Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2555MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 16, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
Silas B. Terry Pine Cottage Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855, the paper veneered case with "snakeskin" finish on the door and faux graining, painted zinc dial signed S.B. Terry, Terryville, etched geometric-pattern tablet, printed maker's label inside stating, Patent Caveat filed AD 1851, S. B. Terry, Manufacturer of Clocks, Terryville, Conn. Warranted, thirty-hour spring powered ladder movement timepiece with pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
No significant repairs or replacements, minor age consistent losses on textured paper veneer.