New Jersey Chippendale Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock

brass and silvered dial inscribed "Isaac Brokaw" (Elizabethtown or Bridgetown, New Jersey, 1770-1785), eight day brass movement, moon phase, calendar dial, seconds sweep, set in a waisted case with broken arch pediment with carved rosettes and finials, dentil moldings, fluted quarter columns, paneled and scalloped base with ogee bracket feet, winder, pendulum, and two weights present, 93-1/2 x 22 x 10-3/4 in.

Note: Exhibited: American Masterpieces: Tall Case Clocks of the 18th Century, October 26, 1995 – March 30, 1996, Watch and Clock Museum of the National Watch and Clock Collectors, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

Illustrated in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 3, pg. 768, and in Timeless: Masterpiece Brass Dial Clocks by Frank L. Hohmann, pg. 174-175.

Provenance: Israel Sack, New York; Sotheby's New York, January 22, 2011 lot 120 for $37,500; Collection of C.L. Prickett

Rare Pennsylvania Chippendale Cherry Tall Case Clock

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

New Jersey Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,500 – $3,500[/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]

dial inscribed "Isaac Brokaw, Bridge Town", circa 1800, arched and painted dial with moon phase, seconds sweep, and date aperture, eight day brass movement, set in figured mahogany waisted case with scrolled pediment and inlaid lightwood rosettes, brass finials, two weights and pendulum present, 92 x 19 x 9-1/2 in.

Provenance: Collection of C.L. Prickett

New Jersey Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $1,500[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Brunk Auctions[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$550[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Sep 17, 2022[/restrict]

possibly Matthew Egerton, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1790-1810, unsigned painted dial with moon phase, seconds hand and date aperture, eight day brass movement, hood with blind fretwork punch work scroll board, fluted colonettes, waisted case with fluted quarter columns and quarter fan inlaid base, set on straight bracket feet, with pendulum, winder, and two weights, 101 x 22-1/2 x 11-3/4 in.

Note: The distinctive scroll board of this clock compares closely to other known cases by Matthew Egerton.

Provenance: Estate of Vincent and Robin Reynolds, Roanoke, Virginia

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.