LEXINGTON, KY. — On July 31, Antique American Clocks conducted its July 2024 auction, offering a vast assortment of movement, shelf, porcelain, chime and weight and spring-driven clocks, as well as regulators, figurals, shelf calendars and novelties, among other items. Leading the sale was a Curtis & Clark miniature eight day brass clock, made in 1824. Marked “29” in pencil on the seat board and the top of its case, this clock is one of 31 known examples of the first brass, spring-driven, mass-produced shelf clocks made in the United States. Signed “Curtis & Clark, Plymouth, Conn.,” the mahogany veneered clock had carved columns and a brass inlay in its cornice; it is also one of three known clocks that do not have a second hand, according to the auction catalog. Its rarity on all fronts encouraged bidders to push it to $16,240, clearing its $7,5/15,000 estimate. More noteworthy clocks from this sale will be highlighted in an upcoming issue.