Mantel clock
Benjamin Vulliamy
(English, 1747–1811)
James Smith
(lions) (English, 1775–1815)
Chased by
John Houle
(English, 1784–1850)
Movement probably supplied by
Randal Jackson
(English, born about 1740, active 1785–1808, died in 1820)
Michael Barnett
(English, 1763–1817)
Bronzes by
Pierre-Maximilien Delafontaine
(French, 1774–1860)
1808-1811
Medium/TechniquePatinated and gilt bronze, marble
DimensionsH: 12 1/4 in.; W: 17.5 in.; D: 5 in.
Credit LineGift of Horace Wood Brock
Accession number2012.1172
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceNovember 19, 1985, anonymous sale (Fine Watches and Clocks), Phillips, London, lot 36. H. Blairman and Sons, Ltd., London. Purchased by Horace Wood Brock, New York and Gloucester, MA; 2012, year-end gift of Horace Wood Brock to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 2013)
about 1805–10
about 1810
about 1805