2330
Federal Mahogany tall case clock,John Fessler
Estimate:
$6,000 - $8,000
Sold
$4,750
Live Auction
Whitehall Estate, Fine Rugs, Decorative Arts, Paintings & Furniture
Category
Description
Frederick, Maryland, circa 1815: shaped bonnet with five carved wood finials, painted sheet metal moon phase dial, marked "John Fefsler & Son Frederick Town" (sic), case with carved spiral reeding, paneled front with splayed French feet
Condition
Saddle board supports replaced, professionally serviced
Provenance
John Fessler (1760-1820) was a Swiss born immigrant who served in the American Revolution, and afterward settled in Frederick Town, Maryland. Here he established a thriving clock making business and later his son John Jr., would come into the business.