DESCRIPTION:
Clocks- 2 (Two) (1) C. & L.C. Ives, Bristol, Conn., 8 day, time and strike weight driven brass movement triple decker shelf clock. (2) C. & L.C. Ives, Bristol, Conn., 8 day, time and strike weight driven brass movement triple decker shelf clock. Both with Ives' rolling pinion strap movements.
CONDITION:
(1) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has a repair at the top door. Key escutcheon on the bottom door is missing. Both tablets are replaced. Original painted dial in nice condition. Original hands. Someone has reversed the caps on the chimney blocks. Slightly dark label inside. (2) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has some roughness on the bottom edge of the bottom door and a small piece of veneer missing as well. Small veneer damage on the cross strip just above the bottom door, the cross strip just below and above the top door. Original painted dial has age darkened. The minute hand is replaced. Someone was a skilled artist who painted the image of George Washington and a fishing scene on canvas as tablet replacements. Slightly dark label inside.
ESTIMATE:
$300
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$450
PRICE SOLD:
$550
CIRCA: 1830
DIMENSIONS: 37.5in x 17.25in x 5.25in
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