$2,370
Mahogany Striking Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, New England, circa 1825, with gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-paintings on glass, the lower depicting and marked Juno and the waist glass marked Patent , painted iron dial with Roman numerals, eight-day time and strike movement marked on front plate A. Willard Grafton , with rack and snail strike, recoil escapement, two lead weights and pendulum, ht. 33 1/2 in. Replacement throat glass, side arms, finial and dial, paint loss and corner missing on lower glass, movement mark is an addition.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-01