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CA 1799 AMERICAN FEDERAL TALL CASE CLOCK WITH

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CA 1799 AMERICAN FEDERAL TALL CASE CLOCK WITH
CA 1799 AMERICAN FEDERAL TALL CASE CLOCK WITH
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MAHOGANY CASE. BONNET TOP HAS PLAIN CLASSICAL COLUMNS WITH BRASS CAPITALS HAVING A PIERCED WORK CREST WITH 3 BRASS BALL FINIALS ON REEDED PLINTHS. FINIALS APPEAR TO BE OF THE PERIOD. GLASS TOMBSTONE DOOR OPENS TO REVEAL A HAND PAINTED METAL MOON PHASE DIAL WITH SECOND HAND AND CALENDAR. DIAL DEPICTS A BRITISH MAN OF WAR AND A THATCHED ROOF COTTAGE. BRASS WORKS WITH TIME AND STRIKE MOVEMENT. INITIALS "T.B." ARE SCRATCHED ON WOODEN SUPPORT BEHIND THE DIAL. THE BACK OF THE DIAL IS SIGNED "WILSON, BIRM" (PROBABLY BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND). THE CLOCK IS DATED ON THE BACK JUNE 27, 1799. THERE IS A FLAME MAHOGANY VENEER PANEL ON THE RECTANGULAR CENTRAL DOOR, SATINWOOD FAN AND LINE INLAY AND CARVED QUARTER COLUMNS TERMINATING IN BRASS CAPITALS RESTING ON OGEE BRACKET BASE. SOME RESTORATION TO THE BASE. OVERALL 91 1/2" HIGH, 19 1/2" WIDE AND 10" DEEP. THE CLOCK IS IN EXCELLENT WORKING ORDER.
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CA 1799 AMERICAN FEDERAL TALL CASE CLOCK WITH

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