the mahogany case with gilded rope frames enclosing painted tablets, the waist glass with stenciled foliate design, the lower glass with War of 1812 naval engagement depicting the sailing vessels on a turbulent sea, 8 in. dial with Roman numerals, barbed steel hands, eight-day timepiece, pendulum and lead weight, ht. 39 in. Note: This clock is unsigned. Numerous nearly identically constructed examples are by or attributed to Lemuel Curtis and Joseph Dunning of Concord, Massachusetts.
Condition report
Small crack and some paint flakes on lower glass panel.
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