E. Terry & Son Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock

Description:

E. Terry & Son Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, mahogany scroll-top case with freestanding columns flanking the full-length door, glazed upper section over the painted wood Arabic numeral dial with raised decorations, reverse-painted lower tablet depicting a classical estate, printed paper label reading in part Patent Clocks Invented by Eli Terry, wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

original glass tablet with inpainting, bottom apron appears to be original but feet replacements, one of the scroll tip reglued.


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