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.