11-19-201611-19-2016
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2961BBoston
November 19, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock

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$9,840$8,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2961BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 19, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Stephen Taber, case by Reuben Swift, New Bedford, c. 1807-12, the arched molded hood with pierced fretwork and three brass finials above the white-painted iron dial with moon's age, lettered "S.TABER," flanked by brass stop-fluted reeded columns, the waist door with inlaid tiger maple crossbanding and stringing flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter-columns on a conformingly inlaid base with panel and flaring French feet, refinished, ht. including finial 89 3/4 in.

Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Jobe et al., Harbor and Home: The Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, plate 92, pp. 274-75.

Note: "S. Taber" inscribed on the back of the dial.
Estimate $10,000-15,000


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Keywords

Stephen Taber, Reuben Swift