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Premier Auction - Session I - July 14, 2023

Fri, Jul 14, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 426

John Smith Pittenweem Inlaid Mahogany 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

Scottish, late 18th or early 19th century, scrolled broken arch pediment with applied foliate panels, fluted columnar supports, painted Roman numeral dial with floral spandrels, moon phase painted with pastoral scenes, brass movement, spurred lower door flanked by fluted quarter columns, string inlaid base, bracket feet, includes pendulum, winder, and two weights, 79-1/2 x 19-1/2 x 10 in.

Condition

upper case with some minor repairs, lifting and separation along floral panels, painted dial in good condition with thin paint cracks, very small losses, and some later paint on moon phase, weights with heavy pitting, wear and oxidation to pendulum, case with thin cracks, small shrinkages, minor old repairs, feet with repairs and losses, scattered general wear from age and use, door does not close evenly, clock functionality not tested

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania