American Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description:
Mahogany and Eglomise Patent Timepiece, William Cummins, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1820, the painted iron dial inscribed "warranted by Wm. Cummins," with original tablets, the throat lettered "PATENT" above the lower tablet showing the goddess Amphitrite, (minor restoration),ht. 34 in., sold with an early trapezoidal pine box inscribed "Glass timepiece this side up" and labeled "original box for Curtis & Dunning banjo clock."
Provenance: Skinner, The Estate of Malcolm S. Burroughs, October 27, 2000, to the present owner.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
touch up to adges of dial and scatered areas of tablets; eagle finial replaced.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
Cummins, William Cummins, Curtis & Dunning, Malcolm S. Burroughs, SkinnerStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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