Grain-painted Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Description:

Grain-painted Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, 19th century, the painted tin Roman numeral dial over a grain-painted case and reverse-painted tablets depicting a flowering urn and homestead, (imperfections),ht. 29 in.
Estimate $300-500

missing finial, new glass tablets, throat glass not attached to clock


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