Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock by Ephraim Downes, Bristol, Connecticut, circa 1825, the scroll top case with cast urn finials, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, raised gesso chapter ring marks and scroll work spandrels, reverse-painted tablet of a town center, printed maker’s label inside case and thirty-hour time and count wheel strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 31 in.
Condition report
Condition: Scrolls and finials are original, scalloped apron is original but both feet facades are replacements, painted glass is repainted.
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