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FS28: Two Day Fine Art Sale

Vulliamy, London, A Mahogany Drop-dial Wall Clock

Auction Lot FS28/744

Vulliamy, London, a mahogany drop-dial wall clock the eight-day duration timepiece movement having a half dead-beat escapement, the backplate engraved Vulliamy, London, 1525, and attached to a heavy seatboard, the twelve-inch round brass painted dial having black Roman numerals, blued steel hands and painted with the Crown & Royal Monogramme and the inscription Paymaster of Exchequer Bills, AD 1842, Vulliamy, London, 1525, the back of the dial scratched with the name of the room for which the clock was to be positioned, the Ash (?) Room, Paymaster General's, the chisel-foot, drop-dial mahogany case of typical Vulliamy form with a door to the trunk and sprung lock to the bezel, height 61cm.

Vulliamy, London, A Mahogany Drop-dial Wall Clock (FS28/744) offered in our Two Day Fine Art Sale starting on 6th October 2015 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon.

Lot Description

Vulliamy, London, a mahogany drop-dial wall clock the eight-day duration timepiece movement having a half dead-beat escapement, the backplate engraved Vulliamy, London, 1525, and attached to a heavy seatboard, the twelve-inch round brass painted dial having black Roman numerals, blued steel hands and painted with the Crown & Royal Monogramme and the inscription Paymaster of Exchequer Bills, AD 1842, Vulliamy, London, 1525, the back of the dial scratched with the name of the room for which the clock was to be positioned, the Ash (?) Room, Paymaster General's, the chisel-foot, drop-dial mahogany case of typical Vulliamy form with a door to the trunk and sprung lock to the bezel, height 61cm.

Price Realised

£8,800

Department

Works of Art & Clocks

Fine Art Category

Wall Clocks

Fine Art Knowledge Base

Sale Information

FS28: Two Day Fine Art Sale
Tuesday, 6th October 2015
Wednesday, 7th October 2015

Okehampton Street, Exeter

This lot will be sold after 12:30pm on Wednesday, 7th October 2015 as part of the Works of Art and Clocks section of the sale.

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Okehampton Street, Exeter

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Important Notes

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