Wood-front Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Description:

Wood-front Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, New England, c. 1825, mahogany case with turned wooden bezel, painted iron dial with signature, canted frames enclosing the crotch mahogany wooden panels, eight-day time-only movement stamped "J.H Glover," ht. 29 in.
Estimate $400-600

bottom board replaced, can not make out signature on dial


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