DESCRIPTION:
Clocks- 3 (Three): American shelf clocks: (1) Eli Terry, made for George Steel, Horton, Nova Scotia half column shelf clock with a weight driven 30 hour time and strike wooden works movement in a mahogany veneered case, c1835; (2) Chauncey Boardman, Bristol, Conn., stenciled half column and splat shelf clock with a weight driven 30 hour time and strike movement in a mahogany veneered case, c1835. (3) T. M. Roberts Bristol, Conn. for Henry Hart double decker shelf clock with a weight driven 30 hour time and strike wooden movement in a mahogany and maple case, c1835
CONDITION:
(1) There is veneer loss in several areas. The case top (chimneys and splat) is missing as are the hands, door glasses and weights; (2) The case has significant veneer loss and the top is currently disassembled and inside the case. The painted dial has horizontal loss lines. (3) The case has been refinished. There are several areas of veneer loss. The original painted dial has darkened with age around the edge. The hands are original. The scroll appears old and other examples of T. M. Roberts clocks are known with this scroll top. The finial is a modern replacement. The lower tablet is a replacement. The center mirror is newer.
ESTIMATE:
$300
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$400
PRICE SOLD:
$150
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