JEWELLERY, FINE & APPLIED ART AUCTION Tuesday, 21 June 2022 - 10:00 AM start
An unusual George III period small portable alarum clock, by R. Fletcher, Chester,
Realised: $400 plus premium
Lot Details
with white enamel 40mm dial, Roman numerals, gold hands, fronting a chain-driven fusee verge watch style movement linked to a spring-driven alarm mechanism, the brass rectangular case with sliding shutters to sides and base protecting the movement, the back with alarum dial, wind and maker's signature, (two Robert Fletchers listed in Britten's with dates between 1784-1834), surmounted by a steel bell. H.130mm
