BY JOHN GRANT, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Details

A LATE GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED SATINWOOD AND TULIPWOOD MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK
BY JOHN GRANT, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The dial and works marked GRANT Fleet Street LONDON N. 226
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high, 18 ¼ in. (46.3 cm.) wide, 14 ½ in. (36.8 cm.) deep

Provenance

With Raffety & Walwyn Ltd., London.

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Lot Essay

John Grant was apprenticed to his illustrious uncle, Alexander Cumming. He was made Free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1781 and later appointed a Warden. He worked at 75 Fleet Street. Upon his death in 1810 he was succeeded by his son, also called John.

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