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Antique American Clocks                      July 2021

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45.      $1500   

Birge & Fuller miniature candlestick wagon spring steeple, 1844-1848. This is a smaller, 30-hour version of the more common 8-day wagon spring made by this company.  The mahogany case is 21.5 inches tall; the dial glass and lower cut glass are replacements, the middle cut glass may be period.  The dial has been repainted and varnished, the hands are modern, correct replacements.  The label is also a photocopied replacement.  The 30-hour time-and-strike movement, signed “C. Boardman, Bristol CO” is correct for this model.  The crutch is loose at the anchor and so the clock will not run; the strike train also needs adjustment.  The wagon spring retains the original chains and will wind.  Two similar examples on LiveAuctioneers, selling for $1700 (Schmidt’s Antiques) and $1900 (Schmitt-Horan) in 2019 and 2020, respectively. $1500-$1800.

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