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CLOCK: American Chippendale tall case clock, c. 1780,

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CLOCK: American Chippendale tall case clock, c. 1780,
CLOCK: American Chippendale tall case clock, c. 1780,
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CLOCK: American Chippendale tall case clock, c. 1780, possibly Pennsylvania, cherry and walnut primary woods with dark walnut finish, dial signed Osborne Jr., case with bonnet top with molded swans neck cresting beside three urn finials, trunk has flame grain to door with scalloped upper corners, base has raised applied moldings with bracketed ogee feet, works are 8-day brass weight driven with pendulum, time & hour strike, on a bell, the dial is painted iron made by Osborne Jr., the dial is unsigned as to the clock maker but has a date aperture just below the center shaft and shows moon phases in the boss, painting on the moon dial depicts an English ship, strongly suggesting an English made mechanism, the rear of the false plate reads "Osborne's/ Manufactory/ Birmingham", a British firm which provided dials for many early American clock makers, the firm operated from 1772 - 1813 and was run by James Osborne, son of well-known clockmaker Thomas Hadley Osborne, condition consistent with age and use, upper half of the backboard has been replaced, in 2013 all the bushings were replaced and new brass cables installed, some condition notes provided by consigner including that the clock ran continuously from 2005- 2019 and was regularly oiled, that it was displayed in a living interior space from 2019- present without being run, and that it was in full-working condition previously including operation of the moon dial, Winter Associates does not guarantee working condition per conditions of sale, sold as is, 8' 4" h. x 18 ½" w. x 10" d. [PLEASE BRING APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE AND VEHICLE, AS GALLERY STAFF CANNOT ASSIST WITH MOVING LARGER/HEAVIER PIECES AFTER PURCHASE]
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CLOCK: American Chippendale tall case clock, c. 1780,

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