A Horace Tifft banjo wall clock
Second-quarter 19th Century
Signed: H. Tifft [Horace Tifft]
White painted zinc dial, black Roman numeral hour markers with minute track, and eight-day single train weight-driven brass movement enclosed in a mahogany case with original reverse painted gilt glass tablets featuring gilt floral decoration and eagle on black ground
33" H x 10" W x 3.5" D; Dial 7.75" Dia.
Condition Report: Overall good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, and nicks commensurate with age. Repairs, cracks, and one crack to glass tablet. Crazing to dial. Replaced finial base. Repairs throughout. Working condition unknown. Moran's does not guarantee the working condition of clocks and watches.
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Second-quarter 19th Century
Signed: H. Tifft [Horace Tifft]
White painted zinc dial, black Roman numeral hour markers with minute track, and eight-day single train weight-driven brass movement enclosed in a mahogany case with original reverse painted gilt glass tablets featuring gilt floral decoration and eagle on black ground
33" H x 10" W x 3.5" D; Dial 7.75" Dia.
Condition Report: Overall good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, and nicks commensurate with age. Repairs, cracks, and one crack to glass tablet. Crazing to dial. Replaced finial base. Repairs throughout. Working condition unknown. Moran's does not guarantee the working condition of clocks and watches.