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.
Inlaid Rosewood Carriage Clock. Porcelain dial has a 3.5 in. chapter ring with black Roman hour numerals and pierced black hands. Brass 8 day spring driven movement has a platform lever escapement with helical spring, in good running condition, balance swings freely with nice brisk motion; count wheel strike mechanism strikes the hour and once on the half hour on a bell. The rosewood case has brass inlaid borders, sliding beveled glass front door, glass side panels and escapement exposed through a beveled glass in the top of the case; has a hinged brass handle on the top. Case has a cleaned and polished finish, has some warping, stress cracks and minor losses to the inlays due to age, front glass panel has chips in the corners. 12 in. high x 7.5 in. wide x 5.5 in. deep.
Inlaid Rosewood Portico Mantle Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$300 – $500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$275[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]
Inlaid Rosewood French Empire Portico Mantle Clock. Rosewood case inlaid in the top and base with grapevines, borders and ebonized highlights, has 4 long turned columns with inlaid stripes and dore bronze capitols, in good condition and original finish. Has a 4 in. silvered dial with black incised Roman hour numerals, open moon hands and filigree decorated dore bronze bezel; round brass 8 day spring driven movement with an half hour strike on a bell, has a quality gridiron pendulum with dore bronze bob and peacock in the center. In good condition and original finish. 18.5 in. high x 9.5 in. wide x 5.5 in. deep.