Rare Simon Willard Banjo Clock

Simon Willard, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Circa 1810. Cross banded mahogany case. Original painted metal dial and reverse painted tablets, "S. Willard's Patent" on lower glass. Original oversized T-bridge movement, step train, recoil escapement.

Catalogue Note: Glasses on this clock identical to S. Willard pictured in Distin and Bishop: The American Clock, Bonzanza, New York, 1983 ed. Figure 552.