A Chippendale cherry tall case clock, works by John Fisher (German-American, 1736-1808), York Town

A Chippendale cherry tall case clock, works by John Fisher (German-American, 1736-1808), York Town, PA, late 18th century

With an engraved brass face inscribed, “John Fisher/ York Town," and a painted moon phase dial.

H: 95 ½ in.

Provenance

Property from a Main Line Estate.
Condition Report: lot 35: hood- with split to left-facing back engaged column and to lower left-facing corner of interior arch frame, repaired break to upper right edge of arch, age crack to upper right-facing side of door, some splitting and loss to right-facing side panel, loss to capital of front left-facing column; works- saddleboard holes do not line up to cheek holes; case with some areas having nice old crackled varnish to surface, applied spandrels no longer present, some minor loss to enamel to moon phase dial; case- missing majority of bottom board, the feet appear ok but missing support blocks, repaired break to waist molding along perimeter of upper edge, the upper molding with some mends; includes pendulum, two weight, winding key, and case key; as with all mechanical objects, Freeman's doe not guarantee functionality for clocks