BENJAMIN LEWIS VULLIAMY, LONDON, CIRCA 1830

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A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD EIGHT-DAY LIBRARY TIMEPIECE MANTEL CLOCK
BENJAMIN LEWIS VULLIAMY, LONDON, CIRCA 1830
CASE: with stepped chamfered top, brass-lined glass side panels, on adjustable brass feet DIAL: the engraved silvered dial with blued steel hands inscribed 'VULLIAMY LONDON' MOVEMENT: latched dial feet, substantial plates with six pillars, single fusee with maintaining power, half deadbeat escapement, the backplate further engraved 'VULLIAMY LONDON' and numbered '1133', regulation above the plates for ebonised wood rod pendulum, brass bob numbered '1133'
16 in. (40.6 cm.) high; 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) wide; 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1854) was the last of the eminent Vulliamy family of clockmakers. A striking clock with closely related case sold Christie's, London, 2 July 2004, lot 64, £6,572. Another mantel timepiece, No.842, sold Bonhams, London, 3 December 2002, lot 122, £6,400. The Vulliamy firm were making clocks of this type until the middle of the 19th century, including a large Crown commission for Government offices. The present clock was probably sold to a gentleman's library or club.

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