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EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WILLIAM AND MARY OAK TALL CASE CLOCK, WORKS BY ABEL COTTEY AND PROBABLY BENJAMIN CHANDLEE, PHILADELPHIA, CASE ENGLAND, DATED 1709
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Dated 1705
- walnut
- Height 80 1/4 in. by Width 21 3/4 in. by Depth 12 in.
Dial inscribed Abel Cottey Philadelphia, the works inscribed behind the face B*C 1709 mo 9 *20* Clock. Feet replaced.
Provenance
Purportedly purchased in either 1939 or 1940 from an elderly resident of Flourtown, Pennsylvania;
Marian Carson (wife of Mrs. William MacPherson Hornor, Jr. author of Blue Book, Philadelphia Furniture: William Penn to George Washington);
Lee Carson Sherk, (daughter);
Pook and Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, January 16, 2010, lot 791.
Marian Carson (wife of Mrs. William MacPherson Hornor, Jr. author of Blue Book, Philadelphia Furniture: William Penn to George Washington);
Lee Carson Sherk, (daughter);
Pook and Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, January 16, 2010, lot 791.
Literature
Brooks Palmer, Book of American Clocks, (New York: Macmillan, 1950), figs. 3 & 5;
Donald L. Fennimore and Frank L. Hohmann III, Stretch: America's First Family of Clockmakers, (Winterthur, DE: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc., 2013), pp. 29-30, fig. 1.14.
Donald L. Fennimore and Frank L. Hohmann III, Stretch: America's First Family of Clockmakers, (Winterthur, DE: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc., 2013), pp. 29-30, fig. 1.14.
Condition
Bottom board replaced, feet replaced.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This is likely the earliest surviving American timepiece. Able Cottey (1655-1711) immigrated from England with William Penn on the ship Welcome in 1682. The clock is also inscribed on the back of the dial B*C presumably for his apprentice Benjamin Chandlee (1685-1745). For a detailed analysis on these works see Donald L. Fennimore and Frank L. Hohmann III, Stretch: America's First Family of Clockmakers, (Winterthur, DE: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc., 2013), fig. 1.14.