Lot 91
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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A CHIPPENDALE WALNUT BRACKET SHELF-CLOCK

DIAL SIGNED THOMAS DAFT, NEW YORK, 1786-1790

Details
A CHIPPENDALE WALNUT BRACKET SHELF-CLOCK
dial signed thomas daft, new york, 1786-1790
The upswept domed top centering a brass bail handle flanked by brass pineapple finials at the corners above an arched glazed door opening to a silvered engraved dial with Arabic and Roman chapter rings enclosing a calendar aperture surmounted by a bell-strike dial, the spandrels with scrolled foliate engraved embellishments, the dial signed Thom.s Daft/NEW YORK, the case with pierced scrolled foliate-carved geometric panels, the back with an arched glazed door opening to a brass backplate engraved with scrolling acanthus, on a molded base with brass ogee bracket feet

19in. high, 10¾in.wide, 7in. deep

Lot Essay

Thomas Daft moved to Philadelphia from London in 1775 and later to New York, where he reportedly worked from 1786-1790. This clock, with its engraved dial, decorative mounts, and dome-topped case, is reminiscent of English examples and given his origins, it is not unlikely that Daft imported cases and works from London. A similar clock was advertised by Ginsburg & Levy in Antiques, June 1969, p.743.