CHIPPENDALE WALNUT TALL CASE CLOCK, WORKS BY BENJAMIN RITTENHOUSE, WORCESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, DATED 1782

CHIPPENDALE WALNUT TALL CASE CLOCK, WORKS BY BENJAMIN RITTENHOUSE, WORCESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, DATED 1782

lacking sarcophagus top; the brass dial engraved Benj. Rittenhouse 1782.
Height 88 in. by Case Width 12 ⅞ in. by Depth 10 in.

Condition Report:
In fine condition. Appears to retain a rich, dark, early if not original surface. The hood with door frame detached, which can be easily reassembled with new pins, and lacking its glass and sarcophagus top. Abrasion on the case door retouched. The hands on the clock slightly bent.

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