Mahogany Outside Escapement Pillar and Scroll Clock by Eli Terry

Description:

Mahogany Outside Escapement Pillar and Scroll Clock by Eli Terry,Plymouth, Connecticut, circa 1818,the scroll top with brass finials, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals and floral spandrels, inner minute track, reverse painted tablet, photo copy of Terry label inside stating Invented, Made and Sold by Eli Terry, Plymouth, Con., cut outs on bottom board for weight travel, scalloped apron and French feet, thirty- hour time and strike outside escapement movement with rack strike and powered by two cast iron weights, ht. 30 in.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Restoration: scrolls, plinths, feet and skirting are very well done replacements, replacement finials, repainted glass, label is a xerox copy, other case restoration possible but difficult to determine.

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