Henry Loomis Half Column Clock

Henry Loomis Half Column Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$2,500 – $3,500[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Nov 17, 2012[/restrict]

Henry Loomis Half Column Mantle Clock. Painted wood dial has a 10 in. chapter ring with black painted Roman hour numerals and gilt scrolling spandrels and pierced black hands; wooden works, weight driven movement, count wheel strike mechanism with steel bell, iron weights, original paper label in the back – Manufactured and Sold by Henry Loomis, Bristol, Conn. In a mahogany half column case with carved crest, pineapple finials, long reeded columns on the side over hairy paw front feet and turned back feet; original reverse painted tablet in the door, in overall good condition with some minor paint flaking, no inpainting. Case is refinished. 30 in. high x 17 in. wide x 6 in. deep.