$23,370
David Wood Shelf Clock, Newburyport, Massachusetts, c. 1815, mahogany case with solid fret, arched and glazed hood door over the painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed D. Wood. , raised gilt and fruit decoration in the spandrels, a Federal gilded urn with drapery swags and flowers in the arch, plain quarter columns flank the lower door, French feet and scalloped apron base, eight-day timepiece movement with recoil escapement, strap brass pendulum rod, and brass faced bob, all powered by a single tin-cased weight, ht. 37 3/4 in. Note: Formerly in the collection of the Henry Ford Museum. This clock is illustrated in Brooks Palmer, A Treasury of American Clocks, p. 32.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-03
