203.         $500

James C. Cole banjo, ca. 1830.  Cole worked in Rochester NH in the first half of the nineteenth century as a clock and watch maker and jeweler.  He made tall-case clocks and banjos, but only one other banjo is listed in the Antique Clocks Price Guide.  This banjo is 33 inches tall with a 7-inch painted metal dial that includes his signature, probably restored in part where there appears to be some inpainting.  The minute hand has been repaired.  The convex dial glass is a replacement, as is the finial.  Both glasses are old and the eglomise paintings may be original; the throat glass is cracked at the top. Note that there is some molding missing on the left side of the throat.  The brass T-bridge pinned movement is unsigned, running strongly with a lead weight.  A rare example from this maker; AAC sold this banjo in 2024 for $775.  $500-$800. 

Can I return my clock if I don’t like it?

You betcha!  Save your packing and box, you have 30 days from receipt to return it for a full refund if you are unhappy.  If the clock is not as described, or I missed something important and that is not evident from the pictures, I will refund your shipping costs (both ways) as well.  Find another auction company that does that!