Lot 127
127
THE AMES FAMILY LATE CLASSICAL MAHOGANY AND EGLOMISE SHELF CLOCK
This lot is offered without reserve. PROPERTY FROM THE WESTERVELT COMPANY
THE AMES FAMILY LATE CLASSICAL MAHOGANY AND EGLOMISE SHELF CLOCK

RETAILED BY JOSEPH J. AND WILLIAM BEALS (W. 1844-1848), BOSTON, 1844-1848

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THE AMES FAMILY LATE CLASSICAL MAHOGANY AND EGLOMISE SHELF CLOCK
RETAILED BY JOSEPH J. AND WILLIAM BEALS (W. 1844-1848), BOSTON, 1844-1848
the white painted dial signed J.J.& W. BEALS BOSTON and the case similarly labeled
40 in. high, 25 in. wide, 9¼ in. deep
Provenance
Oakes Ames (1804-1873), Easton, Massachusetts
Frank M. Ames (1833-1898), son
Alice L. Ames Chapman, Evanston, Wyoming, daughter
Charles E. Ames (1895-1872), Easton, Massachusetts, brother
Elizabeth King Ames, wife
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1992
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Lot Essay

With stores at 81 Hanover Street, Haymarket Square and 422 Washington Street, retailers Joseph J. (1813-1885) and William Beals (1811-after 1854) ran a large operation selling wall and shelf clocks. See Paul J. Foley, Willard's Patent Time Pieces: A History of the Weight-Driven Banjo Clock, 1800-1900 (Norwell, Massachusetts, 2002), p. 218.

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