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Mantel clock

1920s
Medium/TechniqueNickel-plated brass and niello
DimensionsOverall: 30.3 × 24.3 × 11.3 cm (11 15/16 × 9 9/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Justin G. Schiller and Dennis M. V. David in honor of Clifford S. Ackley
Accession number2018.3711
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceOctober 1987, sold by Herman Dommisse, Amsterdam, to Justin Schiller and Dennis David, Kingston, NY; February 5, 2008, Schiller-David sale, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, lot 297, unsold; December 10, 2009, Schiller-David sale, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, lot 74233, unsold; 2018, year-end gift of Justin Schiller and Dennis David to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 20, 2019)
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