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April 29, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Thirty-day Walnut Floor Regulator

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Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2890MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 29, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Thirty-day Walnut Floor Regulator, Austria, round two-piece brass dial with silvered engraved center, subsidiary seconds dial, finely pierced blued-steel hands, long duration time-only movement with deadbeat escapement and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a gridiron pendulum, in a walnut case with ornate gallery top, glazed dial door, waist door with applied carving to inset panel, both doors flanked by Corinthian columns, base with central door flanked by carved pilasters, all on a stepped base, ht. 96 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Pendulum suspension spring broken and weight cable needs replacement/


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Austria