Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Description:

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, c. 1825, brass eagle finial sits above the roman numeral painted iron dial, brass side ornaments, beveled mahogany veneered frames enclose the reverse painted glasses, lower tablet depicting a village scene, brass, eight-day time-only, weight-driven movement, ht. 34 in.
Estimate $600-800

Has weight, finial and pendulum. Glasses old replacements. Dial relined.


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