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 […]
Miniature Triple-Decker Shelf Clock by Forestville Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Connecticut, with basket of fruit splat, grained and gilded half-columns flanking both doors, reverse-painted tablets depicting classical architecture, 8 1/2 in. painted zinc dial, printed maker’s label on backboard, thirty-hour time and strike weight-powered movement with countwheel, recoil escapement, and two cast iron weights, ht. 30 […]
Single Fusee, time only, English movement, dial signed Harvey, Derby England, bracket style, walnut wood, line inlay, brass feet. 18″ H x 11″ W x 7″ D. Veneer loss. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:
Acorn Shelf Clock, Forestville Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1847, with eight-day time and strike fusee movement, (replaced tablets), ht. 24 1/4 in. Condition report Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no […]
MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT SHELF CLOCK By Birge & Ives, Bristol, Connecticut, second quarter 19th century Having a gilded leaf-carved cresting, painted face with Roman numeral chapter ring highlighted in gold, mirrored center panel and
Black Forest Carved Game Shelf Clock: top is a pheasant with 2 smaller birds and flowers with a fox looking up from the bottom; brass movement marked LD 1726 and paper label O.A. DOHM So. Orange N.J. Jewelers; has pendulum; not tested for running condition. (Minute hand is with the clock, but not attached; no […]
Ingrahm Beehive Shelf Clock
