Lot Essay
John Grant (d.1810) was made free of the Clockmaker's Company in 1781.
CIRCA 1790, JOHN GRANT, LONDON
Details
A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY BRACKET CLOCK
circa 1790, John Grant, London
The caddy lid with acorn finials and gadrooned border over the arched glazed door with brass sounding panels, the floral-cast bronze rim on leaf-cast feet, the enamel dial signed JOHN GRANT FLEET STREET LONDON and with strike/silent and seconds dial in the arch, the backplate elaborately engraved with a basket of flowers and foliate scrolls, the two-train movement with anchor escapement striking the hour on a bell
11¾in. (30cm.) high
circa 1790, John Grant, London
The caddy lid with acorn finials and gadrooned border over the arched glazed door with brass sounding panels, the floral-cast bronze rim on leaf-cast feet, the enamel dial signed JOHN GRANT FLEET STREET LONDON and with strike/silent and seconds dial in the arch, the backplate elaborately engraved with a basket of flowers and foliate scrolls, the two-train movement with anchor escapement striking the hour on a bell
11¾in. (30cm.) high
Provenance
Bought from Arthur Ackermann and Son, New York in 1965.