AUCTION : 1019

Lot#: 757

DESCRIPTION: Silas Howell, New Brunswick, New Jersey, a good early 19th century walnut tall clock, the flush panelled base with ogee bracket feet, the figured panel with cross banded border, contrasting, Nice case with conforming stringing, and invected corners, ogee and cavetto mid molding, The trunk has fluted quarter columns and a narrow door with contrasting string inlay with fans at the corners, and top with carved nine lobe shell, deep cavetto molding below the bonnet with four slender turned columns with baluster form bases, break arch door with string inlay and cross banding, and molded broken arch cornice terminating in large paterae inlaid roundels, signed, white painted dial with floral and strawberry ornamented spandrels, the arch also with floral painting, pierced steel hands, 8 day, two train brass movement with cast iron weights and brass clad pendulum
CONDITION: case finish has been removed, ready for a new finish. The panel in front of base has minor gaps, minor loss at upper right corner of cornice, bonnet door with minor loss to cross banding, plinth ornament below finial replaced, finial replaced, glue block detached but present, dial carefully cleaned, hands with minor bends, movement very dirty, ticks and strikes, pendulum good
ESTIMATE: $2000 - $3000
PRICE SOLD: $850
CIRCA: 1800
DIMENSIONS: 94in x 19.5in x 11in

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