05-03-201405-03-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 3, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Spencer Hotchkiss & Company Timepiece

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$6,765$5,500
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2724MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 03, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Spencer Hotchkiss & Company Timepiece, Salem Bridge, Connecticut, c. 1830, mahogany case with stenciled half columns and splat, maker's label on inside backboard stating in part, Eight Day Timepiece Manufactured by Spencer Hotchkiss and Co./ Salem Bridge, Conn., mirrored lower tablet, painted wooden dial over the brass eight-day, time-only movement powered by a lead weight with integral pulley, ht. 21 in.

Provenance: Thomas Grimshaw, 1976.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Label inside of case is dark.


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Keywords

Connecticut, Spencer Hotchkiss & Company, Salem Bridge, Co./ Salem Bridge, Spencer Hotchkiss and Co., Thomas Grimshaw