DESCRIPTION:
James G. Conlon, Boston, Mass., lyre hanging clock with a weight driven 8 days timepiece brass movement in a mahogany case.
CONDITION:
The mahogany lyre form case, stamped no. 15, with original finish is in excellent condition. The movement is unsigned. The hands are original. The reverse painted glass is in excellent condition. The convex form dial, signed James G. Conlon, Boston, Mass., has some very minor flakes at the mounting holes and edge of the dial. James Girard Conlon was born Aug. 12, 1906 at Boston, Mass., MA, the son of James E. Conlon and wife Mary G. (Dalton) Conlon. James E. Conlon made copies of Willard's banjo, lyre, girandole, Mass. shelf, and lighthouse clocks in the early 1900's. James G. took over his father's business in 1948.
ESTIMATE:
$1500
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$2000
PRICE SOLD:
$2000
CIRCA: 1950
DIMENSIONS: 40in x 11in x 4.5in
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