Lot 482
  • 482

WARDER-VAUX FAMILY CHIPPENDALE CARVED AND FIGURED MAHOGANY TALL CASE CLOCK, WORKS BY JOHN WARNE, LONDON, CASE PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1765

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Philadelphia
  • mahogany
  • Height 8 ft. 4 in. by Width 20 1/2 in. by Depth 12 in.
The works signed John Warne, London.  Works associated and cartouche replaced. Retains a dark rich surface.

Provenance

Jeremiah Warder (1711-1783), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Susanna Warder (1749-1812), daughter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
George Vaux (1779-1836), son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
George Vaux X (d. 1996), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Trina Vaux McCauley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Freeman's Auctions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1999, sale 1000, lot 806.

Literature

Lita Solis-Cohen, "New Auction Record Achieved for American Tall-Case Clocks," Maine Antique Digest, June 1999, p. 1-C.

Condition

Cartouche is replaced, restoration to some carving on scroll board, clock works associated. Image of scroll board before restoration available from department.
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