federal-mahogany-inlaid-tall-case-clock
Lot 363
Federal Mahogany Inlaid Tall Case Clock
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Early 19th century, this clock is accompanied with two dials, the first bearing the name Daniel Oyster, Reading (PA) with date dial and moon dial, this dial attached to the brass works, together with a purported original dial featuring star and bar shields to each corner and moon dial, paperwork accompanying the clock and attached to the waist door suggests William Cowan, Richmond, Virginia as a listed watch/clock maker in the early 19th century, mahogany veneer, white pine secondary, the arched bonnet hood (lacking fretwork), fully turned reeded columns, case side aperture, the case with a single hinged waist door with central urn inlay, reeded quarter columns with brass mounts, the base with inlaid shell within a distinctive inlaid panel, scalloped skirt, stylized French bracket feet, with one weight.

91 x 19 x 10 in.

From the Estate of the late Elinor Crittenton Strobel, Davidson, North Carolina, formerly Litchfield, Connecticut

The back board with black script reading "Howard Street, Baltimore, MD"

Fair condition; hood lacking fretwork at crest; waist door with shrinkage cracks to upper right corner; later hinges; chips and losses to molding at hood; inlay losses at shell bottom panel; block loss and chips to feet.

Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale: Clocks and Watches.