Sold for:
$2,337
$2,337
Joshua Seward Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Boston, c. 1830, mahogany case with half-round moldings enclosing the reverse-painted glasses, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Seward , arrow hands, brass, eight-day, time-only movement powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 34 in. Note: According to Paul Foley "Willard Patent Timepieces", Seward was a likely apprentice of John Sawin and advertised in 1833 that he had on hand a "large assortment of silver watches and was a manufacturer of clocks and timepieces..."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
