203.    $150

Forestville Mfg. Co. Japanned paper mâché shelf clock, 1842-1849.  The 17-inch scroll-front case is in excellent condition with the Japan-themed gilt/polychrome scene on the front bright and clear.  The dial was repainted by The Dial House and is signed J.C. Brown, the hands are appropriate; the dial glass is modern, the porthole glass is old.  The 30-hour time-and-strike movement is signed Forestville Mfg Co; it needs work, as the strike spring does not wind and the time side does not run.  No pendulum bob with this clock, but a very nice label inside.  $150-$250.