Seth Thomas Miniature Four-column Shelf Clock

Description:

Seth Thomas Miniature Four-column Shelf Clock, Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, c. 1850, the mahogany case with two freestanding columns flanking each side, painted zinc Roman numeral dial, stenciled and reverse-painted tablet attributed to Fenn, interior case label marked in part Patent Spring Brass Eight Day Clocks, Manufactured and Sold by Seth Thomas, Plymouth Hollow Conn., eight-day, time and strike movement powered by two brass springs and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500

Clock ticks and strikes. Small veneer losses on base and a couple of repairs on the cornice.


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