LONG-CASE CLOCK WITH REGULATOR MOVEMENT AND SECOND
LONG-CASE CLOCK WITH REGULATOR MOVEMENT AND SECOND
Regency, England, ca. 1800. The dial, signed Vulliamy Pall Mall London. The front plate, inscribed BV London 1807 (Benjamin Vulliamy, mentioned in London 1781–1820).
Flamed mahogany, in part blackened. Silvered dial, engraved with foliage. Small dial for the seconds. Precision movement with Graham escapement, striking the hour on bell. Striking mechanism can be turned off. Compensation-pendulum with solid bezel. 2 brass weights.
49 × 25 × 189 cm.
- Striking mechanism, requires revision.
The clockmaker Benjamin Vulliamy was the son of the London-based Swiss clockmaker, Justin Vulliamy. He was known for his extremely finely crafted and precise movements, and also made clocks for the English King, George III. G.H. Baillie. Watchmakers & Clockmakerts of the world. London 1969. pp. 329/330.
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LONG-CASE CLOCK WITH REGULATOR MOVEMENT AND SECOND
Regency, England, ca. 1800. The dial, signed Vulliamy Pall Mall London. The front plate, inscribed BV London 1807 (Benjamin Vulliamy, mentioned in London 1781–1820).
Flamed mahogany, in part blackened. Silvered dial, engraved with foliage. Small dial for the seconds. Precision movement with Graham escapement, striking the hour on bell. Striking mechanism can be turned off. Compensation-pendulum with solid bezel. 2 brass weights.
49 × 25 × 189 cm.
- Striking mechanism, requires revision.
The clockmaker Benjamin Vulliamy was the son of the London-based Swiss clockmaker, Justin Vulliamy. He was known for his extremely finely crafted and precise movements, and also made clocks for the English King, George III. G.H. Baillie. Watchmakers & Clockmakerts of the world. London 1969. pp. 329/330.
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