Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Description:

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1825, painted iron Roman numeral dial, glazed wooden bezel, beveled frames enclose the reverse-painted tablets, the lower of a New England town common, brass, eight-day, timepiece movement powered by an iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 34 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

Bezel cracked. Some veneer chips on edges and corners. Dial may be a replacement.


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