Important Americana

Important Americana

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 118. A Very Fine and Rare Federal Tall Case Clock, warranted for David Wood, works by Simon Willard, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1792-1796.

Property from a Private American Collection

A Very Fine and Rare Federal Tall Case Clock, warranted for David Wood, works by Simon Willard, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1792-1796

Auction Closed

January 25, 06:34 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

shell-inlaid and figured mahogany

height 96 in. by width 20 ½ in. by depth 9 in.


the dial inscribed Warranted for David Wood Simon Willard; the false plate of the works marked WILSON; retains its original paper instructions on inside of waist door printed by J. & Jos. N. Russell, Quaker-Lane, Boston.


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Israel Sack, Inc., New York

Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 3, (Washington, DC: Highland House Publishers Inc., 1972), p. 814, no. P3439;

Israel Sack, Inc., archives, Yale University Art Gallery.