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A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000
Passed
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock
Aaron Willard (1757-1844), Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1810
the hood with arched cornice with fretwork, surmounted by three brass finials, the central finial with eagle and laurel branch, the enamel-decorated face with depiction of mother and child to archway, inscribed, "Aaron Willard/ Boston," the case with inlaid door, fluted quarter columns, on inlaid molded base with shaped apron and French feet.
Height 95 3/4 x width 19 1/2 x depth 9 inches.
Condition
enamel surface of face with crazing, with a few areas of lifting and/or flaking paint; hood door with repaired break to arch along upper left side, and an old crack to bottom left corner, brass base to left-facing colonette is lifting and needs to be reattached, fretwork with mends and repairs to breaks, with a couple replaced sections; some roughness and chipping with discoloration to front of molded base of hood; waist door to case with mends and repairs to molding and inlay; case door is slightly warped; case door hinges were re-set, with some repairs and patches to exterior; some age cracks to base facade; feet look ok, with some occasional losses, mends, and fill along apron and feet; no receptive area along case upright to hold latch; includes two weights, pendulum, three finials; does not include case key or winding key; as with all mechanical objects, Freeman's | Hindman does not guarantee functionality for clocks