AUCTION : 0519

Lot#: 175

DESCRIPTION: Muirhead & Son, Glasgow, a small, hour striking astronomical regulator, the tapering walnut and burl walnut veneer case with molded, quarter round feet supporting a base with conforming corners, the trunk with molded, tapering, glazed door having straight stiles and incurved rails, the upper rail below a molded, inset aneroid barometer, the lower rail above an elliptical carved molding, and an adjacent, rectangular molding with concave top, the top of the trunk with rounded shoulders and carved molding with scrolled ends, and drumhead bonnet with turned molding encircling a brass bezel, signed, roman numeral silvered astronomical dial with arabic minutes and seconds, blued steel hands, and heavy brass two train movement with maintaining power, rack striking, backboard mounted iron bracket carrying the winding drums and also bearing on the front plate, a second iron bracket with gong, and driven by two cast iron weights which fall invisibly, behind a baffle, the pendulum with steel rod, and brass trimmed steel holder containing a single, cylindrical mercury jar
CONDITION: case with good polished surface, splits in lower trunk and base moldings, door moldings with separation at corners, door molding, lower right, with poor repair, the portion of case front hidden by bonnet with significant warp and separation from case sides, paper barometer dial with damp staining and mildew, dial resilvered and with spots of corrosion at left side screws and 9:00, hands with some oxidation and loss to blue, movement ticks and strikes, weights replaced, steel pendulum components with oxidation, brass also with minor staining and oxidation, jar good. The weights are replacements. The presence of mercury in this lot will require the winning bidder or a buyer's agent to pick up the item at the auction, or make arrangements to collect it from the Schmitt - Horan office.
ESTIMATE: $4000 - $6000
PRICE SOLD: $7500
CIRCA: 1860
DIMENSIONS: 79in x 18in x 10.25in

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