This wonderful inlaid clock case exhibits excellent narrow proportions and first rate wood selections through out it’s design and construction. This is evident in the exhibition of wonderful sweeping grain patterns and light wood inlays found throughout the construction of this very attractive case.

This beautiful mahogany case clock is a very manageable size measuring just a quarter inch over 7 feet tall to the top of the center finial. The case exhibits good proportions and outstanding mahogany wood selections throughout it’s construction. This case stands on four nicely formed applied bracket feet. The base section features a cross banded border that forms a frame and centers an inset panel. This panel is trimmed with a molding and line inlaid. It also features a Pattera in the center. The waist section is fitted with a rectangular door that shares the same formatting found in the base section. This waist door is positioned above a decorative inlaid panel. Here a seashell is featured. It is placed in a veneered panel of bird’s-eye maple. This is framed with a delicate inlay pattern, cross banded border and applied molding. The sides of the waist are are fitted with quarter columns that terminate in turned wooden capitals. These columns are smoothly turned. The bonnet features a swan’s neck pediment that terminates in wonderful brass rosettes. These center a single brass eagle finial that is mounted on a plinth. Below this is an inlaid butterfly. the front facing facade of the bonnet is inlaid with bird’s-eye maple panels. The bonnet columns are decoratively turned. They terminated in brass capitals. This is a very nice additional detail. The arched bonnet door is line inlaid and fitted with glass.

The colorfully painted dial features a Roman numeral formatted chapter ring. The subsidiary seconds and calendar dial are displayed in Arabic numerals. The spandrels areas are decorated with depictions of the four seasons. Winter is located on the lower right. Pictured a are a number of men ice skating in the background. (How cool is that?) In the arch is a scene entitled, “Tam O’Shanter.” This scene is from Robert Burns poem of the same name. The poem tells the story of a man who stays too long in a drinking establishment and witnesses a disturbing vision on his way home. The clock’s hands are brass and have been engraved with decorative details.

The time and strike movement is brass, eight-day duration and of good quality.

This clock stands approximately 7 feet tall to the top of the finial. It was made circa 1835.