$9,600
Simon Willard Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1805, the mahogany case with reverse-painted glasses, the lower in pink, white, and gold geometric pattern marked, S. Willard's Patent , the waist flanked by brass side ornaments with oak leaves and acorns, painted iron dial with Roman numerals beneath a brass bezel, eight-day timepiece with step train, T-bridge, through bolts for case attachment, and dead-beat escapement regulated by a brass faced pendulum bob, powered by a lead weight, ht. 33 in. Literature: Willard timepieces are extensively discussed in Philip Zea and Robert C. Cheney, Clock Making in New England, 1725-1825 , pp. 43-48.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-02
