2.                   $400

Samuel Terry pillar & scroll, 1828-1835.  Samuel Terry was Eli’s younger brother (by two years) and started out as a harness maker; he began working in Eli’s shop in 1818, formed a partnership with Eli in 1824, and then in 1828 left Plymouth for Bristol (just down the road) to work under his own name, and later with his sons Ralph and John B.  The 31-inch case is clean with no major repairs; the brass urn finials are on metal spikes, the scroll tips have been repaired, the feet and skirt look original.  The dial glass is modern, the lower glass is period but may not be original to this case, as the putty is newer.  The tablet was probably repainted within the original gilded frame.  The dial is clean and slightly faded, the hands period and typical of Samuel Terry P&S clocks.  The 30-hour time-and-strike wooden movement is running and striking, as are all movements restored by Jeff Villet.  A good label inside, along with two old weights, a crank, and a modern pendulum bob and a door key for the working latch.  Samuel Terry P&S clocks are not rare, but Eli & Samuel Terry clocks are about twice as common.  AAC has sold two Samuel Terry P&S clocks for $801 and $1100, prices unusually high.  $400-$600.

Antique American Clocks                    January 2026