DESCRIPTION:
Boston area banjo clock, mahogany case with gilt frames, gilt finial, and reverse painted glasses, the box glass showing two women in a landscape with a pet bird, brass bezel with convex glass, Roman numeral painted sheet iron dial, moon hands, 8 day brass timepiece movement, the back plate with 2 mounting tabs, and cast iron weight, c1830
CONDITION:
case appears to retain an old finish that has been heavily cleaned, minor separation between throat and box, frames with restored gilding, glasses repainted, finial replaced, bezel glass replaced dial good, with minor crazing and minor losses to numerals, hands good, pendulum good, weight good, movement ticks, Ht 32 1/2"
ESTIMATE:
$750
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$1000
PRICE SOLD:
$600
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