Elmer O. Stennes Lyre Banjo Clock

Elmer O. Stennes Lyre Banjo Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Apr 01, 2023[/restrict]

Elmer O. Stennes Lyre Banjo Clock
circa 1971
the mahogany case with a carved leaf finial, lyre-form throat with scrolling leaf carvings and reverse-painted throat glass with gilt leaf filigree and a classical woman, brass 8-day weight-driven time-only movement, signed on the dial and movement, stamped "6" and "71" for 1971 on the case, additional stamp is "M.C.I.P" (Made Case in Prison) or (Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Plymouth)
42 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches

Provenance: Property from a Branchville, New Jersey, Estate