171.              $350

E.N. Welch “Sinico”, ca. 1885.  A 44-inch black walnut case in typical Welch style, with a long door glass and carved trim.  The finish is clean, the door glass modern, the dial numbering retouched on the original painted dial.  The 8-day, time and half-hour strike Verdi movement is unsigned; it is running and striking on the cathedral gong (later versions included a cup bell for the half-hour strike).  There is considerable wobble in the pendulum which needs to be addressed.  A few shreds of a black (Welch) label on the back.  The Sinico is not common; AAC sold one in 2020 for $550.  350-$600.