New Bedford, Massachusetts Federal mahogany shelf clock, ca. 1815, by Kelley & Shepard, with a broken arch bonnet over a white painted face and eglomise panel with whaling scene, 30 1/2" h.
Condition
Parts: main weight, weight guides, key, and period pendulum (lacking alarm weight). New Bedford makers are Allen Kelley and Nathaniel Shepherd. Concave dial retains original paint, with signatures almost worn off. Movement is complete with period blued steel hands and brass alarm disc. Small patch to veneer in broken arch. Both eglomise tablets restored. Right support bracket is a replacement. Lacks pendulum and alarm weights. Associated pendulums and weights available to the buyer. We do not guarantee the working condition of clocks.