Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Description:

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Massachusetts, with gilt frames enclosing painted glasses, the lower depicting the Boston Massacre, pedestal, side ornaments and brass bezel over the painted zinc dial marked Aaron Willard, Boston, all housing an eight-day brass movement powered by an iron weight, ht. 40 in., (glasses and dial repainted, frames re-gilded, pedestal added).
Estimate $800-1,200

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