Lucius Bradley "Salem Bridge" Pillar and Scroll Clock

Description:

Lucius Bradley "Salem Bridge" Pillar and Scroll Clock, Watertown, Connecticut, c. 1825, the scroll-top mahogany case with turned, freestanding columns flanking the door, the lower tablet with reverse-painting and stencil on glass of a village scene, printed label inside case, painted wood Arabic numeral dial, brass, eight-day, time and strike movement powered by two compounded cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 32 3/4 in.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

Floral dial decorations weak. Some paint loss on tablet. Restoration to side profile of both feet, scoll top restored.


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