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Chippendale Figured Walnut Tall Case Clock |
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| Catalog#: |
Item 4665 |
| Category: |
Clocks |
| SubType: |
Clocks |
| Origin: |
America-USA |
| Era: |
18th Century |
| Height: |
97-1/4 inches inches |
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John Barnes, Philadelphia, circa 1750
Rare Chippendale Figured Walnut Bonnet-Top Tall Case Clock inscribed 'John Barnes, Philadelphia', having a broken arch top with enclosed bonnet, a brass dial with moon phase, date counter, and an eight day brass movement, fluted colonettes flanking the dial above a waist with a shaped door flanked by fluted quarter columns, above a base with a shaped panel flanked by fluted quarter columns, all on ogee bracket feet.
Philadelphia, circa 1750.
Height 97-1/4' (8' 1-1/4').
Literature: This clock is pictured in 'Pennsylvania Clockmakers, Watchmakers, and Allied Crafts' by James B. Whisker.
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