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Fri, Jan 15, 2010 09:00AM EST
Lot 826

Rare New Jersey gumwood tall case clock, ca. 1780,

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000
Sold for
$5,850
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Rare New Jersey gumwood tall case clock, ca. 1780, with a sarcophagus bonnet enclosing an 8-day brass works with name boss, inscribed Aaron Lane, Elizth. Town, above a waist with an arched door, resting on a base with stepped bracket feet, 88 1/2" h. A nearly identical example is pictured in Drost Clocks and Watchmakers of New Jersey, pg. 138.

Condition

Parts: pendulum, 2 weights, winder. Some spandrels replaced. Missing one spur.