$6,765
Simon Willard Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1805, the mahogany case with painted iron Roman numeral dial with 15-minute markings and gold band around the perimeter, crossbanded inlaid frames enclose reverse-painted tablets, the lower in a sunburst pattern in gold, blue, and ochre and inscribed S. Willard's Patent , the waist glass flanked by cast brass side ornaments, of the oak leaf and acorn pattern with blue and gold border, uniform cut head encloses the eight-day time-only deadbeat escapement movement with T-bridge, through bolts to fasten in the case, all regulated by a pendulum and powered by a lead weight, ht. 34 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-04-29
