Lot 4396
  • 4396

Fine Federal Inlaid and Figured Mahogany Shelf Clock, Works by Aaron Willard, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1810

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Mahogany and White Pine
  • Height 36 1/2 in. by Width 13 in. by Depth 6 1/4 in.
dial inscribed A. Willard Jr. / BOSTON; back of dial inscribed AWJ; together with a modern wall bracket (2 pieces); fretwork replaced.

Condition

Secondary wood is white pine. Together with a winder and a later weight. Retains fragments of its original finial. Fret is a later replacement, with breaks and repairs. Saddleboard appears original. Later bracing to interior.
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