196.    $250

Henry Loomis carved column & splat, 1830-1835.  A very rare maker, with only one listing in the Antique Clocks Price Guide, a pillar & scroll, and one sale on LiveAuctioneers (now #197).  The 30-inch case has mahogany veneer in excellent condition, two carved half-columns, and a carved splat and pineapple finials that I think are period but not necessarily original.  A top right leaf has been broken off and reglued.  There are period claw feet in front and turned feet in back. Both glasses are period replacements poorly puttied into place; most of the image is lost on the tablet, but the gold leaf border is strong.  The wooden dial is clean and attractive, the hands appropriate.  The 30-hour wooden movement will strike when the weights are hung but will not run.  There is a nice label inside.  $250-$1000.