Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2502Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 01, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Miniature "Banjo" Clock by Waltham Clock Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, mahogany case with screw fit brass bezel, Arabic numeral 3 1/2 in. dia. dial, gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the waist with Federal shield and flanked by brass side ornaments, the lower depicting and marked Perry's Victory with carved and gilded pedestal below, eight-day 37-size lever escapement movement with winding crown in lower box, ht. 21 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800
Movement complete but needs cleaning, no other significant repairs or replacements.