$31,995
Mahogany Wall Regulator Clock, attributed to Simon Willard, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1830, with hinged bezel, waist section and lower door, 12 1/2 in. dia. painted iron dial with Roman numerals and fleur-de-lis marking the hours, eight-day time-only movement with dead-beat escapement, T-bridge suspension, maintaining power and intermediate wheel with front mounted bridge all powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a brass pendulum bob and gilded wooden rod, (imperfections), ht. 60 in. Literature: A related Simon Willard regulator movement is illustrated in Robinson and Burt, The Willard House and Clock Museum , p. 182. waist glass cracked and ''diseased'', lower clear glass a replacement; interior painted black, dial undisturbed, original blued steel hands, period pulley, various repair inscriptions on front plate.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-02-17
