John Crowley Mahogany Bracket Clock, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1820, arch-top case with central pad and brass bail handle, tombstone-shaped hinged door, arabic numeral painted iron dial with strike/silent in the arch, pierced blued hands, and as above, all resting on brass ogee feet, glazed sight lights, and rear hinged door, eight-day time, and hour strike fusee movement with recoil escapement, mounted to a pine seating board, ht. with handle extended 19 in.
Note: There is an envelope with a wood sample marked "John Crowley, Bracket Clock Philadelphia/Base panel of case/Liriodendron tulipifera/American Tulip Tree/Gordon K Saltar(?) 5-7-78."
Condition
Condition: nice old finish with some veneer patches to door. This clock came out of the collection of the Thomas Parker Mahogany Bracket Clock, that Skinner sold in October 2019.
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