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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 487

George III Figured Mahogany Gilt Brass Mounted Tall Case Clock

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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, dial signed "Joseph Wood" and "Scarborough", arched and painted brass and silvered dial, seconds sweep, moon phase, and date aperture, brass movement, set in fine figured mahogany waisted case with arched door flanked by carved cluster columns in the Gothic taste, pendulum, winder, and two weights, 89-1/2 x 21 x 10-1/2 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina

Condition

dial with tarnish, minor losses to blacking, moon phase with paint losses and retouch, saddle board replaced, scattered typical minor shrinkage cracks, checking to figured veneers, feet appear to be period with scattered repairs