351351.Welch, Spring & Company “Patti V.P.” Rosewood Shelf Clock,Forestville, Connecticut, c. 1880, the “Baby Patti” case form with turnedfinials and three-quarter columns on a molded base, printed paperRoman numeral dial with moon hands, gilt transfer decoration of glass,thirty-hour dual-wind time-only movement with pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in.$1,500-2,500353352.E.N. Welch Mahogany Sharp Gothic Shelf Clock, Forestville,Connecticut, c. 1870, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, zinc dialsurround and alarm disc, silver leaf transfer design on glass, printedmaker’s label on the back stating Sharp Gothic Visible Pendulum,Manufactured by the E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Connecticut,U.S.A., eight-day time and gong strike movement with pendulum, ht.20 1/4 in.$200-300353.Rolling Verge Cottage Clock Attributed to Atkins, Whiting &Company, Bristol, Connecticut, 1850-55, the glazed flat bevel doorover the painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, lower door withtransfer decorated tablet depicting the U.S. Capitol Building, brassserpentine-shaped plate, thirty-hour movement with 28-tooth escapewheel, roller pallets and countwheel strike, ht. 11 1/2 in.Note: For additional information on these interesting clocks, seeKenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to ConnecticutClock Technology, 1810-1862, revised 2nd edition 1989, pp. 328-30.$800-1,200354.Silas B. Terry Mahogany Reverse Ogee Cottage Clock, Terryville,Connecticut, blue and gilt reverse-painted dial surround over thewooden dial with Roman numerals, lower glass with transfer andpainted decoration depicting two colorful birds and a nest, printedmaker’s label inside backboard Spring Brass Clocks! Made, Warrantedand Sold by Silas B. Terry, Terryville, Conn., thirty-hour time and strikemovement with internally mounted countwheel, ht. 14 3/4 in.$2,500-3,500
354356355.Botsford’s Improved Patent Lever Timepiece, Jerome ManufacturingCompany, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1845-55, 3 1/4-in. enameleddial with Roman numerals, spade hands, pressed brass scrolldecorated surround marked Paris, thirty-hour spring-powered patentlever-escapement timepiece on a painted pedestal with brass ball feetand glass shade, ht. 12 in.$300-500357356.Silas B. Terry Pine Cottage Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855,the paper veneered case with “snakeskin” finish on the door andfaux graining, painted zinc dial signed S.B. Terry, Terryville, etchedgeometric-pattern tablet, printed maker’s label inside stating, PatentCaveat filed AD 1851, S. B. Terry, Manufacturer of Clocks, Terryville,Conn. Warranted, thirty-hour spring-powered ladder movementtimepiece with pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in.$800-1,200357.Silas B. Terry Cottage Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855, with“snakeskin” paper veneer finish on door and faux graining on sides,painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, transfer paint decorated lowerglass, printed label on backboard stating, Patent Caveat Filed 1851,S. B. Terry, Manufacturer of Clocks, Terryville, Conn., thirty-hour brassladder timepiece movement, ht. 10 1/2 in.$500-700