$14,760
Joseph Ives "Brooklyn" Accelerating Lever or "Wagon Spring" Shelf Clock, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1825-30, with 10 1/2-in. printed paper on iron Roman numeral dial marked Joseph Ives/New York , polished pewter bezel over the mahogany veneered midsection flanked by two freestanding columns, the lower box with reverse-painted tablet depicting a rural scene on a lake, opens to the printed maker's label stating in part, Manufactured by Joseph Ives, Brooklyn, Long Island, New York , ball feet, eight-day, wrought brass, wagon-spring, roller pinion movement with countwheel strike, recoil escapement and pendulum, ht. 28 in. Provenance: Dr. Martin Baker; 3-27-91 Bourne Auctions; Terry and Karen Brotherton. Literature: A closely related example is illustrated and discussed in Kenneth Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, 1810-1862 , pp. 74-76. The present clock is illustrated in American Shelf and Wall Clocks , p. 52; and Horological Rarities of Space City '99 , p. 3.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
