RARE LACQUERED SHELF CLOCK BY LITCHFIELD MANNING COMPANY.

RARE LACQUERED SHELF CLOCK BY LITCHFIELD MANNING COMPANY. Circa 1865, Connecticut. This papier-mache and lacquered example with mother-of-pearl inlays retains its original paper label of the “LITCHFIELD MANNING CO./LITCHFIELD CONN.,USA” and fitted with a replacement period eight day spring driven brass movement. The scrolling case, paint decorated overall with floral sprays and with mother-of-pearl flowers. The enameled painted dial with Roman numeral chapter ring centering a painted landscape. The center of the clock with an allegorical religious scene of a figure holding a cross flanked by a dove and a heart within small towers. The whole raised on a molded plinth with ogee bracket feet and scalloped apron. SIZE: 26″ h x 20-1/2″ w x 5-3/4″ d. PROVENANCE: Connecticut family home which descended from Sarah Upson Goodrich (Mrs. Oliver R. Beckwith) who descended from the Rev. Charles Chauncey, President of Harvard College and Elder William Brewster. Sarah was a member of the Connecticut chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. CONDITION: Structurally very good. The painted dial in need of restoration. Losses to lacquer on feet. 9-21862 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	4245	$885.00	RARE LACQUERED SHELF CLOCK BY LITCHFIELD MANNING COMPANY. Circa 1865, Connecticut. This papier-mache and lacquered example with mother-of-pearl inlays retains its original paper label of the “LITCHFIELD MANNING CO./LITCHFIELD CONN.,USA” and fitted with a replacement period eight day spring driven brass movement. The scrolling case, paint decorated overall with floral sprays and with mother-of-pearl flowers. The enameled painted dial with Roman numeral chapter ring centering a painted landscape. The center of the clock with an allegorical religious scene of a figure holding a cross flanked by a dove and a heart within small towers. The whole raised on a molded plinth with ogee bracket feet and scalloped apron. SIZE: 26″ h x 20-1/2″ w x 5-3/4″ d. PROVENANCE: Connecticut family home which descended from Sarah Upson Goodrich (Mrs. Oliver R. Beckwith) who descended from the Rev. Charles Chauncey, President of Harvard College and Elder William Brewster. Sarah was a member of the Connecticut chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. CONDITION: Structurally very good. The painted dial in need of restoration. Losses to lacquer on feet. 9-21862 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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