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Andrew Richmond PO Box 2199 Marietta, OH 45750 740.760.1788 andrew@wipiak.com
This clock is a simplied version of Comparable 1 for itemClock 2, and here, the blackamoor figure is replaced by a Napoleonic sailor.
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(Clock 5)
Location: Maison Chenal, Upper Main R oom FAIR MARKET VALUE: $9,500
Category: Clocks (French)
Tall Case Clock
Movement imported and retailed by Stanislaus Fournier (d. 1853)
France (movement) & New Orleans (case) 1840-1850
Movement: brass; case: pine
Tall simple case with small cove-molded cornice over a long glass door and a tall, stepped base; retaining its original faux grain- painted decoration. Imported brass movement with enameled dial marked "S. Fornier" and "Nle Orleans."
88.5" high, 19" wide, 10.5" deep
Condition:Good; not tested
Golden Owl Antiques, New Orleans, LA; from the Fabacher estate
Fournier apprenticed to the Lepaute clockmaking firm in Paris. When he was sent to install a large clock at the St. Louis Hotel about 1841, he decided to remain in the city andeh established himself as a clockmaker, first on Toulouse St., and then on Royal Street. See J.M. Kinabrew, "Stanislaus Fournier, New Orleans Clock and Watch Maker",National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Bulletin, April 1997, pp. 189-192.
Value Support
Tall clocks by Fournier are uncommon and few have appeared on the market in the past twenty years. Comparables 1-3 represent the range of sale prices since 2005. It should be noted that Comparable 2 represents the 3rd sale of that specific clock in three years, each time with a significant drop in price (first sale was at over $12,000); this suggests that there was something about the clock (condition perhaps) that was less desirable.
Jack and Pat Holden
Fair Market Value for Non-Cash Charitable Contribution
Appraisal Report
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