AN AUSTRIAN ROSEWOOD WALL REGULATOR TIMEPIECE OF ONE-MONTH DURATION

AN AUSTRIAN ROSEWOOD WALL REGULATOR TIMEPIECE OF ONE-MONTH DURATIONUnsigned, probably Vienna, circa 1835The four pillar single train eight-day movement with shallow arch top plates and deadbeat escapement incorporating tall inverted Y-shaped pallets regulated by brass lenticular bob pendulum with ebonised wooden shaft and incorporating fine beat adjustment to crutch, the two-piece white enamel Roman numeral dial with brass edged recessed centre, pierced steel hand and repeating scroll cast brass bezel, the boxwood-edged rosewood veneered case with later foliate scroll carved crest over canted cornice and gothic ogee-arch top full height glazed front door applied with leafy scroll corbels to both the top and bottom the curved front angles, the sides with slender glazed panels over inverted ogee outline foot with foliate pendant finials and terminating with later carved scrollwork to underside.126cm (49.5ins) high, 33cm (13ins) wide, 14cm (5.5ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection.Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial has a very slight hairline crack to thee centre and several to the chapter ring around the VII numeral and another single crack between the I and II numerals; none of these cracks are particularly disfiguring. The hand securing collet and pin is lacking hence the minute hand is currently detached. The case is generally in good clean condition. The crest is a fairly recent replacement as is probably the pendant ornament to the base. Faults are otherwise very much limited to very minor scuffs etc.Timepiece has pendulum (in good condition) weight (minor denting to brass covering) and a crank winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer