Lot 208: 19th C. Shelf Clock

Lot 208: 19th C. Shelf Clock

Estimate: $300 – $600

Mahogany and mahogany veneer, original label “Birge & Ives, Bristol CT. 8 day brass works”, with directions, reverse painted door of Mount Vernon, dated in pencil on inside door “1839, 1849″, etc., medial mirror, painted wood dial, split balustrade sides, black and gilt, gilt bowl of fruit and leaves at top, ivory diamond escutcheon, complete with weights, strike and time, from a prominent Washington Street, Duxbury family, 35″ h, 17” w.

Description

19th c. CT shelf clock, Birge & Ives