PORTRAIT OF A HOUND, CIRCA 1840
PORTRAIT OF A HOUND Oil on canvas Period walnut and gilt frame Restretched and relined H: 23.5"; W: 29.5" A skillful portrait of a hunting dog in a landscape, possibly southern. The painting survives in very good condition with excellent color and surface. Clearly a...
MITCHELL & VANCE NEWEL POST CLOCK
MITCHELL & VANCE NEWEL POST CLOCK Circa 1870 Spelter (Zinc/lead alloy), enamel, brass, steel Height: 65” Beautifully cast figure of a goddess in classical dress and drapery on a round pedestal designed to sit on the top of a newel post. The only known example with an...
THE MIFFLIN-LARGE FAMILY GOLD POCKET WATCH BY THOMAS TOMPION OF LONDON
GOLD POCKET WATCHMovement engraved: 'Tho Tompion, 4437, London', for Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) 22K gold case, brass, steel, Replaced bezel Diameter: 2” Thomas Tompion was one of England’s greatest watch and clock makers, recognized for his scientific and...
TALL CASE CLOCK BY ISAAC JACKSON OF NEW GARDEN, PENNSYLVANIA “TIME PASSETH SWIFTLY AWAY”
TALL CASE CLOCK Isaac Jackson (1734-1807) New Garden, Pennsylvania Brass dial 8-day time and strike movement, minute and second hands, calendar dial Walnut Circa 1770 A fine tall case clock by one of Chester County’s premier clockmakers. The brass dial is inscribed:...
BAROMETER WITH CLOCK BY J. SOMALVICO & CO., LONDON
BAROMETER WITH CLOCKCirca 1870 Mahogany with satinwood banding Height: 48” Barometer signed J. Somalvico & Co./16 Charles St/Hutton Garden London. A mahogany wood case with a broken arch pediment, brass finials and a large silver-plated brass dial engraved with...
IMPORTANT ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA TALL CASE CLOCK
VIRGINIA TALL CASE CLOCK Works: Mordecai Miller (1764-1832); case attributed to Joseph Ingle (1764-1822) Mahogany, poplar Circa 1795-1800 Height: 97.5"; width: 21"; depth: 11" This rare, tall case clock from Alexandria represents the combination of two of the city’s...
SPRUANCE FAMILY TALL CASE CLOCK BY RICHARD MILLER DUCK CREEK DE
SPRUANCE FAMILY TALL CASE CLOCK Works by Richard Miller Case attributed to John Janvier, Sr. (1749-1801) Duck Creek Hundred (now Smyrna) DE Walnut, poplar 8-day silvered brass dial Circa 1785 H: 106”; W: 21”; D: 11” This clock descended in the Spruance family,...
TALL CASE CLOCK FROM THE CALMES FAMILY MOUNT PLEASANT, MINERAL COUNTY, VIRGINIA
TALL CASE CLOCK Gear on interior movement signed and dated John Hoover/1796 Cherry with lightwood inlays and poplar secondary H: 108.5 with finials; W: 21”; D: 11” The enameled dial is inscribed : Frederick- Buster for John or James Buster of Frederick County,...