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A highly important Hepplewhite tall case clock, by Aaron Willard, Boston, Massachusetts. The case attributed to the school of John & Thomas Seymour, Boston, circa 1810.

Artist:	Not Available
Category:	Clocks
SubType:	Clocks
Origin:	America-USA
Era:	19th Century
Height:	103.5 inches
Height Note:	Height includes center finial
Width:	21.5 inches
Depth:	10.5 inches



This attractive tall clock case is among the finest produced in all of Boston. It houses a superlative oversized dial with a richly painted lunette portraying a detailed landscape with manor house and figures. These oversized dials were made in Boston and this remarkable example is among an elite handful to be so exquisitely decorated. Dials of this type are typically housed in premium clock cases produced by the best cabinetmakers of Boston. The impressive size, refined proportions, superb wood selections along with specific construction details, indicate that the case was produced in the cabinet shop of John & Thomas Seymour. This is further confirmed by the distinctive delicate scrolling fretwork which is found on several similar cases, including a very similar signed example, found in the Oval office in the White House collection.{note the reduced feet} The superior form and condition of this case, together with an extraordinary dial produced for this prominent Boston clockmaker, successfully establishing this as a premier example of Boston clock making.

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