11-01-200811-02-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2431Boston
November 1, 2008 03:00 PMCalender
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Mahogany Empire Shelf Clock by Eli Terry, Jr. & Company

Sell one like this
$1,185$1,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM

Description:

Mahogany Empire Shelf Clock by Eli Terry, Jr. & Company, Terrysville, Connecticut, c. 1835, with full-length glazed door with looking glass, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, printed maker's label inside backboard, thirty-hour brass time and strike movement with arched plates, wooden winding drums, count wheel mounted on great wheel, pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 22 3/4 in.
Estimate $700-900

Dial has been cleaned, gilding in numerals enhanced.

Keywords

Eli Terry , Jr., Jr. & Company, Connecticut, Terrysville