Federal Mahogany Banjo Timepiece

Description:

Federal Mahogany Banjo Timepiece, attributed to Simon Willard, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1805, the brass bezel enclosing the painted iron dial enclosing an eight-day weight-driven T-bridge movement above the cross-banded veneered case enclosing eglomise tablets, the lower reading "S. Willard's Patent," flanked by pierced brass side pieces, (restored),ht. 30 1/4 in., without finial.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

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