$17,550
Chester County, Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut tall case clock, 18th c. , the broken arch bonnet bearing the mother of pearl inlaid date "1771", enclosing a 30-hour works with a brass face with foliate engraving and a round name boss, inscribed "Bentley Darlington", the waist with an elaborate "double fielded" and marquetry inlaid door with flying birds, above an 8-pointed star, above 2 hunters, one with a falcon, the other with a bow, over a stylized street scene with tavern, all over a carved panel supported by a boldly molded base, 98 1/4" h. Provenance: Joe Kindig Jr. & Son Antiques. A copy of a handwritten note referring to this item accompanies the lot.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2007-04-21
