49.      $250

Gilbert Clock Co. “Stella”, ca. 1879.  A rare clock with a gesso or gutta percha border around the door and on the base, in a black lacquered case, 14 inches tall.  There are metal trim pieces on the front corners of the base and metal leaves on the upper corners of the door; the trim pieces are missing from the bottom corners.  The decorated glass is original, as is the black paper dial with a stenciled shield design, the brass hands, and the regulated pendulum.  The signed 8-day time-and-strike movement is running and striking on a cathedral gong.  There is no label.  You rarely see this clock, and rarely preserved this well.  No recent sales.  $250-$500.