Massachusetts Mahogany Tavern Clock

Massachusetts Mahogany Tavern Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/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]

Massachusetts Mahogany Tavern Clock, Attr: Curtis & Dunning, after Aarron Willard. 7 in. original iron dish dial has black Roman hour numerals and Arabic 15 minute markers and good fancy black hands. Has a quality brass banjo clock weight driven movement, original brass pendulum bob with steel stick, quality brass pulley with replaced lead weight. The mahogany case has a rounded bezel with original glass, mahogany veneered door and rounded bottom panel; no extra holes behind dial or behind movement. Case is original and has an original finish with a good, old, light overcoat, horizontal seem in the lower panel, Arabic numbers on dial are repainted and dial has some flaking (circa 1835-1840). 30 in. high x 13 in. wide x 4.5 in. deep.