110.              $2500

Timby’s Solar Time Piece, 1863-1865.  Approximately 600 of these unusual clocks were made in Saratoga Springs, NY by Theodore R. Timby.  The 26.5-inch case is walnut or mahogany with an older but clean finish. The top finial  and drop acorn finials are correct.  The “Joslin’s Terrestrial Globe” is discolored with some surface losses over Europe; the discoloring is greatest there as well.  The jeweled balance wheel movement was made by LaPorte Hubbell and winds in back, turning the globe once every 24 hours and running for 8 days.  Above the globe is the time window, with a paper dial that rotates behind the small glass with the globe, a pointer indicating the time.  The lower glass in front of the movement shows the minute wheel with a paper dial; both paper dials would appear to be original. The time indicator arrows above the window over the globe and in the lower window appear to be original; the door flips down to adjust the time, and the clock is running without issue.  There is a dark label inside on the bottom with the production number (63), making this an early example.   AAC has sold several of these models, most recently (2023) for $5,223.  $2500-$5500.