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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 29, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

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$492$400
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2890MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 29, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, attributed to David Williams, Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1830, turned wood bezel over the painted iron Roman numeral dial, mahogany panels in throat and lower door with ormolu decoration inset in beveled frames, throat flanked by wood side ornaments, eight-day brass "A frame" movement powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 38 in.

Note: "A frame" plates and method of pendulum attachment are related to other Newport clocks. For further information see Willard's Patent Timepieces by Paul J. Foley.
Estimate $400-600

Minor paint loss on dial. Finial a replacement.


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Keywords

David Williams, Paul J. Foley