Ephraim Downes Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock

Description:

Ephraim Downes Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1825, with scroll-top case, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length glazed door, painted wood Arabic numeral dial with raised gilt decorations, lower reverse-painted tablet with gilt border and pendulum aperture, printed maker's label inside stating in part Made and Sold by Ephraim Downes, wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement, and two cast iron weights, ht. 31 in.
Estimate $600-800

Lower glass original but repainted. Slight losses to label.


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