DESCRIPTION:
Birge, Mallory & Co., Bristol, Conn., Circa 1840, 8-day time/strike full column & cornice Empire shelf clock.
CONDITION:
Refinished mahogany veneered case is in very clean condition with a very small piece of veneer missing on the cornice. Feet might be later replacements. Original dial with wear to the gilding and some paint loss from expansion and contraction and at the mounting pins. Mirror on the dial is period, but is missing the small metal plate with a lifting wire. Strap brass movement has been recently serviced, runs briskly. Ht 37"
ESTIMATE:
$300
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$400
PRICE SOLD:
$400
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