Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Patent Timepiece

Description:

Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Patent Timepiece, possibly Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1820, with crossbanded case, brass bezel, and painted iron dial, housing an eight-day brass movement, the original eglomise tablets with "Patent" in the throat, a landscape with a mill and a dam in the pendulum box, ht. 33 in.
Estimate $700-900

Veneer loss, losses to tablet, dial worn, the underside of the case with a burned area.


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