DESCRIPTION:
Clocks- 2 (Two): Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Conn."Column Clock" with 30 hour weight driven time and strike, movement in a mahogany veneered case with painted half columns with gilt caps and bases, c1850; Jerome & Co., New Haven, Conn., Column clock with 30 hour weight driven time and strike movement in a rosewood veneered case with faux decorated columns and gilt caps and bases, c1855
CONDITION:
(1) The case retains some original finish. The original; painted dial is in nice condition with only minimal paint loss at the mounting screws. The hands are original. The top glass in the door is original as is the tablet in lower section of the door, although it has suffered some paint loss. Ht 24 3/4" (2) The case retains some original finish and there is some veneer damage in several locations. The column decorations are original and in good condition. The original painted dial has some paint loss at the mounting screws and along the lower edge, The hands are original. The movement is not signed. The upper glass in the door is original. The lower door glass is a nice painted tablet of an unidentified building. There is minimal paint loss to the glass. Ht 24 3/4"
ESTIMATE:
$200
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$300
PRICE SOLD:
$60
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