458. Federal Mahogany Tall Clock, New England, c. 1800, the fret-top case with glazed dial door over the 12-inch painted iron “Wilson” dial with moon’s age in the arch, rectangular waist door flanked by brass stop fluted quarter columns, raised cut-corner panel in the base on ogee feet, eight-day time and strike movement with two tin-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 91 in. $2,000-3,000 459. Federal Mahogany Inlaid Tall Clock by Simon Willard, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1800-10, the hood with arched molded top and three reeded plinths joined by pierced fretwork above the glazed and string-inlaid tombstone door flanked by reeded freestanding columns, the waist with molded and crossbanded door flanked by reeded quarter-columns with cast brass Corinthian capitals, on molded crossbanded base with cut-out skirt and French feet, 12-inch painted iron dial signed Simon Willard, and inscribed “Warranted for Mr. Willm Peter Smith,” with Roman numerals, floral spandrels and moon’s age in the arch decorated with a ship and a country landscape, eightday weight-powered time and strike movement, three brass finials, winder, two keys, pendulum rod with brass-faced bob, and two tincased weights, refinished, (imperfections and restoration), ht. 92 in. $20,000-30,000 458
460. Mahogany Tall Clock by Elnathan Taber, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1795, 13-inch painted iron dial marked Warranted by E. Taber with moon’s age in the arch, brass top fluted freestanding columns on the hood and quarter columns flanking the rectangular waist door with line inlay, the lower section with line and marquetry inlays on a twostage base molding, eight-day time and strike movement with two tin-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 96 in. $2,500-4,500 461. Federal Cherry Tall Clock by Benjamin Morrill, Boscawen, New Hampshire, c. 1815, with 12-inch painted iron dial with Roman numerals signed Benjmn Morrill, Boscawen, solid line inlay decorated fret, three plinths and brass finials, flat inlaid columns flanking the glazed hood door, fluted columns flanking the rectangular waist door with diamond-shaped inlay and banding, base with line and fan inlays all on a French foot base with scalloped apron, eight-day time and strike movement with tin cased weights and pendulum, ht. 92 in. $4,000-6,000 462. “As Found” Japanned Tall Clock, possibly America, c. 1750, green lacquered case with remains of original japanning, dome top hood, three-quarter engaged columns flanking the glazed door, tombstoneshaped waist door, low base with bracket feet, 12-inch brass composite dial, applied chapter ring with 1/4 and 1/2 hour markings, matted center, seconds bit, recessed calendar, and “Strike-Silent” subsidiary dial in the arch against a star burst matted and painted background, gilded cast brass urn spandrels and pierced steel hands, eight-day time and rack strike, five-pillar movement with recoil escapement mounted on an oak seating board. $300-500 463. Cherry Case Chippendale Tall Clock, attributed to Joakim Hill, New Jersey, c. 1810, case attributed to Matthew Edgerton, with scroll top and pierced tympanum, freestanding columns flanking the glazed dial door, serpentine waist door with chalk inscriptions, Kennedy Miller, Elizabethtown, Joakim Hill Fleminton, NJ, January 25 1849, raised panel and flat molded base, (replacement ogee feet with the clock), 12-inch painted dial with Roman numerals and ship in the arch, eightday time and strike movement with two lead weights and pendulum, ht. 94 1/2 in. $5,000-7,000
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