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THBPhiladelphia William & Mary oak tall case clock, c
Lot 791
About Seller
Pook & Pook Inc
463 East Lancaster Avenue
Downingtown, PA 19335
United States
Pook & Pook Inc. auction house was founded by Ronald and Debra Pook in 1984 out of the Pook’s thriving antique business, which they began a decade earlier. Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Pook & Pook, Inc.’s offices are approximately thirty-five minutes west of Philadelphia, in an old stone...Read more
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By Pook & Pook Inc
Jan 15, 2010
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2010-01-15 09:00:00
2010-01-15 09:00:00
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Philadelphia William & Mary oak tall case clock, ca. 1705, the flat top bonnet enclosing an 8-day works with brass face, signed Abel Cottey Philadelphia, the works are inscribed behind the face BC 1709 m 9x20 clock BC, probably stands for Cottey's apprentice Benjamin Chandlee, above a straight case with bracket feet, 80 1/2" h. This is the earliest known date on an American clock. The only other surviving example of Cottey's work is a clock face in the collection of Philip Bradley, Illustrated Worldly Goods, fig. 420. Illustrated in Palmer The Book of American Clocks, fig. 3, described as Possibly the earliest extant American made clock. Provenance: Carson family.Pendulum (broken), winder, 2 weights, no door key. Philadelphia William & Mary oak tall case clock, ca. 1705, the flat top bonnet enclosing an 8-day works with brass face, signed Abel Cottey Philadelphia, the works are inscribed behind the face BC 1709 m 9x20 clock BC, probably stands for Cottey's apprentice Benjamin Chandlee, above a straight case with bracket feet, 80 1/2'' h. This is the earliest known date on an American clock. The only other surviving example of Cottey's work is a clock face in the collection of Philip Bradley, Illustrated Worldly Goods, fig. 420. Illustrated in Palmer The Book of American Clocks, fig. 3, described as Possibly the earliest extant American made clock. Provenance: Carson family. Pine cornice may be a very early replacement. Works do not fill window and may be by association, however the extremely early date of both the works and case make this unlikely. Feet replaced. Pook & Pook, Inc. does not guarantee clocks to be complete or in working condition.
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