100. $250
E. Terry & Sons pillar & scroll, 1823-1831. I see more P&S clocks from Terry & Sons than any other clockmaking firm. They were prolific and in business at the height
of the fashion for this style clock. The case is 31 inches tall with the solid brass urn finials on screw posts. The finish
is thick with some alligatoring; the scroll top is perfect and I can’t exclude the possibility that it is an old, old replacement. I’m inclined to think that the four feet may also be old replacements, but I can’t be sure. The skirt looks original. Both glasses are period but not necessarily original – the lower glass is likely a replacement and the tablet has been repainted by
Tom Moberg; the dial glass appears to have some newer (but not recent) putty. The dial is original and some of the paint is
blistering off; there is soiling and I did not try to clean. There is an interesting pattern in the middle that I have not seen
before; it looks original and is blistering the same as the rest of the dial. The hands are a slightly later style than is typical,
but I have seen them on Terry P&S clocks before. The 30-hour time-and-strike wooden movement will run for a short while
and will strike, with two period cast iron weights, period pendulum bob, and modern tin dust covers over the pulleys on the top. There is a good label inside. A nice example. $250–$450.
Antique American Clocks JANUARY 2025