107. $125
“Mark Leavenworth / Waterbury, Connecticut”, wood movement, column and splat cased shelf clock, ca 1824. He made his own 30-hour wood movements and began his clock career making movements. In 1825 he began making pillar & scroll clocks and later added column and splat cases to the line. This all original mahogany veneered case is 34 inches tall, has excellent veneer all over and original stenciled columns and splat. On the door is a brass escutcheon and operational key lock, but no key. The painted tablet is held with the original wood strips, and has some very minor paint loss to the scene. The painted tablet does not appear to be the quality we normally see in a clock like this, SO some expert could have magically installed it to appear to be original. The upper glass is original. Inside is an excellent original paper label, period brass pendulum, winding key, and period iron weights that run the 30-hour wood movement. The movement is clean, complete, and operational with good weight rollers and weight cords. The old wood dial, hands, and wood movement are near perfect and are all identical or near identical to many other Mark Leavenworth 30-hour wood movement clocks that we have sold over the years. $200-$400.
108. $200
“Birge, Mallory & Co.”, Bristol, Conn. large 8-day OG, ca 1838-1843. Common clock is a lot of ways but unusual in that it has two door pulls on a single door. The bottom pull may be an exact replica. The 8-day strap brass movement is signed, very dirty, should be cleaned and restrung before hanging any large weights. This movement has a side arm which they later discontinued. The 32-inch-high case made of rosewood veneer is very nice and typical of this collector’s wood cases, veneer is most always good. This veneer is two-tone and very dark. It would sure be prettier if cleaned. Both glasses are replacements, wood dial is dark with some paint flaking, wire gong, pendulum, period hands, and the pair of heavy iron weights all appear to be original. There is not a scrap of label. $250-$400.
106. $100
“E. Terry Jr. / Terryville, Connecticut”, column and splat case, ca 1831. The 32-inch-high case is very clean and the mahogany veneer is near perfect. There does not appear there was ever any stenciling but showcased by a lighter wood, perhaps maple. Chimneys and returns are good on the top. There is an ivory escutcheon, lock but no key. Both glasses are replacements. Excellent label, very good painted wood dial, some old chips covered over, period hands, iron bell, pair of old iron weights, and a brass pendulum. The wood movement is a 30-hour Terry type, of course, with weight cords, and operational. $150-$300.
105. $100
“Chauncey Goodrich, Forestville, Bristol, Conn.”, ca 1852. The 30-hour weight driven movement has an alarm built in, and takes three iron weights to run the time, strike, and alarm. This 26-inch-high mahogany veneered case has no repairs to the veneer; it has a door latch and two original glasses. The wood backing over the mirror has been on there since 1852. Many notations of repairs and ownership are written on the wood backing. In addition to the unsigned brass movement there is a coil gong, brass pendulum, painted metal dial with three winding holes, three iron weights, and a perfect label. $150-$300.
103. $125
“Edward M. Barnes, Bristol, Conn.”, column and splat shelf clock, ca 1834. The 32-inch-high mahogany veneered case is near perfect, for its age. By perfect I mean the veneer and other wood parts. The only shortcoming I would give the clock is a replaced bottom glass, top glass is original. The painted glass has a strange scene. The wood dial is almost too nice to be original paint. But, the case is also nice, so I just don’t know. The half columns and the splat are painted black. Interesting is the eagle with arrows and the stars painted on the splat and chimneys. The door has a lock but missing the escutcheon. There are no weights. The hands, bell, pendulum and crank are good. $150-$250.
104. $250
“Invented by Eli Terry, Made and Sold at Bristol, Conn. by _____Terry”, carved feet, columns, and splat clock, ca 1830’s. The label is missing where the first name would be printed. It would no doubt be one of Eli Terry’s sons. This 31-inch-high mahogany veneered case is excellent; all the carvings are near perfect. The only misgivings would be the missing parts of the label and some stretch marks on the old wood dial, otherwise a very fine clock. It has a door lock, escutcheon, iron bell, brass pendulum bob, period hands, pair of 30-hour iron weights and the Eli Terry wood movement with weight cords, ready to hang the weights and wind them up. $300-$500.