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Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1647

Rare Charleston Astronomical Regulator Clock

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

dial engraved "FRANCES STEIN/CHARLESTON/1843/ATMOSPHERIC PENDULUM INVENTED BY FRANCIS STEIN", pinwheel escapement, figured mahogany ogee-form case, lower door set with églomisé panel opens to a nickeled weight, pulley, and pendulum bob, inside set with engraved brass plaque for micrometer pendulum adjustment, 62 in.

 

Provenance: Private South Carolina Collection

Condition

appears to be excellent condition, scattered cracks and repairs to veneers, original églomisé panel with flaking and distress (back with later paper consolidation, interior mirror panel with some minor distress