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E. Howard & Co. No. 89 Wall Clock with Astronomical Dial

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$1,100[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Apr 01, 2023[/restrict]

E. Howard & Co. No. 89 Wall Clock with Astronomical Dial
late 19th century
walnut case with under sized silvered astronomical dial, 8-day time-only movement with maintaining power and Graham deadbeat escapement, signed on the movement
74 x 26 x 12 1/2 inches

Provenance: Property from a Branchville, New Jersey, Estate

E. Howard No. 61 Astronomical Floor Regulator

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$75,000 – $125,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$75,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]

E. Howard & Co. Astronomical Standing Regulator No. 61. 14 in. pained zinc astronomical dial signed ÂE. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass.” has black 5 minute numbers outside of the chapter ring, 4 in. sub seconds dial, 4 in. hour dial below with roman hour numerals and blued hands, walnut bezel; quality brass weight driven time only movement signed “E. Howard & Co. Boston” with Graham deadbeat escapement with jeweled pallets, retaining power, brass side weight and brass pulleys; has a 4 steel jar mercurial pendulum with long steel rod, numbered 320-3421. In a carved walnut case with broken pediment crest, turned finial with filigree embellishments, raised panels, scroll carvings and shells on the corners, carving with rosettes on either side of the door and base with inset & raised burled panels. Dial is replaced. 80 in. high x 27 in. wide x 13 in. deep.

E. Howard & Co. Makers No. 23 Ninety-Day Astronomical Regulator Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$40,000 – $60,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$45,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]Apr 01, 2023[/restrict]

E. Howard & Co. Makers No. 23 Ninety-Day Astronomical Regulator Clock
circa 1860
black walnut case with 16-inch silvered astronomical dial, 90-day astronomical movement with jeweled deadbeat escapement and dual outboard weights having maintaining power, dial signed "E. Howard & Co. Makers, Boston"
87 x 23 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches

Astronomical Dial Serpentine Wall Clock

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,500[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Mark of Time[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$2,100[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]11:00 AM – Feb 16, 2005[/restrict]

Circa 1865 German Unsigned 8 day Wall Clock with 6″ Original restored silvered dial, Weight driven time only brass movement, One weight Astro Serpentine Regulator. Good condition with minor flaws, case and dial has been refinished. 46″H x 16″W x 7″D

E. Howard No. 48 Astronomical Regulator

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$100,000 – $150,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$125,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]

E. Howard & Co. No. 48 Astronomical Floor Standing Regulator. 14 in. original painted iron astronomical dial has black 5 minute numbers on the chapter ring, 3.5 in. sub seconds dial and 3.5 in. sub hour dial, signed ÂE. Howard & Co. Boston, Mass.Â Has original pierced diamond hands; brass weight driven time only 8 day movement signed E. Howard & Co. Boston, deadbeat escapement with applied steel pallets, retaining power and Geneva stop, quality E. Howard & Co. 4 jar mercurial pendulum, quality brass covered weight and pulley. In a nicely refinished walnut case with pierced carved crest, shell and filigree under a turned finial, carved side columns over long pendent teardrop turnings with rosettes, raised burled and incised panels on either side of the wood dial bezel; below the dial is carved drapery with long throat door & glass exposing the pendulum, beat indicator and weight, the base has raised and inset panels with center carving. Crutch is repaired, cradle at the top of the stick is replaced, escape & pallet bearings on the back plate are replaced with brass; touchup to the dial markers, numbers and signature, the pierced carved beat indicator bracket is replaced though the silvered beat indicator is an original E. Howard & Co. indicator. 9 ft. 6 in. high x 30 in. wide x 18 in. deep.

E. Howard No. 74 Astronomical Regulator

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$30,000 – $40,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$35,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2013[/restrict]

E. Howard No. 74 Astronomical Observatory Regulator. 12 in. silvered bronze Astronomical dial has black incised 5 minute numbers on the chapter ring with sub 24 hour dial and sub seconds dial having an open center, original blued hands, dial is signed E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass. and numbered 305. Quality brass, weight driven movement has Graham deadbeat escapement with jeweled pallets, Geneva stop & maintaining power, movement signed E. Howard & Co., Boston; has an original silvered, 4 steel jar mercurial cluster pendulum with beat adjustment disc at the bottom, numbered 305 over 3364. Includes a gear in front of the escape wheel which originally would connect to a chronograph within the observatory, the gear would rotate with the escape wheel making 1 full rotation per minute; an electronic circuit between the clock & chronograph would be interrupted once every minute through a missing tooth in the gear allowing precise time to be tracked on the chronographs chart. The case has an iron back, cast in one piece on which the movement bracket and mahogany case front are mounted, has an iron side weight with 2 quality brass pulleys in the right side of the case which is partitioned by a wooden baffle and silvered bronze beat indicator plaque at the point of the pendulum; the electronic chronograph components have been removed from the clock which in in good running condition. 2 mounting screws are replaced on the side of the case. 60 in. high x 18.5 in. wide x 11 in. deep.

E. Howard No. 68 Astronomical Regulator

Estimate:: [restrict paid=ture]$100,000 – $150,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:: [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:: [restrict paid=ture]$235,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:: [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2013[/restrict]

E. Howard No. 68 Floor Standing Astronomical Regulator Clock. Silvered 14″ bronze astronomical dial has black incised 5 minute numbers on the chapter ring, 4.5 in. sub seconds dial over a 4.5 in. sub hour dial with pierced trefoil hand, dial signed ÂE. Howard & Co. Boston Mass.Â, walnut bezel; quality brass 8 day 2 weight time only astronomical movement is signed ÂE. Howard & Co. BostonÂ, has 4 leg silvered gravity escapement with jeweled pallets on the gravity arms, maintaining power, quality brass side weights with brass pulleys and 4 jar mercurial pendulum numbered 297 Â 3380. The large carved walnut case has an arched crest with scrolled seashell over a carved maidens head and raised burled panels, door has carved corbels on either side with raised panels and turned rosettes on the front, silvered beat indicator on a pierced carved riser inside of the case and nice inset burled panels in the base. Clock is in excellent original finish with good original glass on the door & sides, Exceptional color and patina, good original blued hands, dial screws and washers. 105 in. high x 33 in. wide x 17 in. deep.