Property from the Brooklyn Museum | March 20, 2024
Wed, Mar 20, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 56
George I Thomas Hitchcock Inlaid Walnut Spinet, Israel Sack Provenance
Estimate: $500 - $700
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, circa 1725, London, nameboard inscribed "Thomas Hitchcock Londini Fecit...", shaped case fitted with keys, strings, and jacks, base in the William and Mary taste with turned legs and Spanish feet, 32 3/4 x 71 x 23 1/4 in.
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Provenance: Wallace Nutting, Rock Bottom, Massachusetts; purchased from Israel Sack & Co., New York, NY, 1920; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Condition
case is structurally sound, keys and inner workings with significant wear and in need of conservation, not examined by a musical instrument expert, case with scattered dark marks and shrinkages, some molding losses and detachment, base with later stain/paint with wear and losses, one leg reattached at case joint, other general wear and imperfections throughout
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Wallace Nutting, Rock Bottom, Massachusetts; purchased from Israel Sack
& Co., New York, NY, 1920; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
