$1,185
Mahogany Carved Column and Splat Shelf Clock by Hopkins and Alfred, Harwinton, Connecticut, c. 1825, the carved splat with floral decoration, carved pineapple finials, full-length glazed door with looking glass and reverse-painted tablet depicting a rural setting within a silver leaf boarder flanked by carved columns on paw feet, maker's label inside backboard stating Patent Eight-Day Clocks, Made and Sold by Hopkins and Alfred, Harwinton, Con. , 12 1/4 in. painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, floral decoration and seconds bit, eight-day mahogany plate wooden movement with pendulum and cast iron weights with wooden pulleys, (no significant repairs or replacements), ht. 37 1/2 in. No significant repairs or replacements, minor losses on label, lower reverse painted tablet cracked on object left side.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-02-15
