hive clock, ca 1842-1850. Large and
heavy mahogany veneered case, stand-
ing 19" high. Veneer on the rounded
front edges is horizontal and resembles
rosewood, whereas veneer on the sides
is surely mahogany. The door has an
ivory escutcheon, working lock, with an
old key. The veneer is very attractive
and is in good condition except for one
tiny chip on the lower door and some
minuscule tics on the case base. Tablet
is a replacement, top glass held with the
original putty, and the original dial pan
was repainted years ago. Hands, pendu-
lum bob, and winding key are old. The
reason the clock is so heavy is that the
large brass springs are heavy. Eight day
movement is running and striking a coil
gong each hour. $300-$500.
ca 1845-1853. This rare intermediate sized
steeple clock was authentically restored.
Actually, the restoration was limited to
repainting the finials and ball feet. The
18½" mahogany veneered case is very nice
with a very few edge or corner tics, is clean
and polished. The glasses, dial, and hands
are all original, slight fading on the dial and
hardly any chips. The lower tablet scene
has lost the portion of paint that would
illustrate the scene being depicted. There is
about 50% of the paint remaining but it
does not tell a story. Most of the label
remains on the backboard. The one day
movement has the original brass springs
and strikes hours on a coil gong. Old brass
bob and winding key included. It has an
original working door lock with old key.
$250-$500.
parlor clock, "Nanon", ca 1885.
As kitchen/parlor clocks go this
is an early one, and in near per-
fect condition. Some of the
glasses Ansonia used in their
mantle clocks were simply out-
standing. This glass is perfect
and shows 10 different figures,
each playing an instrument. It is
as if the whole orchestra is pic-
tured. The Welch pressed glass
pendulum is one of their expen-
sive ones that we sometimes sell
for $100. The dial, hands, and
remnants of two labels, are all
original. There is a lot of the
labels on the back, but rubbed to
where you can hardly read
them. Eight day movement is
running, striking a coil gong on
the hours, and alarms on a nickel bell. Walnut case is 21½" high, and in
excellent condition. Ly-Welch #442. $300-$500.
cottage clock. The walnut case is
almost 13" high, top piece is
applied, carved or grooved sec-
tion below the dial, and etched
designs top, base, and below the
dial. Large, deeply carved or
grooved out places on each side.
The "novel" part is the back. The
bottom half is hinged on the base
and drops down to allow access to
the pendulum. The alarm bell is
attached to the back of the hinged
section. The top half of the back
is stamped, "Willson &
Schlechter / Jewelers / Reading,
PA." Nice brass sash and glass
over the replaced paper dial. Old
hands, correct alarm ring. Clock
frame clock, ca 1850. The case is
17½" high, painted black and
covered with painted gold deco-
rations all around the case edge
and door. Mother of Pearl decora-
tions all around the case and a
few on the door. Gold painted
designs on both glasses plus the
picture of J. C. Brown painted on
the bottom glass, and under the
picture it says, "J. C. Brown,
Manufacturer". Both glasses are
original, so is the porcelain door
knob. There are no missing pieces
of MOP and the gold decorations
are near perfect, leading one to
consider that the case was
restored. I might concede the
pieces. I frankly do not see how the gold could not be original. The painted
dial is original, has good bold numerals and signature, "J. C. Brown /
Bristol, Ct. U.S." Complete paper label inside, with the Brown and
Forestville Manufacturing Co. name printed as it should be. The movement
is 8 day, striking a coil gong. The almost identical clock and movement are
pictured on pages 43 and 47 in the book, "Jonathan Clark Brown and the
Forestville Manufacturing Co.", by Kenneth D. Roberts and Snowden
Taylor, Ph.D. This is a near perfect early clock. $1000-$1500.
Warranted / A Good Time-Keeper",
copied from the complete paper label
inside this steeple clock, ca 1866.
Mahogany veneered case is 19½" high,
chipped along the bottom edge otherwise
good veneer. Finial tips broken, door
edge is beveled, and case front edge is
rounded. The veneer on the rounded front
is horizontal and resembles rosewood
more than mahogany. Original glasss,
tablet paint partially missing, original
painted dial but paint is fading, and it has
original hands. Old brass bob and key
inside. The movement is 30 hour, run-
ning, and striking a coil gong. $150-
$300.