J. N. Dunning Lyre Banjo Clock

J. N. Dunning Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, MA
J. N. Dunning Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, MA
J. N. Dunning Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, MA
J. N. Dunning Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, MA
J. N. Dunning Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, MA

J. N. Dunning Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, MA

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $1,500[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$2,500[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Sep 24, 2016[/restrict]

J. N. Dunning Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, MA. Carved mahogany case, refinished; some restorations. Signed and painted metal dial. Reverse painted throat glass, old repaint. 8 day time only weight driven brass movement. Ht. 40″.

Rare Abel Chandler Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, NH

Rare Abel Chandler Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, NH
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$4,000 – $6,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$4,750[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Sep 26, 2015[/restrict]

Rare Abel Chandler Lyre Banjo Clock, Concord, NH. Carved mahogany; old finish, nice patina. Original signed & painted iron dial. Original reverse painted tablets with eagle & shield throat glass; tight crack in throat glass. 8 day time & strike weight driven brass movement. Ht. 43″. The Collection of Dr. Warren Hammerschlag, New Jersey.

Boston Style Lyre Banjo Clock

Boston Style Lyre Banjo Clock
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,500[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,750[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Jun 02, 2012[/restrict]

Inlaid Mahogany Boston Style Lyre Banjo Clock. 7 in. Painted metal dial (repainted), has black Roman hour numerals and original black hands; weight driven brass movement has recoil escapement, iron weight, brass pendulum bob with steel stick. Mahogany banjo clock case has lyre shaped throat with a leaf carved border and satinwood inlaid panel, lower door as beveled trim, inlay and an oval viewing glass, nice fluted bracket with teardrop finial; good original finish and very good condition, missing top finial. 36 in. high

Curtis & Dunning Bow Front Banjo Clock

Curtis & Dunning Bow Front Banjo Clock
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $3,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$7,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Feb 01, 2014[/restrict]

Curtis & Dunning Bow Front Banjo Clock: In a mahogany bow front case with a TO movement; an unmarked metal dial; an eagle finial and the pendulum. Circa 1820-1830.

Not tested.

 (The dial is stained. The movement is not marked; the dial is not signed; the case is dovetailed with small screws added at a later date; the inside of the bow front door has an initial and number and a date of 1904 written in pencil; we think a previous owners inventory number. The bottom finial is gone. The weight and the finial are both new.) 

40″ Long w/finial; 36″ Long without/ finial.

Sells as is, where is.

Curtis & Dunning New England Gilt Front Banjo Clock

Curtis & Dunning New England Gilt Front Banjo Clock
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $4,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$800[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 16, 2013[/restrict]

Curtis & Dunning New England Gilt Front Banjo Clock. Original signed & painted iron dial. Original patriotic glasses, both cracked. /8 day time only weight driven brass movement. Ht. 32″

Gilt front banjo clock by Curtis & Dunning

Gilt front banjo clock by Curtis & Dunning
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $3,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Converse Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$2,750[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]11:15 AM – Dec 29, 2009[/restrict]

A gilt wood and eglomise painted glass banjo timepiece signed Curtis and Dunning, Burlington, [VT] [Vermont]. “Presentation” banjos with Naval battles from the War of 1812 done in reverse painting were made between about 1812 and 1840 to commemorate Naval victories of our young nation against against their British counterparts- not very different from events Americans would commemorate today, such as the landing on the moon, the victory achieved during WWII, etc. The partnership between Lemuel Curtis, one of the best known of the New England clockmakers who was related to the Simon Willards by marriage of his brother, and Joseph Dunning was active in Burlington between 1821 and 1827, when this clock was made.

We think the dial is original, with the discoloration remaining from an earlier restoration attempt. There is no guarantee of either the mechanical performance of clocks nor the completeness and originality of their parts and components

Mahogany Lyre Banjo Clock

Mahogany Lyre Banjo Clock
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$500 – $750[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$500[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]

Mahogany Lyre Banjo Clock. 7 in. replaced metal dial with black Roman hour numerals and blued open moon hands, brass weight driven time only 8 day banjo type movement with long pendulum rod, brass covered bob, brass pulley & lead weight. In a carved mahogany case with leaf carved finial, hinged door, scrolling leaf carved lyre shaped throat with inset wood panel, lower door with inset mahogany panel and tapered bracket with acorn finial. Early movement is married to this early 20th century case, weight is replaced, lyre carving has an old split and repair, beautiful dark brown enhanced original finish, center post of movement touches the dial glass when door is closed. 39.5 in. high x 11.25 in. wide x 4 in. deep.

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