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Jan 2022 - #72
Antique American Clocks
Foster S. Campos mahogany girandole, 1998.
The 43-inch case is mahogany with gold ball
ornaments, brass sidearms and brass twisted rope around the throat frame; the top and bottom glasses are convex, the throat glass
The glasses were painted by Tom Moberg.
There is a carved wooden eagle on top and a carved base.
The painted
dial is signed, with Campos' signature pierced hands.
The back of the dial is painted for an Elmer Stennes clock; Campos worked
for Stennes until 1972.
The 8-day time-only movement is signed Foster Campos, Pembroke MA, #4 and #841.
It is running
The pendulum bob is damascened, the weight is unsigned.
The case, lower door and throat are numbered 2 and the
date '98' is stamped into the case.
RO Schmitt sold a
mahogany girandole in 2011 for $4300; Horton's sold this clock to the
consignor in 2018 for $4750.
Most of these girandoles are gilded.
An impressive piece.
$2500-$4000.