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J.C. Brown acorn shelf clock, 1847-1850. A 24.5-inch laminated case with an original dial glass with gold trim and a modern lower glass with a Fenn-style tablet. The side arms are not firmly attached; the rosewood case has a clean polished finish. The painted dial has been touched up, renumbered and antiqued – it may have been repainted entirely. The hands are appropriate and period. The 8-day brass, time-and-strike, remote-fusee movement is die-stamped ‘Forestville M.F.G. Co.’ It will run briefly and the strike runs unrestricted, as the fan has come off – it is in the bottom of the case. The case retains the green wallpaper inside but the card label is a reproduction. AAC has sold three acorns, most recently last January, for an average of $4000; this is as nice as any of them. $2500–$4500.