Antique American Clocks                      January 2021

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193.     $250

Eli Terry & Sons pillar & scroll, 1823-1831.  Eli Terry invented and patented the pillar & scroll clock in 1815 and by 1823 formed a business with his sons Eli Jr. and Henry; this is one of the many pillar & scroll clocks they produced over the next 8 years.  It stands 31 inches tall with heavy brass urn finials on wooden sticks.  The mahogany veneer has been cleaned but not polished or lacquered, the scroll top is original but the left scroll has been repaired. Both glasses are original, the tablet with considerable losses and a less than professional touch-up.  The wooden dial board is very faded, the hands likely replacements.  The 30-hour wooden movement will strike but not run; there are two period or later weights and a later pendulum bob.  The deteriorating label is protected behind a sheet of plastic, and the back is covered with a sheet of copper.  There are two tin pulley covers.  $250-$500.

 

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