Science, Technology & Clocks
Description:
Seth Thomas Off-Center Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1818, the scroll-top case with three brass urn finials, free-standing columns flanking the painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, seconds bit, minute marks inside the chapter ring, gilt decorated center and spandrels, reverse-painted lower glass with off-set pendulum aperture and gold leaf border, printed maker's label inside stating Patent Clocks, Made and sold by Seth Thomas and Warranted if Well Used..., thirty-hour time and strike strap wooden movement with center mounted countwheel, brass escape wheel and pendulum, ht. 30 1/2 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Lacking weights, scroll tips restored, case in old surface, brass finials are replacements, veneer damage around escutcheon, original painted glass, feet and skirting, undisturbed dial with some staining and minor loss, movement in unrestored condition.