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American Federal cherry tall-case clock, brass works, bonnet with scrolled pediment and star inla…

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
American Federal cherry tall-case clock, brass works, bonnet with scrolled pediment and star inla…
American Federal cherry tall-case clock, brass works, bonnet with scrolled pediment and star inlay, tombstone-shaped door with conforming frieze, face of bonnet and clock with striking cherry burl, midsection with oval paneled door above cove-molded base, middle and base with lambs' tongue chamfers, secondary wood poplar, iron face with hour, second, month and moon phase movements, moon phase with Italianate landscape, sailing ship and moon face, spandrels with patriotic shields, 105 x 19 x 10 in. Painted surface of face with overall light crazing with minor chips and losses, old refinishing, bonnet with one piece side molding replaced, various repair inscriptions on back of face, cherry stage probably original, turned columns possibly replaced, bits of molding replaced, feet and skirt largely replaced., Provenance: Estate Antiques, Charleston, S.C., Restoration by David Beckford.