19.       $350

Forestville Manufacturing Co. ripple-front cottage, 1842-1849.  The movement is signed Forestville Manufacturing Co., as is the label, with J.C. Brown as proprietor; his signature is also on the old painted dial.  The rosewood-veneered case is 15 inches high with ripple around the outer edge of the case and around the door and crossbar. The finish is a bit rough and could stand to be cleaned, if you don’t like a patina.  Both glasses are old, the dial glass with a nice surround, and the tablet, of a palace or public building on a lake, is original with some losses across the middle.  I like the tablet.  There is a brass knob on the door and an unusual pendulum hanger.  The label is behind plastic. It is running and striking; the time-side click-stop has been replaced.  J.C. Brown cottages, and Brown clocks in general, are still commanding good prices; several sold at Schmitt’s last fall for $300-$600.  $350-$600.