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Norris North & Co. reeded miniature pillar & scroll, 1822-1824. A 26.5-inch clock with brass urn finials on wooden posts, mahogany veneer, reeded columns and birdseye maple trim on the crest and base corners. The finish is clean, and I see only one veneer repair on the lower door above the escutcheon. The dial glass is original, the lower glass modern with a repainted tablet. I believe the dial is a modern antiqued reproduction on an iron plate, as these clocks had wooden dials; it looks great and replicates the wooden dials seen on other examples. This clock was included in an exhibition of pillar & scroll clocks at the National Clock & Watch Museum in early 2007 and is included in a book (Pillar & Scroll, NAWCC) on pages 50-51 that resulted from this exhibit. The period hands are correct. The east-west wooden movement should run 30 hours with time-and-strike on an iron bell; it was not tested as the weight cords are missing. There are two small square weights. The label is intact but oil-stained at the bottom. A similar example sold at Skinner’s in 2009 for $2133. $1500-$2500.