Aaron Willard Labeled Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Possible Penniman Painting

Massachusetts, 1806, brass 8-day movement with seconds dial, dial inscribed "WARRANTED FOR MR. JOSHUA SEAVER / 1806 / Aaron Willard / Boston", allegorical painting possibly by John Ritto Penniman, the interior of waist door retaining its original instructions printed by Paul Revere Jr. (1734-1818), dated inscriptions ranging from 1813-1899, case and bonnet with brass stop fluted columns, inlay and flame birch(?) panels, French feet, two weights and pendulum included, 95-1/2 x 19 x 9 in.

Provenance: Israel Sack Inc., New York, NY; Sotheby's, New York, NY, "Building America: The Wolf Family Collection", April 21, 2023, lot 908, $17,780

Note: Exhibited at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Paul Revere's Boston: 1735-1818, April 18-October 12, 1975, p. 183, no. 277, illustrated.

Literature: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Vol. 2 (1986), p. 345, pl. 855.