$1,541
Mahogany Shelf Clock by Asa Munger & Company, Auburn, New York, 1833, with carved basket crest, looking glasses flanking the stenciled glass framing the 8 3/4 in. painted iron dial marked Warranted Asa Munger & Co., Auburn, N.Y. , lower looking glass flanked by carved columns, paw feet, wallpapered interior, 5 x 6 in. printed maker's label, eight-day brass time and strike skeletonized movement with hammer stamped 1833 , two iron weights and eagle pendulum, ht. 39 3/4 in. Literature: Information on Asa Munger and his clocks is found in Oechsle and Boyce, An Empire in Time, Clocks and Clock Makers of Upstate New York , pp. 93-97. Refinished, dial relined, stenciled and looking glasses appear to be the original, brass door knobs are replacements.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-01
