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Lot 1636

Virginia Federal Labeled Tall Case Clock

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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

Richmond, early 19th century, paper label reads "MADE BY/ROBERTS, DUTTON & Co./RICHMOND./WARRANTED", arched painted dial with wooden 30-hour movement, hood with scrolled pediment over a waisted case with figured mahogany veneers flanked by inset corner columns, yellow pine and poplar secondary, 89 in.

Provenance: Private South Carolina Collection

Condition

abrasions with some paint losses at dial, distress to label, some restorations to top boards of hood, cracks and repairs at swans' necks, losses and repairs at front feet (feet possibly trimmed), works and case probably a good match (edges of saddle board trimmed, some slight disparity in connection to uprights), pendulum and two weights present