$20,145
Federal Mahogany Inlaid Tall Case Clock, John Bailey, Hanover, Massachusetts, with case attributed to Abiel White, Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1804, with 13 in. painted iron dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, moon's age in the arch, gilt spandrels, seconds hand, and lettered "JOHN BAILEY/HANOVER," the hood with arched molded cornice embellished with pierced fretwork and three brass ball finials on plinths, the waist with quarter columns and quarter fan inlaid and crossbanded door, on molded base centering an inlaid patera on bracket feet, ht. without finial 85 in. Literature: This clock is illustrated and discussed in Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts 1710-1850, Gary Sullivan et al. pp. 246-250, plates 85, 85.1.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-11-07
