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Patent Timepiece or Banjo Clock, with mahogany c

Patent Timepiece or Banjo Clock, with mahogany case, gilded frames enclosing reverse-paintings on glass, brass side ornaments, painted iron dial with Roman numerals and eight-day brass weight-powered time only movement, (restoration), ht. 33 1/2 in. Condition report Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not […]

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Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, with mahogany c

Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, with mahogany case, reverse-painted tablets, the throat with depiction of George Washington, the lower Mt. Vernon, eight-day time-only movement with pendulum and weight, ht. 34 in. Condition report Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a […]

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Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, attr

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, attributed to Horace Tifft, Attleboro, Massachusetts, with brass finial and bezel, painted iron dial, brass side ornaments beveled frames with reverse-painted glasses, the lower with eagle and shield and inscribed S. Willard’s Patent all housing an eight-day brass weight-driven movement with original weight and pendulum, (re-painted glass), ht. 34 […]

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Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Massac

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Massachusetts, circa 1815, with concave gilded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower depicting a kneeling woman in classical dress, the waist inscribed “Patent”, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and eight-day timepiece with pendulum and iron weight, ht. 39 in. Condition report Condition: dial is a replacement, losses on […]

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Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo Clock" by Simo

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo Clock” by Simon Willard, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1805-10, painted iron dial with Roman numerals, gilt banding, and leafage around center arbor, gilded rope molded frames and reverse painted glasses, both inscribed Patent and with gilt hatch work on a red ground, the throat flanked by brass side ornaments and at […]

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Mahogany-cased Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock

Mahogany-cased Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, with gilded rope molded frames, reverse-paintings on glass, the lower stating “S. Willard’s Patent”, eight-day, time-only, weight-powered movement, (glasses and dial repainted, frames regilded), ht. 34 3/4 in. Condition report Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be […]

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