Aaron Willard Boston Federal Shelf Clock Arched & Inlaid Pediment/ Mahogany Case

This magnificent 8 day weight-driven shelf clock has an arched and inlaid pediment over a painted dial that is signed “Aaron Willard, Boston,” fancifully painted within cartouche with laurel wreath and swag. Features include a cream painted tin dial with gilt highlights, brass movement within a figured mahogany case with original finish, lower section with string inlay, supported by on ogee bracket feet. Brass finial atop. Measurement is to top of finial 34.5 inches.
From a Beacon Hill, Boston estate.
“Aaron Willard (October 14, 1757 – May 20, 1844) was an entrepreneur, an industrialist, and a designer of clocks who worked extensively at his Roxbury, Massachusetts, factory during the early years of the United States of America.”