1912. This clock is near perfect, and to be 100 years old
cleaned yet there is no smoke.
Old signed dials, aged of
course but still very good. The
movement is 8 day, running
dar clock it is a striking model
good labels on the back, it has
Waterbury #238. $1000-$1250.
1889. One of the famous "Patti" movement clocks that
has had collectors in a tizzy for
years. It has an 8 day Patti
movement that is made of good
solid steel, and strikes hours and
half hours on a Cathedral Bell.
Two piece dial, outer dial ring is
porcelain, inner dial is brass with a
mottled design, and on the inner
dial is an open escapement mecha-
nism, and the correct original hands.
There are some hairlines around
the porcelain dial ring. Original
glass is in front of the original
pendulum. There is a beveled
glass over the dial, and the correct
metal back cover that holds the round label. There is
about 24% of the label remaining, the letters "--edive",
and "Mfg. & Co", are the only important sections left.
We have never had an oak Khedive model. It is 17"
high, clean and polished. Ly-Welch, page 151. $1000-
$1250.
this case, ca 1850. The ripple
beehive clock is 19" high, very
nice, covered with rosewood
veneer and ripple molding all
around the front. There are no
wood problems and it has had
no repairs. Both glasses are
very nice, the top glass is held
with original putty, the bottom
has been in the door a long long
time and may be original also.
The painted zinc dial shows
considerable wear or fading,
and the numerals are weak. The
hands and pendulum are period
and correct for this model
gong. Reference: "Jonathan Clark Brown and the
Forestville Manufacturing Company", by Kenneth D.
Roberts and Snowden Taylor. $800-$1200.
ca 1886. We are told by collectors that this clock is very
rare and almost never comes up for sale anywhere. This
is only the third one we have seen,
or offered for sale. The first one
sold in our January 2004 auction
for over $1700, the second one
sold in the January 2007 auction
for almost $2000, and this one was
offered in the July 2009 auction
and did not get a sniff. We have cut
the price to the bone so now you
get a rare clock for a bargain
price. This walnut case has been
rubbed/polished and has a very
nice appearance. The dial and dial
board are original to each other,
but there is a split in the board
where the screws went thru. New holes were made
and the board glued where it split. We understand this
model was made with, and without, finials. The case
has carvings all over, plus spindles, turnings, and
grooved designs. We believe the clock is 100% origi-
nal, including the dial, hands, glass, gong, pendulum,
and the 8 day movement. Ly-New Haven #1245.
$900$1200.
Conn.", copied from the complete paper label inside
and a good period pair of hands.
The dial is weak but is brighter
than some we have sold. The
mahogany case is 20" high, has
two good finials, and two good
is a later copy of an original glass.
apparently has never had the
has the J. C. Brown porcelain door
repairs or additions to the nice case. Reference"
"Jonathan Clark Brown and the Forestville
Manufacturing Company", by Kenneth D. Roberts and
Snowden Taylor. $900-$1200.
Brown, / Forestville, Conn. U.S.A.",
copied from the perfect label in the
ripple beehive clock, ca 1858.
This rare ripple case is 100%
original except for the replaced
round glass over the dial. The
bottom tablet is near perfect and
is signed at the bottom, "10
Dine Springs". The case is 19"
tall, excellent but for one small
ding on the base, and has the
trademark Brown porcelain
door knob. Original painted zinc
dial, correct hands, and an old
brass bob. The movement is 8
day, signed, running, but needs
to be serviced. It strikes a coil
gong and alarms on an iron bell. This is a great exam-
ple of the J. C. Brown ripple beehive that Welch con-
tinued to sell after the sale of Brown's property. Ly-
Welch, page 175. $1000-$1250.
Terpsichore", ca 1904. Sybil is the metal base and
this base, and likewise the statue could be
two piece latching back door, are all very
$1200.
ca 1904. The Summer statue has been cleaned of any
remaining finish so it is ready for a finish of
your choice. The base, Sybil, has not been
cleaned and retains not the original finish,
but one put on a few years back, and that
finish is in the gold/bronze family of fin-
ishes. The center piece on the base is
not attached to the case but only placed
there for the picture. It has been sand-
blasted and ready to finish. I suspect that
Bruce Baziluk was preparing both
pieces to finish but passed before he
was able to complete the work. The
two pieces are 24" high, and we
believe it to be complete except for
a fern top that she should be hold-
ing in her hand. There is no gong,
but the wood base is there, and there is no pendu-
lum or key. The sash, beveled glass, one piece porcelain
dial (signed), hands, metal back door, and the 8 day
movement, are all original to this clock. It books for
$2500 and usually sells for much more if it is in very
nice condition. Ly-Ansonia #461 and #1499. $1000-
$1500.
is cherry, which is rare in itself.
carved and the front and top also
ing folks from bidding on it. Anyone, except an
expert, would look at this clock and see nothing
amiss. That includes me. I could not get the clock reg-
ulated to keep anywhere near the right time. It turns
out it has an incorrect movement. It should have a
No.85C movement as pictured in Ly-Seth Thomas
#2480, but instead has an almost identical movement,
the same size, fitting into the same backboard holes,
but is incorrect for the Hotel. I could put it in an auc-
tion anywhere and probably get my money back, but
I do not want to burn some other poor sour like I was
burned. I will keep offering it until it sells, if it only
brings garage sale prices. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages
728, 921, and 956. $750-$1000.