Antique Joseph Ives Clock

Price Type: auction
Sold Date: 6/1/2001
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Catalog Description:

VERY RARE JOSEPH IVES DUNCAN PHYFE SHELF CLOCK (Brooklyn, NY c. early 1820s) Mahogany case with carved paw feet in nice old finish. Beautifully painted wooden dial. Original brass bezel and rosettes. Extra clean label reads: Mfg. by Joseph Ives, Brooklyn Long Island, NY Reverse painted tablet in bottom door. Eight-day time-and-strike, wagon-spring, brass movement (For similar example, see Fig. 20A in Connecticut Clock Technology by Ken Roberts.) Provenance: Victor Grover, Poughkeepsie, NY Height: 30 inches, Width: 15 1/2 inches Provenance: ex Collection of Peter Zaharis, Ithaca, NY

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