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Jul 2021 - #56
Antique American Clocks
Welch, Spring & Co. "Italian No. 2" calendar, ca. 1872.
A 16-inch round-top case with
rosewood veneer and two original gilded half-columns on each side.
This rare example is distinguished by the original black
paper calendar dial in the lower window; I can find no sales examples in the Antique Clocks Price Guide or on LiveAuctioneers, but
the black calendar dial model is illustrated on page 174 of Ly's book
Welch Clocks
, Second Edition.
Note the Lewis signature
above the center post; B.B. Lewis made the calendar mechanism and sold it to Welch, Spring & Co.
The 8-day, time-and-strike
movement is signed E.N. Welch, Forestville, CT and is running and striking as expected.
The glasses are original, the gold calendar
hands as well; the time dial holds the original paint, and the hands are replacements.
There is a worn label inside.
calendar date hand will advance when triggered by hand, but I did not run the clock long enough to see if it advances with the clock.
With no sales records pricing is difficult.
$600-$1200.