Fine & Rare Asa Munger Stovepipe Shelf Clock, Auburn, NY. Grained mahogany case; nice, warm, original patina. Stenciled & painted tapered stovepipe metal pillars, gold leafed and stenciled with fruit compotes and foliage. Carved capitals, applied circular rosettes, carved crest and pineapple finials. The painting includes portraits of Henry Clay and Robert Fulton, with canal villages below. Original painted iron dial. Original mirror. 8 day time & strike weight driven brass movement with second bit hand; hammer dated 1832. Wallpaper background. Flying eagle pendulum. Ht. 39 1/2″. Ex Peter Zaharis Collection. Dr. Warren Hammerschlag, A Private Collection, New Jersey.
Fine & Rare Ithaca #1 Regulator. Walnut case, original finish. Original paper over metal dials. 8 day time & strike, two weight, nickel plated movement with perpetual calendar and sweep second hand. Original nickel plated pendulum. Serial number 3993 written in pencil on the frame under the dial, as well as 11-’88. An outstanding example, the best one we’ve ever seeen. Ht. 6′ Dials 12″ dia.. A Private Collection.