Inlaid Mahogany Boston Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Description:

Inlaid Mahogany Boston Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, c. 1820, acorn finial above the hinged brass bezel, roman numeral painted iron dial with red dot hour indicators, dart or dot string-inlaid throat and lower door moldings, lower glass depicting a woman playing the harp, terminating in a simple shaped pedestal, eight-day time-only movement, pendulum, and weight, ht. 40 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

numeral enhanced, old glasses with losses and repaint, held in with putty


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