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.
Attr: Welch Floor Standing Jewelers Pinwheel Regulator. 12 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, open moon hands, red sweep seconds hand and brass bezel; 8 day movement has pinwheel escapement, retaining power, silvered escape levers and crutch with iron box frame with dust covers (missing dust cover doors), brass weight and long brass gridiron pendulum with large brass bob and lyre shaped plate. In a walnut floor standing case with broken arched crest centered with maidens head & shell design, carved drapery and incised highlights; door has raised burled panels with carved rosettes and carved side corbels. Refinished, in good overall condition, no hairlines in the porcelain dial. 93 in. high x 33 in. wide x 12.5 in. deep.
Welch Standing Jewelers Regulator
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$6,000 – $8,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,750[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]
Attr: Welch Standing Jewelers Regulator. 12 in. porcelain dial has black Roman hour numerals, sweep seconds hand and brass bezel; quality weight driven time only movement with Graham deadbeat escapement and dust covers encasing the movement, quality brass weight and gridiron compensating pendulum with large brass bob and lyre shaped embellishment on the front. In a walnut floor standing case with broken arched crest, shell carved pediment and side finials, incised and carved design with hanging & inverted corbels on either side of the door and burled raised panels. In good refinished condition. 94 in. high x 30 in. wide x 14 in. deep.
Gilbert No. 16 Floor Standing Regulator
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$8,000 – $12,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$7,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]
Gilbert No. 16 Floor Standing Regulator. 12 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, open moon hands, sweep seconds hand, & brass bezel; brass 8 day weight driven time only movement, deadbeat escapement, retaining power, brass weight & pulley and quality 3 jar cut glass mercurial compensating pendulum. In a carved oak floor standing case with arched crest and turned finals protruding from spherical clusters on the sides and a carved maidens head, the sides of the case have long carved corbels at the top and bottom, on a carved base with burled and incised panel in the front. Good condition, top finial missing, case is refinished. 106 in. high x 34 in. wide x 13.5 in. deep.