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A good early 19th century brass-banded, ebonised alarm timepiece, Grimalde & Johnson, Strand, London
16 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £8,125 inc. premium
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A good early 19th century brass-banded, ebonised alarm timepiece,
Grimalde & Johnson, Strand, London
The bell top break arch case surmounted by a brass handle and mouldings over the brass lined door and side apertures, raised on a shallow plinth base with brass toupie feet, the signed 4 inch silvered Roman dial with moon hands, alarm setting disk and signature to the arch, the signed chain fusee movement with anchor escapement, alarm sounding on a bell and stirrup pendulum locked via a knurled nut. 31cm (12in)
The bell top break arch case surmounted by a brass handle and mouldings over the brass lined door and side apertures, raised on a shallow plinth base with brass toupie feet, the signed 4 inch silvered Roman dial with moon hands, alarm setting disk and signature to the arch, the signed chain fusee movement with anchor escapement, alarm sounding on a bell and stirrup pendulum locked via a knurled nut. 31cm (12in)
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Provenance:
Purchased from Arthur Ackerman & Son, Inc, New York, 1 August 1968.
The partnership of Grimalde and Johnson are well respected for their series of small ebonised clocks and timepieces, often with an alarm feature. Perhaps the stand out design feature was the stirrup-shaped gilt brass handle that surmounted the small cases. The design of the current lot is one of the most iconic of the late Regency period and is instantly recognisable as one of their own, much in the same way as are Vulliamy's marble and lion drum clocks.
A similar example by Johnson was sold in these rooms 17 June 2003.