Lot 183 , Vuillamy of London, no.452, a George III mahogany eight day regulator longcase clock

Vuillamy of London, no.452, a George III mahogany eight day regulator longcase clock in plain architectural case, the 31cm square silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and date aperture, signed and numbered, unsigned five pillar movement with deadbeat escapement striking upon a single bell, 48cm wide, 215cm high
£8,000-12,000
Benjamin Vulliamy was the second of the Vulliamy family who succeeded his father, Justin. He was clockmaker to George III from 1772 and was responsible for a number of important precision clocks made for royalty and the aristocracy. Examples of his work can be found in museums and public collections throughout the world. He was the father of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy and he died in 1811.

Reference: B. Loomes, Clockmakers of the World: 21st Century Edition, p.802

Condition:
Overall in good honest condition, case with a rich reddish mahogany tone, would benefit from some re-polishing in places, hood with old separations in the timbers across the top and small losses to the extreme corners, stop fluted pillars with oxidisation to the brassware, dial looks original but with some oxidisation streaks, similar oxidisation to the brassware of the quarter columns to the trunk, lock looks original but key later, small losses of veneer around the escutcheon on the hood, original key present and lock looks original, some losses to veneers around the base, comes with two brass cased weights and the original wooden shaft pendulum.

Sold for £8,000