Forestville Mfg. Company Acorn Shelf Clock

Description:

Forestville Mfg. Company Acorn Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1850, the "acorn"-form case with painted zinc Roman numeral dial signed Forestville Manfg. Co./Bristol, Ct. U.S.A., the lower transfer printed tablet depicting and marked State House/Hartford all flanked by laminated side ornaments capped with acorn finials, eight-day time and strike movement with detached fusees in the bottom of the clock and pendulum, ht. 24 1/2 in.

Provenance: Terry and Karen Brotherton.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Object left side ornament with old brake, lower original tablet stabilized with white paint, dial and movement undisturbed.


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