Stenciled column and splat shelf clock by Eli Terry, Jr., Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1840. Stenciled columns and splat with lyre and flower motif, reverse painted glass, claw feet, label “Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry, Made and Sold in Plymouth, Connecticut by Eli Terry, Jun’r.”. Weight driven, wooden works clock, hand painted dial, measures approx. 28″ tall x 16 1/2″ wide x 4″ deep. Many Eli Terry Clocks which depict a home or building on the reverse painted glass tablet, are actual homes in the Town of Plymouth and surrounding Connecticut towns of the time period.
Henry Terry Stenciled column and splat shelf clock, c. 1830. Stenciled half columns and splat with fruit bowl, hand painted dial with raised gilt, reverse painted glass tablet with heart-shaped apeture, claw feet, nice label with American Eagle “Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry, Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut by Henry Terry”. 30 hour wooden works weight driven shelf clock. Measures approx. 30″ high x 18″ wide x 5″ deep.
Alpha Hart Splat & Column Mantle Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$400 – $600[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$600[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Nov 17, 2012[/restrict]
Alpha Hart Splat & Column Mantle Clock. Painted wood dial has a 9 in. chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals, floral painted spandrels, gilt wreath center and open hands; wooden works movement with count wheel strike mechanism, iron bell, brass covered pendulum bob and conical iron weights. Mahogany case has an ebony crest with gilt stenciled fruit basket & turned half columns over acanthus paw feet; original reverse painted scenic tablet with building, has minor flaking within the bell tower of the building. 27 in. high x 15.5 in. wide x 6 in. deep.
Henry Terry & Co. Column Shelf Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$400 – $700[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$130[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 01, 2010[/restrict]
Henry Terry & Co. Column Shelf Clock: wood works, weight driven with gong strike, 10″ wood dial, partial interior label and original glass panes. The case is mahogany and veneer.
(The dial is held with non original screw and the center hole is enlarged. The door knob is not original and its lower right corner has a small bit of damage. The upper corners of it have a bit of repair. No key.)
32 3/4″ tall and running at this time