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THBMassachusetts Striking Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock
Lot 1184
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Bonhams Skinner
274 Cedar Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
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Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000
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| $30,000 | $2,500 |
About Auction
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By Bonhams Skinner
Apr 20, 2021 - Apr 29, 2021
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2021-04-20 12:00:00
2021-04-29 19:00:00
America/New_York
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Bidsquare : Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/skinner/clocks-watches-scientific-instruments-6805
This auction features exciting fresh-to-the-market vintage and contemporary wristwatches, American clocks, Scientific Instruments, a live steam model of a Boston and Albany “402” locomotive, luxury pens and lighters, and the private collection from the Camera Craftsman store and workshop of Boston. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
This auction features exciting fresh-to-the-market vintage and contemporary wristwatches, American clocks, Scientific Instruments, a live steam model of a Boston and Albany “402” locomotive, luxury pens and lighters, and the private collection from the Camera Craftsman store and workshop of Boston. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Massachusetts Striking Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, attributed to Jonathan Billings, c. 1825, stepped brass bezel enclosing the 8 1/2-in. dia. roman numeral painted iron dial, barbed arrow hands, rope-turned gilt frames, reverse-painted tablets, lower tablet depicting a street scene, throat tablet reading "Willard's Patent," eight-day time and strike round-top plate three-pillar movement, with recoil escapement, butterfly bridge, and side-mounted bell, single piece pine backboard, regulated by a brass-faced pendulum and two lead weights, ht. 43 in.
Literature: Similar examples pictured and described in Paul J. Foley Willard's Patent Time Pieces, A History of the Weight-driven Banjo Clock 1800-1900, pp. 152-53, 2002.Condition
Condition: glasses appear to be original with scattered paint loss, no additional holes in backboard indicating movement is correct for case, pediment is period, dial old re-paint.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. - Shipping Info
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