Olcott Cheney Pillar and Scroll Clock

Description:

Olcott Cheney Pillar and Scroll Clock, Middletown, Connecticut, scroll-top mahogany case with turned freestanding columns flanking the glazed full-length door, the upper portion over the painted wood roman numeral dial, the lower tablet with reverse-painting on glass, printed paper on interior backboard with maker's name and location, thirty-hour time and strike wood movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 in.
Estimate $500-700

Restoration to lower glass. Some veneer loss, some with the clock.


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