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Fine Art & Decorative Works, Day 1

Fri, Sep 11, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Sun, Sep 13, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 27

Rare Moravian Inlaid Mahogany Tall

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

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Case Clock attributed to Salem, North Carolina, 1790-1810, the arched hood set with original turned urn-form finials, the waisted case in two sections, upper section with inlaid kite escutcheon and a pendulum window, box-form base set on original bracket feet, arched painted dial with moon phase, seconds hand and calendar ring, backplate signed "Nolan & Curtis Boston", eight-day brass movement, 103 x 21-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. restorations to dial with consolidated craquelure and scattered retouch, works and case possibly associated, works lacking some elements, not in working order, (period thick walnut saddleboard but with some disparity between holes in saddleboard and uprights, and one upright adjusted); repaired splinter at bottom right corner or case. Notes: For closely related examples see Albright, [Johann Ludwig Eberhardt and His Salem Clecks]. MESDA file S7021, S1506, S1498, S1509, S1496 and others. Provenance: The Estate of John A. Winston, 15th Governor of Alabama (1812-1871); Collection of James E. and Jane Mulkin, Bessemer, Alabama

Condition

restorations to dial with consolidated craquelure and scattered retouch, works and case possibly associated, works lacking some elements, not in working order, (period thick walnut saddleboard but with some disparity between holes in saddleboard and uprights, and one upright adjusted), repaired splinter at bottom right corner or case

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