3.              $1500

George A. Jones & Co. regulator, ca. 1870. This 58-inch clock is attributed to this company, but it is not shown in the catalog I have and there is no label nor markings on the movement or dial.  The case style resembles other clocks made and marketed by this firm, and may have been influenced by H.J. Davies, Jones’ plant manager.  The case appears to be walnut with ornamental columns on each side and a round gothic top. The door glass is modern, the side glasses appear older.  The porcelain dial has numerous hairline cracks, the hands are likely original.  The 8-day, time-only movement is unsigned and uses a Brocot escapement, driven by an 8-lb brass weight with a temperature-compensating (gridiron) pendulum.  It will run for a short while but needs service.  The unique movement is identical to movements found in other Jones regulators.  The story is that this clock was owned by the granddaughter of Henry Clay and hung in the Clay estate “Ashland” in Lexington KY until the home was vacated and turned over to a Memorial Foundation, sometime after 1948.  There is no direct evidence that this clock belonged to Clay descendants, but it was owned by a Lexington resident before moving to the Atlanta environs.  Now it’s back.  For a short while, I hope!  $1500–$2500.

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Antique American Clocks                     january 2025