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An important Chippendale mahogany tall case clock, By Gawen Brown, Boston, Massachusetts, Circa 1760.
Artist: Not Available 
Category: Clocks
SubType: Clocks
Origin: America-USA
Era: 18th Century
Height: 92 inches
Width: 21.125 inches
Depth: 10.5 inches
This very rare walnut tall case clock retains a wonderful historic surface with rich a brown color. The molded hood has an original raised sarcophagus top, mounted with a central plinth and a wonderfully engraved composite brass dial with pierced Rococo corner spandrels and moon phase disk. The moon disk has engraved moon faces opposite fields of gold painted stars on a blue background. The moon disk is bordered with scrolled hemispheres at the base and at the top with an engraved silver arch decorated with a linked chain motif. The dial is handsomely signed on three lines with the makers name and address in an arched cartouche below the center arbor; "Gawen Brown / Brattle St. / Boston"






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