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Birge & Fuller column & cornice shelf clock, 1844-1848. This style of clock was made almost exclusively by Birge & Fuller. These guys are best known for their double steeples, but they also made triple deckers (mostly with a fixed center panel) and these column & cornices. I particularly like the ones, like this one, that have a Fenn-style tablet. Both glasses are old and likely original; the veneer is mahogany, as are the columns. Certainly the 32-inch case has been cleaned and polished. The dial is wood with some losses, the hands are the proper style. The 8-day, strap-brass movement is signed Birge & Fuller and is running and striking without issue, driven by two period iron weights and regulated by an embossed pendulum bob. A decent label inside, along with a handwritten note on provenance back to the 1860’s. These uncommon clocks have a simplicity and elegance. $200-$400.