An early 19th century Roxbury style tall clock signed E. Taber
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$8,000 – $12,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$5,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jun 12, 2022[/restrict]
E. Taber, Roxbury, Mass., a good early 19th century Roxbury style tall clock, the mahogany case on ogee bracket feet, the base with stringing, inlaid quarter fans, and central, oval paterae of contrasting woods, the trunk with stop fluted quarter columns flanking the molded, break arch door with conforming stringing, and bonnet with stop fluted columns, string inlaid door with set up instruction label on inside, and the top with pierced fret and three fluted plinths with brass ball and spire finials, roman numeral painted dial with floral spandrels, and scene in the arch featuring a castle and bridge, a sailboat and a fisherman on the shoreline, 8 day time and strike movement, brass clad pendulum with ebonized wooden rod, and tin can weights