AUCTION : 1010

Lot#: 229

DESCRIPTION: Banjo Clock, probably Attleboro Mass., dial signed "Jesse Smith, Salem, Mass.", 8-day mahogany timepiece, weight, C.1845.
CONDITION: Needs restoration. Old rough finish with scratches and dings, bezel hinge broken out from case top (note bezel now is detached). Nearly all black paint gone from both glasses. No sign it ever had finial or side arms dial is later repaint with name of listed (Jesse Smith, Jr.) Salem maker and dealer. Appropriate unsigned brass movement, weight is half of brass cylinder, works but replacements are available. Ht.28.5".
ESTIMATE: $500 - $700
PRICE SOLD: $425

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