$5,040
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Auction: November 10, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
Dial marked, "Aaron Willard Boston," the case door with églomisé panel depicting the USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.
H: 40 in. W: 10 1/2 in. D: 4 in. (including eagle finial)Provenance
Property of a Florida gentleman, formerly of Glen Cree, Kennebunkport, Maine
The consignor's colonial style home, Glen Cree, was featured in the magazine Colonial Homes, November-December 1985, and much of the collection was photographed.
Note
Elnathan Taber (1768-1854) was an apprentice of the Willards', and produced his own works in Roxbury, Massachusetts after his apprenticeship.