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Tall case clock

Object number

RIF4172

Maker

Casemaker Unknown
Clockmaker David Williams, 1769?1823

Dimensions

Height: 92 in. (233.68 cm)

Date

1800–1810

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Newport, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany

Marks

"David Williams / NEWPORT," painted on dial

Style

Hepplewhite, Federal

Provenance

Katrina Kipper, Accord, Massachusetts; sold by her estate to John R. Williams, 1973; consigned by his estate to Christie's, New York, October 8, 2004, lot 25

Associated names

Katrina Kipper Queen Anne Cottage Antiques
John R. Williams
Christie's

Bibliography

Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, and Prints, sale cat. (October 8, 2004), 25, lot 50, ill.