ENGLISH AUTOMATON CLOCK FALLS JUST UNDER THE $1 MILLION MARK AT FONTAINE’S JANUARY 21st AUCTION, GAVELING FOR AN IMPRESSIVE $998,250
The auction was held in Fontaine’s gallery, at 1485 West Housatonic Ave., in Pittsfield, Mass. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – An exceedingly rare 18th century English-made pagoda form automaton musical clock, produced for the Chinese Qing Imperial Court, fell just shy of the $1 million mark when it sold for $998,250 (including buyer’s premium) at Fontaine’s Auction […]