November Online Auction
Lot 264:
Ephraim Willard
Ephraim Willard (American, 1755-1832) Tall Case Clock
Having an 8-day two-train brass movement, cast iron chime and weights, brass pendulum bob on wood shaft, signed and embellished white enameled and painted dial beneath arched moon phase ring, circular Roman numeral chapter ring, minutes and seconds in Arabic numerals, two winding ports, no key, pierced iron hands, unattributed inlaid and figured mahogany case, arched bonnet having stringing, open pierced fretwork, three turned finials above conforming arched glazed door flanked by full brass-inlaid fluted columns having brass capitals and bases, rectangular waist door having applied molding and inlays, flanked by conforming brass-inlaid columns having brass capitals and bases, the stepped base raised on ogee bracket feet, two books on the maker and an appraisal booklet from Jane H. Willis, Tenafly, New Jersey
Provenance: Jane H. Willis, Tenafly, New Jersey
Property from: an Estate, Geneva, Illinois
Height: 88 3/4 inches, Width: 19 1/4 inches, Depth: 10 inches
Disclaimers: not tested, we cannot guarantee the operation, accuracy or lifespan
Category: Decorative Arts > Clocks
Estimated Sale Time: 12:37 pm CST
Shipping Status: Shipping Quote
Last modified: October 28, 2026, 1:11 pm
Condition report:
dial having a bent corner and enamel loss upper right, edge chips, entire case refinished, bonnet top, sides and plinth having age cracks through inlay, saddle board missing, some glue blocks loose, some missing, lower right plinth molding loose / partially detached, wood finials likely replacements, no key, not tested
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