27.                   $200

Rodney Brace three-panel shelf clock, ca. 1825.  Rodney Brace was in North Bridgewater, MA, and obtained movements from Norris North and Erastus Hodges, and probably trained in Torrington CT under North.  This is the second three-panel clock I have had by Brace.  The case is 35.5 inches tall with carved half-columns and a carved crest.  The veneer is mahogany with many losses and some repairs, and an old patinated finish.  The top and middle glasses are original, the old lower glass a replacement.  The Aurora tablet is original and this is the second time I have seen this glass in a Brace clock  (see here).  The wooden dial is colorful with some fading, but its biggest drawback is the redrilled and filled winding holes to fit a Torrington movement.  The plugs need to be patched and painted, at a minimum.  A proper Torrington dial would be better, but they are hard to find.  The hands are proper and period.  The 30-hour time-and-strike wooden movement is running and striking on the iron bell; there are two old and proper rectangular weights, a period or slightly later embossed pendulum bob, and a reproduced and proper label. A nice example despite its shortcomings; the previous AAC example sold for $482 last January.  It also had significant shortcomings. $200–$500.