14.       $500

Eli Terry pillar & scroll, ca. 1822.  Terry developed the pillar & scroll clock with the standard five-wheel train movement about 1822.  He formed a partnership with his sons Eli Jr. and Henry in 1823, so there weren’t a lot of these 5-wheel clocks made with just Eli Terry’s name.  The case is 29 inches high, with some repairs to the mahogany veneer on the door; there is an ivory escutcheon, no key.  Both glasses appear to be original, the tablet repainted by Tom Moberg.  The dial board is old and soiled with typical Terry-style embellishments, the hands are old.  Great label inside.  The 30-hour wooden movement will run briefly, driven by two old weights, striking on an iron bell.  The brass urn finials mount on wooden posts and are the correct style for Terry.  I don’t see any repairs to the scroll top and no evidence that it is a replacement.  A very nice example of a rare clock by the most famous maker of the period.  $500-$800.