The Chelsea Clock - A Featured Collectible from Yankee Magazine Yankee Magazine’s “Antiques & Collectibles” columnist, Catherine Riedel, discusses the Chelsea clock, known for their precision, accuracy and quality, in the March/April issue. The Chelsea Clock Compa
News-Antique.com - Apr 12,2010 - Dublin, New Hampshire (April 5, 2010) -- Yankee Magazine’s “Antiques & Collectibles” columnist, Catherine Riedel, discusses the Chelsea clock, known for their precision, accuracy and quality, in the March/April issue. The Chelsea Clock Company started in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1897. The clocks are still made today in the original factory; however, the antique versions are the most desirable. Prices range from $300 to $500 for small case clocks to more than $20,000 for the finest examples. For the complete article please visit, http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2010-03/home/clocks-chelsea-MA.
“Made of solid brass, with exquisite dial work and handcrafted cases, they make a strong statement about quality,” says Skinner’s clock expert, Robert C. Cheney, “With proper cleaning every five years, a Chelsea clock made 100 years ago will keep accurate time for many generations.”
Catherine Riedel, a regular contributor to Yankee’s “Antiques & Collectibles” column, works for Boston-based Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art and the only major auction house headquartered in New England. With expertise in more than 20 collecting areas, Skinner provides a broad range of auction and appraisal services, and Skinner auctions regularly achieve world-record prices. Skinner’s appraisal experts appear regularly on the PBS-TV series Antiques Roadshow.
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