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An early 20th century mahogany floor standing regulator J. Morrison and Sons, 27 Packington Street, London, No.8245
16 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,250 inc. premium
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An early 20th century mahogany floor standing regulator
J. Morrison and Sons, 27 Packington Street, London, No.8245
The hood with dentil moulding to cornice, over stop fluted Cotinthian columns, the trunk with conforming quarter columns and glazed break arch door, raised on the plinth base with raised canted panel over a shaped apron, the signed 11.75 inch silvered regulator dial with stylised floral engraving to the corners, Roman hour dial and Arabic minute and seconds dials, the substantial weight driven movement secured to an iron bracket bu three knurled screws, with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets, and jewelled pivots for the pallet arbour, 'scape and second wheel arbours, each fitted with a chaton secured to the endstop by three screws, the pendulum with 'T' bar suspension, steel rod within a zinc sleeve attached to the massive cylindrical bob, secured to the case via a brass suspension bracket, the crutch fitted with micrometer adjustment.
Height 193cm (6ft 4in)
The hood with dentil moulding to cornice, over stop fluted Cotinthian columns, the trunk with conforming quarter columns and glazed break arch door, raised on the plinth base with raised canted panel over a shaped apron, the signed 11.75 inch silvered regulator dial with stylised floral engraving to the corners, Roman hour dial and Arabic minute and seconds dials, the substantial weight driven movement secured to an iron bracket bu three knurled screws, with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement with jewelled pallets, and jewelled pivots for the pallet arbour, 'scape and second wheel arbours, each fitted with a chaton secured to the endstop by three screws, the pendulum with 'T' bar suspension, steel rod within a zinc sleeve attached to the massive cylindrical bob, secured to the case via a brass suspension bracket, the crutch fitted with micrometer adjustment.
Height 193cm (6ft 4in)
Footnotes
Footnote:
A similar regulator by Morrison and Sons, number 8796 was offered in these rooms 13th March 2001, lot 281, which shares many features of the current lot, the case is almost identical, as is the dial. The movement too is comparable with the use of jewelled endstops.