$4,148
Jeromes & Darrow Carved Miniature Mahogany Alarm Timepiece, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals, gilt spandrels, floral center and black and gold alarm disc, carved eagle splat, carved half columns flanking the full-length door with looking glass, printed paper label inside backboard stating, Alarm Timepiece, Manufactured and Sold by Jeromes & Darrow, Bristol, Conn. Warranted if Well Used , all on carved paw feet, thirty-hour wooden alarm timepiece with two original cast iron weights, ht. 25 1/2 in. Minor losses on painted dial, putty refreshed on upper glass, lower glass likely an old replacement, nice old surface, both weights appear to be the original, one of rectangular form the alarm weight, faceted for ease in removal.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-07-16
