Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Aaron Willard Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1820, mahogany case with painted iron Roman numeral dial inscribed Aaron Willard, Boston, gilded rope front frames with reverse-painted glasses, the lower of a mother and child, the waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments, with ribbon scrolls framing a stenciled center, eight-day timepiece with through bolt attachment and recoil escapement, pendulum and lead weight, ht. 34 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
dial undisturbed, original gilding, original glasses with some touch-up, period lead weight and brass faced pendulum, old surface on case.
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