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Premier Auction | Session III

Sat, May 18, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1947

Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

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$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

probably American, early 19th century, arched painted dial, indistinctly signed, spandrels depict four seasons, inscribed, "SPEED PLOUGH", Roman chapter ring, seconds hand and calendar aperture, brass eight day time and strike movement, inlaid mahogany waisted case, white and yellow (?) pine  secondary, pendulum, weights present, 82 in.

, Provenance: Historic Bremo Plantation, (Lower Bremo), Fluvanna County, Virginia

Condition

flaking wear and minor losses to dial paint, top molding of hood replaced (possibly once fitted with swan's neck), some typical veneer distress, case uprights possibly altered, some repairs to feet (bottom board replaced), case possibly reduced in height

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