146.    $100

Jerome & Co. cottage, ca. 1860.  A 16-inch cottage shelf clock in walnut, again with the black or ebonized trim edges.  Two black gutta percha inserts with gold trim, and an oval picnic landscape painting in the tablet. The gutta percha is cracked and separated at the top and bottom of the tablet insert.   What is gutta percha?  This 19^th-century natural thermoplastic is derived from the latex sap of the Palaquium gutta tree from Malaysia and had many uses, in addition to being formed into decorative inserts in Jerome & Co. clocks.  The metal dial was repainted by The Dial House, the door glasses are old.  The 8-day time-and-strike movement is unsigned, running and striking a wire gong without issue.  There is a typical label on the back of the door.  $100-$200.