Joshua Wilder Dwarf Clock

Description:

Joshua Wilder Dwarf Clock, Hingham, Massachusetts, c. 1820, mahogany and mahogany veneer case, non-removable hood with pierced fret joining plinths with brass finials, turned freestanding columns flanking the painted iron roman numeral dial marked "Wilder/Hingham," calendar dial below center, blued steel hands, molded rectangular waist door, all on bracket feet, eight-day time and strike movement with simple calendar powered by two lead weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 49 in.
Estimate $10,000-15,000


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