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A fine mid 19th Century brass bound mahogany long case regulator G. Frodsham, Change Alley, London
8 July 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £16,250 inc. premium
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A fine mid 19th Century brass bound mahogany long case regulator
G. Frodsham, Change Alley, London
The case surmounted by an architectural pediment and a moulded cornice supported on four substantial brass Doric columns framing three heavy bevelled glass panels, the centre one with an inlaid hinged brass winding cover, the base banded in brass to the top and bottom over a recessed brass-framed panel, the interior backboard veneered in flame mahogany and set with a massive iron bracket to support the movement and pendulum and a silvered engraved beat scale, the signed 11 inch circular silvered one piece dial with outer minute track enclosing the twin subsidiary dials for running seconds with Observatory marks and Roman hours, the weight driven movement with heavy shaped plates united by four turned pillars, the going train with wheels of six crossings, high count pinions and deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets, the long steel crutch to a mercury jar pendulum with engraved rating nut 193cms (6ft 4ins) high
The case surmounted by an architectural pediment and a moulded cornice supported on four substantial brass Doric columns framing three heavy bevelled glass panels, the centre one with an inlaid hinged brass winding cover, the base banded in brass to the top and bottom over a recessed brass-framed panel, the interior backboard veneered in flame mahogany and set with a massive iron bracket to support the movement and pendulum and a silvered engraved beat scale, the signed 11 inch circular silvered one piece dial with outer minute track enclosing the twin subsidiary dials for running seconds with Observatory marks and Roman hours, the weight driven movement with heavy shaped plates united by four turned pillars, the going train with wheels of six crossings, high count pinions and deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets, the long steel crutch to a mercury jar pendulum with engraved rating nut 193cms (6ft 4ins) high