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Federal Birch Cased Shelf Clock, attributed to Joh

Federal Birch Cased Shelf Clock, attributed to John Taber, Alfred or Saco, Maine, c. 1825, a scroll top with five plinths and turned finials top the full length door with glazed dial opening, central mahogany veneered panel and lower looking glass flanked by reeded columns, interior in original blue paint, all on ball feet housing […]

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Eli Terry/Seth Thomas shelf clock,

pillar and scroll, mahogany with mahogany veneers, original wooden gears and painted wooden face, original reverse painted lower panel of door with Palladian style house, original feet and skirt, inlaid bone diamond escutcheon, three brass finials, original painted label “Invented by Eli Terry, Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut by Seth Thomas”, with key, pendulum […]

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J. E. Caldwell Brass Victorian Shelf Clock

J. E. Caldwell Brass Victorian Shelf Clockwith heavy brass frame supporting thick beveled glass front, back and sides; time and strike brass movement is marked “J. E. Caldwell & Co. / Philadelphia” and “Made in France” over “887877”; a hand-painted porcelain dial with Roman numerals is signed “J. E. Caldwell & Co.” and encircles a […]

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Hopkins & Alfred Wood Works Shelf Clock

Hopkins & Alfred Wood Works Shelf Clock: 8 day; weight driven wood works with bell strike and no dial. The case has stacked columns and an original stenciled splat. Made of mahogany and veneer. The interior label is good. (The case’s columns have been repainted and with lost veneer. The mirror is spotty and looks […]

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A wooden geared shelf clock

With a reverse painting showing George Washington on horseback, and having carved half columns aside. Condition report The label is an overpaste, and the original maker’s name not determined. There is no guarantee of either the mechanical performance of clocks nor the completeness and originality of their parts and components Images Click on thumbnails to […]

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Seth Thomas Ogee Shelf Clock

Metal Painted Dial w/ floral decoration, two columns, and Reverse painted glass door with a bouquet. 19th Century. 25″ tall. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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