Aaron Lane Carved and Inlaid Walnut Tall Clock, Elizabeth, New Jersey, c. 1795, three turned and carved finials atop the pagoda-top bonnet with bellflower and paterae inlay, freestanding tapered and reeded columns flanking the silvered brass dial engraved "Aaron Lane/Elizth Town." in the arch, pierced hands, seconds bit, and calendar aperture, full-length waist door with contrasting inlaid wood paterae, line, and crossbanded inlay, crotch mahogany center base panel with inlaid corners, resting on ogee bracket feet, eight-day time and hour-strike with half-moon cutout plates, regulated by a brass bob pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 102 in.
Provenance: Woodbury Auctions, May 21, 2011, lot 234.
? Estimate $8,000-12,000 wonderful state of preservation, shrinkage cracks too case, one finial an old replacement. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
