A Federal Red Grain-Painted Case Clock

Works by Luman Watson, Cincinnati, Ohio, the case likely Tennessee

Height 91 1/4 x width 18 x depth 10 1/4 inches.

Note:
Watson was known to have used numerous casemakers to house his works. Several of these unusually shaped, grain painted cases are known to have survived. The late Tom Spittler of Dayton, Ohio speculated that these red and black cases were made by a Tennessee contractor.

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

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A Federal Red Grain-Painted Case Clock

Works by Luman Watson, Cincinnati, Ohio, the case likely Tennessee

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Federal Red Grain-Painted Case Clock

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A Federal Red Grain-Painted Case Clock