Gothic Mahogany Astronomical Floor Regulator
Gothic Mahogany Astronomical Floor Regulator, gothic mahogany veneer case with lancet-top hood and three pyramidal finials over the glazed round brass dial door, glazed gothic waist door flanked by chamfered corners, and the base with a pair of inset gothic panels, 16-in. silvered astronomical dial, three blued-steel hands, heavy brass time-only movement with jeweled dead beat faces, maintaining power, brass dust covers, and a silvered beat scale, powered by a single brass-cased weight and regulated by a single-jar mercury pendulum with engraved brass regulating knob, ht. 107 in.
Provenance: Norfolk Southern Railway.
View it on
Estimate
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
Gothic Mahogany Astronomical Floor Regulator, gothic mahogany veneer case with lancet-top hood and three pyramidal finials over the glazed round brass dial door, glazed gothic waist door flanked by chamfered corners, and the base with a pair of inset gothic panels, 16-in. silvered astronomical dial, three blued-steel hands, heavy brass time-only movement with jeweled dead beat faces, maintaining power, brass dust covers, and a silvered beat scale, powered by a single brass-cased weight and regulated by a single-jar mercury pendulum with engraved brass regulating knob, ht. 107 in.
Provenance: Norfolk Southern Railway.