2.         $1200

J. Ives “New Hampshire Mirror Clock”, 1818-1825.  A diminutive version of the Ives “Looking Glass Clock”, shorter and narrower than the full-size version at 52.5 inches high and 17.5 inches wide (see the side-by-side photo with #1).  The dial diameter is also an inch smaller (5.5 inches vs 6.5 inches).  Perhaps the most important difference between the two clocks is that this clock has a short-drop Ives movement (note the pendulum window at the bottom of the upper glass), rather than at the bottom of the case.  This model is less common than the long-drop version, but there are a few examples in the Antique Clocks Price Guide.  The reeded pilaster case is maple I think, possibly cherry; it is not veneered except for the scroll top, which is mahogany and curly maple; the sides appear to be pine.  I don’t see any evidence that the case was ever veneered.  The left scroll tip has been repaired.  Both reverse-painted glasses are new and unsigned, the mirror is old, possibly a resilvered original.  The heavy iron dial is original, probably repainted long ago, and now touched up in places. The hands are replacements; the old brass urn finials are probably not original but look fine.  The Ives steel plate 8-day movement is running and keeping time, driven by two flat lead weights that may not be original.  An arm is broken off the strike count mechanism (compare the movement photo with #1); the strike chain works but not properly.  I ran it without hanging the strike weight.  This clock was owned and being restored by Herschel Burt but has been in storage since 1978 (see photo).  Burt was a noted clock collector in the last century.  $1200-$1800.