Red-stained Birch Bird's Eye Maple and Mahogany Veneer Tall Case Clock

Description:

Red-stained Birch Bird's Eye Maple and Mahogany Veneer Tall Case Clock, Frederick Wingate, Augusta, Maine, c. 1806, the iron white-painted polychrome and gilt dial with seconds hand and calendar aperture inscribed "F. Wingate/Augusta/No. 248" with an urn in the arch and shell spandrels, old surface, (minor restoration),ht. 90 in.

Provenance: Tim and Barb Martien.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Fretwork replaced, but plinths original.


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