A FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SHELF CLOCK
A FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SHELF CLOCK

DIAL SIGNED WILLARD, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1810

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A FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SHELF CLOCK
Dial signed Willard, Massachusetts, circa 1810
The rectangular hood with line inlay and molded pediment surmounted by pierced fretwork centering a banded plinth with brass ball-and-spire finial above an arched glazed door opening to a white-painted dial with Roman chapter ring enclosed by a gilt-painted ring over a gilt wreath centering the inscription Willard surrounded by red and green decoration above a cavetto mid-molding over a conforming box base with inlaid quarter-fans and banding centering an inlaid shell above a shaped skirt, on French feet
38in. high, 12in. wide, 6in. deep

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