Antique American Clocks January 2020
333. $100
Jerome & Co. cottage, ca. 1860. A 16-inch cottage shelf clock in walnut, again with the black
or ebonized trim edges. Two black gutta percha inserts with gold trim, and an oval picnic landscape painting in the tablet. The gutta percha is cracked and separated at the top and bottom of the tablet insert. What is gutta percha? This
19th-century natural thermoplastic is derived from the latex sap of the Palaquium gutta tree from Malaysia and had many uses, in addition
to being formed into decorative inserts in Jerome & Co. clocks. The metal dial was repainted by The Dial House, the door
glasses are old. The 8-day time-and-strike movement is unsigned, running and striking a wire gong without issue. There
is a typical label on the back of the door. $100-$200.