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Williams, Orton, Preston shelf clock

A shelf clock with three glasses, and two reverse painted showing a Mercury mirror above a reverse painted landscape (with losses of paint) in a fine mahogany carved and pillared case. Labeled as made by Williams, Orton Preston & Co. of Farmington, CT (1830-1835) with an unusual round eight day brass movement attributed to Silas […]

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A restrained style shelf clock by Orton, Preston

A rosewood veneer shelf clock with half columns supporting carved capitals, a frieze with a mirror and a cornice flanking three glazed panels, the lower most being a looking glass. Labeled by orten, Preston & Co, of Farmington, CT. Condition report There is no guarantee of either the mechanical performance of clocks nor the completeness […]

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