Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2379Location: BostonDate / Time: October 06, 2007 10:00AM
Description:
Sheraton Satinwood Veneered Balloon Clock, John Grant, London, c. 1795, the veneered case with king-wood banding, ebony lining, pagoda top, brass ball finial, oval patera, cast brass bezel over an enameled dial with Roman numerals marked John Grant, London and eight-day, chain fusee striking movement with fully engraved back plate, recoil escapement and pendulum all on a wall-mounted bracket, ht. 30 in. (with bracket).
Provenance: Walter Iden (d. 1952) Collection inventory No. NM-2054.
Estimate $5,000-7,000