Rare David Studley Pine Shelf Clock signed David Studley (1783 -1873), Hanover, Massachusetts, c. 1810. with eight-day time and strike movement, complete with weight and pendulum. The central brass finial above a fretwork cornice on a hood containing likely original glass, supported by a molded case on cutout feet ht. 38, wd. 11 1/4, dp. 5 1/2 in. Footnotes: Provenance: Nordblom Auctions. Note: David Studley was born in Hanover, Massachusetts, in 1783 and lived in Hanover and Hingham until his death in West Hanover in 1873. He began the clockmaking trade as an apprentice to John Bailey Jr, in Hanover. He described himself as a Hingham Clockmaker in a civil case brought against another clockmaker there in 1806, and worked as a Journeyman for Hanover clockmaker Calvin Bailey from 1806-1809. He had two sons involved in the clockmaking trade: David E. Studley (1812-1873) and Benjamin F. Studley (1823-1874). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing