DESCRIPTION:
Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "Regulator No. 1 Extra" with a weight driven, 8 day, timepiece movement in a walnut burl veneer case.
CONDITION:
This is the clock pictured on page 273 of Tran Duy Ly's "Seth Thomas Clocks & Movements- Third Edition- Volume 1". The case is in very good condition with limited veneer loss on the base and on the left side of the bezel.. The original painted dial is in good condition except for some loss at 6. The hands are period. The seconds hand is proper style, but may be replaced. The case interior has a maroon flocking in the bottom portion. The paper beat indicator is original. Period embossed pendulum bob . The door glass is period but may have been taken out of the door to be rebacked. Walnut examples are less common than rosewood ones.
ESTIMATE:
$1000
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$1200
PRICE SOLD:
$750
CIRCA: 1870
DIMENSIONS: 41.0in x 20.0in x 5.0in