196. $50
Three fusee steeple clocks, ca. 1843. The first two are by Hiram Welton (1841-1842); the third is by Chauncey Boardman (1843-1846). All three are 30-hour time-and-strike
fusee movements, and you can easily see three different styles used during this steeple heyday. The first two are veneered in
mahogany with an old finish; the third has been stripped of veneer. All three have old glasses with original tablets that are
well preserved; you may recognize the Hartford CT courthouse on the first. The “View of Hotel de Paris” is one I have not seen
before. The original painted dials are rough, with staining, soiling, chipping, corrosion, and poorly done touch-ups. The first lacks a minute hand and the hour hand does not fit. All hands are period. The movements are not die-stamped;
the first and third are running. There are appropriate embossed pendulum bobs and good labels inside. All for one money. $50–$150.
Antique American Clocks JANUARY 2025