Jan 30, 2019 10:00 EST
English & Continental Furniture / Old Masters/Russian Works of Art
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Irish George III Mahogany Tall Case Clock
Circa 1780
The 13 1/2 inch dial signed Pat. Boylan / Dublin with cherub spandrels, seconds dial, date aperture and engraved center, rack- and bell-striking movement, the case with swan's-neck cresting and flowerhead terminals flanking a central carved finial above a convex frieze carved with a grotesque mask and leaf sprays, with fluted hood pillars, the trunk door with shaped top and flanked by fluted quarter columns above a panelled plinth on bracket feet. Height 7 feet 11 inches (241.5 cm).
Provenance:
Sotheby's, London, June 2, 1995, lot 16.
Patrick Boylan, a Dublin clock maker, is first recorded in 1770, and the firm he established continued to trade for almost sixty years, being last recorded in 1828; see Brian Loomes, Watch Makers and Clock Makers of the World, vol.11, 1976.
Sold for $1,500
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Irish George III Mahogany Tall Case Clock
Circa 1780
The 13 1/2 inch dial signed Pat. Boylan / Dublin with cherub spandrels, seconds dial, date aperture and engraved center, rack- and bell-striking movement, the case with swan's-neck cresting and flowerhead terminals flanking a central carved finial above a convex frieze carved with a grotesque mask and leaf sprays, with fluted hood pillars, the trunk door with shaped top and flanked by fluted quarter columns above a panelled plinth on bracket feet. Height 7 feet 11 inches (241.5 cm).
Provenance:
Sotheby's, London, June 2, 1995, lot 16.
Patrick Boylan, a Dublin clock maker, is first recorded in 1770, and the firm he established continued to trade for almost sixty years, being last recorded in 1828; see Brian Loomes, Watch Makers and Clock Makers of the World, vol.11, 1976.
Auction: English & Continental Furniture / Old Masters/Russian Works of Art, Jan 30, 2019
