$1,185
Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock Attributed to Samuel Abbott, Boston, c. 1825, gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower depicting two warships and marked "Hull", iron dial with Roman numerals and moon-shaped hands, brass eight-day movement with pendulum, ht. 30 in. Note: For a related movement by Samuel Abbott see, Paul J. Foley, Willard Patent Timepieces , p. 64 Lacking lower pedestal, a weight and finial, hands are replacements, frames re-gilded and tablets repainted.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-07-16