Eli Terry & Sons key-wind shelf clock, mahogany with split-spindle columns, original wooden works, painted wooden face, gilt spandrels, carved paw feet, turned finials, possibly original reverse-painted panel below with house bordering lake with distant mountains, paper label, pencil inscription on label “John S. Wilson, Louisiana, Missouri, December 20th, 1870,” old refinishing, several repaired breaks […]
oak case with scroll pediment, paper face with calendar and hour numeration, brass pendulum, with key, 38 x 15-5/8 x 4-5/8 in. Extensive silverfish loss and stains to paper face, case refinished, back with large separation, other chips and losses to case, case lacking locking hook. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:
top with open escapement, enameled face with second hand, sides with enamel figures of women in exterior settings, chime, alarm and repeater mechanisms, with key, 8-1/4 in. Repeater button off but present (repeats quarter hours and possibly minutes). Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:
mahogany case, face repainted possibly over old key-wind holes, some veneer losses with some pieces present, separations, chips and refinishing, scattered chips and losses throughout, with pendulum, 25 x 17-1/2 x 6-1/2″ Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:
late 19th/early 20th century, front with tassel, swag and floral ormolu mounts, enameled face with gilt metal hands, brass works, key-wind mechanism, 10-1/2 x 17-1/2 x 4-3/4 in., several scattered chips to base, lacking key and pendulum, otherwise good condition Provenance: Private Collection of a Gentleman Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:
Ingrahm Beehive Shelf Clock
