An American gilt-brass mantel timepiece, circa 1900
The case modelled as a bracket clock with carrying handle and elongated finials, on toupie feet, off-white enamel Arabic chapter ring with retail signature M.S. SMITH & CO. DETROIT, vertical lever escapement, stamped on the backplate 888 -- 7¼in. (18.5cm.) See Illustration
An American gilt-brass mantel timepiece, circa 1900
The case modelled as a bracket clock with carrying handle and elongated finials, on toupie feet, off-white enamel Arabic chapter ring with retail signature M.S. SMITH & CO. DETROIT, vertical lever escapement, stamped on the backplate 888 -- 7¼in. (18.5cm.) See Illustration
