Lot Essay
Commissioned in 1988 for the Maccabees Life Insurance Company.
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'MACCABEES CLOCK' A ROSEWOOD, LEATHER, PEARWOOD, GOLD AND SILVER LEAF CLOCK, 1988**
Details
WENDELL CASTLE (b. 1932)
'Maccabees Clock' A Rosewood, Leather, Pearwood, Gold and Silver Leaf Clock, 1988**
with presentation drawing labelled with company's accession number on reverse
114 in. (289.6 cm.) high, 42¾ in. (108.6 cm.) diameter
the base marked Wendell Castle 1988 (2)
'Maccabees Clock' A Rosewood, Leather, Pearwood, Gold and Silver Leaf Clock, 1988**
with presentation drawing labelled with company's accession number on reverse
114 in. (289.6 cm.) high, 42¾ in. (108.6 cm.) diameter
the base marked Wendell Castle 1988 (2)
Provenance
Maccabees Life Insurance Company, Southfield, Michigan.
Exhibited
Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Furniture by Wendell Castle, December 1989 - February 1990.
Special notice
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