44.           $1000

Vienna one weight hanging clock, ca 1880. Rare and unusual walnut case unlike any I have seen, but close to a Serpentine style. Full turned columns on the sides have the appearance of circling the entire case. It is 39 inches tall, one glass in the door and two round peephole glasses on the sides, finial on the base and a carved top ornament. Two door latches, neither working, wall levelers and porcelain beat scale. Base, top, and several other area are painted black. The movement runs 8-day and is time only. Period weight, hands, porcelain dial, brass bezel, large brass pendulum ball, and wood stick all appear to be original to the case. The movement is signed on the back but I cannot read the logo insignia. Part of it resembles Gustav Becker, part doesn’t. The dial is also signed and I cannot be sure of it for it is faint. The last name sure looks like “Freres”.  I know one thing for sure, it is a great looking Vienna. $1000-$1500.

45.           $750

J. C. Brown, Bristol, Conn / Forestville Manufacturing Co.”, ca 1842. This is a mahogany veneered, plain steeple case except there is ripple moulding on the door. It is standing 20” high, is all original and exceptionally clean and nice. The finials are near perfect, no broken tips. The veneer is in excellent condition. Original tablet has some small chips on white paint at the top. The top glass is old. On the door is their typical door latch. There is a good painted original zinc dial that has faded some, and a couple of paint chips around the screws. It has a good pair of early hands and old pendulum bob.  The blue label is complete, the coil gong and brass bob are polished, and the 8-day brass movement is signed with the Forestville name. It is a good example of a J.C. Brown early clock with some rare ripple. $750-$1000.

43.           $200

Seth Thomas city series clock, “Cincinnati”, ca 1875. One of the earliest of this series. If you will notice the very first City Series clocks, the Cincinnati and Chicago, are very similar in style. On the Cincinnati they just added columns on each side and finials on top. A few years later they began making the more ornate and carved City Series clocks. This clock is 16 inches tall, walnut veneered, black paint on top and base, and gold columns and finials. Original glasses, dial, hands, great label, alarm movement, bell and coil gong, and pendulum. The dial is pretty good for Seth Thomas dials for they have a history of flaking, some very bad. The 8-day movement is running and striking on the coil gong, the alarm rings on the bell. One finial tip was broken and glued. Living near Cincinnati I think of this model as being a common model but actually I have only had five in 45 years. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 189. $250-$400.

46.           $250

“Jerome & Co., New Haven, Conn.”, cottage clock, ca 1876. Case is 16.5 inches high, base is rosewood veneer, top is mahogany veneer. Case is near perfect and has no veneer issues, two original glasses, door knob, complete paper label on the back of the door, inside backboard is paper covered. The dial has been repainted, hands are probably replacements, and alarm ring is correct. The 8-day movement is running and striking a coil gong and the alarm movement is operational and strikes the same coil gong. The 140-year-old clock could not be any better. $250-$400.

47.           $400

E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Conn. U.S.A.”, hanging regulator, ca 1882. I have never sold this model. It is identical to the Welch mantel clock, “Donita” except for the base of course. The walnut ? case looks like new, clean and polished, complete with no replaced or repaired parts. The glass is perfect, polished brass dial rings, all metal parts are clean and polished, has two labels on the back, one near complete the other not, the painted dial is original as are the hands and alarm ring. The 8-day time, strike and alarm movement is running and striking a Cathedral gong and ringing the alarm on a brass bell. The clock is exceptionally nice. Ly-Welch, page 218. $400-$600.