DESCRIPTION:
Birge & Fuller, Bristol, Conn., wagon spring mov't in "Single Candlestick Sharp Gothic" on frame, mahogany veneer case, 30 hour time and gong strike, c1845
CONDITION:
original finish rubbed and cleaned. The zinc dial is correctly redone. The matched pair of glass tablets are finely repainted, and are excellent See page 228 in Kenneth Roberts "Connecticut Clock Technology 1810 - 1862" for similar example. Boardman supplied upper movements to Birge & Fuller. Note label is still full, but has faded; it is legible. Ht 22"
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
PRICE SOLD:
$2500
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