Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Mahogany "Harp Pattern" or Lyre Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1825, "true" lyre-form case with carved finial, brass bezel over the painted iron Roman numeral dial, lyre midsection with mahogany veneered panel set into the frame, pillow molding caps the veneered pedestal, eight-day, time-only movement with iron weight and pendulum, ht. 38 in.
Provenance: Tom Grimshaw; Terry and Karen Brotherton.
Literature: Illustrated in Classic American Clocks, p 7.
Exhibitions: 1990 NAWCC Seminar, Houston, Texas.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
Mahogany veneered panel in mid section and finial are a replacements.
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Keywords
Massachusetts, Tom Grimshaw, Karen Brotherton, Terry Brotherton, HoustonJonathan Dowling
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Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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