$3,240
Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock Marked Simon Willard & Son, Boston, c. 1825, no. 1709, the painted iron dial with Roman numerals marked Simon Willard & Son, No. 1709 , stenciled oak leaf frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the waist marked Patent , the lower with eagle within the pendulum aperture, eight-day time-only movement with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 30 in. Glasses are the original with some inpainting, dial relined, possibly repainted, period side arms are not the first, lacking finial.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-12-01