SKINNER presents a Gallery Walk

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Birge & Fuller Mahogany Double Steeple Fusee Shelf Clock, Bristol,
Connecticut, c. 1840, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, reversepainted
tablets on upper and lower doors, printed maker’s label inside
case stating Improved Steel Spring, Eight-Day Brass Clocks, Birge
& Fuller, Bristol, Conn., eight-day time and strike brass movement
stamped Birge & Fuller, Bristol, Conn, USA, with detached wooden
fusees, ht. 26 1/4 in.
$600-800
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Atkins Thirty-day Wagon Spring Gallery Clock, Bristol, Connecticut,
c. 1850, eight-sided rosewood veneered case with gilded beading and
bezel, 18-in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, thirty-day time-only
iron plate and solid wheel movement with roller escapement and wagon
spring (equalizing lever spring) power source in the base, ht. 28 in.
$2,000-2,500
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J.C. Brown Mahogany Ripple-Molded Beehive Clock, Bristol,
Connecticut, c. 1850, with painted zinc Roman numeral dial, transfer
decorated tablet framing an American eagle, printed maker’s label
inside, eight-day time and strike spring-powered movement with
pendulum, ht. 19 in.
$300-500
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J.C. Brown Sharp Gothic Ripple-Molded Mahogany Shelf Clock,
Forestville, Connecticut, c. 1850, painted zinc dial with Roman
numerals, frosted and transfer decorated tablet depicting an elegant
residence, maker’s label inside backboard, eight-day time and strike
spring-powered movement, ht. 20 in.
$400-600
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J.C. Brown Rosewood Ripple-Molded Ogee Gothic Shelf Clock,
Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, the twin spire case with painted zinc
Roman numeral dial signed J.C. Brown, Bristol Ct. U.S., etched tablet,
printed maker’s label inside backboard, eight-day time and strike
spring-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 20 1/4 in.
$600-800
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E.N. Welch Mahogany Steeple Clock, Forestville, Connecticut, with
veneered case with painted zinc dial and Roman numerals, transfer and
paint decorated tablet, remains of printed maker’s label inside, eightday
time and strike movement with pendulum, ht. 19 1/4 in.
$150-200
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Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Steeple Clock, Brewster &
Ingrahams, Bristol, Connecticut, painted dial inscribed Brewster &
Ingrahams./Bristol, Ct. U, frosted glass tablet, with maker’s label,
brass eight-day spring-powered movement with iron backplate
and enclosures for brass springs, lyre-shape wire gong stand and
pendulum, ht. 19 3/4 in.
$300-500
420.
Kirk’s Patent Rosewood Octagon Wall Clock, New Haven,
Connecticut, c. 1850, 6-in. dia. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals,
eight-day spring-powered movement stamped C. Kirks Patent New
Haven Ct. AD 1847, with balance wheel and regulator, ht. 8 1/2 in.
$300-400