Federal Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock by Simon Willard Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1805, the mahogany case with crossbanded inlaid frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower in blue, salmon, gold, and white marked S. Willard's Patent around the pendulum aperture, the throat flanked by brass side ornaments with finely executed gilt cross-hatching on a white ground, 7 1/2 in. dia. painted iron dial with Roman numerals and gilded band around the perimeter, brass bezel and finial and eight-day movement with step train, deadbeat escapement, through bolt attachment to case, "T-bridge" suspension, pendulum and lead weight, ht. 34 in. Provenance: Collection of the late Theodore R. Crom. Note: A patent timepiece from the first decade of the 19th century in original condition is exeeedingly rare. For another remarkable survival see: Skinner American Furniture and Decorative Arts, February 15, 2009, lot 118.
Federal Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock by Simon Willard Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1805, the mahogany case with crossbanded inlaid frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower in blue, salmon, gold, and white marked S. Willard's Patent around the pendulum aperture, the throat flanked by brass side ornaments with finely executed gilt cross-hatching on a white ground, 7 1/2 in. dia. painted iron dial with Roman numerals and gilded band around the perimeter, brass bezel and finial and eight-day movement with step train, deadbeat escapement, through bolt attachment to case, "T-bridge" suspension, pendulum and lead weight, ht. 34 in. Provenance: Collection of the late Theodore R. Crom. Note: A patent timepiece from the first decade of the 19th century in original condition is exeeedingly rare. For another remarkable survival see: Skinner American Furniture and Decorative Arts, February 15, 2009, lot 118.
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