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Federal Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Lemuel

Federal Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Lemuel Curtis, Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1815, the mahogany case with gilded rope frames enclosing painted tablets, the waist glass with stenciled leafage, flowers and signed Curtis Patent within a red banner flanked by brass side ornaments, the lower glass with War of 1812 naval engagement and marked Wasp & […]

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Three Thirty-hour Connecticut Shelf Clocks, includ

Three Thirty-hour Connecticut Shelf Clocks, including a timepiece by S. B. Terry, a mahogany veneered thirty-hour steeple clock by Welch, and a cottage clock by Jerome and Company, New Haven. 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 […]

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Two Connecticut Shelf Clocks, Ingraham and Gilbert

Two Connecticut Shelf Clocks, Ingraham and Gilbert, a tiger maple and mahogany “Grecian” by Ingraham with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, and a walnut gingerbread clock by Gilbert, both with eight-day time and strike movements. Condition report Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not […]

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Wedgwood Earthenware Mantel Clock, England, c. 18

Wedgwood Earthenware Mantel Clock, England, c. 1875, scrolled arch top with globe finial above a verse “Eheu! Fugaces Labuntur Anni,” to an architectural case decorated in a Japan pattern trimmed with gold, impressed mark, ht. 12 3/4 in. Condition report Condition: Flake to surface of globe; light gilt wear to trim lines. Any condition statement […]

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AN INGRAHAM ROUND TOP SHELF CLOCK

All original dial, glass, case, tablet, gilding on columns, etc. Measures 15.5 x 10.25 x 4.25 inches overall. Two nails in columns, Good running condition. Running condition is not guaranteed once the clock is moved. Condition report See description Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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Porcelain-mounted Gilt-bronze Mantel Clock, France

Porcelain-mounted Gilt-bronze Mantel Clock, France, 19th century, with a bird perched atop an oval frame adorned with foliate festoons over a case with foliate decorated scrolled side handles, porcelain mounted with a portrait, dial and panels of flowers and cherubs, inscribed Verdagen & Cie., ht. 17 in. Condition report Needs a good cleaning (may have […]

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