50.                   $750

E. Ingraham & Co. Venetian with Ives tin plate movement, ca. 1861.  A beautiful Venetian, 18 inches tall with rosewood veneer, half-columns with the original gilding, a clean finish, and two original glasses with a remarkable and possibly original tablet.  Oh, and a Joseph Ives tin plate movement.  Ives designed and patented this movement when he was 78 years old as a way to use tin for movements, which was less expensive than brass (see Ly, American Clocks, Vol. 3, page 108).  Because Ives incorporated his rolling pinions and an unusual escape wheel, it was costly and difficult to manufacture and did not gain much use.  The dial is glossy paper, the hands are replacements; note the open center section to see the unusual movement.  The movement is not signed that I can see, but I did not remove it from the case; there is no question who made it.  It is running and striking without issue.  A good green label inside.  The most recent sale of an Ingraham clock with this movement was in 2018 at Cottone’s for $850; AAC sold a Brewster clock with this movement in 2023 for $1025, and Schmitt Horan sold one last fall (Nov 1, Lot 387) for $1900.  $750–$1500.