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"Balch and Smith" Banjo Clock, Ca. 1815

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 Balch and Smith  Banjo Clock, Ca. 1815
"Balch and Smith" Banjo Clock, "Salem"; Ca. 1815; with eglomise lower panel inscribed "Fishermans Pond N.H." (panel cracked); depicts 2 men holding fishing rods at water's edge; a picnic basket rests on the grass between them; the eglomise waist panel is painted with patriotic symbols including Lady Liberty; poor paint restoration to the original dial, over paint on the gilded case; some loss of beadwork around lower panel; 28.75" tall x 10.25" wide x 4" deep.