Lot Essay
For a tall case clock with a similar overall shape, dial, and also mounted with a central carved mask, see Voorsanger, "Gustave Herter: cabinetmaker and decorator," Antiques (May 1995), pp.745, pl.VII.
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SIGNED BY GUSTAVE HERTER (1839-1883), NEW YORK CITY, 1860-1880
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A RENAISSANCE REVIVAL GILTWOOD MANTEL CLOCK
Signed by Gustave Herter (1839-1883), New York City, 1860-1880
The semi-circular carved and gilded pendant above a gilded and scrolled pediment centered by a carved and gilded mask, all surmounting an urn-shaped case fitted with a circular glass door opening to a painted dial signed G.Herter New York flanked by gilded scrolls, on a stepped rectangular base, stamped on back G.Herter New York
22in. high, 12in. wide, 10in. deep
Signed by Gustave Herter (1839-1883), New York City, 1860-1880
The semi-circular carved and gilded pendant above a gilded and scrolled pediment centered by a carved and gilded mask, all surmounting an urn-shaped case fitted with a circular glass door opening to a painted dial signed G.Herter New York flanked by gilded scrolls, on a stepped rectangular base, stamped on back G.Herter New York
22in. high, 12in. wide, 10in. deep