David Wood Mahogany Tall Clock

Description:

David Wood Mahogany Tall Clock, Newburyport, Massachusetts, c. 1790, the dome-top case with freestanding reeded columns flanking the painted Arabic numeral iron dial, connected directly to movement, reading ...Wood Newbury..., raised gilt starburst spandrels, and arch decoration, pierced heart-shaped hands, seconds bit, and calendar aperture, rectangular waist door flanked by the brass capital reeded quarter-columns, eight-day, time and hour-strike movement, pendulum and two tin-cased weights, ht. 80 in.
Estimate $400-600

front feet missing, case has been striped down, lacking fret work, object right hood column off and lacking brass capitols.


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