611.     $400

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 12-lb square Jerome 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.