AMER WINTER 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
FEDERAL CHERRY TALL CASE CLOCK SIGNED CHANDLER.1st quarter 19th century. Concord, New Hampshire. Attributed to Timothy Chandler. Bonnet with pierced cresting alternating with reeded pedestals mounted with brass ball and spire finials above the arched door flaked by free standing reeded columns with brass capitols and bases. Painted dial decorated with gilt urn above scrolling elements. Spandrels decorated with peaches, centering a chapter ring with Roman numeral hours and Arabic minutes. Sweep second hand within subsidiary ring above time and strike aperture centering a calendar aperture above the name Chandler/Concord/NH. Brass eight day movement striking on a bell. Case with thumb-molded door in throat flanked by engaged reeded quarter columns joined to the crossbanded box base raised on flaring french feet with scalloped returns. Clock is offered with pendulum, pair of weights, winder, and door key. SIZE: 81-1/2" t x 13" w (throat) x 11" d. PROVENANCE: The Estates of Faye G. Montell & Hayden Goldberg of Brooklyn, NY & Gardiner, ME. CONDITION: Case has been stripped of original surface and re-polished, cornice fretwork with restoration, original glass in door, movement clean and appears operational, dial overly cleaned causing script text on dial to be faded, old vertical shrinkage cracks on base restored, case appears to have had an original red wash still evident on interior of case door, generally good overall. 49830-25 HMG (3,000-5,000)