HEPPLEWHITE TALL CASE CLOCK. Delaware Valley,

HEPPLEWHITE TALL CASE CLOCK.
Delaware Valley, Ca.1800, cherry, walnut, and poplar. Broken-arch pediment, string-inlaid case, and resting on French feet. Brass movement with floral spandrels and an American ship in the dial arch. Retains a fine, old finish. Patches to the feet. 98 1/2"h. 19"w. 11"d.

Condition: Great old finish with some crazing to the surface (second surface), 2 finials appear original, center is replaced, each foot has some restoration. Under blacklight, there are a few ares that flouresce: a 1.5" line across the seconds dial; the blue backgrounds in the ovals in the spandrels (flowers are okay), and the sky in the dial arch painting (ship is okay). NOTE: This clock is probably not Delaware Valley. The dot-and-dash inlay under the pediment on the hood is a type found in the Franklin County area of Kentucky. Additionally, the clock was purchased from a family in Natchez, Mississippi about 10 years ago. According to that family's tradition, the clock had always been in the family, though we don't know if the family had always been in Natchez or came from another area.

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