These two mahogany library mantel timepieces below – for sale at Dreweatts of Donnington Priory in the autumn – were supplied to HM Government by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy in the early days of Victoria’s reign.
Made as a pair with the consecutive serial numbers 1363 and 1364 and matching veneers, both are engraved to the dials with the royal VR monogram over the signature Vulliamy London and the designation General Register Office.