$6,150
Joseph Ives Hour Glass "Wagon Spring" Clock, Plainville/Farmington, Connecticut, c. 1839-41, the mahogany case with freestanding columns capped by urn finials, the upper section with wooden Roman numeral dial and moon hands, the lower section with reverse-painted tablet depicting a Greek Revival home and fence opening to the printed maker's label stating in part Improved Paten [ sic ] Brass Clocks, Manufactured by Joseph Ives, Plainville, Farmington, CT. , all against a green dust paper, thirty-hour time and countwheel strike movement with lantern pinions, pendulum and leaf ("wagon") spring mounted in the top, ht. 23 1/2 in. Provenance: Terry and Karen Brotherton. Literature: For additional information about these rarities please see Kenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, 1810-1862 , pp. 207-209.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
