Antique C and LC Ives Clock

Price Type: auction
Sold Date: July, 2002
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Catalog Description:

C. & L.C. Ives column and splat clock, ca 1830-1831. "C. & L.C. Ives, Bristol, Conn", ca 1830-1831. This is the firm of Chauncey Ives and his nephew, Lawson C. Ives. They started business in 1828. This brass movement was invented by Joseph Ives, had rolling pinions and pinion wheels, and a 24 hour count wheel. The movement was used by several makers in several case styles. The introduction of Ives' 8 day brass weight motivated clock in 1830 resulted in serious competition to the wooden movement clock manufacturers. This triple deck clock is typical for that period. An identical clock, movement, are shown on pages 94-122 in the book, "The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, 1810-1862", by Kenneth D. Roberts. It has a full label, period weights, pendulum, brass hands, a fine old wood dial, old glasses rebacked and holding. Splat has vivid designs, now dark with grime-never cleaned. 36 inch mahogany veneer case, full columns in the middle. Some repairs around both ivory escutcheons. Locks are complete but dirty. Repairs around the chimneys and returns. A great deal of potential will be realized after cleaning.

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