most unusual piece of furniture. I cannot imagine it was
illustrate branches, leaves, and nuts.
is operating properly. It is under the
chair is 37.5" high and 18.5" at its
the legs glued in place, and things of that nature, to
keep it in the sturdy condition it is today. Some call it a
child's chair, perhaps so, but it is a full size chair. In
1880 very few people weighed more than 150 pounds,
if that. It is not a chair made to support me or a major-
ity of today's human flesh, so I would recommend you
use it as a child's chair.. e sold a similar chair in our
July 2006 auction for $1000. $800-$1000.
"Mariner", ca 1925. Originally called the acht heel,
changed to Mariner in 1928. The ser-
ial number on this case is
#166300, and the company
records indicate it was made in
1925. They called the
bronze
little over 10" wide, resting on
a mahogany base that is a little
over ½" high. Silver dial is
signed, "Chelsea / Ships
Bell", clean, has no damage,
and has correct hands. The
movement is running perfectly. Reference: "Chelsea
Clock Company /The First Hundred ears", pages202-
203. $1000-$1500.
wall clock. Oak case is 59" high,
in excellent overall condition,
clean, polished, has had no repairs
or damage. The only possible
addition or change may be the
"Central Time" painted on the
lower glass. There are two glasses,
two operating door locks, and
good electrical wires running from
the top back of the case.
Exceptional painted dial, three
original hands, and a clean, run-
ning movement, that beats 60
times per minute. The metal pen-
dulum rod is nickeled as is the two
part pendulum. The pendulum is
very heavy and we assume the
metal cans are filled with lead. It
is in fine running condition and
because the collectors spouse did not like the clicking
of the contacts in the movement. Overall an excellent
example. $750-$1000.
mahogany case is 36" high, typical German case,
plain with few frills or carvings but
there are some nice moldings around
the glasses and door. Made like a box
clock except for the calendar. The front
door is one piece, with two glasses, the
top bowed, and the bottom flat. After
opening that door you open a second
hinged wood piece. Attached to the back
of that hinged piece are the running and
calendar movements. See second pic-
ing parts. Neither
move ment is signed,
but both have serial
numbers. There is a
gong attached to the
backboard behind the
movement. The gong base is signed,
"G. ." Brass pendulum ball on a wood
stick. All moving parts appear to be
functioning properly but anything this
complicated can surely get out of sync
frankly she had to have made it on
ish, not a lot of pizzazz, there are no
carvings, just simple etched designs
on all protruding parts, and a row of
ripple around the top. One glass, no
holes were filled properly instead of moving the feet.
Ly- elch, page 132. $900-$1200.
ca early1860's. This is a rare model by
S.B. Terry, probably made a short
time before Seth Thomas acquired
the remaining materials, patterns,
and machinery, from the creditors of
the bankrupt Silas Terry. This rec-
tangle movement is unsigned but
definitely an S. B. Terry product. He
also made the Regulator No.1 with a
round movement that we more often
find in these early regulators. This
mahogany veneered case is about 40"
tall, is not a cream puff by any stretch
of the imagination, but is certainly
restorable by an average collector with
a workshop. The bottom slanted board
is loose but a simple fix. The bezel
screws are dangerously loose, all original putty holding
the glass. The bottom glass is appropriate but a replace-
ment; weight baffle board was replaced properly and
looks nice. The old dial pan is original with a new paper
dial; weight appears to be original, as is the pendulum,
pulley, and the movement. It is not as bad as I have
described.
$3000. $1000-$1500.
1910. Date stamped on the case back but I cannot make
dulled a little. Typical No.2 case,
36" high, original unless there is
and the brass dial ring. The dial has the
original paint, with some chips, has
original hands, and is signed properly.
Both glasses are original. Some black
paint was put on the backboard and the
small strip around the inside of the
running. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages 274-277. $1000-
$1500.
clock standing almost 51" high. It has a
large
The case is dark yet clean and pol-
ished and has been hanging and
running in the collectors home. It
has all its many original wood parts,
carvings top to bottom, ¾ columns
on the door, and a perfect porcelain
dial with seconds. The dial is signed
and the hands are original or period.
Correct brass bob, wood stick, porce-
lain beat scale, black label inside, and
two complete labels on the back. The
glass is old, may have been removed
to clean the case, or could be a
replacement, not sure. I just know the
wood strips have been off. This clock
is about as good as they come. Ly-
ing the base. $1000-$1500.
ings top and bottom, mixtures of
veneers and extraordinary orna-
signed elch key. Rounded base
clock that I can locate shows a plain
glass. I would suspect this glass is a
original. There is no label or evidence there ever was.
Since it is only pictured in Ehrhardt's "Clock
Identification and Price Guide", page 60, it is possible
the clock was made to be sold by some large wholesale
company in Chicago, St. Louis, etc. It is not in the
ment is 8 day, clean, running, signed, and striking a
Cathedral Bell. $900-$1200.