LATE FEDERAL MAHOGANY PILLAR AND SCROLL CLOCK
c. 1830, Ephraim Downes, Bristol, Connecticut paper label with directions
carved pillars and cornucopia crest, original reverse painted glass of architecture, wooden works, 29.5"h; 17.5"w
Prov.: Descended through family of original owner. Firstly, Judge Andrew Wylie, District Court, Washington, D.C. (1853-1871) at his D.C. residence at 1205 Thomas Circle. It then passed to his grandaughter, Katherine Virginia Wylie Lawrence and Bishop Frederic C. Lawrence of Boston; then to their daughter Katharine Lawrence, to the present owner, her brother.
Ephraim Downs (1787-1860) in business from 1810-1842 worked with Eli Terry, Silas Hoadley and Seth Thomas in the early Connecticut clock trade.
Estimate: $500 - $700
Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 293 : LATE FEDERAL MAHOGANY PILLAR AND SCROLL CLOCK
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