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An early 19th century Belgian ormolu table regulator Emile Rouma, Liege image 1
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Lot 39

An early 19th century Belgian ormolu table regulator
Emile Rouma, Liege

16 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £13,750 inc. premium

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An early 19th century Belgian ormolu table regulator

Emile Rouma, Liege
The portico case with deep dentil cornice over Doric columns and plinth base with stiff leaf moulding, raised on bun feet, the signed 4.25 inch gilt Roman dial with counter weighted centre seconds and minute hands within a foliate cast bezel, the inverted single train drum movement with deadbeat escapement mounted to the backplate, impulsing the steel balance with hairspring via a rack and pinion, the balance arbour with jewelled pivot and regulation sector signed 'Emile Rouma, Liege. medaille D'or Gand 1820 No.2'. 52cm (20.5in)

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Emile Rouma (1808-1827) son of Gilles Rouma clockmaker to the Prince-Bishop of Luik worked first in Rue sous la tour, then Place St Lambert in Luik.
He won a gold medal for a marine timepiece in the 1820 Expositions des produits de l'industrie Nationale.

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