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A rare early 19th century Russian wall regulator
N Lagerstrand, St Petersburg
The mahogany veneered case with dentil moulded cornice over the straight sided trunk with long glazed door and side panels over the moulded tapered base, the signed 6.75inch silvered regulator dial with gilt bezel, minute chapter with Arabic quarters, Roman hour dial and skeletonised seconds dial with exposed escapement, the single train weight driven movement with tapered plates, pinwheel escapement and brass gridiron type pendulum. 99cm (39in)
The mahogany veneered case with dentil moulded cornice over the straight sided trunk with long glazed door and side panels over the moulded tapered base, the signed 6.75inch silvered regulator dial with gilt bezel, minute chapter with Arabic quarters, Roman hour dial and skeletonised seconds dial with exposed escapement, the single train weight driven movement with tapered plates, pinwheel escapement and brass gridiron type pendulum. 99cm (39in)
Footnotes
Niclas Lagerstrand (1795-1849) was born in Kalmar, Sweden. He was apprenticed in Uppsala and given his freedom in 1816. After travelling to St Petersburg he worked with many master clockmakers. He was made a master in 1822. He manufactured clocks in St Petersburg until 1839 when he moved to Nurmijärvi, Finland. His clocks are very rare and only few are still known. This clock dates from the 1830's in St Petersburg. (Pipping, Gunnar. Urmakare och klockor I Sverige och Finland. page 345).