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A GRAFTON-STYLE INLAID DWARF-CASE CLOCK

Offered by: Levy Galleries

Description
A GRAFTON-STYLE INLAID DWARF-CASE CLOCK
Works Possibly By Samuel Mulliken, II
Newburyport, Massachusetts Circa 1790

Primary Wood: Cherry, Holly Inlays
Secondary Wood: Pine

Height: 43 inches
Width: 10 inches
Depth: 5 1/2 inches

Provenance: Joe Kindig, Jr. and Son, York, Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs. John Howland Ricketson, III, Massachusetts; Private Collection, New York.

Reference: This clock is illustrated in Wallace Nutting, Furniture Treasury, Volume II, Plate 3425, and in his The Clock Book, page 41, No. 101. This piece is also illustrated in Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc. Catalogue XII – May 2002, page 29.For similar examples, see number 93 in Brooks Palmer, The Book of American Clocks and number 520 in Dean A. Fales, Jr., The Furniture of Historic Deerfield.

Item number 5995.2

More Information

In the Style of:	Samuel Mulliken
Period:	18th Century
Creation Date:	1790
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	5995.2
Incollect Reference #:	630391

Dimensions

W.	10 in;	H.	43 in;	D.	5.5 in;
W.	25.4 cm;	H.	109.22 cm;	D.	13.97 cm;

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