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Justin Vulliamy, London | Benjamin Gray

Benjamin Gray | Justin Vulliamy | A gold pair cased verge dumb quarter repeating

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Lot Closed

December 14, 06:20 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 4,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Benjamin Gray | Justin Vulliamy

A gold pair cased verge dumb quarter repeating watch, London, Circa 1760


Dial: enamel, with hairlines

Caliber: gilt full plate movement, cylinder escapement, decoratively pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond end stone, fusee and chain, rounded baluster pillars, gilt metal cap

Movement number: XSU

Case: gold pair case, gilt metal cap

Case number: 133

Size: 44 mm diameter

Signed: movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Justin Vulliamy was the patriarch of three generations of watch and clockmakers. He left Switzerland and moved to England becoming the partner of Benjamin Gray, whose daughter he married. Following his father-in-law's death, Vulliamy continued to employ Gray's coded numbering system. Vulliamy's son Benjamin was active from 1775-1820 and in turn his son, Benjamin Lewis, continued the business until his death in 1854.