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Circa 1730
Sold
7 ft high
An important burr walnut month-going longcase regulator with Grasshopper escapement. The beautifully proportioned case retains the original caddy top and plinth, the dial was subsequently re-signed by Vulliamy when it is thought he replaced Delander's duplex escapement with his own grasshopper; the addition of a gridiron pendulum, having a wider amplitude than the original pendulum, necessitated adding cheeks to the trunk. Provenance; Sir John Prestige Bt.