Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
J.C. Brown Rosewood Acorn Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, dial mat painted on glass, lower transfer-painted glass depicting and marked Residence of J.C. Brown, Esq./Bristol, Ct. within a maker's boss, "acorn-shaped" case form with conforming side ornaments capped with acorns, brass lyre-shaped movement stamped Forestville Manufacturing Company/Bristol/Conn/USA with detached wooden fusees, and pendulum, ht. 25 in.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
Both glasses appear to be original. Business card label is a photo copy.
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J.C. Brown, United StatesJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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