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Germantown, New Jersey Federal tall case clock
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Germantown, New Jersey Federal tall case clock, 19th c., New Jersey, the bonnet with broken swan's neck pediment and turned finials, arched glazed door opening to a painted clock face with black Arabic numerals, brass hands, seconds, date, and polychrome painted moon phase, signed "Jos. Stillman, Germantown, NJ", above waisted case with relief carved pilasters framing arched door on turned feet, with three weights and pendulum, 94"h x 18"w x 9"d
Provenance: A Private Collection: New Vernon, NJ
New Jersey Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock
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dial inscribed "Isaac Brokaw, Bridge Town", circa 1800, arched and painted dial with moon phase, seconds sweep, and date aperture, eight day brass movement, set in figured mahogany waisted case with scrolled pediment and inlaid lightwood rosettes, brass finials, two weights and pendulum present, 92 x 19 x 9-1/2 in.
Provenance: Collection of C.L. Prickett
New Jersey Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock
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possibly Matthew Egerton, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1790-1810, unsigned painted dial with moon phase, seconds hand and date aperture, eight day brass movement, hood with blind fretwork punch work scroll board, fluted colonettes, waisted case with fluted quarter columns and quarter fan inlaid base, set on straight bracket feet, with pendulum, winder, and two weights, 101 x 22-1/2 x 11-3/4 in.
Note: The distinctive scroll board of this clock compares closely to other known cases by Matthew Egerton.
Provenance: Estate of Vincent and Robin Reynolds, Roanoke, Virginia
Fine American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock
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dial inscribed "Joakim Hill, Flemington", New Jersey, circa 1815, arched and painted dial, moon phase with sailing ship flying American flag, seconds sweep and date aperture, eight day brass movement, finely inlaid mahogany waisted case, broken arch pediment and brass finials, pendulum, two weights, and winder present, 93 x 19-1/2 x 10 in.
Provenance: According to Prickett notes, purchased at Bonham's, fall 2015, for $13,750; Collection of C.L. Prickett
New Jersey Chippendale Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock
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dial inscribed "William Hudson, Mount Holly", Mount Holly, New Jersey, circa 1775, engraved arched brass dial with applied spandrels, moon phase, seconds sweep, and date aperture, eight day brass movement, case with broken arch pediment with carved rosettes and turned finials, waisted case with mellow old surface, shaped door flanked by fluted quarter columns, paneled base with ogee bracket feet, finely figured and bookmatched base panel, two weights, winder, and pendulum present, 94-1/2 x 21-1/2 x 11 in.
Provenance: Collection of C.L. Prickett
Rare New Jersey Chippendale Cherry Tall Case Clock
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brass and silvered dial inscribed "Isaac Brokaw" (Elizabethtown or Bridgetown, New Jersey, 1770-1785), eight day brass movement, moon phase, calendar dial, seconds sweep, set in a waisted case with broken arch pediment with carved rosettes and finials, dentil moldings, fluted quarter columns, paneled and scalloped base with ogee bracket feet, winder, pendulum, and two weights present, 93-1/2 x 22 x 10-3/4 in.
Note: Exhibited: American Masterpieces: Tall Case Clocks of the 18th Century, October 26, 1995 – March 30, 1996, Watch and Clock Museum of the National Watch and Clock Collectors, Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Illustrated in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 3, pg. 768, and in Timeless: Masterpiece Brass Dial Clocks by Frank L. Hohmann, pg. 174-175.
Provenance: Israel Sack, New York; Sotheby's New York, January 22, 2011 lot 120 for $37,500; Collection of C.L. Prickett
Fine New Jersey Chippendale Walnut Tall Case Clock
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arched brass dial inscribed "Wood & Hudson, Mount Holly", New Jersey, circa 1775, dial with painted moon phase, seconds sweep, and date aperture, Hudson engraved brass dial, eight day brass movement, waisted case with scrolled pediment and carved rosettes, inset fluted quarter columns, highly figured bookmatched walnut base panel, 94 x 21-1/2 x 12 in.
Provenance: Collection of C.L. Prickett