early 19th century, by Eli and Samuel Terry, Plymouth, Connecticut, the painted wooden dial with Arabic chapters within a reverse-painted glazed door decorated with a scene of a municipal building within a landscape, enclosing a pendulum and weights, with labels to interior “Patent Clocks/Invented by Eli Terry…”, with columnar supports to sides surmounted by a waved pedimented crest and urn-form finials, over a waved apron on bracket feet, 31.5 H x 17.5 W x 4.5 D, est:$400/600. Note: Eli Terry was born in 1772 and recorded as working in Pymouth and Northbury in the early 19th century. Terry is the first clockmaker to manufacture brass movements and produce clocks in quantity in the Americas. In 1809 he formed a firm with Seth Thomas and Silas Hoadley in Northbury to make wooden clocks. In 1810 he moved to Plymouth and retired in 1826.
Condition report
Condition: Structurally sound. With a deep red/brown color to timber overall. General marks, nicks and scratches commensurate with age and use. Bending and darkening to finials. Some cracking, minor losses, patched repair and overpainted restoration to veneer in areas overall. Some yellowing to dial. Reverse painting with losses overall, particularly to top. Denting to pendulum. One door key, one winding key. Working condition unknown and not guaranteed. PLEASE NOTE: John Moran Auctioneers, Inc carefully examines the condition of each item we offer for auction, and every effort is made to accurately describe condition to prospective buyers. However, our employees are not qualified to prepare comprehensive condition reports. Conditions(s) may exist on a lot of which we are unaware. Prospective buyers are reminded that each lot is sold AS-IS.
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