710. $50
2 clocks. 1. French Bakers clock, large and very heavy. It is 22 inches high, heavily
decorated with mother of pearl, wood inlays, etc. Beautiful dial surround and case decorations. The inner portion of the dial where
it is signed is also very nice and the hands are original. The dial is signed, “Du Bois A Rives”. The wood case is old but in excellent
condition and it has the large Morbier type movement. 2. French desk clock, 7-inch-high wood case, part painted black, part
natural wood. The pendulum is permanently attached and is running. Dial and hands are original. The movement is signed, “V. A. P.
Brevete S. C. D. G.”. $50-$100.
711. $50
4 clocks. 1. New Haven automobile clock. Not running. 2. Carriage clock, 7
inches high. Alarm plays music. Clean and running. 3. Seth Thomas “Homestead”. Extra nice and running. 4. Seth Thomas
“Homestead”. Extra nice and running. $50-$100.
712. $100
2 clocks. 1. Ansonia “Crystal Palace No.1 Extra”, ca 1880. Old mirror, statues, and pendulum.
Missing the glass dome. Clean and running. 2. French table clock with permanent pendulum. 8-day, time only and running. Includes
base and glass dome. $100-$150.
713. $50
3 clocks. Seth Thomas “Column”, case only. Nice stenciling, good glasses. Howard Miller
short drop and a Seth Thomas “Preston”, elect. Tambour, running. $50-$100.
714. $50
3 clocks. 1. Junghans shelf, 8-day, running. 2. Ingraham “Octagon Doric”, one-day
movement is running. 3. German shelf, 8-day movement is running. $50-$100.
715. $100
Five nice 30-hour OG clocks. 1. Waterbury, rosewood 19-inch case, time, strike, alarm. Spring mvmt. 2. Birge & Fuller, strap brass mvmt, no label, running with weights, case is 30 inches. 3. Jerome & Co. 26-inch mahogany case, nice all over. 30-hour mvmt, weights. 4. Jerome & Co. rosewood case is 26 inches, mvmt signed Seth Thomas, has weights. 5. E.C. Brewster & Co. rosewood 26-inch case, good label and glasses. No weights. $100-$150.
716. $50
“Seth Thomas / Thomaston, Conn.”, empire style shelf clock, “Column”, ca 1860. Mahogany veneered case is 32 ½” tall, about as nice as we ever get, a few rough spots on top and bottom boards, and a few old repairs or chips glued back in place. Gilt on capitals and bases of the columns, original gold is dull, a small chip or two present. Very nice original painted glasses, identical to glasses pictured in Ly-Seth Thomas. Complete paper label inside, brass bob, winding crank, and a pair of old iron weights. 150-year-old zinc dial is remarkable for its age and repainted at some time, old hands, and the original 8-day brass lyre movement. It is signed, clean, running, and striking the wire gong on the hours. We know there are better ST Empire style clocks out there in collections, but we just rarely get them any more original than this one. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages 512-516. $100-$200.
717. $50
“Birge & Fuller / Bristol, Conn / U.S.A.”, empire cased clock, ca 1843. These two men were in business together until the death of Fuller in 1848. This clock has their revised 8-day strap brass movement without the side extension. The large 34” high mahogany veneered case has large columns and a cornice, very good veneer all over, however you may find a good veneer repair and a chip on the bottom board, and the usual corner nicks. Considering its age, the veneer is very good. I don’t know how to explain the bottom door and glass. The way the curtain? is installed and the age of the backing, and not knowing any better I could almost call it original. The top glass and the mirror are both very old and could be original. There is a complete paper label on the backboard. The wood dial has held up well, it has old hands, two original door latches, the bottom only partly there, a pair of large period iron weights, and a period pendulum bob. $100-$200.
