$4,740
Mahogany and Bird's-eye Maple Empire Shelf Clock by Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Connecticut, c. 1850, with maple veneered front surfaces, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, transfer and paint decorated tablet marked Albany and depicting the steamboat "Fulton", printed maker's label inside backboard marked Improved Spring Clocks, Manufactured and Sold by Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, CT. , 30-hour time and strike fusee movement, ht. 18 in. Mellow old surface on case, dial tablet and label are undisturbed, no significant reairs or replacements.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07