568.     $900

Ithaca “Index”, ca. 1875.  There are several versions of the “Index”, this being the most common. They differ in the top piece.  The walnut case is 31.5 inches high, clean and unmarred.  There are carved incisings on the door and dial boards.    The calendar dial indicates that it was made for Lynch Brothers, who I believe were clock retailers; the time dial is new.  The glass is original but the Index lettering is worn.  The unsigned 8-day movement is running, keeping time, striking the hours on a large nickel bell, and the calendar is advancing.  Three sales over the last 3 years on eBay averaging $1700; Schmitt’s sold a very similar condition model in 2011 for $2300.  $1000-$1400.

Dials     Movements      Back       Top

567.     $175

Pickard & Punant French figural, ca. 1860.  This French figural clock stands just 12 inches tall on a gilt bronze base with alabaster inserts.  The girl is playing a tambourine with a music stand and several horns next to her, cast in a rich bronze finish.  The clock has a porcelain dial, no glass or bezel.  There are two very faint hairlines in the dial, too faint to show in our photo.  Original French Breguet hands.  The movement is signed and strikes the bell on the half-hour and counts the hours.  It is running and keeping time.  $200-$300.

Back      Movement

569.     $50

Atkins Octagon Top, 1859-1879.  A 10.25-inch case with good rosewood veneer all around, two old glasses and a nice Atkins-style gold stencil backed in black.  Just a 30-hour movement, time only but with an alarm that winds separately (the winding port is at the upper left and visible only with the door open).  Hands aren’t exactly correct, but will do; door latch is non-functional.  Good label from Bristol.  Running and keeping time, if you don’t mind winding it every day.  $75-$125.

Interior

566.     $450

Jeromes’ and Darrow 8-Day wooden works clock.  The mahogany veneer case is just under 38 inches high with carved half-columns.  There is a wooden dial in nice shape (although it has been secured to the support rails by screws for a long time) and two old and correct hands.  The dial glass is old but may have been replaced, based on the newer (but still old) putty holding it in place.  The lower glass is also old and may never have been out of the door, based on the unusual rippled wood strips holding it in place.  It has been repainted, some time ago, and is not signed.  The center mirror is a twentieth century replacement.  There are numerous veneer repairs, some good, some not so good, and some chips still waiting for repair. The carved columns are in excellent shape.  The large wood movement will run for a few minutes when the 7.5-lb weights are hung; I see no repairs or damage to the gears.  The weights are compounded on brass pulleys, hung on gut, and there is an old pressed pendulum bob.  There is even an old key to open the door latches.  The tablet, and the overall look of this clock are very nice, don’t you think?  $500-$700.

Interior      Movement-left      Movement-right     Movement-top

570.     $75

F. Kroeber “Cabinet No. 51”, ca. 1888.  One of many cabinet clocks marketed by Kroeber in New York in the late 1800’s.  This one can be found on page 138 of Ly’s book on Kroeber clocks.  It stands 14 inches high and has a 4-inch chapter ring on a new paper dial.  The bezel is shiny brass with an old flat glass.  The case is walnut with a mahogany color and looks to be the original finish, cleaned and waxed.  You can even see the gold paint in the incising on the front.  The signed 8-day movement is dirty but is running and keeping time.  It strikes a Kroeber wire gong on the hour and half-hour.  No sales records that we can find; we estimate $100-$125. 

Movement      Side view     Back

571.      $125

Chauncey Jerome “Column & Cornice”, 1845-1855.  A 26.5-inch case with good mahogany veneer, a few chips along the base and the center section of the segment between the upper and lower door having been replaced. No doubt the entire case has been refinished, and the columns originally may have been gold leaf or black, or a combination of both. The upper and lower tablets are the main attractions here – original and in outstanding condition; the dial glass is old as well. The metal dial has been touched up but looks good and there is about half of a label inside, clearly indicating a Jerome case manufactured in New Haven with a label printed by Benham in New Haven.  The 30-hour weight-driven brass movement is also signed by Jerome and was made in Bristol, dating it to before the fire that destroyed his Bristol factory in 1845.  The clock is running and striking as required.  $150-$200.

Interior