2. $350
Seth Thomas pillar
& scroll, 1818-1827. Mr. Thomas purchased the right to manufacture Eli Terry’s Patent Shelf Clock in 1818, but by 1822
a dispute developed between Terry and Thomas, and by 1827 a lawsuit by Terry convinced Thomas to put a patent acknowledgement on his
labels. This clock does not acknowledge the Terry patent, and so was likely made before 1827. The 31-inch case
has some damaged veneer at the top of the door and a repair around the escutcheon; there is a chip to the half-round top border on
the left, and a chip to the tip on the right side of the skirt. No repairs to the scrolls or feet. The Seth Thomas-style
brass urn finials are on steel posts. Both glasses appear to be original, the tablet nicely repainted. The dial board
was repainted by The Dial House in 1991; the hands are period. The 30-hour time-and-strike wood movement runs and strikes without
problem; there are old weights, an old pendulum bob, and period dust covers over the pulleys on top. A dark but readable label
inside. AAC sold a very similar example last January for $400. $350–$500.
Antique American Clocks JULY 2023
