Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
S.B. Terry Wall Regulator, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1840, mahogany case with turned wood bezel over the 11-in. painted wood Roman numeral dial, wood panel lower door, unusual eight-day brass movement with square back plate, skeletonized circular front plate secured by tabs to the three pillars, powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 35 in.
Provenance: Terry and Karen Brotherton.
Literature: Illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 213.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Dial numerals strengthened.
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Keywords
Terryville, Connecticut, Karen Brotherton, TerryJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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