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Lot 1169
Description:
A Very Rare American Gothic Revival Carved Walnut Bracket Clock, c. 1848, marked "A & F Roux, Paris & New York", architectonic construction, carved with lancets, crockets and finials, the central ogee spire centered with a devil grotesque, the porcelain dial with cobalt Roman and Arabic numerals, the "Japy Fils" movement with pendulum and striking bell, incurving bracket carved with tracery and crocketed pendant, height 30 in., width in., depth 6 in.
- Notes: Note: Marked pieces by Alexander and Frederick Roux are rare, as the pair apparently only had a partnership in New York from 1847 to 1849 The movement also confirms those dates, with later Japy movements marked Japy Frères. Reference: Katherine Howe and David Warren, The Gothic Revival Style in America, 1830-1870, 1976
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October 12, 2008 10:00 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA, US
Neal Auction Company
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