White-painted Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Description:

White-painted Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, New England, c. 1820, with rope-molded frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, 8-in. painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Warranted by William Cummens, lead weight and pendulum, ht. 34 in.

Estimate $400-600

Some paint loss on lower glass, two cracks in throat glass.


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