67.      $100

Williams, Orton, Preston’s & Co. Empire shelf clock, 1837-1843.  A 29-inch case veneered in mahogany and refinished.  This guy has a few issues.  The top cornice looks like a replacement to me.  Well done, but the wood looks newer from the back.  The dial glass is old but is a replacement.  The middle mirror is old, possibly period; the lower door mirror is likely period.  The wooden dial was probably varnished some time ago and is dark; the hands are period.  The paper label says “Improved Clocks With Brass Bushings”; the wooden 30-hour, time-and-strike movement does have brass bushings.  The crutch lacks a hook for the pendulum rod and the weight cords are broken so it wasn’t tested to run. There are two 30-hour weights included, a pendulum bob, crank, and door key.  $100-$200.