I would also be looking for internet images from past sales to try and find something similar.
And after he died there were dials available with his name on them.įoster Campos his assistant, took over after he died and naturally, used his own dials on many very similar looking designs.
#Elmer stennes clockmaker series#
Also as you probably know there may be a series of letter on some clocks “MIPC”, “OOB” which signified they were made during his time of legal bondage. All of those estimates would represent a significant increase over the prices when new back in the 1960 through 1990 time frame. I would guess the Stennes at 3,000 and the Burleigh (Gilders Workshop) at 2500 but less if not well described. Usually two digits for year, and another 2 digit number which some kind of ID number. At auction it it might not bring as much as an ordinary Stennes or Campos. I would be looking for a set of numbers somewhere under where the bonnet sits. Watch the appraisal and find out how much it's worth. Delaney looks at Elmer Stennes wall clocks, ca. 1970 Clip: Season 16 Episode 13 3m 25s My List In Atlanta Hour 1, John A. One of his dial painters would often include a black housefly somewhere on the dial! Antiques Roadshow Appraisal: Elmer Stennes Wall Clocks, ca. 66, cast brass Doggett-style eagle finial above the. Larsons Antique Clock Shop Lindy Larson 80 PO Box 144 - Westminster, Vermont 05158. He was copying earlier clockmakers mostly and he appreciated what made those clock’s beautiful. Stennes Willard Patent Timepiece or Banjo Clock with 1966-167 Original Price Guide, no. Was this clock made by Stennes himself or his co-worker Compton who continued making clocks after Stennes' death? Could it even be a clock made by someone else who just added a Stennes dial? At any rate, it's a beautiful tall case clock no matter who made it.Īt first glance it doesn’t look like a Stennes in that the woodworking is very simple and unadorned. After his death, all of his belongings were sold off including all of his clock parts, tools, etc. Stennes was a highly regarded clock maker but is probably also as well known for murdering his wife in 1968 and then being murdered himself in 1975. A reproduction giltwood girandole banjo wall clock by Elmer Stennes (Weymouth, MA), 37 M.C.I.P, with circular Aurora tablet, eight-day timepiece movement.
Stennes Weymouth Mass." Weight driven, brass works. The case is beautifully grained Mahogany, the hardware is brass and the metal, hand painted dial reads "Elmer O. An Outstanding and Faithful Reproduction of a Girandole Wall Timepiece, Originally Created in 1811. I won this clock at a local auction recently.
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