Bouffler London Wall Clock c.1790 Stock No.3008

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Bouffler London Wall Clock c.1790

A fine eighteenth century wall timepiece, the 12” diameter engraved silvered brass dial signed ‘Bouffler London’ in a fine flowing script, with Roman hour indicators and Arabic five minute, numerals, together with an inner circle inside the hour figures. The original verge movement has tapered plates and is fronted by matching pierced steel hands. The dial is held in the case with four pinned pillars running through the dial surround.  The mahogany case has a heavily moulded dial surround, containing a spring lock to the moulded brass bezel, and a lower salt box projection.

Stock No. 3008 

Andrew Bouffler (or sometimes de Boufler) is recorded working in London 1770 – 1808, having completed his apprenticeship with Hubert Slout, Bishopsgate, in 1768.