SKINNER presents a Gallery Walk

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Silas B. Terry Mahogany Balance Wheel Steeple Clock, Terryville,
Connecticut, c. 1845, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals,
seconds dial, cut outs for viewing the escape and balance wheels,
reverse-painted tablet depicting a mill scene, printed maker’s label
stating Balance Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry, and Patented to
him, August 9th, 1845, Manufactured by Silas B. Terry, Terryville,
Conn., thirty-hour brass balance wheel escapement movement with
countwheel strike and detached wooden fusees, ht. 24 3/4 in.
$10,000-15,000
406.
Silas B. Terry Carved Crest Mahogany Shelf Clock, Plymouth,
Connecticut, c. 1835-40, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals
and raised gilt decoration flanked by turned half columns and
surmounted by a carved shell crest, the lower with painted tablet
depicting an urban street, paper dust cover and 4 1/2 x 3-in. printed
maker’s label stating Silas B. Terry. Horologist. Manufacturer of Clocks,
Timepieces and Regulators, Plymouth, Conn., eight-day time and strike
strap brass movement with countwheel strike, pendulum and two iron
weights, ht. 36 in.
$800-1,200
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407.
Silas B. Terry Mahogany Beveled Case Shelf Clock, Terryville,
Connecticut, c. 1840-45, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals
inscribed Silas B. Terry Terry’s Ville Conn., brass thirty-hour time and
strike movement with solid great wheels, solid pinions and center
mounted escape wheel, pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 24 in.
$500-700
408.
Silas B. Terry Mahogany Shelf Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1850,
painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, sleigh-front case form with
turned half columns flanking the dial and transfer decorated tablet, the
lower door with similar tablet opens to the printed maker’s label stating
Eight Day Brass Clocks Made and Sold by Silas B. Terry, Terryville,
Conn., eight day time and strike movement with solid great wheels,
count wheel strike, two weights and pendulum, ht. 32 in.
$500-700
409.
Terryville Manufacturing Company Eight-day Torsion Pendulum
Wall Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1853-54, mahogany veneered
ogee octagon case with printed label on the reverse stating Eight-
Day and Thirty Hour Marine Clocks, and Time Pieces. Waranted [sic].
Manufactured by Terryville Manufacturing Company, U.S.A., Patented
by S. B. Terry, October 5th, 1852., 9-in. painted zinc Roman numeral
dial, eight-day time-only torsion pendulum movement stamped
Patented Oct. 5th 1852, ht. 11 in.
$800-1,200
410.
Two Mahogany Silas B. Terry Torsion Pendulum Timepieces,
Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1852-54, both with thirty-hour springpowered
torsion pendulum movements stamped Patented Oct.
5th 1852 and painted zinc Roman numeral dials, the cottage clock
with printed maker’s label on the back stating in part Eight-Day
and Thirty-hour Marine Clocks and Timepieces, with Double Acting
Torsion Balance and Escapement...Manufactured by S.B. Terry & Co.,
Terryville Conn., U.S.A., ht. 10 in. the octagon wall clock with variant
printed maker’s label stating as above and Manufactured by Terryville
Manufacturing Company, Terryville, Conn., U.S.A., ht. 8 3/4 in.
$1,000-1,500
411.
Three Iron Front Silas B. Terry Torsion Pendulum Clocks, Terryville,
Connecticut, c. 1855, all with thirty-hour torsion pendulum movements,
zinc Roman numeral dials and stenciled decoration, two with mother-ofpearl
insets, the larger, with remains of printed paper maker’s label on
the backboard and time and strike movement, ht. 13, the two smaller
clocks with time-only movements, ht. approximately 10 1/2 in.
$400-600
412.
Birge & Fuller Double-steeple Mahogany Wagon Spring Shelf
Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, painted zinc dial with Roman
numerals, mirror and frosted lower tablet, printed maker’s label inside
case stating J. Ives, Patent, Excelorating [sic] Equalizing Lever Spring,
Berge & Fuller, Bristol Conn., eight-day time and strike brass movement
with iron lever spring-mounted in base, ht. 27 in.
$800-1,200