$6,150
John Albert Mahogany Shelf Clock, Tyrone Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, c. 1830-35, the mahogany case with scroll top and urn finials, freestanding turned columns flanking the full-length door, the upper section over the 10-in. diameter painted iron Roman numeral dial with delicately pierced hands, the lower mahogany veneered panel with pendulum aperture all on turned feet, eight-day time and rack strike movement with attached alarm, pendulum and two iron weights, ht. 48 in. Provenance: Dr. Marlow Olsen (Richard Bourne 5-10-88); Terry and Karen Brotherton. Literature: Edward F. LaFond Jr. and J. Carter Harris, Pennsylvania Shelf and Bracket Clocks, 1750-1850 , pp. 73, 77.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25