拍品 55
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A LAMINATED ROSEWOOD ACORN SHELF CLOCK
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A LAMINATED ROSEWOOD ACORN SHELF CLOCK

DIAL SIGNED BY THE FORESTVILLE MANUFACTURING CO., BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, 1847-1850

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A LAMINATED ROSEWOOD ACORN SHELF CLOCK
Dial signed by the Forestville Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Connecticut, 1847-1850
The hinged door with acorn-shaped glazed top and bombé-shaped églomisé lower section with conforming case and side arms with acorn finials, the white-painted dial with Roman chapter ring centering the inscription, Forestville Manufg. Co./Bristol Ct. U.S.A. above an églomisé panel depicting the State House in Hartford over the inscription STATE HOUSE HARTFORD, on a molded base
24¾in. high, 11¼in. wide, 5in. deep

拍品專文

Composed of exaggerated curves, this "acorn" clock reflects the contemporary furniture designs of the Rococo Revival style. Like John Henry Belter's furniture patents, the curvilinear form is achieved through the bending and lamination of several layers of wood. Such clocks are thought to have been made exclusively by J.C. Brown of the Forestville Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Connecticut during the years 1847 to 1850. An almost identical clock with the same painted scene of the State Capital in Hartford is in the Edward Mitchell Collection (see Palmer, A Treasury of American Clocks (New York, 1973), pp. 141-142, fig. 250).