$2,500
Gothic Walnut Astronomical Floor Regulator, gothic walnut 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, all on a separate bracket base, 18-in. silvered astronomical dial, three blued-steel hands, heavy brass time-only movement with jeweled deadbeat faces, maintaining power, brass dust covers, and a silvered beat scale, powered by a single brass-cased weight, (lacking pendulum), ht. 112 in. Provenance: Norfolk Southern Railway. Estimate $4,000-6,000 Lacking pendulum, dial rivets are missing, small dents in dial, minute and hour hand arbors appear to be bent, minute hand is broken. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-10-19
