Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Block- and Shell-Carved Mahogany Tall Case ClockNewport, Rhode IslandCirca 1775
Retains a dark, rich, possibly original surface.
Height 90 1/4 in. by Width 22 1/4 in. by Depth 11 in.Condition reportSecondary woods are white pine, poplar, and mahogany. Hinges appear to be original but small brass pull on door of bonnet appear to be replaced. Retaining early piece of glass and exhibiting its original dark surface. The dial contains general craquelure and staining as well as some paint wear to the day calendar. The weights and finials are replaced.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.Catalogue noteThis clock retains its original painted dial and an old surface. It has the English makers mark of “Wilson” cast in the intermediate plate between the movement and the dial. The clock is housed in a mahogany case made in Newport with a domed top, fluted colonnettes, a blocked shell-carved drawer, an applied base panel and ogee feet. A closely related Newport tall case clock with an unsigned painted dial and the same overall case design is in the collection of Yale University and illustrated in Edwin Battison and Patricia Kane, The American Clock, 1725-1865 (Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society Limited, 1973),p. 158, no. 35. Two other tall clocks with similar cases include one signed by John Townsend and dated 1793 illustrated in Morrison Heckscher, John Townsend Newport Cabinetmaker (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005), pp. 124-5, no. 22. and one illustrated in Michael Moses, Master Craftsmen of Newport (Tenafly, NJ: MMI Americana Press, 1984), p. 297, no. 7.21.
Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Block- and Shell-Carved Mahogany Tall Case ClockNewport, Rhode IslandCirca 1775
Retains a dark, rich, possibly original surface.
Height 90 1/4 in. by Width 22 1/4 in. by Depth 11 in.Condition reportSecondary woods are white pine, poplar, and mahogany. Hinges appear to be original but small brass pull on door of bonnet appear to be replaced. Retaining early piece of glass and exhibiting its original dark surface. The dial contains general craquelure and staining as well as some paint wear to the day calendar. The weights and finials are replaced.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.Catalogue noteThis clock retains its original painted dial and an old surface. It has the English makers mark of “Wilson” cast in the intermediate plate between the movement and the dial. The clock is housed in a mahogany case made in Newport with a domed top, fluted colonnettes, a blocked shell-carved drawer, an applied base panel and ogee feet. A closely related Newport tall case clock with an unsigned painted dial and the same overall case design is in the collection of Yale University and illustrated in Edwin Battison and Patricia Kane, The American Clock, 1725-1865 (Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society Limited, 1973),p. 158, no. 35. Two other tall clocks with similar cases include one signed by John Townsend and dated 1793 illustrated in Morrison Heckscher, John Townsend Newport Cabinetmaker (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005), pp. 124-5, no. 22. and one illustrated in Michael Moses, Master Craftsmen of Newport (Tenafly, NJ: MMI Americana Press, 1984), p. 297, no. 7.21.
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