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Simon Willard’s Patent Banjo Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$400 – $800[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Merrill’s Auctioneers and Appraisers[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$8,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jan 21, 2022[/restrict]
Early Simon Willard (Roxbury, MA 1753- 1848) banjo clock, probably after 1802, inlaid mahogany case, lower tablet signed "S Willard's Patent", sans finial, overall ht 29 1/2"
Attr. Simon Willard 5′ Weight Driven Banjo Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$8,000 – $12,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$5,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 16, 2019[/restrict]
Attr. Simon Willard 5′ Weight Driven Banjo Clock
American Mahogany 8 Day Weight Driven Banjo Regulator Wall Clock, Attr: Simon Willard, Massachusetts. 12 in. painted metal dial inscribed “Simon Willard, Roxbury” with black Roman hour numerals, 3 in. sub seconds dial and fine quality blued hands. Brass 8 day weight driven time only regulator movement with Graham deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, keystone with T-bridge suspension, gilt wood pendulum stick with brass covered bob, lockdown hardware and lead weight hanging from a brass pulley. The banjo style case has a flanged door bezel, hinged throat and lower door with reverse painted black and gold leaf on old wavy glass; clock is topped with a carved fluer de lis finial. Case finish has been scrubbed and overcoated, missing lock for dial door bezel with small veneer missing beside the key hole area, bottom of case shows impact damage and repair from weight, original glasses with restoration to the paint and gold leaf; has door keys, dial appears original with original signature. Dimensions: 61 in. high x 20.5 in. wide x 6.25 in. deep.
Simon Willard Jr., Boston, MA Banjo
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $3,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,800[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Oct 17, 2014[/restrict]
Simon Willard Jr., Boston, MA Banjo. Banded mahogany case. Original painted metal dial. Period reverse painted glasses. “Patent” throat glass. 8 day time only weight driven movement. Ht. 34″.
Simon Willard & Son Banjo Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$4,000 – $6,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$13,500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Oct 23, 2021[/restrict]
Simon Willard & Son Banjo Clock
circa 1825
the mahogany case with reverse painted tablets, the brass 8-day time only weight driven movement was likely made by Elnathan Taber for them as it has the typical shaped click with finger latch, dial signed "Simon Willard & Son, No. 4689"
32 x 10 x 3 1/4 inches
Literature: Foley, Paul J. Willard's Patent Time Pieces: A History of the Weight-Driven Banjo Clock, 1800-1900. Roxbury Village Pub., 2002, p. 46.
Simon Willard American Banjo Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$100 – $300[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,250[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Jul 21, 2010[/restrict]
Simon Willard American Banjo Clock: time only weight driven with a 7″ original dial. The name Simon Willard, Boston was painted on after the dial already had some good age to it. The movement is early and proper for this case.
(No pendulum ball. The dial’s paint is crazed and has some loss to the paint by the L screws. The gilt paint is original and shows wear in some places. Both glass plates are replacements. The eagle finial is not as old as the case.)
39 1/2″
Simon Willard and Son New England Banjo Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $4,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2019[/restrict]
Simon Willard and Son New England Banjo Clock. Mahogany case, old glasses possibly period. Original signed and painted metal dial #1560. 8 day time only weight driven movement. Ht. 33″.
Attr. Simon Willard 5′ Weight Driven Banjo Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$8,000 – $12,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$5,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 16, 2019[/restrict]
Attr. Simon Willard 5′ Weight Driven Banjo Clock
American Mahogany 8 Day Weight Driven Banjo Regulator Wall Clock, Attr: Simon Willard, Massachusetts. 12 in. painted metal dial inscribed “Simon Willard, Roxbury” with black Roman hour numerals, 3 in. sub seconds dial and fine quality blued hands. Brass 8 day weight driven time only regulator movement with Graham deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, keystone with T-bridge suspension, gilt wood pendulum stick with brass covered bob, lockdown hardware and lead weight hanging from a brass pulley. The banjo style case has a flanged door bezel, hinged throat and lower door with reverse painted black and gold leaf on old wavy glass; clock is topped with a carved fluer de lis finial. Case finish has been scrubbed and overcoated, missing lock for dial door bezel with small veneer missing beside the key hole area, bottom of case shows impact damage and repair from weight, original glasses with restoration to the paint and gold leaf; has door keys, dial appears original with original signature. Dimensions: 61 in. high x 20.5 in. wide x 6.25 in. deep.