Martin Cheney, Montreal, Quebec, banjo wall clock, 8 days, time only, weight driven movement in a mahogany case with figured mahogany throat and lower panels and painted metal dial, c1835

Martin Cheney, Montreal, Quebec, banjo wall clock, 8 days, time only, weight driven movement in a mahogany case with figured mahogany throat and lower panels and painted metal dial, c1835 the case is refinished and the lower panel and curved portion of base near backboard are cracked. The unusual original single piece backboard extends the whole length of the case. The head has an age crack which runs from the bezel hinge to the rear of case. There is some restoration to the lower section of the throat panel and the lower door is slightly warped. There is an age split to the left side of the case near the throat. The lower half of the trim on the aperture for the pendulum bob is absent. The dial is original with original paint and signature and has the original heart shaped hour hand. The unusual extra long weight is original. Ht 37"