George Jones No. 8 Astronomical Floor Regulator. Massive 17 in. silvered bronze astronomical dial with sweep minute hand having black incised 5 minute numbers, 5 in. sub seconds dial over 5 in. sub hour dial and good original blued hands; very high quality brass 8 day time only weight driven movement with fancy turned pillars, oversized blued screws, Graham deadbeat escapement with jeweled pallets, maintaining power, dust covers, spoked brass lower pulley with pierced “X” frame, spoked brass top pulley and quality brass covered side weight, has a top quality 3 glass jar mercurial pendulum with engraved steel rod and pendulum bob frame signed “Geo. A. Jones & Co. at No. 5 Courtland St., NY”. In a beautiful floor standing walnut case with overhanging top over fancy carved corbels along the sides; the base has fancy walnut burl with inset panels and figural carved lion’s head in the center. Nice condition, lacquered overcoat on an original alligatored finish, missing crest, repair to one upper front corbel. 97 in. high x 42 in. wide x 15.5 in. deep.
Welch Oak Floor Standing Pinwheel Jewelers Regulator. 12 in. porcelain dial has black Roman hour numerals, open moon hands, sweep seconds hand and gilt brass bezel; typical weight driven time only brass movement has a pinwheel escapement, maintaining power, quality brass covered weight and large brass gridiron pendulum. In a carved oak case very similar to the regulator model ÂBÂ with some variation to the crest, has a shell carving at the top with a scalloped edge over a pierced carved border and turned corner finials, oak branch and leaf carvings at the frieze, carved side corbels, turned rosette and raised oak panels on the door frame and a large carved base with inset panels on the front and sides. In very good condition, case refinished. 107 in. high x 31 in. wide x 13 in. deep.
Gilbert No. 16 Floor Standing Regulator
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$4,500 – $6,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$6,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]
Gilbert No. 16 Floor Standing Regulator. 12 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, open moon hands & brass bezel; brass 8 day weight driven time only movement, deadbeat escapement, retaining power, silvered weight, brass pulley and quality 3 jar cut glass mercurial compensating pendulum. In a carved chestnut floor standing case with arched crest and turned finals on the sides, carved Egyptian maidens head crest, the sides of the case have long carved corbels at the top and bottom, the base with burled and incised panel in the front. Good condition, top finial missing and finial clusters on the crest sides are missing, one replaced rosette and one missing on the crest; case is refinished. 102 in. high x 34 in. wide x 13.5 in. deep.