$31,200
Simon Willard Rocking Ship Tall Clock, Roxbury, c. 1810, the mahogany case with fret top, brass, stop-fluted, freestanding columns flanking the 12-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed Simon Willard , floral spandrels and painted arch with American coastal scene, rocking ship automaton and ship in the background, both flying American flags, inlaid rectangular waist door flanked by brass stop fluted quarter columns, inlaid base and tall bracket feet, eight-day, time and hour strike movement with two tin-cased weights, period pendulum and key, ht. 91 in. Note: Willard's eight-day clocks were sold with painted, moon's age and rocking ship automaton arches. While the moon's age arch had practical implications, automaton arches were very popular with a clientele fascinated and amused by ships moving with the swing of the pendulum as if by magic. Inside the waist is the period inscription in paint: SW 1768 , probably the chronological numbering often found on Willard tall clocks.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-05-04
