Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Eli Terry Stenciled Column and Splat Shelf Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, mahogany case with stenciled eagle splat and floral half columns, painted wood arabic numeral dial with raised gilt decoration, lower reverse-painted tablet depicting a Georgian estate with pendulum aperture, interior paper label reading in part "Invented by Eli Terry Made and Sold by Eli Terry, Jr.," resting on carved paw feet, wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 27 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500
original surface, splat, feet, dial and hands, probably an old replaced lower and upper glass
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Keywords
Eli Terry , Jr., Eli Terry MadeStephen 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
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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