Charleston/England, 18th century, brass dial with spandrels engraved "Josa Lockwood Charles Town" with moon phase engraved "High Water at Charles Town" and second hand and calendar, pagoda bonnet with fluted columns, case with arched door and quarter columns inlaid with brass, oak secondary, 91-1/2 x 20-1/2 x 10 in.Note: see MESDA photo file S-8169 for a similar clock with engraved moon phase dial. MESDA photo file S-15118 and S-1599 are similar tall case clocks with pagoda bonnets., Provenance: Estate of G. Fraser Wilson, MD, Charleston, South Carolina
Condition
wear to silvering on dial, typical cracks and separations to veneer, losses to veneer, lifting to brass inlay, seat board appears replaced, glass cracked, with possibly later brass inlay to case