112. $100
“Eli Terry, Jr. & Co. Terryville, Conn.”, column and splat shelf clock with wood movement, ca 1835. Mahogany veneered case is 32 inches high, half columns and splat have the same finish as the rest of the case, no stenciling. Both glasses are replaced. Case veneer is excellent, has no chips. The splat has a split. The door lock has been replaced with a wood knob. About half of the label is intact, the important half but missing in the weight chutes. The wood dial has flaking and stretch marks, it has old hands, iron bell, old pendulum, pair of old iron weights, and a good 30-hour wood movement. An escape wheel is in place but there is an extra? in the bottom of the case. $150-$250.
114. $400
“Riley Whiting, Winchester, Conn., Modern, Improved, Eight Day Clocks”, ca 1828-1835. He was known primarily for making tall clock wood movements known as “Winchester” type. Little was written about him making wood movement shelf clocks. This is a typical column and cornice shelf clock. The mahogany veneered case is 37 inches tall, has excellent veneer all over. I would call it mint if not for one tiny corner nick, top right. There are four turned columns, round feet, super nice cornice and all in all a near perfect case, one I would put in my home. Both doors have ivory escutcheons, and door locks with key. The top glass is original bottom is a replacement. It is a super nice painting and to me does not detract one iota from the look of the clock. There are 12-pound weights which are proper for this clock with its compounded cords. The wood dial is as good as you will see on any clock and the old hands are period. The 8-day wood movement is operational and in very good condition. Reference: “Eight Day Wood Movement Shelf Clocks – Their Cases, Their Movements, Their Makers”, by Bryan Rogers and Snowden Taylor. This case, movement, etc. are shown and discussed. $500-$750.
113. $50
“Jerome’s & Darrow, Bristol, Conn.”, column and splat mantel clock, ca 1824-1826. There is no movement, hands, pendulum, painted tablet, or weights. There are, 34-inch mahogany veneered case, good wood dial, iron bell, label, and door lock but no escutcheon. There is some veneer loss around the base and top. The columns have some dark stenciling but there is none on the splat. $50-$100.
111. $75
“Seth Thomas / Thomaston, Conn.”, copied from the label inside this early OG case, ca 1863. The veneered case is 26” high, very nice rosewood veneer around the outer sides, front edges, and door edges. The lighter wood around the outside of the door is probably just because they laid the wood grain different. If not rosewood it is very attractive, and unlike any wood in my large collection of wood samples. Original glasses, bottom with some flaking, original metal dial is clean but has some paint chipping, good pair of hands, pair of period iron weights, pendulum bob, and winding key. 30-hour brass movement is signed, complete and operational. It strikes hours on a coil gong. The alarm movement strikes an iron bell. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages 652-653. $100-$200.
109. $200
Jerome’s & Darrow / Bristol, Connecticut”, thirty-hour wood movement weight looking glass clock, ca 1824-1826. Rare design, the three gentlemen made this clock to displace the pillar and scroll clock. It encouraged other makers to experiment with new case styles, including the use of stenciled columns and splats, carved columns and splats, looking glasses (mirrors) and other innovations. This case has the Noble Jerome 30-hour, four arbor, thin plate movement that Noble developed to circumvent Eli Terry’s patent on the typical wooden movement of the era. Unfortunately for them, these movements were not a big success and later versions of this style clock housed other style wooden movements, including groaners and Terry style movements. Thus, this thin movement is very rare. It has full length half columns, cornice top, one large door with two glasses. The door has an escutcheon, lock and key. There is a complete label, three iron weights. I thought the smaller third weight may have been for an alarm, but alas not. I believe the small weight was not enough power to run the movement so the collector made a larger weight. Both glasses are replacements. The mahogany veneered case is just under 35 inches tall, has good veneer all over the case, but you may find a veneer chip somewhere. Wood dial is like new, hands are new, the bob is period, large brass bell, and weight cords on the sides. Several books show an identical clock and movement made by Jeromes & Darrow. $250-$500.
110. $150
Carved column and splat case with 30-hour wood movement, maker unknown. The mahogany veneered case is 39 ˝ inches high, has excellent carved half columns and carved splat. The mahogany veneered case has a few nicks and repairs but overall a good-looking case. The two doors have locks, bottom has ivory escutcheon, lock and key, upper has lock only. Both glasses are replacements, two large weights are replacements, alarm weight is proper, pendulum is a replacement as are the hands. The wood dial has some stretch marks and a little paint loss. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Surely the wood movement with an alarm function is rare, and surely the carved columns and splat are worth something. $200-$400.