Mahogany and Cherry Outside Escapement Box Clock Attributed to Eli Terry

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Mahogany and Cherry Outside Escapement Box Clock Attributed to Eli Terry,Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1815,dovetailed box, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, gilt spandrel decoration and a single red rose, outside escapement, single glass with painted lower section of pagoda and classical urn, thirty-hour time and strike movement with solid front and rear plates, front-mounted pendulum, center count wheel strike, two compound hung iron weights, wooden pulleys mounted in the case and brass pulleys at the weights, ht. 20 1/2 in.
Estimate $12,000-18,000

New glass and reverse painting, case refinished, dial decoration in undisturbed condition, some relining on numerals, period iron weights, cardboard dust cover added to backboard.

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