Luman Watson Shelf Clock with Eagle Stencil, pine and poplar case with mahogany veneer at base. 30-hour time and strike, weight-driven, groaner-type wooden works. Painted Dayton, Ohio wooden dial, Arabic numerals, gilt central sunburst, palm leaf garter and scrollwork spandrels. Re-ebonized half columns and re-stenciled scroll-cut splat with eagle. Original tablet glass and early 20th century chromolithograph of Venice, original paper label. 17.2″ wide x 5.5″ deep x 36.5″ high.
Exhibited and pictured in Ohio Clock Exhibit 1810-1850, Warren Co. Historical Society, 1984, Fig. 26, pg 14.
Ex Paul A. Heffner Collection.
As above and refinished, VG.
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