2408 Indian Catalog - Skinner

432 433434433.New Mexican Retablo, 19th century, possibly by The Quill PenSantero, tempera and gesso on a hand-adzed five-sided panel,depicting the Virgin Mary flanked by large candles, with an imageof a crescent moon at her feet, ht. 11, wd. 10 in.$3,000-4,000434.Presentation Clock with Buffalo Horn Mount, c. last quarter19th century, the Waterbury Clock Co., U.S.A., patent datesSeptember 11, 1877, and January 15, 1878, the horns etchedwith “Railroad Watson” against a textured background, lg. 19 in.Note: Probably owned by John Richard Watson, an Englishmanwho came to California during the gold rush, but from the1860s-1880s, worked for the Central Pacific Railroad ofCalifornia, and was a participant of the Golden Spike ceremonyon May 10, 1869, in Utah. A history is included.$600-800136