ID 1122296
Lot 508 | A LATE CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY TALL-CASE CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 10 000
THE DIAL SIGNED BY JOHN STILLAS (ACTIVE 1784-1793), PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1790
the white-painted dial inscribed JOHN STILLAS
91 ¾ in. high, 20 ½ in. wide, 10 ¼ in. deep
Provenance
Probable line of descent:
John Custis Wilson (1761-1830) and his wife Margaret "Peggy" Custis Wilson (1763-1825), Westover, Somerset County, Maryland
Possibly John Custis Wilson, Jr. (1784-1832), Westover, son
Possibly The Lankford family, Westover
Dr. Henry Parke Custis Wilson (1827-1897), Baltimore, son of John Custis Wilson, Jr.
Henrietta Chauncey (Wilson) Whiteley (1863-1908), Baltimore, daughter
Eleanor Custis Whiteley (Mrs. Edwin Nash Broyles) (1896-1984), Baltimore, daughter
Eleanor Custis Broyles (Mrs. Charles Alan Wright) (1924-2023), Austin, Texas, daughter
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Art style: | Federal style (1780–1820) |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings |
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Art style: | Federal style (1780–1820) |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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| Phone | +1 212 636 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Fax | +1 212 636 4930 | ||||||||||||||
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