dial inscribed "Jacob Diehl Reading", Berks County, Pennsylvania, circa 1800, old dark surface, broken arch molded pediment with dramatic carved rosettes above relief carved leaf and floral tympanum, waisted case with blind fretwork basket weave molding, over shaped door flanked by fluted quarter columns, paneled base with ogee bracket feet, arched and painted dial with moon phase, seconds sweep, and date aperture, brass eight day movement, pendulum and two weights present, 95 x 25-1/2 x 12 in.
Note: This clock is pictured in Pennsylvania Clockmakers, Watchmakers, and Allied Crafts by James B. Whisker, pg. 172-173, fig. 35-36.
Also illustrated in Berks County Tall Case Clocks, 1750-1850, pg. 41, 84, and 85.
Exhibition catalog by the Historical Society of Berks County, September 16, 1995 – March 16, 1996.
Provenance: Collection of C.L. Prickett
Chippendale Carved Cherry Tall Case Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$7,000 – $10,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Doyle New York[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$6,500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]May 02, 2023[/restrict]
Chippendale Carved Cherry Tall Case Clock
Adam Brant, New Hanover, Pennsylvania circa 1770
The scrolled molded crest with carved rosettes above the engraved brass dial with makers name in the arch and pull-up movement on a waist with carved door and fluted corner columns on base with raised panel and ogee bracket feet. Height 8 feet 3/4 inches, width 23 inches, depth 11 inches.
Provenance:
G.K.S. Bush, Nantucket, MA, 1992
C Property of a Collector, Fifth Avenue
Fine New Jersey Chippendale Walnut Tall Case Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Brunk Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$5,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Sep 17, 2022[/restrict]
arched brass dial inscribed "Wood & Hudson, Mount Holly", New Jersey, circa 1775, dial with painted moon phase, seconds sweep, and date aperture, Hudson engraved brass dial, eight day brass movement, waisted case with scrolled pediment and carved rosettes, inset fluted quarter columns, highly figured bookmatched walnut base panel, 94 x 21-1/2 x 12 in.
Provenance: Collection of C.L. Prickett
Pennsylvania Chippendale Tall Case Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,600[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Oct 17, 2014[/restrict]
Pennsylvania Chippendale Tall Case. C. 1785. Mahogany with fluted quarter columns; swan’s neck top, carved rosettes; some restorations. Brass moon phase dial with silvered chapter ring. 8 day time & strike weight driven calendar movement. Ht. 8′ 5″. The Greenberg Collection, Pennsylvania.