Seth Thomas Tiffany banjo clock
17 June 2018
Description

I think the wood is mahogany. The face of clock is metal with roman numeral numbers. The glass in the neck is painted blue with gold leaf on it. The bottom is square and looked like the neck, but it was flaking off badly and i removed it. I know that was a mistake. The pendulum is brass. There are no markings or signatures on it.

Provenance

I bought it at auction in Pink Hill, N. C. It was brought to auction from Pennsylvania.

Acquired from
Auction House
For sale
Maybe
Answered within about 3 hours
By Nora Curl
Jun 17, 18:53 UTC
Fair Market Value
$80 - $250 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

This is a vintage, later 20th century, 31-day banjo form wall clock that was produced in Korea. The wood casing is done in cherry and the glass has a reverse transferprinted blue and gilded decoration and there are brass mounts flanking each side. This is marked Korea, for the country of origin on the backside. It was not produced by Seth Thomas, nor made for Tiffany & Co. The estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of exact matches to this clock. Retail 'asking prices' can be higher and vary.

Sharon dawson Jun 21, 13:23 UTC

I sent more pictures. On the back is written Korean.

Sharon dawson Jun 21, 13:23 UTC

I sent more pictures. On the back is written Korean.

Nora curl Jun 21, 13:25 UTC

There are no additional images showing here on this screen. Did you send the photos via email somewhere?

Sharon dawson Jun 21, 15:37 UTC

Ye s, I sent them I think to meat to. com. I will try again

Nora curl Jun 21, 15:41 UTC

You will need to upload the photos to this page. Emailed images will not arrive to me. Is there a Seth Thomas mark and a Tiffany & Co mark on this? Your posting describes this as a Seth thomas tiffany banjo clock, however there are no Seth Thomas marks nor Tiffany & Co marks visible in the photos here.

Sharon dawson Jun 21, 16:14 UTC

It has Korea on the back

Sharon dawson Jun 21, 16:15 UTC

It has Korea on back

Nora curl Jun 21, 16:20 UTC

To clarify, this is not marked Seth Thomas nor Tiffany & Co on it anywhere?

Sharon dawson Jun 21, 19:07 UTC

That is correct.

Nora curl Jun 21, 19:12 UTC

Thank you for confirming

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