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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 5, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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"Lemuel Curtis" Reeded-front Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Sell one like this
$1,353$1,100
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 3147MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 05, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

"Lemuel Curtis" Reeded-front Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1810, mahogany case with painted iron roman numeral dial, marked "L. Curtis/Concord," reeded frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower depicting the battle of the Constitution & Guerriere, and the throat reading "Patent" with screw-front mount, eight-day timepiece movement with single through bolt attachment to the case, butterfly bridge, mounted in the typical cutout case head, all powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 30 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

dial has been relined with date and name on reverse, glasses old replacements, typical Curtis attributes throughout.


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