Description: ANTIQUE MASS. AMERICAN TALL CASE GRANDFATHER 91" CLOCK CIRCA 1800 JAMES DOULL with pendulum, weights and keys.OUR LAST GRANDFATHER CLOCK TO SELL !!! Size: 90.5" tall x 20" wide x 10." deep. Base size: 19.5" x 10." deep. Fine Birch finish. Dial and case fit perfectly. Has winding and door keys and pendulum. Also have the weights. Strike bell replaced with a later gong. Bell is gone. Case is refinished, the dial cleaned, some fret work losses and there is some warping to door as it does not shut properly. One panel of glass has a crack on one side of hood. Do have a second hand. James Doull Tall Case Clock . The plaque of the history of the clock was furnished by the consignor who had inherited the clock.. ---------American (Charlestown, Massachusetts), ca 1815-1820. The tall cherry case with fretted pediment, brass capitols on bonnet columns, and those of the reeded quarter columns on the waist, has an inlaid door with the hold on small button feet. The case appears to be the work of a craftsman familiar with the shop practices of Thomas Seymour (1794-1816). Nearly every tall clock produced by James Doull with an over-sized dial is housed in a case produced by the Seymour cabinet shops. This clock case has attributes similar to Seymour's work, but with nuances that indicate another hand, and later date of manufacture. The works by James Doull (Charleston, w. 1810(?)-?) with eight-day time and strike, seconds and calendar dials and brass movements; ht. 91 in. (with finials).James Doull arrived in American in 1807 and began working as an apprentice in the shop of Aaron Willard. After he set up his own shop in Charlestown, MA, many of the cases for his clocks appear to have been made by Thomas Seymour, and those with the splayed French feet have been accredited to Seymour. This case was later feet. See Mussey, The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour, pp. 55-56, and Foley,Willard's Patent Timepieces, p. 243. Please ask all questions before you bid. Shipping is not free. Shipper will be paid directly by the buyer.We do NOT guarantee working condition.We can get an estimate from local freight shippers or you may want to try USHIP online for quotes. Works like Priceline.com Worth a shot. We do have a loading dock and ramp for trucks. Zip code 45226. Check out our 3500 sq. ft. showroom in Cincinnati 45226.
Price: 3700 USD
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
End Time: 2024-10-13T15:56:28.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique: Yes
Shape: Rectangle
Power Source: key wind
Clock Type: tall case
Year Manufactured: 1800
Vintage: Yes
Display Type: dial
Style: Antique
Frame Material: Mahogany
Featured Refinements: Tall-Case Clock
Features: 8-Day
Room: Any Room
Finish: Mahogany
Engraved: No
Movement: Mechanical
Character: Clocking
Signed: No
Color: Brown
Material: Wood
Modified Item: No
Chime Sequence: unknown
Brand: Clock
Type: Longcase/Grandfather Clock
Era: Pre-Victorian (Pre-1837)
Model: Grandfather
Original/Reproduction: Original
Time Period Manufactured: 1800-1849
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States