Silas B. Terry Bevel Case Shelf Clock

Description:

Silas B. Terry Bevel Case Shelf Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1840, mahogany case with door of quarter round molding, lower tablet a transfer and paint scene of buildings along a park with a heart shaped pendulum aperture, paper on wood dial marked Silas B. Terry, Terry's Ville Conn, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 24 in.

Provenance: Tony Sposato; Dr. Martin Baker; Terry and Karen Brotherton.

Literature: Illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks, p. 156.
Estimate $700-900

Minor veneer chips on upper corners.


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