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Lot 455

Early Georgian Japanned Tall Case Clock

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

British, 18th century, arched silvered and brass dial signed "J.O. Wady/London", brass movement, seconds sweep, and date aperture, arched blind fretwork hood over a waisted case, with arched door, two weights and winder, 90-1/2 x 21-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.

Provenance: From a Private Collection Assembled in Spain and Britain from the 1960s through the 1980s

Condition

dial with some light abrasions and losses to blacking, probably original saddle board, hood with loss and repair at corner of blind fretwork, extensive distress, losses, and scattered retouch to Japanning, warping and crack to case door, some restorations to box base, warping to lower base panel, surface distress, retouch, and later overcoat, case uprights have been extended (dial and case possibly associated)