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Empire Clocks The empire clock describes the style of antique clocks circa 1825-1840, which followed the Federal period and preceded the Victorian.
Empire clocks included such fixtures such as bronze looking-glass, triple-decker carved, gilded and veneered craftmanship, and some plain rectilinear cases. Among collectors the term 'Empire clock' usually refers specifically to the two-door type of Connecticut shelf clock, having full rounded pillars flanking the larger two-section top door.
The top section of this door enclosed the dial, and the lower section generally had a mirror and was flanked by mahogany-veneered corbel sections. Such cases were most frequently used with eight-day weight-driven brass movements, though a few are known containing wooden movements.
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