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Collect: Americana
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- Sale 5819
Live
| Philadelphia
Mar 20 | 11:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5819
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$4,000 – $6,000
With elaborately carved case and hood, the arched hood with superstructure carved with leafage and grotesque masque, flanked by two finials, with gadrooning and egg-and-dart molding, the hood door flanked by two columnettes in the form of musicians, one playing bagpipe, and the other playing horn, the case with gadrooning and egg-and-dart molding, the case door flanked by pilasters with carved lion and putti heads, the case door with carved shells, scrolls, and foliate motifs, centering masque, the case base with pilasters with capitals in the form of lions, flanking a recessed panel depicting a townscape, with three revelers, on bun feet, the brass face with moon phase dial and raised Arabic numeral chapter ring, and inscribed, “Tilden-Thurber Co./ Providence R.I.,” the back of works marked, “Elite A1/ W&H/ Sch/ Germany.”
H: 101 ¼ in. W: 22 5/8 in. D: 16 ½ in.
Henry Pearce was a successful banking and business entrepreneur, and he built an impressive home in the Richardson Romanesque style, known as the Henry and Elizabeth Pearce Estate. This property was eventually acquired by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence and operated as a convent from 1923-1952. In 1953, it became the site of the Division of Applied Mathematics for Brown University, which remains today.
This clock was originally owned by Henry Pearce (1838-1909) and his wife Elizabeth (Leonard Bourne) Pearce of Providence, Rhode Island.
Thence by descent to the present consignor.
lot 151: hood with a puncture / fracture to top, which isn't visible when installed on case; some minor age splits to some panels and fretwork; the side moldings on base are slightly loose; bottom board of case with old split and an area of loss where missing fragment was located; right-facing finial support is detached (but present); the face / dial is mostly bright, with some minor darkened spots of patina commensurate with age; includes pendulum, three weights, case key, and two gong elements; as with all mechanical objects, Freeman's does not guarantee functionality for clocks
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