Lot 44TP
A very fine second quarter of the 19th century mahogany floorstanding longcase clock engraved with the Royal Cypher Vulliamy, London, Number 1103.
29 November 2023, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £19,200 inc. premium
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A very fine second quarter of the 19th century mahogany floorstanding longcase clock engraved with the Royal Cypher
Vulliamy, London, Number 1103.
The architectural hood with triangular pediment over brass stop-fluted front angles and applied rectangular panels to the sides, the long trunk door exhibiting an excellent flame veneer framed by stop-fluted canted angles, the base with similar flame and raised panel, on a double apron, with an applied V.R. label inside the trunk.
The 12 inch square silvered dial with strike/silent lever above an engraved Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the centre with subsidiary seconds dial enclosing the Royal cypher VR (Victoria Regina, Queen Victoria) and signed and numbered Vulliamy, London, 1103 below, with three good blued steel hands. The substantial weight driven eight-day movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement to a wood-rod pendulum terminating in a heavy brass lenticular bob, rack striking on a bell. Ticking and striking. Together with the pendulum and a pair of brass-clad weights. 2.17m (7ft 1.5ins) high
The architectural hood with triangular pediment over brass stop-fluted front angles and applied rectangular panels to the sides, the long trunk door exhibiting an excellent flame veneer framed by stop-fluted canted angles, the base with similar flame and raised panel, on a double apron, with an applied V.R. label inside the trunk.
The 12 inch square silvered dial with strike/silent lever above an engraved Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the centre with subsidiary seconds dial enclosing the Royal cypher VR (Victoria Regina, Queen Victoria) and signed and numbered Vulliamy, London, 1103 below, with three good blued steel hands. The substantial weight driven eight-day movement with five knopped pillars, anchor escapement to a wood-rod pendulum terminating in a heavy brass lenticular bob, rack striking on a bell. Ticking and striking. Together with the pendulum and a pair of brass-clad weights. 2.17m (7ft 1.5ins) high
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Provenance:
Private UK collection, purchased from Anthony Woodburn.
The elaborate V*R engraved on the dial implies that this clock was specifically made for either the British Royal Collection, or a high ranking Government Office. The Royal household had long been appreciative of the Vulliamy family's skills as clockmakers, with both George III and George IV bestowing upon them the title of Clockmaker to the King. Another interesting aspect to the history of this clock is the applied paper label to the back marked Atlantic House. Atlantic House was a Government building in Holborn, Central London, and the clock presumably spent some time there. After being damaged during the war, the building was sold off, and it is easy to assume that it was at this time that this magnificent clock came into the public domain.
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