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381.Hiram Welton Alarm Timepiece Shelf Clock, Terrysville, Plymouth,Connecticut, c. 1840, the grain-painted pine case with stenciled splat,stenciled and smoke grained half columns flanking the painted woodendial with Roman numerals, gilded spandrels and center and tin alarmdisc, lower William B. Fenn stenciled and painted glass depicting aFederal eagle and marked E. Pluribus Unum, printed maker’s labelstating in part Improved Time Pieces by Hiram Welton, Made andSold at Terrysville, Plymouth Con., thirty-hour time and alarm woodenmovement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 24 in.$2,500-3,500384382.Mitchell & Atkins Miniature Carved Column Shelf Clock, Bristol,Connecticut, c. 1835, the mahogany case with carved cornucopiasplat and pineapple finials, carved half columns flanking the paintedwooden dial with Roman numerals and floral decorated spandrels,lower reverse-painted tablet with Greek revival building, heart-shapedpendulum aperture and stenciled border all on carved paw feet, printedmaker’s label stating Improved Clocks Made and Sold by Mitchell &Atkins, Bristol, Conn..., thirty-hour time and strike wooden movementwith pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 27 in.$2,000-4,000383.Seth Thomas Miniature Mahogany Shelf Clock, Plymouth Hollow,Connecticut, c. 1850, the molded top supported by four freestandingcolumns flanking the painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and lowerreverse-painted glass with a colorful fruit bowl and flowers, printedmaker’s label on backboard, eight-day time and strike serpentine platemovement marked S. Thomas Plymouth Conn. U.S.A. powered by twobrass springs, ht. 19 in.$200-300384.Henry Terry Miniature Mahogany Ogee Clock, Plymouth,Connecticut, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, lower glassdepicting a formal domestic setting, printed label inside stating, BrassClocks Made and Sold by Henry Terry, Plymouth, Conn. Warranted,brass thirty-hour time and strike weight-powered movement withpendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 19 1/2 in.$400-600385385.Silas B. Terry Miniature Mahogany Alarm Timepiece, Terryville,Connecticut, c. 1845, the ogee case style, wooden dial with Romannumerals and signed J.J. Beals, Boston, transfer decorated tabletdepicting and marked Croton Fountain N.Y., over paste label insidebackboard with maker as above and Alarm Timepiece Movement Madeby Hiram Welton, thirty-hour time and alarm weight-powered brassmovement with pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 18 3/4 in.$800-1,200