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Lot 432

Pennsylvania Chippendale cherry tall case clock, c

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000
Unsold

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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
Pennsylvania Chippendale cherry tall case clock, ca. 1780, the white face dial, inscribed John Murphy Northampton with a phase of the moon and a calendar mechanism enclosed in a swan's neck bonnet with rosettes flanking a keystone, the narrow waist with fluted quarter columns and a similar base resting on ogee bracket feet, 93" h. John Murphy was the earliest clockmaker in Allentown and this is one of his finest examples.

Condition

Parts: pendulum, two weights, information, winder, key. Rosettes probably replaced. Flaking to moon dial.

See printed catalog.