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image of a fine quality victorian flame mahogany jewellers shop regulator dating 1870
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A flame mahogany regulator longcase clock with a silvered dial and mercury compensated pendulum.
image of a substantial quality brass regulator movement with deadbeat escapement and jewelled pallets.
Image showing the shaped brass plates and screwed pillars of a very fine quality English regulator clock dating 1870, in fully restored condition.
image of the glass jar mercury compensated pendulum for an english floor standing regulator longcase clock.
image of an observatory layout silvered and engraved brass regulator longcase clock circa 1870 with blued steel hands.
  1. image of a fine quality victorian flame mahogany jewellers shop regulator dating 1870
  2. image of the side view of a fine quality mahogany regulator longcase clock showing the glazed sides.
  3. A flame mahogany regulator longcase clock with a silvered dial and mercury compensated pendulum.
  4. image of a substantial quality brass regulator movement with deadbeat escapement and jewelled pallets.
  5. Image showing the shaped brass plates and screwed pillars of a very fine quality English regulator clock dating 1870, in fully restored condition.
  6. image of the glass jar mercury compensated pendulum for an english floor standing regulator longcase clock.
  7. image of an observatory layout silvered and engraved brass regulator longcase clock circa 1870 with blued steel hands.

A mahogany Precision Floor Standing English Regulator, Longcase Clock, circa 1870.

£8,950.00

Dimensions
Height: 200cm
Width: 56cm – Widest point of the base
Depth: 33cm
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A Fine Quality Mahogany Precision English Regulator Longcase Clock, Circa 1870.

A fine quality flame mahogany 8 Day floorstanding, observatory dial layout, regulator longcase clock c.1870.

Case

The high quality case veneered in beautifully figured flame mahogany of excellent colour and patination.

The arched top jewellers shop style case with glazed and ogee moulded trunk door with moulded glazed panels to the case sides.

Finely carved scrolled leaf decorative work beneath the dial.

The finely figured flame mahogany box base with recessed moulded panel, mounted on a plinth skirt and bun feet.

The original locks, key and hinges to the trunk door.

Movement access door to the case top, with the original lock and hinges.

The interior of the case is finely polished figured mahogany with the silvered beat scale.

Dial

The circular engraved silvered brass dial with outer minute track and subsidiary dials for the hours and seconds, Observatory dial layout, surrounded by a silvered brass sighting ring.

Signed to the centre for the jewellers shop Brewer of Hoylake, most probably a London manufactured clock based on the overall quality.

Movement

The substantial fully restored movement of eight day duration, with thick shaped plates united by four large turned pillars.

Fine 6 spoke wheel work and high count pinions throughout, Harrison’s maintaining power, jewelled deadbeat escapement.

The clock is a superb timekeeper, as would be expected for a clock of this quality.

Weights and pendulum

Polished brass cased cylindrical weight with ornate fretted and spoked pulley.

The polished steel and brass frame pendulum with mercury filled glass jar compensation, with engraved and calibrated rating nut with blued steel pointer.

Silvered and engraved beat scale.

Hands

Blued steel hands.

Overall a very fine and original clock of excellent colour and pantination.8950

All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. All clocks purchased from us are guaranteed for two years.

All of our clock movements are restored by our horologist who works exclusively for us.

Our horologist is a Fellow of the British Horological Institute (FBHI), having 50 years of full time professional engagement in the repair & restoration of clocks, watches, music boxes & barometers. He was the recipient of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Bronze Medal.

Delivery and installation of our longcase clocks is carried out free of charge within the U.K. For overseas customers a fully insured door to door service is provided by our regular couriers, please contact us for a specific quotation. All longcase clocks are securely packed and comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions are included.