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Description:
Riley Whiting Stenciled Columns and Splat Shelf Clock, Manchester, Connecticut, c. 1835, mahogany case with stenciled eagle splat and floral half-columns, painted wood Roman numeral dial with raised gilt decoration, lower reverse-painted tablet depicting a Capital building and street scene, case label inside reading in part Clocks Made and Sold by Riley Whiting, resting on turned feet, wood, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 27 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500
original stenciling, lower tablet with in painting, hands replaced, losses to label.
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Keywords
Splat Shelf Clock, a Capital, Connecticut, Manchester, Riley WhitingStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
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Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
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