DESCRIPTION:
J.C. Brown, Forestville Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., a monumental Empire style mantel clock, the mahogany veneered softwood case with scroll feet and imposing ogee molded base, veneered columns with turned capitals and bases supporting an ogee cornice, all flanking three convex molded doors, each with a bold ogee surround, and frosted, copper wheel cut glasses, backboard with darkened label, roman numeral white painted dial with blued steel hands, 8 day time and strike movement with skeletonized plates signed "Forestville Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., U.S.A.", cast iron weights and brass clad pendulum. These are rare and no doubt the wildest Empire cased clocks every produced.
CONDITION:
case in an old finish, cleaned and polished, minor losses and repairs to veneers, lower door trimmed and with rosewood veneer, upper door with repaired corners, upper 1.25 inches of cornice missing, glasses good, dial replaced and minor losses at edge of center, dial replaced and with repair, hands good, label darkened to the point of near illegibility, movement ticks and strikes, weights good, pendulum shell with minor splits and dents
ESTIMATE:
$2500
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$3500
PRICE SOLD:
$7000
CIRCA: 1845
DIMENSIONS: 38.75in x 25.25in x 9.25in
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