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At the turn of the nineteenth century, Boston's premiere clockmaker, Simon Willard, made this handsome mahogany tall clock circa 1800. Its beautifully inlaid case epitomizes the "Roxbury" form that was wildly popular in Boston during the late 1700s, and this style influenced many New England clockmakers into the early 1800s. Clocks produced in the Roxbury area of Boston during this period were of the highest quality construction. They had many desirable features, such as visually pleasing proportions, brass stop fluting, and choice-figured mahogany. 

William Crane made this gorgeous mahogany tall case clock in Canton, Massachusetts, circa 1815. The case features outstanding proportions, beautiful flared French feet, and a flowing, dropped apron. The figured mahogany selected for this case has a spectacular grain pattern. The base features a veneered front panel framed with a cross-banded mahogany border. Its waist door exhibits a unique reeded molding that trims the perimeter. The clock's bonnet displays three capped fluted finial plinths supporting a decorative pierced open fretwork surmounted by three fancy brass finials. 

This Federal Massachusetts Timepiece was made by the well-known partnership of Simon Willard & Son in Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1825. It's an exceptional example, signed and numbered on the dial (Simon Willard and Son, No. 4560), and displays original reverse-painted glasses. The throat and bottom glasses feature a warm peach color, floral gilt decoration, and vivid white borders. The case incorporates formal figured mahogany half-round moldings. Two nicely hand-filed steel barbed hands show the time. The bezel is brass and complements the gorgeous brass Fleur de li finial surmising the case. The weight-driven brass movement is of excellent quality. Finding timepieces in such superb original condition from this period is increasingly challenging.

Gardner Parker made this diminutive mahogany-cased Roxbury-style tall clock in Westborough, Massachusetts, circa 1800. It is an outstanding clock whose well-proportioned case retains a warm and mellow original finish. The case is supported by four finely shaped ogee bracket feet. Its base panel and waist door feature choice figured mahogany, line inlaid, and cross-banded selections. The sides of the waist are fitted with brass stop-fluted quarter columns terminating in brass quarter capitals. The bonnet displays a flowing fretwork surmounted by three brass ball and spike finials on inlaid plinths. The painted dial features a bucolic scene with a woman in a red dress sitting under a tree, constructing a floral wreath. The dial is signed in script lettering "Gardner Parker" and numbered 144. The quality weight-driven movement is made in brass and runs for an 8-day duration. This clock stands only 7 feet 6 inches tall.