$1,185
Silvester Clarke Mahogany and Tiger Maple Timepiece, Salem Bridge, Connecticut, c. 1830, half-round tiger maple sides and line inlay flanking the painted wooden dial with Roman numerals and gilt spandrels, looking glass and lower painted scene of a rural countryside, 9 x 11 1/2 in. printed label on the back stating S. Clarke's Improved Brass Clocks; Warranted if Well Used. Salem Bridge. Conn. , eight-day brass movement with strap recoil escapement, pulley mounted in the top of the case, iron weight and pendulum, ht. 24 in. For a related example see, Chris H. Bailey, Heman Clark and the "Salem Bridge" Shelf Clocks, NAWCC Bulletin Supplement no. 13, 1980, pp. 43-4.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-07-16
