Joseph Dunbar Mahogany and Satinwood Tall Clock

Description:

Joseph Dunbar Mahogany and Satinwood Tall Clock, Perth Scotland, c. 1815, scroll-top case with freestanding reeded columns flanking the painted Roman numeral iron dial with figures depicting the four seasons in the spandrels, arch reading with Kindly Welcome, Jenny Brings him Ben, seconds and calendar bits, indistinctly signed Jos. Dunbar/Perth, reeded quarter columns flanking the inset rope-turned and banded waist door, eight-day, time and strike, brass movement with false plate stamped Wilkes, two weights and pendulum, ht. 82 1/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

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