Lot 120
  • 120

A Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved Cherrywood Tall Case Clock, works by Isaac Brokaw, Elizabethtown, New Jersey, circa 1790

Estimate
50,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Works by Isaac Brokaw
  • cherrywood
  • Height 93 1/2 in. by Width 22 in. by Depth 10 3/4 in.
Appears to retain its original finials. Eight-day movement with a rare engraved moon phase dial that is gear driven.  The dial engraved Isaac Brokaw.

Provenance

Israel Sack, Inc., New York

Exhibited

American Masterpieces: Tall Case Clocks of the Eighteenth Century, October 26, 1995 to March 30, 1996, The Watch and Clock Museum of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

Literature

Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. 3, (Washington, DC: Highland House Publishers Inc., 1972), p. 768, P3026;
Frank L. Hohmann III, Timeless: Masterpieces Brass Dial Clocks, (New York, Hohmann Holdings, LLC., 2009), pp. 174-5.

Condition

In excellent condition through out. Initial publication [Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. 3, (Washington, DC: Highland House Publishers Inc., 1972), p. 768, P3026] identified that the brass spandrels were replaced. This was incorrect.
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