$711
Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1825, with half-round frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, 7 1/2 in. dia. painted iron Roman numeral dial, brass side ornaments flanking the waist section and eight-day timepiece with pendulum powered by a cast iron weight, ht. 33 1/2 in. Both glasses repainted, some restoration to numerals on dial, replacement hands and bottom board; shrinkage on moldings framing the glasses.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-02-26