11-19-201611-19-2016
Skinner Auctions
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2961BBoston
November 19, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Rare Gilt-gesso and Mahogany Veneer Presentation Patent Timepiece

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2961BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 19, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Rare Gilt-gesso and Mahogany Veneer Presentation Patent Timepiece, Lemuel Curtis and Joseph Dunning, Burlington, Vermont, c. 1825, with engraved paper dial affixed to flat sheet iron backing marked "WARRANTED By Curtis and Dunning," and eglomise tablets, the lower depicting Aurora in a chariot drawn by two white-winged horses, old surface, (minor imperfections),ht. including brass eagle finial 41 1/2 in.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

dial toned, gilt bracket lacks some spherules.


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Keywords

Joseph Dunning, Lemuel Curtis, Burlington