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A small and rare Observatory regulator with 24-hour dial T. Cooke & Sons, York
13 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,096 inc. premium
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A small and rare Observatory regulator with 24-hour dial
T. Cooke & Sons, York
The pine case with shallow pointed top over a concave cornice and full width panelled trunk door on a matching base. The 12 inch black painted dial with concentric minute hand and outer Arabic five minute track framing the large subsidiaries for running seconds (with observatory marks) and 24-hours. The lacquered brass movement with stylised triangular shaped plates united by two square-section lower pillars and two turned upper pillars, with maintaining power to the large great wheel driving finely cut wheels and high-count pinions, to a deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallets and pendulum with enclosed mercury jar bob, together with a narrow brass-cased weight. Also sold with a pine securing bracket to fit internally with handwritten instructions as to how to move the clock. 1.87m (6ft 2ins) high
The pine case with shallow pointed top over a concave cornice and full width panelled trunk door on a matching base. The 12 inch black painted dial with concentric minute hand and outer Arabic five minute track framing the large subsidiaries for running seconds (with observatory marks) and 24-hours. The lacquered brass movement with stylised triangular shaped plates united by two square-section lower pillars and two turned upper pillars, with maintaining power to the large great wheel driving finely cut wheels and high-count pinions, to a deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallets and pendulum with enclosed mercury jar bob, together with a narrow brass-cased weight. Also sold with a pine securing bracket to fit internally with handwritten instructions as to how to move the clock. 1.87m (6ft 2ins) high
Footnotes
Comparative literature: Roberts, D. (2003) English Precision Pendulum Clocks. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, Figs 18-21, A-D.