New England Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Description:

New England Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, c. 1805, the mahogany case with painted arabic roman numeral dial within a brass bezel, reverse-painted glasses, the lower with geometric pattern in pink, white, and gold marked "S. Willard's Patent," brass side ornaments, eight-day timepiece with "T-bridge," fillister-head screws for case attachment, step train and dead-beat escapement all regulated by a brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 33 1/2 in.

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Estimate $1,000-1,500

nice dial with appropriate wear, lacking case bottom board, glasses repainted.


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