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Fri, Apr 20, 2012 04:00PM EDT
Lot 193

Pennsylvania Chippendale cherry tall case clock, l

Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Sold for
$30,810
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$500 $50
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$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, late 18th c., the works signed John Scott Conocochague, the broken arch bonnet with flame finials and carved rosettes, above a frieze with a central sunflower surrounded by c-scrolls and flowerettes, enclosing an eight-day works with a moon phase and a brass face above a case with fluted quarter columns and a scalloped panel base, 101 3/4" h. A related example was sold at Sotheby's on January 23, 2009, lot 229. Illustrated in Whisker, James Pennsylvania Clockmakers, Watchmakers, and Allied Crafts, figs. 25, 26.

Condition

Parts: pendulum, two weights, winder. Movement has been moved forward 1/2" on saddleboard.