Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Eli Terry Jr. Eight-day Shelf Clock, Terrysville, Connecticut, c. 1835, the three-tier mahogany case with turned freestanding columns, upper door over the painted wood Roman numeral dial, mirrored midsection, lower door with reverse-painted glass depicting two Greek Revival buildings, printed paper label inside stating in part Eight-day Clocks Made and Sold at Terrysville, Conn. by Eli Terry, Jr. & Co, wood, eight-day, time and strike movement with compounded cast iron weights, regulated by a pendulum, ht. 34 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
Veneer loss on object right lower column.
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