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A George III mahogany mantel timepiece, Justin Vulliamy, circa 1775

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

4-inch enamel dial with well pierced steel hands, regulation square between X and XI, fusee movement with circular plates engraved with foliate scrolls around a vase of flowers and signed Just. Vulliamy London with half deadbeat escapement, steel rod pendulum and rise and fall regulation mechanism, the obelisk shaped case crossbanded at the front with satinwood bordered with ebony stringing and raised on gilt-brass beaded toupee feet, the interior of the back door with instructions for winding and regulating the movement


Height 17in.; Haut. 43cm

Sold at Sotheby’s London, probably in 1988.