554.    $275

Waterbury Clock Co. “Montreal”, ca. 1884.    One of Waterbury’s smaller and less common wall clocks, at 37.5 inches from finial tip to finial tip, in a walnut case with a rich finish.  The glass is old but the decoration differs from that shown in the catalog (Ly, Waterbury Clocks & Watches, page 195).  It was also offered with a plain glass (Ly, Waterbury Clocks & Watches, Vol. 2, page 711).  The 7-inch dial has been repainted with the Waterbury logo; the hands are correct for this model.  The finials look like close and well-matched replicas and the crest and the base are probably reproductions, as the base lacks the carved ornamentation shown in the catalog drawing.  The signed, 8-day time-and-strike spring-driven movement is running but is touchy, and is striking on the nickel bell on the hours.  The nickel pendulum bob matches the nickel bezel. There is a label on the back and signed Waterbury key included.  This is the second of two Montreals we have in this auction. $300-$500.