$1,007
Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, New England, c. 1820, with gilded rope-molded frames enclosing reverse-paintings on glass, the lower depicting and marked the Battle of Bunker Hill , 7 3/4 in. dia. painted iron dial with Roman numerals, brass bezel and side ornaments, eight-day time-only movement powered by a lead weight and regulated by pendulum, (glasses are old repaints, lacking finial and lower pedestal), ht. 29 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-02-26