274.          $50

English(?) shelf clock, ca. 1890.  As with #274, there is little to go on in identifying the maker of this clock – the movement is unsigned and there is no label.  The 15-inch tall and 14.5-inch-wide case is veneered in a burled wood, possibly walnut, with a glossy finish.  The dial glass is old, the bezel opens with a push-button on the left.  The iron dial holds old paint and hands, the overall appearance makes me think it is an English case.  The 8-day, time-and-strike movement is unsigned and not recognizable (to me), but it looks like an American movement.  It is running and striking on a large iron bell; the pendulum is accessed from underneath.  $50–$150.