Unknown maker cigar box clock, ca. 1850? This small (11.75-inch tall) box clock features a full-length glass in the door with a decalcomania pattern typical of “cigar box clocks” from the New England Clock Co. (see #54).  The green background is very dark and may have been strengthened; the glass is broken horizontally in the middle but glued.  The curved door frame is veneered in mahogany or rosewood, but the sides and top are not veneered; the sides appear to be solid walnut.  The metal dial is slightly contoured with old/original paint, the hands are period.  The 30-hour, time-only movement is unusual and unsigned; I don’t recognize it and so cannot guess who made this clock.  There is no label.  The clock is running nicely.  If you have any ideas as to a maker, please let me know. $200–$500.

Antique American Clocks                     JULY 2023