Federal style banjo wall clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Federal style
Federal style banjo wall clock constructed of quartersawn oak with gilt-wood frames and brass components. The traditional form is surmounted by a cast brass eagle-on-ball finial and features an off-white circular painted dial with Roman numeral hour markers and ornate pierced metal hands.
The throat and lower box are decorated with reverse-painted glass panels. The throat panel depicts gilt and colored scrolls with a central shield on a pale blue ground. The lower door panel illustrates a maritime naval engagement between two frigates, flanked by classical columns and centered by an American eagle and shield with a small vignette of a ship in distress at the base. The movement is a mechanical weight-driven type with a single winding arbor.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- quartersawn oak with gilt-wood frames and brass components
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 35" H x 10" W x 4" D
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 206907057
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.