Shelf Banjo
C.1975, Repro LYRE Clock, in good condition. Although not of Campos quality, this is still a pretty good mahogany lyre.
Has a nice "Patent" tablet and well carved front panel. Uses a Kilbourne and Proctor 8-day weight movement. Seems to run OK. Height 42 inches
C.1910, H and H, 8-day time/strike French banjo shelf clock, in good original condition.
The clock has a well made French made movement. The H and H on the movement are initials of the importer in New York. There is a small piece of inlay missing on the throat section. The case retains original finish which has crazed from heat; note hole in throat with glass cover to view pendulum. The porcelain dial has a small chip by the winding hole plus small hairline at 12 (neither is conspicuous) These cosmetic problems are relatively minor and we have gotten as much as $500 for this model. The hands and gilt wood finial appear to be original, as is the unique slender pendulum.
EXTREMELY RARE STANDING BANJO CLOCK (Tauton, MA c. 1820)
Beautifully figured mahogany case with inlaid birdseye maple panels. Case retains nice old, warm patina. Painted iron dial signed Charles Babbitt, Tauton. Eight-day time-only weight-driven, brass movement. (Another clock by this maker illustrated on p. 111 in Horology Americana.) Provenance: Stuart Fisher, Silver Springs, MD. Height: 35 inches, Width: 13 inches Provenance: ex Collection of Peter Zaharis, Ithaca, NY