An exceptional William IV period English timepiece carriage clock by this noted maker.

The elegant four-glass case, veneered with richly patinated figured rosewood, has a facetted and foliate brass carrying handle and 4 cast brass bun feet. The 4-inch gilt brass dial is exquisitely engraved with flowers and foliage and has its original blued steel hands. It is also signed by the maker W. Johnson, Strand, London.

The high-quality 8-day movement has turned pillars, substantial brass plates, and a chain fusee. The single winding arbor is mounted through the backplate which is signed by the maker W. Johnson, Strand, London and is wound through an aperture in the revolving brass shutter on the back door.

Date:  circa 1835

Height:  9 ½  in (24 cm)

Width:  6 ¼ in (16 cm) including feet

Depth:  5 ½ in (14 cm) including feet

* William Johnson was a fine maker working in the pre- Victorian period.  He is listed on page 425 of Brian Loomes’s Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as being active in London in the mid-19^th century.

English four-glass carriage clocks of this quality and originality are comparatively rare.

HW6576