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Rare Federal Paint-Decorated and Stenciled Pine Églomisé Dial Dwarf Clock, works by Jonathan Winslow, Massachusetts, Circa 1820
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- pine
- Height 47 1/2 in. by Width 11 1/2 in. by Depth 7 3/8 in.
Case door bears Nina Fletcher Little's paper label: This clock was made by Jonathan Winslow, born in Hardwick, Mass., on August 15, 1765. Apprenticed to Cheney, Benjamin and Timothy of East Hartford, Connecticut where he carried on his trade but lived in Warren, New Salem, Worcester and Springfield Mass. Died in Springfield July 20, 1847; dial repainted.
Provenance
Robert Tompkins, Montague, Massachusetts;
Sotheby's, New York, The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, January 29, 1994, sale 6526, lot 111;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana from the Collection of Richard and Joy Kanter, January 18, 2002, sale 7755, lot 677;
Sotheby's, New York, Americana, October 7, 2006, sale 8209, lot 338;
Peter Eaton Antiques, Newbury, Massachusetts.
Sotheby's, New York, The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, January 29, 1994, sale 6526, lot 111;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana from the Collection of Richard and Joy Kanter, January 18, 2002, sale 7755, lot 677;
Sotheby's, New York, Americana, October 7, 2006, sale 8209, lot 338;
Peter Eaton Antiques, Newbury, Massachusetts.
Literature
William H. Distin and Robert Bishop, The American Clock, (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1976), p. 82, fig. 165;
Nina Fletcher Little, Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts, (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1984), p. 22, fig. 28.
Nina Fletcher Little, Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts, (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1984), p. 22, fig. 28.
Condition
For further information please contact the Americana Department at americana@sothebys.com or by phone at 212-606-7130.
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
For additional information about clockmaker Jonathan Winslow see, Robert S. Dodge's article, "A Grandmother Clock with Wooden Works," Antiques (March 1938), vol. 33, no. 3, p. 133.