Sold for:
$1,107
$1,107
Aaron Willard Jr. Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, No. 2080, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1820, Roman numeral painted iron dial signed A. Willard, Jr./Boston/No. 2080 , half round frames over the reverse-painted glasses, the waist glass flanked by side ornaments in a leaf, basket, and field of stars design on a red ground, the lower box glass depicting Poseidon and a maiden in his sea chariot pulled by two mythological sea creatures, eight-day time and integral alarm movement with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 33 1/2 in. Provenance: Terry and Karen Brotherton.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
