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Tall case clock |
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Object numberRIF1555 |
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MakerCasemaker UnknownClockmaker Caleb Wheaton, American, 17571827 Clockmaker James Wilson, British, active 1777, died 1809 |
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Dimensions98 1/2 × 18 × 9 in. (250.191 × 45.72 × 22.86 cm) |
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Date17901810 |
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Current locationPrivate Collection |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary, includind dial mat); pine (case back, blocks in waist, top and back of hood); maple (base of hood) |
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Marks"Caleb Wheaton / Providence," engraved on pendulum bob; "WILSON," stamped, on dial plate |
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ProvenancePeleg Arnold (17511820), Smithfield, Rhode Island; by descent to his nephew Thomas F. Buffum (17761852), Smithfield, Rhode Island; by descent to his son David Buffum (18111899), Smithfield, Rhode Island; by descent in his family; sold to Israel Sack, Inc., New York, 19641969; sold to E. Martin Wunsch (19242013), New York; by descent in his family; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 24, 2020, lot 365 |
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Associated namesIsrael Sack, Inc.Peleg Arnold Thomas F. Buffum E. Martin Wunsch David Buffum Christie's |
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Bibliography"Israel Sack, Inc., advertisement," Antiques 85, no. 1 (January 1964): ill. inside front cover.American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 195789), vol. 2, p. 454, 1129, ill. Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, sale cat. (January 24, 2020), 136, lot 365, ill. |