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FRANCIS GOTTIER CHIPPENDALE TALL CASE CLOCK WITH WORKS BY THOMAS WAGSTAFFE

Creator: Francis Gottier
Offered by: Levy Galleries

Description
FRANCIS GOTTIER CHIPPENDALE TALL CASE CLOCK WITH WORKS BY THOMAS WAGSTAFFE
Case labeled and made by Francis Gottier
Works by Thomas Wagstaffe, London
Philadelphia Circa 1770

Primary Woods: Mahogany
Secondary Woods: Poplar, Oak

Height: 102 inches
Width: 20 inches
Depth: 10 ½ inches

Provenance: Norton Asner, Baltimore, Maryland; Private Collection, New York.

Reference: Thomas Wagstaffe (1724-1802) of London was a famous Quaker clockmaker who was known to supply his movements to American Quakers who had them cased in Philadelphia and Newport. Born in England in 1742 at Banbury, Oxfordshire, Wagstaffe was recorded as a clock maker in London by the mid 1750s. He worked at Cary Lane near Goldsmiths Hall circa 1759 and from 1768 until 1793 at 33 Grace Church Street. Between 1759 and 1774, he shipped silversmithing tools to Joseph Richardson, the noted Quaker silversmith of Philadelphia, in addition to serving as Richardson's fiscal agent in London.
Several other tall case clocks with Wagstaffe works and Philadelphia area cases are known. One at Winterthur Museum displays a case with elaborate carving on the tympanum. Another example has a movement acquired in 1755 by John Carpenter of Chester County for his neighbor James Trimble. A fourth example was made for John Morton, a delegate to the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Item Number 5974

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	18th Century
Creation Date:	1770
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Chippendale
Dealer Reference #:	5974
Incollect Reference #:	630394

Dimensions

W.	20 in;	H.	102 in;	D.	10.5 in;
W.	50.8 cm;	H.	259.08 cm;	D.	26.67 cm;

Message from Seller:

For over 100 years and spanning four generations, the Levy family has been involved in the field of top-quality Americana, working with some of the most prestigious private and public collections worldwide. We invite you to explore our varied collections of Americana, including American furniture, silver, ceramics, needlework, and paintings, at our New York City loft space in Chelsea. For inquiries, please contact us at 212.628.7088 or email frank@levygalleries.com.