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RARE FEDERAL SHELF CLOCK WITH QUARTER COLUMNS WORKS BY DAVID WOOD
"The Hornet and The Peacock" Naval Battle
is Painted on the Face
Newburyport, Massachusetts Circa 1815
Primary Wood: Mahogany, Flame Birch Secondary Woods: Pine, Chestnut Height: 34 5/8 inches Width: 10 7/8 inches Depth: 5 3/4 inches Provenance: Collection of John W. Gibson, New York.
Reference: A clock with the identical painted face is in the collection of The Winterthur Museum. That same clock has a similar, though not as elaborately decorated, case. Please see American Furniture: The Federal Period, by Charles F. Montgomery, entry number 171
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