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Description:
E. Terry & Sons Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, with scroll-top case, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length glazed door, painted wood Roman numeral dial with raised gilt decorations, lower reverse-painted tablet with gilt border and pendulum aperture, printed maker's label inside stating in part Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry. Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut, by E. Terry & Sons, thirty-hour time and strike, wood movement with pendulum bob and two iron weights, ht. 31 in.
Estimate $500-700
Paint loss on dial. Lower glass replaced.
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Keywords
E. Terry & Sons, Plymouth, Connecticut, Eli TerryStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
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