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Important American mahogany tall-case clock
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Important American mahogany tall-case clock
Estimate:
$6,000 - $8,000
Sold
$7,000
Live Auction
Fine Rugs, Decorative Arts, Paintings & Furniture on May 12th at 10am
Category
Clocks, Furniture - American
Description
Cuthbert Warner (1753-1822), 3 Jones Street, Old Town, Baltimore, late 18th/early 19th century; works with painted dial, second sweep, calendar and moon phase with painted floral spandrels, signed Cuthbert Warner, bonnet with broken arch, pinecone finial, dentil molding, fully turned and fluted columnar supports with arched glass panel door, case with long door in waist with fluted quarter columnar supports, paneled base with similar quarter columnar supports, straight bracket feet (replaced)
Condition
Works not tested; primitive farm scene on moon phase over-painted, signature partially strengthened, top of face broken and repaired, calendar missing, case has old desiccated finish, feet replaced, age appropriate scratches, wear, and wood separation, paint spatter
Provenance
Originally a possession of Dr. John Archer of Medicine Hall, Harford County, MD, by descent through the Stump and Pons family of Harford County, Maryland; familial documentation and MESDA and MDHS catalogue records and photos can be found within the clock case see: Whisker, Hartzler & Petrucelli "Maryland Clockmakers" 1996, page 222
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