A GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING BRACKET CLOCK

A GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING BRACKET CLOCK

BY BENJAMIN GRAY, LONDON, MID-18TH CENTURY

the brass eight day single fusee movement with five knopped pillars, a verge escapement and repeat mechanism, striking on two bells, the backplate inscribed 'Benj. Gray London' inside scrolling foliate engraved decoration, the brass dial with a silvered chapter ring with black Roman and Arabic numerals, inscribed 'Benj. Gray London', the matted centre with a false pendulum and date aperture, inside foliate spandrels and beneath a silvered regulator dial, the case with a caddy top, glazed arched panels and stepped foot, with a pendulum

35cm high, 21cm wide, 16cm deep

Catalogue Note

Benjamin Gray was the Watchmaker to the King from 1742. He spent most of his working life in Pall Mall with his son-in-law, Francois Justin Vulliamy, trading as Gray & Vulliamy from about 1743 until his death in 1764.

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