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THBEXCEEDINGLY RARE AND IMPORTANT JOSIAH GOODING FEDERAL TALL-CASE CLOCK WITH ROCKING SHIP MOVEMENT Bristol, Rhode Island, 1810-1815 Height approx. 93.5"
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LiveJul 23, 2025
The Peter and Judi Hersey Collection of Hingham, Massachusetts History and the Collection of Arun and Barbara Singh. Eldred's info@eldreds.com
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EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND IMPORTANT JOSIAH GOODING FEDERAL TALL-CASE CLOCK WITH ROCKING SHIP MOVEMENT
Bristol, Rhode Island, 1810-1815
Select mahogany and mahogany veneer case with assorted string and banded inlay. Bonnet with scrolled and pierced fretwork joining three plinths topped by brass ball and spire finials, the central surmounted by an eagle. Tombstone dial door flanked by tapered fluted full columns with brass stop fluting. Trunk fronted by brass-capped quarter-columns with brass stop fluting. French splayed bracket feet. Painted iron face with gilt floral and foliate designs at corners. Roman numeral dial with outer Arabic numeral minutes ring and a subsidiary seconds dial. Beautifully tooled steel hands. Lunette with the rocking ship --an American frigate or similar -- set against a coastal scene of a lighthouse and cottage on a rocky island. Signed "J Gooding Bristol" on face.
Height approx. 93.5". Width 19.5". Depth 10". Retains pendulum and weights.
Provenance:
Gary R. Sullivan Antiques Inc., Massachusetts, 2016.
The Collection of Arun and Barbara Singh.
Illustrated:
Gary R. Sullivan Antiques Inc. advertisement in the The Magazine Antiques, March/April 2014.
Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture 1650-1830 by Patricia E. Kane, p. 424-426.
Notes:
Josiah Gooding (1777-1867) was trained as a clockmaker by his brother Joseph Gooding. Their brothers, Alanson, Henry and John, also worked in the trade. They worked throughout southeastern Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island from the Late 18th Century through the Mid-19th Century, Josiah basing himself on the border town of Bristol. He was the most prolific of the family and his clocks typically feature high-style cases and premium works. The appealing animated features, as seen here, were highly prized and only seen in the finest clocks.Not guaranteed to be running.Condition
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