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Rare Simon Willard Large Scale Mahogany Banjo Clock
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dial signed "S. Willard & Son/Boston", circa 1830s, large painted dial with Roman chapter ring and seconds sweep, figured mahogany case with pendulum window in lower door, brass movement, pendulum, weight, and winder present, 51 x 21 x 6-1/2 in.
Provenance: A Private New Jersey Estate
Antique Simon Willard Weight Driven Banjo Clock
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Antique Simon Willard weight driven Banjo Clock, 7" painted dial, brass weight driven movement not signed, Mahogany case with brass trim & finial, reverse painted glass with Simon Willard signature, 33"x 10" good condition **This clock is FOB which means shipping is ENTIRELY the buyer's resposibility. We cannot pack and ship this lot. Please be prepared to make arrangements for pick up if bidding on this lot!**
Fine & Rare Early Simon Willard Banjo Clock
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Fine & Rare Early Simon Willard Banjo Clock. Cross banded mahogany case, old finish & patina. Original painted iron dial. Original reverse painted tablets, signed S. Willard’s Patent. 8 day strike only T-bridge, weight driven brass movement. Ht. 33 1/2″. The Collection of Dr. Warren Hammerschlag, New Jersey.
Rare Simon Willard Banjo Clock, Signed John R. Penniman
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Boston, circa 1803, blue, gilt, and pale orange eglomise base panel signed "S. Willard's Patent", signed on reverse painted "John R. Penniman/Boston 1803", painted and gilt dial with Roman chapter ring, brass movement, pendulum and lead weight present, eagle finial, inlaid mahogany case with eglomise throat panel with acorn and leaf decoration, 33-3/4 x 10-1/2 x 3-1/4 in.
Note: Accompanied by a copy of an appraisal and condition report by Robert Cheney from 2012 for $18,000.
Provenance: Private Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio
Simon Willard Jr., Boston, MA Banjo
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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
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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
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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″