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Tall case clock, probably from the William Clark House, Newark, New Jersey

Case by George A. Schastey & Co. American
George A. Schastey American, born Germany
Clock movement by Tiffany & Co.

Not on view

A Tiffany & Co. logbook documents that this clock, likely made for William Clark, is by Schastey & Co. The figural carvings, fruit festoons, and ribbons bear the hallmark of Schastey’s shop, as do the boldly carved bosses and strapwork below the door panel. The satyr’s face surmounting the clock’s bonnet captures Schastey’s preference for whimsy in his interpretation of Renaissance designs. The unusual leaded-glass door panel features a border of tight, repeated lines that mimics the incised hatchmarks on the strapwork below.

Tall case clock, probably from the William Clark House, Newark, New Jersey, Case by George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897), Ebonized oak, leaded glass, and brass, American

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