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Lot Essay
Vulliamy, Justin Francois (1712-1797) was born in the Pays de Vaud, Switzerland. He went to London (c.1730) to study Graham's cylinder escapement and joined the clockmaker Benjamin Gray at some time after 1738. He became Gray's partner in 1743 and in 1746 married Gray's daughter Mary.
In 1742 Gray was appointed Watchmaker in Ordinary to George II and Vulliamy continued in the role after Gray's death in 1764. The Royal Warrant which Gray held had been extended to the partnership in 1743 and indeed would be held by the next two generations of Vulliamys. The Royal Collection includes clocks by both the partnership and by Justin Vulliamy (see Cedric Jagger, Royal Clocks, Robert Hale Ltd, 1983, pp.85-90).
In 1742 Gray was appointed Watchmaker in Ordinary to George II and Vulliamy continued in the role after Gray's death in 1764. The Royal Warrant which Gray held had been extended to the partnership in 1743 and indeed would be held by the next two generations of Vulliamys. The Royal Collection includes clocks by both the partnership and by Justin Vulliamy (see Cedric Jagger, Royal Clocks, Robert Hale Ltd, 1983, pp.85-90).
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