No.137.

31637C.BR
JUSTIN VULLIAMY, LONDON. A SUPERB AND SMALL EBONISED STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK. CIRCA 1770.

A fine and small bracket clock by this eminent maker. The ebonised bell top case is nicely worn and has strong mouldings to the top which is surmounted by a brass carrying handle. The front door is brass bound with wooden sound frets to the sides of the arch. There are conforming arched glazed panels to the side of the case and the back door has a similarly shaped arched glazed panel with two further glazed panels where the sound frets are on the front door. The clock stands on four brass corner feet.

The beautiful arched dial has two subsidiary rings and the signature in the arch. The signature plaque is signed, ‘Justin Vulliamy, London,’ and sits between the strike/silent dial and the rise and fall dial for the pendulum. The centres of both of these subsidiary dials are well matted. There is floral engraving between those dials and the chapter ring and spandrels of the main part of the dial. The silvered brass chapter ring has Arabic minute numerals and Roman hour numerals and the well matted centre has a cut out for the pendulum tell tale which runs in front of an engraved and silvered plate. There is a date aperture above six o’clock. The blued steel hands are nicely fretted out with a pointer minute hand.

The eight day bell striking and repeating movement has its original verge escapement. It has twin gut fusees and five knopped pillars. The backplate is well engraved with a typical Vulliamy pendulum hold fast to the centre. The pendulum bob also has light engraving on the back of it. The movement strikes the hours on a bell mounted above it.

Height to base of handle: 13½" (34 cms.)