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Lot 380

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Chippendale walnuta

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for
$35,100
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut tall case clock, ca. 1795, the broken arch bonnet with bold floral rosettes, above a carved tympanum enclosing an 8-day works, signed "Martin Shreiner Lancaster No. 90", over an arched door flanked by fluted quarter columns and a base with scalloped panel supported by bracket feet, 96" h. For an identical carved tympanum, see Sotheby's Important Americana, October 7, 2006, lot 273. Exhibited at the Heritage Center, Lancaster, PA 1977.Provenance: Descended in the family of Amos H. Mylin of West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania.

Condition

Parts: pendulum, two weights, key and winder. Finials replaced. Top 1" of rosettes replaced. Heavy craquelure on dial. Foot facings replaced 2". Bottom 1 1/2" of case cut and reattached. We do not guarantee clocks are in working condition.