Lot 1308

A LATE WILLIAM IV/EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DROP-DIAL WALL CLOCK

By Vulliamy, London, No. 1829, circa 1840

Estimate: £700 - £1,000
Hammer price: £1,800
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

With cast brass glazed bezel, above the painted dial, with pierced blued steel moon hands, the signed fusée movement with rectangular plates and four turned pillars and anchor escapement

36.5cm diameter; 47cm high 


Condition report

With 12in brass pendulum.  The movement appears to have been ‘dipped’ when last cleaned and is now tarnsihed.  The dial is worn and requires restoration.   The case requires careful sympathetic restoration.  The drop front panel has a screw hole in its centre.  Veneer chips to the left side and to the underside.  A piece of fillet from the underside door is lost.  Some old white paint.  Some chips to the fillet overhang of the side door.  There is no key or case key.

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