06-02-201206-02-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
June 2, 2012 10:00 AMCalender
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Seth Thomas Mahogany Transitional Shelf Clock

Sell one like this
$711$600
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2600MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: June 02, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

Seth Thomas Mahogany Transitional Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1835, with floral and leaf stenciled splat and half columns flanking the wooden dial with Arabic numerals, floral spandrels and raised scroll decoration in the center, reverse-painted tablet depicting a town center with central pendulum aperture and stenciled border, printed maker's label inside backboard, thirty-hour wooden movement with two weights and pendulum, all on carved paw feet, ht. 29 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800

Lower tablet cracked in bottom corner, minor losses on tablet. Dial appears untouched, stenciling good, some bubbling of paint.

Keywords

Plymouth, Connecticut, Lower tablet