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Sperry & Shaw sharp gothic (steeple) fusee, 1844-1851. An unusual steeple with four cone finials and a 30-hour fusee movement. The case is 21 inches tall with flame mahogany veneer in excellent condition. There are two original glasses, the tablet a well-preserved decalcomania transfer of a lithograph based on the earliest known photograph of the Capitol, taken by John Plumbe in 1846. The painted and contoured dial likely holds the original paint, with rough touch-ups at the pins and top screw. The hands are likely replacements. The 30-hour fusee time-and-strike movement is unsigned; it runs briefly and needs adjustment. It strikes on a wire gong. There is a darkened but complete label inside. A wonderful example, I think. AAC sold this clock in 2021 for $225. $150–$250. Viewing on a smart phone? Turn it sideways!