Description

Jan 2022 - #82
Antique American Clocks
Birge, Mallory & Co. miniature triple decker, 1838-1843.
A 27-inch weight-driven 30-hour
ahogany veneer is good, the gilding has been gold-painted; the tortoise shell columns look original.
glass is original, the mirror original, the tablet repainted in the original format on new glass (the original tablet is shattered
but included).
The wooden dial board is clean, the hands modern replacements.
The brass movement is signed and running,
striking on a wire gong.
A roughed-up label but mostly complete, a modern pendulum bob and two proper period weights.
$750-$1000.

Record courtesy of AntiqueAmericanClocks.com