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![A rare Boston school box- lyre timepiece with wood and eglomisé front, Boston, circa 1830-35.](../dealers/D.665/inventory/images/small/I.11854.jpg?x=0.667083380329) |
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A rare Boston school box- lyre timepiece with wood and eglomisé front, Boston, circa 1830-35.
This classical interpretation of the banjo clock is fashioned in the form of a lyre, an emblem associated with the major deity Apollo, chief muse and god of sun and light. This theme was a popular motif in neo-classical and empire timepieces. The clock has a wonderfully carved floral finial above a turned wood bezel. The lyre-form throat panel has an acanthus leaf decoration around a wonderfully f...
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![A Fine Federal Mahogany Octagonal Tilt-top Candle Stand, probably Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1790.](../dealers/D.665/inventory/images/small/I.11851.jpg?x=0.875998696071) |
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A Fine Federal Mahogany Octagonal Tilt-top Candle Stand, probably Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1790.
This nicely proportioned candle stand has a vibrant mahogany top with a rosewood cross-banded edge and a central flame birch panel within a geometric border. The octagonal top rest above a ring turned posts with a delicate central vase carved with a laurel leaf decoration. This specific leaf decoration is a motif used by Salem carvers including Samuel McIntire. The post joins three delicate slen...
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