Inlaid Rosewood Vienna Regulator. 9.5 in. inset porcelain dial has black Roman hour numerals on the chapter ring, sub seconds dial in the inset center, pierced & blued hands, brass bezel and dial signed ÂJacob Weber, In WeinÂ. Brass, 8 day time only weight driven movement has dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, long pendulum with ebonized wood stick, large brass covered bob and quality weight and pulley. In a beautiful rosewood case with pierced carved floral and filigree crest and corner finials, brass & mother of pearl inlays on the frieze and door columns with standing figural armored soldiers at the tops of the columns; the backboard of the case is heavily inlaid with figures, fruit, branches, filigree and borders using brass, mother of pearl, select woods and ivory, in excellent condition and original finish. the finest example we have seen. 73 in. high x 21 in. wide x 10 in. deep.
Probably an American movement in an English case, ornately inlaid top and base with even a swan in leaf setting in the center of the base, mirrored back behind the pendulum, seemingly old if not original finish, possibly 2 replaced Mahogany drops on the base of the sides of the front, 40″ tall by 15″ wide. Circa 1880-1910 era. The face is paper and is an older replacement.