69.               $500

George Marsh & Co. Eight-day hollow column REPRODUCTION, ca. 1990.  The maker did not sign his work so we don’t know the woodworker who made this beautiful reproduction of Marsh’s iconic hollow column clock.  It stands 39.5 inches tall on small turned feet.  As best I can tell, everything here is modern other than the glasses and the unsigned brass 8-day, time-and-strike movement.  The figured mahogany on the columns and panels is beautiful; the modern carved walnut crest is a slight mismatch to the rest of the case.  The tablet is appropriate to this clock and period but the paint is a bit thin.  The dial was done by The Dial House, with a pull-up mirror to allow viewing of the brass movement; note, however, that the lift wire does not go through the top of the case.  The hands are appropriate. There are no weights with this clock; it needs cylindrical 8-lb weights to run and strike.  As noted, there is no label. This is an absolutely beautiful show clock that closely replicates the uncommon originals made by Marsh & Co. in 1835.  An original would cost you at least $3000.  $500–$1000.