191. $1200
Forestville Mfg. Co. miniature ripple-front round
gothic, 1842-1849. A miniature beehive (round gothic), 15.5-inches tall, with a dark finish and good ripple on the front. There is a bone or ivory knob on the door. Both glasses are period, the upper glass original; the period lithograph tablet
is in remarkably good condition and depicts P.T. Barnum's American Museum on Broadway in New York City, probably based on a Currier
lithograph from 1846 . The dial is relatively clean with little chipping or wear and is unsigned; the hands are slight
mismatches. The 30-hour brass movement is signed J.C. Brown; it is clean and polished and running without a problem, although
the wire-gong strike tends to run on. The nearly complete label is stained but readable, and of course J.C. Brown’s name is
prominently featured. Miniature beehives are even less common than miniature steeples. AAC sold this clock in 2021
for $1400. $1200-$1400.
Antique American Clocks JANUARY 2025