$9,480
Carved Cherry Tall Case Clock, Captain William Crawford, Oakham, Massachusetts, late 18th century, the hood with molded swan's-neck cresting, pinwheel-carved terminals, and brass ball finials on plinths, above the arched molding and glazed tombstone door enclosing a brass dial with an engraved boss in the arch lettered "Wm. Crawford/Oakham," with engraved chapter ring, seconds hand, and calendar aperture and cast brass spandrels, the waist with thumbmolded tombstone door with carved fan in the arch radiating from a brass tack, on stepped cove-molded and cutout base, ht. 88 3/4 in. Note: William Crawford was born in October 1745 in Rutland, Massachusetts. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in Providence, Bennington, and Boston. A December 1919 letter from Charles M. Packard, identified as the President of the Historical Society (presumably of Oakham), details information about the Crawford family and Captain William in particular. The note (and copies) accompany the clock. 3 Finials, Winder, Pendulum, 2 Cast Weights
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-12
