Antique American Clocks July 2020
17. $300
Charles Kirke pillar & scroll, 1827-1832. There are only three sales records
for Charles Kirke clocks in the Antique Clocks Price Guide and none are P&S (he later worked for E.C. Brewster). This is
a 31-inch clock in mostly original condition. Both glasses are original, the tablet painting stabilized against further
losses; the wooden dial is clean, the hands old. The feet are unusual (the right front has been repaired) and the scroll tips
have also been repaired. The brass finials are screw-in replacements. The 30-hour wooden movement is running and striking
like a champ, with two old weights and a lead-backed pendulum bob. Good label, indicating that the clock was made for retailer
George Mitchell. $300-$500.