Mahogany Whale s Tail Pillar and Scroll Clock by Samuel Mahogany Shelf Clock by Olmstead & Barnes, Terry,

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1 94. Mahogany Whale s Tail Pillar and Scroll Clock by Samuel Terry, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1825, with full-length door, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals and floral spandrels, painted tablet of a large home on a lake, scroll skirting, French feet, printed maker s label inside backboard, thirty-hour time and strike movement with countwheel, two iron weights, and pendulum, ht. 31 1/2 in. $1,000-1, Mahogany Shelf Clock by Olmstead & Barnes, Brooklyn, New York, dated 1829, with pitched pediment, freestanding columns flanking the glazed dial door over the painted iron dial with Roman numerals marked Joseph Ives, New York, removable veneered panel in the midsection and lower painted tablet of a three story dwelling with pendulum aperture, printed maker s label stating in part, Directions for setting the clock in motion, and keeping in repair...manufactured and Sold by Olmstead & Barnes, Brooklyn, Long-Island., modified thirty-hour wooden movement of eight-day duration with iron great wheel, countwheel strike, pallet bridge scribed Barnes, No. 12, 1829 and iron leaf springs mounted in the base, ht. 27 1/4 in. Note: For an informed discussion of this experimental clock, see Kenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, , pp The published and present example appear to be the same clock, although described differently, and the maker s label has deteriorated since publication. There are no other known examples. $10,000-15,000 75

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3 96. Mahogany Hourglass Shelf Clock by Joseph Ives, Plainville, Farmington, Connecticut, c , freestanding columns flanking the hour glass shaped case, 9 1/2 in. brass dial with Roman numerals, painted tablet with town center and meeting house, thirty-hour brass time and strike movement with direct fusees on the winding barrel, lantern pinions, countwheel strike and iron leaf spring-mounted inside the top of the case powering the clock, ht. 23 in. 97. Rosewood Bench-made Reproduction Acorn Clock, Movement by Forestville Manufacturing Company, with laminated side arms of unconventional design, paint decorated tablet, blue paper dustcover on lower portion of backboard, eight-day lyre-shaped time and strike movement stamped with maker s name, wooden fusees in the base and pendulum, (made of old components), ht. 24 1/2 in. $ Note: For a discussion and illustration of a related example see Kenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, , pp. 207, $7,000-9,000 77

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5 98. Walnut Violin Clock by Seth Thomas, Thomaston, Connecticut, the paper on zinc dial with Roman numerals and maker logo, gold and silver leaf tablet with musical theme, molded flat base, eight-day lyre movement stamped S. Thomas Thomaston CT, USA, with Geneva stops, countwheel strike, recoil escapement, and gong with cast mark of Seth Thomas Clock Co. $5,000-7, Mahogany Tavern Clock Attributed to Aaron Willard, Boston, c. 1825, with turned and glazed bezel over the 11 3/4 in. dia. concave painted iron dial, lower waist door, eight-day brass timepiece with iron weight, brass-faced, lead-backed pendulum bob and iron rod, ht. 30 in. Literature: A related example is illustrated and discussed in Roger W. Robinson and Herschel B. Burt, The Willard House and Clock Museum and The Willard Family Clockmakers, pp $10,000-15,000 79

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7 100 detail 100. Mahogany Brooklyn Lever-Spring Shelf Clock by Joseph Ives, Brooklyn, New York, c , with 10 1/2 in. dia. paper on iron dial with Roman numerals signed Joseph Ives, New York, polished pewter bezel, veneered midsection and supporting columns over the lower box with printed maker s label inside stating in part, Manufactured by Joseph Ives, Brooklyn, Long-Island, New-York, reverse-painted glass in hinged door, ball feet and eight-day, wrought brass, wagon spring movement with countwheel strike and recoil escapement, ht. 28 1/4 in. $25,000-35,000 81

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9 101. Nickel Plated Equalizing Lever Spring Clock Movement by Atkins, Whiting & Company, Bristol, Connecticut, c , the thirty-day lever spring movement, now with the frame and springs nickel plated, brass timepiece with conventional nonrolling verge escapement, later porcelain dial with Arabic numerals, all on an ebonized base and enclosed within a glass dome, ht. 20 in Mahogany Doric Variation Shelf Clock by E. Ingraham and Company, Bristol, Connecticut, half-columns flanking central door, 4 1/4 in. dia. paper on zinc dial with Roman numerals, lower painted tablet depicting a horse and rider, printed maker s label on backboard, eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 17 in. $ Literature: For a discussion of these innovative movements usually found in rosewood shelf or wall clocks see, Kenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, , pp $1,000-2, Silver-Plated Skeleton Clock, c. 1870, the vertical plated movement with five-arm crossings on balance and regulating scale at the top, dead-beat pallets, club foot escape wheel, 7 1/8 in. dial skeletonized dial with Roman numerals and seconds dial, on a lyre-shaped fretted pedestal, ebonized wooden base and glass dome, ht. 18 in. $2,000-4, Mahogany Shelf Clock by Chauncey Goodrich, Forestville, Connecticut, 6 in. painted zinc dial, signed C. Goodrich Forrestville Ct. U.S.A., glazed opening on side of case and looking glass below, maker s label on backboard, transfer and paintdecorated tablet with rose, eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 13 1/2 in. $

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11 105. Mahogany Miniature Column and Splat Shelf Clock by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, with fruit stenciled splat, wooden dial with Arabic numerals, painted tablet of a church on a waterfront, carved paw feet, printed maker s label on backboard stating First Quality Time Pieces with Alarm, Pivots bushed with Ivory, Manufactured by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn., thirty-hour wooden time and alarm movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 25 1/2 in. $2,000-4, Stenciled Column and Splat Shelf Clock by E. Terry and Sons, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1830, with glazed front door, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, painted tablet, printed maker s label inside case, alarm mechanism in base with wooden winding wheel, brass crown wheel, and coiled wire spring, thirtyhour wooden movement with countwheel strike and two iron weights, ht. 29 1/2 in. $800-1,200 85

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13 107. Rosewood Double Steeple Lever-Spring Shelf Clock by Joseph Ives, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc Roman dial marked Joseph Ives, Bristol, CT, two glazed doors with reverse-painted tablets, printed maker s label inside backboard stating in part, Accelerating Brass Timepieces, eight-day time and strike accelerating lever spring movement with leaf springs mounted in the base, ht. 27 in. $800-1, Mahogany Patent Looking Glass Wall Clock by Joseph Ives, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1820, with scroll top, brass urn finials, full-length door with figured maple trim flanking the reversepainted glass framing 7 1/4 in. square painted iron dial, lower looking glass and painted tablet flanked by reeded columns, bluepainted interior, eight-day iron-plated movement with brass wheels, roller pinions, two iron weights and long pendulum, ht. 56 1/2 in. $4,000-6, Mahogany Double Steeple Wagon-Spring Shelf Clock by Birge & Fuller, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1840, with painted zinc dial, transfer and paint decorated tablets, printed maker s label inside J. Ives Patent Accelerating Lever Spring Movement, Made and Sold Wholesale and Retail by Birge and Fuller, Bristol, Conn., eight-day, time and strike, lever spring movement, ht. 27 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 87

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15 110 detail 110. Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Cantilever Spring Shelf Clock by Joseph Ives, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1818, with scroll top, brass urn finials, turned freestanding columns flanking the painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, lower reverse-painted glass depicting a country scene, turned feet, thirty-hour wooden movement with roller pinions, iron rod escape wheel and pallet bridge, countwheel strike, bell mounted outside top of case, lower case section housing a prototype of Ives s cantilever spring with 5 1/4 in. dia. cherry winding drums with cord attached to movement barrel and iron lever spring, ht. 27 1/2 in. Provenance: Collection of Dick Babel, New Woodstock, New York. Exhibited at the American Clock and Watch Museum, Bristol, Connecticut. Literature: Kenneth D. Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology , illustrates and discusses a related example pp. 40, One of about six examples extant, Roberts states that, with the possible exception of a brass movement musical shelf clock reportedly made by Thomas Harland, this may be the earliest spring actuated clock made in Connecticut. Note: This example is marked in ink 12 on the back of the dial and along the front edge of the seating board; the top edge of the door is marked in pencil 74. A related example is at the Connecticut State Library, Hartford. $15,000-25,000 89

16 No lots Luri Rug, Southwest Persia, early 20th century, (slight moth damage), 6 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $800-1, Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, (small spots of wear), 19 ft. 8 in. x 11 ft. $2,000-3, Serab Long Rug, Northwest Persia, last quarter 19th century, (rewoven ends, even wear), 10 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. $2,000-2, Tekke Main Carpet, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, (even wear to center, some end fraying, some glue on back edges), 9 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. $1,200-1, Bahktiari Rug, West Persia, second quarter 20th century, (slight end fraying), 7 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $800-1, Seichour Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (minor reweave on one end, rewoven corner on the other end, dark brown oxidation), 5 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. $1,000-1, Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, (small areas of minor wear), 10 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. $1,200-1, Karabagh Rug, South Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (small areas of minor wear), 9 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $1,500-2, Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, 13 ft. 2 in. x 10 ft. 2 in. $1,200-1, Tekke Ensi, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, (even wear to center, crease, end fraying), 5 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $900-1, Kurd Long Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, (even wear to center, end fraying, some selvage damage), 8 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. $800-1, Ushak Rug, West Anatolia, early to mid-19th century, (narrow border missing from both ends, small crude repairs, end gouge), 4 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. $800-1, Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, (small areas of wear, minor end fraying), 12 ft. x 7 ft. 7 in. $2,000-3, Baluch Rug, Northeast Persia, last quarter 19th century, (small areas of wear on one end, black oxidation), 5 ft. x 2 ft. 10 in. $ Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (areas of minor wear, some black oxidation), 5 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $ Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, (small spots of wear, slight end fraying), 11 ft. x 8 ft. $1,200-1, Kurd Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, (small rewoven area in field), 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. $800-1, Kurd Rug, Northwest Persia, late 19th/early 20th century, (even wear to center, very slight end fraying), 6 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. $ Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th/early 20th century, 5 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. $ Baluch Rug, Northeast Persia, last quarter 19th century, (small areas of wear, brown oxidation, minor end fraying), 5 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. $ Luri Rug, Southwest Persia, early 20th century, (slight moth damage), 8 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. $1,000-1, Northwest Persian Rug, late 19th century, (even wear to center, two very small holes, narrow border mostly missing from both ends), 6 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 2 in. $

17 192. Baluch Rug, Northeast Persia, last quarter 19th century, (even wear to center, brown oxidation, small crease), 4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. $ Anatolian Rug, mid-20th century, (areas of slight wear), 5 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $ Soumak Carpet, Northeast Caucasus, dated 1918, (small areas of wear), 11 ft. 9 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. $ Baluch Rug, Northeast Persia, last quarter 19th century, (brown oxidation), 5 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. $ Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 5 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. $ Baluch Rug, Northeast Persia, late 19th century, (black oxidation, small rewoven area, end fraying), 4 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. $ Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 19th century, 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 6 in. $1,500-2,000 End of Session I 91