$5,875
Pine Tall Case Timepiece, Richard Manning, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1748-60, the hood with flat molded cornice above a glazed tombstone door with applied columns flanking the bull's-eye glass, the brass dial centering a boss in the arch engraved "Rich Manning 1773" above the engraved silvered chapter ring with cast lead spandrels and pull-up weight-driven movement, the waist with thumb molded rectangular drawer on molded stepped base, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 79 1/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-06-08