Ornate German Schlenker-Kienzel Floor Regulator: Baroque style; 2 weight; 8 day; strikes half hour and hour; very ornate; engraved dial, weights and pendulum; serial number 22113; detachable base; circa 1908.
(Dial is worn; some age splits in the wood on the clock and the base.)
83″
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Mahogany Floor Standing Jewelers Regulator. 12 in. silvered bronze dial has black Roman hour numerals, black pierced hands, sweep seconds hand, aperture cutout exposing the calendar disc and quality engine turned bezel; brass weight driven time only 8 day movement has a deadbeat escapement, retaining power, long 5 rod, 2 tone gridiron pendulum swings from a knife point suspension, brass covered pendulum bob and weight with brass pulley. In a mahogany floor standing case with beautiful graining and a French polished finish in very good condition. 93 in. high x 25.5 in. wide x 11 in. deep.
Webster English Astronomical Floor Regulator
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$12,000 – $15,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$12,500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]
Webster English Astronomical Floor Regulator. 12 in. silvered bronze dial has black incised Arabic 5 minute numbers on the chapter ring, sub seconds dial with 10 second numbers and lower sub hour dial with Roman hour numerals, dial signed Webster, London. High quality brass weigh driven astronomical movement has Graham deadbeat escapement with jeweled pallets, maintaining power, fancy turned posts between the plates, brass side weight with quality brass pulley and 1 jar mercurial pendulum with long steel rod and large glass jar. Mahogany floor standing case has an arched top and inset panel in the front of the base. Panel has 2 horizontal stress cracks; clock is in good condition with a nice French polished finish. 71 in. high x 20 in. wide x 11 in. deep.