGHLIGHT SURROUNDING THE SIX INCH DIAL. HIGHEST GRADE AND CONSTRUCTION FRONT CABINET DOOR WITH BRASS TWIST LATCH AND ORIGINAL OLD GLASS WITH THE SUBTLE RIPPLES THAT AUTHENTICATE ITS AGE. FULL LOWER PEDIMENT CONSISTING OF COMPLEX CURVATURE MOULDINGS ON FRONT AND SIDES. PLEASE REVIEW THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS FOR CLOSE-IN DETAILS. ORIGINAL ST POLISHED BRASS AND NICKEL PENDULUM BALL WITH DUAL CIRCLE ENGRAVING, WITH ALL ADORNMENTS FULLY INTACT.

HEAVY CATHEDRAL DEEP TONED STEEL GONG. COMPLETELY RESTORED SETH THOMAS EARLY LYRE DESIGN MOVEMENT WITH GENEVA WINDING STOPS. THE LAFAYETTE IS A PLEASURE TO VIEW, SHOW, AND ENJOY - YOU WILL LOVE THIS CLOCK!!!

I KNOW I DO I ADMIT I LOVE THEM ALL!! MANY YEARS MAY PASS BEFORE YOU HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY ON A SETH LAFAYETTE - 1883 IN THIS PRISTINE CONDITION. I ASK THAT YOU ALLOW THE TEXT AND HIGH RESOLUTION SUPERSIZE.

PICTURES TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!! ON THE DIAL THE TIME WIND SHAFT IS LOCATED VICINITY NUMERAL V AND THE STRIKE WEIGHT WIND SHAFT IS NEAR VII. THE TIME ADJUSTMENT FOR FASTER OR SLOWER IS ACCOMPLISHED VIA THE THUMB NUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PENDULUM ASSEMBLY. THE HOUR COUNT IS ANNOUNCED ON A THE RESONANT DEEP TONED CATHEDRAL BELL GONG. NOTE ON THE LAFAYETTE AND OTHER SETH THOMAS CLOCKS OF THE LATE 1800S THE HALF HOUR WAS GENERALLY NOT SOUNDED.

BE SURE AND LISTEN TO THE E COMMERCE SOUND PLAYER FILES TO HEAR THE LAFAYETTE. YOU WILL ENJOY IT TURN UP THE VOLUME!

THE BEAUTIFULLY AGED PATINA FINISH ON THE HIGHEST GRADE WALNUT CABINET HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY PRESERVED, CONDITIONED AND RESTORED, RETAINING THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE ON THE CABINET THE APPEARANCE ACCENTS THIS CLOCKS CHARACTER, BOTH AS AN ANTIQUE AND AS A DECORATIVE ACCESSORY WHEN DISPLAYED. SUCH IS THE CASE WITH THIS LAFAYETTE! THE HIGH RESOLUTION SUPERSIZE PHOTOS ARE PROVICED FOR YOU TO SEE ALL DETAILS OF THE CLOCK. THE PHOTOS REALLY DO NOT FULLY SHOW HOW NICELY THIS SETH SHOWS OFF IT IS A BEAUTY!! THE CLOCK LOOKS EVEN BETTER WHEN VIEWED DIRECTLY THAN IN THE PHOTOS.

THE LAFAYETTE IS WELL PRESERVED AND FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY. I TAKE GREAT CARE TO INSURE THAT EACH DISTINCTIVE CLOCK I OFFER IS SUPERB IN ALL RESPECTS!! THIS IS A LARGE SIZE WOOD CASE CABINET STYLE CLOCK AN IDEAL SIZE - SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET DISPLAY - PERFECT FOR A SPECIAL GIFT, FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 11 W X 25 1/2 H X 5 D.

THE EIGHT DAY SETH THOMAS EARLY LYRE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS. ALL WORN PIVOT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, AND BOTH THE TIME AND STRIKE MAINSPRINGS WERE UNLOAD, INSPECTED, TESTED, LUBRICATED AND RELOADED - TO ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERM ENERGY. ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE MOVEMENT WERE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED, IF NECESSARY, READYING THE MOVEMENT FOR YEARS AND YEARS OF SERVICE. THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED, TESTED AND ADJUSTED WITH BOTH ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTATION. A FINAL PORTION OF THE SERVICE PROCESS INCLUDED ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL TESTING OF THE MOVEMENT FOR PENDULUM BEAT ERROR, RATE, RELIABILITY AND OTHER FUNCTIONS THE PENDULUM BEAT ERROR SHOULD APPROACH ZERO, MEANING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SWINGS OF THE PENDULUM HAVE THE SAME AMPLITUDE AND DURATION CHARACTERISTICS. THIS RESTORED HIP MOVEMENT EASILY ACHIEVED AND HELD ZERO ERROR. LOCATIONS ON THE WEST COAST ARE A BIT HIGHER. ALL OF MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE. MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY. INFORMATION ABOUT THE E COMMERCE SOUND PLAYER AND FILES. THREE SOUND FILES OF THE SETH LAFAYETTE - 1883, EQUIPPED WITH THE PREMIUM ST LYRE MOVEMENT WITH GENEVA WINDING STOPS, ARE AVAILABLE IN. PENDULUM BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH AND TIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE MOVEMENT LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVEN SOUND, REGULARITY, AND THE ABSENCE OF ODD OR IRREGULAR NOISES. HOUR STRIKE AT 3:00 - 4:00 5:00 6:00 - LISTEN FOR PURE SOLID DEEP CATHEDRAL NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE, RICH DECAY AND STATELY TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT. NOTE THAT THE HALF HOUR IS NOT TYPICALLY ANNOUNCED ON FINE SHELF AND MANTEL CLOCKS OF THE PERIOD, SUCH AS THE OREGON. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SOUND RECORDING. THE MICROPHONE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MOVEMENT FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, AND SOME NORMAL GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS WILL BE HEARD. THE OPERATION SOUNDS ARE NOT NOTICED AT TYPICAL LISTENING DISTANCES. THE FILES ARE POSTED AS AN E COMMERCE PLAYER AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING. IF DESIRED, EACH OF THE FILES CAN BE SELECTED SEPARATELY, ONCE THE PLAY BUTTON IS ACTIVATED. YOU MAY ELECT TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AUDIO PLAYER BY EXPERIMENTING FIRST. MP3 SOUND FILES TO YOU. The item "SETH THOMAS RARE & RESTORED LAFAYETTE-1883 CITY SERIES ANTIQUE CLOCK IN MAHOGANY" is in sale since Wednesday, March 14, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Clocks\Antique (Pre-1930)\Shelf, Mantel". The seller is "distinctiveclocks_and_audio" and is located in Irmo, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Brand: Seth Thomas
• Clock Type: City Series Antique Clock