Sale 2414
New York
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21 January 2011
Price realised
USD 30,000
Estimate
A CHIPPENDALE CARVED CHERRYWOOD TALL-CASE CLOCK THE DIAL SIGNED BY DUDLEY EMERSON (B. 1765), LYME, CONNECTICUT, 1770-1790 the brass dial signed Dudley Emerson Lyme 90 in. high, 19¼ in. wide, 10 in. deep
Provenance
Geoffrey Paul, Essex, Connecticut Sold, Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 4 August 2002, lot 618
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