17.       $225

Wm. Gilbert “Occidental”, ca. 1891.  A mirrorside to compete with all the other manufacturers at the turn of the last century, when apparently everyone wanted a mirrorside clock.  Walnut with an old finish and a nice burled or grained veneer around the bottom of the case.  The top finials are not quite as shown in the catalog illustration in Ly’s book, Gilbert Clocks, but we have seen this finial style on other Gilbert Occidentals.  The mirrors and angel statues are old, the door glass appears to be a more recent replacement.  An older paper dial with some yellowing, but not quite so badly that it has to be replaced; hands are correct.  The Gilbert-signed movement is running and striking on the hour and half-hour on a fancy cathedral gong.  There is also an alarm, untested here, and a signed Gilbert winding key.  The pendulum is a fancy Gilbert pendulum with a pointer to show the fast/slow adjustment.  Remains of a label on the back, and two service labels on the bottom from a repair shop in Oregon in 1895.  Although a Gilbert Occidental sold for $456 on eBay as recently as 2018, these more typically fetch around $250 these days.  $200-$300.