The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Vulliamy No.1895: A gilt-mounted turtleshell boulle mantel timepiece, London, circa 1850
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Vulliamy No.1895: A gilt-mounted turtleshell boulle mantel timepiece, London
circa 1850
3½-inch silvered engine-turned dial signed VULLIAMY LONDON, the fusee and chain movement with half dead beat escapement, signed and numbered on the backplate VULLIAMY LONDON NO.1895, the waisted case veneered in red shell and inlaid in brass with stylised foliate scrolls, with gilt-bronze foliate and shell mounts and paw feet
25.5cm. high
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Possibly Sir Norton Joseph Knatchbull, 10th Baronet (1808–1868) who succeeded his father in 1849.